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The events which led to the birth of Union Star originated in a general desire of the people of the neighborhood for a trading place nearer than Rochester, Savannah and Maysville. Accordingly, some time in the fifties, James Powell opened a small general store on land outside the present town limits, and for some years carried on a successful business, his establish- ment having been highly prized by the settlers in the vicinity. About the beginning of the war Capt. Story purchased Mr. Powell's stock, and, after selling goods for a limited period, dis- posed of the same to a Mr. Weaver. In the meantime several mechanics were attracted to the place, and following these came the hotel, which, with the store building, a couple of shops, and three or four residences, formed the nucleus of quite an enterpris- ing little village. A man by the name of Ross started the first blacksmith's shop, and to N. Zink the credit is due of opening the first hotel. A second store was started by Morris Brady, who carried on a fairly successful business for about two years. In this humble and unpretentious way the little village was content to pursue the even tenor of its way until the prospects of a rail- road caused the inhabitants to awake from their monotonous existence, and dream of greater possibilities. The projection of
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what is now the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad through the country, led to the laying out of a town a short distance east of the village, the survey of which was made in May, 1879. The plat, as recorded, shows eleven blocks-143 lots-situated on the northwest quarter of Section 34, Township 60 north, Range 33 west. The proprietor, Levi Sheaffer, at once offered the lots for sale, quite a number of which found ready purchasers, as the admirable location promised much for the future of the village. The building in which Mr. Weaver sold goods was moved to the new town, and a short time after the survey a store building was erected on Cedar Street by James Van Gilder. This building was subsequently moved and used in the construction of a feed- mill and cheese factory. Mr. Van Gilder opened a general store, and, after running the same a short time, disposed of his stock to J. T. Simpson & Co., who are still identified with the mercan- tile interests of the town. W. M. Hudson erected the business house on Cedar Street occupied by J. C. Ogden, and the building now used by Ruby & Co. was built soon after the town was laid out by James Redding, one of the first merchants of the place. Among the first to erect residences were L. Sheaffer, George H. Brines, Dr. W. T. Whiffin and Charles Sheaffer. N. Zink built the first hotel, of which he is still proprietor; and the second hotel was erected by J. G. Williams.
The growth of the town during the first five years of its his- tory was steady and substantial, and the business men who located here erected buildings greatly superior to those usually found in villages of its size. The Shepherd brick block, erected in 1884 by Shepherd & Co., is one of the largest and most com- modious business houses in De Kalb County, and but little inferior are the brick storerooms of L. Sheaffer, built in the fall of the same year. The majority of the residences are of a su- perior grade of architecture, and, taken all in all, the material prosperity of the town has undoubtedly outranked that of any other place in the county.
A brick school building, costing $4,000, was completed in 1885; and the Christian Church edifice, erected in 1887 at a cost of $2,800, is one of the finest specimens of church architec- ture to be found in Northwest Missouri. The building on Cedar
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Street in which the Methodist and Presbyterian societies meet for worship is also a beautiful and commodious structure, and a credit alike to the churches and village.
In November, 1882, the citizens of Union Star decided to assume the responsibility of erecting and maintaining a town corporation. Accordingly the necessary arrangements were per- fected by the action of the county court at the regular November term. On November 9 of the above year the following officers were chosen to put the municipal machinery in operation: J. C. Ogden, Milton Wise, G. H. Prince, J. D. Shepherd and John McMoran, trustees. The first marshal was John Bradshaw .. The official board at this time is composed of W. S. Earls, John L. Newman, W. E. Piper, Amos Casto and James Lindley. James Murphy is marshal; John R. Needles, clerk; and Levi Sheaffer, street commissioner.
UNION STAR BANK.
One of the prominent features of the town is the Union Star Bank, established in November, 1884, by W. S. Earls, with a paid in capital of $15,000. Mr. Earls does a general banking business, and by his business sagacity, successful management and fair dealing has won for himself an honorable place in the confidence and esteem of his numerous patrons. W. L. Earls is the efficient cashier. The following is the financial statement of the Union Star Bank as prepared in September, 1887.
RESOURCES.
Loans undoubtedly good on personal and collateral security. .$28,649 92 Loans and discounts undoubtedly good on real estate security.
Over drafts by solvent customers. 1,044 69
United States Bonds on hand.
Other bonds and stocks at their present cash market value.
Due from other banks due on sight draft. 2,906 58
Real estate at present cash market value. 6,115 56
Checks and other cash items.
Bills of National Banks and Legal Tender United States notes. 2,142 50
Gold coin
Silver coin. 500 00
Exchange maturing and matured.
Total. $42,508 20
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LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. $15,000 00
Surplus funds on hand. 3,720 73
Deposits subject to draft on sight. 23,787 47
Deposits subject to draft at given dates.
Bills payable.
Due other banks and bankers.
Total.
$42,508 20
LODGES.
Union Star Lodge, No. 124, A. F. & A. M., was organized in March, 1883, with a membership of about eighteen or twenty, a number which has since increased to thirty-four. The first officers were George H. Prince, W. M .; Henry Knight, S. W .; J. J. McQuinn, J. W .; Henry H. Cochran, Sec .; J. F. Call, Tyler. In the fall of 1886 a beautiful hall was erected over Hudson & Hay's drug store, where the lodge has since held its meetings. The organization is in a prosperous condition, and a spirit of harmony existing among its members bespeaks for it a successful future.
The officers elected for 1886-87 are as follows: J. J. Mc- Quinn, W. M. ; Marshal King, S. W .; H. D. Moyes, J. W .; Henry Cochran, Sec .; L. P. Franklin, Treas .; G. H. Prince, S. D .; W. M. Hudson, J. D., and W. T. Conyer, Tyler.
G. A. R. Post, No. 198, was organized September 18, 1884, and mustered by C. H. Burnham, special mustering officer of the sixth district. The following are the names of the original members: Samuel Stewart, Alexander Brashear, John W. Williams, Thomas D. Collow, Jackson Trulock, William Speaker, Levi Sheaffer, Amos W. Harmon, Enoch O. Briant, James E. West, Henry Knight, Samuel Showers, James R. Widows, Nathaniel M. Zink, Jonathan Eppler, Sylvester Vennard, Moses E. Pickard and Matthias Atterbury.
First officers were Henry Knight, Commander; J. W. Williams, S. V. C .; T. A. Brashear, J. V. C .; A. W. Harmon, Chaplain; J. E. West, Q. M .; Samuel Stewart, Adjt .; T. D. Collow, S. M .; Samuel Showers, Q. M. S .; Jonathan Eppler, O. D .; N. Zink, O. G.
Present officers (1887) are J. W. Pierce, Commander; William Speaker, S. V. C .; T. A. Brashear, J. V. C .; Samuel Showers, Q.
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M. ; Enoch Brown, Surgeon; N. Zink, S. M .; F. B. Taylor, Chaplain ; Jonathan Eppler, O. D .; M. Golden, O. G .; Samuel Stewart, Adjt .; A. W. Harmon, D. M. S. Present membership is 30.
A lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen was instituted in Union Star in February, 1882, with an original membership of ten persons. At one time the records contained the names of twenty-one members, and meetings were held at stated intervals until 1886. On account of having no lodge room or place of as- sembly the organization was disbanded by consent of the members some time in the above year.
OTHER AND PRESENT INTERESTS.
Union Star has not been backward in the field of journalism, a paper the Union Star Herald having been established in the town in the year 1882. The Tooth Pick, a live local sheet was started in 1883, by Theodore W. Gulick, who subsequently sold the office to John R. Needles, by whom the name of the paper was changed to the Comet. The Comet is a fixture of the town, and has a good circulation and liberal advertising patronage.
In 1887 a feed-mill and cheese factory was started in Union Star by G. W. Hicks, who has already built up quite an extensive and lucrative business. The capacity of the cheese factory is 600 pounds of cheese per day, for which there is a steady demand in the St. Joseph markets. Mr. Hicks has erected substantial buildings, and his mill and factory are destined to remain permanent fixtures of the town.
Union Star is admirably situated in a commercial point of view, and ranks among the best trading towns on the line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Its business men are intelligent and progressive, and the town boasts of having the largest mer- cantile establishment in the county. The following is an exhibit of the business for the year 1887: J. D. Shepard & Co., general merchandise and everything demanded by the general trade; W. M. Hudson & Co., dry goods and groceries; J. T. Simpson & Co., dry goods and groceries; C. P. Miller, confectionery; Hudson & Hayes, drugs; O. N. Noyes, drugs; A. Casto, groceries; M. G. Ruby & Co., dry goods and notions; Misses Kirtley & Graham milliners; Stewart & Prince, lumber dealers; Mrs. Stapp, milli-
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nery; Veal & Autrey, meat market; Joseph Shearer and S. Wise, blacksmiths; Eades Bros., wagon-makers; N. Herbert, carriage painter; Lindley & King, livery stable; Bradshaw Bros., livery; W. M. Hudson, A. O. Varner and Dr. Hill, physicians and sur- geons; Henry Boone, attorney at law; J. G. Williams, proprietor of the Williams House; N. Zink, proprietor of Zink Hotel; J. E. Lawhead, railroad agent; C. Caldwell, barber.
FAIRPORT.
Charmingly situated about nine miles northwest of Maysville, in Grant Township, is the romantic little village of Fairport, than which a more beautiful town is not to be found within the limits of De Kalb County. Located upon an eminence in the midst of a phenomenally fertile tract of country, the little ham- let commands an extensive view, and whether embowered in the living green of summer or the variegated tints of autumn, a more attractive and desirable spot would be difficult to find any- where in the beautiful region of Northwest Missouri.
The village of Fairport was never regularly platted, but grew up spontaneously-the outgrowth of the neighborhood's demand for a trading point, the nearest towns being Maysville and Union Star.
In the year 1869 John G. Barton, an intelligent business man, erected a building and stocked it with a miscellaneous assortment of merchandise, and for six years thereafter carried on a very successful and lucrative trade, accumulating a handsome competence in the meantime. August, 1875, he sold his stock to John B. Robinson, who, some years later, disposed of the business to Messrs. Stevens, Drain & Co., a firm which was subsequently changed to read Stevens & McIninch. The members of this firm at the end of two years, closed out and retired from the mer- cantile business. In the meantime (1877) H. C. Burnham lo- cated in the village, and in partnership with Mr. Barton erected a store building, and the firm thus constituted sold goods for a period of eighteen months, Barton & Son purchasing the entire interest at the end of that time. In 1880 Barton & Son were succeeded by Stevens, Hull & Co., they in turn by Hull & Son, and still later Thomas Hull purchased the entire business, which
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he still carries on. A hardware store was started in 1882 by M. Barnaby, who erected the main part of the building now occu- pied by Thomas Hull. Mr. Barnaby built up quite a lucrative business, but in a short time was succeeded by J. T. Stewart, who in turn sold out a little later to Hull & Son. Oliver & Co. in 1878 opened a drug store, and about the year 1881 Samuel Sherard brought a full line of furniture to the town, which busi- ness he carried on for some time. George Lloyd, A. R. Matheny and J. C. Caldwell were also identified with the mercantile inter- ests of the village at different times, the last named closing out a few years ago to P. M. Taylor. At this date (1887) the mer- cantile business of the place is carried on by Thomas Hull, who handles general stock; R. M. Taylor, groceries and hardware; J. T. Stewart & Co., general merchandise; H. C. Burnham, drugs; and Anna Larey, millinery.
The first mechanic in the village was M. Barnaby. The me- chanics at this time are A. R. Matheny, and T. B. Crocker, black- smiths; Oliver Wait, wagon-maker; Frank Hammond, shoemaker, and Marion Hartwell, plasterer. The physicians have been Drs. J. S. Groves, G. A. Lierly and J. M. Harmon.
The population of Fairport probably does not exceed 200, but the village is supplied with all the necessary auxiliaries of the kind and quality of trade demanded by the people in the country surrounding. In consequence of its central location and remoteness from other towns and railroads, it is likely to com- mand a large share of the trade of Northern De Kalb for years to come. There is a fine graded school in the village, of which Prof. B. F. Meek, county superintendent, is the efficient principal, and a Methodist Church, Kingsley Chapel, which has a good membership, and a beautiful temple of worship.
The Grand Army of the Republic is represented by the John Williams Post, No. 218, which was organized in October, 1885, with the following members: Charles Means, William Pittman, Eber Newton, Samuel Sherard, John A. Watkins, B. B. Fitz- gerald, John W. Wolf, Isaac R. Mathis, John R. Smith, William H. Sherman, John W. Crawford, Barney Jones, Frederick Keener, Martin Ewing, James J. Mason, Marion Hartwell, W. H. Johnson, George Lloyd, Thomas Smith, A. R. Matheny and William Sherard.
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The following is a list of the first officers: William Pittman, Commander; Frederick Keener, S. V. C .; Martin Ewing, J. V. C .; George Lloyd, Adjt .; A. R. Matheny, Q. M .; Marion Hartwell, O. D .; J. W. Crawford, Chaplain; Barney Jones, O. G .; John Wolf, Surgeon; Isaac Mathis, S. M .; and J. L. Williams, Q. M. S. The post has a membership of thirty, and is reported in prosper- ous condition.
Officers for 1887: Martin Ewing, Commander; Marion Hart- well, S. V. C .; T. D. Osborne, J. V. C .; William Pittman, Adjt. ; A. R. Matheny, Q. M .; Samuel Sherard, Surgeon; John Renner, Chaplain; Frederick Keener, O. D .; Peter Price, O. G .; Isaac Mathis, S. M .; and John G. Henry, Q. M. S.
The Independent Order of Good Templars has a flourishing lodge, recently organized, which holds its meetings in the Meth- odist Church. Among its members are some of the leading citizens of the village and country, and a good work has already been accomplished by it in the cause of temperance.
CLARKSDALE.
The recent construction of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad through this part of Missouri has given rise to quite an activity in village building along its line, especially in the county of De Kalb. The town of Clarksdale, consisting of six- teen blocks-eighty-nine lots-in Section 25, Township 58 north, Range 33 west, was laid out by John F. Clark, in Decem- ber, 1885. It is situated near the southern boundary of the county, in Washington Township, and from its elevated location commands a beautiful view of the surrounding country and fer- tile valley, through which the railroad winds its way. The orig- inal plan of the town embraces an area of considerable extent, upon a commanding elevation, from which the ground gently recedes upon three sides, affording an easy, natural drainage. The town, though still in its infancy, has a number of sub- stantial business houses and fine residences, and its advantages and resources are of quite a varied character. As a shipping point it has already acquired considerable prominence, while in point of mercantile importance it ranks with the best towns in the county. A. J. Culbertson and J. F. Clark built the first
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business houses, about the time the survey of the town was made, and opened out in the mercantile trade, which the latter still continues. L. Thornton & Son, in October, 1886, purchased the stock of Culbertson & Fisher, and are still in business on the south side of the public square. Farrington & Kimberlin be- gan business early in 1886, and about the same time James Brashear started a meat market, and a little later engaged in the grocery and confectionery business. Nearly all of those who engaged in business when the town was founded are still here, while others, attracted by the advantages of the place, are con- stantly swelling the population of the village. The following comprises a list of the business men and mechanics for the sum- mer of 1887: John F. Clark, groceries and hardware; Farring- ton & Kimberlin, general store; L. Thornton & Son, general stock; James Brashear, groceries and confectionery; J. Dean & Son, drugs; D. Barnett, shoe shop; James M. Clark, blacksmith; G. W. Adams, C. P. Brooks, Ed Townsend and G. W. Morton, carpenters; A. P. Stout, dealer in furniture; J. A. Clark, agri- cultural implements ; A. G. Meyers, manager of the Chicago Lum- ber Company; Aaron Carr, hotel and livery stable; Levi Butler and M. F. Stone, meat markets; Mrs. Brooks, boarding house; Morton & Brooks, livery stable; B. H. Cord, plasterer; Henry Cahill, painter; Cyrus Alderman, painter; W. C. Hamilton, phy- sician and surgeon; W. A. Thornburgh, attorney at law; Peter Neauheaus, railroad agent; James P. Perkins, pool and billiard hall; Mrs. Nellie Bradford, millinery; James M. Campbell, bar- ber; Mrs. Kate Clark, dressmaker.
In July, 1887, Clarksdale was incorporated. The following are the town officers: Luke Thornton, A. G. Myers, George Far- rington, W. B. Brooks and Aaron Carr, board of trustees; W. A. Thornburgh, clerk; Henry Cahill, marshal; James Clark, collector: William Thornton, assessor; Marion Kimberlin, treasurer; Samuel Ogle, street commissioner.
There is one church building in the town, used by the Chris- tian, Baptist and Latter Day Saints denominations.
Population of the town is about 250.
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WEATHERBY.
Like its sister town, Clarksdale, Weatherby is an outgrowth of the Rock Island Railroad, and dates its history from Novem- ber, 1885. It is situated in the northern part of the county, and, as originally laid out, embraces five blocks-sixty-two lots- on the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 59 north, Range 30 west. The streets running north and south are First, Second and Third. First Avenue and Sec- ond Avenue run east and west, and Railroad Avenue runs in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction. The plat is recorded in the name of G. W. Crenshaw, as trustee for Malcolm McKin- non and others, and the town received its name in compliment to Dr. L. H. Weatherby, a prominent physician of Maysville. In April, 1886, an addition of forty-seven lots was surveyed and recorded, which, with the original plan, comprises an area suffi- ciently large for a town of 600 or 700 inhabitants.
Like other towns on the Rock Island line, Weatherby is still in an incipient state, but its growth thus far may be taken as a favorable augury of its future possibilities. It is surrounded by a fertile farming district, and has already acquired a fair propor- tion of the stock and grain trade of Northeast De Kalb.
The first business house on the town site was erected in No- vember, 1885, by J. Swikes & Co., who also started the first mer- cantile establishment. The second store was opened by Paul Riggs, and the third by S. & J. Duncan, in 1886. A. Riggs erected the building now occupied by McClure & Weldon in the above year, and among the first to erect residences were S. E. Johnson, James Hudson, J. McClure, E. P. Sanford, John Woods, Z. T. Riggs, P. Riggs and J. Swikes. The following is an exhibit of the business of Weatherby at this time (1887) : McClure & Weldon, dry goods, groceries and general merchan- dise; S. & J. Duncan, hardware; J. Swikes & Co., dry goods and groceries; Paul Riggs, drugs; Alvin Ellis, restaurant and board- ing house; D. Duncan, livery stable; Noah Carbolt, blacksmith; Woods & Channels, blacksmiths; Mrs. Julia Rhoades, millinery; E. K. Woods, C. N. Robinson and J. N. Clark, physicians ; J. M. Ross, harness-maker; R. Wood, saw mill; George and M. Truex, carpenters; A. Smith, carpenter; Pass Harmon, barber; E. 31A
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C. Westfall, hotel; Ed Mitchell, lumber dealer; O. Mercer, painter; Stephen Savage, jeweler.
The Weatherby Cornet Band was organized October 6, 1886, with the following members: Charles McClure, first E flat; A. E. Harper, second E flat; William McClure, first B flat; John Riggs, second B flat; William Caldwell, first alto; Lincoln McClure, second alto; Eli McClure, first tenor; Claude Riggs, baritone; Robert Riggs, tuba; Finley McClure, bass drum, John McClure, snare drum. The band is a credit to the town, and one of which her citizens may feel justly proud.
AMITY.
Amity, a small village about six miles from Maysville on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, of which it is an outgrowth, is situated in a part of the southeast quarter of Section 1, Township 58, Range 32, and was laid out by G. Y. Crenshaw. The plat show ninety-two lots and the following streets: Main, Oak and Maple running east and west, and Second and Third running north and south. It was called Amity from a church of the same name in the immediate neighborhood which has since been moved to the village, and although a mere hamlet has become one of the most prosperous trading points in the county. It is sur- rounded by a beautiful prairie country, and is the principal ship- ping point for stock and grain for a large area of territory. There are at this time two good stores, one hotel, a blacksmith shop and a Congregational Church. The population is about 200.
SOMERVILLE.
Somerville, a paper town, was surveyed by Joseph Venalle in 1854, for Samuel McCorkle, proprietor. The record shows a plat of four blocks and thirty-two lots on the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad in the southern part of the county. The town was never improved, and the only evidence of its ever having been laid out is the plat in the clerk's office.
BUCKLIN.
Bucklin, another town existing upon a paper record only, was laid out August, 1855, by Lewis Morris and Blair H. Matthews.
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The site occupies the south half of the northeast quarter and north half of the southeast quarter of Section 13, Township 57, Range 32, and contains 226 lots. No attempts were ever made toward improving the place, the plat having been vacated some years.
SANTA ROSA.
Santa Rosa, a small country village in Dallas, has been for sev- eral years a good local trading point. The first store was started by a Mr. Peram, who carried on business for some time. J. W. Mat- thews was in the drug business for a few years. There is one gen- eral store at this time, kept by Price & Son, and a blacksmith shop, operated by Braxton Browning. The town was never laid out.
STANDARD.
Standard, ten miles southwest of Maysville, has one store. It is a station on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, but is not a place of any commercial importance.
WINSLOW.
ยท Winslow is about ten miles northwest of Maysville in Sherman Township, and was at one time a flourishing country village, and for several years a good trading place. There is no business there at the present time.
BIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX.
ANDREW COUNTY.
David P. Abbott, a prominent citizen of Savannah, Andrew Co., Mo., was born in Lawrence County, Ind. He is the son of David P. and Celestina (Phelps) Abbott. The father was born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., January 1, 1808, and was the son of James Abbott, who was a Revolu- tionary soldier. David P., Sr., was a farmer and trader, and went to Cal- ifornia during the gold fever of 1849, where he died in Sacramento City, on the 15th of the following December, filling the first grave made in that city. The mother was born in Dover, Kent Co., Del., April 13, 1811. She was the daughter of Francis Phelps, and was a member of the Christian Church. She died at Savannah, Mo., June 21, 1883. They were married, in October, 1826, and in 1842 removed to Savannah, Mo. To them eight children were born as follows: Margaret A., born February 28. 1829; James A., born in January, 1831, died in Texas on December 31, 1872; Lovina, born in 1833; William M., born December 19, 1835, died June 26. 1870; George A., born May 14, 1838; David P., born December 4, 1840: Columbus, born in 1843, died in 1849; Laura A., born in October, 1848. Our subject was reared on the old homestead near Savannah, and acquired his education in the subscription schools of the neighborhood. At the age of nineteen he went to the Pacific Slope, and the next twelve years he spent in the gold mines of Southern Ore- gon, Northern Idaho and Montana. Returning to Andrew County in 1872, he engaged in stock dealing and raising, in which business he is occupied at present in partnership with Dr. E. B. Ensor. He was mar- ried, May 18, 1870, to Susan H. Hutchinson, who was born in Savannah, Mo., on September 5, 1848, and is the daughter of Brazil Hutchinson, deceased. Three children have blessed this union, two of whom are living.
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