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MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOLK BACKGROUND
ADDISON MAXWELL MIKESELL IN OTHER TOWNS.
A. Maxwell (Mikesell) left Wednesday for Memphis, Tenn., where he will begin his season's work as engineer of one of the Lee steamers.
Source: Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 05 Apr 1903, p. 4.
Walter Blair
Getting on board late at night, I took the berth assigned to me, by the mate, but did not sleep much. At breakfast I was made acquainted with James Hugunin, master and pilot, George Tromley, Sr., pilot, R.B.McCall, mate, Thos, Wright, chief engineer, Add. Mikesell, assistant engineer, Wm. Davenport, my partner, Ben Shipley, cook, and Harry Carleton, cabin boy.
Source: A Raft Pilot's Log, Blair, Walter A., Arthur H. Clark Company, 1929.
Contributed by Sue Rekkas.
Dubuque To Arrive From South July 2
Crew of The Columbia
Captain C. H. Farris of Montrose, Pilot A. F. Hallinshall of Clinton, Mate Homer Roberts of Clinton, Clerk F. S. Ratterman of Warsaw, First Engineer F. E. Goldsmith of Canton, Second Engineer James Pollock of Le Claire, Steward Charles Efland of Moline, Chef Arthur Smith of Davenport.
Source: The Weekly Times, Davenport, Ia., 12 Jun 1908, p. 4.