Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, Vol. 2: And Reminiscences of Early Days In these days of grabs, grafts, and peculation by those having control of trust and public funds, it is pleasing to record at least one person who was proof against all temptation, and his name was Robert S. Finkbine, or "Bob," as he was familiarly called. Though not an early settler of Des Moines, he was a pioneer of the state, and closely identified with its growth in many directions. He came to Iowa from Ohio in 1850, settled at Iowa City as a builder, for which he had fitted himself by education and experience. His quaint, old-fashioned ways attracted the attention of Governor Kirkwood, another of like ilk, and they became warm, firm friends. He established a reputation there by his skill and integrity in the construction of some of the State University buildings, the College for the Blind at Vinton, and county buildings elsewhere. In 1864, he was elected Representative to the Legislature, and served two terms. As a law-maker, he was alert, clear-headed, had the courage of his convictions, courteous, affable, put on no frills, jolly, an inveterate joker, brusque, blunt of speech, never talked to the galleries, and made lots of fun for the staid and stately solons of the House. Though not gifted as a speech-maker, his Teutonic frankness, genial temperament, and honesty won the esteem and confidence of every member of the Legislature, for he could be relied upon to support every measure of practical benefit to the people, and make those not ridiculous - a peculiar gift he had. In those days, there was an abundance of grabs and peculations. It was not uncommon - in fact, it was the custom - on the opening of the session, for each member to find on his desk a package neatly wrapped, enclosing a pocket knife, a gold pen, a portfolio, an eraser, or some other article possibly useful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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