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INTRODUCTION
We, your
Harper Centennial Book Committee, have endeavored to
collect the
precious memories of our town and community during its
first 100 years... 1879-1979.
Time has
faded some of the photographs but not the treasury of
records we have attempted to collect
from as many sources as time and
energy allowed. We have tried to be as accurate as possible
and
have not intentionally omitted important people, places and
facts. It has been work, but fun and most rewarding.
We are
grateful to the many wonderful people who have aided
our search and efforts
in any way and we hope this book will help
preserve the memories and heritage of the past.
HARPER. . . . "NOT TOO BIG - BUT NOT TOO
LITTLE.” May it live on
to celebrate another centennial and still another. . . . .
Jeanette Besser
Pauline Crooks
Marilyn Williams
Helen Bowers
Lee Jaeger
Beth Ann Aller
Virginia Gann
Jeanette Conrad
REFERENCES
| Keokuk County Atlas,
1874 |
Keokuk County
Courthouse Records |
| Keokuk County History,
1880 |
Private Diaries |
| Newspaper files |
Personal visits with
Senior Citizens |
| Church and School
Records |
Fraternal Assoc.
Archives |
NOTE:
Please contact the next Centennial Book Committee in the
year
2079 concerning any omissions, typographical errors, misspellings or
any other
oversight that this Centennial Book Committee of 1979 has
recorded inadvertently.
Current pictures courtesy of Larry Striegel, Harper
The bell
in the logo on the cover of the book, was donated to
the
Methodist Church by
the Harper Brothers Publishing Company as a memento
for naming the town of Harper
after the publishing company. The
Methodist Church was built in 1873 and the bell called
the people to
church until 1958 when the church was closed. The bell has been
preserved for its historic value.
Logo designed by Henry R. Williams.
Printed by Sutherland Printing, Montezuma,
Iowa 50171
INDEX
Title
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Page
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| Governor's Letter |
2 |
| Baden to Harper |
3 |
| Incorporation of Harper |
7 |
| Harper Plat |
10 |
Churches and Cemeteries
|
10
to 17 |
| Schools |
18 to
24 |
| Baseball |
24
to 25 |
| R. R. - Creamery - Tile
Factory - Banks |
26
to 31 |
| Post Office |
32 |
| Telephone Service |
34 |
| City |
36 |
| Knights of Columbus and
Other Organizations |
37 |
| Harper Plat - Buildings
and
Owners |
41
to 44 |
| More Organizations |
45 |
| 1st Centennial Meeting |
45 |
| Harper Notable People |
47 |
| Golden Years |
48 |
| Current Business |
54 |
| Bits and Pieces |
55 |
| Harper Towns |
61 |
| Pictures |
64,
65,
66,
67,
68, 69-71,
72,
73-75,
76-78
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Advertisements from
the
Sponsors. |
79,
80,
81,
82,
83 |
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