Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-12

The IOWA VOTER.
sfARION COUNTY, Iowa.


Irs HISTORY, AGRICULTURAL RE-
TIMBER, HTC.--CTTIEs, TOWNS AND
vILLAGES--THETR BUSINESS, IN
SITUATIONS, ETC.
From letter under the above cap
ton, dated Knoxville, Dec. 80, 1873,
and signed Interior" published in
tho Iowa State Gazette, we condense
the following:
Marion County Ia situated forty
miles north OF the Missouri State
line, ninety-three miles west Of the
Mississippi river, and one hundred
and thirty-eight miles east OF Coun-
ell Bluffs. II contains five hundred
and seventy-six square miles, and IL
divided into fifteen civil townships,
OF which Knoxville township--ip the
centre--is the largest, and Lake
Prairie, on the northeast corner, IL
the second. The first named contains
about q Congressional townships,
with Knoxville, the County Seat, in
the centre. The county was organ
szed In August, 1845, by an act Of the
Seventh General Assembly. The
"Act To Organize tho County OF Ma
rion" contains eighteen sections, was
signed by James M. Morgan,
Speaker Of the House Of Rep
rssentatives, s.. @. Hastings, Presi.
dent Of the Council. Approved June
10th, 1915, John Chambers, Governor.
The first county officers were County
Commissioners, Conrad Walters,
Vim. Welsh, and David Durham !;
Commissioners Clerk, Sanford Doud,
tMr. ID. failed to qualify and Lysan-
der w. Rabbit was appointed in his
stead; Probate Judge, Francis A.
Barker; Sheriff, James Walters /;
Treasurer, David r. Durham Re-
corder, Reuben Lowry; Surveyor,
Isaac B. Power; Assessor, Green II.
Clark; Coroner, Wilmington Moss
anan. At this election about two
hundred votes was polled, and the
probable population was about 200.
The present population Is about 25,-
800.
KNOXVILLE,
the county seat, was laid out about
the year 1917, and contained twelve
blocks, 2I0x256 feet each, the centre
one being left for a public square, the
business lots being located around IT,
The size of lots on the square are 20
xI20, and the others, 60xl20. The
GIN plat now covers an area OF about
one mile north and south,
and one and hall miles east and
west. Knoxville was incorporated
ia the year 1865, and its present pop
ulstion Is about 1000. A finer site
for pleasant home could not be
foand than Knoxville. Ii Is only
One milo from the center OF the
county, on beautiful, high, rolling
prairie, Is we'll laid out, and adorned
with groves and numberless shade
trees. The streets are wide, and bor-
dered with good walks. The people
Are industrious and enterprising, and
notwithstanding the lack of railroad
facilities, few towns In tho State can
present greater advantages. And
the number Of teams constantly on
the road to and from Pella tour sea-
hort town., on the ID. V. II. r., haul
Ing goods, shows the large amount
of business done here. The trades
and professions are all well represent
ted, and appear TO thrive.
BUSINESS.
There ARE eleven dry goods and
grocery stores, three grocery stores,
TWO bakery and confectionery shops,
three hardware stores, four drug
stores, two merchant tailor shops,
one clothing store, one boot and shoe
store, two book stores--one OF them
dealing In music and musical instru-
h,ents two furniture stores, three
cabinet makers, three grain and pro-
duce dealers, two dealers In butter,
eggs, and poultry, two hcScher shops,
three carriage aud wagon shops, five
blacksmith shops, three painters and
GLACIERS, two lumber yards, three
livery stables, four boot and shoe
shops, two saddle and harness shops,
three milliner and dress-maker shops,
two jewelry stores, and one marble |
shop. This last deserves especial
mention, from the fact that their
work will equal any In the State.
Robinson Brothers are willing to let
their work speak for them. We
also have number one foundry |
and machine shop, owned by Messrs, !
keetie & Heberling, both young men.
They are doing good, though not
extensive business, and their work |
never fails to please.
We have three Touring mills. all
good, and doing good business. The
frat, or oldest one, owned by John |
M. Jones, In the northwest part Of
our city, has a thirty-three horse
power engine, and one run Of stone.
In connection with this mill, Mr..
Jones has a good WOODEN factory,
building joining the mill, and run by |
the same engine. The factory build
ing Is 4SxG0 and two and half sto,
ries high, and well supplied with
machinery to do good work. Messrs.
VIA. Busting e. Co.--City Mills
have good building, l2x56. three
stories high, aud three run of stone,
with forty-flve horse power engine.
The Pearl" mills, owned BY Messrs. |
Boyle 4 Block, Is the last one erected
here. They have fine frame build
ing, 40x66, three stories high, three
run Of stone, and fifty horse power
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