Iowa
Old Press
The Iowa Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Friday, January 1, 1892
page 11, column 2
The special election, held in Iowa county last Tuesday, was a
very close affair. The proposition to sell certain lands in Ida
and Cherokee counties, belonging to Iowa county, and with a part
of the proceeds build a new court house, was submitted to the
vote of the people. The vote stood 1957 yes, and 1231 no. Marengo
is at present the county seat, and the people of Williamsburg
have been working for a long time to have it changed to their
town. The building of a new court house in Marengo settles the
question, for the time being at least. The people in Williamsburg
and vicinity have been fighting the proposition for all there was
in it, and the result of their labors is seen by the vote.
[transcribed by S.W., April 2007]