Iowa
Old Press
Jackson Sentinel
Maquoketa, Jackson co. Iowa
July 22, 1886
Spirit of the County Press
Sabula Gazette, July 17:
A very sad case of drowning occurred in this city last Sunday,
and another victim has been added to the long list that have
found a watery grave in consequence of luck of knowledge of the
treacherous reefs of the Mississippi river sand-bars. The
unfortunate one this time was a Dane, Hans N. Jensen, aged about
29 years.
He went to the sand-bar just above a log-raft Mr. Long has laying
at the bank above his mill and went in bathing. After wading
about a short time, he ventured into deeper water, when suddenly
he stepped over a reef where the water was some eight or nine
feet deep. Being unable to swim, he sank beneath the surfacee and
the current rapidly carried him down under the raft.
Mr. Ed. Brooke, a young man who was on the lower end of the raft,
ran to the fatal spot in answer to the cries of some small boys
who had witnessed the accident. Noticing some bubbles rising to
the surface of the water, he dropped his body below the logs,
hanging to them with his arms, and succeded in twining his legs
about the drowning man, but was unable to hld him in consequence
of the current, and as he slipped away the logs prevented getting
another hold.
The remains were recovered a short time after the accident, but
life was extinct. Deceased was comparatively a stranger in this
place, having moved here but a week or two ago. A wife and three
small children are left in almost destitute circumstances to
mourn his death. The remains were interred in the Evergreen
cemetery on Monday.
A liberal purse was raised among our charitable citizens for the
benefit of the [illegible] family. It is a very sad case, and the
bereaved family left thus alone among almost entire strangers are
entitled to the sympathy of the entire community.
Miles Reporter, July 17:
-Mr. James C. Grecoy is nearly recovered from injuries received
from is unfortunate fall. He had no bones broken but was badly
bruised.
-Married, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. W.R.
Dalte----, pastor the Miles Congregational church, Thursday, July
8th, 1886, at 4:30 p.m., W.S. Ellison of Morrison, Ill., and Miss
Allie Haburling, of Miles, Iowa.
Preston Independent, July 17:
-Mr. and Mrs. George Travor will start for Nebraska next Monday,
to visit their daughter, Mrs. Alva McLaughlin. They expect to be
absent about two weeks.
Bellevue Leader, July 15:
-Miss Libbie Smith, daughter of the landlord of the Decker house
in Maquoketa, is the guest of Miss Ella Harrington.
-The breaking of a cin-rod on the engine of the steamer War
Eagle as she was crossing the Davenport rapids on her last
trip caused her to drift down on to a chain of rocks, where she
remained "hard of ground" for six days.
-Will Dyas, living one mile below town, gave a tarpaulin a coat
of linseed oil, then rolled it up and left it exposed to the heat
of the sun. It was not long until it took fire by spontaneous
combustion and was consumed to ashes.
-Allie Read, of Fairfield township was in the city the other day
getting signatures of young republicans to a call or start a
young republican county organization.
-Thomas Marks, aged 12 years, was accidentally drowned in the
Apple river, Jo Daviess county, Ill. Saturday. The father and an
older brother were drowned several years ago in the same stream.
Additional Local News
-Believing that now is the time to buy, D.N. Collamer is in
Chicago this week arranging for the shipment of a large stock of
hard coal.
-As a testimonial of the high appreciation they have of his
oratorical abilities, Hon. M.V. Gannon was presented with a gold
headed cane by the people of Fulton at the close of his Fourth of
July oration there.
-Friday morning a week ago, lightening struck the cupate of the
old court house, at DeWitt, shattering the sides of it and making
a large hole through the roof. Mr. Fred Goodrich, who occupies
the jailor's residence, was slightly stunned.
-That fine lot of sixteen, three year old steers shipped to
Chicago by Sewell Shattuck, sold Thursday at the highest figures
on the market that day - 5 cents per pound.
[transcribed by S. F., June 2013]