1955 Audubon COUNTY, IOWA FARM ATLAS HIsTorical Review

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1955 Audubon COUNTY, IOWA FARM ATLAS HIsTorical Review Plat DIRECTORY.
Gray Methodist
Church Founded
By 7 Members
The Gray Methodist church of
Gray was organized in 1885 with
seven
charter members, J. M.
Greenlee, Mary J. Greenlee, Rus-
sell Steere, Alice J, Steere, Peter
Petersen, Cora Petersen and one
other who was not identified.
In 1886 the church building, 32x
40 feet was constructed at a cost
of ,500. In the spring of that
year it was dedicated by W. W.
Ramsey, presiding elder of the
Des Moines conference.
dedication sermon
The
preached by the Rev. H. J. Ever-
ly. This
built in Gray. Services were held
in another building while the
church was being built.
Gray was then part of the Man-
ning-Templeton charge.
The first wedding in the new
church was that of Belle Divine
and Cash Taylor.
was
was the first church
Obsolete
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St. John's Has
History Dating
Back to 1887
St. John's Evangelical Luther-
an church of Audubon has a his-
tory dating back to 1887, when
the Rev. A.
Ahlers conducted
services every three weeks in a
public school house, located at
that time near the Northwestern
railroad depot.
This
was then regarded as a
served by
preaching station
whatever pastor was serving the
Trinity Lutheran congregation in
Lincoln twp.. As years passed
they used the Baptist church and
when it was sold to Our Savior's
Lutheran congregation, St. John's
rented from them.
Services at this church were
suspended between 1903 and 1913
and during this time the mem-
bers traveled to Lincoln town-
ship.
On September 13, 1913, the Rev.
Starcke came to Audubon to be-
gin services. At this time he was
pastor
church.
Trinity
He gathered
which met
Lutheran
a little
two
of
every
group
weeks. The first two services
were held in the Peace Evangel-
ical Association
times referred to as the Hahn
church.
church, some-
tinuod regularly ev-
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No
White
Man
Here Before 1851
There was very little evidence
that white men had visited this
vicinity before Nathaniel Hamlin
and John Jenkins settled here in
1851. Possibly hunters and trap-
pers had been here. It would
have been remarkable had they
not, but if so, they left little evi-
dence of it.
When the Mormons abandoned
Nauvoo, Ill., many of them cros-
sed
Iowa to Kanesville,
Council Bluffs. This was in 1846.
Some of them settled at Indian
Town and Ironiston, west of
Lewis, and also farther north in
Shelby and Harrison counties.
One of the Mormon trails cross-
ed Troublesome creek where Na-
thaniel Hamlin settled, which un-
doubtedly was the cause that led
to the selection of his claim there.
Another Mormon trail cros-
sed this county near the site
of the present county farm.
It is supposed that the Mor-
mons dropped the seed there
which gave it the name "Blue
Grass Grove." Blue Grass
creek
this reason.
Still
crossed the county through the
north parts of Viola, Cameron
and Lincoln ´townships.
now
%3D
also was named for
another
Mormon
trail
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Mount Zion
Church Started
In 1895
The Mount Zion Evangelical
church, located about 12 miles
northeast of Audubon in Viola
township, was a part of Audubon
mission in 1882.
Later, in 1895, Bishop William
Horn took the Viola class, Ham-
lin mission and the Lincoln class
and formed the new Viola circuit.
The Rev. G. M. Thorpe was its
first pastor.
The first activity of the Evan-
gelical Church in this community
was in 1882 when the Rev. J. H.
Yaggy of the Audubon mission,
preached
school house of Viola township.
The women's missionary society
was organized in 1903 and the
Youth Fellowship, organized in
1950. The mission band was or-
ganized in 1933 and the little
heralds in 1936.
in the
Moreland's
d Model T
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Free Booze
On Killing
While the Audubon County
population averaged less than
500 during the War of the Re-
bellion, there were 510 inhabi-
tants by the census of 1865.
There were about 100 men sub-
ject to military dúty in the coun-
ty during the Civil War and of
those 100, thirty-one
About 15 unmarried men did not
go to war, most of them being
physically unfit.
Those in the Union army were:
David L. Anderson, private,
Company D, Seventh Iowa cav-
alry, enlisted, March
discharged, Jan. 10, 1866.
John A. Anderson, private,
Company D, Seventh Iowa cav-
alry, enlisted, Feb. 13, 1863, dis-
charged, May 17, 1866.
William S. Anderson, private,
Company B, Fifth Iowa infan-
try, enlisted, Dec. 18, 1862, killed,
July 22, 1864.
William P. Beck, first sergeant,
Company C, Fourth Iowa infan-
try, enlisted, May 26, 1861, dis-
charged, Dec. 10, 1862.
Silas D. Burns, private, Second
Iowa battery, enlisted, Aug. 26,
served.
6, 1863,
1961
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strike from the state constitution
show that when the quèstion to
The election records of 1880
Negro Rights
Denied in 1880
the words "free white" (which
virtually gave the Negro the
same legal rights as the 'whites)
Came up, the vote stood 545 for
iand. 365 against.
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Dirt So Hard
That Potatoes
Grew Flat!
one of the rainiest
In 1851,
agricultural
county has ever known, Nathan-
iel Hamlin turned the first sod
in the county and put in crops
of corn, potatoes and iurnips.
The soil was fine and rich, but
.the virgin sod was
heavy. In the fall, Hamlin pulled
an abundant crop of turnips from
the soil and the corn was excel-
lent.
But the potatoes, although un-
usually large, were so pressed
down by the sod's pressure that
when they were dug, they were
found to be flat.
y e ars
Audubon
extremely
Tibben Hogs Sell
For Hundred
AUDUBON
TOWNSHIP
March 17. 1910
Chas. Baker is busy dehorning
cattle.
Mrs. J. Carstens has been on
the sick list.
Henry Tibben marketed hogs
in Exira Monday at per hun-
dred.
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65 YEARS OF SERVICE
To Kimballton and Audubon County
65 years ago, when the Crystal Springs Creamery first started serving
the people around Kimballton, our equipment, while excellent for that
day, was meager and not too efficient as compared to the modern sanitary
mach ines we serve you with today. Each year we've tried to add to our
plant facilities and to our service a ittle more than was necessary to
meet demands. Our hundreds of satisfied customers attest to the fact
that we have succeeded in this.
Crystal Brand Condensed Buttermilk
Crystal Brand Butter
"Send Your Cream To Your Own Creamery
And Get All It's Worth."
CRYSTAL SPRINGS CREAMERY
ABALLTON
PHONE 1 on 66
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Century
For Over a
JOHN DEERE
Farm Machinery.
Ieha Deere No. SSH Traetar P
Jehn Deere Medel " Tracter
John Deere tractors and farm
implements are your GUARANTEE of for
use.
Come in, see for yourself, your
own judgement will tell you
JOHN DEERE'S the Best.
Groteluschen
Implement Co.
Audubon, Ia.
Phone 15
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MILK
IS BETTER THAN EVER
That's right! Milk and milk products are better than ever.
They're richer, more nourishing and, of prime importance to
you and your family, they're cleaner and safer.
Back in Grandad's day milk was delivered to the door in open
pails, that sel don were washed. Today you get Manning Milk
at your door in safe one-way disposable containers, completely
sealed against the air and its dust and dirt.
they're richer,
safer and more healthful for your entire
Drink at least 3 glasses of milk daily.
MANNING
CREAMERY CO.
MANNING, IOWA
City Dairy Distributor Phone 149J