There are stock raisers and farmers of energy and business, and others who help make up a business community, among whom I will name: J. F. Brown, W. R. Doolittle, E. J. Watkins, C. H. Watkins, W. A. Wier, Thos. Erickson, C. E. Christenson, Geo. Larson, Fred Reischauer, Soren Anderson, Theodore Baldus, William S. JOHNSON, E. J. Peterson, Christian Peterson, Dan Tressler, C. S. Brubaker, Jacob Jergenson, E. C. Doolittle, Jacob C. Jacobson, John A. McFarlan, John Wirth, Sam Nelson, Hans Hanson, Jacob Lapp, John Rex, Andrew JOHNSON, Hans Mousland, Geo. P. Brown, Jacob Jacobson, Jacob Born, A. Spring, J. S. Liddle, Jas. McNaugton, Martin JOHNSON; and Robt. Bracken and — Prime settled in 1853; George W. Sowers, La Count, Lambert, H. Burliam, — McCollister and Jonah Griffith settled in 1854.
Story City Cemetery is situated on the west half of the west half southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12, township 85, range 24. Is in the northeast part of the city.
CHURCHES, ETC.—The St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Story City is a type of the Lutheran Church at Roland, and was built in 1875, costing $6,000. Nine hundred and sixty members (old and young, I presume,) are claimed for it. This and the Roland church are probably the largest in the county. The Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Story City is not a large building, but cost, probably, $2,000. They claim a membership of one hundred and fifty .
The fine brick business house on the south side of Broad street, and owned by S. Larson, cost $8,000. Pretty good for Story City. This is the only town in Lafayette Township.
Story City has had for Mayor Capt. W . A. Wier, who served from early in 1882 to March, 1884. O. B. Peterson was elected March, 1884, and resigned December, '84, and Capt. W. A. Wier filled the vacancy till March, '85 at which time C. W. Allen was elected. He was re-elected March, 1886, and is still the Mayor.
During July, August, September and October, one hundred and six cars of grain were shipped and sixteen cars of stock from the Northwestern station, and for the same time thirty-eight cars of grain, and fifteen of stock were shipped from the Central Iowa station, Story City, Iowa.