Among the names of the present shippers of live stock and grain from the Township may be named John Peck, T. J. Sower, Dawson R Roark, J. P. Hessen.
Stock raisers, farmers. and other citizens of energy and stir in the township may be named as follows: W. M. Hardin, B. E. Wells, Patrick McLain, F. W. Bumgardner, Fred. Schauper, J. J. Holm, S. & A. Erickson, Lars Hanson, M. Moyer, H. N. Rogers, Andr. Egnes, P. Egnes, Adam Ruxton, Martin Erickson, Jesse Thatcher, A. Ii. Guthrie, Henry Keiwitt, Chas. Mencel, Chas. Mencel, Jr., Jacob Smith, A. D. Griffith, W. Shickell, Chas. Wolf, Ed. Wells, J. F. Sanders, Ed. Elliot, H. H. Jondall, Ole Twedt, W. F. Lewis,—(Mr. Lewis is mainly engaged in the nursery business, such as evergreens, ornamental trees, small fruits, etc.)—J. W. Smith, C. H. Hendrickson, G. Johnson.
Warren Township has no native timber, but is a township of prairie. It has some ponds and wet land, but tile draining is believed sufficient to make it very productive. There is very nice undulating prairie land in Warren, but no mountains. It is drained by the main head branch of east Indian Creek and its branches. The main creek passes from and through its northwestern part, and leaves it on the south line near the south quarter section corner of section 34, township 85, range 22. Good farms are appearing, and good farm houses and barns also. School houses are not all in place yet, but will be before long. McCallsburg is its capital, and is situated on the southeast quarter of section fifteen and the northeast quarter of section twenty-two, and is on the Iowa Central & Northwestern railroad, which passes through the center of the township east and west. On the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 13, township 85, range 22, there were many years ago many large and beautiful white lime rocks which rnade a singular and delightful appearance. Twenty-five or thirty years ago they were visible for miles; but time and other mishaps may have robbed this lovely spot of much of its beauty. A small branch of the headwaters of Minerva Creek runs near this, then, sightly place.
The business men of McCallsburg will be noticed, elsewhere, under "Directories."
Warren and the east half of Howard Townships are much alike as to soil. Howard is better improved because of its early settlements.
They have a post-office, telegraph office, express office, and a railroad ticket office at McCallsburg. Mr. Robert Cadden is the ticket agent, and A. B. Grifth postmaster.
No printing office now at McCallsburg.
The cemetery near McCallsburg is situated in the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section twenty-two.