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northern part called Persia and one in the south, called Yorkshire.
FIRST SETTLEMENT.
Hugh Walker was the first man to come to this township and commence the work of home building. He came in 1849 and settled at the beautiful native grove now bearing his name.
In 1853, came Isaac M. Atkins, whose biographical sketch appears in this work. He rented land near Little Sioux until 1854 and then moved to Pottawattamie County, coming to Washington Township in 1880. He settled on section 17.
John W. Kirkpatrick, of section 5, came to the county in 1858 and located on the first land in the market and on section 18.
William Champlin came in about 1860, and located on section 32, remained until 1888 and removed to California.
Orson H. Stoker, of section 32, came in December, 1863, from Pottawattamie County. In January, 1864, he bought land on section 32, but went away and re- mained until the spring of 1868 and then located where he now lives, having a half section of excellent land in the home farm
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and six hundred and eighty-two acres in all. See personal sketch.
William Spears came from Pottawatta- mie County in 1864 and located at Wal- ker's Grove, on section 32. After a few years, he sold and now lives near the vil- lage of Neola.
William A. Graybill, of section 32, came to the county in March, 1864. He is still a resident farmer. See notice.
Andrew J. Graybill, of the same section, came in 1865 and lived with his brother until 1878 and then bought on section 32, where he now resides.
Charles H. Lytle came to Harrison County in 1866, settling on section 10, his present home. He saw all there was in pioneering in the southeast part of the county.
Thomas Hodgson came to the township in 1867. He now lives in Woodbury County.
Samuel H. Lytle came in 1866. He now lives on section 15, but first located on section 10.
Lucian Wilson became a settler on sec- tion 16, in the spring of 1867. He entered one hundred and sixty acres of land and went through all the early-day hardships as will be seen by reference to his sketch.
David Chambers settled on section, in 1869. He first went to forty acres of wild land, but now owns four hundred and thirty-two acres of well-improved land. It was Mr. Chambers, who named the town- ship. A personal sketch and portrait of this gentleman appears in this work.
William Chambers also came in 1869. He settled on a part of section 5. He now has one hundred and fifty acres. See sketch.
Joseph Seddon came to the township in the fall of 1870 and located on a quarter section of land, on section 4, where he re-
mained until 1884 and then embarked in mercantile business at Persia. He is to- day the leading business man of the place. See personal sketch and portrait elsewhere in this volume.
John Chapman settled in Union Town- ship, in 1870, remained until 1876, sold out and moved to Missouri. In July, 1880, he settled on section 4, of Washington Town- ship. See sketch.
Jonathan McKee, Sr. and family canie from Pottawattamie County in 1872 and located on section 5; he now lives in Un- ion Township to which locality he re- moved in 1889.
John Kilmer settled on section 10, in 1872, remained until 1886 and removed to Woodbury County.
Milton Kilmer came from Bellevue, Neb. in 1873 and located on section 33, where he still resides.
In 1874, Jonathan V. Watson settled on section 14, where he still resides.
Charles Howard, of section 29, came in the spring of 1874, but had purchased a half section of land in August, 1871.
William D. Bullard came in the fall of 1875 and located on section 4, where he now resides.
John Paul came in March, 1876, to sec- tion 24, bought eighty acres of land. His present farm contains a quarter section.
Lemuel E. Osborn, of section 26, came to the county in 1876 and purchased forty acres of wild land, to which he has added eighty acres.
James T. Hadley came in the spring of 1876, located on section 13, and bought three hundred and sixty acres of wild land. He is now one of the most thoroughly prosperous men of the township.
Edward Dunn, of section 23, came in the spring of 1878; he had been in the township in 1875 and purchased wild land.
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He now has two hundred and eighty acres,
Dr. C. B. Colm came in the fall of 1886 and engaged in the practice of medicine and bought the drug business of F. M. Gardner at Persia, where he still operates.
Francis M. Kern settled in 1881 on sec- tion 25, where he still farms. For more concerning this man see sketch,
Andrew D. Walker located on section 3, in February, 1880.
Adam C. Snyder came in 1880, locating on sections 3 and 10, where he remained until 1889 and moved to Persia. See sketch,
H. W. Chapman, a dry-goods merchant at Persia, came to the county with his parents in 1865.
William Chambers came to the county in 1869 and located on his present farm.
In December, 1876, Edward C. Camp- bell came to the county and the following year moved to his own land, which he had purchased.
Adam C. Snyder, present county sur- veyor of Harrison County, became a resi- dent in 1880, settling on a farm, on sec- tion 3, of Washington Township.
Paul Mowry came from Shelby County in 1882. Albert Wilson, G. A. Albertus and William Reed also came that year, Mr. Wilson rented at first, having bought a piece of wild land. Mr. Albertus en- gaged in the lumber, grain and coal trade. He now deals exclusively in grain. Mr. Reed engaged at blacksmithing.
SCHOOLS.
The first school in Washington Town- ship was taught at Walker's Grove, at a private house, where five terms were taught in all. Then a regular school- building was erected. The first to teach therein was Clara Hedges, who was fol-
lowed in order by Julia Tuck, Florence Dally, Sarah Mclaughlin and Carrie Evans.
According to Supt. Dakan's last annual report, Washington Township had an en- rollment of two hundred and fifty-eight scholars and possessed eight good school- houses valued at $3,000. This of course, does not include the schools at the village of Persia, where there are one hundred and fifty-five pupils.
Of the Persia schools it may be said that scarcely had the village been platted, be- fore the subject of public schools began to agitate the minds of the new comers.
In 1884 a commodious school building was erected at an expense of $2,000. None but the best of instructors have been employed.
The patrons of the school and citizens generally, may well boast of good schools. In 1888 there were one hundred and twenty pupils enrolled and the cost of supporting the schools for that year was $1,360.
VILLAGE OF YORKSHIRE,
Yorkshire is situated along the line of the Chicago, St. Paul & Milwaukee rail- way, on section 28-78-41. It was platted June 8, 1882, by the railroad company, Another platting, the present town site, was platted May 16, 1887, by Edward Howard on section 29-78-41.
The first attempt at business at this point was when James Abbott and W. B. Wood in the fall prior to laying out the town, built a store.
A part of that building is now occupied by I. B. Atkins as a hardware store, com- bined with groceries. The firm was Wood & Abbott. Wood finally bought Abbott out, ran the business two or three years, and sold to Eli Vickery and a year later he sold to I. B. Atkins.
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The second business venture in the ham- let was a blacksmith shop, in the autumn of 1884. It was operated by Orin Dens- more six months and sold to E. C. Cope- land who still fans his glowing forge at the same stand.
In the summer of 1886 a store was built by Charles and Fred Eggers, the firm style being Egger Bros. They car- ried a general stock, operated about one year and closed out the stock and rented the storebuilding to Deupree & Atkins, who bought the property in 1889.
In the early autumn of 1884 a lumber and grain office was opened by H. C. Van- duzer who operated a year and quit the business.
The first grain warehouse was erected by farmers in the fall of 1885. This was conducted until the end of the third year when the property was bought by C. D. Dillin, of Neola, who used the same until it was blown down during a heavy wind storm in June, 1890.
Remington Bros., of Neola, erected a grain warehouse at Yorkshire in the sum- mer of 1887, which they still operate.
The railroad company erected an ele- vator at this point in the spring of 1888, the same now being operated by Reming- ton Bros.
A second elevator was built in the fall of 1890 by the St. Paul & Kansas City Grain Company.
The pioneer saloon (beer) was started in full blast in the summer of 1886, by John Dolan, who conducted it two years, when the building was torn down.
John Dahlheimer opened a saloon in the fall of 1890, ran the "shebang" six months and quit.
The post-office at Yorkshire was estab- lished in 1884 with James Abbott post- master. Messrs. Wood, Deupree, Vick-
ery and Atkins have held the office in the order above given.
PERSIA.
Persia, one of the last places to be platted in Harrison County, was surveyed out and recorded by L. C. and Alice Bald- win, June 6, 1882, on parts of sections 4 and 9, of township 78, range 41.
In the summer of 1881, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad was built through Washington Township, going nearly north and south through the terri- tory. This village is on the Mosquito Creek and in the center of a magnif- . icent farming belt.
The first to engage in business here was John Mc Williams, who opened a grocery store in the winter of 1881-82, his build- ing being the second in the town. . Carl Pederson had the honor of building the first building, a blacksmith shop, in 1881.
The first store referred to stood on the corner of Main and Second Streets, and is now occupied by William A. Smith as a grocery store. The next building was an hotel on Main Street, built in March, 1882, by George A. Courtwright, and still serves as an hotel, the Allee House.
Following the hotel came the hardware store of Melvin Matson.
The business at present is carried on as follows :
The Bank of Persia.
General merchants-H. W. Chapman, W. D. Bullard, Joseph Seddon, Gamble & Tupper and G. W. Garner.
Grocers-James Lang, W. A. Smith.
Druggists-F. M. Hill, C. B. McColm. Furniture-P. Pelton.
Hardware-William Becker, Melvin Matson, G. F. Brayton.
Hotels-Allee House, Hilburn House.
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Physicians-C. B. McColm, F. M. Hill, W. J. Brownrigg.
Newspaper- The Persia Globe, G. E. Ferguson, editor.
Harness shop-W. F. Christopher.
Blacksmith shops-Carl Pederson, Will- iam Reed.
Wagon-shop-Jens Sorrenson.
Livery Barn-Tupper Bros.
Lumber dealer-C. M. McFarland.
Grain dealers-Remington Bros., the Kansas City Grain Co., C. A. Brace.
Milliner stores-Mrs. C. B. McColm, Mrs. C. A. Brace.
Broker-C. A. Albertus.
Postmaster-C. A. Brace.
Meat market-William Timmerman.
Barber-A. H. Miller.
Real estate-A. C. Snyder.
NEWSPAPER.
Several attempts at journalism have been made at Persia, but until the Persia Globe was established by George E. Fer- guson, in September, 1890, none were suc- cessful. Mr. Ferguson though young in years, is a creditable local journalist and a good writer. He publishes a neat, live, local sheet in the interests of all good citizens, with the view of upbuilding his town and surrounding country. His cir- culation extends into several counties.
The Bank of Persia was established by W. U. Cochrane in the summer of 1882. It was operated by him until 1885 when B. F. Freeman succeeded him. L. W. Peasley succeeded him and Jannary, 1891, sold to J. W. Davis.
The post-office at this point was estab- lished in 1881 with M. Matson as pioneer postmaster. He served until December, 1885, and was then succeeded by James Lang. In July, 1891, he was followed by C. A. Brace, the present incumbent.
It was made a Money Order office in July, 1884. The first postal note was is- sued July 25, 1884. Total money orders issued up to July, 1891, was four thousand one hundred and forty ; number of postal notes issued three thousand five hundred and fifty-one.
An office called "Nephi" was established about 1878 with David Chambers as post- master. It was on section 4; mail was carried from Woodbine. It paid Mr. Chambers $13 a year! It was soon dis- continued.
LODGES.
Craftsman Lodge, No. 490, of the masonic order, was instituted at Persia in June, 1887, with the following charter member- ship: A. C. Snyder, W. S. Brownrigg, P. Pelton. W. H. Monteith, J. C. Has- zard, P. G. Allenbaugh, C. E. Dewell, F. M. Sprinkle, M. Matson, H. W. Chap- man, M. Dowdy, B. N. Walker, M. B. Wilmot, Riley Birks, C. B. McColm, and Samuel Strauss.
The present membership is thirty-eight, the highest membership is the present one.
This lodge uses the Odd Fellow's hall under a lease.
The first officers of the lodge were: M. Matson, W. M .; W. J. Brownrigg, S. W .; H. W. Chapman, J. W .; P. Pelton, Treasurer; A. C. Snyder, Secretary; M. Dowdy, S. D .; W. H. Monteith, J. D .; J. C. Haszard, J. S .; B. N. Waller, S. S.
The present officers of the lodge are: W. Matson, W. M .; A. C. Snyder, S. W .; Frank Kellogg, J. W .; M. Meitzen, S. D .; J. Small, Secretary; A. H. Miller, Treas- urer.
INCORPORATION.
April 9, 1891, Persia became an incor- porated town. B. S. Tupper was elected
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Mayor, and George F. Ferguson, Re- corder. The Trustees of the incorpora- tion are : William Chapman, George Gar- ner, William Becker, Ed. Collins, Joseph Seddon, C. V. Ratekin and Mark Pecken- paugh. The Street Commissioner is Isaac Haner, and the Treasurer M. A. Gamble.
CHURCHES.
The Methodist Church at Persia was or- ganized in 1884 and belongs to the Harris Grove and Persia Circuit. A church edi- fice was erected in 1885 at a cost of $1,- 000. At first services were held at the Latter Day Saint's Church. A good par- sonage was provided in 1889 costing about $1,500. The present membership of the church is thirty-five. The following have served as pastors of this church: Revs. Linn, Terrell, Fisk, Harvey, Hoff, Palmer and Wilson.
The Spring Creek Branch of the re-or- ganized Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter Day Saints was formed October 19, 1876, with the following charter member- ship: David Chambers, Sr., David Cham -. bers, Jr., Mary Chambers, Louisa Cham- bers, William Chambers, Jonathan Mc- Kee, Sr., Martha McKee, Thomas McKee, Elizabeth McKee, Martha McKee, Jona- than McKee, Jr., Percilla McKee and Sarah Fry.
The Presidents who have served this church are: William Chambers, David Chambers, and Joseph Seddon. The
present membership of the church is one hundred and eight; average attendance of the Sabbath school, thirty-five. A neat frame church building was erected in 1885 .costing $1,600.
It seats comfortably three hundred per- sons. It was dedicated by Rev. Joseph Smith. Prior to the erection of this build- ing services were usually held at school- houses. The present officers are: Joseph Seddon, Presiding Elder ; Nannie Seddon, Secretary and W. A. Smith, Sabbath- school Superintendent. Concerning the early history of this religious denomina- tion, the reader is referred to the "Miscel- laneous Chapter" of this book. See in- dex.
SCHOOLS.
The first school here was taught in a room over a store building in 1883 by Mrs. W. J. Brownrigg. In 1884 a schoolhouse was erected at a cost of $2,000. It is a two-story, two department frame building. Prof. C. L. Crow was the first to teach in this building.
For more on educational matters the reader is referred to the general educa- tional table in another chapter.
CEMETERY.
A township cemetery is located on sec- tion 15. The first to be laid at rest within these grounds was Mrs. Joseph Gump, who died in the autumn of 1883.
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TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.
CHAPTER XXXV.
LL of Congressional Township 79, range 44, except sections 25, and 36, constitute what is now called Taylor Township. It was organized in 1861 and named in remem- brance of old "Zach" Taylor, so well known to readers of American history. It is bounded as follows: Morgan and Rag- lan Townships are on its north, Magnolia and Calhoun on the east, St. John's and Cincinnati on the south, with Clay on the west. It contains twenty-one thous- and one hundred and twenty acres of land, the greater portion of which is prai- rie.
The Soldier River flows through sec- tions 5, 7 and 8. Two large swamps or marshes are found in the northern part of the township. About one-half of Brown's Grove is located in the eastern sections.
The Sioux City & Pacific Railroad passes through the western tier of sections, with a station point on section 30, called Mo- dale.
The population in 1885 was seven hun- dred and eighty-six while the 1890 United States census placed it at seven hundred and nineteen.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
In the year 1853 Robert Hall effected the first settlement in this township, lo- cating on section 1. The following year came J. C. Wills, and S. J. Oaks.
At this time game was very plentiful. Pioneer Wills told how that he counted forty-five deer at one time and wild tur- keys in untold thousands.
Upon the organization of the township in 1861, the first officers were: J. W. McIntosh, Supervisor; James Mathews, Justice of the Peace; and James S. Kelley, town clerk.
At an early day, and even up to 1870, the farmers in this part of the county claimed a larger yield of wheat and oats than their neighbors on the high uplands.
The average yield per acre in 1866 was wheat, twenty-five to thirty five bushels and oats from ninety to one hundred bushels.
Only one incident of trouble with the Indians is noted in talking with pioneers in this township. The Omaha Indians became very troublesome, as they pil- fered much and in other ways annoyed the whites. After parleying with them
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for some time and one Indian being shot, they concluded to leave the whites alone ; but the whites, flushed with recent vic- tory, followed on after them. After de- coying the pale faces ten miles from home the red-skins turned on them, and as a result the settlers beat a hasty retreat homeward. Thus ended the Indian war- fare in Taylor Township!
The following gives the names and date of settlement for the earlier part of the history of the township.
Following the settlers above mentioned came:
Isaac K. Teeter, to section 2, in the fall of 1855 and bought forty acres from a mulatto named Charles Van. He also purchased some swamp land on section 11. He moved from Jefferson County in the spring of 1856 and lived in his wagon a month, while he could get time to build him a house.
Redmond Quinn was a settler coming to the township in 1857. He took land on section 2; he pre-empted a quarter section which he still resides upon. He is now a large landowner. His father, John Quinn, came at the same time and died several years later.
J. Wills located on section 8, in 1854. He came from Illinois and reared a large family. He was a soldier in the Civil War and died in 1884.
About war times came David Penrod from Indiana. He located on section 17, where he still resides. Daniel Penrod came from Ohio about the same time and took land on section 8, and still lives on the same.
Daniel Bryan came from Ohio after the war, locating on section 8.
John Thompson came from Indiana in 1853 and settled in Magnolia Township. He was absent from the county from
1855 to 1861, at which time he located on his present farm on section 13. He served as a Union soldier during the late war.
Ed. Burk was among the earliest in Taylor Township. About 1880 he removed to Missouri Valley. He settled on sec- tion 8.
It seems quite likely that Isaac Perjue was the second man to settle in this town- ship. He came in 1853.
James Bird, a native of the Emerald Isle, came in prior to the Rebellion and settled on section 11. He was in the Union army, came home and married Elizabeth Karnes.
David D. Lockling made his settlement in the county in 1857, located on section 16, Taylor, in 1859. He is now living in Cedar County, Mo., while his son, Sher- man, operates his farm in Taylor Township, Harrison County.
Fred Schwertly came in prior to the Rebellion and bought land on section 10. He now lives in Calhoun Township.
Benjamin Martin and his son B. F., came in the spring of 1857; they settled on section 30. The father was run over and killed by a Sioux City & Pacific Rail- way train in 1876. It was he who platted Martinsville, now better known as Mo- dale. The son B. F. now resides at Mo- dale. Another son, Reuben A., is a pros- perous merchant at Modale.
In the spring of 1860 J. S. Lightell came from Pottawattamie County to Tay- lor Township. He now lives at Modale. His first settlement was on section 31.
H. O. Beebe came in 1859 and rented in Magnolia and in 1861 commenced im- proving his place in Taylor. He is still a resident. He served in the Union ranks in the time of the Civil War. The log house in which they lived until 1884 he
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moved from Cincinnati Township and is still standing.
Among those who came to Taylor Township subsequent to the Civil War, may be named these :
W. H. McQueen, who settled on section 9, in the spring of 1865. He purchased two hundred acres of bottom land. He moved to the village of Modale in 1885 and engaged in general merchandising. His farm is now under control of his sons J. L. and W. H. McQueen. See personal sketch.
Alva W. Brown settled on section 29, in the spring of 1866. He first bought a quarter section of wild land, to which he has added much more. He ran an hotel at Modale awhile and still lives there.
John McCrillis settled at the village of Calhoun in 1869 and in 1871 bought wild land on section 28, of Taylor Township, where he now has a half section. See personal sketch.
Fred Demon effected settlement on sec- tion 9, in 1867, and is still a resident.
In 1870 came Amos Morrow. He died in the '80s and his widow married Joseph Depew.
F. W. Myers of section 13, came first in 1859, went to the Black Hills and in the spring of 1871 purchased his present farm.
Asa Cole made a settlement on section 16, in 1867. He is now deceased and his farm belongs to H. H. Lockling.
Elihu Phillips came about 1870, to section 12. At the time of his death in 1880, he owned many hundred acres of land.
Another who came in 1870 was Fred Scott, of section 17. He died about 1880. His sons run the farm.
L. G. Riley settled on section 17, in 1865. He sold and now lives at Missouri Valley.
Mathias Rager came to section 18, in 1862. He sold to A. E. Ockerson, moved to Atlantic, Iowa, and there died. Mr. Ockerson became a resident in the spring of 1881.
A settler of section 19, in 1866, was S. G. Spacklen who still remains on the same land.
Patrick Kirlin came about war times to section 20, where he still lives. His brother Michael came in 1866.
Josiah Tufley came to Clay Township in 1858 and ten years later removed to section 20, of Taylor. He removed to Modale a few years ago where he is lead- ing a retired life.
H. B. Broughton settled on section 20, in 1866 and is still a resident there.
Michael Haley came in the '70s, made a success on section 30, and is now retired at Missouri Valley.
Jacob Hammer came in at the close of the war and bought land on section 30, where he still lives.
Alonzo Beebe settled on section 31, about 1868. He is still a well-to-do farmer of that section.
Alexander Hillis came to section 1 after the war. He now lives at Magnolia.
John G. Nelson was a settler who found his way to section 4, and there has a fine home. He came after the Rebellion closed which was in the autumn of 1865.
A part of section 8 was settled on by Charles Wright in 1865. He is a native of Sweden. He and his family still re- side where they first settled.
Theodore Mahoney, son of pioneer Stephen Mahoney, came to the county in 1852 with his parents. The farm he now lives upon he purchased in January, 1871, His farm house is one of the best in Har- rison County.
- Solomon Hester came in about 1869
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locating on section 9, and still lives there.
Samuel Moore who came to the county in September, 1856, first settled in Mag- nolia where he resided until he located in Taylor Township, after the war, purchas- ing lands in 1864. He now lives on sec- tion 9. See sketch.
F. M. Caywood settled on a part of sec- tion 9, in 1866. He is still a resident of the same place.
John Karnes and family located on sec- tion 9, in 1866. He died and his son Bernard now operates the place.
Many of the above settlers have per- sonal sketches within the biographical de- partment of this work. These memoirs relate to many things in detail, concern- ing the first settlement and the hardships co-incident therewith.
MELROSE.
A village was platted on sections 2 and 11, about 1860, by a firm in the East, styled Baker & Co. It was called "Mel- rose" but for good reasons it never amounted to anything. It was one of the many early day "paper towns" and was gotten up for a big swindle.
John O'Connor, deceased, came to Har- . rison County in the spring of 1869 settling on section 10, Taylor Township where he became a prosperous farmer. He died June 19, 1838.
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