Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09

) other man to advertise and boon
} Hamilton county land. His frequen
trips to Illinois always resulted il
, scores of land seekers, who seeing GU
! natural advantages, were only to-
eager to buy our land.
i Lars Henryson died at his hom'
in Randall November IA, 1896. HI
was born in Norway in March, 1922
and came to Hamilton county ir
1858, being one of the first settlers
in the vicinity of Randall. He was
always prominent figure in his
portion Of the county.
Peter Lyon died at Webster City
February 20, 1897. He was born in
Indiana in 1911. He moved to Ham
ilton county in 1852 and in 1858
moved to Kansas, but returned to
Hamilton county in 1889. He was
typical pioneer.
A. J. Allen, a familiar figure, died
May 26, 1897. He was born in New
York in June, 1921, came to Web
ster City and engaged in harness
business in 1871.
j. P. Arlington died August 7,
1897. He was born in New York in
1920, came to Iowa in 1856 and to
Hamilton county in 1874.
Michael Foster died at his home
in Cass township August %, 1897.
He was born in France in 1919,
came to the United States in 1910
and to Hamilton county in 1856. He
had lived until his death in Cass
township.
l.. B. Hill died at the Hamilton
county poor house February 49,,
1898. He was born in 1918 and
was therefore eighty years of age.
He came to Hamilton county in
1854, engaged in farming and at
one time was one of the wealthiest
men in the county. He had for
many years owned a fine farm with
in sight of the poor house, where
he died, county charge.
Geo. Shipp died November IS,
1897. The Freeman gives the fol-
lowing account of his life:
George Shipp was born in Cen
ter county, Pennsylvania, July -,
1915, son of James and Catherine
(Helman) Shipp. His father was a
native of Pennsylvania and his
mother of Maryland. When he was
seven years old his parents moved to
Wayne county, Ohio, where they
were early settlers and where they
lived the remainder of their lives.
In 1893 George Shipp went to Mil
lersburg, Ohio, where he was en-
ployed as clerk in mercantile
house four years. He then returned
to Wayne county and engaged in
business for himself several years.
In the spring of 1852, in company
with a hundred men, he started ov-
erland for California, taking with
him two hundred head of cattle and
a number of horses. They were five
months on the road. After his ar
rival in California he engaged in
stock raising, and remained two
years, when he returned to Ohio and
lived until 1856, when he came to
Hamilton county, first locating on
the farm which is now part of
Webster City. A few years later he
embarked in the mercantile business
and became an important factor in
the growth and improvement of the
town, and never withheld generous
support from any good work. He
was one of the organizers of the
Farmers National Bank and was it's
vice president from the start. In
the earlier history of the town Mr..
Shipp was treasurer and recorder Of
Hamilton county two years"
VIM latham, resident of Fremont
township, died December -, 1898.
He was born in Ohio February IS,
1888, and came to Hamilton county
in 1864. After living here four
years, he went back to Ohio, but in
1882 returned to Hamilton county,
where he continued to reside the re-
mainder of his life.
c. H. Brockschink died February
Z, 1899. He was born in Germany
February 2, 1928. He came to
America in 1852 and after living in
Ohio a short time located in Web
ster county, Iowa, in 1857. He came
to Hamilton county in 1864 and To-
Gated in Freedom township. He was
successful farmer and d respected
and honored citizen.
Mrs. J. w. Young died February
2, 1899. Margaret Young was born
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