Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-19

Union. Ii is bounded on the north by
the town of Forest, on the east by the
town OF Greenwood, on the south by
Rlchland county and on the west by the
town of Stark. The surface in some
parts OF the town is very rongh and
broken, while in others it is quite
level. There is large amount OF tim
Der distributed over the surface of this
town, some OF the best lands in the town
not having been cleared until later
years. The western part of the town
is watered by Warner creek and its
branches, the southern part by Bear
and the south by Pine riysr, which
takes it's rise in the town.
james Cooper kept store on section
z, on the old State road, at very early
day; and William Dixon kept stock
OF goods at his house on section TO- as
did j. b. Eastman on section IL In
early times there was large amount OF
Rirs. ng root gathered and sold to dis
iaat markets, which brought from so
cents to 81 per pound when dry.
james Cooper, who settled on section
z. IN 1S49, was the first settler wi hin
thu town of Union. He remained there
until 1881. and moved to Hillsboro. He
di d in 1888. The next to locate in the
town Vas Hiram Heath, who came in
sometime during 1854 and settled on
SO ,tiou 81, where heremained four years
and then moved to Black River Falls
The first Bohemians to settle in the
town came in 1855, direct from their
native country. Joseph Uroan and An
ton Slams, together with Albert Johne-
chick and j. Barta. Slama settled on
section SO, where he died in 1888. Barta
remained on section 25 few years and
removed to Dakota Urban located on
section 36, and Jofnecick on section 25.
The following came in 1856: Henry
Widner, native of Indiana, came early
in the spring and located on section 7,
and later on section s. He enlisted in
the Union army and died in the service.
His family afterward moved to Iowa.
Charles ID. Holbrook came from Mich.
gan in the summer of 1855 and settled
on section 2, where he died five years
later and was buried on his farm. His
widow returned to Michigan three years
after the death of her hus band. Joseph
Getty, a native of Maryland, came from
Ohio in 1856, and settled on section 30
William Dixon. an Englishman, came
from Oneida county, New York, in the
s1mmer of the same year and entared
land on sections l, 2. 3, and 8 In
later years he resided on section q In
1856 settlers came in more rapidly, and
among their number were: William
Outland, Moses Marshall, John B. East
man, Geo. W. Lewis, Archibald Gala
way, John Soaring, Ebenezer S. East
man, George Jepson and Charles Alder
son and Robert Milligan. Among the
settlers of a later date were: Joseph
Mccoy, L. s. Jordan, j. N. Poorman,
David Sabin, James mcKitrick, Henry
and Edward Harris, colored man, who
had been slave in Tennessee.
AS early death as there is ar record
of wac William Joseph, son of Joseph
and Elizabeth Getty. who died January
3, 1861. His was the first remains
buried in the Newburn cemetery. Some
of the earlier births in the town were
Adela, daughter of William and Rebecca
Outland, in the winter of 1S56-'57, and
Joseph F., SOP of Archibald and Harriet
Wear Galway; born Sept. 6, 1857.
The town of Union was organized at
a meeting held April 10, 1856, at the
home of Joseph Beans. The following
officers we're slected:
Chairman-Joseph Newburn.
Supervisors = Elliot Benson and Herman
Heath.
Clerk-Horace H. Ripley.
Treasurer-Joshua w. Osgood.
Assessof-Thomas DE Jean.
Supt of ScnoolS-Richard Glenan.
Justices of the Peace-Hiram Heath, Geo. |
Waits and Thomas De Jean.
Constables William Shut, Adare Bryan |
and John Ell. Russell.
The first school in the town of Union |
was taught in 1857, in a log building |
erected by the neigbors on section 30 |
This school was taught by Isaac Out |
land aud was in what was afterward |
known as district No 1. This building
was used as schoolhouse for about two |
years, when another was erected on !
another part of the same section, in
which Charles Soaring was the first |
teacher. In 1872 neat frame house |
was built to take the place of the rude |
log houses which served in pioneer |
times Mary S. West was the first
teacher in this frame building. In what
is now known as district No. 2, which |
was organized in IL SO, log school house
was built on the southeast quarter of
section g. Miranda Markee WAS the
first teacher in this district. The first
school in district No. 4 was taught IN
1859 or 1860, 10 log cabin on section
%. District No. 5 was organized in
1864 at meeting held at the house of
David Sabin, in November. A log
school house was built in 1865, located
on the southeast quarter of section 2S.
Amanda Smith was the first teacher
employed in this district. The school
house in joint district No. 5 was built
in 1868 or 1869 It was log house on
the northeast quarter OF the southwest
quarter of section II. Ellen Marshall
was the first teacher. The first school
in district No. Was held in Joseph
McCoy's house, on the northwest quar-
ter of section 1O, in 1853, by Emeline
Moses.
The Wesleyan Methodists organized a
class at the school house on section ),
10 1862. The Roman Catholics held
their first mass in this town in the
school house soon after it was built.
Father Joseph Hyneck was the first
priest. In 1873 they erected a church,
located near the school house. Father
Martin Bulin was priest at the time the
church was in course of erection, The
United Brethren held services in the
school house CO section IL in 1876
Adam ShanbsngL was the fret preacher;
he organized class that year consist
ing of twelve members. james McKit-
rick and wife, Myron VanDsauson and
wife, John VanDeansen and wife, Rebec-
ca and Amanda Harness. James Nc
Kitrick Was steward and class leader
The first religious services in the south
western part of the town were held in
the log school house on section 80 by
John Crandall, Baptist minister, who
organized q society of twenty members,
who worshlpEed in the new log school
house.
What was known as Muncie post
Office was established in 1862. Jacob
n. Poorman was appointed postmaster
and kept the Office at his hC use. 1t was
on the mail route from Tomah to Orion.
MIR. Poorman resigned in 1870 and the