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A man may be a temperance man, and not a religious man; but it is impossible for a man to be a christian and at the same time be antagonistic to temperance or the most radical temperance work. There is no antagonism between the temperance work and chris- tianity. Every movement and every organization formed for the purpose of pushing on the temperance work, take them in any form they may exist, are useful auxiliaries of the church, aids to true religion, and the most effective allies of christianity. Drunk- enness is a sin, and as such is denounced by the Bible. It is, how- ever, a sin, which in many instances has its palliations, because of its having become to a great extent, a physical disease. But rum selling is a crime which this day and age has no palliation, no excuse, no defense. No man can be a true christian and apologize for it any more than he can be a true christian and apologize for theft, blasphemy, gambling, perjury or any other of the crimes against God and society, which are universally acknowledged as flagrant crimes .- Intelligencer .- (Feb. 10, 1887.)
PROHIBITION PASSED.
Prohibition has passed both houses of the Legislature, and before this reaches our readers, will, very likely, be a law. The debate in the House, which began Wednesday, came to a crisis Friday. The bill had already been amended on motion of Mr. McCall, so as to conform very nearly to the Senate bill. The question then was upon a thousand dollar license bill which had been offered as a sub- stitute by Clayton, Republican, from Pottawatamie, and upon the Democratic free whisky bill which had been moved as an amend- ment to Clayton's bill. The first vote was upon the amendment.
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A few Republicans voted for it in order to load down Clayton's substitute, but the Democrats saw the scheme and changed their votes. The rest of the Republicans did likewise, and the result was a party vote, the Republicans supporting the Democratic bill, and the Democrats opposing it. Clayton and his colleague, Davis, voted with the Democrats, and the amendment was lost by a vote forty-nine to fifty. Now came the rub for prohibition in the vote on the substitute. Clayton and Davis again voted with the Demo- crats and Greenbackers; but Johnson, of Montgomery, who had been elected on two or three tickets, and generally classed as a Democrat, voted for prohibition, and the license bill was defeated by a vote of forty-nine to fifty. The next question was upon the engrossment of the prohibition law. Clayton and Davis now voted with their party, and the motion prevailed, fifty-one to forty-eight. Staurday the vote was taken on the final passage, and the bill passed, fifty-two to forty-one. Johnson voted for it, and a num- ber of Greenbackers dodged. Yesterday the bill was taken up in the Senate and passed, thirty-four to eleven. The bill now goes to the Governor, whose approval is certain. The bill as passed differs from the Senate bill, published last week, only in the omission of the word "now." The act will take effect on the Fourth of July. -(March 5, 1884.)
John Q. Adams said: "No vote can be lost or thrown away when it is cast for a principle, though you have to vote alone; and you can cherish that sweet reflection that your vote is never lost."
The great American Statesman, Henry Clay, just about his ven- ture in support of the Compromise of 1833, said, "I would rather be right than to be President."
John B. Gough said: "You must stand to your principles. They talk about protection, but we temperance people have no pro- tection whatever. We want protection from the liquor traffic for the widow, the orphan and the children."
The able and distinguished United States Senator, Lot Morrill, said on the floor of the United States Senate: "The liquor traffic is the gigantic crime of crimes. It inflicts upon society more evils than come from any other crime; more evils than come from all other crimes. No one, so far as I know, has ever denied that all this is true. Is there any compensating good coming from it to the State or the people that should restrain us from resorting to prohibition ?"
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VOTE ON THE PROHIBITORY AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA, TAKEN JUNE 27, 1882, AS GIVEN BY TOWNSHIPS FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY.
YES.
AGAINST.
Collins
122
57
Franklin
89
29
Grant .
50
30
Howard
116
11
Indian Creek
150
29
Lafayette
100
87
Lincoln
77
20
Milford
84
26
Nevada
233
79
New Albany
113
45
Palestine
162
3
Richland
58
14
Sherman
56
21
Union
172
42
Warren
46
11
Washington
293
59
Total
1921
553
Majority, 1368.
Well done Story County!
ENFORCING THE LAW.
Judge Stevens last week imposed a number of heavy fines upon Boone saloon keepers, to-wit: Mike Seerey $700, Arthur Mann $300, Chas. Lindsey $600, Asa Coppoc $350, Vince Hipps $300, Hans Jurgeson $600, Nic Heilman $300, Fritz Saterlee $400. To a candid and unprejudiced observer this would seem discouraging to the liquor business .- (Feb. 23, 1887.)
The above fines imposed show the ring of the true metal. Good for Judge John L. Stevens!
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Emporia, Kansas, walked to the City Clerk's office in a body recently and were regis- tered. There were ninety."-(April, 1887.)
The above item means business. This temperance wave that has been sweeping over many of the States for several years, had its origin among the faithful women of this country, and it has been perpetuated-increasing in numbers and interest-until the pro- hibitory sentiment has become the most interesting question of the day. The women of the United States will persevere-will not cease working until the liquor traffic shall, in some way, be con-
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trolled. The interest is also taking deep and earnest hold of the male part of our country.
The vote given on the Prohibitory Amendment to the Constitu- tion of Iowa, in 1882, will evidence the sentiment of her people on that question-1921 votes for and only 553 against, in Story County. The majority in the State was nearly 30,000 for prohibi- tion.
This was an unpartizan vote, and, probably, was a very true expression of the sentiment of the people.
A RAILROAD CHAPTER.
During 1859 there was held at the Court-house in Nevada a rail- road meeting to consider the matter of trying to secure, somehow, a continuation of the railroad from Cedar Rapids westward through Nevada, etc. At the meeting there were four delegates appointed, if I mistake not, to meet railroad men at Cedar Rapids to consider what could be done in getting an extension westward; for Cedar Rapids was a point already fixed by the terminus of the road from the East. I believe T. C. McCall, James Hawthorn, John Scott, and S. S. Statler were the delegates selected. After considerable discussion and interchange of views there were directors elected for the new company along the line from Cedar Rapids to the Missouri River. This new company was called the Cedar Rapids and Mis- souri River Railroad Company. At that convention James Haw- thorn was elected one of the directors in this new company. We had good men for delegates. After his election as director, Mr. Hawthorn went into the work with a will and secured $600 or $700 in Story County, and as much in Boone for a preliminary survey through these counties. Well, as we old settlers know, after much hard work had been done and money pledged by our citizens, the survey was made, and finally a location was secured and the road built; but the county'gave the swamp lands with the condition the road be built within 3,000 feet of the court-house. Finally the railroad company got the land and the people got the railroad. The difficulty that followed in regard to the station is explained elsewhere.
There has been an effort made to secure a railroad from Newton via Nevada and towards Webster City, or some point north or northwesterly. There have been two surveys made and taxes voted in this county, as well as others, in the townships through which the road was to pass. But up to this date the road has not been built. Several of the citizens of Nevada spent much time and money to secure it. The most active workers on it were James Hawthorn and T. J. Ross and J. L. Dana. Major Hawthorn also worked on it northwesterly for quite a time in other counties, if memory serves me right, and spent time and much of his money in the effort. This road we ought to have yet. There also has
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been a strong effort made to secure a railroad from Des Moines via Nevada to some point near, or at Iowa Falls. For a time it was hopefully worked up and one or two surveys made, but as yet this road is not built. It is a road Nevada and the county ought to have. It is believed T. C. McCall, of Nevada, was one of its most active workers. There were, however, active workers at Cam- bridge, but the road has failed to put in an appearance up to date, March 1, 1887.
RAILROADS AND BROTHERHOOD OF COUNTIES.
After the completion of the C. R. & Missouri River Railroad, others came up such as have just been named, and such as now fol- low: The road now running from Des Moines via Ames, Story City, and northward, caused considerable attention. It was built by a company that made it a narrow gauge at first. But about four years ago the Northwestern company got possession of it and made it a common or wide gauge and is now doing a great deal of business between Ames and Des Moines. This road has five sta- tions on it in the county, Sheldahl, Kelly, Ames, Gilbert and Story City.
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The Iowa Central and Northwestern runs through the northern tier of townships, intersecting the Des Moines and Northwestern road at Story City. This road is not doing so much; but for ship- ments of stock and grain it is a good one. Its stations are Zearing, McCallsburg, Roland and Story City.
The C. M. & St. Paul, running east and west through the south- ern part of the county, is said to be doing a great deal of business, and is an important road. It has for its stations, Collins, Maxwell, Elwell, Cambridge, Huxley and Sheldahl Crossing.
It is believed the Central and Northwestern road running east and west through the center of the county is doing the most busi- ness of any of them. Its stations are Colo, Nevada, Ames and On- tario. Long passenger trains and many heavy freights are con- stantly passing over this road.
So, after all, Story County is well supplied with railroads and railroad stations. The county is one of the brotherhood of coun- ties adjoining us, viz:
Boone, named in honor of Daniel Boone, the old pioneer and Indian fighter of Kentucky.
Polk, named in honor of James Knox Polk, a president of the United States.
Jasper, named after the noted and brave Sergeant Wm. Jasper, of Revolutionary fame.
Marshall, named in honor of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
Hardin, named in honor of the lamented Col. John J. Hardin, who fell in battle during the Mexican war.
Hamilton, named in honor of the distinguished statesman, Alex-
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ander Hamilton, who fell in a duel with Aaron Burr. Some claim Hamilton County was named in honor of W. W. Hamilton, presi- dent of the Senate in the Sixth General Assembly.
Story County was named in honor of the very distinguished jurist, Joseph Story, for near one-third of a century associate jus- tice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Therefore, this brotherhood of counties should treat each other as brothers in all matters pertaining to their mutual interests.
Story and Boone Counties corner together in the center of the south line of Hamilton County.
Story and Marshall Counties corner together in the center of the south line of Hardin County.
Story and Marshall Counties corner together six miles east of the northeast corner of Polk County.
Story and Boone Counties corner together six miles east of the northwest corner of Polk County.
Hardin and Hamilton Counties corner together at center of the north line of Story County.
Jasper and Polk Counties corner together six miles west of the southeast corner of Story County.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
During the month of May, 1878, marriage licenses have been is- sued to the following couples:
Lewis L. Thompson and Carrie L. Larson; Jonathan Buffington and Elizabeth Aply; Ole Yttrevold and Martha Lackous; C. A. Layton and Martha Ann Goodwin; Daniel P. Heaker and Mary A. Cronk; Lewis Washborn and Jennie D. Dawson; Sheer Nelson and Inger Erickson; J. S. Green and Mary A. Backus.
Five couples have been made happy during the month of Sep- tember, 1878, by Clerk Smith giving them permits to join hands in life's battle until death or the court do them part. The list is as follows:
Henry Bunker and Eliza Wickham; A. E. Green and Flora Emly; Henry G. Hitchcock and Isabella McCain; Isaac Shaffer and Sarah Waltz; George Larson and Relinda Engebret.
Clerk Smith issued, during the month of March, 1879, marriage licenses to the following parties:
Tim Keef and Alice Seal; L. H. Lincoln and Mary Bassett; Ole O. Apland and Mary Thorson; O. L. Tesdale and Martha Johnson; Tom O. Larson and C. M. Sheldahl; Jacob Knuteson and Anna Mortvedt; John J. Holm and Caroline E. Jacobs; George Robison and Alice Gregory; W. A. Rucker and Viola Parker; Thomas Mo- ran and Florence E. Hoskins; D. N. Vincent and Florence A. Gif- ford; Ole B. Bergeson and Mary Johnson; George W. Barrett and Mary E. Farrington; Andrew Ankeny and S. A. Billman; Eli Post-
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gate and F. A. McKeen; John Wolf and Charlotte Darby; Frank Baker and Eliza Davis.
Clerk Smith has issued marriage licenses to the following couples during the month of February, 1880:
Lars Christenson and May Larson; Ole K. Teig and Nelly Raymond; Stephen M. Deal and Viola Eckhart; Nathan Kelly and M. H. Lawman; Andy Scott and Ida J. Goldsmith; M. R. Dona- hoo and Jennie Seley; Eddy Newcome and Saffrona S. Howard; R. J. Reed and Clara Bardwell; L. Harzoor and Martha J. Hadley; Andrew Kurtz and Clara Ray; Geo. N. Harsh and Agnes F. Brad- shaw; Jacob F. Burtes and Caroline Sheldahl; O. J. Burk and Anna S. Renand.
Marriage licenses issued during the month of March, 1883:
F. M. Noe and Sarah Black; C. A. Cooper and Hattie Black; Frank L. Huneywell and Emma Lightner; Ole A. Land and Sarah B. Hill; E. A. Morrison and Mary S. Hansen; Peter Griffith and Carrie Chamberlain; John Morit and Resilva Deal: Oscar S. Kurtz and Mary Moore; Errick E. Horgen and Belle H. Espa; Phillip Picht, Jr., and Edna Murphy; Alex. McConnell and Charlotte Ame Fenton; George H. Stultz and Agnes A. James; A. H. Thomas and Mattie S. Vinel; Homer L. Morgan and Nettie B. Emery; C. P. Payn and Mary Hitchcock; Osmund D. Nelson and Julia Thomp- son; Alvois Richl and Rose Switzer; S. H. Severson and Carrie Kalsem; Z. M. Baird and Alwilda Murphy; E. G. Lewis and Mamie E. Gilchrist; T. K. Thompson and Caroline Charlson.
During the month of April, 1883, in Story County, marriage licenses were granted to the following parties:
Joseph Duea and Melinda Johndall; G. W. Hoyman and Flora A. White; Knude Mackenson and Anna Fronsdall; Severt Queam and Isabel Michaelson; Paul Peterson and Isabella Bonebrake; Theodore Maxwell and Nellie Moore; Lewis Olson and Betsy Hill; Chester F. Davis and Ada L. Morris; James A. Blunk and Maggie McGlynn.
During the month of May, 1883, marriage licenses have been is- sued in Story County to the following persons:
Elven Vernon and Belle Snell; Knude Apland and Fomene Er- ickson; Nels Christian Knutson and Maria Pederson; Nels. Jor- genson and Sarah I. Jacobson; Ole J. Rorum and Sennie Thomp- son; Augustus O. McClung and Blanche Price; Gardner Baxter and Ester Johnson; W. S. Lones and Effie Leonard; John John- son Kolaun and Anna Christiansen; John Holcomb and Mary Abbott.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of Septem- ber, 1883, to the following named couples:
Lewis H. Proctor and Estella Lewis; W. Westcott and Sarah Ozmun; Robert Jarden and Sallie Hambleton; Z. H. Thurman and
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Nannie A. Simpson; F. B. Carly and Katie Hansell; E. Peterson and Ida V. Snider, Dr. Asa A. Arthur and Martha E. Mills; Ben- son Norberry and Bellvidere Leonard; James Campbell and Sarah Cozzens; M. G. Branen and Eda Fisk; F. M. Livingston and Bessie Ringheim; Andrew H. Jacobson and Sarah H. Thompson; Robert A. Spence and Rosa Bryant; R. A. Dool and Ida M. Bishop.
Marriage licenses were issued during February, 1884, to the fol- lowing parties:
J. T. Hoover and Nellie Coon; John L. Johnson and Julia Amondson; Lewis Helland and Bera Jacobson; Randolph Jacobson and Martha Olson; Isaac Kelley and Lissie Elliott; Frank B. Rich- ardson and Sarah J. Gamble; Jacob Jacobson and Mary Helgensen; W. I. Switzer and Mary Johnson; Ole C. Haugland and Annie Er- ickson; George Allen and Elizabeth Snell; Beny R. Pringle and Josephine Day; S. O. Wierson and Tilda Sophia Williams; Abram A. Shaw and Linda Thompson; C. M. Deal and Jennie Fenton; Dennis D. Mitchell and Amanda J. Woods.
Marriage licenses were issued in Story County during the month of October, 1884, to the following parties:
F. J. Will and Millie A. Baldwin; Ole Johnson and Bertha Reid; N. C. Johnson and Lottie Emerson; Thomas E. Miller and Julia Stevens; J. M. Thornton and Eva Lhommedieu; W. H. Mullen and Victoria E. Farrington; Howard Hale and Etta Jane Marsh; Silas O. Brown and Minerva E. Bates; Knudt P. Wicks and Anna J. Chelsvig; R. B. Harper and Ida McGloflin; John A. Reinschmidt and Philipine Stenlei; Jas. Carmody and Ellen Donnelly; Paul Er- ickson and Inger Thompson; E. W. Perry, Jr., and Hattie Richard- son; Clarence Axford and Edith May John; Severine Heggem and Annie Huddebarg; W. W. Kent and Edith E. Pierce; L. B. Latchem and Sally Nelson; Ole Holverson and Ellen J. Jacobson; J. H. Cozine and Lillian T. Miller; W. H. Boynton and Ida B. Lockwood.
Marriage licenses were issued by Capt. Smith during the month of September, 1885, as follows:
Orlando S. Easton and Fannie M. Sharp; W. H. Taylor and Mary E. Wise; G. R. Vernon and Sarah E. Fruitte; Christian Nielson and Caroline K. Nielson; C. A. Beverly and S. J. Coon; Calvin Vinton and Sarah Anne Border; John M. Holmes and Flora B. McCartney; Robert C. Lehmann and Ollie Hughes; G. F. Daw- son and Mary Z. Bales; James Miller and Annie Cook; Lafayette Tennant and Nancy E. See; Wm. M. Munden and Minerva Craig; H. J. Fresier and Laura Williams; Charles E. Smith and Susie E. Gillespie.
Marriage licenses were issued during October, 1885, to the fol- lowing parties:
E. W. Robinson and Sarah F. Cary; Wm. . Koin and Ella Hen- nixman; Andrew J. Hoveland and Araline J. Kalevaag; Jacob
STATE CAPITOL OF IOWA.
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Horner and Ruth V. Smith; Ed. E. Whalen and Laura E. Mc- Donald; Hugh E. Boston and Patience J. Hendrickson; George F. Fry and Tillie Morris; A. A. Furman and Sadie M. Smiley; Stephen J. Kurtz and Mary E. Brown; David Starr and Amy D. Humphrey; Gregornes L. Tesdahl and Bertha K. Olson; Charles E. Campbell and Nina Stratton; Thomas B. Holmes and Emma Hardcastle.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of November, 1885, to the following couples: John Coughenour and Emma Rinehart; E. L. Perry and Rose Bremner; Wm. T. Harrison and Dora L. Palmater; Chas. J. Brown and Martha A. Kent; Joseph Henningson and Betsey Richardson; Njeld O. Sand and Mrs. Caro- line Marcus; Daniel E. McKim and Mrs. Alice Goldsbury; Samuel W. Keeley and Clara E. Hall; Henry Peterson and Sarah Peterson; Grant Finch and Anna Beckwith; Christian Hansen and Anna M. Olsen; Henry G. Kaynor and Sarah A. Stamp; Lewis H. Hauge and Julia Anderson; Francis Long and Mary A. Deeter.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of December, 1885, to the following couples: Albert L. Foster and Lucy A. Smith; J. W. Stevens and Mary C. Millhouse; Marvin Aftendahl and Bertha K. Johnson; Lars Johnson and Laura R. Hansen; W. R. Holcomb and Amelia Bunker; Wm. Sills and Stella Stoops; Sol. J. Holland and Kary O. Sjofland; J. E. McCready and Mrs. A. E. Tichenor; Myron Emerson and Nettie Hollowell; Dion Mick and Rosa B. Smith; L. D. Jackson and Emma Z. Cavender; T. M. Aylsworth and Anna W. Sutton; Rasmus Olsen and Lena Severide; Louis Glauz and Mary E. Smith; Nathan S. Tedrow and Mate A. Butler; Frank Finch and Lillian Stevens; Jas. Bates and Susan Whiting; John H. Boston and Ella M. Hendrickson; Philip Picht and Emma J. French; U. S. G. Deal and Melissa E. Deal; Chas. Barton and Agnes Scarron; Oscar McKim and Amelia Garlock.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of January, 1886, to the following couples: Hartman Sharp and Isabel Beard; Frank A. Flach and Carrie E. Statler; Abraham A. Twedt and Lena Thompson; John R. Ask and Maggie Arneson; J. A. Arra- smith and Alice E. Hunter; N. L. Gridley and Anne E. Roe; J. H. Fitton and Zella Cessna; F. P. McOye and Lura C. Beckwith; Amos Jones and Alice McCartey; J. N. Halley and Mildred Hague; Osmond Olson and Belle Sampson; Thos. A. Thompson and Mary Halverson; Alba H. Person and Jennie T. Reynolds.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of February, 1886, to the following couples: S. F. McNicholls and Mary E. Connolly; Amos E. Hyden and Nellie I. Adams; Daniel Vincent and Roenna E. Willhide; L. H. Shattuck and Mary A. Bates; Os- car S. Askelson and Julia F. Johnson; S. G. McCord and Hattie Clothier; J. P. Hesson and Nellie R. Harris; Abraham W. Voten and Rosa A. McQuiston; Ole Jorstad and Annie Raymond; Walter
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Hulse and Edith Day; Herman Ward, Jr., and Cornelia E. Zenor; Chas. E. Hix and Mary E. Buffington; Jas. H. Bennington and Emma Delany.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of March, 1886, to the following couples: J. T. Montgomery and Ellen R. Posegate; Lars L. Gjerdevig and Valber Olson; J. J. Sevde and Belle Larson; Samuel E. Hiestand and Daisy Quackenbush; Henry Tompson and Sarah Ann Watney; E. W. Geer and Mary Kersey; Andrew Olson and Bertha Barke; Erick Erickson and Betsy K. Erickson; W. R. Kirk, Jr., and Emma Proctor; W. E. Warrick and Helen D. Davis; Chas. Sutton and Eva Edmonds; Grant J. Whitaker and Julia A. Hand; Carl W. Tichenor and Mary Whitaker; J. W. Porter and Emma Gossard; J. W. Sutton and Leah Jones; Fdward Pepper and Ida Maynard; Albert Whitinger and Mary E. Dunnahoo; Ole G. Johnson and Maggie Williamson; M. Allard and Mary S. Cook; Peter Sodestrum and Lizzie McFarland; Henry Hoberland and Elvia Sparrow; L. L. Belland and Clara Louise Nelson; John Gilmore and Nancy B. Gatrel; Clinton Emerson and Sadie Hollowell; J. W. Ray and Mattie Trobaugh; T. T. Holm and Mary Christianson; Martin Miller and Bertha Peterson; Ole Engbert and Anna Han- sen; A. U. Quint and Anna E. Henry; Ole Christopher and Helen Tesdahl; Peter L. Fatland and Anna H. Larson; Elbridge G. Chandler and Medora E. Chandler.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of April, 1886, to the following couples: Ole M. Olson and Martha Amonson; C. A. Oliver and Theo. Bissell; Knut Knutson and Isabella Kanut- son; Charles A. Russell and Lytia Carlson; B. L. Hammerland and Betsy Hegeland; T. E. Rullestad and Sarah E. Fatland; G. W. Backus and Emma R. Kilmer; W. C. Harrison and Jennie M. Dame; B. W. Wilkinson and Nellie M. Narcott.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of May, 1886, to the following couples: Segger Nelson and Christine Rasmus- sen; Wm. H. Black and Nellie B. Cole; Tormad P. Nag and Mar- tha F. Olson; G. W. Riggs and Mrs. Martha Graves; H. B. Hill and Isabel A. Holland; F. P. Sullivan and Maggie Fitzgerald; J. W. Simpson and and Cornelia L. Booth; Andrew Kent and Rena Cory.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of June, 1886, to the following couples: E. J. Loughran and E. Graves; Wm. Parker and Sarah Teed; Andrew Short and Melissa Smith; Martin J. Solbrack and Sarah S. Matteson; Jas. Dwight Corey and Flor- ence Dana; K. A. Ersland and Ragnhild Apland; Amos H. Twom- bly and Mary A. Norton; J. W. Davidson and May Castleman; George Elliot and Nellie Smith.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of July, 1886, to the following couples: W. S. Bell and Lizzie Oxley; Ole .J. Hill and Mattie Neal; Ole Bergeson and Caroline Plong; Wm. E. Deal
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and Louisa McCoy; R. B. Brandleland and Lena Johnson; William B. Pierce and Susan Brown; A. L. Farrington and Fannie B. Shu- gart; G. E. Ness and Bertha Knudtson; Scott D. Gregory and Net- tie V. Davis; Wm. Diggins and Amanda C. Nordstrol; Wilson Long and Lucy E. Deter; John Hibbard and Phoebe E. Randlet; John Johnson and Bessie Hanson; Allan A. Huges and Elmina Thorpe; John R. Smith and Mary M. Apple.
Marriage licenses were issued during the month of August, 1886, to the following couples: Frank M. Mead and Sarah A. Mansfield; Frank. W. Martin and Sarah E. Sharp; J. S. Smith and Jessie M. Burkhart; John Canady and Jane M. Canady; E. F. Fenton and Dell Murphy; John M. Valen and Martha C. Donhaug; O. P. Rich and Nettie Shattuck; Jens Peterson and Mattie Madson.
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