The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-09-14
THE FIRST IOWA WAR.

first surveyed.
The early settlers took possession o
the land before it was offered for sale by
the government. and commenced tc
fence and otherwise improve it. They
claimed they were living In the Terri
tory Of Iowa and not in the State Of Mis-
souri,, but the officials Of Clark county
Missouri, bordering upon the disputed
tract, though. otherwise, and the County
Court ordered that taxes should be col
lectsd from the settlers. The Sheriff
proceeded to obey its demands, but he
taken by the indignant Hawkeyss and
lodged in the Muscatins Jail. This thor
oughly aroused the indignation of Clark
county, and they Immediately appealed
to Gov. Boggs for aid in enforcing the
laws. He replied by ordering l0,0O(
men to proceed at once to their assist.
snce. They were not uniformed, and
came, not only in their everyday attire
but armed with whatever they could
got. Gen. Dedham was their com.
mander. They no doubt presented d
very strange appearance, as without
discipline or military experience, they
gathered for the defense of State rights
Gov. Lucas, at this time the first Ter.
ritorial Governor of Iowa, had already
had considerable experience in directing &
warhke preparations, connected with
boundary line disputes. He had been
Governor of Ohio during the famous
Boundary Line War between the State
of Ohio aud the Territory of Michigan
now known as the Toledo War" He
Immediately ordered out the militia fol
the defence of the Territory, and ap
pointed Gen. J. b. Brown, Of Fort Mad
ison. commander. Great preparations
were made and bloody time expected
with the fierce Missourians. But the
Iowa boys were plucky and came
promptly to the rescue. Although the
weather was cold, they came to head
quarters just u. they could. Many hat!
not enough to protect them from the
wind and frost. A. G. Dodge, since
General and United States Senator, was
commissioned Adjutant General; VIM.
Patterson, Colonel; Braxton w. Gil
lock, Major; Stephen II. Graves, Lieut..
Colonel aud }. Parrot, since General,
Quartermaster. Gen. p had served
with Gen. Brown in the regu lar army.
In few days seven hundred men
were gathered, determined to fight the
Missourians with outlet and shot, or
whatever they could get, until they
would be glad to let Iowa alone. A
bloody war seemed certain. Headquar
ters were located at Pennington. Quar-
termaster Parrot had provided for
many of these soldiers quarters in an
unfinished house, then only enclosed,
with no floor. BY removing tho joists a
clear open space for fire in the centre OF
the room was made, and here many
cooked, ate and slept.
During this time, the Missourians,
hearing that recruiting was active over
the border, were not idle. Col. Allen
was encamped at Waterloo with about
eight hundred men, and Gen. Miilard
was on the road from Palmyra with tif-
teen hundred more. The Legislature of
Iowa was now in session, of which Gen.
Patterson was member. They conciu-
ded to send a delegation to Clark county
clothed with lull power to conclude
terms Of peace. They went as kind
Of roya! commission, and sue eeded in
obtaining IA private interview with the
Judge, before whom they argued the
case, aud succeeded in obtaining q de-
cree, declaring that the whole subject
should be referred TO the u. S. Court for
settlement. In prosecuting their obj Ct
the commission succeeded in obtaining
the service of Mr.. Anderson, a leading
lawyer of Palmyra, who argued the
cause most eloquently for them.
Thus closed the war, aud the troops
were sent home. Some time after this
the u. 5 Court decided in favor of the
claims of Iowa. No serious danger ever
occurred, except from cold feet and poor
ratlons. The Iowa troops never went
south of the Des Moines river and the
Only once was immediate and serious
danger apprehended, and then only by
one man. This was the circumstance !:
While in camp at Pennington, the L.
.. Marshal was ordered to reconnoiter.
He was a large man and rode a large
horse, aud therefore objected, as he
would be conspicuous object and good
target for any lurking Missouran who
might watching around. He was ex
cused from the perilous service.
II was thought that perhaps supplies
might give out while in camp, and so
the quartermaster was ordered to take
possession of the goods of the only mer
chants then in Farmington. The name
OF this house was Death and Height
They were familiariy known as death,
Height and the Devil" Their goods
were seized, but not disturbed, for soon
peace was declared, disturbances ceased
the volunteers returned home, and the
first of our border wars came to blood
less termination.-Jcyonac Iltcn IN Ioca
School Journal.
AN old bachelor says that giving the
ballot to women would not amount to
anything practically; because they
wonld insist that they were too young
to vote until thcy . pot too old TO take anV