The state archeologist will be asked to investigate human skeletal remains discovered protruding from a bank east of Council Bluffs. Pictures is a ribcage. Remains of at least two people may have been buried during Mormon migrations through this…
The start of the day . . . for County Recorder Dorothy Letner is opening a gold-lettered safe patented in 1877 and built in Canton, Ohio. A yellowed mountain scene is painted on the inside and outside doors. -- Nonpareil Photos.
The magnificent woodwork ... in the courthouse finds its epitome in the judge's bench with an overheard canopy. Associate District Court Judge Ross Caniglia sits on the bench which may have originated in Chicago, Ill.
Donna Gell and Bev Frohardt knew their journey from one building to another was over when they found the Pottawattamie County Courthouse sign. They are employees in the County Auditor's Office which is in the midst of moving into the new courthouse.…
The carving . . . on the counter in the county auditor's office is more notable to Andrew Fahrenkrog, 1, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Fahrenkrog, because he can't see over it. His mother presented a letter to the County board of Supervisors asking that…
Placing items . . . in a time capsule buried Monday near the new Pottawattamie County Courthouse draws interest from spectators present. Everything from slips of paper with names on them to Ms. magazine was dropped into the vault which will be opened…