Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-22

A Retrospective View.
ny D. NJ. HARR1s.l
About this time, (ls69), D. G. Hearn
opened . tailoring establishment whore
the brick block of H. M. Cramer now
stands. and q grocery store was erect.
cd at the corner Of Erie and 5th Streets
where the beautiful Hargen's building
now stands, Harker Bro on the oppo.
site corner turned their building 90 "a
to face Erie st., and w Battershall
opened watch. clock and jewelry
shop on Sixth st, and Deacon Coes.
we'll opened cigar aud tobacco store.
Logan and Mech established lumb.
Of ysrds In feet every branch of busl.
ness was being established. and Mo.
Valley began to assume important
proportions. At this time no came.
terry had been located. and the few
who died here were buried on the
high elevations OF ground at the head
at Third Street, but az no title ma
been secured, it became important
that action should be taken et onoe Ia
secure resting place for our dead. In
looking the ground over the follow.
ing gentlemen associsted themselves
together and proceeded to purchase
from the Town Lot and Land Go, the
rs y 4 OF the e u Soc. 10 Town.
ship u. Range 40 ten acres, and then
proceeded t. incorporate Rose Hill
cemetary. and on October 9th 1871.
articles of incorporation were filed II,
the names Of the following inoorpor.
ators;
Tho. +. Brennan;
j. n Zo0ver:
L. d. Mckinley:
W. A. Ellis;
M. Olmstesd;
j. A. Simons;
g. II McGsvern:
z. w. Brown;
J. 2 BFoRn;
j. LoOmaS;
ID. NJ. Harris;
p. A Bsbcock;
J. E. Dubois;
W PeisnI
j. 7. Lahmani
W.. Ellis.
At the first meeting of the members
OF tho oemetary Association. j. Loom
% was elected president; W. Pelan,
treasurer; J. d. Mckinley. secretary,
and they at once had the land survey
$3.50 $500 into lots, j. s. Wsttles
doing the work. 80.
AZ that time considerable 6ppost
tion was manifested BY the public BE-
pause tho ground eeleetea Was 70 far
from town, many esying II could not
be reached on cold days, but experience
has demonstrated the wiedom OF the
selection, and II any objection can be
now urged against It, It ia the fact
that Il is too near the city, as the city
has grown tn the very edge Of the
cemetsry ground. The Association
has increased the amount of ground
and has sold the Catholic Church ten
acre tract just north OF Rose Hill
CDmetary, which 10 known - Mt
Carmel Cemetery, and many very nice
monuments have been erectedin their
lgrounds.
Rose Hill Cemetery IL one of thu
most beautiful locations In the c0un'
ty for the purposes selected, and th,
association have man employed u
keep aud improve the same. and oul
only regret Is that 1t had not been 10
Gated farther from the city limits.
One thirn We omitted to mention II
lconneotton with the removal of tn
County sest from Magnolia to Nc
Valley, was the building OF larg
and very conveniently arranged build
Il ing for the use of the county free Q
3 charge provided relocation was made
4 The building is 40x60 feet. ~ storie
Thigh. and when the relocation failed
the building was turned into 9 tow
, |hsll. which wYs used for lectures
speeches, theatres, shows and In fac
!. everything of public nature and tn
n Good Templars, Mssons end Odd Fe
lows had finished in the third story
= room 2Ox6O for lodge purposes, an
= here many heart was lost and gail
>. ed. love was talked and many mattel
es resulted from the Good Tenn
lars meeting. OF course on this sub
i. ject we only speak by hearssy, but y
remember spending many very plea
lant hours at some of these meeting
10 The Mssons and Odd Fellows no
have Q nice brick building on lows
Erie street and the Good Templs
n have long since disbanded, 80 II
:. building is now used largely as dsl
cling hall, and such other meetings q
can't afford to hire the New Opel
g House now here. Thus we note vii
d regret the passing away of many {
J. the old land marks of the olden da
v Not to be behind other cities Mo Va
IS Icy concluded they must have 9 tn
It atre, and to satisfy such wants, fe
. of our then citizens organized hon
= company.
We do not remember the names
those who became members, but son
still remain here. Lon Davis, wife 81
daughter, M. 5. Prick aud wife, E.
70 Botes, W H Bradley,J Galley, G Home
y and perhaps others whom we do n
~ now remember, but one thing we
" remember, and that is, this compal
ID was much better thsn many now ira
70 cling and drawing big houses; I
"a Roies. We remember was quite sta
70 and Will Bradley looked we'll in sta
uniform; one thing further we G.
o. never forget and that was, that Oh,
h Hey Homel, German, took Dut,
- character, but was the poorest Dutc
. man possible, and sou