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Vol. XXXV—No
EARLY
Contains all theOfficialNews ofMower County.
LYLE TOWNSHIP in 1856 received
many substantial settlers, among them
being Ezra D. Ames, Rev. Alanson
Beach, John Beach, Wilson Beach,
Erastus Bedford, Chester and Edward
Colwell, Calvin H. Owen, Lewis Eb
bers, William Schellbach, Rev. Samuel
Loomis, Henry Roberts, A. M. St.
John, Joseph Thompson, William
West, William M. Pace, Robert Lyle
and Samuel Surface. E. D. Ames was
a native of New York state moving to
DeKalb county, Ind., when about 15
years old. He came to Cedar Rapids
in 1855 and to Lyle in March, 1856,
preempting on section 21 but the same
year buying his present place on 19.
He has made great success as an apple
raiser, some years selling large quanti
ties. The Beaches were also from
York state. They settled in section*
26 and 33 near Woodbury creek. The
father was an ordained M. E. minister.
He and his family came west to Fulton
while Wilson started from York state
with three horses, a wagon and a
buggy. He took a canal boat from
Albany to Buffalo, then took steamer
to Chicago and drove overland to Ful
ton to meet the rest of the family.
There was a large log house on the
land, which they bought of Benjamin
Coe, with puncheon floor and a stone
chimney on the outside. A large frame
house was afterwards built. The
father was county commissioner for
eight years and later John Beach held
the same position. Wilson Beach
served in the war in Co. H, Mounted
Rangers, being engaged especially with
the Sioux Indians. Samuel Loomis
was in the same company. Bedford
was a native of Michigan but was
reared by an uncle in Rensselarville,
X. Y. In January, 1856, he came to
Lyle and worked for Orian3&'
and took a claim on section 30. The
Cohvells settled in sections 30 and 19
but two years later moved to Kansas.
Louis Ebbers and William Schellbach,
his son-in-law, natives of Germany,
came early in the year and settled on
section 34, Minnereka. Mr. Ebbers
died the first summer. Calvin H.
Owen was a native of Duchess county,
N. Y. He was married Jan. 27,1846,
to Miss Sarah A. Crandell. They lived
in Duchess county until 1856, when
they came to Decorah and then to
Mitchell county. He bought in the
fall on section 30 in Lyle, and after
wintering at Otranto returned to York
state tor his family. Mr. Owen is now
one of the largest land owners in Lyle.
Rev. Loomis, an M. E. minister, pre
empted in section 19. He enlisted in
Co. K, Fourth Minn. Vols., and was
discharged in October, 1862, on ac
count of disability and died in Decem
ber. Henry Roberts, an Englishman,
came late in the year and bought Car
rier's claim on section 20. He now has
large land holdings in Lyle. Joseph
Thompson settled in section 27 but re
mained but two years and then moved
to Iowa. William West, a native of
Stockton, N. Y., came west in 1855,
coming to Galena, 111., by rail, then to
McGregor by boat and- then by foot to
Otranto, where he worked in a sawmill.
He met his family at McGregor in the
fall and they wintered in Mitchell
county. The next summer they kept
tavern in the Beach house for several
months and built a log house on their
claim on section 34, Minnereka, where
they moved in the fall, and where their
home was for many years. Samuel
Surface, a Hoosier, preempted land in
sections 28 and 29. He died in the
service, being a member of Co. K,
Fourth Minn. Vols. The township
was named from Robert Lyle, who
settled just west of the Cedar inl856.
He was a native of Ohio. He was
elected Judge of Probate in 1860, and
was court commissioner. He repre
sented this district in the first state legis
lature, which met in special session in
July, 1858. He moved to -Missouri in
1868. William M. Pace, a' native. of
Perry county, Ohio, sold out there in
1856 and located on section 21, town'of
Lyle, later moving to section 22. Like
other pioneers his nearest Shipping
point was at McGregor 120 miles dis
tant. Many a load of wheat did he
haul to Rochester with ox teams sell
ing it f6r fifty and sixty cents a bushel
and camping on the way to save ex
pense of hotel. He served three years
in Co. K, Fourth Minn. Vols.
David Gekler, a native of Germany,
came to Lyle in 1857, later moving to
section 14, which he took as a home
stead. C. R. Hughson was a native of
New York coining out to Milwaukee
Hon. B. F. Langworthy of Brownsdale, One of the
Earliest Settlers of the County, Continues
His Series of Interesting Articles.
in 1849, he made a trip to California by
way of Panama. After being in busi
ness with his brother at Albany, N. Y.,
for six years, he came to Lyle township,
settling on section 25. Capt. Robert
Mooers, of the famous Co. K, 4th Minn.
Vols., opened up a land office at Otran
to at an early date coming to section
30 in Lyle just before the war broke
out. He was killed in the service. His
widow and daughter now live in Aus
tin. S. H. Trowbridge came from
Racine county, Wis., in 1863. His son,
Capt. Miles M. was in the 1st Wis.
Infty" and Was severely wounded at
Perrysville. He reenlisted after re
covery. He was Register of Deeds for
six years in Mower county. Henry C.
Trowbridge, a brother of Miles served
in Co. I, 11th/ HI. Cavalry, during the
war. He still resides on section 9.
Thomas A. Hotson, a native of Nor
folk, England, bought 160 acres in
section 10 in 1862. They sailed from
Liverpool in Oct., 1854, and were six
weeks, and four days oh the passage to
New Orleans. He settled for several
years in St. Clare county, 111., before
coming to Lyle. Stephep A. Martin
came to section 29 from Chautauqua
county, N. Y. in March, 1865. J. S.
Bowers, a native of X&t&da came to
section 17 in 1871.
There have been many changes since,"
but they are more familiar to the pres
ent generation. The first white child
born in Lyle township was in J. Stil
son's family early in 1855, the next was
Isaac Moshier, son of Dilarzon Mosh
ier, born Aug. 16,1855. Mrs, Margary
Bean, mother of Mrs. O. Wilder, was
the first white person cwhp. died in the
town and was buried in tlie limits of
Woodbury cemetery long before it Was
surveyed. The second deqth. Was that.
married in the town was Miss Rosa
Woodbury to Mr. Southerland. The
first school taught was by Miss Maria
Vaughan of Lansing, afterwards Mrs.
N. M. Wilder, in a log cabin on Mat
thew St. John's land in the summer of
1856. Zillah Beach, Thomas Parker
and Rev. Samuel Loomis were other
pioneer teachers in the town. The
township organization was effected in
1858 with the following officers: Board
of supervisors, Orlando Wilder, W. W.
Allen, R. B. Foster town clerk, Thom
as Parker treasurer, M. Teeter asses
sor, C. R. Hughson Justices of Peace,
David West, R. B. Foster constables,
Wm. Phelps, Joe Thompson.
The village of Lyle near the state
line was platted in 1870 when the rail
road went through. Previously the
Cedar Valley Land Co. had built quite
a centre at Otranto and fully, expected
the new railroad* .to make that point,
keeping west of tbe Cedar river, but
the railroad crossfect the river below
them and Otranto and Cedar City were
left to decay. The first house built in
Lyle village was by Thomas H. Irgens
in 1870, he using the ground floor for a
store. John O. Myhre and George An
dersonjand C. H. Cole built and opened
for business the same year. The post
office was established in 1871 with Mr.
Irgens postmasteir. The village was
incorporated in March, 1875, with tlie
following officers: Mayor, L. W. Shier
man councilmen, John Trodler, O. H.
Lucken, Phil McLaughlin treasurer,
Thos. H. Irgens recorder^ John C.
Taskerud justice of peace, W. Sher
man marshal, P. Knudson assessor,
P. McLaughlin. L. W. Sherman* a
native of Chatauqua Co. N. Y,* ccune
to the village in .1871. as. agent:fiir
Bassett, Hunting & Co., and built
up a large lumber and coal business,
devoting part of his time to agricultural
pursuits. He served during the 'war in
Co. G, 38th Wis., and was wounded and
sent to the hospital in Washington and
was there when Lincoln' was assassi
nated. Andrew, O. Myhre came to Lyle
in 1872 having come to Beloit, Wis,
from Norway in 1864. B. D. Hedemark
came in 187& and engaged, fa the boot,
and shoe business. Cap£* Wife*
AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY.
Straley,'
who was in th$ U. S.anny IQr nearly
twenty years, came to Lyle in August,
I875i and in 1881, fee audhis son bought
Peter Hansen moved his harness busi
ness from Cedar Falls in 1874. O. T.
Lund came in 1882 fjrad J$. H. Ahrens
and Edl Johnson in 188& O. N. Dar
ling wa» the.first stationagent, com
mencing in 1870. Lyle village has
trashed to the front asa railroad and
business centre, with the Milwaukee,
the Illinois Central and the Great
Western railroads there, with strong
banks and business Jurases and enter
prising citizens and excellent schools.
Congressman James .-A.
the Fifth district made a powerful.de
fense of the attitude^of the* insurgents
in congress with reference to. CubSR
legislation, at the banquet of the Sev
enth Ward Republican nlrih WaripjL.
day evening in a speech of an hour a^d
a half, which was listened to with tile
closest attention. He was greeted
with three cheers as he arose to speak,
and was frequently interrupted by
hearty applause -as he made one telling
point after another.
The speaker went into an elaborate
exposition of the reasons which actu
ated the members of the Minnesota
delegation in its recent opposition to
the proposed legislation for the relief
of the people of Cuba by remitting the
duties on sugar and tobacco. With a
strong array of figures, backed by the
testimony of the very men who were
before the committee on ways and
means asking this tariff concession, he
showed that the proposed: benefits
would inure almost entirely to the
American sugar trust and to Spanish
non-resident capitalists, who vi:
own the entire sugar product of
island.
There were three grounds on wfiii
these concessions were asked. One
was because the people of Cuba were
in danger of great suffering if the re
lief was not granted. By the evidence
of the very men who appeared before
the committee as well as that of
United States officials located on the
iilandp!£ showed that labor was£uni
yersally employed at good wages, and
tha$! every, enterprise was prosperous.
The second appeal was made to
American honor^and again he adduceid
facts and figures to prove that this
country had done all and even more
than could have been expected to keep
its pledges made to Cuba, and that the
infant republic would start on its
career of self-government absolutely!
without a dollar of debt, with its cities
made clean and habitable and with the
protesting arpiof this government
"J any
interference.
The third plea was based on the
claim that to grant these reciprocal
duties would increase the trade of the
United States wi£h the' island, which
he answered by(figures ?to "prove that
the bulk of the trade Was alr^dy ours
and that to gain a possible amount of
$14,000,000 more, we were asked to
sacrifice the great and growing sugar
beet industry in this country, which
has already increased 470 per cent in
the past four years, and which today
offers the only possible competition to
the sugar trust, i/
His most significant arguments $o
prove to the legislation demattdedare
wholly in the mtereet pf- the trust,
which is see^ty{£ monopolize the
markets of ^kote
on stockB of the American Sugar Re
fining, company. Whittle first com
mittge report waamade, favorable to
th^reqoission of the fifties in question,
that: stock advanced several points in
forty-eight Jxoms. Later, when he and
other members of the opposition made
their successful fight against the meas
ure that stock dropped off twelve
points. Mr. Tawney said a further
reason for his attitude and that of his
confreres was that they favored a
moderate reduction, of the tariff, but
they wanted it to be applied generally
and not to the products of but one
class, the agriculturists of this country.
Holds up a Congressman.
"At the end of the campaign," writes
Champ Clark, Missouri's brilliant con
gressman, "from overwork, nervous
tension, loss of sleep and constant
Speaking I had about utterly collapsed.
It seemed that all the organs in my
body were out of order, but three bot
tles of Electric Bitters made me all
right. It's the best all-around medicine
ever sold over a druggist's counter.*
Over worked, run-down men and weak,
sickly women gain splendid health and
vitality from Electric Bitters. Try
them. Only 50c. Guaranteed by
O. Wold.
Sale ot Stock and Machinery.
Having sold my farm I wish to sell
at private sale at ®nce the following
live stock and .machinery: 300 sheep
and lambs four registered Shropshire
rims: six sows and forty-one spring
pigs one registered Poland China
Sow and six pigs one corn shelter,
new one new spring tooth harrow,
and all other machinery on farm."'
AUGUSTUS VAUX,
10-2t Rose Greek, Minn.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Mower
County Farmers' "Fire & Lightning
Mutual Insuranoe Oo. will be ~held at
the courthouse Itattklayr liw ^lflOZ,
at one o'clock p. m. for tlie election ot
nine directors and to transact Zany
other business that may legally come
before the meeting. &
tf HOTSOK. Secretary
MAY 21, 1902
r-
Me the best ever offered for that
Childre'ns Shoes at
g|$1.00
nomination as representative from the
nortb district. He was a member
the last legislature and naturally seeks
the compliment and endorsement of
reelection. His record is before the
people and it is a commendable one.
HON.. WILLIAM A. NOLAN.
He performed his duties faithfully and
conscientiously and was on several im
portant committees. There is no doubt
that his experience and knowledge
thus gained in his first term will make
him still more useful and influential in
the next legislature. He has been a
resident of this county for the past 25
years and has always had the interests
of the county at heart. He is capable
and fearless, always standing firmly
for what he considers right. We cer
tainly know of .no reason .why he
should not have *the endorsement, of a
hearty re-nomination and re-election.
50 far aa^we can learn,, his constituents
are |toud of l^i^B official career.
l*p«iii^llife Excursion to St. Paul
Me* a»i
51
The Chicago Great Western railway
wijljran.a speclal train to the Twin
C^^jSS&v.May 25th, leaving nt
12:55IB|. litlving at St. Paul
a. m.'SUhday and luuneapQlis at 5:86
a. m. Returning leave Minneapolis
at 8IAO p. m.,st. Paul 9KX) p. m. Rate
for tile ronod trip only 00. Tickets
going on special train. For
_jr information inquire of any
Grast Western agent, or J. P. XSmer,
$2.50
$3.50
&nd
GEO. HIRSH.
xT.
JKO. W. Scon, President, K. J.
MM
TERMS:—$1.50 Per Annum, in Advance*
Never before have we given as much for ytfufr dollar
as we are now giving. We show the best line of
and Boys' Shoes—
in this city. You get a better value from us than
elsewhere. It is the attention we pay to the de
tails such as style, fit, trimming, workmanship, and
last but not least wearing quality, that makes our
goods superior to other goods. You might say,
others can buy just as good goods as Hirsh. That is
right, they can, BUT THEY DON'T. We buy the
best. Our goods wear the best. We sell them right.
Our Men's Suits at
$5.00 $10.00 $15.00
are world beaters.
Our flen's
Shoes at
Good
money.
$1.25 $1.50
\l, We are headquarters for Hats,. Neckwear and
|$tte Summer Outing Shifts. Latest styles,,newest
tterns.
For Representative, North District.
Hon. William A. Nolan of Grand
Meadow has filed his affidavit for
re-Meats!aof
uiiinuiiii
Owjng to the high price of live cattle and
hogs, meats will be correspondingly high
and it behooves every buyer to trade
where the best quality can bejobtained
for the least money.
will be made every Friday and Saturday
for the benefit of the farmers. Our Sugar
Cured and Salted Meats are the finest
money can buy, and our prices are al
ways Rock Bottom. Remember every
piece of meat you buy of us is U. 5. Gov
ernment inspected.
HORMEL'S
Provision Market,
FIRST DOOR NORTH OF POSTOFFICE.
AMAN
watermelon alw«r
COaAdrian. Mich.
We kaep lt Tha only fsnea folly jnarantaed
by the muiiifatonren
SLATKH,
WOOD. WW, 8EWER
COMBINATION
FENCE,
BRICK,, ETC.
Office, Cornet of Bridge and Franklin Street.
AUSTIN. MINN.
Viee-Piecident,
4847.
The Citizens' National Bash.
AUSTIN. MIMN.
Oapltal,*86,000. Undivided Pr^t»,«(0,000,
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