Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . rament, and popular with thosewho know him. Always interested in schools, realizing fully thenecessities of childhood and youth which deprived him of seeingthe inside of a public schoolhouse until after he was twenty-oneyears old. , Formerly, he was a member of the Order of Odd Fellows, butwithdrew for religious reasons. Religiously, he is a devout Methodist, and a zealous worker inthat faith. On the second Sabbath after his arrival in CarrollCounty, he gathered together his nearest settlers, organized a Sun-day School, and erect
Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . rament, and popular with thosewho know him. Always interested in schools, realizing fully thenecessities of childhood and youth which deprived him of seeingthe inside of a public schoolhouse until after he was twenty-oneyears old. , Formerly, he was a member of the Order of Odd Fellows, butwithdrew for religious reasons. Religiously, he is a devout Methodist, and a zealous worker inthat faith. On the second Sabbath after his arrival in CarrollCounty, he gathered together his nearest settlers, organized a Sun-day School, and erected an altar for the worship of God, whichremains to this day. He retired from active business several years ago, but bears wellthe burden of his eighty-four years, has good health, and passestime as Bailiff in Judge McVeys court, satisfied and content, for,said he, a few days ago: I know that I am living on borrowedtime, but these days are the best of my life, with the blessed assur-ance of a home not far hence, in the mansions above. December Thirtieth, DAVID NORRIS DAVID NORRIS ONE of the most unique, well-known and popular pioneers ofPolk County was David Norris, or Uncle Davy, as every-body called him. He was born in Frederick County, Maryland, August Third,1801, of Scottish descent. He once said: I have been told that I weighed three and three-quarters pounds at birth. I dont know much about that, but I wasthere. His youth was passed with his mother, for, when he was fiveyears old, his father, who was a miller, was killed by an accidentin a mill, and David had to hustle for himself, with very limitedadvantages for educational acquirements. In 1814, when thirteen years old, he went to driving team. InJuly of that year, he went, with Frederick K. Biser and two teamsloaded with flour, which was sold for thirteen dollars a the flour was sold, and while he, Biser and the teams weretaking their noonday meal, a United States oSicer came and noti-fied them that
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