The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

shore he would tie the canoe for her
His grandfather Dobson came from
Wisconsin and took a mill site on the
Bower river, after which he and others
used whip saw and got out timbers
for the bridge and saw mill. and then
lumber for houses His father took two
claims here. the one south of town
which Cyrus owned ut the time of his
death aud the other one u mill site on
Otter creek which he afterward sold to
Mr.. Esau Mckim for $500.
HIS grandfather owned the ground
Deloit Is situated on. 1t was laid ont
in town lots by Morris McHenry. He
gave Ii son Thomas Dobson three lots,
and he built a house out of the native
timber which wss sawed out at the
mill VIM Nckim, ST.. doing the car
penter work, and moved his family
there in the year lS59-the same house
still stands as a relic of pioneer days.
AT this time Cyrus was thirteen years
of age. School privileges Wee far diff
ing IN poor health and help scarce, he
only had the privilege f attending
school of win ers and helping his father
on the farm summers.
In The year 1861 his father had mare
ana colt stolen by the Indians. Iu 1852
the Indians stole two more horses from
his father. He Went ard drove the
baggage wagon for the company of men
who went i'll pursuit of the Indians.
They came upon them at the Sioux
river, but the Ind ans had the start of
the white man and swan the river with
the horses where the white man could
not anG made their escape. SO the COM
pany returned home At the time of
the war he was offered thousand dol
| lars TO 30 as Il substitute, hut he was
| not old enongh. He was a dutiful boy
! TO his parents and the main stay of the
family. He was relig ously inclined
and early chose to follow the example
Of Jesus. and as the years wore on be
tried to set the example before his child
rem ard teach them in the ways of
Righteousness and humility His mar
\ ried life was one of the happiest of
unions in wedIed life and he and his
| life companion hau gone hand in hand
| in every act of marital du les; where
one was nearly. always was seen the
other, where it was possible TO be. His
occupation was chiefly farming. al
though he worked for his grandfather
Dobson in the grist mill TWO years.
Swimming was one OF the amuse-
ments of his early life, and thereby
gained the reputation OF au expert
swimmer. When Robert Mon; gomery'
two little boys were drowned here in
the Bos Ell river he dove to sShe cottom
of the river and brought them our. In.
June 1885, at tue time Of tie high
| water when Mr.. l Bronson and sister
and Miss Crane nad tie sad accident IN
crossing the Otter creek. he with others
responded to try to save their lives
He was successful in saving the life of
Miss bronson, but III diving for Miss
Crane he found that she had been
caught by the hair on the wire fence
under the water which held her fast
and caused her death. He loosened her
hair and brought her out, but too late
to save her life.
On August Goth, 1900. their thirty
first wedding anniversary, their child
rem planned happy surprise. Aboct
SEVENTY guests were present, and their
children presented them a handsome
couch and the guests clock as token
of their esteem, which since has been
pleasure to them in their home. All
their children and grand children were
present with the exception of Mrs Pearl
Nelson and family then living in Lau-
rens, Iowa, for wnom it was impossible
to be present.
MIR Dobson while living in Sac coun-
ty. Iowa, served two years as school
director, and at Deloit as one of the
town councilmen up to the time of his
death. Upon their return from Sac
county he and family moved into the
fine large house previously prepared for
them. At the time of his death all the
children we're married excepting their
daughter Eunlce His last remaining
days we're spent in the room on the