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Logan-Magnolia Bond Election On March 11 - New Junior-Senior High Complex
The "1901 Building" . . . at the Logan-Magnolia School Complex would be demolished if voters pass a bond issue. School officials say the old building allows "very little flexibility" in class programming.
Home At Logan Was Coach Stop
The Davis Homestead . . . northeast of Logan was once a stagecoach stop. Almost the only thing remaining of the structure that would indicate its age is a heavy door which was supposed to have been bullet and arrow proof.
Growing Pains Again In Logan
The Logan Business District . . . is one of the busiest in Harrison County. The town serves as the county seat and attracts residents from all corners of the county with its variety of businesses downtown.
Mary Loves Job As Jail Matron
Bars On The Windows . . . at the rear of the Harrison County Jail are the only clues that the structure holds prisoners. The front part of the building is where Sheriff Louis "Louie" Allstot resides with his wife Mary, matron of the jail.
Logan's Oversize Depot Stands Silent And Unused - Once The 'Grand Central Station' Of S.W. Iowa
Long Logan Depot . . . measures 175 feet from end to end, and makes men wonder why such a large station was built.
Probes History Of Logan's Big House On A High Hill
Built By John Berry . . . this southern style home built on a high hilltop above Logan is the subject of much speculation by travelers on the highway below.
House On The Hill Ties Logan's Past To Present
Both Stories . . . of the old James McCoid house, which is now owned by the George Kellys and Howard Scotts in Logan, are on ground level. Built into a hill, the house is of frame and locally quarried stone.
Bluffs Developers Plan Motel - Near Little Sioux
The Bunk House . . . at the proposed Little Sioux Village tourist development will be a Best Western motel, project developer William Daley of Council Bluffs announced. The 104-unit motel will be of western style and include a meeting room and…
Little Sioux Village Planned - $1.25 Million Tourist Area
Little Sioux Village . . . will be a re-creation of the old west, complete with old west costumes, hitching rails, a stagecoach and 25-cent haircuts. Bill Dailey, project developer, and Ted Morse, designer, hope construction can begin by the first of…
SWI Courthouses Added To List
Showing The Signs . . . of its sandblasting in the late 1970s, Harrison County Courthouse looks like new. The concrete and steel building is faced with Bedford limestone and topped with a 78-foot dome.
Harrison Jail Gets A New Life
Visitors . . .could speak to prisoners through this barred window in the door at the Harrison County jail. Three modern visitation booths now allow prisoners to speak with friends and relatives.
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
A Rifle, Lamps And Old Chairs . . . set off the fireplace in the old log cabin at the Harrison County Historical Village. Preston Niles, creator of the village, had the entire cabin moved from his farm near Ames to near Missouri Valley in 1937 to…
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
One Of The Largest Bells . . . in western Iowa sits near the end of the village in front of a miniature church containing pews and pulpit of a pioneer church. A corn museum, jail and a school built in 1868 stand behind the church.
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
Putting The Cover . . . on an original covered wagon in the village's newest building are Agnes Yutesler, Lucille Latta and Preston Niles, who began the village more than 30 years ago.