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Sod houses |
The dugout, [was]referred to
occasionally as an "oversized gopher mound" ... The dugout belonging to the Seine Menning family in Sioux County cost $26.50 .... The Mennings had lost all their money and possessions in a boat accident when crossing the ocean, and thus the price of a sod home was about the only one they could afford. The dugout of Peter Schut in Sioux County had a ledge around the walls, covered with store box boards a half-inch thick. The ledge was used for additional seating. When the roof had a higher peak the top portion of the house might be floored for a small sleeping attic. The small sod home of the Van Deek family, in Sioux County, had such an attic where their five boys slept. The first courthouse in Sioux County was a dugout where for one winter F.M. Hubbell, W.H. Frame, Joseph Bell and E.L. Stone signed county warrants and conducted other transactions.
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The first
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Calliope, the county seat of Sioux for
twelve years between 1860 and 1872, may have had a newspaper before
1870; the only statement seems to be that "it [Calliope] had a
newspaper -- before Orange City was even platted," which was in
1872. - source: 'Notes on the History of Iowa Newspapers, 1836-1870' by Katherine Young Macy; University of Iowa Extension Bulletin, No. 175, July 1, 1927. - submitted by S. Ferrall |
Iowa
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Republican National ticket: William McKinlely, of Ohio, for president Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, for vice-president Elector 11th District: George E. BOWERS, Sioux co. -- Social Democratic Party ticket: Eugene V. Debs, of Indiana, for president Job Harriman, of California, for vice-president Elector 11th District: A.G. ENSIGN, Sioux co. - source: Iowa Official Register, 1904 - submitted by S. Ferrall |
Photography |
In 1887, E. A. Lynn had a photograph gallery that was managed by
F. Tillston and later Tillston took over his studio. Robert Paramore,
who had come from England as a school boy, purchased Tillston's Gallery
in Apr of 1889, set up his equipment at 910 Central and called his
studio, Paramore. He seemed to like the town, so he purchased the
building for $600 in 1892. He continued his photography work until Dec.
of 1949, when he suffered a stroke just before his 50th year in the
picture taking business. -submitted by Wilma J. Vande Berg |
