. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . s of the west to visit C olorado. The journeywestward was made with an o.\ team. Mr. Mcintosh remained in the westone season and then came back to Wright c(juntv and estal)lished a saw-millat Goldlield in i)artnerslup with .\. L. Dean. .Mtboiigh his family movedto Goldfield, Mr, Mcintosh continued to operate his farm for a luimber ofyears, eventually purchasing land in Eagle Grove township. After havingbeen engaged in the mercantile business in Goldlield in partnership with for three , Mr. Mcintosh,
. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . s of the west to visit C olorado. The journeywestward was made with an o.\ team. Mr. Mcintosh remained in the westone season and then came back to Wright c(juntv and estal)lished a saw-millat Goldlield in i)artnerslup with .\. L. Dean. .Mtboiigh his family movedto Goldfield, Mr, Mcintosh continued to operate his farm for a luimber ofyears, eventually purchasing land in Eagle Grove township. After havingbeen engaged in the mercantile business in Goldlield in partnership with for three , Mr. Mcintosh, in 1SS8, established the first bankin Goldheld. Many vears ])revi(jusl_v, in 1861, he bad been elected sheritiof Wright county and had served two terms. During his life be also heldmost all of the otiices within the gift of the jieoplc of his township, ;mdbesides having served as mayor of CTllleld for ,a great many years beserved as school director. The late Oliver (. Mcintosh died ..n .\i)ril 7,i(;io. h()nored ;md rcsjiected Iiv the Icople of Wrigbi countv for the luanv. ^.MS irJTOSH WRICIIT COLNTY, lOW, 409 tliis tilings he had acliuvcd (hinii- Ins lilc 111 lichall dl ihr .k-vclupniL-j,rfat cnunt}-. On Septeniher J5, iS3(). Oliver 0. wa-. married U> SelmaDietz, a ^lner of Joseph and (Oliver) Dieiz^ .Mrs. .Melntoshslather anti mother were natives of \e\\ \oik state. I ler father was afarmer in Xew \ork and there reared a famiK of six ehildren. Selina,Catherine. Harriet. , Ophelia and . .Mrs. .Melntosh was edu-eated m the eouiitry sehools ot .Xew \ork. To .Mr. and .Mrs. . horn one elnid. ( )plKlia K., who was hoiii m Wrii^ht eonnt\ m 1S37and C. W. Ilaiina, n\ Iowa, where thev now live. . is a at Laxerii. ddiex have fonr ehihlren, three one son. ^enia. W. Seott, (ienneva, Ooiisnelo. The late Oliver C. Melntodi was an aetue worker in the I diristianehiireh, and was one of th
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