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The next hotel was the De Soto House, built soon after the Bay State House was erected. It was built by Kurtz & Hale for a hotel and boarding house, but finally was used for a car- riage and wagon shop.
The second hotel, called the De Soto, was formerly a store building and was changed to a hotel, by Edward Sweeney. This house, in 1884, was being operated by Mrs. Ann M. Miller.
The postoffice at De Soto, was established in 1855. Dr. S. D. Powers was the first postmas- ter, and Adam Carlyle acted as his deputy. The next to hold the office was Dr. Osgood, with J. C. Kurtz as his deputy. Dr. Osgood was suc- ceeded by C. B. Whiting, whose deputy was Fred Carr. In 1884 the postmaster was J. II. Rogers, who was appointed in 1865. This be.
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came a money order office in July, 1878. The first order was issued to J. H. Hinds, for $38.32. The first order paid, was to Mrs. Jolin Babcock and was dated July 22, 1878.
The business interests of De Soto, in 1884, were in the hands of the following:
C. Lyttle & Co., general merchants, also deal- ers in lumber and grain.
Fred Eckhart & Co., grain dealers.
J. A. Cooper, manufacturer of wagons and carriages, also dealer in farm machinery.
Charles L. Woodbury, general merchandise and farming implements.
Adam Carlyle, agent for the Diamond Jo steamboat line.
C. Lyttle, agent for the North Western line of steamers.
J. H. Rodgers, general merchandising and drugs.
Charles Il. Upham, general store, also hard- ware and farm machinery.
D. A. Steele, furniture.
Charles McDowell, blacksmith shop.
J. F. Allen, wagon maker.
Mrs. A. II. Wareham, millinery and furnisl - ing goods.
Miss M. L. Porter, dress-maker.
C. L. Ingersoll, flour and feed.
Louis Stinseng, boots and shoes.
Patrick De Lacy, boots and shoes.
John Devlin, meat market.
Fred Schmidt, drugs.
Mrs. J. A. Cooper, millinery and dress-maker. Mrs. H. Carpenter, dress-maker.
N. E. French, grocery and restaurant.
Orville D. Pulver, restaurant.
Charles E. Reiter, brewer, and owner of the Lansing and De Soto ferry.
Mrs. Hannah Trott, owner and proprietor of the Bay State Hotel.
Mrs. A. N. Miller, owner and proprietor of the De Soto House.
William Waldron, fish dealer.
W. F. McMastress, fish dealer.
H. E. McMasters, cooper.
C. L. Mueller, stave and heading factory.
O. Ewers, physician.
G. L. Miller, attorney.
James II. Rogers, postmaster.
D. Abbott Steele came to De Soto Oct. 5, 1855, in company with his brother, Alvah Steele, who remained about three years and returned to New Hampshire. D. Abbott Steele was born in Georgia, where his parents, who were natives of New Hampshire, were then living. He has been variously engaged since coming to De Soto; in 1884, he was engaged in the furniture business.
John W. White came in the spring ot 1855, and located just northeast of the village, where he still lived in 1884.
Edmund Houghton came to De Soto April 1, 1855. He is now the earliest present resident on the village town plat. He was born in Har- vard, Mass., in 1808. Served an apprenticeship in New Hampshire, to the trade of a machinist; and came here from that State. A friend of Mr. Houghton's, R. P. Waite, came with him, but returned to New Hampshire. Mr. Hough- ton made a location on section 10, town 11, ange 7 west, where he made a claim which her still owns, but he has always made his home in the village. His wife was Nancy Bryant, a na- tive of New Hampshire. They have one daugh- ter-Ellen, the wife of Woodbridge Dyre.
Other early settlers of the town were : Samnel Pike, who came from Massachusetts in 1855, and remained until 1873, when he re- moved to Iowa. Ile was a painter by trade ; (". B. Stevens, who was a tinner, came into the village of De Soto in the spring of 1855, and eontinned to live there until 1882, when he moved to Dakota. Also, Dennis Powers, Sid- ney R. Gage, Hugh MeDill, R. F. Lemen, A. McDowell and Anthony Valle, a Frenchman, who enlisted into the United States army and died at Andersonville prison.
CHURCHES.
The Central Methodist church in the town of Wheatland, is on section 31. The class was
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organized in 1857. The first preacher was Rev. Myron Clendenning. The original members were : Jacob Chase and wife, A. D. Chase and wife, Moses Sanderson and wife ( Mr. Sander- son was a local preacher ) ; Peter Waldron, Bridane Sanderson and wife. These are all that are remembered.
De Soto, Retreat and Central societies have comprised one circuit, hence this is called the Central Church. The Rev. Newton Lane assist- ed Rev. Clendenning, who was the first on the circuit. The circuit at that time, comprised a large area of territory. Rev. Clendenning is now a member of the Rock River Conference. The Rev. Lane died in the service during the Rebellion. Rev. Clendenning was succeeded by Rev. Smith .. He by the Rev. Bassenger ; then came the Rev. J. E. Irish ; other pastors were W. P. Hill, Christopher Bushby, Thomas Manuel, II. J. Walker, D. L. Hubbard, D. Clingman, H. D. Jenks and the Rev. W. WV. Hurd. The present pastor is the Rev. I. F. Nuzum. The Central church building was erected in 1877. It is a frame structure, one and a half stories, and cost about $900. A Sunday school has been supported since the class was organized ; it now numbers seventy- five members.
Viroqua. He has been engaged in the active ministry ever since his removal to Vernon county, twenty years, except at intervals, when ill health compelled him to retire for a season of rest. He has ten children, six sons and four daughters.
Isaac F. Nuzum, son of George W. Nuzum, also a Methodist minister, was born in June, 1855, in Perry Co., Ohio. He began the min- istry in 1877, at which time he joined the West Wisconsin Conference. He is at present pastor of the Church at De Soto. Ile married Lydia A., daughter of David McCulloch, an early settler of Crawford Co., Wis. .
The first meeting of the Congregational society in this locality was held Feb. 15, 1856. The society was organized at this meeting. The minister .present was the Rev. I. L. Radcliffe, of La Crosse district convention. Among the number who joined the society at this time were : Charles Houghton and wife, Fannie Ilonghton, Mrs. Mary E. Roach, Mrs. Abbie W. Tobey ( the last two were daughters of Mr. Houghton ). Daniel D. Fuller and wife, Merey P. Fuller, Alexander Young and wife, Wilton E. Roach and J. F. Tobey. The first pastor was Rev. L. L. Radcliffe; the first officers were Charles Houghton, deacon ; and Daniel Fuller, elerk. Rev. L. L. Radcliffe was succeeded by Rev. Alexander Parker, in 1863, and he by Rev. Peter Valentine, in 1865. The next pastor in charge was Rev. L. Bridgeman, who came in 1868 and remained till his snc- cessor, Rev. James Mitchell came in 1871 ; the Rev. S. Il. Thompson came in 1874 and was succeeded by Rev. William Houghton, in 1879; Rev. Charles Vaile was pastor in 1881; then enme Rev. William Houghton to his second pastorate.
Rev. George W. Nuzum, formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Viroqua, was born in Perry Co., Ohio, Aug. 26, 1832. He there grew to manhood. Ile was a student for some time .at the college at Athens, Ohio. When twenty-three years of age, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the Ohio Conference. He was married in Ohio to Miss M. F. Groves, and in 1856 came to Ver- non Co., Wis., joining the Bad Ax circuit and preaching at various points according to the customs of his Church. Mr. Nuzum first settled A church building was erected in 1859; it was built in the Gothic style of architecture, and cost the society about $1,800. The society has been supported by a good Sunday school on forty acres of land in Viroqua town, where he lived for a number of years. Subsequently he resided for about eight years in Liberty town. He then settled on his present farm in | since the time of its organization in 1859. D.
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Abbott Steele, who was elected superintendent of this school in 1862, was still its superin- tendent in 1884, having served continuously for twenty-one years. This school averages about. thirty-tive pupils.
The first services of the M. E. Church were held in a building built of railroad ties for a wagon and blacksmith shop, in the year 1855.
The first class was formed by Rev. T. C. Clendenning in the year 1858. The members, as near as can be ascertained, were as follows : James Lawrence and Mary, his wife ; William Ilemmingway and wife, and his son, George, and daughter, Mary Hemmingway, and Wil- liam Wyburn.
The first minister of the M. E. Church who preached in De Soto was Rev. John Whit- worth, now of Viroqua.
The M. E. church was built in the year 1859, and removed out in the country in the year 1875, being now known as the Central Church.
The pastors of the M. E. Church in De Soto cirenit have been as follows : Revs. John Whit- worth, T. C. Clendenning, Mr. Lane, Mr. Smith, S. D. Bassenger, J. E. Trish, W. P. Ilill, C. Bushby, Thomas. Manual, H. J. Walker, D. L. Hubbard, D. Clingman, H. D. Jencks, W. W. Hurd and the present pastor, Rev. I. F. Nuzum.
The De Soto Baptist Church was organized at the house of Dr. James Osgood, Jan 11, 1855, with a constituency of sixteen members, who adopted as theirs the New Hampshire articles of faith and covenant. The Church was duly recognized by council on the 9th of the following February. A. B. Hubbard, a member of the Church, served as its pastor with acceptance for six months, after which Rev. D. Mulhern became pastor. For a while the Church gained in membership, both by baptism and letter. In 1857 serious trouble arose which resulted in the exclusion of quite a number of members. The aggrieved, with others, hold- ing letters from other Baptist Churches, called for a council, which was attended by delegates
from the La Crosse and Winona, Minn., Churches. Although the Church was repre- sented in the council, it refused to comply with the recommendation to reconsider its action. The council further recommended that, should the Church refuse to reconsider its action, a new Church should be formed. This was done soon after by the union of about twenty mem- bers. The new Church was admitted to the La Crosse Valley Baptist Association at its next annual meeting. Rev. D. Mulhern served as its pastor, and a few were added by baptism. Through removals its membership was reduced and its meetings discontinued, and were never revived. The first Church held occasional meetings at De Soto. In March, 1861, its place of meeting was changed to Brush Creck. Here it was prospered, at one time numbering thirty- one members. Removals and change of resi- dence led the Church in 1868 to again make De Soto its place of meeting. Concessions were made which resulted in those living in the neighborhood, members of the second Church, uniting with the old Church. The following year Rev. S. E. Sweet became pastor and was ordained. He preached here and at 'other points, one of which was Harmony, where a Baptist Church was organized the follow- ing January. Rev. Sweet served the two Churches one year, when, in order to pursue further study, he went to Beaver Dam, Wis. In 1872 Rev. William Haughton became pastor, serving the Harmony Church also. IIe re- mained about eighteen months. From this time regular monthly meetings were held, with occasional preaching, till February, 1875, when Rev. N. L. Sweet became pastor. Quite a number were added to the Church by baptism. Rev. Sweet's pastorate continued four years. Since his resignation the Church has been de- elining. Although twenty-eight names are reported now, but very few are active members.
SOCIETIES.
Ancient Order United Workman Lodge, of De Soto, was organized June 10, 1878. The
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charter members were: James Lyttle, Fred Schmidt, William Davis, Philip B. Peters, George Eckhardt, B. D. Jenks, D. A. Steele, Fred A. Schlottman, Jacob Eckhardt and Woodbridge Dyre. The first officers were : James Lyttle P. M. W; Jacob Eckhardt, M. W; P. B. Peters, foreman; B. D. Jenks, re- corder; D. A. Steele, financier; W. Dyre, receiver; George Eckhardt, guide; F. A. Schlottman, overseer; F. Schmidt, I. W; William Davis, O. W; P. B. Peters, George Eckhardt, and James Lyttle, trustees. In 1884 this lodge had a working membership of thirty-two, and was in a flourishing condition. In 1884 there was both a lodge of the Odd Fellows and Good Templars at De Soto, each in a flourish- ing condition.
DISASTROUS FIRES.
The steam mill of Whiting & Carr was burned in July, 1865, involving a loss of over $20,000. In March, 1879, occurred the worst conflagra- tion that ever visited the place. The cause of this fire has always remained a mystery. It originated in the general store of L. C. Larson. Eight buildings were consumed. Mr. Ingersoll sustained the greatest loss, which included two buildings occupied as a wagon and blacksmith shop, together with a fine stock of general mer- chandise. His total loss was about $10,000. Among those who sustained quite heavy losses were: L. C. Larson, John L. O'Kre, J. F .Allen, Fred Schmidt and John Devlin. This fire was a serious blow to De Soto, from which it never fully recovered.
THE OLDEST SHOEMAKER IN AMERICA.
In 1884 the village of De Soto boasted of a resident, who came to the place at an early date, and who by careful investigation was found to have been actively engaged more years, at the shoe bench, than any other man in the country. This gentleman's name is Patrick De Lacy, who has been constantly engaged at the bench since twelve years of age, or a period of seventy-one years. And strange to say, after
these long years of stooped shouldered work, he is as as erect as most young men of to-day.
VILLAGE OF VICTORY.
This village was laid out in 1852, by Henry W. McAuley, William F. Terhune, Ira Stevens and Hiram Rice. It was named Victory, by Judge William F. Terhune, on account of the victory over Black Hawk, which occurred near this place. There were three houses on the site of the village when it was laid out, one of which was built by Timothy Piper; the second by ITiram Rice, and the third by the French traders, who had occupied the place. The first building after the laying out of the village was built by Hiram Rice as a warehouse. This was a cheap building, 16x24 feet. The first structure of much importance was erected by John Cavinee, who kept it as a hotel for some time. He came here from Ohio, and finally moved from this point to California, where he died.
II. W. McAuley opened the first store in the building which the French traders had erected. Soon after the laying out of the town, John ,Cavinee became an equal partner with Mr. Mc- Auley in the ownership of the north part of the plat. In the laying out of the village, the plat was surveyed by HI. W. MeAuley and Samuel McMichael.
The second store in the place was opened by John C. Berry, who kepta general stock.
The first wagon shop was started by John Bartholomew, in a building belonging to Ira Stevens.
R. Lobdell was the pioneer blacksmith.
A steam saw-mill was built by Clark Smith.
A postoffice was established at Victory in 1854. John C. Berry was the first postmaster. Among others who have held this office was R. McAnley. Mrs. August Mueller was post- mistress in 1884, having succeeded her husband.
Victory has always been an important point for the buying and shipment of grain. It has three warehouses, one of which is built of stone, through which, in years gone by, has passed 100,000 bushels of wheat per annum,
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besides other grains. It was built by the farmers and called the "Farmers Stock Ware- house." The two other warehouses were built respectively by John C. Berry and Spencer & Co. There is quite an amount of grain bought here now, but not so much as in earlier times.
In 1884 this village had two general stores and a harness shop.
Nancy Berry taught the first term of school in the village, which was also the first in the town of Wheatland in 1854. The place now has a good two story frame school house, which cost $1,200.
The first death in the place was that of a man named Enfield. He died early in the history of the village and was buried on the land after- ward occupied as a cemetery.
This point on the Mississippi river was first known as "Stevens' Landing," from Ira Stevens the first settler. He made the original entry of fifty-four acres on which the town site was laid out. His patent bears date, Nov. 1, 1849, and was signed by President Zachary Taylor. At the time this entry was made it had been occu- pied by French traders for many years, who came bere for the purpose of trading with the Indians.
PERSONAL HISTORIES.
Ira Stevens, of the village of Vietory, has been a resident of the county since January, 1850. He was born near Toronto, Canada, in 1819. He passed the winter of 1839-40 in Chicago, and went to Galena the following spring; located at Prairie Du Chein, in 1844, and came to Bad Ax county, as stated, in 1850. He married Eliza Decker, a daughter of Moses Decker, who was the earliest settler of Viroqua.
Harriet A. Porter, of De Soto, is the widow of Henry G. Porter, who settled with his family in De Soto, Aug. 15, 1855. The family resided in the village until about 1860, when they removed to a farm on section 11, in the town of Wheat- land, which Mrs. Porter still owns. Mr. Porter died December, 1880. He was a native of Ox- ford, Maine, where he was born Sept. 19, 1825.
lle was married, in 1859, in New Hampshire, to his present widow, Harriet Bryant, born in New Hampshire. She first came west with friends, in 1855, but returned to New Hampshire, where she was married. Mrs. Porter has one daugh- ter-Mary Lillian, born in De Soto, August, 1860. Mrs. Porter is now a resident of the vil- lage of De Soto.
H. W. MeAuley is a native of North Caro- lina. His ancestors belonged to the Mecklen- berg colony, which emigrated to North Carolina from Scotland in 1774. He was born Sept. 9, 1816. His father, Daniel McAuley, emigrated to Wythe Co., Va., when H. W. was but three months old. In 1830 the family removed to Hendricks Co., Ind. Mr. McAuley came to the territory of Wisconsin, in 1835, and located at Mineral Point, in what is now lowa county, where he engaged in mining for a time. Hle was in Grant county when it was organized-in May, 1835. In August, of that year, he went back to Mineral Point. Mr. MeAuley, at this time, was quite a young man, and not perma- nently located. Ile returned to Indiana in the fall of 1835, but came to Wisconsin again, the following year. In 1839 he again returned to Indiana; was married and returned in 1840, lo- cating at Lancaster, Grant county. He had built the first house in the present village of Lancas- ter, two years previous to that time (in 1838). In 1852 he came to the town of Wheatland, and assisted in laying out the village of Victory, as will appear in the history of the town of Wheat- land. He was the first merchant in the village. He has been a resident of Vernon county since he went to Victory, June 7, 1852. In November of that year, he went to Liberty Pole and en- gaged in the mercantile business. In the fall of 1853 he removed his goods to Viroqua, where he was in business for some time. In the fall of 1854, owing to the difficulty of getting store room at Viroqua, he removed to the town of Sterling and located on section 16. Ile built a saw and grist mill, on the Bad Ax river, which was the second mill built on the Wisell branch
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of this river, Ira Wisell having erected the first mill. Mr. McAuley engaged in milling till 1873, when he sold out to his sons and removed to Sparta, where he invented a turbine water wheel on which he obtained a patent. He engaged in the patent-right business for a time, and then again located at Sterling. He now resides in the town of Wheatland, on section 31, town 12 ยท north, of range 6 west, where he is engaged in farming, and making a specialty of manufactur- ing sorghum. Mr. MeAuley has been three times married. His first wife was Eliza Ann Richie, born in Nicholas Co., Ky. His second wife was Rebecca A. McConnell, a native of Ohio. His present wife was Melvina Sloan, born in Pennsylvania. Mr. McAuley has had twelve children, seven of whom are living. Mr. MeAuley is one of the well known early settlers of Vernon county,and has been intimately con- nected with its growth and progress since its organization. Ile was one of the early attor- neys of the county, having been admitted to the bar in 1842.
R. M. McAuley, of DeSoto, is the son of H. W. MeAuley, now of the town of Wheatland. He came to this county with his father, in 1852. lle has been a resident of the village since 1872. lle is a miller by trade, having been taught that business by his father. After coming to De Soto, he opened a feed store, which he continued for some time, then engaged in general merchandis- ing under the firm name of McAuley & Bell. The firm was afterward changed to H. W. MeAuley & Son. He was engaged for one year with ('. L. Ingersoll and after that with C. H. Upham. In February, 1881, he retired from merchandis- ing and is now engaged in farming, giving spec- ial attention to the raising of sorghum. Mr. McAuley was married to Mary Young, daugh- ter of Alex Young. She was born in Crawford county, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. McAuley have five children-John, Royal and Raymond (twins), Mary E. and Frank.
Adam Carlyle came to De Soto in August, 1855. No man has been more intimately cou- nected with the history of the village than he. On coming to De Soto le engaged in merchandising with Thomas Dowse, under the firm name of Carlyle, Dowse & Co. In 1858 their stock and trade was sold to parties in Lan- sing, Iowa, and Mr. Carlyle re-embarked in busi ness under the firm name of N. S. Cate & Co. From 1862 to 1865 he was connected with the firm of John C. Kurtz & Co. In 1870 he was em- ployed as book-keeper by Joseph Reynolds, the owner of the "Diamond Jo" line of steamboats, and was stationed at Fulton, Ill. From 1874 to 1878 he was in Patterson, N. J., engaged with Capt. J. B. Wilcox, of Victory, in selling Minnesota flour. In 1879 Mr. Carlyle was con- stituted agent at De Soto for the "Diamond Jo" line of steamers, a position he has since held. Mr. Carlyle is a native of Dumfries, Scotland, born in 1826. Ile emigrated with his father's family to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1840. The family removed from New York to Canada, where the father, Walter Carlyle, resided until his death. In 1852 Mr. Carlyle went to ( hica- go, Ill., where he was engaged as clerk by Mills & Co. Three years later he came to De Soto. Mr. Carlyle has been connected with De Soto from its infancy and has always been highly es- teemed as an upright business man and a valuable citizen. His wife, Mrs. Catharine E. (Cook) Car- lyle, is a native of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Car- lyle have eight children, six of whom were born in De Soto- Walter J., Catharine J., Thomas, who was the first white child born in De Soto (born Feb. 14, 1856), now at Fulton, III., Annie C., Mattie, Daisy M., Adam and George.
Arvin Chase resides on section 32, where he entered eighty acres, in 1855. He resided here, however, at that time for about one year, and then located in the town of Sterling, on what is known as the Il. Bellows place. He re-settled here in 1870. The farm, which contains 200 acres, is now owned by his brother, R. J. Chase, who was the youngest of his father's family,
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and came to the county about 1858; studied law with Judge Graham, of Viroqua, where he was admitted to the bar ; served in the Union army during the Rebellion,and is now practicing his profession at Sioux City, lowa. Another brother, Lucius, also studied law with Judge Graham. He is now deceased. The father, Jacob Chase, settled in the town of Sterling, in 1858, where he resided till his death.
James II. Rogers, general merchant and post- master at DeSoto, was born in Indiana, in 1842; he has resided in Vernon county since 1855, when his father, B. II. Rogers came to this county, with his family, and located at Spring- ville ; he afterwards removed to the town of Wheatland, where he died in 1868. James Il. enlisted in the Union army in 1862, as a soldier in company A, 25th regiment, Wisconsin Volun- teer Infantry, first commanded by Capt. James Berry, afterwards by Col. Butt, and still later by Capt. J. R. Casson. Mr. Rogers participa- ted in most of the campaigns and battles in which the twenty-fifth was engaged, including Kennesaw Mountain, siege of Vicksburg, Resaca and Sherman's march to the sea. He has been engaged in business in De Soto since 1865, build- ing his present store in 1868, a frame building 24x36 feet. He was appointed to his present posi- tion as postmaster, October, 1865. His wife was Esther Coffin, daughter of Peleg Coffin, who settled in the town of Freeman, Crawford county, in 1855 ; further notice of whom will be found elsewhere. Mr. Rogers has five chil- dren-Winnie II., Minnie E., James 11., Jr., Charles M. and Mary Z.
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