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John Bronner, farmer, section 16, P. O. Florenceville; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; was born in Germany, in 1837, is the second son of Andrew and Mary Bronner. When he was eighteen years of age he came to America, and settled in this county; he was married to Mary Dempewolf, and they have eleven children, Sam, Dan, Frank, Caroline, Mary, Lizzie, Katie, Annie,
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HOWARD COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES.
Crole, Edward and Andrew A. Mr. B. and wife, are members of the M. E. church.
James Oakley, farmer, sections 11 and 15, P. O. Florenceville; owns 880 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; was born in West- chester county, N. Y., in 1827, and is the fifth son of Jacob and Susan Oakley. When he was twenty-two years of age he went to New York city, and was in charge of a ware house for a period of six years. In 1855 he went to Kane county, Ill., remaining a short time, and in 1856, he came to Howard county. In 1874 Mr Oakley was elected as a member of the board of supervisors, and has been chairman of the same since that time. He was married in 1856 to Mary A. Baird, a native of Schoharie county, N. Y.
Roger H. Owen, farmer, section 17, P. O. Lime Springs, owns 240 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; was born in Columbia county, Wisconsin, in 1856, and is the second son of David and Jane Owen. He came to Howard county in 1878, and located on the farm he now owns; was married in 1880 to Nellie H. Roberts, they have one child, Edith J. Mr. O. has been town clerk four years, school director three years, and is a member of the Calven- istic church.
John F. Dempewolf, farmer, section 17, P. O. Florenceville; owns 110 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; was born in Can- ada, in 1850, and is the eldest son of Frederick and Gertina Dem- pewolf. When he was seven years of age his parents came to this county, and he has been a resident ever since. He was married in 1874, to Mena Walter, a native of Germany, and they have two children, Herman B. and Anna M. They are members of the Evangelical association.
577
HOWARD COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES.
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP.
Thos McCook, farmer, section 30, P. O. Riceville; owns 630 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre; was born in County Derry, Ire- land, in 1828, is the third son of Thomas and Hannah McCook. When of age he came to the United States, locating in Philadel- phia; in 1856 he came to this county ; was married in 1849 to Euphema Brown, and they have seven children, Thomas J., John, Bessie, Mathew, Edward, Robert, Nelson and James. Mr. McCook has been justice of the peace two terms, and one term on the county board of supervisors.
C. D. Cutting, farmer, section 29, P. O. Riceville; owns 360 acres of land, ualued at $20 per acre; was born in New Hampshire in 1833, is the fourth son of Abijah and Permelia Cutting, when twenty years of age he came to Scott county, Iowa, remaining one year; in 1855 he came to this county; was married in 1865, to
578
HOWARD COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES.
Mary St. John, of New York, she died in 1871. They had one child, William C .; in 1872 he married again to Annie Bourne, a native of Massachusetts, they have three children, Frankie H., Charles B. and Theodore A. Mr. C. has been town trustee five years. He and wife are both members of the Congregational church.
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579
HOWARD COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES.
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MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHIES.
Isaac Gregory, produce and provision merchant P. O. Cresco; was born in Windsor county, Vermont, 1814, and is the third son of Amasa and Lydia Gregory. In '52 he located at Stoughton, Wisconsin, and was engaged in the produce business until '66, when he came to Cresco, and established business; he has been mayor of the city four years, and councilman a number of years. He was married to Lodena Woodward, a native of Vermont, she died in '64, leaving two children, Herbert M. and Henry-W. He afterwards married Annie Burdick, a native of New York, and they have one child-Maurice C.
John Jackson, Sr., Cresco; was born in Ireland, March, 1813, is the second of son Robert and Elizabeth Jackson; when he was twenty-four years of age, he left Ireland, and came to America, settling in Canada, where he stayed five years, then came to the .
580
HOWARD COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES.
United States, and spent one year in the south, then went back to Canada, and remainingseven years, afterwards went to New York, and lived in different parts of the state untill '63, when he came west and settled in Fayette county, remaining two years; in '66 he removed to Howard county, and settled at Cresco, and with the exception of three years, spent in Colorado, he has been a resident of this place since; was married in '51, to Catherine McCraigh, a native of Canada, and has three children, John E., George H. and Mary J. He enlisted in '37, in the British service in Canada, and participated in the rebellion of that time, served six months in- the ranks, and then was detailed as baker for six months.
Chester Township Library, established June 16, 1874. The to- tal expenditure for books, to present writing, has reached the sum of $271.75, which amount was raised by taxation. Mr. A. C. Blair was chosen librarian at its inception and continues in the same , position.
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CONTENTS.
HISTORY OF IOWA.
PAGE.
Discovery and occupation
9
The original owners.
18
Pike's expidetion 21
Indian wars.
23
Indian Purchaser, Reserves and Treates.
32
The Spanish Grants.
37
The Half-Breed Tract.
39
Early settlement 41
Territoral History
49
The Boundary Question
54
State Organization.
59
Growth and Progress.
65
Public Instiutions
66
Agricultural College and Farm
66
State University
67
State Historical Society 73
The Penitentiary
73
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Additional Penitentiaries 74
Iowa Hospital for the Insane. 74
Hospital for the Insane. 75
Iowa College for the Blind .. 76
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb 77
Soldiers' Orphans' Home
77
State Normal School. 79
Asylum for Feeble-minded Children 79
The Reform School. 80
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Fish Hatching Establishment.
81
The Public Lands
82
The Public Schools.
100
Political Record.
105
Territorial and State Officers 105
The Judiciary. 107
Congressional Representation. 108
War Record.
110
HISTORY OF CHICKASAW COUNTY. CHAPTER I.
Introductory 119
A contest between the time of the first settlement and the pres-
ent time. 119
Location 121
Geography 121
Principal Products 123
Mineral Resources. (
123
Railroad Facilities
124
CHAPTER II.
Organization. 125
Original Order for Same. 125
First Election 126
First Officers. 126
Township Organizations. 127
Succeeding elections.
128
CHAPTER III.
First Settlers. 135
Frst Births 136
First Sermons 136
First store
136
First Court. 136
First Marriage License. 136
First Road. 137
First Tax Leavy 137
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
First Naturalization Paper
138
First Treasurer's Report. 139
Two Licenses, but no Marriage. 140
First Board of Supervisors. 140
Records from Board of Supervisor's minutes 141
CHAPTER IV.
County Seat Contests 149
First Contest. 150
Indignation meeting 156
"Battle of Bailey's Lane"
160
County Seat Contest of 1880
162
CHAPTER V.
Journalism. 165
The Printer 167
The First Newspaper. 167
Railroads
172
The First Railroad
173
CHAPTER VI.
Educational 175
The First School 176
Primitive School Report. 179
First Teachers' Institute. 180
Compensation of Teachers 181
No. and Value of School Houses 182
No. of Schools in Sub-districts.
183
Report of County Superintendent for 1882 184
CHAPTER VII.
Census of Various Dates 187
Abstract of Assessment Roll 188
Value of Property
189
CHAPTER VIII.
Bradford Township.
191
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PAGE.
Bradford village.
193
Early Settlers 193
First Court House 193
First Sermon 193
"The Little Brown Church in the Vail" 1
193
First Store 195
First Saw Mill 195
First Hotel. 195
An Original Oath 196
Nashua Township 197
First Settlers 198
First Store. 198
First Carpenter, Minister and Shoemaker 199
Incorporation of the Town of Nashua.
199
First Bank, Grist Mill, Agricultural Society and School
200
Gongregational Church 201
Methodist, Roman Catholic and Episcopal. 202
School 202
Societies
203
CHAPTER IX.
New Hampton Township 205
Organization. 205
First, and Succeeding Elections 206
Town of New Hampton 209
Incorporation 209
First Place of Public Entertainment. 210
First Election. of Officers for the Incorporation 212
Succeeding elections. 212
Losing of Miss Hannah Runion 215
First Schoo! 216.
Business of New Hampton. 217
Banks 220 Attorneys. 220
Physicians, Surgeons and Dentists 221
First Congregational Church 222
Methodist and Catholic Churches 224
German Evangelical Luthern St. Paul Congregation 225
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German Congregational and Episcopal
226-
County Poor Farm
228
Cemetery Association
229
Court House Building.
229
Chickasaw County Agricultural Societies. 233
Officers of the Society from year to year. '41
Life Members of the Society 242
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CHAPTER X.
Fredericksburg Township 245
First Marriage, Birth, Cemetery and School House 247
Village of Fredericksburg. 248
First House, Store, Mill, Factory, Creamery, Brick Yard and Schools.
248
Names of Successive Principals of Schools
249
First Sermon.
249
First Churces 249;
Societies
251
Cornet Band .. 252
Post Office 254
Fire Record.
254.
CHAPTER XI.
Stapleton Township 256.
First Settlement. 256
Organization. 257
Town of Lawler. 257
First Buildings 258. First Merchants 258;
First School. 259 260 Incorporation.
First Mayor. 260
Subsequent Elections. 261
Churches . 263
First Lawyers.
264
First Post Office 265
PAGE. Societies.
226
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Circulating Library 265
Societies. 266
Military 266
Fires
267
Newspapers
271
CHAPTER XII.
Chickasaw Township 272
First Election 275
First Judge. 275
Coon Hunting. 275
First Postmaster
276
Saw Mill.
276
First School 276
First Ministers.
277
First Settlers in Township.
277
First Child.
278
Dayton Township 278
First Settlers.
278
"Hunters Home" 278
First Soil Tilled 278
Organization. 279
Washington Township 280
Location. 280
Timber, Soil, etc.
280
First Settler 280
Organization .. 281
Richland Township. 281
Early Settlement 281
Forest City 281
282
Church
282
Educational.
282
Deerfield 'Township
283
Location.
283
: Soil. . 283
Wild Animals 283
Skeletons
. 283
First Brick Edifice.
CONTENTS. 587
PAGE.
First Permanent Settlement
284
Organization
285
First Office
Jacksonville. 285
286
Location.
286
Early Settlement
286
First House
286
First School
287
First Preacher
287
Utica Township 288
288
First Settler. 289
289
Location. . 289
"Little Brown Church' 290
294
Political
CHAPTER XIII.
War Record. 295
Action of Board of Supervisors. 296
Care of Soldiers' Families
Seventh Infantry 297
301
Thirty-eighth Iowa Infantry 307
310
Fourth Iowa Cavalry
310
Roster of Volunteers from Chickasaw County
CHAPTER XIV.
Chronological Record of Events
.316
HISTORY OF HOWARD COUNTY.
CHAPTER I.
Introdoctory 327
Location, 328
Surface 328
Natural Resources 329
First White Man in the County 329
Other Settlers
330
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Location.
Dresden Township.
588
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
"Oregon Grove" 331
The Finances. 332
Soil .332
The Climate. .333
Public School System 333
First Store 334
First School Teacher. 334
First Church. 335
First Post Gffice 335
First Male Child Born in the County 335
First Marriage. . 335
First Term of Court. 336
First Hotel. 336
336
First Newspaper.
CHAPTER II. 1
Organization 337
First Election 338
First Laid Out Road 339
Proclamation. 340
First Tax Rate.
341
First Circus. 341
The Finances. 346 Indian Scares 347
Treasurer's Report .. .348
County Officies Removed to Vernon Springs 349
Cresco.
350
Indebtedness of the county 351
Poor Farm
351
Burglary of the Treasurer's Office. .351
Arboriculture
353
The Auditor Trouble. .356
County Seat Question 356 Court House Burned . .357 Drowning of Frank Kite. 358
Action of the Board of Supervisors. 363
Opening the County Safe. 363
Settling With Kite's Bondsmen 364
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Court House Association
365
Tending the Sick Poor 365
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CHAPTER III. Election Returns in the County from the Time of its Organiza- tion to the Present Time. .367
CHAPTER IV.
County Seat Controversy. 386
Removal of County Seat to Howard Center 388
"Pike's Peak" Gets the County Seat .389
County Seat Removed to Cresco 391
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CHBPTER V.
Railroad.
394
Proclamation. 394
No. Miles of Track in the County 396
Journalism.
395
First Newspaper
400
An Historical Press
401
Howard County Times
402
CHAPTER VI.
Poor Fram
404
County Building
408
The Jail.
410
CHAPTER VII.
Eucational
413
Census
418
CHAPTER VIII.
Vernon Springs Township 421
Vernon Springs Town
422
Churches.
422
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Cresco.
423
Incorporation. 424
Schools 425
Independent School District. 425
Salaries of Teachers 427
Teachers
427
Report of Treasurer of Independent School Districts 429
Course study 432
Religious Denominations 435
Societies
438
Cresco Driving Park Association 441
Banks 441
Elevators.
441
Hotels .
441
Shipments
442
CHAPTER IX.
Forest City Township 444
First School 445
First Post Office. 445
Old Town of Lime Springs 445
Frist Mill. 446
Lime Springs Station 447
First Merchants. 447
First Post Office 447
Churches, 447 School Building. 447
Incorporation of the Town of Lime Springs Station 449
First Officers 449
Societies
450
CHAPTER X.
Saratoga Tomnship 453
Paris Township. 454
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Afton Township 454
Howard Township 455
Jamestown Township
455
First Settlers
456
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CONTENTS. 593
PAGE.
First Birth and Mariage
457
First Election
457
First School.
Early Church Matter 457
457
First Post Office 458
Howard Center Township.
458
First Settlement 458
Burning of Thayer's Hotel. 460
First Post Office. 460
460
First Tax Leavy
460
First Sunday School
461
First Newspaper
461
First Marriage 461
Firist Child Born 461
Albion Township 461
First Church, and Other Societies 462
First school. 463
First Post Office
463
First Death.
463
New Oregon Township
463
First Settlement
464
First School.
464
First Church . 464
The Old Log Church 465
Other Churches. 466
Chester and Oakdale Townships. 466
Village of Chester 468
CHAPTER XI.
Taking it Cooly. .469
Squatter Government 470
A Novel Justice. 470
"Live On No Evil" 471
CHAPTER XII.
War Record
473
Action of the Board of Supervisors.
475
Organization of Howard Center Township
594
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Third Iowa Infantry
477
Ninth Iowa Infantry 477
Thirty-Eighth Iowa Infantry 478
Third Iowa Battery of Light Artillery.
479
List of Commissioned Officers. 487
Roster of Volunteers. 488
CHAPTER XIII.
Chronological Events.
.492
595
CONTENTS.
BIOGRAPHIES.
VERNON SPRINGS.
PAGE.
Archer, Joseph .518
Barnes, A. B. .507
Batterham, Joseph 507
Barnes, Sylvester 508
Barker, W. K. 509
Bertrand, E. E. 513
Baeker, E. I.
.516
Baumgartner, A. F
515
Byrnes, Charles
517
Bishop, Horace
518
Brierley, Wm
519
Bentz, C. L. 519
Barnes, James
519
Clemmer, J. J
521
Davies, T. P
508
Dilworth, J. A
510
Doan, J. G
522
Evringham, B. D
508
Eddy, A. A.
522
Field, J. M.
509
Farnsworth, John.
520
Halstead, G. W
509
Hoyt, O. N. 512
509
Kimball, Aaron
528
Kellow, Sr., Wm
Lowry, J. J. 510
Marsh, G. E 510
Miller, Fred. 511
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Meverden, G.
511
Mason, J. J.
512
McCoy, J. M. 513
McCook, John
520
McHugh, R. J.
521
Morse, George
522
McNamara, John. 522
Mead, W. R. 525
McHugh, John 526
Norton, - A
520
Peck, John E.
514
Patterson, W. H
514
Richards, J
517
Roche, W. H.
517
Rivers, A.
517
Rumsey, Wm 518
Swensen, L.
511
Steinman, John. 515
Sturgis, John I 516
Stradley, John G 517
Sayre, Frank. 519
Stevens, J. B 524
Salesbury, J.
524
Smith, L. E 524
Thompson and Johnson Bros.
520
Upton, J. G.
516
Wentworth Bros,.
512
Wi.braham, Wm
513
Webster, C. F.
513
Woodcock, L. T. 521
Willman, S. M. 523
524
Webber, C. J.
521
FOREST CITY AND HOWARD CENTER.
Anderberg, O. A. .532
Brown, J. D ..
.531
Borthwick, J. F. 542
Baldwin, J. R
.547
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White, Ransom
597
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Chesebro. Oscar
541
Conery, Denis.
542
Daniels, W. F 534
Daws, Thos.
542
Dell, J. W
542
Daws, W. G. .542
Drake, George R 551
Eldridge, Ira 543
Ferrie, Geo. J 543
532
Grellier, Thos.
.543
Glass, Leo
543
Garver, D. C.
543
Gates, Thos. 549
531
Hurley, L .. .
533
Hewett, A. P
534
Hewett, C. C.
550
Hawkins, H, C.
537
Halsveg, Wm. .551
Isaac, Richard
536
Jones, W. R.
538
Kelley, Thos.
551
Knowlton, A
540
Licktieg, John
552
Lathrop, Nelson 552
Marsh, H. P
533
McNally M. L
.533
McGregor Jas.
531
Moulton, N. B.
540
Miller, S. A .
536
Marande, H. E. 545
.538
Marsh, A. E
Marsh, M. N. . .550
Milward, Joseph 552
Mackay, John S 552
Miller, John G 552
Milz, Katherine 552
Gorst, Chas.
Howe, P. C.
598
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Nash, C. P
554
Owns, J. W
553
Offen, B. .546
Parkhurst, A. N
.547
Roberts, R. J.
541
Rowlee, N. S
546
Smith, W. A. 546
546
Shumway, H. R
538
Sanborn, P. C.
537
Tibbals, Geo. 553
546
Thompson N.
532
VanNieman, L. H.
530
Van Leuven, A. M
539
Van Leuven, Geo. M
547
Van Leuven Jr., Geo. M.
548
White Bros 539
White, Mrs. Irene G 544
Woodard, Eli
544
Wanless, O. G
.545
Wood, Patrick. 545
Woodard, J. W .545
Wanless, P. A 545
Wells, H. H.
553
Williams, J. B.
537
ALBION. .
Ashley, C. B. .572
Bronner, John 575
Bigalk, John. 572
DeLang, P. I.
575
Dempewolf, J. F 576
Oakley, James 576
Owen, R. H.
576
Wells, J. E.
575
JAMESTOWN.
Cutting, C. D, . .577
Shields, Lawrence
Thayer, Wm. H.
599
CONTENTS.
McCook, Thomas
PAGE. : .577
OAKDALE.
Blither, H. H 559
How, G. H 558
How, E. D :558
Lincoln, F
558
Thomson, S. L
.557
NEW OREGON.
Booth, M.
563
Blackburn, John. 563
Converse, S. A 563
Durgin, N. S. 562
Hess, J. G. 562
Miller, John 562
Novak, Thomas. 561
Pecinovsky J. T 561
Shafer, F 561
560
Wollstein, J.cob
560
CHESTER
Blair, A. G.
567
Cray, Joseph 566
Eaton. L. E 566
565
Loomis, George E
566
Plummer, George M.
565
PARIS.
Dell, John. 569
.569
Holster, Geo. W
Isbell, E. I. 569
568
Merry, Mrs. Esther P
.568
Wessel, John.
569
Watters, Samuel
SARATOGA.
Groat, Edgar .. 570
Henning, William 570
Miller, Mrs. Elizabeth 571
Sovereign F. C
Hubbard, A. G.
600
CONTENTS.
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Mc Kay, Newton
.571
Weislock Tobias 570
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chester Township Library
580
Gregory, Isaac. . 579
Jackson, Sr., John. 579
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