From the pages of the Tampico Tornado newspaper:

October 2, 1886
At the Republican convention, held at Morrison, last Wednesday afternoon, the meeting was called to order by Mr. W.J. McCOY, Chairman of the Republican County Central Committy [sic]; Mr. J. D. PARISH, Secretary. ..... A resolution was then presented and carried which instructed the delegates, to be selected to attend the Senatorial convention of the 19th Senatorial District, to cast their votes for John W. WHITE, of Tampico, for Representative, and to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. .... The following delegates were selected to represent the county at the Senatorial Convention held Oct. 6th.
E.H. NEVITT, Ithamer JOHNSON, F.H. RICHARDSON, Jas. DINSMOOR, Jas. PETTIGREW, Tyler McWHORTER, Chalkly JOHN, F.A. GOULD, Chas. BENT, D.S. SPAFFORD, J.H. HURLBERT, S.G. BALDWIN, W.C. SNYDER, J.C. YOUNG, A.R. HENDRICKS, W.H. BENNETT, V.S. FERGUSEN, C.L. SHELDON, Horace COLE.

October 9, 1886
N. James COLE, jailer, furnishes the following statement of the movement of the population of the jail in this county, during the month of September, 1886:
In jail Sept. 1st., 17; since committed, 9; total number, 26; released on bail, 2; acquitted, 3; served sentence, 6; executed, 0; otherwise discharged, 2; total deduction, 7; remaining at the end of the month, 19; all males, 18 white and one colored.

February 1, 1896
Mrs. Emmit BROOKS of Geneseo, and Mrs. Fred COLE, of Spring Hill, visited with Mrs. Wallace McKENZIE this week.

June 20, 1896
Mrs. Horace R. COLE died at her home in Prophetstown, Thursday evening, June 11, 1896. She had been ill only a few days and her death will be mourned by a large circle of friends and relatives. Wallace McKENZIE and wife of this place attended the funeral Sunday. Mr. McKENZIE is a nephew of the deceased.