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The village of Eddyville at present contains five dry goods stores, three groceries, three drug stores, two hardware stores, two millinery, two leather and saddlery, one boot and shoe, one clothing, one furniture, one undertaker, one woolen goods store, one marble works, two lumber-yards, one brewery, one saw-mill, three grist-mills, one wagon manufactory, one graded school, one opera-house, one private bank, two hotels and about seven hundred inhabitants.
The Keokuk & Des Moines and the Central Iowa Railroads run through the outskirts of the village.
INCIDENTAL.
Prolific in startling incidents Eddyville is not. There was, however, a little excitement on the 7th day of May, 1851, which is remembered as one of the rainiest of rainy days, and from that time forward for forty days the skies poured their volumes of water down upon Iowa. The Des Moines River rose to an unprecedented height-thirty-seven feet by actual measurement-and from one bluff to another it was a rushing, foaming sheet of water. Corn was planted this season with water in the furrows, and the farmers wore their overcoats as they put the seed in the ground. Eddyville was overflowed, and a man of the name of Roberts, quite tired of having no substantial resting-place for the sole of his foot anywhere on his premises, tore down his house, and putting the remains on a flat-boat, ferried the dismantled home across into Pleasant Town- ship, Monroe County, and commenced the village of Bridgeport. Others followed suit, and in a little while there were twenty families in the neighbor- hood.
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The population of Eddyville at this time had grown to be about three hun- dred, and these were obliged to leave their houses and to take refuge in the upper story of Benedict's mill, while others fled to the hills. None, however, were drowned.
There have been but three high crimes committed in this place. These were murders. Johnson, a Virginian, stabbed and killed one Vance, in 1861, the basis of the trouble being a difference of opinion on the political situation, and, it being war times, matters waxed warm. Johnson was tried for the crime, but was acquitted on some unknown grounds. Two years afterward, however, he met his fate. He was thrown from a wagon, about ten miles south of Ottumwa, and his head was crushed on a stone. He was found dead by the roadside.
In 1862, one Harding shot and killed John Powell, a Kentuckian. The trouble grew from the same cause as did the former one. After doing the kill- ing, Harding repaired to his house, sat down to breakfast with a revolver at each hand, and when the officers came, defied them. He was allowed to remain, and, at the close of the meal, escaped, hired a livery team and was driven to Sigourney, where he enlisted in the Union army and received the commission of Captain.
Scarcely had the season of 1862 began to fade, when a disreputable woman named Mrs. Craven shot and instantly killed Jim Humphrey, alias " Buckeye." The woman, through supposed perjury, was never indicted. She afterward moved East and married.
There have been three large fires here. The first came in 1866, and destroyed the depot and two freight warehouses, occasioning a loss of $50,000. It is thought the conflagration was the work of an incendiary.
On December 6, 1873, there came a memorable fire, destroying $50,000 worth of property, including buildings and wares, and owned as follows : One store, Fish & Dunlap; store, Dunlap; store, Caldwell; store, Chamberlain ; dwelling-house, Roberts Brothers. The origin of the fire is a mystery.
A depot was accidentally burned in 1875, the loss being $10,000.
ELDON.
The town of Eldon is surveyed upon the bank of the Des Moines River, on Section 27, Town 71 north, Range 12 west, being in the civil township of Washington. The history of this section is an exceedingly interesting one.
The site of the present prosperous place is but a few miles from the scene of Black Hawk's victory, Iowaville, Van Buren Co., and also of the great chieftain's death and original place of burial. The history of those event., is given in another portion of this work.
The early settlement of what is now Washington Township dates back into ante-treaty days. John B. Groover, a German, located on the site of Eldon, near where the roundhouse now stands, before the treaty of 1842. He built a cabin there, but was driven off by the Government troops, in compliance with the law. After the 1st of May, 1843, he returned and lived upon his claim about three years, when he died. He was buried upon an eminence in the north part of the present town. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad was surveyed over his unmarked grave, and the men who graded the hill scat- tered his bones, little thinking that they were thus dishonoring the resting- place of the original settler of Eldon. This fact furnishes food for comment for those who are disposed to treat of the advancement of "civilization."
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Other old settlers of the township are mentioned in Judge Hendershott's address, given in the general history.
The town of Eldon has many peculiar advantages. It is located in a rich township, well wooded, well watered, and underlaid by rich coal deposits. The Des Moines River, has, while running the distance of the town, a fall of several feet. Manufacturing might be carried on with profit to those who invested their capital in such enterprises.
The township of Washington was among the first organized, in 1844. The first schoolhouse was erected that year, in the northwestern portion of the town- ship. John H. Nicholas was the first teacher employed. Thomas Ping was the first Justice of the Peace. The first sermon was preached by Silas Garrison, probably in 1844. The first post office was opened by Thomas Ping, at Ash- land, in 1844. The first election took place at Ashland, October, 1843, when fifty votes were polled.
Ashland, or "Old Ashland," as it is now called by the settlers, was once the center of commerce in Washington Township. It was designed early after the influx of settlers, and promised to become a place of note. It was on the road to Agency from the south, being upon the southeast quarter of Section 9. It grew apace, and boasted of numerous advantages over other towns. It was surrounded by a rich agricultural region, and was settled by a good class of men. Thomas Ping was the owner of the plat, which was dated in 1845. The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized there by Rev. Thomas Kirkpatrick, in 1843.
In 1854, the Ashland Seminary was established. It was under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was the first school of that character in the county. It was managed by a Board of Trustees, and Lewis Dwight, for many years a teacher in Greencastle College, Indiana, was engaged as Principal. They had a good, substantial building of brick, 30x50 feet, and two stories high.
There was a famous bank, and many other metropolitan institutions. In 1856, the place had three stores, a steam mill, a hotel (kept by Thomas Ping), two churches (Methodist Episcopal and Methodist), two physicians and a wagon and cooper shop.
The town is now no more. Most of the lots are annually cultivated as farms. The failure to secure railroad lines killed the place.
A RAILROAD TOWN.
Eldon is decidedly a railroad town. Its origin was due to the construction of the K. & D. M. Road. A flag station was located on the site of the present town shortly after the road was opened, and named "Ashland Crossing." Subsequently, the little place was called " Williamsburg," and a post office established there, with Bert. Loftus, Postmaster.
In 1861, William Riordan settled on the site, and, with John Flynn, Timothy Rvan, Jere Keiff, and perhaps a few others, formed the beginning of the town. William Flint put up a saw-mill.
So the prospects of the place improved, and when the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Road pushed its Southwestern Division to that point, the fate of the town was decided. In 1870, the town of Eldon was laid out, by Judge J. M. Love, Col. George Gillaspy, Hon. Edward Johnston, Col. William Leighton and George Williams. The platting and surveying were done by O. Baldwin, of Keokuk. Among the first to settle there were James Bradley, Peter Mul- vany, Martin Dooley, John Donohoe, W. H. Cross, Ed. Dibble, Patrick Russell, J. C. Nelson, and others.
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INCORPORATION.
In 1872, Eldon was incorporated. The first officers were D. K. Taylor, Mayor ; John Donohue. A. L. Twing, Adam Blair, J. C. Nelson and F. X. Kaffer, Trustees ; Ed. Dibble, Recorder ; Peter Mulvany, Treasurer. Since then the Mayors have been: 1873-A. L. Twing; 1874-Ed. Dibble (Mr. Dibble resigned and the vacancy was filled by G. M. B. Myers ; 1875-E. Myers; 1876-S. Mosely ; 1877-78-T. C. Boorn. Recorders : 1872-73-Ed. Dib- ble ; 1874-75-L. A. Young; 1876-78-J. C. Nelson. Treasurers : 1872-74 -Peter Mulvany ; 1875-J. Parkhurst; 1876-Peter Mulvany; 1877-78- J. Hunnell.
CHURCHES.
The Catholic religion is the strongest of any in the place, but a peculiar series of accidents have befallen the repeated efforts of the members. Three times a church edifice has been begun, and once nearly completed, only to be demolished by windstorms. Such renewed disaster has naturally left its mark upon the town, since it is young and not overwealthy. The energy of the Catholics is commendable, however, and that they will soon have a suitable place of worship, there is little doubt. Services are maintained in such places as can be used for the purpose.
The Methodist Episcopals and the Methodists have united in erecting a neat church building, where services are held by the Agency City Pastor, Eldon being a part of that charge.
SCHOOLS.
The town feels a just pride in its schoolhouse, which is a very fine building, and large enough to meet the requirements of the place for some time to come. The present teachers are the Messrs. Harrell. The first meeting held by the independent district Board was on the 23d of April, 1872. F. H. Kaffer was President and J. E. Alverson, Secretary.
POST OFFICE.
The post office was established at Eldon, shortly after the survey was made in 1870. E. I. Cummings was the Postmaster. E. T. Roland it the present incumbent, and the second officer Eldon ever had.
NEWSPAPERS.
Although Eldon has no paper at present, there have been no less than four different publications at that place. First came the Eldon Herald, by Mr. Morehouse, in the summer of 1873. The effort failed after about three months' trial. Then came the Elden Messenger, about November 1, 1875, by Mr. Messick, which lasted through six or seven weekly issues. Then appeared the Eldon Times, under the charge of Dr. J. E. Alverson, and a good paper he made of it, too ; a fact attested by the life of the little journal. In June, 1876. Tunis A. Bentley became editor and ran the paper until July 21, when he changed the name to that of Western News. In the winter of 1877-78 Jesse Markee bought the office, but finally suspended the paper in April or May, 1878.
ODD FELLOWS.
On the 18th of August, 1850, at the town of Black Hawk, Van Buren County, opposite Iowaville, Pulaski Lodge, No. 28, was established, with twelve members. The location remained unchanged for more than two years, when, in October, 1852, the Lodge was taken to Iowaville, and the name changed to
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Iowaville Lodge, No. 28. In 1863, it suspended work, and so remained until May 26, 1872, when thirteen members, viz., W. H. Cross, J. E. Alverson, B. F. Welch, T. M. Taylor, T. P. Kelley, T. Barnes, T. B. Allen, J. Beatty, E. T. Roland, D. Yeoder, J. C. Nelson, J. W. Nicholas and W. H. Nicholas, of Magnolia Lodge, No. 24, of Agency City, were granted the privilege of remov- ing the Lodge to Eldon, and changing the name to Eldon Lodge, No. 28. The charter, in accordance with the above, was granted October 17, 1872, and, on the 27th of December of that year, the Lodge was removed to Eldon, where it occupied a rented hall until 1876, when it built a lodge room of its own, which, with fixtures, is valued at $1,400.
Since the removal of the Lodge, a portion of its members have withdrawn to form Floris Lodge, No. 272, and Van Buren Lodge, No. 350. The present membership is ninety-five, all in good standing. It has paid out in benefits $1,586.65. It has buried three of its members. A Rebekah Degree is main- tained in fine condition, with a membership of thirty-one.
FIRES.
The young town has met with far more than its proportion of losses by fire. The first heavy conflagration occurred on the morning of November 22, 1875. It broke out in the Valley Hotel, in a portion used as a saloon. The Parker House adjoining was next to take fire. This building was not used as a hotel, but two of the lower rooms were occupied as grocery stores, and some of the upper rooms were also used for various purposes. The wind changed, and threw the flames toward the Ashland House, which was the property of the C., R. I. & P. R. R., and was a very fine building, used as a depot hotel. The railroad ticket office and freight depot were the next to suffer, and were entirely consumed. The landlord of the Ashland House was the heaviest individual loser by this fire. Very little of his personal property was saved. The total loss by the fire was not far from $10,000.
The second heavy fire began June 13, 1876, in J. D. Baker & Son's store, which was in a building owned by Peter Faust. The flames were communi- cated to the buildings on the southwest, occupied by Mike Shanahan, thence to William Huston's property, and thence to the Iowa Hotel, which was occupied by N. W. McKee. The total loss was probably about $9,000, with $3,500 insurance.
THE FUTURE PROSPECTS.
The old " D. V.," or more recently the Keokuk & Des Moines Railroad, has now passed into the hands of the C., R. I. & Pacific Company, and Eldon is the junction of these two important branches of a powerful road. The roundhouse and repair-shops are located at this point. The Company has signified its intention to put in a large amount of sidings, to accommodate the increased business. A new bridge is also proposed, which will be made double, or for both teams and railroad traffic.
The town has fine schools, a good church interest and a fine lodge of Odd Fellows. It is a thriving, energetic place, eager to go ahead and willing to keep its own end of the work up.
Naturally it is very well located. The river flows by it, and has a marked fall in a very short distance, thereby affording opportunity for manufacturing enterprises at little expense. The town is healthy, and is situated in one of the finest agricultural portions of the county. It is a good place for young men to locate in.
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In 1870, the trade of the place could be summed up in short order. Mrs. Wicks opened the first general store, and E. Cummins the second, in 1871. At present there are three general stores, two drug stores, a bakery, three meat markets, one millinery store, a tin-shop, a shoe-shop, two blacksmith-shops, a barber-shop, three hotels, a saw and grist mill, a lawyer and three physicians.
AGENCY CITY.
Agency City, as the outgrowth of the Indian Agency, is one of the most interesting points in the county, in an historical sense. The early history of that particular section of country embraced in the boundaries of the first settle- ment, the tract given by Wapello to Gen. Street's family ; and the later village of Agency City is so fully and accurately sketched in the able papers written by Major John Beach, and given elsewhere in this volume, that but little need be introduced here in the special chapter on the town.
The village was the work of several men, who were assured that the future town would be at some point near, but not at the old Agency. The duty of entering the land and arranging preliminary matters was unanimously intrusted to Capt. George Wilson, son-in-law of Gen. Street, and the manager of the "Pattern Farm," that supposed grand scheme for civilizing and educating the Indian. The farm was no more successful than the farmer was practical. Capt. Wilson was a graduate of West Point, and had led an army life on the frontier, but was not suited to the position of farm instructor to the Indians. The plan was a foolish one to begin with, and the enterprise did not prove beneficial.
The town was vaguely conceived of early in the days which followed the opening of the county to the whites.
THE FIRST STORE IN AGENCY
was opened by Shaphat Dwire, who was also the first Postmaster. The latter fact proves that Dwire began business in 1843, because the post office was established that year. This latter statement many a man still living will remember as true, by reason of the mail he knew was in the office but which he could not get out, from lack of the needful quarter of a dollar with which to pay the postage. Letters were frequently left undisturbed for weeks on account of the impossibility to get money enough to pay for them.
The history of this town is so admirably told by Maj. Beach that we hasten on to a later date.
Agency City was begun in 1843. Rev. B. A. Spaulding wrote letters to the Home Mission Society, from this county, in the spring of 1844, and by these indisputable documents we learn much that could not otherwise be definitely shown. The letters referred to are given in full on pages 374 and 376 in this work, and need not be reproduced here. They settle certain dis- puted points relative to priority of religious movements, and come like a voice from the grave to supply missing data.
THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY
of Agency City is not obtainable in full detail from the church records now on hand, as many of those valuable books are mislaid or lost. We therefore turn to the letters of that good man, Mr. Spaulding, and transcribe from them these facts.
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The first letter, in the spring of 1844, tells us that Agency City was then informally laid out. The original plat, however, is lost ; and were it not for Mr. Spaulding's testimony, there would be a lack of written proof of this fact. The letter continues : "On the 27th of October (1843, because the letter was written in the spring of 1844), a Congregational Church was formed in this town, consisting of six members, three males and three females. * On the next Sabbath a Methodist class was formed, consisting of six."
The writer, in conversation with Rev. R. B. Allender, a pioneer Meth- odist clergyman, in charge of the Agency City M. E. Church at present, and who began his ministerial labors in the Territory in 1837, was informed by him that the Methodists were the first to organize a class at Agency City, under the supervision of that worthy man, Rev. Thomas Kirkpatrick. The evidence offered is of a character to warrant the statement that the two churches were almost simultaneous in their formation.
At the present time, the Congregational society no longer exists in Agency ; nor does the Presbyterian society continue There are but two religious bodies in the town; one the Methodist Episcopal, which is a strong and prosperous body, and the other the Baptist, which is also well maintained. The former, as has been said, is presided over by Rev. R. B. Allender, while the latter is under the pastoral charge of Rev. E. Dudley. The Baptist Church edifice was erected in 1858. The Methodist edifice in 1854. We regret the absence of official records of the latter society, by which we could obtain a list of the several Pastors. The first minister was Rev. Thomas Kirkpatrick, whose name is indis- solubly associated with all early Methodist movements in this region. Mr. Dudley is one of the pioneer movers in the Baptist field, and the existence of the society is largely due to him.
THE SCHOOL
in Agency City is an admirable one, conducted on the district plan. There are five divisions, under the charge of Mr. A. Hull, assisted by Misses Lillian Williams, A. M. Rowell, L. E. Hill and Fannie La Force. The district em- braces a sufficiently large area to render the school very convenient and econom- ical, and the people of the town are justly proud of this evidence of intelli- gence.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
There are lodges of the three leading secret orders maintained in the town. The Masonic lodge is the oldest, dating back to June 6, 1850, when its charter was issued. The name chosen is Olive Branch Lodge, No. 21. The original officers were S. P. Yeomans, M. ; Willis Griffing, S. W .; S. E. Griggs, J. W .; Luther M. Davis, S. D. ; John Wiley, J. D .; James Weir, Secretary ; John Priest, Treasurer ; William Griggs, Tiler.
Present officers are C. D. Bailey, M. ; J. M. Murray, S. W .; J. P. Grout, J. W. ; D. A. La Force, Treasurer ; J. B. Pilcher, Secretary ; J. C. Bryan, S. D. ; S. M. Brown, J. D .; M. E. Andrew, Tiler. Membership, fifty.
The Odd Fellows are also an old body. Magnolia Lodge, No. 24, was char- tered October 27, 1852. The present officers are J. P. Grout, N. G. ; William Hill, V. G. ; E. T. Sage, Secretary ; F. J. Turner, P. Secretary ; A. Wiley, Treasurer; S. Ryan, W .; J. C. Vass, O. G .; B. A. Brown, I. G .; J. A. Israel, R. S. N. G .; F. Streblow, L. S. N. G .; J. B. Pilcher, R. S. V. G. ; William Dillon, L. S. V. G .; J. R. Myers, C .; C. N. Smith, R. S. S .; W. J. Warren, L. S. S.
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The Encampment was chartered October 21, 1874. The charter members were: T. D. Lyon, J. A. Israel, E. T. Sage, G. M. B. Myers, J. R. Myers, C. Myers, F. G. Turner, Thomas Plumber, W. J. Warren, Parish Garner, J. P. Grout, A. E. Lyon. The title is Agency City Encampment, No. 67. The present officers are: C. Wood, C. P .; G. W. Clevenger, S. W .; A. Cain, H. P .; G. L. Littler, S .; C. N. Smith, Treasurer : F. G. Turner, Guide.
A Rebekah degree is also maintained under the title of Evening Star Lodge, No. 81, chartered October 19, 1876, with the following members: G. L. Lit- tler, Mrs. M. J. Littler, F. G. Turner, Mrs. M. V. Turner, A. Wing, Mrs. M. J. Wing, William Hill, Mrs. N. Hill, E. T. Sage, Mrs. E. J. Sage, G. W. Shaw, William Hatfield, Mrs. M. E. Hatfield, William H. Brooks, Mrs. L. Brooks, S. Ryan, Mrs. M. Ryan, William Cole, Mrs. M. Cole, J. Hardin, Mrs. M. Hardin, N. J. Richards, Mrs. M. Richards, C. Wood, Mrs. J. Wood, M. J. Warren, Mrs. D. Warren, G. W. Clevenger, Mrs. M. Clevenger and J. W. Dunbar.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias is sustained. The charter is dated February 8, 1876, and the following first officers were installed, under the title of Crystal Lodge, No. 30: J. A. Israel, P. C .; Eugene Chilson, C. C .; G. L. Littler, V. C .; G. B. Wheaton, P .; W. J. Warren, M. of E .; N. I. Rich- ards, M. of F .; S. Ryan, K. of R. and S .; A. Wing, M. at A .; J. Q. Wood, I. G .; John Hannawalt, O. G. The present officers are: D. A. La Force, P.C .; A. Wing, C. C .; A. Smutz, V. C .; G. B. Wheaton, P .; D. A. La Force, M. of E .; S. Ryan, M. of F .; J. B. Pilcher, K. of R. and S .; H. B. Wagers, M. at A .; William Hill, I. G .; W. A. Covertson, O. G.
THE OFFICIAL ROSTER.
The oldest plat of the village now extant is dated November 10, 1848. This document is a well-drawn plan of the town, and has, also, a map of the county attached. It is the work of Capt. Wilson, who was an experienced Civil Engineer.
The charter was granted by County Judge J. H. Flint, January 6, 1859. The application was made for incorporation September 21, 1859, by a commit- tee composed of J. Q. A. Dawson, B. B. Allen, J. T. Rowe, Thomas Lyon and Joseph R. Myers. The first election was held in March, 1859. The fol- lowing list shows the Mayors, Recorders, Treasurers, Trustees and Marshals from that time to the present date :
1859-Mayor, Jesse Brookshire; Recorder, J. H. Cartright ; Trustees, J. Q. A. Dawson, Edward Dudley, Samuel Packwood, Mathew Hixon, E. D. Black ; Marshal, E. F. Hoffslatter ; Treasurer, J. S. Wheaton. Jonathan Pound served a part of the year as Mayor.
1860-Mayor, Gideon Myers ; Recorder, J. A. Starr; Treasurer, J. S. Wheaton ; Marshal, S. T. Rowe; Trustees, Calvin Blythe, E. D. Black, Simeon Chaney, M. Hixon, George Springer.
1861-Mayor, Gideon Myers; Recorder, J. A. Starr; Treasurer, J. S. Wheaton; Marshal, H. C. Miner; Trustees, B. Blythe, M. Hixon, E. D. Black, John Fullen, P. B. Sprague.
1862-Mayor, R. Banks ; Recorder, E. Brown ; Treasurer, J. S. Wheaton ; Marshal, J. R. Myers ; Trustees, A. L. Chamberlin, J. Montgomery, J. Ful- len, E. G. White, M. Hixon.
1863-There are no records of the Council meeting for this year. It is said they were purposely destroyed.
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1864-Mayor, J. T. Rowe; Recorder, W. H. Foulke; Treasurer, J. S. Wheaton ; Marshal, T. D. Lyon ; Trustees, M. Hixon, J. P. Grout, J. Fullen, J. Montgomery, W. F. Lyon.
1865-Mayor, J. Q. A. Dawson ; Recorder, J. H. Cartright ; Treasurer, J. S. Wheaton ; Marshal, A. L. Chamberlin ; Trustees, M. Hixon, C. Myers, J. W. La Force, B. Jennings, J. P. Grout.
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