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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 517]

  F. A. LEWIS is the editor and proprietor of the Marcus News, one of
  the neatest and newsiest sheets issued in Northwestern Iowa outside
  of a county seat.  He has one of the best equipped offices in the
  county, of which he has had control for the past six years.  J. A.
  PARKS was the founder of the News, and after it was established he
  disposed of it to B. RADCLIFFE, but after a short time F. A. LEWIS
  purchased it, sold out and re-purchased the paper and has since
  conducted it.  Mr. LEWIS made his initial step in journalism in the
  office of the Dodgeville [Wisconsin] Chronicle, where he served an
  apprenticeship of three years.  In 1886 he founded the Darlington
  Register, at Darlington, Wisconsin.  He came to Marcus from Idaho
  in 1884, almost penniless; by close application to his profession,
  and through his ability as a journalist, he has made rapid strides,
  and is comfortably situated.  Mr. LEWIS was born at Montfort, Wis-
  consin, in 1859.  He was united in marriage to Miss NETTIE WATT, of
  Marcus, July 22, 1887.  One child was born to them — a boy, and by
  name CLAUDE W. LEWIS.

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