Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . esizzle-sozzle. At another time, in his requests for Divine favor,he said: Thou knowest, O Lord, that I am in need of a pair ofshoes, and Doctor Dickenson is the man to give them to me. TheDoctor furnished the shoes. He was a firm believer in DivineProvidence—that the Lord would provide for His own. One morn-ing, a poor woman came to his door begging. He gave her hiswifes shoes, leaving her shoeless. During the day, a man gavehim a five-dollar bill, with which he purchased his wife a pair ofshoes. He was accustomed to go about to
Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . esizzle-sozzle. At another time, in his requests for Divine favor,he said: Thou knowest, O Lord, that I am in need of a pair ofshoes, and Doctor Dickenson is the man to give them to me. TheDoctor furnished the shoes. He was a firm believer in DivineProvidence—that the Lord would provide for His own. One morn-ing, a poor woman came to his door begging. He gave her hiswifes shoes, leaving her shoeless. During the day, a man gavehim a five-dollar bill, with which he purchased his wife a pair ofshoes. He was accustomed to go about town, visit families, have asocial chat, and invite them to attend his meetings. In one familywas a woman who expressed a desire to attend, but she had no bon-net. Edwards, at the next meeting, did not forget it, and in hisprayer said: And, O Lord, send Jennie Sanford a new bonnet,so she can go to church. His personal allusions were received without affront, for hissincerity, kindness, and true Christian spirit disarmed them of allsting. December Eighth, SAMUEL B. GARTON SAMUEL B. GARTON APTOISTEEE of the county who has been closely identifiedwith the growth of Des Moines, more especially that of theEast Side, is Saimiel B. Garton, or Sam., as he is familiarlycalled by old-timers. He was born in Wisley, County of Surrey,England, February Third, 1848. His father lived on a small, rented farm, raised wheat and tablevegetables, which he took to London and sold in a market \ing a family of four boys and three girls, he found it difficult tomake both ends meet at the end of the year. Heai-ing so muchof the possibilities for a poor man in America, he decided to comeand try it. Accordingly, May Twenty-third, 1854, with his family,he left London on the sailing vessel, Christiana, and arrived atISTew l^ork on the evening of July Fourth, amid the glare of fire-works and hubbub of the celebration of the anniversary of theDeclaration of Independence by the New England, a str
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