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Iowa News from across the
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- 1886 -
Mitchell Sunday Republican
Mitchell, South Dakota
January 10, 1886
THE BIG STORM. It extends from Manitoba to Texas, From Omaha to
the New Jersey Coast. Trains Blockaded, Street Cars Stopped,
Vessels Wrecked.
Des Moines, Jan. 9 -- The intense cold has kept up all day, the
mercury not getting above 14 or 15 below zero. The thermometer
registered twenty-eight below early this morning. Railroads
diverging from this point are in a worse condition today than
yesterday. The bitterness of the weather has hindered the work of
clearing the tracks, and most of the north and south lines have
laid off for milder weather. The Rock Island started a train for
Keokuk this morning. Eastern trains have arrived, but late. There
will be no trains from the west tonight. Winterset trains are
laid off. The Ft. Dodge road has run no train since Thursday
night, and no attempt to go north today. C.B.&Q. trains were
laid up today. There were none south and none are expected up.
The Wabash trains from St. Louis came in on time. All trains on
the narrow guage roads have been abandoned. The C.&N.W. have
no definite knowledge of any of their trains and expect them
whenever they can get here. The Diagonal has abandoned all trains
until the storm subsides.
A dispatch to the State Register says: Henry Levi, a
teamster who was frozen badly yesterday at Creston, died this
morning. John Shipley and Wm. Curtis, near Bedford, were frozen
so badly yesterday that the former died, and the latter is in a
critical condition. Wm. Cook and team were fround frozen to death
near Grimes, Polk county.
Davenport, Ia., Jan. 9 -- The cold weather continues with
universal severity. The thermometer this morning was 20 below; at
noon it was 10 below; this evening the wind has quieted somewhat
but the cold is as severe as ever, with thermometer slowly
sinking.
--
An autograph of the mikado of Japan, upon silk with gorgeous red
background, illuminated with lettering of gold, has been received
from Yokohama by Governeror Sherman, of Iowa.
[transcribed by S.F., Jan. 2004]
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Mitchell Daily Republican
Mitchell, Dakota Territory
January 13, 1886
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan 12 -- Thomas Delisle is a farmer
residing ten miles south of this city. Saturday his son, Lewis,
came to town to do some trading and in the evening started home.
When some distance from here the team took fright and ran away,
throwing Delisle out. He got up and gave chase and caught the
team in a snow drift three miles from the city. He extricated
them and while hitching up they started again, throwing him down,
and one wheel passed over his breast. The again gave chase but he
soon fell exhausted from his injuries. The mule team finally
reached home and Mr. Delisle and a party hastened in search of
his son. The search continued all night, Sunday when Lewis was
discovered near Willow Slough bridge, both hands holding to a
barb fence. His arms were frozen stiff. He was in a kneeling
position and both legs were frozen so he could not move. The
mercury was 25 below zero. He had dragged himself for a mile. He
was carried home and died last night.
[transcribed by S.F., Nov. 2004]
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Mitchel Sunday Republican
Mitchell, South Dakota
January 24, 1886
A New Iowa Railroad
Des Moines, Jan 23 -- Articles of incorporation were filed here
to-day for the Kansas City, Des Moines & St. Paul Railway
Company. The object of the company as defined in the articles is
the construction and operation of a line of railway from this
place to Kansas City, with the right to acquire by purchase or
otherwise the property and franchises of the Des Moines, Osceola
& Southern railroad. The latter is now constructed for over
one hundred miles in the direction of Kansas City. Last spring,
in consequence of the
failure of its president, B. Harding, it went into the hands of a
receiver. The officers of the new company are, K.F. Gilbert,
president; and Forhay Walker, secretary. Among the members of the
board are J.S. Clarkson, C.F. Meek, J.S. Runnels and W.L.
Alexander. All are well known and prominent citizens here.
One of the Distracting Iowa Questions is Settled.
Des Moines, Jan 23 -- Governor Larabee this afternoon approved
the official bond of Auditor Brown and reinstated him in office.
Mr. Brown was removed about ten months ago, Governor Sherman
claiming that he had not made a complete accounting of all monies
and funds belonging to the state in his possession.
[transcribed by S.F., March 2004]
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Union & Advertiser
Rochester, Monroe co., N.Y.
January 29, 1886
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Sue FOSTER, a former resident of this city , died at his home in
Muscatine, Iowa, on the 21st inst., aged eighty years.
[transcribed by G.S. August 2003]
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Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas
February 6, 1886
Chicago, Feb 6 -- A McGregor, Ia special says Albert Cooley a
farmer residing three miles from here with his entire family
consisting of his wife, two boys and one girl were all burned to
death in their house last night. Nothing definite is known of the
horrible affair except that the children had been sick and the
parents had been up with them during the night. About morning,
Cooley took some coals from the stove placed them in a shed
adjoining the house and then returned. The shed took fire and
finally burned the house. The house was a one story one with an
attic.
[transcribed by S.F., May 2006]
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Stockton Democrat
Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas
Friday, February 21, 1886
Mr. M. A. Haines of this city has returned from his visit to his
old home in Iowa. He reports severe cold weather and abundance of
the beautiful snow. He looks as though he had enjoyed his trip.
[transcribed by G.L., Nov. 2004]
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The Kansas Chief
Troy, Doniphan Co., Kansas
July 1, 1886
Former Residents of Doniphan County
Harry W. Forman, another Doniphan boy, is living at Ottumwa,
Iowa.
[transcribed by G.L., Nov. 2004]
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Cambridge
Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio
July 29, 1886
Death of J.K. Casey
We learn from the Knoxville, Iowa Express that James K.
Casey, a former well known attorney of Cambridge, died on July
1?th, 1886, of old age and general debility, at his residence in
Knoxville, Iowa. The deceased was born in Newville, Pa., Dec.
23rd, 1812. At an early age Mr. Casey learned the tailor's trade
in Pennsylvania and worked in that state for many years. He then
removed to Sarahsville, Noble county, Ohio, where his wife died.
Here he studied law while carrying on the tailor business and was
admitted to the bar soon after he moved to Cambridge, Ohio, where
he followed his profession until 1867, when he was advised by his
physician that his health was failing and that he must relinquish
his practice. He did so and removed to Knoxville, Iowa, in March
of that year. The change of climate apparently benefitting his
health, he practiced law for a few years, but soon found he was
unable to continue. He [illegible words]. The deceased was
stricken with his last illness almost the middle of last
September, since which time he was never able to sit up
[illegible words] a few minutes at a time. He did not fail
suddenly, but gradually and unperceptibly grew weaker and more
helpless. His death was entirely free from pain. The deceased was
married in 1860 to Miss Hannah
[? Carbody], of Winchester, Ohio, who survives him. They had but
one son, W.I Casey, of the Knoxville Express.
[transcribed by S.F., March 2006]
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Blaine Journal
Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington
August 19, 1886
Mr. John PINCKNEY, of Sioux City, Iowa, and his brother, Alfred
PINCKNEY, of Seattle, came to this place Monday evening on the
Evangel, and left on the same steamer Tuesday evening. Mr. John
PINCKNEY is engaged in the mercantile business in Sioux City. He
came to San Francisco with the Grand Army
excursion, thence up the coast on a visit to relatives. He is a
brother of Mrs. S. P. HUGHES, of Blaine.
[transcribed by S.D., August 2005]
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New York Times
New York, New York
August 25, 1886
Deaths
DARLING. - At Fort Madison, Iowa, Aug 11, H. Glassford, son of
Thomas and Isabella Darling, Aged 34 years.
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Blaine Journal
Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington
August 26, 1886
Mr. Allen CONNELLEY, a resident of Ferndale precinct for thirteen
years, has sold his ranch and will soon return to his former home
in Iowa.
[transcribed by S.D., August 2005]
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Mitchell Daily
Republican
Mitchell, Dakota Territory
October 10, 1886
The New Postmaster
The appointment of Hon. David Hammer to succeed Postmaster Silsby
was the chief topic of conversation on the streets yesterday.
Expressions were various. Some people were surprised at the
change; others knew it was going to be made -- of course. Nearly
everybody expressed regret that Mr. Silsby was obliged to go,
because he has given universal satisfaction in the conduct of the
office; but very few criticised the change, realizing it was made
purely on political grounds, and there was the general expression
that Mr. Hammer was clearly entitled to recognition, if a
democrat was to go in. There is of course much speculation as to
how he will arrange his office force, and who will be his deputy,
but there is no reliable information on these points at this
time. Mr. Hammer has been in active political life for many
years. He was an agent of the postoffice department under
Buchanan's administration; was a member of the Iowa senate from
Clayton county in 1860; has been mayor of McGregor; was once the
democratic candidate for state auditor of Iowa; was a member of
the board of trustees of the Iowa Insane asylum at Independence;
and was postmaster at Marengo, Illinois, for several years before
coming to Iowa. Mr. Hammer's first acquaintance with this section
of Dakota was as one of the right-of-way agents of the Milwaukee
railroad company in its pioneer work along what is now the Iowa
& Dakota division. He has been a resident of Mitchell for two
years past.
Personal.
-Will Randall returned yesterday from Mason City, Iowa, having
recovered from his late illness.
-Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Wallen, of Marshalltown, returned to Mitchell
yesterday, on a visit to Mrs. Wallen's parents.
[transcribed by S.F., Nov. 2004]
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Blaine Journal
Blaine, Whatcom County, WA
October 21, 1886
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer of last week said that
Mr. Geo. H. JUDSON, of Lynden, was in Seattle, and that Mrs.
JUDSON and two children were about to start on an extended trip
east - especially to her old home in Waterloo, Iowa.
[transcribed by S.D., August 2005]
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Mitchell Daily
Republican
Mitchell, South Dakota
October 29, 1886
Iowa Notes.
-- E.R. Hastings, the veteran editor of the Carroll Herald,
died on the 27th.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Adams, a venerable couple in Floriday have made a
bequest of a large tract of land, as an endowment fund, to the
Iowa Agricultural College. The land is located in Allamakee
county , Iowa.
-- A Council Bluffs special to the Des Moines Register
says: The body of the "unknown" who was buried in the
Potter field here three weeks ago, was not fully identified
to-day as the remains of Henry Peters, the missing driver of the
Sioux City brewery wagon, whom Arensdorf is believed to have
murdered. Sheriff McDonald did not arrive here as expected.
Portions of the clothes have been examined by those who knew
Henry, and they assert positively that they were worn by the
missing driver. The body was found in the Boyer river, nine miles
northwest of here. It was lying in the willows in a swamp about
200 yards from the point where the Boyer flows into the Missouri
river. It could not be deposited there otherwise than by persons
in a skiff. The skiff could not have reached the point except via
the Missouri. The time the body had lain there, the age, size,
clothes and other things correspond exactly with what is known of
Henry Peters and if
this body can be that of Henry Peters it will add one more murder
to the arch conspirators who murdered the Rev. Geo. C. Haddock.
[transcribed by: S.F., Nov. 2003]
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The Hollister Free
Lance
San Benito Co., CA
December 24, 1886
Holiday Edition
New Idria -- Mr. J. CHANEY, of Iowa, a cousin of our popular
stage driver, came up last week for a look at the mines.
[transcribed by D.S., August 2005]