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Gas was introduced in Ottumwa in 1870 by AA. E. Swift & Company; they sold their franchise to the Ottumwa Gas Light Company, -A. E. Swift was president and W. 11. Whitla, secretary and treasurer. In 1875 the franchise and plant were transferred. and E. Tillottson was president ; J. R. Murdock, vice- president ; and Dwight Bannister, secretary and treasurer. On February 12, 1878. Mr. Bannister became president and acting secre- tary and treasurer : J. R. Murdock, vice-presi- clent. On January 1, 1899, the franchise and plant were sokl to Dows & Company, the pres- ent owners.
Board of trade organized in Ottumwa Jan- uary 13, 1881 ; T. D. Foster, president.
The wagon bridge over the Des Moines river at Ottumwa swept away by Hood March 26, 188t.
Report of board of trade committee on Briscoe's Bear Creek gold mine: AAssayer's
report,-"Gold. none; silver, none." The committee was O. M. Ladd. J. G. Meck, S. Il. Harper. January 7, 1882.
John Scott, on August 18. 1883, fell from the top of the Sax building in Ottumwa, cor- ner of Main and Green streets, 68 feet, and no bones were broken ; he recovered entirely.
The new opera house was erected in 1890- 91. at a cost of $50,000 ; $5,000 of this amount was contributed by citizens. The remainder, or $45,000, was furnished by members of the Opera House Company, named as follows: J. 11. Merrill, Samuel Mahon, A. C. Leighton, W. R. Daum, J. W. Garner. Charles Bigham and J. W. and J. C. Jordan. The opera house has all the modern improvements. It was built by the enterprise and public spirit of members of the company, whose names appear, and is creditable to the originators and pro- moters.
The new court house, a stately structure,
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70 by go feet, four stories in height, was dedi- cated with appropriate ceremonies May 17, 1804. The corner stone was laid September 28, 1802. The offices were first occupied March 13, 1894. The cost of the building was $140,000. Capt. W. Il. C. Jaques pre- sided at the dedication and made a speech. Hons. Il. B. Ilendershott and E. Il. Stiles delivered addresses.
In July, 1896. Charles .A. Walsh, of Ot- tumwa, was elected secretary of the Demo- cratic national committee, and, after serving four years, was re-elected in 19oo for the term of four years.
The most recent old settlers' reunion was held at Fullen's Grove, Agency City, on Wed- nesday, September 18, 1901. An address of welcome was delivered by Mayor Humbert, of Agency City : this was responded to by Capt. S. H. llarper, president of the association. W. A. Work delivered the principal address. There were short addresses also made by J. R. Burgess. A. Cain, Rev. J. T. Simmons. VI. .. Melntire. J. G. Meck and Capt. S. B. Evans. Captain Harper declined re-election, and the following officers were chosen : President, Ja- cob Lowenberg: vice-president. David Jay : secretary. W. IL. IL. Asbury ; treasurer, A. H. Hamilton: historian. J. L. Harmon ; execu- tive committee, George I. Nye. W. .. Me- Intire, David Jay, S. Il. Harper, Elijah John- son. The township vice-presidents are as fol- lows: Agency. J. F. Newell: Highland, George W. Buckner: Pleasant, Samuel Mc- Clurg : Cass. John Swope : Adams, John Heck- art ; Keokuk. John McMillan : Richland, J. N.
Barker; Competine, George W. Dickins; Dahlonega, John Giltner ; Center, Capt. S. B. Evans; Washington, L. F. Newell; Columbia, Abraham Stuber; Green, Samuel Randall.
Mckinley memorial services were held at Trinity Episcopal church September 19, 1901, where Mayor Pickler delivered a short ad- dress, which was followed by a sermon by the rector, Rev. J. Hollister Lynch. Requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. Father J. O'Far- rell. of St. Patrick's church, assisted by Rev. Father Henry Manniett, of the Sacred Heart church, and Rev. Father James McGillin, as- sistant priest of St. Mary's. Union memorial services were held at the opera house at 2:30 P. M .. where the following program was carried out: Scripture reading by Rev. J. Hollister Lynch : prayer by Rev. Gunberg : ad- dresses by Capt. J. G. Hutchison, Rev. Father J. O'Farrell, Capt. S. B. Evans, Hon. A. M. Roberts. The opera house was crowded to its utmost capacity. There was appropriate music. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. F. F. Stoltz, pastor of the First Presby- terian church.
Rev. F. F. Stoltz was formally installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of Ot- tumwa, on Sunday, September 22, 1901. Rev. Dr. F. W. Ilinitt preached the sermon and conducted the ceremonies. Rev. Dr. J. M. McElroy, of Ottumwa, delivered the charge to the new pastor: Rev. H. B. Knight deliv- ered the charge to the members of the church. Prayer was offered by Rev. D. A. Murray. Mr. McElroy was the first pastor of the church and still lives in Ottumwa. Mr. Knight was
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the second pastor, and is now connected with the Presbyterian College at Fairfield, lowa. Dr. Ely, now of Des Moines, was the third pastor. Dr. Hlinitt was the fourth pastor, and is now president of Parsons College at Fair- field.
CORNER STONE OF THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDING LAID.
The following account of the laying of the corner stone of the Carnegie Library building in Ottumwa is from the Ottumaa Daily Demo- crat of September 21, 1901. In this account is a complete history of the building, its incep- tion, the names of the trustees and other mat- ters of interest concerning this important event in the history of the county :
Not more than 100 persons witnessed the laying of the corner stone of the Carnegie Library building to-day. The audience con- sisted of the members of the board of trustees, the workmen employed on the building, a few semi-interested citizens and two representatives of the city press. There were no ceremonies of any sort.
The stone had been placed almost in posi- tion earlier in the day by the workmen, and when the board members expressed readiness for the work to proceed Superintendent W. L. Wilson signaled for the engineer to "bring about the boom," and the mammoth arm swung to a position directly over the stone. The block and tackle was lowered, the "tongs" were fitted to the stone and the engineer was given a signal to "hoist away." The stone
was raised a few inches, the bricks were taken from beneath it. and .A. H. Ray, of Kansas City, one of the masons employed on the build- ing. spread the mortar. Then the stone was lowered again under the direction of Superin- tendent Wilson. This was at 10:34 o'clock. and three minutes later it had been "trued" and the stone was pronounced by Superintend- ents Wilson and Withall as "laid." The faces of the stone presented to view are each two feet and four inches long by 1512 inches in thickness, and they bear the simple figures
The tin box, which the stone is to con- tain, was officially closed by President J. T. Hackworth at 10:21 o'clock, and later it was taken to a tinner by Superintendent George Withall and hermetically sealed. Its contents are: A copy of the Ottumwa Daily Democrat and supplemental portraits of the late Presi- dent William McKinley and Mrs. McKinley : copies of the Ottumaca Daily and Weekly Courier, Ottumica Journal. Ottumica Satur- day News, Ottumwa Independent. Saturday Herald; library ordinance passed by the city council: copy of Mr. Carnegie's letter, agree- ing to donate $50,000; several coins of the fol- lowing denominations and date --- dollar, 1806: half-dollar. 1900: quarter, 1800: dime, 1000: nickel. 1 . 19: Coal Palace coin, 1901 ; Columbian building medal, World's Fair, 1803: a marked Master Mason's penny; and the following history of the library, pre- pared by S. P. Hartman :
"On December 25, 1809. Robert H. Moore wrote Andrew Carnegie, New York, asking if
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he would not include Ottumwa, lowa, in the list of cities to which money would be donated for a public library building. On January 6. 1900. Mr. Carnegie made reply, asking if the city would provide an annual income of $5.000 for maintenance if he would make a donation of $50,000 for the building, to which Mr. Moore replied, expressing Ottumwa's willing- hess to comply with the conditions. On Jan- uary 13. 1900. Mr. Carnegie replied, saying le would donate $50,000 for the erection of a library building in Ottumwa, lowa.
"On May 16, 1900, a public meeting was bell, at which time a request was formulated and sent to the city council. On May 21. 1900, a resolution calling for a special clection. providing for the maintenance of a public li- I.rary by taxation, was referred to the city council. On June 4. 1900, the city council adopted a resolution calling a special election report of election showed the library proposi- tion to have carried by a majority of 240 votes. On July 2. 1900, an ordinance. pro- viding for the establishment and maintenance of a public library, was introduced in the coun- cil.
"On July 20, 1900, Judge Eichelberger de- clared the election held June 19. 1900, illegal on technical grounds. August 6, 1900, the citizens, by petition, asked the council to call another election. On September 3. 1900, the city council adopted a resolution ordering a special election to be held September 24, 1900. for the establishment and maintenance of a public library in the city of Ottumwa. lowa.
On October 1, 1900, full returns from the special election were canvassed by the city council, and the library proposition was shown to have carried by a majority of 534 votes.
"October 1. 1900, the mayor named J. T. Hackworth, W. A. Melntire, C. M. Myers, F. W. Simmons, George Withall, C. P. Brown, D. E. Chisman, J. J. Smith and S. P. Hart- man as a board of library trustees. The nom- inations were confirmed by the council.
"On October 3, 1900, the library trustees met at the city hall for the purpose of organiz- ing. The oath of office was administered by Mayor T. J. Phillips. Permanent organiza- tion was effected by the election of J. T. Hack- worth as president and S. P. Hartman as sec- retary. Andrew Carnegie, being furnished with a complete copy of the various proceed- rings, replied January 3. 1901, that he had in- structed his cashier to honor the draft of the to be held June 19. 1900. Election held. The , proper persons to the extent of $50,000, which sam should be used for the construction of a library building.
"Grounds for the building were purchased from the estate of William Daggett, deceased. for the sum of $7.000, and architects were in- vited to submit plans and specifications for a suitable library building. The drawing sub- mitted by Architects Smith & Gutterson, of Des Moines, lowa, was accepted March 15. 1901. Contract for the construction of the building was let to Bartlett & Kling, of Keo- kuk, lowa, May 15. 1001, and the contract for the plumbing and heating was let to the firm of Wise & Thompson, of Ottumwa, Iowa, on the same date.
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"George Withall, of Ottumwa, lowa, was superintendent, representing the board of trus- tees. V. L. Wilson, of Chicago, Illinois, was superintendent of construction, representing Bartlett & Kling, of Keokuk, lowa.
"The corner stone of the building was laid September 21, 1001.
"Signed: J. T. Hackworth, S. P. Hart- man. F. W. Simmons. W. A. Melntire. D. E. Chisman, C. M. Myers, George Withall, J. J. Smith and C. P. Brown. ( Last two by S. P. Hartman, secretary. )"
RECORD OF THE DEATHS OF PROMINENT CITI- ZENS OF THE COUNTY.
W. . A. Jordan, founder of the mercantile house of W. A. Jordan's Sons, at Ottumwa, died May 26, 1873. aged fifty-three years. Ile came here in 1868, Mr. Jordan was a man of great business ability, and possessed, as well, of wide information on general subjects. He was well versed in the laws pertaining to busi- ness, and had a general knowledge of legal principles, which he acquired during a suc- cessful business life.
Col. George Gillaspy died January 30. 1875 : he was born in Kentucky, July 15. 1814.
W. Il. Resor, ex-mayor of Ottumwa, died January 27, 1880. James Hawley, Jr., died .April 20, 1880.
Nathaniel Bell died February 1, 1881. Paul Caster, magnetic healer, died April 18. 1881. Joseph Hayne died July 25. 1881. Dr. J. L. Taylor died July 30, 1881. Dr. James Nosler died at Eddyville. August 16, 1881.
J. W. Norris, at one time editor of the (11- tumaca Courier, died March 3, 1882.
Simon Chaney, at one time sheriff, dieel June 12, 1883. in the fiftieth year of his age.
Gen. John M. Hedrick, who died October 3 1886, was born in Rush county, Indiana. December 16, 1831. He distinguished him- self in the Civil War as colonel of the 15th Regiment, lowa Volunteer Infantry, was wounded severely at Shiloh, and again on the 2d of July, 1803, before Atlanta. He was breveted brigadier general for his gallantry in the field. At the close of the war he returned homme and was made postmaster of Ottumwa and. afterward, supervisor of internal revenue. He was also one of the editors and proprietors of the Oftumaca Courier for a time. General Hedrick inaugurated street railroads in Ot- tumwa, and was always prominent in public enterprises. He was very prominent in the movement that secured the C. M. & St. P. Railway for Ottumwa. His death resulted from paralysis, superinduced by wounds re- ceived in battle.
Thomas J. Potter, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad, died at the city of Washington, D. C., March o. 1888. He was born in Carroll county, Ohio, August 16, 1840; his parents were John and Nancy Potter, who became residents of Ottumwa, and here he spent several years of his life. He was finally employed as station agent on the line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad at Albia. Jowa, and from that position his rise was rapid, as well as deserving. He was at length made general manager of the Burling-
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ton system, with headquarters at Chicago, a position he resigned to assume the place of vice-president and general manager of the Union Pacific. It was under his administra- tion of the affairs of the Burlington road that it became one of the great systems of the country : it was under his policy, too, that the officials of the road took such personal interest in the towns and cities reached by that system as to give that corporation great influence and popularity among the people. This policy survives and is manifested among all the offi- cials of the road who come in contact with the people.
J. W. Dixon, who represented Wapello county two terms in the lowa legislature, and was secretary of the State Senate, and a prom- inent lawyer, died January 1. 1889.
John Gurley Baker died at Ottumwa Jan- uary 17, 1800, aged seventy-five years. Mar- tin Dickens died in Competine township March 1, 1890, aged seventy-eight years. John W. Iledrick died July 4, 1800; he served as a member of the general assembly from Wapello county.
P. G. Ballingall died at sea, off the coast of China, while on a tour around the world, on March 7, 1891; his body was taken to Hong Kong and buried temporarily, but the remains were finally brought to Ottumwa and buried in the cemetery. The funeral cere- monies were largely attended by citizens of the county and by sympathizing friends from other parts of the State. Colonel Ballingall served four years in the State Senate from Wa-
pello county and several terms as a member of the city council of Ottumwa.
E. L. Burton, a prominent lawyer of Ot- tumwa, and who served two terms as judge of the District Court. died January 22, 1895.
Col. Dwight Bannister, a gallant officer in the Union army, died January 30, 1899, at Ottumwa. J. W. MeIntire, ex-sheriff of Wa- pello county, died at Ottumwa, February 18. 1800, aged forty years. Paris Caldwell, one of the first settlers in the county, died at Ot- tumiwa. March 5. 1899, aged eighty-one years. Rev. John Kreckel, the oldlest Catholic priest in Ottumwa, died June 19, 1899. Lewis Hills, Union soklier and business man. died at Ottumwa, July 14, 1899. A. L. Graves died at Ottumwa, July 15, 1899. aged seventy- seven years. Dr. T. J. Douglass, of Ottumwa, eminent as a physician. died September 2, 1899. Aaron Melick, newspaper writer, died Oc- tober 13, 1899. at Ottumwa. George Gris- wold died November 21, 1899, at Ottumwa. Saumel D. Pierce died November 25, 1899, aged seventy-two years.
W. S. Coen, of Ottumwa, lawyer, died January 25, 1900, aged fifty-three years. William Daggett. a prominent business man, died at Ottumwa, February 26, 1900, aged seventy years. Joseph M. Kiser died .April 20, 1900, aged sixty-two years; he had lived in Wapello county thirty-six years. Daniel Zollars died at Ottumwa, September 3. 1900, aged ninety-two years ; he had lived in Wa- pello county forty-six years. W. T. Harper, Sr .. died October 15. 1900, aged sixty-seven
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years ; he had lived in Wapello county forty- six years.
John Fullen died January 2. 1901, aged sixty-eight years; he had lived in Wapello county forty-two years, the greater part of the time at Agency City. Frank O'Neill died February 7. 1901, aged sixty-six years. G. . \. Roemer died March 21, 1901, at Ottumwa, aged eighty-four years: he had lived in Wa- pello county fifty-six years. David Gephart died June 21, 1901, aged eighty-two years ; he had lived in Wapello county fifty-two years. Dr. B. F. Hyatt, member of the city council of Ottumwa, died June 29. 1901, aged sixty- three years ; he had lived in Wapello county thirty-two years. Rev. Charles E. Brown died July 23. 1901, aged eighty-eight years; he had lived in lowa fifty-nine years. Edwin Manning, a citizen of Keosauqua, but owner of a majority of stock in the lowa National Bank, of Ottumwa, died at his residence in Keosauqua. August 16, 1901, at the age of ninety-one years. W. W. Pollard, an honored citizen of Ottumwa, was stricken with death in St. Mary's Catholic church on Thursday, Sep- tember 19, 1901, whither he and his wife had gone to attend the memorial services relating to the burial of President Mckinley. He was about sixty-seven years of age, and was an elder in the First Presbyterian church.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
The fire of October 30. 1868, was a great calamity to Ottumwa. When the comparative infancy of the town is considered, the appall-
ing character of this conflagration will be un- derstood. Twenty-two buildings in the heart of the city were consumed, involving a loss of about $400,000. The fire was discovered at 1 o'clock Friday morning, October 30, 1808. in Charles Betts' hat and cap store, on the south side of Main street. Those who sui- fered by the fire were J. A. Schworm, Henry & Haw. J. Prugh & Company. F. W. & J. Hawley, Cope & Porter, W. C. Moss, Jr. & Company, T. Neville. C. C. Peters & Com- pany, D. M. Harmon, Thomas Devin & Son. HI. C. Grube. Adolph Kaiser, Clark & Tuttle, 11. Numamaker. J. G. Meek. J. Leighton, George Brandenburg. F. W. Smith, Charles Betts, W. D. Earl & Brother, Michael Ma- guire. J. Loomis, Dr. C. C. Warden, Shreve & Yates, I. Danbaum, Dr. J. L. Taylor. J. W. Huggins, E. Washburn, P. C. Daum, James Hawley, Sr., George Godfrey, William Kraner and others. The total insurance was $225 .- 000.
A fire occurred January 22. 1873. which destroyed about $142,000 worth of property. It originated in the third story of the building occupied by W. A. Jordan & Sons in the Union Block, as a clothing store and tailoring estab- lishment. The block was the pride of the city, and in less than three hours it was a mass of ruins. The flames communicated to all parts of the block, and involved the loss of property owned as follows: D. Eaton, on the corner of Main and Green streets, loss $8,000; insured for $5.500. Eaton & Arthur, furni- ture, loss $5,000; insured for value. J. IT. Merrill. building, los Sz,00; insured for
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$5.000. J. Il. Merrill & Company, groceries, loss $25,000; insured for value. W. . Jor- dan & Sons, building, loss $7.000: insured for $3.000; loss on dry goods. $20,000; insured for value. A. Simpson, building. loss $7.000: no insurance. Egan & Ilarper, hardware, loss $12,000; insured for $10,000. R. N. Harlan, building, loss $7,000: insured for $4,- 000. S. B. Fuller, dry goods, loss $3,000; in- sured for $2,000. J. W. & G. A. Huggins, building adjoining the Union Block, loss $15,- ing was occupied by Mrs. Frances Williams and Miss Mary King as millinery shops,-loss $500 : also by Mr. Friedlander as residence,- loss S400: and by J. M. Wallace as a photo- graph gallery .- loss $1,000. No insurance on any of the following losses: Dr. 11. B. Sisson lost his dental furniture, value $800, and J. W. Davy, clothing, etc., value $400, in the Jordan Building. W. B. Ketcham & Company. gro- cers, had a stock in the rear of Eaton & Ar- thur's building, which was damaged to the extent of $1,000.
The most destructive fire, involving the greatest loss, was that of the Morrell Packing House, on the 12th of July. 1893: the loss was $600.000, with partial insurance. This fire was a public calamity : citizens regarded it as their own calamity individually ; the destruc- tion of property was so great that many de- spaired and feared that the great packing house would never be what it was again; but T. D. Foster, the manager, never despaired : he employed gangs of men the next day to clear away the wreck preparatory to rebuild-
ing. and in a comparatively short space of time the packing house was in full running order. better equipped that ever before. It may be recorded here. as well as in any other place, that the Morrell Packing House was established here without a dollar of assistance in the way of a subsidy. It has used only the capital of the company in all its operations, and has been generous in donating to the aid of all worthy public enterprises.
NOTABLE CRIMES.
The murder of Laura J. Harvey and George Lawrence on or about March 28, 1850, by Benjamin A. McComb was an atrocious crime that caused great excitement among Wapello county people. The murderer hauled the bodies of his victims several miles, and at last threw the woman's body in the river, and Lawrence's body was found in one of the ra- vines between Ottumwa and Agency City. McComb was captured March 2, 1864. tried and found guilty ; he appealed to the Supreme Court. On the day that he was to have been hanged, by sentence of the lower court, viz: July 27, 1864. a mob took him from the jail and to the eastern limits of the city, and had the rope around his neck, when three or four determined citizens dashed in, cut the rope and released him. MeComb was finally hanged by legal process, February 17, 1865. in the jail- yard. Ile died, protesting his innocence. but within a few months a pamphlet, purporting to be his confession, appeared.
Another atrocious murder was committed
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near Eddyville, in June, 1860, by John Kep- hart, who was moving the Willis family, con- sisting of the parents and three children, from Jefferson county to Missouri. He murdered William Willis, the husband, by poison, and killed the wife and two children with an ax and hammer. James, one of the boys, escaped. Kephart was captured and hung by a mob in Jefferson county, near where the bodies were found. on July 5. 1800.
Albert M. Logan, a policeman, was shot and killed by John Smith, on June 28, 1875. Smith was captured immediately and placed in jail. The next day he was brought to the city hall for preliminary examination before Jus- tice Fetzer. Ile was duly committed. . As the officers were on their way with him to the jail, however. he was taken forcibly by a mob and hanged to a lamp-post directly in front of the city hall.
Pleas. Anderson was arrested June 9. 1883. for the murder of Christopher Mc Allister, on November 6, 1882, near Blakesburg. . An- derson was hanged by a mob in 1885, near Blakesburg.
Adolph Neise was arrested for the mur- der of his wife and infant child. The house was set on fire and their bodies consumed, on the night of February 22, 1893. Neise was tried and acquitted, but he immediately left thẻ county.
On the night of May 26, 1803. J. L. Chamberlin was "sligged" on the head and
died on the 20th of May. No arrest was made.
Thomas Lloyd, a mining boss at Keb, was shot and killed by Amelia Darby, on June 27. 1893. She was tried, found guilty and sen- teneed to the penitentiary, but was pardoned out a few years later.
On the 21st day of November, 1893, one F O. Johnson, whose name was tattooed on his arm, was arrested under the name of trust- afsen, charged with the crime of rape, on the person of a little girl not more than five years of age. He was arrested by the city authori- ties of Ottumwa and placed in jail, but an in . formation was filed before Justice Truitt the next day, and he was brought to the office of the justice for examination. While he was there he was seized by a mob, a rope was placed around his neck, tied to the railing of the outer stairway of the Ennis building. cor- ner of Market and Main streets, and he was hurled into space and choked to death. Dr. La Force, who was mayor at the time, exerted himself to save the man, but was powerless. There are grave doubts expressed as in the guilt of the victim; there are those who affirm. positively that he was not the guilty one, while others are equally certain that he was guilty. This was the last hanging by a mob that has taken place in the county. It is believed that public sentiment would not now tolerate such violence and contempt of law.
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