The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1895-06-21
Lincoln Township.

Lincoln township, is the smallest
municipal Lewiston of Holt county, and
has not more than 20 square miles. 1t
was created township March -, 1871,
by George p. Skeeies, Solomon Lehmer
and Richard Collision, then the county
court, and its shape suggests q carpen
ter's square.
1t has in its area but about six square
| miles in uplands, the remainder being
| level bottom land.
The Big Tarkio enters this township
from Atchison county, and flows through
| the town in a serpentins course. Schultz
Lake, supposed 10 have been formerly
the bed Of the river is narrow strip of
water IN the form OF horseshoe, lies
chiefly IN section 8, and is about one
mile northeast of Corning. Sharp's
Grove extends from the neighborhood
OF Craig considerable distance into the
eastern portion Of the township.
The first white man known to locate
IN what now constitutes Lincoln town.
ship, was John II. RnseIius, the father
Of Henry Roselius, Esq, one of Holt
cOunty's very best citizens. lie was
from Hanover and settled on section 3G,
township G3, range IL, during the year
1911. He was killed by stroke of light
ming.
In 1872, the father Of our present high
ly esteemed fellow citizen, Henry A.
bankers, with Henry Peters and An
drew Buck, effected settlement IN the
same locality. Then came Henry Hemme,
John Ahrens, and Henry Evers, in 1914.
The following year Conrad ii. Walter
settled on section p. This farm long
since was taken up by the ravages OF
the Missouri river. Henry Bertram and
James Thompson came in 1916. Thomas
Lowell and Robert Hawke located in
1853. They all settled in what was known
as Hemme's Landing, and it was here
that an effort was made to establish,
town by Henry Hemme and associates.
and was about two miles west OF Corn
ing, and its site is now, We believe with
IN the limits of Nebraska, the Missouri
river being now within thrce-fourths of
mile OF Corning. At one time the
landing was one Of the most important
trading points between st. Joseph and
Council Bluffs.
Joseph Waits settled on the first farm
on Big Tarkio, and was the he. Or, 81,
63, 4O,and is now known as the Voltmere
farm.
Dayid Greer was the first to sell goods
at the Landing, which he began IN 1915:
he was followed by Hemme in 1847; he
by Vernile Thompson, and he by Robert
Hawke in 1913, who had a partner nam
ed Dilor; they afterwards sold to
Thompson and removed to Nebraska
City. In 1864 Adrian Hoblitzell, now
living in Forest City, conducted the
store, but only for short time, when |
Conrad Greh took the stock and sold |
goods until 1868, when the pressure was |
and he located where now is |
located the town of Corning.
Bruce Earl, who in 1880 became !
member Of the county court, established |
and operated the first saw mill Of any |
Importance in this township. 1t was in |
1873, and was moved from the bottom |
near BlgelOw, and was located two miles |
southwest OF Corning; he operated the
mill for six years. during which time it
is said he marketed some 100000 feet
Of native lumber.
Henry Bertram, OF whom we have
spoken Of elsewhere, was the first black
smith and located at the foot Of the
bluff about mile north of Corning.
The German Lutherans erected the
irst chuccb; it was frame 3Ox4O feet
and was completed IN 1860 ut an expense
II $500. 1t was built on Henry Rose
ius farm, and the organizers were
Conrad Walter and wife; Henry bankers
Ind wife; Henry Roselius, Jr., and wife.
Rev. Messalsky, OF Nebraska, was the
irst minister in charge.
Corning::was laid out in the fall Of 1868.
md IN 1869 an addition was laid out
md named Martins addition, in honor
Il Horace Martin, one of the early set
lers, he having located in the town in
october 1868.
Ferris & Drake in 1868, started the
irst lumber yard, and the Sanders
Brothers opened up stock OF goods
hortly after GrOh opened his
DIR. j. Noel located there in 1868, and
vas the first to practice medicine in
he town.
In 1878 the German reform church +;
pas organized and small frame struc.
ure was erected. Rev. L. Miller
rganized the church. Peter Christep
nd wife, Fred Scheele and wife, Mrs. i
sOselius, and others were the promoters
nd earnest members.
Horace Martin donated a piece OF {;
round to the Methodist Episcopal r
eople, and in 1879 they erected !
hurch 2Sx42 and the congregation was 6
rst organized by Rev. f. Edwards. s
Conrad Groh, the pioneer merchant, a
as tho first postmaster, and he was !
ppontcd in 1868 C
The first newspaper was the Corning b
lerald, and was published and estab.
shed by J. r. Windy Dodds, in 1878, a
nd continued till 1881: it was estab- n
shed in the interest OF the Greenback Z
aTty. After this the Eagle was started a
y Charles Tiller and Major Lyman, b
I'D was published but a short time r,
hen in FEBRUARY 1882. it was moved to q
airfax.- and appeared as the Fairfax 7,
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