Town of Iola
The Town of Iola consists of Township 24
north, Range 11 east. It is bounded on the north by the Town of
Harrison, on the east by Helvetia, on the south by Scandinavia,
and on the west by Portage County.
The first settlement was made in 1853,
by Knud Erickson and J. Gundersen.
In 1854, Colonel J. W. Chandler and S.
S. Chandler moved in. M. R. Baldwin came in 1855.
The first block house was built in 1854,
by S. S. Chandler. In 1855, M. R. Baldwin built the first frame
house.
The first hotel was started by J. B.
Bennett, in 1856.
The first store was started in 1855, by
C. K. Blandin.
The first saw mill was built in 1854, by
S. S. & J. W. Chandler.
The first grist mill was started by
Baldwin, Wipf & Shannon, in 1860.
The first post office was established in
1856, with C. K. Blandin as postmaster.
The first school was taught by Miss Mary
Taggart, later Mrs. Caldwell, in 1855.
The first school house was built in
1856.
The first marriage was that of Judge
Osborne and Miss Sarah Chandler, in 1855.
The first death was that of Mrs.
McIntire, in the Spring of 1856.
The first child born was Maria
Gunderson, in 1856.
The first town meeting was held in
April, 1855.
The first town officers, 1855
Chairman, M. R. Baldwin
Supervisor, John Gunderson
Clerk, S. S. Chandler |
The first sermon was preached by Rev. J.
J. Hatch.
The first law suit was before J. B.
Bennett, Justice of the Peace.
The first apple trees were set out by G.
Sterns and H. Farley, in 1856; but S. S. Chandler raised the
first apples.
Portions of the town are hilly, but the
soil in the valleys is good, a black loam in many places, and
very productive. There is yet considerable pine in this town.
The officers for 1889
Chairman, Jacob Wipf
Supervisors, Ole Solum, C. F.
Solum
Treasurer, O. G. Fraquin
Clerk, J. C. Johnson
Assessor, John Olson
Justices of the Peace, S.
Jameson, A. Weinman, G. W. Smith |
Village Of Iola
The Village of Iola is located in
Section 35. It has 5 general stores, 1 hardware store, 1 drug
store, 1 tailor shop, 1 meat market, 1 livery stable, 1 saw
mill, 1 shingle mill, 1 grist mill, 2 blacksmith shops, 1 wagon
shop, 1 hotel, and 1 barber shop.
In the spring of 1883 the Iola
Messenger, a weekly newspaper, was started by J. M. Hatch,
present Clerk of the Court. It was discontinued after two years.
The Town of Iola formerly embraced
Township 25 north. Range 11 east; but the County Board, at its
annual meeting in November, 1890, made that township an
independent town to be called Harrison.
Waupaca
County | Wisconsin
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