North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-06-09
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erected Ly Messrs. Jones & Bass, win tn,
entire funds Of faro bank, which wa!
being operated under the financial man
agement Of professional banker from
Galena, and on the following Sabbath W,
heard him deliver an able and excellen
sermon upon the vice aud evils of gam
bling, to a congregation Of his ghbort
convened ut the house Of Henry Redman
on Turkey river, distant some thirty mile,
from the scene Of the bank disaster. IL,
was a man Of fluent address and varicC
attainments, and was much respected by
his neighbors as well as greeted with
kindly feelings by all who knew him. He
died number of years since upon the
stream that preser es his name.
About two miles further up the river. q
small stream empties into it from the
south, known as the Henderson Branch. y
This stream takes it's name from Cyrus
Henderson, who, in 1886, erected black.
smith shop upon the river bottom near its
mouth. There being but few settlers in
the neig hborhood to give him employment,
he soon abandoned the place. lie was a
boy when he started this enterprise, but
now his locks have whitened, but the ring
of his anvil may still be heard among the
echoes of the high hills in Millville town
ship, that overlook the sequestered valley
and the winding stream that ripples by
his home.
A short distance above this stream,
"Peck's Branch" unitesi its waters with the
Turkey, after flowing in northerly
direction distance ofeight miles, through
high mountainous hills covered with a
dc.,se AMI heavy growth Of timber. This
stream takes its name from Dudley Peck,
it's mouth in 1885. He was young man
from Western New York. and as hunter
had no superior in the country. Up to
the period of his death, he persistently
refused to hunt with gun having per-
cussion lock, always using the old fashion.
cd hnt-lock rifle, whose super or qualities
he would often defend by referring to the
achievements of Cooper's heroes, Hawk
eve, Leather stocking and the Trapper.
No argument could suhduc his aversion
to shotgun on one occasion, while
dining with him at his bachelor cabin, a
person from Cassvile came in with a
double-ha barrel shot gun, which he stood
up against the chimney jam, Peck imme-
d ately arose from the table and observed.
''Stranger, il you have no objections ]
will place your gun outside Of my cabin"
which he did without waiting for reply,
and then invited the stranger to ''sh APP
ard eat." Towards the close Of his days,
he was afflicted with painful. lingering
disease, viii h he knew was to terminate
his life, and on one occasion, while brood
ing over the certainty of his never again
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with much feeling his regret at never
having killed panther he seemed un-
willing to die before h had added this
achievement to the many victories he had
obtained over the animals of the forest
lie was our earliest, nearest neighbor, and
many have been the pleasant wintry
evenings that we have sat by the huge log
fire of his cabin and listened to the
thrilling details of his hunting adven-
tIres.
Directly opposite Peck's Branch. fl wing
from the north, is a small stream known
as prices Branch" This stream takes
its name from the writer of this article,
who settled here in 1885, and who
afterwards located at the source of the
stream upon the highland prairie. As
there is nothing in the history of this
person that is not common to other men,
we pass on to the "Cdrlin Creek" distant
about one mile further up the river. This
stream, flowing from the south. takes its
name from William Carlin, who located
here in 1886, and soon after abandoned
the place. Mr.. Carlin was born and raised
upon the frontier, and was hunter by
profession; he could neither read nor
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since.
We have now reached the waters of
Cedar Creek. stream rising on the high
land prairie in the vicinity of the town of
Garnavillo. and flowing southwark until
it reaches the w'atess Of the Turkey, dis
tant about zen miles from the source of
the creek. For several miles this stream
flows through narrow valley bounded
upon each side by high mountainous hills.
covered with dense growth of timber. 1t
received it's name from John Finley, who
in the summer of 1884, made an explora.
ton of the stream with view to a
discovery Of its manufacturing powers
finding the sides and craggy SUBMITS OF
its high hills canoped by a luxuriant
growth of the red cedar, he gave to the
stream the name of Cedar Greek. There
is tributary Of this stream known by
the name of Reads Branch this stream
received its name from Robert r. Read
who settled upon the prairie at the head
waters of the branch in 1889. Captain
Read will long be remembered as the pop
ular clerk Tor many years. of the Board
of County Commissioners, when that
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for many years clerk of the District Court.
In consideration of his MANY years of
faithful official service, the Hon. Judge
Williams, when defining the boundaries
of the evil townships of the county.
bestowed upon the most central one Of
them the name of 'Read Township"
Capt. Read was an Englishman by birth
and for many years a resident OF the
frontier; he had seen the march Of civili-
cation approach him from the east, and
heard the first echoes of the Woodlands
axe reverbcrate among the forest solitudcs
of Iowa ''as westward it took it's way"
lle died few years since at Garnaviiio,
and was honored with the masonic rites OF
burial being member of that fraternity.
About three miles above the mouth of
Cedar Creek, the Wayman Branch coming
from the south unites its waters with the
Turkey. This stream received its name
frem Col. William w. Wayman. who was
the first white man that settled in the
county of Clayton. lie was native of
New Hampshire, man of liberal educa-
: ton and polished manners; in his habits
and in the expression of his face, it was
easy to detect one of those freaks of hu-
man nature that occasionally appears
among the descendants of the Pilgrims of
New England disturbing the purity of the
Saxon blood, by portraying in every
lineament the American characteristics of
the Nara gan>set or the VAN pa noag.
Among white men be was reticent,
watchful and restless. In the soeiety of