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The Catholic society was formed in 1867. The Trustees were Patrick Dailey, Patrick Whitty and Martin Conway. A wooden church edifice was built in the fall of 1868, at a cost. of over $2,000. The Rev. John Conroy was the first priest. He was succeeded by the Rev. B. De Goy, and he by Rev. C. Van Droste, who is in charge at this time. The membership numbers about seventy families, representing the towns of Winfield, Lavalle and Seven Mile Creek. Service is held in the church every alternate Sunday.
This town has the credit of being the first in which hops were grown in Sauk County. In the spring of 1852, Mr. Jesse Cottington (one of the pioneers of Winfield, of whom a biograph- ical sketch is given elsewhere in this work) ordered a lot of hop roots from the yards of C. D. Palmer, Waterville, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he had been for several years overseer. The roots were shipped to Milwaukee by boat, and brought from Milwaukee by wagon to Reedsburg. Mr. Amos Cottington brought them to his father's in Winfield, Section 26, in a home-made wagon, composed of a dry-goods box, supported on running gear, the wheels of which were formed of sections sawed from the end of a log. Mr. C. planted about an acre of hops from these roots, but, from being so long on the way, many of them had become damaged, and failed to grow. He built a hop-kiln of logs, size 12x24 feet, without windows or stove. By burning a pit of charcoal, he procured fuel with which he could dry his hops. The charcoal was burned on the ground floor, in such a manner as to produce the desired effect. As he had no press, the hops of the first picking were stamped by foot into a sack, the first crop yielding only 150 pounds. This sack of hops was marketed in Columbus, Columbia Co., Wis. The transportation is worthy of mention. A friend, Mrs. Van Camp, was going to Columbus on a visit ; her conveyance, one horse and wagon. Mr. and Mrs. Cottington, with the sack of hops, accompanied her. After various mishaps, capsizes and breakdowns, the party reached Columbus, where the hops were sold for 30 cents per pound. So the receipts of the first Sauk Co. hop crop were $45 in gold. In the spring of the year following his first planting, Mr. Cottington, at the request of Harvey Canfield, of Baraboo, sent for some roots for him, and in the same box had some sent for himself to complete his yard. His second crop amounted to 2,000 pounds. These were sold at Madison for 25 cents per pound. Mr. Cottington supplied roots to his neighbors and neighboring towns, and thus was inaugurated a business that, in a few years, caused almost a revolution in the agricultural interests of the county. It was a rival in a small way to the gold excitement of California. During the year 1867, the receipts for hops in this county reached $2,000,000. In the year (1867), Mr. Cottington's crop sold for $8,000. He became a dealer in hops, and handled that year about $200,000 worth.
It is not positively known who was the first actual white settler in Winfield. It is reported that a man by the name of Bowen made a claim in the southeastern part of town in the year 1848, and built a shanty. Mr. Alexander Locke claims to have built the first shanty in the town. He came to Town 13, Range 4, now Winfield, in April, 1849, and built a shanty, 12x12 feet, on the southeast quarter of Section 34, he having taken that tract in 1848, by land war- rant. Mr. Leonard and George Huffnail built a shanty together, to the north of Mr. Locke, and
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the same spring that he built his shanty. Mr. S. J. Seymour, of Dellona, says, in regard to the early settlement of Winfield, that he was on Section 24, of this town, on the 13th day of June, 1849, looking land ; that he found Mr. William Andrews with his two sons and his son-in-law, named Mills, eating their dinners by a log fire, on the tract of land now owned by Mr. Silas Fish. The party had come up from Baraboo, with D. K. Noyes, the day before, who had shown them the land. They had not. as yet, built even a shanty. They shortly after did build one on this tract. And in the fall of that year, Mr. Seymour helped them raise a log house, in which Mr. Andrews made his home.
Mr. Seymour further says, that, about the first of June of the same year, he found some land newly broken on the northwest quarter of Section 36, on the tract of land now owned by Mr. Powell ; that he was informed that the improvement was made by a man named Duncan. He was not aware of any other improved claim in the town at this time. He after- ward helped Mr. Duncan raise his house, but cannot remember whether it was prior to raising the Andrews house or not. He also states that Mr. Mills commenced a log shanty on the place now owned by Mr. Carlisle, and that after cutting a few logs, Mr. Mills met with a serious accident, cutting one of his legs badly. This caused him to leave his claim and go East, to his home. Mr. John Carlisle came in 1849, and bought this tract, whether from the original claim- ant or not does not appear.
Among the early settlers may be mentioned John Pelton and his sons, who came in 1850 ; Lachlan and Joseph McIntosh came in April, 1851 ; Robert Greenwood and sons, in 1851 ; Edward Hemingway in 1851; George F. Lawson, in the spring of 1851 ; Samuel Montross, in 1852 ; Jesse and Amos Cottington, February, 1852; Thomas Senogles, July, 1852 ; Peter Golden, in 1850; John Flynn, in 1850.
The first schoolhouse was built in the spring of 1852, and was situated on the northeast quarter of Section 34, near the road, and just south of where Mr. Ransom's house now stands ; this was District No. 1. Mr. Jesse Cottington remembers helping to build the schoolhouse, for his assessment for the payment of glass, sash, etc., was $1, and, not having that amount of money by him, he walked to Lyons and borrowed it of a member of his family. The first teacher was Miss Esther Smith, now Mrs. Jonathan Nye. Previous to this, a school was kept, for a short time, in Mr. A Locke's house, by a Miss Cole.
District No. 2 was organized October 7, 1852, with William Andrews, Clerk ; T. C. Safford, Director ; Thomas Senogles, Treasurer. The schoolhouse was built that fall, and school com- menced in December, with Miss C. D. Hastings, teacher. Her contract provided for twelve weeks' school, at $2 per week. The schoolhouse was built on the northeast quarter of Section 24. The new house was built in the summer of 1875, on the northeast quarter of the same section.
Religious services were first held in Mr. A. Locke's house, next in William Andrews'. The Catholic Church was built in 1868, being the only church building in the town.
The first white child born in this town was Harriet Locke, daughter of Mr. A. Locke (so says Mr. Locke). The first death was that of a Mr. Barber, who died about 1851. Mr. Leon- ard also died at an early day. Mr. James Cottington, who came to the town in 1850, died Feb- ruary 11, 1855.
Among the notable features of the town, may be mentioned the large apple tree in the orchard of Mr. C. R. Kelley. The variety is the Pennsylvania Red Stripe ; age, twenty-eight years ; circumference, six feet ten inches near the ground ; area covered by the top, forty-six feet east and west, and forty-eight feet north and south. The tree is healthy, and the fruit large and fine. It bore twenty-six bushels of apples last year. Mr. Kelley also has a curiosity in the shape of a native apple tree. The tree was discovered by Mr. Golden, who entered the land in 1850. It was then about fifteen years old. It was bearing a yellow, sweet apple, about the size of a Transcendent Crab. Mr. Kelley has cultivated it, and the fruit is much improved, being now as large as an average Golden Russet. The flavor is sweet and the color yellow.
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The wood resembles the wild crab somewhat. The tree is now nearly ten inches in diameter, and has borne, this year, about eight bushels of fruit.
The question is, how came it there fifteen years in advance of civilization ?
LOGANVILLE AND TOWN OF WESTFIELD.
This town is six miles square, Town 11, Range 4, and is situated six miles east of the west line of the county, and twelve miles south of the north line. The territory comprising it was origi- nally a part of the township of Eagle, and was set off from the town of Reedsburg, to which it sub- sequently belonged, and was organized as Westfield in 1854. The first town officers were : J. K. Thompson, Chairman ; Martin Davey and Henry Nippert, Supervisors ; William Baird, Clerk ; R. B. Balcom, Treasurer; Chancy P. Logan, Justice of the Peace; Lyman Twist, Assessor : N. H. Briggs, Superintendent of Schools ; R. T. Root, Constable.
The town is composed of hills and valleys, ranging north and south in the central and western parts, and east and west in the eastern. The soil is clay loam on the uplands and a black loam in the valleys. Strong and fertile, even to the summit of ridges, tame grasses and all products common to this latitude are grown very successfully.
The rock is composed of lime and sand stone. In the western part of the town several lime- kilns are in successful operation.
The timber is abundant, and principally of the different varieties of oak (white, red and black). Maple, hickory, basswood and elm are found in considerable quantities. There are no large 'marshes.
The town is watered by Narrows Creek and its tributaries. A great number of natural flowing springs are found. Good well water is obtained at an average depth of forty feet. The advantages of water, while both valleys and uplands are so productive of grass, makes the grow- ing of stock very profitable.
Fully three-fourths of the inhabitants are German ; the balance is made up of Americans, Irish and English. The market towns are Ableman and Reedsburg.
A good water power is found at the village of Loganville, where Mr. Frank Dorn has a grist-mill in operation. Iron ore has been found in the town in quantities that promise to pay for working. Work has been commenced with a view to develop the mines.
There are many good hop-yards in cultivation in this town, and some of the old hop-growers are hopeful of striking it rich again some day. The experience with hops has been the same in this town as that already described in neighboring towns.
A German Lutheran Church was built in the spring of 1865, on the north side of Section 15. It is a frame structure ; Rev. A. Rohrlack is Pastor. Among the first members should be named Henry Licht, Henry Giffert, Sr., Henry Giffert, Jr., Fred Tilker, Fred Horstmann, Henry Luhrsen, Nicholas Hasz, Nicholas Luhrsen, William Funte, Fred Gade, William Krueger, Christ Konecke and Fred Darger. A. E. Winter is the present Pastor.
The German Lutheran (Zion's) Church was organized in 1865. The same year the church was built at a cost of about $2,300. It was built of stone, and is situated on the north side of Section 23. Rev. Christopher Kessler, Pastor. Among the early members were Caspar Luckensmeier, H. Schmidt, Fred Schulte, William Schulte, Carl Uphoff, H. Behn, Johan Hahn, Heinrich Schewe, H. Burmeister, H. Shroder, H. Baumgarten, William Kopf, Peter Hasz and I. C. Luhrsen, and their families. The present membership number sixty families. There is a good school in connection with the church.
St. Peter's German Lutheran Church, Loganville, was organized in 1874; Mr. C. Kesler, Pastor. The church was built the same year at a cost of about $1,500. Among the early members were Henry Niemann, John Williams, August Meyer, Christian Hasz, Nicholas Hasz, Fred Tilker, Henry Licht, Aug. Marquart, George Kruse, Aug. Schacker, Charles Behn, William Belin and Henry Jacobs. Present membership, about fifty families. George Worth is the present Pastor.
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The first Methodist meetings were held in what is called the Bacon Schoolhouse, about 1853, by the Rev. Mr. Butler, the circuit preacher. The first organization was in the Loganville Schoolhouse, about a year later, Rev. Mr. Bean presiding. Among the early members were Daniel Gulliford and wife, David Wise and wife, Samuel Bliven and wife, and Mrs. Sarah Newell. In 1876, a log church was built on Section 28.
The German Methodists built their first church in 1859. The building was made of logs, and was used till 1877, when the present church was built, at a cost of $1,800. This is a fine, brick-veneered building. The first Pastor was the Rev. Adam Salzer ; present Pastor, Rev. William C. Krueckmann. Among the active members are Henry Faller, John Werron, Philip Grubb, George Moag, Peter Stackhouse, N. Haefer, and Chris. Moag.
The Presbyterians organized a society in 1855. Rev. Mr. S. Uhlfelder, Pastor.
The Baptists organized in 1855. The work was commenced by the Rev. D. B. Barker, and finished by the Rev. John Seamans, now of Lime Ridge.
R. Sprague is said to have been the first white settler in this town. He located here in 1850. He was followed by Horace Smith, in 1851. Martin Davey, Lyman Twist, John Mep- ham, John Selden and others came in 1852. The next three years brought large number's of settlers. Among these we find Chancey P. Logan, Stephen N. Kinsley, William Palmer, R. B. Balcom and James Davis, all of Loganville. Daniel Gulliford came, in 1854, from Sumter,. Sauk County, where he had been a resident since 1846. Among the early German settlers were John G. Schaum (1851), John Werron (1852), John Moag (1853), and H. W. Kopt (1854).
In February, 1854, Mr. Chancey P. Logan built a log cabin in the southeast corner of Sec- tion 8, on the site of the village of Loganville, near Narrows Creek. The old log house still stands, but has not been tenable for many years. This was the first improvement, and the origin of the village. Mr. R. B. Balcom joined Mr. Logan, and the two, with their families, lived together for several years. In the summer following, S. N. Kinsley, A. H. Bosworth, R. T. Root, Truman Parker, William Palmer and others located here. William Palmer erected the first frame house in the village in the summer of 1854. Mr. Kinsley after- ward bought it and made it his home. Mr. Logan and Mr. Kinsley at once commenced work on a dam and saw-mill. By tapping the Narrows Creck across a narrow neck, a good head of water was obtained. The mill was completed and sawing commenced early the following spring. The old mill stood till about 1877.
In the spring of 1855, a post office was established, called Loganville. S. N. Kinsley was appointed Postmaster. The office was held in the first frame building mentioned above.
The first schoolhouse was built by Logan and Kinsley, at their private expense, on the present school site ; but the district afterward bought it. S. N. Kinsley was the first teacher. When the present schoolhouse was built, in 1869, the old one was moved down street, and is now used by Adam Leischer for a wagon-shop.
The first religious services were held in the log cabin of Logan in May, 1854, and were con- ducted by S. A. Dwinnell, a Congregational minister of Reedsburg. Meetings were held about every alternate Sunday. The people were scarcely ever without a minister. In the pioneer days, ministers were far more plenty than churches. The Baptists organized a society in 1855. Rev. D. B. Barber and Rev. John Seamans were the leaders. The Presbyterians organized in 1859. The first Pastor was the Rev. S. Uhlfelder.
The first store was opened by A. D. Gibson, now deceased. The second store was opened by E. P. & E. H. Newell, in a building erected by Logan & Kinsley, who gave the rent free for one year to encourage the parties to locate with them. The first wagon-shop was kept by William H. Logan ; the first blacksmith-shop by A. Lennox and I. Richards. John Putnam was the first cabinet-maker. A grist-inill was built in the summer of 1861 by D. J. Mackay and William Palmer.
At the present, the village has a population of about 200 .. It has a good water-power, one grist-mill, owned and run by Mr. Frank Dorn. Two general stores, one kept by J. C. Luhrsen,
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the other by John Williams. Two hotels, one kept by Adam Leischer, and the other by George Raetzmann; one harness-shop, one wagon-shop and three blacksmith-shops. One of these is a new shop, kept by Henry Heitkamp. One shoe-shop ; one wagon-shop, kept by Adam Leischer ; one cooper-shop ; and one milliner-shop, kept by Mrs. Adam Leischer. There are two physicians. Dr. E. G. Cristman has been in practice in Loganville about thirteen years, and is favorably known throughout the county.
Prairie Lodge, No. 108, I. O. O. F., was instituted July 21, 1865, D. D. G. M. D. B. Marsh doing the work. W. W. Kester was elected N. G .; C. W. Kester, V. G. ; N. Wheeler, R. S. ; Thomas Allen, Treasurer. Samuel Forest and Samuel Aton were elected to member- ship and initiated January 24, 1866. The lodge opened under the name of Westfield Lodge, No. 108, the charter and seal having been obtained: C. M. Kester, N. G .; N. Wheeler, V. G .; George Stewart, R. S. April 3. 1872, the hall and contents, with the exception of the Secre- tary's books, were burned. The lodge re-organized September 28, 1872, E. G. Cristman, N. G. Present membership, twenty.
The Westfield Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company was organized March 4, 1876-Henry Meyers, President ; Nicholas Hasz, Secretary. The present officers, 1880, are : J. C. Luhrsen, President ; Nicholas Hasz, Secretary ; Henry Niemann, H. W. Kopf, William Behn, Assessors. The company does business in the towns of Westfield, Freedom, Excelsior, Reedsburg and Washington.
TOWN OF DELLONA.
The territory now included in the town of Dellona originally belonged to the town of Bara- boo, which also embraced the territory composing the towns of Lavalle and Winfield and the north half of Ironton, Reedsburg and Excelsior. In November, 1850, the north half of Town- ship 12, Range 5, and the whole of Township 13, Range 5, was set off from the town of Bara- boo and called Dellona. In January, 1857, the town of Excelsior was organized from the town of Freedom and that portion of the town of Dellona, lying south of the line between Townships 12 and 13, making the boundaries of the town of Dellona the same as at present.
The first settlement upon the territory now included in this town was made by Patrick Hickey in the year 1845, when Sauk County belonged to Dane County, and had less than 300 inhabitants within its borders. Mr. Hickey was followed by Peter Haskin, Patrick Mulli- gan, James Slaven, John Timlin and S. J. Seymour.
In 1847 occurred the first birth in the town, that of Bridget Slaven, and the 14th of Feb- ruary, 1850, witnessed the tying of the first hymenial knot. Patrick Hickey was the happy bride- groom. Michael Hickey's is believed to have been the first death of a white person in the
town. This sad event occurred on the 4th of June following the first marriage.
In 1851, a log schoolhouse was erected on Section 20, and a district school established, a Miss Wheeler being the first teacher. A post office had been established the year previous called Dellona. Samuel Northrup, one of the pioneers of the county, was the first Postmaster. A Roman Catholic Church was built in 1858, the pulpit being at first supplied by an itinerant clergymau.
The town of Dellona is largely devoted to agriculture. A cheese-factory was established in the town a few years ago, by J. L. Dwyer, and carried on about two years, when it ceased operations.
TOWN OF FREEDOM AND VILLAGE OF NORTH FREEDOM.
The present town of Freedom was originally embraced in the towns of Brooklyn, Eagle and Prairie du Sac. On the 11th of December, 1850, an alteration of the boundaries of the town of Brooklyn was authorized, the town of Eagle being wiped out and the town of Freedom created. A complete set of town officers seems to have been chosen April 3, 1849. The Su- pervisors were James Christ (Chairman), J. W. Hentham and Renben Ward ; Town Clerk, L. B. Swallow ; Assessor, George Randall ; Treasurer, Hiram Hubbard ; School Superintendent,
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J. Hunter ; Constables, R. N. Kingsley, W. Peck and J. W. Hentham ; Justices of the Peace, N. E. Guile, S. B. Swallow and W. B. McEwen.
The first settlement made on any part of the territory now included in the town of Freedom was in 1846, by R. N. Kingsley, on Section 2. Samuel D. Sleutz settled soon afterward, in the same year, on Section 7. The Rev. James Waddell entered the south half of the north- east quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 12 on the 11th of February, 1847. William Sproul and George Nippert were the next settlers. Then followed the gradual occupation of all the available cultivatable lands in the town.
Mary Waddell was the first white child who first saw the light of day in the town of Freedom ; she was born May 17, 1847. July 16, 1848, occurred the first death, that of Elizabeth Harri- son. - A district (No. 4) school was established in the winter of 1849-50, J. R. Guile being the first teacher. A private school had been taught previous to this, by a young lady whose name is not now recalled. The first religious services were held at the house of Mr. Hirschinger, in the fall of 1847, the Rev. James Waddell officiating. Nicholas Guile built a saw-mill on Seeley Creek at an early day, and in 1878, Gustavus Schiaruke built a grist-mill on the same stream.
The year 1856 witnessed the building of the first house in what is now, the village of North Freedom. John Hackett was the builder and owner. In 1867, Bloom & Kimball erected a saw-mill, which was soon afterward destroyed by fire. They now have two saw-mills. There are now in the village eight stores, including a drug store ; three blacksmith-shops and a wagon and paint shop, and three churches. John Ladd opencd the first store in 1871. A post office was also established this year, with J. M. Haines as Postmaster. The village of North Freedom was surveyed and platted by W. C. T. Newell in 1873.
In May, 1871, G. W. Bloom purchased a tract of 27 acres of land in Section 2, and in 1872 it was surveyed and platted and called the village of Bloom. The depot buildings of the Chi- cago & North- Western Railroad Company are located on Mr. Bloom's plat. There are also a store and several dwellings on the plat. The people of these villages are particularly proud of their temperance record, there not being a saloon in either of them. Two temperance organizations exist as follows :
Maple Hill Lodge, No. 143, I. O. of G. T., was instituted by John Rooney, on the 18th day of March, 1872, with twenty-four charter members. It has stood the test for over eight years, and much good has been accomplished. The following are the present officers : E. Maxham, W. C. T. ; S. J. Maxham, W. V. T .; J. Q. Haines, W. R. S .; George Turnham, W. F. S., Allice Turnham, W. T., Charles Hanley, W. M., L. Lyon, W. Chap., Ella Lamport, W. I. G .; John Rooney, W. O. G. ; John Rooney, L. D. The lodge numbers at the present time, thirty-two members in good standing.
Earnest Lodge, No. 482, I. O. G. T., was organized at the Methodist Episcopal Church, under the management of Miss Genie F. Nash, January 31, 1879. There were twenty-five charter members from that time to May 25, 1880, when there were eighteen initiated into the lodge. The officers for the quarter ending April 30, 1880, were: W. C. T., J. M. Blachley ; W. V. T., Mary Trumble; W. Chap., Mr. Sedgwick ; W. R. Sec., Tracy Ellas ; W. F. Sec., E. N. Trumble ; W. Treas., Cora E. Wood ; W. M., Stacy Ellas ; W. O. G., Day Means; W. I. G., Samuel Carpenter ; P. W. C. T., G. W. Bloom ; D. M., P. P. Wood ; L. D., E. Rich ; Trustees, G. W. Bloom, E. Rich and P. P. Wood ; for the quarter ending July 31, 1880, W. C. T., J. M. Blachley ; W. V., Mary Trumble; W. R. Sec., Wesley Hackett; W. F. Sec., E. N. Trumble ; W. Chap., E. Rich ; W. M., Charles Walrath ; W. Treas., Cora Wood; W. Sent., George Gray ; W. G., Rosa Rice; P. W. G. T., Brother Ellas. For the quarter ending October 31, 1879, the same officers as in the previous quarter. For the quarter ending January 31, 1880, W. C. T., Tracy Ellas ; W. V., Mary Trumble ; W. R. Sec .. Wesley Hackett ; W. Treas., Addie Ellas ; W. F. Sec., E. N. Trumble ; W. M., Fred Black ; W. Senn, Day Means ; W. G., Rosa Rice. For the quarter ending April 30, 1880: W. C. T., E. N. Trumble ; W. V., Emma Brown ; W. R. Sec., Wesley Hackett; W. Chap., Robert Smith ; W. F. Sec., Rosa Ricc ; W. Trcas., Addie Ellas ; W. M., George Hackett; W. Senn, E. Rich ; W. G., Lydia
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Hackett. For the quarter ending July 31, 1880: W. C. T., Tracy Ellas; W. V., Alice Newell ; W. R. Sec., Wesley Hackett ; W. F. Sec., James Blachley ; W Treas., Rosa Rice ; W. Chap., Robert Smith ; W. M., George Hackett ; W. Senn, Mary Trumbull ; W. G., Lydia Hackett. Their night of meeting was Tuesday, and they met in Hackett's Hall, over the store of T. Hackett & Son.
There are three churches in the village, one of which is known as the " Mormon Church." Mormonism, however, is not practiced by the members of this church to the extent to which it is carried by the Salt Lake saints.
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