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HISTORY OF OSCEOLA COUNTY, 10WA.
1887.
The county officers of this year were as follows:
Recorder
S. S. Parker.
Treasurer
R. S. Hall.
Sheriff
J. B. Lent.
Surveyor
H. G. Doolittle.
Superintendent of Schools
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W. J. Reeves.
Auditor
J. S. Reynolds.
Clerk of Court
J. B. Mead.
Coroner
W. R. Lawrence.
S. A. Dove.
C. P. Reynolds.
Supervisors
Geo. W. Barriger.
| J. E. Townsend. A. Romey, Chairman.
I888.
Recorder
S. S. Parker.
Treasurer
J. B. Lent.
Sheriff J. H. Douglass. 1
Surveyor II. G. Doolittle. 1 1
Superintendent of Schools
W. J. Reeves.
Auditor
J. S. Reynolds.
Clerk of Court W. R. Lawrence.
Coroner
W. R. Lawrence.
Supervisors same as 1887.
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Recorder S. S. Parker.
Treasurer
J. B. Lent.
Sheriff J. H. Douglass.
Surveyor
H. G. Doolittle.
Superintendent of Schools
W. J. Reeves.
Auditor
J. S. Reynolds.
Clerk of Court
J. B. Mead.
Coroner W. R. Lawrence.
There was also elected in the fall of ISS9, under a new provision of the Legislature, a County Attorney.
County Attorney
O. J. Clark.
G. W. Barrager, Ch'n.
A. Romey.
Supervisors
C. P. Reynolds.
S. A. Dove.
C. W. Conner,
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IS90.
Recorder
S. S. Parker.
Treasurer J. B. Lent. 1 Sheriff J. H. Douglass. 1 1 1 1
Surveyor
John A. Flower.
Superintendent of Schools 1
F. W. Hahn.
Auditor J. S. Reynolds. 1
Clerk of Court
J. B. Mead.
Coroner
W. E. Ely.
Attorney
O. J. Clark.
C. P. Reynolds, Ch'n.
Supervisors
A. Batie. C. W. Connor. A. Romey. S. A. Dove.
1891.
Recorder
W. H. Gates.
Treasurer
J. B. Lent.
Sheriff
J. H. Douglass.
Surveyor
J. A. Flower.
Superintendent of Schools 1 1
F. W. Hahn.
Auditor
J. S. Reynolds.
Clerk of Court
Will Thomas.
Coroner
W. E. Ely.
Attorney
G. W. Lister.
S. A. Dove, Chairman.
Adam Batie.
Supervisors
C. W. Conner.
P. A. Cajacob.
C. P. Reynolds.
I892.
The county officers for this present year are as follows:
Recorder W. H. Gates.
Treasurer James E. Townsend.
Sheriff John F. Stamm.
1 Superintendent of Schools F. W. Hahn.
Auditor
J. S. Reynolds.
Clerk of Court
Will Thomas.
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Supervisors
Coroner W. E. Ely. 1 A. Batie, Chairman. S. A. Dove. W. H. Noehren. Charles Bangert. P. A. Cajacob.
D. II. BOYD.
CHAPTER XIX.
Returning again to Ocheyedan Township, we find its settlement in 1871 was not extensive, but its incoming settlers in 1872 were quite numerous. In July, 1872, Daniel H. Boyd filed on the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 2. Himself and son Charles first looked the county over, and, when final place of location was fixed upon, Mr. Boyd went to Cedar Falls, where his family were, and all came back with him to the claim. In the spring of that year, 1872, Mr. Boyd, with the desire to go west which seized many people then, left the State of New Hampshire, that beautiful country of scenery that Bayard Taylor called the "Switzerland of America." Mr. Boyd first put up a small building on the shack order, and in the fall built a better house-the one he still resides in on the original claim-and, after a lapse of twenty years, he has a beautiful home there, overlooking the thrifty town of Ochey- edan, and where its magnificent forest trees add to its attract- iveness and beauty.
Along in September of 1872, Mr. R. S. Hall and Albert March came to the Boyd place, they, too, fresh from the Granite State. Mr. Hall, a few years ago, went to Long Pine, Nebraska, where he still resides. Mr. March still lives on the original claim.
On the morning of the January 7 ( 1873) blizzard, Mr. March, who was putting up a building on his claim, started from Mr. Boyd's to work that day. As stated elsewhere con- cerning the blizzard, the morning was beautiful, and Mr. March went with clothing for only ordinary weather, as he was to return again at night. His partially built shack was two miles east from Mr. Boyd's, and before Mr. March reached it the blizzard had commenced, so that, once there, he did not long remain, but started back for Mr. Boyd's house. He lost his way and wandered for over two hours, not knowing which way he was going, with the storm increasing and the atmos- phere growing intensely colder. Mr. March went down upon his knees, and in the face of death offered up a prayer for his deliverance. Soon after rising he saw, not far from him, in a lull of the storm, a small shanty, which proved to be that of Mr. Sutton, which was about two miles southeast from Mr.
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March's own claim. Mr. Sutton had been caught in the storm at Mr. Ireland's place, and Mr. March remained with the other members of the Sutton family until the third day, when the storm was over.
On the second day of that blizzard Mr. Boyd and Mr. Hall started from the Boyd place to go to March's shack to look after him. It was a hazardous undertaking to go two miles in that terrible blizzard and back, but these two men had concluded that March was still there and might still be alive, and that they might save him. They carried a string with them, stretching it out about forty rods, and at the end of this, by going slowly and carefully, they followed the blind road which had been made by some hauling to the March place, and at last reached the shack, but there was no occu- pant. These two disappointed men concluded that March was lost, and that, rigid with freezing and with death, he lay out somewhere upon the prairie. The task of returning was then before them. Mr. Hall was about exhausted and wanted to lie down, but Mr. Boyd-of an iron constitution and good pluck, and fearful that Hall would give out on the way- encouraged his companion to make the venture, which they did, and, after a few hours of tedious plodding and in a feeling of apprehension for their own safety, they arrived back at the Boyd residence.
On the third day, after it had cleared up some, Charles Boyd was about to go, under the direction of his father, to the Sutton place to see if March was there, when March him- self, to the delight and astonishment of the Boyd household, opened the door and walked in, alive and well.
On this same Section 2, upon which Mr. Boyd filed, Frank Taylor took the east half of the northeast quarter in 1872, Charles R. Boyd the east half of the northwest quarter, and Mr. A. B. Elmore the west half of the northwest quarter. The southeast quarter of this same section was a tree claim, filed on by Mr. Ruttenburg, but which D. H. Boyd subsequently became the owner of. The southwest quarter was settled upon originally by Mr. Greenleaf. James Goodwin, of Spencer, afterwards became the owner of it, and sold to Lorenzo B. Boyd, who still owns it and there resides, except fifty acres on the east side conveyed to Mrs. Tracy, and upon the south half of this Section 2 is a part of the Ocheyedan Townsite. Lorenzo B. and Charles R. Boyd are sons of D. H., and the Boyd family in one of sterling integrity, and are among the best citizens in the county. Mr. A. B. Elmore still resides on his
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original Ocheyedan Township claim, and, quoting from a former work on Northwestern Iowa, it is said of him: " He is an energetic, hard-working farmer, possessed of broad ideas, and is well known as an honorable upright citizen."
Geo. N. Taylor and S. S. Parker left Minnesota, where they were then living about sixty miles northwest of St. Paul, on the 6th day of May, 1872, and landed on the bank of the Ocheyedan on the 28th. They both took claims on Section 6, Township 99, Range 40. Mr. Parker was afterwards elected Recorder and moved to Sibley, where he still resides. Mr. Taylor lives in Ocheyedan. Taylor's first crop, or a part of it, was two acres of wheat intended for family bread. He harvested just one bushel, the grasshoppers had harvested ahead. Mr. Taylor lost a yoke of oxen in the January, 1873, blizzard. Luke Horrobin settled in Ocheyedan Township in 1872, and came here from Ohio. He first settled on Section 6 and afterwards removed to Section 14, where he now resides. About 1873, Mr. L. Tatum, with his son, C. A. Tatum, drove through from Floyd County, and arrived in Osceola in May. L. Tatum filed on a part of Section 14, in West Ocheyedan, and in the same Township C. A. Tatum filed a homestead on a part of Section 24. L. Tatum is now in Nebraska, and C. A. Tatum still owns his original homestead and resides in the Town of Ocheyedan. A picture of his residence is on another page. W. H. Barkhuff, who has a very fine farm in this town- ship, came from Fayette County in March, 1872. He has braved the new country adversities with final success. John Hesebeck came in 1872, and still lives on the original claim. John has had a hard time of it like the rest of us, but is a suc- cessful farmer. In this township also resides Hans Graves, who is mentioned as one of the Graves family, most of whom settled in Baker Township, also John Graves. Hans and John came in 1872, and both have as fine farms as can be found in the state. Claus Yess, living in this township, also came in 1872. Mr. Yess now lives in a fine residence, across the road from which stands the original cabin which he first built.
Geo. Raynor has a very fine place, having purchased it from one of the Scotch settlers, so called, for at one time there was a Scotch settlement in Ocheyedan Township, which scat- tered from misfortune or inexperience in farming. G. A. Peter, who still lives in this township and is a good farmer, is a son of one of the Scotch settlers. On the east side of the township are C. E. Benson, E. J. Benson and F. E. Benson. E. J. has been some time in the township. Other residents
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JOHN HI. DOUGLASS.
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are John Armstrong, I. N. Beanger, A. C. Barnett, A. A. Barnett, Anton Barta, C. H. Button, C. S. Buchner. George Bremmer is an old resident of this township and lives in the southwest part of it. J. J. Callender has been here about six years, Edmund Devine about three years and John Ginnie about two years. James Hall, on the east side, is something of an old settler, enough so as to have had a touch of the grasshoppers and has been here about fourteen years. F. H. Hunt, along with H. C. March, came in 1875 from New En- gland. Mr. Hunt purchased the Luke Horrobin place and now has an elegant home. Mr. March is well situated, and had the misfortune about a year ago to lose his wife by death. Richard Harrison, living south of town, has resided there about three years. Others have been here as follows: M. N. Herbert about five years, Joseph Korth about seven, while J. H. Kerby has been here considerably longer. H. J. and R. C. Lutson have been residents about five years, D. J. Smith about the same; also B. J. J. Morritz, O. J. Barkhuff and J. F. and E. J. Bradley. Among other residents of a latter date are M. J. Swazy, Thomas Wise, I. W. Olmstead, Wallace Olmstead, John A. Smith, Otto Rumford, Charles F. Porter, Manley Pickett, J. S. Floyd, Ira Swaney, George Dearhalt. T. B. Fletcher, who lives near the noted Ocheyedan Mound, came about five years ago, as also did W. A. Cooper.
C. N. Moar is considerable of an old settler, as is also Gilbert and Milan Gee. Hope Graham has been here about ten years, and William Siver is considered an old settler. Among other residents are W. A. Cook, J. H. Kuntz, N. Richardson, N. I. Peter, Albert and Charles Shephard, P. H. Tierney, Cornelius Tierney, R. S. Thompson, J. H. Welsh and George Waldholm. F. L. James and A. W. Stephens are old settlers; also Walter Woolridge and C. C. Webster has been here about four years. James Thomas, who is con- sidered an old settler, lives on the east side of the township. P. L. Thompson, a recent settler, and near him H. Tjden. Tjden, in addition to farming, is in the insurance business. J. P. Tower is an early settler and is still living on the original claim which he settled upon in 1872. John S. Robinson, on the west side, has lived there about five years, and Joel Carl, after an experience in Dakota, settled in the south part of the township about two years ago. J. J. Lintner has been here quite a number of years. There are also E. T. Evins, E. J. Lee, who has lived in the township about two years; also A. H. Paddock. We might further mention David Kratzer, H.
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M. Trumbauer, W.E. Phinney, W. C. Ondler, Andrew Naab. O. J. Nenno is an old settler, M. N. Smith has lived in the township several years and C. R. Marsh about two years and H. W. Anderson about the same. Edward Everett lives near Ocheyedan, in this township. He first settled in the county in 1871, east of Ashton, in Gilman Township, and has been identified now for over twenty years in Osceola County affairs. His wife is of a literary turn of mind; has written some very elegant poetry and will soon publish a volume of her poems. Mr. Everett was one of the first justices in Gil- man township and the first Sunday school superintendent in that part of the township, and indeed we believe the first in that part of the county. Ocheyedan has gained very much in set- tlement in the past two years and is a thrifty, productive township. On Section 17, west of Ocheyedan, is I. C. Stew- art and M. M. Hulburt, and on Section 18 Charles Moore, and Max Decker on Section 33. Joseph Smith lives in the south- east part of the township. Ocheyedan Township, as a part of Osceola County, would still be incomplete without a men- tion of C. B. Knox. Mr. Knox, it is true, lives in Dickinson County, on the banks of Silver Lake but not a great distance from the east line of Ocheyedan. He came from Wisconsin in 1859 and camped for a few weeks on the banks of Spirit Lake, and in that same year settled upon the northeast quar- ter of Section 28, Township 100, Range 3S, where he still re- sides. Mr. Knox had occasion to pass across Osceola County several times when not a white man was living in the county and when he encountered bands of Indians and saw nothing but the original untrodden prairie, an occasional wild animal and the roving red man. Mr. Knox has a lovely home over- looking the placid waters of that beautiful lake, and there en- joys life in contentment and with the respect of his neighbors and fellow citizens.
CHAPTER XX.
The settlement of Holman Township east and west out- side of Sibley began in 1871. The township is twelve miles east and west, by six miles north and south. The township was named after Supervisor Holman, of Woodbury County. Goewey Township and Horton were also named after mem- bers of Woodbury County's Board of Supervisors at the time that Board started Osceola County into existence.
The only settler in the township near the neighborhood of Sibley was Frank Stiles, and west of Stiles was J. H. Winspear, who had a small house near where C. F. Benson's residence now is. Just north of Sibley L. C. Chamberlain had a homestead, and near him Ed. Shufelt, now of Canton, South Dakota, had a pre-emption. Mr. Chamberlain lived there about twenty years, and now is in San Francisco, Cali- fornia. Near these D. Busbee, M. V. Beebe and J. K. Shaw were located, while west of these were Robert Stamm and John O'Neill. Garrett Irwin and James Bailey were in the same neighborhood. A mile west of Chamberlain's were E. Morrison, John Beaumont and D. L. Riley, while still further were Daniel Call, Charles Call and N. Richards and Busbee. On the section directly west of Sibley, where is now the fine stock farm of H. L. Emmert, were Henry L. Baker, W. W. Cram, Myron Churchill and Thomas Parland. On the first section south of town were R. O. Manson, Geo. W. Bean, A. M. Culver and his son, Andrew. West of these were G. F. Nixon, A. W. Mitchell and Pat Larkin, and still further west were John Coughlin, C. M. Bailey and Edward Lindsey. Near this section were located William Proper, William and Joseph Anderson, Rev. Mr. Aldrich and Thomas Jackson. East of these was the Robinson section, John L., F. M. and Ed., and near these were the Rice brothers, Martin and Hughes, also Doc. Ward. South of the Culvers were W. Belcher and near him David Chambers and sons. West of these were David Johns, Peter Wagner, Thomas Thompson, and near them John Welcher, S. F. Thompson and C. B. Hann.
Of these old settlers mentioned, Winspear went to Colo- rado; Stiles and Shufelt are in Dakota; M. V. Beebe is in
J. MANZ & COREAL.
RESIDENCE OF JOHN H. DOUGLASS, SIBLEY.
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Ellsworth, Minn .; J. K. Shaw is in Salt Lake City; W. H. Morrison is in Kettle Falls; John O'Neill and James Bailey have died; D. L. Riley is in Iowa Falls; H. L. Baker is in Indiana; Myron Churchill is in Pipestone, Minn .; W. W. Cram is in Nebraska; Edward Linsdey is dead, and his two sons, Harvey and Henry, have farms in this county; C. M. Bailey is in the Auditor's office at Des Moines; F. M. Robinson is at Atlanta, Ga .; and Pat Larkin is in Kansas.
Of the pioneers mentioned, but few remain on their claims. Robert Stamm continues to live on his claim, and A. W. Mitchell and John Coughlin are on the same original claims; David Jones, John Chamberlain and R. O. Manson also live on the land originally taken. East of Sibley, Dr. J. M. Jenkins and his brother John filed; near them, John I. Halstead and his son, Al Halstead, and also Rev. John Webb. A mile north of these was located J. F. Glover, F. F. White, E. A. White and S. A. Wright, and east of, C. F. Krueger and sons. Near these last mentioned, were Chauncey H. Bull, John E. Johnson and John E. Selecht. West of Bull were James Bowles, E. C. Jenkins, Howey Walters and Mr. Loharty. In the same neighborhood were the parties here- tofore mentioned on Section 8.
On Section 14 were Wallace Rea, O. C. Staplin, John Roberts and C. A. Kirkpatrick. On Section 22 were J. S. Reynolds, Frank Coe and S. H. Westcott. On Section 24, H. G. Doolittle and John McDonald; near there was the Mandeville section-H. N. and his sons William and Charles. On Section 28 were John H. Miller, W. J. Miller, G. H. Perry and John Q. Miller; east were Hiram Burt, Michael Clapsaddle, H. S. Brown and J. Budworth; near by, Jack Kettle, Wm. Horton, H. L. Clapsaddle, W. H. Philips and J. B. Jenny. The Jenkins people have all moved away. The Halsteads moved to Nebraska, the White boys returned to Wisconsin, S. A. Wright to Nebraska, and Mr. Loharty per- ished in a blizzard. C. M. Brooks lives in Cedar Rapids and Hiram Austin in Kansas.
Thus the early settlers of Holman Township have scat- tered, except what few remain, and some have died. Those who left got discouraged and disheartened with the disadvan- tages which every new country has, and returned to their former homes, or sought other fields. The land of these early settlers is now occupied by other and later comers, who will reap the harvest, which, with the absent settlers failed to materialize.
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Among the present settlers, some of whom may through inadvertence be omitted, are Geo. N. Argubright, P. C. Alexander, Gens Anderson, Geo. Alberns, Horace Ackerson, Dirk Albers, Charles Andrews, Charles Thomas, William Brechel, C. F. Blackmore, J. W. Bechet, Frank Burton, A. L. Baxter, Will Chase, P. A. Cajacob-Mr. Cajacob is a mem- ber of the Board of Supervisors-J. S. Campbell, who bought the fine Philips farm, Geo. Cooper, M. J. Chambers, David Chambers, D. J. Chambers, Aaron Cox, H. L. Clapsaddle, J. J. Conway, G. De Bries, William Drahe, William Dix, J. L. Dufree, C. N. Flower, G. W. Flower, D. R. Flower, John Gerver, J. T. Greenfield. This last named gentleman is a pioneer who has a large farm. J. H. Gallagher also lives in this township, who is a fine stock breeder; also J. H. Gee, John Gache and Jonathan Gross. There are also A. Hunter, John Hess, Nick Hess, J. H. Karem, Claus Hoffman; George Heritage, Mahlon Harvey, E. A. Hunter, Matt Hillers, P. Henry, Peter Johannes, D. D. Jenkins, J. G. Johnson, J. B. Jenney, Joseph Kappes, F. L. Kruger, W. H. Ketchem, A. Klossen, William Kastor, Theodore Ling, C. F. Ling, Thomas Larson, J. S. Martin, R. F. Maloney, D. Myer and J. Miller, whose wife is one of the big turkey raisers of the county, Peter Nelson, Dan O'Neill, John McCone, John Pfeffer, Peter Philbern, L. S. Patterson, Thomas Pell. This last named gentleman is a Congregational clergyman, who has been pastor of a church in the county and last winter preached in Florida. There are also Charles Parker, P. Redmond, N. H. Reynolds, Joseph Roth, John Redmond, B. A. Stamm, who is also a pioneer, Henry Shroeder, Will Shroeder, John Schulte, Robert Smith, who was also a pioneer, Martin Schmidt, G. L. Smith, Peter Shaw, James Stevens, James Thomas, Robert Taylor, J. F. Taylor, W. L. Taylor, G. B. Van Norman, David Whitney, John Wagner, who is a large farmer, John E. Wagner, T. M. Wagner. These names do not include all the residents of Holman Township, but such as could be ascertained by observation and inquiry. They have taken the even numbered sections of the government land, and the railroad land, being the odd numbered, and following the little settlements and small improvements of the pioneer, they have made Holman Township one of the finest agricul- tural districts in the country.
The farmers of this township, as well as all other town- ships, have, in less than a quarter of a century, built highways, made substantial homes, built school-houses, and today this
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township, that in the sixties rated at $1.25 per acre and in the seventies rated at $2.50 to $5 an acre, has advanced to be worth from $25 to $50 an acre. Industrial developement is marvelous. The Nineteenth Century advancement is won- derful to contemplate, but right here at our doors, before our very eyes, has been a transformation as remarkable as can be noted in any department of industry in the wide field of this great republic.
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RESIDENCE OF W. B. STEVENS, SIBLEY.
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CHAPTER XXI.
The first settler in Baker Township was in 1871, but during that winter following, there was hardly anyone there. Several who had settled in Goewey in 1871, afterwards moved to Baker, and now reside there. Among these are W. HI. Lean and Adam Batie. In 1872, a great many took claims in Baker; indeed, in 1872 and 1873, the Government land was about all taken. Among those that came to Baker in 1871, were Philip and Peter Ladenberger, and came from Wisconsin. Philip still resides in the county at Sibley. Peter perished in 1873 blizzard, elsewhere mentioned. John Kinne also came in 1871, and we believe that this gentleman and family were the only residents in this township in the win- ter 1871 and 1872. There were also Jacob Henshaw, Albert Waldo and Ed. Melvin. Mr. Melvin is in Sioux City, and Mr. Henshaw now resides in Dickinson County.
There was some breaking done in the township in 1871, and some vegetables raised, but the products of the county that year amounted to but little, and the shacks were very limited in number. Adam Batie drove through from Wiscon- sin in 1871, with Stephen Higgins, filed that year on a claim in Goewey Township, and afterwards settled in Baker. Mr. Batie is a member of the Board of County Supervisors. Elmore R. Hazen arrived in the county in 1872, and settled on the southwest quarter of Section 2, in Baker. He still owns the original claim. He put up the usual shack and did some breaking. On the Hazen place now live the Holle family, consisting of Herman Holle, wife, one daughter and three sons. A picture of C. W. Holle is elsewhere in the book. They own land themselves, but at present live on the Hazen place, and farm this along with their own.
Harmon Runyon took the northeast quarter of Section 2 in 1872, and is still living on the same place with valuable im- provements. He came here from Winneshiek County, and along with him came Mr. Smith and Benj. Davis. Smith and Davis soon returned. Davis afterwards died, and Smith still lives in Winneshiek. Smith and Runyon also had a dangerous experience with the December, 1872, blizzard. They went to Sibley at that time and then drove around to Huff's to get
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their papers, and while on their way home the blizzard over- took them. They kept pushing on with the storm, and finally brought up at Teabout's ranch, in Clay County. Runyon's hat blowed away, and in running after that, he lost sight of the team, and with difficulty found it again. Altogether it was a narrow escape for them, as it was with a great many others in those early blizzards.
Henry Dunkleman is still living in Baker on the same original claim filed upon in 1872. Baker Township has one postoffice called Gopher, of which W. H. Lean, elsewhere mentioned, is postmaster. It is on Section 6. Henry Brem- mer is an early settler on Section 5.
Among other residents of the township, not otherwise mentioned, are Ira Peck, who is at present the only one living on Section 3. John Haskins, Charles Wilson, S. T. Price, Harvey Nash, Theodore Frey, H. W. Jones, Adolph Knox, A. Hager, John Frey, Peter Wilson, Peter Anderson, Hermen Frey, Henry Verteen, A. D. Wilson, W. Logar, George Leg- gett, August Buchholtz, Will Philips, Philip Schertzer, Henry Walters, Conrad Fink, John Fink, Charles Fink, Casper Diekman, Benj. Diekman, George Webster, H. Weigands, Clark Howard, W. Bell, James McAnrich, Herman Lyman, Thomas Dewey, Charles Goodman, John Price, Frank Cres- sap and son, Mr. Lyons, David Logar. Mr. Logar has in- vented a flax cleaner and obtained a patent on it, which is said to be a great improvement. Charles Timmons is on Section 2, and C. M. McDougal is on Section 15. Still others are Dirk Frey, J. D. C. Frey, Frank Quiggle, Philip Keller, John Benz, John Wiggenhausser, Peter Keutzer, John Jobes, Ernest Benz, Fritz Rhoda, S. M. Stanford, August Gentz, O. Dufrees, Henry Bremmer, H. Wachtel, Peter Johnson, J. Hokkoff, Theodore Reimmers, George Reimmers. C. W. Bryan, who is School and Township Clerk, lives on Section 21. Palmer Rumford lives on the east side of the township.
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