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Episcopal church was first formed across the Sioux in Dakota, then changed to the Richland charge, and in 1871 reorganized at (Portlandville) Akron. The first class met at the school-house and private houses, but in 1879 a neat frame edifice was built. It is twentysix by forty feet, and seats about 200 people. The cost was $1,100.”

“… The First Baptist Church of Akron was organized with 11 members on the west side of the Big Sioux River, in what is now South Dakota, on March 25, 1871, by Bev. G. W. Freeman, a general missionary. The first meetings were held in a log school-house. After the mill was built at this point and a village started on the Iowa side, regular services were held here in the new school-house.” The history book said: “The first term of school was taught by Mrs. E.B. Donalson at her own residence, in 1873. A school building was erected on section thirty-one, in 1873 … Much attention has been paid to the education of the rising young in this part of the county. The reports show that in 1889 Portland township was divided into seven sub-districts, with a good frame building in six, and a substantial brick in one of the number. The number of pupils at that date was 300. Fifty shade trees grace the school grounds, and are monuments of beauty, and also bespeak the refinement and taste of the patrons of the various schools.”

A Grand Army of the Republic chapter was organized in 1889. The town also supported a Good Templar lodge and a Masonic lodge.

Akron businesses in 1890 were: • Attorney: Mat Agnes. • Agricultural goods: Toppings &

Haskell, Mellon Bros.

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Bank: Bank of Akron. Boots and shoes: Henry Waterbury. Blacksmiths: Tinker & Gardner, M. W. Toppings. Drugs: Mathwig & Clise. Doctors: Drs. Clark and Ellis. Furniture: J. H. Hampton and M. E. Tuttle. General dealers: Palm & Johnson, W. C. Bryant, C. F. Horton, W. J. Homer & Co., J. F Kennedy. Grocers: A. L. McGinnis, E. TV. Edgerton, J. C. Wade. Grain: Hunting & Co., Monihan Bros., Streetor. Hardware: B. Ferguson, V. G. Farnham. Harness shop: Benjamin Jeffers. Hotels: Kendall House, City Hotel, Plymouth. Jeweler: — B.F. Winterstein. Livery: J.D. Brown. Lumber: J.N. Baish, B.B. Harrington. Meat market: Agnes & Waterbury, C. H. Pinkney. Millinery: Ladies, Hall & Stearns. Mils: Akron Boiler Mills. Newspaper: Western Delta. Real estate: Smith & Robertson. Wagon-makers: Peter Muir, Hans Barr.

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