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Following is a corrected list of those who went yesterday : J. W. Lee, captain ; G. E. Bass, first lieutenant; F. E. Pringle, second lieutenant ; J. G. B. P'inney ; E. W. Howard, sergeant ; G. A. Lawson ; William Gleason ; John Dygert, sergeant ; George M. Teed, corporal; James L. White, corporal ; Will Fraizier ; S. C. Wyatt, corporal ; George Yaus, musician; Bert Dutton ; Frank Bonebright ; R. E. Towle ; Ed. Glasgow ; E. M. Kinney ; Elwood Kidder ; Earnest Kinlock ; Archie Kearns; L. A. Lehnhard; George Langford; C. Johnson; W. S. Norton; H. G. Pinney ; A. C. Rhode; M. C. Stebbins ; John Ridgeway ; Ed. Wiltsey : Earl Bawden ; C. B. Rutledge; C. K. Brandrup : Herbert Boughton ; Isaac Bean ; Ed. Carr ; Gordon B. Caraway; J. E. Songer; W. D. Crosley; Phil Lahner; Fay Stickney; H. A. Shafer; George Wyckoff; B. T. McCue; John Wilke; Harry Warrington ; J. S.
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Hunt ; W. A. Carns; G. L. Gregory ; Jay Spalding ; W. F. Smith, inspector small arms practice ; N. P. Hyatt, battalion adjutant.
On their arrival at Des Moines, they were quartered on the state fair grounds, Company C occupying a cattle shed. The camp at Des Moines was named Camp McKinley, and it at once became a great school of instruction under able direc- tion of Colonel James Rush Lincoln, for many years military instructor at the Iowa State College at Ames.
THE RESERVE COMPANY
A company of reserves had been formed at home and Captain Aug. F. Hoff- mann who had formerly commanded Company C. took charge of them and con- ducted their drills while Dr. G. L. Pray acted as medical examiner. The follow- ing is a list of the members of the reserve company : Elvin A. Young, John A. Bell, P. N. Nelson, Leonard Klatt, William B. Wallace, Carl C. Merner, B. P. Hamm, B. N. Berkeley, M. B. Gordon, Leroy Zimmerman, Cyrus Johnson, Theo- dore Oltsvig, George A. Hanna, Aug. Rindernicht, William H. McClure, William S. Rodman, Joseph E. Kelley, Joseph E. Webb, Oscar W. Richard, Nathan C. Eckstein, Arthur C. Chase, Edward G. Reed, Charles W. Richardson, Tom W. Hopkins, Tom Smith, Otis L. Long, Sam J. Purnell, Elza L. Kisell, P. C. Parks, Roy Skelton, Paul R. Wille. John E. Johnson, Clark J. Miller, Joseph W. Nelson, James Bently, J. A. Nickerson.
The object of the reserve company was to supply such recruits as Company C might need to keep her quota full. When recruits were needed, Captain Hoff- man was notified and it was his duty to select the number called for. On May 5th, a call was made for 15 recruits and Captain Hoffman selected the following members of the reserve company to join at Des Moines: Peter N. Nelson, Web- ster city ; Leonard Klatt, Webster City; Thos. Brekley, Webster City; S. J. Pur- nell, Webster City; Wm. S. Rodman, Webster City; John E. Johnson, Webster City ; Jos. W. Nelson, Webster City; Otis Long, Williams; Aug. Rindernecht, Williams ; P. C. Parks, Williams; J. H. McCne. Williams; R. S. Noyes, Wil- liams; O. W. Richard, Williams ; Geo. A. Hanna, Williams; A. C. Chase, Lehigh.
These recruits were enrolled as members of Company C. On the 16th of May the government surgeons examined all members of the company and the result of this examination was the rejection of the following men: Earnest Kinlock, C. K. Brandrup, D. L. O'Brien, Isaac Beem, 11. A. Shaffer, A. C. Rhode, Carl Graffunder, Geo. M. Teed, Manley Kinney, Leonard Klatt. W. A. Carns, Gco. Langford, John Wilke, Fred Howard, J. H. Schell, Chauncey AA. Weaver.
To replace the list of rejected. the following men were enrolled: Lesley O. Worley, Mt. Vernon ; Eugene R. Allen, Sac City ; Samuel B. Culp, Sac City ; Carl Crumpholtz, Des Moines, lowa; Geo. Ficken, Rockwell City; Ernest P. Hann, Goldfield; Edgar P. Nunnally, Hartford; Chas. O. Ray, Des Moines; William J. Scott, Dennison ; Thomas Smith, Webster City; Edwin Van Ness, Williams; Burton W. Wallace, Webster City; Everett A. Cross, Ilubbard.
COMPANY C MUSTERED INTO UNITED STATES SERVICE
On the night of May 24th ( near midnight ), the company commanders of the Fourth regiment was called to the colonel's headquarters. Information was given that on the following day a regiment would be mustered and probably sent to the
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Philippine islands, and it was reasoned that if the fourth regiment had its full quota of men, it would probably be mustered in and secure this coveted assign- ment. If not, then the third regiment would capture the prize. Some of the com- panies lacked a few men, and Company C was two men short. Emissaries were sent into the city that night, and before daylight recruits enough had been found to fill the regiment, and on May 25th it was mustered into the service of the United States and was named the Fifty-second Regiment of Iowa Infantry Vol- unteers.
But when the colonel received his orders it was found that instead of direct- ing him to go to the Philippines, he was sent to Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Georgia. And so his well intended diligence, was ill timed, and miscarried of its real aim. The Fifty-first regiment, mustered a day or two later, got the Philip- pine Island assignment.
The muster roll of the company at the time of muster in, was as follows : J. W. Lee, captain ; G. E. Bass, first lieutenant; Frank G. Pringle, second lieu- tenant; E. W. Howard, first sergeant ; Earl Bawden, quartermaster sergeant ; John Dygert, sergeant; James White, sergeant; S. C. Wyatt, sergeant; E. A. Young, sergeant; F. A. Bonebright, corporal; E. A. Glasgow, corporal; L. A. Lehenhard, corporal ; R. E. Towle, corporal ; George Wycoff, corporal ; Ed. Carr, corporal ; G. A. Yaus, musician ; Joe W. Nelson, musician ; W. S. Norton, artificer ; Myrtle C. Stebbins, wagoner ; E. R. Allen, Herbert Boughton, T. H. Berkley, G. Caraway, W. D. Crosley, W. Cowley, E. A. Cross, S. B. Culp, A. C. Chase, C. Crumpholz, Bert Dutton, Will Fraizier, G. H. Ficken, Gilbert Gregory, Will Gleason, James Hunt, George Hanna, E. P. Hann, C. K. Johnson, John E. John- son, E. J. Kidder, A. R. Kearns, W. M. Kahl, Phillip Lahner, Otis Long, Bart McCue, John H. MeCue, Nels Nelson, Peter N. Nelson, E. P. Nunnally, R. I. Noyes, H. J. Phinney, J. G. B. Phinney, S. J. Purnell, P. C. Parks, C. O. Ray, R. B. Rutledge, John J. Ridgeway, Aug. J. Rinderknecht, Wm. S. Rodman, O. WV. Richard, Jesse Souger, J. C. Spalding, Thomas Smith, W. G. Scott, E. J. Van Ness, Harry Warrington, Edward Wiltsey, Burton Wallace, L. C. Worley.
The regiment arrived at Camp Thomas in Chickamauga Park, May 28th and was one of the best equipped and drilled regiments in the park. But the com- panies were composed of only sixty-six men each, and orders were now received to recruit the companies to 106 men each.
RECRUITING SERVICE
Accordingly, recruiting officers were sent back to Iowa to secure recruits to fill up the regiment. Captain J. W. Lee was sent to Webster City. He opened his recruiting office at that place June 9th and closed it July 8th. During that time, 207 men applied for enlistment and 161 were accepted. Captain Lee was directed to secure forty men for each of the following companies : B, C, G, and I of the Fifty-second regiment. The recruiting party consisted of Captain J. W. Lee, of Company C; Sergeant C. A. Snook, of Company G ; Privates B. R. Dutton of Company C, and T. J. Mahony (afterwards major in his regiment) of Company I, and N. W. Hanson, of Company B. Dr. G. L. Pray was selected as medical examiner.
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As a result of this recruiting expedition, the following men were enlisted and assigned to Company C .: W. R. Bailey, Jowa Falls, a .; A. G. Bain, Adair, Iowa ; W. H. Banta, Farmer City, Ill. ; William H. Boring, Eagle Grove, Iowa; Thomas H. Bennett, Zumbro Falls, Minn. ; G. S. Barkhoff, Ellsworth, la. ; William P. Bry- ant, Clarion, la. ; William A. Carns, Williams, la. ; George V. Cleveland, Holmes, Ia .; F. E. Cole, Eagle Grove, Ja .; R. W. Comstock, Eagle Grove, la. ; B. F. Craig, Tremaine, la .; N. C. Eckstein, Webster City, Ia .; L. Emerick, Eagle Grove, la .; N. B. Everson, Rolfe, la. ; James G. Fladebo, Eagle Grove. Ia .; G. M. Fenley, Eagle Grove, la .; G. S. Gearheart, Ellsworth, la .; S. H. Gibson, Eagle Grove. Ja .; Kunt Graustad, Kamrar, la .; Peter House, Webster City, la .; James Hughes, Manly, la .; Jens Johnson, Loda, Ill .; I. M. Johnson, Webster City, Ja .: L. C. Jacobson, Jewell Junction, la. ; M. W. Knudson, Ellsworth, lowa; E. P. Keller, -; Francis G. Love, Manson, Ia. ; A. J. McArthur, Eagle Grove, la. ; Wil- liam F. McDonald, Eagle Grove, la .; Noll Martin, Eagle Grove, la .; P. H. Phelps, Eagle Grove, Ia. ; A. D. L. Rogers, Clarion, la. ; James E. Stevens, Jeffer- son, Ja .; H. Schoonover, Eagle Grove, Ia .; Henry Sauer, Eagle Grove, Ja. ; E. Stephenson, Eagle Grove, Ia .; T. C. Smith, Alden, la. ; Jno. W. Sweeney, Strat- ford, la .; James Thompson, Eagle Grove, Ga .; Paul R. Wille, Williams, Ja .; HI. H. Warren, Eagle Grove, la. : C. H. Warren, Eagle Grove, la.
The following Hamilton county men were assigned to other companies in the 52d regiment : Moses Furgeson, Webster City, Ja .; James Gleason, Jr., Blairsburg, la. ; Henning H. Henningson ; David G. McCaskie, Webster City, Ja. ; Cyrus A. Cook, Webster City, la.
On July 1, 1898, the following promotions were made in the ranks of Com- pany C: Burton R. Dutton, from private to corporal ; Gillbert L. Gregory, from private to corporal; Archibald R. Kearns, from private to corporal ; Lesley O. Worley, from private to corporal; William S. Rodman, from private to corporal ; Robert B. Rutledge, from private to corporal.
On July 16, 1898, the following members of Company C were transferred to the hospital corps of the second division of the third army corps: Thomas W. Berkley, John E. Johnson, Everett A. Cross.
On September 1, 1898, Second Lieutenant Frank G. Pringle was promoted first lieutenant and assigned to Company E. Sergeant Jerome B. Frisbee of Company E was promoted to second lieutenant and assigned to Company C. At the time of his appointment, Frisbee was at home on sick furlough. He was not mustered in as second lieutenant until October 28th and the only time he appeared with the company was on the day of its muster out.
Although the Jowa National Guard was well drilled and well equipped when war was declared, none of the regiments except the Fifty-First saw actual service. When the Fifty-Second arrived at Camp Thomas, it was without doubt one of the best drilled and equipped volunteer regiments in the camp and the officers and men were anxious for active duty. The cause of the delay in the preparation for active service is given by the adjutant general of lowa in the following lan- guage :
When the first call for troops was made, for three regiments of infantry and two light batteries, this department attempted to promptly obey the orders by enlisting the light batteries and absorbing one regiment with the three called for.
THE HOME OF COMPANY C. AT CAMP THOMAS, CHICK- AMAUGA PARK, GEORGIA
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Friends of the regiment it was proposed to absorb checked this. Then it was proposed to send one regiment home and recruit up the other three. Friends again interfered. The war department was appealed to and agreed to permit Iowa to have four skeleton regiments of infantry without any batteries. All this caused two weeks' delay in beginning to prepare the lowa troops for muster in. Our regiments were finally sent to the front in good shape, well drilled and well equipped. But as soon as the second call was made our regiments could not be utilized until their ranks were filled to the maximum, for the war department then ordered that these regiments be filled to the regular army standard of 1.336 men each. Our regiments could not be sent to the front until the recruits arrived and it took time to get them. When the recruits did arrive, the result was 500 green men placed in regiments of 800 drilled men, and the recruits, in addition to being green, were entirely, unequipped. The efforts of this department to equip the Iowa regiments completely and get them to the front quickly were frustrated by the interference of their own friends.
SICKNESS IN CAMP
After the return of the recruiting party to their regiment, considerable time was spent in drill and in securing equipment for the recruits. Orders came to prepare for a move to Porto Rico. Surplus baggage was burned and all prepar- ation made for light travel, but suddenly the order was countermanded. Then immediately followed the great typhoid fever epidemic that created such sad havoc at Chickamauga Park. The men had held up under the excitement for a prospective journey and when the journey was abandoned and the news came that the war was practically over, a reaction set in and a wave of sickness sub- merged the camp. There was hardly a company in the fifty-second regiment that did not have forty men siek at one time, and there were hardly well men enough to take care of the sick. This sickness consisted mostly of typhoid and malarial fever. Company C was saddened by three deaths from this cause. The first was Guy Barkhuff, of Ellsworth, who died August 22d, then James Stevens, of Jeffer- son, Iowa, who died August 28th, and Burton R. Dutton, of Jewell, who died September 7th.
Guy Barkhuff was a lad of little more than eighteen years of age, but he had taken his enlistment much more seriously than many of his older comrades. He was anxious to do his full duty and considered it a disgrace to be heard com- plaining of any duty or hardship that fell to his lot. He was a young man of unusual promise. Sickness overtook him in less than one month after his arrival at camp.
James Stevens was indeed a martyr to the cause of charity. When the typhoid fever broke out in the camp. Stevens was one of those who volunteered to take care of the sick. Physically, he was almost perfect and he had strength and endurance far beyond the average. But in caring for the sick, he became infected with the deadly germs of typhoid, against which strength and endur- ance were powerless. His sickness and death followed. No hero of any battle deserves greater credit than Stevens. He lost his life in the performance of a voluntarily accepted duty that he knew was filled with danger.
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Burton R. Dutton was a stenographer, and was therefore employed a great deal about headquarters. Just prior to his sickness, he had been detailed to assist at the headquarters of General Brooke and had gained distinction on account of his careful and accurate work. In going to and from the general's headquarters, he passed a spring of water so cool and enticing that he stopped to drink. The water was laden with the germs of typhoid fever and Dutton had thus taken into his system the poison that caused his death. On July Ist, Dutton had been appointed corporal; after his death the vacancy was filled by the appointment of Will Frazier.
During this period of sickness, the good people at home were burning with anxiety to do something to help the men in camp. Public meetings were held and the situation discussed. Telegrams were sent to those in charge, offering any relief that should be asked. Money was subscribed and forwarded to the company to aid in securing such extra accommodations as the sick needed ; and everything that loving, anxious hearts could prompt was done for the relief of the suffering.
THE COMPANY MUSTERED OUT
On August 28th, the Fifty-second regiment was ordered back to Camp Mc- Kinley at Des Moines, and on the 12th of September, was sent home on thirty days' furlough. On October 11th, the regiment re-assembled at Camp Mckinley and on October 30th was mustered out of the service.
After the muster out of the Fifty-second regiment, the National guard was reorganized and Company "C," of the Fifty-sixth regiment, was assigned to Webster City. In February, 1899, this company was reorganized and J. W. Lee chosen captain : N. P. Hyatt, first lieutenant and F. G. Pringle, second lieutenant. In June, 1899, J. W. Lee was elected major and N. P. Hyatt succeeded to the . captainey. In 1908, Captain Hyatt was elected major and Frank J. Lund was made captain. In October. 1912, Captain Lund was advanced to the rank of major and Lieutenant A. M. Martin was made captain.
Aside from service during the Spanish-American war the company had been twice called out for military duty. In 1804, during the great railroad strike. Company C was called out and under command of Captain Hoffman, did guard duty at Sioux City for about one week and immediately after the Pomeroy cyclone, the company was sent to Pomeroy and for several days did guard and police duty.
In 1904 a stock company composed chiefly of members of the company. erected a fine armory and opera house as a home for the company.
Company C has now held its place in the National guard for twenty-eight years. Its service has always been honorable and the record of its officers and men is a credit to Hamilton county.
At the present time, October, 1912, a Webster City man, N. P. Hyatt, is colonel of the Fifty-sixth regiment. He enlisted as a private in 1888 and rose from the ranks by successive promotions. A Webster City man, Frank J. Lund, is major. Ile enlisted as a private and has worked his way to his present rank. Webster City has two staff officers, Lieutenant Geo. M. Teed and Lieutenant Harold Smith. Webster City has the regimental band.
The military honors that have come to Webster City are due largely to the stability and efficiency of Company C.
CHAPTER XVIII
THE TOWNSHIPS-HOW AND WHEN ORGANIZED
FREMONT TOWNSHIP-CASS TOWNSHIP-BLAIRSBURG TOWNSHIP-WILLIAMS TOWN- SHIP-ROSE GROVE TOWNSHIP-LIBERTY TOWNSHIP-INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP -FREEDOM TOWNSHIP-BOONE TOWNSHIP-WEBSTER TOWNSHIP-HAMILTON TOWNSHIP-LYON TOWNSHIP-JEWELL JUNCTION-LINCOLN TOWNSHIP-ELLS- WORTII-SCOTT TOWNSHIP-ELLSWORTH TOWNSHIP-CLEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP- MARION TOWNSHIP-STRATFORD.
THE TOWNSHIPS-HOW AND WHEN ORGANIZED
As has already been seen, when the first election was held in 1852, all of the territory included in both Risley and Yell counties was called Cass town- ship. There seems to have been no legal authority for the use of this name, but for that matter there was no legal authority for the election and the name Cass township was used, probably, because it pleased those in charge of the election.
In April, 1853, after the organization of Webster county, all of the territory within that county was legally named Washington township. The following August, the entire southern tier of congressional townships (known as township 86) was detached from Washington township and given the name of Hardin township, and at the same time the next tier north, being township 87. was also detached from Washington and named Webster. So at the beginning of the year 1854, Webster county was composed of three townships, viz., Washiington, composed of the north half of the county; Webster, composed of all congres- sional townships numbered 87; and Hardin, composed of all congressional town- ships numbered 86.
In 1854, all of that part of Washington township within the present limits of Hamilton county was detached and named Boone, and it included all con- gressional townships numbered 88 and 89, in ranges 23-24-25 and 26. About the same time, congressional township 86 and 87. in range 23 and probably also range 24, were detached from Webster and Hardin townships and named Clear Lake. At the time of the organization of Hamilton county, therefore, its terri- tory was divided into four townships, viz., Boone, Webster, Hardin and Clear Lake.
In March, 1858, the congressional township 89, range 23, 24, 25 and 26, was detached from Boone township and named Cass, and thus some six years after the name was first used, it became legally the name of an organized township.
In 1861, the south line of Cass township was moved one-half mile north, Vol. 1-20
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and in connection with this action of the board of supervisors, Isaiah Doane tells the following amusing incident :
"June 17, 1861, there was a proposition presented to the board for removing the south line of Cass township to a little more respectful distance from Webster City, as it was then on the correction line and ran through the city. There seemed to be a sort of tacit understanding that the measure would carry, and to the end that no legal laches might ever be found to create litigation, it was suggested that a resolution covering the case should be drawn by an attorney 'learned in the law.' Accordingly, one George R. Ammond, then with Jacob Skinner, was called in and 'retained' for the job. After due deliberation and a look of great sapiency, he dashed off the following resolution, the adoption of which was moved by Mr. Boak :
"'Resolved, That all that part of Hamilton county, Iowa, lying half a mile north of the correction line in said county shall be known as, and shall con- stitute, the township of Cass.'
"When the question was open for discussion, the writer, with his characteristic want of reverence for superior talents or position, raised the point that the resolution, strictly construed, would not give Cass township any territory ; that if, as intended, it cut off all territory within less than a half mile of the correc- tion line, it would as effectually cut off all territory lying more than a half mile from the correction line, and that thus the township would be reduced to an imaginary line half a mile from, and running parallel with, the correction line. This construction was opposed and ridiculed with much spirit by the young attorney ; but a part of the members agreed with the objector and a part thought the resolution sufficiently explicit; hence the discussion became animated, and quite a number of the professional men and literati of the city were asked to construe the meaning of the resolution; and like the board, they differed as widely and warmly as the original contestants. Finally the motion was put to vote and the resolution voted down by five to three."
The board finally passed a resolution giving to Cass township, all of the territory in Hamilton county lying north of a line running east and west one- half mile north of the correction line and parallel with said correction line.
In 1858, the townships of Hamilton, Marion and Norway were also organized. Hamilton received from Webster township all of congressional township 87. range 25, and all of that part of the cast third of township 87, range 20, lying south of Boone river. From Boone township, it received all of the south tier of township in township 88, range 25, lying east of Boone river, and it also received from Clear Lake township (or from Webster, as there seems to be some uncertainty as to which township the territory transferred belonged ). sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32, and the south half of sections 7 and 8 in township 87, range 24. The following July, Hamilton also received from Boone the southeast quarter of section 30-88-25.
To repay Webster township for the territory transferred to Hamilton, she was given from Boone township the south half of township 88, range 20, and all that part of sections 19. 30 and 31 in township 88, range 25, lying west of Boone river.
MARION TOWNSHIP received from Hardin township, all of congressional
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township 86, range 25 and 26, and all that part of Webster township lying south of Boone river, not previously assigned to Hamilton township.
Hardin township was now extinct, having been entirely consumed in the appropriations of territory made to Clear Lake and Marion townships.
NORWAY TOWNSHIP took from Clear Lake all of congressional township 86, range 23 and 24.
After the readjustment of 1858, Hamilton county was composed of seven townships, to-wit: Cass, Boone, Webster, Hamilton, Clear Lake, Marion and Norway.
WALL LAKE TOWNSHIP was created Oct. 20, 1860. It took from Norway township all of township 86, range 24, except the east half of sections 1, 12, 13 and 24.
GROVE TOWNSHIP was created Sept. 3, 1861. It was cut off from Cass town- ship and contained all of township 89, range 26, except the south half of the south tier of townships and sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30 and the north half of 31 in township 89, range 25. Grove township did not exist, however, but a few hours at most, for on the same day it was organized, its name was changed to FRE- MONT. At the same meeting of the board, the name of Wall Lake township, which had been organized about a year before, was changed to ELLSWORTHI and Clear Lake was changed to LYON and Norway was changed to SCOTT.
The townships of Grove, Clear Lake, Wall Lake and Norway had now been wiped off the map and the county was composed of nine townships, to-wit : Fremont, Cass, Boone, Webster, Hamilton, Lyon, Marion, Ellsworth and Scott.
June 5. 1862, that part of township 86, range 24 which at the time of the organization of Wall Lake township, except the east one-eighth of section 24, was transferred from Scott to Ellsworth, and the cast one-eighth of sections 25 and 36 were transferred from Ellsworth to Scott.
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