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S. T. Buckman, dealer in hardware, tinware, stoves, iron, flour, etc. East side of square.
G. W. Loomis, dealer in all kinds of furniture. Ready-made coffins al- ways on hand. East side of square.
Win. McMullen, wagon-maker. Shop over Ward's blacksmith shop.
J. Perkins, dealer in books, stationery, notions, attorney's blanks, etc. West side of square.
W. F. Brockway, watchmaker and jeweler. Keeps a good assortment of watches, clocks, and all kinds of jewelry. West of square, in post-office.
Attorneys .- A. R. Smalley, office in old bank building, south side of square; North. Gonsor & Whitman, opposite court-house, south side of square; I. O. Varner, in Risser's block, west side of square; Baugh, Smith & Sweeley, office north of post-office; Perkins & Barr, office back of book store; Greene & Clark, in Odd Fellows' block, west of square; White & Wooden, in Odd Fellows' block.
Loan and Abstract .- Jeremiah Perkins, office west side of square.
Land Agent .- Cole Noel, office in post-office.
Physicians .- J. F. Irvin, homeopathic, in old bank building, south side of square; T. J. Caldwell, allopathic, in post-office building, west side of square; J. B. Brenton, allopathic, in drug store.
Drugs .- J. B. Brenton, drugs, stationery, books, patent medicines, no- tions, etc .; south side of square; F. E. Houghton, drugs, patent medicines, books, etc.
Milliners .- Miss E. H. Stiles & Co., millinery and ready-made clothing, and fancy articles of all kinds; store in post-office building, west of square; Mrs. L. Holt, millinery and dressmaking; store on Main street, southeast of square.
Dressmakers .- Mrs. M. E. Phillips, shop at residence on Main street; Mrs. D. McKay, shop at residence on Market street; Mrs. McAllister, shop on Main street; Miss McNees and Mrs. Coon, shop in south part of town.
Photographers .- McMullen & Co., rooms over P. O. west side of square.
Newspapers .- New Era, Greenback, published by the New Era pub- lishing company; office in old bank building, south of square. Dallas County News, Republican, published by Noel & Newton; office in P. O. building, west side of square.
Meat Markets .- Royer & McKay, on Main street opposite Risser & Son's; J. Warford, on Main street south of square; J. Paquin, on Main street.
Blacksmiths .- S. L. Ward, blacksmith and plow shop, west Main street; Dack Bros., blacksmith and wagon shop, west Main street; Sam'l Witham, blacksmith and plow shop, east side of square; Marsh & Royer, blacksmith, shop at lower end of Main street.
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Boot and Shoe-makers .- Geo. Mclaughlin, boot and shoe-maker, shop at the corner of Main and Vine streets; Dad Ely, boot and shoe-maker, shop on west side of square.
Harness Shops .- M. M. George, dealer in harness and saddles, whips, blankets, etc., shop on Main street, opposite Risser's; M. C. Garoutte, dealer in harness and saddles, whips, blankets, etc., shop on east side of square.
Carpenters .- Chas. Rodenbaugh, carpenter and joiner, shop on upper Main street; E. Gallop, carpenter and joiner, shop on corner of Main and Vine streets; L. Rider, carpenter and joiner, shop on Main street; W. Hempstead, carpenter and joiner, shop opposite Christian Church; C. D. G. Rickinson, carpenter and joiner, shop on Railroad street; E. Hoey, car- penter and joiner, shop on Vine street; L. Hoey, carpenter and joiner, shop in south part of town; F. Roush, carpenter, shop in east part of town; E. P. Proutte, carpenter, shop on Main street; Mr. McAlister, carpenter, shop on Main street; H. Holt, cabinet maker and carpenter, shop at Loomis' cabinet store; L. A. Caselman, carpenter and joiner, shop in south part of town; Mr. Burch, carpenter, shop on Railroad street.
Tailors .- J. Geniser, merchant tailor, shop on Main street, west side of square; G. W. Campbell, merchant tailor, shop on west Main street.
Hotels .- Forrester House, F. Ford, proprietor, located at east end of Main street; Hill House, -Hill proprietor, located in southeast part of town.
Livery Stables .- J. Carnahan, livery and feed stable, west of post-office; T. Sloan, livery and feed stable, north of post-office; T. Ashton, livery stable, east part of town; F. Ford, livery at Forrester House.
Miscellaneous .- Dallas County Bank, L. Lambert, proprietor, south side of square; J. W. Russell, loan and abstract office, south side of square; D. W. Smith, loan and abstract office, west side of square; Dr. W. A. Tudor, dentist, office in Odd Fellows' block; Amos and George Welch, painters, shop at residence, northeast part of town; H. Kenerson, cooper, shop on Vine street; J. Rohner, bakery, store and eating room on Main street; C. W. Ingle, dealer in washing machines, corner Main and Vine streets; S. J. Garoutte, dealer in lumber and lath; B. F. Graves, barber shop, on west Main street.
ADEL MILL.
Adel has also a good water-power flouring-mill, situated at the northeast corner of town, on the slough cut-off, owned by Noeinger, Cantrel & Co. It was; built by J. H. Strong, now of Des Moines, and H. H. Moffatt, in 1856-57, at a cost of about $20,000, when building material was high and hard to procure, and could now be built for less than half that amount. The dam has about eight feet head of water.
The mill is kept in good repair, and is doing an extensive custom work, averaging from twelve to fifteen bushels per hour, but is capable of grind- ing thirty or more per hour, and then but very little of the great water- power is utilized.
MASONIC.
The following sketch of the Masonic lodges in Adel was kindly furnished by Judge Jeremiah Perkins:
" Adel Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A. M., was organized under dispensation
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from the Grand Lodge of Iowa, December 15, 1855, with J. R. Van Meter, W. M .; Stephen Peabody, S. W .; S. H. Vestal, J. W .; Cole Noel, secretary. At the first meeting held under dispensation (December 15, 1855) there were eight petitions presented for initiation.
"The lodge having worked under dispensation until the 5th day of June, 1856, the Grand Lodge granted them a charter, signed by Grand Master John P. Sanford, and Theodore S. Parvin, Grand Secretary. Under said charter, on Wednesday evening, June 18, 1856, the following officers were duly installed: M. F. Girard, W. M .; Cole Noel, S. W .; William Ellis, J. W .; H. G. Van Meter, treasurer; A. P. Sherman, secretary.
"From that time until the present the lodge has held meetings reg- ularly, and has been very prosperous. There have been about one hundred and sixty members enrolled upon the books of the lodge since its organ- ization, seventeen of whom have since died, and about sixty have removed out of the jurisdiction of the lodge. The following are among the old membership, and who are still living within the county: Jacob Van Meter, H. G. Van Meter, Cole Noel, S. H. Vestal, R. R. Bailey, Jonathan Dillon, Ephraim Williams, Leonard Chance, Leroy Lambert, John Barto, J. T. Jackson, J. Perkins, L. D. Burns and William A. Marsh.
"William A. Marsh is the oldest member now living, being about eighty years old. Stephen Peabody, one of the charter members and the first Senior Warden, was sixty years old at the time of the organization of the lodge, and if now living would be eighty-four years old.
"The charter members were: J. R. Van Meter, Stephen Peabody, S. H. Vestal, H. G. Van Meter, Cole Noel, M. F. Girard, John F. Metz and R. Baily.
" The following have been Masters of the lodge: J. R. Van Meter, M. F. Girard, Cole Noel, S. B. Hempstead, William Ellis, J. Perkins, J. S. De Motte, A. Dilley, J. C. Todd, Leroy Lambert, W. J. Duck and R. S. Barr.
"The present officers of the lodge are: R. S. Barr, W. M .; M. M. George, S. W .; D. W. Wooden, J. W .; W. F. Brockway, treasurer; W. J. Duck, secretary.
"The present membership numbers sixty-two.
" Tyrian Chapter No. 37, of Adel, was organized under a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Iowa, dated March 28, 1867. Said Chapter was organized April 15, 1867. Officers: S. B. Hempstead, High Priest; Cole Noel, King; David Smart, Scribe, with a full quorum of minor officers.
"Chapter worked under dispensation until October 17, 1867, when a charter was granted by the Grand Chapter of Iowa, signed by H. H. Hemingway, Grand High Priest, and W. B. Laughridge, Grand Secretary.
"Chapter organized under charter December 4, 1867, and officers in- stalled by Wilson T. Smith, Acting Deputy Grand High Priest. Officers elected and installed were: Cole Noel, High Priest; David Smart, King; William G. James, Scribe, with a full quorum of minor officers.
"There have been enrolled upon the books of the Chapter since its organization ninety-six members. There have been but five deaths of Chapter members.
"Among the older and prominent members of the Chapter now living within its jurisdiction are the following: Cole Noel, J. R. Van Meter, David Smart, H. G. Van Meter, J. S. De Motte, A. Dilley, J. Perkins, C. W. De Motte, Levi Diddy, J. R. Joy, W. J. Duck, S. A. Callvert, D.
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W. Wooden, W. F. Brockway, Robert S. Barr, A. F. Ford and H. W. Hempstead.
"Present officers: A. Dilley, High Priest; Levi Diddy, King; M. M. George, Scribe; J. R. Joy, secretary; J. W. Russell, treasurer.
" Present membership, sixty-seven."
The hall in which they hold their meetings is in the third story over Messrs. Risser's brick store, opposite southwest corner of the court-house square, and is well furnished and fitted up as a comfortable and commo- dious lodge room, at considerable expense.
I. O. O. F.
Friendship Lodge, No. 96 .- This lodge was organized under charter from the Grand Lodge of the State, at Adel, September 23, 1856.
The charter officers were: T. B. Garoutte, N. G .; I. D. Marsh, V. G .; S. P. Garoutte, Rec. Sec .; W. Garoutte, Treasurer; J. T. Blue, P. Sec.
The present officers are: S. J. Thrift, N. G .; S. H. Greene, V. G .; J. M. Brenton, Rec. Sec .; Stephen Adams. P. Sec .; J. B. Brenton, Treasurer; C. Rodenbaugh, R. S. N. G .; T. R. Foster, T. S. N. G .; John Miller, War- den; M. T. Fox, R. S. V. G .; John Tanney, T. S. V. G .; J. Q. Adams, R. S. S .; Wm. Chance, T. S. S .; J. P. Hathaway, Guardian.
The present membership numbers sixty-one. Two hundred and nineteen members have been admitted since the lodge was instituted, and six of this number have died.
The lodge is in a flourishing condition at present, and still holds its own amidst all the varied fluctuations.
Adel Encampment, No. 23 .- This lodge was instituted December 26, 1864, and the first officers were: J. A. Allen, C. P .; N. B. Nichols, H. P .; Win. Smith, S. W .; J. T. Roush, Scribe; G. P. Garoutte, Treasurer; Stephen Adams, J. W.
The present officers are: R. M. Fee, C. P .; Stephen Adams, H. P .; Joseph Geniser, S. W .; C. Rodenbaugh, Treasurer; S. Swearingen, Scribe; J. B. Brenton, J. W.
The present membership is fourteen, and the Encampment is in a flour- ishing condition.
The hall in which both of these lodges meet is in the third story of Mr. James' brick store building on the west side of the court-house square, and is nicely furnished and fitted up by the societies, for a comfortable and commodious lodge room.
We are indebted to Mr. Stephen Adams, and others, for the above statis- tics regarding these lodges.
TEMPERANCE.
The Temperance Society of Adel was organized in August, 1878, with a large membership and an encouraging prospect for usefulness.
President, Dr. T. J. Caldwell; Secretary, S. H. Greene.
They hold regular and interesting meetings in the court-house. Very many of the school children, as well as of the middle aged and older citi- zens of the town, perform prominent parts in the programmes, and the ladies, ministers, business men and citizens of the town generally, take a lively interest in the work. There are no saloons in town. The account of
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the societies last meeting, Friday evening, February 28, 1879, is given as follows in the Dallas County News:
"The club held its regular meeting Friday evening, and to say that the exercises were highly entertaining is but to express the sentiment of every one present. Toasts were responded to by Messrs. Hotchkiss, Hughes, Sweeley and Clark, each acquitting himself in an able manner. Mrs. D. W. Smith also responded in a happy style to the toast 'Our gallant, talented, good-looking brothers.' A class from Miss Brenton's school sang a song entitled 'The Drunkard's Child,' which brought forth hearty applause. The declamation by Miss Carrie Smith-' The Last Glass'-was, we think, the finest effort of the evening, showing that with proper culture and train- ing Miss Carrie will make a fine declaimer. Miss Carrie Gray wound up the programme with an appropriate selection, 'The Blue Ribbon.' Officers for the ensuing year were chosen as follows:
" President, T. J. Caldwell; Vice Presidents, G. W. Clarke, Mrs. D. W. Smith, Mrs. J. J. Jones; Secretary, Allie Brenton; Visiting Committee, Mrs. Dilley, Mrs. Joy, Revs. Hughes, Corbin and Shenton; Executive Committee, L. W. Garoutte, M. J. Sweely, J. B. White, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Dr. Caidwell, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Ely, Miss Bell Noel; Pledge Committee, Misses Josie Garoutte, Carrie Knowles, Carrie Gray, Ida Garoutte and Mr. George Ward."
MILITIA.
Company G, of the First Regiment, was organized at Adel in May, 1878, and the following persons were duly elected as the regular officers of the company, all of whom still retain the several positions: Captain, Amos Dilley; First Lieutenant, S. L. Ward; Second Lieutenant, D. W. Wooden; Orderly Sergeant, J. W. Coons. They also have a full list of non-commis- sioned officers.
They have an armory over Houghton's drug store, and quite a full equip- ment for drill and parade.
The company meet regularly and drill one hour every week in the man- ual of arms, in their armory, and are becoming quite proficient in the manual drill.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Of Adel was first organized in the Miller settlement, a few miles east of town, in May, 1847, by Elder John P. Glenn, and was, as before mentioned, the first church organization in the county. It was re-organized, however, in Adel, March 3, 1850, and adopted the following name: "The Church of God in Christ, at Adel, Iowa," by which name it has been known ever since.
The names of the original members are not now known, the books hav- ing been burned. Samuel Miller, William Davidson and Leroy Lambert, however, were among the number, and were the Elders of the church from its re-organization in 1850.
The last two are still living and are members of the organization at the present time.
The declaration to which each one becoming a member was required to subscribe was as follows: "We do covenant and agree and bind ourselves to be subject to one another and live together as directed in the Word of God."
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Their church building in Adel was erected during the summer of 1868, at a cost of $4,000. It is a neat, substantial brick structure, 32x45, well finished and furnished, and the organization is in a prosperous condition.
The present number of members reported is 135, and they have regular services every Sabbath morning and evening with good attendance and ill- terest.
They also have a large and flourishing Sabbath-school, which meets every Sabbatlı afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The following are some of the men who have labored as pastors of the congregation since its organization :
Elders-John P. Glenn, Baird, L. Lambert, P. T. Russell, J. M. Dodge, Jno. C. White, Marsh, Jas. E. Gaston, Jolin Crocker, R. E. Swartz, A. B. Cornell, A Hickey, and A. C. Corbin, the present pastor, to whom we are indebted for the above items of this sketch.
The officers at present are:
Elders-J. J. Clark, J. B. White.
Deacons-J. L. Clarkson, John Coons, N. B. Nichols.
Treasurer-Web. Loomis.
Quite a number from the old organization are now separately organized in a separate body a short distance east of town in the Miller settlement, near where the church was first established. These branched off some seven or eight years ago, perhaps twenty or more in number, and for a time they kept up services quite regularly, but now they only have service occa- sionally, still retaining their organization.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Of Adel, Iowa, was organized July 6, 1856, by Rev. Thompson Bird, then of Des Moines, a committee appointed by Des Moines Presbytery.
The following persons composed the organization: Robert C. Allison and Mrs. Julia Allison (received by letter from Presbyterian Church of Lock- land, Ohio); Mrs. Elizabeth J. Young, Presbyterian Church of Bridge- water; Mrs. Jane Eckels, Mount Hope Presbyterian Church, Indiana; Jos. A. Thomson, Presbyterian Church, Bethel, Indiana; Mrs. Mary K. Holt, Congregational Church, North Reading, Massachusetts; Mrs. Jane E. Smith, Presbyterian Church, Winterset, Iowa; Mrs Jane Rodenbauglı, Presbyterian Church; John F. Vandoren, Presbyterian Church, Chester, New York; J. H. Vreeland, Presbyterian Church, Elgin, Illinois; Parmelee, Congregational Church, Tinmoth, Vermont.
Of these eleven persons Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Rodenbaugh are the only ones belonging to the church at present, the rest having died or removed to other places.
The church was organized in the school-house in Adel (which is now the residence of L. Lambert, Esq.). It continued to meet there and in the court-house until the erection of the M. E. Church. The Methodist brethren kindly gave them the use of their house for public worship until their own church was bnilt.
Rev. Fisk Harmon preached to this people during the summer and fall of 1856. Since then the following pastors have ministered to them :
Rev. Asa Johnson, from July 19, 1857, to April 22, 1866; Rev. Wm. Campbell, from May 25, 1866, to February, 1868; Rev. J. Smith, from April, 1868, to February, 1869; Rev. Joshua Cooke, from March, 1869, to
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May, 1871; Rev. Geo. Pierson, from May, 1871, to May, 1876; Rev. R. J. Hughes, the present pastor, began his labors here in May, 1876.
Like many other churches in the West this organization has passed through very trying times. Its membership was small, and not possessing much wealth it required great exertion on their part to secure a house of worship. They determined not to involve themselves in debt in building, and the wisdom of their determination has been apparent ever since. After the most untiring efforts on the part of the membership, assisted by a few of the citizens of Adel, they were ready to commence the erection of a church building in the spring of 1868. The lot on which the building now stands was donated by S. J. Garoutte, and to his perseverance and lib- erality the church is greatly indebted. A good, substantial brick building was erected. In size it is 32x48 and has a seating capacity of about 200. Its location is one square south of the southwest corner of the public square.
The building cost $4,000, and of this sum all but $600, which was given by the board of church erection, was paid by the members of the church and the citizens of Adel. The house was dedicated to the worship of Al- mighty God September 6, 1868, Rev. T. O. Rice, of Des Moines, preaching the dedication sermon.
The first ruling Elders elected by the church were: E. D. Smith, F. S. Graham and H. H. Moffatt. S. L. Ward and J. R. Reed were elected in 1868, John Risser in 1870, and A. C. Hotchkiss in 1877. The present ses- sion consists of J. Risser, S. L. Ward and A. C. Hotchkiss.
The first trustees were Dr. T. J. Caldwell, F. S. Graham and H. H. Mof- fatt. The present board is composed of Judge S. A. Callvert, Dr. T. J. Caldwell and J. O. Risser. The Sabbath-school under the control of the church is flourishing. Its average attendance is seventy. Mr. A. C. Hotch- kiss is superintendent, assisted by an able corps of teachers.
This church has always been noted for its liberality. Although it still receives some aid from the Home Mission Board, its contributions for home and foreign benevolence are highly creditable. During the past three years over $200 has been given to the various boards of the Presbyterian church. This, too, in addition to their support of pastor and incidental expenses.
There is a Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society in connection with the church. It has a membership of twenty-seven, and besides the interest it has awakened in the church and community on the subject of missions, has contributed in cash to the Board of Foreign Missions $136, since its organ- ization in March, 1877. Its meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month.
M. E. CHURCH.
We are indebted to Rev. David Shenton, the present pastor, for the fol- lowing sketch :
"At what time the Society of the M. E. Church was organized in Adel, Dallas county, Iowa, is uncertain. For previous to 1851 the Society was a part of the Des Moines Circuit. But in the summer of 1851 we find this record on the church book: 'At a quarterly meeting conference held in Des Moines, 1851, John James, G. W. Noel, Masom Bilderback, J. C. Goodson, Wm. Shepherd, were elected trustees to purchase a lot in Adel, Dallas county, Iowa, for the use of the M. E. Church.' And in the fall of
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. 1851 the Iowa Annual Conference appointed Adel the head of a new Cir- cuit, and called it the Adel Mission. And so we find the first quarterly Conference of the Adel Mission holding its session at the residence of Mr. L. D. Hewitts, Oct. 4. 1851. The following were the official members of the Circuit: Rev. John Hayden, presiding elder; Rev. Robert G. Hawn, preacher in charge; John Jones, class leader; Joseph Goodson, class leader; Jonathan Waldo, class leader; Abraham Moore, class leader; Marshal Townsbey, (Recording) Steward; B. Koukel, Steward; M. Bilderback, Steward.
We find five societies in connection with the Adel Mission in Oct., 1851: Adel, Irish Grove, Bethel, D. S. Bays, Goodsont.
The amount paid for the support of the Gospel for 1851: Presiding Elder, $25.20 received; preacher in charge $151.36. Total, $176.56.
We find that for the Conference year, 1852-3, Rev. John Hayden, pre- siding elder, and Rev. G. H. Clark, preacher in charge, with ten societies within the bounds of the Circuit. And for the Conference year, 1853-4, the Rev. Joel Mason was the preacher. His work was such that he preached four times each Sabbath, and his salary was $125.00. On the 31st of Dec., 1853, I. C. Goodson, Peter Ellis, M. Haworth, John Fooley, and Wm. Ellis, were appointed a committee to build or purchase a parsonage for the Cir- cuit. The Circuit at that time embraced Dallas and a part of the adjoin- ing counties. And so the work continued until the fall of 1857, when we find the trustees of the Circuit directed to sell the lot that had been se- lected for building a church thereon, and to purchase another more suitable. And a committee of five, Payne, Goodson, T. P. Garoutte, Robbins, and E. D. Smith, were appointed to raise $2,000 for the purpose of building a church house in Adel, and they were to proceed at once to do it. The Circuit then had sixteen preaching places, with two preachers to supply them-Rev. A. W. Johnson, and J. W. Todd. The Adel society ceased to be a mission, and became self-supporting, according to the action of the members of the society, they refusing to receive support from the mission- ary society in November, 1856. So that thereafter it was known as the Adel Circuit of the M. E. Church.
At the quarterly Conference, held December 15, 1860, at Adel, efforts were made to build the church house in Adel, which proved successful, it being the first church house erected in Adel. That was the Adel Mission of the M. E. Church in 1851. There is now (1878) within the same terri- tory, fifteen different Circuits, with as many ministers, and each Circuit self-supporting.
In September, 1876, David Shenton was appointed to take charge of the M. E. Church in Adel as its minister. The Circuit had then two appoint- ments, Adel, and one at the Tice School-house, in Colfax township. The membership of the Adel church then was seventy-two members. Now (March, 1879) the membership of the same society is 110. The member- ship of the Tice appointment in Sept., 1876, was fifteen members. Now (March, 1879) it numbers thirty-four members.
And in November, 1876, there was a society belonging to the Adel Cir- cuit formed in Adams township, at what was then known as the Frakes school-house. This society numbers twenty-eight members. And the so- ciety is making an effort to build a church building to worship in. At the present they are using the old school-house, which they bought and have seated with slab benches.
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In 1876 (Dec. 28th) the same minister took up an appointment in Wash- ington township, at the Beaver school-house. The organization at its com- mencement had a membership of six. Now it numbers sixty-four members, and the society will before long make an effort to build a church house in connection with the society. So that the Adel society of the M. E. Church numbers 236 members at the present time.
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