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"On Saturday, October 27, 1877, at 3 o'clock p. M., the engine ' Union Prairie" rolled up to the platform of the Waukon de- pot, Thos. Clyde, engineer; O. H. Bunnell, fireman, and Henry Lear, conductor. For the preceding few days as the end of the track approached town the number of visitors had constantly in- creased, until on this day a large crowd of people, consisting largely of ladies, were assembled at the depot and below to wit- ness the last of the track-laying, and get a sight at the first ap- pearance of our locomotive. When the train reached the depot platform the flat cars were soon crowded to their fullest standing room, chiefly by the ladies and children, and the Waukon band played a joyous strain in welcome. At this point in the proceed- ings everybody stood still until the camera had secured a photo- graph of the lively scene for all to look at and laugh over in fu- ture years; after which the first ' passenger train,' consisting of five flats, densely packed. ran down the road a couple of miles,
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with the band playing on the front car, and soon returned with whistle sounding, amid some enthusiasm and considerable amuse- ment. * * At 5 o'clock, headed by the band, the hands re- paired to Barnard Hall, which had been decorated with flags, as also had most of the buildings in the business part of town. Here, to the number of about sixty, they were treated to a bountiful hot supper, and all the delicacies of the table which the ladies of Wau- kon so excel in providing, served by the ladies themselves. After them, the public generally fell to and did full justice to the repast, but so amply had the ladies provided for sixty or eighty railroad hands that, it is estimated, some 500 people in all were served with supper at the hall, free. *
* After supper the floor wascl eared, and those so disposed participated in a social dance. * * There were in town during the day an unusual number of people, although no public announcement of any demonstration had been made."
The American Express Co. began doing business over this line in December, and the road began carrying the mails Feb. 11, 1878. April 2, '78, the annual election resulted: D. W. Adams, presi- dent; H. G. Grattan, vice-president; L. W. Hersey, secretary; C. D. Beeman, treasurer; Jas. Holahan, Henry Dayton, W. C. Earle, C. Helming, and C. W. Jenkins, directors.
In September, '78, James F. Joy, of railroad fame, came on, and after looking over the ground, purchased a controlling interest, of stockholders here, the officers of the Guarantee Co. being suc- ceeded by J. F. Joy, president; F. O. Wyatt, vice-president and general manager; C. M. Carter, treasurer; H. H. Stilwell, secre- tary; and the road passed into the same management as the river road, with a prospect of being pushed through into Minnesota. The officers of the old original company resigned and were suc- ceeded by F. O. Wyatt, pres .; W. J. Knight, vice-pres .; C. M. Carter, treas .; H. H. Stilwell, sec'y; and Frank Adams, S. A. Wolcott, J. F. Joy, L. W. Hersey and A. E. Robbins, directors. That fall and winter a party of surveyors ran a line for a pro- posed extension northwest into Minnesota, and also preliminary surveys toward Decorah, which city in August, '79, voted a four per cent. tax in aid of an extension to that place, via Frankville. That route having been abandoned, grading was begun on the line down Coon creek, and in October Decorah voted a tax to aid in its extension, and the work of grading was prosecuted vigorous- ly. Nov. 6, 1879, Waukon was put in communication with the world by telegraph.
In the spring of 1880 the work of grading for the extension was resumed, the piers erected for four iron bridges across the Iowa river, and several miles of track laid, when, in May, the line passed into the hands of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co., along with the C. C. D. & M., of which it was a feeder. Work on the ex- tension, however, did not cease until early in July, when the track had almost reached the Iowa.
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ORDERS AND SOCIETIES.
Masonic .- Waukon Lodge, No. 154, A. F. and A. M., was or- ganized Jan. 31, 1860, under dispensation, the first officers being T. H. Barnes, W. M .; R. K. Hall, Sen. W .; L. W. Hersey, Jun. W .; Geo. M. Dean, Sen. D .; A. Pardo, Jun. D .; Geo. C. Shat- tuck, treas .; L. T. Woodcock, sec'y; A. A. Sturtevant, tyler. Its charter was granted by the Grand Lodge June 8th, 1860, with the same officers. Its present officers are: C. T. Granger, W. M .; A. G. Stewart, Sen. W .; H. H. Stilwell, Jun. W .; L. W. Hersey, treas .; E. B. Gibbs, sec'y; D. W. Reed. Sen. D .; B. Fultz, Jun. D .; A. J Rodgers, Sen. Steward; C. S. Stilwell, Jun. Steward; N. H. Pratt, tyler; Rev. B. Hall, chaplain. The lodge is in a very flourishing condition, and occupies a finely furnished hall over Hale & Jenkins' store. Its present membership in good standing is seventy-four.
Odd Fellows .- Waukon Lodge, No. 182, I. O. O. F., was or- ganized Jan. 3, 1870, with the following officers: Robert Isted, N. G .; J. B. Mattoon, V. G .; H. H. Stilwell, R. Sec .; L. M. Bearce, treas. Number of charter members, thirty-five. Charter granted Oct. 20, 1870. The present membership in good standing is 42, and the officers are: A. G. Stewart, N. G .; E. B. Raymond, V. G .; O. M. Nelson, R. and P. Sec'y; Joseph Burton, treas.
Hope Encampment, No. 77, was organized at Lansing, April 4, 1875; charter granted April 24. It was removed to Waukon March 8th, 1881, and the present officers are: Joseph Haines, C. P .; R. L. Bircher, H. P .; C. S. Stilwell, S. W .; R. A. Nichols, N. W .; O. M. Nelson, scribe; A. A. Barnard, treas.
United Workmen .- Makee Lodge, No. 42, A. O. U. W., was organized Jan. 14, 1876, with sixteen charter members, and the following officers: I. Greer, P. M. W .; M. W. Nesmith, M. W .; J. W. Pratt, G. F .; H. O. Dayton, O .; S. R. Thompson, recorder; F. H. Robbins, F .; L. J. Nichols, receiver; L. Anderson, O. W .; A. F. Lathrop, I. W .; D. G. Grippen, A. F. Lathrop, A. T. Still- man, trustees . Its present membership is forty-two in good standing, and its officers are: N. H. Pratt, P. M. W .; P. H. De Lacy, M. W .; J. B. Minert, F .; G. D. Greenleaf, O .; J. L. Pratt, R .; F. C. Burdick, Fin .; F. H. Robbins, receiver; E. W. Pratt, G .; U. F. Lewis, O. W .; A. Kellogg, I. W.
Legion of Honor .- Diamond Lodge, No. 39, I. L. H., was or- ganized Sept. 5, 1879, with the following officers: G. H. Bryant, pres .; A. G. Stewart, vice-pres .; A. J. Rodgers, recording sec'y; E. M. Hancock, fin. sec'y; J. W. Pratt, treas .; A. M. May, chap- lain; C. C. Banfill, usher; Don. A. Hoag, doorkeeper; A. K. Pratt, sentinel; L. Burton, L. M. Bearce and M. H. Pratt, trus- tees. A. J. Rodgers is recording sec'y, and A. G. Stewart finan- cial sec'y.
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V. A. S .- A collegium of this order was instituted here Feb. 19, 1882, with a membership of thirty-two, and officers as fol- lows: A. B. Conner, rector; J. S. Nitterauer, vice-rector; T. E. Fleming, chaplain; F. C. Burdick, scribe; J. W. Goodrich, usher; Peter Stevens, guide.
Good Templars .- Allamakee Lodge, No. 127, I. O. G. T., was organized the latter part of 1859 or early in 1860, the first officers of whom we find any record being A. B. Goodwin, W. C. T., and T. J. Goodykoontz, W. S. This organization was quite popular along early in the sixties, and flourished finely; but its light grad- ually waned, and went out about the latter part of 1872. It was re- vived early in 1876 as Waukon Lodge, No. 68, but was kept up only a little over two years.
Patrons of Husbandry .- Waukon Grange, P. of H., was organ- ized Jan. 6, 1870. Chas. Paulk was the first W. Master. The in- stitution was very prosperous, and in March, 1871, purchased the old Woodcock store building on the present site of Boomer's opera house, paying therefor $2,000. This grange continued in oper- ation about eleven years.
Y. M. T. A .- The Young Men's Temperance Association was organized in May, 1881, with the following officers: C. C. Ban- fill, Pres .; R. J. Alexander, Vice Pres .; J. F. Dougherty, Secre- tary; George Helming, Treas. Although less than a year and a half old, it has purchased a library of late and popular books, comprising two hundred volumes, besides tastefully furnishing a hall and paying all running expenses. Its reading room is sup- plied with all the more popular magazines and periodicals, and is open to the public every evening and Sunday afternoon. In the years gone by there was in Waukon a Young Men's Library As- sociation, which with the aid of the Amateur Dramatie Club, had accumulated a library of nearly five hundred volumes. These books (or all that were left of them) were placed in the charge of the Y. M. T. A., which thus has control of a circulating library of fully six hundred volumes, open to the public two afternoons each week. The association comprises about sixty members, and is one of the really meritorious organizations of the town, and is doing a good work. The officers are the same as at first, with the exception of Geo. Hubbell, Treasurer, and the addition of a Finan- cial Secretary, H. J. Nichols. The room they occupy has so far cost them nothing for rent, through the liberality of the owner, W. C. Earle.
W. C. T. U .- The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organized Feb. 17, 1876, with a membership of fifty-eight, and the following officers: Mrs. E. M. Stilwell, Pres .; Mrs. S. M. Wedgwood, Vice Pres .; Miss Nettie Hall, Recording Secretary; Mrs. L. A. Low, Corresponding Secretary. It has done a good work in the temperance cause. The officers during the past year
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were: Mrs. Stilwell, Pres .; Mrs. W. L. F. Brayton, Vice Pres .; Mrs. C. D. Beeman, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Low, Record- ing Secretary; Mrs. L. W. Hersey, Treasurer.
Early Settlers .- The Early Settlers' Association, of Makee tp., was organized Dec. 2, 1879, with about twenty-five members. The first officers elected were: J. A. Townsend, Pres .; James Duffy, Vice Pres .; G. M. Dean, Secretary; Azel Pratt, Treasurer. The present officers are: James Duffy, Pres .; L. E. Howe, Vice Pres .; Geo. M. Dean, Secretary; George W. Hayes, Treasurer.
Military Company .- Co. F., 4th Regt. Io. National Guards, was mustered in by Capt. E. B. Bascom, of Lansing, May 16, 1878, with a full complement of sixty-four enlisted men. besides the commissioned officers, who were elected as follows: Captain, D. W. Reed; 1st Lieut., J. W. Pratt; 2d. Lieut., T. G. Orr. In July, the company was transferred to the 9th Regt., becoming Co. E. August 17, Captain Reed was elected Major of the regiment. About Sept. 20th the company received their arms and accoutre- ments. In October, Earle's hall was leased for an armory. Nov. 7th, 2d Sergt. A. J. Rogers was elected Captain, and 5th Sergt. A. T. Stillman 1st Lieut., to fill vacancy caused by resignation of J. W. Pratt. May 2d, 1879, Orderly Sergt. Dell J. Clark was elected 2d Lieut. to fill vacancy caused by Lieut. Orr's resignation, and A. H. Peck was elected Orderly. In July the company was re- transferred to the Fourth Regt., becoming Co. I., where it has since remained. In August, forty uniforms were purchased, it be- ing necessary to borrow only $100 to accomplish this, and Sept. 16 to 19 the company participated in regimental encampment at Inde- pendence. May 7, 1880, 3d Sergt. J. B. Reid was elected 2d Lieut., in place of D. J. Clark, resigned. Oct. 11th to 15th the Co. was in regimental camp at Postville. In August, 1881. Capt. Rogers was elected Major of the regiment; and the term of service having expired, it was a question whether or not the Co. should reorgan- ize. On the 8th the Co. decided by vote to do so, and on the 17th Sergt. A. J. Stewart was elected Captain. The Co. attended the State encampment at Des Moines, second week in October. Lieut. Stillman's commission having expired, and he desiring to retire,
2d Lieut. J. B. Reid was elected his successor Nov. 25, and Sergt. E. B. Gibbs elected to the 2d Lieutenancy. In Jnne, 1882, witlı these officers, and E. W. Pratt as Ist Sergt., the Co. attended Brigade encampment at Waterloo, where they received the first prize ($100) for the best drilled Co. in the 2d brigade, comprising three regiments. In September, Barnard Hall was rented for an armory; and that month the Co., by special invitation, attended the grand military encampment at Dubuque, where they acquitted themselves creditably.
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FIRES.
The more noteworthy fires which have occurred in Waukon are as follows: On the night of Sept 13, 1870, a fire originated in M. G. Belden & Son's blacksmith shop, standing where Martin's fur- niture store now is, destroying all on the northeast corner of Main and Allamakee streets, comprising the blacksmith and wagon shops of Belden & Son, the flour and feed store of R. Isted & Son, and the boot and shoe shop of A. Plubiska. Total loss about $3,700, insured for $1,900.
On Sunday morning, April 14, 1878, before daylight, a fine orig- inated in Farley's saloon on the north side of Main street, and con- sumed that and the Rankin building next west. Loss $1,025; no insurance. The Rankin building was an old land mark, built in '56 or '57 by Uriah Whaley, and had been used for various pur- poses in its day. The second story was once used for school purposes; and the upper part at one time served as a lock-up for criminals awaiting trial.
On the night of August 16, 1878, a fire was discovered about 10:30 o'clock raging in the wall of Farnsworth's frame store build- ing and dwelling, on the north side of Main street, and destroyed the frame row of stores on that street, and stables, etc. to the northward, comprising: J. P. Farnsworth, two story grocery store and dwelling; W. A. Pottle, two story building occupied by Bent- ley with jewelry; Carter & Eaton, boots and shoes, and Miss Dean, millinery; Nesmith & Gilchrist, two story building, occu- pied by drug store; Pleimling, tailor shop, and two families; Luther Clark, three story residence and store; L. O. Bearce, one story harness shop; Lewis Reid, one story and basement saloon; Sam'I. Huestis, two story building occupied below by Miss Townsend's millinery rooms, and offices above; A. H. Hersey and M. Stone, two story warehouse; John Rankin, small barn; Tovey & Goody- koontz, large hotel barn and sheds. The total loss amounted to about $12,000. Although some supposed the fire to have been in- cendiary, not until more than fifteen months had rolled by was the evidence sufficiently developed to warrant any arrests. In December 1879, Wm. Hennessey, H. A. Hewit and Cliff. H. Wood were arrested for the crime. The first had been keeping a saloon which bore the reputation of a bad place, and which the two others, young men, were in the habit of frequenting. Hennessey was placed in the Decorah jail in default of $10,000 bonds, while bail for the others was fixed at $500 each. Hennesey's trial took place in May following, resulting in a verdict of guilty and sentence of twenty years in the penitentiary. On this trial H. A. Hewit tes- tified that he and Cliff. Wood were in Hennesey's saloon on the night of the fire after the others had all gone home, and that Hen- nessey went behind the bar and took up a beer glass in which was a ball of candle wicking, and said he had had it soaking for two
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days in kerosene; and that Hennesey put the ball in Wood's coat pocket and told them to put it in a knot hole which they would find in the siding of Farnsworth's building and set it a-fire; that they did so, Wood putting the ball in and Hewit applying the match; and that although he had been drinking considerable that day he knew enough to know that he was setting the fire, etc. Wood's testimony corroborated Hewit's in all essential particulars. Hen- nessey appealed, but the decision of the lower court was affirmed. Wood and Hewit took time to plead, and bail was fixed in $2,000. At the next December term Wood plead guilty and received a sentence of four years. Hewit plead not guilty and the case was continued. At the May 1881 term it came to trial, when the jury disagreed. The case was continued from term to term until May 1882, when it was finally tried and the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.
CHAPTER II.
History of Lansing: Early Settlement; Resources and Commercial Facilities; Railroad Festivities; Population; City Government; Fire Department; Water Supply; Death of Capt. Hemenway; The Local Press; Churches and Societies; Original Town Pro- prietors; " Wild Jim."
BY DICK HANEY.
Lansing, the largest town of Allamakee county, is situated on the Mississippi river, twelve miles south of the Minnesota state line, and eighty-one miles north of Dubuque, in a valley which is about one mile in width, and through which flows a beautiful stream called Clear creek. The business portion of the town is built upon a high bench of ground at the foot of Mt. Hosmer, one of the most noted bluffs on the river.
The town, when viewed from the river, appears to be entirely sur- rounded by rugged hills. In summer, when these hills are clothed in garments of richest green, the town lies half hidden among its shade trees, and the shadows of the bluffs, as beautiful a place to look upon as can be found anywhere in the Mississippi valley. The high ground upon which the principal portion of the town is built, runs down to the river, leaving a bold, rocky shore, along which flows the main channel of the river, affording at all seasons of navigation an ample supply of water, and landing places for all kinds of upper river steamboats.
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EARLY SETTLEMENT.
This truly beautiful town site was first occupied in 1848 by a man by the name of Garrison, who had made a claim, and was liv- ing in a small cabin where the town now is, when, in the fall of that year, John Haney, Sr., came to the place, in company with his son James. Soon after Mr. H. H. Houghton, of Galena, Ill., purchased Garrison's claim, and in company with John Haney, Sr., secured all the land lying in this beautiful valley for a distance of three or four miles, and in 1851 he and Mr. Haney laid out the town of Lansing.
Among the early settlers were: James Haney, John Haney, Jr., G. W. Gray, G. W. Hays, James I. Gilbert, W. Ballou, F. D. Cowles, J. W. Remine, A. L. Battles, I. B. Place, H. M. Travis, J. 1. Taylor, E. Hale, and G. H. Battles.
The first marriage in the place was that of James Haney and Rachel W. Hurton, which occurred Feb. 5, 1852.
The first white male child born in the place was Frank Cowles. The first female child Alberta Hale. The first death was that of Fanny Haney, the daughter of John Haney, Sr., who died April 19, 1850. The first merchant who located in the new town was F. D. Cowles; the first lawyer was J. W. Remine; the first doc- tor, J. I. Taylor.
The first hotel was kept by Dr. Houghton in a little log build- ing on Front street, just north of Williams street. The first frame building was a store erected by F. D. Cowles in Aug., 1851. It stood on the corner of Front and Main streets, north of Main.
The first frame house erected in the town was the "Lansing House," which is still standing on Front street, north of Main, and is occupied as a hotel. It was built by Abraham Bush in the fall of 1851. F. D. Cowles opened the first stock of goods in the fall of 1851. The first drug store was kept by 1. B. Place on Front street, near the Lansing House. It was opened in the fall of 1852. The first justice of the peace was an Englishman named Luckins.
From its earliest settlement Lansing grew steadily, and enjoyed a prosperity not surpassed by any town in the west. It was known to have one of the best steamboat landings on the river, and in a few years after its first settlement became the supply point for a vast tract of country in northeastern Iowa and soutli- ern Minnesota, which was then being rapidly settled. Emigrants from the east and all parts of Europe came by hundreds, seeking homes among the then beautiful valleys of Allamakee, and on the prairies beyond. These people came by boat and made their way west with ox-teams, or on foot, as best they could. Soon the fer- tile soil of this new land began to yield its harvests of golden grain. For a distance of more than one hundred miles west, and nearly as far north and south, wheat and other kinds of grain
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came pouring into Lansing, to be transported by boat to the mar- kets of the world. The commerce of the place in those olden times-in the times of wheat-was enormous, Lansing being for a number of years the best wheat market on the Mississippi river.
During these years the town increased wonderfully in popula- tion. Substantial business blocks were erected, elegant residences built, and many fine fortunes were made. In 1872 a railroad reached Lansing from Dubuque, constructed along the west bank of the river. To this enterprise the citizens contributed liberally, besides voting a five-per cent tax in its aid. The road is now con- trolled by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R'y Co. The completion of this road to Lansing was an important event in its history.
Prior to this time the river was the only means of communica- tion between Lansing and the world. With the closing of navi- gation each year this means of communication was removed, and until spring again restored it, such business as was done had to be carried on by teams driven on the ice from Lansing to Prairie du Chien, the nearest railroad town. The ice was always uncertain; hence the mails, and all kinds of business depending upon trans- portation to and from the eastern centers of commerce, were largely dependent upon that most uncertain of all institutions, the weather. During these early, ante-railroad days numerous efforts were made to construct an ice-boat, engine, or machine, that would supply the much-needed means of transportation between Lansing and Prairie du Chien. Parties at the latter place, at one time, constructed a huge iron monster, resembling a steamboat and locomotive combined, which they prepared to launch on the ice at Prairie du Chien, having given due notice to the towns and wood-boat landings above, just at what precise hour the wonder- ful invention might be confidently expected to arrive at their re- spective ports. A large portion of the population of Lansing re- mained awake for two nights anxiously watching and waiting for the arrival of the ice-boat, car, or what not it was called. But they waited in vain. It never came. And the complete or par- tial ice embargo of each winter was not removed from the trade of Lansing until the construction of the railroad before mentioned. This road, the Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Com- pany, originally the Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Company, was incorporated Dec. 16th, 1867. The names of the incorporators were: J. K. Graves, J. M. Merrill, Platt Smith, E. H. Williams, and Joseph Herod. On the 27th of January, 1869, J. E. Ains- worth reported his reconnoisance of the proposed line, and the next year capital was invested in the enterprise. The ground was first broken, with appropriate ceremonies, at Eagle Point, at 3 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, Oet. 18th, 1870. Two years later the cars were running into Lansing. In recognition of the work that
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had been accomplished, and the many beneficial results which were expected to follow its completion, the citizens of Lansing prepared for a grand
RAILROAD CELEBRATION.
Wednesday May 8th was set apart as the day for the ovation. Invitations were extended to representative delegations from all the towns on the line of the road and elsewhere. To enable peo- ple to accept the invitations the railroad provided a special excur- tion train which left Dubuque at 8:30 A. M. drawn by two engines, the "Lansing" and the "J. K. Graves,". both appropriately trimmed with flags and evergreens. There were over one thousand excur- sionists on the train, accompanied by the Germania Band, of Du- buque.
The train arrived at Lansing in safety at 2:15 P. M. and was re- ceived in royal style by salutes of cannon from the bluffs, and music by the Lansing Cornet Band. A reception committee con- sisting of Hon. L. E. Fellows, Capt. E. B. Bascom, Jos. T. Metcalf, Gustave Kerndt and Theodore Steidle met the party at the foot of Main street and escorted them to Concert Hall, where a magnifi- cent banquet was spread. The movements of the vast crowd of strangers were admirably managed by Capt. E. B. Bascom, chief marshal, assisted by Maj. Samuel W. Hemenway, Capt. James Ruth and Capt. S. O. Smith. Concert Hall was beautifully deco- rated. The tables were arranged on either side of the hall, the ends towards the center carried around towards the stage.
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