Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-02
r. PIERCE. WHO
HELPED FOUND TOWN OF ST.
ANTHONY. PASSES AWAY.
WAS ONE OF EARLIEST
SETTLERS OF LlsERrY
Came to County in 1851. and Later.
With John @. Saint. Laid Out the
Town That Bears the Names Of
Both Founders-Mr. Pierce Had

\ te!egra m 10 the Times Republican
death Of Anthony r Pierce, a pioneer
OF MS county. Nj pierce MAS prominent
here in an early day. and news Of MS
dea,h WIN be learned with regret by
many Of he old-ti:ne residents of the
county, especially those in and about
81. Anthony and along the Story City
branch Of the Iowa Central. Mr. Pierce
was oue If the founders Of the town of
st. Anthony.
MI Pierce. Who Vas IS years old.
mad been falling in health for several
wears. and during recen. weeks it mas
been known that the end was only
question %: a shor, time.
Settled Here in 1851.
Mr.. Pierce came 10 Iowa from In
diana in 1851 anu settled in Liberty
township OF This county. a. Nhat vas
then and is now known as Bevins'
Grove four miles northeast of Where
me town of s. Anthony now stands
MIR Pierce bought a small farm When
he frs, settled in the county. and added
10 his holdings from time 10 time UNI
H. - twenty-five Years time. h. owned
as high as 137 acres which. in those
DAYS. was worth $50 per acre Some Of
the same and was sold by Mr. Pierce
several wears ago for SO and The last
parcel. Of 400 acres. which had been
allowed 10 run down. was sold a few
Years ago for SIS Mr.. Pierce's Mar
shall couaty holdings made him In
lep-ndentIr wealthy however, and his
money Va wel, Invested in Pasadena.
The property in Which Mr.. Pierce in
vested there mas been greatly enhanced
in value and M Pierce'> wealth. al
he time OF his death. is estimated al
$1,000
Wa. Big Stock Dealer.
In the days when NJ VAS conducting
his farming operations here Mr.. Pierce
was one OF the heaviest dealers in live
stock in he county. There was prob
ably only one man in the county who
exceeded him in volume OF business
the late D. NJ. Moning-r, Of Marietta
township.
Helped Found Town That Bears Nan1e.
In 1891 When the story City branch
OF the Iowa Central y as bull. out Of
this city. Mr. Pierce and John Q Saint.
now Of Princess Ann. Mr. founded the
town Of SaiIl. Anthony which bears the
names % the founders. The word
saint mas been commonly dDofeNi-
t.l; so tina the Individuality of one OF
tho founders i. in a measure. lost but
the name Of the -own i properly Saint
ANTHONY. and is 50 known officially by
th-. government as i refers 20 the
poS5office
Was Native Of Indiana
Anthony P Pierce vas native Of
Randolph COUNTY Indiana where he
vas born in 1890 -Four ears after MS
came TO this county ne married Char
lctta BevinS. a daughter o. Henry Bev
ms for whom Bevins Grove was
named The BevinseS were the Oldest
pioneers Of the western part OF the
county, and when Henry Bevins settled
IN Liberty township his nearest neigh
Dor was Jabez Ballard. Who wed near
Albion. " Give or fifteen miles distant.
Mr. Pierce is survived by his widow
and seven children, The latter are
McEIenry Pi-rce, of Pasadena; Thomas
j OF Oklahoma: William f. and j NJ.
Pierce: Mrs Adenis Ward OF \ebras
ka Ms Caliie La PA Et-Gcrman wife
of John German. OF E.sdS. Colo; and
Mrs. Mar Smith. .: Pasadena There
aISo survive a sister in Pasadena
brother and sister in Indiana. and a
brother IN Kansas besides eighteen
grandchildren and tWo greec grandchil-
eren 4 Phillips. son-in law,
husband % the late Phoebe Pierce
Phillips LIVES in Pasadena
Nj Pierc4's funera! VIII be held
from his late home III Pasadena ana
rte!nent viii be IN Pasaden