Frank was the son of Gamaliel Jaqua and Christiana Thomas. He married Alice McCaffrey on October 9, 1895 in Livermore, IA. They were the parents of Lawrence, Franklin and Ruth.
April 9, 1948 - Humboldt Republican - John Franklin Jaqua, best known as Frank Jaqua, was born January 8, 1870, in a new log frame house on the Jaqua farm in Buckingham township in Tama County, Iowa, a son of Gamaliel Jaqua and Christiana Thomas Jaqua. His early boyhood was spent on the farm. He was educated in rural and town schools in Tama county where he took an active part in debating and extemporaneous speaking.
He learned the printing trade in the office of the Traer Star Clipper, then owned by his father and E.E. Taylor. After learning his trade he worked on various newspapers in the middle west. Including the Denver Rocky Mountain News. Later he and his brother, Cassius, owned and operated newspapers in various towns in Kansas and Missouri. In 1893 he came to Humboldt, Iowa, after selling his newspaper in Ridgeway, Missouri and purchased the Humboldt Kosmos and later purchased the Humboldt Republican and combined the two newspapers under the name of the Humboldt Republican.
On October 9, 1895 he was united in marriape with Alice McCaffrey of Livermore, Iowa. To this union were born three children: Lawrence, Franklin and Ruth.
Mr. Jaqua served as postmaster of the post office in Humboldt, Iowa, for a ten year period. He continued to own and publish the Humboldt Republican until November of 1920, at which time, he and his two sons, Lawrence and Franklin, purchased the Humboldt Independent and merged to publish the Humboldt Republican, which is published on Friday of each week. and the Humboldt Independent, which is published on Tuesday of each week. Mr. Jaqua wrote two editorial pages a week and his editorials have been widely printed and quoted, some of them on a national scale. He was elected a Master Editor by the Iowa Press Association, the highest honor a weekly editor can obtain in Iowa.
Mr. Jaqua comes of pioneer American stock, the first Jaquas coming to the United States sometime in the early seventeenth century, settling in Salisbury, Connecticut. Mr. Jaqna's ancestors served in the Revolutionary War against England. Mr. Jaqua has served as president of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Country Club, and various other organizations, both in the city of Hnmboldt, Iowa, and in tbe State of Iowa. He has always supported the projects and policies which he believed to be right, even as against the popular opinion of the immediate time.
Mr. Jaqua was a sportsman and interested in all sports of field and stream. He was a great lover of bird dogs and at one time owned the Humboldt Kennels, which produced several national champions. He was employed by the American Field to report on the National championship Field Trials of hunting dogs in various parts of the United Status and Canada. This interest continued throughout his life and at his death he owned two high bred hunting dogs, which are
in the hands of a trainer in Alabama.
Mr. Jaqua was raised in the Congregational church and joined the Congregational church of Humboldt, Iowa, and served as trustee of that church for some time. He has always been active in church and civic affairs in his community.
His wife died in 1924 as a result of an auto accident which occurred near Lincoln, Nebraska, while they were returning from a vacation trip.
He is survived by his son, Lawrence, who has been engaged in the newspaper business with him in Humboldt, Iowa, for a good many years, and by Lawrence's daughter Mary Alice, who has made her home with her grandfather most of her life; by his son Franklin, who has been interested in the newspaper business with his father and brother since 1929 and who is engaged in the practice of law in Humboldt, Iowa, and by Franklin's sons, John and Richard; and by his daughter, Ruth, who is Mrs. John Mitchell of Fort Dodge, Iowa, wife of the former Attorney General of Iowa, and her two daughters, Martha and Jean; and by number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Humboldt on Wednesday April 7, at 10:00 a.m. Choice floral decoration from relatives, personal friends, and organizations banked the platform. Mrs. Vernon Miller presided at the organ and played appropriate organ selectious. Mr. Stanley C. Nelson of Humboldt sang "The Lord's Prayer' and "Crossing tbe Bar", accompanied by Mrs. Vermon Miller. Members of the Rotary club were seated in a body at the services.
A tribute to Mr. Jaqua was given by the Honorable Oliver H. DeGroote, a member of a pioneer family and an intimate friend of the years. Rev. Robert James Watson delivered the sermon on the text "He was a faithful man." The pallbearers were: Delmar DeSmidt, Ray Worthington, G.H. DeGroote, H.L. Strong, Elmer Lindhart, and Wilbur Amspoker, all of Humboldt. The Lindhnrt Funeral Home was in charge. Interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery south of town.
April 9, 1948 - Humboldt Republican - John Franklin Jaqua, best known as Frank Jaqua, was born January 8, 1870, in a new log frame house on the Jaqua farm in Buckingham township in Tama County, Iowa, a son of Gamaliel Jaqua and Christiana Thomas Jaqua. His early boyhood was spent on the farm. He was educated in rural and town schools in Tama county where he took an active part in debating and extemporaneous speaking.
He learned the printing trade in the office of the Traer Star Clipper, then owned by his father and E.E. Taylor. After learning his trade he worked on various newspapers in the middle west. Including the Denver Rocky Mountain News. Later he and his brother, Cassius, owned and operated newspapers in various towns in Kansas and Missouri. In 1893 he came to Humboldt, Iowa, after selling his newspaper in Ridgeway, Missouri and purchased the Humboldt Kosmos and later purchased the Humboldt Republican and combined the two newspapers under the name of the Humboldt Republican.
On October 9, 1895 he was united in marriape with Alice McCaffrey of Livermore, Iowa. To this union were born three children: Lawrence, Franklin and Ruth.
Mr. Jaqua served as postmaster of the post office in Humboldt, Iowa, for a ten year period. He continued to own and publish the Humboldt Republican until November of 1920, at which time, he and his two sons, Lawrence and Franklin, purchased the Humboldt Independent and merged to publish the Humboldt Republican, which is published on Friday of each week. and the Humboldt Independent, which is published on Tuesday of each week. Mr. Jaqua wrote two editorial pages a week and his editorials have been widely printed and quoted, some of them on a national scale. He was elected a Master Editor by the Iowa Press Association, the highest honor a weekly editor can obtain in Iowa.
Mr. Jaqua comes of pioneer American stock, the first Jaquas coming to the United States sometime in the early seventeenth century, settling in Salisbury, Connecticut. Mr. Jaqna's ancestors served in the Revolutionary War against England. Mr. Jaqua has served as president of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Country Club, and various other organizations, both in the city of Hnmboldt, Iowa, and in tbe State of Iowa. He has always supported the projects and policies which he believed to be right, even as against the popular opinion of the immediate time.
Mr. Jaqua was a sportsman and interested in all sports of field and stream. He was a great lover of bird dogs and at one time owned the Humboldt Kennels, which produced several national champions. He was employed by the American Field to report on the National championship Field Trials of hunting dogs in various parts of the United Status and Canada. This interest continued throughout his life and at his death he owned two high bred hunting dogs, which are
in the hands of a trainer in Alabama.
Mr. Jaqua was raised in the Congregational church and joined the Congregational church of Humboldt, Iowa, and served as trustee of that church for some time. He has always been active in church and civic affairs in his community.
His wife died in 1924 as a result of an auto accident which occurred near Lincoln, Nebraska, while they were returning from a vacation trip.
He is survived by his son, Lawrence, who has been engaged in the newspaper business with him in Humboldt, Iowa, for a good many years, and by Lawrence's daughter Mary Alice, who has made her home with her grandfather most of her life; by his son Franklin, who has been interested in the newspaper business with his father and brother since 1929 and who is engaged in the practice of law in Humboldt, Iowa, and by Franklin's sons, John and Richard; and by his daughter, Ruth, who is Mrs. John Mitchell of Fort Dodge, Iowa, wife of the former Attorney General of Iowa, and her two daughters, Martha and Jean; and by number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Humboldt on Wednesday April 7, at 10:00 a.m. Choice floral decoration from relatives, personal friends, and organizations banked the platform. Mrs. Vernon Miller presided at the organ and played appropriate organ selectious. Mr. Stanley C. Nelson of Humboldt sang "The Lord's Prayer' and "Crossing tbe Bar", accompanied by Mrs. Vermon Miller. Members of the Rotary club were seated in a body at the services.
A tribute to Mr. Jaqua was given by the Honorable Oliver H. DeGroote, a member of a pioneer family and an intimate friend of the years. Rev. Robert James Watson delivered the sermon on the text "He was a faithful man." The pallbearers were: Delmar DeSmidt, Ray Worthington, G.H. DeGroote, H.L. Strong, Elmer Lindhart, and Wilbur Amspoker, all of Humboldt. The Lindhnrt Funeral Home was in charge. Interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery south of town.
Frank was the son of Gamaliel Jaqua and Christiana Thomas. He married Alice McCaffrey on October 9, 1895 in Livermore, IA. They were the parents of Lawrence, Franklin and Ruth.
April 9, 1948 - Humboldt Republican - John Franklin Jaqua, best known as Frank Jaqua, was born January 8, 1870, in a new log frame house on the Jaqua farm in Buckingham township in Tama County, Iowa, a son of Gamaliel Jaqua and Christiana Thomas Jaqua. His early boyhood was spent on the farm. He was educated in rural and town schools in Tama county where he took an active part in debating and extemporaneous speaking.
He learned the printing trade in the office of the Traer Star Clipper, then owned by his father and E.E. Taylor. After learning his trade he worked on various newspapers in the middle west. Including the Denver Rocky Mountain News. Later he and his brother, Cassius, owned and operated newspapers in various towns in Kansas and Missouri. In 1893 he came to Humboldt, Iowa, after selling his newspaper in Ridgeway, Missouri and purchased the Humboldt Kosmos and later purchased the Humboldt Republican and combined the two newspapers under the name of the Humboldt Republican.
On October 9, 1895 he was united in marriape with Alice McCaffrey of Livermore, Iowa. To this union were born three children: Lawrence, Franklin and Ruth.
Mr. Jaqua served as postmaster of the post office in Humboldt, Iowa, for a ten year period. He continued to own and publish the Humboldt Republican until November of 1920, at which time, he and his two sons, Lawrence and Franklin, purchased the Humboldt Independent and merged to publish the Humboldt Republican, which is published on Friday of each week. and the Humboldt Independent, which is published on Tuesday of each week. Mr. Jaqua wrote two editorial pages a week and his editorials have been widely printed and quoted, some of them on a national scale. He was elected a Master Editor by the Iowa Press Association, the highest honor a weekly editor can obtain in Iowa.
Mr. Jaqua comes of pioneer American stock, the first Jaquas coming to the United States sometime in the early seventeenth century, settling in Salisbury, Connecticut. Mr. Jaqna's ancestors served in the Revolutionary War against England. Mr. Jaqua has served as president of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Country Club, and various other organizations, both in the city of Hnmboldt, Iowa, and in tbe State of Iowa. He has always supported the projects and policies which he believed to be right, even as against the popular opinion of the immediate time.
Mr. Jaqua was a sportsman and interested in all sports of field and stream. He was a great lover of bird dogs and at one time owned the Humboldt Kennels, which produced several national champions. He was employed by the American Field to report on the National championship Field Trials of hunting dogs in various parts of the United Status and Canada. This interest continued throughout his life and at his death he owned two high bred hunting dogs, which are
in the hands of a trainer in Alabama.
Mr. Jaqua was raised in the Congregational church and joined the Congregational church of Humboldt, Iowa, and served as trustee of that church for some time. He has always been active in church and civic affairs in his community.
His wife died in 1924 as a result of an auto accident which occurred near Lincoln, Nebraska, while they were returning from a vacation trip.
He is survived by his son, Lawrence, who has been engaged in the newspaper business with him in Humboldt, Iowa, for a good many years, and by Lawrence's daughter Mary Alice, who has made her home with her grandfather most of her life; by his son Franklin, who has been interested in the newspaper business with his father and brother since 1929 and who is engaged in the practice of law in Humboldt, Iowa, and by Franklin's sons, John and Richard; and by his daughter, Ruth, who is Mrs. John Mitchell of Fort Dodge, Iowa, wife of the former Attorney General of Iowa, and her two daughters, Martha and Jean; and by number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Humboldt on Wednesday April 7, at 10:00 a.m. Choice floral decoration from relatives, personal friends, and organizations banked the platform. Mrs. Vernon Miller presided at the organ and played appropriate organ selectious. Mr. Stanley C. Nelson of Humboldt sang "The Lord's Prayer' and "Crossing tbe Bar", accompanied by Mrs. Vermon Miller. Members of the Rotary club were seated in a body at the services.
A tribute to Mr. Jaqua was given by the Honorable Oliver H. DeGroote, a member of a pioneer family and an intimate friend of the years. Rev. Robert James Watson delivered the sermon on the text "He was a faithful man." The pallbearers were: Delmar DeSmidt, Ray Worthington, G.H. DeGroote, H.L. Strong, Elmer Lindhart, and Wilbur Amspoker, all of Humboldt. The Lindhnrt Funeral Home was in charge. Interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery south of town.
April 9, 1948 - Humboldt Republican - John Franklin Jaqua, best known as Frank Jaqua, was born January 8, 1870, in a new log frame house on the Jaqua farm in Buckingham township in Tama County, Iowa, a son of Gamaliel Jaqua and Christiana Thomas Jaqua. His early boyhood was spent on the farm. He was educated in rural and town schools in Tama county where he took an active part in debating and extemporaneous speaking.
He learned the printing trade in the office of the Traer Star Clipper, then owned by his father and E.E. Taylor. After learning his trade he worked on various newspapers in the middle west. Including the Denver Rocky Mountain News. Later he and his brother, Cassius, owned and operated newspapers in various towns in Kansas and Missouri. In 1893 he came to Humboldt, Iowa, after selling his newspaper in Ridgeway, Missouri and purchased the Humboldt Kosmos and later purchased the Humboldt Republican and combined the two newspapers under the name of the Humboldt Republican.
On October 9, 1895 he was united in marriape with Alice McCaffrey of Livermore, Iowa. To this union were born three children: Lawrence, Franklin and Ruth.
Mr. Jaqua served as postmaster of the post office in Humboldt, Iowa, for a ten year period. He continued to own and publish the Humboldt Republican until November of 1920, at which time, he and his two sons, Lawrence and Franklin, purchased the Humboldt Independent and merged to publish the Humboldt Republican, which is published on Friday of each week. and the Humboldt Independent, which is published on Tuesday of each week. Mr. Jaqua wrote two editorial pages a week and his editorials have been widely printed and quoted, some of them on a national scale. He was elected a Master Editor by the Iowa Press Association, the highest honor a weekly editor can obtain in Iowa.
Mr. Jaqua comes of pioneer American stock, the first Jaquas coming to the United States sometime in the early seventeenth century, settling in Salisbury, Connecticut. Mr. Jaqna's ancestors served in the Revolutionary War against England. Mr. Jaqua has served as president of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Country Club, and various other organizations, both in the city of Hnmboldt, Iowa, and in tbe State of Iowa. He has always supported the projects and policies which he believed to be right, even as against the popular opinion of the immediate time.
Mr. Jaqua was a sportsman and interested in all sports of field and stream. He was a great lover of bird dogs and at one time owned the Humboldt Kennels, which produced several national champions. He was employed by the American Field to report on the National championship Field Trials of hunting dogs in various parts of the United Status and Canada. This interest continued throughout his life and at his death he owned two high bred hunting dogs, which are
in the hands of a trainer in Alabama.
Mr. Jaqua was raised in the Congregational church and joined the Congregational church of Humboldt, Iowa, and served as trustee of that church for some time. He has always been active in church and civic affairs in his community.
His wife died in 1924 as a result of an auto accident which occurred near Lincoln, Nebraska, while they were returning from a vacation trip.
He is survived by his son, Lawrence, who has been engaged in the newspaper business with him in Humboldt, Iowa, for a good many years, and by Lawrence's daughter Mary Alice, who has made her home with her grandfather most of her life; by his son Franklin, who has been interested in the newspaper business with his father and brother since 1929 and who is engaged in the practice of law in Humboldt, Iowa, and by Franklin's sons, John and Richard; and by his daughter, Ruth, who is Mrs. John Mitchell of Fort Dodge, Iowa, wife of the former Attorney General of Iowa, and her two daughters, Martha and Jean; and by number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Humboldt on Wednesday April 7, at 10:00 a.m. Choice floral decoration from relatives, personal friends, and organizations banked the platform. Mrs. Vernon Miller presided at the organ and played appropriate organ selectious. Mr. Stanley C. Nelson of Humboldt sang "The Lord's Prayer' and "Crossing tbe Bar", accompanied by Mrs. Vermon Miller. Members of the Rotary club were seated in a body at the services.
A tribute to Mr. Jaqua was given by the Honorable Oliver H. DeGroote, a member of a pioneer family and an intimate friend of the years. Rev. Robert James Watson delivered the sermon on the text "He was a faithful man." The pallbearers were: Delmar DeSmidt, Ray Worthington, G.H. DeGroote, H.L. Strong, Elmer Lindhart, and Wilbur Amspoker, all of Humboldt. The Lindhnrt Funeral Home was in charge. Interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery south of town.
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