USA > Ohio > Greene County > Biographical and historical record of Greene and Carroll counties, Iowa. Containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each; portraits and biographies of the governors of the state and a concise history of the two counties and their cities and villages > Part 79
USA > Ohio > Carroll County > Biographical and historical record of Greene and Carroll counties, Iowa. Containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each; portraits and biographies of the governors of the state and a concise history of the two counties and their cities and villages > Part 79
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79
CHURCHES.
Presbyterian Church .- Services of this
K
-
-
704
HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY.
denomination were first held in the school- house, in the antumn of 1870, by Rer. W. R. Smith. Among the pastors since his day are Revs. Phillips, Shafer. Sammis. MeLowry. Jones and Reed. No services have been held since the spring of 1856. The house of worship was built during Mr. Phillips' pas- torate, in 1877, at an expenditure of $1,700. In 1582 8700 was used in making repairs and additions. The membership is about fifty. William Knox, M. M. Warner, M. W. Beach and J. E. Mereness are elders; Robert McCreath, John Grace, William Prill. II. Gabriel and J. L. Mereness, trustees. J. L. Mereness is superintendent of the Sunday- school, which has an average attendance of seventy-five.
Methodist Episcopal Church. The first pastor of this society was Rev. Elliott, who first came in 1871. Rev. Vail came in 1873. Rev. C. W. Smith in 1874, Rev. C. W. Pos- ton in 1876, Rev. J. W. Echels in 1878, Rev. W. M. Welch in 1851, Rev. Jean in 1884 and Rev. L. W. Archer in 1855. In 1880, during Rev. Echels' pastorate a church was built, at a cost of $2,000. The trustees are .J. Il. Dickey, L. M. Lyons, W. F. Waldron and G. W. Merritt: Stewards, L. P. Myers, II. D. Dutcher and I. B. Vedder: class- leader. H. B. Vedder. A. J. Heaton is superintendent of the Sunday-school, which has seventy-tive pupils.
SOCIETIES.
Haggai Lodge. No. 369. A. F. d . M., was organized December 22. 1875, and char- tered June 6, 1876. It has thirty-three members, and meets on Saturday on or before each full moon. Robert McCreath is Wor- shipful Master: S. C. Dunkle, Senior Warden: W. E. Foster, Junior Warden; R. A. Lang, Secretary.
Copestone Chapter. No. 78, R. A. M.,
was chartered June 3, 1885, and has now forty-seven members. It meets on Thursday on or before each full moon. D. N. Smith is lligh Priest; S. W. Briggs. Senior Warden: and W. E. Foster, Secretary.
Philo Lodge, No. 291, I. O. O. F., has thirty-five members and meets every Tuesday evening. Officers: F. Rust, Noble Grand; W. D. Valentine, Vice-Grand: J. Mavity, Secretary; W. E. Foster, Treasurer.
Glidden Lodge, No. 27, K. P., was char- tered November 22, 1886, with twenty mem- bers. There are now thirty-two members. Meetings are held on Monday evenings. J. C. Scott is Past Chancellor: George R. Clond, Chancellor Commander; Dr. J. J. Deshler, Vice-Chancellor; Gilbert Eaton, Prelate: M. M. Warner, Master of Finance; William Sex- ton. Master of Exchequer; N. C. Browning, Keeper of Records and Seals; R. C. Kyle, Master at Arms; Philip Zimbeck, Inside Ginard: Robert Gabriel, Outside Gnard; J. C. Scott, Department Deputy Grand Chancellor.
N. P. Wright Post, No. 291, G. A. R., was organized March 3, 1884, with twenty members. This number has been since increased to thirty-five. J. N. Coulter was commander in 1884 and 1885: George Fergu- son in 1886. The officers for 1887 are: J. O. Havens, Commander: J. A. Harris, Senior Vice-Commander; W. F. Waldron, Junior Viee-Commander; Jesse Mavity. Quarter- master; W. D. Sherman, Surgeon; G. Eaton, Chaplain; J. N. Coulter, Officer of the Day; D. N. Smith, Officer of the Guard. The post meets on Friday evening on or before each full moon.
ARCADIA.
Isaac N. Voris laid out a village in 1872 on the highest land on the entire line of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in the State of Iowa, and gave it the appropriate
W
-
:
,-
-
705
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
name of " Tip-Top." Il. E. Carpenter bought the first lot (lot 13, block 13), and put up a building in which he conducted a general store for two years. The place is now the site of a saloon. The second store was ereeted in the spring of 1873, by Lampman Bros. Before there was any thought of a village, however, there were in this neighbor- hood the dwellings of I. N. Voris, L. J. Lampson, S. W. Lampson, William Bellvale and John Benson. Philip Hense and Henry Benke came in 1873, and were partners of Lampson Bros. In the fall came a man named Gilger, and started a grocery in the southwest part of town, in Lampson's build- ing. They afterward built on Main street. James Carroll came in 1874 and bought the dwelling formerly occupied by Mr. Voris, who built the house he now occupies. Mr. Voris suggested the name of Arcadia, which was adopted in place of " Tip Top." Arcadia acquired its principal growth in the first four years. The census of 1880 gave the village 426 inhabitants. In 1885 the population was 454.
INCORPORATION.
The town of Arcadia has had a legal or- ganization since 1881. D. J. MeDougall was the first mayor. The present officers (1886- '87) are: Mayor, II. F. Arff; Recorder, II. !
Pruter; Trustees, D. II. Moore, T. Koepke, P. Appel, D. Erp, Jr., F. Hagen and C. Il. Westbrook; Marshal, B. Il. Bruening; Street Commissioner, William Bargfriedt; Treas- nrer, C. Il. Westbrook; Assessor, Charles Lahan.
POSTMASTERS.
Isaac N. Voris was the first appointee of Uncle Sam's mail service at Arcadia, which was made a postoffice in 1872. He has been followed successfully by H. C. Newton, HI. E. Carpenter, J. M. Locke, John R. Benson,
II. E. Carpenter and (. II. Westbrook, who was appointed in 1885.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Arcadia business firms in December, 1886, are:
II. Altmans, Arcadia Hotel; Peter Appel, wagon shop; F. D. Bohr, barber shop: II. II. Book, hardware; D). Bornholdt, agricultural implements; II. E. Carpenter, hardware; L. R. Curran, Bank of Arcadia; C. A. Daniels, grain: Erp Bros., general store; Clans Erp, lumber: J. B. H. Feenstra, drugs: Mrs. J. B. Il. Feenstra, millinery; Hoch & Gabel, general store; D. Joyce, lumber; C. Jentsch, music hall: Peter Klein, harness; Frank Koepke. blacksmith; Theo. Lampman, gen- eral store; D. J. McDongall, grain; D. HI. Moore, general store; A. Oelkers, saloon and restaurant; Peters & Bornholdt, millinery; H. F. Radden, shoes; Miss Mary Reiff, millinery ; William Richards, meat market: Frank J. Rogers, station agent; M. F. Schmalfeldt, blacksmith; C. II. Westbrook, postoffice and drug store.
SCHOOL.
A school-house was built in 1873, 22 x 30 feet, containing one room. In 1881 exten- sive additions were made, so that there are now three rooms. As many teachers are em- ployed, those for 1886-'87 being C. S. Tarbox principal; Miss E. II. Gabel, intermediate; Miss Annie E. Reed, primary. The directors for this year are: John Walsh (President), J. B. Il. Feenstra, C. A. Beiterman, J. Kles- pies, L. R. Curran and Frank Hagen; George Iloek is Secretary, and D. II. Moore, Treas- urer. The enrollment for 1885-'86 was 137; average attendanee, 84g. The aggregate ex- penditure for school purposes are $2,100.
, CHURCHES.
Catholic Church .- The church used by the Catholics at this place was built in 1874, by
-- ----
-
706
HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY.
Rev. Father Pape, then of Carroll. It is in seat have been given on a previous page. It the southwest part of the village and cost 83,200. It is a frame structure, and will seat 650. Father Urbany succeeded Father Pape. and then Father Fendrich was stationed at Arcadia. After four years residence here removed to Carroll, in 1886. to take charge of the German Catholic church in that city. Ile still conducts services at Arcadia every two weeks. The priests' residence is worth 82.600, and 8900 has been expended by Father Fendrich in an addition to the church.
Zion's German Lutheran Congregation was formed in 1879, and worships in a church that cost $2,700. The present pastor is Rev. C. H. Fred. Hermann, who commenced his labors here in April, 1885. There are about thirty voting members, but nearly twice as many attend. The pastor eondnets a paro- chial school, which is attended by from twenty-five to thirty pupils. It is proposed to build a school-house in two or three years.
SOCIETIES.
Tip Top Lodge, No. 167, Iowa Legion of Honor, was organized in February, 1885, with twenty-seven members. There are now twen- ty-four. Meetings are held the first and third Thursdays of each month. Henry W. Pruter is President: John Rollins, Vice- President: William F. Erp, Recording Secretary: Dr. C. A. Beiterman, Financial Secretary; C. Il. Westbrook, Treasurer.
The Catholic Mutual Protective Society was organized in June, 1886, with thirteen members. Jacob Klesbies is President; Frank Hagan, Secretary and Treasurer.
CARROLLTON.
The village of Carrollton, for twelve years the seat of justice of Carroll County, was laid out by Leas & Harsh, of Des Moines, who had entered the land. The particulars as to the choice of this site for the county
is located on the north half of the northeast quarter of section 1, township 82, range 34, and the south half of the southeast quarter of seetion 36, township 83, range 34. S. L .. Loomis built a small house, and opened the first store in 1856. 11. L. Youtz afterward bought it, and was the first postmaster. In a year or two Lafayette MeCurdy built the second store, and got the postoffice. The first blacksmith was Riehard McClune; the second, John Grove. In 1859 the lower story of the court-house was built. but not painted or plastered. The place grew slowly, as did the county, until the building of the Northwestern Railroad in 1867, and the laying out of Carroll. October 8, 1867, eighty-eight votes were cast for removing the county seat to the new town on the railroad, and thirty against removal. The records were taken to Carroll in May, 1868, and Car- rollton, which had at this time perhaps fifteen houses, steadily declined from that time. The building of Coon Rapids, on the St. Paul Railroad, has taken away its last hopes of ever being a place of importance. Most of the houses have been taken into the sur- rounding country, where they are used for stables or other out-houses. There are yet remaining a store, postoffice, blacksmith shop and a residence or two. Crockett Ribble, one of the pioneers and early county officers, is postmaster. He doubtless thinks ---
" I feel like one who treads alone some banquet hall deserted ;
Whose lights are fled, whose garlands dead, and all but me departed."
BREDA.
The Iowa Railroad Land Company laid out the village of Breda in 1877, mostly in Wheatland Township. The area is 177 acres. William Arts, now of Carroll, built a ware- house and office, and put in a small stock of
-
.-
-- -
-
-
-
707
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
groceries, which were sold by Arts & Mane- mann. Clemens Knobbe built a house for a store, but it was used as a saloon. Fiteh & Wade bought the business of Arts & Mane- mann. Clemens Bruning opened the first general store. Breda has grown steadily, though slowly, and had in 1885 278 inhabi- tants. There are now three general stores. kept by Richard Rieke, Clemens Bruning and Kempker & Bruning; two hardware stores, kept by Ricke & Soat and H. J. Gnam; one drug store, kept by Jones & Albertson, and a Catholic church, built in 1878.
OTHER VILLAGES.
Templeton and Dedliam are enterprising young villages that have sprung up on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, in the southern part of the county. Halbnr is a station on the Iowa Southwestern Railroad, between Carroll and Manning. Charles Walterselieit has a general store and the postoffice; A. Hoelker has a general store, and John Barks a hardware store. Mount Carmel is a village in Kniest Town- ship, having a Catholic church and a good store.
ra/
الانهيه
4
نــ
MM
-
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.