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THE OLIN SCHOOL.
The excellence of the Olin high school, and the high grade of efficiency at- tained, entitles the institution to a place in the front rank in educational circles. From the time when Timothy Stivers taught the children of the pioneers in 1840, down until the erection of the present fine public school building, the cause of education in Olin has been given the attention it deserves.
The early records of the school board have been destroyed in the flames, and therefore this history is handicapped. The editor has likewise been disappointed in his efforts to secure some person who is familiar with the history to record for posterity the early struggles in behalf of education.
The following names appear in the school records as directors : L. H. Peck, D. E. Rummel, B. H. Miller, Jonathan Easterly, C. W. B. Derr, J. M. Rummel, E. R. Sealls, F. E. Austin, S. D. Easterly, J. A. White, R. D. Gordon, A. A. Cole, R. H. Shipton, Gilbert Blahney, H. F. Gordon, W. B. Brock, C. E. Mershon, M. M. White, J. L. Pike.
D. E. Rummel performed the duties of secretary of the school board contin- uously from July, 1897, until July, 1908. C. A. Brickley is now the efficient secretary.
The present school board : president, W. B.Brock ; J. L. Pike, A. A. Cole, C. E. Mershon, Gilbert Blahney; secretary, C. A. Brickley ; treasurer, K. T. Lamb.
The principals during the past twenty years have been : Charles R. Scroggie, C. E. Crabb, Earl Mills, M. F. Moine, A. J. Jones, S. C. Dickinson, T. J. Cowan. The latter has been principal during the past ten years.
The teachers for the present year, 1909, are : principal, Geo. W. Fellows; as- sistant principal, Miss Flora B. Rees; grammar, Miss Carrie Miller, of Onslow; intermediate, Miss Laura Miller; primary, Miss Jessie Fawcett; second primary, Miss Effie N. Starry ; music, Miss Jessie Porter.
The report of the principal, Earl Mills, for the month of September, 1895, shows the following figures: Number of pupils enrolled, one hundred and sev- enty-eight, average daily attendance, one hundred and sixty-three; per cent of attendance, ninety-four per cent ; punctuality, 97 per cent ; number neither absent nor tardy, sixty-four. The report for September, 1898, filed by the principal, S. C. Dickinson : Number enrolled, one hundred and ninety-one; average daily at- tendance, one hundred and seventy-seven ; number neither absent nor tardy, one hundred and seventeen. The records do not show any similar reports recently.
At the annual election held March 9, 1903. the following proposition was sub- mitted to the voters of the district: "Shall the independent district of Olin be
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bonded for the sum of five per cent. on the assessed valuation of 1903 for the purpose of erecting a new school building on the old site?"
On this proposition there were one hundred and twenty-nine votes cast in fa- vor of the proposition and twenty-seven votes against it. On the same proposi- tion there were forty votes cast by women, of which thirty-eight were in favor of the question and two were against it.
From the secretary's minutes we find that the bid of R. H. Fisher of Cedar Rapids, for nine thousand, eight hundred and eighty-five dollars was accepted and he was awarded the contract for building the fine school edifice that now graces Olin. The building was to be finished October 1, 1903.
The contract for plumbing and heating was awarded to G. W. Huber of Olin for the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars.
The new school building, which was erected on the site of the old school building, is a credit to the town; it is modern in its equipments, and from the standpoint of architecture, it is an ornament to the town.
The school library is of valuable assistance to the pupils. It now contains about one thousand volumes, and the books are of practical value.
The school history would not be complete without bestowing a reward of genuine merit to encourage a similar record. It is a pleasure to record the achieve- ments of Clarence Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cole, and a graduate of the school in the class of 1905. During his twelve years of school life, from the time he entered the primary room as a little tot of five years, until he graduated with the class of 1905, he was neither absent nor tardy a single day. The constancy and persistency of the young man is deserving of commendation. Such faithful- ness is rare and its discipline will be of inestimable value. Since graduation Mr. Cole was an employe in the office of The Olin Recorder until July, 1908, when he became foreman in the office of The Tipton Conservative. He remained in this position until August 16, 1909, when he purchased and took possession as sole proprietor of The Coggon Monitor. On August 13, 1908, he was married to Miss Hallie Claney. As in his school life, when he was at roll call every day for the entire period of twelve years, so in his home life, he can be depended on to be at business every day and at home every night, unless the absolute ne- cessities of business call him elsewhere.
The first class to graduate from the high school was in 1888, when a class of four received diplomas. We give herewith the complete list of graduates by classes, together with their present address where known.
1888-Anson Barlow, deceased; Nettie Cunningham, Rose Rummel Smith; Hattie Pike, Sioux City.
1889-Will J. Duncan, Lovinia, Iowa; Ola Stuart-Easterly, Olin; Maude Everhart-Helmer, Mechanicsville; Nellie Hess-Mershon, Olin; Will E. Sealls, Lebanon, Missouri.
1890-J. F. Barlow, Anamosa; Ola Holmes-Brownell, Tacoma, Washington; M. A. Devoe, Atkins; Ada Easterly-Harper, Anamosa; Viola Tarbox-Lindley, Clayton, Illinois; Nettie Shipton-Marshall, deceased; E. F. Miller, Anamosa; Merton M. Miller, Anamosa; H. W. Miller, Cedar Rapids; Perry Shope, Lar- amie, Wyoming ; A. H. Ford.
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1891-F. D. Curttright, Rhodes, Iowa; F. W. Rummel, Hale; Jennie Rum- mel, Olin; Katie Barlow-Rummel, Clinton; Lettie Rummel-Simmons, Cedar Rapids.
1892-Zelma Renne-Devoe, Atkins; Chas. Jackson, Marion; Alice Hess- Myers, New Franklin, Missouri; Maud Williams-Orr, Marshalltown; Chas. P. Rummel, Clinton ; Clarence Shipton, St. Louis.
1893-Inez Derr-Armstrong, Faulkton, South Dakota; Harry Burke, Chicago ; John L. Cole, Olin; Adney Lane, Olin; Bertha Ellis McCormick, Olin; Effie N. Starry, Olin; Nora Sealls-Stingley, Olin ; Stella Rummel-Striebe, Stanwood; Mae Taylor, Estherville; Harry Barlow, Jennie Schneider, Tipton.
1894-Gertrude Benfield, Laredo, Missouri; Charles Blackmar, Oelwein ; Lil- lie M. Carpenter, deceased; Dessa Scott-Cooley, Wyoming; Irvin Dalby, Keler- ton, Iowa; Blanche Freeman-Halsey, What Cheer; George Lane, Olin; Mae Ireland-Nyquist, Bennett, Wisconsin; Candace White-Truax, Olin; John D. White; James Rooney, deceased.
1895-Albert Barker, Olin; Flora Coppes-Conley, Onslow; Bro. Easterly, Olin; Lester Easterly, deceased; Walter McCormick, Olin; Ellen Burke-Palmer, Chicago; John H. Peck, Iowa City; Harry Rummel, Fairbanks; Della Easterly- Sealls, Lebanon, Missouri; Ernest Sherman, Nora Springs; Libbie Brickley-Day, Irene Renne-Ireland.
1896-No class.
1897-Clarence Brickley, Olin; Effie B. Glick, Olin; Clyde Jeffries, Des Moines; E. L. McConkie, Mechanicsville; James McCormick, Olin; George F. Peck, Clinton; Luella Miller.
1898-Frances Lamb-Metcalf, Cedar Rapids ; J. S. Moffett, Tulsa, Oklahoma ; Oren S. Reed, Oelwein; Ellsworth Sherman, Maxwell; S. H. White Chicago; Ray Whitmore, Olin; Claude B. Harrison.
1899-Lee March, Grinnell; Jay McCormick, Olin; James Moreland, Olin; Blanche Renne-Rankin, Mason City; Maude Moreland-Sarby, Olin; Zirl South- wick, Moville.
1900-No class.
1901-Nettie A. Brown, Olin; Dora Sherman-John, Maxwell; Ada Gordon- Rorah, Cedar Rapids; Vera Wood-Rorah, Hale; Zelma Jones-Spear, Stanwood; Clara Sherman-Stephens, Anamosa.
1902-Lulu Clothier-Fortney, Olin; Jennie Brickley-Purcell, Olin; Elsie Ella Scott, Olin; Virginia White, Olin.
1903-Verva Brainard, Olin ; Helen Lamb-Crissman, Olin; Grace Mershon- Chamberlain, Edmond, Oklahoma; Frank Easterly, Olin; William W. Green, Denver, Colorado; Hazel Jeffries-Hayden, Olin; Rachel Mershon-Ashley, Olin; Roy Moreland, Olin.
1904-Olga Wood-Cruise, Hale; Maude Streeter-Freeman, Chicago; Ward Kent, Olin; Leone Cronkhite-Kiburz, Monticello; Ray Stivers, Olin, John Brickley.
1905-Maud Slife-Ballou, Olin; Mayme Byerly, Olin; Bertha Streeter-Cal- kins, Olin; Clarence Cole, Coggon; Ralph Glenn, Olin; Elsie Green, Olin; Chaun- cey Houstman, Olin; Laura Miller, Olin; Ada Peak-Monroe, Olin; George Houstman, deceased.
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1906-Marie Austin, Cedar Rapids; Paul Burch, Olin; Charlie Coppes, Fer- ris Miller, Olin; Cora Porter, Olin; Charlie Stiles, Percy Wolf, Olin.
1907-Frank Coppes, Olin; Lowell Jeffries, student Des Moines; Clayton Stone, Oelwein.
1908-Ethyl Blahney, Nellie Clothier, Marjorie White, Charles Porter, all of Olin.
1909-Alma Crain, Olin; Zella Lane-Smith, Morley; James Robert Shaw, Olin.
OLIN AND THE PRESS.
"THE OLIN TIMES."
The first newspaper ever published in Olin was taken from the press, July 19, 1874. F. W. Arlan was the editor and proprietor. This publication was a five column, eight page paper, with four pages of home print, and Lore the head- ing of "The Olin Times." In politics The Times was independent The subscrip- tion price was two dollars per year if paid in advance, with fifty cents addi- tional if not paid in six months. The advertising rates were ten cents per inch per week, and eighty dollars per year per column.
Among the first adverstisers in The Times were F. E. Rogers, notary public; J. A. White, physician and surgeon; J. W. Jamison, attorney-at-law; B. H. Miller, justice of the peace and notary public; W. F. Potter, physician and sur- geon ; R. J. Anderson, veterinarian; Paul Rue, proprietor of the basket factory ; G. W. Miller, meat market; Aaron Luther, stone and brick mason; Wesley Southwick, carpenter and builder; Ben Wade, photographer; Miss Lilly Lamb, millinery; E. E. Smith, proprietor of the flour mill; E. R. Sealls, landlord of the Olin house; W. J. Ross, saloon and restaurant; F. S. Dunklee, furniture and undertaking; D. R. Carpenter & Company, general merchants.
The life of The Olin Times was of short duration, and less than two years after its first appearance, publication was suspended.
"THE OLIN RECORDER."
On the 23d day of June, 1880, The Olin Recorder made its debut into the field of journalism, and the blushing maiden gradually blossomed into a winsome youth of ripened maturity, and without intermission, this publication has con- tinued to make its weekly visit into the homes of the people. C. H. Monger was the first editor and proprietor. The paper was democratic in politics, and those who remember The Recorder under this proprietorship, will recall that the editor was a strong and fearless writer.
The first advertisers in The Recorder were: H. Miller, restaurant; A. T. Wil- kins & Son, meat market; W. H. Dicus, physician and surgeon; J. A. White, physician and surgeon; S. L. Easterly, hardware; W. F. Duncan, harness shop; A. J. Burke, boots and shoes; B. H. Miller, attorney-at-law; O. A. Dayton, painter; D. R. Carpenter & Company, general merchants; H. H. Waldo, livery- man ; J. O. French, lumber dealer; Lane & Curttright, blacksmith; N. M. Ever-
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hart, general merchant; G. C. Yopst, restaurant; J. F. Townsend, manufacturer of spring and farm wagons ; W. H. Ellis, blacksmith; D. E. Rummel, drugs and medicines ; E. H. Jordon, landlord of the Olin House; J. W. Howe, general mer- chant ; R. S. Blackmarr, jewelry; F. S. Dunklee, furniture and undertaker.
After publishing the Recorder for a few months, Mr. Monger sold the busi- ness to A. J. Burke and B. H. Miller. A few months later, Mr. Miller retired and Mr. Burke became the sole editor and proprietor.
On June 28, 1892, fire broke out in Olin and The Recorder office was entirely destroyed by the flames, including all the presses and materials. About a month later, Mr. Burke had installed new presses and material and resumed the publi- cation of The Recorder.
March 19, 1896, A. A. Cole and brother, J. L. Cole, purchased the plant, and became the owners, the style of the firm being Cole Brothers. A. A. Cole took charge of the editorial work and business management, and his brother, J. L. Cole, took charge of the mechanical business. Shorty after Cole Brothers became owners of the paper, they put in a new cylinder press. added new type and other printers' material, greatly improving the paper, making it a six column quarto with four pages of home print.
On February 28. 1907, J. L. Cole retired from the firm and A. A. Cole became sole editor and publisher, and is the editor and proprietor at the present time. Mr. Cole employs three men in the composing room. Ray R. Cole, the eldest son, is the foreman in the office; and the other compositors are Karl G. Mershon and Glenn F. Cole, the latter being the youngest son of the editor.
The Recorder has a good subscription list and a liberal advertising patronage. Among the regular advertisers are: Lamb & Son, general merchants; Gilbert Blahney, groceries and hardware; The First National Bank; The Citizens Sav- ings Bank; The Oxford Junction Light, Power & Mill Company; G. B. Ma- comber, drugs and medicines; Paul Burch, drugs and medicines; M. F. Miles, agent for the Brush Runabouts; The Olin Lumber Company; W. Scott & Son, meat market ; Mershon's Sons, general merchants ; Dr. F. E. Truax, dentist ; A. A. Cole, attorney-at-law ; R. D. Gordon, general merchant; C. L. Fulton, hardware and farm implements ; F. D. Lawson, harness and buggies.
The Recorder is republican in politics, and its editor has been quite prom- inent and influential in political circles for a number of years.
THE OLIN FIRES.
The flames of Vulcan have been cruel to the town of Olin. In fact few towns in the county have been obliged to contend with the destructive forces of fire to a greater extent than this principal town in Rome township.
On two occasions the flames have laid waste a stretch of territory in the commercial center of the town. First in the spring of 1876, all the business houses on the east side of the principal business street were totally destroyed, entailing a loss of several thousands of dollars. All on the east side were de- stroyed except the frame building where Lawson's harness shop now stands at the south end. The heroic work of the bucket brigade alone saved this morsel from the hungry tongues of fire.
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Again on June 27, 1892, fire broke out in the business district of the town. The fire was confined to the west side of the business street and made a clean sweep, except as before, by the heroic work of the fire brigade, a frame building or two on the south end were saved. The fire originated in Port's drug store and continued its ravages until it had destroyed that place of business, Peck & Rum- mel's hardware, Mason's restaurant, Scott & Easterly's meat market, The Olin Recorder office, a grocery store, in all six places of business had nothing but ashes left to tell the place where before was the scene of business activity. The loss was about thirty thousand dollars with only partial insurance.
This fire was believed to have been of incendiary origin, though no positive proof has ever been presented to bring the guilty party to justice. It was this fire that also destroyed the early records of the township, and the school records, and also other valuable papers and documents.
Out of the ashes of these conflagrations have arisen substantial business houses that would do credit to any town. Many of them are of brick and are modern in their architectural design. There have been other visitations from the fire god, though the two here mentioned stand out decidedly more prominent.
BANKING.
The history of banking in Olin begins with the establishment of the Bank of Olin by E. E. Snyder in 1885. It was a private banking institution. This bank continued under the same business management until December 14, 1904, when the proprietor made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. This proved to be the most disastrous financial crash in the history of Jones county, and especially outside of banking circles, the failure created quite a sensation. Criminal charges were preferred against Mr. Snyder who pleaded guilty to receiv- ing a small deposit when he knew he was insolvent, and for this offense Judge J. H. Preston imposed a fine of one hundred dollars. The other indictments were dismissed. Mr. Snyder proved to be a poor judge of securities and this was what led to the downfall of the bank. Money was loaned out with insufficient security to parties who were not otherwise financially responsible. It was these borrowers who were the beneficiaries of the bank, rather than the proprietor.
The socend bank to organize in Olin was the Citizens Savings Bank. This solid institution organized May 6, 1899, with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars, which was later increased to twenty thousand dollars. The officers and directors at the time of organization were: President, John Moreland; vice- president, W. H. Crain; cashier, H. W. Flenniken; Allen Edleman, Jas. Snoddy, John Blahney, J. D. Saum, George Schollman.
The bank has enjoyed a steady growth and liberal patronage. It has deposits in the approximate sum of one hundred thousand dollars, and has the confidence of the people.
The present offices and directors are : President, W. H. Crain ; vice-president, Gilbert Blahney ; cashier, H. W. Flenniken; C. J. Brickley, J. D. Saum, C. W. Murfield, John McMurrin, R. H. Russell, John Moreland.
The third bank organized, was the First National Bank of Olin. This was on February 1, 1905. Its capital stock was twenty-five thousand dollars. The
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officers were: President, Geo. L. Schoonover; vice-president, Geo. W. Huber; cashier, M. H. Crissman; L. M. Carpenter, H. D. Miller, Park Chamberlain, W. T. Shaw, H. D. Myrick. This bank was organized a few weeks after the failure of Snyder's bank, and because of the feeling of distrust which this failure caused throughout the entire community, the National Bank had considerable courage to ask for the confidence and patronage of the people. But the incor- porators were men of unquestionable financial standing, and the bank was soon on a good financial basis. At the end of a month and a half, the bank had over forty thousnd dollars in deposits. The present deposits amount to over one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
The present officers and directors are: President, Geo. L. Schoonover; vice- president, L. M. Carpenter ; cashier, M. H. Crissman; H. D. Miller, Park Cham- berlain, C. E. Walston.
The bank has recently moved into its handsome and comfortable home on the corner of Jackson and Second streets.
A more particular statement of the relative condition of the present banks of Olin will be found under the chapter on "Banks and Banking."
WATER WORKS.
On May 2, 1898, a petition numerously signed by the citizens of Olin was pre- sented to the town council asking that a special election be held to vote on the question of bonding the town for five thousand dollars to put in a system of water works and fire apparatus. The prayer of the petitioners was cheerfully granted by the council, and June 6th of that year was named as the day for such spe- cial election. The official record is silent in regard to the vote on this proposition, but as Olin now enjoys a splendid water works system, the proposition must have carried.
The water works system was put in during the early season of 1899. The town had much the same experience as Oxford Junction and Wyoming, only less so, in securing sufficient water mains. The system of spiral rivet steel pipes were being put in, but their weakness was discovered, and the steel pipes were discarded.
A well was sunk at the north end of town along the creek, but after consid- erable money had been spent in trying to make the well satisfactory, the loca- tion was abandoned, and the present well became the source of supply, in 1907.
A reservoir of over five hundred barrel capacity, with air pressure, furnishes a constant supply of pure water for all purposes. A twelve horse power engine does the pumping. There is over a mile of water mains, covering the principal parts of the town. Nineteen fire hydrants located at proper points along the mains, are a valuable protection against fire.
H. C. Mershon is the present efficient water superintendent. He is an im- portant man in the practical organism of the town. Besides having charge of the water works and pumping station, he is the official weigh master. The city scales being located at the pumping station a short distance south of the depot.
During the year 1905, a special election was held on the proposition of grant- ing a franchise to W. W. Lenker, of Williamsburg, to establish a gas plant for
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lighting, heat and fuel for twenty-five years. By vote of the people, the fran- chise was granted by a majority of thirty-nine. For some reason, the rights granted by the franchise were never exercised, and the gas plant has not yet been established.
The previous year, 1904, a special election had been held on the proposition of granting a twenty-five years franchise to the Maquoketa Light & Heat Com- pany for a gas plant for fuel and illuminating purposes, but the people were a majority against the proposition.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The town of Olin has decided to be up to the times and will soon discard the gasoline street lamps and have her streets lighted by electricity. By a vote of eighty-nine to one, the people of Olin at a special election held June 21, 1909, voted a franchise to the Oxford Junction Light, Power & Mill Company, to light its streets and furnish other electric power.
The town council has entered into a contract with this company by which the latter is to furnish for street lighting purposes two arc lights of one thousand two hundred candle power, eighteen incandescent lights of thirty-two candle power, and furnish the power for pumping at the water works station. An all day light service is to be maintained, although the street lights will be turned out at midnight. Ere these lines reach the reader, the electric light service will be in full operation.
ORGANIZATIONS.
THE OLIN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. This beneficial, self-sacrificing and protective association, was organized in the spring of 1899. On several occa- sions, the people had been called to view, in helplessness the ravages and destruc- tiveness of the flames. Their beautiful city in a single night had been turned from a cheerful and prosperous business center, to a mass of blackened ruins.
When the water works had been established in the town, this volunteer com- pany of fire fighters was organized. In December, 1900, the council purchased five hundred feet of hose. A hose cart was also purchased. Since the organiza- tion, the company has not been called upon to perform any large stunts in the fire fighting line. There have been a few small blazes, and it is hoped their help- ful services will never be needed.
The membership of the company is twenty in number with the following officers : Chief, Gilbert Blahney ; first assistant, E. R. Easterly; second assistant, J. A. Glick ; secretary, A. E. Barker; treasurer, W. Starry. The firemen's annual tournament is an event of prominence, and is a credit to the firemen.
THE OLIN CORNET BAND. Very few towns in the county have a better equipped or more efficient musical organization than Olin at the present time. In fact, it has been doubted if the town was ever in a more healthful condition musically than is now enjoyed by the people of Olin.
The present company of musicians was organized October 19, 1904. The band has eighteen instruments with the following players: G. B. Macomber, leader
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bf cornet; Ernest Westphal, bf cornet ; E. Mitchell, first bf cornet; W. A. Kent, second bf cornet ; Roscoe Lamb, ef cornet; P. A. Burch, piccolo; Ferris Miller, first bf clarionet; Victor Brock, second bf clarionet; C. A. Brickley, manager first alto; N. Mershon, Wilber Taylor, J. Porter, altos; K. Miller, first tenor ; G. Cole, second tenor; H. Davidson, trombone; Ray Cole, baritone; Ivan Miller, tuba; Percy Wolf, bf bass ; L. Lunswager, bass drum; K. Mershon, tenor drum.
THE OLIN COMMERCIAL CLUB. The business men of Olin believe that in union there is strength and that the best interests of the town commercially and from a business standpoint, can best be fostered and secured by united action. · The business men are anxious to see all lines of activity and industry developed. There is more in life than the mere accumulation of dollars and in the acquisition of a fortune. The best interests of the town includes the cultivation of a healthy moral atmosphere, the development of a strong manhood and womanhood, the building up of character, the beautifying of the town in its streets and lawns and its homes, the encouragement of industries and the growth of educa- tion in general.
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