Sketches of Early Iowa History in Washington County
Narrates 1838 1840 county boundary changes English River and Lime Creek precincts election sites at Richmond and Absalom Twnsey homes lists probate actions 1838 1840 with administrators and debtors and notes first freezing death Benjamin Conley in 1840 a Washington cemetery history and early burial grounds including disputes over which graveyards were first died 1840 41 and descriptions of local figures and landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
N. Littler
Washington County
English River
Iowa Township
Riverside
Washington
Jackson
Crooked Creek
Absalom Twnsey
Nixon Scott
E. C C. Fairchild
R. B. Davis
Richmond
Cyrus Cox
Stephen Bunker
John B. Hobbs
Lime Creek
N. M. W. McFarland
James A. Smith
Waters
McFarland
J. H. Wilson
Conley
Wm. Basey
Joseph Adams
Everat
Wr Adams
Young Everst
Richard Moore
William
Bill
Early Washington County finances and county seat growth
A historical note on Washington County finances from 1839 to 1840, detailing the first county and town fund orders, payments to county officers including John Crill and Thomas Baker, and how revenues from taxes and lot sales funded early county operations. It explains fund distinctions, discount practices, and the rise of the county clerk’s position as a sought after office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
A. H. Haskell
Haskell
Nathan Baker
Geo H. Stone
Stone
Washington County
John Crill
Said Crill
Colwell Neil
Washington
Thomas
M. Neil
Wm. Bagey
J. B. Davis
P. Teeple
Wm. Conner
Thomas Ritchey
Seat of Justice
John Gilliland
Wm. L. Harvey
Richard Moore
Morgan Hart
J. M. Snyder
Thomas Baker
Simon P. Teeple
Baker
David Goble Sr
Joseph Neil
Early county accounts and mill town growth in 1840s
The excerpt details 1839 1840 county finances noting expenses and revenues including road work and liquor licenses. It describes Washington’s growth as the county seat, the Ritchey saw mill on Crooked Creek, early barter economies, and the 1841-42 county board activities including jail construction contracts and licensing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. B. Newhall
Iowa
Crooked Creek
Iowa City
Matthew D. Ritchey, Jr
Warren County
Illinois
Washington Township
McFarland
Alexander Lee
Board of Commissioners
Birthday celebration marks 82nd year in Columbus Junction
In Columbus Junction on December 3 J Bell observed his 82nd birthday with family present including his sons Cliff Ed and Arthur. The writeup notes additional town mentions and a brief wedding reference involving Alice Owens and Rev. feller, plus Des Moines visit by the Columbus Gazette editor H Shearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Bell
Cliff
Arthur
Alice Owens
Ruston Jan
Haseal
John Housegt
Samuel
Owen Pourlington
H. Shearer
Columbus ‘Gazette
Des Moines
Local News Notes and Social Events in Iowa County
The Iowa Union Farmer continues publication. Mrs Ella Truesdell a Columbus Junction pioneer died in Chicago on December 19 funeral and burial held in Albert Lea Minn She was born May 25 1850 and married to Martin Truesdell Survivors include two daughters grand and great grandchildren A congregational dinner is set for New Year’s Day and a postnuptial shower was hosted for Mrs Fred Klopfenstein Twenty young women attended R L Richards attended a Farm Conference in Des Moines The boys and girls basketball teams prepare to play Ainsworth High School in Friday’s games Mrs George Church is visiting relatives in Guerques Calif
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Union Farmer
Harry R. Owen
R. W. Owen
Wilkinson
Los Angeles
Glendale
Calif
Ella Truesdell
Columbus Junction
Arthur Wilby
Chicago
Albert Lea
Minn
West Liberty
Martin Truesdell
Hilton Gipple
Fred Klopfenstein
R. L. Richards
Des Moines
Ainsworth
Golf Stars Enter Virginia Open at Long Beach
The Virginia Open at Long Beach drew a field of notables including Kirkwood former Australian champion and trick player Mehlhorn of Chicago Waterous of Grand Rapids von Elm of Los Angeles Hunter of Britain and Cruikshank of Oklahoma City. Sixty four finalists will be chosen today for 36 holes of championship play tomorrow at the well presented eighteen hole course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Long Beach
Pee" Goltby
Ana
Wivent
Coupla Smith
New A
Asoe Kirkwood
William E. Mehlhorn
Chicago
al Waterous
Grand Rapids
Mich
Geo. von Elm
Los Angeles
Willis Hunter
Robbie Cruikshank
Oklahoma City
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Territory
John B
Bullock
Slaughter County
Cornelius Whitepack
Somersett
New Jersey
Iowa Territory
James Baker
Amos Embree
Joseph B. Davis
Wm. Ayres
Milo Holcomb
John B. Bullock
Holcomb & Bullock
Abraham Updegraft
John Grimsley
Berry Jones
Hopkin Williams
John D. Wood
Thomas Colwell
Samuel Pence
Richard Shockley
Joseph Earl
Elijah Shockley
Joseph Ross
Felix Stubbs
Matthew Moorhead
Wm. Brown
Conrad Temple
Levi Parent
Nathan Griffith
Per
George H. Stone
John J. Jackson
John Jackson
Rachel Holcomb
J. C. Hall
J. PD. Payne
Henry County
Michael Wilson
Benjamin Conley
Thomas Bennett
Jonathan H. Wilson
Wilson
Wapello
Louise County
Wapello Road
H. A. Stone
Our County
John §. Stark
van Doren
Ritchey’s
James Dawson
David Bunker
John Wasson
Commissioners Court
Slaughter
Wm. Churchman
George R. Stover
W. B. Thompson
John Cameron
Emsley Carmichael
Bond, Martin & Co
Wm. Pickerell
Skunk
Pickerell
Alex Lee
J. Hk. Davis
Mr. Lee
Lee
Mar ? Gueles
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