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County Seat, 13; Relocation of, 60; Contest, 67 seq; Candidates for, 73, 107; Removal, 510.
County Government, Change in, 78; Board of Supervisors, 78, 81 ; Present Board, 89; List of Officers, 98 seq.
Coutts, Wm., Sr., 39.
Coutts, Wm., 595.
Court, District, 302; First Case in, 302; Sec- ond Session, 302; Number, 304; U. S. vs. H. E. Switzer, 311.
Court House, 13, 67, 74, 75; on Side of Square, 510.
Cope, Rachel G., Letter, 431.
Coppock, Ann, 127, 418.
Coppock, Edwin, 413, 418, 428; Letter from, 430; Grave of, 431. Coppock, Baclay, Escape of, 424, 427, 418. Coppock, Joshua, 431.
Corps, Relief, 343. Crawford, Chas., 301, 34. Crawford, Andrew, 30, 33, 34. Creeks, Names of, 33. Crittenden, S. S., 496.
Cross, Rev. M. K., 340.
Culbertson, John, 43, 108, 112, 329, 487.
Dallas, Wm., 39. Dallas, Gordon, 39.
Dallas, Robert, 39.
Daniels, S. S., 120, 329, 456; Letter of, 457. Daniels, Samuel, 17.
Davis, J., 474.
Dean, Capt. Wm., 334, 475.
Dean, Miss Addie, 466.
Dean, F. P. and W., 329.
Democratic, Enquirer, Iowa, quoted, 452; Correspondence, 510.
Dewell, Hiram, 491.
Dey, Hon. Peter A., quoted, 280.
Dillon, Hon. John F., 494.
Downey, Early History, 129; Schools in, 165. Draft, The, 336.
Durant, Early History of, 133; Officials, 133; Schools Established, 156; Mill, 256.
Durbin, Capt., 336.
Edgar, James, Death of, 334.
Edgar, W. R., 474.
Education, 155.
Edwards, E. E., First Sheriff, 302.
Election, Precincts of, 53.
Elk, 39.
Emerick, Mrs. Henry, Letter, 176, 23.
Farming, Early Implements, 36.
Farmington, Township, First School, 156.
Fawcett, Levi, 127.
Fawcett, Thomas, 128.
Felkner, Wm. J., 490.
Fellows, Rev. S. N., 332.
Ferguson, John, 36, 40.
Ferry, 54, 56, 62, 267.
Flags, Old Battle, 344.
Flannagan, Capt., 333. Fleming, Patterson, 474.
Flood, 1857, 501 ; 1890, 501.
Forbes, Hugh, 436. Forges of Tipton, 509.
Fourth of July, Celebration, 1865, 340. Foy, John G., 61, 108.
France, Capt. J. C., 357, in Philippine Islands, 360.
Fraseur, Montgomery, 29.
Fraternal Organizations, 474; Masonic, 474 seq; Eastern Star, 477; Odd Fellows, 477; Rebekahs, 479; Knights of Pythias, 480; Modern Woodmen, 481 ; R. N., 481 ; M. B. A., 483; Turngemeinde, 484; Kranken Un- terstuctzungs Verein, 484; Good Templars, 484; Patrons of Husbandry, 484. Friends, The, 127.
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Geiger, Jacob, 336. Geiger, W. G. W., 495. Germans, The, 236.
Gilliland, Samuel, 311; Interview, 312, 34. Gill, Dr. H. C., 413, 428.
Gill, Geo., 413.
Gleason and Soper, Arrest and Trial, 318, 321. Godden, Edward, III. Gold, Seekers After, 508. Goodrich, Ezra, 39. Gower, Robert, 75, 146.
Gower, James, 487.
Goudy, John, 309; Thomas, 310. Gracey, Thomas, First Teacher, 39. Gray, E. A., 153; Thomas, 153.
Graham, Allen, 489. Gruwell, W. W., 459.
Gruwell, Aaron and Bathsheba, 44. Gue, Capt. J. C., Death of, 343. Gue, Hon. B. F., 336, 458. Gunsolus, Mrs. J. H., 462. Guards, Tipton, 328 seq; Cedar County, 330;
Home, 340. Hall, Joshua, 17.
Hammond, Wm., III ; Store of, 112, 317 seq ; Williard, 474. Hamiel, I. J., 496. Hamiel, Mrs. I. J., 466. Hamilton, C. W., 461. Hare, Daniel, 17, 62, 303. Hardman, Henry, 14 seq; House, 105, 184, 302, 474. Harlan, Hon. James, 168. Harvey, Capt., 435. Harris, T. W., 474. Hastings, S. C., 301 seq; 486, 493. Hecht, Mrs. Fred, 170. Hecht, Henry, 475. Heiner, Henry, 36. Higginson, Capt. S. P., 17, 61, 64, 487; John C., 17.
Hinkhouse, R. W., 490. Hoch, Wm., 474. Hogs, Early Breeds, 241. Horses, Introduction of Blooded, 237; Sale of, 241 ; Presented to Officers, 351.
Hoover, G. C., 496. Hoover, Rev. J. Y. and Mary, 48. Huber, H. L., 495.
Indians, 23 seq; Tricks, 33; Flight from, 44; Sacs and Foxes, 102; Selling Liquor to, 304.
Industries, Agriculture, 236; Canning Factory, 254; Cement Mfg., 256; Graham Nursery, 256; Durant Flour Mills, 256; Brick and
Tile, 259; Produce Packing, 260; Lime, 260; Building Stone, 261.
Inland, 134.
Insurance, White Pigeon Mutual, 250; Spring- dale Fire, 254.
Iowa Township, Early Settlers, 105.
Irwin, Judge David, 301. Iuka, Battle of, 334.
Jackson, M. R. Ed., Conservative, 460. Jail, 75.
James, Jesse, 459. Jennings, Chas., 108.
Johnson, Captain, 333.
Jones County, Vigilance Com., 322; Grand Jury Indicts, 323.
Jones, John, 40.
Journal, Muscatine, 322; Correspondence of, 509.
Judicial, 301. Jury, 302 seq ; Juries, 54, 55.
Kagi, John, with John Brown, 413, 436. Kelley, Capt., 345.
Kennedy, Dr. J. F., 336.
Kent, Hon. J. M., 330, 489.
Kidnapping, Case of, 326; Supreme Court on, 327. Kirkwood, Gov. S. J., quoted, 347, 330; Re- quisition upon, 424; Letter, 500.
Knott, Solomon, 17, 40.
Knott, Richard, 301. Knott, Wm., 43, 459. Kynett, J. W.
Land Values, Changes in, 24I. Landt, Isaac, 496. Law, Mob, 316, 317, 318. Leland, Levi, 127.
League, Loyal, 335. Leech, Dr. L. J., 490.
Leech, R. R., 469. Leeman, Wm. H., Brown Band, 413, 406. Lett, Abraham, 17.
Library, the First Association, 462; Tipton Free Public, 462, 466; Tax, 467; Last Re- port, 467; Public, West Branch, Last Re- port, 468.
Linn County, Bill Against, 316.
Lincoln, Assassination of, 340. License, Early Marriage, 304; Trade, 507. Log Cabin, Construction of, 35.
Loomis, H. C., 490.
Long, R. M., 333. Long, Samuel, 474. Longley, Chas. L., 344; Address of, 346; Ed- itor Advertiser, 458.
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Longstreet, Col. and General, 413.
Lowden, Early History of, 142; Incorporated, 142; Schools, 175; Officials, 175. Lowe, R. P., Prosecuting Atty., 313, 486, 494. Lynch, C. J., 496.
Mail Service, 127; Routes, Galena to Iowa City, 299. Macy, Elwood, 161, 490.
Macy, Jesse, 162. Mather, Wm., 229. Mather, C. H., 496.
Mather, C. E., 496.
Mason, Wm., 54, 59; Grove, 54.
Maxson, Wm., 413, 414; Pioneer Account of, 447 ; Old Gravel House, 448, 450; Death of, 450.
Maxson, T. W., 344, 428.
Maxson, Jonathan, 128.
Massillon, Early History of, 145.
McLoney, Capt., 331.
McLaren, Duncan, 102, 107.
Mclellan, Camp, 331.
McClure, Mrs. Ellen, Reminiscences of, 24;
President of Old Settlers Association, 44. McCoy, Geo., 101, 105, 53, 56.
McNamara, Wm., 329.
Mechanicsville, Plat of, 137; Origin of Name, 137; Officials, 137; Schools, 179.
Memorial Day, First Observance, 343.
Merchants, Early, of Tipton, 17 seq. Military, 328. Miscellaneous, 499.
Mills, 18, 36, 102; Steam, 106; Whittlesey's, 105; Tipton, 123, 506.
Miller, Wm., 108. Miller, Thos. B., 490.
Moffett, N. C., Early Recollections of, 452. Moffatt, Chas. W., with John Brown, 436. Moffit, Hon. Alexander, 47, 490.
Moffit, Hon. John T., 335, 351, 360, 475, 499, 495. Moore, Wm., 329. Mott, D. C., 456. Mormon, Hollow, 508. Morse, E. K., 124. Money, Counterfeit, 308 seq. Monument, Soldiers', 340 seq. Mouth of Pine, 101, 105. Murray, Wm., 474.
Naturalization, Charles Dallas, 303. Negus, Family Reunion, 48. Nestlerode, C. C .. 107 seq; Address of, 331, - 335; Letter to Gov. Kirkwood, 500. News Letter, Cedar County, 452.
Oaks, Jonas, 40. O'Connor, Henry, 333, 493.
Old Settlers Association, II ; of Red Oak, 39, 40; Meeting of, 1883, 43; 1889, 43. Onion Grove, Origin of Name, 137. Outlawry, 307, 308, 316 seq.
Painter, John H., 127, 413, 424, 437.
Papers of County, 457.
Parsons, Rev. R. D., 466.
Parsons, Austin, III.
Parsons, M. A., III.
Parsons, Luke F., with John Brown, 413; Personal, Account, 432; Brown Men, 438.
Pedee, Early History of, 150.
Piatt, H. C., 490, 494.
Pickering, J. C., 344.
Pinkerton, Allan, 418.
Pierce, Sergeant Andrew, 344.
Pioneers, Character of, 11; Experiences, 12; Post Office, 13; Personal Experiences, 18 seq ; list of, 51, 36, 38.
Peat, 266. Petroleum, 266.
Parvin, T. S., District Attorney, 302, 474.
Pope, Alanson, 301.
Porter, Aaron, 36. Porter, Rev. Robert, 184.
Porter, Rev. Geo. D., 187.
Plato, 150. Poor Farm, 75, 89.
Post Office, on Stage Line, 271.
Prison, Story of, 336.
Price, Hiram, 333.
Press, The, 452.
Professions, Law, 492; Medicine, 496; Den- tistry, 497.
Railroads, Lyons Iowa Central, 14, 275; M. & M .; 268, 280, 288; Bonds for, 272, 284, 287 ; Galena Air Line, 275; Report of, 276; Work Done on, 279; Calico Road, 283; Appropria- tion for Survey of, 287; Southwestern, 287; Ball, 288; B. C. R. & N., 291 ; Milwaukee, 291; Great Western, 291 ; Tipton's Oppor- tunity, 291; Old Time Card, 292; M. T. & A., 295; Clinton and Southwestern, 295. Rathbun, Capt. S. W., 333; Address of, 345. Rathbun, Mrs. S. W., 170.
Regiment, Fifth, Co. A, 330; Eleventh, Co. E, 332, 340; D, 332; Temperance, 333; Twenty- fourth, Co. A, 333, 335; Thirty-fifth, Co. H, 33; Thirty-seventh, 339; Thirteenth and Fourteenth, 340; Second Cavalry, 340.
Recruits, Union Greys, 33I.
Reading Room, the First, 462
Realf, Richard, with John Brown, 413, 436.
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Reunion, County Soldiers, 344; Twenty-
fourth Regt., 345. Richardson, Slave, 413. Rigby, W. A., 108, 301, 17 seq. Rickard, Cyrus, 39.
River, Wapsipinicon, Legend of, 51I. Robbery, Crawford, 324.
Rochester, 13, 17; Survey of, 101, 105; Early Business of, 105. Rodgers, B. J., 39.
Roads, Petition for, 55 seq; Report of View- ers, 60.
Roberts, Robert G., 53, 150, 301 seq, 487. Rowell, Capt. L. J., 353, 495.
Rothrock, Hon. Jas. H., 329, 490 seq. Richman, J. Scott, 315, 486.
Safley, John, 17, 39, 40, 43. Safley, James, 17, 39. Safley, Geo., 17, 39. Sheller, John, 17. Salem, Ohio, Comment, 428.
Shaw, Alonzo, 18, 47; Recollections of, 112, 299; Oldest Mason, 474.
Simons, Jailer, 325. Shiloh, Battle of, 322. Scott, Col. Prior, 310, 29.
Schneider, Philip, 36. Schneider, Geo., 329. Schneider, J. G., 329.
Silver, Discovery of, 106; Mining, 507.
Seminary, Episcopal, 173; Presbyterian, 174; Springdale, 161.
Schools, Earliest Type, 155; Union, 156; First in County, 156; Iowa Township, 156; Farm- ington, 159; Gower, 165; Old Bell, 173; In- land, 174; Fairfield, 175; Linn, 176; Pioneer, 176; Description of, 179; Fremont, 180; Dayton, 180; Massillon, 180; County Super- intendent of, 181 ; Friends, 229 seq.
Sheldon, F. L., 344. Sheldon, C. P., 490. Scott, Robert, 490. Smith, Geo., 488. Smith, W. H., 496.
Snyder, J. K., 17, 329, 487. Snoke, D. H., 490. Spicer, Wells, 120, 456, 493. Storm, 1860, 502 ; 1883, 504, 25, 34.
Springdale, Early Settlers, 127; Business in, 128; Schools, 199; Lawrie Tatum on, 159; Seminary, 16I.
Stanwood, Early History, 141 ; Officials, 142. Stage, Western Co., 123; Iowa City-Daven- port, 271 ; Frink and Walker's, 272; Arrival and Departure, 296; Ohio Line, 299. Strong, Camp, 333.
Stanton, John W., 490. Sterrett, Robert, 33.
Stevens, A. D., with John Brown, 413; Letter, 418, 436.
Supreme Court, Territorial, Appeal to, 315. Sunbury, Streets of, 150.
Sunday Schools, 229.
Switzer, H. E., Indicted, 303, 310, 313; Coun- ties Concerned with, 312.
Swank, N. C., 452. Swetland, Chas., 44, 60, 75, 329.
Swan, Dr. Silas, 474. Swineford, John, 329.
Tallman, James W., 301, 311, 53, 56, 69.
Taxes, 1909, 99; Assessment of, 54; First Levy, 56; Amount of, 59.
Tatum, Lowrie, 128, 229, 491.
Thayer, Edward, 333.
Tipton, 61 seq; Plat of, 108; Survey, Jen- nings Addition, 108; First Brick House, II9; Incorporated, 119; Population, 1858, 120; Electric Light, 120; Mill, 123; Water- works, 123; Fire Protection, 124; City Sec- ond Class, 124; Paving in, 124; Officials, 124; Schools, 156, 160; School Building, 1880, 173.
Teachers, State Association, 1860, 167.
Telephone, Local, 255.
Tidd, Chas., with John Brown, 413, 436.
Township, Survey of, 153; History of, 62.
Toney, Stephen, 30 seq, IOI, 243, 30I seq. Townsend, James, Travelers Rest, 149, 410 seq. Todd, Tillman, 496. Travelers Rest, 410. Treichler, Judge W. N., 123, 466, 495. Tufts, J. Q., 490.
Tuthill, Wm. H., 40, III, 116, 301; Literary Contributions, 470.
Tuthill, J. S., III, 329.
Underground Railroad, Station on, 26.
Walton, David, 33, 59, 60. Wallace, Lester, Arrest of, 31I. Washington, County, 314. Whittlesey, Wm. K., County Officer, 60 seq, 477.
Whittlesey, Chas., 301 ; Member Council, 486. Whicher, Stephen, Attorney, 315, 486, 492. Whitlock, Dr. Harvey G., 116, 304.
War, First Call to, 329; General Alarm, 333; Opposition to, 335; Record and Roster, 361 seq; Spanish American, 351; Record and Roster, 352 seq; Revolutionary, Soldier of, 508; 1812, Soldier of, 508.
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Witter, Amos, 489. Wolf, Capt. W. P., 336, 458, 490, 494.
Wright, Hon. Ed., 330, 345, 489. Woodard, W. G., 486. Williams, Judge Joseph, 302 seq.
Wilson, Joe, Death of, 353.
West Branch, Early History, 249; Incorpor- ated, 149; Post Office, 150; Officials, 150; Schools, 162.
Winona, Ohio, 431.
Winn, Thomas, 128. Warren, Captain, Jackson County, 308. Wise, Gov., Requisition from, 424.
Yankee Run, 323. Yates, Sylvanus, 340, 495. Yates, Sherman, 458. Yates, Mrs. Anna S., 466. Yule, Alexander, 17. Yule, Samuel, 39, 43. 3
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