the stairs, a robber fired his gun. However, the weapon misfired, sparing Clarke's life.

The Dallas County Courthouse, completed in 1902 at a cost of about $109,000, is located at the center of downtown Adel.

Adel was located along the route used by the Mormon handcart pioneers during the 1850s. Beginning in 1856, handcart companies traveling from Iowa City to Council Bluffs