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White, Andrew and Martin F., 578;
C. J. & Son, 486; Frank, 862;
Julius, 483-4; Joseph, 485-6; J. D.
& Son, 394; N. H., 770; W. T., 629 Whitehead, Charles E .. 278 Whitfield, A. J. Rev., 371-5; George F. Rev., 757, 773.
Whitman, M .. 483 6 Whitney, Alva L., 728, 694; Allen H., 593; Charles H., 446. 43-5, 361; Charles R. Dr., 447, 398, 851.
Whittlesey, E S ... .621-3 Wiese, John, 676, 623, 654; Michael, 676, 654 6; John E., 677; William G., 677, 654.
Ward, J. D., 799; Thomas C., 790-5, Wiewell, A. L. 505
Wilbur, Emma L., 338; R. M .. 548 Wilcox, H. W., 338, 789, 790-2-4; W.
A., 852.
Wilde, Ray E., 397; William 840
Wilder, E. O. 371
Wilkinson, John 855
Willey, H. T
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Williams, Anton, 569. 483; David C.,
814, 312, 788-9, 792-9, 878; N. H., 485; Peter, 564; Major, 36. Williams township. 253
Wilson, E. W. Dr., 486, 852; Peter, 789 Winn, James P. . 863
Winnebagoes, The .. .23, 125, 131
Wheat.
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Winnie, E. K 862
Winsor, C. E. 769
Wright, Charles G. Rev., 533, 501, 795;
Winter, Peter. 863 Edward Rev., 757; George H., 252; Wiswell, E. R. 486-7 Rensselaer, 450. 361, 370, 395-7, Witcraft, George .. 425 575; Llewellyn R., 451; F. G., 623, Wolf, bounty, 199, 218,273; The prairie, 273. Geo. W. and Jacob, 749; Sidney E., 252, 361; W. S., 251, 371, 388.
Wolf, Joseph. .840, 455 Wurtsbaugh, J. D .386, 852
Wolfe, Maurice, 840, 623, 640; M., 623; Wykoff, William M John, Edward, Jerry, 841.
Women, Pioneers of Grant, 604; vote at, Fonda, 395.
Yerkes, Thomas. 790
Yohnke, Fred 536
Young, Jeremiah, 727, 561, 693-4-7; Marion, 397; M. J., 694.
Youngren, August, 770; F. O., 755, 769
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Woodin, David M. 449, 571-2
Woodward, L. C. Rev. .575, 371 Zanter, Ferdinand 677, 654-5
Woolman, Lydia.
792 Zeigler, Charles A., 387; James S. Rev., 372-3, 703.
Wooing a Railroad 460
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Worral, J.T. 750
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Wcod, A. B. P., 447. 361-8, 376; Adel- bert S., 448, 366-8, 370, 387, 392; Abram G., 448, 361-6-8; Lois A., 368; George W., 449, 361; John M., 449, 361; A. L., 749, 751-9; B. H., 483; Edward D., 486; O. C., 536.
Wood, from wells .. 46, 153, 473
Zieman, Amandus, 558, 536-7; William and Rudolph, 558.
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900 PIONEER HISTORY OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, IOWA,
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Hardy in Northwest Iowa.
Patten's Greening
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Pocahontas County Farmers' Institute.
meeting was held in O. F. Olson, Washington township; the court house at Fred Hawley, Marshall; Charles L. Pocahontas, Monday Gunderson, ' Center; Raymond Lilly, Dover; Gerhard B. Carstens, Lizard township. evening, January 28, 1904, for the purpose of effecting the or- John Thompson, associate editor of the Farmer's Tribune, Des Moines, addressed the meeting on the se- lection and breeding of seed corn. March 4th and 5th were selected as the time for holding the first annual institute. ganization of a far- mers' institute in this county. B. B. Foster served as chair- man and W. S. Clark as secretary of this meeting. After an address by Judge Quarton, F. E. Freeman gave a report of the Calhoun County insti-
The first annual institute was held
tute, which he had attended the at Pocahontas March 4th and 5th, previous week. W. S. Clark, F. E. 1904. Anthony Hudek presided and Freeman, E. G. Fargo, J. A. Terry the constitution and by-laws present- and O. P. Malcolm were appointed a committee of arrangements, with adopted.
ed by Charles L. Gunderson were 'The program was one of power to extend invitations to at interest and profit to every one least three representative men from present. It included several ad- each township to meet at Pocahontas dresses by Prof. James Atkinson of on the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. the Iowa State Agricultural College 9th, for the purpose of effecting a at Ames, and a number of excellent permanent organization.
papers and addresses by leading
At the meeting held Feb, 9, 1904, farmers of the county. Among the atter were M. W. Linnan, who ad- dressed the meeting on behalf of the Meat Producers' Association, that had met to effect a county. organiza- tion on March 3rd, previous; Charles L. Gunderson, on the new road law; A H. Richey. on taxes and assess- ments; Fred Hawley, on Poultry for Profit; J. C. Pattee, on the most profitable house for the farm; W. E. Pirie, on Rural Telephones; C. M. Savior, on Bee Culture; B. C. Boysen of Sherman township, on tile drain- ; age: and J. H. Allen, Esq., on the new drainage law.
the Pocahontas County Farmers' Institute was duly organized. Nearly every township in the county was represented. The meeting was called to order by B. B. Foster, who briefly stated its object. Henry Parsons, secretary of the Calhoun County Far- mers'. Institute, was present and made some timely suggestions in re- gard to organization. Sixty persons were enrolled as members. The membership was limited to farmers, and the membership fee was fixed at fifty cents. About twenty five others paid a fee of twenty five cents and were enrolled as honorary members.
Arrangements were made for the
The election of officers for the first distribution of a peck of good seed year resulted as follows: President, corn, to the members of the organiza- tion soliciting it, on the condition that a bushel be returned from the
Anthony Hudek, Pocahontas; vice president, Louis Brodsky, Poca- hontas; secretary, Rev. C. W. Clifton, crop thereof, accompanied with an Havelock; treasurer, J. M. Schall, account of its cultivation and results. Havelock. Executive committee:
Fonda and Palmer Rural Routes.
D. W. Newell, of the postoffice de- creamery; thence south by the partment, in January 1904, visited Weaver school house to Fonda. and approved two routes from Fonda, Length 25 miles, area covered 39 square that were established as follows:
miles, 105 houses. 525 people served.
April 1, 1904, Fonda, No. 1,-J. R. April 1, 1904. No. 2,-Aaron R. Johnson, carrier: North, through Peterson, carrier: South one half west Cedar and Dover, to the Lilly mile, east four and a half, north
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through Colfax and Grant to Rusk; Bellville; east two miles, north three, one north, two west, thence south to Fonda. Length 27 miles, area covered 38 square miles, 110 houses, 550 people served.
then three miles east to the south east corner of section 7, Lizard; one mile north, two west, four north, two west, thence two sonth to April 16, 1904, Palmer, No. 1, was the south east corner section 28, Lin- . established, Anthony Larson, carrier. coln; one west, two sonth and two This route extends south four miles east to Palmer. Length 30 miles, to the south east corner of section 29, 125 houses, 625 people served.
The First Graduates at Pocahontas.
Pocahontas secured the erection of strom, Arnold Hakes, -7.
PLOVER-Lucy Shaw, Prentice J. Shaw, Arlo Shaver, Wright Postin, -4.
a tine brick public school building in 1902-3. It is 64x76 feet and cost $21,000. The first class to graduate POCAHONTAS-Mary Ellen Simpson, from this high school consisted of Grace Fritz, Helen Lydia Fritz, Gene four persons and they graduated May. Estella Wallace,-4. 27, 1904.
The historic importance of
ROLFE-Blanche Cuff, Pearl Snyder, this Fae squires, Mayme Crahan, Mae event appears in the statement of the Kent, Don McEwen, Frank Ritchey, fact that Pocahontas was the last of Linn Jorgenson, Gustave Everson, the seven towns founded in Poca- Roy Campbell, 10. Total, 47. hontas county during the period,
Buena Vista College, established at 1870 to 1882, to send forth a class of Storm Lake in 1891, having secured an It marks the end of a endowment of $50,000 in 1902, sent period of ten years, 1891-1904, during forth its first class of four graduates graduates.
from its Collegiate department, June
which the high schools of the county in the older towns were sufficiently 9, 1904. This fact is noted merely as developed to send forth their first a coincidence. classes or pioneer graduates. The first class consisted of 6 persons and they graduated at Fonda in 1894
It is easy to see from the facts just stated that Pocahontas county has In entered upon a new educational era 1904 the number that graduated from the high schools of Pocahontas gence that suggests greater general intelli- the part of the people. county, including Gilmore City, which is on the county line, was 47. Their names and the institutions represented were as follows: Almost forty years of the county's history had passed before the .first high school class was graduated. In ten years the annual output of gradu- ates has increased from six to forty- FONDA-Martha Eaton, Pearl Eaton. Anna Byrne, Velma Brown, seven, or more than seven-fold. It Edith Brock, Hlo Sargent, Katie Fitz- will continue to increase with passing gerald. Sarah Weaver, Daisy Farrell, years. This greater intelligence of May Farrell, Wilbur Moffitt, Guy Wilde, the rising generation will find its Verne Wood, Fletcher Herrald,-13,
GILMORE CITY-Gazella M. Warren, Florence Hogan, May Higgins, Guy E. Daniels,-4.
expression in even better educational facilities, in improved methods of road-making, drainage, crop, stock and fruit raising and, no doubt also,
*HAVELOCK - Walter Cleveland, in the general management of the Maud Smith, Mattie McCaffree, Jessie public affairs of the county. The Poole, Gilford Greene,-5. forward movement made by the farmers of this county immediate-
LAURENS-Selma Carlson, Patricia Bunton. Dorothy Roehlk, May Arm- ly after the tour of Prof. Holden in stead, Harold Winsor, David Beck- April, 1904, when, from a special car
*HAVELOCK GRADUATES. A correction of the list on page 794.
1895. Brete C. Nowlan, from a ten-year course.
1896 .- Lucy W. Potter, Ada Grace Harvey, Emma Cornelia Gill, Grace D. Speer, Fay C. Thomas, Myra Ella Harmon, John Raymond Tumbleson, Edward R. Nowlan, Litta Tumbleson, Myrtle Luella Strong: also from the ten-year course. The course was then in- creased to twelve years and there were no graduates in 1897, 1900, or 1902.
1898,-Lucy W. Potter, who continned her studies after completing the first course in 1896. She was the first full-course graduate.
1899,-Grace V. Smith, George A. Tumbleson .- 2.
1901, -James A, Adams, Nina R. Seeright, John F. O'Brien,-3,
1903,-Blanche Spratt, Clara O'Brien, Mary Donohoe, Anna Goodchild, Lizzie Har- mon,-5. Total, 21.
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he addressed them at Gilmore City, enterprising people of Pocahontas Rolfe, Plover, Laurens, Ware, Poca- county. As expressed by Cleveland hontas and Palmer on the importance Coxe: of planting and raising good seed corn, so as to secure three corn-bearing stalks at every hill and thereby in- crease the annual yield of that im-
portant cereal twenty to thirty bushels an acre, is a good practical illustration of similar forward move- ments along other lines, that will soon be made by the intelligent and
"We are living, we are dwelling In a grand and awful time; In an age on ages telling To be living is sublime.
Oh, let all the soul within you, For the truth's sake go abroad; Strike! let every nerve and sinew Tell on ages, tell for God."
A Legend of Pocahontas County. By C. M. Doxsee, Rolfe, Iowa.
Not many hundred years ago, Before the white man came, To drive away the indian From off this fertile plain, The red man's tribe, all up and down What now is Crooked Creek,
Had staked his tents and lived on game Brought in from week to week.
When they had danced some three whole days, The old king heard a cry From a spirit, deciding that This man must surely die. The block was brought, his head was laid Upon the icy stone, And as the club was raised aloft, From one there came a moan.
'Twas Pocahontas; to rescue The doomed she quickly ran, And in her Indian tongue exclaimed, '.Kill me but spare this man." The king stood motionless and gazed; The hot b ood warmed his heart; He motioned to his braves and said, "Take this young girl apart.
"Unloose the cords that bind this man, We'll let our captive free, And Pocahontas, my own brave girl, This land your own shall be." So they ca led it, Pocahontas, A name that stands today ; And the news of this girl's riches Reached white ears far away.
Ere many moons had shed their light Upon this eventful place, The brave young girl of Crooked Creek Had married a pale face. John Rolfe is the name the pale face bore, And when he won her hand, He asked if she wo ild notgive him One half her fertile land.
This last she said I will not grant, And brought her small foot down, But if'twill suit you just as well I'll give to you this town. So Rolfe is the name they gave the town, To the county, Pocahontas With fertile fields and willing hands No power on earth can daunt us.
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The elk and deer that roamed the field Soon fell an easy prey ; The muskrat and the pra'rie dog, Each had its own best day; The crane in summer left itg wing And filled the boiling pot; And when a special feast was asked A tender dog was shot.
The tribe increased as years went by, And maidens fair to see Had never made a visit, to Another tribe's tepee. Except when they would go as wife Of some young Indian brave, Who had traveled miles these girls From maidenhood to save.
They had not looked upon a face, Except a dusky red; And when the white man first appeared, In fear the women fled. Not so the braves. They stood their ground, And old chief Powhatan Gave orders for his warriors bold To seize and bind the man.
The warriors did as they were told, And brought him strongly bound Before the king of all the tribes, And placed him on the ground. The king then ordered all his braves Around this man to dance, To ascertain by this rude means What decree he should advance.
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The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County Reviewed and Commended.
Mr. C. H. Tollefsrude, ex-County Auditor, and compiler of the early history of Grant township.
ROLFE, IOWA, July 23, 1904.
REV. R. E. FLICKINGER, My Dear Sir:
Having had an opportunity to thoroughly examine the advance sheets of the Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, and having followed with much interest the serial as published in the Fonda Times, I wish to say that I find it a meritorious work. Its fullness, accuracy, freedom from prejudice, literary style and the excellent character of the portrait work will make it a volume of mnch worth to Pocahontas county people. It seems to cover, in a happy manner, everything desirable in a work of this kind, and places on record for the future an interesting and true story of our people, our past and present, our material, educational and religious growth to the present time.
Your labor, research and perseverance, I trust, will be correspondingly appreciated by our people. For one I want to thank you very much for having undertaken and so excellently carried the work through. Personally I feel under obligation to you for the conscientious and thorough work you have done for our county and for future generations of our people. I shall certainly be delighted when the book Is in my hands.
Yours Truly, C. H. TOLLEFSRUDE.
REV. J. F. BRENNAN, Pastor of Saint Mary's Catholic church, Fonda: Allow me to congratulate you on the excellence of your Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. This history interested me very much as it appeared from week to week in the columns of the Fonda Times It must have taken a vast amount of time and labor to accomplish the work. Let me express the hope, that an educated and enlightened public, such as we have, will appreciate the great work you have done in rescuing from oblivion the early history of one of Iowa's fairest counties. With best wishes. Aug. 1, 1904.
Respectfully yours, J. F. BRENNAN.
HON. JAMES J. BRUCE, Rolfe, Representative in the 21st General Assem- bly of Iowa, and many years a member of the Board of County Supervisors: To the People of Pocahontas County: Rev. R. E. Flickinger has in course of publication a comprehensive history of Pocahontas county. I am well acquainted with the scope of the work from first to last, and cheerfully recommend the book to you as a very important and interesting history of the county and its people. Often we pay more than the cost of this history for a work of fiction to satisfy our natural desire for something new. Shall we not find in this record of facts and history of our people something inter- esting and valuable? Get a copy and you will appreciate it, as well as help a good work. Aug. 1, 1904. JAMES J. BRUCE.
WILLIAM D. MCEWEN, EsQ., Rolfe, Ex-county Auditor, Clerk of the Court, County Judge and Treasurer of Pocahontas County:
The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County is a work of great merit. The author has displayed a thoroughness of research seldom equaled in a work of this kind. . It is a clear, lucid and truthful history of the settlement and development of Pocahontas county. It is with pleasure, therefore, that I commend it to the people of Pocahontas county. Yours truly. Aug. 8, 1904. W. D. MCEWEN.
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to the correctness, completeness and general acceptableness of the Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, selected from many that have been received while the work was going through the press.
REV. W. M. BEARDSHEAR, D. D., L. L. D., Ames, President of the Iowa State Agricultural College:
Many thanks for the copies of your historic serial. I appreciate most fully the good work you are doing in the historic line. Sincerely, W. M. BEARDSHEAR.
Nov. 12, 1904.
REV. WILLIAM Y. BROWN, D. D., former pastor of the Boone Presby- terian church, to a friend:
I have glanced through the Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, a double column octavo volume, having now 800 pages printed, and I have been charmed with it. I have been perfectly amazed at the amount of work and its quality which Brother Flickinger has been able to do. July 12, 1902. Fraternally,
W. Y. BROWN.
REV. O. S. BRYAN, Pastor of the M. E. church, Rolfe:
Accept thanks for the copies of the Fonda Times, containing history of the Rolfe M. E. church. Your sketch is correct so far as I can see. I don't think I have anything to add. Your Bro., O. S. BRYAN.
Jan. 15, 1901.
REV. GEO. H. DUTY, former pastor of the Presbyterian church at Rolfe:
I was pleased with the history of the Rolfe (Presbyterian) church, and I must confess that the story as you have put it sounds much better than it seemed to me to be when those days were going by. I have passed through so many days since, which were so much harder, and with no seeming result, that the travels and the work of those days are accounted among my happiest. Very Truly, GEO. H. DUTY. Feb. 20, 1901.
HON. PHINEAS M. CASADY, Des Moines, ex-senator of Iowa:
Copy of Fonda Times received. Accept thanks. The citizens of Poca- hontas county will certainly appreciate the well written history of their county. Yours Truly, Jan. 4, 1899. P. M. CASADY.
HON. SAMUEL CALVIN, Director of the Iowa Geological Survey, Des Moines:
I have taken pleasure in looking over your manuscript; find it correct and think it will present a very clear and very short statement of the Pale- ozoic formations as found in Iowa.
Very Truly Yours,
Jan. 30, 1899,
SAMUEL CALVIN, State Geologist.
PROF. AMOS N. CURRIER, Acting President of the Iowa State University, Iowa City:
I have looked over your description of the Iowa State University and find it correct. I send you the newly made cut of the old Capitol building for your County History. I am well pleased with the appearance of the other cuts in the papers you have sent me.
Very Truly Yours,
Nov. 21, 1898. AMOS N. CURRIER, Acting President.
HON. MERTON E. DE WOLF, Laurens, representative in the 27th General Assembly of Iowa:
The proof you sent is very satisfactory. I hear many favorable com-
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ments on your work. I can but wonder how you find time for such exhaustive research. Yours Truly,
Jan. 10, 1899.
M. E. DE WOLF.
MR. GEORGE FAIRBURN, President and Proprietor of Pocahontas County Bank, Fonda:
I am very much pleased with the proofs of the portraits sent me for the Pioneer History. I have no doubt your history will be highly appreciated. Respectfully,
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 4, 1899. GEO. FAIRBURN.
MR. WALTER FORD, Clare, a pioneer of Lizard township, an early member of the Board of County Supervisors:
I am in receipt of a copy of the Fonda Times, showing the early (1859) transactions in Pocahontas county. The article is very correct and the facts are carefully given. You surely ought to have great credit for your work and the pains taken. Respectfully,
May 2, 1899.
WALTER FORD,
PROF. JAMES C. GILCHRIST, Havelock, ex-President of the Iowa State Normal School, at Cedar Falls:
I cannot refrain from complimenting the good work which you have done and are doing for the Christian cause, for society and good government. May you have health and strength to continue.
Very Cordially Yours,
Feb. 18, 1897. J. C. GILCHRIST.
HON. FRED C. GILCHRIST, Laurens, Representative in the 29th General Assembly of lowa:
I am exceedingly well pleased with your account of my father's life and works. The facts are correctly stated.
Nov. 19. 1902.
Yours Truly, FRED C. GILCHRIST.
COL. JOHN B. KENT, Rolfe, Representative in the 28th General Assembly of lowa:
I think you are doing a good work in writing an accurate history of Pocahontas county. A work such as you are writing, in which you gather the early history of our county before a great deal of it is forever obliterated, is of great value not only for the present but for future generations.
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