The pioneer history of Pocahontas County, Iowa, from the time of its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 44

Author: Flickinger, Robert Elliott, b. 1846
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Fonda, Iowa, G. Sanborn
Number of Pages: 1058

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BELLVILLE TOWNSHIP.

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"Who o'er the prairies looks abroad, And does not see the hand of God Preparing them through ages past To be the homes of men, who cast The seed abroad and reap again A rich reward in golden grain!" -LEONARD BROWN.

FIRST SE TTLERS.

ELLVILLE township to locate their homes. Now that the was not the first one swamps and marshes, by means of a settled or organized, little drainage, have been made very but it is the first one n an alphabetical productive, and beautiful farm build- ings have been erected all over the list of the townships township, the prejudice of the survey- of this county. It is township 90 of or has vanished. range 32, the second one from the east The first settlers in this township were William Bell and Niels Hanson, who in the month of March, 1869, lo- cated their homesteads, the former on the NW and the latter, on the NE} of section 10. Returning together to Fort Dodge in a lumber wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen, they hauled the in the south row of townships. At the time of its survey the fact was noted that it contained "numerous small marshes and a few of consider- able size. There are also several swamps; most of them unfit for culti- vation, although some of the marshes are good for hay as is also the whole lumber for the first cabin, which was township. A considerable portion of erected on the homestead of Wm. this township is covered with pea vine. Bell. This structure was a very hum- The surface is generally level, and the ble one, 10x12 feet square and 5} feet soil first and second rate." At the high. These two men occupied this time of its survey there was not a tree cabin together until the fall of 1870, to be seen in the township, and the when Niels Hanson built a sod house surveyor who made these notes, for on his homestead. This sod house that reason and those stated did not was sunk two feet in the ground, but regard it a desirable place for settlers had a good floor, was plastered inside

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and had two windows, one on each Charles Kezer, justices; Joseph Strong side at the top of the ground. When and Wm. Bell, constables; W. B. completed each occupied his own Dickinson, clerk; James Bennett, as- cabin, but in the spring of 1871 Han- sessor; E. K. Cain and Charles Kezer, * son married Lena Loding, of Fort road supervisors.

Dodge, and then his had two occu- pants.

The first record of a meeting of the trustees is of date April 11, 1871, when

Others that located in this town- they made a levy of five mills for road ship during the year 1869, were Wm. purposes, and authorized W. B. Dick- Brownlee, wife and two children, Mr. inson to buy for the township one and Mrs. W. B. Dickinson, their son- good road scraper, for the care of in-law, M. B. Parks and wife, Peter which during that year he should re- Peterson, wife and two sons, Bernard ceive $5.00. April 13, 1872, he was au- Niehouse, Michael Burns, James Ha- thorized to purchase three more

gan, James O'Kiefe and two sons, scrapers but no additional compensa- John and Frederick Johnson, Nelson tion was allowed. The township that Anderson and Aaron Erickson, Swan year was divided into four districts Nelson, Patrick Enright, Niels An- and the supervisors were Niels Han- derson, John Lampe and his three son, John Lampe, Charles Kezer and sons, Henry, F. J. and George Lampe. John Christmas. The general elec- These were followed in 1870 by Mr. tion, Oct. 14, 1873, was held at the and Mrs. Charles Kezer, Andrew O. residence of Peter Wendell and he Long, wife and two children, W. R. was elected a justice of the peace and Owen, Alonzo Cady, James Bennett, township clerk. On April 10, 1874, he Joseph Strong, E. K. Cain, H. W. reported that all the township prop- Behrens, Christian Peterson, Fritz erty, consisting of four scrapers, had Weigert and others.

been burned in a prairie fire that con-

In the spring of 1870, at a meeting sumed also the stable and stock of of the citizens held at the home of Jeremiah Connelly. In 1892 two large Wm Bell, it was decided to ask the road graders were purchased from the board of county supervisors to set off Fleming Manufacturing Co, Fort this township from Lizard and call it Wayne, Ind., for the sum of $450.

"Bellville," in memory of the fact The second, or general election in that Wm. Bell was the first settler to 1871, was held at the residence of W. erect a cabin in it. On June 6, 1870, B. Dickinson, and in 1872 at the school Bellville township was established by house on section 17. From 1874 to the board of county supervisors who 1885 they were held in school house designated October 11, 1870, as the No. 3; from 1886 to 1892 in school house date for their first election and the No. S, and since 1893 in No. 5, the cabin of Wm. Bell as the place to hold center school house.

it. The following board of election

The assessor's book for the year 1874, officers was appointed and the oath showed an enrollment of 42 persons in was administered to them by G. H. the township liable to do military Johnson, a justice of the peace from duty. The new names that appear Lizard township: Judges, Wm. Bell, are those of D. Beneke, L. S. Bivans, James Bennett and W. B. Dickinson; J. Cady, P. Ellison, Rudolph Beneke, clerks, M. B. Parks and Joseph Strong. Abraham Burgeson, Henry Elsen and Township officers were elected for the his two sons Gerd and Charles Elsen, ensuing year (1871) as follows: Alon- John Christmas, August Anderson. zo Cady, Henry Lampe and M. B. Alexander Geddes, S. H. Gill, C. H. Parks, trustees: W. B. Dickinson and Hallock, A. Himan,J. Hogan, G. Lar-

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son, A. G. Loats, C. P. Lundgren, M. ployed as teachers E. K. Cain and and J. McAuliff, M. McAlpin, G. Mil- Thomas L. Dean.

ler, M. McGrath, Peter Wendell. John On March 4, 1871, the electors of the Larson, C. Peterson, Patrick Quinn, district township of Bellville held D. Ragan, A. Reedland, E. Short, their first meeting, W. B. Dickinson C. and A. Stickelberg, A. Zinn and serving as chairman and E. K. Cain Anton Smorkovski. as secretary. E. K. Cain, Charles Ke- This assessor's book also shows that in January, 1874, as many as twenty- one persons were allowed timber and fruit tree exemptions for plots rang- ing from one half an acre to four acres. The grove of one acre planted by W. B. Dickinson on the SE} Sec. 14, in the spring of 1869, was the first one in the township. James O'Kiefe in 1871, planted the second one, also of one acre, on the NW} Sec. 12. In 1872 two orchards of one acre each were planted by Mrs. Sylvia A. Ben- nett, on the NE} Sec. 26, and Anton Smorkovski on SW} Sec. 28; and groves by Charles Kezer, John Lampe, Pat- rick Quinn and Niels Hanson. In 1873 nearly every other resident homestead- er planted a grove. zer and Jerry Connelly were elected as the first board of directors, each for the term of one year. This board or- ganized by the election of Charles Ke- zer, president; W. B. Dickinson, sec- retary and Wm. Bell, treasurer. One week later a tax of ten mills was ap- proved and levied for school house purposes. About the same time there was levied a tax of ten mills for the teachers' fund and seven mills for the contingent. The wages of male and female teachers were fixed at $35 and $30 a month, respectively. It was al- so decided to lease three buildings in which to hold a three months' term of school during that summer. Two buildings were leased, one from Mr. Brownlee, located on the SE corner of Sec. 29, in which Lucy Van Doren was the teacher, and the other from W. R. Owen, located at the } stake on the west side of Sec. 20, in which he was the teacher. These temporary build- ings were constructed expressly for this purpose and the specifications of the first one was as follows: "8x10 feet square, 6 feet high, boarded up and down, board floor, one half win- dow, a door hung with hinges, the roof to be as tight as boards and bat- tens could make it, two desks, one on each side each to be 1} feet wide and 10 feet long, and three benches; and the monthly rental shall be $4.00."

There were perhaps more sod houses built in this township than any other during the first two years of its set- tlement, 1869 and 1870. The first one was built by Philip Myers, on the Quinn farm. Others were built by John Lampe, A. Himan, Niels Han- son, John Johnson, Alexander Geddes, Swan Nelson, Peter Wendell, Charles Kezer, Wm. Owen, Matt. McAlpin and Gus. Peterson. The sod house with its low thatched roof of slough grass was always a place of danger when the prairie fire came sweeping along. In the fall of 1871, A. Himan and Gus. Peterson lost their houses, hay sheds and stacks of hay, wheat, beans and buckwheat; and later Peter Wendell his house and contents.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

On September 18, 1871, Jerry Con- nelly resigned and James E. Bennett was appointed a member of the board in his place. The house of Wm. Bell was leased and W. R. Owen was ap-

Previous to the organization of Bell- pointed teacher of this school for three ville township, the directors of Liz- months. ard township established a school in

In March, 1872, the electors neglect- the home of John Lampe and em- ed to meet and the members of the

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old board renewed their oath of office. forth the admiration of the traveler. Wm. Brownlee was appointed to fill The township of Bellville was the first the vacancy occasioned by the remov- in this county to secure a fine grove al of E. K. Cain, and he was then around each of its school buildings elected president of the board. The and until 1897 it enjoyed this honor wages of the teachers were reduced to without a rival. It has now new, large and brightly painted buildings $25 in summer and $30 in winter.

On April 27, 1872, the board made in every district.

arrangements with A. D. Moore for the erection of four temporary school houses 12x16 feet and 8 feet high, for $591. For one of these buildings the first school house site was purchased from Geo. A. Loats (SE corner Sec. 28) and for another one they leased a site on the NE corner of Sec. 10.

Joy for the sturdy trees!

Fanned by each fragrant breeze, Lovely they stand!

The song birds o'er them thrill, They shade each tinkling rill,

They crown each swelling hill, Lowly or grand.

Other teachers who taught in this Miss township during the seventies and Emma Parks was the first teacher in eighties in addition to those already this last building, the others who named, were J. O'Kiefe ('75), Annie taught that summer being Mattie E. Condon, Jason H. Lowrey, Kate Con- Owen and E. D. Bivans. nelly, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Brownlee (8 terms), Ida Lowrey (Gill), Emma Low- rey (Wilbur), Mrs. S. A. Bennett, C.

In the fall of 1872 the township was divided into five sub districts known as the O'Kiefe, Lampe, Brownlee, Kreul, E. O. Davy, L. A. Brooks, E. Kezer and Bennett districts, and the S. Parks, Hattie Hallock, Mary Quinn new teachers employed were Lily M. (13 years), Patrick Quinn (10 years), Bosworth and T. L. Dean; and during Maggie Quinn, Martin Quinn, Katie the next summer Mrs. E. S. Parks and Ellis, Agnes Denny, R. Brownlee, Maggie Griffin and Ida Wendell.

Mrs. Elizabeth Cady.

During the

winter of 1873-4 E. D. Clark taught The fine condition of the earliest a term in the home of Peter Wendell. records of the board of directors of

In 1875 permanent buildings were

Bellville township and the excellent erected in district No. 2 by T. L. Dean, manner in which all the interests re- and in district No. 3 by H. W. Wilcox. lating to the public schools were man- In 1880 the term of school was fixed aged merit special commendation and at seven months-four in winter and suggest that the men who in the early three in summer. In 1881 the first days were elected directors were not school house grove was planted by A. only capable but appreciated the im- Erickson for $36. This was the one portance of the trust committed to in district No. 6 and it had been them. The earliest records, in the farmed for several years previous. handwriting of W. B. Dickinson, be- The trees planted were soft maples gin with the very beginning of things with a row of cottonwoods around at the organization of the township, them. In 1883 Charles Kezer planted are found in a large, well bound vol- the grove in district No. 8. Later, all ume suited for the purpose, and they the other school grounds in this town- are written in a plain, legible hand ship were planted with trees and the with a good quality of black ink that beautiful groves that now mark the has not faded with the lapse of years. school house sites are sources of de- They are remarkable for their fulness light to teachers and pupils, a matter and minuteness of detail, inasmuch as of pride to all the citizens of the town- they include complete copies of all ship and objects of beauty that call the contracts made by the board with

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each teacher, builder and workman. '82.'94; Anthony Larson, Peter Ander- the bond of the treasurer and the son, August Anderson, '97.1900.

specifications of every building to be erected.

SCHOOL OFFICERS.

The succession of officers for the school board of Bellville township has been as follows:

PRESIDENTS: Charles Kezer, '71; Wm. Brownlee, Henry Stahl, Charles Kezer, '74, 6-7; S. H. Gill, '75; Wm. Brownlee, '78, '81, '83; P. Quinn, Swan Nelson, 80, '89, '93; A. F. Froid, '82; Geo. A. Loats, '84; Henry Lampe, Pat- rick Clancy, '86-88; Rudolph Beneke, '90; Peter Anderson, '91-2, '97; W. E. McReynolds, '94-'96; M. Hanson, '98; Henry Behrens, '99- 1900.

SECRETARIES: W. B. Dickinson, '71; A. Cady, '72-4; Charles Kezer, J. W.

O'Kiefe, T. R. Moore, Charles Kezer, De Wall, George De Wall, Albert Loats, '78-86; A. G. Quinn, Wm. Brownlee, '88-'92; Peter Long, '93-'96; August Johnson, '97-'98; Anton Larson, '99- 1900.

TREASURERS: Wm. Bell, '71-'72, George Loats. The officers in 1899 Wm. Brownlee, '73-'75; James O'Kiefe, were Otto Pfeundheiler, Henry West- '76-'81; Swan Nelson, '82-'84; John Lar- fall and Fred Schlieut, and the adult son, '85-'88; Patrick Clancy, '89-'93;

membership was about 36. The meet- Swan Nelson, '94-'99; Charles Schroe- ings were first held in the Loats school der.

CIVIL OFFICERS.

TRUSTEES: The following persons cated August 15, 1891. It is 28x40 feet, have rendered service as trustees: tower 8x8 and 40 feet high, and cost. Alonzo Cady, M. B. Parks and Henry $1600. The Sunday school meets ev- Lampe all in 1871; Wm. Brownlee, ery Sabbath, the preaching services Henry Lampe, '72, '74, '75, '81,-'86; D. are held on alternate Sabbaths and B. Hallock, Wm. Bell, C. H. Hallock, their present pastor resides at Rock- A. O. Long, James O'Kiefe, Alex. well City. The succession of pastors Geddes, H. W. Behrens, '76-'78, '82-'85, has been as follows: Rev. Mr. Drum- '87-'92, '95-1900; Rudolph Beneke, '77, hawer (1880), Otto Gerard, Gerd Knoke '89-'94; John P. Peterson, '77-'80, '94- (3 years), G. Branstats, J. D. Schaible, 1900; Patrick Quinn, '79-93; Gust Pe- L. Smith, -Weverseck, Peter Gert- terson, '80-'82; John Larson, '86, Niels man, Daniel Rikert, -Koinig. Hanson, '87-88; Geo. A. Loats, '93, '95; FIRST DEATH AND BIRTHI. Frank Lampe, '96-1900.

The first death in Bellville town- CLERKS: W. B. Dickinson, '71-'72; ship occurred in the spring of 1871, Wm. Brownlee, Peter Wendell, Wm. when Frederick Johnson, a young Bell, '75-76; Charles Kezer, '77-'82; Swede, died at the age of 23 years. Frank Lampe, '83.'86 Andrew Quinn, He came with his brother, John John-

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE: W. B. Dickinson, Wm Brownlee, Peter Wen- dell, Charles Kezer H. W. Behrens; Swan Nelson, '83 '98; Patrick Quinn; Fred Bruns, W. A. Berry, Anthony Larson.

ASSESSORS: James Bennett, '71-'72; A. Cady, L, S. Bivans, Charles Kezer, '75-'77; S. H. Gill, '78-'79; A. F. Froid, J. P. Peterson, '83-'86; Wm. Gadaw, '87-'90; Fred Bruns, '91-'98; John Quinn.

EMMANUEL GERMAN CHURCH.

The first and to this date the only church organized in Bellville town- ship is the Emmanuel German Church of the Evangelical Association of North America. It was organized about the year 1880, and the original members were Christ DeWall, John George Loats, August Munch and their families, Maria Schon and Mr. and Mrs. John Schon. The first officers were John De Wall, Maria Schon and

house. Their house of worship, lo- cated on the SE} Sec. 28, was dedi-

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son, who located a homestead on the born in the township. He is the old- St NW} 18, in the year 1869. They est, son of Mr. and Mrs. Swan Nelson, erected a sod shanty andlived togeth- who are still residents of the old er. This shanty had a roof of slough homestead. He was, for a few years, grass that caught fire on two occasions one of the public school teachers of when prairie fires swept over that this county, and is now in Dakota.

section, and twice did they lose all

Bellville township claims the pecul- they had in it. Fred died of consump- iar distinction of having produced the tion and was the first one buried in largest baby in the county. It was a the Swedish Mission burying ground bouncing boy that weighed twenty- of Bellville township. The funeral two pounds. He first saw the light service was conducted by John Hamer- in 1871, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. son, a young Swede residing in Grant E. K. Cain, on section 21. In June, township.

1869, this family located on section 4

Carrie Christmas, daughter of John and one year later on section 21, and Mary Christmas, was the first and they lived there until February, child born in this township. She was 1872, when they moved to Lincoln born in February. 1870, became the township where, during a period of wife of Morton Root, and they are four years, he filled the two offices of now residing at Fort Dodge. Her assessor and justice of the peace. He father was a soldier in the civil war. was a teacher, carpenter and farmer, In 1869, accompanied by his wife and and in 1884 moved to Clayton county. two children, he came to this county and located on the N} NW} Sec. 34, en, the pioneer occupant and owner Bellville township, and, after secur- of the St of Sec. 17. He is a Canadian, ing the patent for his homestead, in 1874, sold it to Saunders S. Assing, Sr., and moved to Fort Dodge. After three years he returned to Manson and was killed at Rockwell City in October 1897 while crossing the track of the D. M., N. & W. railway in a buggy driven by Edward Tullar.

The second birth in the township was that of Huldah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lawson. This event oc- curred during the dreadful snowstorm of March, 14-16, 1870. Her parents were Swedes and, accompanied by

The "Bellville giant" is John O'Bri- six feet in height and weighs 260 pounds. At the age of twenty-five his great strength was a surprise to oth- ers, and the above nom de plume was accorded to him by his neighbors many years ago, when he lifted the side of a horse-power, that needed to be mount- ed on wheels, that two ordinary men were unable to move.

Lone Rock on the NW Cor. Sec. 33, originally about twenty-five feet high, was a very prominent landmark in the early days.

The first public road established in three children and Philip Myers, in Bellville township was the one ex- the spring of 1869, they came to this tending east and west north of section country and homesteaded the W} NE} 10, known as the Bell & Hanson road. Sec. 20, Bellville township. He was a It was established in 1870 and was successful farmer. His wife died in surveyed by Oscar I. Strong, deputy 1878 and he died in 1889, leavinga fam- county surveyor, assisted by Niels ily of five children, all of whom have Hanson as one of the chain carriers. moved from the county. Huldah is This road extended across the county now married and residing at Fort and in Lizard, Bellville and Colfax Dodge.

townships was located on the section

Nelius M. Nelson, whose birth oc- lines, in Cedar township it is one-half curred May 4, 1870, was the first boy mile further north and passes through

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the center of the north tier of sec- region, and in partnership with a tions.

BELLVILLE CREAMERY.

friend, engaged in mining gold. He took an active part in all matters

A creamery was established on the relating to the organization of the SW≥ Sec. 5, in 1890, by Fred Dilmuth, township and the first election in it who moved the plant from Grant was held in his cabin on section 10. township and managed it in its new During the years 1871-72 he served as location two years thereafter. It was the first treasurer of the School Board, then purchased by Bernard Fisher and during 1873 74 as a trustee of the Rudolph Beneke, but is now owned by township and during 1875-76 as the the former who is also proprietor of a township clerk. He was about fifty- grocery store established at the same six years of age and unmarried when place. Mr. Fisher, who is a native of he left the county.

Germany, in July, 1869, began to oc- James Bennett, in March, 1869, en- cupy and improve a homestead on the tered a homestead on NE} S.c. 26, im- NEĮ Sec. 8, which he still owns to- proved it and died there in August, gether with the W+ SE Sec. 6 and 1872. His wife, Sylvia Bennett, se- the NW} Sec. 7. He has a large fam- cured the patent for one half of his ily, all of whom are still at home. claim, (the other half being declared OTHER EARLY SETTLERS. swamp land) and for the adjoining claim of Alex. Oleson. In 1876 she sold both tracts to Col. Blanden and with her family moved to Manson.

During the seventies many other new settlers located in this township, among whom were James Sinnott, John Larson, Peter Scherf, Ira G. Mr. Bennett was the first assessor of Vaughan. Abraham Burgeson, Louis Bellville township.

Abraham Burgeson and his wife Swan and James F. Peterson, S. S. Eliza, natives of Sweden, came to Assing, George De Wall, John O'Brien, Bellville in 1870 and the latter entered Lander and C, G. Blanden.

Oleson, Henry Lieb, Andrew Carlson,

as a timber claim the SEI SE} Sec.

During the eighties there came Geo. 18-40 acres-but it was forfeited in J. O. and S. O. Peterson, Frank W 1877. A few days later it was re- Schuster, Geo. Reining, John W. entered by her husband and in Febru- Boog, Peter Anderson, Benjamin ary, 1893, the patent was issued to their son, Alvin Burgeson. They now Loats and many others.

The following personal notes do not own and occupy the SE} Sec. 1, Colfax include any reference to those whose township, and have raised a large biographies appear in the latter part family. of this volume.

Michael Burns and James Hagan en-

August Anderson, a native of Swed- tered adjoining homesteads on Sec 10, en, in May, 1872, entered a homestead in January, 1870, and lived together of 80 acres which Claus Hanson in in the same cabin for several years. June, 1869, had entered but later for. Then each occupied a cabin on his feited. He had a wife and two daugh- own homestead and the latter farmed ters when he came and they are still both farms, while the former worked residents of the old homestead.

on the railroad. About 1884, Mr.

William Bell, after whom the Burns married a daughter of Wm. township was named, in 1871 added Gadaw. He still owns the old home- to his cabin a good frame house 12×20 stead and also the one of Wm. Bell on feet and continued to occupy his which he and his family now reside. homestead until about the year 1878 James Hagan, single-handed and when he went to the Black Hills' alone, still occupies his old homestead,

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which was the one originally entered by Peter Murphy.

William Gadaw, of Germany, accom- panied by his wife, two sons and one -

Alonzo Cady, having a wife and two daughter, in 1873 bought the E} NW} children, in March, 1869, entered a Sec. 24, and improved it. Mr. and homestead of 80 acres on Sec. 24, which Mrs. Gadaw died several years ago. he improved and occupied for a num- Their sons, William and Ernest, still ber of years. He moved first to Liz- own and occupy the old farm. The ard township and thence to Dakota. former was assessor of the township He was one of the first trustees, the during the four years, 1887 to 1890. second assessor and for three years Three daughters were born in this secretary of the school board of the county and all three of them are mar- township. ried. The two oldest are living in

Wm. B. Dickinson and Milton B. neighboring counties and the young- Parks, his son-in-law, entered home- est, married to Michael Burns, lives on steads on Sec. 14, August 31, 1868. section 10. These were the first claims entered in David B. Hallock, who served as one of the trustees of the township in 1883, came to this county with a large family in 1870 and located a home- stead on the NW} Sec. 10. He met with many discouragementsand, when his crops were devoured by the grass- the township. Owing to the fact they did not begin to occupy their claims soon enough they were both forfeited, but re-entering them in 1872 and 1873, they received their patents in 1873 and 1874, respectively. The former was a soldier in the civil war, and hoppers a second time in 1874, he now resides with his daughter at Gil- more City. He was the first secretary

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The pioneer history of Pocahontas County, Iowa, from the time of its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 44

Author: Flickinger, Robert Elliott, b. 1846 Publication date: 1904 Publisher: Fonda, Iowa, G. Sanborn Number of Pages: 1058

Author: Flickinger, Robert Elliott, b. 1846
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Fonda, Iowa, G. Sanborn
Number of Pages: 1058