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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, June 01, 1953, Section 3, Page 45
AGE OF COVERED WAGON, 1853 - 1878
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Captions for Above:
Five Generations in Century:
at top John L. McMillin and Mrs. John McMillin, First White Couple to Live in Mason City
2nd Row - C. P. Shipley and Mrs. C. P. Shipley, First White Baby, Second Generation, Susan Shipley, 8
3rd Row - John Shipley and Mrs. Julia Shipley Potts, Grandchildren of First Settlers, Third Generation, John Shipley, 6
4th Row - John H. Shipley and David W. Shipley, Sons of John Shipley, Fourth Generation, Ann Shipley, 4, Children of David Shipley, Fifth Generation
How City Grew . . .
These three views show the development of Mason City's main business street, Federal Avenue, from 1870
to the present. The pictures were taken looking south from First and N. Federal.
Top Photograph: 1953 - Mason City's Federal Avenue on 100th Anniversary.
Middle Photograph: 1906 Federal Avenue when Mason City had 9,000 population.
Bottom Photograph: 1870 When city's population was 1,100.
AGE OF COVERED WAGON, 1853 - 1878
INDEX of ARTICLES
| | Pioneer Transportation, Page 2 |
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1853
| Mason City a Buffalo Path on Prairie, Page 2
SURNAMES: Grupp, Owen, Ragsdale, Thomas |
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| Church Founder, Page 2
SURNAME: Clausen |
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| 1854 | First Land Sale for Cerro Gordo Farms, Page 2
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1855
| Many Perish in Three-Day Blizzard, Page 2
SURNAMES: Abbott, Long, Meyers, Wicks | |
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| First Marriage, Page 2
SURNAMES: Gardner, Long, Willson | |
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| Dr. Shorland Harris, Page 2
SURNAMES: Harris, Russsell |
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| 1856 | First Railroad Survey Made, Page 4 |
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1857
| Indians Kill 40 at Spirit Lake, Page 4
SURNAMES: Bagley, Coopac, Gardner, Henderson, Maxson |
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1858
| Mason Cityans in Boat Trip to Waterloo, Page 4
SURNAMES: Church, Huntley, Randall |
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| | Henderson Had Important Role in Early Days, Page 4
SURNAMES: Bagley, Card, Henderson |
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1859
| Stanbery Heads Early Masons, Page 6
SURNAMES: Bovard, Cowles, Denison, Gilbert, Hickling,
Hiege, Hoxie, Kirk, Knudsen, McGowan, McMillin, Nancolis,
Ogden, Parker, Parrott,
Rosemont, Rule, Sherwin, Smith, Snow,
Stanbery, Thompson, Tobin, Tuttle, Warner, Westfall, Wood |
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| July 4 Fest in '56, Page 6
SURNAMES: Card, Huntley |
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| 1860 | Pony Express Links East-West, Page 6 |
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| Bought Elmwood Cemetery Land, Page 6
SURNAME: Dexter |
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1861
| Lincoln Letter Promotes Mason Cityan, Page 6
SURNAMES: Church, Drummond, Long, Miller |
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| Growth of Mail Shows Progress, Page 6
SURNAMES: Couey, Waughtal |
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| Wolves and Deer Here in Early Days, Page 6
SURNAME: Parker |
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1862
| Priest Settles Labor Riot, Page 6
SURNAMES: Nagle, Thompson |
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| Built Brick Plant, Page 6
SURNAME: Smith |
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1863
| Lincoln Calls for More Men, Page 10
SURNAME: Church |
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1864
| Pioneers Build "Little Brown Church", Page 10
SURNAMES: Nutting, Pitt |
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| | Steel Nails - Sprint of Progress, Page 6 |
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| G.A.R. Post Named After Him, Page 11
SURNAMES: Huntley, Randall | |
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1865
| They March With Sherman to the Sea, Page 11
SURNAMES: Byers, McArthur Peterson, Rule, Smith,
Stone, Tower |
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1866
| Pioneers Staged District Fair, Page 12
SURNAMES: Bemus, Brentner, Brown, Card, Church,
Crane, Dexter, Dougherty, Emlsey, Felt, Garner, Gibbs,
Henderson, Keerl, Kling, McMillin, Miller, Nichols, Ogden,
Palmeter, Patton, Perrett, Randall, Reed, Rockwell, Sirrine,
Tenney, Trevitt, Vermilya
Waughtal, Wilson |
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| Owned First Furniture Store, Page 12
SURNAME: Harding |
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1867
| Start Elmwood Cemetery, Page 12
SURNAMES: Card, Dexter, Hickling, Kirk, Mumford, Vermilya |
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| 1868 | President Johnson Escapes Impeachment, Page 12 |
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| Mail Came Overland, Page 12
SURNAME: Morrison | |
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| | Hens for Subscriptions, Page 12 |
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1869
| Seneca Brown Pilots First Train Into City, Page 12
SURNAME: Alexander, Brown, Decker, Sanborn |
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1870
| First City Government Organized, Page 13
SURNAMES: Benton, Cadwell, Cliggitt, Dakin,
Denison, Doud, Dougan, Glass, Goodykoontz,
Griffin, Hartshorn, Hazen, Henderdon, Herrick, Hoxie,
Hudson, Keerl, Kirk, Knapp, Lee, Lloyd, Mason, Miller,
Parker, Pratt, Randall, Rule, Sheppard, Stilson,
Tuttle,
Valentine, Vermilya, Wallen, Warbasse, Wilber |
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| Flour Mill Built in 1870, Page 13
SURNAME: Parker |
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| Glib-Tongued Salesman, Page 15
SURNAME: Thompson |
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1871
| Tom McNider Builds Railroad Bridges, Page 13
SURNAMES: Cameron, Card, MacNider, McNider |
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| Prairie Chicken, Quail Plentiful, Page 13
SURNAME: Wescott |
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| Donated Livonia Site, Page 13
SURNAME: Dickirson |
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| Mumford Building, Page 13
SURNAME: Mumford, Penson, Sales, West |
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| Sensational Happenings Put in Diary, Page 13
SURNAME: Allen, Baker, Bogardus, Cliggitt, Mumford,
Sales, Tuttle |
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| Park Hotel, Page 13
SURNAME: Allen |
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1872
| Biggest Fire;
High School Principal Kicked Downstairs, Page 13
SURNAMES: Allen, Cliggitt, Mumford, Sale |
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| St. Charles Hotel, Page 15
SURNAME: Allen Featherstone, Harris |
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| Long Held First Court, Page 13
SURNAME: Long, Martin |
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1873
| Panic Sweeps Nation, Curbs Boom, Page 14
SURNAMES: Bailey, Church, COOKE, Donaldson,
Emsley, Gale, Lytle |
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| Mason City in 1874, Page 14 |
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| First Implement Business, Page 14
SURNAME: Bush, Robertson |
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| Jim Rule Chopped, Page 14
SURNAME: Gale, Rule |
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1874
| Central School Building Dedicated, Page 14
SURNAME: Gilchrist |
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1875
| Farmers Bind Grain by Hands, Page 14
SURNAME: Burge |
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| | John West Active in Early Life of City, Page 14
SURNAME: Allen, West |
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1876
| City Observes 100th Independence Day, Page 14
SURNAMES: Cliggitt, Gaylord, Keerl, Leland, Lown,
Parker, Schell, Thompson |
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| Deacon J. G. Brown, Page 15
SURNAME: Brown |
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| Shephard Abstract Company, Page 14
SURNAME: Denison, Hitchcock, Shephard |
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1877
| Bayonets Stop Plague of Tramps, Page 15
SURNAMES: Dexter, McMillin |
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1878
| Train Plunges Into Creek, Page 15
SURNAMES: Barnard, Bumgarden, Featherspiel,
Parker |
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| Three Generations of Physicians, Page 15
SURNAME: Bruce, Cone, Egloff, Smith |
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| Bogardus Among Early Contractors, Page 15
SURNAME: Bagley, Bogardus, Randall, Vermilya |
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Photographs courtesy of Globe-Gazette unless otherwise noted
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2014
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