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Centrally situated as the State is, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, bounded by the two mighty rivers of the continent, traversed by the great Pacific railroad, and destined to become the very garden spot from whence the teeming millions of non-producing inhabitants-who are bound sooner or later to develope the mineral resources of Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and the vast mineral regions of the Rocky Mountain country- must obtain their food ; and they must rely mainly upon this garden for their cereals and for their vegetables. And the cattle which are fattened upon our prairies ; and the cloth made by our manufacturies from the wool shorn from our sheep; and the flour made by our mills from the wheat grown in our rich soil; and our agricultural products of every kind, will find in those unproductive plains the best market the world ever saw. The hay from our prairies will also be bundled up into bales and sent there ; and stone from our inexhaustible quarries will be transplanted to build their ranches, villages and cities. Who then can estimate the future wealth and greatness of this favored State ?
There is no State in the Union which can offer the emigrant so many advantages, such liberal inducements, alluring attractions or brighter prospects than the "Hawkeye State. " It offers health, wealth and happiness. It has everything to offer that the heart of man could wish or fancy dictate. It jy a land literally flowing with milk and honey, It is blessed with millions of acres of the most fertile land ; with a salubrious climate; with a live, intelligent population ; with many institutions of learning and a good system of popular education ; abounding with many churches and Sabbath Schools ; with a liberty-loving people, where freedom in all its
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
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C. D. BEVINGTON, Pres. TATIONA
W. W. McKNIGHT, Cash. BANK
of WINTERSET
DIRECTORS.
JOHN LEONARD, Dr. L. M. TIDRICK, C. D. BEVINGTON J. J. HUTCHINGS, W. W. NcKNIGHT.
Prompt attention paid to collections.
HUGH CASSIDY,
MANUFACTURER OF
CABINET WARE,
EAST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE,
WINTERSET, IOWA. Keeps constantly on hand, of his OWN MANUFACTURE, all kinds of TABLES, CHAIRS, BEDSTEADS, SAFES, &c. ACoffins made to order .- Hearse provided when desired.
I. W. BROWNELL, COUNTY SURVEYOR,
Office with H. J. B. Cummings,
NORTH SIDE OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE, WINTERSET, IOWA.
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HISTORY.
broadest sense and glory reigns ; where every man feels that he is made in the image of his God, as free and independent as the pure air he breathes, occupying as his own a portion of God's footstool, where he can, with his beloved wife and children, worship his Maker under his own vine and fig-tree, with none to molest or make afraid.
The State is out of debt and has a large amount of funds in its treasury. It has prospered with rapid strides from a wilderness to a magnificent garden, and from barbarism to the most advanced civilization.
TERTITORIAL GOVERNORS.
Robert Lucas, appointed 1848.
John Chambers, appointed 1841.
James Clark, appointed November 1845.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
The first Territorial Legislature was convened at Burlington, Nov. 12, 1838. Burlington remained the seat of government until 1841, when it was changed to Iowa City.
December 6th, 1841, the Territorial Legislature convened at Iowa City, which remained the seat of Government until 1858, in which year Des Moines was made the capital of the State.
GOVERNORS OF THE STATE.
Ansel Briggs, Jackson county ; elected October 26, 1846; oath of office administered December 3d, by Chief Justice Martin.
Stephen Hempstead, Dubuque county ; elected August 5, 1850 ; oath of office administered December 4, by Chief Justice Williams.
James W. Grimes, Des Moines county ; elected August 3, 1854 ; oath of office administered December 9, 1854, by Maturin L. Fisher, President of the Joint Convention.
Ralph P. Lowe, Lee county ; elected October 13, 1857; oath of office administered January 14, 1858, by Chief Justice Wright.
Samuel J. Kirkwood, Johnson county ; elected October 11, 1859 ; oath of office administered January 11, 1860, by Chief Justice Wright.
Samuel J. Kirkwood, Johnson county ; re-elected October 8, 1861 ; oath of office administered January 15th, 1862, by Chief Justice Baldwin.
William M. Stone, Marion county; elected October 13, 1864, by Chief Justice Wright.
William M. Stone, Marion county ; re-elected October 10, 1865 ;
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
"The winterset Madisonian," A Weekly Paper; H. J. B. CUMMINGS, Editor and Proprietor.
A seven column paper-Republican in politics. $2 per annum.
AN EXCELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Job Work done in the best style.
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HISTORY.
oath of office administered January 11, 1860, by Lieutenant-Governor Eastman.
Samuel Merrill, Clayton county ; elected October 8, 1867.
SENATORS FROM IOWA.
James Harlan, Mt. Pleasant ; term expires March 4, 1873. James W. Grimes, Burlington ; term expires March 4, 1871.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM IOWA, 1869.
James F. Wilson, Fairfield, 1st District.
Hiram Price, Davenport, 2d District.
William B. Allison, Dubuque, 3d District.
William Loughridge, Oskaloosa, 4th District.
Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, 5th District.
Asahel W. Hubbard, Sioux City, 6th District.
U. S. ASSESSORS.
Of this (5th district) Cole Noel, Adel, Iowa.
C. S. Wilson, Winterset, Iowa, is the Deputy Assessor for Madison County.
U. S. COLLECTORS.
Of this (5th Collector's District) Sampson P. Shannon, of Des Moines.
A. B. Smith, Winterset, Iowa, is the Deputy Collector for Madison County.
U. S. PENSION AGENT. .
For this part of the State, Stewart Goodrell, of Des Moines.
STATE OFFICERS, 1869.
Samuel Merrell, Governor.
William H. Fleming, Private Secretary to the Governor.
John Scott, Lieutenant-Governor, P. O., Nevada.
Nathaniel B. Baker, Adjutant and Inspector-General, and Acting Quartermaster-General.
Frank Sutton, Clerk to the Adjutant-General.
George W. Bourne, Clerk to the Quartermaster-General.
John C. Merrill, State Librarian.
Amos N. Currier, Superintendent of Weights and Measures, P. O., Iowa City.
Ed Wright, Secretary of State.
G. A. Warner, Deputy Secretary of State.
John A. Elliott, Auditor of State.
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AVDERTISEMENTS
I. L. TIDRICK, E DRUGGIST.
(Sign of Golden Eagle,)
WINTERSET, IOWA, DEALER IN
DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS, Dyes, Acids, Varnishes, SPICES, BRUSHES,
PUTTY, LEAD, PATENT MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, TOILET SOAPS, Wines, Liquors, Kerosene, &c.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED,
CANNOT BE UNDERSOLD.
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HISTORY.
Samuel A. Ayres, Deputy Auditor of State.
Samuel E. Rankin, Treasurer of State.
Isaac Brandt, Deputy Treasurer of State.
Cyrus C. Carpenter, Register of the State Land Office. John M. Davis, Deputy Register State Land Office.
Henry O'Connor, Attorney-General, P. O., Muscatine. Abraham S. Kissell, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Lewis I. Coulter, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Frank M. Mills, State Printer.
James S. Carter, State Binder.
Charles A. White, State Geologist, P. O., Iowa City.
O. H. St. John, Assistant State Geologist, P. O., Waterloo.
Josiah A. Harvey, Commissioner of Land Claims at Washington, D. C., P. O., Sidney.
John N. Dewey, Commissioner of War Claims at Washington, D. C.
SUPREME COURT.
John F. Dillon, Chief Justice, Davenport, Scott County. Term expires December 31, 1869.
Chester C. Cole, Judge, Des Moines, Polk County. Term expires December 31, 1870.
George G. Wright, Judge, P. O., Des Moines. Term expires December 31, 1871.
Joseph M. Beck, Judge, Fort Madison, Lee County. Term expires December 31, 1873.
Charles Linderman, Clerk, P. O., Des Moines. Term expires January 1, 1871.
Edward H. Stiles, Reporter, Ottumwa, Wapello County. Term expires January 1, 1871.
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
Frederick Mott, Circuit Judge, 2d Circuit, 5th District, Winterset, Madison County.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
"The Vinterset Sun.'
C. S. WILSON & A. J. HOISINGTON, Proprietors.
A SEMI-WEEKLY
REPUBLICAN PAPER !
Published every Wednesday and Saturday at
WINTERSET, IOWA.
The "Sun" is the official paper of Madison County and of the City of Winter- set. It has the largest circulation of any paper in south-western Iowa, and is one of the best mediums for advertising in the State. In collating and publishing the news of the city and county, it is beyond all competition .- Former residents, or persons designing to settle in this vicinity, can be more thoroughly "posted" about Madison County by subscribing for the "SUN" than by any other means.
TERMS,-$2 00 per annum. $1 00 for six months.
WILSON & HOISINGTON.
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HISTORY.
MADISON COUNTY.
SITUATIONS, DIMENSIONS, BOUNDARIES, AND TOWNSHIPS.
Madison county was marked out and its boundaries defined by act of the Territorial Legislature, approved January 13th 1846 ; but it was not organized until April, 1850. It is situated on 40° 30' north parallel of latitude, and its location in the state is south- west, being but three tiers of counties from its southern and three from its western boundaries. It is bounded on the east by Warren county, on the west by Adair, on the north by Dallas, and on the south equally by Clark and Union It contains an area of twenty-four square miles, equal to 368,640, aeres and is divided up into seventeen townships, as follows: Penn, Mad- ison, Jefferson, Lee, Jackson, Douglas, Center, Union, Crawford, Web- ster, Lincoln, Scott, South, Grand River, Monroe, Walnut and Ohio. The altitude of the county is high and dry ; being over five hundred feet above the low water mark of the Mississippi River at Burlington ; a portion of the county, the south-western portion, lying directly upon the dividing ridge between the watersheds of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and a part of the water falling within its limits flows to the Mississippi River and a part to the Missouri.
It is elaimed by the sages of Europe that a high mountainous coun- try is inimitable to Freedom, and that Liberty can find a healthy and free scope only among the mountain gorges and lofty peaks which con- cert among the stars, where the heart of man expands like a summer's cloud, prompting thoughts of noble aspirations, and filling the heart with purity and love. If all this be true, what then shall we say of the people of this favored land who dwell many thousand feet above the level of the sea, as high as their mountain peaks, and in elose prox- imity to the stars.
FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTY.
Previous to the year 1845, the Fox, Sae and Winnebago Indians held possession of this part of the state. In that year they gave quiet posses- sion of the country to the Government and by stipulation of treaty re- moved to Kansas. The land thus conveyed to the Government, was
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. H. BARKER,
South side Public Square,
Winterset, Iowa.
WATCH MAKER
AND
JEWE
DEALER IN
CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER PLATED WARE AND YANKEE NOTIONS.
Particular attention given to repairing fine watches. Work done with dispatch and in the best manner. Terms reasonable.
DAVID BARKER, CARPENTER AND JOINER,
WINTERSET, IOWA,
Is ready to do any work in his line, on reasonable terms and on short notice. Give him a caii.
WINTERSET BARBER SHOP,
Over Wheelocks' Grocery, West Side of Public Square, WINTERSET, IOWA. ...
The best arranged and most completely furnished in the State. Shaving Shampooing, Hair Cutting, Hair Dyeing and Dressing performed in the best style of the art. Best Hair Dressing Pomade, Hair Oils, Dyes, Perfumcry, &c., constantly on hand and for sale at fair prices. Razors honed and ground on short notice. Ladies' Hair Dressing done in the neatest style.
MILLER & Co.
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soon after thrown into market, and hundreds and thousands of persons in Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and elsewhere who had been anxiously await- ing this event, that they might seek in this land of beauty and plenty a home for themselves and their families, where all that heart could de- sire, would spring up like magic to the wand of industry; they had rightfully pictured in their imaginations all the bright and cheerful comforts of a future happy home for themselves, their wives and chil- dren, and were willing to endure all the privations and hardships of the first few years of pioneer life. They were invariably poor but brave and noble-hearted people.
About the first of May, 1845, a lonely traveler came winding his way across the country from the southward, reviewing with admiring gaze, and examining with a critic eye the wide expanse of green prairie, and the clear streams and beautiful woodlands, with the determination to select for himself the choice of his fancy for his home. His only com- panions were his team and his faithful dog ; he stopped at last in Craw- ford township, and located on the place now known as the old Cason farm. Here, all alone, many weary miles from the residence of any white man, HIRAM HURST, the first white settler in Madison County, staked out his "claim," plowed the ground and planted his corn. He came from Andrew County, Missouri. He remained all summer ; built a cabin, raised a crop, and then went back for his family.
On the 3rd day of May, 1846, a few days after the arrival of Hiram Hurst, a lonely, weary train might have been seen wending its way along the lovely hills and dales on the divide between Middle and South rivers, until they arrived on the banks of a pebbly stream in the south-east part of Madison county, not far from the present town site of St. Charles. The company consisted of Joel Clanton, Isaac Clanton, Charles Clanton, and Caleb Clark, with their wives and children and all their worldly goods.
Joel Clanton lives on the same farm that he staked out for himself the same day that he came. And the family of Isaac Clanton are also living on the same farm. He has now been deceased several years. Charles sold out some years ago, and now resides in Oregon. The Clanton family are a quiet, honest and industrious people. By common consent, the Creek they settled upon has taken the name of Clanton, and will perpetuate their names more permanently than can be done by the pen of history.
Caleb Clark " squatted " on a claim near the Clanton's. He now resides near Winterset, just south-west of town. His daughter, now the wife of Andrew Tusha, was the first white child born in Madison county.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
S. J. GILPIN. T. C. GILPIN.
GILPIN & GILPIN,
WINTERSET, IOWA. -
IF Taxes paid, Moneys invested and Lands bought and sold on commission
THOMAS MULLINIX, GROCER
WEST SIDE OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE,
WINTERSET, IOWA.
He has a good supply of Family Groceries on hand at all times, and sells as low as the cheapest. Call and see him.
WM. L. LEONARD,
COUNTY TREASURER, WINTERSET, IOWA,
Will pay taxes and redeem land from tax sales in Madison County, Iowa.
WILLIAM BARTON,
PROPRIETOR
N DISON HOUSE,
ST. CHARLES,
MADISON COUNTY, IOWA. A Good accommodations, and a very pleasant House to stop at. Cur
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Some time in April, 1846, Samuel Guye, his wife, and his sons James, George, Francis and Houston, left Nodaway County, Missouri, to search for himself and family a new and more congenial home in Iowa. They reached this county on the 3d day of May following, and on the same day that the Clanton's arrived here. On that lovely May morning they came up the beautiful district between Middle and North Rivers. Their hearts were overflowing with joy and thankfulness that they had found a country so bountifully blessed by nature. A grand panorama of beautiful sights met their admiring gaze as they wended their way. And after meandering along that beautiful divide, never before traveled by wagon or team ; the rank, green grass untrampled or disturbed, save occasionally by the moccasin of the Indian or the hoof of the buffalo, the elk and the deer, and the feet of wild animals, dotted with millions of flowers of every possible form and hue-the rarest gems in the vegetable kingdom-waving and sparkling in the sunbeams, skirted with clear sparkling stream- lets, and with beautiful groves of forest timber, with all nature glowing and smiling just as it came from the hand of Him whose wisdom and whose power can alone create such a scene and such a country; combining so many elements of the beautiful, the sublime and the practical, is the fair land where Samuel Guye and his family found a home.
They located on North River, near where the family now reside. In two days after their arrival, they finished their log cabin and moved into it. This was the first house built in Madison county. The family-with the exception of Francis, who has gone to Oregon -- still reside around the old home selected for them by their father. The family are remarkable for their large physical proportions, and for their urbanity and kindness of heart. Their industry and quiet virtue all would do well to imitate.
When they first settled in their new home, although all out- door creation was as pleasant and lovely as the heart of man could wish for, yet the family were sometimes quite lonesome ; and they were exceedingly anxious that the day should soon come when other settlers would stake their "claims" near them. For, like Adam, who yearned in the garden of Eden for a companion, so they desired for company in this Garden of Iowa- their wants were soon gratified. One morning, before the sun had peeped from the horizon, they were aroused from the drowsy god's couch by the glad sound of a tinkling cow-bell. Its "soul enlivening lays" thrilled every nerve. The cry of "land ahead " to
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. C. NEWLON & CO., LAND OFFICE,
ESTABLISHED AT
WINTERSET, MADISON CO., IOWA,
In 1863. All persons desiring to
PURCHASE OR SELL REAL ESTATE,
Will do well to call upon or correspond with this firm. CHARGES REASONABLE.
WM. COMPTON,
BUFFALO MILLS,
ONE MILE SOUTH OF
WINTERSET, IOWA.
SAW MILL,
GRIST MILL,
WOOL CARDING MACHINE.
» Custom work of all kind done on short notice.
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the sailor who has been long from home, a wanderer on the ocean's wave, could not have been more pleasing to their ears than was the tinkling of that cow-bell to the Guye family. Breakfast was forgotten, the labors of the day were driven from the mind, and haste was made in the direction of the sounding bell. After travel- ing three or four miles, a camp-fire loomed up to view ; and upon nearing it, they found a settler named John Evans, who had selected a home south of Cedar Creek, and two miles north of Winterset. The place he improved is now the farm of William Pitzer, and is unsurpassed for beauty or fertility in Madison County.
The next day after the Clanton colony and the Guye family arrived in the County, Crosby B. Jones and Seth Adamson settled on Middle River, where the Huglin Mill now stands, three miles north of St. Charles.
P. M. Boyles was the next settler in the county. He came from Andrew county, Missouri, and located on the farm he now lives on, one half-mile east of town, the 11th day of November, 1846. The first work he done after arriving was to build him a palace. He was his own carpenter and architect. He hauled a load of poles, fastened them together with wooden pins, and then covered them with bass-wood bark. Its dimensions were six by ten feet. In this house he and his little family resided six months. For the first few years Philip had to endure many privations and hardships. But he is now comfortably fixed ; is the owner of a farm situated as lovely as the heart could wish for, and he has beautified his place, and is surrounded with every com- fort and convenience. At one time he was so hard up for money that he walked to Saylorville, in Polk county, and worked two weeks at the rate of fifty cents per day, to get a little money to buy seed-corn with. The first three years he was without a horse, for want of means to buy one. And he endured all the privations of the early settlers, of which we will mention in another place. He was elected Clerk of the Court of County Commissioners at the first election of the county, which office he filled with honor to himself and the county. Phillip is a jovial, good-feeling man, a pleasant neighbor, a good citizen, and a kinder-hearted man cannot be found.
Among the early settlers who came about the same time, May, 1846, are the following: Irwin Baum, who is still residing on the claim he first selected, Martin Baum, Jacob Combs, John Butler, Lemuel Thornbrugh, J. R. Bedell, Wm. Combs and Wm. Butler.
William Butler settled on the farm now owned by Theodore Cox, two miles south-east of town.
William Combs was one of the active, stirring politicians, in the
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
B. F. MURRAY, ATTORNEY- AT-LAW,
WINTERSET, IOWA.
Will give PROMPT ATTENTION To all business entrusted to his care.
A. J. KENDIG, Has a full assortment of
PLOWS, REAPERS, CULTIVATORS, AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS, WAGONS AND SEWING MACHINES, All of which he sells at very Low and Satisfactory prices to his customers.
For the Superiority of his Wagons and Sewing Machines, HE REFERS YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED THEM. He warrants what he sells.
DON'T FORGET TO GIVE HIM A CALL When you want anything in his line. NORTH SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE, WINTERSET, IOWA.
RONALD BAIN, HOUSE, SIGN AND
ORNAMENTAL PAINTER
GLAZIER, PAPER-HANGER, &c.,
Work done in the Best of Style and at LOW FIGURES.
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early days of the county ; he was one of the first County Commis- sioners, and was elected to the office of Sheriff at one time. It is related of him that he polled the only Whig vote that was cast at the first election after the organization of the county. The man that cast that vote is a hero and is deserving of a gold medal ; and history should bear record of it so long as Madison county is recognized as one of the prominent counties of the State.
Among those who settled in the summer and fall of that year, (1846) are the following individuals : Alfred D. Jones, E. Bilderback, Bowman McDonald, David Bishop, Enos Bishop, Joseph Bishop, C. J. Casebier, P. Casebier, David Cracraft, J. T. Carson, Josh Casebier, Robert Deshaser, John Deshaser, J. K. Evans, John Esley, W. J. Esley, Louisa Fiddler, William Gentry, D. D. Henry, Wm. Harman, A. Hart, C. Jones, P. T. Jones, C. Mendenhall, G. Michael, D. Mckenzie, G. W. Mckenzie, Clayborn Pitzer, A. Q. Rice, C. Randall, J. B. Sturman, Sheckle, T. Stewart, J. Thornburgh, J. Vanhouten, Michael Whilhit, John Wilkinson, B. Wagoner and E. Ward.
Among the names of those who came the following season, are : E. R. Guiberson, J. C. Hempstead, Enos Berger, A. Snyder, Samuel Snyder, Dr. M. F. Turner, and others.
Among the names of those who came as early as 1848, 1849 and 1850, are the following : M. L. McPherson, John Heaten, Otho Davis, Israel Guiberson, T. D. Jones, Alexander Blair, Joseph Brinson, Mathew Watson, Jonathan Myers, John Rodgers, John A. Pitzer, Dr. L. M. Tidrick, Dr. G. H. Gaff, William Compton, N. S. Allcock, Acquila Smith, Reuben Hannah, Wm. Stinson, Sherwood Howerton, Jacob Fry, George Fry, R. P. Bruce, Robert Evans, Charles Wright, Bassil Pursell, John Brinson.
E. R. Guiberson was one of the prominent men of the county. He was the first Representative of the county after its organiza- tion, being elected to that office in the year 1857. He represented at that time, together with Lysander Babbitt, the counties of Marion, Polk, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Story, Boone, Warren and Madison. And in 1858 he was again elected as Representative of Madison county. He has also held the offices of School Fund Com- missioner and County Judge. He has now been deceased several years.
William Compton was the first man who sold groceries in Madison county. He commenced business in a little log hut, on the southeast corner of the public square, where Stone & Sturman's hardware store now stands. In those days it was not considered out of place or disreputable for a grocery keeper or merchant to traffic in ," sod-corn."
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
P. J. STIFFLER. C. P. LEE. G. M'KIBBEN.
STEAM
FURNITURE
AND CHAIR MANUFACTORY
WINTERSET, IOWA.
P. J. STIFFLER & CO., Manufacture and have for sale at all times, various styles of
BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS, TABLES, SOFAS, SAFES, CHAIRS,
And a full assortment of all Furniture generally used in the West.
Prices as Low as Eastern Rates.
COFFINS on hand and Made to Order on Short Notice, and Funerals Attended with Hearse, when Desired.
Manufacturing Building and Sale Room, one Street North of the St. Nicholas Hotel.
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Mr. Compton afterward bought of Hart & Hinkly their mill- site, on Middle River, where they had been running a "corn- cracker." He built on this fine mill-site the first grist mill erected in Madison county. This mill has been a great blessing to the county and a source of great pecuniary benefit to Mr. Compton. He is now grown quite wealthy, and has built around his mill the town of Buffalo, quite a little village. He has also been an industrious, energetic man and a good citizen and well deserves the success he has acquired.
Bassil Pursell bought and improved a farm near the Guye settlement, and he lived there in peace and plenty until a few years ago, when he sold out and moved to town. He is now quite aged, but his friendship and social hospitality is as fresh and young as ever. All honor and respect Uncle Bas.
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