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| Rev. Frederick William Pape was a first cousin to Henry Gerken. He was the son of William and Margaret (Happe) Meis Pape. His father, William Pape, was a half-brother to Henry Gerken's mother, M. Catherine (Schulte) Gerken, Herman Gerken's wife. T.L. | ||||
The Reverend Frederick William Pape
Frederick William Pape was born at Siddinghausen, Westphalia, Germany, on January 21, 1844, to William and Margaret (Happe) Meis Pape. Siddinghausen was described as a very beautiful village by his cousin, William Gerken, who travelled to Germany in 1914. He further wrote that Siddinghausen lies in a hilly region, and the farmers live together in the village and have their fields in the surrounding area, and that he visited the big linden tree [?] on the farm where Father Pape was born. That farm was eventually owned by Anton Happe, called Schöler, presumably a relation of his mother.
In 1851 he came to America with his parents; four half-brothers, Bernhard, Frank, Ferdinand, and Aloysius Meis; and three brothers, Conrad, Henry, and Herman Pape, and they settled at New Vienna, Iowa, where they farmed a half section of land near the village. (Family Photograph.) Earlier that same year, their relatives, Herman and M. Catherine (Schulte) Gerken and their baby daughter Mary had settled at the same place. Mrs. Gerken was a half-sister to William Pape.
The early history of New Vienna, Iowa, was recounted by Frederick William Pape in an article he wrote for the Atlas of Dubuque County, Iowa, 1906, which was published by the Iowa Pub. Co. of Davenport, Iowa. The essay is titled "St. Boniface Congregation: New Vienna, Iowa" and appears on pages 153-154. Long a priest by 1906, Father Pape was writing about the parish of which he was pastor and the community in which he was member.
Early years.Frederick William Pape's early years were spent on the home farm, and his time was devoted principally to agricultural work, though in the short intervals during the winter seasons he was a student in the local school at New Vienna, which was a primitive building constructed of logs and which was also utilized as the church. He participated in the life of the community. In 1858 he entered the employ of Moreland & Morissy, merchants at Dyersville, Iowa, and after serving a year's apprenticeship with them became their clerk, remaining thus engaged until 1861.
Although he had promised to remain at the old homestead with his parents, the death of his mother had somewhat changed the course of his life. Her death and the division of the estate left him free to choose for himself. It had been with him a long cherished dream to travel and see the world of which he had heard and read so much. He was, however, detained for a while from the consummation of his plans by the urgent request of his half-brother, Rev. Aloysius Meis, then pastor of St. Boniface Church at Lyons, Iowa, that he act as assistant teacher in the newly organized parochial school of that congregation.
After spending a very pleasant year in that occupation, and Father Meis being now transferred to St. Mary's Church at Dubuque, our subject in company with several friends started on a tour of the east. After spending some time in New York he took passage on a steamer for Cuba, thence went to Matamoras and other places in Mexico, from there through Texas and journeyed along the Rio Grande to Bagdad, situated at the mouth of the river. After a six-months' sojourn, he returned home via the gulf to New Orleans, and thence by steamer up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to Cincinnati. At last he reached Lyons again, after an extensive tour that was of inestimable value to him in learning the character and habits of people and the contour of the country. At Lyons he engaged for a time in the general mercantile business, which in 1867 he sold to a brother, and settling all his business affairs prepared to enter the priesthood.
Ordination to Holy Priesthood.
Having thoroughly studied the subject, and after thoughtful deliberation and with the helpful advices of his half-brother, Father Aloysius Meis, he resolved to devote the remainder of his life to the service of God and the welfare of mankind. To this holy office he had been called in childhood, and his decision had been strengthened by personal experience, and especially the wise council and good example of his brother, Father Meis. He attended the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, for the 1865-66 year. He then entered St. Francis Seminary near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he studied philosophy and theology. In that seminary, on the 25th of March, 1874, he was ordained to the priesthood of the Roman Catholic faith by the Right Reverend Bishop Henni of Milwaukee for the Dubuque diocese.
Pioneer Priest in Western Iowa.
The Reverend Frederick William Pape was appointed to the spiritual wants of Catholic settlers scattered over western Iowa. In that capacity he spent six years, which he looks back upon as the most blessed and useful of his life. The position was by no means a sinecure. His duties were arduous and a severe tax upon his physical constitution. Having no home, he travelled with satchel in hand, securing lodging and meals at private houses.
In May 1874 the Reverend F. W. Pape was made assistant pastor at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He remained in the Missouri river city six months, whence he was sent to Hamburg to organize a parish. For the next several years, Father Pape organized and attended numerous missions in western Iowa. Hence his first appointments necessitated much missionary work and hardship.
Among the many achievements that testify to his useful career in the Catholic church can be mentioned the record of having established several churches during his time in western Iowa from 1874 to January 1880. The list includes the following Iowa cities: Shenandoah, Riverton, Red Oak, Villisca, St. Mary's, Neola, Malvern, Imogene, Mount Carmel, Roselle, Arcadia, Coon Rapids, Wall Lake, Odeboldt, Early, Ida Grove, and Harlan, also Sidney, Nodaway, Blumer Settlement, Glenwood, and Neola, also Carroll. In addition he was the the first priest to offer Mass in Ida County. Churches were built under his direction at Hamburg, Shenandoah, Red Oak, Villisca, Carroll, Breda, Wall Lake, Ida Grove, Odebolt, Blumer Settlement, and Arcadia.
In January 1880, being called from the western part of the state to the east, Father Pape was appointed pastor at Lansing, Iowa. He was located there but a few months when Archbishop John Joseph Keane requested him to come to Dubuque to organize the Sacred Heart parish in the northern part of the city.
Organization of Sacred Heart Parish, Dubuque, Iowa.
The Church of the Sacred Heart in Dubuque resulted from the decision to divide the city's St. Mary's congregation. On the 27th of May, 1880, the Rev. F. W. Pape called a meeting to organize the new congregation. A committee appointed at the meeting purchased the property at the corner of Eagle Point and Windsor for $3,650. On the 15th of August the cornerstone for the first building was laid by the Most Reverend John Hennessy, D.D. Sacred Heart Church was dedicated on the 12th of December by Rev. Father Meis, the Bishop being absent. Later, the pastor's residence was erected and the school organized. Father Pape remained with this congregation until 1882. (The congregation quickly outgrew the church building, and in 1884 work on a new church began; this church was dedicated on July 7, 1888, and serves the congregation to this day. The old church continued in service as a school building.)
Home to New Vienna.
Because of ill health, Father Pape asked to be relieved of his city parish in Dubuque, and on September 24 [?], 1882, he was transferred to St. Boniface, his home parish--and one of the oldest churches in the archdiocese--at New Vienna, Iowa, where he labored zealously for almost 37 years. In 1901 Father Pape was made irremovable rector of New Vienna and thus served there until his death in 1919.
During Father Pape's long years at St. Boniface, he greatly promoted the welfare of his congregation, working zealously for the spiritual welfare of his flock. He looked faithfully to the maintenance of good schools; he reorganized and built up a large and flourishing school, in which students were taught by the very best teachers obtainable. Various languages were taught with great success as well as modern sciences, which made the New Vienna schools among the best in the state. In addition, Father Pape landscaped the parish grounds, built a new rectory, and remodeled the old rectory as a convent for the sisters, who assisted in conducting the school.
Builds New St. Boniface Church.
Father Pape's crowning achievement at New Vienna was the building of a new (the present-day) St. Boniface Church, on which work was begun in 1884 and completed in 1887. (The old church was then used as a combined school and church hall for entertainments.) Father Pape erected what was said to be be one of the most beautiful churches to be found in the country. All the fine work was done by his plans and under his direction, and the structure stands as a monument of his high knowledge in the science of architecture. The following is a sermon given by Father Pape prior to the building of the present church:
Beloved in Christ:The first Sunday as pastor of this parish, I told you that it is my intention to build a new church. Until now I have not had the opportunity to speak to you about this matter. It could do no harm to discuss this for a few Sundays.
First of all, I want to tell you in a few words the most necessary and important things so you will understand it and take it to heart:
First, it should not be built in one year. You should take three to four years so the people can pay in their contributions over a period of years.
Secondly, the church should not be too expensive. It should be tastefully done, but not over done, so that you, your children, and coming generations will have pride in this church. This house of God, if it is constructed, shall be a continual silent sermon to coming generations, speaking to them of the faith and love of their forefathers.
Thirdly, nobody should be forced to contribute to this cause. People should give according to their means.
Love of God should build this church.
What I have said should clear up a lot of misunderstanding. It is easy to understand I have no private interests in this. Your pastor could avoid a lot of worry and grief for himself and live a lot easier without building. I could live real easy as a shepherd of your souls and thereby fulfill my duty as a priest. You might think I am doing this for my honor and glory or, as you could say, to make a name for myself. Now, my beloved, that would be the most laughable and foolish thing I could think of. What could such idle words do for me when after a few years there is a lifeless tombstone or cold marble inscribed with the silent words, "Here rests Rev. Frederick William Pape," then woe to me if I have nothing else to show but worldly honor. Furthermore, I would like to remark what I have said before: I will not always be right according to the opinion of everyone. Here I say one or the other may be treated badly. What I want to say is I cannot make things right for everyone; that Jesus Chirst could not even do. How much less could I, poor human being! Even if I am not what I should be; that should not keep anyone from contributing to the church according to his means.
You are not building the church for me. You are building it for God, yourself, and your children. If I do the wrong thing, God will punish me, not you or your children. What I have said about myself I also say about the building committee and parishioners. If there is one or the other person you do not like, it is not God's fault.
I will not say I cannot build the church but can be helpful and do the collecting and supervise the building.
The big item will be the money. I will have to depend on your generosity, and love of God.
The cornerstone of St. Boniface Church was laid on September 4, 1884, and work completed in 1887. The architectural design of St. Boniface Church is very complete and its interior is frescoed in a most inspiring manner. The church was built of white magnesia limestone and measures 172 feet by 62 feet. The walls stand 35 feet high while the center dome reaches a height of 60 feet. The steeple is 20 feet by 20 feet and stands 200 feet high. Stained glass windows are decorated by natural color and have beautifully executed pictures, including one showing St. Boniface felling the oak tree. The center altar was handcarved of soft gold-toned mahogany. The interior decorations are beautiful, and display the most refined taste on the part of Father Pape, who was one of the best art critics in the state.
At the dedication of St. Boniface Church, Father Pape described it with these words: "This present church edifice is the crowning effort of the New Vienna people in the church building art. This house of God, it is intended, shall be a continual silent sermon to them in the language of art, of the faith and love of their forefathers." St. Boniface Church was dedicated on September 14, 1887, by the Rt. Rev. John Hennessy, the third bishop of Dubuque, and stands today as one of the finest edifices in the state.
During the 1880s, Father Pape organized the New Vienna Cornet Band, with John Lies as conductor.
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On Sunday, July 26, 1896, Father Pape reprimanded his parishioners about fulfilling their Sunday Mass obligation, and unless they did, something dreadful would happen. And so it did. That day Frank Rahe and three friends were on an outing, and upon their return that evening a vicious thunderstorm struck, which caused Coffee Creek to overflow its banks. Frank Rahe wanted to go home to his family on the other side of the creek, and despite warnings about the high water, proceeded on with his wagon and horses. He missed the bridge, and the high water quickly caught all and carried them downsteam. Entangled in a group of trees, Frank was able to release three of the horses, but he struck his head while trying to release the fourth, and he was carried downstream and drowned. At the funeral Father Pape gave a sermon that would burn your ears, and he warned the people to take heed.
Views about dancing.
The following is a letter written by the Reverend F. W. Pape in response to an invitation from the Dyersville Pleasure Club to attend a dance.
Gentlemen:I herewith acknowledge the receipt of your cordial invitation to attend a dance to be given by the "Dyersville Pleasure Club" at the Opera House, Monday, March 1, 1897. Please accept my thanks for your kind consideration, and allow me to state publicly that I cannot accept. My reasons for declining are the following:
1. I do not dance.
2. If I did, I would not attend dances partaken in by promiscuous crowds conglomerated from a district 20 miles in circumference.
3. I hold that the better class of Christian people do not dance, or if they do, they restrict this sort of pastime to home and family circles and to the proper time and hours, carefully avoiding everything offensive to their neighbors. Your device, to organize clubs for the purpose of giving dances to mixed crowds, protracted from nightfall till morning, is therefore in my opinion, one of the flaccid notions peculiar to our times.
4. I claim no jurisdiction over people living beyond the limits of my congregation. If, however, parties at Dyersville, Holy Cross, Colesburg, and other neighboring towns interfere with our rules and regulations by enticing our very young people away from home to spend the night at periodical "Shindigs," then I must and do emphatically protest.
5. I believe: clubs and societies making sport and pleasure-seeking their sole purpose should be discouraged by all. Such clubs tend to increase the excessive fondness for amusement and self-gratification so prevalent in our days, so fraught with danger to society. The all-enervating banker after self-gratification has no regard for the various conditions of society, the necessities of life, or future welfare. There are parties participating in pleasure club dances who would not have the wherewith to buy their daily bread were they to pay their honest debts. Insatiable thirst for Drink, Diversion, and Dress have brought Spiritual and financial ruin on many otherwise good people. In conclusion, it may be well to say that the card I received was correctly signed and addressed by a person commissioned to act for the "Dyersville Pleasure Club." I do not write this letter in a spirit of revenge, and I hope it will not give personal offense to anyone. I am thankful for the opportunity offered me to express my opinion publicly.
Respectfully,
F.W. PapeNew Vienna, Feb. 23, 1897.
Washington House fire.
On November 4, 1898, fire engulfed the original Washington House and what was considered the best business block in New Vienna. The Pastor Rev. Pape rang the church bells so as to alert the townspeople and also began to pray that the wind would abate and change directions as it was blowing from the east and threatened the entire town. Shortly thereafter the wind did switch to the west. Father Pape's prayers and the grace of God were said to have helped contain and put out the great 1898 fire.
Father Pape presumably made a trip home to his birthplace at Siddinghausen, Westphalia, in Germany at some time, as his cousin William Gerken wrote in his own 1914 travel diary that he visited a spring there that Father Pape had enclosed.
During the last years of his service at St. Boniface, Father Pape was in declining health, and while unable to follow the activity of his younger days, he directed the affairs of the congregation and was ably assisted by Rev. A.J. Thole.
Dyersville Commercial:
Rev. F. W. Pape Answers Summons
WELL KNOWN PIONEER NEW VIENNA PRIEST DIED SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY
Built Many Churches in Western Part of Iowa, Where He Had Missions in Early days--Funeral Saturday
Services Will Be Held Saturday Morning at 9 O'Clock. Monsignor Pape of Lemars Will Officiate.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald:
AGED CHURCHMAN DIES, NEW VIENNA
Organized the Sacred Heart Church Here--Burial Made Saturday.
ARCHBISHOP TO ATTEND
Archbishop Keane and Several Priests To Go from Dubuque.
Dubuque Times-Journal:
FIRST PASTOR OF SACRED HEART DIES
REV. F.W. PAPE, WHO ORGANIZED LOCAL PARISH, DIES AT NEW VIENNA.
WAS ACTIVE IN IOWA MANY YEARS
Funeral Will Be Held Saturday--Dubuque Churchmen Will Be in Attendance.
So read the headlines on Thursday, April 3, 1919, the day following the death of Reverend Frederick William Pape late Wednesday, April 2, 1919. Father Pape, one of the oldest and the most beloved priests in the Middle West, died at his home in New Vienna, Iowa, after a brief illness.
Reverend Father F.W. Pape, the pastor of St. Boniface Church of New Vienna for over thirty-six years, and a pioneer mission priest, whose duties took him over the trails of the prairies in western Iowa in the early days, passed away at the parochial residence at New Vienna on Wednesday evening at 6:10 o'clock. Father Pape was seated in a chair when it appears he was stricken with a heart ailment and he slept peacefully away.
Father Pape had not been in the best of health for some years, but he was able to be about and directed the affairs of his flock as usual. On Wednesday he was downtown, and when the news of his death was given out in the evening, it came as a great surprise and a shock to his parishioners and friends throughout the Dyersville-New Vienna vicinity.
The old churchman closed a career of wonderful achievements that has witnessed the institution of almost a score of churches in Iowa since his ordination in 1874 and ended at his home parish of St. Boniface in New Vienna, where he had served the past 37 years.
The passing of Father Pape marked the loss of a pioneer in the field of Christianity, and for the Dubuque college his death meant the loss of a devoted and ardent supporter. Perhaps he directed more young men toward the priesthood than any religious in Iowa. He was interested in all the broader works of the church and he realized particularly the advantages derived from the development of higher Christian education.
It is said to have been one of the delights of his old age to encourage boys to study for the priesthood. He kindled the spirit of the religious life in scores of young men in his parishes. His indomitable energy and prodigious labors showed him to be a man of apostolic mold. His patience, his spirit of prayer, his utter forgetfulness of self proclaimed his personal sanctity. His tender solicitude for the spiritual and temporal welfare of his parishoners, his words of sympathy and encouragement abundantly poured out, revealed the heart of a father.
Dubuque County has lost one of its most distinguished citizens and the Catholic church has lost the services of an energetic worker and a brilliant counselor.
REMAINS OF PIONEER PRIEST LAID TO REST
FUNERAL SERVICES OF REV. FATHER PAPE AT NEW VIENNA LARGELY ATTENDED.
Archbishop J.J. Keane of Dubuque in Sermon Paid Tribute to Life of Deceased.
Funeral services for the late Reverend Father F.W. Pape, pioneer mission priest of western Iowa and pastor of St. Boniface Parish for many years, were held at New Vienna, Iowa, on Saturday morning, April 5, 1919, at 9:30 o'clock. Long before the hour had arrived, the church was filled with parishioners, relatives, and friends from other parishes, and when the services began, the church was crowded to its utmost.
The members of the clergy entered preceding the officers of the mass. Following the chanting of the office of the dead, Monsignor W.A. Pape of Lemars, Ia., nephew of the deceased, officiated at a solemn requiem, assisted by Rev. Father Oberbroeckling of Luxemburg, Ia., as deacon; Rev. Father J. Bauman of Dubuque, Ia., as subdeacon; and Rev. J.H. Schilmoeller of Worthington, Ia., as master of ceremonies. Rev. Father B. Schilmoeller of Wesley, Ia., and Rev. Father W. Kunkel of Raymond, Ia., were the acolytes. Rev. M. Kerper of Calmar, Ia., and Rev. W. Schulte of Dubuque were the chanters. The Rt. Rev. Archbishop J.J. Keane of Dubuque presided at the throne and was assisted by Rev. J. Hanley of Dubuque and Rev. J. Kuemper of Carroll, Ia.
After the requiem mass and prayers for the dead, the remains were carried to their last resting place in the vault of the mortuary chapel in St. Boniface Cemetery. The pallbearers were Rev. Fathers J. Schilmoeller, B. Schilmoeller, J. Hagemann, A. Kremer, J. Herbers, J. Schulte, M. Kerper, and F. Schulte.
Archbishop Delivers Sermon.
Archbishop Keane delivered a sermon following the mass, in which he paid a glowing tribute to the life of Father Pape. He spoke of the mission work in the early days in western Iowa, of his work in the various parishes, and later of his activities in Dubuque, where he organized Sacred Heart Parish. He spoke of his progress and success in the New Vienna parish, of his zeal and sincerity in his calling, his loyalty as a priest, and his interest in higher education.
Clergymen in attendance were (all Iowa locales): Archbishop J.J. Keane, Dubuque.
Monsignor G.W. Heer, Dubuque.
Monsignor W. A. Pape, LeMars.
Very Rev. Theo. Warning, Dyersville.
Very Rev. J. Bies, Bellevue.
Rev. P. Puetz, North Washington.
Rev. J. Zeyen, Alta Vista.
Rev. B. Forkenbrock, New Hampton.
Rev. Wm. Leen, Farley.
Rev. T. Collins, Dubuque.
Rev. J. Stuart, Dubuque.
Rev. Wm. Schulte, Dubuque.
Rev. A. Kremer, Dubuque.
Rev. J. Herbers, Dubuque.
Rev. J. Hanley, Dubuque.
Rev. A. Boeding, Dubuque.
Rev. A. Thier, Dubuque.
Rev. J. Baumann, Dubuque.
Rev. Wolfgang, O.S.F., Dubuque.
Rev. J.C. Wieneke, Cedar Falls.
Rev. H. Holthaus, Buena Vista.
Rev. H. Loosbrock, Petersburg.Rev. H. Knuefer, Luxemburg.
Rev. F. Oberbroeckling, Luxemburg.
Rev. Henry Meyer, St. Catherine.
Rev. H. Dunkel, Dyersville.
Rev. A. Lorenz, Dyersville.
Rev. F. Schulte, Remsen.
Rev. J. Kuemper, Carroll.
Rev. M. Kerper, Calmar.
Rev. T. Rooney, Manchester.
Rev. Rev. J. Nacke, Waterloo.
Rev. W. Kunkel, Raymond.
Rev. W. Banfield, Bankston.
Rev. H. Reinert, Balltown.
Rev. F. Vallaster, St. Donatus.
Rev. M. Stork, St. Joseph.
Rev. J. Schilmoeller, Worthington.
Rev. B. Schilmoeller, Halbur.
Rev. J. Hagemann, Sherrill.
Rev. A. Thole, New Vienna.
Rev. A. Meyer, Maple River Junction.
Rev. J. Schulte, Breda.
Father Pape's legacy.
Inseparably associated forever with the religious history of New Vienna is the name of this rector of St. Boniface Church: Reverend Frederick William Pape. He was a gentleman of the highest culture and loftiest principles and was instrumental not only in promoting the spiritual welfare of his parishioners but also in advancing the religious progress of the community. Moreover, it was one of his chief ambitions in life to elevate and educate the people, but especially to aid young men in preparing for the priesthood, and thus give to the people earnest, well-educated and consecrated Christian leaders. New Vienna has been justly named the "Home of Priests," for from that place several young men have gone forth into active priesthood. By the Catholics of the State of Iowa, the Father Pape was well known and highly esteemed for his devotion to duty and superior ability. By the people also, irrespective of denominational preferences, he was highly respected as a citizen of broad and noble spirit and liberal culture.
Father Pape was one of the best known priests of the archdiocese. It is beyond the realm of possibilities to recount and praise the deeds of this pioneer clergyman, for those that meant most to him, that have been the greatest benefit to the world, were unknown to his admirers. He worked for righteousness and not for praise. He builded honestly, so his work endures. He did not seek display. He served the lowly as he served the proud. He ministered to whosoever sought the solace of his belief. His Catholicity, true to its designation, embraced all men. Revered by his Church, he was loved by all who knew him, and his name was the synonym of truth, sincerity, and trust.
New Vienna and the Archdiocese of Dubuque owe much to him. He helped to give many villages and hamlets in western Iowa the advantages of church facilities and religious fraternity, which was his proudest memory. He was sincere in his labors in the vineyard of the Lord; his being was enveloped in belief. He loved and aided as love and aid were bestowed on him. His only model was the Son of God.
Full of years, honored by church, Father Pape has, like ripened grain, been gathered by the Reaper. Such death is but transition. Such a life knows no end. His riches were not in gold nor land, but in the knowledge of good work well done, and so it is that he has left to all men everywhere full and equal shares of the greatest gift that man bestows on man, unbounded and undying love.
Sources include Unity in Community: St. Boniface Parish, 150 Years - New Vienna, 100 Years, an excellent volume chronicling the history of New Vienna, Iowa, published in conjunction with the parish and town's celebration in 1995; edited by Bob Mescher and Laverne "Toby" Bockenstedt and Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones, and Clayton Counties, Iowa (Chicago: Chapman Publishing Co., 1894). Information about Sacred Heart Church in Dubuque came from Dubuque of To-Day: The Key City (1897).
Articles appearing on April 3 and April 10, 1919, in the Dyersville, Iowa, Commercial and on April 3, 1919, in two Dubuque, Iowa, newspapers, the Telegraph Herald and the Times-Journal, provided details of Father Pape's passing and funeral services as well as providing additional biographical details.
The first image of Father Pape was scanned from the Atlas of Dubuque County, Iowa, 1906. The second image was scanned from a circa 1911 St. Boniface communion class picture. The image of St. Boniface Church was scanned from an early 1900s picture postcard from the collection of my grandfather, Ewald Gerken.
Read Rev. F.W. Pape's essay, St. Boniface Congregation: New Vienna, Iowa,
which appeared in the 1906 Atlas of Dubuque County, Iowa.
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