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1875.
Mayor-Edward Hall. Recorder-Edd. R. McKee. Treasurer-Miles W. Judkins. Assessor-J. T. Lacy. Attorneys-Todhunter & Hartman. Marshals-G. W. Burgess and Andy Park. Street Commissioners-C. K. Bidlake and Henry Ruth. Trustees-Wm. Graham, E. W. Perry, Wesley Cheshire, Imle L. Eno, M. R. Barker.
1876.
Mayor-W. F. Powell: Recorder-Edd. R. McKee. Treasurer-Miles W. Judkins. Assessor-John W. Howard. Attorneys-Todhunter & Hartman. Marshal-Andy Park. Street Commissioner-William Liston. Trustees-Willet Carpenter, A. R. Henry, Frank A. McClure, John B. Gifford, Thomas W. Graham.
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1877.
Mayor-W. F. Powell. Recorder-G. R. Stover. Treasurer-Joel Ja- coby. Assessor-John W. Howard. Attorney-Harrison McNeil. Mar- shals-John Vantassel and W. F. Law. Street Commissioners-W. F. Wells and W. F. Law. Trustees-W. H. H. Hursh, Robert A. McGowan, John S. Jones, John Dyke, J. H. Johnston.
1878.
Mayor -- C. S. Litzenberg. Recorder-Edd. R. McKee. Treasurer-T. P. Crosthwait. Assessor-P. P. Henderson. Attorney-George Collings. Marshals-W. F. Law and Andy Park. Street Commisioner-John L. Taylor. Trustees-Frank A. McClure, Dan G. Peck, J. H. Whitney, Thos. W. Graham, A. O. Reynolds.
1879.
Mayor-John W. Howard. Recorder-Edd. R. McKee. Treasurer -- T. P. Crosthwait. Assessor-P. P. Henderson. Attorney-George Collings. Marshals-Tom. Henderson and R. F. Henry. Street Commissioner-Jno. L. Taylor. Trustees-Frank A. McClure, Dan. G. Peck, J. H. Whitney, M. R. Barker, J. R. Hursh, Jesse Bryson.
Indianola, viewed as the town of to-day, is one of the most picturesque in Iowa. Situated almost exactly in the center of the county, it is easily seen from almost every township, and from the court-house dome may be seen the new Capitol building of Iowa, seventeen miles away. The view thus spread out to the beholder is one of surpassing beauty. In every di- rection is to be seen the gently rolling prairie, dotted with artificial groves and nearly the whole surface under cultivation. Thrifty villages are shown and near by the narrow belts of timber which skirt the Three Rivers, the basis of the drainage of the county, each showing a fertile valley unsur- passed in the United States in fertility. The location is such as to give a fine natural drainage. The town site was originally nothing but a wild expanse of prairie grass, but now it is a perfect forest of trees, and the city is perhaps shaded too much, or will be as it increases in years.
One of the most noticeable features of Indianola is the social character of the people. The citizens are of the best class of people, and they have mnade the town like themselves. There is not a single drinking saloon in the place, the sale of intoxicating liqnors being strictly prohibited by city ordinance. It is perhaps owing to this fact that the place is so remarkably free from all exhibitions of ruffianism and from the presence of evil-dis- posed persons. There is scarcely any abject poverty in Indianola, and nearly every person seems to be fairly prosperous and above the pressure of want, at least. Visitors to Indianola are invariably profuse in their praises of the town and the courtesy and hospitality of its citizens.
The town is about equally distributed in each direction from the court- house, which is the central stand-point of the place both geograpically and architecturally. The business houses surround the public square, filling every lot and every house on each of the four sides and extending up the
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side streets. All this is skirted by some four or five blocks of private res- idences in each direction. As seen from a distance, Indianola presents the appearance of a grove of trees, so completely are the houses hidden in tlie foliage, with the exception of the court-house, the dome of which towers high over all and is visible from all parts of the county. The trees are all of artificial growth and end with the city limits, the town being surrounded with prairie.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway enters the city from the northeast and its depot is just outside those limits of the city which are occupied as residences, in Windle's addition which has never been sold off in lots.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway enters the city from the east and its depot is located one block east and three blocks north of the court- house.
The cemetery is located south of the city about three-fourths of a mile, and its principal part is under the control of the Odd Fellows, although the old cemetery was originally deeded to the public. It ought, it seems, to be brought under the authority of the city in order that its condition might be improved. The Odd Fellows cemetery is one of the best kept in the State. Its location is good and its condition reflects the highest credit upon that order.
The following is the statement of the receipts and expenditures of the city for the last year beginning in March, 1878:
RECEIPTS.
On general revenne $1,945 81
On delinquent taxes.
157 50
For license and dog tax
118 50
impounding stock
57 00
fines
112 65
rents
131 00
« sale of old lumber
16 10
Total amount of revenue from all sources $2,538 56
EXPENDITURES.
Mayor's salary $ 24 00
Recorder's salary
60 65
Treasurer's "
47 93
City Attorney .
103 40
Street Commissioner's salary
415 00
Marshal's salary . 425 55
Trustees' salaries (5)
105 00
Lumber
432 98
Work on streets.
121 08
Boarding paupers and prisoners
15 50
Printing.
21 60
Oil, flues, etc 39 50
Hardware
38 90
Drayage.
5 70
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Expense of scales and pound $ 47 52
Plow ...
18 00
Extra police service.
7 50
Repairs on pumps
5 25
Smithing . . .
12 70
Rent of scale lot ..
50 00
Miscellaneous expenses
50 35
Total
$2,048 11
Paid on prior outstanding indebtedness
$ 387 88
Discount of warrants
9 01
Cash in treasury .
93 56
$2,538 56
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
The following is a list of the business men and establishments of In- dianola at the present time so far as we have been able to secure it:
Barber Shops .- James Akers; Joseph Carter & Co .; William Wehr; Ben Wagoner.
Drugs .- C. A. Buffington; E. M. Odiorne; R. Armstrong; A. R. Cocke. Hardware .- John H. Law, A. O. & O. C. Reynolds, J. W. Campbell, W. G. Silcott.
Furniture and Undertaking .- Richey Brothers, R. A. McGowan.
Restaurants .- John H. Clark, Si Coryell, Lee Wells.
Jewelers .- Jo. Beck, O. K. Butler.
Livery Stables .- Willet Carpenter, R. B. Parrott.
Butchers .- Schimelfennig Brothers, John Young, D. C. Dubois.
Groceries .- Gifford & Honnold, Spray & Eno, McClure Brothers, Noble Brothers, Hughes & Bro., H. T. Metcalf, S. Burberry, V. K. Price, W. W. Slone, A. D. Swan, Graham & Harbison, J. Cunningham, E. Austin.
Books and Stationery .- W. A. Liston, Nez. Foster.
Millinery and Fancy Goods .- Mrs. M. Sheets, Miss E. McDowell, Mrs. W. P. Harbison, Mrs. M. C. Henderson, Mrs. M. M. Hamilton, Miss Ann Dillon, Mrs. M. J. Patterson.
Hair Dresser .- Mrs. Miller.
Harness and Saddlery .- G. C. Davis, T. P. Crosthwait.
Real Estate and Loan Offices .- Hall & Carruthers, Creighton & Creighton, Turner & Volk, Todhunter & Hartman.
Boots and Shoes .- A. R. Worth, E. Austin, Thomas Jays, G. M. Har- vey, Charles Ellison, N. McDowell, John D. Ingalls (agent), V. K. Price, J. E. Lucas & Co., J. B. Austin.
Commission Merchant .- S. Calhoun.
Dry Goods and Clothing .- M. R. Barker, E. W. Perry & Son, Thayer & Whitney, O. H. Christy, O. McKay, Strauss & Co., Schlesinger & Co. Banks .- First National, Warren County.
Flouring Mills .- Hursh & Pritchard, Jesse Bryson.
Elevators and Grain Buyers .- Boatright & Fernald, S. S. Lucas & Co., Eichenberry & Co.
Agricultural Implements .- A. O, Reynolds & Co., Mel W. Park, Dan G. Peck, J. H. Law.
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Carpenter and Planing Mills .- Fortney, Martin & Co., John Hall, E. Proudfoot, S. Helmick, E. W. Bryant, W. Gordon.
Blacksmiths and Machinists .- John A. Olive, Amos Embree, N. G. Chesbrough, J. M. Fallis, George Hohl, Amlong & Huffman, Fred Olive, O. M. Ingalls, Wales W. Puffer.
Hotels .- Central House, National House, Madison, Farmers' Home, Tremont, and Sherman houses.
Lumber .- H. F. Getchell & Sons, Eichenberry & Co.
Attorneys .- Lewis Todhunter, J. E. Williamson, R. B. Parrott, Geo. W. Seevers, A. L. Kimball, W. F. Powell, Harrison McNeil, J. H. Henderson, Geo. Collings, W. H. Schooley, W. H. Berry, E. W. Hartman, Edd. Hall, W. B. Carruthers, J. H. Creighton, E. D. Samson, R. J. Graham, A. A. McGarry, H. M. Hogg, R. P. Anderson, J. M. Brown, A. C. Bishop, O. C. Brown, J. G. Volk, J. H. Creighton, O. O. Morrison, John A. Hall and J. H. Carruthers.
Physicians .- C. W. Davis, W. C. Davis, G. H. Bonney, C. B. Lake, J. D. McCleary, Thos. S. Parr. E. L. Baker, A. J. Applegate, W. M. Park, M. D. Fuller, P. Gress, J. Pressley.
Dentists .- J. J. Maxfield, W. W. Loring.
Station Agents .- C. B. McLanghlin, F. C. Squires.
Colleges .- Simpson Centenary.
Churches. - Methodist, Baptist, United Presbyterian, Presbyterian, Christian.
Lodges .- Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., No. 53; Indianola Lodge, No. 70, I. O. O. F., with Rebecca Lodge; Indianola Encampment, No. 34, I. O. O. F .; Three Rivers Lodge United Workmen; Union League.
Newspapers .- People's Advocate, C. B. Lake, M. D., publisher; Frank B. Taylor, editor; Tribune, John E. Clarey, editor and publisher; Herald, Graham & Knox, proprietors, A. J. Graham, editor, John W. Jones, city editor.
Photographers .-- D. H. Cross, Mrs. L. A. Schooley.
Bakers .-- J. H. Clark, S. Coryell.
Broom Factory .- C. P. Beem.
Wagon Shops .- Fred Olive, N. G. Clesbrough.
Painters .- J. M. Folger, J. Judkins, Ves Barns, R. F. Henry, J. Mayers. Printers .- Clint Price, Will Foster, E. Ivins, Ben Gardner, H. White, C. Mckay, Jr., J. W. Jones, M. Bilderback, Chas. Miller, Ira Ingalls, Will Johnson, Will Herron.
SCHOOLS.
There are two school buildings: the North and South buildings, both having excellent appointments. Both are substantial brick structures, built in a good style of architecture.
The South building is thus described, by Mr. Al. Swalm, in the Visitor for May 14, 1868:
" The foundation is built out of sandstone, from Mr. Hallam's quarry. The walls are six feet in height, four feet under the ground level, and two feet above, finished with a belting course of cut stone. Three hundred perches of stone were used in their construction. The basement story con- sists of a hall and two rooms, which will be used as storage rooms, and for the furnaces-two of which are required to keep the rosy-cheeked lads and lassies comfortably warm, when old Boreas resumes his tyrannical sway.
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The walls are twelve inches thick, and built of the best of brick, made on the ground, from clay carted from a bank three miles east of town. A portion are hand-made brick, the remainder machine-made. The length of the building is sixty-six and a-half feet, with a width of thirty-six feet. The height is about forty four feet. On the first floor are two rooms, twenty-five by thirty-four, with a large hall between them. There is also a vestibule, eight by twenty-six-and this description will apply to the second and third floors, with the exception as to the height of the ceiling, that of the first story being twelve feet, of the second, eleven and a-half, and of the third, ten feet. There are two wardrobes on each floor, eight by eight. The rooms are well lighted by six windows in each-half-circle at the top. On the south side of the roof appear five dormer windows, while on the north side, rising at the eaves equal distant from the ends, is a Gothic gable, with a circular window at top, surmounted with ornamented wood work. The location of the building is central, being two blocks southeast of the public square, fronting to the north. It is on the lot ad- joining the Baptist church, and in this immediate locality can wholesome food for the body, for the mind and for the soul, be obtained. Major Babb will furnish the first, the competent Professor May the next, while Dr. Ivens will gladly serve all inquirers concerning the proper food for man's immortal soul. Got on the wrong strain then, we suspect our friends will think, so we'll slide out of it, and around and tell you how the cornice will be beautifully ornamented with heavy double scroll brackets, with an eighteen inch projection of the cornice. Also that the cupola will be sixty feet in height, and will be finished with a unique French composite style of architecture. It will be about twenty-five feet above the roof.
" As before stated, there are near three hundred perches of stone in the foundation and window sills. Near two hundred thousand brick were used in the construction of the walls. Thirty-five thousand A No. 1 shingles were required to cover the roof. Thirty-five thousand feet of lumber will be used up, when completed. School was kept in this building during last winter, under the superintendency of Professor M. A. May, a gentleman of fine scholastic attainments. We are glad to learn that his efforts are pronounced eminently successful by those much more competent to judge of such matters than we, but we err not when we say that it is the united wish of the parents and scholars that he enter again upon his responsible duties, at the opening of the fall term."
The North building is only two stories in height, but shows well, and is arranged for use.
The following is the enrollment, by rooms, of the pupils in the Indianola public schools, for the month of October, 1879:
NORTH BUILDING.
GIRLS. TOTAL.
First primary,
Miss Josie Honghtaling, teacher . .
BOYS. 28
33
61
Second "
Maria L. Hall, teacher
30
25
55
Third
Ida Alexander, teacher
26
23
49
First intermediate,
" Alice Braucht, teacher
18
32
50
Second “
Mrs. B. F. McCoy, teacher
21
21
42
First grammar,
Miss Ella McCarty, teacher,
10
23
33
High school,
Mr. F. A. North, teacher
17
30
47
Total
150
187
337
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SOUTH BUILDING.
First primary, Miss Mary Hamilton, teacher
29
14
43
Second
Jennie S. Clark, teacher
28
31
59
Fourth
Rosie L. Kimball, teacher
24
25
49
'Second grammar, Mrs. M. K. Culbertson, teacher
24
17
41
Total
105
87
192
SCHOOL OFFICERS.
The members of the Indianola school board are: A. O. Reynolds, pres- ident; Thos. W. Graham, secretary; John Cheshire, treasurer; John Law, Elias Proudfoot, Jas. H. Hughes, Chas. S. Litzenberg, Edward Hall, direct- ors; E. M. Cotton, superintendent.
The general financial condition and management of the school interests is shown by the following statement of receipts and disbursements of the Independent District of Indianola, Iowa, for the year ending September 15, 1879:
School-house Fund, Dr.
Received from taxes .
1,581.00
Received from other sources. 27.00
Received from contingent fund.
400.00 $ 2,008.00
School-house Fund, Or.
Overdrawn at last report $ 513.04
On bonds and interest
1,210.00
Paid for other purposes 112.86
Balance on hand. $ 172.10 $ 2,008.00
Teachers' Fund, Dr.
On hand at last report 2,882.93
Received from district tax 2,306.05
Regular apportionment 874.60 $ 6,063.58
Teachers' Fund, Cr.
Paid teachers since last report. $ 3,935.00
Balance on hand $ 2,128.58 $ 6,063.58 Contingent Fund, Dr.
On hand at last report
$
268.98
Received from taxes 1,567.06 $ 1,836.04
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Contingent Fund, Cr.
Enel
$ 266.00
Janitors.
320.00
Secretary's salary
60.00
Miscellaneous.
784.49
On hand
402.55
Total
$ 1,836.04
POSTMASTERS.
The post-office was established in Indianola, August 4, 1849, and Col. P. P. Henderson was the first postmaster. The office was first kept about three miles east of the present location, while the present town was being laid out. Since that time it has had the following postmasters. with the annexed time of service, as shown by the books of the post-office depart- .ment, at Washington :
Paris P. Henderson, P. M. 4th August, 1849; Zebulon H. Hockett; P. M. 19th of March, 1850; Paris P. Henderson, P. M. 27th October, 1851; Richard Grantham, P. M. 14th December, 1853; Paris P. Henderson, P. M. 7th March, 1854; John H. Monahan, P. M. 26th December, 1854; Thos. J. Atkeson, P. M. 19th December, 1856; Luther T Brisceo P. M. 22d July, 1855; Jas. H. Knox P. M. 19th March, 1861; Gorham A. Worth P. M. 20th September, 1862; John N. Andrew P. M. 13th of February, 1868; Jas. H. Knox P. M. 13th March, 1875; Thos. D. Noble, P. M. 10th April, 1879.
All these have been excellent officers, and not a dollar of defalcation has ever occurred among them. Of late years the struggle for the office has been lively, but good natured.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Presbyterian Church of Indianola was organized by Rev. G. M. Swan and David Wills, committee of the Presbytery of Des Moines, Nov. 4th, 1853. It consisted of seven members, being A. McClure, Louisa Mc- Clure, Lutheria Stark, Margaret Thompson, David Demaree, Jacob Wise- heart and Elizabeth Wiseheart, and N. McClure and David Demaree were chosen as its elders. For years the church continned very weak, only hav- ing preaching occasionally. Its ministers have been Rev. I. M. Lippincott, from the organization until 1856; Rev. W. L. Lyons, between 1856 and 1860; Rev. D. L. Hughes, in 1864 and 1865. Rev. Wm. McCandlish was the minister of the church for two years, closing his labors May 1st, 1867. Rev. Silas Johnson was the first installed pastor of the church, commenc- ing his labors May 1st, 1867. The church then consisted of forty-four members and worshiped in the old Seminary building. Its present house of worship was erected in 1870, at a cost of $7,000. It is a frame, forty by seventy feet, with a vestibule and tower. It is the best church edifice in the city. A fine Troy bell, 700 pounds, is hung in its tower.
During the pastorate of Mr. Johnson, 332 members have been received into the church, and after deducting the number of deaths and removals, the present number of its members is. 190. The church has a good mem-
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bership, is free from debt, except a little for current expenses, and is doing a good work in the community.
BAPTIST.
The First Baptist Church of Indianola was organized in 1865, with the following members: John A. Pool, Rebecca Pool, E. W. Hartman, William Long, Charles Mckay, Win. Shover, Kezia Shover, Wm. Wright, Martha Wright, John Kinsley, Elizabeth Kinsley, F. E. Howard, Ursula Whita- ker, Amanda Cox, Elizabeth Leibig, Mary A. Bishop, William P. Bishop, Jonathan Bishop, Sarah E. Bishop. The church building is a frame, and was erected in the summer of 1866, at a cost of $5,000, and was dedicated in February, 1867, by Rev. John A. Pool. The following pastors have officiated in its walls: Rev. John A. Pool, from May 1, 1865, to August 1, 1868; Rev. T. R. Cressey, August 10, 1868, to April 1, 1870; Rev. D. N. Mason, September 25, 1870, to May 19, 1873; Rev. William Tilley, six months. The number of the present membership is about seventy-five. This church has ordained Rev. Thos. Stitt, Rev. Samuel W. Lee, and Rev. Wm. Foster as ministers. A good Sunday-school is conducted in connec- tion with it.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
This is the oldest church organization, as well as the first building in the county dedicated as a church. It was organized in 1850, with Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Hockett, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Liston, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gad Bryan, and Hezekiah Fish as its original members. The church, which is the only brick structure of its kind in Indianola, was begun and completed in 1855, at a cost of abont $4,000, and was dedicated by Rev. Dr. Berry, President of Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, in January, 1856, and the money to complete it raised on the day of dedication. The present membership is about 260. Its records are very incomplete, but the following comprises the ministers it has had since 1860: E. M. H. Fleming, C. C. Moley, U. P. Golliday, Geo. Clammer, S. Guyer, Shaffer, D. Thompson, A. C. Williams, J. H. Swope, R. M. Smitlı, T. S. Berry, F. W. Vinson, W. C. Morton. An excellent Sunday-school, of which Mr. E. D. Samson is the present Superintendent, is held in connec- tion with the church. It has an average attendance of about 150. This church has indeed been an important one. It has not only seen all the other churches of the county grow up about it, but it has built np Simpson Centenary College, always extending a helping hand toward it, and look- ing kindly after the students. Its ministers have, as a rule, been superior to those in charges having no college, with a beneficial influence to all con- cerned and the county at large.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN.
The organization of this church was affected some time in the year 1864, with Robt. Graham, Mrs. L. A. Graham, J. H. Millen and wife, David Miller and wife, Mrs. Harbison, R. T. Harbison, Esther Harbison, Wm. J. Clark and wife, Mrs. S. F. Palmer, Mr. Lyons and Mrs. Alexander, as orig- inal members. . The church was built in 1868, at a cost of about $4,000, and was dedicated by Rev. Andrew McCartney. It has only had two pastors,
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Mr. McCartney and its present one, Rev. Joseph Calhoun. Its present membership is about 175, and it is in a fine, flourishing condition. Mr. Cal- houn is a man of much ability, and one who has the confidence of the sec- ular as well as the religious portion of the community. An excellent Sun- day-school, with a large attendance, is also conducted, meeting every Sun- day immediately after the close of the morning service.
CHRISTIAN.
This church was organized in January, 1869, its original members being as follows:
J. P. and Mary Z. Rader, G. H. and Mary A. Stover, Henry, Mary and Sarah Hipes, J. H. and L. Thatcher, J. W. and R. S. Hall, A. J. and Sarah Easter, Sarah Merritt, R. H. Clapp, A. O. and M. Reynolds.
The church was built in 1875 and 1876, at a cost of $3,000, and was dedicated by Rev. A. C. Corbin. Its present membership is about sixty. A flourishing Sunday-school is also conducted in connection with the church.
THE INDIANOLA MUSICAL CLUB AND BRASS BAND
Consists of the following officers and gentlemen: M. F. Hammond, leader; F. C. Squires, E flat; John Cromley, 1st B flat; Thomas Proudfoot, 2d B flat; A. M. Vanzile, solo alto; Henry Graham, 1st alto, Frank Perry, 2d alto; Walter Richey, trombone; H. Jud Spray, baritone; Wales W. Puffer, tuba; W. W. Loring, bass drum; Alex. Bishop, side drum; Gas. C. Davis, cymbals.
MASONRY.
Warren Lodge, No. 53, A. F. and A. M., was organized under a dispensa- tion, granted by the Grand Master of Iowa, dated October 30, A. D. 1854. The charter members were: Thomas Thompson, David Demaree, Richard Grantham, Nathaniel McClure, George R. Stover, George W. May, Rees Babb, B. S. Noble and Jonathan Rawls. The first meeting was held No- vember 16, 1854. The officers were: Thomas Thompson, W. M .; David Demaree, S. W .; Richard Grantham, J. W .; G. R. Stover, Secretary; Na- thaniel McClure, Treasurer; B. S. Noble, Sr. Deacon; Geo. W. May, Jr. Dea- con, and Jonathan Rawls, Tyler. The organization of the lodge was af- fected in a school-house, where the Christian church now stands. The lodge ran along very successfully, nothing unusual occurring until 1861. In this year the officers were: G. W. Clark, W. M .; H. Fisk, S. W., and Robert Longshore, J. W. All these officers enlisted in the army, and the lodge was unable to hold meetings until a special dispensation was granted in November, and other officers elected. The new officers were: J. E. Wil- liamson, W. M .; J. W. Bundy, S. W .; R. Babb, J. W. The first regular lodge-room was on the west side of the Square, from which place the lodge moved into the upper part of the old Presbyterian church, which, together with the Odd Fellows, they occupied until the completion of their new hall, in Union Block, which was dedicated December 25, 1875. The hall was built in 1865, and occupied the third story in Mr. John H. Law's busi- ness block, and cost about $3,200. The meetings are held on the first Sat- urday on or before the full moon of each month. The number of mem-
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bers in good standing is eighty-eight. The lodge is in good condition-out of debt-and its membership gradually increasing. There is no chapter or commandery in connection with the lodge, although some of its members belong to the higher order of masonry, generally. at Des Moines. Mr. J. H. Henderson was the Representative to the last Grand Lodge. The pres- ent officers are: J. H. Henderson, W. M .; Joel Jacoby, S. W .; George W. Seevers, J. W .; William A. Noble, Treasurer; H. J. Spray, Secretary; C. F. Goodman, S. Deacon; Sylvester Barns, J. Deacon, and S. P. Fisher, Tyler.
I. O. O. F.
Indianola Lodge No. 70 was instituted April 24, 1855, by L. P. Sher- man, D. D. G. M. of Des Moines, in a second story of a frame store house, then situated on the north side of the public square.
Charter members-D. W. Griffith, E. R. Clapp, T. C. Lawrence, J. H. Millar and Wesley Redhead. (Mr. Redhead brought his card from Des Moines, in order to make the requisite number to organize a lodge. After organization he resumed his membership at Des Moines.).
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