Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-05

were turned on lathe. then sand
papered and put together. The seat
were woven like rush-bottom chairs
only instead Of rushes.5 they are
made Of the inside bark Of the elm
tree, twisted. Two OF those chairs
are in perfectly good condition 70
day. They are truly early Iowa
handicraft.. It took "a week to make
the trip, but he brought home chairs.
Father was In Dubuque when the
first tables were shipped into the
place. They were taken down the
Ohio river and up the Mississippi on
the old-fashioned, slow side-whee
steamboat.
When the early pioneer wanted
tools to work with they usually made
them. Mothers rolling pin father
made from the limb of blackWalnut
tree. He whitfield it into shape,
then sandpapered it until smooth.
The turned one we buy today are not
as perfest in shape as that one 49,
The moulding board was cut and I'm
shed from a black walnut board.
forth Of the County Farm Hes the the
land where the Pioneer boys Of 1889
and 40 used to try their Indian pom
les 10 see WIZ Aau eiAo ~ '57sI
err, ~.
I wonder II any Of you know the
first chickens we're brought INTO Wn ,s
BEGAN. Delaware county: In Inc
sprinAef 1910, coming out from ~,
buqu my father brought the MAJ laa
10 eaths of the few settlers on ,ns
way. Between Rockdale ana farley
the wife OF one Of the settlers ca III
ed-"Te your horses and come . ~
and see what have" He fonna nea
very happy over two hens ana wv w
ROSTERS. sent by her people iron
Pennsylvania, down the OHIO ana 10y
the Mississippi. Eggs and chlckens
were as yet luxury on the iro ea 81
and they were greatly longed lor ~
All in this new country. Father muss
have admired them in satlslace ~ !,
manner for she gave. him one or me g
ROSTERS. He tarried long enough -
nail the Stats on a box to bring nnn
,safe,v home, This side OF Fariey'
When he stopped to leave the MAIL
~, called to them to come ana By
1,;s present. The lady laugnlnsly
said ~ think. it will be long tihe
before YOU have chickens. nas :,
three hens and l will give you one.
N was with sadness that father eass
IN he noultry more than fifty years
aftar ha became owner OF his iirs ~!
4 Tn those early days when the near
est doctor was in Dubuque, tne Pr ~
ueer was obliged to know "haI -
do. In December, lS42,. Wheh n III
Keller. James Kibbey, VIM. RACER !,
ford Lucius VanDeever ana ZOE.
Bailey were so terribly frozen, lazy
succeeded in reaching a CABIN occuI
MED by three men. at Eaa,s uIos s,,
fortunately, two other men haa 80. 49,
caught by the storm and were .hele =
with haste they cut off the boots
from the frozen feet, which were tneh
nut into a tub of cold water. inelr
sufferings were intense. Two OF t :u,s
men nut whiskey into hot water WIN
sugar. and spice, pouring It into IN
cnns and down the mems throats az
ranidly as they could swallow It. ines
had eaten nothing for forty-elgntt
hours. their provisions giving out
soon after they were lost. Fatner
said that that whiskey had been
bought of an Indian trader who hao
thoroughly reduced It to increase
the quantity before selling 1t TO me
Indians otherwise those men would
ave killed us ALL Great Kettles
Of turnips had been put on to Doll,
and as soon as the frost was out OF
their feet they were dressed WIN
turnip poultices; as their feet ana "a
l,mhs turned black, it took weeks OF
poulticing and doctoring to restore
and get so they coulo
vail again. One Of their. number
was always cripple.
When Henry Baker was so baoly
injured by the bursting Of a gun
while hunting near the mouth OF
C:offin's Greek, it knocked him sense
Loco He never knew how long he
was unconscious. He left home ABOUT
five in the morning to track a oeea
an, it was almost night Wnen ne
reached home. After dressing We
wound, they started on the ione UP
TO Dubuque to see the doctor. Mi:
Baker was very weak from loss W
blood, so was placed on q beo ~
covered wagon. All night long 1ey
Travelled. Mr.. Langworthy OF Du-
buaue told me how he and Mr. Mug
were on their way up Main street
TO church one Sunday morning. When
thew saw covered wagon STOP III
front of DR.. Mason's office. iney
Matted and saw Mr.. Coffin get out:
mmediately they went to see wnat
was the trouble. They earned Mr.
Haker into the office. 1t was TWO
hours before the wound was dressed
so he could be taken to the hotel.
! In 1855 a post office was estao-
lished at Bailey's Ford, that belne
on the old stage route. A numper
of the early settlers Of Manchester
have told me how they used to rue
down there for their mail. Perhaps
YOU would like description OF tne
most office. Father was obliged 10
furnish office and fixtures, the form.
or consisting of the living room OF
.ha old log house, while the "offlce
oroner'' was black walnut cupboard
built with shelves and pigeon holes
for letters, papers, etc. 40 ~, nv
know who made the cupboard. hun-
dreds Of dollars of school funds were
kept in it, while waiting being taken
to Dubuque for deposit. Ihe Oh
cupboard is perfect today-fifty-eagn1
-ears after it was first used.
How many OF the men and women
in orr county make it point to al
ways be at church? The early SET
tiers did, although they must drlve
four. ten or more miles. The schooi-
houses were always filled with wor-
shippers. - +bo
We are reaping the benefits OF the
sacrifices and tolls Of the pioneer.
They sowed good seed.| Our state,
which seventy-five years ago, was
wilderness, the Indians hunting
ground. has become one Of the lead
ing agricultural states In the Union.
Now we are forging to the front as
a manufacturing state. Are we go-
ing to leave as good a legacy to tnose
who follow after US?
The pioneer studied long and care.
sully. over all investments Of PUBIC
,,onov nIoced within their hands. IN