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Present membership, fifteen. It meets every third Monday from September' to May in each year. The object of this club is for the study of literature. Several of the constituent members are still active in the work of the club.
DELTA ALLIANCE OF DELTA DELTA DELTA.
Organized September 24, 1901. Nine constituent members. Meetings are held at the third hour on the third day of the third week of each mouth. The present officers are Mrs. Carrie Ruth Badley, president; Mrs. Dora Honnold, secretary ; Miss Clytie Iluggins, treasurer; Miss Emma Peck, vice-president ; Mrs. Alice Berry, corresponding secretary and historian. Present member- ship, thirty-one.
PI BETA PHI ALUMNAL CLUB.
Pi Beta Phi Alumual Club was organized May 15, 1901, with twenty-two members. The object of this club is mutual improvement. Present membership, thirty-one. Present officers-Mrs. Fletcher Brown, president ; Mrs. W. C. Martin, vice-president ; Miss Stella Hartman, secretary and treasurer. The members meet on the second Thursday of each month at two-thirty p. m.
THIMBLE CLUB.
The Thimble Club was organized in the autumn of 1892, with twelve mem- bers. The object of this club is social improvement. Present officers-Mrs. Myrtie Henderson, president; Mrs. Sarah Sigler, vice-president; Mrs. Bessie Seroggs, secretary and treasurer. This club meets every third Friday. Its colors are pink and green. Its present membership sixteen.
H. M. C.
The II. M. C. Club was organized in January, 1905, with nine members. First officers-Lydia Bundy, president ; Leona Cheshire, vice-president; Edith lickman, secretary; Marabell Frazier, treasurer. This club meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Present officers-Bell Parnham, president ; Fae Wickwire, vice-president; Kate Hickman, sceretary ; Lydia Bundy, treas- urer. Present membership twenty-two.
O. L. C.
The O. L. C. Club was organized in March, 1906, with four members. It now has a membership of eighteen. Present officers-Mrs. C. P. Spurgeon, president ; Mrs. F. C. Young. vice-president ; Mrs. John Currier, secretary ; Mrs. J. H. Derrough, treasurer. The O. L. C. meets near the middle of the month at the discretion of the hostess.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY CLUB.
The JJames Whitcomb Riley ('Inb was organized March. 1904, with six members. The object of this club is to make the declining years of aged people
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as pleasant as possible. The work of this elub is heartily approved by the entire community. The meetings are held once a month, the date being at the discre- tion of the hostess. Present officers-Mrs. Ella Cole, president ; Mrs. Addie Price, vice-president ; Mrs. Allie Battles, secretary ; Mrs. Tennie Eno, treasurer. This club now has a membership of fifteen.
CLIO CLUB.
The Clio Club was organized September 25, 1899, with eleven members. The object of this elub is the study of history. Present officers-Mrs. Clyde Proudfoot, president ; Mrs. J. F. Henry, vice-president ; Mrs. P. K. McKee, secre- tary and treasurer. Present membership eighteen.
ZETETIC CLUB.
The Zetetic Club was organized November 3, 1907, with thirteen members. It meets the first and third Mondays of each month. The object of this club is the study of history and travel. Present officers-Edith Calhoun, president ; Mary Kelly, vice-president ; Margaret Brown, secretary ; Mabel Schee, treasurer ; Mrs. Madge Harlan, chaperon. Present membership fifteen.
MONDAY CLUB.
The Monday Club was organized January 3, 1887. with twelve members. This club meets every third Monday from September to May. Its object is mutual improvement. The lessons are studied from three to six o'clock p. m., at which time the husbands appear and all partake of a prescribed dinner. This is one of the oldest and most interesting clubs of the city. Present officers- Mrs. E. E. Baker, president ; Mrs. T. T. Anderson, vice-president ; Mrs. John Mayers, secretary ; Mrs. W. H. Berry, treasurer. Present membership, twelve.
P. E. O.
The P. E. O. was organized February 7, 1899, with eleven members. They meet the first and third Wednesday of each month, from September till May. Their colors are yellow and white; their flower. Marguerite. Present officers- Miss Della MeClure, president ; Mrs. Jennie Hamilton Brown, vice president ; Mrs. Margaret Buck Perley, secretary; Miss Gertrude Chase, treasurer; Mrs. Ola Hogland Anderson, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Eleanor Sheets Thompson, chaplain ; Mrs. Jessie Bryson Watson, guide. Present membership. thirty-four, with seven non-resident members.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
Present officers-Mrs. James Lundy, president ; Dora Moore, first vice-presi- dent; Mrs. A. L. Ogg, second vice-president; Mrs. S. H. Tidball, third vice-president; Mrs. M. E. Bucy, fourth vice-president ; Mrs. Lydia Newlin, fifth vice-president ; Susie Boylin, sixth vice-president ; Mrs. Ella Coe, secretary ; Mrs.
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Lottie Lamb, treasurer. The object of this organization is to promote temper- ance, and it also embraces many other phases of reform work. The pledge taken by members of this organization is: "I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from all distilled, fermented and malt liquors, (including wine, beer and cider,) as a beverage, and to employ all proper means to discourage the use and traffic in the same."
Meetings are held the first Thursday in every month at two-thirty o'clock p. m. Visitors are always welcome. The meetings of this organization are advertised in the churches, so that the organization's objeet is kept constantly before the public :
"The W. C. T. U. Champion," is an eight page monthly paper, the organ of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and is published in Indianola, Iowa, and edited by Mrs. E. B. Hurford, who gives the following items concern- ing the organization : For three years Mrs. Hurford was president of the Iowa W. C. T. U., and for five years corresponding secretary. This society has an organization in every state in the Union, and in Iowa alone, there are ten thousand members. The W. C. T. U. is an outgrowth of the Temperance Cru- sade, and was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in November, 1874, at which meeting seventeen states were represented, Iowa being one of them. The Iowa organiza- tion had been effected in the early part of the same month, at Cedar Rapids, Mrs. E. A. Wheeler of that city, being elected president. The organization has been appropriately named "Organized Mother-Love."
ENGLISH CLASSICS CIRCLE.
The English Classics Cirele was established in March, 1898. It now has a membership of twenty-three. It is composed of both ladies and gentlemen, mar- ried and unmarried. Its object is the study of history and literature. The present officers are Professor S. A. Krell, president; Professor Mary O. Hunting, vice-president ; Mrs. C. M. White, secretary and treasurer ; John F. Schee, pro- gram committee. The meetings are held every Monday evening at the home of John F. Schee.
MUSICAL GUILD.
The Musical Guild was organized in May, 1903, with seven members. The present officers are: Mrs. Martha Burberry, president; Miss Amanda Young, first vice-president ; Mrs. Alice Miller, second vice-president ; Mrs. Maud Morris McCoy, secretary ; C. Burdette Richards, treasurer. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. The object of the guild is self-improvement in classical music, and the development of musical talent in the community. Especial attention is given to the study of musical history and the biographies of noted musicians. Each member observes among the children those who appear to have musical gifts, and encourages them to develop the same. The guild now numbers thirty members.
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LODGES.
BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YEOMAN.
The Yeoman was organized November, 1899, with about eighty or ninety members. Present membership, one hundred and fifty. Officers: J. E. Hime, Foreman; J. H. Sereiber, Master of Ceremony; J. R. Howard, Correspondent ; John Peterson, Master of Accounts; Mrs. Ellen Bundy, Local Deputy. Meetings of this order are held on the first and third Tuesday nights of each month. in the I. O. O. F. hall.
A. O. U. W.
Three Rivers Lodge No. 94, Ancient Order of United Workmen. The object of this organization is, "The embracing and giving equal protection to all classes ; striving earnestly to improve the moral, intellectual and social qualities of its members; endeavoring by wholesome precepts, fraternal admonitions and substantial aid, to inspire a due appreciation of the great realities and respon- sibilities of life. To create and disburse a fund for the benefit of its members ; paying stipulated sums during sickness and other disability, and in case of death two thousand dollars to such person or persons as the member may direct." The Three Rivers Lodge No. 94, A. O. U. W. of Iowa, was organized at Indianola, January 26, 1877, with fifteen members. Meetings are held on Tuesday even- ing of each week in the Harlan hall. The present membership is two hundred and ninety. Present officers :- II. S. Hartzler, M. W .; Carl Reese, P. M. W. ; Floyd Knoll, Foreman; Harold Fisher, Overseer; William Reese, Guide; A. F. Jewett, Recorder; J. HI. Derrough, Receiver ; T. J. Proudfoot, Financier ; Trus- tees : Sam Cheshire, W. A. Deitrich, C. C. Reynolds.
HOMESTEADERS.
This lodge was organized May 21, 1906, with twenty-five members. Present officers :- L. A. Mullican, president; Brack Short, vice-president; T. A. Neil. secretary : John R. Howard, treasurer. Present membership, sixteen. This is an insurance order, and holds no meetings.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS.
Wild Rose Camp No. 2889. Royal Neighbors of America; auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen of America, was organized January 29, 1902, with twenty- two members. This order has now a membership of fifty. Present officers :- Mary Hunt, P. O .; Mande Reith, V. O .; Cassie Sadler, Recorder; Eliza Phelps. Marshal ; Carm Phelps. O. S .; Bell Taylor. O .; Kate Fuller, Chan .; Mattie Redburg, Receiver; Lizzie Pursel, I. S .; Managers : F. M. Sadler. Carm Phelps, Mary Hunt. Physician. O. P. Judkins. This order meets the first and third Fridays of each month in the Harlan hall.
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ROYAL HIGHLANDERS.
Chishohn Castle, No. 540, Royal Highlanders, was organized January 22, 1908. Ill. Pro., Thomas Davis; C. C., Dolly Smith; W. E., Alice Rathburn; Secretary and Treasurer, Blanche Moore; Warder, Myrtle E. Sells; Sentry, Walter Robinson; Herald. Nellie G. Heiney ; Guide, Dr. Craig Worth; Ist. W. C., Mrs. Craig Worth; Second W. C., Nora E. Derrough; Ch. of S., Geo. Webb; C. of A., Maude Derrough; Managers: Geo. Webb, Maude D. Reith, Thomas Davis; Physician, Dr. Craig Worth ; Past Ill. Pro., Mrs. Mary Webb. Present membership, forty-three. Meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in the Ilarlan hall.
MODERN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA.
Indianola Lodge No. 307, Modern Brotherhood of America. Instituted May 5, 1898, with twenty members. Present officers :- E. L. Baker, President ; W. A. Graves, Secretary ; Effie Lucas, Conductor; E. Porterfield and L. II. Surber, Physicians; S. S. Calhoun, Vice-president; J. W. Lundy. Treasurer ; Lucy K. Smith. Chaplain; William Cheshire, Lee Talbot, L. E. Hiatt, Managers. This lodge holds regular meetings the first and third Mondays in each month in the I. O. O. F. hall.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA.
College Camp, No. 605, was organized May 28, 1888, with twenty-three members. Present membership, three hundred and twelve. Present officers :- D. A. Boothe, V. C .; P. R. Blanchard, W. A .; J. O. Eno, E. B. ; W. A. Graves, Clerk ; Gael Taylor, Escort; Paul Peterson, Watchman; W. C. Sehrier, Sentry ; 1 .. H. Surber and O. P. Judkins, Physicians; F. M. Sadler, J. W. Lundy, Frank Houghtaling. Managers. This order meets in the I. O. O. F. hall the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
DEGREE OF HONOR.
Century Lodge No. 56, Degree of Honor. A. O. U. W. of Iowa. Organized February 7. 1900, with forty members. Present enrollment, forty-eight. Present officers :- Effie Spray, Past Chief of Honor; Lue A. Derrongh, Chief of Ilonor ; Lonella Tidball. Lady of Honor; Ethel Reese, Chief of Ceremonies; Estella Trueblood. Recorder; Jennie Maybury. Financier; Cora M. Cheshire. Receiver; Lena Swartslander, Lady Usher; Grace Reddish, Inside Watch; Lon Proudfoot. Outside Watch; J. II. Derrough, W. B. Spray, Mande L. Springer. Trustees ; J. D. MeCleary and O. P. Jndkins. Medical Examiners. The regular meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Knights of Pythias, Indianola Lodge No. 340. was organized Angust 10. 1892. Present officers :- F. P. Henderson. C. C .; L. D. Carpenter. V. C .; W. A. Olive, Prel .; Hosea Trimble, M. of W .; J. W. Sloem, K. of R. & S .. V. V.
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Shuler, M. of F .; P. P. Warthen, M. of E .; Craig Worth, Inner G .; Chas. Barker, Outer G .; L. P. Springer, M. at A .; J. W. Sloenm, District Deputy; Chas. Barnes, P. P. Warthen, J. W. Slocum, Trustees.
LADY MACCABEES.
Liberty Queen Hive, No. 33. Lady Maccabees of the World. Organized May 11. 1899, with twenty-eight members. Present officers :- Mahale Jewett, I. Com .; Minerva Cline, L. Lt. Com .; Libbie Perry, L. R. K .; May Hewitt, L. F. A .; Permelia Bailey, L. P. L C .; Julia Champlin. L. Chap .; Bertha Tharp. 1 .. Serg .; Mary Walker, L. Sent .; Clara Fisher, Picket; L. H. Surber, Med. Exam .; hon Greenwalt. Musician. Present membership, twenty-eight. This lodge meets the first and third Friday evenings of each month in the Harlan hall.
REBEKAH.
Indianola Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 3, was organized October 19, 1882, with twenty-four members. Present officers :- Kate Reese, Noble Grand; Lillian Judkins, Vice Grand; Jenette Todhunter, Secretary; Nora Derrough, Financial Secretary. Present membership, one hundred and fifty. The Rebekahs meet the second and fourth Fridays of each month in the I. O. O. F. hall.
EASTERN STAR.
Indianola Chapter No. 338, Order of the Eastern Star, was organized Oeto- ber 22. 1902, with twenty-five members. Present officers :- Kate M. Wright, W. M .; A. R. W. Robertson, W. P .; Ada Samson, A. M .; Hattie Henderson, Secretary; Nannie Clayton, Treasurer. Present membership, ninety-nine. The Eastern Star meets the first Wednesday evening of each month in the Masonic hall.
K. O. T. M.
Liberty Tent, No. 65, Knights of Maccabees of the World, was organized June 30, 1896, with twenty members. Present officers :- Clarence Champlain. Kt. Com .; W. B. Gillis, Lt. Com .; E. V. Badley, Ree. & F. Keeper; Brack Short, Chap .; D. E. Champlain, Sergeant ; H. P. Spence. M. at A .; G. P. Jeys. First M. of G .; Ira Ford, Second M. of G .; J. H. Peterman, Sentinel; W. L. Cline. Picket.
MASONIC FRATERNITY.
Warren Lodge, No. 53, A. F. and A. M., was organized under a dispensation, granted by the Grand Master of Iowa, dated October 30, A. D., 1854. The charter members were: Thomas Thompson, David Demaree, Richard Grantham, Nathaniel McClure, George R. Stover. George W. May. Rees Babb, B. S. Noble and Jonathan Rawls. The first meeting was held November 16. 1854. The officers were: Thomas Thompson, W. M .; David Demarce, S. W .; Richard Grantham, J. W .; G. R. Stover, Secretary ; Nathaniel MeClure, Treasurer; B. S.
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Noble, Sr. Deacon; Geo. W. May, Jr. Deacon, and Jonathan Rawls, Tyler. The organization was accomplished in the old seminary building on East Main street. The lodge rau along very successfully, nothing unusual occurring until 1861; in this year the officers were: G. W. Clarke, W. M .; H. Fisk, S. W .; and Robert Longshore, J. W. All these officers enlisted in the army, and the lodge was unable to hold meetings until a special dispensation was granted in No- vember, and other officers elected. The new officers were: J. E. Williamson. W. M .; J. W. Bundy, S. W .; R. Babb, J. W. The first regular lodge room was on the west side of the square, from which place the lodge moved into the upper part of the old Presbyterian church, which, together with the Odd Fellows, they occupied until the completion of their new hall, on the northwest corner of the public square, which cost $3,500. The present officers are :- C. W. Connoran, W. M .; Ralph Collings, S. W .; A. E. Goodman, J. W .; J. HI. Whitney. Secretary ; F. O. Derrough, Treasurer; Roy Worth, S. D .; A. R. W. Robertson, J. D .; Earnest Schreiber, S. S .; C. G. Taylor, Tyler. The present membership is one hundred and twenty-four.
Orient Chapter No. 95, R. A. M., was organized under a dispensation of July 4, 1881. The petition for dispensation being signed by Geo. Wm. Schnellbacher, John Hancock Henderson, George Washington Seevers, Bolden Brown Boatright, Albert Richard Cocke, George Collings, Michael Sheetz, Hugh Parker Shepherd and John W. Bundy. Present officers :- O. E. Smith, HI. P .; John A. Story, K .; Jesse Bryson, Scribe ; G. A. Worth, Treasurer ; J. H. Whitney, Secretary ; J. F. Samson, C. O. H .; A. Schimelfenig, R. A. C .; Lee Talbot, P. S .; J. HI. Derrough, M. Third V .; A. R. W. Robertson. M. Second V .; Eugene C. Ilarlan, M. First V. Present membership, fifty-four.
LODGE NO. 70, I. O. O. F.
Indianola Lodge, No. 70, I. O. O. F., was organized on the 24th day of April, 1855, with five charter members, viz: Thomas C. Lawrence, D. W. Griffith, E. R. Clapp, J. H. Miller and Wesley Redhead. (Mr. Redhead brought his card from Des Moines in order to make the requisite number to organize a lodge; after organization he took his membership back to Des Moines.) L. P. Sherman (who was a brother of the late General Sherman) was deputy Dis- triet Grand Master. The night of organization the following Brothers were admitted by initiation : Jacob Stark, Win. Hutt, Jesse Blackburn, Joseph C. Watson, William T. Hale and Luke Bryan.
The first officers were : Thomas Lawrence, N. G. ; D. W. Griffith, V. G. ; J. H. Millar, Secretary ; Wesley Redhead, Treasurer.
Thomas Sargent was admitted by card at the first meeting, and at the second meeting Brother R. Grantham was admitted by eard.
The lodge has always been in a good condition, and is at the present. There have been admitted by card and initiation to date six hundred and twelve mem- bers. Today there is a membership of two hundred. The lodge has property to the value of eighteen thousand dollars. Two of the members of this lodge. E. W. Hartman and JJ. H. Henderson, have filled the office of Grand Master of
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the State of Iowa. Dr. J. D. MeCleary is the oldest member of the lodge; he became an Odd Fellow August 6, 1856. Lugenius Park, E. W. Fortney, T. M. MeClure, E. W. Hartman, W. W. Carpenter, Silas Coryell, J. H. Henderson, Wm. M. Judkins, O. K. Butler and L. Spencer are among the oldest members.
This lodge has paid out ten thousand dollars for sick benefits and funeral expenses in the fifty-three years of its existence. The lodge has paid one thou- sand, five hundred dollars to Widows and Orphans Fund, and something over two hundred dollars for educating orphans. The lodge paid over two thousand, six hundred dollars for the care of one of its members in sick benefits and nurse hire. This lodge pays three dollars per week continuous sick benefits, and in case of death of one of its members, or the wife of a member, thirty dollars for funeral expenses.
The lodge owns the cemetery known as Odd Fellows' Cemetery, which con- sists of twelve aeres lying on either side of the road. This cemetery adjoins the city on the south. The ground on the south side of the road was purchased from Wesley Cheshire in 1878. By consolidation with Raleigh Lodge No. 453, this lodge came in possession of the cemetery on the north side of the road.
The lodge owns the hall where they meet, also a valuable business lot south- east of the square.
The officers of the present time are :- D. A. Boothe, N. G .; W. A. Graves, V. G .; Win. M. Judkins, Secretary ; J. J. Todhunter, F. S .; J. H. Schreiber, Treasurer. There have been ninety deaths, seventy of whom are buried in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, just south of the city.
Raleigh Lodge, No. 453, was organized in Indianola, Iowa, April 13, 1882, and consolidated with Indianola Lodge No. 70, May 31, 1893.
The above data was furnished by Win. M. Judkins, Secretary.
It appears that the Odd Fellows purchased grounds for cemetery purposes on the south side of the street at two different times. The first purchase being as early as 1865.
INDIANOLA ENCAMPMENT.
Indianola Encampment No. 34, I. O. O. F., was instituted July 25, 1867, in hall of Indianola Lodge No. 70, by W. W. Moore, D. D. G. P., of Des Moines. Charter members-E. W. Ilartman, James H. Burgess, M. W. Shepherd, Henry Shiek, E. W. Fortney, J. M. Russell and Stephen Grimes. First elective officers : -E. W. Hartman, C. P .: Stephen Grimes, H. P .; J. H. Burgess, S. W .; Joel Jacoby. J. W .; P. P. Henderson, Seribe; J. M. Russell. Treasurer. Present officers :- J. H. Schreiber, C. P .; J. J. Todhunter, II. P .; J. O. Eno, S. W. ; A. W. Reeves, J. W. ; E. W. Hartman, Seribe; J. H. Derrough, Treasurer. Present membership, forty-five. Meets the first and third Fridays of each month.
The Encampment has been wonderfully favored in the preservation of the lives of its members. In the forty-one years of its existence, there have been but five deaths, namely : William L. Kircher, B. W. Snapp, E. D. Bryant, J. T. Larey, and M. W. Judkins.
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Taken altogether, the subordinate Lodge No. 70, the Encampment No. 34, and the Rebekah Degree Lodge No. 111, constitute one of the most prosperous organizations in central Iowa. The people, thus united, have wrought great good. not only for themselves, but for the community; and deservedly enjoy the respect of the citizens of Indianola. Any organization which has for its object the mutual improvement of its members, keeping in touch with the current affairs and demands of the age, is worth all it costs. If an order promotes selfishness and clanishness, it has no claim upon the public, but if it stands for mutual protection when the storms of life come, when the clouds hang heavily all around. then it deserves the encouragement and commendation of all good people. Any- thing that brings humanity closer together, and strives to alleviate pain and distress. is entitled to a word of good cheer.
INDIANOLA CITY CEMETERY.
What is known as the city cemetery, was formerly a public cemetery ; and by an act of the legislature was turned over to the city of Indianola. The two. the Odd Fellows' and the City Cemetery, form one of the most beautiful bury- ing places in Warren county. It is truly "God's aere." The grounds are well kept, easy of access, and the pride of the entire community. The city owns thirty-five acres just west of the cemetery, which was purchased a number of years ago for the purpose of making a sewerage outlet. It may be added to the present cemetery, and the sewerage ontlet found elsewhere. The following, from the report of the city clerk, shows the condition of the City's Cemetery fund :
RECEIPTS :
By Balance on Hand April 1st, 1907
$291.53
By Pasture Rent
90.00
By Sale of Lots
50.00
By Labor and Digging
51.60
$483.13
DISBURSEMENTS :
To Sexton's Salary
$246.00
To Supplies
28,55
To Labor
2.00
To Treasurer's Commission
2.76
$279.31
Balance Cash on Hand April 1, 1908
$203.82
$483.13
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There is no publie improvement. no publie enterprise that so reveals and manifests the moral. religious and intellectual status of a people as the condition of their cemetery. If noxious weeds and briers infest the grounds, and graves are unmarked, and those that are marked show a want of art and taste, no history ean more clearly set forth the true character of the community. This is not a plea for expensive monuments, but for neatness, art, and that which coincides with the rarest culture.
CHURCHES.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Iowa annual conference, at its session in August, 1849, organized a circuit called the Three Rivers Mission, embracing Warren, Madison, a part of Polk, and a part of Marion counties, and appointed Rev. George W. Teas as pastor. In all that territory there was not a church building, a parsonage, or a schoolhouse. The Mission was in what was known as the Des Moines district, and Andrew Coleman was the presiding elder. James O. Hammond and W. B. Ilewitt were pastors of the Fort Des Moines Mission the previous year, and organized several classes in the south part of Polk county, and north part of Warren county. When the Rev. George W. Teas came, he found in the bounds of his charge about sixty persons who had been organized into classes. At this time there was no building on the site of Indianola. The town had been laid ont and named, but no building erected. The Rev. George W. Teas established himself at Hartford, making that his headquarters, and during the year sue- ceeded in building a parsonage at that point. In 1850, he came to Indianola and organized a class in a cooper shop, southeast of the public square. The con- stitnent members were Jesse Liston, Rebecca Liston, Z. H. Hockett, Mary Hockett, Ansel H. Barker, Lucinda Barker, John Adamson and Margaret Adamson. These eight persons constituted the first class organized in Indianola. At the next conference, the Three Rivers Mission was placed in the Iowa City district with David Worthington, presiding elder. Labon Case was appointed to the work, but did not serve; there is a tradition that he came with his family, preached a few times and then abandoned the field. There is a record, however, of the first quarterly conference held at the Morris schoolhouse, September 21st, 1851. which contains the following explanatory words: "Brother Case not come on." Again the Mission was put in the Des Moines distriet, and John Hayden was presiding elder. Rev. David T. Sweem was the pastor. At the conference held in 1852, Rev. Elias L. Briggs was appointed. Madison county was set off and the name of Indianola appears as the charge to which E. L. Briggs was appointed. The history of Indianola church properly begins at this time. The following year, the Hartford circuit was set off, which served to narrow the limits of the Indianola charge.
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