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Ream, Daniel, elected superintendent, 1864, Appendix A
Red End, see Inkpadutah
Reed, M., came to county, 96
Reed, William, settled in county, 53 Register &· Leader, cited, 119 note Register of elections cited, 64 note, 70 notes, 71 note, 72 note Reichle, August, 150
Relief expedition recruited, 33; starts on march, 33; reaches Palo Alto county, 33; experiences of, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41; trials * in crossing Cylinder creek, 37, 38,
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39, 40; courage of, 41; importance of in history, 41
Religious service, first in county, 56 Reporter, Palo Alto, complete files preserved, 8; started, 1876. 91; cited, 134 note, 136 note, 138 note, 140 note, 141 note, 142 note Republican, three first votes in coun- ty, 71; votes for governor, 71; MeCormick's first three, 71 note; four votes for president in 1860, 72; campaign of 1870, 92, 93, 94 Republican paper, 91
Resolution, asking relief for county, Appendix C
Revision of 1860, cited, 66 note
Richards, J. C., came to county, 97 Richards, Charles B., captain of Co. A of relief expedition, 33; remin- iscences of, cited, 34 note, 39 note ; at Shippey 's, joins command after storm, 40
Richardson, Ralph, 97 Richardson, William, 97
Richardson, Thomas, 97
Richardson, Pearl, elected recorder, 1906, Appendix A ; elected record- er, 1908, Appendix A Rierson, Anfin, 101
Rierson, Halver, 101
Riverdale farm, 53, 58 Robinson, Judge, 140
Robins, John, 103; elected superin- tendent, 1871, Appendix A; eleet- ed auditor, 1877, Appendix A; elected auditor, 1879, Appendix A Rocky Mountains, grasshoppers from, 135
Rodman, MeCormicks located near, 44; founding of, 148; history of, 148, 149 Rogers, John, came to county, 96 Rolfe, state route to, 88, 89 Root house of pioneer cabin, 23 Roper, F. H., becomes landlord of
the Valley House, 115, 116, state- ment of, cited, 116 note
Roper's Hall, Appendix D
Roper, Bill, stormbound on stage. 89
Rowen, Rev. J. E., editor of Pilot, 120
Rund, Adam, came to county, 96
Rupert, John, came to county, 96 Rural schools, in county, 157
Rural mail routes in county, 157
Rush Lake township, newcomers in, 96, 152; experiences of Carters at, 17
Rustabakke, S. A., 98
Rutland, Humboldt county, 45; stag- ing to, 88
Ruthven, Robert, owns townsite, 101, 145
Ruthven, founding of town of, 145; history of, 145, 146
Ruthven, Alex, 101; owns townsite. 145 Ruthven, John, 101
Ruthvens, 101
Ryan, Myles, came to county, 85 Ryder, Orin, 99
Ryder, William, 99
Ryder, Silas, 101
SAC AND FOX INDIANS, sell land to Dubuque. 12 note
Sage, first name of Emmetsburg, 132 Sage, Russell, 132
Salter, Win., Iowa, the first free state in the Louisiana purchase. 12 note Sands, T. H., 153
Sanders, Ed., 96 Sanders, H., 96 Sanford, Filo, 96 Sater, Andrew, 97
Saunders, W. E. G., mansion of, 121 Saw Mill, at Paoli, 85; service to settlers, 85
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HISTORY OF PALO ALTO COUNTY
Sawyer, John, 97 Sawyers, Colonel, commanding bor- der brigade, 78; reports of, 78 Scarlet Point, see Inkpadutah
Scandinavian settlement, in Palo Alto county, 99, 100 Schaffer, of Dakota City, McCor- micks stop with, 44
Schneider, John, 97
Schneider, Mike, came to county, 96
School at West Bend, 56
School, at Graettinger, 151, 152
School, first in county, 55
Schools, organiation of, 55; of mod- ern Palo Alto county, 157; increas- ing, 138; superintendent of, 138 "School section, " of Coonan house, 111, 112
Schoonmaker & Hall, 154
Schuler, Mike, 96
Scofield, A. J., came to county, 96 Scott, James, vice-president county fair, 140
Scasnbumer, Anton, came to county, Secession, as an issue in Civil War, 74 Seely, L., 98
Semi-Centennial, Palo Alto county, at Emmetsburg, Iowa, July, 1906, renewed historical associations, 8; containing autograph register of visitors, 8
Semi-Centennial committee, letters to, 15 note; letter of Mr. Carter to, 19
Semi-Centennial Record Book, cited, 54 note, 125 note, 118 note, 114 note
Settlement of Paoli Court House matter, Appendix B
Settlement of judgment, 87; con- pleted by supervisors, 87; poor lo- cation of, 87; abandonment of, 87 ; interior furnishings of, 87
Settlement, genesis of, shows charac-
ter of development, 10; Western, delayed by Civil War, 80
Sharp, Mrs. Abbie Gardner, sole sur- vivor of Spirit Lake massacre, 30; described Spirit Lake massacre, 30, 31; history of Spirit Lake massacre, cited, 30 note, 31 notes, 34 note
Sharp, Seth, 56
Shade tree city, Emmetsburg as, 133 Sheperd, J. W., came to county, 97 Sherlock postoffice, 97
Sherlock, Patrick, came to county, 96,97 Sherlock, James, 97
Sherlock, Dan, 97
Sherlock, John, 97
Sherlock, Joe, 97
Sherman, Major, march through county in 1854, 20
Sheas, came to county, 54
Shea, William, came to county, 85, 121; finds bones of Johnson and Burkholder, 36
Shea, W. H., forms partnership with White, 115; plays joke on Fitz- gerald, 116, 94, 113, 139; elected auditor, 1873, Appendix A
Shea, Thomas, came to county, 85, 121
Shea, John, came to county, 85; elected drainage commissioner, 64; elected drainage commissioner, 1858, Appendix A
Shea, Robert, came to county, 85, 121, 139; elected clerk, 1870, Ap- pendix A; elected clerk, 1872, Ap- pendix A; elected treasurer, 1877, Appendix A; elected treasurer, 1879, Appendix A; elected treas- urer, 1881, Appendix A; elected treasurer, 1883, Appendix A Sheldon, 141
Shippey's, flour found at, 34; relief
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expedition reaches, 34; relief ex- pedition at, 38, 39, 40, 85
Shippey, Robt., candidate for drain- age commissioner, 64 Shippey, William, settled in county, 48
Shippey, James, candidate for eoun- ty surveyor, 64
Shippey, John, vote for candidate for county surveyor, 72
Shriner, E. E., 149
Sidominatodah, death of, 28
Silver creek, bridge over, 69
Silver Lake township, settlers in, 96; some early history of, article, cited, 97 note
Simonson, A., 101
Simmons, Jason, came to county with MeFarland, 43
Sioux City, Iowa, 22, 113, 140; land office, western tier of townships, land proof at, 80
Sioux Indians, camped near West Bend settlement, 16; trouble with, 16; camp near Carters', 17; ex- periences of, 18, 20; ferocity of, 27; trouble of with Lott, 27, 28; treachery of Lott towards, 28; death of chief, Sidomimato- dah, 28; Inkpadutah becomes chief, 29; vengeance of, 30; per- petrate Spirit Lake massaere, 30, 31; outbreak in Minnesota, 1862, 76; on war path to the south, 76; brigade turns Indians northward, 77; prevents trouble in Iowa, 78 Skow, J. J., 99
Slater, Mrs. Thomas, writes of early experiences, 104, 105; letter of, cited, 105 note
Slater, Thomas, freight, 90; came to county, 102; tells of early experi- ences in, 102, 103, 104; letter of, cited, 104 note; prices of produce,
described by, 105; statement of, cited, 105 note
Slavery, as an issue in the Civil War, 74
Sleepy Eye, chief of the Sioux, 18; chief of Indians near Crowley's, 25; camped at Crowley's grove, 32 note
Sloan, Orrin, came to county, 85
Sloan, W. S., came to county, 85
Sloan, David, came to county, 85 Sloan, William, 149
Smith, History of Dickinson County, 30; cited, 34 note
Smith, Private, at Shippey's, joins command after storm, 40
Smith, Joe, 110
Smith, Father J. J., first pastor of first church, 117; comes to Em- metsburg, 117; extent of Parish, 117; wide influence of, through Northwest, 118; statement of, cited, 117 note; sketch of life of, 118 note, portrait, 117
Smithland, Indians go to, 30; trouble at, 30 Snow, H. I., 97
Snyder, J. M., 46
Soda Bar, 55; postoffice established at, 56; staging from, 88
Society of early pioneer, 55
Soda Bar, Democrat published at, in 1869, 8; published at, 119
Sod houses, built by homesteaders, 80, 81
Soldiers, special land concessions to, 80
Soners, J. T., 101
Soper, E. B., 139, 146
South, The, in the Civil War, 74 Spaulding, D. W., elected superin- tendent, 1867, Appendix A
Spaulding, James, 101
Spencer, stage line through, 101, 113 Spies, Jacob, 150
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HISTORY OF PALO ALTO COUNTY
Spies, J. A., 150, 151
Spirit Lake, peaceful settlement at, 30; massacre at, 30, 31; detach- ment sent to bury dead at, 36; Myles Mahan stops at, 51; mail service to, 54; travel to, 50; Ma- han's a half way house, 50; road to, staked out, 50, 51; stage to, 117, 66 note; saw mill at, 85, 142, 143
Spirit Lake expedition, see relief ex. pedition
Spirit Lake massacre, causes of, 13; border troubles, causes of, 13, 25, 30, 31; history of, cited, 30 note, 31 note; Indians prisoners of, escape, 49, 50; memory of terrifies settlers, 78
Springfield, United States troops quartered at, 35
Springfield, Minnesota, Indians camp near, 30; refugees from, meet re- lief expedition, 35
Sprout, C. N., 98
Spront, L. N., 98 Sprout, A. L., 98 Stafford, Bill, 153
Stage, regular trips made by, 88; description of experiences in stag- ing, 88, 89, 90; rontes of, 88, 89
Stakes towns, 58; fight to build up, 130, 131 Starr, William, 113
State election in, abstract of votes, 71, 72
Stebbins, J. P., came to county, 96 Stedman, Sim R., elected auditor, 1906, Appendix A ; elected auditor, 1908, Appendix A
Steil, Nicholas, came to county, 96 Sterner, O. A., came to county, 96 Stewart, Charles, came to county, 85 St. Louis, 20 St. Paul, 20
Stock, restraining of, carried in county, Appendix D
Stockdale, John M., buys swamp land, 59; cousin of Governor Kirk- wood, 59 note; secures appoint- ment of commissioner, 59, 60; se- cures control of land, 60; builds court house and school house, 60; assignee of Clark contract, 69; brought steam saw mill to county, 85; assignee of contract for court house at Paoli, 86; suit against, 86, 87; settlement of, 87; diffi- enlties over swamp titles, 139
Straight, John, county seat commis- sioner, 60, 67 Stratton, Lieutenant, 36
Stone, Ira D., came to county, 83 Stone, J. E., came to county, 96 Stone, Mrs. Isabel McCormick, comes to county, 44; description of jour- ney, 44; letters of cited, 44 note Struthers', 56
Stnehmer, Lewis, elected recorder, 1888, Appendix A; elected record- er, 1890, Appendix A; elected re- corder, 1892, Appendix A
Substitutes, hired from county for Civil War, 75, 76
Supreme Court of Iowa, case involv-
ing title in Palo Alto county, 63 Swamp lands, difficulties over, 139 Swessinger, G., came to county, 96 Sweeny, Michael, paper on relief ex- pedition, cited, 36 note
Sylvester, Orrin, settled in county, 48; elected coroner, 64; elected coroner, 1858, Appendix A
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE, Appendix D Telhauer, J. C., came to county, 96 Terwilliger, Chas , 155 Teuland, stage route to, 89 Thatcher, Julius, came to county, 96 Thompson, William, 148
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Thompson, J. M., 97 Thoreson, Simon, 100
Thoreson, Lars, 100
Threshing machine, first in county, 86
Threshing for Martin Coonan, 1871, picture of, 107 Tilford, James, 147
Tobin-Mulroney settlement, at Soda Bar, 83
Tobins & Mulroneys, saw mill at, 85 Tobin & Company's store, moved, 129
Tobin, Alice, came to county, 54; postmistress at Soda Bar, 56; postmistress, 88
Tobins, hauls hay from Jacobs, 82 Tobin, Thomas, came to county, 54; postmaster at Soda Bar, 56; elect- ed sheriff, 64; elected justice of the peace, 65; postmaster, 88; starts store at old town, 119, 121; trade of, while moving, 129; pop- ularity of store of, 130; builds brick store building, 133; elected sheriff, 1858, Appendix A; por- trait, 56
Town lots, sale of, in Emmetsburg, 132
Trade and Business in modern Palo Alto County, 156
Trapping, by early settlers, 24, 51; at Mahan's, 51
Treat, E. D., came to county, 97 Trees, planting of, began early in Emmetsburg, 132, 133
Tressler, F. W., came to county, 96 Tribune, Palo Alto, cited, 134 note Troug, John, Sr., came to county, 96 Turner, Frederick J., "significance of the frontier in American his- tory," 10 note
UMPOSHOTA, captures prisoner, 30 Underwood, James H , came to coun-
ty, 83; supervisor, 86; elected sup- erintendent and coroner, 1865, Ap- pendix A; elected clerk, 1866, Ap- pendix A
Union, as an issue in the Civil War, 74
Union church, in old town, 118
United States, soldiers of, protect- ing Indian title, 12; dragoons at forts for protection of frontier, 13; troops of, march through Palo Alto county, 14; camp on shore of Lake in, 14; cession of Indians' lands to, 27; mounted troops of after Indians, 35
Upper Des Moines Republican, cited, 50 note
Utter, A. W., editor of Pilot, 120; secretary Des Moines River R. R. Co., 141
VALLEY HOUSE, hotel at old town, 115, Appendix D
Vance, E. P., came to county, 95
Vanderryt, B., came to county, 96 Van Gordon, P. F., settled near Graettinger, 102; portrait, 88
Vernon Township, settlers in, 102 Volunteers from, 75
WAGNER, FRED, 98
Wagner, John, came to county, 96 Walker, F. E., 98
Wall Street, 137
Walnut grove, camping at, 19
Walnut township, first school in, 55,
100; other settlers in, 101, 150 Walsh, John, 98
Walsh, Thomas, came to county, 85, 121; elceted recorder, 1878, Ap- pendix A; elected recorder, 1882, Appendix A; elected recorder, 1880, Appendix A; elected record- er, 1884, Appendix A
Walshı, Terrence, 98
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Walsh, Robert, 98
Warrants, to pay for war substi- tutes, 75, 76
Warren, C. S., came to county, 85
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Washington, soldiers reach, 75
Water, high, on prairie, 99
Waucousta, staging at, 89
Waverly hotel, built, 133
Waverly hotel, 128
Wealth, of modern Palo Alto county, 156
Webster county, 60, 63, 67
Webster City, news of massacre, stirs, 33; relief expedition raised at; officers from, 33
Webster, H. A., 97
Wells, A. A., gets right of way for railroad, 143, 150
Wells, George, 155
Wells, F. H, elected recorder, 1902,
Appendix A; elected recorder, 1904, Appendix A
Wening, M., came to county, 96
Wessar, G., 98
Wessar, Philip, 98
Wessar, Theo., 98
West Bend settlement, first settle- ment at, 15, 15 note; Carter moved to, 16 note; building of first cab- ins at, 16; West Bend, W. D. Powers settled at, 20; importance of settlement at, 21; referred to, 42; James Linn joins, 44; some setlers near, 44; McCormicks at, 44, 45; John McCormick arrives at, 45; describes early experiences at, 45, 46; school at, 56; voted for Hickey party, 64; Carter en- lists from, 75; Jacobs family join, 81, 85; staging at, 88, 89
West Bend, town of, founded, 146; history of, 146, 147, 148
West Bend township, Carter settled on Section 21 in, 16 note; Me- Farlands settle in, 43; new settlers
after war, 83; new settlers in, 95. 146
West Bend house, 148
Westward movement, description of the successive stages of, 10
Whalen, Michael, came to county, 97 Wheelock, brings news of massacre from lakes, 32
White, Geo. M., came to county, 96 White, E. J., builds house, 120
White, James P., taught first school, 55; came to county, 83; elected county treasurer, 83, 84, 87, 88; storm bound on stage, 89; buying warrants, 93, 94; candidate for county treasurer, 94, 113; forms partnership with Shea, 115; plays joke on Fitzgerald, 116; publishes Democrat, 119; elected treasurer, 1865, Appendix A; elected sur- veyor, 1865, Appendix A; elected treasurer, 1867, Appendix A; elected treasurer, 1869, Appendix A White & Shea, office for holding court, 92; office of moved, 128 Whitehead, Charles E., 152, 153 Whitman, G. V., came to county, 97 Whitman, Ward, trapped in county, 53; vote as candidate for clerk, 71
Wilcox, D. M., came to county, 96 Wild fowl, abundant, 24
Wildey, Leslie, 151
Wiley, William, came to county, 97 Williams, Major William, takes charge of expedition for relief of Spirit Lake people, 33; takes pre- cautions against Indiau surprise, 35; secures provisions, 36; at Shippey's, joins command after storm, 40
Williams, O. O, came to county, 96 Williams, James E., elected county attorney, 1906, Appendix A ; eleet-
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ed county attorney, 1908, Append- ix A
Williamson, Ole, came to county, 97 . Willis, Charles, came to county, 97 Wilson, J. J., freight line, 90 Wilson, T. C., came to county, 85 Wisconsin, 43, 102
Wisconsin territorial legislature, 62; journal of cited, 62 note Winnipeg, 142 Women, self sacrifice of pioneer, 106 Woodin, Freeman, 98
Wooley, John, 98
YANKTON INDIANS, capture W. D. Powers at Devil's Lake, 21 Yeager, C. P., 98
Young, Dr. A. C., came to county, 97 Young, J. C., came to county, 97; statement of, cited, 97 note; moved to Emmetsburg, 97; state- ment of, cited, 133
ZAHN, GEORGE, 151 Ziegler, Charles, 153
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