February 12, 1962 – The Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist – Jay N. (Ding) Darling dies, at age 85, and is buried in Sioux City, Iowa.

In 1919, Jay “Ding” Darling, The Des Moines Register political cartoonist, met an up-n-coming public servant named Herbert Hoover. Over the next forty-three years these two men became close friends despite all their many differences. One pursued politics while the other won two Pulitzer Prizes for his editorial work poking fun at politicians.

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February 11, 1887 – Iowa City’s Deputy Marshal L.A. Clearman and his 15-year old son, Fred, complete a 138-day, 1,200+ mile Rite of Passage trip on the Mississippi River.

Between September 1886 and February 1887, Deputy Marshal Lewis A. Clearman and his oldest son, 15-year-old Fred Clearman, embark on a Rite of Passage journey, boating from Iowa City to St. Helens, Arkansas. Following in his steps as a Civil War soldier, Clearman takes his young son on a 138-day, 1,200+ mile journey, with Fred logging in his diary along the way. Come read about this father-son Mississippi River adventure!

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February 10, 1846 – Nine townships in Johnson County, Iowa are incorporated – including Washington Township, home to the Boller family beginning in 1853.

As Iowa became a state in 1846, 40-acre parcels were being sold at low prices to adventurous young men and women back east who wanted to start a new life. My Boller family bought eight parcels (320 acres) of rich farmland in Washington Township of Johnson County, Iowa, and by 1853 had begun a new adventure on land that is still being farmed by Bollers today.

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