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Pulaski |
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| It was surveyed and laid off
October 12, 1856, by Thomas Duffield, county surveyor, on parts of
sections 7,8,17 and 18, township 68, range 12, owned by J J Plank, John
Sauer and William Hill. Samuel Miller, deceased built the first house in
Pulaski, in 1855, and Jacob Stover came the following year and built a
store and was followed the same year by W Scarborough, who erected a
blacksmith shop. Andrew Myers and A Hopkins also erected houses in 1856. J
J Plank had previously erected a steam saw mill, which was the
"boom" which started the town. The town has been slowly and
steadily growing ever since, and has now about 200 inhabitants. The
Burlington and Southwestern railroad runs through this township east and
west and makes a station of Pulaski, from which more stock and grain is
shipped to market in a year than from any other point in the county.
Pulaski was named by Columbus Hains, the first postmaster there, after the
great polish officer, who fought in our Revolution, Count Pulaski. This
post office was established in 1850. The different branches of mercantile
enterprise are well represented her, as the following list shows; J W
Milligan, general merchandise; W M Brunk, the same; C C Hotchkiss, drugs,
medicines, etc.; A V Smith, grocery; J M Smith, hardware; Kirk & Reed,
agriculture implements; J J Plank, grist mill and saw mill; J E Reed,
Justice of the Peace; Smith & Hotchkiss, grain, lumber and live stock
dealers; Misses Milligan and Taylor millinery and dressmaking; Mrs A H
Griffin the same; Conner Bros., blacksmiths; D G King, wagonmaker; Weber
& Shulte, harness and saddles; S Rity, boot and showmaker; J E
Heskett, livery stable; James Muir, Pulaski house; J M Smith, Iowa House;
J Tutewilder, American house; Fryberger & Elrod, carpenters and
builders; A J George, the same; Stephenson and Masters, Creamery.
-1882 History of Davis County |