Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06
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Five Days with the Yeomanry of the
So County.
Tuesday morning the 27th the
,, PLAIN DEALER reporter started for
sons of toll in various parts of the
county. After q pleasant interview
with several of the farmers, we
reached the pleasant home and fami-
ly of VIM. II. Ferrie, and were pleas
antly entertained and dined with the
family at hospitable, abundant and
delicious table. After making vari-
GUS pleasant and profitable calls along
the way, we were overtaken by
heavy down-pour of rain, and were
joined in q neighboring barn by E.
p. Farnswcrth, who came there
astride his bike just in advance of the
rain, thus enabling both to become
better acquainted. Pursuing our
journey toward Elma, we were pleas
antly reminded of the early days of
county by q call upon John Enright
and wife, who are quietly waiting at
their small but frugal home for a
summons to the better land, which
we hope may be long deferred. AS
the shades of evening came across
the sky we alighted at the cheerful
fostelry in Elma, known to the North
west as the Darrow House, owned and
proprietored by that prince of enter
tainers, Mr.. Kieron. The increasing
business of this house has induced
the proprietor to add to it a two story
addition 30x30. Along the route from
| Cresco, the grain of ali kinds is near
ly all IN the stack and large qnanti-
ties threshed, with the buzz of the
thresher heard in all directions. The
small grain crop has been excellent
and is saved in fine condition. Corn
is good but needs generally two or
three weeks yet without frosts to
bring it TO perfection.
Elma is making rapid strides in the
way of buildings for both residence
and business. Sullivan s. eastman,
and DIR. Overtieli have united to
build q fine double building 50xSO,
which will be used for drugs and
medicines by DR. Overfield, and for
furniture by Sullivan & eastman.
The structure will be two stories with
basement, all of solid brick, and judg-
J, ing from the plans and sketches viii
equal anything in the county.
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block directly opposite the Opera
House, the dimensions of which is
50xS0, two stories with basement. The
granite for the entire structure was
| obtained from one huge boulder spill,
, out by Mr.. Potter, who will be rs il
October. Its completion will be a
8 tlnuch better monument than marll},
Z Ishaft thatlcomemorates deeds wa
$ and slang ghfer, as The arts of peac.
a sff6 better than the false glory of war
The residence portion Of El1na ha.
grown wonderfully in the past two
, years, many of its residence buildings
| in style, size and finish being in al
! respects as good and perfect as the
best in the county. Among those we
are pleased to note the new home o.
James Hall and his excellent wife
which they will occupy in few days
From Elma our route was through
the town of Alton by the way of oul
old and excellent e&-supervisor, Thos
!. Sullivan, and with his family ant
thatof his son, ID. j. Sullivan, a mos
pleasant and social hour was passed
at the. dinner table. In passing
through, the absence of the faces
} and voices which greeted US abou
forty gears ago was painfully noted
: knew them then shall know them nc
: more forever.
A drive through the section devas
tated by the cyclone nearly one yeal
: ago, would hardly suggest to person
that nearly everything was swep
away then, and many persons more
: or less injured, and some killed. Th,
? eastman boys, Jerry and VIM wer,
II In the path of the storm, and seyerel,
: damaged, but no trace of its effect
: : remain, while the home of Mr.. kru
ger which was entirely swept ava,
:, and his wife and child seriously hurt
. is replaced with fine modern resi-
3 dence and barns, and happily his wifi
u and child are recovered from thei
q injuries. M
S Az Lowther, Acme postof1ice), TIL
store and postoilice, the school hous
r and every thing was blown away, dis
troyed and lost. The store has bee
e rebuilt, another has come to til
81 place, likewise blacksmith shor
!, The creamery which was destroye
"A has never been repaired Albel
al Stevens owns and conducts larg
IA farm to the east of the town and Jer
i tor and grain buying is carried on b
/ Mr. eastman.
AS the shades of evening gathere
about us wefapproached the home &
I Mr. and Mrs. james Irwin, where
hearty welcome with good chee
awaited us. In June. 1860, our fir:
visit was made to this beautiful an
lovely grove and home then occupie
by the parents of Mr.. Irwin. long sine
t gone to their eternal rest. Our mi
sion then was taking the Unite
II States census and the day we wer
there we started FROM New Oregon i
the morning, took the entire censr
of Howard Center, ..Saratoga, Jane
: town and the two families in Aftol
. that of the Twins and of a Mr.. Jone
residing near them. In 1860 the Irvi
% homestead consisted of an humb
1G0 acres. The farm of James Irvi
now consists OF some 700 acres upo
tt which this year he harvested 1926 acr,
of small grain, 1875 acres of timoth
ai seed, has 100 acres in corn and abor
$50 acres of pasture, beside h
meadowlnnd.
Friday noon found us at the hon
rs of John II. eastman where super
dinner awaiting his family was ge
erously shared by the writer, and til