Lee County News

Compiled by Sally Youngquist  Oct. 2009
There will be more news added later.

CEDAR RAPIDS EVENING GAZETTE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1890
dead body of George Marion, a farmer living near Ft. Madison, was found near his home Friday. Foul play Is suspected

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1890
*A humane society has been organized at Keokuk.
*Excavating for the union depot at Keokuk has been commenced.
*Keokuk Hebrews are making arrangements to secure a regular pastor.
*A disease resembling cholera has attacked the hogs about Summltville.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1891
*James E. McKay of Ft. Madison, was killed In a wreck near Kenwood, Mo.
*Mrs. Mary A. Treken, an old resident of Ft. Madison is dead, aged 74 years.

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1898
Ft. Madison. Iowa. Jan. 17 — The district court grand jury made its final report at noon Saturday and was discharged- were ignored and four continued.
Among the latter was that against several citizens of Denmark and Pleasant Ridge townships for an assault with Intent to kill upon Abe

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1905
*Eight high school boys at Keokuk were candidates to go to Washington to attend the Inaugural ceremonies on March 4. A vote was taken and Hubert
Schouten was chosen.
*Sixteen men in the Ft. Madison jail went on a strike, refusing to perform any labor, They were at once put on bread and water.

APRIL .., 1914
Ft Madison, Iowa. April 13 _ The jury in the case of Michael M. O'Donnell, the Keokuk man on trail charged with the murder of his wife, today returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the punishment of death. The case came to Ft Madison on a change of venue. The jury retired yesterday afternoon and reached the verdict shortly after 10 o'clock today.


DES MOINES DAILY NEWS, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916
FT. MADISON, Sept. 14
BABY PARISHES IN LEE CO.
—Two cases of infantile' paralysis have heen dlscovered within 10 miles of Ft. Madison within a few days. One death occured at Denmark and another case is being treated at Ft. Madison


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