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. - - ., -· 1ur·my mu~.omn· t1, un1~t1t1 you ~~" w" the Budlong, for sale by Grov( ;wub.relati_ves. mo're Rocky ·Mountain Tea.'' Sensible The Glass Block .dr1.1g stot ·.··<:·Mtii. Landon went to West ~iberty woman. aGe. Olmsted & Gardner. cbeapE:st place for paint and w: ~tui'day where sbe_.will be joi_ned by s. Peterson went to .New. Hampton - - · -- --- ·-·----- ---~~utb~d...aud-from-: t~ere:' they-· go Saturday wher'e he will take the posi- Teat:e~rden aee'da a

:-"t<l' Kansas City for a week 8 Vlsit. tioo of buttermaker iu the creamery ler Broa. T\Wo paekaaea

.~~- L . .--S~pher, ona of Jacksonville. ovet· which J. T. ll.eilly is boss. His •. -""- .· . . ' . ·' .

.. iowoeh_.ip'a p~'sperous farmers accom- wife . will remai? here until' "D~'' The Stoughton wagons . ar :-~l.ed by.hts wile and little boy, were/ :can find a house_::.. West Union Argo. buggie3 are the best for eaie l ;ln·;~~~· to po their spriog*or~pl~ .we ·understand that E . • J. Springer & Co. Friday.' ·r has been appointed census enumerator Ge't y0ur disc harrowa -eha:r ; ~~·~ec:;;··_young maiden, that t~ou takest !or New · Ham~ton; and that A. L. -Whalen'c blacksmith shoo . tb6' .. · genuine Rocky Mountain Teu., B~ldwin wdl ·cdunt the noses in the street. • :ma.iie·b.Y. ~he M~aison Medicine Co., if to~nship of New Hampton. The wot·~ \Vhen in need of a plow o1 :1.1fo_u:likest.th3 fa.ir~e. _ '35c. Olmsted is imp.9rtant to the to\vn as y;ell as to call on Grover & Co. for w -~:G,afd;n~r • .' , ' ~ the .township a.od these _ gentlemen only the best: .: ' ,;.(;,)r~:; and Mrs .. A. o . . Itowley ·or Elma are well _qu~lHle~ to do the work. E~ A. Ablelter, dentist, · o·

~~;-1~'-~~"!n Wedn·esday eo rout~ f~om . A ~mpanj-;- of Wa.shing~n township hardware store. ' Crown ar l3assett..·;;wbere they· had. beett to att~nd farmers have. purchased a flno p~rchorn work a sp~cialty •· : -~b~d.ufi~ral of I. \V. -iJ"Clh.nson, H.n old stallion· of Joe Cooney and Tim McCa.r- Buggies, buggies. . Rcme1 :~~d;~~spected re~_identor tbls county. tby,''paying the~m·h eat sum or SlEOO will find the most" complete 11 /~-~~~r:·; ,lm'mu~l and children.to'ok their for the animal. It· ify~ng to note clty at _Groyer & Co. ':.departure for ·Basset~' Friday ich tbe iocreaEed intcrc tin horse breed- ___ • __ _.;. __ \i>lake~will be their' home for .tb:e fut ing in tbi:~ coun·~y nnd the action of the -Teat:ed garden seeds ,

~~lir: : ':IhU:nuel preceded them ,about .a. rmers o: _w-ashington cannot but pro- ler ai:os. '1'wo package• . 'lno·oih.ago arid is working 8n th.o sec- ducJ goo<l results. . .. • ___ • ____ _ . '~ .. '· .. '

,;,tlon~ ·: · • . .-· · Wm. T uck er of Ba~sctt died Sunday • Our w~ll paper -wB.;S bot?gl :{/::~fdb,~ ·.stJi~ha:gen, on~ of this county's ~o~n-inac:.« an advanced .'age. Mt·. the "trust" and we can ea.vey_ ~::J ;resslv~ · farql~rs . from. ·near :Alta Tucket· · HS 'te generally known Get our pr_ices .. Olmsted·&_ ( ~'vtt;ta "'o.S - in~tov.-n Friday hn.vlua juBt through our-the co nty, especlu.lly to :B.,orty E:hares%of Des ' Moin·e~ :.f'~tu'f41'ed fro~ a bu~;ioess trip tb rough th& old~r class of it11.ene: Ho was at suranou Company ·stock ror F.D ·lQktalioma. J!e says be i~ pleo.s~d' with one time th•o.f repres~ntative fl·om thi:~ on or-address M. Cnrr, New -'.tbe'co'untry. and talk ofretut·ni-og- dur- counl.y in tho Iowa legislature, servin~ Iowa. -·':the' surrimer to pur ase land.. . one term we believe. · Up. to about two

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~• t' o· r··:,._.;:._o. \!.bin" DurRton's~toro a " louin. He 'grow old in BtH'viso of the 'govern·

c u ,. ~r.£ gcr, New Hampton·, Ta. · ~~~~alttrled ' ;o brenk. • last -~"'~ ment. •

.' ne·sday:._· nlght and ml t ho.ve sue- T.he uction .or the school hoarcl in rc- Barred Plymout:hRo<?k _:;_c~oo •had not .. he n _ twatch np- elecling-..... Prorossor Merritt to t.he lncuba~ors $1.75 per hu

· · d have a fine flock, kept: 1 j'peared on-tho scene hii.vin~ in ou ~ to Y SlJperintendoncy of th~ schools for n:n- yeara. Poultry hea ra ng. :;a· f~llow.:- with a "jng,'"4._hus de_l11ying other yoar, is to bo commen<)od. The and I a st:rong and vl&oro

-~'(urtlier .'proceodingB. ~ ' ·condltloos unclc1· which ho came hm·e J . M. Heald, Ni.ahuJ

~::>:C..J~lou~ ril.lns 'hav) fullen..-Hirough - l~t fall!\!!~ the <lisn<lvu.ntugetl _un<lor ·· · . . . •· ·~ .... · · - ,... r h' h h 1 c1 t 1 ~ tltl d Partner Wanted. ' i)ut'-lo·wa. during the p~st !ow days. n _w 1c o '-a nu o n. JOt' c_n e " • . ~-:t.li{e::&~'il~n-· of· tlie a:,tut~ tho ru.infRl · o the ~lection if thot·o were . 1• 01' n sovcl puyfng _busi?e ··: .,.,,,_.,,,i: · 1

·' d d · 1 ·" the J)SSt forty- noth1 ){ moro Ho ha.s l:!hown ·himself two men,to rnn it successful.) ~i - ~occ.urrc nr: n,.._.... · • ~ , t tl i fll f · ·tt 1 --~~ . ')·~p·J~·rs.' 1 Generally- tho r~ was to boll; p1:ncticu.l Hehool man, hiis the a 1 8 0 co or pat on ttrs. }~~ .. need~d. ·Tho grass bud not respect und ostoom of his pupil~, tho For Sale. \v~"~ot''.the"iiart ·i't . should have n.t this <pntldence of tho- hoard untl the CO· Cl i

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1o1m Gault aiJtl B. John~on eallcd at Ol•arJc:s City ~;~t.urday.

Thr. mnulc !:ttlgn.r ~octal a.1~ the M. F.. church w us not n~r.- htrgeJy at.Lcoded.

Mr.s . .Noblt!. of New Hamvton. is \"tSlt.iug her t,on. l·'ru tdt. at Ull., f.•lace.

Mrs Orlo Pot H·r aurl Jit.tJe son. or Horton. Yit,ited rl'l.ttt n:f) ju town tl1f!) we~){.

.l\1 r. :u~u )1rs. El mt-r Potter ~pent Suo day wl th ;\I r:,. J'ot.t.cr·~ parents in Horton.

T'llr • .!\leUlintot:k. of Uharlcs Uity, called In town Tuc~uay and took o;J~.t:s for cnlarglug pktur(!~.

The 1\fl~ses ll an cy. or Chu.rlcs Oit.y. canYU~ser.l the t.owu Tuesrluy iu tJJc 1oterc5t of 1- bouk tirm.

:1\lr. a.nd Mrs . .John Hoo\·cr. of North Dn.kota. arn r~t pre3~ttt vl~t!Jng thea· grand· ddugllter , N.t:,. Clint. ~lillcr.

1\tr:s. Lotti e Au.~ust.lne a.nd little Altls, t.lutt were ca.Uecl here by 1 be death or .Mrs A.':, fatJ.Jer , reLuruetl to Albal'lett. Saturday.

:\f r.s. J.:~thcr Denute. of Ma .. Soll Ctty. was ca.lled bere lu~t week by the dctLtb ur bet Hran uiutlu~r. Wm. Tucker. She returned lHHn e !:$,ttu t<lay.

Mrs. Ang Ltst Wagner. ln·hJ~ north ot town. p~~!'.a~d a-.t.·ay Thur~day. '£he f~ulJily ha,·e thE! ctccpcst. ~Y llJJMtuy of tlu; commumty lu tltcir lwur ot sur row.

)!rs. £. S . . Johnson and f:twily f"l.sh to tb a.n 1-e the fd e uc1~ wuo ~u ldod ly c;ame to thell' u:sslst:ane•) in th e l.~st slch:oc~!i uud ded.Lll. ot th~ r r dear hti~ha.otl aod rt.~..tller. and a5 we eu.n only t.:xteuu our tlw.nk~. mJ..y God reward yo~u.

Atwther of Cl1iclms:nv county'~ ~iooeers is a.t rest. lion. Wru. Tucker died at bt~ home in Bas~ett Sunday morniog. The funeral services were hetc.l a.t the Coogrcgatlonal cburcb. He-.·. florcos. the .Metbodt~t minister. olliciatlt.Jg. and tbe remah.ls were interred in t.U.e cemetery a.t Oblck:1saw. He lea.\·es .a.n a.ged coropu.nioo and a, large t,~mily ot children beslues ma.oy friend:, to mourn tuc loss.

\\"m. Gault rcturu cu to l1is l10me tu Fun du J.uc. li'rtd~Q·. :dtcr a lew· weeks .spent \tlth

>y bi.s son and iar.uily. All .ragtctted to sec him

ld go fo r be wa~ a. Yery pteasa.u~ oJd gentlemau and i~ dearly lo,·ed by his cluldren a.ud two

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CHAPTER XII.

TowNSHIP HIBTORY; LocATION AND EARLY SETTLEMENTS OF DAY- . TON, w ABHINGTON, .CHICKASAW, RICHLAND, DEERFIELD, JAOKSON, UTieA AND DRESDEN Tow.NsHll'S; GENERAL REMARKs; . LITTLE BaowN CauROll AT BRADFORD.

' .~ . CHICKASAW TOWNSliiP1

- oopsista of that part of the county, known as 9.5 north, 14 west, and oontains thirty11ix sections of fine fertile land, and is well watered by the west branch of the Wapsie River; and by the Little Cedar and its afiluents. Next. to Bradford, this is the best timbered portion of the county, quite heavy belts of trees lining the streams on each side. The princip~ business ofthe inhabitants being grazing and raising the necessary fodder to feed their stock, a mixed state of farming that pays well, to judge from the fine farms and farm houses, that so plentifully dot its beautiful prairies.

In making up the history of this town, we are much indebted to William Tucker, now a resident ofWMhington, D. C., but formerly one of the oldest and most influential citizens of this sect ion. His letter to us, detailing the events of his early advent in Chickasaw county, gives as much history of the town, as can ~~-

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~~ and hen~ we freely quoted from it, although much of it may 8e a repetition of some things mentioBed elsewher.e,. bpt it would break tBe thr-ead of his narrative, and spoil a good story well told..

· ;: "In No-vember, 1'858," relates Mr. Tuc-ker,"!£ left West Union, en '" hof!J6baoJr, to go to Bradford, this was early in the month. A

· ¥rs. Fiqch 'lived at the farthest point west, a: bout twelve miles from -~ .. ' w ~ union, between that place and the Cedar river' ana kept folk!

. to~~ w .anq from those· points which were over f<>rty m.iles aysrt. """-~ ~-. . l AJ'ri:v~d f.b.ete in t.he eye.Qing a.Q.d .stai.!l a,U ~g.h~, ~Q.,tendj.:q~ tQ .( ~ a..q .~ly s~ iQ. the mo.rni~ · B-u~ when A.&r08§1 I foq~4· .:, ~ gJ:obl)d .covered wi~h snow:, w~icl,l had felien quripg tke ~ ·. l :W-"' •4vise4 pot to venture, s.o I ;eturned to West UniPn, f9r i}!.9. ~ . '4f.y11, wh.eJl I ~;~f:4Q:ted to try agam, .a.nd fouQ I <;>n my ~rrival at M~.

Finch's that no teams had come fr-om the west, nor gone in tha~ '· direction, since the snow had fallen. I hesitated, somewha~, about

:Starting, but as it W88 clear as wen as cold, I maQe the venture as I was on horseback, after getting my bearings. When about hal{ way, I met Mr. Merritt, with two yo)te of ~en, '!'lho had come through ham Br.adfolld; he told me to follow hie b~lc tr~\:· M,ld I would· be all right, that he had cu.t the ioo in. th~ s~~ .ao I eoul4 pt. through; this was goo4 news &r me.

''The monotony of the journey wM only broken, occasionally, by the sight of droves of deer passing from grove to grove, and a few . elk in the distance. I aad some d~·.fficulty in crossing the Wapsies

' .as it had frozen after Mr. Merritt had crossed, but not enough to bear my horse up. Night overtook me, however, before I got to :Bradford, and seeing a light, off to my right, that looked near by, I left the .trail and steered for it, but found it mv.ch further than I

·anticipated. About 9 o'clock, after some plunging in snow-driftstired ahd hungry- I struck the cabin from which the light emanated. Here I found William and Joel Bartlett, brothers, each with a fam.ily of children, occupying the cabin. Joel had, that day, buried his wife. They were living on section twenty-six, town 95, 14. This was my first night in Chickasaw township. Afiter paita.king of c'ornbread, milk, and venison, I slept soundly till morning. They told me tba:t there we.re ten families living in T. 95, R. 14, viz: then own; Mr. Watson and Mr. Blunt on section twenty-nine; Joseph Lee, and L. D. Hoisington and father on section eleven, the latter being a little deranged, spent most of his~

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. under a large oak tree, by himself. . One day he came .up ·missing . and the whole country turned out to search for him; the hunt :·. extended for miles and for several days, but never got any trace of. him. Some years afterwards, some bones were found, ,near the ·; ... Wapsie, in Bremer county, which were supposed to have been his. The jYOunger Hoisington went to Kansas afterwards. M. J arrad and Samuel Monroe lived on section twenty-two. The former left for Minnesota., in a few years, and Monroe went to Nebraska. but

· retumed, and now lives at Bassett. James Frazee, was on section fiv~, living in wagons and building a place for shelter as fast as they could; he was afterwards the first county treasurer andre~ . . corder. (This is evidently a slip of the memory as John Campbell,, , -~ occupied that position, according to the records.-;-ED) Mr. Kountz , lived in the woods on section thirty.

"Next morning I went to Bradford, and learned there, that,there were about fifteen families in the township, besides a small number of young men, and others who had no families with them. , ..

ccAmong these was one H. K. Johnson, acting justice of the' peace at the town of Bradford and the one who administer~d the first oath in the county, (legal, not profane.) '(The story is told elsewhere, in the history of Bradford township and we will not"., ' .

. repeat. it here.-ED.) · ·, .• · · ''Andy Sample went that winter to get a stock of groceri~, ~ •; open a. store," continues Mr. •rucker, when he returned; and I ·sS:w. . ." · .them unload his sled, I asked him where his groceries were; . he ; z said: "In the barrels." "That looks like whiskey," I said; "yes;" ,~ was the reply. When I got ready to buy, I studied what would · sell best and quickest and pay the most profit; and concluded·· it ·we.S whiskey and bought a barrel; then I studied again aul.i .... thought of whiskey, and kept on thinking and buying until'.I had" :11.

p~rcha.sed five barrels of the stuff, and I guess I was about .right, .G. R. -Rowley, was oue of the prominent men ot that ton, and"'· one of the freest and most open-hearted men I have ever me~ ..... , ready to divide his last meal with ahy one-his house was open .for all. He had a number of boarders, young men seeking their.: . fortunes in the mighty west, and it was a. lively place. rn'.

.·1857 he went to Iowa City, to attend the Republican convention; , . . ~c Ja resoiution was offered, before the meeting, that th~ motto ,ofJbe .

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proposing as a substitute, that it be; "Root hog or die." .Among his boarders were . E. R. Gillett, our first .

, ·· ~presente:tive·; M. F. · Gillett, the now noted Greenb&ok.er of. Breiner~-~ t' dth ... ..... , <loun y, an o ers. • ·' ··r• ·, .·\' ,

"At the first election in the county, there were about fifty .·'. . polled; and e. barrel of whiskey with the head knocked out; a.nd;-il : .~~ quart dipper to drink out of stood by the polls. It sometim"el! ·, · took two men to hold up the voter long enough for him to cast his ballot. I remember, distinctly, one man that WIIB elected justice

. of the peace, being held up in that condition while. he voted; · .. (we have improved some on that since, for at the last election. in ~ Chickasaw township, the only man on the ground that was drunk, was elected justice of the peace, to spite the amendment folks.) '. } ·

"Hon. Jame8 S. Wilson, of Dubuque. was the first district judge.···· The first time he came to hold court, he drove his ponies up to-.a, 1

. log cabin prepared for the purpose, and without getting out of~ ·~ buggy, told the eheriffto ppen court; which was acco~lydone, { ,.\ l - ' a.nd·court was held under the canopy of Heaven, like the Vehm&-

gericht, of old. "Mr. Clerk," said he, "are there any cases on the · · docket." "No sir," was the. reply; "make a. record, and Mr. Sheriit' .'adjourn the court;" was the judges answer; which was don.s,".; ; a.nd off be drove. If the lawyers had stayed away from this : ... ,. >·~~ction, this might be the case now, in all probability. , · · . ·.,~i~&c.Jm.t~~~:.Mi ~'I.. ·"James Lyon, of Crane Creek, a trapper, was our first ·. couD.~

' .;.judge: 'l'he 1irst time he came to Bradford to hold c~uit; .. he . w~ed over from his home. I think I see him. now, As . he '.came

.. i intO the village, he was remarkably clean and starched up, ~ blue denim overalls, which he wore for pants, had been washed. ;· until they had slirunk half way to his knees. We, howe'Ve~, .. ' · thought ourselves equal to the emergency. In the course• of':the~ ~ve~g we made up a purse to buy him a new pa~ of pantS, ~'0:( _ .... !fhe'D: it

1 was mentioned to him in. the morningi he disdained ·~tQ'i;'

ofrer with scorn,·with remarks abo.ut being bribed. . ·. .)}~~~~~ .:·.~ · "Tlie winter of 1853-4, was .a very severe one, but at'· one .. ume ., ..

.during the season it seta in and thawed, the rain melting the "BD.ow ot' 'Which there was· plenty, all off. As we bad been corralled .i winte.r bY. the cold and snow, we concluded to go coon huntil W~ divided into parties,.three in .each, Andy Sample, Cal GoddAtd .arid mY,selfin one; and .James Rowley, Doc. Haynes; &n·d in 'the other. · We ·each took a wagon and team, feed and

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. iom. Our company crossed the Wapsie· 2 o'clock P. x., for<lfug , · the stream, took a lunch-baited the team, and started for coon.~·~· It was then warm, but in l~ss than two hours we were driven'b&e~~/ by a severe storm and heavy fall of snow. We consulted what to. . do, and concluded to remain whel'e we wel'e, and save ourselves M· best we could, rather than risk freezing to death, by trying to. . move from the grove. We cut down a number of young whiteoaks, with the leaves on, and made a good windbreak. Behind this we moved our wagon and team, and building a rousing fire,. • and made the best of it, till morning. About 9 o'clock, next da.y .. :

. we decided to get back home, if we could, the wind blowing hard~ :~,-Jwe crMsed on the ice, with team, at the same place we had ford~ •· the afternoon before, and got home before night, all safe, and not even frosted. The other party were not so lucky, as frozen toeef fin'gers and noses testified, and which they nursed tenderly tM balance~ the winter. The Dr. and I amused ourselves thE! rest"_'}f the se68on1 breaking and training a. young elk, to work in a. slei~.

· We took a trip to Cedar Falls with him, about forty ~ l!ibty; and on .our return, a dog riUl out from Barrett's house; ·a(.

, Janesville, atld ba.rked at our quadruped, who became unmanagabl&" and took after the dog, who run and jumped the fence into the'. yard; the elk followed him and left \18 hanging on the fen~, in .a ' dilapidated condition. •

11Mr Brink was our first postmaster; the conditione <1n. whi4h,

the office was granted, was that we should carry our own m~f~. ftom Cedar Falls for the proceeds of the office; (no Stat ':R<:rtiW: then,) in no case was the government to pay anything. How~~ · Floyd, Mitchell and Chickasaw counties. got their mail at Btad..:. ford. I made seven trips that winter, for mail, to Cedat F~ forty ~les and back, at my own expense, four days to a u.:_t~: through t1ie snow; and found that no :mail had come thrt).

.. ~m Dubuque, three "times out of the !leV'en. · · : :.?5~;'!. .. . - . ' . ·; . ( ·~·~ : ."Work on the saw mill at the town of Chickasaw was ::oom-

• • ';i .• ttlenced; and the town surveyed, platted and commenced in.l~. The plank and other lumber had to- be hauled from Au~ thtough the sloughs, bridges being represented by an unlm~ . quantity. ,. · · '~.~. ·

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I built myself; she taught two teriiUt-, &nd I paid her, ~-·W«e ~rganized for B<Jhool purpoee8. . - . :. ' · ,' . .

, . "Among the fir8t pastors were Elder Lash, a : ~~,or· the ~~· :'··:.~ _ ..... ' ·U'nited Brethren, and Elder ~rentiss, a free will &ptist : mi!Pster, ·~·e'f{~,:;~~tii:l

these did most excellent service. There was also a closeV. oom~ amnion Baptist, whose name I have forgotten, Who came ·aow:ii from Charles City; he was a. good one antl most eloquent and always ho.d full congregations until a job was put up on him, in the following manner. There was an Irish protestant family in the vi'cinity; the.y were very devoted, always at meeting. They .had a child born, and when the minister had finished preaching a . , .~ ;_. most ~loq'Qent sermon, these people were induced to walk up io .. : . ;him with the babe in arms, and a!!k the minister if he would · ·

. "please to christen" it for bet. The sensation is easiet 'imagb:led than described; the minister w~nt home with me to ~-· but . '

~_. ~id not mentioned it or ever ~~e back again. , : '- ~~ ~-~ :"':...

, . . , "l was the first merchant and the 'first notary pttblic, -tii~: ~- ~ ~· : q 'll'O officer, for some time after I went to ilive 'there; "to take · ~~"~ .. ';:~ ~knowledgement of deeds or to administer oaths. I had severM :·. '' -~~,~ applications to marry couples, but I had to send them :t.Q W~ · ~:":~ ·

• Union. · · "Mr. Go.ddis, wns the first regular carpent!!r, Cal. Goddard, the

• first regular shingle maker. Messrs. Albertson, Waite Jmd Bald,~.:. win1 built the first grist mill, and Mr. Garling hou.se;,Jhe. .fire~ r. steam saw ~pill; these both 1~5. ' '

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.L. During the winter of 18F'.>3-4, a Mr, Clawson~ who . was ·.at the . · head of a ·colohy at St. Ansgar came down the Cedar, w?,th ·a lot of ··

•· · Jlfen -on snowshoes and with band sleds, to get: flour and'. ptovi&:: · · • · ~ne to k'eep his people from .starving." The abovet which is · ~ -·~ied almost . verbatim from Mr. Tucker's lette~ ~vers,.moe~. ~ · ·iJb.~·#c:tund, but little~n. be added,. but we will endeavot-~~ .B;i'! ..

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:2~}A:ccordtrrg to tradition the first settle:rs in the -t,ownship_ (wme · · A!bram Cagley, Russell Baldwin, Jerome Wa~n, and' :-Mil88ftt.'•

·.· Hines, Ketesley, Hoffman and Bishop, but the exact~ of their , Joeation, 'Ot the-'order of it, cannot be stated with the ~

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~ scattered settlers. · · · · . · · ,·J\ ·-:~: "-' · · · ":.· ·.· •. : ,: · · : ~· · · Ionia is now the most important pl~ in the tow~hi~; b~t .tbe time was, before the laying of the rSUtoad, that Chickaaaw town was one of the most flourishing .in the county; but its "gl().fy hath departed," and now, Ionia carries the pre-eminence, ·and ·Contains

• a population of 350 souls, suppol;'ting two churches, a fine p.ublic .public school, two hotels, etc.

An old settler reports, that, the country was so healthy that for several years after laying out the cemetery, there wete no deaths, but a man; a stranger whose name never was known, was picked up near the banks of the W apsie, in a dying condition. . He was .. tended with the greates~ sympathy, but he died and thus started ~. ·.;· .. the grave yard. · . _ · . · ·.,J• ·. . . . f The township was organized in 1855; according to an order of the court, issued during the March term of that year ..

Bassett, a thriving village, lying on the line of the . railroad, about four miles west of Chickasaw or Ionia, is ·also wi~n· this township, and is quite a business point.

DAYT.ON TOWNSHIP.

For many of the following facts concerning Dayton township, ~e are indebted to an article prepared for the Chickasaw County Historical Society, by L. J. Young, and published · in the New Hampton Courier of March 18th, 1881. The township of Dayton .~· );] . comprises the territory in the congressional township · of 95 north · . · ··' of rang~ 13 west. The surface is somewhat rolling, but no portion.''$(. of'it is hilly. The west fork of the Wapsipinicon river enters the ··~~~- .. · township near the corner of sections 7 and 18, and runs · iJi a ···~.:·~ ;. southwesterly direction through sections 18, 19, 2Q, 29 and 32. · \:" · The middle fork enters near the line between sections 4 and 5, and :~ .· · :. runs nearly south through sections 4, 9, 16, 21, 28 and 33. These >~~· . streams abounded in beaver, otter, mink and muskrat, at an early.t::: .':[ date. Timber in this township is plentiful and - generally evenly ·.,. ' distributed; it is · principally jack oak, burr oak and hickory. There are no stone quarries, but b1mlders convertible into build-ing stone, or for walling wells and cellars, by blasting or drilling · and splitting, are found on the prairies, and at the heads of sloughs. The soil is generally a rich loam, with clay subsoil. · Good water


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of Andrew Anderson and Jives at home; Johanna, the wife of J. G. Johnson, a resident of Minnesota; Etta, who is the wife of Lewis Qually and li:ves in North Dakota; Thurenla, the wife of Thomas Jolinson, of Jacksonville township, Chickasaw county; and Esther, at home.

In politics Mr. Swenumson Is a republican and has tilled the office Of road supervisor, while for a number of years he has been a member of the school board. He and his family are members of the Lutheran church and be Is interested in many progressive measures which have had to do with the upbullding and development of this section of the state. For almost two-thirds of a century be bas lived In Chickasaw county and has therefore seen the greater part of Its growth and development. In fact there were but very few settlers In the county when the family home was established within Its borders and they shared In all of the hardships and privations incident to the settlement of the frontier. Mr. Swenumson's memory now forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive prtlsent and his reminiscences of the early days are most interesting.

HENRY J. NOVAK.

Henry J. Novak, who follows farming on section 6, New Oregon township, Howard county, was born in Winneshiek county, Iowa, March 19, 1888, a son of Thomas and Veronica (Phillip) Novak, who came to the United States in childhood days with their r espective parents, the two families crossing 1 he Atlantic on the same vessel. . This was about 1855. The Novak family settled in New Oregon township, Howard county, while the mother's people took up their abode In Winneshiek

•unty, Iowa. Following their marriage the father and mother of Henry J . Novak ade three or four removals between' Howard and Winneshiek counties but are

now Jiving In Cresco, where Thomas Novak has put aside business cares, enjoying the fruits of his former toll in a 'fell earned rest.

Henry J. Novak was educated in the schools of Spillville and in 1910. when twenty-two years of age, purchased his present home farm and began Its cultivation. He kept bachelor's ball for one year and In 1911 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hovorka, a daughter of Albert Hovorka, of New Oregon township, of whom mention Is made elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Novak have become tlie parents of two children, Leonard H . and Virgil G. The home of the family is an excellent farm property ·comprising a fractional quarter section. I t is well improved and constitutes one of the valuable farms of Howard county, for Mr. Novak has brought his land under a high state of cultivation and has added all of the equipments and accessories of the model farm of the twentieth century. His methods are at once practical and progressive, and the neat and thrifty appearance of his place indicates his careful supervision and enterprise. ln politics he is a democrat and he and his wife are members of the Catholic church. Both are highly esteemed In the community where they reside and where they have a large cir cle of warm friends.

FRED W. TUCKER.

Fred W Tucker, a farmer residing in Bassett, was born in Chickasaw .town-• ship, Chickasaw county, about a mile and a halt from his present home, on the

Hth of May, 1874, his parents being Joseph K. and Elizabeth (Warren) Tucker. The father arrived In Chickasaw county when a lad of but nine years In COIQpany with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Tucker, 'who established their home here

. in 1864. William Tucker had visited the county the ']lrevious year In order to ftnd a suitable location .for a home and several months later he brought his family trom WI~Sconsln to Iowa, taking up his abode In Chickasaw township. For several

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years be c:onducted a grist and sawmtll and, prospering In bls undertakings, be made judicious Investments In land, becoming the owner of several farms. In later ltre he held a position In the pension department at Washington, D. C., for a number of years. Joseph K. Tucker, father of Fred W. Tucker of this review, attained bla majority In Chickasaw county and was here married. He then located on a farm In Chickasaw township and waa actively engaged In general agricultural pursuits until abo11t 1904, when be removed to Bassett, where be lived retired until the fall of 1916. He then established his home In Minneapolis, Minnesota, but ln 1919 returned to Bassett, where be now resides. Almost his entire life bas been passed in Chickasaw county and bla many sterling traits of character are recognized by all among whom be has lived.

Fred W. Tucker was educated In the town schools of Bassett and when a youth (If seventeen years he became a wage earner, working out by the month as a farm nand. When he reached adult age he began farming on land of his own, which

'"came to him as an inheritance from his grandmother. On the 16th of August, 1899, he was united in marriage to Miss Irene Sutherland, of Chickasaw township, a daughter of H. A. Sutherland, now a resident of Charles City, Iowa. Mrs. Tucker Is a lady' of many accomplishments and for some years prior to her marriage was successfully ·engaged In educational work. Mr. Tucker brought his bride to his home In Bassett and is now the owner of an excellent farm comprlalng two hundred acres adjoining the town, eighty acres of which lies within the corporate limits. He devotes his attention to general agricultural pursuits and bas brought his fields under a very high state of cultivation and development, so that be annually harvests rich crops for which he tlnds a ready sale on the market. He was also one of the founders of the State Bank of Bassett in 1910 and was elected a member of Its board of directors, In which capacity he has since served.

Mr. and Mrs. Tucker have become the parents uf three children, but Clifford K ., their first-born, Is now deceased. The others are: Neva, who is a junior in the high school; and Allee, who Is also In school.

In his political views Mr. Tucker Is a J"epublican and for a number of years served as township trustee. He has also been town clerk, member of the town council, assessor and mayor. In fact he has filled every office save that of town marshal and has made a most excellent record by the prompt and faithful manner in which he has discharged his duties. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen ot America and has many friends both within and outside of that organization. He has demonstrated his worth In business circles and In public office as well and Dassett presents him as one oC her representative citizens.

HON. H. L. SPAULDING.

Hon. H. L. Spaulding, a leading attorney or the Howard county bar living at Elma, wa.s born on the 17th of February, 1863, a son of John F. and Augusta A. (Rowell) Spaulding, both of whom were natives of the New England states and both repre.sentatlves of old families of that section oC the country. In both lines the family was represented In the Revolutionary war and also in the French and Indian war In 1870 John F. Spaulding came to the west with his family, making hio:; way to Charles City, Iowa, where he lived retired to the time of his death, which occurred in January, 1909, when he had reached the age of eighty years. His wife died in April, 1911, also at the age of eighty.

H. L. Spaulding was educated In the graded and high schools of Charles Cit)· . and subsequently entered the Iowa State University, from which institution he received his collegiate degree in 1887. In 1888 he won his law degree and in 1890 the degree ot Master of Arts was conferred upon him. Following the completion oC his education he established his home in Ehna and entered upon the practice of law. In the Intervening period of thirty years he has been connected with some of the important litigation heard In the courts of the district. He Is

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Birth: MAR 1822 , , Illinois Christening: Marriage: 10 FEB 1842 , Lawrence, Illinois Death: 18 OCT 1910 , Chickasaw, Iowa Burial:

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Birth: JAN 1843 , Lawrence, Illinois Christening: Death: 10 FEB 1920 , Wadena, Minnesota Burial:

2. Joseph K Tucker Male

Birth: MAY 1845 , Green, Wisconsin Christening: Death: Burial:

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