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D•Tillne County 50-Year Club HearsMuch of Historical InformationAn enjoyable meeting of the Boone County Fifty Year Club was held Thursday, March 22, in the G. A. R. room at the Court90House with more than isteredregof Boonefather ofPennsyl* to man-Registration began at 11 a m. and from then until 1 p. m. Mrs. Gertie Reynoldson and Pat Marron with their violins and W. W, McCall at the piano kept the air full of music. R. E. Haliock. one of the faithful entertainersfor many years past, was un able to be present.The members brought covered dishes and from 12 noon to 1 p. m. the G. A. R. No. 12 ladies served the dinner. Before the dinner, C. A Johnson pronounced grace.In the absence of the president of the club, Robert Me* Birnie, who was unable to be present because of illness. Roy Davis, vice president, conducted the meeting. At 1 p. m. Mr. Davis called upon Rev. C. O. Anderson of the Open Bible Church to conduct community singing. A number of old favorites w*ere sung, Miss ElizabethBrunton accompanied on the piano with Bert Wayde on the drums.Mr. Davis called upon the secretary-treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Brunton, to read the minutes of the Sept. 22, 1955 meeting and to give the treasurer’s report. She read the names of eight members who had passed away since the previous meeting: Mrs. Lillie Mathers. Mrs. Mary E. Boone, Mrs. Fred Goetz-man (a charter member), James Pritchard, Mrs. James (Carrie) Pritchard, Mrs. Otto C. Herman, Mrs. Frank Myers and Robert Royster.There was more community singing led by Rev. Anderson who has endeared himself to the club through his pleasing personality and his capable conducting at several past meetings.The traditional boxes ofwithin the boundaries County. Henry Lott,Milton, was born invania where he grewhood and married a widow who was the mother of a son by her first marriage. By her second marriage a second son was bornIn 1843 is when we first hear ofBoone County was named after Capt. Nathan Boone of Company H, First Regiment, United States Dragoons, the youngest son of Col. Daniel Boone, theofgreat pioneer Boone County was divided into threecandy were on hand for those who qualified and were received by the following: Oldest lady present, Mrs. Louisa Wahl, oldest man present. C. A. Johnson, and the one coming the greatestHenry Lott at whirh time he was an Indian trader at Red Rock in what is now Marion County. He thrived in business there with the Sac and Fox Indians untilwhen these trim'sKentucky, originally townships for election purposes; now there are seventeen. The first country hotel in Boone County was erected in 1851 at Pea’s Point, now about two miles southeast of Boone It was tailed theOct., 1*45, moved from Iowa west beyond the Missouri river.In 1846 Lott located on the north bank of Boone river. Here as in the past with the Indians Lott expected to carry on a thriving business w'ith the Sioux Indians, but he did not get along W'ith the Sioux tribe as he had with the Sac and Foxes. When the Sioux chief informed Lott that he was an intruder and gave Lott a certain amount of time in which to leave, Lott refused, and his refusal caused the Indians to raid Lott’s family and stock. The Indians were thewere milesof theirtheBoone County House. In 1849 a schoolhouse was built near Honey Creek and this was probably the first schoolhouse built in the county. Boone County was established with its present boundaries in Feb,, 1847, about two months after the state was admitted to the union. In Jan , 1846, Mr. Charles W. Gaston erected the first log cabin in Boone County. The first session of the District Court in Boone County convened Oct. 6, 1861.Boone County's first houseintruders for they beyond the bordershunting grounds. During raid Lott hid himself nearby and watched the Indians destroy his property. Then Lott and hisstep son, a boy about 16 yearsold, started for the nearest settlement to get help. The wife and 12-year-old son were thus left alone. The Indian chief ordered this boy, Milton, to round all the horses on the placeCounty's first court was a two-story frame structure located at 3rd and I-re mont (later the site of the Mallary Drug Store and now the Anderson Furniture Store), built and ready for use about Sept. I, 1857 at a cost of $2,207.99. At this time the population of Boone County was 3.700. When the second court ! house was built the old one was I converted into a dry goods store, j Not long afterward the store J burned down. The second court] house was located whereour now stands in 1868 at aupwas builtand turn them over to him. on penalty of death if he failed to do so. The boy was so frightened he fled down the Des Moines river and was neveralive. The motherseen again was thus left to the mercy of the Indians. Her life was spared but the shock, grief and expos ure caused her death a week or so later.waspresent courthouse and was completed cost of $38,000.In 1864 and 1865 the North Western Railroad through Boone County. The City of Boone was laid out by John I Blair, March 4. 1865, and was named Montana. At the time Boone was laid out one house stood w'ithin its limits. Tnis wasIt was three days before Henry Lott returned from the settlement with help, seven white men and twenty-six friendly Indians. Finding that their services were not needed, the settlers and friendly Indians returned home, all except JohnA,i'k Ia • SA #1a tw'o-story frame building put up on Story Street in 1856 by a Mr. Keeler for a tavern. This building was moved to another location soon after the first sale of lots and became the St. James Hotel. In 1865 over one hundred houses were built forbusiness purposes and residences.Much of the factual materialexpounded by Mr. Good in his speech is recorded in “Historynf Rnnnn ( nnnfv
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Boone, Iowa, US
Sat, Mar 31, 1956
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