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Q. Jameson, Corporal Wm. Wilson, Jacob L. Springer, Lu- ther W. Stanhope, Robert H. Fink, Jno. M. Rosecrans, Jno. N. Pollock, Sergeant Daniel J. and Archibald Sturgeon, George W. Fox, Enoch Harlan, Sergeant Jacob B. Moon, Jonathan W. Powers, Jacob Boyer, Richard Hammer, Gus- tavus V. Cowgill, and Thomas J. Hudson.
The names also of Emery Jones and John Wilson Trent, of the Twenty-ninth Regiment, we report in this connex- ion.
The dead of the Thirty-Second are: Elias Modlin, Fran- cis Luellen, and George H. Dunlap. Of the Thirty-Third, Hance Ferguson.
THIRTY-FOURTH.
Colonel G. W. Clark, breveted Brigadier General at the close of the war, was a lawyer at Indianola at the time he went into the service. Subsequently he was appointed U. S. Marshal for the District of Iowa. He is a gentleman of fine legal and military ability. The dead of his Regiment are John S. Davis and James M. Elliott.
THIRTY-NINTH.
Company B and I, of this regiment, were organized in Polk County, and were mustered into the service Novem- ber 24th, 1862. The Regiment rendezvoused at Des Moines. Its commissioned officers belonging to our County were, Col. Joseph M. Griffiths, Adjutant George C. Tiche- nor, Captains John H. Dykeman, Andrew T. Blodgett, Augustus Yerger and Robert C. Hunter; Lieutenants Frank- lin R. Thurbur, William A Patterson and Erastus Scott.
The dead of this Regiment, are Capt. A. T. Blodgett, killed with Lieut. Col. Redfield at Altoona, Oct. 5th, 1864, Sergeant Robert Francis Ward, William H. Chamberlain; Nicholas W. Simmons, Hudson Harrison, Thomas O. Tay- lor, Samuel E. Thornton, Francis Marion Lowe, Daniel T.
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Keeney, Henry H. Elliott, Andrew Cefley, John E. Mills, Cornelius S. Gaddis, James G. Leonard, Isaac Miller, Cor- poral William B. Sanford, Joshua Adamson, Lawson A. Smith; of the Forty-Fourth, John Henry Rittgers.
FORTY-SEVENTH.
Company F of this Regiment was organized in 1864, under the direction of Major George J. North, Military and Private Secretary of Governor Stone. He died about the close of the war. The names of commissioned officers of Company F. belonging to our County, are Maj. George J. North, Capt. David J. Pattee, Lieutenants Weldon Eng- land and Josiah M. Vale.
The dead of this Company, are William B. Herring, Millard F. Rollins, John L. McClelland, Miles D. Mattern, Simon M. Chenowith, Edward W. Peet, William C. Samp- son, Lorenzo L. Robinson, Benjamin A. Brooks, Theodore F. Vestal, Thor Fatland, and Felix McCarty.
FIRST INFANTRY-COLORED.
The names of the dead, are Peter Callahan, G. Robinson, W. Arnold, W. Bell, W. Clay, Fred Douglass and A. Pratt.
SECOND CAVALRY, ETC.
Company D of this Regiment was organized in Des Moines, and was mustered into service August 30th, 1861. Its commanding officers were Capt. G. C. Graves, and Lieu- tenants Gustavus Washburn and J. E. Jewett. The last two mentioned are dead, the former dying at Des Moines, and the latter at Iowa City.
The other commissioned officers were Capt Francis M. Griffith, Lieut. Samuel J. Dangler, Samuel Noel and Daniel Hall.
The names of the dead are: Augustus J. Thinis, Ephriam Walker, David M. Cockerham, Chapin Duncan, Isræl Har-
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den Howard, Henry H. Douthit, H. H. Helton, Simon S. Sisley, Perry Rickabaugh, Delanah Johnson, Jos. H. Moon, Lieut. Gustavus Washburn. Of Third Cavalry, Scott Thrailkill. Of Fourth Cavalry, Richard Ashworth and John Q. Jewett. Of Fifth Cavalry, Dr. P. M. Kerlin, who had been a physician at Rising Sun. Of the Seventh Cav- alry, Jacob Kesler. Of Ninth, James Q. Salisbury.
EIGHTH CAVALRY.
The officers belonging to Polk County were: Capts. W. H. Hoxie and Henry Moreland, and Lieut. Eli Keeler.
The names of the dead are: Orrin Mitchell, Corp. Thos. McClelland, James H. Horton, Francis Bradley, Thomas McCall, John B. Huzhart, Moses Krowzer, and William W. Derickson.
FIRST BATTERY.
This was commanded by Captain H. H. Griffiths, of Des Moines. The names of the dead are: Lieutenant Selah M. Titus, William Seldon, George Howard, Wm. H. Callen- der, Wm. McMichael, Harmon T. Myerhoff, John Johnson, Jon D. Callender, and Robert F. Reeder.
SECOND BATTERY, ETC.
The names of the dead are : Romulus Bullotph, John Jones, John Kuntz, and Peter H. Lee; of the Eighty-Ninth Illinois Volunteers, James Nicholas ; of the Twenty-First Missouri, Geo. R. Spencer; of the Second Nebraska, Wm. A. McClain; of the Ninety-Seventh Ohio, Lieutenant Geo. F. Jack, drowned in Raccoon river, with Asher Holcomb, April 19th, 1867 ; of First Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Benjamin M. Orwig; of the Ninety-Seventh Ohio, George Corwin Goodrell.
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OUR SOLDIERS.
According to the Census Report of 1862-the second year of the war -- the population of Polk County was 12,925, of whom 2,601 were voters. The number of volunteers, or enlisted men, credited to the county, as appears from the Adjutant General's Report, was 1,500, or considerably more than half the entire voting population in 1862.
In addition to the soldiers regularly credited to the county, there were the drafted men, and quite a number of our citi- zens besides who while absent from home, enlisted in other places, and who were, therefore, credited to other localities. Comparatively speaking, there were but few drafted men; for a large majority of our communities were so patriotic in their enlistments, that a draft was usually rendered un- necessary.
From the best data, however, to which we have had ac- cess, we deem it safe, as an approximate result, to place the number of our soldiers, during the few years of the war, at two thousand. If we have made a misstatement, it has been we think, in under-estimating the number. Of the 2,000 soldiers who went out from us to the front, periling their lives for the salvation of the Republic, two hundred and eighty lost their lives, either from wounds or disease. Without entering into an elaborate comparison on the sub- ject, we feel safe in the statement here, that no other county in Iowa, can give a better showing than ours, of its earnest and practical patriotism.
RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
The citizens of this county displayed extraordinary kind- ness and liberality, not only to the soldiers themselves, but to their families, during the war for the Union. Several times, the County and City, in their corporate capacities, voted generous sums for these purposes; but it was reserved
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to the people as individuals, to show what can be occom- plished by spontaneous action in the interest of suffering humanity. Besides donations in money, scores of loads of wood were brought in by the farmers, and deposited at the doors of needy families.
So great was the munificence displayed towards the sol- diers at the front, that they sent back word to stop the sup- plies, stating at the same time, that if their friends at home would continue to be cared for, it was all they asked. They thanked our people, again and again, for the great kindness of which their parents, wives, and children, had been con- stant recipients. The ladies established different associa- tions, the great object of which was to relieve those distres- ses which had been caused by war. Many concerts and festivals were given, especially during the winter seasons. The Old Folks, in their quaint, antique costumes, gave a series of humorous entertainments at the Court House and other places, the financial results of which were religiously devoted to the relief of soldiers' families.
The first regular meeting for the relief of soldiers' fam- ilies, was held at the Savery House, December 15th, 1864, with Mayor W. H. Leas in the chair, and H. L. Whitman as Secretary. The committees representing the different wards, were, Dr. H. L. Whitman, G. W. Cleveland, Major Hoyt Sherman, Lieutenant G. Washburn, Rev. J. M. Cham- berlain, Mrs. Frank Butler, Dr. M. P. Turner, and Mrs. Wm. Galbraith Gen. W. D. Wilson, C. C. Howell and H. Stephenson, were appointed to confer with the committee appointed on the 13th inst. Rev. J. M. Chamberlain, Gen. Wilson, Dr. Whitman, and C. C. Howell were appointed a committee to report some systematic plan of action, by which the objects of the meeting could be attained.
The first business meeting for the election of officers, was held at the residence of Lieut. Washburn, December 17th, 1864, with Mayor Leas in the chair. All the wards but one
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were represented. The following officers were elected: President, Mayor Leas; Vice Presidents, Dr. T. K. Brooks and A. B. Woodbury; Secretary, Wm. Duane Wilson. The Ladies' Aid Societies, and the Womans' League were under- stood as co-operating with the Soldiers' Relief Association. The following committee was appointed to secure donations &c, for a festival in aid of the soldiers, to be held at Des Moines December 31st, 1864: G. W. Cleveland, W. D. Wilson, Dr. Jas. Wright, Mrs. Col. Mills, Mrs. Lieut. Wash- burn and Mrs. W. H. Holmes. The permanent officers of the Association were as follows: President, W. H. Leas; Vice Presidents, Dr. Brooks and A. B. Woodbury; Treas- urer, F. R. West; Secretary, W. D. Wilson; Ward Com- mittees, Mrs. F. R. West, Mayor Leas, Dr. H. L. Whitman, Mrs. Frank Laird, Mrs. Col. Mills, H. Stephenson, Mrs. Car- penter, Mrs. W. D. Wilson, Rev. Chamberlain, Mrs. Tid. rick, Mrs. W. Galbraith, Dr. Turner, Mrs. J. A. Harvey, Mrs. Lows, Dr. Wright, Mrs. A. A. D. Jones, Mrs. Holmes, Dr. Shaw, Mrs. J. W. Cattell, Mrs. W. F. Burgett and J. M. Moody.
The net proceeds of the great festival for the benefit of the soldiers' families, given on the 31st day of December, 1864, were $4,245.28. The final exhibit made out by the Secretary, and published in the STATE REGISTER, December 1st, 1865, shows that the Association obtained from all sources, $7,261.35. It is a subject of regret with us, that our limited space does not permit us to give a more ex- tended report of the beneficent deeds of this Association. Suffice it to say that individuals, local organizations and churches, were stimulated to an activity in behalf of the destitute, which carried cheer and comfort to many a deso- late heart, and mitigated as far as human agency could ac- complish such a result, the miseries which the great civil war had produced in the families of our County.
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U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
The State is divided into three Pension districts, the headquarters of which are located respectively at Des Moines, Dubuque, and Fairfield. The Des Moines District embraces the following counties: Adair, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dallas, Dickinson, Emmet, Green, Guthrie, Har- din, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Kos- suth, Lyon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawat- tamie, Poweshiek, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Story, Warren, Web- ster, Winnebago, Woodbury, and Wright-in all forty- nine counties.
The Des Moines Pension Office was established in 1865, at which time Peter Myers was appointed agent. He served until 1866, when Maj. J. D. Thompson, of Hardin county, succeeded by appointment of President Johnson. In 1869, he was superceded by Stewart Goodrell, of Des Moines, who died in office Nov. 11th, 1872.
The present incumbent, Hon. B. F. Gue, became Pension Agent in November, 1872. This gentleman, who succeeded in office the popular and lamented Stewart Goodrell, had represented Scott county in both branches of the General Assembly, and had occupied the position of Lt. Governor. He is faithfully and efficiently discharging the duties of the office to which he has been called.
The records of the office give no report of the disburse- ments which were made during the administrations of Messrs. Myers and Thompson. During the fiscal year end- ing June 30th, 1871, Mr. Goodrell paid out to pensioners, $287,260.75. The total amount for the same year, paid out in the entire State, was $788,855.00. The number of pensioners in the State at that time was: Invalids, 3,258; 17
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widows and orphans, 3,725; soldiers of the war of 1812, 95 total, 6,992.
Mr. Goodrell paid out during the year 1872, $370,533.29. The number of pensioners at the end of this fiscal year in Iowa, had increased to 7,726, of whom 350 were soldiers and widows of the war of 1812; all of whom were placed on the pension roll, by act of February 14th, 1871, without reference to disability.
During the remainder of 1872, up to the time of Mr. Goodrell's death, on the 11th of November, he paid out to pensioners, $89,611.90. For the balance of that year, Mr Gue paid out $219,017.30; total for the year, $308,629.20.
The number of pensioners in the State, June 30th, 1873, was 8,043; of whom 3,669 were invalids, 3,972 were widows and dependent relatives, and 402 were of the war of 1812. The number in this District was 2,419.
Mr. Gue paid out in 1874, ending June 30th, $321,049.65. The number of pensioners that year was 8,046 ; of whom 3,872 were invalids, 3,796 were widows and dependent rela- tives, and 378 were of the war of 1812, There were in this District 2,215 pensioners.
Mr. Gue paid out for the fiscal year, 1875, 8326,647.85, to 2,300 pensioners. The whole number in the State was 8,061, of whom 4,024 were invalids, 3,701 widows and de- pendent relatives, and 336 of the war of 1812.
The amount paid for 1876, ending June 30th, was $317,- 953.57, to 2,433 pensioners.
In the future there will be a rapid decrease in the number of pensioners, as a great number of children now receiving pensions, will reach the age of sixteen, at which time this aid will cease.
Eliza Scarritt, of Iowa Falls, Hardin county, aged 86, widow of a private in the Revolutionary War, is the only pensioner of the kind in this District.
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GRAND MILITARY REUNION.
The most magnificent military reunion in peace times, occurred at Des Moines in 1870, commencing on the 30th day of August, and lasting several days. It was made an extraordinary success by the executive genius of Adjutant General N. B. Baker. It was estimated that 75,000 people, including 30,000 soldiers, participated in the festivities of the great occasion. General W. T. Sherman was the recog- mized hero of the reunion, whose presence at any point in the vast multitude, was the signal for the display of true- hearted enthusiasm from the boys, and from thousands of civic spectators. The different Iowa Regiments, though worn and wasted by time and the desolations of war, were reorganized under their respective commanders, and marched through the streets, forming a magnificent exhibition.
The church buildings, and other available structures, were chartered for the accommodation of the vast multitude. The packing house of Murphy & Co., was converted into a great eating establishment run by steam, at which twelve Iowa beeves were cooked at once, and sixty-four barrels of coffee were served up at one dinner! In all, one hundred and seven beeves gave up the ghost, and four hundred and ninety-eight barrels of coffee, or 28,424 gallons, were im- bibed! The tonnage of coffee taken from this place to camp, amounted to 189,362 pounds.
The soldiers camped by companies and regiments, as they did in the war; and all the vacant grounds East of the Cap- itol, extending to the residence of Wesley Redhead, were occupied as a great encampment. The STATE REGISTER, from which we have obtained the materials of this article, characterizes this meeting of soldiers and citizens as the grandest demonstration ever known in modern times!
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BOARD OF ENROLLMENT.
The Board of Enrollment of this District had its head quarters, during the war, at Des Moines. The Provost Mar- shal was Captain S. C. Brownell, whose residence is now at Elmira, New York. Surgeon Finley of Decatur county, and J. N. Cornish of Fremont county, were the other mem- bers of the Board. Mr. Cornish resigned, and was snc- ceeded by Col. Hedges of Sidney. Mr. Strow, now of Fort Dodge, was the Clerk of the Board.
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
The reunion of the Army of the Tennessee took place at Des Moines September 29th and 30th, 1875. Among the dignitaries who were present were President Grant and suit, Secretary Belknap, and General W. T. Sherman and daughter. General Sherman, the old veteran of the army of the Tennessee, and the President, as well as the other dis- tinguished gentlemen in attendance were received with a warm welcome. Elaborate preparations had been made to render the occasion one of rare local interest.
Arches trimmed with flags and evergreens, were con- structed in triumphal order, across Walnut and Fourth Streets, and Court Avenue. The public buildings, business houses, and many private residences, were festooned with flags, and illuminated in the evening in honor of the occa- sion. The residence of Hoyt Sherman and the surrounding grounds, were grandly illuminated; and at this place, Gen- eral Sherman and his daughter, who were the guests of their relative, were serenaded by the city bands
Next day the children of the public schools convened by invitation at the Opera House, to listen to a discourse from the President.
MILITARY COMPANIES.
There are in the county five Companies and one Battery
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of the Third Iowa State Militia, of which F. Olmsted is Colonel; N. Townsend, Lieutenant Colonel; N. H. Ball, Major; M. Mahon, Adjutant; J. M. Walker, Quartermaster; Dr. G. P. Hannawalt, Surgeon; Philo Case, Drum Major; and A. Wessel, Fife Major. This regiment was organized September 1, 1875.
Company A, organized December 8, 1868, is called Olm- sted State Guards. Its first commissioned officers were, F. Olmsted, Captain; N. H. Williams, First Lieutenant; Frank Clark, Second Lieutenant. The non-commissioned officers were: W. C. Story, Ist Sergeant; D. K. Jones, 2d Sergeant; James Tunice, 3d Sergeant; F. A. Shepard, 4th Sergeant; L. H. Bradshaw, 5th Sergeant; William Fenwick, Ist Corporal; C. A. Ferguson, 2d Corporal; Ed Pettitt, 3d Corporal; and John Spellman, 4th Corporal. There were thirteen charter members on the roll, of whom two still be- long to the company. Of this company, which is the oldest in the State under the law organizing it, there are about seventy members. Since the organization, seven hundred persons have at different times belonged to it. Only two deaths have occurred, those of Lieutenant John Spellman, and Ist Sergeant M. C. Story, the former dying of a cold contracted at Council Bluffs while on duty, and the latter of a wound received at the Des Moines celebration on the Fourth of July, 1874, while engaged in a sbam battle. The company is in a prosperous condition. It has made a fine record as to discipline and effectiveness; and it has won several prize banners, which are always ready to go to any rival company which may surpass it in the perfection of drill.
The present officers are: E. J. Ulrich, Captain; W. B. Keffer, 1st Lieutenant; Warren M. Walker, 2d Lieutenant; S. E. Cate, 1st Serg't; W. Wightman, 2d Serg't; Harry Ir- win 3d Serg't; Wm. B. Carson, 4th Serg't; Harry Morris, 5th Serg't; James Olmsted, 1st Corporal; C. E. Vaughn, 2d
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Corporal; John B. Loughlan, 3d Corporal; Harry Porter, 4th Corporal.
Sarsfield Guards, Co. B, was organized March 18th, 1875, with James Murphy as Captain; M. Mahon, Ist Lieutenant, and John Shanly as 2d Lieutenant. A majority of the members of this company belonged originally to the Crocker Veteran Guards, organized November, 1871, of which J. H. Smith was Captain; W. L. Davis, Ist Lieutenant; and A. E. Puffer, 2d Lieutenant. Captain Smith resigned Febru- ary 2d, 1872, and was succeeded by W. L. Davis.
The Olmsted Guards, and the Crocker Veteran Guards, numbering in all about sixty men, were ordered by Gov- ernor Carpenter, November 17th, 1872, to proceed to Coun - cil Bluffs to assist the local authorities in preserving the peace, at the time when there was a prize ring exhibition between Tom Allen, of St. Louis, and Hogan, of Omaha The presence of the Des Moines companies drove the pu- gilists fifteen miles from the place at which they had in- tended to fight, and finally to the Nebraska side of the river, before they had time to complete their entire programme. The companies did their duty effectually.
The Belknap Guards, Company E, Grant township, was organized October 20th, 1873. The officers are: J. K. Dean, Captain; George Curran, Ist Lieutenant; and John K. Tay- lor, 2d Lieutenant.
The Scandanavian State Guards, Company D, was organ- ized February 24th, 1876, of which Albert Peterson is Cap- tain; George Barquist, 1st Lieutenant; and Henry Bakman, 2d Lieutenant. This company has a membership of forty, and is in a prosperous condition.
The Valley State Guards, Valley township, Company F, was organized August 8th, 1874. Its first officers were: Wm. A. Fenwick, Captain; Jacob B. Lawson, Ist Lieuten- ant; and Macy Carter, 2d Lieutenant. Its present officers are: Jacob B. Lawson, Captain; Henry Snodgrass, Ist Lieut.
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Baker Battery consists of a detail from the Olmsted State Guards, and is commanded by 1st Lieutenant John D. Rowan, who was commissioned January 3d, 1876.
The Railroad Volunteers were organized November 22d, 1873. H. F. Royce, Captain; Wm. H. Quick, 1st Lieuten- ant; and C. D. Sprague, 2d Lieutenant.
STATE ARSENAL.
The State Arsenal, built of iron, brick, and red rock stone , two stories high, with marble floor and iron stairway, was erected on First street in 1867. It contains many interesting relics of the war, and all the military archives of the State. N. B. Baker was made Adjutant General of Iowa in 1861, and has held this office ever since. It is a well understood fact that the records of his office have been kept from first to last in a style which challenges admiration. His superior executive ability has been displayed here, as well as in all other positions to which his fellow citizens have called him The affection with which our soldiers regard him is indeed extraordinary; but he well deserves it all.
Gen. N. B. Baker is a native of New Hampshire, having been born in 1819. At one time he was Governor of that State; and in 1856 be removed to Clinton, Iowa. In the fall of 1860, he was chosen to represent Clinton County in the Legislature. From that time his name has been inti- mately and honorably associated with our County and our State.
CENTENNIAL FOURTH.
The celebration at Des Moines, on the Fourth of July last, of the hundredth anniversary of American Indepen- dence, eclipsed all previous demonstrations of the kind. The procession which traversed the streets, and marched to the Fair Grounds, was of the most ingenious and impressive character, made up of all trades and professions, distributed
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in proper order under efficient marshals. The number in attendance was very large, variously estimated at from 20,- 000 to 30,000. Except the military reunion in 1870, it was the grandest demonstration we have ever had in Polk County.
The immense concourse at the Fair Grounds listened with rapt attention to an eloquent oration from Col. Mont- gomery, of Council Bluffs, followed by a classic address from Prof. Hutchins. The exercises were interspersed in a spirited way ,with martial music and appropriate melody from the band. Gov. Kirkwood was president of the day; Capt. Collins was Chief Marshal, and Rev. A. L. Frisbie, of the Congregational Church, offered the introductory prayer.
The day was very sultry. In the evening an attempt was made to give a grand pyrotechnic display; but a terrific thunder-storm obstructed this branch of the celebration, and made it a failure. On that memorable night, Bird's Run, in the city, became furious, sweeping nearly all its bridges away within the corporation, and destroying prop- erty to the value of thousands of dollars. The same storm, developing itself in the shape of a tornado or whirlwind, demolished scores of houses, and destroyed many lives, in Warren and Madison counties. It was a sad termination of the Centennial Fourth!
THE COUNTY.
From the period at which the plow first penetrated the soil, inverting the rich loam of this region, our county has gone on in a career of improvement, almost unparalleled in the history of civilization. At this point, let us take a ret- rospective glance, for the purpose of instituting a brief, but very suggestive, comparison between the past and pres- ent of our experience.
Thirty-three years ago, the Federal soldiers, under Capt. Allen, arrived at this place. This constitutes the first im-
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portant epoch in our local history. What pioneer of those times, looking from his standpoint of observation over the broad range of possibilities, ever dreamed in his most san- guine mood, that in less than an average generation of our race, all the townships would be crowded with multitudes of workingmen, changing the face of nature as by a spell of enchantment; and that here too, at the confluence of our two rivers, in the great Centennial year, a city of twenty thou- sand inhabitants, with its railroads, its manufactories, its populous avenues of trade, and with all the appointments of a great State Capital, would lift its spires and steeples in the bright light of day?
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