The county atlas of 1902 lists the following as residents of Warren Township: Ole B. Anderson, O.G. Arndall, J.M. Bales, Allen J. Baumgardner, F.J. Baumgardner, B.H. Baumgardner, John Brekke, M. Brown, Aug. Boelk, Nels Christianson, Chas. Christian, Osmund Egeland, E.R. Elliot, T.S. Erickson, Martin Erickson, Louis Ellingson, E.C. Fenn,
M.E. Gorman, O.H. Griffith, A.B. Griffith, Thomas Grinsley, S.N. Guthrie, A.K. Guthrie, A.G. Graves, Fred Hanson, Marshall Hanson, Ole L. Haukoos, Lewis Helland, Martin Helland, Peter J. Helland, Ed Helland, John P. Helland, A.K. Helvig, John A. Helvig, Julius Hougen, H.L. Huddleston, Jacob J. Hill, Olaus Holland, John J. Holm, B. Haskins, Ole C. Hougen, John Hougen, W. B. Illingsworth, L. Illingsworth, T. A. Iverson, Ed Jacobson, Ed. Jensen, George Johnson, John T. Johnson, Ole Johnson, Jos. A. Johnson, Jonas O. Johnson, Thomas O. Johnson, Ludvig Jacobson, S.S. Jondall, J.J. Johnsen, H. Kirkendall, Chrish Larson, Thos. Larson, C. Lura, Henry Ludvig, F.F. Menzel, Chas. H. Menzel, O.M. Newgaard, Ole H. Holland.
Michael Michaelson, Holver Malmin, Lars P. Male, Maintz Malmin, Andrew Nagel, Gunder Nelson, Ole Nelson, Nels R. Nelson, Christ. Olson, Ole W. Olson, Osmund O. Ose, O.D. Olson, John Peck, Gust. Peterson.
Thos. T. Raven, B.J. Ritland, Hy M. Rasmusen, S.S. Rorvig, Samson Rorvig, L.O. Scott, F.D. Schauper, Andrew Schauper, H.C. Schauper, Jonathan Smith, Lee Shikel, John N. Stole, Sam Simens, F.J. Tett, J.E. Thomas, Edward M. Thompson, C.B. Thompson, Vier Tjelmeland, Olans Tungeland, S.H. Twedt, Ole J. Twedt, A.H. Twedt, M.T. Waula, Knudt Woster, W.T. Wierson, Jas. Webb, Oliver Wingate.
Since the first settlers of thirteen families from 1853 to 1875 only two are listed in the directory as of 1902, namely A.B. Griffith and Charles Menzel. One can't help but wonder "what happened to the other eleven?"
McCallsburg as of 1902, has a population of 300 and let's go back to 1875 and follow its progress from that point.
The year is now 1881 and the first railroad has been completed through McCallsburg. This was the Story City branch of the Iowa Central Railroad. The railroad was brought to the town on a bonding proposition. Each
AN EARLY DAY threshing rig and crew. Around the turn of the century this was very much the scene during the harvest season. Appearing in this picture were Engineer, Winnie Carver; manager, F. J. Tett and water boy, John Tisdale. Helpers were Jim Carver, N. R. Nelson, Ole Jensen, Harry Lightfoot, Earl Peck, Fred Schauper, Charles Menzel, Ernest Sapp, Grip Fitch, Charles Tett, Tom Carver, Willie Tett, John Solbrack. Visitors are seen in the background. Huge meals were served to the crews by the wife of the man for whom they were threshing. She was assisted by neighbors and friends. These were the days of the family size farm and there was not so much to be threshed but even so, sometimes it was necessary for the farm wife to plan for more than one meal per day for the crew and very often for more than one day.