The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09

| mad to i've IN those days. mos.
Chemberlin settled on an eighty east
about three quarters of mile from
the Jno. McCleary place in one
room log house. Lew Chase owns
the land now and there is scarcely a
thing left to mark the spot where the
cabin stood. They had family of
seven children. Mr.. Chemberlin was
poor in this worlds goods, but not
otherwise. TO support such family
meant something in those days. He
ran the little farm with the aid of
the boys as we'll as he could. In the
east he had worked at the cabinet
makers trade, carpentering and paper
hanging and painting which stood
him in good hand now for he worked
by the day away from home to help
support the family and educate them.
He helped build the old Arnold house
which has since been remodeled,
working all week for Starkey Arnold.
He would start south and little
east for his home in High Point
| township Saturday night. 1t was
one vast prairie between Arnold s
and his home, and his wife used to
put a light in the window to guide
him, but sometimes he got lost in
the storm and darkness. Mrs. Chem
berlin kept kettle of water boiling
on the stove and at night when the
wolves were bad she would open the
| door quickly and throw the scalding
water on them to drive them away.
They would steal everything that
was in the shape of any thing to eat.
Oftimes when the winters were Sc
we're and they ran out of corn meal,
for it and sorghum and little fat
meat and potatoes were the main
articles of diet. the children would
pound corn in mortar and Mrs.
Chemberlin would sift it in a sieve
until they had enough to make mush
or corn bread. This only happened
when the snow was deep and the
weather severe and they could not
reach the little horse mill, ten miles
distant known as Shockey's mill. The
experience of the Chemberlin family
was the same as many others and |
verify believe that those old times,
when the families were all home and
the neighbors were all friendly and
had so much in common and helped
one another, that they had joys then
we know not of now.
Now what of High Point township
today? 1t is one of the up-to-date
townships of the county. Many de-
fine residences and there is an ap-
pearance of thrift visible on every
hand as you pass through the town.
ship. Two churches at High Point,
the Methodist and the Friends have
good congregations. There is a good
school house, store and blacksmith
shop as usual.
Nor was High Point behind when
Lincoln made his first call for troops,
as we see upon referring to the Ad-
judant Generals report of the state
of Iowa 1863. We find the following
names and we also see by the report
that our tOWnsman, T. J. Knapp was
Provost Marshal for this section dur
ing the war.
First we will give the names OF
those in the 3rd Iowa Cavalry, Co. L:
Gilman G. Mudgett, 1861; Edward
Mudgett, 1861; John Hamm, 1861;
ROLAND Bennett, 1861; J. Hitchcock,
1861; Isaac P. Hitchcock, 1861;
John F. Hitchcock, 1861; Edward
Mudgett, 1861; John Patton, 1861;
Leroy Pryor, 1861; James H. Riley,
1861; VIM. Woolley, 1861; Abner
Wooley, 1861; Nudgett, Gilman c.,
jr., 1862; Mudgett, Recorder NJ.
1862; Leander Culver, 1862; Richard
Baker, 1862; and Jno. Lampman
and Bradley, A. B.
Roster of Co. A, 34th Iowa Infan-
try: Eli H. Alexander, 1862; Albert
E. Ellis, 1862; Perry Wolverton,
1862; Hiram Williams, 1862; Asahel
G. Lockwood, 1862; VIM. Beavers,
1862; VIM. A. Bennett, 1862; Stephen
H. Briley, 1862; Allen D. Hall, 1862;
VIM. H. Hitchcock, 1862; Alexander
Hawkins, 1862; Jno. Hamm, 1862;
Melton, James c., 1862; VIM. Nuter,
1862; Eli w. Phelps, 1862; Dan'l
Stiles, 1862; Clinton D. Sloan, 1862;
Davis Macy, 1862. Thirty-eight
names, a good showing.
loft in the Silly night ere sum-
ber's chains have bound me fond
memory brings to view the thought
of other years" and I close my eyes
and let fancy her magical pinion
spread wide and take trip backward
on the river Of time forty eight years.
oIaHu at tHe east part VI Ola GarQen
Grove where the Simmonses, Careys
and Peter Jensen lived and l start
south toward High Point on relation
street as it used to be called First
stop at our old Dr.. Johnson's, who
married Mrs. Armstrong; they lived
in cabin where Newton Judd now
lives: They had a boy about my own
age, Robert, winsome lad He and
/ were boon companions, but he has
slept in the church yard for over
forty years. Then comes uncle John
and Aunt Mary Burns, then staunch
old Hugh Brown and all their family.
next Kemp Bartlett and then Hon. S.
P. Mcneil and then the smiling and
good-natured face of Uncle Ben
Woolley and all their folks then Jno.
Aten, OIL Brant, Zeno Warrington,
DR.. zimmerman, Deacon Chase, Mr..
Wilson, and then 1 stop at High
Point and see Eli H. Alexander and
good wife and all their folks and
then who does not see in his minds
eye Isaac Miller and his wife, Mary,
and many a troubled soul has found
rest and comfort in this home. The