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Title: History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Fairbairn, Robert Herd S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
Subjects: Chickasaw County (Iowa) -- History Chickasaw County (Iowa) -- Biography Howard County (Iowa) -- History Howard County (Iowa) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago : S. J. Clarke publishing company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ars. In 1881 he came to Iowa, settling in Chickasawcounty, where he purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres two and a half mileseast of Fredericksburg. He continued for a long period in the dairy and stock businessand while he still calls his farm home. he has spent much of his time in Fredericksburgsince the death of his wife in 1901. In 1890 he was one of the dominant factors in theorganization and building of the Fredericksburg factory and was made vice presidentwhen the company began operations. A year later he was elected to the presidency andserved in that capacity for fourteen years. In 1905, however, he withdrew from theexecutive position and was elected secretary of the company, in which capacity he hasserved for fourteen years, being the incumbent in the office at the present time. Thesuccess of the creamery is attributable in very large measure to his efforts and coopera-tion, for from the beginning he has been one of its officials and active in £;haping itspolicy.
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HON. H. H. BAILEY Vol. 11—10 CHICKASAW AND HOWARD COUNTIES 155 because it was well known that he was a man of keen sagacity, who In all businessmatters readily discriminated between the essential and the nonessential. Fraternally Mr. Bailey was connected with the Masons, the Elks, the Eagles and theModern Woodmen of America. He was likewise identified with the Grand Army of theRepublic and the Womans Relief Corps and he was the organizer of the FredericksburgCorps, G. A. R. For years he served as commander of the post, which in his death lostone of its most valued representatives. In fact his demise w^as the occasion of deep andwidespread regret wherever he was known, for he was one of the most honored andbeloved citizens of New Hampton and Chickasaw county, having endeared himself toall who knew him by his many little unremembered acts of kindness and of love. Afterthe death of her husband Mrs. Bailey removed to New Hampton, where she is now mak-ing her home. She is a woman of natu

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