Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-10

Joseph Cook. They marched against
the saloon and took it-by storm, took
itwith Carries hatchet," opened the
door, and destroyed the liquor by turn
ing it into the ravine where there was
a little water. Lewis Persons wen
below and drank, ''said it was very
good but would not last more than a |
day or two. Some months later another
was openedsin one room Of a dwelling
and the writer spent about one hour
of his life in a saloon, and that in this
one. The patrons were under the in
fluence of liquor and they wanted a
certain man to treat. Ed. Sheldon,
more cute than the others, appealed
to the man by Saying: "Mr. --y you
are of one nationality and I another,
tell us how you would express your
self in your custom if you were to ask
us to drink with you" The man brac-
dup and said" Mr.. Sheldon and gen.
tlemen, will you walk up to the bar
and have something to drink?" Shell
don replied most heartily: tive will,
Mr.. -" the audience laughed
most heartily and the treats were set
out, After the drinking someone up
braided Sheldon, calling him mean to
do such thing; he said it was not
mean, and that he had never done but
one mean thing in his life and if God
would forgive him he would never do
it again. Sheldon cried aloud over
his meanness;,I felt really bad to hear
him cry so hard. They wanted him
to tell what the mean thing was; he
hated to tell; again they urged him to
tell so he ceased his crying and said:
"Back in the east my father had "a
large sapbush and we made maple SUI
gar to sell and lie put water in the
sap" That was cheap looking COM
pany.
Rev. VIM. Cobb, a methodist from
New Oregon, was our first minister,
and his was the first donation party
and it was held in our log house. The
house was filed with good people and
good things for which he was thank
full. In his remarks Rev. Cobb told
us a new story, in new fields, to new
hearers; he told it, he said, because it
was appropriate. Something new"
A young married couple settled in a
lonely country, far from neighbors
and after long, tiresome months {
child was born to them, and il was {
hard task to find name for it. Name
after name was rejected and at las
the child was named Something New
In the course of time another chile
was born to them and again they were
taxed to find name that would ex
press the new situation. At last the
second child was named "Nothinl
5 New" Rev. Cobbs said his donation
was pleasantsurprise, it was some
thing new in Lime Springs and judg
log by the cordial friendly greeting o
the people, he believed such gather
ings would continue until they became
Nothing New" In after years he
was our Presiding Elder, and an ear
number Of years donation partle
were a yearly event.
NJ. NJ Marsh built our first sawmil
2 and grist mill and the present mil
e dam was built by him. His and Oil
yer Cheesbro's log dwelling were Of
the north side of the river, 9Th
; winds blew, the rains descended, the
J floods came and beat upon thes
houses, but they stood firm" Th
7 Iowa river was at its highest waite
! mark, at least six feet above the las
, freshet, and our community stoo,
waiting and watching in breathles
: silence while Mr.. Collins took tn
J, families from the gable window of tn
!. dwelling into row boat to places o
safety. But the chickens that wen
, down the river Growing, on the ha.
. roofs of buildings, seemed to enjoy tn
flood and the ride and seemed uncor
cious of danger. How often are we a
unconcerned and rejoice over position
as dangerous.
Father Best was a local preacher
: He went from house to house and al
were glad to see him and listen to hi
earnest exhortations. A most me
morable protracted meeting was ii
progress and a merchant told MI
Best.he would give him pair Of boot
for every one Of his converts; the oil
man said "now want you to remem
Der that" The ministers who con
Quoted that meeting were the restless
and tireless DR.. Reynolds, the evel
ready and alert Warburton, and tina,
matchless gifted orator Father Pat
terson of New Oregon, whose com
handing presence, prayers and ser
: mons will never be forgotten here. A
! this time the Oldest daughter Of @. G
Hewitt, now Mrs. w. O. Brown, wa
very sick and was attended by Dl
} Bowers, of New Oregon, Hope OF he
recovery had nearly fled. One morn
, ing prayer services in that anxiou
home were led by Rev. Patterson. @
w. Burgess and others have said thai
it was a most remarkable meeting
and that Heaven seemed to "com,
down their souls to greet" That hou
was the turning point in the child.
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