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Resolved, by R. M. Anderson Command No. 5 and the members of the U. V. U. club. that while we mourn the loss of our sister, we humbly bow in submission to the will of that great and supreme Commander who doeth all things well. And
Whereas, the fraternal as well as social ties which have so long bound us in mutual friendship and sisterly affection are now severed, no more to be united on earth, and
Whereas, the very intimate relations so long held by our deceased sister with the members of this order render it appropriate that we should place on our records, our appreciation of her services as a sister of our ord- er and her merits as an officer and a good member of our order, a good neighbor, a good wife and mother, and a loyal friend. Therefore
Resolved, That this order teaders its heartfelt sympathy to our brother and family, and the relatives of our deceased sister in this hour of bereave- ment. And
Resolved, That these resolutions be entered on the minutes of our rec- ord book, and a copy be given her husband.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY M. PHILLIPS, ELLA CARSON, A. M. PHILLIPS, Committee.
This is the story of a noble life the warp and woof of which was woven very close to us.
In the organization and the work of this society of Old Settlers, her in- terest, zeal and work were without limit. The most unselfish of human be- ings, she poured all of ber strength into the lives of those about her and the work in which she was engaged apparently unconscious of the sacrifice.
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She united in her person in the most perfect harmony and in the most ex- haulted character that most beautiful trinity-wife, hepimate and mother. She was not merely the mother, or the head of the home; her own life and her husband's to a very great degree, moved hand in hand in such loving accord-seemed so exactly one-that it was hard to divide their work. The work of one was truly the work of both. At the hearthstone, in the mo- ments of relaxation. her presence with her family was of rare sweet ness and dignity, and were both a benediction and an inspiration. No member of this society was more reverential than she in honoriog and perpetuating the memory of the Pioneers and Old Settlers of this county. No one more will- ing and enthusiastic than she to make these gatherings an anniversary of en- joyment and protit to all. But she is gone. Her form is motionless, her lips are sealed, but her work remains to exalt and glorify her name. Her memory will be beautiful and sacred to all and we will all greatly miss "the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of the voice that is still."
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Final Meeting of the Home-coming Executive Committee.
On call of Chairman J. W. Ellis, the Home-coming Committee met at his office for final settlement of Home-coming affairs, Friday, September 27th, at 4:30 p. m. There were pre-ent J. W. Elis, chairman, C. M. San- born, treasurer, J. A. Buchner. G. L. Mitchell, W. B. Swigart and F. Il. Wilson. Mr. Ellis made the following report :
Report of Chairman J. W. Ellis of the Home-coming Committee.
Gentlemen of the Executive Committee:
I have the honor as well as pleasure of presenting the following report of the financial part of the recent Home-coming celebration.
Total collections by sub cription $536.00
Total disbursements as per order stubs here submitted. $511.62
Leaving a balance in Treasurer C. M. Sanborn's hands of $ 24 38 This is indeed a very gratifying condition considering the great number of people entertained, and the manner in which they were entertained.
Eleven public entertainments were given the Home-comers.
Nineteen hundred meals were served free on Tuesday. Maquoketa Day. 30,000 advertising envelopes were used by Maquoketa business men.
6 000 advertising circulars were distributed by the Committee.
3,000 advertising envelopes and 2.000 letter heads were used by the chairman of the Executive Committee.
1,067 personal invitations were sent out by the chairman of this Com- mittee, to which 567 responded in person.
An abundance of excellent music was furnished by the Maquoketa brass band, the Maquoketa Martial band, and Sabula Juvenile band.
Badges were furnished to visitors absolutely free.
In view of the royal entertainment which the visitors received and of which they were unanimous in saying was "the most hospitable, the most cordial and most generous they had ever experienced in their lives, I say it is gratifying that we can report all bills paid without question, and a surplus in the treasury.
In connection with this report I wish to express my earnest, heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all who assisted in any manner in making the Home-coming celebration a success. The work at times was arduous, and
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at one time discouraging, but nothing succeeds like success and you have my deepest gratitude for assisting me in making this late undertaking a pronounced success.
Mr. Ellis referred to the report that the surplus would be turned over to the Jackson County Historical Society, and said inasmuch as the Soci- ety was a creation of his own, and he felt that it would be very selfish on his part to ask the Committee to turn the funds over to that Society, and that he would ask to be excused from taking any part in the final disposi - tion of the surplus Home-coming funds, and would request that the other members of the Committee pre ent, take such action as seemed best to them. and promised to be satisfied with the result.
Mr. Buchner addressing the chairman said that himself and the other members of the Committee had talked over the matter of the disposition of the surplus funds in hands of treasurer and that they were perfectly agreed and in perfect accord as to what should be done with a portion of the funds. He said that the Committee fully appreciated the fact that the success of the Home-coming celebration was due to the work of the chairman, that each member knew that the chairman had devoted his time for a full year. and had advanced his money not knowing whether he would ever get it back, that the Committee was a unit in desiring to show their appreciation of the good and successful work of the chairman, and that in behalf of the citizens of Maquioketa, whom they represented, wanted to use a portion of that surplus fund to procure a suitable souvenir for the chairman in recog- nition of his valuable work which resulted in bringing together so many people, from so many parts of our Union and gave such a large measure of happiness and rejoicing not only to our visitors, but to our own citizens. We feel that it is due our chairman, that we thus publicly recognize his in- valuable work by presenting him in behalf of the citizens of Maquoketa some little keepsake, not for its intrinsic value but as a recognition of what he did to make success certain in our recent Home-coming celebration.
F. H. Wilson moved that $15.00 be set aside to purchase a souvenir for Chairman Ellis W. B. Swigart seconded the motion, and when motion was put by Mr. Wilson it received the unanimous vote of the members.
Mr. Ellis turned over to the treasurer $12 00 that he stated was a rebate on bill allowed Drum Corps. G. L. Mitchell presented bill of 65 cents for broken chair, and J. A. Buchner asked for $2.00 for J. Lang for work. Both bills were allowed. On motion Mr. Mitchell, seconded by Mr. Swi- gart, the surplus after all bills were paid was to be turned over to the Lad- ies Federation for improvement of parks.
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Gleaned From J. E. Goodenow's Ledger of 1838 to 1851.
The writer recently called upon Mrs. J. E. Goodenow in a search for in- formation relating to early settlers in Maquoketa, we particularly desired the first names of certain persons of whom we were writing. Mrs. Goode- now and daughter brought out an old ledger in which the "Father of Ma- quoketa" had kept his accounts from 1838 to 1851 and kindly donated it to the Jackson County Historical Society. This book is a valuable relic con- taining as it does the names of nearly all the early pioneers of the Maquo- keta valley. Mr. Goodenow as postmaster and tavern-keeper had an account with almost every person coming to the valley in the early days We give below a list of prices of certain products in 1842 as shown therein :
Wheat, per bushel. 40 meals and lodging. 50
Corn, per bushel .
25 Keeping horse over night .. 25
Oats, per bushel .
20 Splitting rails, per hundred. 2 00
Potatoes, per bu.
20 Four ox shoes. 50
Lime, per bu. 20
Shoeing horse. 50
Pork, per lb. 6 18 hatchel teeth 50
Onions, per bu.
50 Socks, don't state what kind. ..
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Wages for day laborers
1 00 For use of plow 1 00
Board at Goodenow's Hotel, 3
! For use of wagon 25
The following receipt from Mr. David Jones to J. E. Goodenow, treas- urer of the Board of Trustees of the Maquoketa Academy, was fastened in the book and explains how the means were raised to build Maquoketa's first High school.
Received of J. E. Goodenow, treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Ma- quoketa Academy, this 23rd day of April, 1848, the amount of the following mentioned accounts, to-wit:
Doctor Schrader. $ 3 02 | H G Haskell 30 01
Jason Pangborn
7 38| Wm. Current 4 14
E. Eaton .. 9 12 John Shaw. 37 30
N. E. Hoyt.
4 38 C. E. Brown 10 75
A. Spaulding ..
42 30 Jonas Clark. 10 00
Wm. C Abbey.
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A. Watterman 40 Widow Clark. . 4 73
Signed, DAVID JONES
General account between the trustees and David Jones as determined April 25th, 1848.
Preceeding accounts $197 95 | Clark note payable in 90 days .. 232 06
Cash by draft. 100 00
$1001 01
Other receipts ..
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Clark note payable Jan 1. 1848. 300 00 ; David Jones, Dr. to mistake. .. . . $1 01
Note payable Oct 24, 1848. . 100 00 | David M. Current account for lath David Jones.
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The following list of postage was made out on old-fashioned foolscap pa- per and fastened in the old ledger. A list of postage due March Ist, 1847:
Abbey, W C, Cr. . 80. $ 1 57 | Jason Pangborn. 1 70
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1 20 |A M Poff .... 1 60
Wm Blake.
20 Joseph Pangborn 25
G D Berry
1 50 Elijah Pangborn
20
Wm Benson
R and Wm Riggs
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G W Chase.
John Rockford .. 1 82
L Decker
52 David Sears.
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Jonas Clark
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John Shaw. 1 81
Jonas Clark Sr
Wm Leonard
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Samuel Chandler
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J L Chandler
P M Teeple.
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Wm Y Earl
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Elijah Eaton
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{ J Ward.
28
Ashal Hall.
2 92
C Gad Waugh.
40
E Hatfield.
2 64 Jas Goodenow
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HG Haskell
19
IF M Wright.
2 95
A L Hudson
37
1 35
Z Livermore
1 12
J Van Horn
1 39
W Whitmore
78
C Whitmore
2 95
Lundbeck.
40
Wm Whitmore
40
Morrison Lamson
78 T Flathers.
70
J L Mallard.
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Wm Bentley
80
F Mallard.
66 Jas Welch.
4 13
E C Sears
30 J Walkup . .
35
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2 37 | David Carter
4 38
J E Morgan
78 Jacob Marcie
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Amasa Nims.
1 08 J Cheeney.
75
A W Pence
91 J. D Berry. .
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Halsey Parker, Samuel Groff, C. J. Hinckley, John Carter, J. A. San- derson, Ransom Haynes, William Phillips, A. D). Gordon, Amos WIcox, John Johnson and P. D. Turner's names appear on the books in 1843 and 1844. There are many more entries in the old ledger that show how the pioneers had to manage in early days in the valley that will receive attention later on.
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Some Reminiscences of C. W. Crawford in a Letter to Curator Ellis.
Dubuque, Oct. 14, 1907.
J. W. Ellis, Esq., Secretary and Curator Jackson County Historical Socie- ty, Maquoketa, Iowa.
Dear Sir:
Yours of the 8th stating that you were sending me No "Jackson Co. Annals" was duly received. I have received the number and perused it with much pleasure, more particularly for the reason that I have known so many of the persons mentioned in it. I am very greatly obliged to you. I receved one of the previous numbers some two years ago I think, don't remember which, but cannot find it as it must have got lost at the time I recently moved my office. The other two numbers I have never had. I should be very glad to obtain Nos. 1,2 and 3 and if you will let me know the cost, I will cheerfully send you the required amount, as I am well aware there is considerable expense attendant on all such things.
I was intimately acquainted during their lives with Dr. Holt, J. B. Dorr, Jerry Jenkins, Fred Scarborough, James Watkins, Col Warren, Phil Bradley, Charley Dunbar, Frank Bettis, Dave Kelso, Col. J. Woods, (the last three in Labette Co , Kansas), and also with Brother McCloy, and his daughters, Mary and Phebe, long before the two latter were old enough to marry Pierce Mitchell and Fred Dunham. Mrs. McCloy was a sister of my step-mother, Mrs. Mary B. Crawford, who lived at one time in Maquoketa. Her sons, James, Otis and Henry, were my half brothers. James was lost Captain of Co. I, 2nd Towa Cavalry, of which Scott Belden was the first captain, and Fred Dunham 2nd Lieutenant. Old John Foley and his son, John P., I knew intimately, also a great number of other old Jackson coun- ty residents of early days. When a small boy I spent an evening listening to Col. Tom Cox relate reminiscences of his life in Illinois before he came to Iowa. That was when he was running "independent" for the Council
in 1842, I think I stayed over night at my uncle's, Theophilus Craw- ford, first state senator from the Dubuque district. 1846 to 1850, in what is now New Wine township, Dubuque county. Col. Cox's opponents for the Council at that time were Francis Gehon and Hardin Nowlin, regular dem- ocratic nominees Stephen Hempstead, Timothy Davis, Geo. C. Collins and some others. Cox was elected, Jackson county voting for him "single shot," and Hempstead and Nowlin ties, necessitating another election at which Gehon was elected.
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I have never seen any account of how Dennis Mahony. then living in Butler township, was, in 1848. nominated and elected by the democrats of Jackson county to the House of Representatives, pledged to vote for Judge T S. Wilson for U. S senator but who broke his pledge and supported Geo. W. Jones, then Surveyor General, who was nominated in democratic caucus by one majority and elected. It was said that Dennis was influenced by the promise of a surveying contract which ne failed to get. That may have been untrue, but I know he was a bitter enemy of Jones ever afterwards, and he and Dr. Holt started the Dubuque Herald as an anti-Jones paper.
When in Kansas City two years ago I tried to see Jerry Jenkins but found that he had died some years before.
Excuse these reminiscences which we old-timers are prone to fall into, and when we get started dont' always know when to stop.
Yours very truly,
C. W. CRAWFORD.
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Wild Fruits of This Region Enjoyed by the Pioneer.
In the early history and settlement of Jackson county, the pioneers found a veritable paradise of all manner of wild fruits planted by Nature in great profusion, evidently designed by the Creator as was the case when our first parents were placed in the Garden of Eden. And so great was the va- riety that each month of the season had its fruits The first to ripen was the wild strawberry which was very plentiful in nearly all localities. This native berry, although not so large as the cultivated and improved fruit that now supply the markets, had a peculiar flavor that cannot be duplicat- ed by any of the improved varieties. Closely following was the native goose- berry which could be found along the water courses in great abundance. These also had tiner qualities in taste that cannot be equalled in the so-call- ed improved varieties. In quick succession the raspberry had its place, and these too were superior to the cultivated fruit in taste but were deficient in yield. The blackberry was perhaps more plentiful than any of the above- mentioned, and with all the most highly prized. Indeed so great was the demand that frequently large parties would come by wagon loads for miles from the open prairies to lay in a stock of the luscious fruit which was so abundant in the timber districts. In those days wild fruit was considered common property for everybody that chose to avail themselves of benefits.
It was about. 50 years ago that there was an exceptionally good season for the wild blackberry, and it was up in the big woods that a Mr. A. C. owned a goodly estate on which was the tinest picking to be found in the woods and all of it lay in open commons. And here Mr. A. C. thought he had a right to the preference, but one day when he was busy in his p radise he heard the sound of wagons coming that way. But he thought nothing of that because the public highway passed by that way. He soon found, however, that two full loads of ladies and boys had tied up their teams and were preparing to harvest the crop which he had intended for his own use. But he managed to keep himelf concealed in a thicket till the berry pickers had fairly entered upon their work. Mr. A. C. was a man of the kindlier sort, and did not want to order this large party of ladies and boys off his premises, so he chose strategy to get rid of the intruders, and having the faculty of imitating the growl of some of the ferocious wild animals, and to accomplish his purpose Mr. A. C. used the hideous howl of the catamount and the bear. This so alarmed the would-be berry pickers that an exceeding hasty retreat toward the wagons was begun, and in an incredible short. time the parties were making Flora Temple time toward their distant homes on the other side of the river. Mr. A. C. had no trouble afterwards to hold easy possession of his Eden.
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It was from this circumstance that the big woods got the reputation of being a haunt for wild beasts that never existed in these parts. Among the other wild fruits different kinds of grapes were also abundant. The hill grape, the fox grape and the river grape were natives and were to be found in great abundance throughout the timber districts, and they were also much sought after as also was the wild plums and the crab apple. In fact, there was no lack of anything in the line of wild fruit throughout the entire season, and, altogether, made pioneer life not so much of a dread as is often represented when viewed from a distance. Then here also was found an abundance of wild game, such as deer, wild turkeys, prairie hens. grouse, quails and fish in all the streams in such great abundance that it was easy for the pioneer settlers to keep the larder abundantly supplied. It was not an uncommon thing to see deer, wild turkeys and prairie hens, grouse and quail in large numbers all feeding in the same field. But there were also professional hunters, the crack of whose rifles could be heard daily and some of these done a good paying business and found a ready market, for their game in Dubuque and other river towns.
On one occasion the writer in the winter of 1850 saw a load of deer brought in from Blackhawk county, consisting of 27 deer packed in huge sleighs drawn by two yoke of oxen. The deer were all disembowled but the skins and horns were left on. The venison was all frozen hard. The sleigh was packed in the bottom so as to admit of placing as many as could stand upright over those in the bottom four abreast with their heads and horns up and their eyes shining as natural as life. And at the same time and owned by the same nimrod a load of mixed game consisting of turkeys. prairie hens, grouse, quails and rabbits. Although the buffalo had already disappeared from the eastern part of Iowa in 1850 there were still herds in the western part of the state. In fact buffalo robes constituted a very large part of the bedding of the earliest settlers, not because they were so plenti- ful but because they were the cheapest. A pair of skins already dressed, of large size, could be bought for $10. These robes were mostly obtained by traders from the Indians, who still roamed over the western part of the state. But with the heavy flow of emigration into the state beginning in 1850 and for a period of ten years which constituted lowa's greatest boom, the Indian, the buffalo, the deer, and the elk almost simultaneously disap- peared. LEVI WAGONER.
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THE LARKEY SETTLEMENT.
History of Brandon and Farmers Creek Townships Prior to 1850.
In looking over the Annals of Jackson County, I find nothing definite on record of the early settlement of that part of the county embracing the western part of Farmers Creek and the eastern part of Brandon townships. In this territory there was already a flourishing settlement in 1850 when the writer first visited Jackson county. This settlement derived its name from the Rev. E. Larkey, who was probably the first to make a permanent home at the cross roads which at that time was called Larkey's corners. Here was already what might be called a model settlement-a settlement of intelligent men and women, a schoolhouse that did credit to its founders at that early date, a place for divine worship, a Sunday school, and a well organized literary society of good grade, all these were already in evidence in 1850 when the writer formed his first acquaintance with the pioneers, some of whom made their beginning as early as 1844.
Mr. Allen H. Buchner Sr .. was the first of my intimate acquaintances in 1850, who was already staked down in this settlement. He was a man of genial disposition, well informed, and easy to approach, in fact, he was a sort of enc, clopedia of useful knowledge that gave him a prestige over his neighbors and made him the central figure in whatever company he chanced to come. But there were others in this settlement scarcely less noted. A stranger coming from the eastern states believing, as many of them did, that the sun rose and set east of the Alleghany mountains, often found themselves outwitted by these sturdy pioneers in Larkey settlement. Most of these old settlers had acquired their notoriety and prestige by their long experience of frontier life, and among these old veterans were probably more ministers of the gospel than could be found in any other districts of like size and population in Jackson county. First, Rev. E. Larkey, Nathan Said, Thos. Said, Russell Dutton, and later came J. W. Said on the stage. All of these the writer frequently had the privilege of hearing expound the word, and all of these had the rare gift of ex- temporaneous speaking and that without notes. And yet another that should be included among the ministers, was Rev. Dr. Blackburn, a man of far more than ordinary ab'lity. My personal knowledge of this com-
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munity dates back to 1850, and as to the dates of arrival of these first set- tlers prior to 1850, I have no correct knowledge. But through the kindness of Mr. R H. Buchner I present the reader a facsimile list furnished by him to assist in giving correct names and dates, which I subjoin to what has arleady been said. And now Mr. Buchner sends me the following list of names and dates which read as follows:
"My father, Allen II. Buchner, was born June 28, 1821, in Canada, and grew to manhood in that country. Afterward he crossed to the States and worked on the Erie & Welland Canals for several seasons, after which he sailed on the lakes for several years and left the last boat he sailed on at the present city of Chicago, and crossing Illinois on foot came to Iowa in. 1844 where he made his home in Jackson county until in 1876. He again moved to Kansas where he lived a number of years, when old age and in- firmity caused him to give up farming, and he again returned to Jackson county and died at the home of his son, J. A. Buchner, in the city of Ma- quoketa, Feb. 14, 1894. He was married to Emily Furnish, Aug. 8, 1845. My mother was born in Illinois, April 19, 1829, and died Sept. 8 1900. My grandfather Thos. Furnish came across the river from the Galena lead mines in 1836 He was among the earliest pioneers who came to make a
home in lowa He was born May 16, 1803, and grew to manhood in Ken- tucky, and was married before leaving Kentucky. Grandmother Furnish was a sister to Nathan Said, and was born May 6, 1807. They raised a family of six boys and four girls, all of whom are living and are married and are now scattered over the western states from Indian territory to Oregon. My grandfather Furnish learned to be inspired with an ambition to be on the frontier of civilization. He made one trip to western Iowa to set- tle, but had to return for he got so far away from supplies that he could not procure the necessities of life. About 1856 he again crossed the Missouri and located in northeast Kansas. He again crossed the plains with an ox- team at the time of the Pike's Peak gold excitement, but returned as many othe s did, disappointed. At the time of our Civil war he was forced to leave his Kansas home on account of the gorilla warfare between Misourri and Kansas He came back to Iowa and stayed till after the war, and then again returned to his Kansas home, where he died at a ripe old age. Grandmother Furnish lived to join in the rush to Oklahoma with her sons who inherited the disposition of their forefather to be at the frontier, and died in that territory at an age of but little short of a hundred years
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