Mitchell County Local History Guide

      Mitchell County Local History Documents

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1. Miscellaneous Articles and Books

2. Towns and Ghost Towns

3. Miscellaneous Articles and Indexes

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ARTICLES AND BOOKS

TYPE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION/PERSONS	WEB PUB. DATE
Article	A history of Newburg Township	Mentions many pioneers	11/28/2016
Article	A history of Rock Township	Mentions many pioneers	11/28/2016
Clipping	1908 Ad for Gilbertson Nursery	From a Des Moines newspaper. Mentions Mr. Gilbertson and Mr. P.O. Brenna	12/6/2015
Clipping	Joseph Frein and sons's - all soldiers	Mitchell County Press story and photo	5/1/2014
Book	The Story of David, Iowa - by Vivian Du Shane	49 pages, including 24 photos, maps, drawings, table of contents and an index.	1/29/2014
Clipping	Carpenter Centennial	Carpenter Prepares for Centennial: 1971	12/24/2013
Clipping	Otranto 1971	Article by Mrs. Roehr	11/24/2013
Clipping	Misc. Local News snippets from 1894	Various & Sundry Names	4/6/2011
Clipping	Hutzell Brothers in Military - 1945	James Hutzell, Kenneth Hutzell, Robert Hutzell, Howard Hutzell	3/21/2011
Clipping	McIntire News, 1938	Crosset, Vaughn, Beebe, Hall, Gaby, Shipman, Errington, Stewart, Shepard, Staley, Gooder, Shupe, Jacobs, Erger, Coffee	1/17/2011
Clipping	Otranto Station News, 1899	Sophia Ewertson, Louis Beebe, Vivian Galt Anderson, Joseph Sutherland, W. H. Davis, Bloomer, Bullock, Miss Zoller, Van Camp, Sutherland, Mrs. A. Woodley	1/16/2011
Clippings	Marr Knitting - Osage - 1946/1957	Urban Marr, Dean Adams, Berdine Fink Lockwood, Mrs. Robert Sharper, Mrs. Alex Weber, Robert Doudna, Jake Grimm, Melvin Weaverling, Tom Marr, Juanita Overfeldt.	1/2/2011
Clipping	Elmer Blandin - Osage - 1945	Elmer Blandin	10/12/2010
Clipping	A St. Ansgar Murder in 1885. Mr. Burghmaster killed.	Mr. Vacha, Mr. Burghmaster	(9/19/2010)
Clipping	Mitchell County Pioneers - in 1931	Bailiff, Balsley, Bamford, Beebe, Bensen, Burleson, Carter, Clark, Cole, Crittenden, Cutler, Dahley, Dieterich, Dodge, Fay, George, Gilchrist, Halvorson, Harlis, Harris, Hart, Hooser, Horner, Howe, Johnson, Kennedy, Knudson, Leister, Lesch Lewis, McKinley, Muller, Nadeu, Peterson, Richardson, Scheffner, Smalley, St. John, Stock, Sweney, Templeton, Tibbetta, Tubbs, Naden, Whitley, Willey.	(9/16/2010)
Clipping	Blackman Bldg, Mitchell	W. W. Blackman	7/8/2010
Clipping	Eggleston closes Grocery Store - 1954	Wesley Eggleston	4/2/2010
Clipping	Mrs. Henry Boerjan and the Fair - 1961	Eleanor Boerjan	3/2010
Clipping	Mehmen's Orchard tornado photo	Lori Mehmen	3/2010
Clipping	Dieterich Elected - 1966	Lawrence Dieterich	2/2010
Clipping	Harvey Risse in Legislature, 1939	Harvey Risse	1/2010
Clipping	C. Hansen and G. Cimmiyotti - Austin Daily Herald, 2002	Chuck Hansen & Gordy Cimmiyotti	1/2010
Clipping	Kleinwort's St. Ansgar Mill Goes Electric - 1961	Sherwin Kleinwort	12/2009
Clipping	Richard Townsend & Captain Bill - 2009	Richard Townsend, William Bowell	12/2009
Clipping	St. Ansgar Sesquicentennial - 2003	Anita Sponheim, Lori Mayer	11/2009
Clipping	Osage's Gene Weldin on Submarine -- 1946	Gene Weldin	11/2009
Clipping	Dick Chancellor Kills Wolf - 1963	Dick Chancellor	11/2009
Clipping	First Baptist Members Killed in World War II	Diaz, Green, Cox, Coonradt and Martin	11/2009
Clipping	Jim and Art Onken Honor Flight - 2009	Jim and Art Onken	11/2009
Clipping	Mrs. Alan Rowe burned	Mrs. Alan Rowe	11/2009
Clipping	Demise of Lubiens building - 1935	Henry Lubiens, Henry Dahl, J. H. Olson, C. G. Gunderson	9/2009
Clipping	History of St. Ansgar Enterprise - 1965	Wayne Christofferson, Fred Eichman, William Matthews, Blood, Weed	9/2009
Clipping	Kingsbury's Hardware Store - 1951	Jack Cooksie, Joseph Kingsbury, Hannah Brown, Anna Walker, Flora Bush, J.D. Burger	9/2009
Clipping	New Yorker offers children for adoption (1869)	Bush, Hitchcock et al	9/2009
Clipping	Younker: Public Enemies in North Iowa	Curt Younker	8/2009
Clipping	McKinley Chevrolet Looses Franchise	Mark McKinley, Galen Barker, Harold McKinley	8/2009
Clipping	Dr. Richard Penney Newspaper articles	Richard Penney	7/2009
Clipping	Hamlin Garland's Boyhood Home - 1956	Hamlin Garland	7/2009
Clipping	Hans Halvorson Family Farm - 1948	Hans Halvorson, Clarence Halvorson, Mrs. George Johnson, Mrs. Carl Dahl, Clara Halvorson, Ervin Halvorson, Iver Dahl, Mrs. Lorene Davenport.	7/2009
Clipping	Paul Kittleson on Bomber Crew -- 1944	Paul Kittleson	2009
Clipping	Cousins Meet Wernher von Braun -- 1964	Eleanor Dieterichs Payne, Gladys Champion, Ruth Nelson, Emma Morische, Verna Tresemer, Kermit Kittleson.	2009
Clipping	Osage to Build Wind Generator	Dennis Fannin	2009
Clipping	John Du Shane's 1849 Colt pistol	John DuShane	2009
Clipping	Anamosa Escapees Arrested, at St. Ansgar, 1947	Ted Horn, Jack Knight	2009
Clipping	1944: Robert Koster - Missing In Action	Robert Koster	2009
Clipping	2008: Mitchell's First Wind Generator	Robert Neumann	2009
Clipping	1934: St. Ansgar Plane Crash	Fred Symington, Marvin Miller, Gladys Ueker, Ed Libersky, Vaney Libersky	2009
Clipping	1974: St. John's Lutheran, Cedar Twp.	John Bertram, Hermann Dieterichs, Rev. Frederick	2009
Clipping	1966: Norma Horgen's Death	Norma Horgen	2009
Clipping	1960: Jeanette Dieterich and Marine Band Reunion	Jeanette Dieterich	2009
Clipping	1943: St. Ansgar High Graduation	Rev. W. Belling, Darlene Bruggeman, Jean Hendrickson, Ruth Albrecht, James Balsley, Frances Bless, William Bowers, Vallejo Bullis, Jean Cleveland, Margaret Cummings, Louise Halvorson, Conrad Ide, Alfred Jordan, Bernice Kleckner, Avery Knutson, Viola Koether, Mary Lankebough, Hal McKinley, William Neeley, Rose Rosel, Kathryn Rust, Norma Schultz, Manda Schultz.	2009
Clipping	1943: Soldiers: Dieterich & Hansen	Homer Hansen and Walter L. Dieterich	2009
Clipping	1962: Neighbors Harvest Schmidt Farm Crops	Arnold Feldt, Roy Rosenberg, Elmer Nicholson, David Hollatz, Robert Jacot, Paul Hartwig, Robert Rosenberg, Donald Wrench, Harold Feldt, Howard Madsen, Fred Steinberg, Carl Belz, Ed Steinberg, Charles Hanson, Lawrence Dieterich, Slim Shaeffer, Ray Priem, Harold Gerlach, Bruce Gerdts, Lawrence Borchardt, Arlen Priem, Russell Hartwell, Bill Dieterich, Earl Hollatz, Richard Rosenberg and Robert Sherrard.	2009
Clipping	1958: Waldo Wold and Albert Kerckhove Killed	Waldo Wold, Albert Kerckhove	2009
Clipping	1929: C. Peterson Builds Tourist Cabins	C. A. Peterson	2009
Clipping	1967 Car accident kills teens near St. Ansgar	Marcia McKinley, Steven Borchert, Cindy Novak	2009
Clipping	1964 Plane Crash at Bel Air Drive-in	Russell Bell, H. Leibundguth	2009
Book	Mitchell County Memories - 1846-1996	Index and images of book pages.	2009
Clipping	Bill Fox and the SR-71 Spy Plane M. C. Press, Sept. 2008	Bill Fox	2008
Clipping	Ernie Ottesen & World War II M. C. Press 10/14/2008	Ernie Ottesen	2008
Clipping	Randy Gonnerman Woodworking Globe Gaz. 8/2008	Randy Gonnerman	2008
Clipping	Bel-Air Drive-In Revived M. C. Press 8/2008	Steve Beland, Lorraine Beland, Andy Anderson	2008
Clipping	McIntire Wind Mills 2008 M. C. Press 8/2008	New wind generators east of McIntire	2008
Clipping	Doug Roll and B-17 Bomber; M. C. Press July 2008	Doug Roll	2008

• Cedar Valley Seminary in 1884, (includes many names)

• Cedar Valley Seminary, 1907 Class Photo

• Cedar Valley Seminary, 1908 Class Photo

• Cedar Valley Seminary, 1911 Graduation

• Cedar Valley Seminary, 1912 Graduation

• History of Mitchell Co.-1918 Volume 1 T.O.C.

• History of Mitchell Co.-1918 Volume 2 Index of Biographies

• History of Mitchell Co.-1918, Vol 1 Chapter 2

• History of Mitchell Co.-1918, Ch. 17-Townships

• ROCK CREEK RIPPLES - Osage News, June 13, 1895 NEW!!

• Burr Oak Township Centennial

• St. Ansgar Centennial Book.

• St. Ansgar at 150 years Article.

• Early Mitchell County Families 1956 Clippings.

• Death of George Robbins by Foss Fairbanks at David.

• Official list of Historic Places in Mitchell County.

• 1929 Gas Station Fire and Explosion in St. Ansgar.

• Index to 1883 'History of Mitchell and Worth Counties' Biographies

• Complete Index to 1883 'History of Mitchell and Worth
  Counties' Surnames for Mitchell County

• History of Mitchell Co., 1851-1973 Surname Index
    (>3000 names).

• St. Ansgar Telephone Operators.

• Gilmans & Gardners.

• Early Roads - 1875

 

• Rural School Class Photo, Circa 1897 Great black and white photo of a rural school, probably south of Mitchell. Several Tubbs children are in the picture.

 

• First United Methodist Church -- Short story of the church and Sesquicentennial.

   

 

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TOWNS AND GHOST TOWNS

• Bailey's Wayne No. 2 School

  Photo essay on Wayne No. 2 country school, located in Wayne Township.

   

• Town of Bailey

  A short sketch about the ghost town of Bailey, located in Wayne Township.

   

• Brownville

  A nice sketch about the ghost town of Brownville, located in Burr Oak Township.

   

• Town of Bucknam or Bucktown

  Sketches on the ghost town of Bucknam!, or Bucknam Station, or Bucktown;
  located in Burr Oak Township.

   

• Town of Cardiff (a.k.a. Leo)

  See Leo.

   

• Town of Carpenter

  Basically two photographs of the town of Carpenter

   

• Town of David

  A nice sketch about David, by a resident of David, Vivian Du Shane.

   

• Town of David - BOOK

  A new book called “The Story Of David, Iowa and Vicinity,” by Vivian Du Shane, is now available (JAN 2014). The book has 49 pages, including 24 photos, maps, and drawings. It has a table of contents and an index. It is the most complete history about David, Iowa, available anywhere. Many local families at the time are highlighted.

  Contact Neal Du Shane - n.j.dushane@comcast.net to order a copy.

  Allow three weeks for delivery.
  $20.00 + $10.00 P&H. Make check out to: Neal Du Shane - Editor

• Town of Dixie

  Two short essay's about Dixie, in Rock Township

   

• Town of Doran

  A short little sketch about Doran.

   

• Town of Dudley

  A couple sketches on Dudley, in East Cedar Township, on the Rock Creek.

   

• Town of Dureau, a.k.a. Wapsie

  Sketches on Wapsie and Wapsie (Durea), in Wayne Township.

   

• Fuller a.k.a. Strawberry Point

  A sketch about Fuller, a.k.a. Strawberry Point

   

• Gilmantown

  A story of the family of William Gilman, of Gilmantown; includes Gardners and Naden's.

   

• Glendale

  A photo of the plat map for the ghost town of Glendale. (160 Kb)

   

• Holbrook's Corner (Nelson)

  A sketch about Holbrook's Corner!, or Nelson, named after Nelson Holbrook.

   

• Jenkins Center

  A photo of the plat map for the ghost town of Jenkins Center. (114 Kb)

   

• Leo, a.k.a. Cardiff

  Leo Plat Map

  A small sketch about Leo!, or Cardiff, in Burr Oak Township.

  A great plat map of Leo. Click on the image to the right to see original. (500 Kbytes)

   

• Little Cedar

  A significant sketch about the town of Little Cedar.

   

• Town of McIntire

  Excellent article about McIntire, in Wayne Township. Many individuals mentioned.

   

• Town of Meroa

  Great article about Meroa, in West Cedar Township. Many individuals mentioned.

  Another excellent collection of historical articles and tid-bits about Meroa.
  Numerous individuals mentioned. From booklet by Gertrude Crowell, 1977.
  Partially indexed in the Localdex index file.

  
  Meroa Part 1 (indexed)
  Meroa Part 2
  Meroa Part 3
  Meroa Part 4
  Meroa Part 5
  Meroa Part 6
  Meroa Part 7

   

• Town of Meyer

  The story of the Catholic community of Meyer; near Stacyville.

   

• Towns of Mitchell & West Mitchell

  Informative article about the twin cities of Mitchell and West Mitchell.

   

• Town of Mona, a.k.a. Hustad

  Great information about the railroad town of Mona, named after Ramona
  Johnson, but first known as Hustad, in Otranto Township.

   

• Town of Newburg

  This is a nice and informative sketch about the town of Newburg.

   

• Town of New Haven

  Sketch concerning the town of New Haven, in Douglas Township.

   

• Town of Orchard

  A sketch about the town of Orchard in West Lincoln Township.

   

• City of Osage

  A large story about Osage, the county seat.

   

• Town of Old Otranto

  The exciting story of the original town of Old Otranto, in Otranto township.

   

• Town of Pennyville

  A short story of Pennyville, in Liberty township.

   

• Town of Riceville

  The story of Riceville, in Jenkins township, on the border with Howard County.

   

• Town of Rock Creek

  Notes regarding the very small community center called Rock Creek, in Rock Township.

   

• Town of St. Ansgar

  • A short story about St. Ansgar.
  • A essay by Conrad Groth about St. Ansgar, and it's early days.
    
  • An old Photo of Saint Ansgar, looking East down the "Main" Street.
    Taken about 1920. From Stella Swensrud's album.

  • St. Ansgar Cemetery Notes Some notes regarding the Saint Ansgar City Cemetery.

• Stacyville
  • The story of the town of Stacyville, located in Stacyville township.

  • Stillwater

    Comments about the ghost town of Stillwater, located in Douglas Township.

     

  • Toeterville

    A story by Mrs. Clyde Roehr about the railroad town of Toeterville.

     

  • Town of Wapsie, a.k.a. Dureau

    Two essays by Helen Shepard about the little town of Wapsie!, on the
    Wapsipinicon River. Also known as Dureau, there is also a third commentary
    about that.

     

  • Watertown

    Information regarding the ghost town of Watertown, in East Cedar Township.

     

  • Town of Wentworth

    Information on the town of Wentworth, in Wayne Township.

     

  • Wheeler

    A small sketch about the ghosttown Wheeler.

     

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  MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES AND INDEXES

   

  • St. Ansgar's Blue Belle Inn

    The story of a beautiful Victorian style home in St. Ansgar, which is now a famous Bed and Breakfast. Built by Mr. R.C. Lubiens in 1896., and later owned by Hugh Carr, Duane and Laurie (Plummer) Kimber, and Sherrie Hansen.
    Click here: Blue Belle

     

  • Holbrook's Tavern

    A great story about life at Holbrook's Tavern, in Holbrook, written by
    Annie Sweney. Great insights into life in Mitchell County in the mid 1800's.
    Click here: Holbrook's Tavern

     

  • Boyhood Memories of Otranto

    An excellent article from the Mitchell County Press-News, Feb. 1973.
    Discusses the weather, teachers, and outlaws like Jesse James and Cole Younger.
    Click Here: Boyhood
    

     

  • Fascination with History

    A great article from the Mitchell County Press-News, some time ago, dealing
    with not only the history of the county, but with the people that are documenting
    and preserving the county's history. Click Here: Fascination
    

     

  • Unsolved Murder in Osage Township

    The story of an unsolved 1900 murder of a school principle
    by the name of Evans. Click here: Murder

     

  • 1875 - Illustrated Historical Atlas of Iowa

    The part about Mitchell county -- minus any graphics.
    Lots of names mentioned. Click here: 1875

     

  • Fort Severson - Indian Fort

    The story of Fort Severson, in Newburg Township, used to
    protect the citizens against possible Indian attack. Click here: Fort Severson

     

  • Civil War Memories

    A truly great piece of writing concerning the Civil War and it's effects
    on young people of Mitchell County. Stop what you are doing and read
    this story -- now. Written by Annie Sweney. Click here: Civil War!

     

  • Pioneer Life in Mitchell County

    A very interesting essay on what life was like in the first few years of
    pioneering in Mitchell County. Click here: Pioneers!

     

  • Horse Thieves

    An interesting story about horse stealing in the county.
    Click here: Thieves

     

  • Log Cabins of Mitchell County

    An fascinating story about log cabins and sod homes of the county, including
    specifics on some real log cabins.
    Click here: Cabins

     

  • Harvesting Ice In Mitchell County

    Although no names are mentioned, this story gives a great perspective
    regarding life before electricity and refrigeration.   Click here: Iceman

     

  • Osage's First Cemetery

    The whole story (well, okay, a good chunk of it) of the original
    cemetery in the town of Osage. Click here: Original

     

  • Township Histories

    Chapter XVII -- Townships of Mitchell County from History of
    Mitchell and Worth Counties, 1918. Click here: Townships
    

     

  • Historical Table of Contents--Vol. 1

    From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES-1918, Vol. 1
    Click here: Contents (mitvol1.htm)
    

     

  • INDEX TO NAMES IN THESE LOCAL HISTORY FILES

    We have painstakingly compiled most of the names of individuals
    mentioned in these local histories. However, the mitvol1.htm and
    mitvol2.htm files are not yet indexed.

    There are over 2500 names in this index!

    PART	LINK	NAME RANGE
    1	loc01dex.htm	Abbott - Burroughs
    2	loc02dex.htm	Burt - DeFord
    3	loc03dex.htm	DeMuth - Gardner
    4	loc04dex.htm	Garland - Hendricks
    5	loc05dex.htm	Hendry - Kruger
    6	loc06dex.htm	Krulish - Michaels
    7	loc07dex.htm	Mielke - Pickell
    8	loc08dex.htm	Pierce - Skinner
    9	loc09dex.htm	Skutle - Tubbs
    10	loc10dex.htm	Tucker - Zolner

     

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