The Daily Gazette City of Davenport August 29, 1862 LIST of Persons Subject to DRAFT! In Davenport City and Township Sixth WARD Continued Flambaugh, John Fulton, Leblaire Fearing, James Faney, Patrick Filtman, Henry Field, J. D. Frey, Andrew Feeny, John Frey, Fritz Fitzpatrick, John Grady, Michael Gillan, Patrick 2d Ganena, Daniel Gilmartin, Patrick Gillan, Martin Gillan, Patrick 3d Gody, Patrick Gillan, Owan Gillan, Patrick 1st House, George Hildreth, George Habspay, Martin Henry, Patrick House, Fredrick Hasz, Henry Hefron, Bartley Hefron, John Horigon, Jeremiah Hefron, Michael Henry, Bartley Haley, John Hickey, Timothy Hassett, Patrick Hefron, Miles Hubbs, George Hoops, Ames Hayward, Daniel Haight, W. R. Harvey, Thomas Hromatke, John Hildreth, Charles Iglehart, Ezra Ininow, Michael James, George Johnson, Lucian Jennings, John M. Jones, William Johnson, Thomas ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

The Daily Gazette City of Davenport August 29, 1862 LIST of Persons Subject to DRAFT! In Davenport City and Township SIXTH WARD Alrich, Joseph Anderson, Cornelius J. Brannon, Lake Bendrug, George Burk, Edward Bush, Henry Burk, John Binnek, Henry Busch, Deidrich Barnholdt, John Burns, Morte Braybrook, Stephen Barraolough, Levi Burgoyne, Walter Bailey, Michael Best, Thomas Brockett, Thos. Butterfield, Roger Cahal, James Cap, Patrick Cane, Thomas Carvell, John Clark, Thomas Commonfort, Michael Cunningham, James Chase Crowley, James Croier, Michael Cinader, Frank Cawley, James Clark, Joseph Cavinaugh, John Cooker, Christian Creps, Conrad Carver, Michael Cass, John Cotterman, Isaac Cronegan, Patrick Costigan, Martin Delaney, Dennis Driscoll, John Dearing, Andrew Dial, Fielding Daniels, William Ditch, Frank Dillon, Martain Doyle, Patrick Dolan, Patrick Dailam, J. W. Daly, Martin Davenport, Isaac L. Doad, F. B. Davison, Abner Dond, R. R. Dageer, David Dond, Volney Driscoll, John Donahue, John ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

THE EMERSON CLAIM While Dr. John Emerson was serving his country as surgeon to the garrison at Fort Armstrong the tide of immigration set strongly to the newly opened Black Hawk Purchase and carried him across the river to Davenport, his assignment as surgeon allowing him some little latitude of action.  Here he built a substantial brick residence which still standing is numbered as 219 on East Second street.  A view of this relic of early days appears in this work.  From the signs generously plastered thereon it can be surmised that in this lowly condition it is a warehouse of the Iowa Telephone Company.  While at Fort Armstrong Dr. Emerson entered a claim on the banks of the river, next east and adjoining the claim taken up by George L. Davenport, the first claim entered upon in the Black Hawk Purchase.  Upon this claim Dr. Emerson built a shack and installed therein his slave Dred Scott to occupy and make good all rights of a claimmaker.  'At that time this region was in the territory of Michigan.  Later, July 4, 1836, it became Wisconsin.  Upon this Davenport residence, or rather, stay in Bettendorf, Scott in his famous suit for freedom predicated residence in Michigan and Wisconsin, free territory.  When the Fort Armstrong garrison was transferred to Fort Snelling, Dr. Emerson accompanied the troops.  Later he came to Davenport, sold his claim for one thousand dollars, and returned to St. Paul, taking Dred with him.  This strengthened Dred's case later by a stay in Minnesota.  When Dr. Emerson died his remains were buried in Antoine LeClaire's cemetery where LeClaire street crosses Sixth.  After the bodies here buried had been removed to St. Mary's churchyard and the City cemetery in West Davenport this location became the site of the fine old residence of our historian, Willard Barrows. In the Gazette of date May 4, 1843, was published the following professional card:  "Dr. John Emerson offers his professional services to the citizens of Davenport and surrounding country.  He may be found at present at the LeClaire House."  In the issue of the same paper which appeared on the evening of January 4, 1844, was this notice:  "Died-On the evening of December 28, 1843, John Emerson, M. D., aged forty years, late surgeon in the army of the United States." Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

DRED SCOTT THE SLAVE "Dred Scott was a negro owned by Dr. John Emerson, a surgeon in the United States army, and in the year 1834 Scott came with the doctor from Missouri to Fort Armstrong on Rock island, Illinois, where the doctor was stationed.  Scott remained at Fort Armstrong until May, 1836, when he went with the doctor to Fort Snelling (in Minnesota) where he married Harriet, a slave of his master, and had two children.  Slavery was illegal in both places - in Illinois by its constitution; in Minnesota (Louisiana Purchase) by the Missouri Compromise. "In 1838 Scott was taken to Jefferson Barracks, a military post at St. Louis, and here an action was brought in the circuit court of the state by Scott to test the question of his freedom.  The St. Louis court held that Scott's residence on free soil had made him free.  The case was appealed to the supreme court of Missouri, which court reversed the decision of the St. Louis circuit court and held that Scott was a slave.  In the meantime Dr. Enerson had sold Dred and his family to John F. A. Sanford of New York, and suit was brought against Sanford in the United States court for Scott's freedom.  The case was tried at St. Louis on May 15, 1854, before the court and a jury, and the latter found that 'Dred Scott was a negro slave, the lawful property of the defendant.'  A new trial was refused and Scott carried his case to the supreme court of the United States.  The final decision in the Dred Scott case was the longest and, up to that period, the most interesting one ever given by the supreme court of the United States.  The substance of the dicision was as follows: "Scott was not made free by being taken to Rock Island in the state of Illinois.  As Scott was a slave when taken into the state by his owner, and was there held as such, and brought back into Missouri in that character, his status, as free or slave, depended on the laws of Missouri, and not of Illinois.  He and his family were not free, but were, by the laws of Missouri, the property of the defendant.'  This decision by Roger B. Taney only helped to fan the flames, and the free-soil, native American and anti-slavery democrats of the north now took more aggressive steps toward the abolition of the slave trade." Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

CHAPTER 21 THE CIVIL WAR. DRED SCOTT IN DAVENPORT - JOHN BROWN AND COPPOC THE REFUGEE - THE CALL FOR TROOPS - IOWA'S RESPONSE - LOCAL ENTHUSISAM - SCOTT COUNTY SOLDIERS IN MANY REGIMENTS - PROVED THEMSELVES THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE - IOWA DRUM BEAT HEARD IN EVERY PORTION OF THE SOUTH - THE HONORED DEAD - UNAPPRECIATED ELOQUENCE - LITTLER'S FIREMEN  - SOME CLOTHES. Pictures included with this chapter are:  Fountain in Central Park  - Soldier's Monument, Davenport - Main Building, Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home - Clarissa C. Cook Home For The Friendless. >From the fact that Dr. Emerson, who owned "Dred" Scott, the slave whose name gives the title to one of the most famous and momentous decisions ever handed down by the United States supreme court, lived in Davenport and practiced his profession here, and also it being a matter of history that "Old John Brown" came to Davenport at one time and laid in a supply of provisions for his followers, makes any mention of these historic characters of more than the ordinary interest and for that reason newspaper extracts relating to them are here presented, one written by William A. Meese, of Moline, Illinois, and the other by Warren Teele, the latter appearing in the Half Century number of the Democrat. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

> Hi, > > Where would I find a list of old Davenport businesses? In a city directory, for the year, or a year in the decade you're interested in. Mary Jane

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Hello list, I wonder if Fritz Meier and John Meier were related to Maria Meyer, who was married to Paul Stahmer? It could be the same family, just different spelling? Ruth Stahmer Schneider ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bare67deb@aol.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 6:56 AM Subject: [IASCOTT] 1910 - Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran > TRINITY GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN > > This church was organized January 30, 1870, by the following twelve Christian > men; Jacob Stahmer, Paul Stahmer, John C Stahmer, Fritz Meier, John Meier, > Franz Peters, Peter Ruehmann, Franz Hagermann, Christian Harsch, Heinrich > Oldson, Heinrich Dose, Frederick Loehndorf. At this time there were > eighty-three members, and the first pastor was William Vonhof, who served > from 1870 until 1871. His successor was E. Gieseke, whose pastorate > continued from 1872 until 1875. From 1875 until 1878 Theo Bensen was the > pastor. He was followed by J. Streckfuss, who remained until 1882. A. D. > Greif was his successor, and filled the pulpit acceptably from March, 1883, > to April 10, 1910, at which time it was his purpose to leave for Charter Oak, > Iowa. During his pastorate here Mr. Greif had two assistants, Christian W. > Otto, from 1886 to 1887, and his son, H. P. Greif, from 1897 until 1900. The > church erected a building in 1870 which now used as a school for children of > the congregation and in 1883 the present building was erected on Myrtle > street near Fifth. The membership now numbers 435, with 200 in the Sunday > school. > > > Debbie Clough G-erischer > > > G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ > Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County > http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ > List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L > Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L > EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L > > ______________________________

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The Daily Gazette Davenport, Iowa Alfred Sanders, Editor Monday Morning September, 8, 1862 To the Readers of the Gazette On the 26th of August, 1841, I established the Davenport Gazette; to-day my connection with it ceases. For twenty-one consecutive years I have published it without the omission of a single number. It is now of age, and I part with it much as a father bids adieu to an only son, as he send him forth at manhood to battle with the world, or to engage in the nation's strife. A generation has passed away since as a small weekly sheet, located in a sparsely settled portion of the country, in a little town of some five hundred inhabitants, the Gazette was first issued. Who can estimate the influence for good or evil it has exerted in all that time? Working ever for what in my in my judgment I considered the real interests of the people with whom I had identified myself, and for the maintenance of the principles that I thought best calculated to promote the prosperity of the county, I cannot but flatter myself its influence has been for good. In severing my connection with the Gazette it is with mingled feeling so pleasure and regret. I am happy in being rid of the constant labor and embarrassment of conducting alone an establishment that should require the concerted and indefatigable efforts of at least two active men. For the past year I have felt the responsibility of my situation and as though I was not doing full justice either to myself or to my readers in assuming so much labor, yet could see no method by which to evade it other than to dispose of the entire establishment, and this I did on the 1st inst. I regret parting with so many kind friends, some of whom have stood by me during the whole term of my editorial labors, but have the reflection that I shall still remain among them. I leave the Gazette in a prosperous condition, permanently established and exercising an influence second to none in the State. My successors are gentlemen well known as citizens of this place-the principal one of whom is also an Old Settler. It was my object in selling the office to continue it in the hands of my fellow-citizens, and I disposed of it to them at a lower rate than I could have been induced to sell it to strangers. Its principles will be unchanged and I doubt not such improvements will be made in the paper as will cause its many readers to be perfectly satisfied with its future control. It has been my aim, which in the long series of years I have never once departed from, to make the Gazette more of a local than general newspaper. First in importance, I have ever esteemed it my duty to urge the claims of the town in which the paper was located, with the view to induce immigration and build it up as the metropolitan city of the State. Next the county, then the State and finally the country at large came in for consideration. Contracting my sphere, under the conviction I could accomplish the more, I have labored assiduously to make the Gazette the exponent peculiarly of this portion of our State, and I am satisfied that it has been largely instrumental in inducing the immigration of the more intelligent class of citizens. My duty to party has been discharged from principle, and if in the heat of discussion with my opponents I have inflicted unnecessary pain, let it be attributed to zeal and not to depravity, as I bear ill will to no man. But I leave the acts and influences of the paper to speak for themselves, trusting and believing its future usefulness will not be impaired by the change now made. To my many readers for whom I have so long catered, I wish long life, prosperity and happiness; to my cotemporaries who still plod on in the laborious path of newspaper publication, I tender my sympathy, and with all ardently hope that the clouds which now loom so murkily upon our Southern horizon may soon be dispelled and peace and prosperity again rest upon our country. Alfred Sanders Wonderful.-The New York Evening Post tells a large story of the freaks of lightning in France. A young girl was struck by lightning and changed to a boy. The very thing wanted in this vicinity. Our women are anxious to enlist, but under existing circumstances the Government will not receive them. Pass that lightning round, and let's have the objection removed. A White Contraband.-Among the "contrabands" was found one white man sixty-three years old, of pure Anglo-Saxon blood, without any African taint, who has been a slave for sixty-three years. Reared in the slave-pens of Virginia, doubtless the child of misfortune, but thought to be more valuable for the "shambles" than to "strangle," he has been herded with the negroes, compelled to live a lie for more than three-score years. What a field of anguish is open to the imagination? We immediately dispatched him north on the overground railroad to Governor Morton of Indiana, to show what are the specimens of the system that now defies the Government.-Cor. Cin. Com. More Indian Troubles in Minnesota. St. Paul, Sept. 5. The Indians attacked Forest city on the 3d, and were repulsed. Capt. Strout writes to the Adjutant General from Hutchinson, 3d, they were attacked by 150 Indians. The fight lasted two hours and a half, when the Indians gave way. Our loss was 3 killed and 15 wounded. Capt. Strout also says the Indians had excellent guns, and were dressed partly in citizens dress, and rode fine horses. He thinks the difficulty in that vicinity will be very serious. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa Wednesday, June 8, 1870: Police court. Only a few persons dropped in to day to pay their respects to Justice Peters. Anna Johnson, a bloviant female about forty years old, was arraigned for throwing rocks against the windows of several citizens, and also lifting up her voice aloud much to the discomfiture of every one who heard her. She was assessed for $25 and went up to the stone-yard. Tuesday, June 14, 1870: Police Court. Charles Baldwin and Wm. Howell were fined $10 and costs for picking flowers in Washington square. Thos. Ryan assaulted his wife pretty bad and was fined also $10 with costs. And then come Johnnie Blair, who was charged with stealing two silver quarter dollars from the neck of a little girl and for his manliness, he was taxed $10 and costs which served him right. Wednesday, June 22, 1870: Circuit Court. The case of Anna Edens vs John Seivers, for seductions, has occupied the attention of the Court nearly all day, and is in progress this afternoon. Herron and Foster for plaintiff. Block and Claussen for defendant. Friday, June 24, 1870: Police Court. But little doing to-day. The case of Phillip Racquet, for assault, with intent to kill, on the person of one J. Earnest, occupied most of the time this forenoon. The defendant was bound over in $500 bail to appear at the next term of the District Court. Monday, June 27, 1870: The two boys, Johnnie Blair and John Hogarty, were sent to the Reform School this morning under the care of Deputy Sheriffs Fied and Schnitger. A Miss Welker was also sent to the Mt. Pleasant Insane Asylum. Circuit Court. The case of Anna Edens vs John Sievers went to the jury on Saturday afternoon. They returned a verdict of $550 for plaintiff. Tuesday, June 28, 1870: Police Court. Wm Suiter resisted an officer, and was fined $15 and costs. John Carthy disturbed the public to the amount of $3 and costs. M. Cutter was fined $5 and costs for vagrancy: sent up. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm

THE FIRST GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHER ZION'S CHURCH The history of this church begins on the 9th of July, 1862, that being the time of its organization.  It had for its first members S. Hiller, G. Crecelius, B. Borgelt, H. Flemming and F. Kurmeier.  The church edifice is located at the corner of Eight and Gaines streets, and there is also a chapel belonging to this congregation on Oak and Fifth streets, where services are held every Sunday evening.  The present membership numbers 350 and in the Sunday school there are 130.  Connected with the church  is a Ladies Aid Society with twenty-five members, and also a Young Folks society of twenty-two members.  The church is in a very prosperous condition.  The following have been pastors of the church:  Revs. John Keisel, from 1861  to 1865; Josias Ritter, 1865 to 1868; Wilhelm Vonhof, 1868-1870; C. Reuter, 1870-1871; S. Gass, 1871-1879; B. Foelsch, 1879-1891; C. Ziche, 1891-1897; P. Bunge, 1897-1903; John Hurtzig, 1903-1908; C. Holterman, 1908, who is the present pastor. The present church edifice was erected in 1866. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL The A. M. E. church was organized in 1875 and it has a membership of about fifty souls.  It has its Sunday school, which is prospering.  This church is at the corner of Fourth and Gaines streets. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

THIRD BAPTISH (COLORED) This church is made up of the good colored Baptist people of Davenport, and was organized in 1875.  The congregation, though weak in number, is strong in fervor and hopes for the future.  Its church building is located on West Thirteenth street. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

SWEDISH LUTHERAN The Swedish Lutheran church was organized in 1883, and the same year the church building was eracted and dedicated.  It had for its first pastor O. Torrell.  In 1888 Prof. O. Oleson came to this charge and remained until 1903, when he was succeeded by A. W. Kjellstrand.  The present pastor, O. W. Ferm, has been here since 1906.  The church was incorporated by the following gentlemen:  Charles Lindwall, John W. Matson, G. Eklund, A. Lindblom, and C. L. Lindholm. The church started with twenty-five members and now has 150, with sixty-five in the Sunday school.  The building is located on East Sixth street and just east of it is the parsonage, built in 1905. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

TEMPLE EMANUEL Temple Emanuel church was organized in 1861 and the congregation erected a temple on the corner of Ripley and Fourth, which was dedicated in 1884.  The congregation's new church on the corner of Eleventh and Brady was dedicated in 1906.  The first rabbi was Isaac Fall.  He was succeeded by Rabbi Freuder.  Then came Rabbi Maurice Thorner.  In 1900 W. H. Fineshriber assumed the pastorate and is the present rabbi.  The congregation is made up of seventy-five families of Davenport, Rock Island and Moline.  Fifty children attend Sunday school. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Davenport Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa July 16, 1900 NEWS OF VICINITY LECLAIRE LeClaire, July 10- C.S. Simpson and wife left Thursday for Milwaukee, Wis. to make a short visit...Our mayor, Adolph Goldsmith, made a business trip to Davenport yesterday...Rev. Ellis informed us that the reopening of the M.E. church will take place Sunday, July 22. Announcement for the day will appear later on...William Thompson left town last week for Fountain, Ill. where he has secured a position in the government boat yard...Mrs. Fred Shur, who is suffering from a tumor in the side was taken to St. Luke's hospital in Davenport last Thursday, where she will undergo an operation. LONG GROVE Long Grove, July 14- The Star creamery is doing things up right this season...Clark & Doty are working overtime to keep up with the times...Tom Martindale, our blacksmith for 35 years, had his foot hurt by a horse a few days ago, but is able to limp around to his work...The railroad put in a new dump at their grain house here, to make unloading easy for the farmers...F. Schoolmeier loaded a car of ear corn here this week...W.D. Robertson and S.W. Curtis loaded a car of corn Friday...The barley is all cut about these parts...Dr. Maxwell is going to put up a windmill on his drilled well...P.J. Jackson Jr. and Max Behrens, from Davenport, put in the most of their week at Gus Lempker's camp, on the Wapsi, fishing. The reported a general good time...C.F. Jacobsen and his family were also there...Brownlie Bros. shipped a car of hogs Thursday...Dan Stevens & Co started out last week with their two threshing machines...George F. Horner, of DeWitt, is making a delivery of groceries here this week. CLAUS GROTH GILDE ELECTION Officers Selected at Recent Meeing for the Ensuing Year. The Claus Groth gild held its annual meeting on Saturday night and elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: Meester- Wm. Goettsch Vice Meester- John Hasel Secretary- Adolph Lepper Corresponding Secretary- John Steffen Financial Secretary-Paul Meyer Overseer- Joachim Koltzau Section Secretary- Hans Jacobs Watch-Fritz Wieckhorst Trustee for Three Years- Wm. Voss Society Flagbearer- Chas. Burmeister U.S. Flagbearer- John Willers Librarian- Fritz Langfeldt The society is in a flourishing condition, having 374 members of which 348 are active, 24 passive, and only two honorary members. The reports read at the meeting were flattering in the extreme and shows that the society is on the rapid road to progress. Several of the deceased members of the organization were remembered in eulogy during the evening. SENDS SPECIMENS TO INSTITUTE J.F. Boepple Dispatches Collection of Mussels to the Smithsonian. J.F. Boepple, of this city, the father and founder of the pearl button industry in this section of the country, and the man who discovered the uses of the Mississippi river clams has sent a splendid collection of the mussel shells to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. EARLY MORNING FIRE ALARM Box No. 24 Summons Department to Third St. Confectionary Store. At 3:20 o'clock this morning box number 24 on the corner of Third and Scott streets was pulled summoning the department to the Brahms confectionery store adjoining the Klenze drug store on West Third street, where electric light wires had started a blaze which threatened the destruction of the building. The incipient conflagration was extinguished without much difficulty, ans with only trifling damage. SAIL BOAT CAPSIZES IN SQUALL Two Davenport Young Men Rescued by Several Fishermen. A sailboat containing two occupants, Bonk and Andrew Bollman, both of this city, capsized in a squall on the river opposite Christ Mueller lumber mill, in midstream at 6 o'clock last evening. Fortunately several fishermen, who were angling for carp, witnessed the accident and lost no time in putting out in a skiff to the rescue. It was a narrow escape from drowning for the two interpid sailormen. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm

Davenport Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa Wednesday, July 11, 1900 NEWS OF VICINITY ELDRIDGE Eldridge, Ia.- July 9- Herman Smith of Long Grove, was here Sunday...The K. of P. dance Saturday night was quite well attended..Geo. Ramsey and wife celebrated the Fourth at McGregor, Ia...The majority of our people spent Independence day in Brownlie's Grove. Julius Lischer and Bruce Seaman were the orators of the day...Miss Sadie Steffe of Davenport spent the Fourth here...Hans Denker is moving his saloon across the road. He intends to erect a new saloon building where the old one stood...Mrs. Caster and her daughter, Ethel, of Pittsburg, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Kemmerer this week...Major Sam Clapp of Toledo, Ia., was here Thursday to attend his sister's funeral...The farmers are all busy cutting barley this week...A large number of our people attended the funeral of Mrs. Emma Marti, at the Long Grove Cemetery last Thursday. A large concourse of people followed the remains to the grave. Rev. Jones preached the funeral sermon from the text selected by Mrs. Marti before her death. The Long Grove church was entirely too small to hold the people that attended the funeral. TIPTON [Cedar Co., IA] Tipton, Ia., July 9- Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Cawthorn and M.N. Jordan wife and family spent a quiet Sabbath on the banks and in the swim of the Cedar river...R.G. Cousins is home and resting up to be ready for the coming campaign...Mrs. Myers, who was hurt on the railroad tracks here last week is doing well in the hospital in Cedar Rapids. Her lower jaw was broken in three places and was sewed together with wire...Mrs. Mary Sharp and daughter Minnie go to Lake Okoboji tonight for a few weeks outing where they hope to improve Miss Minnie's health...Tuesday evening will commence a series of lectures on Spiritualism by Max Hoffman at Armory Hall. He expects to attract great public interest in showing how people may communicate with deceased friends. We suggest that the question of whether the foreing ministers have been slain at Pekin, China, be determined this way. AINSWORTH [Washington Co, IA] Ainsworth, Iowa, July 6-Mr. and Mrs. Amos Poland of Avoca, Iowa, are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Stewart, Sr... Mrs. Curtz and family of Oskalooska, Iowa are visiting her mother, Mrs. J.W. Nichols...Ethel and Lillian Lewis, of Oskalooska are visiting friends in this city...Jonathan Wilkins has sold his farm north of town to a man from Kansas for $7,000...David Love went to Denver to visit his daughter...Lucretia Carson is visiting Pearl Sherfey, of Muscatine...B.A. Filmor went to Houghton, Mich. for a summer's visit...Mrs. H.M. Mize and family returned to their home in West Branch this morning, after spending the Fourth with friends here...Rev. J.S. Nicholson and family of Pleasant Plain, Iowa, are visiting his father, T.J. Nicholson, Sr. CHICKEN THIEVES AT LARGE Rockingham Road Resident Loses Some Excellent Broilers. Quarryman Schmidt, down on Rockingham road, has reported through Officer Michaels the loss of several chickens, each one of them good broilers, and until introduced to the gridiron first-rate egg producers. He has no suspicions as to the identity of the roost robber, whoever he may be, and the police are also on the lookout. So also is Mr. Schmidt and a load of buckshot to boot. If the thief is caught he won't get a taste of chicken for some time. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm

I'm sorry if this message appears twice; I posted it to the Scott County message board at RootsWeb, but have not seen it show up yet on this mailing list. I am seeking information about the family of my wife's great-great-great-grandmother Maria Christiana Shue (or Shuey); born about 1822 in Germany; came to the U.S. about 1827; married Joseph Woods Mounce in Scott County, Iowa; moved with him to Linn County, Iowa, about 1844; lived there the rest of her life. In different years of the census, her given name is shown as either Mariah, Christina, or Christian. The maiden name of Shue (or Shuey) has also been shown as Schu. Her birthplace has been shown as Germany, Saxony, or Prussia in different census years. I found some Shue families living in Scott County, Iowa, in 1850 with heads of household showing Wurtemburg as their birthplace. By age, these might be brothers or cousins of hers, but that is just guessing. Can anyone provide info about these other Shue (Shuey) families that might help me determine if there is a link? Can anyone tell me the names of the parents of these men, so that I can hunt for immigration info to see if there is anything mentioning Christiana? Thank you for any help you can give me. Chuck Bennett

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shue, Shuey, Mounce, Mounts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yl.2ADE/2371 Message Board Post: I am seeking information about the family of my wife's great-great-great-grandmother Maria Christiana Shue (or Shuey); born about 1822 in Germany; came to the U.S. about 1827; married Joseph Woods Mounce in Scott County, Iowa; moved with him to Linn County, Iowa, about 1844; lived there the rest of her life. In different years of the census, her given name is shown as either Mariah, Christina, or Christian. The maiden name of Shue (or Shuey) has also been shown as Schu. Her birthplace has been shown as Germany, Saxony, or Prussia in different census years. I found some Shue families living in Scott County, Iowa, in 1850 with heads of household showing Wurtemburg as their birthplace. By age, these might be brothers or cousins of hers, but that is just guessing. Can anyone provide info about these other Shue (Shuey) families that might help me determine if there is a link? Can anyone tell me the names of the parents of these men, so that I can hunt for immigration info to see if there is anything mentioning Christiana? Thank you for any help you can give me. Chuck Bennett