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Fever and ague, 12
Finkbine, R. S., member school com- mittee, 252; member assembly, 621 Fire, prairie, 443 Fisher, Rev. Rollo F., 306
Fleming, G. W., 48
Fletcher, General Jonathan, 28
Floerchinger, Jacob, 162 Folsom, Rev. Geo. P., 323
Folsom, Gilman, 202, 487, 621, 626
Foster, Charles, 173
Foster, Ed., meeting at home of, 357; trade license of, 394 Foster, Silas, 43, 190, 437
Ford, the Dupont, 188
Fowler, Charles, 164
Fowler, Chauncey, 242
Fracker, Geo. C., 268 Francis, Rev. Eben, 358 Franklin Market, 570
Fremont, township of, 34 Frierson, John, 33, 123 Frost, Jarvis, 163, 644
Frost, Luther, 178 Fry, Jacob, election at the house of, 82; mentioned, 167, 174; marriage of, 490
Fry, Titus R., 42, 167
Fry, William, election at house of, 88; mentioned, 167; marriage of, 490 Fuhrmeister, Christopher, 94 Fund, support for soldiers' families, 509; monument, 539 Furrow, the Dillon, 184 Fur Company, American, 6, 9
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GAME: in Iowa, 2; shipments of, 442 Gardner, Rev. A. R., 357, 490
Gardner, S. B., credit due to, 184; men- tioned, 326, 405, 483 Gardner, John, 12, 175 551 Gaylor, John, 166 Gaymon, Charles, furniture made by, 440
Gehon, Francis, 134
German, James, 206
Gilbert, John, 6, 8, 13, 14
Gilbert, W. L., 416
Gilchrist, J. G., 582
Given, John G., 561
Given, Welker, 556
Gilleland, Archibald, 163
Gilliland, John, surveyor, 67
Gimble, Joseph, 206
Glossbrenner, Bishop J. J., 379
Gobin, I. S., 179
Gobin, John, 466
Goodrell, W. H., 539
Gordon, Rev. Elinor, 359
Gordon, John, wagon maker, 432
Goudy, John, robbery of, 485
Government, first city, 139
Gower, A. G., school of, 243, 296
Gower, James H., sketch of, 34; men- tioned, 42, 143; resolution of, 222, 223, mentioned, 437, 447, 573
Gower, J. O., 506, 512
Gower, Robert, 217 .
Graham, Benjamin, ground donated by, 335
Graham, John, 167
Grain, shipments of, 443
Grant, Dr. C. S., 550
Grant, James, 220
Greeley, Horace, 571
Greencastle, town of, 160; meeting near in 1840, 304
Gregg, Andrew J., horse thief, 28, 477, 478, 479
Gregg, Elijah, 383
Gregg, Jonathan, 383
Griffith, Rev. Evan., 537
Griffith, Joseph E., at Vicksburg, 517; promotion of, 537
Grimm, Sam, 153
Grimes, James W., reference to, 627
Grinnell, J. B., 520
Gross, Vincent, 169
Gross, Gregory, 348 Grubbs, S. B., 134
Guards, the University, 505, 508, 509, 510, 512
Guengerich, Daniel P., 388, 391 Guengerich, John, 391
Guthrie, A. A., superintendent schools, 257
HABERSTROH, FERDINAND, church ser- vices at home of, 341; mentioned, 414, 491
Haberstroh, Julius, 341
Haddock, W. J., judge, 620, 625
Haley, J. J., comment by, 232
Hall, James, geologist, 407
Halliday, Sam, 130
Halter, John, 177
Ham, D., 505
Ham's Hall, 511
Hamilton, I. P., coroner, 76, 158
Hamilton, Hugh and William, 247
Hamilton, Yale, 163
Hammond, William G., 150
Hampton, Geo. S., 135, 139, 243, 361, 437, 536, 618, 620
Hampton, Mrs. G. S., 247
Hanby, James, 145
Hardin, William, 91
Harlan, James, superintendent of pub- lic instruction, 243, 244; academy teacher, 301 :
Harless, Martin, 166
Harner, Benjamin, school of, 241
Harris, Betsy, 490
Harris, Jonathan, 170, 480
Harris, Rev. John, 309, 414
Harris, Margaret, 490
Harris, Phineas, 42
Harris, Pleasant, 6, 7, 10, 12, 66, 480, 620
Harris, Sarah, 489
Harrison, Edgar and Edward, 560
Harrison, J. E., state officer, 621
Harrison, W. H., 333
Harriman, J. W., 540
Hart, Anson, 139, 178, 253, 619
Hart, Mrs. Anson, 301, 302
Harte, Bret, 571
Hartman, Rev. O., 353
Hartsock, Gallaten, 175
Hartsock, Robert N, 309
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Hartwell, John L., election at house of, 90; mentioned, 161 Harvester, the first Marsh, 431 Haskell, A. H., 236, 247 Hastings, S. C., 478, 620 Hawk, Rev. J. F., 384 Hawkins, G. W., 7 Hawkins, James M., 28 Hawkins, John, election at house of, 82 Hay, quality of, 16 Hay, Rev. John C., 365 Hay, William and Julia, 310 Haynes, Joseph and Mary, 310 Haynes, Philo, election at house of, 84; mentioned, 166 Hazard, Rev. S. H., 316 Headly, John A., 76, 161 Heifner, Thomas, 263
Heitzman, Tidell, 348 Hempstead, Governor Stephen, 36, 209 Hemphill, Harry, 263 Hemphill, J. K., lands donated by, 263
Hemsted, S. H., 94
Hempsted, T. W., 422 Hendly, Henry, 490 Henry, Elisha, 177 Henyon, B., 43 Hepburn, Wm. P., 616 Herald, the Oxford, 565
Herron, George, 148 Herron, James, 487 Hershire, A. J., 561
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Hudson, S. A., 134
Huey, G. J., 178
Hughes, Miss Lou, 323
Hughes, Thomas, 42, 219, 619, 621
Hughey, Geo. P., 313
Hull, John, 161 Hull, Porter, 161
Hummer, George, 577
Hummer, Rev. Michael, 247, 312, 314, 316, 323, 329, 332, 490, 570
Hummer, Wenzel, sketch of, 34
Humphreys, A. H., 92
Hunt, William H., 139
Hunter, Wm., 210 Huntley, Florence, 557
Hurlburt, Rev., R. F., 303
Hutchinson, Frank, 48 Hutchinson, Robert, 139, 249, 311, 403
Hutton, B. B., 319
Hinrichs, Prof. G., state officer, 619 Hobart, C. W., 556, 573 Hoerlein, Rev. J. G., 349 Hog, Chester White, introduction of, 421, 435 Hohenschuh, Mrs. Theresa, 24 Holbrook, C. H., 210 Hollingsworth, Mahlon, 383
Holly, C. F., 72 Holmes, B. S., 254 Holt, D., 178, 313
Holt, Joseph W., 314
Home, a pioneer, 15
Homestead, Old Bowersox, 87
Horn, John, 466 Horner, B. M., 308, 432 Horner, Mary E., 160
Horner, William, 160
Hospital, establishment of, 149; uni- versity, laying of corner stone of, 151; Summit house as, 526
Hotel: American, 362; Clinton, 147, 148, 149; Globe, 133; National, 132; Palmer, 151; Summit, 147; Washing- ton, 132; list of,: 1860, 435 .
Hotz, Jacob, 571 Howard, Caroline, 398
Howard, William A., 89 d
Howard, W. W., 333
Howe, Rev. S. S., 333
Howell, Col. R. P., 550, 620
Hudson, Mrs. Polly, 427
Hertheni, Rev. H., 353 Hertz, Henry, 352 Hesler, John C., 176 Hess, Daniel, 357 Hess, G. W., 77
Hess, Geo. P., 511 Hess, Samuel 46
Higbee, Jesse, 364, 444 Higbee, Obadiah, 365 Hill, Green, 12, 167 Hill, Rev. J. B., 309 . Hill, J. G., 259 ...
Hill, Sion, marriage of, 490 Hill, Thomas, 571 Hills, town of, 169 Hilton, E., 7 Hindman, John, member assembly, 621
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IAMS, MRS. M. A., 287 Iams, W. E., deaf and dumb institution by, 287
Indenture, meaning of, 635
I. O. O. F .: Kosciusko, 606; Eureka, 609; No. Liberty, 610; Acme at Ox- ford, 610; Omega at Lone Tree, 610; Rebekahs, 614
Indians, treaty of 1832, 18; their claims, 55; in county, 56, 57, 58; farewell to dead, 59; departure of, 59; Fox, leaders of, 60
Industries, early, 427; home, 429; com- parison of, 466
Infantry, the twenty-second, departure of, 515; in the field, 516; officers, 516; at Vicksburg, 517; losses of, 518; at Winchester, 518; reception to, 519; mustered out, 519; flag of, 221; soldiers home, 526; resolution of, 552; reunion of, 552 - The 24th: 220 Ingersoll, L. D., 508, 560
Institute, Mechanic's, 40; Iowa Female Collegiate, 287; articles of incorpora- tion, 288; final disposition of, 292; city obtains control of, 291 - St. Joseph's, founding of, 343
Iowa Capital Reporter, the, 41 Iowa City, township of, 60
Iowa City, 118, record of plate, 124; early map of, 155
Iowa City, the steamer, advertisement of, 195; launching of, 195
"Iowa City Rifles," organization of, 511
Iowa Medley, 279; quoted, 280, 567 Iowa river, freight on, 193
Iowa Standard, The, quoted, 281
Iowa State Press, 560
Iowa territory of, 11
Irish, C. W., address of, 44; journal of, 210, 214, 218, 230, 231, 327, 371 Irish, F. M., 36, 37, 42, 52; commis- sioners meet at house of, 71; men- tioned, 157, 190; misfortune of, 404 Irish, Gilbert R., 31, 50, 216, 356 Irish, John P., 37, 225, 271, 561, 563, 621
JACKSON, L. H., trustee, 322 Jail, first county, 487; Muscatine coun- ty used, 488; new, 494
Jayne, Eliza A., 168 Jayne, John E., 48, 554, 642 Jayne, John W., 167
Jayne, W. H., 168 Jerome, G. H., 508 John, M. S., 366 Johnson, Rev., A. K., 308
Johnson, Jackson, teacher, 260
Johnson, Dr. Leona, 364
Johnson, M. T., 490
Johnson, Rolla, 164, 621
Johnson, Sylvanus, sketch of, 38; men- tioned, 93, 182, 197, 220; agreement made by, 289; memorial to, 364
Johnstone, Alexander, first faculty mem- ber, 250 Johnston, E. E., 235, 564
Jones, Captain, 191
Jones, Charles, 167, 393
Jones, David, 182
Jones, David H., 378
Jones, General Geo. W., 33
Jones, Rev. J. F., 377
Jones, Phoebe, 490
Jones, Thomas, 378
Josselyn, George, 150
Journal, the Oxford, 565
Journey, a typical pioneer, 185
Judson, L., 123, 157
Jnry, grand, for U. S., 477; for terri- tory, 478; first petit., 478; limited number to serve on, 485; selected by townships, 486
KAUFMAN, L., 298
Kelly, P. J., 505
Kelley, R. H., 143, 201
Kelso, William, 42
Kemper, Bishop Jackson, 367
Kendig, Rev. A. B., 302, 306
Keokuk, Reserve, 5, 18, 55
Kephart, J. H., 269, 381
Kerr, Hamilton H., election at house of, 82, 165, 174
Kessler, Ella, 261
Kessler, Fidel, 261
Kettlewell, G. W., 298
Keyes, C. R., 408
Kidder, Dorothy, 489
Kidder, Lydia, 23
Kidder, Sarah, 489
Kight, John, 7; claim of, 121
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Kimball, Franklin, 422 King Benjamin, 139 King, Joshua, 166 King, Thomas, 164; meeting at house of, 304 Kings Daughters, Iowa City, 385 Kinney, Rev. Joseph, 358 Kinsey, W. S., resolution of, 201 Kirkpatrick, Joseph L., 298, 311 Kirkwood, Gov. S. J., 217, 225, 230, 258, 414, 453, 520, 521, 529, 538, 617, 618, 621, 623, 624 Kirkwood, Mrs. 8. J., honors to, 552 Kirkwood, W. W., 415 Kiskekosh, 60 Knapp, S. H., petition of, 198 Knights of Pythias, 613; Athens Temple, Pythian Sisters, 614 Knowles, Rev. David, 378 Koontz, G. W., 169, 622 Kuhl, Rev. Conrad, missionary, 356 Kutz, Rev. J., 354
LABOR IN 1837, 10 Lackland, Rev. G. S., 308 Lake, E. W., 414 Lambert, B. J., 235 Lancaster, Cornelius, election at the house of, 86 Lancaster, Virgil, 179 Lancaster, William, 163
Land office at Iowa City, 390; account of sales, 398, 402 Land sales, first, 27; schools, 237 Lane, Mrs. H. S., superintendent schools, 257 Lanning, Edward, 139, 246, 259 Lanning, Lydia, teacher, 251 Lathrop, H. W., 139, 151, 219, 221, 249, 323, 606, 623, 629 Laughery, F. M., 269 Launching, steamboat, 194 Lawrance, Jonathan, 197 Law school, submitted to courts, 254 Lawyer, Dr. L. G., 565 Leach, Rev. C. P., 366 Leader, the Oxford, 565 Le Claire, Antoine, 18 Lectures, early, 570; by home talent, 572 Lectures, noted, 575 Lee, Clarissa, 489 .
Lee, E. C., 139, 253, 522 Lee, F. H., 73, 90, 199, 219, 492, 636 Lee, Bishop H. W., 368 Lee, James, 149, 174 Lee, J. E., 453 Lee, Gen. S. D., address by, 553 Lee, Walter, letter from, 522 Lee, surrender of, observed, 530 Leek, Lycurgus, death of, 153
Leffler, Shepherd, 135 Legislature, Wisconsin Territorial, 10; session provided for at Iowa City, 128; first meeting of at Iowa City, 129
Leonard, N. R., 581 Lesh, I. 'N., 7, 10
Letovsky, J. M. B., 566, 622
Letter, a typical, 406
Leupp, Rev. J., 353
Lewis, Elizabeth, 25, 26
Lewis, Enoch, 219
Lewis, Miles K., election at house of, 91
Libby, Rev. John, 247, 295, 490
Library, University, burning of, 152; public, beginning of, 573; first re- port of, 574; first trustee of, 576; the Carnegie, 577; lectures in aid of, 577; the Patterson memorial, 579
License, trade, 67 Lindley, Thomas, 422 Linkhart, Mrs. Eliza F., 333
Linkhart, Joel, 333
Lionhardt, C. W., 510
Littig, Dr. L. W., 150
Live stock, growing of, 421
Livermore, Mrs. Mary, 571 Lloyd, Frederick, 641
Lloyd, Walter F., 89
Lone Tree, named, 167; town of founder, 168; views in, 307; electric light in, 472 Lone Tree Branch, the, 564
Longley, C. L., letter of, 555 Loos, Prof. I. A., 582 Loras, Matthew, Bishop, 490
Loring, Rev. R. S., 359
Lorton, J., 172
Lots, Iowa City, values of, 73; cut prices of, 75 Loughbridge, Albert, 293
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Loughbridge, Sarah, schools, 257
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Louis, Mrs. Dora, 24
Lowe, Enos, receiver land office, 404
Lowe, Rev. John, 365 Lowe, R. P., 134, 482, 486 Lowe, Rev. Samuel, 365
Lucas, township of, 60; Napoleon in, 20; district township of, organized, 258
Lucas, Col. E. W., 50, 536, 622
Lucas, Governor Robert, 27, 29, 33, 34, 39, 130, 181, 295, 360, 601, 617, 619, 622
Luse, Z. C., 529, 566
Lyceum, notice of, 569
Lyman, F. H., 309
Lyman, Harvey, 164
Lyon, E. C., 414
Lyon, Mary, 309
Lyon, W. P., 414
MCALLISTER, M. P., 77, 82, 414, 642
McArthur, Augustus, 414
McCaddon, John, 237, 258
McCaddon, Nancy, 249
McCallister, "Grandmother," 48
McCart, Jesse, 413
McChesney, W. H., 205
McClain, Emlin, judge supreme court, 620
McClain, Mrs. Emlin, article by, 583
McClain, William, 293
McClean, Rev. O. O., 318
MeCleary, G. W., 42, 91, 139, 199, 573
McCloud, Elizabeth, 489
McClure, Nathaniel, 174, 176
McConnell, John, 163, 313
McConnell, Joseph, mill of, 421
McCormick, William, 75, 173, 416
McCrory, Samuel H., 25, 26, 28, 42, 52, 178, 237, 258, 313, 402, 416, 489, 619, 621
McCune, Chas. W., member assembly, 621
McCune, Daniel, 242, 261
McDonald, W. J., 235
MeElroy, G. A., 551 McFaddin, Samuel, 178
McGrew, J. B., 165, 166, 309, 489 MeMicken, Hiram, 90
McRaith, Helen, report of, 578 McSwain, A. T., 308
MACBRIDE, PROF. T. H., 582 Machine, carding, 132; mowing contest, 431
Maggard, J. H., 235
Magill, Father, 50
Magill, S., 252
Magoun, Rev. George F., 374, 375, 376 Magruder, James, sketch of, 33, 42, 173, 306
Mahan, John, 519 . ..
Mahanna, Capt. Bradley, 506, 508, 511, 601
"Maid of Iowa, " 193, 194
Mails, weekly arrival of, 205; Galena route, 207
Mann, Horace, 571 . .. I voil ....
Manufactures, committee to: promote, 437
Marble, Rev. S. H., 358
Margrave, John, 326
Market, north, 142 ...
Marks or brands, stock, types of, 425 Marquardt, G. W., 450, 465
Marriage, first record of, 488
Martin, Rev. H. F., 355
Martin, W. M., 565
Marvin, Charles, 161
Marvin, Mrs. Eliza, 427
Mason, Miss Anna, 263
Mason, Judge Charles, 243
Masons, organization of, 598; conven-
tion of, 599; Iowa City No. 4 chartered, 600; membership of, 601; Palestine Commandery, 602; Mount Moriah, 602; Grand lodge, organi- zation of, 603; Canopy at Oxford, 604; at Solon, 604; White Marble, 604; Abner at Lone Tree, 605; Or- der of Eastern Star at Iowa City, 613; at Lone Tree, 614; at Oxford, 614
Massey, James, 7
Massey, U. C., 175
Mathews, John, 167, 179
Mattoon, C., 134 Maxson, William, 177
Maxwell, Alexander and Elizabeth, 310 Maynard, Stephen, 368
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Mazuchelli, Father Samuel, mass con- ducted by, 341, 490 MeDowell, Henry, 77, 165 MeDowell, Margaret Hayden, 165 Meeting, Old Settlers', picture of, 1907, 49 Mendenhall, J. J., 259 Mendenhall, R. P., 210 Mercer, C. S., 561 Mercer, S. W., 561 Messenger, "Nick," 552 Metcalf, Enos, toll-bridge of, 202; trustee, 279; mentioned, 616 Metcalf, Thomas, 367 Metropolitan Hall, 571 Middleton, Dr. W. D., 150 Migration, causes of, 7 Mill, saw, 12
Mill in Illinois, 16; Switzer's, 35, 412; Butler's, 175; Terrell's, 180; Moore & Drury's, 172; Strickler Woolen, 412; Haynes's, 412; Lingle's 412; Pleasant Harris's, 412; Felkner & Myers's, 412; at Coralville, 413; appreciation of, 413; carding ma- chine at Terrell's 419; Hummer Company's, 420; Oxford steam, 420; view of Terrell's, 420; the Close paper, 436; the Close oil, 436; oat meal, 436; lint, 466; Banbury's planing, 468 Miller, A. J., 512 Miller, Benjamin, 12 Miller, Valentine, 415 Miller, Col. W. E., 553, 604, 620
Mitchell, Ira C., 561
Mitchell, Israel, 176 Modern Woodmen of America, 613 Monday, Poakley, 383
Money, question of, 131; early substi- tutes for, 445; kinds of, 445; Florence, 447
Monroe, town of, 157; sale of, 158; survey of, 159; names of streets in, 159
Montgomery, James, 163 Montgomery, M. M., 198 Montgomery, Margaret, 241, 266 Monument, Capital section corner, 146; Leek memorial, 154; soldiers', 538; the Washington, contribution to, 608 Moore, P. B., meeting at house of, 311
Morey, Mrs. S. C., 247 Morey, Rev., W. B., 361 Morford, John, 169 Morfordsville, 6, 169, 308 Morgan, Richard P., 220
Mormon War, the, 642; bill for ser- vice in, 644 Morris, M. L., 532, 623
Morris, W. L., 437
Morse, Mary A., 169 Morse, E. K., 42, 169, 528
Morse, town of, 169
Morse, Rev. R. C., 359
Morrison, William A., 149
Morrow, J. G., 121
Morsman, M. J., 94
Mortgage, the Hummer, 317, 325
Mulholland, Samuel, 7, 121
Murdock, William, 172
Murphy, Anna, 166
Murphy, Patrick, 166
Murphy, Timothy P., disciplined, 524 Murray, Dr. Henry, sketch of, 29; 178, 197, 220, 221, 254, 256, 313, 509, 633
Murray, Malcolm, 441 Musser, P. M., 453
Myers, Eli, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 19, 21, 22, 184, 197, 237, 432, 489
NAPIER, HUGH L., 166
Napoleon, town of, 12, 14, 20, 27
Negus, Charles, 217 Negus, Isaac, clock peddler, 394
Newcomb, A. B., 414
Newell, Jo, 134 Newhall, Maj. John B., 190, 191 Newspapers, 556
North Liberty, town of, 166
North, William, 206 Nutting, C. C., 582
OASIS, town of, 169 Officers, county, from the organization of, 629 Ohl, Al, chairman, 497 Oil, manufacture of, 439
Old State House, meetings in, 357 Opera House, building of, 571
Opinion, a mother's, 544
Ordinance, tree planting, 147
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Oregon Emigration Society, 644, 645, | Poor Farm, proposal for, 636; report 646 on, 637 Organizations, fraternal, 598; literary, Porter, John, 168, 365 572
Orsbon, Elijah, 489
Osceola, the town of, 12
Osmond, Rev. Jonathan, 311, 322, 337
Otto, Ralph, mayor, 234
Owen, Captain B., 538
Owen, David Dale, geologist, 407
Owen, N., 512
Owen, Rev. T. B., 305
Oxen, where used, 16 Oxford, town of, 163
PACKARD, ASBURY D., sketch of, 32; remonstrance by, 98; mentioned, 168, 197, 266, 393 Packard, Nancy, 168
Packing House, John Powell's, 435; the Stock Company's, 436
Paine, S. E., mayor, 150
Palmer, A. H., and G. D., 560
Palmer, G. D., 219, 619
Papers, short-lived, 567
Parks, Jehiel, 164
Parrot, John, 42, 167, 299, 308, 393
Parsons, Lyman, 421, 450, 639
Parsons, Rev. R. D., 302
Parvin, T. 8., 26, 119-121, 130, 271, 319, 477, 522, 559, 601 Patrick, G. T. W., 582
Pattee, John, Col., 514, 573
Pattee, William, order from 397
Patterson, Peter H., 52, 303
Patterson, William, trustee, 279, 296
Paul, George, 43, 163, 619, 621 P. E. O., 615 Pearce, 8. E., 365
Perry, Hetty A., 490
Petition of Walter Butler, 68
Phelps, Captain William, 44 Philbrick, P. H., 582 Phillips, Wendell, 571 Pickard, Dr. J. L., 577
Pinney, Azariah, 36, 48
Pioneers, the, 1, 3, 18
Pleasant Valley, Clark farm in, 19; township of, 44, 60 Plow, a "stocked," 6; the Carey, 430 Poggenpohl, Henry, 510 Poor, care of, 632
Porter, Louisa, 168
Post office, the Frank Pierce, 167
Postoffices, number of, 168
Powell, John, 42, 190, 226, 416, 427, 435, 509
Powers, Rev. Le Grand, 358
Poweshiek, address of, 58; personal ac- count of, 60; village of, 157
Prague, Thomas, 166 Prairie, breaking of the, 15
Pratt, E. T., 164
Pratt, Mrs. Fanny, 242, 260, 309
Pratt, H. O., 266
Pratt, Jarius, 48
Preachers, early, 304
Precincts, election in Johnson county,
81; Old Man's [Creek, 83; Clear Creek, 83; Monroe, 83; Big Grove, 83; Iowa City, 83
Press, Iowa State, the, 41
Preston, Mrs. Ruth Irish, account of Lyons Iowa Central, 209
Prices, some typical, 440, 442
Pritchard, J. E., 553
Proctor, Dr. G. M., lyceum leader, 265 Property, valuation of, 1854, 398; farm value of, 443
Pryce, Mrs. Eleanor, 309
Pryce, Captain S. D., 538, 556, 558
Pryor, W. M., 504
Public gathering, the first, 10
Pudil, F. J., 269
Purchase, Black Hawk, 5
Purchase of 1837, 56
Purdoo, Ira, 166
Purdoo, Jackson, 166
QUARRY, BIRD'S EYE MARBLE, 407, 410; the state, 411, 468
RAILROADS: LYONS IOWA CENTRAL, 16, 208; Mississippi & Missouri, 210; Iowa City & Davenport, 210; Galena Air Line, 211; survey of Davenport & Iowa City, 220; Dubuque to Keo- kuk, 220; city council and, 221; cele- bration of completion of, 222; com- pletion to Iowa City, 224; westward extension of, 224; Cedar Valley, 225;
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resolution concerning, 225; North and South, 226; B., C. R. & N., 227, 232; I. N. C., 227-228; Iowa South- western, 229; construction of, 231; tax levy, 231; Chicago, Omaha & St. Joe, 231; depot dedicated, 232; street electric proposed, 233; street completed, 234; inter-urban, 234 Ralston, Robert, 124
Ranck, C. S., state officer, 621, 622
Ransom, C. T., 230
Ravlin, Rev. N. F., address by, 529 Reaper, the Solon, 565
Reed, J. S., 254 Reese, D. A., 235 Reid, H. J., 134
Remley, Geo. F., 553
Remley, Howard, 553
Remley, Hubert, 564
Remley, James, report of, 638
Remley, Rev. James C., and Jane, memorial to, 363
Remley, Milton, 504, 552, 620 Renihan, Father, 348
Reno, Morgan, 137, 140, 437, 447, 618 Report, city financial, 141
Reporter, the Lone Tree, 564
Reporter, the University, editors of, 566
Republican, the Iowa City, 556
Revenue, sources of early, 393; com- parison of, 395
Reynolds, Wesley, 164
Reynolds, Dr. William, 43, 247, 254, 271, 599, 618
Rice, L. M., 439 Ricord, Jacob, merchant, 441
Ricord, Thomas, 246
Rider, J. H., 333
Rinearson, Jacob S., 67 Riots, 503
Ripple, the steamer, 190 Rittenmeyer, F. X., 143
Ritter, Mrs. Benjamin, 13, 308
Ritter, Rev., Josias, 350
River Junction, 7 River Junction, town of 168 Road, national, 66
Roads, first, 170, 171, 172; Bloomington, 173; Iowa river north, 173; Old Man's Creek, 173; Fry's, 174; Prairie du Chien, 175; McClure's, 175; Eagan's, 175; the J. H. Frost,
175; Wyoming, 176; Pleasant Har- ris, 176; Belleview, 176; Pope, 177; Edwin Brown's, 177; increase in districts, 177; Wapsininock, 177; change in Fagan's, 178; the Clear Creek, 179; the Henry, 179; Mill Company's, 180; the Oskaloosa, 180; Linn Grove, 181; the Alt, 181; Snook's Grove, 182; the Scurlock, 182; the Francis Bowman, 182; a lost, 183; construction period of, 183 Robbery, a noted case of, 503
Robbins and Hubbell, boat-yard of, 194 Roberts, Peter, 139
Roberts, Robert G., represents county, 620
Roberts, T. N., 48
Robinson, L., secretary, 258
Rock River, the steamer, 192
Rockwood, E. W., 582
Rogers, C. P., superintendent schools, 256 Rogers, Henry, 167
Rogers, J. F., trade license of, 394
Rogers, Thomas, 570
Rohret, J. H., 235
Rohret, Peter, 48
Ronalds, John 124
Rössler, Gottlieb, petition of, 89
Roup, Robert, 167, 356
Rowlinson, Rev. C. C., 366
Royal, John, 12
Royal Neighbors, 614
Rugg, E. K., 223
Rummelhart, Joseph, 348
SAFELY, ROBERT J. AND LAURA C., 161 Sales, D. A., 134
Sanders, Cyrus, 25, 32, 42, 46, 165, 172, 174, 175, 177, 178, 190, 225, 258, 402, 416
Sanders, I. N., 36, 42, 360, 466
Sanders, Jackson, 163 Sanders, R. B., 383 Sanxay, Theodore, 254, 316, 390, 437, 441, 453 Sanxay and Murray, the firm of, 441 Sawmill, Felkner and Myers's, 23 Schaeffer, Dr. Chas. A., address of, 154 Schell, Joseph, 313
Schools: medical established, 149; the public, 236; first tax for, 236; money
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for appropriated, 237; first census of, 237; fund commissioner, 237; first 240; in Clear Creek settlement, 241; the Walker, 241; the Shueyville, 242; court decision on law, 243; private, 244; report of, 251; tax for, 252; in churches, 252; "ami- cable suit" concerning, 253; city superintendent proposed, 254; high, 254; colored, 254; committee to visit, 257; in Lucas township, 259; in Big Grove, 260; in Solon, 261; in Cedar township, 262; in Penn, 262; North Liberty, 262; in Oxford township, 263; the Danner, 263; the Edgewood, 263; in Newport, 265; in Union township, 265; in Washing- ton township, 266; Woodland, 266; Sharon high, 266; in Sharon town- ship, 266; "Prairie Dale," 266; in Hardin township, 266; "Flea shed," 266; Fremont township, 268; Jefferson township high, 268; Jef- ferson township, 268; course of study in Mrs. Hulin's, 274; private, 1843, 276; public program of private, 278; a high grammar urged, 281; county high suggested, 292; "Hog Back Ridge," 308; meeting at Burge's 308; Choate's, 312; St. Mary's, 343; German, 346
Schulze, J. O., 234
Schutte, Father A. J., 342
Schwimley, Rev. A., 382
Schwartzendruber, J. J., 388
Scott, Mrs. Lucretia, 333
Scrip City, 140; use of, 445
Scurlock, Hugh, 182
Seahorn, Jacob, 336; editor, 567
Seahorn, James, election at house of 89; mentioned, 174, 175
Seal, first city, 139
Seat of Government, selection of, 71
Seerley, John J., principal high school, 257
Seminary, Southern, faculty of, 279, 280
Sepe-noh-mo, 7, 167
Settlers, meeting of old, 1910, 13; or- ganization of old, 42, 43; anniversary of old, 44; meeting, 1890, 50; early
Scotch, 51; Bohemian, 52, 611; Ger- man, 51; Irish, 51
Settlement, the Welsh, Union town- ship, 377
Shaff, James, 167
Shaft, S. W., peddler's license of, 394
Shambaugh, Mrs. Bertha Horack, sketch by, 15, 125 Shambaugh, Dr. B. F., 582, 619
Sharpless, S., 230
Shaver, P. E., 512
Sharon Center, 182
Shaw, Archibald, 52
Shearer, Rev. F. A., 318, 323, 336
Shellady, Samuel, 206
Sheriff, first in county, 26; as assessor, 66
Shimek, Prof. B., 408, 582
Shinn, Mrs. Henry, 24
Shoup, John, tribute to, 322, 324, 393
Shrader, Dr. J. C., 150; 620, 621
Shuey, B. L., 378
Shuey, Jacob, 379
Shuey, Robert G., 379
Shuey, W. H., 160, 378
Shueyville, village of, 160; U. B. church at, 378
Sinkmajer, Rev. Joseph, 346
Skinner, Elizabeth, 157
Slack, Allen, 210, 213, 217 .
Slemmons, John, memorial to, 335
Slezak, Frank remarkable escape of, 154
Slovan Americky, 565
Smith, Carey R., sale of, 423, 566
Smith, Rev. C. Billings, 288
Smith, Rev. Dexter P., 360
Smith, Granger W., 363
Smith, Horace, 190 Smith, John, election at house of, 87
Smith, Patrick, 59
Smith, Stanley W., 333
Snethen, Nicholas, president, 279
Snyder, Thomas, 77, 127, 139, 183, 243, 279, 301, 396, 414, 493
Snyder, William B., 131, 167, 279, 301, 311, 466
Society : Christian Science, 384; first Agricultural, 431; relief, report of, 525; Scott township, 525; founding of The State Historical, 580; tem- perance, 615
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Soldiers, reunions of, 520, 553 Solon, town of, 82, 165; declaration of citizens of, 228; Methodist church at, 308; Presbyterian, 317; Lutheran, 352 South Liberty, platted, 169 Springer, Francis, 134, 490 Springer, John, editor, 561; member of assembly, 622 Springmeyer, Henry, 163 Spricker, Rev. David, 356 Spurrier, Samuel, 94, 251, 252 Spurrier, Warner, 42, 48, 308, 444, 529, 621
Stage: Frink and Walker's line, 205; western, 205 Standard, Iowa City, 73, 131, 556 Starkey, J. G., 298 Station, the Wright street, 232 State Fair, Johnson county, held in 1887, 424 Statzer, Peter, 139 Steamboat, first, 189 Stephens, A. D., 7, 32, 58, 66, 73, 121, 186, 633 Stephens, Abel, 259 Stephens, Alexander H., letter of, 626 Stephens, E. G., 539 Sterling, J. W., Capt., 511 Stevens, Abel, 182
Stevens, Mrs. Rosanna, 311 Stevenson, S. K., superintendent schools, 257
Stewart, David, member assembly, 621 Stiles, Warren, election at house of, 82; mentioned, 164, 170, 643 Stillwell, A. B., 503 Stock: railroad to county, 219; value of, 460 Stocker, Rev. James, 311 Stone, D. F., 450 Stone, J. C., state officer, 618 Stone, Col. W. M., 515
Store, the "Third Ward," 440; Pio- neer book, Lee's, 441
Storm, A. V., superintendent schools, 257
Storm, description of a, 647 Stover, Jacob Y., 35, 48 Stover, Jacob, 178 Stover, Jeremiah, school of, 241; men- tioned, 267
Stover, Joseph, 12, 179 Stover, Miss Mary, 13, 427
Stow, J. W., meeting at home of, 373 Strahle, T., 206
Street, John A., 167 Street, Washington, work on, 178
Strong, Samuel W., 176 Stroud, Allen, 52, 175
Struble, J. T., 242 Studer, Joseph, 499
"Stump Town," 8 Sturgis, William, 7, 25, 400, 489 Sueppel, Mrs. Catherine, 24 Sueppel, G. A., 235
Sulek, Anton, 611 Sulek, Frank, paper by, 268
Summy, Eli, 7 Supervisors: 78, 94, 629, 637 Survey, United States, 6; county, 117; capital section, 143
Surveyor, first county, 32
Sutliff, A. C., 42, 165, 174, 261
Swafford, L. S., 150, 246, 279, 313
Swalm, Al, 153
Swan, Chauncey, 28, 52, 71, 124, 131, 132, 145, 191, 313, 414, 416, 601, 618
Swan Lake, reference to, 410
Sweet, David, meeting at home of, 306 Swing, David, 571 Swisher, town of, 160
Swisher, Benjamin, 159; marriage of, 489
Swisher, Lovell, 257
Switzer, David, sketch of, 35, 43, 176, 181, 413, 416 Switzer, Joshua, 35, 180
Switzer, Leslie E., 551
Sylvester, R. H., 560, 574 Sylvester, R. H., Jr., letter of, 561
TALBOT, W. K., 279 Talbot, Mrs. W. K., 163
Talbot, W. D., 279 Talbot, L. W., 515
"Tanktown," 163 Tantlinger, John, 206 Tavern, Butler's, 184 Taxes, first levy of, 393; delinquent, 396 Teachers, wages of, 1858, 260 Teesdale, John, 556, 574
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Telegraph, the first, 437, 438; the Great Western, 438 Templin, J. D., 308
Teneyck, Matthew, 48, 85, 167, 299, 622
Teneyk, W. P., 48
Terrell, Walter, 180, 437
Terrell's dam, act establishing, 419
Territorial legislature, first meeting place in Iowa City, 63
Thatcher, Rev., Dr. 150
Thatcher, Mrs. George, 323
Thomas, T. O., 337, 338, 377
Thompson, Francis, 247
Thompson, Rev. James. L., 299, 490 Tidd, H. A., 515
Tiffin, town of, 164; first preaching at, 304; tile company at, 469 Tilden, Samuel J., Jr., 233
Tile, drain, 469
Tilton, Theodore, 571
Tomlin, Sam, 153
Totten, Rev. Silas, 369
Town lots, value of, 405 Towns, paper, . 8
Townsend, Rev. C. C., 368, 371
Townships: establishment and organi- zation of, 81; first petition for, 83; first civil, 84; summary of establish- ment of, 114; church and school his- tory in, 168; Big Grove, 164, 242, 529; Cedar, 84, 242; Clear Creek, 86, 90; East Lucas, 112; Fremont, 91, 306; Graham, 90, 308, 528; Hardin, 91, 178, 241; Iowa City, 84, 111, 112, 243; Jefferson, 89, 159, 378; Liberty, 86; Lincoln, 94; Lucas, 111; Madison, 93; Monroe, 85; Newport, 86, 88; Oxford, 90, 91, 161, 162, 242, 309, 529; Penn, 85, 86, 131, 166, 303, 304; Pleasant Valley 6, 85, 91, 94, 241, 268, 308; Scott, 85, 88, 167, 308, 334; Sharon, 92, 310, 353; Union, 89; Washing- ton, 87, 88, 167; West Lucas, 111, 112
Trader, the Indian, 13 Trading House, Gilbert's, 9; Phelps's, 27 "Trading House Farm," sale of, 404 Trading houses, pupose of, 428 Train, Geo. Francis, 571
Treasurer, first county, 65
Trimble, James, 175, 445, 487, 493 Trine, David, at Vicksburg, 517; men- tioned, 537
Tripp, R. H., 293
Trotter, Mrs. S. B., 427
Trout, John, 7, 66
Trowbridge, S. C., sketch of, 26; men- tioned, 28, 42, 71, 174, 313, 393, 394, 482; assists John Brown, 641
Trustees, township, present, 630
Tucker, A. G., printer, 562
Tudor, Edward, 89
Tudor, Hugh, 378
Tudor, Richard, 378
Tulloss, N. H., 466
Turner, J. T., 253, 450, 638
UNIVERSITY, State, 135; opening of, 250; establishment of, 281; comment on, 282; preparatory department abolished, 282; woman department continued, 284; courses in proposed, 284; suspension of work in, 284; fac- ulty, 1860, 285; student papers of, 566
University, the Iowa City stock com- pany, 279, 280 Usher, Henry, 432
Usher, Aaron, 485
VANALSTINE, WILLIAM, death of, 547
Van Fleet, John R., 139-140
Van Nest, P. S., 253
Veblin, A. A., 582
Vicksburg, surrender observed, 529
Vidette, editors of, 567
Vogt, William, 140 Volkringer, Frank, 153
Volksfreund, the, 567
Volunteers, student, 541
WADE, M. J., member of congress, 617 Wadsworth, Frank, death of, 548
Wagner, Mrs. Catherine, 24
Wagner, Geo. W., member assembly, 622 Wales, Thos. B., 422 Walker, Mrs. Elizabeth, 427 Walker, Elijah, 361 Walker, James, claim of, 241
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Walker, Joseph, sketch of, 33 Walker, Robert, 42, 85 Walker, Robert, trustee, 351 Walker, Samuel, James, Joseph and Henry, 7 Walworth, Geo. H., 134 Wanzer, J. I., 210, 217 Wapashashiek, 60 Ward, Chauncey, 175, 198, 299 Ward, Rev. Duren J. H., 359 Ward, Father, 345 War, The Spanish American, 540, 547, 551
Warren, D. S., 249 Washburn, Mary, 514
Waterworks, proposed, 464
Watson, Rev. S. N., address of, 156 Watts, Hiram, 77, 174
Weaver, Rev. Solomon, 379 Weeber, Mary, 310 Weed, Thurlow, visits county, 225 Wein, George, 166 Welch, John, 383 Weld, L. G., 582 Wells, D. Franklin, 285, 573, 618 Welton, H. S., 256 West, Mrs. John, 309 West, John, 42, 165 Westenhaver, Jesse, 225 Western Stock Journal and Farmer, 566 White, C. A., geologist, 407, 408 Whiteacre, Aquila, 383 Whitmore, Elizabeth, 489 Whittlesey, Charles, represents county, 620 Wieneke, Henry, 149, 432, 574 Wieneke, Julius, 349 Wilcox, Prof. W. C., 582 Wilkinson, Boyd, drowning of, 500, 501 Williams, Benjamin, 263 Williams, C. N. and Sarah, 168 Williams, E. T., 182, 377 Williams, Jesse, 190, 560, 618 Williams, J. Madison, 256, 365
Williams, Capt. John, 512 Williams, Judge Joseph, 27, 119, 477, 483, 627 Williams, Lock, 336 Williams, Rev. R. E., 380 Williams, Mrs. Susan, 380 Williams, Susannah, 490
Williams, T. T., 338 Williams, Rev. W. D., 371 Williamstown, named, 168 Willis, A. I., 414 Willis, W. A., superintendent schools, 257, 293 Wilson, Miss Cornelia, teacher, 251 Wilson, William, 7, 121 Winchester, H. H., 42 Windham, village of, 32, 91, 168 Winterstein, Miss Elizabeth, school of, 243 Winterstine, Nicholas, 422
Wycliffe, John, 173
Wyllie, Rev. James T., 333
Wylie, Rev. D. W., 324
Wolcott, Abner, 25, 293
Wolf, L. R., 94, 263, 565, 622, 628
Wolf, William, report of, 638
Women in 1837, 10
Wood, J. P., 253
Woodin, G. D., state officer, 621
Woodlin, Simeon, death of, 532
Woods, James W., 134
Woods, Rev. W. W., 250, 568
Woodward, W. G., 134, 481
Workman, Samuel, 77, 219, 438; state of- ficer, 621 Works, alcohol, 436
Works, glucose, 436
Worden, Clarinda, 490
Worden, Ed., 43
Worster, Miss Cynthia, 242
Worthington, Rev. David, 301
Wray, Carson B., 166, 490
Wray, David, 42, 166
Wright, Carroll, 232
Wright, Col. Ed., 520
Wright, J., 210
XANTER, JOHN, 571
YOST, E. K., petition of, 198 Younkin, W. H., 564
ZELLER, N., SR., 411 Zimmerman Steel Plant, view of, 467; 469, 471 Zimmerman, William, 167 Zimmerman, W. C. F., 479 Zimmerman, Z. K., 365
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