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MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOLK BACKGROUND
P. S. DAVIDSON Boats of The Pioneer Days On Upper River
Sinking of Craft and Loss of Life Not Uncommon In Olden Days
By Capt. Walter Blair
When the Josephine withdrew from the short trade P. S. Davidson of Le Claire put the Maggie Reaney in the Clinton-Davenport daily run in charge of Capt. James Eldridge, with "Dole" Holsapple, pilot and Archie Davidson, clerk.
Source: Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 22 Feb 1931.