February 6, 1825 – Teresa Feldevert’s husband of fourteen years – Nicholas Feldevert, an Iowa pioneer who went west during the Gold Rush of 1849/1850 – is born in Germany.

When Nicholas died in 1911, Teresa made plans to bring her husband’s cremated body back to Iowa City from Oregon to be buried at Oakland Cemetery. Which brings us now to the beginnings of Iowa City’s infamous – Black Angel!

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February 5, 1909 – The SUI Men’s Basketball team travels to Ames for the very first basketball game between Iowa & Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (ISU). In the Margaret Hall Gym, the Hawkeyes topped the Cyclones 30-27.

The Hawkeyes entered the contest under head coach John Griffith, and featured the playmaking of Walter ‘Stub’ Stewart who also starred for the football team. A nine-time letter winner at Iowa, Stewart served as captain for the Hawkeye football, baseball, and basketball teams during his time in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes’ basketball team competed in the Western Conference and finished the season with an 11-3 record on the season.

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February 4, 1946 – The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Johnson County Sheriff Preston Koser won’t seek re-election.

Iowa City Mayor #43 – Preston Koser (1883-1955) served as Johnson County Sheriff from 1941 to 1946, and was elected Iowa City mayor in March 1947, serving four one-year terms (1947-1951). Koser was the last Iowa City mayor to be elected directly by the citizens of the community.

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