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The first harness shop started in Traer was by U. C. Newcomb. He put up one of the first buildings in the place. This line of business was represented in 1883 by A. G. Newcomb and J. J. Bruer & Co.
A. G Newcomb, harness maker, now owns the business which was established by himself and father, November 23, 1874. This is the longest established business of the kind in Traer. The present building was erected in 1875; and in October, 1879, M. A. Newcomb, father of A G. and senior member of the firm, retired and left the business entirely for his son. M. A. Newcomb came here, from Tama City, in the spring of 1873. He was one of the early settlers of that city and its first Mayor. A. G. was born in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, in 1851 He came to Tama City with his parents in 1867, and there learned his trade. His uncle, U. C. Newcomb, opened the first harness shop in Traer, in the spring of 1873. A. G. worked with his uncle till the spring of 1874, then opened a shop in Dysart, which he ran till in November, when his father and himself opened their shop in Traer, as above stated. M. A. Newcomb removed from Perry township to Waterloo, thence to Waverly, Bremer county, this State, and from there moved to Mitchell; Dakota. A. G. Newcomb married Miss Josephine Bull, a native of Wisconsin, and daughter of G. W. Bull, now of Minnesota; her mother is deceased. "They have had four children, three of whom are now living : Myrtie C., Earl and George M. Maud is deecased.
The first shoemaker to do business in Traer was D. T. Bowers, who commenced work in the fall of 1874. In the spring of
1883 this line was represented by Bower & Canfield and D. M. Horsfall. Both of these firms carry stocks of and manufac- ture boots and shoes.
One of the first blacksmith shops in Traer was established by a large, black- whiskered man named W. S. Mahan and C. F. Knowlton. The present blacksmiths are C. F. Knowlton, Samuel Ilyde, William Hyde and Kline & Graham.
C. F. Knowlton was born in Ripley county, Indiana, December 26, 1844. When he was eleven years old, his parents came to this State and settled in Fayette county. C. F. continued to live at home until 1863, when he enlisted, July 25, in Company I, 8th Iowa Cavalry, and im- mediately proceeded south. They first went to Nashville, Tennessee, and thenee to Cleveland, same State, where they joined General Sherman's command, and marehed with him to Atlanta, where they joined General Thomas, and were with the latter in his Nashville expedition. From that city, they proceeded under General Wilson, to Alabama, where the first brigade was detached from the main eom- mand, but afterwards joined it at Macon. In the last named city Mr. Knowlton saw Jefferson Davis as he passed through, a prisoner of war. While there he was mustered out of service, and afterwards discharged at Clinton, Iowa. While in service Mr. Knowlton participated in a number of engagements; among others were the battles of Resaca, Franklin and Nashville. Upon his return home, he at- tended school for some months, then farmed one summer, and in the fall of 1866. began learning the trade of blacksmithing, at Littleton, Buchanan county. During
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1867 he removed to Vinton, and there, in company with Jacob Sutton, opened a blaek- smith shop. In 1873 he came to Traer, and in company with W. S. Mahan, em- birked in the same business. His mar- riage with Miss Lorina J. Johnson, of Vin ton, Clinton county, occurred in 1873. They have two children living-John L. and Olive M. Mr. Knowlton became a member of the Seventh Day Advent Church in 1880, and is leader of that church.
The first wagon and carriage repair shop was started in the winter of 1873-74, by W. B. Gillespie.
John McAlpine opened his wagon shop in Traer, in May of 1882. He learned his trade in Knox county, Missouri, where he followed it four years. Ile then removed to Cherokee county, Iowa, where he opened a shop and engaged in the busi- ness nearly another four years, after which, he located at Steamboat Roek, Hardin county, and three and a half years later, eame to Tama county. llis first winter here was spent in Toledo, and the follow- ing spring 1881, he opened in Crystal township, which was elosed however, upon his settlement in Traer. Mr. MeAlpine is a native of Glasgow, Scotland, where he was born August 16, 1843. When two and a half years old, his parents emigrated to Canada, and there he was reared on a farm. During 1865 Mr. MeAlpine erossed to the States, spending the first year in Detroit, where he was engaged in cabinet making, after which; he removed to Kala- mazoo, Michigan, and there spent five years at earpentering. From that eity, he went to Knox county, Missouri, and as stated above, learned the trade he now fol-
lows. July 8, 1868, he was married to Miss Mary Brown, a native of Canada. They have been blessed with five children: Fannie, Rolland, Edith, Cornelia and Guy Frederick.
Another important enterprise in Traer, is the breeding stable of Z. T. Moore, de- voted particularly to Clydesdale, English Draft and Hambletonian horses. mong the present fine animals in this stable, are the following: Three Clydesdales, im- ported from Scotland. Orphan Boy, sire, Farmers Glory. Orphan Boy, dam, Naney by Prince of Cumberland; Color, brown, star in forehead, white hind feet, bred by Widow MeLear, near Johnston, foaled July 3, 1873. Sir David, sire, Prince Al- bert. Sir David, dam, Doll of Culmain, sired by Loehfergus Champion. Sir David color, bay, white feet and strip in faee, bred by Maxwell, Clark, Culmain, Crock- etford, Dumfries, foaled April 12, 1878. Glenstuart, sire, Prince Albert. Glen- stuart, dam, Rose of Annandale sired by Glengyle. Glenstuart color, black, white hind feet, star in forehead, bred by David McKay, Ilurkledale, Annan, Dumfries- shire, foaled, April 25, 1879. Champion jr., sire, Champion of England. Cham- pion jr., dam, Naney, by Old Billy. Both sires were imported from England to Pennsylvania, and Champion jr., was bred by William Anderson of Pennsylva- nia, foaled, June 1876, color bay, one white hind foot. Colonel Kirkman, sire, Kirk- man, by Gages Logan, by Rysdyke Ham- bletonian. Colonel Kirkman, dam, Lady Blackhawk, sired by Bellfounder, he by Rysdyks Hambletonian.
Mr. Moore was born in Pennsylvania in 1848: He came to Traer October 1873.
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He was employed in the bank of Brooks & Moore for about four years. He then went to Reinbeck, and took charge of a bank there, the firm being Brooks & Moore Brothers, acting as cashier of the bank, where he remained about three years; sold the bank and established his present busi- ness.
The first saloon, or place where liquor was handled, was started by Fisk & Moore, in 1873. There are now five saloons in Traer, run by J. Cohrt, Thomas Noon, John Wulf, Marx Kroeger and John Vorba.
The first millinery establishment in Traer, was started by Miss Maggie McMillan in the spring of 1874. Her stock was finally merged into the store of H. C. Pierce & Co. This line, in 1883, was handled by the last named firm, Mrs. John Wilson and Mrs. A. Petersen.
Among the insurance agents of Traer, are W. H. Bowen-who also attends to collections-Marcus Kahler, Samuel Groce and W. B. Pinkerton.
W. B. Pinkerton, insurance agent, was born in Mercer, now Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, in 1824, and was brought up to the occupation of farming. His father was a native of the same county, where he lived till his death, which occurred in September, 1875; his mother died two years later. Mr. Pinkerton was married October 25, 1849, to Miss Sarah Kelly, a native of Pennsylvania, born August 2, 1826. They left their native State, April 1, 1855, and went to Michigan, and in the following October, removed to La Salle county, Illinois, thence in February, 1856, to Washington county, Towa, and in November of the same year removed to
.Johnson county. Mr. Pinkerton's resi- dence in Tama county dates from March 15, 1862, when he settled in Buckingham township on section 4. In 1881, on the 27th day of October, he moved into Traer, where he bought a home and engaged in the insurance business. Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton have four children : Andrew H., Ann Elizabeth, now Mrs. W. F. Noll ; James A. and Cora A. They have lost three children-one son and two daugh- ters.
W. H. Bowen, land, loan, insurance and collection agent, established his business in 1874. Mr. Bowen also deals ir pianos, organs and sewing machines. Ile is a native of Columbus, Ohio, and came to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1868, where he engaged in the drug trade, having had nine years experience in that business. Mr. Bowen came to Traer in 1874, and as business reverses had left him entirely without means, he was unable to engage in business for himself. He, however, got employment as clerk in a clothing store, with the privilege of acting as an insurance agent. By energy and strict attention to business he has become one of the representative business men of Traer. He represents several first class insurance companies, has full control of the sale of the White sewing machines in this county, and has established sub- agencies at different points. Mr. Bowen is also agent for the Estey organ, and does quite an extensive loan and collection busi- ness. His wife was Miss Lizzie Reed, born in Pennsylvania. They have one daughter, Carrie, and one son, James L., both born in Traer.
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Rev. Warren Rogers is one of the oldest residents and insurance agents of the village of Traer, having left his farm and settled here in 1873. Mr. Rogers was born in York county, Maine, in 1813. He was reared on a farm and for many years was a minister in the United Breth- ren Church. Ile began preaching in 1840 and continued in the ministry until 1872, and now holds a superannuate relation. Since his withdrawal from active service in the ministry, Mr. Rogers has preached occasionally and is heart and hand in the work. He has been Justice of the Peace for five years. When the town of Traer was laid out, there were only two buildings on the town plat, the residence of J. L. Bull and a small house owned by W. W. See- kins. Mr. Rogers erected the first dwell- ing house on the site after the town was laid out. This structure was on lot 12, block 15, and was occupied by him as a dwelling until spring, when he built an addition and used it as a boarding house, afterwards as a hotel. It was used for a hotel for about five years and is now occu- pied as a tenement house. Beside attend- ing to the duties of Justice of the Peace, Mr. Rogers was also engaged in the insur- ance business, since coming to Traer. He also acted as agent for the Railroad Com- pany in the sale of town lots. He at present holds the office of Notary Publie and is engaged in the cultivation of small fruit. Mr. Rogers has been married twice. Ilis first wife was Sarah Goodwin, a native of Maine. She died in this county. His present wife was formerly Ellen Thomp- son, a native of Canada. Mr. Rogers has four children by his first wife : William, Warren, Jr., Selden and Alonzo, all of
whom reside on the same farm, three and a half miles south of Traer. Mrs. Rogers has five children by her former husband: Wellington, Hutchinson Joab, Louisa Jane, Elias, Ruthelia and James. Mr. Rogers was a member of the Board of County Supervisors for two years, during 1870 and 71.
Among many other prominent residents of Traer, and representative men of Tama county who are living here, may be men- tioned T. F. Clark, H. L. Branaman, W. T. V. Ladd, Alfred Rice and Robert Granger.
T. F. Clark, one of the early settlers of Tama county, located in Traer in 1878. lle was born in Huron county, Ohio, in 1831. His father, Dr. HI. M. Clark, was born in New Haven county, Connecticut. Dr. Clark was a graduate of Harvard Col- lege, and after his graduation turned his attention to the study of medicine. Ile enlisted in the U. S. service in the war of 1812, and served as surgeon on board a ship of war, remaining in the service for three years. In 1817, Dr. Clark was mar- ried to Laura Downs, a native of South Britian, New Haven county, Connecticut. In the spring of 1818, they left Connecti- cut, and started to Ohio with an ox team, the journey taking six weeks. They set- tled in Forest, Iluron county, and made that their home until 1860. Dr. Clark practiced medicine for forty successive years in Huron county, and in 1860, eame to Tama county, Iowa, where he lived with his son, T. F. Clark, until 1863. Mrs. Clark returned to Ohio on a visit and died there on the 20th of May, 1863. Dr. Clark remained in Tama county until 1864, when he also returned to Ohio, and died at Ash-
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land, in March, 1865. Dr. Clark and wife were the parents of three sons and one daughter, all of whom are now living: Dr P. H. Clark, who resides in Ohio; Major Leander Clark, of Toledo, this county; Hannah M., wife of Dr. J. C. Bryant of the commercial firm of Bryant & Strattan, Buffalo, New York; and T. F. Clark, the subject of this sketeh. The latter and Major Clark, of Toledo, came to Iowa in April, 1854. They came first to Davenport, where they purchased horses and continued their journey to Cedar rapids, thenee following the Cedar river to Waterloo, and from there, in 1854, to Tama county, where they have since resided. They entered land in Bucking- ham township, and the following year built a mill on Wolf creek. Major Clark bought eighty aeres of timbered land and also entered about 1,000 acres in Geneseo township. Soon after, Major Clark re- moved to Toledo and T. F. Clark pur- chased the mill, running the same until 1863, when the dam washed away and the mill was abandoned. In the fall of 1858, T. F. Clark settled on seetion 31, Geneseo township, on the farm which he still owns. In the fall of 1877, he went to Texas and spent the winter, returning to Tama county in 1878, and locating at Traer. Mr. Clark has long been one of the most extensive farmers and stock raisers in Geneseo township, his farm con- sisting of 1,300 acres. His wife was formerly Miss Lucia Fuller, who was born in Hartford county, Connecticut. Her parents were Henry and Mary (Wilcox) Fuller. The father died in Connecticut. ller mother afterwards married Dexter Bacon, and moved to Huron county, Ohio,
when Lucia was fourteen years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have two children: Herman, born in 1862; and Edith May, born in May, 1867. Their son, Herman> is a student at Grinnell College.
Henry Branaman settled in Howard township, in the fall of 1857, where he bought a farm and lived for eleven years. Ile then removed to Otter Creek town- ship, and in the fall of 1873, moved to Traer. Mr. Branaman also lived one year in Tama City. lle was born in Jackson county, Indiana, in 1834, and was there brought up. He was married in Indiana, to Nancy J. Fowler, and afterwards re- moved to Illinois, where they lived until 1857, then came to Tama county, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Branaman have seven ehil- dren: Abraham, born in Illinois, in 1854; studied law in Tama City, and was admit- ted to the bar in 1875. He practiced his profession three or four years and then engaged in the banking business at Dy- sart, but afterwards removed to Reinbeck, where he is engaged in the same business. Abraham is a young man of mueh ability and promise. William C., now living in Nebraska; Mary A., now wife of A. A. Camery; James Isaac, Parthena, C. Perry and Debbie. Isaac accidently shot him- self in 1879, rendering himself totally blind. He is now a student at the college for the blind at Vinton. Mr. and Mrs. Branaman are members of the Seventh Day Advent Church.
William T. V. Ladd, Justice of the l'eace, has been a resident of Tama county sinee 1860. Ile was born in Delaware county, New York, in 1821, and is a brother of Dr. J. A. Ladd, of Traer. He was married in New York to Catherine
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Sawyer, and in 1856 eame west to Illinois. In 1860, they came to Tama county, set- ling on section 13, Buckingham township. Mr. Ladd discontinued farming in 1874 on account of ill health, and removed to Traer, where he has sinee lived. Mr. Ladd was elected Justice of the Peace in 1876, which office he still holds. Ile has six brothers and three sisters, five of whom are residents of Hardin county, Iowa.
Alfred Rice, now a resident of Traer settled in Iloward township March 13, 1865, and purchased eighty aeres of land of Mr. Downs, on seetion 7. He inereased the area of his farm to 400 aeres and built his residence on seetion 8. Mr. Rice was born in the town of Pompey, Oneida coun. ty, New York, in 1805. When he was but a year old his parents removed to that part of Ontario county, New York, which af- terward became Wayne county. Ilis father, Aaron Rice, died in Wayne county, January 20, 1833. Mr. Rice was married to Betsy Douglas. Her father, Stephen P., was a cousin of the eminent orator and statesman, Stephen A. Douglas. This mar- riage took place December 27, 1832, and they recently celebrated their golden wed- ding. In May, 1833, they moved to Ohio and settled in the town of Litchfield, Me- dina eounty, in what was known as the Western Reserve. Here they lived for thirty years, then came to lowa and set- tled in Howard township as above stated. In February, 1876, Mr. Rice retired from the farm, and with his wife, went east to visit their old home in Wayne county, New York, after which they settled in the vil- lage of Traer. Mr. and Mrs. Rice have had eight children, seven of whom grew to man and womanhood, and five of whom
are still living-Earl Donglas, Orlando J., Henry M,, Archibald E. and Susan A., wife of C. J. Moyer. Alfred P., Esther A. and Jarvis are deecased,
Robert Granger, a retired farmer, set- tled in Buckingham township, on section 36. He was one of the earliest settlers of this township; born in Cambridgeshire, England, May 27, 1807, where he lived until twenty-six years of age. Ile was married to Miss Elizabeth Newman, born February 22, 1809, in the same shire. In 1833, they eame to New York by the American pack- et ship, Sampson. Mr. Granger has an ex- eellent memory and despite his seventy-six years, he has a clear recollection of events and dates from the time he left his native land. They sailed from St. Catherine's dock, London, on the 27th of May, 1833, and were fifty-six days in crossing the At- lantie to New York. From the latter city they went to Albany, by tow-boat, thenee by the Erie Canal to Buffalo, where they took the steamer Unele Sam, for Cleve" land, this being the first steamer that plied between Buffalo and Cleveland. Mr. Granger learned the trade of a carpenter and wagon maker in his native land and was engaged in mechanical work for many years. Ile resided in Ohio till 1846, then in August removed to Cook county, Illinois, and the following fall re- moved to what is now known as Fremont township, Lake county. He attended the first township election held in that eounty. Mr. Granger improved his farm of forty aeres and remained in Lake county, for seven and a half years, then in May, 1854, came to Tama .county, and settled in Buek- ingham township, on 120 acres of land,
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which he still owns. Ile has also ten acres of timbered land. Ile retired from the farm and settled in Traer in 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Granger have had eight children, four of whom are living-Elizabeth J., married George Kober, who died in April, 1873. She is now the wife of John Kober, brother of the deceased; Eliza A., wife of Eleazer Stoakes; Mary Il., wife of Elias Whiteman; and Alice R., wife of Albert Lee Ferguson. They have lost two sons and two daughters-a son and two daugh- ters died in Richfield, Ohio; and George E., the youngest of the family, died in Buckingham township, in April, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. G. are at present members of the Congregational Church, but were for forty years members of the Methodist Church. They were married July 29, 1832, and cel- ebrated their golden wedding about one year since.
TRAER FLOURING MILLS.
These mills are among the oldest in Tama county. The very earliest history of them will be found in connection with the history of the township.
Messrs. Sloss & Son are the present owners of the Traer flouring mill which they purchased in 1875. When they made their purchase the mill was but a poor affair, with one run of stone. They have since put up additions to the building, and have since introduced the patent roller system. The mill is now a substantial structure, and with all the modern im- provements, the proprietors are prepared to do a first class business. The mill con- tains four run of stone, two of which are for wheat, one for middlings and one for corn. George Sloss, senior member of the firm, was born in Scotland, and came to
the United States in 1852. Ile first located in Chicago and went thence to Waukesha, Wisconsin, but afterward re- turned to Chicago. During these years he was engaged in working at his trade, that of a millwright and machinist. The settlement of the family in Tama county, dates from 1855, when they located on section 7, in Perry township, where they still reside. Andrew Sloss, associate with his father in the milling business, was born in Scotland in 1848, and now has charge of the mill. His family are all natives of Scotland.
TRAER CREAMERY.
G. B. Lawson is the proprietor of the Traer creamery, which he built in 1880. This creamery has a capacity of 1,000 pounds of butter a day, and during the summer of 1881, the average manufacture per day was 600 pounds. Mr. Lawson was born in Scotland, in 1843, came to the United States, with his father, John Law- sou, in 1856. The family located in Ogle county, Illinois, where the father died, in 1860. G. B. came to Tama county in 1865, and settled on section 2, of Carroll town- ship, on a farm which he purchased of A. W. Fox. Mr. Lawson removed to Traer in 1880. His wife, Mary (Neal) Lawson, was a native of this State; died in 1881, leaving one daughter-Alice. Mr. Law- son's creamery is provided with the mod- ern improvements. The building is 16x24 feet-the engine room, 10x24 feet. During the winter, Mr. Lawson devoted most of his time to the poultry business. POSTOFFICE.
The Traer postoffice was established in 1873, the first postmistress being Miss Zoe A. Taylor. She remained in this ca-
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pacity until November 1, 1881, when she resigned, and E. T. Langley was appointed and assumed official duties. This was made a money order office, in July, 1874. The first order was issued upon that date, (1. C. Fulton being the remitter and Charles W, Stevens, of Chicago the payee; amount $3. The total number of orders issued up to January 18, 1883, was 10,593. EDUCATIONAL.
The people of Traer justly pride them- selves upon their present educational fa- cilities. In this respect Traer stands one of the very first towns in the county.
The first school was taught in a build- ing owned by Giles Taylor. This build- ing was used until the fall of 1874, when a frame building was erected, which was sold for a dwelling house upon the com- pletion of the present school building, in 1877. The school building now in use is a large and commodious edifice, two stories in height, of brick and well arranged.
In the spring of 1883, the following ef- ficient corps of teachers was employed in the Traer schools: Principal, Prof. W. D. Livingston; Assistant, Jesse Johnson ; Grammar, Miss Luella Gravatt; Interme- diate, Miss Grace Fuller; First Primary, Miss Clara. Blackburn; Second Primary, Mrs. L. M. Spafford.
RELIGIOUS.
The first preaching in Traer was in the depot, by Rev. Gilbert, of the Congrega- tional faith, and Rev. Moore, a Methodist. The first Church organized in the vicinity of where Traer now stands was the Con- gregational, which was formed June 22, 1856, by Rev. O. Emerson, of the Ameri- can Home Missionary Association, under the name of the Congregational Church of
Twelve-mile Creek. The first meeting was held at the house of Christopher IIes- ter, at West Union, June 15, 1856. The names of the first members were: Christo- pher Hester, Mary Hester, William C. Read, Clara Read, Mrs. Mary Ames, George MeCalry and Charlotte MeCalry. The first church officers were: Dr. II. M. Clark, Deacon; William C. Read, Clerk. The first regular pastor was Rev. J. R. Upton, coming in November, 1857, and remaining two years. The second pastor was Rev. O. Emerson, who commenced his labors May 1, 1860, preaching one year, and was followed by Rev. B. Roberts, who continued his labors with the Church until October, 1867, at which time the Church invited him to become their set- tled pastor by installation, which offer was accepted, the formal installation taking place November 7, 1867. He remained until the spring of 1871. Rev. Henry Mills succeeded Rev. Roberts, remaining but nine months. In the spring of 1872, Rev. James Gilbert became their pastor, continuing until 1874, when he was fol- lowed by Rev. C. II. Bissell, who served until February, 1882. In April, 1882, Rev. Dr. J. S. Bingham, of Dubuque, com- menced a pastorate, and was still with the Church in 1883. He was a man full of clo- quence and earnestness, serving his Church to the satisfaction of all.
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