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The Lutheran Church was first organized by seven German families during the year 1898. At a cost of $1,500 they erected an edifice the next year. Be- coming weakened by the removal of some of the members the trustees trans- ferred the property over to the Swedish Lutheran Church May 3, 1902, since which time this latter named church has used it for a place of worship. The real date of the organization of the Swedish Lutheran Church is January 10, 1899. Rev. Almgren, Rev. Freidlund. Rev. A. T. Seashore, and Rev. Swan- beck have been the pastors. Andrew Rinquist, Dr. Kulander and Pete Dale are the deacons; Martin Nelson, Frank Johnson and J. J. Anderson are the trustees. The Norwegian Lutherans are also holding services in the building.
The Methodist Episcopal church was organized December 19, 1896, al- though services had been held before that time since the beginning of the town. N. Ganfield. R. E. Evans, John Cain, R. V. Frakes, Mrs. C. F. Buker. H. A. Jennings, W. H. McAninch, H. A. Saunders and G. F. Thomas were
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the first trustees and Rev. C. G. Coulter the organizing pastor. Other pastors have been Rev. Johnson, Rev. Case, Rev. Sillkins, Rev. Southwell, Rev. Mc- Guire, Rev. Gilbert, Rev. Slesslor, Rev. Sands and the present minister, Rev. A. J. Tritt, who came in the fall of 1911. The church edifice was erected in 1910 at a cost of $4,000, W. R. Jacobs being the chairman of the building com- mittee.
The present trustees are W. M. Ferguson, C. F. Buker, J. J. Richmond and W. R. Jacobs; and the stewards are Sam Warburton, W. F. Garrison, L. O. McNeill, Fred Miche and Mesdames W. F. Garrison, William Ferguson and C. F. Buker. Mrs. Ferguson is president of the Ladies' Aid and Selvin Ecklund of the Epworth League; and C. W. Mattison is the Sunday school superintendent.
The Swea City Herald was first issued January 10, 1895, Cora E. Ellis and G. T. Stebbins being the publishers. October 29, 1896, the paper appeared under the management of R. M. Richmond, A. L. Anderson and J. M. Dye, the latter being the editor and manager in fact. During the month of Feb- ruary, 1898, the firm of V. S. Ellis & Co., had possession of the plant and issued the paper. In a short time Fred A. Moore, who probably was a member of the firm, managed the office. The next sale was to Burruss & Burruss in the fall of 1905. That firm, January 1, 1909, sold to the present proprietors, Spurbeck & Son. At no time has the paper been more readable than at the present and at no time has the plant yielded better returns than now.
Numerous physicians have located, but only two remain. Dr. C. W. Matti- son graduated from the college of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, in 1904 and! located at Swea City that year. He is a busy man with his large practice. Dr. C. W. Lundquist is a graduate from the Medical Department of the Drake University of the 1906 class. Two years later he came to Swea City and has built up a practice which continues to increase from year to year. Among the number of physicians who have come and gone were Dr. Heflin, who worked up a little notoriety in the early history of the town, Dr. H. A. Saunders, Dr. C. W. Packard, Dr. John A. Mutchler, Dr. Garringer, Dr. Clemasha, Drs. Howard and Ed Mosier, Dr. L. E. Klinefelter and Dr. C. R. Van Voorheis. Others probably came and went so rapidly they could not be counted.
Swea City has only had one resident disciple of Blackstone and that is I. M. Dye, who located in 1896. He has been lawyer, editor, land agent, insur- ance man and an all-around man for the place. Consequently he finds plenty to do.
H. Kulander, the only dentist in town, opened his office in 1904 in the same year he graduated from the medical school at Keokuk.
Drainage engineering in the Swea City region has been the work of two skilled, resident engineers. George H. Erickson, one of them, is a son of Claus A. Erickson of Swea township and is a graduate of the college at Ames. B. F. Rhodes, the other civil engineer, located in 1895, bringing with him several years of practical experience in that line of work.
T. S. Waud, Jr., began in the drug business in February, 1910, succeeding N. E. Stone & Company. O. R. Wilson and Simpson Bros. were former pro- prietors. R. J. Latson has been the jeweler since 1900 and has conducted a variety store in connection since 1907. He is in the building where W. R. Peets had his drug store in the early days of the town. W. R. Horswell be-
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gan as proprietor of the harness shop in September, 1912. This is the business started by S. H. McAdams and later owned in turn by Reuben Jacobs, Grant Dourte and A. T. Wherry. E. S. Anderson in 1903 began his harness shop, where he is still doing business.
C. J. Anderson began in the furniture business when the town started in the fall of 1892 and has added undertaking. Having come to Swea township twenty years before, he is one of the old settlers. In the clothing line J. J. Richmond, who began in June, 1911, has a large and well selected stock on hand. H. C. Johnson has it all his own way in the photograph business which he started in May, 1909. Of the two barber shops, which are models of neat- ness, one is conducted by V. L. Nelson, who started in town in 1910, and the other is run by C. W. Spoor, who succeeded C. E. Anderson in 1907.
R. R. Stockman has his hardware store in the building where J. B. Johnson and Olof Pearson began their general store when the town started. He pur- chased the business in 1905 and moved into town from his Grant township farm. He was an early settler in the vicinity of Elmore, having located there in the middle seventies. John J. Anderson is proprietor of the other hardware store. He bought J. A. Chronholm's stock in 1898, and also that of S. A. Gar- lock which the latter had purchased previously from N. Ganfield.
Four general stores amply supply the demand for goods in that line. The oldest established store of the four is the one owned by S. P. Haglund, who opened up for business in the fall of 1892. He was the first merchant to sell goods on the townsite. C. A. Holin began in that line in 1902 in company with A. Rinquist, but bought his partner's interest after two years. He occupies the site of the old Rendall & Grannis store that was burned. The Nelson Mercati- tile Company have had their store since 1904 on the corner where Johnson & Pearson had one of their storerooms. D. W. Fults & Company began in July, 1911, succceding E. J. Knutson & Co., who followed E. A. Berg. All these stores have an inviting appearance because of their orderly arrangement and well kept rooms.
The Commercial Hotel, which was built by the Anderson Bros. in 1803, and which has had many landlords, is now owned and conducted with satisfaction by J. H. Knutsen. The only other cating place is at the Ideal restaurant, where J. W. Berggren is the hustling proprietor. He succeeded W. R. Horswell in October, 1912.
Two firms do an extensive business dealing in implements. In 1908 the Warburton Bros. bought the business which had been started by Olof Pearson. Later Sam Warburton and Will Stewart became the proprietors, and recently the firm changed to Warburton & Larson. S. P. Eckholm & Son, the other firm, succeeded Heiken & Anderson in the trade about eight years ago.
Colonel Fred Miehe, the massive giant of the north end, is the popular auc- tioneer ; J. B. Clark is the proprietor of the pool hall; Chas. Thaves is the owner of the city meat market; Olof Pearson and P. J. Heiken each try to out-do the other in the automobile trade; Dahl & Bendixen run one blacksmith shop and S. Celander the other; Peterson & Fosgate conduct the livery barn ; J. F. Francis does buggy painting; Stin Molinder does the dray work and Mrs. W. R. Horswell deals in fancy articles suitable for wedding or other presents.
The Farmers Elevator Company was organized in July, 1907, to succeed
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Krause & Son, who had succeeded Krause & Dunn. T. R. Hanifan has been the manager since August, 1908. The officers are R. H. Walker, president ; J. L. Vaux, vice president ; O. L. Thoreson, secretary ; and T. R. Hanifan, treasurer. The "Middle" Elevator has been locally managed by G. W. Jeska for about fourteen years. Greig & Zeeman became the owners in 1909. by suc- cecding Stockdale & Anderson. The G. S. Livermore Elevator is the one that was built by G. F. Thomas in 1897 and sold to the present proprietor one year later. J. O. Seylar, the manager, has been doing service at the elevator since 1908, when he began as assistant, two years previous to his promotion.
The Northern Lumber Company has been doing business in Swea City since the town first started. Bruer Bros., who began about the same time, sold to John H. Queal seventeen years ago, then in 1910 the latter sold to the Northern and the two yards were consolidated. W. B. Packman, who has been manager for eight years, was yardman for five years previous to that time.
The Co-operative Creamery Company was incorporated in January, 1894, Frank Gibbons, August Miehe, C. A. Olson, Nels Monson and J. A. Carlson being the organizers. The officers of the board at present are G. E. Butterfield, president : C. M. Christenson, vice president ; Olof Pearson, treasurer; R. H. Walker, secretary. Carl Nelson is the manager and butter-maker, and last year paid the patrons nearly $43.000.
The I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 613. was organized May 9, 1895, the following being the first officers: W. H. Campbell, N. G .; C. X. Johnson, V. G .; S. V. Carter, secretary ; N. Ganfield, treasurer; Oscar Cooley, W .; C. F. Buker, con .; H. A. Saunders, R. S. N. G .; Peter Sivertson, L. S. N. G .; C. J. Johnson, R. S. S .: E. J. Hatch, L. S. S .; D. D. Calkins, O. G .; A. G. Cain, I. G .; J. O. Hatch, R. S. V. G .; H. A. Catlin. I. S. V. G. The present officers are Sam Warbur- ton, N. G .; W. A. Taft, V. G .; C. F. Buker, secretary ; Martin Nelson, treas- urer ; S. H. McAdams. W .; J. L. Vaux, con .; Chas. Kinny, I. G .; M. Chris- tainson, O. G .; Henry Gettman. R. S. V. G .; G. W. Jeska, L. S. N. G .; Louis Spicher, R. S. V. G .; T. F. Johnson, L. S. V. G .; B. F. Rhodes, chaplain ; Henry Hoeck. R. S. S .; E. S. Anderson, L. S. S.
Rebekah Lodge, No. 588, was instituted May 22, 1909, the following being the names of the first officers: Mrs. C. W. Mattison, N. G .; Mrs. C. F. Buker, V. G .; Stella McAdams, secretary; Theresa McAdams, treasurer. The other charter members were S. H. McAdams and wife, J. A. McAdams, R. V. Frakes and wife, C. W. Mattison, Walter Berggren. J. O. Hatch and wife, C. F. Buker, J. L. Vaux and wife, W. A. and Helen Taft, T. Clendenning and wife, Mrs. P. J. Heiken, G. B. Harner and wife, J. E. Harner and wife, M. Nelson, B. F. Rhodes and C. F. Spurbeck. The present elective officers are Etta Anderson, N. G .; Ophelia Rhodes, V. G .; Meda Vaux, secretary ; Ida M. Buker, treasurer.
Eureka Homestead, No. 106, was organized July 10, 1907, when the follow- ing named became its first officers: R. V. Frakes, president ; A. W. Bruce, V. P .; C. F. Buker, secretary ; C. W. Pearson, T .; R. J. Latson, M .; John F. Hoppe, H .; Geo. I .. Dally, M. A .; Ida M. Buker. L. E .; Tacy R. Bruce, L. C .; Maggie A. Bruce, chaplain. Other charter members were C. W. Mattison, Bertha A. Frakes, Bertha J. Pearson, John Lugard, W. G. Dally, Della M. Miller, T. R. Hanifan, Ida M. Smith, Elsie M. Latson and Anna M. Hoppe. The officers now serving are Katherine Mattison, president; R. J. Latson,
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V. P .; C. F. Buker, secretary ; C. W. Pearson, T .; D. E. Campbell, M .; E. S. Anderson, M. A .; J. M. Dye, H .; Lulu E. Dye, L. C .; Maggie A. Bruce, L. E .; and Ida M. Buker, chaplain.
Imperial Lodge, No. 600, A. F. and A. M., was instituted in 1907 and the following named were the first officers: W. H. Campbell, W. M .; C. R. Van Voorheis, S. W .; H. W. Moats, J. W .; R. R. Stockman, secretary. After Camp- bell and Van Voorheis had each served as W. M .; R. R. Stockman was called to that position and is holding it now, the other officers being G. E. Butterfield, S. W .; O. R. Rowley, J. W .; C. W. Pearson, secretary.
Swea City Chapter, Eastern Star, No. 444, was organized April, 1911, and the charter was granted October 26, 1911. The first elected officers were Mary F Moats, W. M .; O. R. Rowley. W. P .; Louisa Campbell, A. M. Those serv- ing at present are Laura B. Stockman, W. M .; O. R. Rowley, W. P .; Lillian . V. Pearson, A. M.
The promised report, concerning the organization of the Woodman Lodge, No. 3292, and the list of its first and last officers, was not sent in time for publication.
The town has been honored by having three of her citizens elected to respon- sible offices. A. L. Anderson served a couple of terms as auditor and now Wm. Shirley is superintendent and Olof Pearson is one of the supervisors.
SWEA TOWNSHIP
The township of Swea, comprising 99-30, has an interesting history. The territory was a part of Algona township until January, 1869, when it became a part of Greenwood. In September, 1870, it was next included in the township of Seneca, which soon lapsed back into Algona again. When Seneca was re- created in September, 1884, it again included what is now Swea. Seneca was divided in September, 1886, the north two congressional townships being set off into a township called Swea. During the month of September, 1893, the board, by establishing Eagle, reduced Swea to its present size and form.
The name of the township suggests the nationality of the larger portion of the inhabitants. Notwithstanding the preponderance of the Swedish element and the early settlement they formed in the township, the very first settlers were not Scandinavians, but natives of the Emerald Isle.
During the year 1865, while the territory was a part of Algona township, the first settlement formed in the southwest corner and was composed of the families of Dundas, Carroll and Herrick. James Dundas, the head of this little Irish colony, entered the west half of the southwest quarter of section 31, and the adjoining 80 on the west which lies over the line in Emmet county. It was on this western portion where he lived most of the time on account of there being more timber on that location.
The houses for three families were put up in 1865. The very first in the township was a log cabin which was built for William Dundas on the north- west quarter of 31. It is still in existence on the premises and is used for a stable by Alex Dundas, the present proprietor.
The second house built, which was also of logs, was made for John Dundas on the northeast quarter of 31. On the quarter adjoining this tract on the
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north, Henry Herrick built the third house in the township. It was not made, like the other two, of logs, but of prairie sod and had all the conveniences that any other sod house had in those days, but no more.
John Carroll came next and settled upon the southeast quarter of 31, and James Dundas, Jr., upon the southwest quarter of 30. The quarter adjoin- ing Carroll's on the south was homesteaded by Richard Dundas, but that was just across the line in Seneca and just cast of Joseph Burt's place.
The William Dundas cabin was not only the first house in Swea township, but was used as the first schoolhouse. During the winter of 1866-7, the first school was taught in that building, Hannah Hawkes of Greenwood Center, being the teacher. Some of the children in attendance lived over the line in Emmet county.
The first birth in the township occurred in the fall of 1865, in this Dundas settlement. Before the John Carroll family had time to finish their cabin a little boy came to that home and thus added one to the population.
When John Dundas grew weary of keeping house alone he journeyed east- ward a few miles, over into Greenwood, and then met, wooed and won Miss Jane Gibbon. He was the first one in the township to get married, after locat- ing. Rev. Seymour Snyder conducted the ceremony in April, 1868.
The timber along the river, across the line in Emmet county, drew settlers as early as 1864. Armstrong's grove takes its name from the man who owned it in the early days. Later it became the property of Judge Asa C. Call, who sold it to settlers at the rate of about $25 per acre. These settlers became so well known to the residents of that period in Kossuth, that they seem connected with the history of this county. The old timers in the region of the county seat were familiar with the countenances of James Dundas, E. B. Campbell, Stephen Demmon, D. W. Perry, David Weir, Matthew Richmond, George Felky, James Mitchell and others who formed the Armstrong grove settlement.
Scenes and conditions in the southwest corner of the township have changed since the settlements of the latter sixties. James Dundas died many years ago, and John Carroll followed in 1878. The Herrick family disappeared before hardly any other settlers came, and now on their old homestead live James Carroll and wife, the former being a son of John Carroll, and the latter the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dundas, who are now living at Estherville.
With the coming of the '7os, the township took on a new lease of life, when families began locating on almost every section, and the breaking plow was seen turning over the sod to receive the seed for the coming crops of corn and other grain.
Capt. R. E. Jeansen was the leading spirit behind the movement to settle his countrymen in the northwest portion of the county. The American Emi- grant Company owned many thousand acres of land in that region, and had for its county agent, J. E. Stacy, who maintained his office at Algona for the sale of this land. Capt. Jeansen was the general locating agent for the com- pany and worked in harmony with Mr. Stacy. He spent considerable time at New York, where he met the emigrant Swedes, on their arrival at Castle Gar- den, and induced many of them to come and locate in Kossuth county. There is some difference of opinion as to when he first came. "R. E. Jeansen, Des Moines, 1865," is the way he signed his name, giving place of residence and
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date of coming to the county in the visitors' register at the semi-centennial celebration in 1904, after his removal to Des Moines. It is the opinion of the first Swedish settlers in the township that he was not in that vicinity until the year 1870.
Plans for taking care of the arriving settlers, until they could locate and build their houses, were fully matured. The Emigrant Company in 1872, had a story and a half house built for the purpose that was 16 x 22 feet. At one time it sheltered seven families, numbering about forty persons all told. In it religious services and public meetings were held, and the first terms of school in the settlement were also conducted in that building. It was built by Peter Eckholm, and his son Victor helped to haul the lumber from Algona across a trackless prairie much of the way.
The first comers to arrive, for the new settlement, were the members of the J. E. Hedin family who located on section 9, in the fall of 1871. They were the van guard of the Swedish element that soon followed. Mrs. Hedin cooked for the workmen while they were building the company house, and she was the first hostess after it was completed.
During the year 1872, over 1,000 settlers were sent to the county by the Emigrant Company and many others came through other influences. Swca township received numerous families. When J. B. Johnson came on the first of March, the company building was the only one in that region. He selected a quarter of land in section 3, and was appointed local agent for the Emi- grant Company.
On the 16th of May, there came A. G. Anderson, who located upon sec- tion 21, and Carl Anderson, who selected a quarter of section 12 for his home. Solomon Anderson, C. Adolphson, and John Martin arrived May 27, and "e- came residents of the settlement. Numerous other parties came that year, and after breaking up their land left and did not return until the next spring. Dur- ing the month of October, 1872, a count of the new breakings was made and found to number fifty-five. In October of that year, J. B. Johnson became the postmaster, a position he held for ten years.
In the spring of 1873 E. Swanson arrived and joined J. B. Johnson in putting up a building and engaging in the mercantile trade. Their store in connection with the postoffice made the place a favorite resort for all the settlers.
Among others who came in the spring of 1873 were Sten Stenson and August Gustavson, the former locating on section 10 to farm and to do blacksmithing and the latter to do painting. Ole Olson also came about that time and located on section 4.
Chas. Bergland on 22, C. J. Appelman on 11, and Chris Thoreson on 5 were among the 1878 settlers; and P. J. Anderson on 11, P. G. Erickson on 21, C. A. Erickson on 9, C. Burgeson on 8 and C. A. Molinder on 22 came the year following.
The arrivals in 1880 include A. Jansen on 23, Harry Larson on 11, Andrew Bergstrom on 18 and C. J. Peterson on 22; and among those of the following year were S. P. Hagland on 22, C. F. Miller on 25, and A. J. Linde on 24. J. F. Bro- mark located on 15 and Leo Berg on 14 during the year 1882, and N. P. Pearson began making his home on 22 during the next year. Carl Tegelberg on 15 was an 1884 arrival, and F. M. and C. E. Bravender on 17 were 1885 settlers, according to the memories of the oldest settlers of the township. These citizens also name
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SWEA CITY HIGH SCHOOL, BUILT IN 1903
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Ole Pearson as an old settler who located on section 10. As the early settlement period is considered to have closed during the middle '8os, no further account of the growth of the population need be presented.
The town site of Swea was surveyed on the west half of the northwest quar- ter of section 10 by order of Callanan & Savery, and the plat was filed on record in September, 1890. The company building, the Swedish Baptist church edifice, the postoffice and store, a schoolhouse and a residence were on the surveyed tract. J. B. Johnson moved to Bancroft when that town started and was succeeded as merchant and postmaster by Ole Olson in October, 1882.
The township was settled early by an honest, industrious class of people. Nearly all came poor, but are now ranked among the class of well-to-do farmers. They established churches and took a deep interest in the schools. They secured the best teachers and co-operated with them, and supplied the rooms with a splen- did equipment.
The settlement had men of influence from the start. A. G. Anderson, Carl Anderson and J. B. Johnson seemed to be regarded early as the leaders. C. A. Molinder in political matters for several years was the leader of the republican host, and S. P. Hagland the chieftain of the four democrats that the township then contained. Of more recent years it is doubtful if any man has wielded a stronger or better influence in the community than has C. A. Erickson, who still lives upon his farm in section 9.
The Swedish Baptist church was incorporated in November, 1888, J. E. Hedin, P. J. Anderson and P. G. Erickson being the trustees at that time. The church had been organized about ten years previous to that date. The edifice stands on the townsite and in it the following resident ministers have conducted services : Rev. Andrew Pearson, Rev. Strandberg, Capt. R. E. Jeansen, Rev. Brauer. Rev. Friedlund, Rev. Paul Johnson, Rev. Chas. D. Bengtson, Rev. Andrew Johnson and Rev. Ostler. Erick Erickson and Carl Tegelberg are the deacons.
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church was organized by Rev. B. M. Holland in September, 1875, but was not incorporated until in January, 1900. The first deacons were A. A. Hale, Olaf Molin and Sol Anderson, and the first trustees, P. Monson, Gustaf Anderson and Anders Erickson. The church edifice was built in 1881 at a cost of $500. Rev. S. J. Liljegren, Rev. Elfstrom, Rev. Lundell, Rev. Almgren, Rev. Freidlund, Rev. Seashore and Rev. W. Swanbeck have been the pastors. The latter is serving at the present time and also preaching at Swea City. John Pearson and August Anderson are the deacons.
The township officers are O. L. Thorson, clerk ; A. L. Swanson, assessor ; and J. H. Holcomb, Erick Erickson and James Beck, trustees. The school board con- sists of C. A. Edgren, president ; E. F. Gibbons, secretary ; C. A. Erickson, treas- urer ; Elon Anderson, L. Thorson, E. Erickson, Sam Hubbard, W. O. Nelson, M. Kennedy and Jas. Beck. The children in the schools are being instructed by the following teachers : Mary Brones, Jennie Johnson, Selma Johnson, Emma Ham- ilton, Nellie Anderson, Ruth Hokanson, E. L. Orcutt and Edith Laage.
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