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There is also a Woman's Christian Temperance Union .
Chrysolite Lodge, A. F. d. A. M .- Working under dispensa- tion. Organized November 30th, 1881. Its officers are: Stephen King, W. M .; A. W. Ford, S. W. ; A. L. Harvey, J. W .; J. W. Barnhart, Secretary; William Giddings, Treasurer; S. I. King, S. D. ; J. V. Evans, J. D .; J. W. Stocker, S. S .; A. B. Milliman, J. S .; J. W. Stewart. Tyler. The member- ship is about twenty-five.
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Logan Lodge No. 355, I. O. O. F .- Instituted in June, 1876, Charter members: T. M. C. Logan, J. C. Milliman, Fred. Kimpel, J. N. Young, W. H. Eaton, J. E. Townsend. First officers: J. C. Milliman, N. G. ; Fred. Kimpel, V. G .; W. H. Eaton, Secretary; T. M. C. Logan, Treasurer. Present officers: W. C. Cadwell, N. G. ; J. V. Evans, V. G. ; C. L. Hyde, Sec- retary; J. E. Massey, P. S. ; T. J. Roberts, Treasurer. Mem- bership, twenty-two.
Columbia Encampment No. 101, I. O. O. F .- Instituted in 1880. Charter members: T. M. C. Logan, A. K. Grow, J. C. Milliman, Almor Stern, L. D. Parker, G. W. Smith, J. V. Evans, J. N. Young, Fred. Kimpel, C. L. Hyde. First officers: A. K. Grow, C. P .; T. M. C. Logan, H. P .; J. V. Evans, S. W. ; J. C. Milliman, J. W. ; Almor Stern, Scribe; C. L. Hyde, Treasurer . Present officers: J. V. Evans, C. P. ; A . Stern, H. P .; J. W. Barnhart, S. W .; C. L. Hyde, J. W .; W. C. Cad- well, Scribe; J. N. Young, Treasurer. Membership, about thirty .
MISCELLANEOUS COUNTY DETAILS.
There was a considerable settlement in 1855, which was largely added to in 1857, and still more largely in 1860. Amos Chase came in 1851, as did also S. W. Condit, both of whom are now deceased. These, with H. M. Huff and C. W. Oden, were among the earliest settlers near Little Sioux. A pioneer settler in the same locality was also T. B. Neeley (the first representative to the State Legislature). Mr. Neely was a well-informed man of sterl- ing and peculiar qualities, and, it is said, walked to Iowa City, at that time the State Capitol, carrying his shoes slung over a staff upon his shoulder.
Of Jacob Pate, who settled near Sandy Point, on the Missouri bottoms, on the western side, it is related that his particular char- acteristic was a steady determination to "keep ahead of the keers." He said he always had kept ahead of the cars, and he always meant to do so. But railroads finally came in upon Jacob from both the East and the West, and the old man had to succumb to the inevitable. He died a few years ago.
In Harris Grove and vicinity there were the Mckinneys (Michael and John). Michael died about the year 1860, and John in the winter of 1880, the latter at Logan. Both had large families and considerable property. William Dakan came to Harris Grove at a very early day. He settled first near St. Johns, and soon after- wards moved to Harris Grove, where he is still living. Pearson Vore came to Harris Grove in 1856, and has been a continuous res- ident of that locality ever since. He is now about 81 years of age, and has had the misfortune in the later years of his useful life to lose his sight. James B. McCurley came to Harris Grove about the year 1853, moved to Logan about the time the town was organ-
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ized, and is still living there. Judge Dow and family, who came in 1853, moved subsequently from Harris Grove to about eight miles below Denison, to what is now called in honor of the Judge, Dow City. John Rogers, with his family, came to Harris Grove in 1856. His grandson, Prof. S. G. Rogers, is now Principal of the Logan Public Schools. J. T. Stern, a venerable and sagacious settler, whom it was the historian's misfortune to be unable to see, settled at Harris Grove in 1857. He has resided on the same farm from that date continuously to the present time, and is 67 years of age. Almor Stern, son of J. T. Stern, came to Logan in 1878, and was elected Auditor of Harrison County in that year, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. H. Eaton, who had been Aud- itor for eight years prior to that time, and who was the first per- son elected to that office in the county.
There are thirty and thirty-three one-hundredths miles of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in Harrison County; thirty-two and forty-eight hundreths of the Sioux City & Pacific, and about one-half mile of the Milwaukee road in the southeast corner. The C. & N. W. came down the Boyer Valley in 1866; the Sioux City & Pacific was built about the same time, and commenced running in 1867. From that time forward there was a steady growth. The population at that time was 7,000; now it is nearly, if not quite 20,000. The census of 1870 gave only about 8,000, the population having nearly tripled within the past ten years.
Among the pioneers of Union Grove are: Samuel Wood, who came in about the year 1852, and has lived there ever since; Sam- uel Dibbles who first came about twenty-four years ago; Father Smith, now Postmaster of Union Grove, who came nearly twenty years ago; Jason Whitinger, William Cox, and the Smith family, who have lived there for twenty-five years. The Dobson family were also old settlers, but subsequently moved to Crawford County.
A full list of the first county officers, with the exception of the Board of Supervisors, is as follows: D. M. Gamet, Recorder; W. V. Cooper, Clerk of the Courts; Stephen King, County Judge; H. C. Harshbarger, Auditor (appointed in 1868); J. Z. Hunt, Surveyor; J. H. Smith, County Superintendent; C. M. Hamilton, Sheriff.
The present county officers are; I. P. Hill, Treasurer; A. K. Grow, Recorder; C. L. Hyde, Clerk of the Courts; Wiley Middle- ton, Sheriff; J. D. Hornby, County Superintendent; A. J. Miller, County Superintendent elect; Logan Crawford, Surveyor; Almor Stern, Auditor; J. K. McGavren, Thomas Morrow, Allen Stoker, Board of Supervisors.
The settlement at Twelve-Mile Grove had for its pioneers Richard Musgrave, who came in 1852; the Meffords, in 1851. Robert Mefford was the head of the Mefford family. Matthew Hall and L. D. Butler are also old settlers. The latter now lives at Woodbine.
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Col. Asher Service, a man of native foree of character, and who was at one time a political power in the county, settled at Six-Mile Grove about the year 1850; Owen Thorp in 1852. James McCoid ran a store there twenty-two years ago.
The well known Olmstead settlement in Harrison Township will be found to be treated of in that part of the county's history devoted more particularly to the town of Dunlap. By many, Harrison Township is considered the banner township of the county, in respect to the surface of the land, which is there more level. Mill Creek enters the Boyer in that township, giving it an exceptional "lay of land." There is, indeed, a fine southern view from Dunlap down through that section of country.
A grist mill was built on Allen's Creek west of Magnolia in 1853 or '54. It was never operated, but was afterwards moved away. The first mill on the Willow Creek, about one mile east of Magnolia, was built in 1854 by a Mr. Chatburn. Jacob Huffman also built a mill on the Willow about two miles below Chatburn's. E. T. Hardin built a saw mill at Calhoun on the Willow, about two miles below the Huffman mill. The first flouring mill in the county was built by Henry Reel on the Boyer in sight of the present town of Logan-in July, 1855. This mill began opera- tions October 1st, 1856. The next mill was started at Wood- bine by L. D. Butler, and in 1858, Butler and Grow put up their flouring mill. All these pioneer mills were run by water power. A. K. Grow built a mill in 1867 on section 31, in Harrison town- ship, about half-way between Woodbine and Dunlap. This mill was very rudely constructed, its exterior being anything but hand- some in appearance, but the excellent quality of its flour was un- doubted, and built up for its owner quite a reputation. This mill was subsequently washed away.
The mills in the county now are: I. Sehofield's flouring mill at Dunlap; Dalley & Noyes' mill at Woodbine; Alfred Longman's mill at Logan; a steam mill at Missouri Valley; also one at Magno- lia; one at Calhoun, at the place where Hardin put up his saw mill; one on the Soldier River, by Theodore Mahoney, and Seho- field's at Little Sioux.
About six miles northwest of Logan, in Magnolia Township, is the town of Magnolia, on the southeast quarter of section 32, township 80, range 43. The county seat of Harrison County was located at Magnolia by A. D. Jones and A. Fletcher, on the 14th of March, 1853. G. H. White was the Surveyor. The report of the Commissioners and Surveyor was approved by P. G. Cooper, County Judge, December 13, 1853, his acknowledgment being taken before E. Todd, Justice of the Peace. The election which resulted in changing the county seat from Magnolia to Logan, was held in the autumn of 1875. The tussle for the prize was pe- culiarly interesting, protracted and exciting, but provoked so
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many animosities, that it would hardly be possible for the matter to be treated of at length here in what all would admit to be a strictly impartial manner.
Lots were first sold in Magnolia in November, 1853. Ex-Judge P. G. Cooper is still living, in Blair, Nebraska. Among other early settlers of Magnolia township were Judges Hardy and Brain- ard. The removing of the county seat has had a depressing effect upon Magnolia, which has since that time, to say the least, failed to make encouraging headway.
It will be noted that Harrison County, like many other Western communities, has had her full share of "paper towns."
Upon the removal of the county records to Logan, the old Logan House was rented, in which to keep them. As an inducement to ·secure the county seat, the citizens of Logan contributed $6,000, depositing this sum in bank before the election. The election was carried, however, by a very small majority. The Court House was built in Logan in 1876, and cost about $11,000.
The following is a list of Representatives to the State Legisla- ture from Harrison County. The Representative for 1863 resided without the present limits of the county. The years of their elec- tion are given:
T. B. Neely, 1855; D. M. Harris, 1857; W. W. Fuller, 1861; , 1863; L. R. Bolter, 1865; Jos. H. Smith, 1867; Stephen King, 1869; Geo. H. McGavren, 1871; P. Cadwell, 1873; L. R. Bolter, 1875; H. B. Lyman, 1877; Geo. Ritchison, 1879; L. R. Bolter, 1881.
HARRISON COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES,
MISSOURI VALLEY.
S. Altshuler, dealer in dry goods and clothing, came to Ia. in 1864, and located at Council Bluffs; established his present busi- ness in Missouri Valley in 1867. He has a fine store on the cor- ner of Fourth and Erie streets, and carries a large stock of goods.
M. I. Bailey, attorney at law, established business in 1875. He was born in Delaware county, N. Y., in 1847; removed to Missouri Valley, Ia .. in 1875, and engaged in the practice of law. He married C. L. Ames, a native of N. Y. Mr. B. is the present mayor of this city.
J. H. Ball, proprietor of billiard parlor -- cor. 6th and Huron sts-is a native of Ind .; moved to Knoxville, Marion county, Ia., with parents in 1851. In 1862 he engaged in freighting in com-
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J. T. Baldwin, foreman of the boiler shops at Missouri Valley, was born in Md. He was employed in the navy yards at Wash- ington, D. C., until 1868, when he moved to Omaha. Neb., and was in the employ of the U. P. R. R .; came to this city in 1870, and assumed his present position.
pany with J. B. Beard, which he continued until 1865. He then traveled through the territories until he settled in Council Bluffs in 1869; moved to Missouri Valley in 1878, and engaged in his present business.
C. H. Barber, proprietor of the Palace billiard parlor, is a native of N. Y .; removed to Clinton, Ia., in 1878, and was in the em- ploy of the Union Iron Works; thence to Missouri Valley in 1879, and was in the employ of the railroad companies until 1881, when he established his present business.
J. M. Berry, proprietor of the city livery, is a native of Ind,; came with parents to Harrison county, Ia., in 1855, was engaged in farming until 1879, when he came to Missouri Valley and engaged in his present business.
T. N. Berry, of the firm of Morgan & Berry, grocers, was born in Pottawattamie county, Ia., in 1855; moved with his parents to Harrison county in 1856. He located in Missouri Valley in 1879. and was engaged in the livery business until 1881, when he entered the above firm.
J. L. Berkley, of the firm of Grigsby & Berkley, dealers in gen- eral merchandise, is a native of Va .; moved to Magnolia, Harrison county, Ia., in 1872; thence to Missouri Valley in 1876, and en- gaged in milling until Oct., 1881, when he engaged in his present business, with W. E. Grigsby, a wealthy farmer of Harrison county.
E. A. Boies, dealer in general hardware, is a native of O .; moved to Magnolia, Harrison county, Ia., in 1867, and to Missouri Valley in 1869 and was employed as salesman and journeyman tinner in the hardware business. He engaged in the business for himself in 1877, sold out after two years, and resumed business again in May, 1881.
Mrs. A. E. Bresee, dealer in millinery and fancy goods, located in Crawford county, Ia. in 1877, and moved to Missouri Valley in 1879, and engaged in present business; carries a large and complete stock of goods, and does all branches of millinery work.
W. H. Bradley, jr., of the firm of Walker & Bradley, dealers in general merchandise, is a native of Canada; came to the U. S. in 1869, and located at Missouri Valley, Ia. He was employed as salesman in the mercantile business, until he entered his present business in 1878.
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L. Brown, attorney at law, was born in Jackson county, O., in' 1845; removed to Appanoose county, Ia., where he lived until he moved to Missouri Valley. He is a graduate of the Iowa State University. He married Fanny G. Manning, a native of Iowa.
W. P. Bump, of the firm of Bump & Smith, dealers in general merchandise, was born in Addison county, Vt., in 1811; moved to western N. Y. in 1831, and in 1836 he engaged in the mercantile business; continued there until 1856, when he removed to Rochelle, III .; thence to Missouri Valley in 1869, and engaged in his present business.
D. Burgess, proprietor of billiard parlor, was born in Courtland county, N. Y. He was employed for several years as conductor on the S. B. & N. Y.Ry., also was telegraph operator for same road. He moved to Neb. in 1875, and engaged in the stock business; re- moved to Missouri Valley in 1877 and engaged in his present business, on the corner of Fifth and Erie sts.
C. J., T. C. & W. M. Carlisle, of the firm of Carlisle Bros., wholesale and retail dealers in hardware, wagon stocks, pumps, agricultural implements, and sewing machines, are natives of O .; came to Missouri Valley, Ia., in 1872, and engaged in their present business.
W. M. Chenoweth, manufacturer of cigars, is a native of Pa .; came to Missouri Valley in 1879, and engaged in his present busi- ness. He employs five men in the busy season.
J. C. Caley, dealer in boots and shoes, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He enlisted in Co. I, 29th O. Vol., served one year, and in the spring of 1863 went to Montana; returned to Ohio in 1864, and two years later came to Missouri Valley, and built the first building in the town, excepting a few R. R. buildings. He is the pioneer boot and shoe dealer of the city.
Wm. Conner, engineer for the S. C. & P. transfer company, was born in Va. in 1842; moved to Ill. in 1849, and in 1859 engaged in steamboating on the Mississippi river. In 1866 he went to Quincy, Ill., and took charge of the machine shops for two years; then came to Missouri Valley and was employed in his present posi- tion. He has been absent one year since coming to this city, traveling on the Pacific coast.
Maj. J. F. Cheney, senior proprietor of the Merchants and Depot Hotels at Sioux City, Ia., also of a Hotel at Blair, Neb., and the Union Hotel at Missouri Valley, was born in Grafton county, N. H. In 1861 he enlisted in the 1st Ill. Light Art. as a private, was soon promoted to first lieutenant, then to captain, then to major and when discharged at the close of the war was lieutenant colonel. He then opened the Nachusa house at Dixon, Ill., also a summer resort at Spring Lake, Mich., called the Spring Lake house. He
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moved to Sioux City and opened the Merchants Hotel, in 1880, and his other hotel soon after. Major C. is one of the oldest hotel men in the country, and all of his hotels will be found to be first class.
G. W. Coit, M. D., was born in N. J., in 1837; was assistant surgeon during the latter part of the war of the rebellion. . He graduated from the Bellevue Hospital, M. Y. in March 1866, and came to Harrison county in Nov. of the same year, and located at St. Johns; the following February, removed to Missouri Valley. He has been government examining surgeon for Western Iowa ten years.
J. H. Crowder, postmaster, also dealer in books, jewelry and fan- cy goods, is a native of Ind .; removed to Harrison county in 1866. He enlisted in the war of the rebellion, in the 18th Ia. Reg .; was a member of the band. He was appointed postmaster in 1871, which office he has since held.
N. S. Dahl, jeweler, is a native of Denmark; came to America in 1873, and settled in Chicago. He engaged in the jewelry busi- ness in various parts of the west, until 1879, when he located in Missouri Valley and opened his present business.
F. L. Davis, insurance agent, was born in Western N. Y. He enlisted in 1861 in Co. E, 5th N. Y. Cav., was discharged in 1862 and returned to N. Y., and soon after was appointed deputy sheriff of Cattaraugus county. He came to Iowa in 1870 and located at River Sioux; in 1872 moved to Missouri Valley and engaged in the livery business; was also deputy sheriff for several years. In 1878 he engaged in his present business.
C. H. Davis, was born in Penobscot county, Me .. in 1839; moved to Mass. in 1852 and went to sea as a cabin boy. At the breaking out of the war in 1861 he enlisted in the navy in Com. Farragut's fleet; was transferred to Com. Dahlgren's fleet in 1864. He left the navy at the close of the war and in 1866 moved to Council Bluffs, Ia., and was engaged as engineer on the Missouri river, un- til coming to Missouri Valley; is here employed by the S. C. & P. R. R. company.
F. M. Dance, attorney at law, was born in Wis. in 1838; moved to Missouri Valley, Ia., in 1868 and engaged in general law and real estate business. He graduated from the law department of the Ann Arbor University, in 1867.
C. H. Deur, lumber dealer, was born in N. Y .; moved with his parents in 1860 to Pottawattamie county, Ia .; thence to Missouri Valley in 1877 and engaged in his present business. He has al- ways a good supply of hard and soft coal, builders' supplies, lime, hair, cement, etc.
M. S. Frick, of the firm of Frick & Snyder, dealers in general merchandise, is a native of Pa .: moved to Ia. in 1865 and to Harri-
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son county in 1868, was engaged in contracting and building, then dealing in furniture, previous to engaging in his present business in the spring of 1881.
Geo. S. Green, of the firm of G. S. Green & Co., proprietors of the Commercial House, is a native of N. Y .; moved to Vinton, Ia. in 1860; thence to Missouri Valley in 1875 and was engaged in vari- ous business houses, also in the postoffice, until Nov., 1881, when he purchased the hotel and engaged in his present business.
L. Harker, dealer in stock, is one of the pioneers of Harrison county, Ia .; came to this county in 1867 and located at St. Johns, and engaged in the grocery business. He moved to Missouri Val- ley the same year and continued the grocery business; is now buy- ing and selling stock.
J. J. Hancock, tobacco dealer, was born in England in 1830; came to America in 1851, and located at London, Canada; removed to Buffalo, N. Y., in 1853, and engaged in the boot and shoe busi- ness. He removed to Dubuque, Ia., in 1858; thence to Sioux Falls, Dak., in 1871, where he resumed the boot and shoe business. In 1878 he was in the employ of the American Express Company. In 1879 he located in Missouri Valley.
Hon. D. M. Harris, senior member of the firm of Harris & Son, editors and proprietors of the Missouri Valley Times, was born in Dayton, Montgomery county, O., in 1821, and moved with parents to Ind. in 1824; thence to Maury county, Tenn. In 1854, he came to Audubon county, Ia., and engaged in farming and the real estate business, and there served three terms as county judge. He represented the 26th Iowa district during two sessions of the leg- islature. He next removed to Panora, Guthrie county, and en- gaged in the practice of law, also editing and publishing the Guthrie County Ledger. In 1868 he first came to Missouri Valley and established the Harrisonian, which he sold in 1872, the name of the paper being changed to the Missouri Valley Times. In the the same year he moved to Independence, Kas., and published the Kansas Democrat, returned to Missouri Valley in 1873, engaging in the mercantile business. His establishment was shortly after- wards destroyed by fire, and he located at Exira, which town he had previously "laid out," and began the publication of the Audubon County Defender. Soon afterwards he published the Cap-Sheaf, at Atlantic, Cass county, which he conducted until 1876, when he resumed the publication of the Times at Missouri Valley. He was married in 1842 to Martha M. White, of Tenn .; has six sons and four daughters. Mr. Harris was the democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Ia., in 1866, and was twice a candidate for county representative from Harrison county. He has held a number of minor offices. Robert H. Harris is a son of Judge Harris, and junior member of the firm. He was born in Tenn., in 1854, and in 1874 was married to Frances Chapman, of Exira, Ia. They have two sons.
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E. F. James, dealer in agricultural implements, pumps. wind- mills, etc., is a native of Pa., lived during youth in Ill .; moved to Missouri Valley, Ia., in 1868. He engaged in railroading, until 1873, when he engaged in his present business; is also proprietor of the James line of drays and express wagons.
J. B. Lucas, attorney at law, was born in Lucas county, la., in 1858; removed to Missouri Valley in 1875. He was admitted to the bar in Harrison county, and established office in Oct., 1881.
F. L. Mandevill, druggist, was born near Rochester, N. Y., in 1835; moved to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1842; thence to Missouri Valley in 1871 and engaged in his present business; carries a com- plete stock in the drug line.
Hon. G. H. McGavren, M. D., is a native of Pa .; came to Har- rison county in 1854 and first located at St. Johns; removed to Missouri Valley in 1868. He was elected to the legislature in 1870, and is engaged in the practice of medicine with his son, Charles. who is a graduate of the Rush Medical College, at Chicago, Ill.
S. H. Morgan, of the firm of Morgan & Berry, grocers, was born in Ind .; moved to Lucas county, Iowa, in 1859. He enlisted in 1861, in Co. C, 13th Ia. Vol .; served until Sept., 1862; then returned to Lucas county and engaged in farming; removed to Harrison county in 1864 and settled in St. Johns and engaged in the drug business; removed to Missouri in 1868, and came back to Harrison county in 1877 and located at Missouri Valley and engaged in his present business.
Hans Newman was born in Sweden; came to America in 1870 and was in the employ of the S. C. & P. Ry., at Sioux City, until 1879 when he was appointed passenger conductor on the Nebraska division.
W. H. Ramseyer, superintendent of the car shops at Missouri Valley, was born in N. Y .; moved to Neb. in 1867 and engaged in the furniture business, and in 1869 came to this city and was em- ployed by the S. C. & P. R. R. company as pattern maker. He was appointed superintendent in 1871.
A. H. Rockwell, contractor and builder, was born in Otsego county, N. Y .; moved to Missouri Valley, Ia., in May 1873. He has built most of the brick blocks and fine residences in the place.
L. Shaubel, foreman of the S. C. & P. R. R. company's paint shop, at Missouri Valley, was born in Pa .; moved to Chicago, Ill., in 1854 with parents, and was employed in the C. & N. W. R. R. paint shops, until, coming to this city in 1877 and accepting his present position.
S. B. Shields, dealer in general merchandise, was born in N. J. He came west in 1870, settled in Missouri Valley in 1872, and engaged in his present business.
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S. B. Smith, proprietor of the City barber shop, is a native of Ark .: removed to Polk county, Ia., in 1862 and to Harrison county in 1881, and established his present business at Missouri Valley.
A. L. Tamisiea, harness maker and dealer, was born in Dubuque, Ia., in 1855; removed with parents in 1856 to Harrison county, Ia. He came to Missouri Valley in 1875, and engaged in the confec- tionery business. He engaged in his present business in 1879.
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