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HISTORY
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JONES COUNTY, IOWA
PAST AND PRESENT
R. M. CORBIT, B. S. and LL. B. 1 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The mission of the historian is to chronicle things and events as he finds them, and preserve them according to the fact, rather than to give to history the coloring he thinks it ought to have. The recording of the organization, progress and condition of the county, commercially, socially, religiously, educationally and politically, past and present, is not a matter of interest and value for the present generation alone; future generations will peruse these pages to learn of the past, and from force of circumstances, will be compelled to accept the facts herein presented, as matters of undisputed historic reference. To gather and transcribe the data of this volume in the short space of six months, has been a large undertaking, and what has been accomplished in that period of time, will be disclosed in the pages of this history.
The History of Jones County, published in 1879, has been of valuable assist- ance in compiling this volume, and its pages have been freely used in this history so far as applicable. The cheerful assistance rendered the editor by those solicited for information and contributions, forms one of the most delightful memories of this task. To meet these people in their homes, in their places of business, and on the street and highway, and secure their hearty cooperation in making this work a success, has been one of the most enjoyable features of the labors we were called upon to perform. The friendships formed, the coopera- tion manifest, the appreciation expressed, and the satisfaction experienced in securing a history of our home county, have been encouraging features in the role as historian.
We gladly express our grateful appreciation of the encouragement, support and assistance of the several members of the Advisory Board, namely, J. W. Doxsee, Mary Calkins Chassell, Christina Scroggie and T. E. Booth. Special recognition and acknowledgement should also be made of the generous and able services of Mr. J. E. Remley, of Anamosa, in writing the Fairview township history ; of the valuable and willing assistance of S. J. Rice of Scotch Grove, in securing historical data in Scotch Grove township; of the kindness of Ervin E. Reed of Monticello in contributing a chapter on the topography of the county;
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of Frank Kenney of the Oxford Mirror; of A. A. Cole of the Olin Recorder; Mrs. W. B. Brock, D. E. Rummel, Mrs. F. W. Port, K. T. Lamb, L. M. Car- penter and others at Olin; C. H. Brown and others of Martelle; S. S. Farwell, H. M. Carpenter, R. C. Stirton, G. W. Lovell, several ladies of the Friday Club, and others of Monticello; William Stingley, J. E. Coder, Frank Jones, M. O. Felton, T. Dawson and others of Center Junction ; the several township and town clerks; the various ministers of the churches; the secretaries of the fraternal and other organizations; the bank officers and the several county and other pub- lic officials ; the early settlers, and the many whose information, suggestions and contributions have added to the value and accuracy of this history.
It is indeed a matter of regret that the county, township and town records, generally, have been found incomplete. In many instances, the earlier records of the townships have been more full and complete with official information than the later records. A school of instruction for town and township clerks in the matter of keeping the proper record of official meetings would be profitable. Some of the records, however, had the minutes of official action properly re- corded, and are models for neatness and accuracy of statement. The earlier county records, on the other hand, have lacked system and connection. But this is past. The present records of the county are models in system, accuracy and completeness, and under the present county officials, especially the county audi- tor and the clerk of the district court, the records are becoming more complete and accurate.
A careful reading of the pages of this volume can only deepen the respect of the reader for those early pioneers, who by their untiring energy, devotion and sacrifices, have made possible the civilization, prosperity and enlighten- ment of the present day. The reader will note with an increasing interest, the gradual development of the country from the unbroken forests, unturned prairies and primitive cabins, to the broad acres of rich cultivated fields, improved farms, and comfortable homes of today. The men and women of the early days were distinctive institutions, each in his and her own sphere and community, battling for some ideal, representing some principle, and laying the foundations for the present prosperity and advantages. Posterity can well afford to be magnani- mous, and the heart may well swell with pride and reverence for the hardy and sacrificing pioneers, whose heritage is now enjoyed. Indeed, in the language of the prospectus, we can say this history "is an effort to rescue from oblivion the deeds of ancestors and the early pioneers, the causes of prosperity and greatness, and the character of the average men who have achieved success and made famous our industries and institutions." The present institutions of learning and industry, the numerous schools and churches, the general intelligence and moral standards of the people and their general prosperity, all have been builded on the foundations laid by our ancestors, and are silent monuments and tributes of praise to the character, influence and enthusiasm of the noble-hearted pioneers and their children.
This work is dedicated and presented to the many good people of Jones county with the hope that it will be appreciated, that it will be found of large value as a history of the county, its people and its institutions, past and present, and that those who have aided in making this undertaking a success, will find a
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satisfaction for their kind services which will be to them of richer value and higher compensation than the words of thanks and appreciation spoken by the editor.
The next generation will accord to this work, even a higher estimate of value than the generation of today. The highest sources of information, the pioneers themselves, are rapidly passing to other rewards. Very few remain to tell the story of privation, endurance and romance. The history of the county was largely made when the pioneers were in the prime of life. Their written experiences, and the story of life, organization and industry as told by their lips, and recorded in these pages, are more valuable and reliable than tradition. This work is to save for posterity, the true history of the county with its beginnings, its growth and its prosperity.
This history will be published in two volumes. The first volume is history ; the second, personal biography ; the editor has had supervision of the first volume only.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. JONES COUNTY.
Early Settlement
23
Infant Pioneers
24
Some First Things in Jones County 25
Historic Setting of Jones County 26
Political Organization of the County
27
First Election of County Officers
28 Some Early Commissioner's Records
29
Election Precincts
Organization of Townships
80 81 The Topography of Jones County 39 Tornado History 42 Earthquake History
44 46 49
State and Federal Officers from Jones County.
Jones County in the Legislature.
49
In the Territorial Council State Senators
50 50
State Representatives
County Officers
Commissioners
Supervisors
51 51 52 Clerks of Commissioner's Court 34 Clerks District Court Sheriff's
Recorders
Treasurers
Auditors
County Superintendents
County Attorneys
Coroners
Surveyors
County Organization, 1909
County Expenses, 1865
County Expenses, 1878
County Expenses, 1895
50 80 61 County Expenses, 1908
County Expenses, by years since 1880 62
County Assessment by Townships, 1864
63 64 65
County Assessments by Townships, 1909
66
Comparative Table of Property Valuations, '61 to '09.
65
Growth and Development of Jones County Population. 67
Comparative Population by Townships, 1860-1905. 67
Crop and Produce Statistics 88
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Tax Levies for 1909
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County Assessment by Townships, 1895
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Flood History
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County Seat Questions
70
The Courthouse
72
Some Improvements
74
Educational
Cass Township Schools and Teachers
74 76
Castle Grove Schools and Teachers.
76
Clay Township Schools and Teachers 76
Fairview Township Schools and Teachers. 76
Greenfield Township Schools and Teachers.
76
Hale Township Schools and Teachers
76
Jackson Township Schools and Teachers
77
Lovell Township Schools and Teachers.
77
Madison Township Schools and Teachers
77
Oxford Township Schools and Teachers
77
Richland Township Schools and Teachers
77
Rome Township Schools and Teachers.
77
Scotch Grove Township Schools and Teachers
77
Wayne Township Schools and Teachers
78
Washington Township Schools and Teachers
78
Town Graded, Schools and Teachers
79
Political Status of Jones County
80
Election Returns, 1876-1908
82
Early Marriages and Marriage Licenses, 1839-1855.
Early Datrying
Odds and Ends
92
M. E. Appointments, 1874
92
Petit Jurors, December, 1867
92
Monticello Markets, June 20, 1867
92
Wyoming Markets. October 1, 1909
92
Abstract of Real and Personal Property, 1867.
93
School Census and Apportionment, 1867
93
Status of Air Ship Navigation, August, 1909.
93
The North Pole
95
Republican Convention. 1868
95 96
Jones County Medical Society
97
Jones County Sunday School Association
98
Jones County Good Roads Association
99
Jones County Old Settler's Association
99
Lynch Law and the Vigilance Committee.
102
The County Farm
103 105
The First Court
105
The Courts County, Circuit and District
. 107
The Jones County Bar Association ..
109
Jones County Attorneys, 1909
109
Meteorological and Climatology Tables, Jones County.
109
Maximum and Minimum Temperature, 1854 to 1909.
110
Monthly and Annual Rain and Snow in inches.
113
Earliest and Latest Frost, 1850 to 1909.
114
Monthly and Annual Quantities of Snow in inches.
115
Civil War History
116
Events Leading up to War 116
Union Meeting
117
Resolutions by Board of Supervisors, June, 1861.
121
Patriotic Meeting in Rome
122
The County 4th of July Celebration.
122
Incidents of Enlistment
.123
First Company of Volunteers 124
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Flag Presentation and Departure
.127
Farewell Supper
129
Sanitary Commission
129
Flag Presentation by Boston Ladies
130
Another Offering from Jones County 182
The Draft .182
The Flag of the Ninth Iowa
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Jones County Farmer's Institute
The Judiciary
Grand Turn-Out of Military and Citizens
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Washington's Birthday at Anamosa, 1864
.133
The Fourteenth Iowa Infantry .
.135
Re-Union at Monticello, August 14, 1865
Col. Wm. T. Shaw of Anamosa 136
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Soldier's Memento-Left-Hand Writing
138
History of Co. B, 9th Iowa
141
History of Co. H, 31st Iowa
144
History of the 24th Iowa
149
Volunteer Roster
151
List of Soldiers in Jones County in 1885. The Spanish War
Banks and Banking .
Aggregate Deposits, Capital and Assets
.194
The Onslow Savings Bank
195
The Monticello State Bank
196
The Lovell State Bank, Monticello
.197
The Oxford Junction Savings Bank
.198
The Citizens Exchange Bank, Oxford Junction
.199
The Citizens Savings Bank, Olin.
.199
The First National Bank, Olin
200 .201
The Citizens Savings Bank, Anamosa
.202
Niles & Watters Savings Bank, Anamosa
.203
The Anamosa National Bank ..
.204
The First National Bank, Wyoming
.205
The Citizens Bank, Wyoming
.206
Railroads
Mileage and Assessed Valuation per mile.
.215
The Jones County Calf Case
.216
St. Joseph's Parish, Stone City .240
Catholic Church in Monticello .242
Catholicity in Castle Grove .246
Catholic Church in Oxford Junction
254
CASS TOWNSHIP.
Early Settlement 255
The Schools .256
Cass Congregational Church 256
259
CASTLE GROVE TOWNSHIP.
The Early Settlement .261
.262
The Postoffices
The Mill .263
The Schools .263
Downerville Co-Operative Creamery Company .263
Castle Grove Mutual Telephone Company .. .264
Farmer's Mutual Insurance Association .264
Peniel Presbyterian Church .265
The Evangelical Church .266
Castle Grove Baptist Church .266
The German Lutheran Church .269
Official Township Roster
269
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
An Honored Resident and Pioneer 273
Early Settlement and History .274
Clay Mills
.275
Clay Mills Postoffice .275
Other Mill History
.275
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Official Township Roster
The Catholic Churches in Jones County .219 Catholicity in Anamosa .228
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The Farmers Savings Bank, Martelle
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The Creameries
276
The James Hall Creamery
276
The Carpenter Creamery
276
The Bader Creamery The Clay Co-Operative Creamery
.277
Clayford, Location and Postoffice 278
Free-Will Baptist Church 278
279
Latter Day Saints Chapel
281
The Village of Canton
.282
The Mill and Other Business Interests
.282
The Canton Postoffice 284
Official Roster Clay Township
284
FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP.
General Conditions
287
1909 Assessment
288
Early Settlement of Anamosa and Township
291
Mrs. Peet's Letter, 1842 293
295
The First Postoffice
297
Anamosa
.299
The County Seat
.300
Business Interests
304
Anamosa Water Works
305
Mercantile and Commercial
305
Strawberry Hill
305
Anamosa Incorporated
306
A Few Dates of Public Interest
306
Origin of the Name Anamosa
307 308
Anamosa Home-Coming, 1909
311
City Officers
314
Churches
316
Fairview Baptist Church
316
Anamosa Baptist Church
317
Congregational Church, Anamosa
.319
Presbyterian Church, Anamosa
324
Protestant Episcopal Church, Anamosa
326
Methodist Episcopal Church, Anamosa
326
Protestant Methodist Church
328
Catholic Church
.328
Banks
328
Niles & Watters Savings Bank
328 328
Citizens Savings Bank
329
Old Landmark Taken Down
330
A Historical Ball Game
330
Fire Department
.332
Fires ..
333
Anamosa and the Press
.336
Iowa State Reformatory
338
Peoples Gas Company
350
Amamosa Fair Association
350 353
The Grand Army of the Republic.
354
Eastern Iowa Veteran Association
356
The Apollo Club
356
Daughters of the American Revolution
357
The Library
359
Minutes of Council-Library
360
Sanitarium
.363
Educational
384
Mystic Workers
366
Modern Woodmen
366
Knights of Pythias
367
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Bethel Presbyterian Church
Comparative Market Prices 288
Wild Game in Fairview Township.
Ana mosa Postoffice
The Anamosa National Bank
Anamosa Cemetery Association
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History of Stone City
868
The Postoffice, Stone City Religious Welfare .
368
The Stone Quarries
369
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP.
Early Settlement
.878
Official Township Roster
.374
The Town of Martelle
876
The First Merchant
376
The Town Platted
376 376
Some Early Settlers
377
Martelle Incorporated
377
Martelle Official Roster
877
The Postoffice
.378
The Creamery
878
Banking
.379
The Schools
379 .380
Business Directory, 1909
381
The Churches
382
The Methodist Church
.882
The Christian Church
382
HALE TOWNSHIP.
Darly Settlement 382
The Township Organized .383
An Early Industry 383
The Bridge 388
The Village of Hale 384
The Postoffice
384
The Hale Church
385
Hale Business Roster, 1909
385
The Creamery
386
Hale Lodges, M. W. A., R. N. A.
386
Pleasant Hill Church
387
Official Roster Hale Township
.388
JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
General Conditions
389
The First School 889
The First Settlement .389
A Pioneer Family .389
Other Early Families 390
The Village of Newport
390
Location of Village 390
The Newport Mills .891
Village of Isbell .391 An Early Mill 391
Cemeteries .891
A Late Spring
391
The Antioch Church
392
Riverside United Brethren Church
392
Official Roster Jackson Township
393
LOVELL TOWNSHIP.
The Township Organized
.397 Official Roster Lovell (and Monticello) Township. 398
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Some Early Merchants
Fraternal Societies, K. P., P. S., M. W. A., R. N. A.
885 The Village Platted
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MADISON TOWNSHIP.
The Early Settlement
400
The First Marriage
.401
The First Birth
.401
The Township Organized .402
402
The Village of Madison The Postoffice
402
Business Center ; An "Inn" Incidence.
402
Township Assessment in 1859 .403
404
Official Roster Madison Township
405
Center Junction
408
The First Building
408
Early Mercantile Interests
408
The Village in 1879
409
The Village Fire Visitation
409
Water Works Established
.409
Business Roster, 1909
410
The Creamery
.410
The County Seat Question
410
Center Junction Clay Works
411
The Telephone Company
.411
Center Junction Orchestra
411
Center Junction Schools .412
.413
The Center Junction Visitor
414
The Churches
. 414
The Methodist Church
.414
The Presbyterian Church
.415
Fraternal Societies
416
The K. K. Club
418
Official Roster, Center Junction
418
MONTICELLO TOWNSHIP.
The Township Organized .420
A Prosperous City
.420
Death of S. S. Farwell.
.420
Early History of Monticello, by M. M. Moulton. 421
The First Settler
.424
Hop Culture
.425
Personal Reminiscences by Mrs. Gallagher
426
The Village of Monticello Incorporated
438
The Principal Fires
440
The Postoffice
449
John O. Duer Post, G. A. R.
.444
The Monticello Schools
.444
The Monticello Press 452
Early Business Men of Monticello 454
.459
The Monticello Library ' ety
462
The Friday Club
.463
Club of 1894 .
464
Young Men's Christian A ation
465
Volunteer Fire Company
.465
The Diamond Creamery (
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465 .467
The Jones County Fair Ass
tion.
.468
Jones County Militia Company
.469
Monticello Cemetery Association
.470
The Soldier's Monument
. 473
The Klondyke Creamery .473
.474
History of Banking in Monticello
475
Monticello Water Works
476
Monticello Electric Lights
477
The Hoag Duster Company
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409
The Village Incorporated
The Center Junction Call
The Monticello Public Lit ry
The Monticello Union Park Association
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Hall-Benedict Manufacturing Company
.478
Monticello Tile Factory
478
The Bottling Works 479
The Monticello Mills 479
Monticello Canning Company
480 481
The Monticello Cornet Band
481
Monticello Fraternal Societies
.481
K. of P.
481
M. W. A.
482
R. N. A.
482
0. 0. 0.
482
I. L. of H.
482
H. G. W.
483
M. W. W.
483 483
Rebekahs
O. E. S.
483
I. O. O. F. No. 117
484
I. O. O. F. No. 43.
484
A. O. U. W.
484 484
R. A. M., U. D ..
.485 485
Am. Patriots
485
Homesteaders
485
A. F. & A. M ..
485 486
The Congregational Church
486
The Presbyterian Church
487
The German Reformed Church
489
The M. E. Church
489
The Catholic Church
491
The United Brethren Church .492
The Baptist Church 492
The Episcopalian Society 492
The Christian Church 493
493
Official Roster. City of Monticello.
494
OXFORD TOWNSHIP.
Location and Organization
496
The First Settler
497
The First Dwellings 497
The First Child Born 498
The First Wedding
498
The First Religious Service 498
498
The Development of the Township.
499
Official Township Roster
499
Village of Oxford Mills
500
The Oxford Mill
501
Zinn Electric Light and Power Co.
.502
The Church
502
The Postoffice
502
Oxford Junction
.503
Location and General Conditions
.503
The Beginning of the Town
503
Growth and Development
503
Losses and Epidemics
504
The Water Works
504
The Town Politically
504
The Commercial Club
505
A Manufactory
505
The Topaz Creamery
505
The Oxford Mirror
507
Banking 508
The Postoffice 509
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The Business and Professional Roster, 1909
The First Death
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Monticello Greenhouses and Nursery
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The Public School
509
The Philomatheon Club
.511
Bohemian Farm Mutual Insurance Company
.512
The B. & A. National Band .512
Good Templars Society .512
The Depot and Its Business .513
.513
Business Directory, 1909
.513
The Churches
.514
St. Mary's Church
.514
Sacred Heart Church
.515
The Methodist Church
.516
Evangelical Lutheran Church
.517
Fraternal Societies .518
R. N. A. .518
A. F. & A. M.
.518
M. B. A.
.518
K. of P.
.518
0. 0. 0.
.519
Western Bohemian Fraternal Association .519
.519
Official Roster, Oxford Junction
.520
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP.
Early Settlement .521
The Township Organized 521
An Early Missionary 522
An Incident with Wolves .522
A Pioneer Story
.522
The Infant Pioneers
.523
Bowen's Prairie
.523
Village Platted
.523
The Postoffice
523
The Churches
. 524
The Bowen's Prairie Congregational Church
524
The Methodist Church
525
German Presbyterian Church .525
.525
Historical Sketch of Bowen's Prairie, by Barrett Whittemore.
. 526
A Melancholy Event
.528
Some Pioneers
. 530
A Political Anecdote
.531
A Horse Race
.532
Political Questions
.532
Other Pioneer Settlements 534
.536
ROME TOWNSHIP.
Early Settlement in General
.539
Reminiscences of Rome. 1840-41, by R. J. Cleaveland.
540
Incidents of the First Court
.542
Early Manners and Customs
.543
Uncle Ben Smith
544
Early Law Matters
. 544
Early County History
.546
Early Mail Facilities
548
Early County Seat Problems
.548
Early Farming Methods
.549
The Indians .549
Saw and Grist Mills .550
.551
The Cause of Education An Anecdote
.55.1
Some Early Settlers
.552
The First Child
.553
The First Burial
.553
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A Late Season
The Township Organized
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The Town Platted
554 .554
The Postoffice
554
The Depot
555
The Town of Olin Incorporated.
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