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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
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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rd came to Cresco, where he made hishome with his son George until his death, which occurred in 1917, when lie hadreached the age of seventy-six years. He and his wife had been married in Fayettecounty, Iowa, and spent the entire period of their married life in this state. Mrs.Owens had come to the west from the state of New York with her parents, whosettled in Fayette county, Iowa, where they engaged in farming throughout theirremaining days. Mr. Owens was a democrat in his political faith and stood forall that was progressive in citizenship. He and his wife were well known in thecommunities in which they lived and commanded the warm regard of all withwhom they came in contact. George H. Owens spent his boyhood days in Howard county and is indebtedto its public schools for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. He remainedat home until he attained his majority and was well trained in farm work duringthat period. He then purchased a part of the old homestead and concentrated his
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Vol. 11—15 CHICKASAW AND HOWARD COUNTIES 235 efforts and attention upon its further development and improvement, continuingto farm there for three years. He next went to Elma, where he bought an icebusiness, but only remained in that line for a short time, after which he purchaseda farm in New Oregon township, Howard county, comprising two hundred andforty acres of rich land. This he owned and cultivated for three years, when hesold the property and became a resident of Cresco in 1904. After a brief period,however, he purchased a hotel in Edmunds county, South Dakota, and conductedit for three years, after which he returned to Cresco, where he established hispresent real estate and exchange business. He is thoroughly familiar with theproperty that is upon the market and is most accurate in placing valuations uponreal estate. He has built up a good clientage in this connection and has conductedmany important property transfers. In addition to his other interests he is knownin banking

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