Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . oines was erected at Walnut Street, and awooden truss bridge over the Voon at Seventh Street. In 187.), Tichenor went to Chicago and engaged in business. In1878, the failure of a bank left him penniless, and he returned tohis first love, politics. President Hayes appointed him a specialagent in the Treasury Department at Washington, and he servedin some official capacity in that department until his death, in1902. At one time, he was Assistant Secretary of the proved an active and efficient official. When a resident o
Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . oines was erected at Walnut Street, and awooden truss bridge over the Voon at Seventh Street. In 187.), Tichenor went to Chicago and engaged in business. In1878, the failure of a bank left him penniless, and he returned tohis first love, politics. President Hayes appointed him a specialagent in the Treasury Department at Washington, and he servedin some official capacity in that department until his death, in1902. At one time, he was Assistant Secretary of the proved an active and efficient official. When a resident of Des Moines, Tichenor was an active boosterin every public-spirited movement, and being a good mixer socially,he helped materially in the progress of the town. In 1867, whenthe voters of the city rejected a proposition to purchase a fireengine, and protection was greatly needed, Tichenor, with a fewother public-spirited fellows, organized the Rescue Hook and Lad-der Company, and they did good service in saving property fromdestniction. April Fourteenth, JEHU P, SAYLOR JEHU P. SAYLOR AMONG the early comers was Jehu Perkins Sayloi-, bom MavEleventh, 1823, near Valparaiso, Indiana, of Germandescent on the fathers side and English on that of themother. He came with his father, Benjamin, to Van Buren Countyin 1836, and helped to clear and improve a small farm. His fatherwas a brick mason, and Government Trader, living always a fron-tier life. Jehus youthful days were therefore a part of it, withvery limited advantages to acquire an education, two months in acommon country school being all that was afforded him. In 1844, he formed a partnership with John B. Saylor to fur-nish beef and hay for Government supplies for the garrison at Rac-coon Forks, as Des was then called. He arrived FebruaryTwentieth, with Thomas Saylor and Austin Branen. The firstwhite mau to greet them was Alex. Scott, who was a distingviishedpersonage in those days. The trio secured quarters in a ca
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