Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-28

-NCHESTER, IOWA,
coaches, or rather the Walker line, had
been transferred from Yankee Settlement,
the former route through to the Indian
trail road, crossing Honey Creek at the
south point of HinkleY Grove-Thomas
Frentress being the only settler in the
grove. Farther on to the west was the
home of two elderly people, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Heath, and just beyond was their
son and family, Uriah Heath, parents of
our townsman, John Heath. At this point
Mr.. Stewart put up a log building In
which to live until he could build more
comfortable home, which took nearly the
entire summer as all the pine lumber WAS
hauled by oxen or horse teams from Du-
buque, so miles away, OF Gutenberg, %
miles away. Most of the lumber came
from the former place, as did also all
mercantile goods. At the same time MIR.
Stewart WAS making arrangements for
putting up steam sawmill, the first
built in the county the boiler being de-
ficient, after two years, exploded and sent
the Investment into air, no one being In
jured
We will for time leave the log build
ing going up log by log until the height
of two stories and return to the cheerful
boarding place at Yankee Settlement
where they not only had store, post Of
flee and hotel, but could boast of small,
neatly built Congregational church aud
parsonage, presided over by Rev. Graves,
a most worthy pastor and wife his equal.
BY the way. the good man wanted well
of water. The newness of the country
demanded work not only from the laymen
but the pastor in building up the new
town. He thought to turn the windlass
for bringing up the dirt and not being
strong he lost his hold and the arm OF the
windlass struck him on the head causing
unconciousness No physician being
nearer than Colesburg or DR.. Acer's mill,
the same now called Quaker Mill, the
family at once sent for your humble ser
want, having been successful in num-
Der of sick cases. took my big book
and case of medicine the size of testa-
ment and went, as always aim to do
when needed, gave such medicines and
bathed the head as directed In the book.
In few days he was around but not to
turn the windlass. Will mention here
that was the first homeopathic In the
country, and like all new theories, was
thought to be humbug, but 1t then cured
as 1t now does, its proportion. Sometime
later there came two physicians by the
name of Chase, no connection In family or
practice. The elder was of the old school
practice, having no charity for the new
school or homeopathy, locating at Yam
kee Settlement, the younger at the new
town of York. About the first of July we
moved into the log building leaving the
business to be carried on at the old place,
Yankee Settlement, until such times 40
our own new home on the hill WAS COM
pleted. Ten or twelve days after moving
Mr.. Stewards brother and family came
from Monticello, New York. After three
days Mrs. Stewart was taken with that
terrible disease, Asiatic cholera. In "a
hours you would not have recognized the
strong, healthy woman that she was and
life was at q low ebb with little hope.
Being of a strong constitution she lived
but not so with their three children.
the hillto John Heath's but one by,one
The two girls lived only few h0ufss
day, the boy only few days later Sad
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back, Mr.. Heath's home being the 81, n
place for the well ones. Johnnie realized
the result of going, which came to him
after lingering two days. The fatality
did not end here. Miss Blair, sister to
Judge Blair, of Manchester, kindly offer
ing to come to our aid on Sunday night
While the girls lay sleeping the sleep of
death, caskets were made during the night
by carpenters of such material as was on
hand for the new building. This was the
quickest way of providing q house for
their little bodies. Soon Johnie too was
carried away. Monday morning follow
ing Miss Blair's watching she went to her
school at Ead's Grove, only to fall VIC
tim to the disease and lived but few
hours
The next one to fall prey WAS Mary
Jane Howe, daughter of E. x. Howe, liv-
ing two miles east The young girl came
to do an act of kindness by tanning Mrs.
Stewart few hours. She was taken
home at 9 p. m. apparently we'll and at
midnight came messenger with the sad
news Of her sickness and wanted the ply
sician. Before evening the next day she
too had given up those little acts of kind
ness which help to make up pure and
unsel6sh life. She was their only girl,
her parents and brothers pride. MIR. Gift
ford, the landlord at Yankee Settlement,
went as suddenly and several others not
far away laid by their work from the same
cause. No doubt many others would have
fallen victims had not wind storm come
tearing down trees and for time we
feared the house would go, but the storm
seemed God send. No more cholera
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ing in purified atmosphere and the rou
tine of business moved on as before. MIR
Stewart completed his house and We
moved into better quarters, fitting up the
log building for his goods until such tint
he did in due time, with hall above fo
public use and where the young peopl'
kept time to the music of Clark & New
toms band.
The years '56 and '57 brought in mum
ber of new settlers and there was gen
eral building up of the country. Some o
our young men, commers, taking to them
selves wives among the number beinl
DIR. H. Chase and R. w. Thrill, forme
, state commander of the G. A. Il. Mrf
!, Terrill's father, Mr., Weeks, having loca
i ted short distance west of York.
, small schoolhouse was built, with Mis-
Crawford as teacher, who afterwards maj
ried William Madison. With preache
Barr, as Superintendent, we established
, Sunday school with John and Williar
Graham among the scholars, and If the
were like their older sisters. who were 1
, my class, two scholars would be all on
teacher would have time to hear repea
their Bible verses, 1t being no uncommo
occurrence for them to commit an entiI
, chapter. Our school was the banne
!: school. Ministers from other places woul
! have stated service. Elder Bixby an
! wife came often as messengers of th
J. truth, for truly she was helpmeet |
3 proclaiming the gospel when the eide
r was away minlstering the word of God
8 the church of his choice. Quite settl'
r ment we had In and around the littl
r town of York. The great loads of mai
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