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Baekstrom took up the pastorate and has continued down to the present time. Rev. Backstrom is regularly stationed at Laurens, but holds services here every alternate Sunday.
SWEDISH FREE MISSION CHURCH.
Feeling the duty of helping to provide for the spiritual welfare of them- selves and their children, a company of persons met together and organized a Sunday school about fifteen years ago. Axel Wessman and Mrs. Otto Bergling were instrumental in forming the organization. They held their meetings in the home of Mrs. Leander for about one year, after which they used the school- house. A church society was organized on the 12th of JJanuary, 1899. John Englund, was presiding elder. A. Bloomfield was chairman, A. H. Wessman. secretary. and John Englund, treasurer. 9
Services were held in Griffith's hall until they erected their own church building. The minister from the Swedish Free Mission Church in Albert City held the services every Sunday afternoon. the society paying half of his salary. Rev. A. W. Carlson, the pastor at Albert City, condnets services at stated times, but the services are generally led now by Mr. A. H. Wessman, who is the leader of the church. Three men constitute the present board of trustees as follows: Barnard Holmes, Andrew Bloomfield, and A. H. Wessman. E. B. Holmes is secretary of the society, and Emma Enghind. treasurer. The church has an enrollment of twelve members.
The Sunday school has a membership of thirty children, with A. H. Wess- man as superintendent. Emma Englund, treasurer, and Barnard Holmes, secretary.
THE CHURCH OF GOD
The society known as the Church of God has held meetings near Marathon since about 1870. As an organization it is sometimes known as the First Day Adventists, as opposed to the Seventh Day Adventists, with whom they were at one time consolidated. The society of this organization in Marathon was once organized into a comparatively strong church, there being at one time about fifty members who were organized and led by Elder Whitesett. The society now holds meetings in the hall over the Savings Bank ; they have met in several other halls and private homes. John Garton, living about five miles from town, conduets the meetings unless a traveling preacher is secured. They have also a Sunday school which meets every Sunday. There are between twenty and twenty-five members in the society at the present time.
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The Baptist church in Marathon began its existence March 17, 1890, when at a meeting, called for this purpose, held in the schoolhouse the organization
NEW M. E. CHURCH, STORM LAKE.
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of the above society was effected, consisting of forty-one members. A. C. Ilanehett and Matt Coleman were elected deacons. J. C. Mundell clerk, and a board of trustees consisting of Nathan Parish, Wm. Freeman and Linn Hampton.
The society held their meetings in the schoolhouse until a church building was erected in 1893. The following ministers have served in the church : Revs. John Firth, E. W. Lyman. Clifton. M. E. Tull. W. E. Barber, F. G. Smith, W. II. Hamilton. Wm. Edwards, as a supply, N. R. Bisby, coming at intervals from Webb, where he was regularly stationed. and A. C. Zellhoefer, who is the present minister, living in Eagle Grove, but also serves the church in Marathon.
The present officers of the church are as follows: Wm. Freeman and G. A. Beck are the deacons; Il. E. Dunlap, G. A. Beck, and James Rasmussen con- stitute the board of trustees; clerk. Mrs. J. Rasmussen; treasurer, Miss Laura Beck. The church membership is twenty-three.
The Sunday school, Miss M. G. Ward, president ; Baptist Young People's Union, Mrs. J. Rasmussen, president ; the Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. John Wahlstrom, president
THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
The organization of the First Methodist church in Marathon began about October 1883. or shortly before. The first officers elected were D. S. Sprague. R. Olney. E. Griffiths. C. Walker, and F. E. Harrington as trustees; Will War- rick, J. V. Wickler, R. Olney. M. B. Griffiths. and F. E. Harrington as stewards ; C. W. Hall, C. Walker, and Bell Griffiths. class leaders.
Up to the year 1888 the society had no church building. but owned a parson- age. This was later sold, and a new one built in 1898. The church building in Marathon and the one in Laurens were erected in 1889, Laurens and the Fair- field appointment having been added to the Marathon charge in 1884. Services were held in the schoolhouse until the church was erected. Laurens was set off by itself in 1900. with Rov. C. E. Webb as pastor.
The following ministers have served as pastors in the Marathon church : Revs. Rinehart Hild. F. II. Hungerford, Levi Jarvis, Robert Burnip, C. E. Webb, L. A. MeCaffree, G. F. Whitfield, H. W. L. Mahood, E. R. Mahood, C. W. Flint, D. II. Trimble. L. F. Trontman. H. L. Case, who is the present pastor.
The present board of trustees is constituted as follows: J. Delahunt, D. B. Stevens, Henry Rieke, Henry Tutt. D. P. Welch. L. C. Hemsworth, Thos. Roberts, Thos. Welch, and W. F. Couch. The following persons compose the board of stewards: D. B. Stevens. Silas Erickson. Mrs. Enoch Erickson, Thos. HI. Welch, Silas Cobbs. O. A. Merrill. Joel Johnson, Mae Campbell, and Mrs. Clara Hartshorn. The enrollment of the society is one hundred and sixty-five. The Sunday school has a membership of one hundred and seventy-five. with W. D. Welch as superintendent, and L. C. Hemsworth. secretary.
The Epworth League has an enrollment of about fifty; Miss Mae Campbell is president, and Arthur Reyman, secretary.
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The officers of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society are. president. Mrs. J. Delahunt : secretary. Mrs. D. B. Stevens ; and treasurer, Mrs. Thos. Weleh.
There is also a Woman's Ilome Missionary Society of which Mrs. W. D. Welch is president ; Mrs. D. P. Welch, secretary; and Mrs. Enoch Erickson, treasurer.
The Ladies' Aid Society has Mrs. J. G. Revel for president; Mrs. L. E. Bladine, secretary ; and Mrs. J. Delahunt. treasurer.
There are two other societies, the Standard Bearers, with Chas. Wagner, president ; and the Queen Esther Cirele, with Eney Welch. president.
James Balz, the first Sunday school superintendent of this church, after- ward became a minister. and is now a member of the Upper Iowa Conference.
Miss Belle Griffiths, once a member of this church, is now a missionary in Hirosaki. JJapan, having been a missionary for twenty years. Another mission- ary from this church is George Roberts, a son of one of the first trustees when the church was erected. He is stationed in Umtali, Rhodesia. South Africa.
I. O. O. F. LODGE
Marathon Lodge No. 417, of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. was organized on the 21st day of October, 1892, with seven charter members as follows : B. W. Wilson. N. M. Nelson, A. T. Cole, W. F. Couch, Adam Epp, R. K. Dailey, and L. W. Wilson.
The lodge was organized in Griffiths' hall, on the floor of which six inches of sawdust was placed to serve as a carpet. This hall continued to be their meet- ing place for nearly two years, when they moved into a hall over the hardware store on the west side. They ocenpied this hall for about a year when the building was burned. The lodge then fitted up rooms above the Savings Bank, and occu- pied these until the new building was erected in 1901. This building contains two stories and a basement. its cost was sixteen thousand dollars, and it is one of the finest buildings in the county. It was built by the Oddfellows, but has since passed into other hands. The lodge rooms are on the second floor, and the first floor being used for the theatre.
The lodge has an enrollment of about sixty-three members. The present officers are constituted as follows: W. Geary. N. G .; Theo. Erickson, V. G .; W. W. Bennett, recording secretary; M. C. Starrett, financial secretary; I. M. Salton, treasurer.
ENCAMPMENT OF I. O. O. F.
Buena Vista Encampment No. 62, of the Oddfellows-lodge, was organized on the 20th day of October, 1903. The following five men composed the charter membership : M. C. Starrett. N. Patterson. S. H. Fields. Henry King, and F. A. Lane.
The membership of the encampment is twenty at the present time, and
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the following men constitute the officers: G. M. Pullman, C. P .; E. P. Williams, HI. P .; W. Geary, S. W .; Theo. Erickson, J. W .; W. W. Bennett, seribe ; and M. C. Starrett, treasurer.
THE REBEKAH LODGE
Marathon Rebekah Lodge No. 437, was instituted October 20, 1899. The charter members were the following persons: Fred A. Wagner, H. G. Hitchcock, Mrs. I. II. Hitchcock, Mrs. Juliett Thompson, S. J. Rudolph, Rosebell Rudolph, J. M. Salton, Chris Peterson, Miss I. M. Hitchcock, J. R. Gilmour, Mrs. Mamie B. Gilmour, J. R. Burnip, N. Patterson, Mrs. Ella Patterson, Miss B. M. Patter .. son, Miss E. J. Patterson, P. O. Lindstorm.
The lodge has an enrollment at present of forty-six members, of whom the following are the officers: Mrs. E. Williams, N. G .; Mrs. Wm. Geary, V. G .; Mrs. F. F. Starrett, recording secretary ; Madge Kepple, financial secretary ; Mattie Wells, treasurer; Mrs. George Hutchinson, R. S. V. G .; Mrs. Henry Warwick, L. S. V. G .; M. C. Starrett, R. S. N. G .; Miss Clara Boneth, L. S. N. G .; Mrs. Wm. Chapman, chaplain.
THE MASONIC LODGE
Universal Lodge No. 587, Royal Arch Masons, began its existence February 23, 1903, when it was granted a dispensation. The lodge continued under this until June 3, 1903, at which time it obtained its charter. The following were elected as the first officers of the lodge : Armon IT. Davis, W. M. ; Lars E. Bladine, S. W .; Wilbur J. Ilannum, J. W .; A. J. Wilson, treasurer; J. E. Allison, see- retary; E. Cheever, S. D .; S. M. Geyer, M. D .; J. F. Lawson, S. S .; J. G. Greive, J. S .; G. W. Smith. tyler. Besides these there were eight other members. making eighteen charter members in all.
The lodge was organized in the back rooms of the First National Bank, and this was their meeting place until the present rooms were secured. The present membership is forty-three. Rufus Green, a member of this lodge, is one of the oldest Masons in the state, and also one of the oldest chapter members. He has been connected with the order for over fifty years.
The present officers of the lodge are composed of the following men: H. E. Swope, W. M .; J. W. Redmen, S. W .; A. Waite, J. W .; J. W. Miller, secre- tary ; J. E. Allison, treasurer; L. E. Bladine, S. D .; F. A. Davis, J. D .; Adam IFartman, tyler; Geo. W. Smith, S. S .; J. F. Lawson, J. S.
THE MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
Marathon Camp, No. 1630, of the above named order, was officially declared an organized lodge on August 3, 1896, when on that date they were granted a charter on which appears the following names: Adam Bentley. Andrew Raper, A. W. Vederstrom, E. T. Tulford, Walter Songer, E. S. Wheeler, Jno. Gilmour,
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E. R. Stangland, Geo. W. Wallis, W. W. Bennett, II. Hitchcock, A. D. Thompson. L. E. Bladine, F. W. IIunt, W. S. Lawson, B. E. Tremain, and John Swanson.
The lodge at this time has an enrollment of fifty-two members, and its officers are constituted as follows: A. S. Doxsee, V. C .; F. E. Reyman, W. A .; J. E. Allison, recorder; R. G. Merril, clerk; Walter Thomas, escort; C. D. Neville, sentry; A. W. Vederstrom. watchman ; H. E. Swope, Adam Bentley, M. C. Starrett. managers; and Dr. P. Galleher, physician.
HOMESTEADERS, NO. 109.
The Homesteaders lodge began its existence in Marathon during the month of Angust. 1908, with thirteen charter members, of whom the following were officers : L. E. Bladine. president ; R. W. Heard, vice president; C. A. Bisbey, clerk; C. W. Smith, treasurer; E. G. Waite, marshal ; II. IL. Beardsley, M. at A .; F. E. Reyman, herald ; C. A. Bisbey, L. E. Bladine, and R. W. Heard, directors. There is a present membership of eighteen. The lodge does not meet, but dnes are regularly paid, and the organization is otherwise kept up. The fol- lowing compose the present officers: R. W. Heard, president; C. A. Bisbey. vice president ; J. E. Allison, elerk ; C. W. Smith, treasurer ; P. Galleher, medical director : Il. H. Beardsley, A. M .; F. E. Reyman. M. at A. ; E. G. Waite, herald; C. A. Bisbey, L. E. Bladine, and R. W. Heard, directors.
THE G. A. R.
James Miller Post No. 503. of the Grand Army of the Republic, was organ- ized on the 22d day of August. 1892. The following named veterans composed the charter membership of the organization: M. W. Hartshorn. B. W. Wilson. J. R. IIunt, O. W. Walker, James W. Kirk, E. Ward, D. S. Sprague, Henry D. Smith. C. W. Hall. F. E. Delaney. D. H. Holding, M. Parish, S. W. Ross, JJno. Rutherford, Adam Ebb, Christian Crone. A. W. Johnson, and Jesse Smith.
The post is conducted at the present time by the following officers: Chris. Crone, commander; Geo. N. Wilson, senior vice commander; Thos. Roberts, junior vice commander; T. E. Delaney, chaplain ; John Rutherford, officer of the day; Jacob Reyman, officer of the guard; M. W. Hartshorn, adjutant ; and Wm. M. Buchanan. quarter-master. These officers, together with H. D. Smith. J. A. Smith and Calvine Chase. constitute the present members of the Post.
TIIE WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The Auxiliary to the G. A. R. organization was formed in Marathon March 31, 1908, with the title James Miller Corps No. 349. There were about twenty charter members, from whom the following were elected officers: Mrs. Cora Allison, president ; Mrs. Katherine Wells, senior vice president ; Mrs. Clara A. HIartshorn, junior vice president ; Mrs. Bertha Geary, treasurer; Mrs. Ella Williams, conductress; Mrs. Rhodda Williams, guard; Mrs. Jennie Hartshorn. secretary.
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There is an enrollment at the present time of twenty-three members, com- posing the following persons: Mrs. Ann E. Williams, Mrs. Cora Allison, Mrs. Katherine Wells, Mrs. Martha Wells, Mrs. Mae Welch, Mrs. Katherine Harts- horn, Mrs. Clara Hartshorn, Mrs. Bertha Geary, Mrs. Mary Roberts, Mrs. Minnie Erickson, Mrs. Linda Cobbs, Mrs. Rhodda Williams, Mrs. Ella Williams, Mrs. Lizzie Couch, Mrs. Mattie Herring. Mrs. Loie Bristol, Miss Jennie Hartshorn. Miss June Allison. Miss Susie Rutherford, Mrs. Maggie Wilson, Mrs. Anna Ritchie, Mrs. Rnie Doxsee, and Mrs. Eunice Reyman.
STORM LAKE.
The town of Storm Lake dates from the arrival of the Dubuque & Sioux City railway in the year 1870. Prior to that time in the neighborhood of twenty families had settled about the lake, some on the southwest side and others on the north side. A man by the name of Vincent settled southeast of the lake. taking one hundred and sixty acres as a homestead ; he sold several lots on his farm, upon which some buildings were erected. It was current at the time that Vincent and the railway company had an understanding by which the homestead was to be conveyed to the company as soon as a patent was seenred, and the town was to be located there, but when Vincent had proved up he refused to convey and in retaliation the town site was moved west to another location. The town was laid out into lots during the month of July and on the 11th day of August, 1870. the lots were placed on sale. At that time T. S. Smith operated a hotel and Smith Brothers a store on the site of the old town, but they promptly moved to the new site and before fall several additional buildings had been erected and the town was doing business with the surrounding settlers. The man who platted the town laid it out on a generous scale. On Lake avenne, in the business section, the lots were twenty-five by one hundred and the street one hundred and twenty feet wide. The residence lots were large and roomy, and all the streets were made one hundred feet wide, permit- ting the home owners to beautify their holdings with attractive shade trees and lawns. One of the first acts was to encourage the planting of shade trees and the wisdom of this step is now apparent in the handsome appearance of the streets and homes.
The two parks were laid out in 1871 and planted to trees at once. This was also a wise provision, adding to the adornment of the lake shore. The location of the town is high and dry and Storm Lake has become an ideal home eity.
The railroad was completed on the 7th day of July. 1870 and the depot was finished that fall. J. D. Eddy was the first station agent and William Malloy the first section foreman.
An ambitious set of business men at once east their lot with the new town and all lines were soon well represented. Barton & Hobbs opened the first bank, being soon followed by John R. Lemon, who organized the Buena Vista County Bank, Sutfin and Hay, and Dean & Harker. James F. Toy came in
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1872 and engaged in the lumber and implement business, organizing the Storm Lake Bank in 1876, after selling his other interests. Two years later Mr. Toy opened branch banks at Sioux Rapids and Alta and until his removal to Sionx City was one of the leading financiers in this part of the state.
Other pioneer business men were W. W. Sweetser, druggist; Thos. W. Selkirk. proprietor of The Lake House; JJorgensen & Fikes, hardware and im- plements ; II. V. & T. Slutz, lumber, coal and grain; W. II. MeCune, merchant ; W. C. Kinne, merchant; G. S. Robinson, attorney; Frank Wetzel, furniture dealer; Cameron & Waggoner, druggists; George Currier, dry goods merchant ; L. and J. S. Gustine, meat market ; Phil Schaller and S. W. Hobbs, real estate; and Vestal & Young, proprietors of the Storm Lake Pilot.
The Pilot was first issued in the fall of 1870 and became at once one of the leading papers of the northwest. Early and late the paper sang the praises of Storm Lake and Buena Vista county, and when one considers the influence of a high class newspaper, well edited as was the Pilot. full credit must be given to that paper for a great part in upbuilding the town.
Among the events of importance of the early years of Storm Lake may be mentioned the birth of Aurelia Wirick. the first child to be born in the town, on December 7, 1870. The first dance in the town was given on the evening of December 13, 1870, at the City hotel, of which T. S. Smith was landlord. The first lyceum was organized on December 12, 1870, with S. W. Hobbs as president and J. B. Miller, secretary. The Buena Vista County Agricultural Society was organized February 25, 1872, and the first fair was held that fall. It was continued for five years when the grasshoppers and the hard times which accompanied that pest, caused the society to disband.
On January 14, 1871. the cemetery association was organized and the cemetery east of town was laid out in the spring. The first interment was the body of Jonathan Knight, on July 28, 1872.
Storm Lake was incorporated on February 28, 1873. and the first municipal election was held on March 3, 1873. The officers elected at that time were S. HI. Ilobbs, mayor; E. C. Cowles, recorder; T. S. Smith, W. H. MeCune, J. M. Russell, J. A. Campbell, and S. C. Highley, councilmen. Mr. Hobbs served as mayor for two years, and since then the followng gentlemen have served in the same capacity: W. H. Smith, W. L. Vestal (three times mayor), E. I. Sntfin (twice mayor), Lot Thomas. Charles Isbell, Joseph Sampson, James F. Toy. John R. Lemon, A. D. Bailie (three times mayor). J. P. Morey, G. S. Coman, T. D. Iliggs, L. E. Yerington, T. H. Chapman, P. C. Toy and E. L. O'Banion.
The present officers of the town are as follows: E. L. O'Banion, mayor ; J. E. Buland. clerk and solicitor: J. W. Gilbert, treasurer; C. W. Moore, assessor; J. Park Bair and A. E. Brunson, councilmen at large; F. S. Kanfman and 1. R. Biddle, councilmen from the first ward; Will F. Miller and A. W. Unger, second ward ; G. F. Wagner and J. E. Cleaveland, third ward and C. F. Groves and J. H. Grange, fourth ward.
The town grew steadily until 1878 when an event occurred that put new life and vigor into everything. It was the moving of the county seat from Sioux Rapids to Storm Lake, after an effort that had lasted for eight years.
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The business men of the town and the politicians had learned several valuable lessons from the astute managers of the interests of Sioux Rapids and that fall no Storm Lake man was a candidate for any position on the county tieket, but everything was done to placate all parts of the county, by a judicious distribu- tion of plums to all those who were friendly toward Storm Lake's ambition to be the county capital. A building association was incorporated and a building erected and tendered to the county, rent free, for courthouse purposes. heated campaign followed the submission of the question but Storm Lake won handily and no time was lost in bringing the records and property of the county to the new court house.
The coming of the college in 1891 was another stimulus to the growth of the town, resulting, as it did, in the platting of the college addition. one of the choice residence portions of Storm Lake.
In 1900 the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul was built into the town from the southeast and the Minneapolis & St. Louis from the north. This was a great event for the town, as efforts had been made at various times to induce new railroads to extend their lines to the town. Since the town was first founded at least three attempts had been made, by the people, to build railroads north, east and west, and at one time a company was incorporated to build to Sioux City. southwest through Hayes and Maple Valley townships. When the roads did come the event was hailed with great joy by the people and the town took on renewed energy. The railroad improvements in themselves were extensive, and in addition to this several new buildings were erected in the town, including the Witter Block, the Bradford Hotel. the Kinne Block and a large number of fine residences. The population has increased since then and the town has extended its boundaries in all directions, and material progress has been constant and substantial.
At the present time Storm Lake is one of the best small cities in Iowa, hav- ing all the conveniences and advantages of the larger towns, without their disadvantages. In a material way the town has excellent stores and business places, three solid banks, an electric light system, a gas plant, water works, and the citizens are now engaged in a campaign for sewers. From an educational point of view there are excellent schools, the college, the Carnegie library, which is equipped with a fine assortment of standard reference works and also much of a lighter nature. From the moral and religious view there are churehes with their affiliated societies. a Young Men's Christian Association, and for the social part there are numerous lodges and societies. A review of these follows this introduetion.
It has been said that Storm Lake is a beautiful city, and this is coneeded by all who have visited it. In the summer, when the trees are at their best and nature is at her most beautiful period, it is hard to find a lovier place than Storm Lake, the town overlooking the pretty lake. Within the past few years the advantages of the lake have come to be more appreciated and across the lake from the town, at Fisher's Point, has been erected several cottages where people from the surrounding country come to spend a few weeks of their vaea- tion in healthful surroundings. The Chautauqua draws thousands every summer and is growing in popularity. The County Normal Institute is held here
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every summer, bringing every teacher of the county for instruction in school work. And with it all Storm Lake has a contented, happy people, who receive the visitor and bid him welcome.
THE STORM LAKE CHAUTAUQUA.
In the years prior to 1903 efforts had been made at various times to hold summer assemblies in the beautiful Elm park at Storm Lake, but never had an organized movement been made. Single lectures by such men as T. De Witt Talmage, Sam Jones, John Temple Graves, Henry Watterson, Bishop Fowler. Senator Dolliver and Congressman Champ Clark had been delivered and regular camp meetings were held for some years by the Holiness Association and later by the Christian church, but no serions attempt had been made to give a regular course of entertainments and lectures.
But in 1903 Rev. W. J. Carr of the M. E. church, Rev. H. V. Comin of Lakeside church, M. M. Monlton. H. W. Krause and a number of other active men in Storm Lake saw the possibilities of a Chautauqua assembly and an orga- nization was perfected.
The natural advantages of Storm Lake are unsurpassed in this section of the state. A beautiful park, on the shore of the beautiful lake, a delightful and sanitary eamping spot and a permanent and convenient auditorium, added to which was a program of rare talent. skillfully selected, could not help but be a success for a summer onting.
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