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The building of the church progressed, however, and at the time of the dedication. in December. 1865. there was a debt of two thousand, five hundred dollars. This debt has since been paid, and the society now owns its own par- sonage, and is in a very prosperous condition, having a debt of less than two hundred dollars. The society owned other landed estate to the amount of about eight hundred dollars.
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The first money raised for building a church was in 1851, but the money was finally expended in building a parsonage. A debt of some two hundred dollars was incurred, which ran along for a number of years, when the society was obliged to sell the parsonage. After paying the debts of the society, a bal- ance of about one hundred dollars remained, and the old Congregational church was purchased, which served as a place of worship until the old brick edifice was erected. The first class organized, as mentioned before, in 1851, consisted of ten persons. The first church record having been lost or destroyed, the his- torian is under obligations to Mr. D. Cunningham for the names, taking some from history of 1879 which are as follows; Oliver Lockwood and Rebecca his wife; Mr. Sedlers, C. L. D. Crockwell and Mary, his wife; Mary Bass; D. Cun- ningham and Sarah, his wife and Mr. Vail and wife. From this beginning the church has grown, through many very severe trials, to its present proportions, having a membership at this time, August 1879, of two hundred and thirty members, with a large and prosperous Sabbath school.
The following are the names of the pastors who have ministered to the spir- itual wants of the society : Rev. Vail, Harvey Taylor, A. B. Kendig, A. Carey, G. H. Jamison, Otis Daggett, George Larkins, Isaac Soule, A. Bronson, F. C. Wolfe, A. Hill, A. H. Ames, U. Eberhart, Wm. Lease, J. B. Casebeer, S. H. Church, John Bowman and J. M. Leonard.
Rev. J. N. Leonard served his charge with great success until July, 1880, when he went to Europe to spend two years in study and investigation. Dur- ing this time the old parsonage on North Ford street was sold and after paying the debts against the society the balance of three hundred and thirty dollars was left in the hands of the trustees. In 1880, F. B. Sharington was transferred from Fort Scott, Kansas, to fill out the unexpired term of Rev. Leonard. He remained until October 1, 1881. During his pastorate the present parsonage was built on Booth street, at a cost of two thousand dollars. In 1881 J. G. VanNess was appointed to succeed Rev. Sharington and served his full term of three years. In 1884, F. E. Brush was appointed to this charge and continued for a period of three years. In 1887, Rev. A. C. Manwell took charge and served two years. Since this time the following pastors have served the Anamosa charge: in 1892, L. N. McKee; 1895, Dr. T. W. Heal; 1897, L. L. Lochard; 1905, Rev. Dean C. Dutton ; 1907, Dr. H. White, who is the present pastor.
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There had been a great deal of talk and planning for the building of a new church and in 1905, when Rev. D. C. Dutton was appointed to this charge he immediately set out to build a new church that would be a credit to the society and the community. He organized his forces and soon had a new church build- ing planned, erected and dedicated at a cost of about thirty thousand dollars. This new church building was erected at the corner of Ford and First streets, just west of the Congregational church. It is a fine well built and imposing build- ing with all the modern improvements, with separate Sunday-school rooms and a basement fitted up for social entertainments. In addition to the erection of this magnificent church Rev. Dutton raised money and improved the par- sonage at the expense of about four hundred dollars. The new church was dedicated June 1, 1907, and Rev. Dutton resigned June 1, 1908. The church is in a prosperous condition and has a membership of three hundred and fifty. The
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attendance is good and the zeal and interest of the members is to be commended.
PROTESTANT METHODIST CHURCH.
This church seceded from the Methodist Episcopal Church at Anamosa, in 1865, in consequence of a dispute in regard to the site of the new M. E. church and other things, among them a feeling brought on by the war. Seven mem- bers, who were the leaders in the organization, bought the old M. E. church build- ing, and in it they worshiped. These members were Noah Hutchins, James L. Brown, John S. Belknap, Burrill Huggins, Joseph Moore, Samuel Brunskill and L. Belknap. They continued to hold services, although never incorporated a society, until about the Ist of September, 1871, when they disbanded. The ministers who preached during their continuance were: James Abbott and W. C. Beardsley.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
(For Catholic church, see elsewhere in history under the title of The Cath- olic Churches in Jones County.
ANAMOSA BANKS.
NILES & WATTERS SAVINGS BANK.
In the year 1871, a charter was granted from the United States to the First National Bank of Anamosa, Iowa, with a capital stock in the sum of fifty thousand dollars. The officers were: president, H. C. Metcalf ; vice president, Dr. E. Blakeslee; cashier, T. W. Shapley. There were nine directors elected as follows: H. C. Metcalf, C. L. Niles, T. W. Shapley, John Watters, George Watters, Dr. E. Blakeslee, John McKean, J. C. Dietz and N. S. Noble.
In February, 1879, the charter for the First National Bank was surrendered and H. C. Metcalf continued the business as a private bank under the name of H. C. Metcalf, banker. In the fall of 1880, C. L. Niles, John Watters and George Watters purchased the bank of H. C. Metcalf and continued the same as a private bank under the name of Niles & Watters, bankers, until February 15, 1905, when the Niles & Watters Savings Bank was incorporated. The capital stock is fifty thousand dollars and surplus and undivided profits thirty-five thousand dollars.
The present officers are : president, C. L. Niles ; vice president, T. W. Shapley ; assistant vice president, C. L. Niles; cashier, T. E. Watters; assistant cashier, F. J. Cunningham. Directors : C. L .. Niles, T. W. Shapley, John McDonald. George Watters, Clifford L. Niles, J. E. Remley and Dr. T. C. Gorman.
The deposits on November 9th, 1885. were $63,641.16; November 9th, 1895, $206,979.67; November 1905, $538,849.68; August 10th, 1909, $605,272.92.
THE ANAMOSA NATIONAL BANK.
On the 26th day of December, 1873, Wm. T. Shaw, Lawrence Schoonover, James A. Bell and Edgar M. Condit formed a co-partnership for the purpose of
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conducting a general banking business in Anamosa, Iowa, under the firm name of Shaw, Schoonover & Company. The capital invested at that time was twenty thousand dollars, divided equally among the four partners. In the early eighties, Mr. Bell retired, and shortly afterwards Mr. Condit moved to Chicago, and disposed of his interest also. In both cases the retiring partner sold his share to the other partners, the firm being known until 1894 as Shaw & Shoon- over.
In the year 1894, Col. Shaw retired, and the business was operated by Mr. Schoonover individually until January, 1897, when it was consolidated with the Anamosa National Bank, both Mr. Shaw and Mr. Schoonover becoming stock- holders and directors of that institution. The Anamosa National Bank had been incorporated in 1892 by Chas. H. Lull, Jno. Z. Lull, W. N. Dearborn, C. S. Mil- lard and others, and, upon the consolidation with the banking house of L. Schoonover, Mr. C. H. Lull retired from the presidency, that office being filled by Mr. Schoonover from 1897 until his death in 1907.
In January, 1904, C. S. Millard sold all his interest in the bank to Geo. L. Schoonover, at the same time resigning the cashiership. The latter was then elected to the position, and remained as cashier until February, 1907, when, upon the death of Lawrence Schoonover, he was elected to the presidency, remaining in that position to the present time.
Park Chamberlain, who had become associated with the bank in January, 1907, as vice president, was elected cashier in March of the same year, to succeed Geo. L. Schoonover. Mr. Joseph N. Ramsey has been the assistant cashier of the bank since July, 1904.
CITIZEN'S SAVINGS BANK.
The Citizen's Savings Bank of Anamosa, Iowa, was incorporated on the 8th day of November, 1906, with a capital of fifty thousand dollars and commenced business on the 14th day of March, 1907.
The first officers were: president, W. A. Cunningham; vice president, Wm. Thomas ; cashier, E. K. Ray. First Directors : W. A. Cunningham, Wm. Thomas, C. H. Anderson, H. Helberg, Sr., A. G. Hejinian, Wm. R. Shaw and E. K. Ray.
The present officers are: president, W. A. Cunningham; vice president, Wm. Thomas; cashier, E. K. Ray, assistant cashier, W. F. Helberg. Present directors: W. A. Cunningham, A. G. Hejinian, F. G. Ray, J. A. Belknap, E. K. Ray and W. F. Helberg.
The Citizen's Savings Bank purchased the building known as the C. M. Brown building, which was remodeled from top to bottom, and especially equipped for banking rooms with offices on the second floor, at an expense of fif- teen thousand dollars.
Its deposits on August 10th, 1909, were one hundred and two thousand, eighty-seven dollars and seventy-seven cents.
(A more detailed statement of the condition of the Anamosa Banks, will be found on another page under the title of "Banks and Banking.")
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AN OLD LANDMARK TAKEN DOWN.
The following sketch regarding a historic structure of Anamosa, was taken from the Anamosa Eureka, published June 17, 1909.
"The two story frame building down town commonly known as the 'bee- hive' is being dismantled. That structure was moved to its Main street location not far from the year 1857. J. H. Fisher & Son first erected it at 'Fisherville,' about twenty rods east of the stone mill on the Buffalo, the mill being built in about 1851, and was operated by them when the big store was put up a year or so later. They carried on an immense business for years, not only in general mer- chandising but in mill products and stock feeding, all shipments going to Dubuque or Muscatine. After the building of the Dubuque Southwestern the business of the western part of town began to move eastward, and in a few years Fisher & Son hauled their store building to its present location and con- tinued in business through the early sixties. Later they failed, unable to recover from the terrible financial stress of 1857-8-9 and '60, and the building was occupied by others for mercantile purpose for several years. Finally it became the property of Mrs. Purcell, in connection with the building she has resided in for a long time, this latter having been occupied in the later fifties and early sixties as a storeroom by Frank Coates, who was afterwards a success- ful business man in Dubuque. For many years the 'beehive,' or a part of it, has been used by tenants for residence rooms, but finally it was abandoned, Mrs. Purcell preferring to take it down and remove it entirely, in order to better protect and repair her present residence. The 'beehive' was more than fifty years old and has had a wonderful history."
A HISTORICAL BALL GAME.
The great American game of base ball has always been one of the most prominent local sports in Anamosa, and Monticello has always been a worthy rival. The first game of note ever played in Jones county was played between Anamosa and Monticello in September, 1867, as is shown by the following clip- ping from the Anamosa Eureka under date of February 4, 1909, reviewing that athletic struggle :
"According to previous announcement the contest for the championship of the county between the first nine of the Athletics of Anamosa and the first nine of the Hesperians of Monticello came off on the fair grounds on Thursday, September, - 1867. Notwithstanding the fact that the game was new in this section, there was a large crowd on the ground to witness the play, and the inter- est continued to the end. An umpire, Mr. Bingham, was chosen, and C. M. Failing, for the Athletics, and Col. Duer, for the Hesperians were selected as scorers. The game was called at 10:30 and the Hesperians went to bat. The playing at the beginning was marked by extreme caution, each side seeming to be warily feeling the strength of the other. Though there are only two or three days' difference between the ages of the two organizations, it was evident, at an early stage of the contest, that the Athletics had an advantage over their oppo- nents. This was plainly evinced in the splendid batting done by the Athletics.
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Struck out-Athletics, o; Hesperians, 7.
Home runs-Athletics, 4-Remley, 2; Booth, I; Brasted, I; Hesperians, o. Put out on bases, by Athletics, Ist, 6; 2d base. o; 3rd base, 3; home base, 18. By Hesperians, Ist base, 7; 2d base, 3; 3d base, 2; home base, 15.
"At the close of the game at 2 p. m. three and a half hours long, the Hes- perians though vanquished were in good humor and gave three cheers for the Anamosa club. The compliment was heartily returned in favor of the Hes- perians who conducted themselves as gentlemen throughout. Three cheers were then given for the umpire and scorers and on invitation of the Athletics the Hesperians and all connected with the game proceeded to the dinner table where a most bountiful collation was soon in process of rapid disposal before the sharpened appetites of the players. The best of feeling prevailed and the Hesperians evinced that they were possessed of the quality of gentlemanly courtesy and honor-virtues far more difficult of realization in defeat than in victory.
"We may add that when base ball was first introduced as a national game, the rules were entirely different from those now in vogue. The pitcher, for instance, actually pitched the ball, or tossed it, the movement of his arm being that of the pendulum, and the catcher took the ball on the bound, except perhaps on the third strike. A foul ball anywhere if taken on the first bound was out. The batter was obliged to call for a 'high ball,' between the hip and shoulder, or a 'low ball,' between the hip and the ankle. The enormous score of 146 to 20 resulted largely from the fact that the Athletics far surpassed their oppo- nents as batters, and we well remember that after the Athletics had made the round of the diamond from 14 to 18 times each, and the Hesperians had chased the balls for three and a half hours, we were a mighty tired lot.
"Concerning the Athletics we may add that Mr. E. G. Stanley, the catcher, is a resident of Cedar Rapids and is in the insurance business; Milton Remley, the pitcher, resides in Iowa City, was Attorney General of Iowa and is still
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one of the most prominent attorneys of the state; M. B. C. True, right fielder was a resident of Nebraska the last we knew of him and has been in newspaper business and school work; T. E. Booth, first baseman, is still holding down the first base in the Eureka office; Ezra Keeler, short stop, has practiced law in Denver many years; George Gavitt, 2d baseman, was killed on a railroad many years ago; Jas. H. Williams, 3d baseman, played ball with as much love and agility as a boy until long after his hair was white. He has been dead many years; I. H. Brasted, left fielder, was in the mercantile business for forty years and is now deputy county treasurer ; P. A. Tietsort, center fielder, left Anamosa many years ago and we know nothing of his whereabouts.
"Of the Hesperians we can say very little. E. N. Howard, pitcher, was an employe in the Monticello Express office for a long term of years, and early in its history was half owner with Mr. G. H. Scott, short stop, and died some months ago; C. Dewey, Ist baseman, if we mistake not, became the accomplished leader of a Monticello band and is in Kansas; P. Periolat, center fielder, is in Chicago. Col. Duer, the scorer, is dead and Mr. Failing, scorer for the Athletics, died several years ago in Duluth in the home of an adopted daughter."
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Anamosa's great fire of February 14, 1875, in which twelve thousand dollars worth of property was destroyed convinced the people of the necessity of organizing a fire department and on July 21, 1875, the City Council passed an ordinance authorizing the formation of a fire department. At a meet- ing of the citizens on the third day of August, 1875, the Anamosa Fire Depart- ment was organized.
The fire department consists of Deluge Hose Company No. 1, Rescue Hose Company No. 2 and Weir Hook & Ladder Company. Each department has its separate officers in addition to the general officers of the fire department.
The first officers of the Anamosa Fire Company were: J. H. Williams, chief engineer ; E. M. Harvey, first assistant ; Geo. L. Yount, second assistant.
The following have been the chiefs since its organization : James H. Williams, W. A. Cunningham, John I. VanNess, T. E. Watters, John D. Cudworth, R. E. Giltrap, E. M. Harvey.
The present officers are as follows: R. Giltrap, chief; L. G. Fisher, first assistant ; Henry Dorgeloh, second assistant; A. S. Knapp, secretary.
DELUGE HOSE COMPANY NUMBER ONE.
The first officers were: John G. Cudworth, foreman; L. G. Clark, assistant; G. S. Peet, assistant ; S. I. Williams, secretary ; Chas. Carter, treasurer. Number of members twenty-two.
The officers for 1909 are: E. Mckinstry, foreman; Ed. Harvey, first assist- ant : T. B. Hines, second assistant; A. S. Knapp, secretary. Number of mem- bers twenty-six.
The list of members are: E. Mckinstry, Ed. Beam, Ed. Harvey, A. S. Knapp, T. B. Hines, Benj. E. Harrison, John F. Berkhart, Ray Powers, Fred Althen,
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Chauncy Miller, Amos Appleby, Ralph Simmons, Ora Appleby, Henry Sampica, Harry Alspaugh, Sam Overfield, Frank Beam, I. P. Minehart, Addis Bagley, Harry Sutton, Wm. Herbst, Chas. Zimmers, Henry Conrad, Wm. McCarty, Earl Yount, Harry Johnson.
RESCUE HOSE COMPANY NUMBER TWO.
The first officers were: John I. VanNess, foreman; W. J. Pavey, assistant; E. M. Stickney, secretary and treasurer. Number of members twenty-two.
The officers for 1909 are: John Dorgeloh, foreman; Cleve Giltrap, assistant; Albert Clark, secretary. Number of members twenty-six.
List of members are: John Dorgeloh, Cleve Giltrap, Albert Clark, M. Hines, Ed. Snyder, B. Mclaughlin, F. Mutsch, A. Stewart, Geo. Walker, N. Schwirtz, Harry Clarke, Jno. Goodman, M. Fay, Earl Miller, Wm. F. Glick, S. T. Mclaughlin, Wm. Leach, R. Minehart, F. Benedom, Earl Boyer.
WEIR HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY.
First officers were : L. C. Aldridge, foreman; Frank Fisher, assistant; B. Dott, secretary and treasurer. Number of members thirty-five.
Present officers : F. Richmond, foreman ; N. Little, first assistant; P. E. Lowe, second assistant; J. F. Fisher, secretary ; C. H. Mellecher, treasurer. Number of members twenty-three.
List of members : F. Richmond, Nat Little, J. F. Fisher, D. N. Perkins, C. H. Mellecher, A. E. Walton, A. Zimmerman, Preston Kramar, J. H. Sherman, R. Hendricksen, P. E. Lowe, S. A. Mittan, Jas. M. Conway, Neil Conway, E. A. Fisher, C. H. Hastings, Dan Beam, Armour Gould, Guy Cartano, Chas. Beaver, J. H. Chadwick, W. J. Fisher, Leigh Pearson.
For a number of years Anamosa has had one of the best equipped and best drilled fire companies in the state and at several state tournaments secured marked recognition.
ANAMOSA FIRES.
The biggest fire that Anamosa ever had occurred on the fourteenth day of February, 1875, and destroyed twelve thousand dollars worth of property and is described as follows :
The fourteenth day of February, 1875, was Sunday. In the morning, at 1:30, wild cries of "Fire! Fire!" broke upon the stillness of the night, the Con- gregation bell reechoed the dreadful alarm, and in a few minutes hundreds of citizens were rushing in the direction of the lurid light of roaring and crackling flames bursting out of what was formely known as the old "Courthouse building." occupied by A. N. Dennison, dealer in boots and shoes, and Emory Perfect, gro- cery dealer. There was only a slight breeze from the northwest, but the head- way which the fire had attained and the cumbustible nature of the wooden build- ings filling the space between the Union Block, corner of Main and Ford streets, on the west, and Frank Fisher's block, at the foot of Booth street, on the east, rendered impossible for the citizens to avail anything against the devouring
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flames. A few tools were snatched from the work-shop, by way of the back door. Loss on the building, one thousand dollars, insured for five hundred dol- lars; loss on stock, three thousand dollars, insured for one thousand dollars. Mr. Dennison had added stock to the amount of eight hundred dollars, only the week before. A new safe, containing about five hundred dollars in greenbacks and Mr. Dennison's account books, was badly damaged, but the money and books were found all right the next day. A fine line of samples belonging to W. E. Moss, of Balch & Co., boot and shoe dealers, Lyons, valued at four hundred dollars had been left in Mr. Dennison's store and was destroyed. W. L. Story also lost tools to the amount of ten dollars.
Four barrels of kerosene oil and a lot of boxes were hurriedly removed from the back room of Emory Perfect's grocery, but nothing else was saved. Loss on stock, one thousand, four hundred dollars, insured for one thousand dollars. The building was the property of Col. W. T. Shaw, was valued at one thousand. two hundred dollars and was an entire loss.
The next building on the east belonged to C. L. Holcomb, and was occupied by A. E. Parady, boot and shoe maker. Mr. Parady lost nearly everything. Value of building five hundred dollars. Mr. Parady's loss was three hundred dollars.
Mr. Holcomb was also the owner of the adjoining building, occupied by D. H. Kelly, as a barber-shop. Loss on building, three hundred dollars. Mr. Kelly's fixtures were nearly all saved, and his loss was but small.
Next came the post-office building, owned by B. L. Matson. Lew Kinert, the clerk, was sleeping in the office, and by the reason of this fact the valuables were saved. Mr. Coe, the post-master, lost about fifty dollars. The building was valued at six hundred dollars, and insured for four hundred dollars. Messrs. G. W. Strode & Son, jewelers, in post-office building, lost one hundred and twenty-five dollars, mostly in tools.
Still the flames swept onward, and A. H. Sherman's harness shop went next. His stock and tools were saved with a loss of about seventy-five dollars. The building was owned by H. C. Metcalf, and valued at eight hundred dollars; no insurance.
J. Rhodes, the confectioner, was the next victim. He had recently repaired his building and placed therein a new stock of confectionery, canned goods, gro- ceries, etc. The goods were removed, but not without damage. Mr. Rhodes' loss on building and contents reached one thousand dollars. In the second story lived Mrs. Gause and daughter. A piano, in being carried down, fell and was badly damaged. Loss on piano and household effects estimated at one thousand dollars. Mr. Rhodes' building was razed to the ground, in the hope of stopping the course of the scorching flame; but this seemed hopeless, and it was finally decided that the next building, belonging to Joseph Moore, must also come down, as it abutted against Fank Fisher's brick block, and there was danger anticipated from the heat and flames breaking and entering the glass front. But the fire had been raging two hours or more, and the masses of snow in the rear and in the adjacent gutter on Main street were rapidly melting and afforded consid- erable water. Water was dashed on by lines of men in front and rear, and finally the flames were under control. Mr. Moore's building was scorched some, and otherwise damaged to the amount of four hundred dollars, before the
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onward march of the flames could be checked. In this building was the law office of King & Dietz, but their books, etc., were removed with but small damage. In the second story resided Mrs. S. Thomas and a little daughter, the former being confined to her room by sickness. They were safely transferred to other quarters, and their household goods saved with but little damage. Slingerland & Son, painters, occupied a room in this building, and suffered a small loss.
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