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1908 .- January 11th, the commission plan of municipal government defeated at special election. The vote was 3,III to 2,713. January 18th, the big new machine shop of the Bettendorf Axle Company was opened at Bettendorf with a luncheon and dance which were attended by 1,200 people. January 24th, the Burns Club celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. February Ist, the new Kimball
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Hotel was opened. February 4th, the Outing Club free from debt. February Ioth, the Davenport Motor Boat Club was organized. February 28th, the Daven- port Elks approved plans for a magnificent new home. March 15th, the Daven- port Trades assembly declared against Taft's candidacy for president. April 28th, Bleik Peters dies. May 17th, Judge J. Scott Richman dies at Muscatine. May 30th, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Condon found a two days' old baby on their door- step. June 19th, Redemptorist Fathers let contract for new church in West Daven- port. June 28th, the Christian Scientist church was dedicated. July 7th, thirty boys arrived from Chicago to enjoy fresh air camp which Davenportites had ready for them in McClellan Heights. July 27th, by computation postmaster Lon Bry- son finds that he sold over 6,000,000 stamps in Davenport in the past year. July 28th, the "onion king" of Pleasant Valley, Henry Schutter, dies. September 23d, the Spanish war veterans held their first reunion in Davenport. September 26th, the Elks' new home was dedicated. October 4th, the laying of the corner-stone of the new Holy Family church took place. October 29th, Nathan Van Tuyl dies at the age of ninety-three years. December 3d, the Lend a Hand Club moved into its new home on Second street. December 17th, grocery clerks and team- sters organized a union. December 20th, St. Alphonsus chapel founded by Re- deptorist Fathers. December 24th, Ladies Industrial Relief Society sent out 225 Christmas dinners.
1909 .- January Ist, German Savings bank purchases Lischer property at Third and Main streets for $70,000. January 15th, Scott County Soldiers' Monument association give monument and grounds to the city of Davenport. February 9th, Bettendorf Axle company announce contracts for $3,000,000 for current year. February 17th, city council voted to refund all bonded and float- ing indebtedness by issue of $450,000 in bonds. March Ist, Bettendorf bank opens. March 19th, Buffalo Savings bank organized. March 31st, Automobile club organized. April 16th, city teachers give reception at the Commercial club for Dr. J. A. De Armand, their champion in the Iowa legislature. May 3d, Dav- enport Playgrounds association formed; Charles Francis, president, Rev. R. K. Atkinson, secretary. May 9th, Bettendorf-Moline ferry started. Carried 2,500 passengers first day. June 6th, board of supervisors put county prisoners at work on the levee. June 9th, State Manufacturers' association in session at Davenport. June 19th, Sunday school rally day marked by parade and picnic of 4,000 persons. July 3d, Attorney W. M. Chamberlin and Jim Fleming rescue party from burning launch on Mississippi. July 19th, Bettendorf Metal Wheel company becomes French & Hecht. August 31st, Davenport August building record was $184,420 in permits. September 18th, Mrs. Isabella Peaslee, pioneer resident of LeClaire dies, aged seventy-five years. September 22d, the limit in deeds recorded. Strip of land two inches wide on West Third street transferred for $100. October IIth, eighteenth annual convention of Master Horseshoers' National Protective association in session in Davenport. October 15th, German and Bethlehem Congregational congregations unite in the Berea Congregational church. October 17th, week of dedication of new $100,000 Y. M. C. A. building opens. October 31st, Visiting Nurses' association clears $2,541.76 as re- sult of Tag day efforts. November Ist, announced that Santa Fe and Iowa Cen- tral would enter Tri-cities over the Rock Island Southern. November 8th, Iowa
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State Conference of Charities and Corrections opens session in Davenport. No- vember 18th, Brady street merchants give celebration in honor of the super-light- ing of that street. November 27th, fire at U. N. Roberts company plant entails loss of $250,000. November 30th, Mrs. 'Anna B. Amhof, living near Eldridge, celebrates 94th birthday anniversary. December 12th, opening service in the new St. Paul's church in North Davenport conducted by Rev. C. J. Donahoe, pastor. December 21st, Trinity and Grace cathedral parishes vote to consolidate.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
PAGE
H. E. Downer
4
Refectory in Central Park.
16
Lake in Central Park.
21
Old Prison Hospital, Rock Island Ar-
senal
293
Mound Builder Relics
33
Mound Builder Pipes
37
Mound Builder Tablets
41
Mound Pottery
45
Keokuk-Black Hawk
50
Black Hawk Watch Tower 60
Elk in Fejervary Park. 68
Fort Armstrong
83
Entrance to Oakdale Cemetery.
92
General View of Davenport from the Rock Island Shore ..
92
Island Abutment, First Railroad Bridge. 92
Willard Barrows
.106
Buffalo Public School.
114
Postoffice, Buffalo
.114
Driveway in Fejervary Park.
130
Davenport from the Mississippi River. . 137
Early Home of J. M. D. Burrows. 145
Residence of Dr. Barrow's.
145
Old Fort Armstrong When First Built. . 153
Second Street, Taken in 1858. .163
Davenport about 1862. 163
Home of Colonel George Davenport. .175
J. M. D. Burrows.
183
Prospect Terrace
.191
First National Bank. . .201
The Well, Central Park .211
Le Claire House. .221
Pennsylvania House
221
Burtis House
.221
Kemper Hall
.221
Father Pelamourgues
.229
The Webb Home ..
239
Old Methodist Church.
.239
Fourteenth Street M. E. Church .239
Old Trinity Church. 239
Street View of Princeton.
.250
Pleasant Valley, from
Pope's
Bluff,
Looking East . .250
Street Scene, Le Claire. .256
Presbyterian Church. Le Claire. .260
Main Street, Le Claire
.264
Main Street, Princeton
.264
Long Grove ..
270
Christian Church, Long Grove .270
Blue Grass Savings Bank
.276
Campbell's Hotel, Blue Grass .276
Keppy's Store, Donahue
.284
Henry Klindt's Store. Maysville
.284
Fort Armstrong.
2SS
Old Davenport House, Rock Island Ar-
senal
.293
View of Rock Island Arsenal
.299
Row of Shops, Rock Island Arsenal
.. 305
Power Plant, Rock Island Arsenal
..... 305
Main Entrance to the Rock Island Ar-
senal
311
Sun Dial and Saluting Battery, Rock
Island Arsenal
.311
Old Mill, Rock Island Arsenal
319
Arsenal, Rock Island
319
First Bridge that Spanned the Missis-
sippi River
.324
Present Government Bridge
.324
Davenport in 1856
.329
Old Bridge in Early Days
.335
W. L. Clark
344
Teddy and Carrie, the Cinnamon Bears
at Fejervary Park.
351
Typical Farm Scene
.360
Le Claire Depot
.363
Presbyterian Church, Princeton
363
St. Anne's Catholic Church, Long Grove.367 Big Rock Public School .373
Turner Hall. Eldridge. .373
Residence of Capt. W. L. Clark, Buffalo.373 German Savings Bank, New Liberty .377
New Liberty School
377
New Liberty .
377
Buffalo Town Hall .381
Main Street, Buffalo
.351
Catholic Church, Buffalo. .387
Antoine Le Claire .
.394
Antoine Le Claire's Treaty House
.397
Marguerite Le Claire .401
Antoine Le Claire's Old Residence 405
Third Home of Antoine Le Claire
405
Riverview Terrace
418
The Ferry "Davenport" 428
Davenport Waterworks
and
Settling
Basin
428
A Short Line Packet
435
John Wilson's Ferry 441
Entrance to Fejervary Park.
440
Pioneer Settlers of Scott County
474
View in Central Park
485
1. James Thorington, 2. Harvey Leonard.
3. Dr. E. S. Barrows, 4. Judge W. L.
Cook
494
Green House. Central Park
503
Soldiers' Orphans' Home. 1865.
.546
Soldiers' Orphans' Home
.546
Mound Pottery
30
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Buildings at Scott County Poor Farm ... 546
Central Fire Station, Davenport .557
Scott County Jail .557
St. Marguerite's Church .570
St. Anthony's Church.
.579
Sacred Heart Cathedral .579
Trinity Cathedral .587
First Christian Church .587
First Presbyterian Church
.587
Calvary Baptist Church .593
St. John's M. E. Church .593
Edwards Congregational Church .599
English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Davenport .605
Fountain in Central Park .618
Soldiers' Monument, Davenport 618
Main Building-Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home .661
Clarissa C. Cook's Home for the Friend-
less
.661
Rock Island Barracks in 1864. 668
Company B Starting for the Spanish- American War 679
The Armory, Davenport 679
City Hall, Davenport
. 684
Davenport Mayors
. 687
Davenport Mayors .691
Davenport Mayors
.695
Davenport Mayors
.699
Nicholas Fejervary
703
Street Scenes
.710
Burtis Opera House in Late '60s. . 713
Young Men's Christian Association
Building 713
Davenport Hotel 719
Davenport Hotel, Later U. P. Hotel. .719 Scott House 719
New Kimball Hotel
.719
Commercial Club .723
Elks' Building, Davenport .723
St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport
729
Mercy Hospital .729
Fejervary Home for Old Men .733
Bishop Davis' Residence .733
Masonic Temple, Davenport 738
Inn at Fejervary Park
.741
Outing Club Inn . 741
Buffalo in Fejervary Park .752
Scott County's First Courthouse .768
Scott County Courthouse .768
Public Library, Davenport 782
Postoffice-Government Building
.782
The Reading Room, Davenport Public
Library .785
The Lesk, Davenport Public Library ... 791 Children's Room, Davenport Public Li- brary 795
The Claim House
800
Home of John L. Davies 800 House Built by Dr. John Emerson .800
The Thorington Home on Site of Public Library 800
Home of Willard Barrows, Historian .. 800 Home of D. C. Eldridge. 800 Home of Hon. Hiram Price in 1843 .. 803 Homes of Hiram Price and Judge John F. Dillon 803
The Ebenezer Cook Home. 803
Residence of John P. Cook. 803
Home of James Grant. 803
Home of John Mullen 803
Old Turner Hall, Northwest, Davenport
.812
Turner Hall, Davenport. 812
Music Pavilion in Schuetzen Park. 817 Schuetzen Park Club House. 817 German Pioneers of Scott County 822
Memorial Shaft of the Kampfgenossen Verein 827
The Free German School. 831 Memorial of Kampfgenossen Verein. 835 Entrance to Oakdale Cemetery .848
General View of Davenport from the Rock Island Shore ... 848
Island Abutment, First Railroad Bridge. 848 Colonel George Davenport. 857 High Water of March 10, 1886. 876
Station and Elevated Tracks, Rock
Island System. 89S
Bridge in Central Park 902
The Crescent Bridge. 902
Some Public School Buildings. .918
The First Davenport High School 923
Davenport High School Building. .923
Jefferson School. .929
Central Park, Davenport. .935
High School, Davenport .. .935
Adams School (Number 2) 941
Academy of Science and Science Hall. .. 949 St. Ambrose College. .949
First Home of Iowa College. .949
Iowa College-Later Griswold College .. 949 Academy of the Immaculate Conception. 955 St. Katharine's Hall, Davenport .. .955
J. B. Young
.959
A View from Prospect Terrace.
962
INDEX
PAGE
The Story of the Rocks. 17
Strange Climatic Changes. 1S
Other Comments. 94
Constructive and Erosive Forces. 19
llis Own Estimate. 94
An Ancient Pre-Glacial River. 23
The Glory of the West. 95
When the Glaciers Came. 23
A Future State Capital. 96
97
Rocks Crowded with Fossils. 26
Some Deep Wells. 27
The Earliest Dwellers. 31
The Challenge of the Mounds. 32
Had Time to Be Sick 35
Local Amateur Scientists. 36
Pipes and Tablets Discredited. 39
Probable Acquaintance of Man and Mas- todon 40
Professor Seyffarth's Reliable Results. . 43
Indian Occupancy . 47
Towns of the Sacs and Foxes 4S
Agricultural Indians. 51
Quasquawma's Mansion. 51
Atwood Found Artistic Qualities. 52
Black Hawk Tells of Indian Customs. 54
Fine Sense of Honor. 56
An Indian Duel of Long Ago.
56
Antoine Le Claire's Indian Friends. 57
The White Man Comes 61
Marquette and Joliet. 62
Ideal Address of Welcome. 63
Pike's Visit to Davenport. 64
Camped on Rock Island. 61
The White Potato River 65
Davenport in 1824. 66
Wars and Treaties. 69
An Irishman Full of Fight. 69
Brave Even in Orthography 70
Proceeded to the Business 71
The First of Many Treaties 72
The First Flag. 72
War of 1812. 73
Fort Shelby Is Built ... 73
Battle of Campbell's Island. 74
Wounded Men Are Rescued 78
To Davenport for Distribution. 78
Battle of Credit Island. 79
St. Louis Treaty Reaffirmed. 79
Credit Island. 81
The British Account. 82
Governor Reynold's Narration 86
St. Louis Treaty Reaffirmed. The Black Hawk Purchase. SS Iowa Reserve Purchased. 88
Distinguished Red Men. 89
White People in Undisturbed Possession. 90
The Barrows History. 93
Suel Foster's Pedestrian Trip.
The Naming of Davenport. .
9S
Davenport Entertains a Bishop. 99
First Death in Davenport 100
A Summer Resort. 100
T'nique Celebration. 100
Royalty Visits the City. 101
The First Duel on Iowa Soil. 101
Newhall's Immigrant Picture. 102
Biography of Willard Barrows. 103
Barrows History of Scott County 107
Introductory
107
General Remarks. 109
First Settlement of Buffalo Township. .115
Rockingham Township. 121
Davenport Township. 131
1849. General History 190
Bridge Across the Mississippi River .210
East Davenport. .214
Agricultural Society .216
Horticultural Society. 216
Fire Department. .217
Military Companies .218
Public Buildings
.219
Public Schools. .224
Scott County Bible Society. 224
Cemeteries
.225
Religious 226
Roman Catholic Church. .226
Presbyterian Church. .228
The Christian Church, or Disciples 234
Congregational Church.
235
Protestant Episcopal Church 238
Trinity Church.
.238
St. Luke's Church .. .242
First Methodist Episcopal Church 243
First Baptist Church. 245
Second Baptist Church. 245
First English Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Second Presbyterian Church, N. S. . 246
First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 247
The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. 247
Pleasant Valley Township. 251
Le Claire Township 257
Princeton Township.
265
Winfield or Long Grove Township 271
246
Verification and Correction. 93
PAGE
The Rocky Substructure .. 25
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INDEX
Blue Grass Township. 277
Allens Grove Township. .285
Hickory Grove. .286
Sloperville .286
Liberty Township.
.286
The Island of Rock Island. .289
The St. Louis Treaty of 1804. 289
War History Begins. 291
Expedition from St. Louis to the Island
to Establish a Fort. .295
Indians are Apprehensive. .296
Description of the Fort. .296
An Attempted Massacre ..
.297
Island Mentioned as Armory Site. .298
The Board Favors Fort Massac. .301
Water Power Furnishes Strong Claim. . 302
A Strong Local Committee. .303
Joint Resolutions of the Iowa Legis- lature .304
Certificate from the Government Agent.304 General Rodman's Plans. .307
The Plans Developed by General Flagler.308 Great Fabrication Is Possible .309
Various Items Made at the Arsenal.
.310
The Armory Makes Many Rifles. .313
General Crozier Appreciates the Arsenal.314
A New Viaduct Is Built. .314
Jefferson Davis Writes of This Location.316 Squatters' Attempt to Gain Foothold. .. 316 Colonel George Davenport's Claim Al-
lowed ..
317
The Government Enters into Full Pos-
session
.321
Three Bridges to the Island. .325
Building of Bridge Impeded. 326
Guarantee by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company 327
Three Government Bridges. .333
Description of the First Bridge 334
Abraham Lincoln and the First Bridge. . 337 A Lincoln Story. .338
Plot to Burn the Bridge. .339
George E. Hubbell Lincoln's Associate Counsel .341
Iowa's Earliest Living Resident. .345
Knew Antoine Le Claire. .346
Knew Stephen A. Douglas. . .347
Written by Captain W. L. Clark. .347
Early History.
.348
Customs of the Pioneers. . .349
Buffalo First Town Platted .349 Buffalo's First Postmaster 350
A Beautiful Country .350
The Pioneer Cabin. .350
Indian Customs. .355
Hiding Winter Supplies of Corn .356
Telephoning the News .356
Farming
.356
Sinking Canoes .357
Mode of Burial.
.357
Hummer's Bell.
481
How the Indians Were Swindled by
Traders
Why Buffalo Fell Behind. .358
Townships and Towns. .361
Le Claire Township .361
Princeton Township.
.362
Winfield Township.
.366
Lincoln Township.
.369
Pleasant Valley Township. .370
Cleona Township .370
Butler Township. .371
Sheridan Township. .372
Hickory Grove Township .375
Blue Grass Township.
.376
Allens Grove Township
376
Liberty Township. 379
Bettendorf 380
Buffalo
.380
380
New Liberty Big Rock .380
Dixon
.380
New Dixon. 380
McCausland 380
Donahue
.384
Eldridge
.384
Le Claire
.384
Long
384
Princeton
385
Blue Grass
385
Walcott
.385
Le Claire Village.
.386
Davenport's First Citizen.
395
Antoine Le Claire.
395
Enters Government Service. .396
Founder of Davenport.
.399
From Block House to Mansion
.399
Marguerite Le Claire. .
400
A Picturesque Personality.
403
A Tribute by Father Pelamourgues 403
Pioneer Life.
407
The Log Cabin 407
Sleeping Accommodations. 409
Cooking
409
Women's Work 410
Hospitality
410
Prairie Fires
411
Wolf Hunts.
The Bright Side.
414
What the Pioneers Have Done. 414
Territorial Days.
419
Conway an Enthusiast.
420
Unkindly Feelings Never Healed. 420
Conway's Remarkable Letter 421
Report
423
T. S. Parvin Governor's Secretary 425
Conway's Death. 425
The Great River. 429
An Early River Panorama. 430
The Boats of Other Days. 431
Great River Stories
432
Rafting Days
434
The Clinton "Nigger" 434
The First Raft Pilot. 437
Ferries Crossing the Mississippi 438
The Hennepin Canal. 440
History of a Noted Picture 414
Life on the Frontier 447
Looking Backward.
475
Rev. John O. Foster on Early Days .489
The Medical Profession.
495
Dr. E. S. Barrows Writes 495
Antoine Le Claire a Patient. 497
Early Physicians.
498
Scott County Medical Society .500
Extracts from Minutes. .501
The Rights of Medical Experts
503
The Restricted Schools.
504
First Telephone.
507
.357
412
Spelling Schools
412
INDEX
1009
Early Members .507
Other Members. 514
Altered Conditions. .515
The Scott County Bar. .517
The Early Bar.
.519
Present Bar of Davenport.
530
Incidents Amusing and Otherwise Rela-
ting to the Early Bar and Courts of Scott County. .531
Judge Grant's Knife. . .532
Some Early History of the District
Court
534
Nothing Came of It. 541
Circuit Court.
.543
Probate Courts. 544
County Court.
.544
Administration of the County. 547
Present Time .. 547
First County Commissioners' Court. 547
County Divided into Road Districts. .548
The Board Comes to Davenport. 549
County Judges.
.550
Board of Supervisors 550
County Officials ..
554
Growth of the County in Wealth and Population .564
Abstract of Valuations and Taxes Levied,
1909 .565
Abstract of Taxes by Towns and Town- ships, 1909 .: .566
Itemized Report of Assessment of Per- sonal Property, 1909. .567
Growth in Population 567
Churches and Parishes 571
Early Catholic History. 571
Bishops McMullen and Cosgrove. 572
St. Anthony's. .576
Sacred Heart Cathedral. 578
The Diocese of Davenport. 581
Very Rev. A. Trevis, V. G. 582
Bishop Davis.
582
St. Mary's.
583
St. Joseph's 583
Holy Family
584
St. Alphonsus
584
St. Paul's.
584
Our Lady of Lourdes 584
The Diocese of Iowa.
585
Bishop Henry W. Lee 590
St. John's Methodist Episcopal. 590
The Christian Church.
597
Membership by Periods. .603
Charter Members of First Church 603
Pastors of First Church 603
Edwards Congregational .. 601
St. Paul's English Evangelical Lutheran. 604 First Presbyterian Church. 607 McClellan Heights United Presbyterian. . 608 First Unitarian Church. 609
First Church of Christ, Scientist. 610
Mount Ida Presbyterian
611
Calvary Baptist. 612
Berea Congregational. 614
Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran. . 614
Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran 614
The German Methodist Episcopal. .615
Temple Emanuel. 615
Swedish Lutheran.
.615
Third Baptist (Colored) .
616
The African Methodist Episcopal .616
The First German Evangelical Luther Zion's Church. .616
The Civil War. . .619
Dred Scott the Slave. .619
The Emerson Claim. .620
John Brown's Visit.
.621
Coppoc the Refugee. 622
The Rebellion or the War Between the
States
622
The Call for Troops. .623
The President's Proclamation. .623
Iowa Rallies to the Colors. .625
Iowa's Borders Threatened. .626
Iowa Troops Reenlisted. .627
lowa Paid No Bounty. .628
Public Meeting and Resolutions .628
First Infantry
.629
Second Infantry .630
Second Veteran Infantry. .631
Eighth Infantry
. 632
Veteran Infantry
632
The Eighth at Shiloh . 633
To Hold the Position .634
The Campaign in Mississippi. .634
Eleventh Infantry. .635
Thirteenth Infantry .636
The Thirteenth at Shiloh. .636
Engagement Before Atlanta .638
Fourteenth Infantry . 635
Sixteenth Infantry. .639
Sixteenth Always on Duty . .641
Twentieth Infantry .643
Twentieth Infantry Veterans. 643
Twenty-Sixth Infantry .644
Thirty-Seventh Infantry 644
Forty-Fourth Infantry .644
First Cavalry. .645
Second Cavalry .646
Third Cavalry .64S
Sixth Cavalry
.648
Eighth Cavalry
649
Ninth Cavalry.
.649
First African Cavalry. .649
Twelfth Missouri Infantry .650
Second Missouri Artillery. .650
Third and Other Regiments. 650
Roll of Honor.
.653
A Hungry Audience
.657
Astonished Keokukian.
657
The Ladies Made Them
,658
Oration at the Dedication.
659
Veterans' Association Antedating G. A. R.660 The Orphans Reach, Davenport 664
Under State Control. 665
Cares for Children of Broken Homes. .665
Patriotic Davenport ..
669
Davenport Military Organizations. .669
Military Camps in Davenport.
.670
General B. S. Roberts. 671
Indian Murderers at Camp Mcclellan. .. 671 The Island Becomes a Military Prison. . 672 Reminiscences of an ex-Confederate
Prisoner on the Island. .673
Prison Life. 674
Word from Home.
.674
August Wentz Post No. 1, Grand Army
of the Republic.
.675
Soldiers' Monument . .
.677
Company B of Davenport in the Spanish- American War . 678
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INDEX
Mustered into Service .681
Roll of Honor. 681
Personnel of Company B. 682
Tri-City Kindergarten Club. 746
Davenport Music Clubs 747
Music Students Club. .747
Harmonic Society 747
Music Lovers Club 748
The Etude Club 748
Chaminade Music Club. 749
The Amateur Musical Club .753
Begins with the Mills. .753
Sugar from Corn 754
Varied Manufactures. 751
Davenport Locomotive Works. 755
Great Factories at Bettendorf. .757
Davenport's Clearing House and Banking Institutions 758
First National Bank. 758
German Savings Bank. 759
Davenport Savings Bank. 760
Scott County Savings Bank. .760
Iowa National Bank. 761
Union Savings Bank. 761
Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank .762
Citizens Trust & Savings Bank. 762
Davenport's Trust Companies. 763
Davenport Trust Company 764
Buffalo Savings Bank. .764
Blue Grass Savings Bank. 764
Dixon Savings Bank. 764
Donahue Savings Bank 764
New Liberty Bank. 764
Eldridge Savings Bank. .765
M'Causland Savings Bank .765
Le Claire Savings Bank. .765
Walcott
.765
Princeton 765
Bettendorf Savings Bank. 765
At the Court House.
769
The Present Postoffice. 728
Mercy Hospital.
731
St. Luke's Hospital. 731
The Clarissa C. Cook Home for the
Friendless
731
The N. Fejervary Home for Aged and Homeless Men. .732
The Industrial Home .732
The People's Union Mission. 735
St. Vincent's Orphans' Home. 735
Fraternal Orders and Other Societies of
Davenport 735
Colored Fraternal Orders. 737
Other Societies 737
Labor Organizations. 737
Clubs, Debating Societies and Others .738
Women of Davenport and Their Clubs. . 739
Davenport D. A. R. 739
Iowa Society of Colonial Dames 739
The Clionian Club .740
The Parliamentary Club 740
The Lend-A-Hand Club. 740
The Tuesday Club.
743
Davenport Kindergarten Association. 743
West End Mothers' Club .743
The S. L. A. Club 744
Arlington Club. .744
United States History Club 744
Dickens Reading Circle.
745
Club of Eighty-Nine. 745
Cuisine Club. 745
Chemaun Club. 746
City of Davenport. . 685
Civilization's Added Beauty .686
Newhall's Description. 686
The Most Charming. .689
In the Beginning. 690
Mayors of the City 690
The City Hall .. 693
The Police Department. .693
Fire Department. .694
Davenport's Park System 694
Central Park 694
Fejervary Park. 697
Prospect and Riverview Terraces. 697
Lafayette and Washington Squares .697
City's Assets and Liabilities in 1909. .. 698
Street Railways. 702
The Merging of Utilities. 705
Electricity from Water Power 706
Davenport Water Company. 708
A Good Place to Live .. 711
The Academy of Sciences. 712
Young Men's Christian Association
715
Commercial Club. 717
The Outing Club. 717
Davenport Hotel.
The Burtis House 717
The Kimball. 718
Le Claire House. 718
The New Davenport.
721
Public School Buildings
Places of Amusement.
The Postoffice.
722
Latest Yearly Statement.
722
Mail from the East. 726
Out in the Country.
727
A Building Provided. 727
To Third and Perry
Memorial Tablet Dedicated to the Pio- neers .769
The Jail. 774
Scott County Agricultural Society 775
The First Fair. 775
Baseball in Davenport in the Sixties 776
The Davenport Union Baseball Club. .. 777
The Pestiferous Wapellos .778
Cleaned Up Peoria 778
Played in Uniform. 779
Public Libraries, Old and New. 783
Some Old Houses
S01
The Claim House. 802
Houses Here or Easily Remembered. .. 805
The Emerson Residence. .807
Along the Rockingham Road. 807
The German Impress
813
A Brief Foreword ..
S13
The German Spirit in the United States in General .814
The Population of German Descent in Davenport and Scott County. .. 821 A Short Trip Cross-Country. .823
German-Americans Successful in Varied Callings .824
The Germans of Scott County in Public Life 826
In the Musical World.
830
The Freie Deutsche Schulgemeinde.
.833
German Organizations in Davenport. .. 834
749
The Commercial Side.
716
721
721
722
INDEX
1011
A Few Words in Conclusion. .837
A Forceful Influence. 839
Davenport's Baptism. .849
A Dream City. .849
In the Legislature.
850
How Davenport Got Its Name 851
J. A. Le Claire's Affidavit. .853
Wilkie Adds a Word.
.854
More Incontestable Proof. 855
More Living Witnesses. 855
A Portrait in Evidence S55
Colonel George Davenport, One of the
Original Proprietors of Davenport and
After Whom the City Was Named .... 856 An Indian Ceremony. .875
Climatological Conditions. 877
Climatological Notes 878
Changes in Climate. .879
The Press
885
The Gazette.
SS5
The Democrat.
SS6
The Times.
.887
Der Demokrat.
.887
The Iowa Reform .887
The Catholic Messenger. 887
Many Other Papers. SSS
The Tri-City Press Club. 889
The Changes of Fifty Years. .889
Paucity of Reading Matter. .890
The Reporter Lacking.
890
Anonymous News Items 891
Plain Talk .. 891
Paid Matter. 892
Ran All to Politics 893
Stale News Preferred. 893
A Change of Speech. 894
Scantiness of Telegraph 894
The Lack of Headlines. .895
The Unseeking Advertiser. 895
The Railroads. .899
Rock Island and Chicago Railroad. .903
The Railroads Chartered .903
Features of Early History. 904
Station Named for Capitalist. .905
First Train Through Davenport.
.905
Hiram Price .. 90G
Charles H. Davis. .908
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.914
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road .915
The Iowa and Illinois Interurban Rail- way
.915
Education 919
Were Planning Ahead. 920
First Lady Teacher. .920
The First Davenport Teacher .921
Pere Pelamourgues' School. .922
St. Louis Liked Him .922
He Surely Was .925
School Days. 925
Six Independent Schools. .926
Early School Locations. .926
Additions Needed. . 928
The Later Schools ..
.928
The Schools Are Graded. 932
An Early Payroll. 933
The High School .. .934
The Training School 938
Drawing .939
German
.939
Writing .939
Music
.940
Physical Culture
.940
Cooking .940
Manual Training .940
Examinations for Promotion .943
Nature Study .943
Sewing
.943
The Superintendents. 944
In General. .944
The Parish Schools. .945
Medical Institute. .946
Iowa (Now Grinnell) College. 946
Griswold College. .948
Kemper Hall. .952
Schools for Girls .. .952
Early Education in Business. .953
St. Ambrose College .. .953
Immaculate Conception Academy 954
St. Katharine's Hall. 957
J. B. Young, for Thirty-Nine Consecutive
Years Connected with the Public
Schools of Davenport. .959
The Salad Course. 963
The Pioneer Ball. 963
The Boomer .964
Timothy Webster 964
The Second Building .965
The Oxford Flats. . 965
The Pennsylvania Houses. .965
State Officers 966
Strong Teaching. 967
Early School. 967
The First Colored School .967
The First White Child. .967
Not Necessary to Move .968
Just Half Married .968
Liked the Starlight. 968
The New Fair Ground 968
Tri-City Amenities. 968
Hallet Kilbourne. 969
President Fillmore. 969
Vagrant Hogs .969
The Burtis Opera House. 969
Davenport's French Settlers 970
The Meaning of Iowa. 971
The First Counties .972
Early Transfers 972
Calhoun Outwitted. 972
The Prisoners. 973
Crossing the Rivers
973
Facetious Soldiers
974
Impulsive Juvenile. .974
A Tinner's Strike. 974
To Aid the Poor 975
Found Blankets. .975
Great Arguments 975
Strong for Temperance. .976
Fulfillment Long Delayed. 976
Pioneer Presidents. 977
Chronology 979
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