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BANK.
The bank of Cowles & Riley was cstab- lished in 1884. A. D. Simmons is cashier and the proprietors live in Osceola.
PLOW FACTORY.
ofer. and the engine is twenty-five horse power. It was made at Ottumwa, Jowa. The factory has fifty feet of shafting. Plows are made here to order, and all kinds of plow and cultivator repairing are under- taken. Mr. Strawin uses the Bradley cash- ioned hammer, from Syracuse, N. Y. The forges are all supplied by a blast from the Besten twenty-four-inch noiseless forge blower.
HISTORY OF CLAIRAL COUNTY.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
The business firms of Murray in May, 1886, are shown below:
J. L. Addis, " City Mills " : O. H. P. An- drews, general merchandise and grain- dealer : Bell & Taylor, Murray Creamery ; J. J. Bergsma, Phoenix Hotel; Mrs. A. L. Bowers, restaurant ; W. J. Bruffey, agri- cultural implements; Mis. S. A. Clark, millinery ; Cowles & Riley, bank ; Corder & Smith, hardware; D. D. Cathels, con- tractor and builder ; A. Edwards. flour and feed ; Charles Eden, restaurant ; Evans, liv- ery; Flinn, blacksmith; C. 11. Folkner, barber; George Forbes, railroa l'agent ; O. : E. Garrett, general store ; Gafford & Sons. grain ; Goldsmith Bros., general store ; R. C. Grigg, physician and druggist ; II. F. ! Howard, Howard House; H. B. Hermance, agricultural implements; Haskins & Co., lumber; Hoffman, hardware ; P. M. Howig, harness; G. . 1. Ilcaly, photographs ; Mrs. H. 1 .. Holcomb, millinery ; J. N. Jones, fur- niture : Lee & Jahnke. blacksmiths; N. C. Larson, harness; S. L. Landis, physician and druggist: Marks Bros., boots and shoes: Murray Plow Factory; Myers & Badger. meat-market ; Martindale & Callison, gro- cery; J. II. Martindale, news; E. Myers, baker; H. W. Ross, physician; W. B. Stiffler, grocer; Wesley Stiffler, postmas- ter: A. 11. Sells, grocer; Troxell & Cal- houn, meat-market ; Mrs. J. E. Wick, milli- nery.
WOODBURY.
pick turning the first soil in the localits. John 1. Morrison started the first black- smith shop. Thomas Muller kept a tavern in the early days. The first school-house was built of logs in the autumn of 1855. and the first school in it was taught by Thomas Miller. The first religions services were held by the Methodist denomination, about 185.4. by Rev. Allen Johnson, of Chariton, in the house of L. Coppick. Services were afterward held in the school-house. Ot- tawa was a prosperous little village until July, 1867, when the railroad came through. Most of the buildings were then moved to the new town of Woodburn.
Woodburn was laid out in the autumn of 1867, forty acres by the railroad com- pany, and the addition by II. C. Sigler. The first building erected thereon was a store, by J. L. Tedrow and O. L. Palmer, in which they opened stocks of goods. W. J. Smith came next, purchasing the busi- ness of O. L. Palmer. John I. Morrison was the first blacksmith. Swan's hotel was built by Morrison. The first hotel, however, was built in 1868 by Haywood. T. E. Johnson, J. R. Felger and W. S. Ran- dolph were the first carpenters, and worked on Mr. Tedrow's building. John W. Bo- den opened the first harness shop, in 1873. The first school was taught by E. M. Lash. The first residences built here wore by 1. L. Tedrow, Irwin Parmenter. J. E. Chap- man and All. Hardin. D. N. Smith built a grain house in 1868, and sold salt, etc., in it. Mr. Tedrow was the first gram- buyer here, and still follows that business.
Woodburn, in Jackson Township. is the successor to the village of Ottawa, which SCHOOL. flourished before the advent of the railroad. Ottawa was laid out in 1854, by 1 and B. ; Woodburn was organized as an ink. Cappick. Judge Jerry Jenks being the sur- pendent district in 1880, and the following year erected the present two-story frathe veyor. The first merchant was a William Creighton, followwel by Thomas Miller : school building, at a cost of $3,000. Tuy shortly after. The Coppick brothers were teachers are employed for seven months in the first settler on the town plat, B. Cop- each year. The enrollment is about 105.
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INCORPORATION.
The village was incorporated June 11, 1878, and the first officers were : Mayor, E. T. Knight : Tinstees, C. Blythe. Henry Garris, H. R. Means, G. W. Smith and W. S. Lowe: Recorder, O. P. Garris. Mr. Knight was Mayor until 1881 ; Morris Mc- Manus 1881-2: George W. Smith, 1882-'3: 1. I. Nicol, 1883-4; S. B. Holloway. ISS4; A. K. Hill, 1884: M. T. Martin, 1884 - 6. The other officers for Isso are : Trustees. J. L. Tedrow, George Crawford, Elwood Johnson, J. O. Swan, James Hum- iston and John R. Bean; Treasurer, J. Crowley ; Street Commissioner, T. W. Hol- loway: Marshal, V. G. Metcalf ; Assessor. WV. D. Patterson.
POSTMASTERS.
Joseph L. Tedrow was postmaster of Woodburn for ten years. He was suc- ceeded for short periods successively by Dr. T. S. Harding, James Humiston and E. T. Knight. Then J. A. Keaton held the office four years, and the present postmas- ter, T. A. Felger, was appointed early in 1886.
CHURCHES.
Tlc Methodist Episcopal Church was or- ganized here within six months after the village was started, J. L. Tedrow being the prime mover. The first services were held in the railroad station-house, but six months later their frame church was built, at a cost of $1, 200. The present I tenisership is about seventy-five. Services are held every two weeks. James . \. Clarke is super- intendent of the Sunday-school, which has . Chaplain: MI. T. Martin. Surgeon; H. K. about foo attendants. Among the pastors
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in 1860, and built a $1,600 frame church about the same time with the Methodists. Among their membership were W. J. Smith, J. A. Chapman, J. F. Smith, R. S. Findlay and N. Porterfield. Services were discontinued in 1883.
The Catholics were the next to build. Their church was put up in 1875, and cost $1,200. It was a frame building, and two or three years later was blown down. It was rebuilt, twice its former size. Its most prominent member is Senator John Mc- Donough.
The Baptists built a church in 1882, at a cost of $1,obo, through the efforts of Rev. George W. Smith, the only pastor the society has had.
SOCIETIES.
Unity Lodge, No. 212, A. F. & A. M., was organized in Ottawa. The charter is dated June 5, 1867, and was given to E. M. Law, Worshipful Master; J. P. Wright, Senior Warden, and C. Thomas, Junior Warden. The lodge was removed to Woodburn when A. C. Carson was master. Their hall is rented in the Thomas Johnson building. The present membership is twenty-eight. The officers for 1886 are: W. D. Pattor- son, Worshipful Master; M. T. Martin, Sen- for Warden : J. A. Brulfey, Junior Warden; L. H. Rowley, Secretary ; R. R. Blanchard. Treasurer.
Davenport Pest, No. 385, G. A. R., was or- ganized March 28, 1885, with Daniel Per- duc. Commander : James IJumiston, Senior Vice-Commander : Thomas Holloway, Jun jor Vice-Commander; John Newsome. Duke, Quartermaster : Sam. Walker, Ad- who have been assigned to this church are jutant ; L. M. Rowley, Onicer of the Day ; Revs. Harris, Kennedy, D. O. Stuart Mar- tin, Kern, M. Allen, C. W. Brewer, A. Han- cox, Gyer, Mark, Muore and F. P. Evans. James Carson, Officer of the Guard ; Will- jam Johnson. Quartermaster Sergeant : and W. D. Patterson, Sergeant Major. The The Presbyterian Church was organized other charter members were: William
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HISTORY OF CLARKE COUNTY.
Hooker, R. J. Level. I. D. Shim. J. W. ter of the southeast quarter of section o. Dukes. Will, a U. Johnser. I. C. Machey. Liberty Township. It was surveyed and platted by Jerry Jenks, surveyor of Clarke County, about the year 1854. The first store in the town was kept by B. D. Tru- man, in the year 1856. In 1857 J. W. Hampton bought a stock of goods, and WV. Roberts, C. Barber, Thomas Lake, Ira continued to sell until May 22, 1862, when his store, house and all the goods were burned at night, supposed to be the work of an incendiary. In the time of the war, Thomas IJudgel sold goods for some time. For the last twelve or fourteen years, Con- rad Mowrey has been the merchant for Liberty. The first postoffice in the neigh- borhood, was called Hickory Point, John Lambert, postmaster. In the fall of 1856, the postofice was moved to Liberty, and Jacob Proudfoot appointed. B. H. Manley, William Lewallen, J. H. Mc- Cune and St. Clair Powell. Since the or ganization the following have been mus- tered : J. C. Rowland, A. E. Erb, Benj. Lee. John Blackstock, G. H. Mirksell, R. Boyd, Joseph 1. Parkins and Erastus Hor- ton. By transfer card these have been re- ceived: George Baker, J. A. Clark, Thomas McManu and T. P. Curtis. The officers for 1886 are: Daniel Perdue, Commander ; ' Thomas Starkey. Senior Vice-Commander; Thomas Holloway, Junior Vice-Com -: mander; John Newsome, Chaplain ; Will- , iam Johnson. Quartermaster: H. R. Duke, . Adjutant: George Baker, Officer of the Day : J. M. Dukes, Officer of the Guard ; L. II. Rowley, Sergeant Major: W. D. Pat- terson, Quartermaster Sergeant; M. T. ! Martin, Surgeon.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
This village is one of the best trading points, for its size, in Southern lowa, and also a fine shipping point. The firms doing business in May, 1886, are:
C. Blythe, physician and druggist ; James Burge, blacksmith ; Samuel Bowers, blacksmith ; William Burge, wagon-maker; G. W. Chambers, general store: Jacob Crowley, general store; B. Coppick, grain buyer ; George Crawford, harness; James Clark, general store ; William Hiland, general store; William Hooker, general store; A. K. Hill, hotel ; T. W. Holloway, wood and coal; George Leach. general store; Albert Lewlan, harness; M. T. Mar- tin, physician ; James Smith, mill: J. O. Swan, hotel and livery.
The town of Liberty was located on the southwest quarter of the southwest quar. ter of section 5. and on the southeast quar-
The United Brethren organized a society in about 1855. The Methodist Episcopal church was formed in the summer of 1856, Rev. S. B. Guiberson, pastor. The Meth- odist church building was " raised " about the year 1800, but was not finished until 186 ;. The Methodists and United Breth- ren have societies and church services at the date of this writing. the Methodist church numbering some forty members, the United Brethren society not so numerous, but they have another society a few miles out.
Jacob Proudfoot commenced to work at the blacksmith's trade in Liberty in the spring of 1856, and in this year (1856) still has a shop in the place. Years ago the prospect was, that Liberty would grow into quite a village, but the railroads caused towns to build up in other parts of the county, so that Liberty, without a rail- road, has not improved much for a number of years.
OTHER VILLAGES.
Nopeville is a village in Doyle Town- ship. of about 150 inhabitants. It has been ummich langer, but since the advent of the railroad, the inland villages have lot
ground, and Hopeville is not destroy the region auge railroad, Jambon is a be a metropolis. It is an old pont, and station and pestofice in Frema Town. some of the best people in the county live, slip on the narrow gauge. Saymei- a or have lived, in, or ner thi point. postoffice in Franklin Township. France Lacelle and Leslie are postoffices in Greve is a postoffice in Washington Nox Township, and Leslie is a station on Township
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