CHAPTER XIX
Returning
again to Ocheyedan Township, we find its settlement
in 1871 was not extensive, but its incoming
settlers in 1872 were quite numerous. In July,
1872, Daniel H. Boyd filed on the west
half of the northeast quarter of Section 2.
Himself and son Charles first looked
the county over, and, when final place of
location was fixed upon, Mr. Boyd went
to Cedar Falls, where his family were, and
all came back with him to the claim. In the
spring of that year, 1872, Mr. Boyd,
with the desire to go west which seized many
people then, left the State of New Hampshire,
that beautiful country of scenery that Bayard
Taylor called the “Switzerland of
America.” Mr. Boyd first put up
a small building on the shack order, and in
the fall built a better house—the one
he still resides in on the original claim—and,
after a lapse of twenty years, he has a beautiful
home there, overlooking the thrifty town of
Ocheyedan, and where its magnificent forest
trees add to its attractiveness and beauty.
Along in September of
1873, Mr. R. S. Hall and Albert
March came to the Boyd place, they,
too, fresh from the Granite State. Mr. Hall,
a few years ago, went to Long Pine, Nebraska,
where he still resides. Mr. March still
lives on the original claim.
On the morning of the
January 7 (1873) blizzard, Mr. March,
who was putting up a building on his claim,
started from Mr. Boyd's to work that
day. As stated elsewhere concerning the blizzard,
the morning was beautiful, and Mr. March
went with clothing for only ordinary weather,
as he was to return again at night. His partially
built shack was two miles east from Mr. Boyd's,
and before Mr. March reached it the
blizzard had commenced, so that, one there,
he did not long remain, but started back for
Mr. Boyd's house. He lost his way and
wandered for over two hours, not knowing which
way he was going, with the storm increasing
and the atmosphere growing intensely colder.
Mr. March went down upon his knees,
and in the face of death offered up a prayer
for his deliverance. Soon after rising he
saw, not far from him, in a lull of the storm,
a small shanty, which proved to be that of
Mr. Sutton, which was about two miles
southeast from Mr.
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March's own claim. Mr.
Sutton had been caught in the storm
at Mr. Ireland's place, and Mr. March
remained with the other members of the Sutton
family until the third day, when the storm
was over.
On the second day of
that blizzard Mr. Boyd and Mr. Hall
started from the Boyd place to go to
March's shack to look after him. It
was a hazardous undertaking to go two miles
in that terrible blizzard and back, but these
two men had concluded that March was
still there and might still be alive, and
that they might save him. They carried a string
with them, stretching it out for forty rods,
and at the end of this, by going slowly and
carefully, the followed the blind road which
had been made by some hauling to the March
place, and at last reached the shack, but
there was no occupant. These two disappointed
men concluded that March was lost,
and that, rigid with freezing and with death,
he lay out somewhere upon the prairie. The
task of returning was then before them. Mr.
Hall was about exhausted and wanted to
lie down, but Mr. Boyd—of an iron
constitution and good pluck, and fearful that
Hall would give out on the way—encouraged
his companion to make the venture, which they
did, and after a few hours of tedious plodding
and in a feeling of apprehension for their
own safety, they arrived back at the Boyd
residence.
On the third day, after
it had cleared up some, Charles Boyd,
was about to go, under the direction of his
father, to the Sutton place to see
if March was there, when March
himself, to the delight and astonishment of
the Boyd household, opened the door
and walked in, alive and well.
On this same Section
2, upon which Mr. Boyd filed, Frank
Taylor took the east half of the northeast
quarter in 1872, Charles R. Boyd the
east half of the northwest quarter, and Mr.
A. B. Elmore the west half of the northwest
quarter. The southeast quarter of this same
section was a tree claim, filed on by Mr.
Ruttenburg, but which D. H. Boyd
subsequently became the owner of. The southwest
quarter was settled upon originally by Mr.
Greenleaf. James Goodwin, of
Spencer, afterwards became the owner of it,
and sold to Lorenzo B. Boyd, who still
owns it and there resides, except fifty acres
on the east side conveyed to Mrs. Tracy,
and upon the south half of this Section 2
is a part of the Ocheyedan Townsite. Lorenzo
B. and Charles R. Boyd are sons
of D. H., and the Boyd family
in [is] one of sterling integrity, and are
among the best citizens in the county. Mr.
A. B. Elmore still resides on his
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original Ocheydan Township claim,
and, quoting from a former work on Northwestern
Iowa, it is said of him: “He is an energetic,
hard-working farmer, possessed of broad ideas,
and is well known as an honorable upright
citizen.”
Geo. N. Taylor
and S. S. Parker left Minnesota, where
they were then living about sixty miles northwest
of St. Paul, on the 6th day of May, 1872,
and landed on the bank of the Ocheyedan on
the 28th. They both took claims on Section
6, Township 99, Range 40. Mr. Parker
was afterwards elected Recorder and moved
to Sibley, where he still resides. Mr. Taylor
lives in Ocheyedan. Taylor's first
crop, or a part of it, was two acres of wheat
intended for family bread. He harvested just
one bushel, the grasshoppers harvest ahead.
Mr. Taylor lost a yoke of oxen in the
January, 1873, blizzard. Luke Horrobin
settled in Ocheyedan Township in 1872, and
came here from Ohio. He first settled on Section
6 and afterwards removed from Ohio. He first
settled on Section 6 and afterwards removed
to Section 14, where he now resides. About
1873, Mr. L. Tatum, with his son, C.
A. Tatum, drove through from Floyd County,
and arrived in Osceola in May. L. Tatum
filed on a part of Section 14, in West Ocheyedan,
and in the same Township, C. A. Tatum
filed a homestead on a part of Section 24.
L. Tatum is now in Nebraska, and C. A.
Tatum still owns his original homestead
and resides in the town of Ocheyedan. A picture
of his residence is on another page. W.
H. Barkhuff, who has a very fine farm
in this township, came from Fayette County
in March, 1872
He has braved the new country adversities
with final success. John Hesebeck came
in 1872, and still lives on the original claim.
John has had a hard time of it like
the rest of us, but is a successful farmer.
In this township also resides Hans Graves,
who is mentioned as one of the Graves
family, most of whom settled in Baker Township,
also John Graves. Hans and John
came in 1872, and both have as fine farms
as can be found in the state. Claus Yess,
living in this township, also came in 1872.
Mr. Yess now lives in a fine residence,
across the road from which stands the original
cabin which he first built.
Geo. Raynor has
a very fine place, having purchased it from
one of the Scotch settlers, so called, for
at one time there was a Scotch settlement
in Ocheyedan Township, which scattered from
misfortune or inexperience in farming. G.
A. Peter, who still lives in this township
and is a good farmer, is a son of one of the
Scotch settlers. On the east side of the township
are C. E. Benson, E. J. Benson and
F. E. Benson. E. J. has been
some time in the township. Other residents
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are
John Armstrong, I. N. Beanger, A. C. Barnett,
A. A. Barnett, Anton Barta, C. H. Button,
C. S. Buchner. George Bremmer is an old
resident of this township and lives in the
southwest part of it. J. J. Callender
has been here about six years, Edmund Devine
about three years and John Ginie about
two years. James Hall, on the east
side, is something of an old settler, enough
so as to have had a touch of the grasshoppers
and has been here about fourteen years. F.
H. Hunt, along with H. C. March,
came in 1875 from New England. Mr. Hunt
purchased the Luke Horribin place and
now has an elegant home. Mr. March
is well situated, and had the misfortune about
a year ago to lose his wife by death. Richard
Harrison, living south of town, has resided
there about three years. Others have been
here as follows: M. N. Herbert about
five years, Joseph Kent about seven,
while J. H. Kerby has been here considerably
longer. H. J. and R. C. Lutson
have been residents about five years, D.
J. Smith about the same; also B. J.
J. Morritz, O. J. Barkhuff and J. F.
and E. J. Bradley. Among other residents
of a latter date are M. J. Swazy, Thomas
Wise, I. W. Olmstead, Wallace Olmstead, John
A. Smith, Otto Rumford, Charles F. Porter,
Manley Pickett, J. S. Floyd, Ira Swaney, George
Dearhalt. T. B. Fletcher, who lives
near the noted Ocheyedan Mound, came about
five years ago, as also did W. A. Cooper.
C. N. Moar is
considerable of an old settler, as is also
Gilbert and Milan Gee. Hope
Graham has been here about ten years,
and William Siver is considered an
old settler. Among other residents are W.
A. Cook, J. H. Kuntz, N. Richardson, N. I.
Peter, Albert and Charles Shephard,
P. H. Tierney, Cornelius Tierney, R. S. Thompson,
J. H. Welsh and George Waldholm. F.
L. James and A. W. Stephens are
old settlers; also Walter Woolridge
and C. C. Webster has been here about
four years. James Thomas, who is considered
an old settler, lives on the east side of
the township. P. L. Thompson, a recent
settler, and near him H. Tjden. Tjden,
in addition to farming, is in the insurance
business. J. P. Tower is an early settler
and is still living on the original claim
which he settled upon in 1872. John S.
Robinson, on the west side, has lived
there about five years, and Joel Carl,
after an experience in Dakota, settled in
the south part of the township about two years
ago. J. J. Lintner has been here quite
a number of years. There are also E. T.
Evins, E. J. Lee, who has lived in the
township about two years; also A. H. Paddock.
We might further mention David Kratzer,
H.
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M. Trumbauer, W. E. Phinney,
W. C. Ondler, Andrew Naab. O. J. Nenno
is an old settler, M. N. Smith has
lived in the township several years and C.
R. Marsh about two years and H. W.
Anderson the same. Edward Everett
lives near Ocheyedan, in this township. He
first settled in the county in 1871, east
of Ashton, in Gilman Township, and has been
identified now for over twenty years in Osceola
County affairs. His wife is of a literary
turn of mind; has written some very elegant
poetry and will soon publish a volume of her
poems. Mr. Everett was one of the first
justices in Gilman township and the first
Sunday school superintendent in that part
of the township, and indeed we believe the
first in that part of the county. Ocheyedan
has gained very much in settlement in the
past two years and is a thrifty, productive
township. On Section 17, west of Ocheyedan,
is I. C. Stewart and M. M. Hulbert,
and on Section 18 Charles Moore, and
Max Decker on Section 33. Joseph
Smith lives in the southwest part of the
township. Ocheyedan Township, as a part of
Osceola County, would still be incomplete
without a mention of C. B. Knox. Mr.
Knox, it is true, lives in Dickinson
County, on the banks of Silver Lake but not
a great distance from the east line of Ocheyedan.
He came from Wisconsin in 1869 and camped
a few weeks on the banks of Spirit Lake, and
in that same year settled upon the northeast
quarter of Section 28, Township 100, Range
38, where he still resides. Mr. Knox
had occasion to pass across Osceola County
several times when not a white man was living
in the county and when he encountered bands
of Indians and saw nothing but the original
untrodden prairie, an occasional wild animal
and the roving red man. Mr. Knox has
a lovely home overlooking the placid waters
of that beautiful lake, and there enjoys life
in contentment and with the respect of his
neighbors and fellow citizens.
CHAPTER XX
The settlement of Holman Township
east and west outside of Sibley began in 1871.
The township is twelve miles east and west,
by six miles north and south. The township
was named after Supervisor Holman,
of Woodbury County. Goewey Township and Horton
were also named after members of Woodbury
County's Board of Supervisors at the time
that Board started Osceola County into existance.
The only settler in the
township near the neighborhood of Sibley was
Frank Stiles, and west of Stiles
was J. H. Winspear, who had a small
house near where C. F. Benson's residence
now is. Just north of Sibley L. C. Chamberlain
had a homestead, and near him Ed. Shufelt,
now of Canton, South Dakota, had a pre-emption.
Mr. Chamberlain lived there about twenty
years, and now is in San Francisco, California.
Near these D. Busbee, M. V. Beebe and
J. K. Shaw were located, while west
of these were Robert Stamm and John
O'Neill. Garret Irwin and James
Bailey were in the same neighborhood.
A mile west of Chamberlain's were E. Morrison,
John Beaumont and D. L. Riley,
while still further were Daniel Call, Charles
Call and N. Richards and Busbee.
On the section directly west of Sibley, where
is now the fine stock farm of H. L. Emmert,
were Henry L. Baker, W. W. Cram, Myron
Churchill and Thomas Parland. On
the first section south of town were R.
O. Manson, Geo. W. Bean, A. M. Culver
and his son, Andrew. West of these
were G. F. Nixon, A. W. Mitchell and
Pat Larkin, and still further west
were John Coughlin, C. M. Bailey and
Edward Lindsey. Near this section were
located William Proper, William and
Joseph Anderson, Rev. Mr. Aldrich and
Thomas Jackson. East of these was the
Robinson section, John L., F. M.
and Ed., and near these were the Rice
brothers, Martin and Hughes,
also Doc. Ward.
Of these old settlers
mentioned, Winspear went to Colorado;
Stiles and Shufelt are in Dakota;
M. V. Beebe is in
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Ellsworth, Minn.; J. K. Shaw
is in Salt Lake City; W. H. Morrison
is in Kettle Falls; John O'Neill and
James Bailey have died; D. L. Riley
is in Iowa Falls; H. L. Baker is in
Indiana; Myron Churchill is in Pipestone,
Minn.; W. W. Cram is in Nebraska; Edward
Linsdey is dead, and his two son, Harvey
and Henry, have farms in this county;
C. M. Bailey is in the Auditor's office
at Des Moines; F. M. Robinson is at
Atlanta, Ga.; and Pat Larkin is in
Kansas.
Of the pioneers mentioned,
but few remain on their claims. Robert
Stamm continues to live on his claim,
and A. W. Mitchell and John Coughlin
are on the same original claims; David
Jones, John Chamberlain and R. O. Manson
also live on the land originally taken. East
of Sibley, Dr. J. M. Jenkins and his
brother John filed; near them, John
L. Halstead and his son, Al Halstead,
and also Rev. John Webb. A mile north
of these was located J. F. Glover, F. F.
White, E. A. White and S. A. Wright,
and east of, C. F. Krueger and sons.
Near these last mentioned, were Chauncey
H. Bull, John E. Johnson and John E.
Selecht. West of Bull were James
Bowles, E. C. Jenkins, Howey Walters and
Mr. Loharty. In the same neighborhood
wre the parties heretofore mentioned on Section
8.
On Section 14 were
Wallace Rea, O. C. Staplin, John Roberts
and C. A. Kirkpatrick. On Section
22 were J. S. Reynolds, Frank Coe and
S. H. Westcott. On Section 24, H.
G. Doolittle and John McDonald;
near there was the Mandeville section—H.
N. and his sons William and Charles.
On Section 28 were John H. Miller, W. J.
Miller, G. H. Perry and John Q. Miller;
east were Hiram Burt, Michael Clapsaddle,
H. S. Brown and J. Budworth; near
by, Jack Kettle, Wm. Horton, H.
L. Clapsaddle, W. H. Philips and J.
B. Jenny. The Jenkins people have
all moved away. The Halsteads moved
to Nebraska, the White boys returned
to Wisconsin, S. A. Wright to Nebraska,
and Mr. Loharty perished in a blizzard.
C. M. Brooks lives in Cedar Rapids
and Hiram Austin in Kansas.
Thus the early
settlers of Holman Township have scattered,
except what few remain, and some have died.
Those who left got discouraged and disheartened
with the disadvantages which every new country
has, and returned to their former homes, or
sought other fields. The land of these early
settlers is now occupied by other and later
comers, who will reap the harves, which, with
the absent settlers failed to materialize.
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Among
the present settlers, some of whom may through
inadvertence be omitted, are Geo. N. Aurgubright,
P. C. Alexander, Gens Anderson, Geo. Alberns,
Horace Ackerson, Dirk Albers, Charles Andrew,
Charles Thomas, William Brechel, C. F. Blackmore,
J. W. Bechet, Frank Burton, A. L. Baxter,
Will Chase, P. A. Cajacob—Mr. Cajacob
is a member of the Board of Supervisors—J.
S. Campbell, who bought the fine Philips
farm, Geo. Cooper, M. J. Chambers, David
Chambers, D. J. Chambers, Aaron Cox, H. L.
Clapsaddle, J. J. Conway, G. De Bries, William
Drahe, William Dix, J. L. Dufree, C. N. Flower,
G. W. Flower, D. R. Flower, John Gerver, J.
T. Greenfield. This last named gentleman
is a pioneer who has a large farm. J. H.
Gallagher also lives in theis township,
who is a fine stock breeder; also J. H.
Gee, John Gache and Jonathan Gross.
There are also A. Hunter, John Hess, Nick
Hess, J. H. Karem, Claus Hoffman, George Heritage,
Mahlon Harvey, E. A. Hunter, Matt Hillers,
P. Henry, Peter Johannes, D. D. Jenkins, J.
G. Johnson, J. B. Jenney, Joseph Kappes, F.
L. Kruger, W. H. Ketchem, A. Klossen, William
Kastor, Theodore Ling, C. F. Ling, Thomas
Larson, J. S. Martin, R. F. Maloney, D. Myer
and J. Miller, whose wife is one of
the big turkey raisers of the county, Peter
Philbern, L. S. Patterson, Thomas Pell.
This last named gentleman is a Congregational
clergyman, who has been pastor of a church
in the county and last winter preached in
Florida. There are also Charles Parker,
P. Redmond, N. H. Reynolds, Joseph Roth, John
Redmond, B. A. Stamm, who is also a pioneer,
Henry Shroeder, Will Shroeder, John Schulte,
Robert Smith, who was also a pioneer,
Martin Schmidt, G. L. Smith, Peter Shaw,
James Stevens, James Thomas, Rober Taylor,
J. F. Taylor, W. L. Taylor, G. B. Van Norman,
David Whitney, John Wagner, who is a large
farmer, John E. Wagner, T. M. Wagner.
These names do not include all the residents
of Holman Township, but such as could be ascertained
by observation and inquiry. They have taken
the even numbered sections of the government
land, and the railroad land, being the odd
numbered, and following the little settlements
and small improvements of the pioneer, they
have made Holman Township one of the finest
agricultural districts in the country.
The farmers of
this township, as well as all other townships,
have, in less than a quarter of a century,
built highways, made substantial homes, built
school-houses, and today this
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township, that in the sixties
rated at $1.25 per acre and in the seventies
rated at $2.50 to $5 an acre, has advanced
to be worth from $25 to $50 an acre. Industrial
development is marvelous. The Nineteenth Century
advancement is wonderful to contemplate, but
right here at our doors, before our very eyes,
has been a transformation as remarkable as
can be noted in any department of industry
in the wide field of this great republic.
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CHAPTER XXI
The first
settler in Baker Township was in 1871, but
during that winter following, there was harldy
anone there. Several who had settled in Goewey
in 1871, afterwards moved to Baker, and now
reside there. Among these are W. H. Lean
and Adam Batie. In 1872, a great many
took claims in Baker; indeed, in 1872 and
1873, the Government land was about all taken.
Among those that came to Baker in 1871, were
Philip and Peter Ladenberger,
and came from Wisconsin. Philip still
resides in the county at Sibley. Peter
perished in 1873 blizzard, elsewhere mentioned.
John Kinne also came in 1871, and we
believe that this gentleman and family were
the only residents in this township in the
winter 1871 and 1872. There were also Jacob
Henshaw, Albert Waldo and Ed. Melvin.
Mr. Melvin is in Sioux City, and Mr.
Henshaw now resides in Dickinson County.
There was some
breaking done in the township in 1871, and
some vegetables raised, but the products of
the county that year amounted to but little,
and teh shacks were very limited in number.
Adam Batie drove through from Wisconsin
in 1871, with Stephen Higgins, filed
that year on a claim in Goewey Township, and
afterwards settled in Baker. Mr. Batie
is a member of the Board of County Supervisors.
Elmore R. Hazen arrived in the county
in 1872, and settled on the southwest quarter
of Section 2, in Baker. He still owns the
original claim. He put up the usual shack
and did some breaking. On the Hazen
place now live the Holle family, consisting
of Herman Holle, wife, one daughter
and three sons. A picture of C. W. Holle
is elsewhere in the book. 
They own land themselves, but at present live
on the Hazen place, and farm this along with
their own.
Harmon Runyon
took the northeast quarter of Section 2 in
1872, and is stoll living on the same place
with valuable improvements. He came here from
Winneshiek County, and along with him came
Mr. Smith and Benj. Davis. Smith
and Davis soon returned. Davis
afterwards died, and Smith still lives
in Winneshiek. Smith and Runyon
also had a dangerous espericence with the
December, 1872, blizzard. They went to Sibley
at that time and then drove around to Huff's
to get
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their papers, and while on their
way home the blizzard overtook them. They
kept pushing with the storm, and finally brought
up at Teabout's ranch, in Clay County.
Runyon's hat blowed away, and in running
after that, he lost sight of the team, and
with difficulty found it again. Altogether
it was a narrow escape for them, as it was
with a great many others in those early blizzards.
Henry Dunkleman
is still living in Baker on the same original
claim filed upon in 1872. baker Township has
one postoffice called Gopher, of which W.
H. Lean, elsewhere mentioned, is postmaster.
It is on Section 6. Henry Bremmer is an early
settler on Section 5.
Among other residents
of the township, not otherwise mentioned,
are Ira Peck, who is at present the
only one living on Section 3. John Haskins,
Charles Wilson, S. T. Price, Harvey Nash,
Theodore Frey, H. W. Jones, Adolph Knox, A.
Hager, John Frey, Peter Wilson, Peter Anderson,
Hermen Frey, Henry Verteen, A. D. Wilson,
W. Logar, George Leggett, August Buchholtz,
Will Philips, Philip Schertzer, Henry Walters,
Conrad Fink, John Fink, Charles Fink, Casper
Diekman, Benj. Diekman, George Webster, H.
Weigands, Clark Howard, W. Bell, James McAnrich,
Herman Lyman, Thomas Dewey, Charles Goodman,
John Price, Frank Cresap and son, Mr.
Lyons, David Logar. Mr. Logar
has invented a flax cleaner and obtained a
patent on it, which is said to be a great
improvement. Charles Timmons is on
Section 2, and C. M. McDougal is on
Section 15. Still others are Dirk Frey,
J. D. C. Frey, Frank Quiggle, Philip Keller,
John Benz, John Wiggenhauser, Peter Keutzer,
John Jobes, Ernest Benz, Fritz Rhoda, S. M.
Stanford, August Gentz, O. Dufrees, Henry
Bremmer, H. Waehtel, Peter Johnson, J. Hokkoff,
Theodore Reimmers, George Reimmers. C. W.
Bryan, who is School and Township Clerk,
lives on Section 21. Palmer Rumford
lives on the east side of the township.
Hans Graves,
who yet lives in Baker Township, came in 1872,
along with H. Steffenhagen and one
other party. Mr. Steffenhagen still
lives in the township, and both himself and
Mr. Graves are entitled to the succes
they have made of it, as they went through
the early hard times. They returned for the
winter and came out again in the spring of
1873. They came from Clinton County, and when
they came back the following spring, there
came with them Mr. Frank Graves, uncle
to Hans, and other members of the family,
Peter, John C., Frank and Jerry
Graves and Claus Yess. These all
took
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claims. Peter and Frank
Graves are now in Chicago in the jewelry
business, and John C., with his family,
live in Ocheyedan, and is engaged in the mercantile
business. The other members of the family
live on their original claims and all are
well-to-do.
As has been said
with reference to other townships, some names
are no doubt omitted as we did not intend
to make a compelte directory but more of a
record of past events. Baker Township is one
of the best in the county.
Harrison Township,
which was a part of Baker until a few years
ago, was not early settled as other townships
were. We believe about the first settler in
this township was Mr. Billion, and
the place where he lived was known for several
years as the Billion Ranch, and is so called
now. It was land owned by Rev. Peter Haverman,
a Catholic priest, of Troy, New York, who
started there a cattle ranch, and sent Mr.
Billion out from New York State to
run it. From poor management, the enterprise
proved a failure. Mr. Haverman was
out several times, and is spoken of as a very
honorable and conscientious man.
In the north part
of the township is quite a settlement of Mennonites.
This sect is distinguished by antique simplicity,
by their indifference to the great interests
of the world, and at the same time their industry
and self concentrations make them well-to-do.
The main interest in the sect lies not in
dogman, but in principle, and as men they
are conscientious, law-abiding citizens. They
have about thirty members, and hold services
every two weeks. They came from Canada to
Harrison Township. Jesse Bauman came
first in 1887, and, his report concerning
the country being favorable, others soon followed.
They sent out carpenters, who erected buildings
for them, and there is a sameness about all
their surroundings. Josiah Martin,
one of the leaders among his people,has all
of Section 10. The Bauman's are also
prominent—Jesse, Amos and Elias.
Elias is on Section 4, and Jesse
and Amos on Section 9. In this north
part of the township are also Julius Worm,
Louis Clatt, Frank Gregory, John Huehn, Louis
Johannes, Daniel Weaver, Daniel Stauffer,
John Dunnenworth, George Bryer, Abraham Widner,
Jacob Brubaker, Elias Ginribh, Henry Gregory,
Elias Reist, Daniel Harley, Fred Kampene,
James Reist, Mr. Kesterling.
The May City postoffice
is on Section 8, in this township, about the
center. This section is owned by a company,
and is intended for a townsite. E. S. Robertson
is postmaster, and
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Mr. Robertson's father
and two brothers are living there at present.
Martin Houcks and August Hess
are the village blacksmiths, and John Brendley
the shoemaker. An incoming railroad, which
is expected, would make May City quite a point.
Section 12 is owned by Lon, John and
Joseph Chambers. On Section 6 are the
Smith brothers, O. J. and
A. W.
Among other of
the residents there, George and E.
L. Krukenburg are on Section 31, Henry
Krukenburg is on Section 30, Chris
Dorman and John Marsh are on Section
32 and John Isley and Henry Schmoll
are on Section 33. Among other of its residents
are Ernest Krukenburg, Henry Lager, Henry
Groff, Conrad Schmoll, Daniel Tyards, W. D.
Sauer, John Brochus, Peter Anker, Henry Newkirk,
T. Hemmig, George Ryers, Charles Mieke;
also Albert Mielke, John Sittler, Martin
Fritz; also Peter Anker, David Anker,
A. F. Berdine, W. H. Brerver, L. W. Lopp,
Gerritt DeBoor, Wm. Eden, Herman Eden, R.
E. Ellis, R. C. Fuller, J. C. Herlie, J. W.
Wardrip, A. B. Weidman, Daniel Shafer, W.
J. Smith, Hugh Starts, Louis and Philip
Kesserling, David Steiner, Henry Heimrich,
John Kimble, E. T. Willner, Martin Hank, John
Huchn. This township was named after President
Harrison, and many of its fine farms are
attractive and delight the eye. E. C. Roberts,
in addition to the postoffice at May City,
has also a general stock of goods and his
store is well patronized. Emil Hemming and
Fred Tschudin also live in Harrison.
T. Hemmig is an old settler for Harrison,
and came here six years ago.
