Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
WILLIAM P. HAMLIN

WILLIAM p. HAMLTN
William Parker Hamlin, brother of
Nathaniel was born in 1921. His first
wife was Justenia Leforge, who died
in Arkansas in 1889 and he married
there a second wife, named Mary e.
Scott.
He was large. tall, powerfully
built man, with dark complexion, hair
and eyes.
He came to Audubon County with
his brother Nathaniel and Mr. Jen-
kins in 1851 but soon located on Buck
Creek in the north edge of Cass county
and came to Extra as early as 1857 and
lived there in the first house built in
town ON the site where John Peterman
now resides. He was variously en-
ployed, In early life farmer, some
times a land agent, and he dealt in
store goods i'm a limited way; some
times sold wine, beer and liquors:
dealt in patent rights: and was pro-
prietor OF Hamlin's Omaha Liniment.
Il DOlJtltl IclllGuN IN llS CAV.
| remember at one time he was col
Letting testimonials from customers
of the efficacy of his liniment and
and asked Mr.. Whitfield for a state
menu. Whit said it would afford him
pleasure to comply with his request,
for he had used the article and knew
its value: that on one occasion
strange dog was harboring about his
place and he tried to drive it away:
that in doing so he threw an ak at the
dog, which cut OFT it's tail. Later he
became sorry for the suffering of the
poor brute and bathed the wounded
stump, from which the tail was cut,
with Hamlin's Eminent, and behold
a new tail was grown out.
Surprised at the result and several
weeks later he discovered the dissev-
cred caudal appendage and recalling
the result of the use of the liniment
on the former occasion. applied a dose
o. IT to the defunct member, when
wonderful to relate a new dog was
grown out OF it. This romance of
Mr.. Whitted's produced no small
amount of merriment: but Mr.. Ham.
lin did not take to it kindly.
He was successful hunter in early
times and in the terrible severe win
ter OF 1867 killed large numbers of
deer and elk near his home on Buck
Creek
He was Justice of the Peace in EX-
ira and was honest and honorable in
his business transactions.
Moved to Arkansas about 1870: re-
turned to Extra three or four wears
later and conducted a hack line be-
tween Extra and Atlantic. In 1876 he
moved to Benton County, Arkansas
again and lived in Arkansas until his
death.
At one time he was proprietor of
hotel at Rogers, Arkansas. A demo-
GRAFT i'm politics and very bitter against
the civil war and the Republican ad-
mlnistratlon: later Greenbacker and
Populist. His favorite oath was "Bv
Goshn' He used to denounce the
Republicans as "Thundeling Hounds,
| This was about the extent of his pro-
family
AT one time he had strong dislike.
to myself, but after wards he became
my warm friend, and was his trusted
attorney.
On his last visit here after his re-
moyai to Arkansas he told me he had
modified his views inpolitical matters
and that he was strongly in favor of
| temperance, having witnessed SO much
of its evils. He said to me in friend
ly way: "Franl, you used to think |
was an old Moss Back, but | wish
you could see some of the natives down
in Arkansas. They called me "A Yam
keel tell you it was tough"
He died in Arkansas, Jan. II, 1909
Children:
| Cymantha Azclia m VIM. e. Smith
Nathaniel Lewis m. Sarilda Fine
James Dawson m. Minnie Simply
Elizabeth Jane IN. Robert G.. Trow-
bridge and Harrison Bruner
Mary IN. Charles A. Hobbs
Martha ellen m. George w. Gordon.
Continued Next Week.