History of Linn County Iowa : from its earliest settlement to the present time, Volume I, Part 71

Author: Brewer, Luther Albertus, 1858-1933; Wick, Barthinius Larson, 1864-
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago : Pioneer Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 740


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Cedar Rapids Clearing House Association : 442


Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway Com- pany: 344


Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad: 233


Cedar River: early steamboating on, 423


Central City: 284; old mill at, 486


Center Point: 290


Cemeteries: some of the old, 242


Child, J. J .: lawyer, 172, 182


('lark, Joseph: arrives at Central City in 1839, 148


('lay. Senator: quoted, 18


( linton township: history of, 27S


Coe, Daniel: founder of Coe college, 217 C'oe college : history of, 215 ff


Colby, Farnum: early settler, 153 College township: history of. 287


Columbus (now Cedar Rapids) : 43, 48 Commercial Club: of Cedar Rapids. 345 Company C. Cedar Rapids: brief account of, 477


Condit. R. A .: principal Coe Collegiate In- stitute, 223


Conkey, John P .: first member of legisla- ture from Cedar Rapids. 158


Conklin, C. IT .: judge. 173


Conway, William B .: territorial secretary, 14


Cook. Isaac: nominated for secretary of state, 158; mentioned. 170; lawyer of ability, 177


Conke. Harriette J .: dean of women at Cornell, 204 Corbett, Thomas: 176


Cornell college: historical sketch of, 201 ff Cousins, Robert G .: quoted. 20 ff; cleeted to congress, 305


Craig. John: 162


Crane, Joseph: early settler at Bertram. 159


('rocker. L. D .: 234


Crow. Edward M .: 45, 48; came to county, 56; mentioned. 92, 16]


Crow, John: one of first permanent settlers, 48, 161


DALE, Mrs. Ruth A .: interview with, 481


Daniels, Addison: has first store in Marion, 461


Daniels, John J .: quotation from, 55. 270; early teacher, 148


Daniels. L .: postmaster at Marion, 82: at Cedar Rapids, 84


Daniels, Samuel: early settler, 462


Davenport : 44


Davenport, J. G .: postmaster at Cedar


Rapids, $4. 108


David, John: 176


Davis, William: early settler in Grant town- ship, 280


Dawson, James: 45


Deaeon, Charles J .: quoted. 220


Deem, Hiram: early settler, 153


Democratic party : organization of in coun. ty. 260


Devendorf, Thomas: artiele on taxes in


Cedar Rapids by. 347; article on first railroad to Cedar Rapids by. 370


Dinwiddie, J. M .: treasurer Coe college, 226 Dodge, A. C .: mentioned, 31; senator, S2


Dodge, Henry: mentioned, 31, 82


Donnan, Helen R .: writes of Masonie Li- brary, 248


Doty, Elias: helps on court house. 34


Doty, Elias: a constant litigant, 188


Doty, James: helps erect court house, 34, 35 Doty. James M .: plats Newark, 143; first pottery maker in lowa, 146


Doty. Susan: kind to the Indians. 1]


Downing, Thomas: carly settler, 152


Dows, S. L .: 263


Dows, W. G .: his military reeord, 477. 478


Dubuque, eity: mentioned, 13, 20, 44


Dubuque, Julian: obtains grant of land. 13 Dudley. J. W .: 172


Durham, S. W .: letter to from Col. Mer- ritt. 58; as to postoffices, $2; letter by, 143: address by. 164 ff; honored pioneer, 464


EASTMAN. A. V .: secretary C'oe College. 225


Edgerton, Asher: gets contract for Court House, 34, 35


Ellis, Robert: knew the Indians, 10; agent for the government. 11; walked to lowa, 45; meets Bill Johnson, 101; oldest liv- ing settler in county, 146


Elkhorn Land & Town Lot Company: 240


Fly. Alex. L .: 17. 50


Ely, John F .: carly physician, 88; men- tioned. 233


Endicott, W. I .: quoted, 335


Engle, Peter Il .: letter written by. 19; re ferred to, 31


Enos, J. la: newspaper articles by quoted. 84. 46


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INDEX


Evans, George A .: captain Company (, 477 Ewing, Senator : quoted, 18


FAIRBANKS, Ira G .: superintendent of schools, 196


Fairfax: Catholic church at, 407


Fairfax township: history of, 271


Fellows, Rev. S. N .: 202 note


Ferguson, Henry V .: 233


Ferguson, Jason D .: killed in Civil War, 474


Fifth Towa Battery: 478 Fifty-third regiment: 477


Fisher, A. W .: writes history of Spring Grove township, 288


Fiske, John: quoted, 8


Florida: admission of, 15


Flynn, Rev. P. J .: contributes article on history of Catholicism in county, 401


Fordyce, Emma J .: writes of early schools, 198 ff


Fort Atkinson: 10, 11, 12


Fort George school house: 143


Fortner, Catharine A .: early Cornell teach- er, 204


Foster, Sidney A .: 17 note


Freer, H. H .: professor Cornell college, 208


Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Rail- road: 237


GAINER, Thos .: came to Cedar Rapids in 1839, 152


Garrow, Peter: first citizen to be natural- ized, 464


Geer, C. M .: quoted, 13


Geology of Linn county : 24 ff Gillilan, James: 45


Glass, J. P .: early settler, 46


Good, James W .: elected to congress, 305


Goudy, John, family of robbed, 38 ff


Grant township: history of, 279


Gray, George W : builds present court house, 35


Gray, Hosea W .: 33, 35, 47. 48, 49; takes first eensus of county, 95, 463; first sher- iff. 463


Gray, Miss Pethenia: early school teacher, 285


Grafton, Dr. S .: early settler at Ivanhoe, 159


Greene, George: school teacher. 34; member legislative council, 48; buys portion of Cedar Rapids, 49; letter to Col. Durham, 61; lawyer, 178, 465


Greene, Joseph: first postmaster at Cedar Rapids, 84 Grist mill: first in county, 257 Gunn, Thomas F .: 404


HAGEY, Joanna : writes of Cedar Rapids library, 250


Hahn, Daniel S .: claimed to be first set- tler, 55 Hall, O. S .: a pioneer, 461 Hall, P. E .: 233 Hall, Samnel: carly settler, 276


Haman, Geo. C .: tells of coming of rail- road to Cedar Rapids, 64


Haman, Mrs. George C .: gives her reroller. tions of society in the early days, 261 if Hamilton, John T .: elected to congress, 305 Harlan, James: senator, 82; state superin- tendent, 201


HIarlan, James E .: president Cornell college. 208


Ilarland, Ambrose, early settler, 143; carly politician, 300


Harman, Peter D .: did briek work on pres- ent court house, 35


Harper, Bill: a noted character, 1%]


Hart, Caspar J .: 159


Hart, J A .: 159, 269


Hartigan, Father: in charge of the Cath- olie church at Marion, 410


Haskins, C. C .: 92; early settler at Mt. Vernon, 159


Hazeltine, E. D .: early settler in Grant township, 280


Headley, J. T .: early practitioner, 164


Heins, B. F .: lawyer, 183


Henry, John: operates store at Westport, 42, 92


Hershey, Christian : pioneer minister, 292


Higley, Harvey G .: 158


Higley, Henry E .: 158


Higley, M. A .: 158


Higley, W. W .: 158


Hoffman, John: postmaster at Springville, 84


Hollis, C. M .: editor of Times, quotation from, 111, 112


Hook, Samuel F .: early settler, 152


Hoosier Grove Settlement: 46


Iformel, Frank: able lawyer, 183


Hotchkin, James K : first postmaster of Walker, 280


Howlett, G. M .: postmaster at Cedar Rapids, 85


Hubbard, N. M .: eminent attorney, 179; anecdotes of, 180; Decoration Day ad- dress of, 387; mentioned, 467


Hubbard-Smyth: political contest, 302 ff Hull, Philip: 44, 147


Hunter, James: helps build court house, 34, 35 llunter, John: helps build court house. 34 Humphrey, Joseph : early settler, 276


ILLINOIS: admitted, 31 Indians: account of, 8 Indian nomenclature: 22 Ingham, W. H .: 163


Isbell, N. W .: first county judge, 169. 176, 468 Ivanhoe: 43


Ives, C. J .: pioneer railroad developer, 161 Towa: a prairie state, I; first inhabitants. 3; history of, 13 lowa City: constitutional convention at, 15 Towa Conference Seminary: founding of, 202


lowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad: 236 Iowa Rail Road Land Company: 239 Iowa State Gazetteer: quoted, 47 Iowas: mentioned, 9, 13


JACKSON township: history of. 285


494


HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY


Jenkins, John: first settler in Maine town- ship, 282


Johnson, Alexander: early settler, 276


Johnson, Bill: hero of Canadian rebellion, 101 ff .Johnson, Kate: 101


Johnson, S. S .: carly carpenter and builder, 154


Joliet, Louis: discovers Iowa, 4


Jones, Geo. W .: mentioned, 31; senator from Iowa, 82


Jones, Stephen M .: 109


.Jordan, Chandler: early settler in Maine township, 282


Jordan, Charles: early settler, 163


Jordan, L. D .: early settler in Maine town- ship, 282


Justices : early Linn County, 199 ff


KEELER, C. B : lawyer, 186


Keeler, Rev. R. W .: early president Cor- nell college, 204


Kelsey, J. H .: early settler, 152


Kephart, Cyrus J .: his history of the Unit- ed Brethern at Lisbon quoted. 291 Kimball Building. 233


Kimbal, L. C .: 233


King, David W .: came. to Cedar Rapids in 1839, 152, 161


King, William Fletcher: president of Cor- nell college, 208


Kirkwood, Governor: dispatch from, 471; calls for additional troops, 475


Kynett, A. J .: helps found Cornell college, 201, 208


Knott, Richard: commissioner to locate county seat, 32, 33


Knox, Rev. James, 224


Kurtz, John E .: one of the founders of Lisbon, 161


Labor: first union organized in Cedar Rapids, 390


Lake, E. W .: carly Marion physician, 87 Langworthy, L. H .: quotation from, 104 Lawyers: carly, 169


Lazell, F. J .: author of article on news- papers of county, 106


Laylander, O. J .: quoted, 17


I.ca, Albert Miller : quoted, 19


Lee, Guy Carleton: his History of North America referred to, 13


Leffingwell, William 1 .: candidate for Congress, 179


Legare, Margaret S .: 267


Leverich, James: arrives in 1839, 148


Leverich, Joel: becomes owner of Mound Farm, 46; arrives in 1839, 148; Dr. Car- penter on, 148; Geo. R. Carroll on, 149; early politician, 301


Libraries: Masonic, 248; Cedar Rapids. 250; Coe college, 250; Mt. Vernon, 251: Marion, 251; Bohemian Reading Society. 251


Lichtebarger, los. H .: carly settler. 148


Linn County: act organizing, 32; first sur. vey, 34; first court house in, 34; names of townships in, 35; judiciary in, 35; circuit court in, 36; noted trials in, 36: outlawry in, 37; early settlement of, 42:


first marriage in, 46; organized, 47; first election in, 48; first settler in, 51; county seat contests in, 57; first railroad in, 58; old settlers of, 66 ff, 145 ff; postoffices and polities in, $2 ff; physicians of, 86 ff : material growth of, 92 ff; first reaper in, 93; newspapers of, 106; early Bohemian settlements in, 121 ff; early marriages in, 127 ff; historie roads and monuments in. 142; early lawyers and courts in, 169 ff; chatty mention of bench and bar, 175 ff; early justiees in, 189 ff; schools in. 194 ff; old cemeteries in, 242; libraries in, 248; wages and prices in, from 1846 to 1856, 253; some first things in, 256; first grist mill in, 257; carly land entries in, 258; organization of democratie party in. 260; carly society in. 261; history of townships, 270; polities in, 298; statisties for 1856, 332; Catholicism in, 401; po]'- ulation of. 416; carly votes in, 417; · members of legislature from, 417; banks and banking in, 435 ff; list of county of- fieers, 451 ff; in war. 470; vote in, in 1860, 179; tornado in, 479; account of West- ern. 179; of Mt. Vernon. 479; first agri- cultural association in, 480; first teachers association in, 480; teachers' institute, 481; voto in, in 1910, 482; carly days in, 483; early doctors in, 485; land assess- ments in, 488; taxable valuation in, 489 Linn County Medical Society: 89


Linn, Dr. Louis F .: mentioned, 32; Linn county named after, 47


Linn township: history of, 286


Lisbon: 291; eamp-meetings at, 296: Cath- olic church at. 411


Loughnane, Rev. P. M .: Catholic priest at Marion, 411


Louisiana Purchase. The: 13


Love, J. S .: carly Springville physician, 89 Lowry, Father: 403


Lucas, Robert : territorial governor. 14, 15 Lueore, R H .: carly settler. 148


Lund, Mrs. E. J .: carly Cedar Rapids teach- er, 199


Lynch, Jerry: a resourceful lawyer, 182; anecdotes of, 183


Lytle, James: carly settler in Jackson town- ship, 285


MCCABE, Bishop C. C .: 163 McClelland, Freeman : SS MeClond, Ross: county surveyor, 34 McConnell, N. A .: early minister, 289


McCormick, Samuel B .: president Coc col- lege. 228


MeDye. William E .: colonel. 475


Melntosh, D. M .: lawyer, 177; ereets carly brick house in Cedar Rapids, 267


MeKean, A. J .: appointed constable, 33; clerk of eirenit court, 36; early politician. 158; first constable and first assessor. 164


MeKean, Thomas J .: first mayor of Marion, 466; sketch of, 470


MeKinney, Ed: curly settler in Maine town- ship, 282 Mckinnon: William: carly settler. 277


495


INDEX


McRoberts, Peter: chosen commissioner, 33 MeVay, Luther : pioneer minister, 293


Maggart, Rev. C. W .: his sketeh of the Cedar Rapids churches, 397 Maine township: history of, 281


Mann, Jacob: one of first settlers, 45. 48, 160


Mann, Sally: probably first white woman to settle in county, 160


Mansfield, E. L .: 88; eame to lowa on horseback, 162


Maple River Railroad: 238


Marion: named county seat, 33, 57; U. S. land office, 34; district court of U. S. and territorial court meets at. 35; rail- road meeting at, 62; Catholic Church at, 409; history of, 460 ff; first house in, 461; first store, 461; first hotel, 461; first jail built in, 461; plat of town recorded, 363; first court held in, 465; fire depart- ment organized, 466


Marquette, Jacques : quoted, 4


Marriages: early ones in county, 127 ff Marshall James: president Coe college, 227 Mason, Albert A .: superintendent of sehols. 196


Matsell, G. W .: early settler, 163 May, J. M .: files plat of Mayfield, 143; a stirring man, 157; lawyer, 178 Mayfield: now portion of Cedar Rapids, 143 Maynard, H. H .: field sceretary Coe college, 228


Mekota, Jos .: contributes article, 121 ff Melton, George: and Center Point postof- fiee, 82


Mercy Hospital, 413


Merritt, W. II .: storekeeper at Ivanhoe, 11, 153; writes political letter, 59


Mexican veterans: in county, 470


Miller, Wm. E .: judge, 173 Mills, J. G .: his Handbook mentioned, 144 Mills, Mason P .: lawyer, 183


Minnesota : admitted, 31


Missouri: admitted, 31


Missouri Valley & Blair Railway and Bridge Company : 238


Missouri Valley Land Company: 240


Mitchell, Israel: lays out Westport, 33, 146


Mitchell, James: early settler, 275 Mitehell. John: lawyer, 177


Mitehell, John : early settler, 275


Moingona Coal Company: 240 Montrose: 20


Mound Buihlers: mentioned, 3; account of, 4 Mt. Vernon: account of, 479


Mulford, Charles R .: early merchant, 153


Murray, F. G .: contributes chapter on phy- sieians, 86 Muscatine: 44


Muskwaki: mentioned. 10


NEWARK : extinct town, 143 Newberry, J. S .: quoted, 7 Newhall, J. B .: quoted, 47 New Lindon : defunet town, 84, 113 Newspapers: history of, 106 ff Neutral Grounds: 14 Norton. William Harmon: contribution on


geology of Liun county, 24 ff; writes of Cornell college, 201 ff Nye, Benjamin : commissioner to locate county seat, 32, 33


OLD Settlers' Association : members of, 66 ff Otoes: mentioned. 9


Otter Creek: settlement of, 46


Otter Creek township: history of, 286


Owen, Dr. Norman W .: 467


Oxley, Marshall: 257


Oxley, Perry : early politician, 300


PARKER, N. II .: quoted, 17, 144 Parvin, T. S .: 162


Patterson, William: does earpenter work on present court house, 35


Phelps, Stephen : president Coe college, 226 Physicians: of the county, 86 ff


Plummer, John: first justice in Spring Grove township, 289


Polities: county and distriet, 298


Polloek, S. L .: early settler, 153


Population: of county and towns, 416


Postoffices : early polities concerning, 82 Powell, J. J .: lawyer, 183


Powell, Major J. W .: quoted, 7


Practitioners' Club: 89


Prairie du Chien: 20


Prairieburg: Catholic church at, 407 Preston, I. M .: 171. 468


Publie Instruction: superintendent of ere- ated, 195


RAILROAD: first in county, 58; letter from Merritt on, 59; Iowa Central Air Line, 63; Dubuque and Southwestern, 63; let- ter from C. H. Branch on, 64


Reiner, W. Fred: his experience as express messenger, 244 ff


Richardson, Rev. T. F .: 406


Risley, A. P .: postmaster at Springville, 84 Ristine, Henry M .: early county physician, 86, 89, 467


Roads: early ones laid out, 142


Roberts, Robert G .: ehosen legislator, 33


Roek, Mrs. R. C .: early teacher, 198; men- tioned, 261; reminiseences of, 379


Rockingham: 44


Rogers, Wm .: early settler at Rogers Grove, 163


Rood, II. H .: quoted, 210 .


Rothroek, James H .: judge, 173, 181; anee- dotes of, 181, 182 Runkle, Jesse A .: quoted. 196


SAC AND Fox, The: 10, 13


Sacred Heart Academy: 414 Safely, Robt .: 163


Sampson, A. E .: lays out town of New Lin- don, 84


Sanford, Julius E .: one of platters of Ce- dar Rapids, 162, 176


Schools: early history of, 194 ff Scott, General Winfield: concludes treaty with Saes and Foxes, 14


Seerley, H. II .: 209 Shambaugh, B. F .: quoted, 19 Shane, John: judge, 174


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496


HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY


Shaw, L. M .: quoted. 213


Shepherd, Osgood: 46, 49, 149


Sherman, E. A .: quoted. 341


Shields, Mrs. Susan: daughter of William Abbe, 10, 51


Sigworth, Dr. II. W .: address on early doc- tors in county. 495


Sinclair, Thomas M .: helps Coe college, 225 Sisley Grove: 279


Sisters of Mercy: 412


Sioux City & lowa Falls Town Lot and Land Company: 239


Sioux City & Pacific Railroad: 235


Sioux Indians: mentioned. 10


Skinner, Rev. Elias: candidate for county judge, 57; letter from, 164


Smith, E. W .: Cornell professor, 204


Smith, Judge Milo P .: contributor. 169; early teacher, 194


Smith, W. H .: appointed constable, 33


Smith, William Wilberforce: president Coo college, 229


Smyth, Robert : an enterprising man, 161


Smyth, William: first county attorney, 170, 179, 468 Snonffer. I J .: 84, 269


Snyder, Justice: 189


Society in the early days: 261


Southern influence: 267


Sontter, C. B .: president board of trustees Coc college, 228


Speake, John K .: early settler in Grant township, 280


Spring Grove township: history of. 288


Steamboating: on the Cedar, 420


Stephens, R. D .: builds elevator at Marion, 97; mentioned, 171; financier, 177; trib- ute to, 467


Stewart, J. O .: quoted, 109; commissioned captain in Civil War, 475


Stewart, Samuel C .: chosen commissioner, 33 Stewart. William: early blacksmith. 154


Stoddard, Jos. C .: in Civil war, 473


Stone, William: had store at Westport, 12. 46, 49; probable first settler in Cedar Rapids, 151


Stookey, S. W .: acting president Coe col- lege, 228


Strong, L. M .: chosen commissioner, 33; builds first house in Marion, 461


Sullivan, John C .: surveys southern lowa boundary, 15


TAYLOR, A. C .: 85 Taylor, Dr Robert: 269 Teachers' Association: first in county, 50 Teachers' institute: first in county, 451 Tecumseh: 9 Thomas, Dr. Cyrus: 7 Thompson, Henry: ereets saw mill, 460


Thompson, William G .: lawyer. 172. 186; anecdotes of, IS7, tribute to. 468 Trans- Mississippi Exposition: 20


Troup, Reverend C .: first minister in county. 48. 291 Troy Mills: founded, 290 Tryon, S. II .: S6


UNION Medical Society, 89


I'nited Brethren Church: beginning of in Iowa, 291; at Lisbon, 292 ff


United Presbyterian Church: origin of the Fairfax, 272


Ure, James: early settler, 275


Ure, Robert : early settler, 272


Ure, William : brings first reaper to county, 93


Usher, Dyer: first divoree action in county brought by, 36; ferries people across the Mississippi, 46


V'ARDY, John: ereets first frame dwelling in Cedar Rapids, 49; arrives in Cedar Rap- ids in 1841, 152


Vinton, Samuel F .: attitude toward Iowa. 16


WALKER: history of, 279; Catholic church at, 409


Washington township: history of, 290


Wanbeek: 284


Weare, Charles: carly contraetor. 154


Weare, John : early banker. 154


Webster. C. L .: quoted, 8


Weld, L. G .: 3 note; 13 note


Western: stage line to, 47; account of, 479


Westport: 33, 43, 46, 48, 143


Wetherbee, E S .: gives account of old mill at Central City, 486


Wheeler, David H : Cornell professor, 204


Whittam, 1. N .: pioneer lawyer, 178


Whittlesey, Charles: chosen senator, 33


Wiek, B. L .: writes on early steamboating. 423


Williams, Joseph D .: judge. 35. 41


Williams, lloraee: 239


Willis, James W .: first county commissioners meet at house of, 33


Wilson, George W .: noted attorney, 187


Wilson, Gen. James: 103


Wilson, Judge James: surveyor general, 31 Wilson, T. S .: 82


Winnebagoes, The: account of, 9


Wisconsin : admitted. 31


Witter, Amos: carly physician in Mount Vernon, 87


Woodbridge, Ward: writes history of Maine township, 281


YOUNG. Joseph B .: lawyer, 177. 465


ZUMBRO, John : postmaster at Marion, S"


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