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1895-Mayor, E. M. Babcock; Recorder, D. A. White, Assessor, L. M. Bar- rett ; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, O. E. Countryman, J. D. Rhodes, S. F. Schaefer, Walter James, A. F. Dellit and F. L. Hodgeman.
1896-Mayor, E. M. Babcock; Recorder, D. A. White; Assessor, Geo. W. Bottomstone; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, S. F. Schaefer, Geo. Bronson, J. D. Rhodes, A. F. Dellit, Walter James and A. W. Hepler.
1897-Mayor, A. W. Hepler; Recorder, J. E. Rossiter; Assessor, G. W. Bot- tomstone, Treasurer ; R. Fishwild; Trustees, A. F. Dellit, H. N. Fordham, J. D. Rhodes, Geo. Bronson, S. F. Schaefer and Jas. Stephenson.
1898-Mayor, A. W. Hepler ; Recorder, J. E. Rossiter; Assessor, G. W. Bot- tomstone; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, I. Pelkey, J. D. Rhodes, A. F. Dellit. W. I. Chamberlain, S. F. Schaefer and H. N. Fordham.
1899-Mayor, A. W. Hepler ; Recorder, J. E. Rossiter ; Assessor, G. W. Bot- tomstone; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, F. H. Thomas, J. H. Schamel, I. Pelkey, A. F. Dellit, J. D. Rhodes and H. N. Fordham.
1900-Mayor, E. S. Saunders ; Clerk, D. A. White; Assessor, G. W. Bottom- stone; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, H. N. Fordham, S. H. Brainard, I. Pelkey, J. H. Schamel, F. H. Thomas and J. D. Rhodes.
1901-Mayor, E. S. Saunders; Clerk, D. A. White, Assessor, G. W. Bottom- stone; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, J. F. Cohoon, J. W. Waite, S. H. Brain- ard, F. H. Thomas, H. N. Fordham and J. H. Schamel.
1902-Mayor, J. W. Morse; Clerk, D. A. White; Assessor, G. W. Bottom- stone; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, W. O. Shaffer, J. L. Bell, J. F. Cohoon, H. N. Fordham, J. W. Waite and S. H. Brainard.
1903-Mayor, J. S. Brownell; Clerk, D. A. White; Assessor, G. W. Bottom- stone ; Treasurer, R. Fishwild; Trustees, E. M. Babcock, J. L. Richardson, J. F. Cohoon, W. O. Shaffer, A. W. Hepler and J. W. Waite.
1904-Mayor, J. S. Brownell; Clerk, D. A. White; Assessor, F. L. Hodge- man; Treasurer, R. M. Corbit; Trustees, Jerry Woodyard, W. H. Mallicoat, E. M. Babcock, J. L. Richardson, A. W. Hepler and W. O. Shaffer.
1905-Mayor, J. S. Brownell; Clerk, D. A. White; Assessor, F. L. Hodge- man ; Treasurer, R. M. Corbit; Trustees, A. N. Reade, Jerry Woodyard, J. L. Richardson, A. W. Hepler, W. O. Shaffer and E. M. Babcock.
1906-Mayor, J. S. Brownell; Clerk, G. W. Field, Jr .; Assessor, F. L. Hodge- man ; Treasurer, R. M. Corbit; Trustees, E. M. Babcock, A. W. Hepler, W. O. Shaffer, Jerry Woodyard, J. L. Richardson, A. N. Reade.
1907-Mayor, J. S. Brownell; Clerk, G. W. Field, Jr., Assessor, F. L. Hodge- man; Treasurer, R. M. Corbit; Trustees, John Jansen, E. N. Wilcox, E. M. Bab- cock, A. W. Hepler, J. L. Richardson and W. O. Shaffer.
1908-Mayor, J. S. Brownell; Clerk, Geo. W. Field, Jr .; Assessor, F. L. Hodgeman; Treasurer, R. M. Corbit; Trustees, C. J. Ingwersen, J. L. Richard- son, E. M. Babcock, John Jansen, E. N. Wilcox and W. W. Bronson.
1909-Mayor, J. S. Brownell; Clerk, G. W. Field, Jr .; Assessor, F. L. Hodge- man; Treasurer, R. M. Corbit; Trustees, E. M. Babcock, C. J. Ingwersen, J. L. Richardson, John Jansen, E. N. Wilcox, W. O. Shaffer.
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY THE TOWN OF ONSLOW.
The town of Onslow is located in the northwest part of Wyoming township, and in the northeast part of Madison township, being in both townships, the main street of the town being the dividing line of the townships. This is one of the most wideawake business towns in the county, and now has a population of three hundred or more. The town enjoys the patronage of one of the richest farming communities of the county. The nationality of the inhabitants is largely American. The people are a home-loving and domestic class, and their hospi- tality and sociability are well known. A number of fine residences have been built in recent years, which, with well kept lawns; nicely painted buildings, and a substantially built and well filled business district, gives the town an air of prosperity and comfort.
The history of the town began in the spring of 1871, when the first building was erected where the meat market now stands. E. M. Franks, one of the early settlers in Wyoming township, and a large and influential land owner, was the founder. The town owes much to the enterprise and business sagacity of its founder. The town was platted into lots and blocks by E. M. Franks July, 1871.
As stated the first building was erected in the spring of 1871 where the meat market now stands. The building was erected by E. M. Franks, and was used as a general store by the firm of Dilrance & Lytton, composed of John W. Dil- rance and Wm. Lytton. The lumber for the building was sawed at Farm Creek by the saw mill of M. C. Walters & Son. The goods for the store were hauled overland from Dubuque. A man named Sparks had the first drug store. Stevens & Battles were the first to put in a stock of hardware. Wm. Lytton was the first to be commissioned by Uncle Sam to receive and distribute mail. Sam Conley was the first to put into practical and tangible form the idea of rest for the weary and hungry traveler, and erected the hotel on the corner north of where C. Brulo's harness shop now stands. This building burned July 3, 1895. John Cole erected the first blacksmith shop in Onslow June, 1871. Mr. Cole is yet in possession of the same shop, and during six days of the week the music of his anvil can be heard from early morning until evening, having been engaged in the same occu- pation in the same place for nearly forty years. Mr. Cole began work July 5, 1871, by shoeing a team for P. G. Abrams. Joe Long was the first to prepare for carpenter work in the erection of a carpenter shop now the property of Chase Bros. The first Sunday-school and the first preaching services were held in the depot. The first dwelling was erected by Wm. Troy, and is now a part of the residence or J. O. Hutton. A number of other residences were started about the same time. H. P. Benton had the first lumber yard.
The first child born in Onslow was Jennie Chase, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Chase. Miss Chase was later Mrs. Ves Underwood and died in Kansas about two years ago. George Bedell was the first boy born in Onslow.
The Midland Division of the North-Western Railway was completed through the town in the fall of 1871. The first freight train east out of town was in Sep- tember, 1871, and with other freight, carried six car load of stock, M. M. Franks, now the hardware merchant in town, and his older brother, S. G. Franks, now a prosperous farmer living near Wyoming, accompanied the stock to the Chicago
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market. This shipment marked the beginning of the stock shipping business from this section of the county.
The town of Onslow was named after the governor of Maine.
ONSLOW IN 1872.
In October, 1872, The Anamosa Eureka contained the following reference to the business interests in Onslow :
"J. S. Stacy is erecting a large frame building to be occupied by C. M. San- born as a dry goods, grocery and notion store.
John Sems is erecting a building which he will occupy as a tailor and clothier. Messrs. Lytton & Keenan, dealers in dry goods, groceries, clothing, boots and shoes. Battles & Spurr, dealers in dry goods, groceries, stoves, lumber, etc.
H. P. Benton & Co., dealers in lumber, shingles, also dealers in grain. Beach & McCrea, of Chicago, dealers in grain.
Titus & Walters are erecting a wagon and carriage manufactory with a black- smith shop attached.
J. C. Sparks, dealer in drugs and medicines, paints, oils, wall paper, books and stationery.
John Cole, blacksmith.
Jas. Ralston, star boot and shoe store. J. Maracheck, boots and shoes.
N. B. Noyes, agricultural implements and heavy hardware.
J. M. Alexander, agricultural implements.
J. M. Paul, physician.
Mrs. J. M. Alexander, millinery and dress goods.
Geo. N. Ford, watchmaker and jeweler in Sparks drug store.
A. deHaven, painter.
George Chase & Bro., painters and carriage makers.
Charles H. Leffingwell, harness maker.
Samuel Conley, landlord hotel.
Onslow Cheese Factory, C. S. & C. L. Gilbert, proprietors.
Rock L. Bedell, telegraph operator.
The omnibus runs three times daily between Onslow and Wyoming. The line is owned by Waldo, Deniston & Atkins.
Onslow at first was called Franksburg, but Mr. Franks having had a shipment of goods delayed because they had been sent to Franksburg, Minnesota, by mis- take, determined that this should not happen again, and the name Onslow was given to the new village, being named after the governor of Maine.
THE ONSLOW VISITOR.
On July 4, 1895, The Onslow Visitor, the first newspaper published in On- slow, made its appearance under the ownership and management of Fred H. Arnold, now a real estate dealer in Philip, South Dakota, and a son of Hiram Arnold, for several years the sheriff of Jones county. In harmony with the spirit of the day of its appearance, The Visitor appeared in red, white and blue
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colors. It was a small size four-sheet publication, and while it only lived a few months, the publication showed enterprise and ambition. About three months later, this weekly publication was sold to Harry Davis, who published the paper a short time, and then moved the plant to Center Junction and conducted a paper for a few months. This same eight by twelve press which was used in the publica- tion was the same one used by the notorious R. B. Curtis, at Center Junction, and also at Anamosa. This press is now owned by A. W. Peck, in Wyoming. The business interests of Onslow realize the need of a newspaper, though none have made the effort since the days of The Visitor.
THE FIRE RECORD.
The town of Onslow has met with several severe reverses. The town had scarcely started when in 1873, fire destroyed several buildings. Again in the spring of 1879, the Sutton hardware store was destroyed by the flames. On July 3, 1895, the hotel building burned.
The most destructive fire in the history of the town occurred in the early morning of October 23, 1897. In some unknown manner, the fire started in the basement of M. M. Franks hardware store, and quickly spread, consuming the two-story brick block occupied by Lamey Bros., general store and M. M. Franks hardware store; also the steel covered building of Stuart & Seals, furniture, and two frame buildings occupied by Henderson Bros., meat market and A. Wood- yard, restaurant. The estimated loss was over twenty thousand dollars with insurance of about one half that amount. The death of John W. Lamey on November 2d and S. L. Gilbert on November 21st, was attributed to this fire, the former a member of the firm of Lamey Bros, died from an overdose of co- caine while figuring on the store invoice, the latter, was the first to discover the fire, and by over exertion, and suffocation from smoke combined with a severe cold contrated at the same time, was unable to recover and succumbed on the date named.
In 1899, the Onslow Bank building and the millinery store building on the west side of main street were burned.
The last serious fire was on February 28, 1906, when the residence of Mrs. E. W. Spooner, including the telephone switchboard, the barber shop, residence and photograph gallery of J. W. Wanicheck and the agricultural implement building and contents of M. B. Walters, were burned.
Notwithstanding these reverses, the business portion of town is today better and more substantially built than ever before. The east side of Main street seemed to have been marked by the fire demon, and the courage and enter- prise of the business men in building larger and better, shows their confidence in the business prosperity of the town.
The first plat of the town as stated, was by E. M. Franks in July, 1871. The next plat was of Frank's Addition in April, 1874. In September, 1878. Organ's Addition was platted. Sokol's Addition became a part of the town in March. 1889, and in November, 1901, Brown's Addition became a part of the corporation of Onslow.
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THE VILLAGE INCORPORATED.
In the year 1888. the village had outgrown its infancy and longed to put away childish things and assume the garments of cityhood. The village was authorized to become an incorporated town in that year and on July 10, 1888, the first election was held in the lumber office of F. J. Sokol. The officers elected were: Mayor (unanimously), F. J. Sokol; recorder, W. H. Mckean; trustees : Lochiel Johnson, J. M. Paul, J. W. Battles, J. E. Curttright, S. L. Gilbert and Dr. Alex Mckean. On July 12th of the same year, the council elected J. W. Lamey, treasurer. F. J. Sokol was reelected mayor the following March, re- ceiving forty-seven out of the forty-eight votes cast.
The municipal family is a happy one. The affairs of the town are wisely and economically conducted, and as a result the tax levy is as light or lighter than any town in the county. There is no corporation indebtedness. The town is building substantially, its street crossings being of concrete, and its streets well graded and in the worst places, macadamized. A neat council room now serves as a meeting place for the town council and other municipal gather- ings for the transaction of business.
The history of 1879 in referring to the business interests of Onslow, states that "there is one large general store, one hardware store, two drug stores, one grocery store, one furniture store, one agricultural implement store, one lumber yard, one grain elevator, one confectionery store, one millinery store, one art gal- lery, two blacksmith shops, two wagon and repair shops, one cheese factory, one livery stable, one hotel, one meat market, one harness shop, two doctors, one dentist, one lawyer and one saloon."
The Onslow saloon was drowned in the prohibition wave of 1882. Since that date there has been no saloon in the town.
BUSINESS ROSTER-1909.
The present business roster is quite complete in all that is necessary to supply all the ordinary necessities of life. A large amount of business is transacted yearly as seen by the freight receipts hereinafter shown. There are two general stores-one the Onslow Mercantile Company, incorporated, and the other, Will Holtz and Martin Carstens, under the firm name of Holtz & Carstens; one hard- ware, Franks & Son; one lumberyard, building material and coal, M. M. Franks and E. M. Franks, under the firm name of Franks & Son; T. H. Lightfoot, furniture and undertaking; N. B. Noyes, groceries and notions, also postmaster ; E. H. Knittle & Co., drugs and wall paper; Lynch Bros., meat market; Harry Hall, restaurant; Jessie Mckinnon, restaurant; Chas. Brulo, harness and bug- gies ; M. B. Walters, agricultural implements; Nick House, barber, also pool room; R. L. Greiser, landlord Onslow Hotel; Mrs. Effie Miller, millinery; Will Sears, blacksmith ; John Cole and Lee Hanson, blacksmiths; Chase Bros., Geo. Chase and Deb Chase, carpenters and builders; T. T. Tebo, general contractor, building mover ; Bert Hall, livery and feed stable; Johnston Bros., O. C. Johnston and T. B. Johnston, stock buyers; R. C. Walters, cashier Onslow Bank; Bert
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Curttright, painter and paper hanger; C. A. Rowe, station agent; Mrs. G. S. Paul, telephone central; Dr. E. H. Knittle, physician.
THE POSTOFFICE.
The Onslow postoffice was established November 20, 1871. The first man to represent Uncle Sam was John Paul. He was followed by Wm. Lytton, May 8, 1872, H. V. Van Dusen, March 4, 1878, N. B. Noyes, September 20, 1878, (seven years), M. M. Franks, November 11, 1884, J. W. Battles, November 30, 1885, John Paul, May 10, 1889; Wm. H. Mckean, July 13, 1893, N. B. Noyes, the latter appointed June 18, 1897, being the present incumbent, who altogether has been postmaster during about one-half the time since the town was started. January 1, 1902, the first rural mail route was started, Lochiel Johnson being the mail carrier; H. H. Roberts, the present mail carrier, being appointed March I, 1904. C. A. Hutton is the mail carrier on route number two.
THE ONSLOW CHEESE FACTORY.
In the zenith of its prosperity, this dairy institution was a source of con- siderable revenue and enjoyed a large patronage. It has been stated locally that this was the first cheese factory in the county but this statement is an error The Ross Cheese Factory established at Bowen's Prairie in the spring of 1867, was the first cheese factory in Jones county, and the Onslow Cheese Factory was the second, having been established at Wyoming in the spring of 1868.
The following reference from Wyoming appeared in The Monticello Ex- press of July 23, 1868, in regard to this cheese factory: "The cheese factory erected here last spring by C. S. Gilbert, of Painsville, Ohio, is doing a heavy business in the way of manufacturing cheese. They have already between five and six hundred on the shelves, and have sold over one hundred. You have but to taste the quality of this cheese to know that he manufactures an article every way equal to the best western reserve. Mr. Gilbert is a young and energetic man, and has spared no pains and expense in erecting his factory and for convenience and cleanliness in every department, cannot be surpassed in this country, and his labors are beginning to be richly rewarded as is demon- strated by the amount of orders he is receiving daily. The management of the factory is entirely under the supervision and control of Mr. A. L. Smith of Geauga county, Ohio, who has been connected with the cheese making business for a number of years, and knows just how to make good cheese."
S. L. Gilbert, later became associated with C. S. Gilbert in the cheese making business. The building in Wyoming was located across the road directly east of where the residence of R. M. Heasty now stands. In the spring of 1871, the cheese factory was moved to its location one fourth of a mile north of Onslow in Madison township. In the early '8os, C. S. Gilbert became insolvent, and the business was then carried on by S. L. Gilbert. After the death of Mr. Gilbert, the property passed into other hands and was conducted intermittently for several years and later abandoned as a cheese factory. In the year 1907, the building was moved onto the premises of Robert Streeper and is now included in a barn, erected that year by Mr. Streeper.
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THE ONSLOW SAVINGS BANK.
One of the most important institutions in Onslow at the present time is the bank. Without it, the commercial interests of the town would be seriously crippled, and the business roster of the town would be lacking. It is not only a source of convenience to the entire community, but it also gives backbone to the enterprise and commercial development of the place, and lends strength and stability to the material growth of the town.
The first bank in Onslow was called The Onslow Bank, and was a private institution organized August 27, 1893, by J. T. Chandler and C. P. Manwaring, with a capital stock of fifteen thousand dollars. The bank was located in a small building which stood near the site of the present bank building. April I. 1895, C. P. Manwaring retired leaving Mr. Chandler the sole proprietor.
J. T. Chandler continued to operate the bank until July 1, 1901, when he disposed of his banking interests to C. L. Niles and F. J. Sokol, who continued the business under the same name of the The Onslow Bank.
No change was made in the institution until September, 1903, when the present bank was organized as The Onslow Savings Bank by the following sub- stantial men; C. L. Niles, F. J. Sokol, W. J. McCready, Nicholas Holtz, Melvin Spencer, O. C. Johnston, T. B. Johnston. The bank was chartered with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars, which was increased to twenty thousand dollars in January, 1909.
In the spring of 1899, the bank building caught fire from an adjoining build- ing and was totally destroyed. The funds of the bank however were unin- jured. Work was begun immediately for the erection of a new structure, and on November 20, 1899, the present substantial brick building was occupied.
It will be interesting to note the growth of the bank during the past six years, in the matter of deposits. On September 15, 1903, the total deposits were $61,417.19; September 15, 1904, $73,627.02; September 15, 1905, $95,955.53; September 14, 1906, $107,830.61 ; August 31, 1907, $137,493.51 ; August 31, 1908, $129,207.96; August 31, 1909, $142,157.07.
The present officers and directors of the bank are : president, C. L. Niles ; vice- president, F. J. Sokol ; cashier, Roy C. Walters ; Melvin Spencer, Clifford L. Niles, O C. Johnston, T. B. Johnston, Paul Paulsen.
THE DEPOT.
The railroad station is the gateway of transportation to and from the outside world, and the business transacted through this clearing house of commerce, is a reliable index of the amount of business transacted annually in the town and community.
Onslow is situated in the midst of a stock growing and crop raising country. No grain is shipped out, but instead, grain and feed are shipped in to be fed to the stock on the farms in the surrounding country. During the year 1908, there were two hundred and nine carloads of cattle and hogs shipped from this station to Chicago. The freight receipts during the same year were $7,200.00, for freight received; and for freight forwarded, the receipts were $8,400.00; ticket sales,
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$1,994.00, making the total depot receipts for the year in round numbers, $17,- 594.00. C. A. Rowe has been the station agent for the past fourteen years, and his courteous and obliging treatment of the people has added to the popularity of the railroad.
THE ONSLOW SCHOOL.
The cause of education has always received attention in Onslow. From the date when the town history began to cast its shadow in the twilight of the year 1871, the children of school age in the vicinity were given instruction in readin', 'ritin' and 'rithmetic.
The first school taught in Onslow was not a public school, but was a select or private school taught by Miss Addie Walters, a daughter of M. C. Walters, of Clay Mills, in the fall and winter of 1871. She was paid for her services by the parents of the children whom she taught.
The first public school was taught in the spring of 1872, by Miss Sadie Doxsee, in a building located where T. H. Lightfoot's residence now stands. The build- ing used for the school is now a part of Mr. Lightfoot's residence.
The school district at that time was a part of the sub-district No. 3, of Wyo- ming township. At an election held June 13, 1874, the Independent District of Onslow was organized by the election of three directors, viz .: president, N. B. Noyes ; secretary and treasurer, John Seimers and J. L. Doxsee.
By vote of the electors at an election held July 3, 1874, the consolidation of the Onslow school district was complete, and on July 17; 1874, the history of the present Onslow school began with the election of S. L .. Gilbert, J. W. Battles, and John V. Smith, as directors, who organized by electing a president, secretary and treasurer respectively in the order named.
The school building was erected and located on the ground now occupied by Mrs. David Sim as a residence. In 1878, an addition was added and from this date, two teachers were required to properly instruct the children in the funda- mentals of education.
This building served its purpose until the year 1898, when the present modern school building was erected and another teacher added to the teaching force. Provision was made in the new building for four rooms, and when the growth of the attendance demands it, another teacher can be added without delay.
The school has always maintained a high grade of excellence. Many of the graduates, and others who did not complete the course. have attained considerable prominence in scholarship and in intellectual ability. The district is in excellent condition politically and financially.
The following men have served the district as directors at different times, some serving continuously for a number of years. S. L. Gilbert. J. W. Battles, J. V. Smith, J. L. Doxsee, A. Clark, J. M. Paul, John Seimers, C. W. Sutton, D. A. Walters, H. Crosly. Zach Organ. A. N. Reade, F. J. Sokol, Wm. Lytton, E. W. Spooner, J. B. Lyon, T. H. Lightfoot, W. H. Mckean. J. E. Curttright. E. E. Brown, P. J. Coburn, Henry Welch, Ben Johnston, Wincel Bezdicheck, Rudolph Vaughn. W. A. Scott, S. B. Richardson, M. M. Franks, O. C. Johnston, W. H.
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Alexander, M. B. Walters, Geo. Miller, R. H. Streeper, Andrew Jansen, H. D. Hall.
The present school board is composed of the following gentlemen : president, O. C. Johnston; M. B. Walters, H. D. Hall, R. H. Streeper, Andrew Jansen ; secretary, R. C. Walters ; treasurer, T. B. Johnston.
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