Dodge, H. L.

DODGE, HASKELL

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Date: 12/18/2012 at 13:31:07

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

DODGE, H.L. - Bear Creek Twp - pg 830. Editor, Brooklyn. Was born in Stewart county, Tennessee, January 26, 1839, and moved with his parents to Dayton, Ohio, when very young, where he remained until he attained his thirteenth year, when he came with his parents to Burlington, this State. He there finished his education, being employed as a merchant clerk a short time. In 1857 he entered a job printing office in Burlington, and continued at that business until the fall of 1863, when he enlisted in company G, Twenty-fifth Iowa infantry. He was on detached duty at Gen. Logan's head-quarters most of the time during his service. He was honorably discharged in August, 1865, and then returned to Burlington, and soon after entered the same printing office, where he remained until the spring of 1870. He then came to Mt. Pleasant, where he entered the office of the Mt. Pleasant Journal as foreman, and there remained until the fall of 1875. He then came to Brooklyn and entered the employ of W.A. McFarland on the Brooklyn Chronicle, of which publication he became the editor in September, 1879, and has conducted it ever since. He was married April 8, 1862, to Miss Lela Haskell, daughter of Daniel Haskins, of Burlington. They have five children.