The pioneer history of Pocahontas County, Iowa, from the time of its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 80

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

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EARLY HISTORY.

there remained for homestead entry only about 3,200 acres on the even numbered sections in the southern part of it.

HE first entries of land in Grant town- ship are of date Aug. 6, 1858, when several persons purchased 1868. The first homestead entry in this township was made Sept. 19, 1868, by C. H. Tollefsrude, of Rock Co., Wis., for the E} SW≥ Sec. 28. Hans C. Tollefsrude, his father, on the same day made the first cash en- try of government lands within the most of sections 14 and 20, and all of 12, 22 and 24. The remainder of section 14 and all of 18 were sold a few days later, Very soon afterward all the lands north of the Dubuque & Sioux City railway grant were purchased by speculators, and limit of the railroad grant, consisting

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of 400 acres on Sec. 28. Ole Moe, of John H. Johnson and Daniel John- Chicago, on the same day, bought the son, of Lizard township. The first W+ Sec 30. Two months later Elisha birth occurred July 9, when CharlesE., M. Tollefsrude entered as a home- son of F. W. Parrish, was born. Dur- sread the WE SW} Sec. 28, but none ing the winter of 1869-70, owing to of these persons located that year up- the fact that only temporary dwell- on these lands.

FIRST SETTLEMENTS.

ings, consisting of small shanties and sod houses, had been erected, only

1869. The first permanent settle- eight of the settlers, namely, I. E. ments were made May 3, 1869, when Parrish and family, Rudolph and H. W. Parrish and I. E. Parrish, of Clans Cedarstrom and Mrs. Anderson, Warren Co., located, the former on their cousin, remained in the town- the S NE# Sec. 36, and the latter on ship; the others having sought em- the EJ SE} Sec. 26. The first break- ployment or the comfort of a home by. ing was done by these brothers four going to Lizard township, Fort Dodge days later on the homestead of Felix and elsewhere. H. L. Norton, after W. About this date Joseph Brinker removing to Bellville, returned to his and Fred Steendorf, of Columbia cabin and engaged in trapping. Co , Wis., homesteaded the NW} Sec. 26; and Stephen W. Norton and Herk- imer L. Norton, his son, from Sauk Co., Wis., located on homesteads on the SEJ Sec. 20.

In June Rev. John A. Griffin and Chas. H. W. Payne, both of Dallas Co., located on homesteads, the for- iner on the NW+ Sec. 36, and the lat- ter on the SE} Sec. 34; and a Mr. Comstock, of Illinois, located on the SEX Sec. 36. In July Alexander Mc- Guffey, of Wisconsin, located on Sec. 36, and N. D. Noyes on Sec. 20. In August Rudolph F. Cedarstrom and his brother, Claus A. Cedar- strom, Hans Hammer and Anna An- derson, a widow lady, all from Sweden, located on the Et Sec. 36, Mrs. An- derson entering a homestead of 40 acres, R. F. Cedarstrom purchasing the interest of Felix W. Parrish, who returned to Warren Co, and Claus Cedarstrom and Hans Hammer buy- ing out Mr. Com stock, the former taking the Ny and the latter the St For several days previous to Oct. of the SEł. In September Geo. W. 14, 1970, prairie fires were seen raging Smith and Samuel Jeffrey, of Cedar in the country north and six days Co., located on Sec. 26; and M. and H. later the wind changing to the north- Thompson, of Fort Dodge, on the west drove the tire over the settled SW} Sec. 34. During this season portions of Grant township, destroy- about 80 acres of land were broken, ing the hay and stables of Reamer, most of it being done by Squire Brinker and Steendorf, on See. 26.

1870. In the spring of 1870 Asher W. Rake of Bureau Co., Ill., purchas- ed McGuffey's farm on Sec. 36, and Thomas Reamer, of Jones Co., bought Jeffrey's homestead on Sec. 26. Tor- kel Larson and A. N. Monkelien, both of Rock Co , Wis., purchased railroad lands on Sec. 27, and began the work of their improvement. Hans (. and Elisha M. Tollefsrude located on Sec. 28, the former building a shanty in February. On June 6th the township was severed from Lizard and Clinton townships, with which it had been connected since Dec. 1, 1862, and es- tablished under the name of Grant. In the fall C. H. Tollefsrude and N. J. Rude located on' their homesteads, the former on Sec. 28, the iatter on Sec. 34; and Henry Brown, of Lizard, bought and located on Noyes' farm on Sec. 20. During that year fifteen dwellings were built and 220 acres of land were broken.

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The continuous line of fire seen that eral days' previous prairie fires again night was the sight of a lifetime.

passed over the township and Brinker FIRST ELECTION, SCHOOL AND DEATH. was entirely burned out. When his At the first general election, held sod house caught fire they carried the Oct. 11, 1870, at the house of A. W. bedding, clothing, etc, twenty rods Rake, six votes were cast, namely, by distant to a lot of plowed land, but C. H. Tollefsrude, A. W. Rake, Geo. the fire was carried to them by burn- W. Smith, Thomas Reamer, S. W. ing tumble weeds and most of them Norton and H. L. Norton. Messrs. were destroyed.

At the general election that fall 11

Reamer, Smith and H. L. Norton were elected trustees; S. W. Norton, votes were polled and A. W. Rake was clerk; A. W. Rake, assessor; H. C. Tol- elected a member of the board of lefsrude and A. W. Rake, justices; H. county supervisors. The population L. Norton, road supervisor; H. L. Nor- had increased to 78.

ton and Geo. W. Smith, constables.

1872. In 1872 Andrew Jackson, of The first death in the township occur- Cedar Co., bought out Brown on Sec. red at the home of Joseph Brinker on 20, and M. J. Synstelien, of Rock Co., Dec. 20, when his daughter, Louise, Wis., located on the W? NE} Sec. 28. wife of Charles Bischoff (Colfax) died. J. P. Anderson, of Boone Co , Ill., and She was buried at Fort Dodge. A. Hans Johnson located on homesteads W. Rake taught the first publicschool of 40 acres each on sections 36 and 22 during the winter of 1870-71 in a sod respectively.

house opposite the residence of I. E. Parrish. The population at the end of the year had increased to 49.

A post office called "Hard Times" was established that spring at the home of I. E. Parrish, but owing to the

1871. In March, 1871 the township lack of a carrier, it was soon discon- was organized for school purposes by tinued. The second school house in the election of a school board, consist- the township was built that year on ing of Rev. John A. Griffin, Thomas Sec. 34. At the presidential election Reamer and H. L. Norton. The first that fall 12 votes were cast, all repub- school house was built that year on lican, and the population had increas- the northeast corner of Sec. 35. ed to 85.

1873. On April 2. 1873, the Grant Grange of Husbandry was organized

Early in the spring Lars Hanson homesteaded 40 acres on Sec. 26. Asa W. Harris, of Dubuque Co., located with 33 charter members; A. W. Rake, on M. Thompson's farm on Sec. 34, Master. In the spring A. T. Omt- and Wm. Wharton, of Illinois, on H. vedt, of Will Co., Ill., settled on the Thompson's 80 on the same section. W3 Sec. 30, and A. N. Monkelien on During the summer E. P. Rude of Sec. 27. In June N. C. Fossum, of Clayton Co., bought Wharton's 80, T. Rock Co., Wis., located on the NE} Larson bought the homestead of F. Sec. 33, and Frank P. Anderson home- Steendorf, and Charles Ekstrom set- steaded the last vacant government tled on the 80 of Hans Hammer. lot in the township, the NE} SW+ Stephen and H. L. Norton discovering Sec 36. C. H. W. Payne returned to that their homesteads on Sec. 20 were Dallas Co.

on lands that had been deeded to During the same month swarms of other parties secured new locations grasshoppers came and destroyed the on Sec. 32. On June 2d the first work greater part of the growing crops. . on the roads was done by H. L. Nor- The first marriage occurred Aug. 23, ton on the line between sections 35 1873, when E. P. Rude and Clara Han- and 36. On Oct. 1, 1871, and for sev- son were married. According to the

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census taken in April by Thomas low hedge had been planted. A little Reamer, assessor, the population had work had been done on the highways increased to 93, 51 males and 42 fe- and two bridges had been built. No males, of whom 17 were voters and 9 one had yet built any fence or done had not yet been naturalized. At the any ditching or tiling. election that fall 15 votes were cast.

On Oct. 7-8 large prairie fires were raging all around and the settlers were compelled to work day and night breaking and burning fire guards.

1874. In 1874 the grasshoppers re- 37 church members, 18 grangers, 24 appeared, but considerable grain was voters, 36 school children, one widow, 3 widowers, 7 young ladies and 13 young men of a marriageable age. Of the families ten had come from Wis- consin, 3 from Illinois and 4 from oth- er parts of Iowa. Four persons had died and ten had married. raised. Bonifacius Erne, of Pocahon- tas, who had successfully contested S W. Norton's homestead on Sec. 32, was the only new settler. The num- ber of votes cast that fall was 16, and the township went into winter quar- ters with a population of 99.

1875. In 1875 no new settlers ar- rived except Felix W. Parrish, who returned from Warren Co., and bought the farm of his brother, Isaac E, on Sec. 26. Rev. John A. Griffin, Andrew Jackson and Isaac. E. Parrish moved away. At the election that fall 20 votes-18 republican and 2 democratic -were polled, and the state census showed a population of 114.

1976. During the Centennial year only two families were added to the settlement, Messrs. Gibson and Noble, the former on the Jackson farm and the latter on the SWI sec, 24. The

The population had increased to 132 and consisted of 44 Americans, 4 Irish, 6 Germans, 22 Swedes, and 56 Norweg- ians. The population included 17 that had been born in the township,

The following persons had been em- ployed as teachers in the township: A. W. Rake, Flora Russell, of Web- ster county, J. M. Brown, of Lizard, Nellie R. Remtsma (Swingle) of Web- ster county, Mary Fifield, Pomeroy, John A. Griffin, Delilah Hamble (McEwen) of Washington township, C. H. Tollefsrude. S. A. Smith, of Calhoun county, and Sarah Reamer (Hamerson).

1877. The year of 1877 was a very quiet one in Grant township; no changes were made in the settlement.

1878. In 1878 N. C. Fossum having Pocahontas and Fonda mail route sold his farm to H. C. Tollefsrude who having been established in the spring, took possession in June, returned to Shirley, P. O. was established at the Wisconsin. Wm. J. Curkeet, of Dar- home of C. H. Tollefsrude: He was lington, Wis., settled on the SE} sec. appointed postmaster,' the office was 27 and R. F. Hull, of Davenport, took named in honor of Maria G. Shirley, the place of A. W. Rake, who moved his wife and the first mail was re- to Creighton, Neb. Henry H. Felch, ceived June 27th. An M. E. class was of Colorado, bought the farm of Anna organized and regular services estab- Anderson on sec. 36. J. F. Burg lished by Rev. A. J. Whitfield of bought the land of Claus Cedarstrom Fonda.

and John Soder, of Colfax, the land of SUMMARY OF PROGRESS. Rudolf Cedarstrom. Rudolf and Claus On Ang. 1, 1876, 3,409 of the 23,206 acres in the township were owned or Cedarstrom then located in Colfax. Fred Steendorf soon afterward bought held by actual residents, 1,160 acres the farm of John Soder, sec. 36, And- were under cultivation, 34 acres of rew Oleson. of Fort Dodge, the farm artificial groves and 1,600 rods of wil- of Charles Ekstrom, sec. 36, and Rob-

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ert Russell, of Colfax, the farm of Hancock three yotes. The population Andrew Jackson, sec. 20. had increased to 151.

On Feb. 4, 1878 the Norwegian IS81. The winter of 1880-81, com- Lutheran church was organized and mencing with a great snow storm on Rev. Amon Johnson, of Aurelia, was Oct. 16-17th, was the severest on rec- called as pastor. At the general elec- ord. Deep snows were frequent and tion that fall 27 votes were cast.

as a result fuel and feed became

1879. The summer of 1879 was scarce. Many cattle died from ex very dry. Odin and Martin Anderson posure and lack of food.

D. C. Ferguson sold his farm to

purchased lands on sec 31, Grant, and on sec. 6, Colfax, where they located Peter Knudson, of Pomeroy. and S. their buildings. David Terry moved W. Norton sold his to N. N. Wallow. from Dover to the W$NW} sec. 31. A. Charles E. Brown, of Appanoose Co., W. Warren, of Marengo, Ill., purchas- bought land on sec. 20, M. G. C dleman ed sec. 17 and built in the fall. Many on sec. 18 and Anton P. Rude on sec. of the old shanties and sod houses 22. John A. Crummer bought the were replaced by the erection of com- farms of H. H. Felch and Fred Steen- fortable dwellings and a great deal of dorf on sec. 36.

A. W. Warren re-

land was broken. "Learned" post- turned to Marengo, Ill., and Mrs. Geo. office was established at the home of Smith died on Sept. 20th. Thirtyone H. H. Felch on the NE# sec. 36, on republican and four democratic votes the Pocahontas and Pomeroy mail were cast at the election.

route. Thirty-three votes were cast

1882. C. H. Tollefsrude, elected and the population had increased to county auditor, moved to Pocahontas 130.

1880. This was another dry seas- sec. 26, to Geo. Spiess, of Calhoun Co., on. W. J. Curkeet having become and settled on the NW} sec 29. Thor paralyzed moved to Fonda.

R. F. Mathison sold to Martin Nelson and

Hull traded his farm to A. C. Knight moved to Dakota. Fred Steendorf al- and moved to Fonda. N. N. Wallow, so moved to Dakota and Geo. W. of Beloit, Wis , settled on the NW} Smith to Pomeroy. Wm. C. Lieb sec. 30 and James O'Connor, of Dover, built on the NW} sec. 20 and Charles bought the ENWł sec. 19 and built. Levene on the NE} sec. 35. Hans and Henry Russell. of Colfax, settled on Ole Noss, of Mitchell county bought sec. 7 and D. C. Ferguson, of Cass Co., on sec. 22; Ole J. Synstelien settled on on sec. 2 Rev. Amon Johnson sec. 27 and Peter Byrne on sec. 18. bought the SW≥ sec. 29.

Mrs. Geo. Spiess and A. C. Knight

The third school was established in died, the latter in Fonda.

January 1880 and the three teachers employed, H. T. Willey, Sarah Ream-

RECENT GROWTH.

1883=1901, During recent years

er and Ida Norton were all residents the increase in population and the of the township. John Hamerson, a material development in Grant has young Swede, organized and taught kept pace with the progress in the two singing schools, one in the Ream- neighboring townships. For more er schoolhouse and the other in the than a decade during the period of ils Murphy schoolhouse, Colfax town- early settlement, the wet seasons, the ship. He also conducted religious limited means of the pioneers and services at the Enfield schoolhouse in their distance from railways retarded Lincoln township. Andrew N. Monk- its settlement and development; but elien died in the fall. At the gener- after a few years of incessant toil, re- al election Garfield received 31 and warded by the ingathering of good

in January. T. Larson sold bis farm on

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crops there was ushered in a period of THE GRANT CREAMERY. prosperity and rapid development The Grant creamery building was that has continued until the present erected by Eric O. Christeson and time. Whilst some during the pre- Fred Dilmuth, who opened it for.busi- liminary struggles were compelled to ness May 2, 1889. After operating it seek "greener fields" their places were that year the latter removed its ma- speedily taken by men of push and chinery to Bellville township. In the practical energy who have left the spring of 1890 the Grant Creamery As- impress of their good judgment in the sociation, consisting of A. N. Monkel- fine permanent improvements they ien, Hans C. Tollefsrude, E. M. To !- have made. The footprints of the lefsrude, Torkel Larson, E. P. Rude. early drones have been entirely rb- B G. and Andrew Carlson, E. O. literated.

Christeson, M. J. Syustelien and L. E.

'The people of Grant now form i Hanson, was organized on the co-oper- community of industrious and intelli- ative plan with a capital of $2500, by gent farmers who have grasped the the election of E. P. Rude, president; true import of advanced husbandry L. E. Hanson, secretary; and E M. and are pursuing their avocations in Follefsrude, treasurer. The building accordance with the most approved was supplied with new machinery and methods. In every part of the town- it was operated for this company by ship beantiful homes, furnished with E. O. Christeson until 1895. It is modern conveniences, may now be now (1901) operated by Oscar Peter- seen, and large barns many of which son. The operations of this creamery are filled with graded stock or large have gradually increased in volume supplies of feed. Luxuriant pastures and now it is considered one of the and dairy appliances may be seen on best enterprises in the county. Dur- every hand. Nearly all the farms are ing the year 1896, there were received well stocked with cows and many 1,498,500 pounds of milk that made farmers are feeding hogs and cattle on 59,620 pounds of butter, that netted a large scale.

RUSK.

$9,241, or 15} cents a pound. It has been a source of untold benefit to

Rusk, a brisk little village located many of its patrons. .Many of the near the pioneer home of Elisha M. farmers who bave hitherto looked up- Tollefsrude, along the road between on a creamery as an institution in- sections 27 and 28, is the business cen- tended only for the benefit of its pro- ter of the township. It was named prietors, now perceive that a proper after the late Gov. Rusk, of Wiscon- appreciation of it is one of the best sin, at the suggestion of C. H. Tollefs- ways of lifting a mortgage from the rude. That which gave rise to this stock or farm.

village was the erection at this place The Grant Creamery Association was incorporated in January, 1895. of a creamery in the fall of 1888 by Eric O. Christeson and Fred Dilmuth. The trustees are E. O. Christeson, T. It has now in addition thereto a good Larson and A. N. Monkelien. The general store and postoffice, both un- officers at the present time are the der the management of E O. Christe- same ones that were elected at the son, a blacksmith and a harness shop, time of organization in 1890.

a Norwegian Lutheran church, a school house and a few residences. The mail facilities consist of a daily as follows:

SUCCESSION OF OFFICERS.

The succession of officers has been 1

mail' by carrier's both ways between" TRUSTEES-Geo. W. Smith, 1870-72; Fonda and Pocahontas.

Thomas Reamer, '70-73,''81-89; H. L.

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Norton, '70-71, '79-81; E. M. Tollefs- home of John A. Griffin and engaged rude, '72-76, '78-80; Andrew Jackson, E. B. Clark to build school house No. '73; A. H. Harris '74; I. E. Parrish, '74; 1 on Sec. 25. Flora Russell taught Geo. W. Smith, '75, '77-78; S. W. Nor- the first school in this building that ton, '75-76; T. Larson, '76-79, '89-96; N. P. Rude, '77, '82-84, '91-1901; David Terry, '80-82; A. T. Omtvedt '83-88; A.

winter and there were enrolled 23 pupils-12 boys and 13 girls. A. W. Rake taught the first term of school N. Monkelien, '85-90; J. W. Anderson, in the township the previous winter '90-92; Henry Russell, '93-98; O. E. in a sod house built for that purpose Christeson, '97-1901; Wm. C. Lieb, '99- opposite the home of I. E. Parrish. 1901; Oren Phillips, 1902.

In 1872 A. D. Moore built school CLERKS-S. W. Norton, '70-71; C. H. house No. 2 on Sec. 34, and when it Tollefsrude, '72-79; Asa H. Harris, '80- was completed the township was di- 84; Wm. C. Lieb, '85-92; C. E. Brown, vided into two districts diagonally by '93-96; L. E. Hansou, '97-98; J. A. the section lines extending from the Crummer, '99-1900; H. M. Larson, '01- west sides of sections 4 and 35, so that No. 1 embraced the NEJ and No. 2 02.

JUSTICES-A. W. Rake, '70-71, '75- the SW} of the township.

In 1874, owing to the great distance

78; C. H. Tollefsrude, '70-74, '77-81; A. H. Harris, '72-82; John A. Griffin, '73- of some of the pupils from these two 74; W. J. Curkeet, '79-80; H. T. Willey, school houses, the board adopted the '81; Thomas Reamer, '82-90; David plan of boarding some of the pupils in Terry, '83; S. W. Norton, '84-86; J. A. Crummer, '87-90; L. E. Hanson, '91-96; vated foot walk 18 inches wide and 16 Henry Russell, '91-93; C. F. Pattee, rods long, across the slough near the '94-96; O. E. Christeson, '97; W. P. Russell school house to enable a few Rude, '98-1900; E. T. Reamer, 1901-02. families to get to it. These buildings ' ASSESSORS-Thomas Reamer, '71-75; their vicinity. It also built an ele- were protected from prairie fires in A. W. Rake, '76; A. H. Harris, '77-79; the fall of the year by plowing fire Geo. W. Smith, '80; C. H. Tollefsrude, guards of considerable width around '81; E. P. Rude, '82-88: L. E. Hanson, them when the grass began to mature. '89-96; C. E. Hunter, '97-98; A. B. Ol- The annual term of school was in- son, '99-1900; Matt Butterton, 1901-02. creased from four to eight months

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

and each school was furnished with

Grant township school district was wall maps at a cost of $55.

In 1880 the third school house was

organized at a meeting of the electors on March 4, 1871, S. W. Norton serv- built on Sec. 32, and the schools were ing as chairman and John A. Griffin · supplied with copies of the unabridg- as secretary. At this meeting it was ed dictionary.

decided to levy a tax of ten mills for

In 1881 the fourth school was estab- school purposes; John A. Griffin, lished in the home of Henry Russell, Thomas Reamer and H. L. Norton who lived in the third district, and were elected directors, and the various the next year a temporary building powers conferred by law on the dis- 12x14 feet was built for the conven- trict meeting were delegated to the ience of his family.

board of directors. The directors met

In 1883 shade trees were planted on March 20 and organized by electing around each of the three permanent John A. Griffin, president; Asher W. buildings by F. W. Parrish, H. C. Rake, secretary, and Geo. W. Smith, Tollefsrude and Irwin Boyd, respect- treasurer.

On June 13th the board met at the

ively.

In the spring of 1886 the fifth school

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was established in the home of N. N. During the summer of 1876 Rev. A. Wallow, and the fourth school house J. Whitfield, of Fonda, held services was built that fall by T. L. Dean on in the school houses and a class was Sec. 17. In 1889 the Center school organized consisting of Mr. and Mrs. house was built by Ira D. Drake on A. T. Omtvedt, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Sec. 21, and the text books of the Norton, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reamer, American Book Co. were adopted.

Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Rude, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Parrish, Mr. and Mrs. A.

In 1880 another temporary school house was built in what is now dis- W. Rake and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Say- trict No. 2, by T. L. Dean. The next lor. In 1889 the services were trans- year a copy of the Teachers' Anatom- ferred to the Saylor school house, Lin- ical Aid were placed in each of the coln township, and a church was built seven schools at a cost of $250. In there in 1899. 1892 a good building was built in place

In 1896, after some special services of the temporary one in the Russell held in the Omtvedt school house by district by August Levene for $650. Rev. W. J. Dodge, of Pocahontas, a In 1895 the arrangement of all the Christian church of 21 members was districts was completed and two years organized. During the next two years later the last of the permanent build- it was served on alternate Sabbaths ings was erected. by Rev. L. E. Huntley, of Fonda, and SCHOOL OFFICERS. then the services were discontinued.

PRESIDENTS OF THE BOARD-John A. Griffin, 1871; C. H. Tollefsrude, '72;

NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.

The Norwegian Lutheran church of Andrew Jackson, '73; Thomas Ream- Rusk was organized February 4, 1878, er, '74-75; E. P. Rude, '76, '92-95; Geo. and incorporated February 5, 1894. W. Smith, '77-79; David Terry, '80; A. Rev. Amon Johnson, of Aurelia, later H. Harris, '81; Felix W. Parrish, '82- of Sioux Rapids, and now deceased, 83; A. N. Monkelien, '84-85; Elisha M. in 1877 began to visit this section oc- Tollefsrude, '86; N. P. Rude, '87-88; casionally and held services in the Martin Nelson, '89; C. E. Brown, '90; houses of those who became charter Peter Gralton, '96; Thomas Byrne, '97- members. Through his efforts the 98; L. O. Crummer, E. T. Reamer.

church was organized the next year SECRETARIES-Asher W. Rake, 1871; and a call being extended to him he C. H. W. Payne, E. M. Tollefsrude, C H. Tollefsrude, '74-75, '78; A. H. Har- became its first pastor and continued to serve it in an able and acceptable ris, '76-77; Thomas Reamer, '79-89; L. manner once a month until the year E. Hanson, '90 99; John A. Crummer, 1896, a period of 18 years. On May 10, 1900.

1896, he was succeeded by Rev. N.

TREASURERS-Geo. W. Smith, '71; Tosseland, of Dows, the present pas- Thomas Reamer, '72-73; 'T'orkel Lar- tor. son, '74-77; E. P. Rude, '78-88; A. T. Omtvedt, '89-92; L. J. Lieb, '93-1001. CHURCHES.

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The pioneer history of Pocahontas County, Iowa, from the time of its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 80

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