"From History of Scott County, Iowa” 1882; Chicago; Interstate Publishing 
Company:



Davis C. Dutcher, postmaster, farmer, and owner of the White Sulphur Springs, was 
born near Otsego Lake, near Cooperstown, Nov. 10, 1820. He lived here, working 
on his father's farm and attending school until 23 years of age, when he married 
Miss Fanny E. Wagner, February, 1844; she was born in Montogomery Co., N.Y., and 
was a daughter of Abraham Wagner, and Maria Keller; they were among the first 
settlers on the Mohawk River in New York State; he was a farmer, and is still 
living at Linwood, in his 85th year, a hale, hearty old gentleman. She died in 
February, 1851. After Mr. and Mrs. Dutcher were married, he opened a store of 
general merchandise, and was appointed postmaster at East Springfield, N.Y., 
where he remained some seven years, until the fall of 1854, when he went to 
Illinois and settled on a farm on Rock River, five miles south of Rock Island, 
where he remained until April, 1858, when he came to Scott Co., Iowa, and, on 
the Hazelwood farm in Blue Grass Township; remained here four years, when he 
bought the farm where he now lives, at Linwood, section 24, Buffalo Township. He 
and wife have had two children, viz.: John G., who married Josie Mosdorf, and 
Jerome E., who married Mary Mitsch; they reside on the old homestead in section 
24, with their parents. The parents of Mr. Davis C. Dutcher were Gabriell 
Detcher and Margaret McKellop. They were members of the German Reform 
Presbyterian church, and had a family of three children, all living. He was a 
farmer, born in New York and died in 1850. She was born in Cherry Valley, N.Y., 
near where the great Indian massacre of 1812 was. She died in May, 1874. Her 
father, Archie McKellop, was chased by the Indians at the massacre of 1812, and 
he hid in a hollow log and thus saved his life. The Indians sat down on the log, 
and even struck their tomahawks in it, and were wondering where he had gone. The 
subject of this sketch, Mr. Davis C. Dutcher, has his farm of 117 and 1/2 acres, 
most all under cultivation, and well stocked. He is one of the well-to-do 
representative farmers of Scott County. On his farm at Linwood, situated seven 
miles below Davenport, on the Mississippi River, is the White Sulphur Springs, 
noted for its healthful qualities. The following is an analysis by Professor 
Rush Emery, of Albany, N.Y. Grains in one U. S. S. Gallon, 231 cubic 
inches.



Sodium Chloride...................................92.7995

Calcium Chloride..................................33.5699

Magnesia Chloride.................................23.2687

Carbonic Acid.....................................31.5700

Sodinm Bicarbonate................................40.5715

Iron Bicarbonate..................................27.3796

Potassium Sulphate................................ 6.1300

Sodium Phosphate.................................. .5000

Silica............................................30.5601

Sulphate Magnesia.................................16.2350



Total solids upon evaporation...296.4893



Density of water is 10,000; temperature, 56' Fahrenheit. The Spring is quite a 
resort during the summer seasons. Hundreds come here to drink its healthful 
waters, which are free to all. Mr. Davis C. Dutcher was formerly a member of 
Springfield, N.Y. I.O.O.F., Fountain Lodge, No. 777. He has held various local 
offices of trust in Buffalo Township, and has been postmaster at Linwood since 
that office was established,, some 12 years ago. In politics he is a Republican, 
and cast his first vote for Taylor, being only four days too young to vote for 
Harrison, and he has been identified with Scott County, Iowa since 1858.



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