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Name of Representativ 8 ELLIS . GEORGE PARIS SR . Senator ________ _

1 . Birthday and placeo August 1817, Sbelhy Conaty , KQattHll~y

2. Marriage (s) date place (1) Mary Ann Hampton (April 1818 . Ky - I t. May 1862 19) i 29 Octob'ii r; is) '' HaRg.del,s Ca. Ind. (1) Frances Amelia Linvill Wilson . Pa, c . 18- 29 - Nebr . 22 JUly 1910). 15 Feb 1863. Keokuk Co.

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3. Significant events for example:

A. Busine •• farme r, l a IKYer

B. Civic responsibilities __________________________________ ___

C. Prof ••• ion' ______________________________________________ __

4. Church membership

5. Sessions served 8th WI 1860 . HD 21 , Keokuk )teo

6. Public Offices

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B. State

-C. National

7. Death 31 January 1890 . SpriD2field . Inwa-- h llr H'UIIe i C"mlil tn'y, Keokyk Co.

8. Childre~~e~e~n l~2L_ ____________________________________________ __

9. Names of parents Wiqllam Ell is ; poll y Pari 5 Moved from 5bQlby eta Ky to Hendricks Co. Ind. 1834 .

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10. Bducation' __________________________________________________ ___

11. Deqrees ____________________________________________________ __

12. Other applicable information Liyed i n Hendricks Co. Ind with first wife from 1839 to 1852 . Six children born there . 1852 t o L~e Co ., Iowa . Then to Sigourney c. 1857. then to Van Buren Twp . where Mary AmD died. After 2nd marriage . in Spriongfield , I owa. moved to Springfield 1869 . Francis first marriage (to Dr. John Pat~ersn Wilson , was inChampaig Co. OHio--they had f pur c hildren) , ' There we r e six c hildren of 2nd marriage . One Wilson son marr ied the widow of an Ell is half- brother.

AftHer death of GpaTie. Francis moved to Nebr aska to be near some of her children , and died an a son ' s ranch i n Harrison County, Nebraska; she is buried in cemetery in Harrison.

George was a Mason from 1844 QU.

Children of 1st marriage : (1) Phoebe Jane (Foster. Davenport) (c . 1839 - ); (2) And rew Lewis (c. 1841 - " . 11\ M; r v •• IMcAdams' Ie. 1843 14 Mav 1862) , (4) I sabella M. 'McKelvey) (c. 184~ - ); (5) .William Wallace (c. 1847 - ... ) (6) George P. Jr . (c. 1848 -

Children of ld . (1) Mar~aret (d . infancv) : (2) Solomon Liuvil -tc . 1865 - d ) ) .

(his widow marr ie his half - brother) ; (3 ) Davis P. (c. 1867- d infancy); (4) Avis Amelia (Bourke) (c . 1867--twi H1 ) - ) . I" '~b.rt Theodore i c • 1870 - ) (6) Mabell Estell (Duell) (c . 1872 - ).

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Historuy Keokuk Co . 1884 History Keek\ik ee, .2001 Sigourney paper for period unvailable Keokuk Co . CeHlQtQJ;iIilIO H 6 WPA death records Keokuk Co Keokuk Co . ~arria81i18 1861_1870 1860 Census Koekuk Co . 971 1870 Censlc\S Keek1:&k (;9 (Rot 1];1 ;i.);Idex) 1880 Census Keokuk Co. 154-1 7- 17

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Hilmes Cern G & 1st wf

~~ MA. Andrew 2nd ma rr1age Fam ~ 6 ch- -farmer

2d fam. 4 ch

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Jr. kept trom 7-4- 1898 to 8- 17- 1902. The family or several members of the fami ly were going someplace on the train or to [Own often. They had many visiwrs in their home and overn ight guestS a good part of Ihe time. The children were very active in Church and the Fa mily life centered around events that had to do with theiT Church. Peter Eckley Jr.

:tks of buying 8 gallons of blackberries for .75 cents, he ~v ld hogs-6 weighed 1,860 [bs. And they brought $68.82. A [at of theiT time was spent choring, picking apples, digging potatoes and harvesting ice for the icehouses. Peter speaks in his diary of working on the roads with neighbor men and thei r teams of horses to keep the roads in co ndition for travel. H is laSt diary entry was the 17th of August · 1902, and he passed away August 28th , 1902, bu rial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery. He was active until a week before he died. Taken from descendants of Peter and Esther Ralph Eckley, by Myrna J . Madsen and Sally J. Flanagan. Submi tted by Myrna Eckley Madsen

ELLIOTT FAMILY

&aud. lrft to right: Martha Grml. Charln Hmry £IIion and &mia Martin. Standing, uft 10 righl: Marg~ry VanPan~n. Charln £IIiou. Jami'1 £!!ioll. David £Uiort. Marion £IIioll, (md Lllcilk Hogm

C harles Hen ry Ell iott, the yo ungest child of C harles Severance and Mary Urmson Elliott, was born April 11 , 1877 near Alpha, Henry County, Illinois.

H is father, Charles Elliott died in 1881. His mother, Mary EllioH, then operated a hotel and restaurant in Alpha. In 1884, she married George Porter, a harness maker in Alpha.

As a young man , Henry learned the trades of broom mak~ ing and gardening at businesses in Alpha.

He married Phoebe Hendricks June 26, 1907 in Galesburg, Illinois. Phoebe was born October II , 1875 in Birchwood. TenneSSC(:, the daughter of Nathan and Mary Campbell Hendricks. Afrer the death of her fathe r in 1901, Phoebe and h('~ "'lomer had moved to Alpha, Illinois to be near relatives.

[n 1907, Mr. Elliott joined Mr. Everman in Sigourney Broom Works business. He also started his own frui t and gar~ den business at his home on the O ld Delta Road in southwest Sigourney. On December 30, 1908, Mr. Everman and Mr. Ellion dissolved partnership. Mr. Elliott then started his own broom shop at his home and operated this business fo r fifty years.

Henry and Phoebe became the parents of two daughters. Bernice married Ernest Martin and Martha married Joh nston Green .

Phoebe died August 12, 1920 and is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Henry married Carrie Thompson May 20, [922 in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was born November 28, [896 near Floris, Davis County, Iowa, and the daughter of Charles A. and Myna McVey Thompson.

Carrie had a daughter, Donha who married O.J. "Joe" Dewberry.

Henry and Carrie became the parents of six children. Lucile married Lee Rogers, Margery marr ied Charles VanPatten, Charles married Alice Courtney, James married Laurel Eastburn, David married Mary Robinson and Marion .married Shirley Pierce, later Frances Greene.

In [934 , Mr. And Mrs. ElIio([ added a greenhouse to their business, raising spring vegetable and flower plants.

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The Elliott family attended the Sigourney Baptist Chu rch. Mr. Ettiort was a 50~ year member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and borh he and his wife, Carrie, were members of the Rebekah Lodge. Carrie was also a member of the Royal Neighbors Lodge and the Sigourney Garden Club.

Carrie died December 17. 1949 and is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Henry lived at his home until his death June 5, 196 [. He is bu ried on the fam ily plot in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Many people in Sigourney remember earning thei r first spending money as young people picking strawberries. In the 1930's Mr. Eltion paid pickers 2 cents a quart. He sold Straw­berries for 10 cents a quart o r $1.50 for a sixteen quart crat­ed. These were dep ression years.

Many farmers near Sigourney raised broomco rn . They would take it to Mr. Elliott 's broom shop and in return received a share of the finished brooms.

Mr. Elliott's broom machinery is on display at the Keokuk County Historical Society Museum in Sigourney. Submined by Lucile Elliott Rogers

GEORGE ELLIS George Paris Etlis was born 30 August 18 17 in Shelby

County, Kentucky, the son of William Etlis & Polly Paris, and the grandson of Joseph Ellis Jr. & Frances Woodso n of Franklin County. Virginia. George and his family lived in

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Shelby Co.. KY. for the next 17 years, then moved to

Hendricks Co., IN. George married his first wife, Mary Ann Hampton on 29 October 1839 in Hendricks Co .• Indiana, and six ch ildren were born; Phoebe Jane who marri ed 1 Sf

Reuben Y. Foster, 2nd George P. Overfeh. Andrew Lewis who married Emma Carpenter, Mary Frances who married C harles L McAdams, Isabelle who married John S. Kelvey, W ill iam Wallace who married Josephine Hogin, and George Paris Jr. who married Ceci lia A. Baker.

In 1852, George and Mary Ann Ellis & family moved to Lee Co., Iowa where they resided for 5 years, then moved to Keokuk County, settling first in Van Buren Township. On 14 May 1862, Mary Ann Ellis died and was buried in the Humes Cemetery.

On 15 February 1863, in Springfield, Iowa, George mar-. ried his second wife, Francis Amelia Linvill. daughter of Solomon Linvill & Mary Louisa Passmore. Six children wert born to George and Francis, Margaret who died in infancy, Solomon Linvill Ellis who married Anna Luella Morgareidge, twins Davis P. dying in infancy, and Avis Amelia who married William John Bourke, Roben Theodore who married Flora Sageser, and Mabell Estell who married Fred Jarvis Deuel.

Francis has been previously married to Docto r john Patterson Wilson on 4 February 1855 in Champaign COUnty. Ohio. Four children were born to that couple, Leonidas Grear who married Marcia Alice Smith , Llewellyn Augustus who married Mary Gruber, Lorenzo Linvill who married Anna Luella Morgareidge Ellis (widow of his half-brother, S. L. Ellis) and Mary Anna Louisa who was unmarried.

Dr. JOhn Wilson died 26 November 1861 in Keokuk County, and is buried in the Rice Cemetery where his parents are buried also.

George Paris Ellis died 3 1 January 1890 in Springfield. Iowa and is buried in the Humes Cemetel}' beside his first wife. During his life, he practiced law off and on, was a Notary Republic for 20 years, was elected Representative for the Cou nty in 1859, and served as Justice of the Peace for 20 years.

George's widow, Francis then moved on to Sioux County. Nebraska to be near some of her children. She spent the rest of her life on her son's ranch nor far from Harrison , Nebraska. Francis died on 22 july 1910 and is buried in the Harrison

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Hous, IJ/JO'UlIha" I){/o/ft Em,,? (IUt of IndilllUlPO/is, fA 1895

• Frank us!i" and

.... Mary A. Gam" Emfry ma"i,d 1892

Frtmlt L Em"]; Jjnt up of ran in from ifhis garagr rirrll /908. NotiN' J,«Ting whul is on 1M right silk

Frank lA/i, Emrrr-Empirt err/,m !irpa1'll10r SlllemuJn with pn wolf "Fanny· rimI /900

The Emerys of Keokuk County began with [he coming 0

jonathan Wolfe Emery to Monroe Township, Mahask: County. Iowa in 1878. He and his three brothers arid three sis· ters were all born in Wayne County, Ohio and came with theil parents, John and Martha (Marks) Emery, to Henry County Illinois. Jonathan grew to manhood and on April 6, 1862 wa: married to Lovina Elspa Carson. Together they became tht parcOiS of six children: Etta May, Welcome Grant, Fran~

Leslie, Martha Elizahcth, J. Carson and Warren DeForest.

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which he has an orchard of 250 bearing apple t rees; Febrnary 25, 1854, he married Miss Ann Greg­son, a native of Ind iana; they hAve twelve children; Nettie(now Mrs. Wallace), Florence I. Sarah E., Susan M., Samantha N .• Vtil_ lard fl., Alta B .. Ioma M., J effer­son , Eli H., George W. M. and Walter T. deccased; Mr. E. is a member of the A. F. and A. M. lodge.

Emmons, J ohn, farmer. Sec. 5j P. O. Coal Creek.

Emmons, Albert, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Coal Creek.

ELLIS, G. P., SR., farmer and me­chanic, Springfield; born in Shel­by connty, Kentncky, August 30, 1817 ; lived there until 1834, when in October he mo\'ed with his paren ts to Hendricks COllllty, I n­dians; he remained in thllt State for fourteen years, and then ('arne to Lee county • . this State ; he staid there unt il the spring of 1$52, when be settled in Sigour­ney, making that place his home fo r three years; he ·again moved, th is time to Van Burell tow nship, and in 1869 came to Springfield, where he has sin'Ce resided; Mr. Elli s has been notary public for twenty years; in 1859 he was electcd Representative from the cou nty; he has ser\'ed as justice of tbe peace in the county for th irteen years; be married Miss Mary A. Hamilton ; she was born October 29. 1837. in K entucky: Mrs. E. died , leavi ng six child ren, five of wbom are Ii.ing: Tebe.T. (now Mrs. Foster). Andrew L., · }sabel (now Mrs. Keh'cy), Wm. J. and Geo:,ge P., Jr. ; Mary Fran· cis 1tIcAdallls d ied May H. 1862; he married again to Mrs. Frances A. W ilson; they have fOllr child_ ren : Solomon L., A. A., Hobert T . flnd Mabel E.; lost two: Mar­garet A, and Davis P.: Mrs. E!lis bas fOll r children by ' a prerious

marriage: Leonidas G., Llewellyn A .• Lorenzo L. and Mary A . . L.; Mr. E. has been a member of the A. F. and A. M. lodge since 1844.

E\VING, L. 'V., dealer in dry goods and groceries, Springfield; born ill Licking county, Ohio, September 17, 1822; his parents were Josi ah and Elizabeth Ewing; the former died at the age of 67; his mother. when he was a child; Mr. Ewing was raised in Ob io,and there learned the carpenter trade ; in 1855 moved to Fulton county, Ill.; lived there for three years, and then came to I owa, locating in this township; established him­self in busi ness in January, 1877; March 14, ] 843, married to Miss Martha J . Wadellj she dicd A pril 21,1 859, leavi ng a family of six children, five of whom are living: Sanford P., Francis S. (now Mrs. Snodgraas). Rufus B. , Sarah J . (now Mrs. Lowers), Julia A . j lost one: Dr. Franklin. who di ed. in Little Rock, Arkansas, while in the a rmy; he belonged to com· pany C, Fortieth Iowa; married again to Miss Nancy A. Leathers ; tEey have three ch ildren: Mattie E., William D ., and Schuyler G.; have lost three: Austin E., Sarah F., and an infant.

F EAR. W. A., farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Delta.

Foster, George, farmer, Sec. 33 j P . O. Springfield.

Fisher, William, What Cheer. Flathers, William, hotel, What

Cbeer. Flathers; B., furniture, What Cbeer_ . Flitscraft, Thomas, What Cheer. Forsythe, R., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O.

W hat Cheer. FLATHERS, 'VM. H., proprietor

of Valley H ouse, W hat Cbeer; born June 14, 18li, Kentucky being his native Statej ill 1824- be moved with his father to Mont. gomery county, Indiana; there he

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........... n ' .un 11- ond 1.1 assisted by ' ii~v-'-- Li~d;~;."~ troduced. Tho'mPlou. Walker & Iced to tht\ ut'lll1- .. Tbom".on "Iabed to make an orrer

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United DrothrclD minister. 'ro-nh'bt. ... IIgo [or t .... o yeuu but did Dot ha' •• O .... uros ready tor. lb61r ])18trll't OhalrmaD, Rey. O. E. ft

pUrdOn{HI Just Berroun, will l\rC'Dob. Byorybo(]y bid. Mr. Wlndett. aollw: for ,tbe UI)C. It. W"15 COl}- In \-it(ld. \Vbal Cheer Elec:.rlo Light GDd Power IU his good bo- Co •• wlabod a renewal of tbo francblse , ~ willjuJttlfy tht"> 'List C?t lettcr8 rornntoln" uocB,lIed grlllltod to-t,ho Ramer DroB. ll\st ro.lI .

him by hl~ to:- In WI'nt Cheer post oroce for Grlmtb mov)\{! tbat tbe lame eoodl-

Our a(1rloJt8f.. . ed ou~ to be co.llor.Mr. no Bprlogn.ld. :o"loruor by ltmd· week eodlog li'eb . 3, 18~O. tiona bJ all~ ~ tbls now company

__ _ I .. \DIF.I. thnt ~oro e' , ....... 1. the Ramor Drol., 6tloJ: or tbo uluo Mrs. WIIUnru Durlt. with tho t(! · exceptioDs: 18t.-·hl nt thu M. E . OJl:HTLr;"U!!rf. That tho' i e only ",be-1t!.~~~d'l o;=:::::-z1l.9..J :CD_ 1 -ii"twlilclllniiiiy' ·W:-:A:-Mccro-ru~---n:06TlrD.(liggon, rorthreoh." .. J·ot nYe yean. 2nd- EDnoR Punta".

j n~ talks wcro Oscar Norlin, Oharles Sp·uld. Tbat $1.00 po, month be paid bY...tb. Gloomy -:reat The next tt1(let · G. E. Andersun, Andro" £lrlu.!y, city ror eacb 32 CODdle 10C'nodesont relR"D supremo

'ct nt tho Presby. Je-bb Denf{stOo, O. F. Dr('lnetn.Hl, Ught tor tbe streets Instend ot $1.00 Yoo know c( SU ndny_nt :J Jl.-'l}. _AJ.~.#.· C!l.YJ.ll~r .. _. __ ._.QI~ . .I! •. E IIJcrD . ... __ ._ tl8·bot('lre 8~reed .- 3rd; ..... Tbat- tbey be> to with ot',,-w, ·LI. An Inlerfll't, Duro.gb Orlger, Albert Gra.nqulst, nut' under " !iOO bond to fulOI tbelr oeople·do. ADd (J! Urrl.ln~flJ. Our Llnc Hoode, Erl Hlekl}y, . oblt:.{ulioDS. Mr, Wlndett aceed.d to our nelgh.borb. nllo:"h t. j\letlHlwdl l'ORF.lU!'f. . ... AlithOl,e. A·moUon waa made tolay talltn .wlth 11101 ollig h·lUll~mn c .· .f. G. D.~ rglllJi~t , 8()r«m DlI\uscn. tht.' aubJ~ot 0.0. the tal'le LIlI the nel.~ bot It baa anc.: uftCrllOOfle, nlld .-\t'lkn DIIVl8 , . ChilD A, 'rr&118:501l. rt>gnlur meeting wblJ:b carrted. Tbe deAtb,- W. J. : ,runce more !J O("l- Valborno lIurr ·s, . Kno.t Hnrloma.n. CaUDell then Adjourned. tbe 6nt to tak

Pera00.8 ctllllog for noy ot t~o 'nboye Mr .. DOW~D, maD8R'er ot tho Hawk~ Ur. IlcCulloT 1I1of\8o 84Y "utlvertieed" nOti Klvo daht ayo Co:n pniw or DavenpQrt, attendad monlter. He O( list. "!. A. RraoEH. p, M. tbe lOe(.tlo~ ODd was allowed to ad. and Ie no" in I

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--.:1)1. v.u. drcss tbe oouDoil and elr bl. knowl .. ~t ..,.,. .. Ume b( e tlo1::& tbero wero lny fllRilinu who l r somo 8ucfi nc ... ,o t thtdr l'IUecdy lll:iully nQ(}j uvor ­ntulnt" 'overyone

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or purposo to. ro-

. d b DOW. entering ELLIs. - At hl'l resi"c.1onco at Sprint:" ' eds;:e, nlthougb be dl notcl.lm ., with him. III'let , Jill! . :11, 1890. or beart troubl~ \fUS 't\SklOg to put tn bill eYlltew. HII

aat Friday night 8t: of a public II ­consll'Iting of O. Ed J':llJksou and topolnted to cau­' 08. ·A petltloQ. ,bG oouDcll ·Mon­I~tbo p!:9c~tnt".

noted' on ravor ­peoolc will vote Il publlo library at hflll bRve more to . election.

t to Wliat Cheer " rour tbou8I\od

, IntentioD or b:I\·. little too lilt~. An kod HP tbe prize. ,. wnnt bnncntos 10

W ) Oheer, thOy ~ho move. Fllr:.ns o r this . c ity .. have .tibla InCrt'lMIJ In ){1st yef\r or two. ...:lnnl·llg to :'etlohze r them ono or . . the

Oeo.l' . Blltl5, UG" 7:.1; year&:; months ev ident wish was to demoralize allO had a rell and 1 dllY. thIngs. He ' was out because the !In.lamee 11 MT."'Ellls ,vas bo'rn IU' 18171D Sbelby What Cheer Co. had reJeoted bll.Y'" BURK bad 'Yt.l

county, Ky . . When o.-boy he moved tom and .agreed with Mr. Steadman. the other Cali "lih his parents to ·Indlanft. In UW7 agont ot .the TbomOBon &'UueltoD Welt I BUP be marretf' l\U88 Mary Hllmoton. Be Co. or noatdn, to put their sYltem 10, ellrlv Iprlojl' . W8S itdrnltted to the bllr nbout. tbl' aDd be "RIJ worklnl:' reveORo. and we al the ground tlmo 'aDd utactloed Inw more or leiS belleye •. wlillDgly IJJJurloR tbe city Ibad.ow ye.tel 0.11 tbrough his lifo . In 18-l8 be mo'Ved t be glad ,to ti8( 00 . to Leo county. low.ft, and to .. ~Igour- 'Tho What Choor Company I, com .. KlOOD). and mol ney In 1803. In 18GO he rODr~~te~ Dosod of ' B number of our bUIlbel& O. F. Bug, I this oounty In t.he leRl.lnturo..." . Rle mono I. D. 'VllsoD' 11 vroaldent 'and welshed 835 P "Ito died In 1862. Ho moved to W. C . Wlnl1ett secretary. Tbey ba'Ye of alire. Bo" SprlnJrOeld in lSGO, Be married lira. bou'gbt or the Ramer Broe. tbelr Wlleon , wld.ow or Dr. ~no. Wileoll. (or bls seco"nd wHe. Be cae acrved frllncbtse fUld tbe Ultlot 00" bero. ..!!!Ju.sJl~wJl.post IDa..steI.Jounany... Thoy have 8.ltr

u•tOd '!.It!l 'lhomplo D &

yeara . . Ho wn.s hl,bly rospeoted tor H~eltoD to p InDOW electric avar­bls Integrity Dod "oDds BenSG aDd atue. Tb~y Intend to go abead, be-

. - llevlDa' thllt R>1more were unavold· 10 ..... '168 many rrloods be1,1lod. wbo re .. abi dela ed and that h.. f D. "'I memb~r bi& Idndnesl!'. f Y "lie ra Cll Ie

Bome days ago 000 of our citizens rounu out the tact that ·when a wo­man "111. ebe "1Il. nnd thera's the end cn't ." In f\ bllDtorlo.g way tbe sub­ject wa.s dlsoussod .nbout n woman ffillklott" moo.ey OUt of ber voice by slo." lnll', wb~n tbe husband remarked to bls wlfc: "You can mako '5. 'by keoping still ror tWtt!ltY'f~U~.boura." Sbe acceptod tbo offer nt-· oe, .and went on tho ft\vful tour of" uty tbus involved. Aside from tbo naturnl, lohereut d p,s lre common to tbe bettN eei to rollow lIugnnl exerclAe, IIho

l8 yet good .. Tbe What Oboo::' Oompany made a

malt Uberal ofter. aod we are lorry tbe oouDcll did not aooept It and not hold the tbtn,rlo check .any lODger; n tho franohlse proves flood. tbe olty wll1 be out .120.00 a year by· not ao­oeptlng, We ... ';'ant electric lIahte and "e want thQ..II-.oon. · Thla Tbomplon & Hueston ·I\tet.em II ··In I.,ule 10 the principal cltlea at ~Iowa. euoh at De. MoInes. Dayonport. Dubuque. Bur!. HOgtoD, Oouncll Blure •• . Sioux oity, GriD Dell. Kookuk" Bolle Plaine and a score or otbers nntl It Is verreaU",

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wa.~ markod b lOck eo·tar o.s la concerned , mittoes of the upon a rQllort mecting Dod under dllOuse tho tlmo ' Ox· bouso . . Oon oalled to orde " ... taken. J had boon aet IIr. ·Blythe ... pu1l11call coot aouted i.. fepo. Qler~·. desk l\ ed ........ Tho m e "th~ BQ"reem n'l