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In the spring of 1866 Mr. McIntyre came to Linn County, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres in Scott Township, of which he has since been a resident. He disposed of the prop- erty which he first purchased, and in 1870 settled on the farm where he now lives. Ilere he has gradually introduced many improvements and embellished the land with all necessary buildings, thus adding to its value and placing it in the front rank among the first-class estates of the county. He is a man of considerable prominence in his community and has held a number of the town- ship offices. In politics he is independent, voting for the best man irrespective of political affilia- tions. In his religious views he is liberal, but al- though not identified with any denomination, he is generous in his contributions to religious and benevolent projects. Socially, he and his wife are identified with the Patrons of Husbandry.
A very important event in the life of Mr. Mc- Intyre was his marriage, which took place in Scott Township, Linn County, December 2, 1869, at which time he was united with Miss Anna Pul- hamus, who was born in Stark County, Ill., April 13, 1848. Mrs. Melntyre is the daughter of Theo-
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dore and Elizabeth (Hodgson) Pulhamus, natives respectively of New Jersey and Ohio. They came to Linn County in November, 1864, and settled in Scott Township, where they have since resided. They are the parents of seven children, of whom Mrs. McIntyre is the second in respect to age. Her parents were married in Stark County, Il., where they resided until they removed to the Sunflower State. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Intyre has been blessed by the birth of five chil- dren, whose names are Theodore, John R., Robert E., Mabel L. and Hannah M.
AMES M. HARGRAVE. A glance at the interesting genealogy of the Hargrave fam- ily shows that James M. Hargrave comes of very prominent people, who have become noted in the annals of Anderson County history, and who have, by their upright, straightforward course through life, kept their names unspotted and honored in the sight of God and man. Mr. Hargrave is at present Treasurer of Anderson County and one of the most prominent citizens and business men of the place. He has been a resident of Kansas since February, 1866, and of Anderson County since October of that year.
The Hargrave family was first represented m this country by three brothers, who, some time in the eighteenth century, emigrated to America and settled, one near Richmond, Va., and the others in the Carolinas. The former, John Hargrave, was the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. In the Old Dominion, William Hargrave, our subject's grandfather, was born and reared to manhood. Ile followed the occupation of an overseer, and his two sons, Cornelius T. and JJohn, were reared upon a plantation. The latter be-
came a Presbyterian minister and resided in Shep- herdstown for some time, where he died.
A native Virginian, Cornelius T. Hargrave was born near Richmond in 1804 and in early life mi- grated to Ohio, the family having removed from Virginia on account of slavery. In 1829 he lo- cated in Fairfield County, and there followed the occupation of a farmer. After coming to Ohio, he married Miss Elizabeth A. Gephart, a native of Virginia, and for some time after their union they continued to reside in the Buckeye State. In 1842, they left Ohio with the intention of going to Springfield, Ill., but having a sick child they deemed it advisable to stop in Indiana instead of proceeding further westward. There they passed the remainder of their days, the mother dying in 1878, and the father in April, 1886.
In the parental family there were six sons and two daughters, all of whom are now living. Will- iam H., a carpenter by trade, resides in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., and is engaged in the furni- ture and undertaking business; James is the subject of this sketch; John W., a carpenter by trade, resides in York, Neb .; Benjamin F. is a gardener at King- man, Kan .; George W., a carpenter, resides in Kansas City, Kan .; Henry C. is a furniture dealer of Russellville, Putnam County, Ind .; Sarah E. married Thomas Sutherland, of Russellville, Ind .; Ann M., now Mrs. D. H. Grimes, also lives in Rus- sellville, Ind.
The original of this notice was born near Lan- caster, Ohio, May 30, 1836. Ile was six years of age when the family settled in Indiana, and there grew to manliood. In 1858 he made a trip to Kansas, pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land in Franklin County and engaged in agricultural pursuits. During the Civil War he was a member of the state militia. Previous to this, in 1859, he married Miss Elizabeth A., a daughter of David Bowers, and a native of Putnam County, Ind. For some time after his marriage he rented land, but in 1866 he came to Kansas, and in October purchased eighty acres of land in Putnam Town- ship, Anderson County, where he resided until September, 1890, when he became the owner of two hundred and forty acres. He then engaged in stock-raising in connection with farming, and
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has made many and vast improvements on his place.
Mr. Hargrave passed through pioneer privations and never accepted a dollar in aid during hard times. In 1889 he was elected Treasurer of Ander- son County, and in 1890 he removed to Garnett to enter upon the duties of the office. He was re- elected by an increased majority in 1891, and is now serving his second term. In polities he has always supported the Republican party, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace as well as other minor positions of trust and honor, dis- charging the duties of all in a very credible man- ner. Hle still owns his farm and property near Garnett. A Presbyterian in his religious views, he is an Elder in the church at Garnett, and has been a member of that church since 1854. To his marriage were born two eluldren: John A. and Lillie A.
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J. GEORGIA, senior member of the real- estate firm of Georgia & Wood, at Pitts- burg, was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., August 23, 1835. He is the son of Elijalı B., and the grandson of Elijah Georgia, a soldier in the War of 1812. The former was born in Connecticut and remained there until he was nine years old, when, with his father's family, he re- moved to New York, settling in Tompkins County in 1817 and becoming an early settler of that part of the state. At that time there were only twelve persons in the entire county. No improvements had been made and even the land was in its pri- meval condition, not a furrow having been turned in the soil.
Settling in the heart of the woods, Grandfather Georgia purchased four square miles of land in what afterward became the town of Newfield. Upon that tract he engaged in general farming,
and in addition to his duties as a farmer, also offi- ciated as a preacher in the Baptist Church for forty years. The father of our subject was reared to manhood on the home farm, and in Newberry Township, Tompkins County, was married. In 1850 he and his family removed to Pennsylvania, but soon returned to New York, and for a short time sojourned in Waverly.
In the fall of 1854 the family left New York with the intention of at once settling in Kansas, but while en route to this state they stopped in Michigan and located in Kalamazoo County, where they remained until the fall of 1860. They then again started to Kansas, but on arriving at Joliet, Ill., decided to locate in Iowa, and accord- ingly made settlement upon a farm in Johnson County, near Iowa City. There the senior Mr. Georgia resided until his death, which occurred in 1862. In 1866 the widowed mother, with her children, came to Kansas and settled upon what is known as the Joy land, north of Pittsburgh.
Upon arriving in Kansas, the subject of this sketch purchased land from the K. C., St. L. & M. Railway Company, and became one of the first settlers of the section now embraced in Crawford and Cherokee Counties. He was one of eleven children, seven of whom came to Kansas. At Colon, Mich., in 1860, Mr. Georgia was united in marriage with Miss Edith Bennett, the daughter of William S. Bennett, of Calhoun County, Mich. Mrs. Georgia was born in Branch County, Mich., and by her union has become the mother of four children, only one of whom is living, Edith M., Mrs. N. E. Wood. She is prominent in the organ- ization of the Woman's Relief Corps of the state of Kansas, and is now officiating as Senior Vice- President for the state.
In his youth, Mr. Georgia was a student in the common schools of New York and Pennsylvania, and also attended the academy at Athens, Pa., for one year. Ile studied law for some time, but was never admitted to the Bar. Ile was seventeen years of age when he removed to Michigan, and for twenty years he spent the winter seasons in the school-room, gaining an enviable reputation as a successful and thorough instructor. On the 14th of August, 1862, he enlisted as a member of Com-
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pany E, Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry, and served for nine months and fourteen days, retiring with the rank of Corporal. On account of wounds which incapacitated him for active service, lie was honorably discharged.
Upon coming to Kansas Mr. Georgia purchased one hundred and sixty acres of the Joy purchase, where for eight years he conducted agricultural operations. He then removed to Girard and re- sided in that city during his two-years period of service as Superintendent of Public Instruction. At the expiration of his term of office he removed to Pittsburgh and built a residence on the present site of the postoffice. A little village had been platted here in 1876, and he received the appoint- ment of Postmaster, being the first incumbent of that office, excepting a man who had filled the position for four months. Ile also taught the first school in Pittsburgh, and continued thus engaged for one year. Later he became Postmaster, and also embarked in the grocery business, in which he was engaged for nine years. In 1884 he engaged in the real-estate business, forming a partnership with N. E. Wood, which continues to date.
Politically, Mr. Georgia is a Republican and a strong advocate of protection. He favors the adoption of gold, silver and paper as currency, and thinks they ought to be of equal value and that there should be a legal tender made for all debts, private and public. He attended the first Republican state convention in the United States, which was held at Jackson, Mich., and has been a Republican ever since the organization of the party. He has served as delegate to the Kansas state conventions frequently, and is influential in the local councils of the party.
Socially, Mr. Georgia in identified with the Grand Army of the Republic, and has served for three terms as Commander of General Russell Post No. 65. He is also identified with the Masonic fraternity, being connected with the chapter. In his religious connections he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is one of the Trustees of that denomination at Pittsburgh. His brother enjoys the distinction of being the oldest surviving settler of Pittsburgh, and our subject was probably the next settler here. Ile has wit-
nessed the growth of the city and has contributed materially to its advancement, being recognized as one of its most progressive and public-spirited citizens.
AJ. JEREMIAH B. REMINGTON, Presi- dent of the Osawatomie Bank, is a promi- nent farmer and stock-raiser and a sub- stantial business man. He is a native of the Empire State, and was born near Rochester, on the 23d of November, 1838.
His parents, Benjamin and Sarah Ann (Burger) Remington, were natives of Massachusetts and New York, respectively, and their nuptials were celebrated in the latter state. There they passed the elosing scenes of their lives, and died, honored and respected by all. From the time he reached that period of life when his physicial strength was sufficient to enable him to wield the imple- ments of husbandry and guide the plow, our sub- ject began to contribute to the earning of his own bread. He attended the common sehools, and when sixteen years of age went to New Jersey, where he taught school for about eighteen months. Later, he entered Union College of New York, and was graduated at that institution with the Class of '61. The Civil War was now in progress, and young Remington, fresh from college, of- fered his services in defense of the Stars and Stripes. He enlisted September 4, 1861, and was soon mustered into service as a private in Com- pany D, Eighty-ninth New York Infantry. With- in thirty days of enlistment he received a com- mission as First Lieutenant. The Eighty-ninth Regiment was first placed in the Army of the Po- tomac, and in 1862 it was sent into the Carolinas under command of General Burnside. Later it re- turned and took part in the second battle of Bull Run and the following engagements, among which
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were South Mountain, Antietam and Frederieks- burg.
In the spring of 1863 the regiment was de- tached and sent south under General Peck, and May 3 took part in the battle of Suffolk, and later in the capture of Pig Point Battery. After the repulse of General Longstreet at Suffolk, the regi- ment was sent to Morris Island, S. C., and assisted in the reduction and capture of Ft. Wagner and Ft. Gregg. Lieutenant Remington had been pro- moted to the rank of Captain in the meantime. In 1864 the regiment, under Gen. B. F. Butler, par- ticipated in the battles at Weldon Road and Ft. Darling, and next under Gen. U. S. Grant took part in the battle at Cold Harbor. After the seven days' fighting there the command marched to White House, and then went by boat to Point of Rocks, Va. From there it marched to Peters- burg, took part in the battle June 14, and again June 17, Captain Remington receiving a rifle-ball wound. The regiment was next at the mine ex- plosion, and on the 6th of September Captain Remington was wounded in the shoulder by a minie-ball while on picket line. On recovery he was detailed to aid on the staff of General Heck- man, and was promoted to the rank of Major. Later he served on the staff of Generals Wetzel and Terry, until June, 1866, when he was mustered out of service.
Returning to New York after the war, he made his home there until January, 1867, when he took Greeley's advice and came west. For two years he ran a sawmill in Wyandotte County, Kan., and then settled where he now lives. He at first pur- chased one hundred and eighty acres of land, but now owns over eleven hundred acres. His fine farm adjoins the city of Osawatomie on the west
and is one of the finest tracts in that section. Major Remington has been an extensive raiser and dealer in live-stock and has met with marked success. He has a pleasant home and has been more or less interested in every local enterprise, and has done much toward the building up of his home town, Osawatomie. Ile was one of the or- ganizers of the Osawatomie Bank, and has been its only President. The bank is organized under the state law, with an authorized capital of $50,000. It is the oldest bank in the city and is a sound ti- naneial institution. Major Remington is also a partner in the firm of Stanly Dickison & Co., lum- ber merchants. He has made all his money in the Sunflower State, where he is held in high esteem.
On the 18th of May, 1870, Major Remington was united in marriage with Miss Emma E. Adair, a native of Michigan, and four children have been the result of this union: Flora, Ada, Bertha and Jessie. In politics the Major affiliates with the Republican party and has ever taken an active part in local politics. Ile was frequently a delegate to county, district and state conventions and was an advisor in the councils of his party. Ile was never a candidate for office until 1890, when he was elected a member of the State Legislature and re-elected in 1892, being chosen Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, which important position he filled with satisfaction to the people and honor to himself. The Major is a member of Osawatomie Post No. 322, G. A. R., of which he was the First Commander. He was a delegate to the National Encampment held at Washington, D. C., and is a member of the staff of General Weisert, the present Grand Commander. He is also a member of the Loyal Legion.
Transportation.
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, St. Lonis, Iron Mountain & Southern Rail- way Company, and Leased, Oper- ated and Independent Lines.
6 HIIS great trunk line, which now threads its way through several states west of the Mississippi River, has been a potential fac- tor in the development of Missouri and Kansas, and, with its accustomed enterprise, a few years ago penetrated with its lines into the rieli agri- cultural districts of Nebraska, to compete in this growing state with its rapidly accumulating busi- ness. It was also among the pioneer roads in Kansas, and its many branches now traverse in different directions the most thickly settled por- tions of that state. It has contributed in a large measure, by its liberal and aggressive policy, to- ward the rapid development of the great resources of Kansas. It is interesting to note briefly its his- tory, as it was the first road built west from St. Louis as early as 1850-51.
The preliminary steps to build the road were taken, and it has gradually extended its lines, like the arteries and veins of the human system, until it has compassed in its range the best por- tions of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, and has even reached out and tapped the large commercial centres of Colorado and Texas. Its splendid and far-reaching management extends to its patrons, both in freight and passenger traffic, the best fa- cilities for reaching the seaboard and the great eastern marts of trade. The growth and devel- opment of the great Missouri Pacific system has been rapid and fully abreast of the times. Its
local business is enormous and rapidly increasing.
In respect to its through business, no other road or system in the west or southwest is better equipped than this. Its steel-rail tracks, well bal- lasted road-beds and superior passenger coaches, constitute it one of the greatest railroad systems of the country. Its superb fast train between St. Louis and Denver, via Kansas City and Pueblo, is unquestionably the most elegant and best- equipped train of any road which enters the peer- less city of the plains. It runs more passenger trains and finer coaches between St. Louis and Kansas City than any other road, all trains being run with free reclining chair-cars and parlor coaches. It has contributed in a wonderful degree toward the building up of the various cities along its numerous lines. Kansas City has felt its intlu- ence as much as that of any other road centering in that metropolis, as its lines enter into the heart of the coal, iron and lead fields of Missouri. A large impetus to the development of the mineral wealth of Missouri and Colorado is due to the energetic efforts of the road in pushing out its lines in all directions, thereby aiding the growth of the new industries. It is thus enabled to lay down at the doors of the growing towns of the west those two essential factors in the building up of a new coun- try more quickly and cheaply than almost any other road can do. It gives its numerous and rapidly increasing patronage in Nebraska and Kansas unsurpassed facilities for reaching the great health resorts of Arkansas and Texas. Over its lines from Omalia to St. Louis, about five hun- dred miles in extent, it runs the finest trains be- tween these two cities, passing through Weeping
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Water, Nebraska City and Falls City, Neb., and St. Joseph, Atchison and Leavenworth before reaching Kansas City. The length of its main line and branches in Nebraska is upwards of three hundred and twenty-five miles, its northern ter- minus being Omaha, where connections are made with all the other roads centering in that growing city. The line from Omalia to Falls City is one hundred and fifteen miles; the Crete Branch, fifty- eight miles; Lincoln to Auburn, seventy-six miles; Warwick to Prosser, seventy-three miles. Vari- ous extensions and additions are constantly be- ing made in Nebraska, making tributary to St. Louis the growing commerce of Omaha, Lincoln, and other important and growing cities in the state. The Missouri Pacific, in connection with the Iron Mountain Road, has an immense traffic centering in St. Louis, and places that great man- ufacturing and commercial centre in direct touch with the cotton fields of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, as well as the constantly growing stock and grain productions of those states and the Indian Territory. The Iron Mountain Road has also cx- erted a strong influence in developing the vast lumber interests of Arkansas. By a wise exten- sion of the system it does the bulk of the freight and passenger traffic of Arkansas, and brings into direct communication with St. Louis the cities of New Orleans, Texarkana, Arkansas City, Helena, Memphis, Hot Springs, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. The following table will exhibit the extensive mileage of this system:
Miles.
Missouri Pacific Railway . 1,562
Missouri Pacific Railway, Independent
Branch Lines. 1,651
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Rail-
way .. 1,580
Houston, Central Arkansas & Northern Line 191 Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad ..... 388 Sedalia, Warsaw & Southwestern Railway .. 43
Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern Railroad 147
5,562
On account of its extensive mileage and the ramification of the system, it is destined to pro- mote in a large degree the development of the
material interests of the country through which it passes.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
IIIS is one of the most important roads of the west, having its eastern terminus at Chicago, where its facilities and trackage are unequaled, with its handsome and commodious passenger depot on Van Buren Street, in the heart of the business centre of the city. It is thus en- abled to handle expeditiously its large and increas- ing passenger traffic, and by its prompt and liberal treatment of its patrons has built up an immense suburban business. The fine depot building is also the home of its general offices, which are large and commodious. Its management has ever been broad, liberal and energetic, always to the fore, and ready to take advantage of every improve- ment in equipment, thereby offering to its patrons the very finest, best and safest facilities for travel.
By the splendid management and foresight of its officers they have built up a vast system, ex- tending into twelve states and territories, even into the heart of the Rocky Mountains, south to the cotton fields of Texas, and northwest to the vast wheat fields of the Dakotas and Minnesota, thus laying at the feet of the great commercial and manufacturing city of Chicago the best pro- ductions of the extensive region through which the road passes. From Chicago to Omaha it is practically an air-line, being the most straight and direct road between the two cities. It passes through a large number of important towns in Illinois, including Joliet, with its great steel works and other mannfacturing interests. At Bureau, a branch extends to Peoria, the second city in size in Illinois, with which city it has built up a large and growing traffic. From Peoria a line extends northwest to Rock Island, at which place it in- tersects the main line, At Rock Island, Moline
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and Davenport, it has a large traffic with the ex- tensive manufacturing industries of those cities. Here it crosses the Mississippi River over a hand- some steel bridge. From Davenport the road crosses Iowa, running in a westerly direction through a rich and populous section, passing through Des Moines, the flourishing capital of the state, and on the west to Council Bluffs, on the east bank of the Missouri River; here it passes over a fine bridge to Omaha, the metropolis of Ne- braska. At this latter place it comes into compe- tition with several lines of the Burlington system, the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacifie and several other roads. From Omaha its lines extend in a south westerly direction. Passing through a beau- tiful prairie country, it reaches the beautiful city of Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska; then on to Beatrice, Fairbury and Nelson, in the same state.
At Fairbury, the road branches and runs to Belleville, Kan., where junction is made with the trunk line extending from Chicago and Kansas City to Denver, via Topcka, the capital city of Kansas. From Belleville the road is almost an air- line across the great plains of Kansas and Colorado. At Limon, in Colorado, the road branches, one line extending to Denver, the other to Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The Rock Island is admir- ably located with reference to the great ore-pro- ducing canons of Colorado. Coal, iron, silver, gold, lead, copper, building stone, everything, in fact, which is produced in the great mining state of Colorado rolls naturally down hill to Pueblo and Denver. To the west are many thriv- ing cities founded on mining and agriculture; here are also the lovely towns of Colorado Springs and Manitou, nestling at the foot of Pike's Peak. Manitou is at the month of a deep canon and is one of the most lovely summer resorts in America. Near here is the famous "Garden of the Gods," whose wondrous beauty and grandeur are unsurpassed. Six miles above this place is Cascade Canon, where, through the enterprise of this road, has been erected the splendid Hotel Ra- mona. The enterprising management of the Rock Island Road has built at Manitou a railroad ex- tending from that city to the top of Pike's Peak. Now the tourist no longer has to trudge up the
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