History of Iowa County, Wisconsin, Part 112

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Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 958

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" A meeting of the Village Board was held on the evening of December 2, when the request for aid to equip the said company was assented to, and the necessary steps immediately taken to purchase the equipments.

" Pursuant to the call of the temporary Chairman, those who had signified their willing- ness to become members of the company held a meeting at the court house December 9, and adopted a code of laws for the government of the company, whereupon the meeting adjourned to December 15, 1880, which was fixed as the date of the first annual meeting of the company. At that meeting, the company was duly organized under the name of the Dodgeville Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, and elected officers for the ensuing year.

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" The truck was built in January, 1881, by E. B. Preston, 160 State street, Chicago, Ill., and cost, everything included, $400. It has all the modern improvements, and combines beauty, strength and lightness, so that it can be easily and rapidly handled. The wagon, including the tongue, is about 27 feet long. The width between the wheels from center to center is about 4 feet 4 inches ; the diameter of front wheels 3 feet 6 inches, that of the hind wheels 4 feet 6 inches ; the width of frame is 2 feet 10 inches, depth 3 feet 4 inches, and has one windlass attached, one large head-lamp and two side lamps, leathern buckets, hooks, lad- ders, axes, chains and ropes, necessary for any emergency."

Officers-Foreman, Benson J. Davey ; First Assistant Foreman, Edwin A. Elliott ; Sec- ond Assistant Foreman, R. W. Evans; Secretary, J. J. Hoskins ; Treasurer, A. L. Robbins ; Trustees, Thomas Kennedy, Thomas H. Arthur.

Members-W. J. Arthur, Charles Bilkey, Jr., George Bartle, Richard Clark, William Dunstan, Charles Davies, John W. Davey, Christ. Ellingen, A. S. Hearn, Frank Hocking, William Jones, William C. Jones, Evan Jones, George Jeffrey, Joshua T. Elliott, Fred C. Elli- ott, Owen Williams, John Kelley, Lemuel Morris, John W. Pengelly, Henry Pengelly, Eddie Reese, Christ. Rohr, James Rickard, William Rickard, C. S. Ralph, Frank Ralph, Lewis Swartz, Paul Swartz, Henry Skewis, Eddie Strattman, John H. Sampson, Charles J. Thomas.

HOTELS.

The first public stopping-place (mentioned elsewhere) was a boarding-house opened during 1828, by one Wentworth. It was a double log cabin, with a narrow passage, or hall-way, be- tween the two structures, each of which was 16x16. The next year, one McBryde kept boarders here. Col. Blythe, a noted character in primitive Dodgeville, was the first to open what may properly be called a hotel, in what was the old H. L. Dodge store. To the original log struct- ure, one Ward, who had succeeded Dodge in business, had built a frame addition. Here the Colonel, who was a reckless gambler, kept a very good hotel for several years. He was suc- ceeded, in order, by William Rablin, Watkin Watkins and Frank Beckett. From 1838 to 1840, H. L. Dodge also kept a sort of stopping-place in some long, low log buildings near his store. Maj. Thomas Jenkins also kept boarders as carly as 1834 and 1835.

In 1845, James D. Jenkins built the large frame house now occupied as a bakery and con- fectionery store, in which he kept hotel for a year or more, then rented it to Aaron Adams.

Marks' Hotel .- This is the most popular hotel in the village, among traveling men, and Reuben Marks, the present owner and " mine host " has made it so. In 1849, a German, best known as " Dutch " Walter, erected the building, and soon after sold it to Herman Tick, also a German, but neither kept hotel here or elsewhere. The house was first opened as a hotel in 1852, by the brothers Thomas and Moses M. Howell. The latter gentleman named it the Dodgeville House, and kept it three or four years ; then Berry Ogburn rented it of the Howells and kept it six months. It was then purchased by Richard Jones, who changed the name to the United States Hotel, which name it bore until a recent date. Jones kept it a num- ber of years, then rented it for several years to Watkin Watkins. James Van Dyne and Thomas Thomas have also managed the house at different times. Mr. Marks bought it October 25, 1875, and has since thoroughly rebuilt the original structure and erected an addition, which makes it more than double its former size. It is the only temperance hotel in Dodgeville that is doing a large business, and has borne its present name since November, 1880.

The Wisconsin House-Was built as the Rough and Ready House in 1847, by Benjamin Thomas, Sr., and was so named to perpetuate the admiration of the builder for the hero of Buena Vista. The name, the house and the owner were immensely popular, and, in many of the old-time stories told by the founders and pioneers of the village, this old hostelry figures most conspicuously. "Uncle Ben " sold the property to John E. Bartle in 1852 or 1853. He, in turn, sold it to the present proprietor, Joseph Hocking, November 6, 1854. The transfer hav- ing been made on election day, Mr. Hocking opened a free house, and for a number of days the jollification was kept up. "Why should we not enjoy ourselves in those days ?" says Mr. Z

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Hocking. "'Mineral ' was easy to get, money plenty, flour worth $3 per barrel, beef 3 cents per pound, pork 2} cents, potatoes 2 bits per bushel, and whisky proportionately cheap." The earnings of months were often spent in a day by the reckless miners, yet dishonesty, theft or meanness were not as fashionable as now. Houses were left unlocked while the owners were absent for days at a time, and all felt safe and confident. In 1860, Mr. Hocking built his store, and, in 1869, connected the old stone Rough and Ready House with it, this giving him a roomy hotel, which is deservedly well patronized, and has been called by its present name since his pur- chase. Mr. Hocking is doubtless the veteran hotel-keeper of Iowa County.

The Western Hotel .- The name of this house recalls those of at least three of the early settlers and prominent men of Dodgeville who have passed over the dark river. Joseph Vincent had laid the foundations and partially completed a hotel, when, in 1847, Col. Thomas Stephens bought him out. Col. Stephens completed the building, opened it as the Western Hotel, and managed it most successfully until it burned down, in November, 1848. He then built the present Western Hotel, which is located a few rods to the south of where the old one stood. From 1850 to 1852, he rented it to William Rowe, Esq., now of Arena, and, on his return from California, again took charge of the house, managing it until 1854, when John R. Roberts bought it. Mr. Roberts caused the house to be raised from its foundations, and under it built the cellar, bar-room, etc. In early times, this was the leading hotel in Dodgeville, but the removal of the business houses to other streets caused a fatal depression in its prosperity. Since the death of Mr. Roberts, in August, 1879, the house has been managed on the temperance plan by his widow.

The Commercial House .- Benjamin Midbow laid the foundations and partially built the original structure in 1864. He then mnade an exchange, by which Samuel Henderson came into possession of the property. He completed the building, and for a time occupied it with his family, opening up a stock of jewelry in the second story. Capt. Nelson Whitman was for a time in business here. In 1867, Henderson sold it to James Roberts, who first rented it to James Jones. Mr. Jones, finally becoming the owner, made extensive additions to and improve- ments upon the building, which made it what it is to-day, giving it its present name and open- ing it as a hotel. Mr. Jones died in 1877, his widow keeping the house until September 1, 1878, when Adam Eulberg rented it. The central location of the house, combined with the popularity of the host, have given the Commercial a large and well-deserved run of business.

The Dodgeville Hotel-Was originally built as a private house by one Wise, a blacksmith. In 1867, the present owner, Richard Rogers, bought the lot and building, then erecting the main part of the hotel, which, with the Wise residence and the old " Red House," well remembered by "the boys " of early times, affords him a large and commodious hotel, and no one knows better than does "Uncle Dick " how to manage such a house in a country town. His house does its full share of business, and the patrons stiek by it.

MANUFACTURES.

Strattman & Co.'s Factory .- The first wagons made in Dodgeville were by Ranger & Detch- mendy, two Frenchmen from St. Genevieve, Mo. They came in 1840, and their shop was what is now Mr. Ranger's residence, he having raised and enlarged it. Mr. R. was the wagon-maker, and Detchmendy the blacksmith ; the latter was also something of a gun and locksmith. "Dock" Wise was probably the next blacksmith, and Matthew Kelly the next; he founded the present Stratman shops in 1845 or 1846, building a small one-story shop of stone or "rock." After Kelly, one Olson A. Norse, blacksmith, rented the shop and worked here. In 1853, Peter Spang bought the shop of Col. Thomas Stephens, enlarged it, making it two stories high, and really established the present large concern. F. W. Strattman became a partner in 1860, and the owner in 1872. In May, 1872, he associated Richard Lane as a partner, constituting the present firm. A thriving business is done, five goodly buildings being occupied. Thirty hands are kept in con- stant employ, turning out wagons, sleighs and plows. Carriages, cutters, harrows, rollers, cul- tivators, etc., are also manufactured here. The firm now propose to add a large engine and blast

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furnace. It is worthy of note that a wagon made by this firm was awarded the first prize over 120 competitors at the Wisconsin State Fair of 1880.

Peter Spang carries on the same business on a lesser scale, employing six or eight men. He also has the only power cider-mill in the place, with which he does a large business each year for the farmers of the surrounding country.

William Harris is the veteran wagon-maker of Dodgeville, and the manufacturer of the premium wagon in Iowa County, according to the Judges of the Agricultural Society, 1880. He began in 1846 near his present large shop, and has kept at it ever since.

The Brewery .- In June, 1867, J. G. Trentzsch and J. F. Bichel came from Mineral Point and laid the foundation for a brewery. It was completed and in active operation for about thir- teen years. It was burned with its entire contents in the spring of 1880. Mr. Trentzsch was then the owner, he having bought out the partners, who at different times associated with him, viz., John Rudersdorf and H. Zirfass. Additions had been made to the building, it being at the time of its destruction 21x86 feet ; the basement was of stone, and was surmounted by two stories of wood. The average annual production was about 400 barrels, the beer being stored in an arched cellar, dug under the hill to the south of the brewery. The loss by the fire is fixed by Mr. T. at $8,000, exclusive of the $2,000 insurance.

SECULAR SOCIETIES.

Dodgeville Lodge, No. 119, A., F. §. A. M .- The first regular communication was opened in the village on Saturday evening, August 27, 1859, in pursuance of a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of the State. There were present, L. W. Strong, W. M. ; George W. Burrall, S. W. ; S. W. Reese, J. W. ; Samuel Harris, Acting Tiler, and Thomas Thomas. The charter was granted June 13, 1860, and bears the names of George W. Burrall, W. M .; S. W. Reese, S. W., and John Bonner, J. W. There were ten charter members : George W. Burrall, S. W. Reese, Thomas Thomas, John Bonner, Samuel Harris, David Lewis, Joseph Lean, J. L. Roberts, L. M. Strong and Levi Sterling. The officers installed December 28, 1860, were John Bonner, W. M. ; S. W. Recse, S. W .; Thomas Thomas, J. W. : Bronson Spensley, Treasurer ; Samuel Harris, Secretary ; Peter Griffith, S. D .; J. O. Williams, J. D., and Thomas Howells, Tiler. There were then thirteen Master Masons. The lodge now has a membership of seventy. with the following-named officers : John Temby, W. M .; Richard Carter, S. W .; James Cleminson, J. W. ; William Sands, Treasurer ; J. J. Hoskins, Secretary; Aldro Jenks, S. D. : T. R. Mundy, J. D. ; E. M. Davis, Tiler ; Thomas Carkeek and Joseph Blake, Stewards. The first lodge met in the hall then known as the Charles Harris building. In October, 1860, the removal was made to the B. F. Thomas hall, thence in December, 1864, the lodge removed to the Jeardoe building, and from there to their present commodious quarters in the summer of 1867. The hall is about 20x50 feet, well lighted and furnished. The walls are hung with portraits of prominent members and other suitable pictures. The lodge also preserves the sword that was used by the T'iler of the old Mineral Point Lodge.

Iowa Encampment, I. O. O. F., No. 27-Instituted September 25, 1868, by C. P. Hud- son, Special Deputy. First Officers : W. S. Bowen, C. P .; Richard Francis, H. P .; J. J. Cornish, S. W .; HI. E. Jones, J. W .; O. P. Ashley, Scribe; J. Sobey, Treasurer. There are now twenty-two members. Officers : E. J. Perkins, C. P .; E. H. McElhose, John Ralph, Scribe ; J. Sobey, A. L. Robbins, S. W .; W. N. Bishop, J. W. The I. O. O. F. Lodge and the Encampment have always shared the same hall.

Dodgeville Lodge, No. 147, I. O. O. F .- Instituted in April, 1868, by dispensation of the State G. M. The following were the officers then elected : Josephus Sobey, N. G .; Richard Francis, V. G .; W. B. Bowen, Secretary ; Francis Vivian, Treasurer. The charter was granted January 21, 1869, with Matthew Bishop, Francis Vivian, John Davey, Richard Francis, W. S. Bowen and A. B. Robinson as charter members. Officers: Richard Francis. N. G .: W. S. Bowen, V. G .; O. P. Ashley, Secretary, and Matthew Bishop, Treasurer. The lodge has now eighty-three members in good standing, with the following-named as officers: Edmund Edy-

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vean, N. G ; Henry Lane, V. G .; John Ralph. Secretary ; E. II. McElhose, Treasurer, and Thomas Bosanko, P. S. The first meeting was held in Good Templars' Hall, opposite the court house. In October, 1879, the members held their first lodge in the hall which they now rent, over the store of W. H. Rogers. The brethren have displayed much taste in fitting up and furnishing their quarters. Appropriate pictures adorn the walls, and the room is well lighted and pleasant.

Annicitia Lodye, No. 43. I. O. G. T .- Instituted February 14, 1860, in the town hall, bv G. W. C. T. Bush, of Richland Center. Officers: J. M. Wegand, W. C. T .; Mrs. J. M. Wegand. W. V. T .; P. D. Wigginton, First P. W. C. T .; J. A. Bates, W. R. S .; J. Thomas Pryor, W. M .: Miss Jane Wickham, W. D. M. There were fifty charter members. The lodge met in the B. F. Thomas hall, and flourished for a' number of years ; then dissensions arose, resulting in the decline and fall of the society. The charter was surrendered in 1874. A num- ber of the leading members had previously withdrawn and founded

Eureka Lodge. No. 103, I. O. G. T .- Instituted July 19, 1871, by Lodge Deputy John Ralph, of Annicitia Lodge. Officers installed : Edmund Edyvean, W. C. T .; Mrs. Thomas Bosanko, W. V. T .; William Hooper, R. S .; Thomas Bosanko, F. S .; Mrs. Elizabeth Prideaux, W. T .; John H. Penberthy, W. C .; J. C. Kelly, W. M .; John Corin, W. G .; John Pearce, W. S .; Jacob Van Doozer. Lodge Deputy. The charter members were Martin Cornelius, Joshua Elam, William Hooper, Joseph Perkins, Elizabeth Prideaux, Elizabeth Bosanko, J. C. Kelly, Thomas Bosanko. John Pearce, J. H. Penberthy, John Corin, Edmund Edyvean, William Hendy, W. W. Williams, J. Van Doozer, J. C. Trezona, Elizabeth Arthur, Susie Hoskins, Joseph Penber- thy and William Reed. The present officers, installed in November, 1880, by Lodge Deputy J. C. Kelly, are : T. R. Mundy, W. C. T .; Miss Annie Rogers, W. V. T .; Miss Julia Thomas, W. R. S .; Finley Hocking, W. A. S .; James Cornelius, W. F. S .; Mrs. Sophia Cornelius, W. T .; John Rogers, W. C .; Abram Hahn, W. M .; Miss Annie Mundy, W. D. M .; Miss Annie Stanley, W. R. H. S .; Mrs. Clara Mundy, W. L. H. S .; Miss Eliza Davey, W. G .; William H. Thomas, W. S .; G. F. Davey, P. W. C. T .; Trustees, J. H. Penberthy, J. C. Kelly and G. F. Davey. There are now sixty members in good standing. The lodge meets in the H. & J. Rowe Hall.

The Reform Club .- No temperance movement is or will be better remembered by the citizens of the county seat than that instituted August 29, 1877, by Col. H. W. Rowell and J. H. Hooffstitler. Both gentlemen were from Illinois, and were at the time creating a temperance " boom " throughout Southwest Wisconsin. The Reform Club, a direct outcome of their labors, was a secret society, males alone being eligible. Dr. H. C. Cutler was the first President; William Harris, Vice President ; B. Thomas, Jr., Secretary ; William Henry, Treasurer, and Josephns Sobey, Chaplain. An Executive Committee and a Grievance Committee of three mem- bers each were elected, as were the officers, every three months. The latter committee investi- gated all alleged violations of the pledge and constitution, and it then required a two-thirds' vote of all members present at a meeting to expel the culprit. Almost every business man in the place joined the club, and in fourteen months it was 200 strong. George L. Frost was the last President, and B. Thomas, Jr., the last and only Secretary. The club disbanded November 21, 1878.

The A. O. U. W .- Instituted July 15, 1879, by A. H. Taisey, Deputy G. M. W. There were sixteen charter members, who chose the following-named as officers : J. Thomas Pryor, Jr., M. W .; A. S. Hearn, Foreman ; C. A. Tesche, Overseer; Orville Strong, Rec .; John Ralph, Rdr .; D. G. Jones. Financier ; William Hewitt, Guide; F. W. Stratman, I. W. ; Thomas Blackney, O. W. The present officers are : J. Thomas Pryor, Jr., P. M. W. ; Orville Strong, M. W .; A. S. Robbins, Foreman ; B. Thomas, Jr., Overseer ; F. W. Stratman, Rec. ; John Ralph, Rdr .; D. G. Jones, Financier ; John Mylroie, Guide ; William Mylroie, I. W. ; A. S. Hearn, O. W. Dr. Richard Cozens has been Medical Examiner since the organization.

Dodgeville Temple of Honor, No. 212 .- On the 14th of February, 1879, about fifty Templars came from Mineral Point, and, after enjoying a dinner at Marks' Hotel, formed a torchlight

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procession, which was led by the Mineral Point Band, and which presented a fine appearance. After parading the principal streets, the Templars and those interested repaired to Eureka Hall. where the above-named temple was instituted, with the following officers; J. Thomas Pryor, W. C. T .; W. A. Thompson, W. V. T .; B. Thomas, Jr., R .; William J. Pearce, U. R. ; J. M. Dale, F. R .; J. J. Herbert, Treasurer ; E. J. Perkins, U .; W. J. Hocking, D. U. ; R. Evans, W. G .; James Hocking, S. ; A. S. Hearn, T. D. The charter was granted by the Grand Temple of Wisconsin, February 21, 1879, there being twenty-five charter members. Since the spring of 1880, the temple has met in Odd Fellows Hall. The present membership is about sixty, officered as follows: Frank M. Dyer, W. C. T .; Joseph Davie, W. V. T ; William J. Hocking, W. R .; W. C. Matthews, W. A. R .; William Quine, W. F. R .; E. F. Thomas, W. T .; James Marr, Jr., W. U .; W. R. Elliott, W. D. U .; Frank Bartle, W. G., and Joseph Pearce, W. S.

Pride of the West Cold Water Temple, No. 7-Was instituted May 13, 1868. Charter members : R. G. Owens, Miss Sarah Webster, Miss Lizzie Carkeek and Miss Emily Webster. Under the foregoing name the temple did good work, until the Grand Lodge adopted new laws which necessitated the granting of a new charter, December 5, 1875, by which the name was changed to Juvenile Temple, No. 4, with the following officers : G. F. Davey, C. T. ; Miss Mamie Davis, V. T. ; William Williams, R. S. ; Ellis Owens, F. S. ; Miss Annie Roberts, T. ; J. H. Prideaux, P. C. T., and W. E. Owens, Supt. The present officers are: J. C. Kelly, C. T. : Miss Delia Letcher, V. T. ; Miss Annie Thomas, R. H. S. ; Miss Deborah Mundy, L. H. S. ; Miss Annie Glanville, R. S. : Reuben Marks, A. S .; David Owens,'F. S. ; Miss Allie Marr, T .; Lin- coln Prideaux, C .; Edward Owens, M .; Miss Sarah Corin, D. M .; Miss Laura Elam, I. G. ; Joseph Simmons, O. G .; G. F. Davey, Supt. ; Executive Committee-J. C. Kelly, William H. Thomas, Lincoln Prideaux. There are one hundred and twenty members.

RELIGIOUS.

The Methodist Episcopal Church .- The earliest meetings of this society were held at Min- eral Point and in the " Peddler's Creek " (Linden) settlement at a very early date. As early as 1837, the Rev. - Simpson preached a sermon in the log house of William James, Esq., one mile west of Dodgeville. John Hoskins, John Rogers, and a few others attended. Mr. Rogers soon after removed to Linden, where the meetings were continued. The year 1840 witnessed the regular organization of the Dodgeville M. E. Church, by the Rev. Thomas Whitford, of the Mineral Point Circuit, with the following-named members : John Hoskins, William Webster and wife, John Rogers and wife, Mrs. Edward Thomas, Thomas Webster and William Bennett. The latter was the first Class-leader.

During the next two years, the meetings were held in the log houses of the settlers. The old " Rock " church was built in 1842, under direction of the following Board of Trustees ; George Sims, John Rogers, William Thomas Webster, William and Joseph Vincent and John Hoskins. John Rogers, the only living member, has been one of the board ever since that year. The corner-stone was laid with suitable ceremonies, and to this day contains the curious stones, metals, coins, etc., and the scroll on which the date, and also the names of the Bishop and Trustees are recorded.

As the membership did not exceed fifteen families, the building of even that small, plain structure was a matter of much difficulty ; the miners were very migratory, and as those inter- ested moved away to seek better "diggings," their places were filled in many cases by those who took not the slightest intereft in the matter. Still the church was built, and for a number of years the Rev. Mr. Whitford preached here. At a later day, services were frequently held by the Revs. John Lumbey and T. M. Fullerton, though neither lived here at the time.

On the 24th of July, 1860, the corner stone of the present church edifice was laid by the Rev. H. C. Tilton, of Janesville. As in the building of the old church, delays were more numerous and lengthy than pleasant, and not until September, 1861, was the church inclosed. While on his way to Platteville, in August, 1861, Bishop Simpson stopped here one Sabbath,

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and made the rough walls ring with one of those eloquent sermons for which he is so famous, which was from the text: " While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen ; for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal." Bishop E. S. Janes, of revered memory, preached the dedication sermon, on Wednesday morning, September 3, 1862. His text was, " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God." The corner-stone, which was laid with appropriate ceremonies, contains papers, relics, etc. The contractors for the carpenter work were Thayre & Anderson ; for the masonry, Cornelius & Elliott ; plastering, Paull & Carkeek : painting, Hetherington & Dale. The inside work (pews, etc.) was executed by E. Hocking. The basement was found to be too small for the use of the Sabbath school, and the society con- sequently extended the length of the entire edifice twenty-one feet, a few years since. The church is now 42x86 feet, only the basement part of the addition being now used. The society now numbers two hundred and seventy souls, Rev. W. S. Wright, Pastor. Trustces-Joseph Bennett, James Roberts, John Rogers, W. W. Williams, J. H. Penberthy, George Davey, William Hooper, William Rogers and William Harris. The Sabbath school was organized in 1843, by William Vincent, who became the first Superintendent. John Jane was the next Superintendent, followed by James Hockings. James Roberts superintended in 1862 and 1863. Joseph Bennett has since held the office, with the exception of the year 1872, when Mr. Roberts officiated.

The Primitive Methodist-The one-story frame building erected in 1846, as a town hall, was used as a schoolhouse and a place of non-sectarian worship, was also used by the True Wes- leyan organization, which flourished here for a time under the ministry of the Revs. Robert De- Lap and Thomas Orbison. This society dissolved in 1849, and many of the members united with the Mineral Point Conference of the Primitive Methodist Church. In the fall of the same year,; the Dodgeville Primitive Methodist Church was formally organized in the town hall, which became the property of the church by the payment of the $200 debt then outstanding against it. The original Trustees were James Hondy, Samuel Hendy, Johnson Glanville, William M. Rowe, Joseph Vincent, Henry Vincent, James Rowe, Edward Thomas and W. D. Rowe. In those days, the church was in the Mineral Point Circuit, and the preachers were the Revs. John Sharp, James Alderson and Charles Dawson. It is related that the former preached his first sermon in Dodgeville from the top of a whisky barrel, during the summer of 1847. In 1855, in addition was built on the west end of the hall, and eight years later, what was then called the church, was built about twenty feet to the east of the old town hall building, with which it was connected in 1878. During a severe wind storm in 1867, the tower of the church was torn from its foundation and toppled into the street.

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History of Iowa County, Wisconsin, Part 112

Author: Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company Number of Pages: 958

Author:
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 958