. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . irst election was held formunicipal officers i\Iarch 17, 1893. Joseph Grimes received the majority ofvotes cast for mayor; AV. C. Kircheek, clerk; B. V. Burt, F. A. Grimes, GeorgeWalker, T. S. , F. C. Knee, A. W. Rea, council; A. B. Landers, treasurer. SCHOOLS The first school in Delaware County was tauglit by Mrs. McCleland atColesburg in 1840, in a little log cabin. Tlie building burned down and wasreplaced by a hewed log structure, in which the pupils were taught by MariaPhillips. In 1853 a one-story brick school building was ere
. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . irst election was held formunicipal officers i\Iarch 17, 1893. Joseph Grimes received the majority ofvotes cast for mayor; AV. C. Kircheek, clerk; B. V. Burt, F. A. Grimes, GeorgeWalker, T. S. , F. C. Knee, A. W. Rea, council; A. B. Landers, treasurer. SCHOOLS The first school in Delaware County was tauglit by Mrs. McCleland atColesburg in 1840, in a little log cabin. Tlie building burned down and wasreplaced by a hewed log structure, in which the pupils were taught by MariaPhillips. In 1853 a one-story brick school building was erected and is stillstanding. Tliis soon became too snuiU and a two-story brick building was putup, in which four teachers instruct the pupils. The school is graded. Thisl)uihling and the little one close by would not accommodate the children of tlieeommunity, so that in the fall of 1914 a new one was erected. It is a two-storybrick structure, with basement, and has all modern improvements and con-veniences. Its cost was about eleven thousand Fli;sT .X IHioh lilllJUM. J.\ t ui,;k(,Built about 1853. HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY 241 FARMERS SAVIXGS BANK This bank is the outgrowtli of a private banking concern, established byA. W. Rea, in a little frame building two doors north of the present buildingabout the year 1891, and operated until 1907. Articles of incorporation wereissued for the Farmers Savings Bank, January 12, 1907, to F. A. Grimes, JohnW. Bush, M. W. Lovett, F. W. Klaus, J. S. Merton, Robert A. Gull, GeorgeFlynn, W. H. P. Bristol, C. H. Jacobs. P. D. Peck, G. A. Dodge, James Knee,F. S. Yorwald and H. Brockmeyer. It was capitalized at .$10,000, and thefirst oificials were: President, F. A. Grimes; vice president, John Y. Bush;cashier, P. D. Peek; assistant cashier, J. V. Busli. On December 3, 1910, P. was succeeded in the presidency by M. W. Lovett and A. W. Rea wasmade vice president. Mr. Rea died in April, 1914, and his office was filled byP. D. P
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