Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-09

tue isundailqa q tha plece up 10 ilie pres
eat time, TIE different religious societies
bevs Termed strong and powerful element
oi ITS society. la the drawing Of the oris-
ira town pat number Of quarter blocks
we're laid eli, che CT which " to 81 given
TO any church tina, would aeceptit, Oh con
di.ion that a substantial brick Or stone edi
iice was TO be erected by a specified time
The 'irst church building crested under
this arrangement was that belonging 10 he
Protestant Methodist Association. The
corner stone Was laid May l3.h, 1871.
This society subsequently dissolved and
its property passed into posssssisa Of the
Christian Association.
On the pa Of May, 1913, the First Usi.
vcrsalist Society OF IOwa City rsmmepcsd
the erection OF honss Of woffhp. The
Society has continued to incrsase in mem
bership. snd is to.dsy one OF the most
prominent religious s0Exanin'''oss iaibsl
The First Presbyterian Society began the
erection Of church bnilSing in 1874. Soon
after its euplstop, i vas burned. This
misfort dss snlailtd . heav l6ss up&1ths
Society. No;hipg dsuntsd. hoyevsr. ia
members Immediately ccrnm.nsed 'tae
erection Of q new building, and the splen-
did edlfice that now stands on the corner
Of Market aud Clinton streets, Ia lie ID aIt
OF thAr cuterprise and generosity.
This Society in 1876 were presented by
some liberal minded gentleman in New
York, with a fine beil-the first ever
brought 10 tho city. This splendid rrra,nt
was justly m object Of piiie 10, eay -
the members of tho church which owned Y,
bet to the citizens generally. Through the
| rkscality OF the first pastor. however, it
WAS lost to the church and to the town.
This man, Rev. Michael Hummer, having
been sent East 10 collect funds fer n col
lege in Lee county, appropriated q greater
part Of the donations he received to his
own use. For this and other similar trans
action Ls was brought before . church
meeting. During the progress Of his trial
be cond uCted Aimo0lf % sesndal(pty tAat
it was thought test 10 suspend bin. Pre-
senting ssms Eumped up oIsin TT sssvicss
| he attempted TO take the bell in payment.
Tho citizens determined TO resist this out
rage, and when the clerical rogue mounted
to the beiffy, 6fter lowering his pffze 10
order TO take dSwn TIM tickle, The crew6'
reno vei the hddsr ard lefGAim there. A
chosen fow then spirited the bell away and
sunk il in the Iowa river. Two Of their
number ssbsequsntlyssnoved itso1pother
point, and when the great O .lif6rniA cmi
grafton began, took il to Salt Lake City and
sold i, to Brigham Young, in whose pos
session it now u. During ,hepas, summer
the present pastor Of the church learning
these fact4 wfots 10 BH cham Snhcorpng
it.. The great Mormon Saint Immediately
answered that the bell was in Salt Lake
subject to the order Of its owners. In the
| spring it win be brought hatk and put in
It's proper place and its clear tones will
again cal the members together for their
customary Worship rs inthe days gone by.
+, la lS4l the NJ, thodist Episcopal Church
BEGAN the erection Of . building. This
was soon finished. From time TO time ya>
nous and substantial improvements were
| added to the ediice, and they now have
one Of the iiacst houses Of worship IN tlle
| State
The First Baptist Church was also organ.
ized in 1871. la 1915 this society also
mncncci the erection of fine brick
structure. twas completed in 1913, AMI
il a noat and comm odous structure.
/ lie German Methodist Episcopal church
was organized III 1913. Iu ls52 tho mem
1 bti tTtfktu ~ WHICH
they continued to use until The present day.
The Congregational Church organized
IN 1906, last summer rested tasty and
oommodious church. 1t is built in the
Gothic style OF architecture. and is a credi.
both 10 the society and the city.
| The Christian Church was organized in
1893. Tue building erected by ihc Pros
trstant Methodists, was purchased by them
aud Is still in use.
| Tho Episcopal Church has been organ.
lied Tor several years. They have not ~
yot erected a building, but contemplate do
ing so next summer.
The New School Presby terrain Church,
put up . tinc stono building at an early
day. The society, subsequently, broke up,
however, and their place Of worship is now
occupied by the State uiatorica! Society. 81.
Tho Catholic Church hAs nearly compile.
ted one Of the finest church edfices in
Iowa. This secietyis remarkably large
and hsurishing
Besides the foregoing, the United Pres.
, by,orian, the Lutherans and the German
huthcrans each have neat and comfortable
houses OF worship. UGtside oi the CITY III
,hi country at larcc, there are sixteen eth.
cr church buildings which are regular =
Oiled esch SABBATH wl,h large and ear
, consresatiens.
MILLS AND MANuFACrogiEs
Asa manufacturing place, Iowa City cc
cupIes prominent position in the Is o
Iowa Towns. The Iowa river, which COZ.
trsry to its usual placid and undstntiHf
course towards the Mississippi. here rush
Is over rocky bed with agood fallali,rGs
cxcekcnt water power. fact which the en-
tefprising citizens speedily took adyau.
tegc.
There are enc or two other streams ii
, the county that can also be made use Of in
tho turning Of mills and machinery. Prob
ably the first mill in The county was erect
ed as long ago as 1871. In that year a
srist mill was put up on Clear Creek, upon
the site now occupied by Mr.. Stckler =
wsolen mills.
We do not know thst We can do be,tee
in our description Of the manufacturing
interests ofthe city, than 10 copy tho fol-
lowing from Capt. lrish's articles in the
| oica Annd,s.
lie says In this mill. the one spek en-
Of above, was ground the FIRST -four and
meal ever manufactured ia johnson coun
~, and the people for . great dissance ar
4 ooHu heWuLSu thu OcuCut vi IL. DuV tUiS
mill vas not able long to supply the dc
rnands Of the rapidly incseasing population
and steps were taken to improve and make
use Of the water powerof the Iowa River.
| Walter Terrilf commenced and completed
the erection Of his mill cam in the autumn
Of lSl3. This dam is situated one hall
mile above the city. Mr. TerriIl complst-
ed the erection OF his mill in 1914, and put
two run 81 stone in ep@atea. q In ISIS he
attached to the mill = carding machine,
which WAS great convenience to the com
,nunitv. This mill site, With a five foot
dam, affords power sufficient to drive ten
run Of stone and have . surplss, for ether
machinery. The present proprietor, Mr..
Samm, is now preparing to use and i'm
prove the whole Of this powsrs
On the 10th Of May, ls43, the Iowa
Oity Manuiaetdrine Csnpany - organs
lied. by elscting Chauncy Swan, President;
Slas Fostss Secretary aud Augustus Z.
Macarthur, Treasurer. A. J. Willis, Ferdin-
and Harbcstroh ana Thomas Snyder were
chosen Board 81 Directors, witha capital
stock subscribed Of t5,O0e, in
shares Of $2J each. This company
commenced the erection Of dam upon one
of the best iniiisites upon the Iowa River,
two miles and 4 half above the city, upon
the property owned by Walter Butler