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COUNTY OFFICERS.
Dover township has furnished three on the farm of John Eichler, SW} representatives for the board of county section 11, and it was opened for busi- supervisors: Wm. Fitzgerald 1889-91; ness June 3, 1897. This creamery is Frank A. Thompson '92-94; M. A. Ho- located in a section of country where gan '95-1900; and J. F. Clark, superin- a number of intelligent farmers have tendent, '75-77.
CEMETERIES.
permanently located. They have been developing and improving their farms
The Dover township cemetery, con- finely and have discovered the ability · taining five acres, was located on the and energy to make this undertaking northwest corner of section 22 in 1880, a financial success, and a source of and to this date only three persons profit to all who patronize it. M. W. have been buried in it, namely: Mar- Linnan has been secretary since 1901. tin Bergren, a Swede stone mason sub- Joseph T. Reagan, in the spring of ject to epilepsy, who, while blasting 1897, established a store and postoffice rock, blew off his head by putting a at this place, and, in the fall of 1899. dynamite cartridge in his mouth, at the young men of the neighborhood the age of 31; Mrs. Sarah Smith, wife organized a cornet band of sixteen of Charles Henderson, and a child by pieces, under the leadership of B. M. the name of Netrick. It is probable Lamb, butter maker at the creamery.
that this site will soon be disposed of and a new one selected near Varina.
VARINA.
The town of Varina was located on
The Calholic church (p. 373) and the lands of Jacob Hauser, NE} Sec. cemetery are located on the SE} of 31, along the survey of the C. M. & section 34. This has been a popular St. P. Ry., about July 1, 1899. Its burying ground ever since it was es- pretty and romantic name was adopt- tablished. Many of the settlers of ed one month later by the railway Dover township and vicinity were company at the suggestion of the au- natives of Ireland and members of the thor of this work. He noticed that Catholic church. Many of those that in the nomenclature of this county have passed away are buried here and the names of Rolfe and Powhatan, beautiful monuments inark their last her husband and father, had been ap- earthly resting place. Rev. J. F. propriated from the story of Pocahon- Brennan, of Fonda, has supplied the tas. Varina was the name given to church at this place since the removal her home after marriage, on the of Rev. S. Butler in the spring of 1901. James river, Virginia. The use of LILLY CREAMERY. this name tends to complete the list
In the spring of 1897 a number of of proper names found in her story.
$2500 was divided into shares of $10 each. A building 26x40 was erected
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The track-laying machine (p. 301) fifteen other buildings were in process reached Varina Nov. 23, 1899. The of erection, first train load of stock was shipped VAKINA IN 1901. southward from there Dec. 17th, 1899. MAYOR-Edward B. Wells. It consisted of three cars of cattle BANK-Bank of Varina established July 20, 1900; E. B. Wells, president; Allen F. Thompson, cashier. sent by M. W. Linnan and four cars of hogs sent one each by Thomas Fitzgerald, Joseph Lilly and F. Pick- BLACKSMITH-Harry Waterman, in 1901, successor of Edward Durkee and John W. Taylor. ing, W. T. and James Fitzgerald, and Mullen, Mayo & Co. The train was gaily decorated with banners upon CARPENTERS-Ulyses S. Reed, Chas. which were printed in large letters: J. Moore. Henry L. Ellis of Newell, built most of the first buildings.
CHURCHES-Presbyterian and Meth- odist, both built in 1901.
DRAYMEN-John Carroll, Thomas
DRUGGIST-B. Bevelhymer, 190).
ELEVATORS -- Wilson & De Wolf, 1899, Frank A. Thompson, Mgr .; Pease
The plat of the town was filed by the Milwaukee Land Co., Oct. 2, 1899, Bros., 1900, J. D. Fitzgerald & Co., and four days later the town was Mgrs. opened to the public by the public FURNITURE-Geo. W. Clampitt, 1900. sale of twenty-six GENERAL MERCHANTS-Carl Peters
lots. August 25x142 feet for $92.50. Among others who made purchases that day were B. W. Pilkington, Mullen, Mayo & Co.,
GROCERY-George A. Secord, 1899.
HARDWARE-B. W. Pilkington; Au- John Taylor, J. D. Fitzgerald, Her- gust Porath, successor to John A. Thompson in 1901.
HARNESS-MAKER-L. S. Maulsby,
HOTEL-Varina Hotel built by Wm. Kenyon, 1899; Mrs. J. F. Newland, 1900; Wm. French, 1901.
IMPLEMENTS-J. D. Fitzgerald & (W. T. and Thos.) Co., successors to Mullen, Mayo & Co., in 1901.
LIVERY-Wm. Morrison, in 1900 that awaited location after the town successor to T. J. Logan. should be platted. When the track
LUMBER AND COAL-J. & W. C. was laid Miracle had his sheds com- Shull 1899, Patrick Shanley, Mgr .; pleted and a fine stock of lumber on Frudden Lumber Co., in 1900, suc- hand hauled from Fonda. Loren cessors to Miracle & Miracle, A. In- Green and wife were occupying their gooldstadt, Mgr.
new house, the first one in the town,
POSTMASTER-Frank A. Thompson, now owned and occupied by Allen F. since March 6, 1900, office in Pilking- Thompson, and Carl Peters and fam- ton's hardware store.
PHYSICIANS-Andrew Emmett Car-
ily were occupying the rear of his store building. Wm. Morrison had ney, since 1900; W. C. Porath. the third house enclosed and about
RAILWAY AGENT-O. M. Conner,
"First consignment of stock from Va- rina." Regular train service was es- tablished Dec. 25th, 1899, and mail service March 5, 1900. Frank A. Thompson was appointed postmaster J. Logan.
Feb. 1, 1900, and the office was opened in Pilkington's hardware store.
Porath bought the first business lot, & (Wm. C. H.) Son, 1899; D. Z. Roland, 1900; Guy Blair, 1901.
man Schultz, J. A. Thompson, Thom- as Thompson and James Keefe. On Dec. 26, 1899, Jacob Hauser filed the at Pilkington's. plat of Hauser's First addition, and the public sale of these lots occurred Jan. 2, 1900.
The first buildings erected were a lumber office by Orville U. Miracle and a blacksmith shop by John Tay- lor, both being movable buildings
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Dec. 1, 1899; R. Wright, Oct. 1, 1901. Fonda, began to hold occasional serv- SHOEMAKER-N. W. Raines. FIRST OFFICERS.
At a special election held Dec. 28, 1900, the incorporation of the town, including all of the NE} of Sec. 31, and NW4 of Sec. 32, was approved. The first officers, elected March 25, 190), were: Edward B. Wells, mayor; Jacob Hauser, John A. Thompson, Matthew L. Chase, John D. Fitzger- ald, George W. Clampitt and George A. Secord, councilmen; B. W. Pilking- ton, treasurer; Allen F. Thompson, recorder; W. C. Peters, assessor; Wm. Morrison, marshal and street com- missioner.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
The first Protestant services in Do- ver township were held in the Pinneo (now Varina) school house. As early as 1871 occasional services were held in the Sunk Grove school house, two miles south, by Rev. L. C. Woodward, (M. E.) of Newell. Two years later an aged resident of Buena Vista county by the name of Clothier, as-
ices during the summer season in the Pinneo school house. In the spring of 1893 he began to hold the services on alternate Sabbaths and has con- tinued to do so since that date.
On May 12, 1889, a Sunday school was organized that was maintained several summers under Geo. O. Pin- neo as superintendent, and from 1893 to 1896 under Mrs. Sarah T. Pinneo. After a lapse of three years this Sun- day school was reorganized in the school house April 22, 1900, by the election of Carlos E. Pinneo and Em- ory R. Fox, superintendents; Hattie Pinneo, secretary, and Ai Watts, treasurer.
In January, 1901, the services were transferred to Pilkington's hall, Va- rina, and on the 29th of that month a Presbyterian church was organized with seven members, of whom Carlos E. Pinneo and Ai Watts were or- dained elders. Geo. Watts, (president), Hattie Pinneo, (secretary), Ai Watts,
sisted by Rev. Mr. Johnson, endeav- (treasurer), C. E. Pinneo, E. R. Fox ored to organize an M. E. class after one week of special meetings. In 1876 these occasional services were transferred to the Pinneo schoolhouse by Rev. A. J. Whitfield of Fonda, and continued by his successor, Mr. Kenyon. Revs. Faus and Winter, their successors, transferred them to the Gombar school house. and Mrs. E. B. Wells were elected trustees. It was then decided to erect a church building on the three lots secured by the pastor January 2, 1900, and donated by him for that purpose. The contract for the erec- tion of a building 28x48x14 feet with tower and pulpit extensions was given to Ulyses S. Reed for $1,660. It was ed December 8, 1901, at a cost of $2,000.
In 1879 at the request of W. H. Bur- completed, furnished and dedicat- nett, a First-Day Advent, Rev. Mr. Willoughby of Jefferson, began to hold occasional services at the Sunk METHODIST CHURCH. Grove school house and the next year he was succeeded by Rev. George Em- ory of Sac City, who organized a class of eighteen members and served them once a month. In 1882 these services were transferred to the Pinneo school house and maintained during the summer seasons until 1886, when they were discontinued.
Occasional services by the M. E. church were held in the Pinneo school house in the fall of 1900 by Rev. J. M. Tibbetts, of Pomeroy. In January, 1901, Herbert J. Calkins, a stu- dent, located in the town and began to maintain the services on alternate Sabbaths in Pilkington's hall. A class was organized a few months later PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. and a church building was erected In 1887, Rev. R. E. Flickinger of that year for which the corner-stone
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was laid July 11th, 1901. It was dedi- ship, which he improved and occupied cated September 22d, following. The until his death in 1889. It is still oc- first board of trustees consisted of cupied by his family which consisted Jacob Hauser, Thomas J. Logan, L. of five children. A. Robbins and George A. Secord.
LEADING CITIZENS.
William, (b. Iowa, 1871) in 1900 mar- ried Susan Marx, lives on his own
Carey John, (b. 1843) is a native of farm on section 34. which he bought Made county, Ireland, and coming to in 1896 and improved by the erection America with his parents in 1846, lo- of a new house and barn since his cated in Massachusetts and two years marriage. He has a good orchard later near Rome, Oneida county N. and vineyard, and a large plot planted Y. In 1857 they came in wagons to in small fruits. He has one child, the vicinity of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Margarite. where they remained during the next Mary married William T. Fitzger- twenty-seven years. John was the ald and lives at . Varina. Maggie, oldest member of a family of six chil- John and Hazel are at home.
Carey Lawrence, (b. 1847) is a na-
dren, of whom Matthew and Lawrence and their families came with him to tive of Massachusetts. In 1874 he Pocahontas county in 1884. Ann, his married Mary, sister of John McCaf- sister, married Thomas Lynch, Mary ferty, and located on a farm in Linn married Thomas Jones and Bridget county, Iowa, and in 1884 on 160 acres married Garrett Mackey. All are on section 16, Dover township, which he improved with good buildings, in-
members of the Catholic church.
John in 1873 married Maggie, a sis- creased to 240 acres and still occupies. ter of John McCafferty, and she died in Three of his children died of scarlet 1883 in Linn county, leaving a family fever in the spring of 1884, soon after of five children; Maggie, James, Law- his arrival in this county. Eight
rence, John and Mary. The next children are living: Annie, William, year he purchased and located on a Frank, Joseph, Nellie, Raymond, Jen- farm of 320 acres on section 15, Dover nie and the baby.
township, which he improved and
Coleman James Henry, (b. 1850) still owns. Soon after his arrival in resident of Dover township from 1876 this county in the spring of 1884, to 1892, is a native of Derby, Conn., three of his children, James, Law- the son of William and Margaret rence and Jolin, died of scarlet fever. Coleman. In 1868 he came with his On May 2, 1887, he married Mary, a parents to Allamakee county, Iowa, sister of Jerry S. Sullivan, and their where in 1876 he married Kate Mc- family consists of one daughter, An- Guire and settled on a farm of 80 nie. In 1898 he built a house and lo- acres on the SE} Sec. 13, Dover town- cated in Fonda.
ship, this county. He improved this to 200 acres, still owns it, but moved
Maggie, his eldest daughter, in farm with good buildings, enlarged it 1894 married James Webb, an express messenger on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., to Fonda in 1892. His administrative and lives in Chicago; Mary in 1899 ability was immediately recognized in married James, a son of Matthew Dover township by his appointment Burns, and lives in Omaha.
as treasurer of the school funds in
Carey Matthew, (b. Ireland, 1845; 1876, a few months after his settle- d. 1889) in 1867 married Bridget Lally ment there. He held this responsible and located on a farm in Linn county, office nearly four years and during the Iowa. In 1884 he located on a farm winters of 1876 and '77 made several of 160 acres on section 25, Dover town- trips across the prairies covered with
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snow, on foot, to Pocahontas and ka and in 1885 to his present farm, Fonda for school funds or necessaries which he was the first to occupy and in the home. He was also assessor of improve. He has now a fine dwelling the township four years, 1881-82, '91- house, large barn and a number of 92. In Fonda he has been a member other smaller buildings. He keeps of the school board since 1894 and was about 150 head of sheep and raises elected president of it in 1901. considerable stock.
His wife died in 1880, leaving three His family consisted of five chil- small children, all of whom died of dren. Charles in 1895 married Bertha scarlet fever in the spring of 1881. Geddes and lives in Marshall town- That same year he married Victoria ship; Annie in 1893 married Wenzel Leslie and their family consists of Geddes, who works her father's farm, four children: Lottie, a Fonda grad- and has three children, Maggie, Ada uate in 1901, George, Allen and John. and Clara; Michael, Mollie and Millie Elsasser John, (b. 1841) owner of are at home.
Fitzgerald John and Margaret, 8, is a native of Germany and one of parents of Patrick, John, William the most influential of his country- and Daniel Fitzgerald were natives of men in the township. On coming to Ireland and members of the Catholic America he located at Cedar Rapids, church. They were married about Iowa, where he married Kate (b. Ger. the year 1833 and with a family of five 1851), sister of John and Peter Fix, sons and one daughter, in 1850 came who are also now residents of Dover to America and located near Bridge- township. After a few years he lo- port, Conn. In 1857 they moved to cated in Sac county, and in 1890 on a Allamakee county, Iowa. Here their farm of 80 acres on section 5, Dover children grew to manhood, married township, which he increased to 280 and two of them, Margaret, who mar- acres and improved with good build- ried Thomas Reagan, and David, per- ings and grove. In 1899 he moved to manently located. During the years Pocahontas, leaving the farm in care of 1873 and 1874 four of their sons, of his sons.
His family consisted of five children: Mary in 1895 married Patrick Ryan who occupies a farm of 160 acres in Marshall township, and has a family of four children; William, Edward, family consisted of five sons and one Estella and Ethel. John G. and Hugo daughter.
M. occupy their father's farm, the latter in 1901 having married Adelia, 1898) was a native of Cork county, Ire- daughter of Edward Gerrick. Emma land, came with his parents to Amer- and Clara live with their parents. ica in 1850 and to Allamakee county in All are members of the Catholic church.
1-Fitzgerald Patrick (b. 1834; d.
1857. In 1871 he married Mary Mackey. Two years later he located on the SE} Sec. 23, Dover township, the time of his death in 1898, when he
English Joseph H., (b. 1849) owner of a fine farm on section 6, is a native which he improved and occupied until of Germany, where in 1872 he married Sophia English. Six years later he was the owner of 320 acres. His fam- came to America and located near ily consisted of eleven children, two · Odebolt, Iowa, and engaged in rais- of whom died in childhood.
William Timothy (b. Iowa, 1871) in
ing sheep, keeping usually 1,500 head. After four years he moved to Nebras- 1894 married Mary J., daughter of
a farm of 280 acres on sections 5 and
Patrick, John, William and Daniel lo- cated in Pocahontas county and in 1879 they also came and lived here the rest of their days. Both are buried in the Dover Catholic cemetery. Their
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Matthew Carey. In 1900 he moved to ried Ann Jane Williamson and lo. Varina and engaged in the implement cated on a farm. In the spring of business as a member of the firm of 1874 he located on the SW} Sec. 13, J. D. Fitzgerald & Co. His family Dover township, his three brothers, consists of four children: Margaret Patrick, John and Daniel having pre- M., Matthew, John P. and William E. ceded him one year. He has im- Maggie E, Mary A. James Edward, proved this land by the erection of a Sarah Jane. a Fonda graduate in 1899, fine dwelling house, two large barns John P., Hannah,a Fonda graduate in and other outbuildings, and by plant- 1901, Catherine, Nellie R. and Charles ing several groves He is now the owner of 240 acres that is in a high
Lewis are at home.
2-Fitzgerald John (b. Ireland, state of cultivation, having been 1836) in 1862 married Mary, daughter thoroughly tile drained. He was a of Philip Quillian, of Allamakee trustee of the township nine years, county. In 1873 he located on the 1876-84, treasurer of the school fund NW} Sec. 23, Dover township, which since 1882-nearly twenty years-and he has finely improved and increased was a member of the board of county to 340 acres. His family consisted of supervisors three years, 1889-91. eight children.
His family consisted of five children. Margaret Ann in 1888 married M. Margaret E. in 1891 married Martin W. Linnan, (see Linnan); Mary Ellen F. White, who located on section 12 in 1888 married John Eichler, owner and remained there until 1900, when of a farm of. 160 acres on section 11, he moved to Perry. Their family Dover township, and has a family of consists of five children. two sons and three children. Lucy, John and Ray. three daughters. Esther Ellen is at John David, (b. Iowa, 1867,) secretary and business manager of the Lilly Creamery Association 1897-1900, and
home. Mary Jane married Andrew White, who died in October, 1897, from injuries received in an effort to dealer in implements and grain at stop a runaway team at Laurens, Varina since the spring of 1900, in leaving one child, Charles W. Isa- 1896 married Ann Quinlan of Fort bella Ann and Edward are at home. Dodge and has a family of two chil- Mrs. Margaret A. Williamson, mother of his wife, has made her home with William since 1878. dren, John Vincent and Mary Ethel. He was assessor of Dover township from 1894 to 1900, and a justice in 1901. 4-Fitzgerald Daniel, (b. Ireland, Elizabeth in 1899 married Joseph 1844) in 1867 in Allamakee county, Eichler, who lives on his own farm of married Margaret Coleman (b. Maine, 160 acres in Dover township, and has 1849) and in June, 1873, settled on his one child, John Francis. Thomas present farm on the NE} Sec. 23, Do- Philip in 1900 married Mary, daugh- ver township. He has improved this ter of Terrence Mullen of Fonda, and land with good buildings and is now located at Varina, where he is en- the owner of 320 acres.
gaged in the implement business
His family consisted of ten chil- He has one child, Mary Genevieve. dren, one of whom died in childhood. Agnes and Winnifred are at home. Mary Agnes in 1890 married Joseph
3-Fitzgerald William, (b. Ireland D. Reagan, (see Reagan); John T. was Mar. 11, 1840) in 1862 in Allamakee a trustee of the township 1898-1901. county, enlisted as a member of Co. and has been business manager of the F, 6th Iowa Cavalry, (pp. 43-45) and store since the death of Joseph D. spent three years in the frontier serv- Reagan. Margaret H., after spend- ice of his country. In 1866 he mar- ing three years pursuing special stud-
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ies at Chilicothe, Mo., and Washing- ent farm on the NE} Sec. 21, which ton, Ia., in 1901 married Hugo Fix he has finely improved and increased and livesin Dover township. Cathe- to 240 acres. rine Ellen in 1898 married Henry Dor- His family consists of tive children: James, a well-digger, Jane and Eliza, teachers, Henry and Albert. ton, (see Dorton); Alice Theresa, Daniel Edward, James J , Eunice L., and Lewis Patrick are at home.
Gerrick (Gehrig) Emmanuel and Fix John, wife and family, natives family accompanied by his brother of Germany, in 1885 came with Em- Edmund and family, all natives of manuel Gerrick and located on a farm Germany, in 1885 came to Pocahontas of 80 acres, now increased to 120 acres, county and located on section 8, Do- on the NW Sec. 8. He has a fine ver township. Two years later their grove and is now in very comfortable brother Nicholas and family arrived circumstances. His family consisted and located on the same section. of five children. George in 1893 mar- These three brothers have become ried Lehina Nace and lives in Mar- permanent residents of the township, shall township. Alfreda in 1890 mar- have erected good improvements and members of the Catholic
ried Christ Toma, (see Toma); Hugo in are all 1901 married Margaret H. Fitzgerald ' church. The family of Emmanuel names of the four oldest are Frank, and lives in Dover township. Joseph- consists of five children of whom the ine and Rudolph are at home.
Garton William Henry, owner and Annie, Takala (Adelia) and Edmund, occupant of a farm of 200 acres on Gerrick Edmund, married Takala section 17, in 1865 in La Fayette. (Adelia) Swink and has one daughter, county, Wis., married Sarah Josephine Adelia.
Latin and located at Williams, Iowa.
Gerrick Nicholas (b. Ger. 1844) in Returning to Wisconsin for a short 1874 married Johanna Dabors, who period, in 1880 he located on his pres- came with him to this country in 1887 ent farm in Pocahontas county, which and died in 1901 leaving a family of he has improved and since occupied. three children. Kate in 1892 married His family consisted of six children. Michael Schneitter, lives in Dover Jennie in 1889 married William Sel- township and has two children, Dora lick and after six years' residence in and Lois. Dora in 1900 married Con- this county moved to Buffalo county, stantine Schneitter, lives in Dover Neb., with two children, Iza and Etta. and has one child, Katie. Emmanuel In 1901 they returned to this county is at home. and began to occupy a new house Gombar Frederick Michael, (b. built on her father's farm. Clifford 1853) is the son of Frederick R. in 1897 married Irene Titus and and Rosa (Steiner) Gombar. He is : occupies a farm of 80 acres on section native of Broadhead, Wis., where he 18. He has one child, Alice. Inez M. grew to manhood and in 1873 married in 1896 married Frank M. Titus and Alice McCarl. In 1878 he came to Po- lives in Calhoun county. Ida Ellen, cahontas county with the family of Eunice Edith and Anna are at home. David Steiner and located on section
Garvey John, (b. May 5, 1848) is a 30, Dover township. Two years later native of Ireland. In 1864 he came he located on his present farm on sec- alone to America and located in New tion 35, which he has improved with York state, and in 1867 in Allamakee good buildings.
His family consisted of nine chil-
county, Iowa, where in 1873 he mar- ried Sophia Williamson. In the dren, one of whom died in childhood. spring of 1873 he located on his pres- Rosa in 1894 married James Dough-
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erty, a barber, lives at Pocahontas and the spring of 1870 until the spring of has four children: May, Lilian, Eugene 1894, when he moved to Cedar Falls, and Gladdis. Jennie, Lilian, Trussie, where he died a few months later in Grace, William, Frank and Hazel. his 51st year.
Hauser Jacob (b. Germany 1864), He was the fourth son of Frederic A. and Frances L. (McNeil) Hubbell and was a native of Champlain, Clin- came to America in 1879 and located at Odebolt, Iowa, and three years later at Correctionville, where in 1890 ton, county, N. Y. His father was he married Minnie Porath, of Buena an eminent attorney but died in 1853, Vista County. In 1895 he located on when Alexander was only nine years the NE} of section 31, Dover town-
of age. He was of Welsh descent and ship, on which the town of Varina they are able to trace the family line was located in 1899. Hauser's first on his side not only to Wales but as addition to Varina was platted by him Dec. 26, 1899, and in 1901 he was chosen a member of the first town council of Varina. far back as the Danish conquest of England, a period of 800 years. His mother (b. 1808) was of Scotch descent and made her home with Alexander
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