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W.E~NE~DAYj 7TH ces Kingsbury was born 1 county, Iowa, Feb. 15, 3 ather home in Vt:rnon t. 7,1921, aged 72 years, t 20 days. rried m the 23rd of :o Mr. Hardin Brews-years of married life

in the neighhorhood ere born and married. came to bless their 1

oys and two girls: Mrs. , nan, Oscar, Harvey, I , Oran, Clyde and Mrs. ! vho were twins, and i of the thildren were 1

the mother died. She ; to go. Besides the

leaves her husband, dchildren, and two i

one 'ster: Deming I ~utk .Cinggbury of d Mrs. Amelia Wollam

' 1ter united with ! Methodist church in

grand!:!tha was a I the Choctaw Indians, rater lived with them en she was a girl. :ter will be greatly 10me and community :l .so many years. The t country home has

scene of sociability ·ear ago last March d their. golden wed~ .ry. Since then Mrs. been gradually failing her death. The syni·

ntire community goes band alld relat}r~es _: in

sprinrr Duroc Jersey il ts; •e breda, for eeblt . .• ~eosauqua.

THE NEW LIGHT l~W1

H~SMANN'S TEAM The followi ng- re-print concernin(;"

the auto headlight law. from a re­ce'nt issuE of the Des ~loinP;: C:lpital.

Dead From Heart Failure has the approval of Secretary of

Donald Jemison's base ball team­the se! f-styled River Rats -played tbei r first game before a home crowd laRt Mondav afternoon, when they defeated the Hnsmann team bv

at Council Meeting Wednes­day Evening

WARNING Of DE~TH

• Rowley , v:as . Pro~~ .ilg Propo­sition to Install Sewer System

When He Was Stricken

State Ramsay , and is sent out by him for the g-uidance of atito owners:

"When the Sta~e of Iowa started the enforcement of the new auto­mobile headligh t law. SPptemher 1st. there W1l.'l no thou~~:ht of placing the responsibility anywherP exeept on

a score of 20 to S. There was much interest in the g-ame. ,the young-sters bein,. top-heavy favorites with the crowd.

the shoulders of individual car onp ~cnrp aero~~ in thPir half of the owners. It. is for the owner himself to make sure that hP 's not vinlatinp; the law. Ins~ction and certificates are provided for the convenience of the owners. ThP s1at.P automobile department makP" it cl~>ar that' they are n">t required hy thl:' new law. If

The Rat>' were first at bat and g-ot

inninl1,'. anrl thPir onnonentR g-ot onP in the last half, From that time on the result wa~ never in doubt. ThP Rats nlaw•rl a snanp\' ~~:ame a!! the wa~:. so>nning- rnnners across the platp inning- nftpr inning. Ther<> w:;s ~omp <roon inrlividnal work done -- I the ownPr can t'omnlv ""ith thP l~tw 'hy mPmhPr" of the opposing- team.

. withont the assi~hlnC'P. of Pxpertl'l hP hnt littiP l'ffP.ctive tPam work. Mr. John W. Rowley, se~ior edJ~or . h!ls a nPrfPat rilrltt to no so. Nor "Shnrtv" Mcintosh din some very the Keosauqua Repubhc~n, died l rtOPs it kPen him out of the clutches effPctivP nitch~<r for t.he River Rat~.

t 8:30 Wedne~day .evemng, un-1 of thf> law if h"' relie11 on certificntes; ~"orintr tPn strike-out!". to two b\· rather tragt: Circumstances, for his li~ht11 may g-et nut of focu!l the "nnn~fntr · nitchers. T'ne. bovs

ile at a rneetm.g of the town! a~rnin soon nfter he has had them hit like mail'lr lPall:uPri, m<~kinl:(' 21 of heart failure. I iu~o"ctPn nnrl l'ldiu!'teti. hitq while thPir onponents were

When the death summons .came 1 It will nav car. owners. however. :z-arnHinQ' ninP, n'l<'knPr cracked · Rowley was the C:?tral figure to make Ul'e of the assistance offered out a home run when the bases were a large -number of ctttzens of the hv t.he !"t!lte. It is reasonable to full. alnn~r ahout thP midtile of tho

' ga.ther_ed to 0

PP?se o~· . sup- ~sume that any court will consider f!ame, which ~~~~urPrl the result. accordmg to thetr indtvtdual the ownl'r's attitudf> towArd the 'law 1'hP RivPr Rat!; will play the

when time cnm~>s for fixinR" finf's FarminQ"ton teQm on the Husman'< The owner who harl m;ed len!'es anti ~rround~ nPxt. ~unr'lR.v at 2:30 and device~ officiailv Rnnroved bv the hope to m<J.ke amends for the PO"' l', ~tatP hitrhw!lv commi11~ion ann who showin~~: thPv m!lde in their p:ame at hw har'l hL· lamn". bulb~ and lenses Farmington. in!'pected anrl arljosted hv an expert will hive excellent nroof that he was mnkin~~: a flerious attempt to complY wit.h thE> law. . · . .

Therf. has h~n some criticism of .the .ne~'law l)v eat ttrivers.who ha.v~

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asrninst him.

Hu~mann Wins }'tom Stockport · The HtH•mafm '~Pam went to Stock­

:OOrt: Tac;t SU:tfo!lv anri won from the at. tl1at n\scP. hv a R('ore of 5 to

locals olayeri a fMt v:ame. · C>U~~"''•I.l''l'-!l!I~<J5U WII.S 0T1 t!'eimOUild

-Fr. R .• Tones .of F'armin~rton was a Keosauqua visitor Wedne!!day.

1ore Rowley wl:i enter e next week, to pur·

. Stokll, for mt.r super• \e Keosauqua schools, I the Democrat to senrl !tn him hereafter at

attitudes, a proposal to construct a sanitary sewer system in Keosauqua. Mr. Rowley was opposed to the tilan nnd had circulated a J)(> tition, rcrnon­str ating against the plan, nnd had Recured many Bigncrs.

"It will pay ('Ver:v car owner to R'ive his li~ht..q 11erions attention. L;et us remember thAt it is the car owner himself~ho is to be hene­fitte rl . . The rlriver with R"larin~ h<>nrlliJrhts is n J<Cn('ral uni~nncc, hut. chief amona- his vir.t.lmq arl" the driver~ of nther cnrR1 WP mip:ht ··-; ·· fl' "~. t H 1:::- rl! fn r r h ,... i~nn..-t nf tf;,-..

- \frs . . Georlie I<'. Smith has re· ceived a copv of the "Rainbow," official publication of Delta Ta Delta. a colleR"Il fraternit:v of whish hPr late !Jushanrl wnR n member, the PRru·,· "':;, cnininR' 1\1 r. Smith's obituary. The rtRn<'r wa~ Rent to Mrs. Smit.h by Cnptnin Ralph Smith R"ber t". whn jq 11 mi'Tnhrr ">f tha A ~hnr t tirrw b .. fn,.f' th,. fn~~l "1"·

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1e nome ana commumty ived so many years. The uiet countr.v home has

1 a scene of . aociabi!ity ~ year ago last March ated their. golden wed­·rsary. Since then Mrs. ad 1 gradually failing 1til • death. The sYrri· e entire community g oes tusband and relat~i'es

d spring Duroc Jersey Gilts,.. pure breds, for Peebler, Keosauqua.

~anore Rowley wJI! enter ege next week, to pur­ies.

M. StokP., formH super• the Keosauqua schools,

>te the Democrat to send ;.t to him hereafte r at va. His friends wili be v where he is located .

den death of John W. lnesday evening caused •Urnment of the oeeting council without any ac­taken relative to the

, ~al. No date has beert mmption of the hearing.

nited States District Southern District of . stem Division. tter of John Wiley Peeb­·>t. 1ptcy No. 5035 . ng date for showing op­lischMge.

attitudes, a proposal to construct a sanitary sewer system in Keosauqua. Mr. Rowley was opposed to the plan and had circulated a petition, rem on· atr ating against the plan, and had secured many signers.

A short time b :·fore the fatal mo· ment Mr. Rowiey had been engaged in a heated discussion, and appeared to be considerably agitated. How­ever, this stress had apparently

when time eom"'s for fi.xin~r fines The owner who harl used len~es 11nrl devireq officiallv Rr>nroved bv the fltate hi12·hwRv commiR"ion anrl whn hao harl h;'!lamnq. hulbq anrl Jense!l in~pec1 ed anrl anjusted hv an expert

Farmin~rtnn te"m o~ the Husman~~""'"' 11round" nPxt. ~nnrlRv at. 2:30 and hope to make amenrlR for the , po~ l',

showinl!' thPv mRde In their p:ame at Farmington.

will have excellent nroof that he was Hu~mann Wins r-rom Stocl<port makin~r a !'erious attempt to comp\_v wit.h the law. . The Hn~m~rm '~eRm went to Stock·

There bas heen some cri.tieism of ~'!'t la"t SmfrlRv anl1 w on from the the ,ne~ )1\W bv CS~ rlTlvers wbo have team at. t i)Rt 'OlliCP. hv a ·fii'OT'e of 5 to

renul.red : eacl) rat .4 .. · Thi> locals nlayed a fast ttame. · ·"'6ui-£•.t Mdntosb was on t~e. mound

statute is entirely erroneous. The wa.Vl< and me11ns of the law are put there for the convenienee of' the motori!•t and. not as an injunction AR':linst him.

"It will pay every car owner to ~rive his li.~<hl" ~erions attP.ntion. IJet us remember t hRt it. is the car owner himRelf~ho is to be bene­fitted. . The driver with .~<laring­

hearllil!'hlq is a .~<eneral uuisance. but chief amonsr his victim" are th e drivers of other carR~ We mi.~<ht ~ay that it is all for the s:rood of the order. .JuRt all motorists enter into the spirit of the law, so will motor­ists be benefitted.

-H. R .. Tom•s of' F'armin~ton was a Keosauqua visitor Wedne!!day.

- \lrs. Geor~te I<'. Smith has re· ceived a copv of the "Rainbow,'' official publication of Delta Ta Delta. a colleR'e fraternity of whish her late hushanrl was a member, the pa~'?r c; . ,.~ai nina: 'Vlr. Smith's obituary . The oaper wa~ sent to Mrs. Sm ith by Captain Ralph Smith Roberts . who iR 11 member 0f the same fraternity.

oniirmed estimony passed, and when be was stricken he .

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was engaged in reading the rt!mons- ~ t trance-seemingly dis~assionately. ' ! hool ... otes ~

The Kind Keosauqua Reader~

Cannot Doubt. He suddenly ceased readmg, uttered ~ · ~ the single exclamation, "Oh!'' and ~oooo~o.ooOoooooooo.....,...,~ Do·m's Kidney Pill11 have stood fell bsckward into the arms of those School opened Mondny with a the test . nearest him. His . week heart had l lar ~e attendance. Th.e total en roll- The test of time-the hardest test been unable ~o bear th~ heavy strain I mcnt in the ~rrades is lfil; and in ~he of a ; .. placed upon 1t, and coltapsed. high schooll43. The freshmen out- ' Thousands gratefully testify.

Ther.e is little doubt that i\1r. : number the other three classes. hut To quick relief-to Jaqting results • Rowley's death wa~ almo.st instan- l the juniors are nearly up to . them . Keosauqua readers can no longer taneous. He Wild 1mmed1ately car· 1 There 11 re 46 freshmer1, 37 sopho· doubt the evidence. Ask your drug· ried outside , but life was probably mores. 41 juniors, 18 Reniors , and p:ist. exti nct at that time. [one post·p:raduate This is the larp:- It's convincing testimony-twice·

News of the tragedy spread rap- est high schoof enrQllment ever had told and well confirmed. idly and stunned the entire citizen- here. Keosauqua readers should profi t Rhip. Sorrow over the· passing of Football practice has hep;un in by these experience8. Mr. Rowley is universal. earnest, with Mr. Beall as coach . Mrs. J. W. Bell, Bridp:e street,

For fifty years John W. Rowley The first game this Reason will be Keosauqua, says: "I have used had been active in the social, polit· played at Milton on Saturdav, Sep- Doan's Kidney Pills with benefit and

, that the 10th day of ical, and business life of Van Buren tember 17. We hope the b~ys will I am glad to endorse them as a kid­·21, b~J MHJ the same is county. _ Fo: forty y~~.rs he had I bri'np; home the "bacon." ney remedy of mr.rit. My kidneyg i as the date on or before been t~e dominant repuoucan party J There are 35 pupils t.:o.kinp; the were weak <.nd I han backaches and reditors o.f, and all other leader 1n the county. A few yea rs normal t a· . felt tired nnd lnn~ruiri. tvly kidneys

h dny·of ·September, A. the filing and reading

1 of the above named ·r his dis~harge herein ,

h d'd j r mmp; course. 1 , . 1 I

ereated in said estate and ngo e was a can 1 ato fo~ the re- · n so acte11 1rrep:u nr y. I read of er of the discharge in publican nomination for governor, ! Doan's Kinn ey Pills and bought . of said bankrupt, shall, receiving a substantial vote. i\1r. l FOR SALE some at Strickling's rlrug store. re to oppose the same, Rowley had be0n county superin- i Six room hou se on Bridge street, They Htrengthened by back and put a!d office at · Keokuk in tendent ,,f schools, a member of •.he i Keosauqua, on easy terms. my kinneys in good order." (State· ct, their appearance In state board of education , member of 1 Mns. E. B. WIIA"iOK . ment p:iven Nov. 27, 191G.) >pposltion .to the granting the legislntnre, and for forty years 1 --- __ .. ___ •• On Feb . 10, 1D20, ~Irs. Bell added: ~harge; and also within was federal supervisor of the census I -- S:.~bserihe for the Democrat. "[ wag cured by Doan's Kidney erenfter, file In my said for this part o~ Iowa. He acquired j Pills !ICvernl yer.rs ago. I gave my !cations of the ground!l a pba1:tners~!p Nl\1 the bKeosnu~~a Rc· i Roland B. and Clinton C. of thiH recommendation at that time and ositl ' pu 1?an m ovem er, 1St": and I place, and Frank W. of Des Moines. my statement holds good today, I my .J hereto at my had smce bet•n one of th e publishers I Funeral services wil l be held at still have a high rcf.{ard for Doan's." lokuk, Iowa, the day and and ita g uiding genius. . the home Saturdfly afternoon at . Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't 1 first above written . ' Mr. Rowley was n n:• t :,·r of Ohio, ! 2::30, m charge of Elder Hoff of thr: , sJmpl;' a~k. for a k~dney remedy-get RENCE H. DICKEY, and was 7G years of UJ.<"e. ill! i~ su r- · Chris tian church. Burlalln Purdom 1 ~oanBs 1f1~n;jY ~tlls-the same that lWfere in Bankruptcy, vlved by his wife and ·. !.re~ sun~.' ct!met;ery, Ylf;:s. BufT~o: N.oYt.or·Mi!burn Co.,

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Church In June, 1850, and continued his connc·c­

tion with that organization until the spring of 187:2. As there was no longer a house of worship in the place of his residence. he unitect with the Congre­gational Church in the spring of 1877. In his early life he was a supporter of the Democracy. but in 1856, on the organization of the RepnlJlican party in Ynn Buren County, he joinerl its ranks an•l has since been one of its stalwart supporlPrs. He was the first candirlate of :his party for the office of State Representative but was ctefeated by ten voles,

1he county).1aving a Democratie majority.

Jr OHN W. ROWLEY, of the firm of Sloan &

Rowley , editors anrl proprietors of the Keu-

1 Rauqua Repuulican , is a native of Ohio. He ~ ) was born m ::\ew Garden, Columbiana

Co;nty, July 23, 1846 , and is a son of Theodore B. Rowley, who was born in Yictor, ~. Y., AuguRt G. 11:117. Coming to Ohio during childhood, Then· dore Rowley formed the acquaintance of Miss Em. eliue ·watson . who was horn in New Li-;bon . Ohio. August 5, 1820, an<i on the 18th of l\Iay, 184:?. they were unitcrl in marriage. Cnto them were born three children: Anna, who die<i in childhood;

.Tohn "-.. of this sketch, and Lavina. When a !act of eight years, with his parents, John

"-· Rolvley removed from ~ew Lisbon. Ohio. to \-an Buren· County, Iowa. They reacherl their destination in Deeember. 1R54. and the following spring locatecl near l"tica. Our sulJjcct received a common-school education and for eight years, from 1K67 to 1875, engaged in farming during the sum­mer mPnths, while the winter season vras spent in teaching. He continued his resirlence in the viein­ity of Utica until 1879 . He was married to Miss Amand!l M Thompson. daughter of Elller David Thompson. near Bonaparte. Iowa, October 27. 18G8. ~he -,•.as born in Higblanll County, Ohio, Oetober '27. 1849. Tbree cllilc1ren. sons. grac<' their union

-Roland B .• Frank W. and Clinton C. They also lo!:!t one child, Lena A ., their only daugbter. who

was the second in order of birth. She died on the 17th of March, 1873.

Mr. Rowley has been a member of the Christian Church si11ce 1867, anrl in politics he is a stalwart supporter of Republican principles . In 1875, he was electect on that ticket to the position of Su­perintendent of Schools. of Yan Buren County, in which he servecl until .January 1, 1880. On the 15th of November of th e previous year he pur­chased an interest in the Keosauqua Republican anct in tlle latter part of. the month rcmovect wit~ his family to Keosauqua, from his farm in Cedar Township. He is still one of the proprietors of the paper, which is ctevoted to the interests of the county and the Republican party . Its owners are business men of merit an rl. progressive citizens of the community in which t hey make their home. In 1880 Mr. Rowley was appointed by President Hayes to the .positiQn of .l n ited States Supervisor of Censns. having uncter hili jurisdiction twenty counties. Soon afterward he was appointed a mem­ber of the State Ellucation al Board nnct served four years, most of the time ac ting as its Secretary. In 18aO he receivect an nppo intmcnt from President Harrison to the po!'ition of Supervisor of Census, his tNritory inclurling twPnty-one counties, and in that work he is eng~tged at the writing of this sketch.

;;,~·~ ALYI~ HAYDE~ DOCC~HTY, a repre­

\\\,'5; sentalive f.nrmer of ~t~clwnan Township. ~-/ Jefferson C onnty. resHltng on seclwn 34. springs from one of the early families of South­east-ern Iowa. llis father . .Tohn \\· . Doughty, was born in East Tennessee on the 15th of April, 1818, and with his widowed mot11cr removed to Sanga­mon County, Ill.. where he grew to manhood. After reaching years of maturity he determined to try his fortune bryoncl the Mississippi. and about lti35 made his way on foot to Hen1y County, Iowa,

"·here !lis mother later joined him. There, on the l~t of December, 183G. he married Gracie A. Hut­ton. a native uf ~lidtlle Tenne~see. Her birth

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STATE OF IOWA 1923

Journal of the House OF. THE

Fortieth General Assembly

REGULAR SESSION

CONVENED JANUARY 8, 1923

ADJOURNED APRIL 17, 1923 ~:' ~-~ ·r·

~CJ7J ltt N. E. KENDALL, Governor

J. H. ANDERSON, Speaker of the House JOHN HAMMILL, President of the Senate

Published by THE S'£A'l'E OF IOWA

Des Moines

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

RON. JOHN W . ROWLEY

1955

MR. SPEAKER-Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions com· memorating the life, character, and public services of the Honorable .John W. Rowley, of Van Buren county, beg leave to submit the following report:

John Watson Rowley, sen of T . B. and Emeline Rowley, was born .July 23, 1846, ·at New Garden, Columbiana county, Ohio, and passed away in Keosauqua, Iowa, Wednesday evening, September 7, 1921, at 8:30 o'clock, aged 75 years, 1 month and 15 days. In the fall of 1854, Mr. Rowley emigrated with his parents to .owa, settling near Utica, Van Buren county, where he resided until he reached manhood. In the year 1868, October 27, he was married to Amanda Melvina Thompson of near Bonaparte, Iowa. In the year 1879 Mr. Rowley moved to Keosauqua where he has lh·ed ~ince that 'time. __

Mr. Rowley was one of the editors of the Keosauqua Republican for about forty-tv:o years. He was :elected county superintendent of Van Buren county in 1875 and sen·ed four years in that capacity. He also was appo]nted four different tinces a.s census supervisor of southeastern Iowa district. He was well infgrmed on poiitical questions and issues whether national, state, or county and being of an aggressive nature he instinctively took to politics and dellghted in its accompanying ex­citement. For years he had beer\ a '- conspicuous figure among the polit­ical leaders. of the county, and none wielded more influence. Nor was his influence corrfined to tl: e county, -his campaign for nomination for governor in 1914, and hi s term as representative from Van Buren county in the Thirty-seventh General Assenlbly, gave him a statewide reputation as one who had convictions and co:irage to defend them. · Conservatism was- one of his marked characteristics . and h ' s motto was to cling to the tried and true. Mr. Rowley was a conspicuous figure in th e legislature. 1Ie had the courage of his con victio'ns , and although sometimes in the minority he commanded the respect of his colleagues for his sincerity of purpose. He w<:s rart:culariy interested in measures affecting the public schools and his work as chairman of the committee on schools and ·textbooks was a fac tor in enacting important school legislation in the Thirty-se. enth General Assembly. The state wculd benefit by hav­ing more men of Mr. Rowley 's ideals in its legislature.

In the death of .John W. Rowley the state has lost a useful citizen, his life and public services were of high character and he will be remem­bered as an ideal patriot , citizen, neighbor and friend.

Theref ore, Be It R esolred, That in the death of John W. Rowley the state has lost one of its most loyal citizens and that the House recog­nizes the high character of his services to the state and takes this occa· sion to e:-q:ress its appreciation of his character and public services and to extend to his family its sincere sympathy in their bereavement.

Be It Further Resolrerl, That a cor:y of these resolutions be spread upon the .Journal of this House and that the chief clerk transmit a copy to the family of the deceased.

Adopted April 12, 1923.

W . .J . DOOLEY,

I!'KAl\'K C. L.\KE,

0Sl"AR CLSTAD.

Committee.

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Event(s) Birth: 23 Jul 1846

Death: 7 Sep 1921 Burial:

Keosauqua, Ia

Parents

Marriage(s) Spouse: Amanda Melvina "Nellie" Thompson Disc #114 Pin #250032

Marriage: 25 Oct 1868 ,Van Buren Co.,la

Notes and Sources Notes: None

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Name: John W. Rowley

Home in 1880: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa

Age: 33

Estimated birth abt1847 year:

Birthplace: Ohio

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Spouse's name: Amanda Rowley

Father's New York

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Occupation: Editor & Publisher

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Male

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Household Name Age Members: John W. Rowley

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Clinton C. Rowley

Source Citation: Year: t88o; Census Place: Keosauqua. \'an Buren, Iowa; Roll: 367; Family History Film: I25..J367- Page: 4168: Enumeration District: 29; Image: ors-;.

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Birth: 1846 Death: 1921

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