A History of Northeast Missouri, Volume I, Part 90

Author: Williams, Walter, 1864-1935, editor
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Chicago, New York, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 731

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In September, 1863, a more serious war experience occurred at Wright City. A small band of Confederates was encamped near there and the Union militia, under command of Capt. Jos. L. Fant, attempted their capture. The militia surrounded the camp of the enemy and began to close in upon them. The Confederates then made a dash for liberty. They charged the Union lines and kept up a rapid fire, which was as hotly returned. In the excitement the Confederates escaped Vol. 1-43

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with only one killed. The Union forces also lost one man, William Barklage, of near Wright City. The killing of Barklage and the report that the Confederates were provisioned from Wright City, incensed the militia to the extent that they determined to avenge the death of their comrade. News of the excited feeling reached Wright City, and, fearing the town would be attacked, the people sent runners to Capt. John E. Ball, of Lincoln county, who organized a company of Union men, to come at once to the aid of the town. Captain Ball and Lieut. H. H. Schaper immediately responded, but came too late to prevent the destruction of several buildings owned by sympathizers of the rebellion. The militia went first to the Baptist church, which was known as a rallying place for the Confederates, and applied the torch. They next fired the blacksmith shop of Clint Bryan and the saloon of Bill Kennedy, both avowed Confederates. Before further destruction was accom- plished, Captain Ball and his company arrived, and advised the mad- dened militia to retire.

In July, 1861, a train load of Union soldiers was dispatched from St. Louis to General Sigel in the western part of the state. News of the passage of this train through Warren county reached the people several days in advance of the troops, and the Confederates determined to attack the train as it passed through. Several prominent Confederate leaders in the county sent runners through the county and a small army was assembled along the railroad track near Foristell. They were distributed' at convenient points for several miles. When the train passed Foristell into Warren county, a murderous fire was opened upon it and this was continued for several miles. The Union soldiers returned the fire from the train and severely wounded several of the Confederates. Thomas Edwards was mortally wounded and died several days after the attack.

Great excitement followed this attack and rumors were rife to the effect that Union men would be sent into the county to avenge the on- slaught on the train. Owing to a fear that indignant Union soldiers would call upon them, many Confederates left their homes and made their way to Price's army. This struggle had the effect to arouse the Union men of the county who at once organized for their own protec- tion. These organized companies were soon ready for service which served to check the daring acts of the Confederates.

In the spring of 1862 the Union army of Brigadier-General Pope marched through Warren county and camped for some time at Trues- dale. The army numbered ten thousand, and the citizens of Warrenton extended every possible kindness to both officers and men.

In March, 1862, the report was given out that a man named Hen- derson was soliciting and drilling Confederate soldiers in the southern part of the county. He was fearless in his efforts to aid the rebellion, and the militia determined to affect his capture. Thirty men of the Third Missouri Cavalry left Warrenton March 20, for the farm of Doctor Briscoe, three miles north of Marthasville, where Henderson was reported in camp with several companies of soldiers. The house was surrounded and a surrender demanded. The demand was answered by a volley of shots, when a general fire was concentrated on the building. After a short skirmish the militia captured the entire party. Henderson was severely wounded and was brought to a hospital in Warrenton, where he died several days later. Private Conrad Drunert, bugler in Captain McFadden's company of the militia, was seriously wounded in this fight.

In July, 1864, an entire army corps of fifteen thousand veterans, commanded by Maj .- Gen. A. J. Smith, marched through the county

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from the west. The army camped several days, one mile east of War- renton.

In August, 1862, Capt. Jos. L. Fant, of Warrenton, organized a com- pany of volunteers for the Union army which was later known as Company K, Thirty-second Missouri Infantry. Thirty Warren county men enlisted in this company.

A call for volunteers was issued during the winter of 1862 when Capt. J. W. McFadden organized Company F, Third Missouri Cavalry. Samuel W. Hopkins was chosen first lieutenant of this company, and F. H. Hukriede second lieutenant. Seventy of Warren county's loyal citizens enlisted in this company, and during the long struggle, exper- ienced many bitter conflicts. Henry Dreyer, a private, was killed in the battle at Rocheport, Missouri, as was also Private Conrad Drunert. The regiment in which this company served, was organized for duty in Mis- souri and it distinguished itself on many historie occasions.

Besides the soldiers enlisted in the two companies, a large number of Warren county citizens enlisted in other Missouri regiments. All of them were recruited from the best material of the county, and none of them ever failed to do his full measure of duty.

The Confederate army also received a number of recruits from War- ren county, though the number was not nearly so large as that of the recruits of the Union army. They, too, were the best of the county and fought valiantly for the principles which they believed right.

The divisions and animosities caused by this war have long since been forgotten, and today the people are happier, more contented and harmonious than they have ever been before. At the close of the war, the boys in blue and the boys in gray returned to their quiet pursuits of civil life and manfully built up the material interests of the county which had been seriously injured by four years of bitter warfare.

During the Spanish-American war, Warren county again furnished a small number of her bravest sons, though none succeeded in experien- cing actual service.

TOWNS

The first village on what is now Warren county soil, is said to have been established at the mouth of Charrette creek, near Marthasville, about the year 1763. In 1795 the renowned Kentucky hunter, Daniel Boone, and his son-in-law, Flanders Callaway, established a fort, known as Callaway's Fort, several miles west of Marthasville. Both of these settlements, however, were destroyed many years ago by the treacherous currents of the Missouri river, and at present only the story of these early settlements, as handed down from time to time, remains. The village of Marthasville was the first town settled in Warren county. The exact date of the settlement of this town is not known, though it was about the year 1800. For many years in the pioneer period it was the principal landing place for all the territory now comprising Warren county. Its shipping interests at that time was an immense business. It is now a town'of about four hundred population, is located in a rich farming community, on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad, and enjoys a substantial trade from the surrounding country. It boasts a good school, several churches, a good bank, four or five general mer- chandise stores and other business firms.

Other villages established in the southern part of the county are Dutzow, five miles east of Marthasville; Holstein, five miles west of Marthasville and Hopewell, about the same distance north. Dutzow and Holstein are villages of two hundred population each, while Hope- well has only one store and several residences. The date of settlement of

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these early towns is not known. In later years villages were established at Concord Hill and Peers, both about three miles west of Marthasville. The town of Treloar was built on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad, near Holstein shortly after the road was built. It is now a busy town in a very fine farming community, and compares well in size with its older neighbors.

In 1833, when Warren county was organized, the question of a loca- tion of a permanent seat of justice became a matter of intense public interest. Property owners in various parts of the county made a very spirited and bitter fight to secure the coveted prize. After several years of fighting, a board of commissioners, appointed by the state legislature, finally selected the present site of Warrenton in 1835. This commission was composed of James Finley, Benjamin Emmaus and John Smith. In 1838 the first court house, costing $2,500, was built. Pending the com- pletion of the building, the sessions of the court were held in the home of Joseph B. Wells, which later became the hardware store of John Middlekamp. After the permanent seat of justice was secured, the town at once entered upon a career of prosperity. The first store was opened by Ford and Munson. John M. Faulconer was the first school teacher. Church services were held in the court house until 1855 when the Methodists erected a wooden church. The same year the Baptists built a church.

Through the years from the establishment of the town until the Civil war, the growth was very slow. The manufacture of tobacco was the chief industry. Since the Civil war, when Central Wesleyan College was located in Warrenton, it has enjoyed a steady and healthy growth. While at this time it does not rank with the larger cities of the state. yet it occupies an enviable place among the county seat towns of Missouri. The location is excellent and its people have always enjoyed the reputa- tion of a hospitable, energetic and enterprising community. It is now a town of 1,000 people, and is known as the town of beautiful homes. Its neat and beautiful appearance and its continual growth is due largely to the influence of the Central Wesleyan College, and the Central Wes- leyan Orphan Home; also because it is the county seat. There are a good high school, four churches, two banks, two newspapers, six general stores and other business houses and firms. It is located on the main line of the Wabash, sixty miles west of St. Louis.

Wright City is the only village in Hickory Grove township, and is situated about seven miles east of Warrenton on the Wabash. The village was located and plotted in 1857 by Dr. H. C. Wright for whom the town was named. Some of the early settlers were : A. P. McConnell, who built the first store; C. M. Bryan, the first blacksmith; Henry Ordelheide and others. Before the Civil war, the nearest school was two miles from the village. In 1865 a school house was built, and since that time the village has enjoyed the best of educational advantages.

A postoffice was established at Pitts in the early sixties which was maintained for many years. Since the establishment of the rural mail route, the office was abandoned, as was also the village, except as used for farm residences.

In 1858 Pendleton, five miles west of Warrenton, was laid out by the Wabash railroad. Among the early settlers of this village were Job Price, Capt. J. W. McFadden, George Wright, A. S. Wood and John Skinner. The town now has one general store and about a dozen resi- dences. Gerdeman's store, a mile from the town, does a large business.

The village of Truesdale derives its name from William Truesdale, who plotted and laid out the village. Ground for the Wabash depot and switch yard was given to the railroad on condition that the town be named

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after him. Among the first settlers were Stephen Austin, Alfred John- son, F. G. Meinershagen and Michael Kelly. Truesdale and Warrenton make up one town of a population of 1500. Several unsuccessful efforts were made to unite the two towns. A great deal of grain, stock, fire clay and hardwood timber is shipped from Truesdale. It boasts two churches, a good school, two stores and a blacksmith shop. The popula- tion is 500.

In the early '90s, the village of Morsey in the northern part of the county, was established. A store and a blacksmith shop were maintained for some years, though both are now abandoned. In 1904 the village of New Truxton was laid out by the Burlington railroad in the extreme northern part of the county. It now has a population of 100, has a school, two stores and a blacksmith shop.

THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHICALLY AND TOPOGRAPHICALLY

Included in the area of Warren county are 396 square miles. Much of the surface is broken, and at one time, a luxuriant growth of valuable timber abounded. Walnut, white oak, hickory and other valuable trees were plentiful. Eastern buyers, however, have almost depleted the for- ests of the county of these valuable trees, while much of it was cut off in order to make room for agricultural land. About two-thirds of the total area of the county has been cleared for agricultural purposes.

In the southern part of the county, bordering on the Misouri river, there are thousands of acres of rich bottom land and there are located many of the most valuable farms. The central part of the county com- prises the dividing ridge between the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers. Much of it is broken and the soil is not rich. The northern and eastern parts of the county contain large areas of open prairies where are lo- cated many of the best farms of the county. This fine prairie farming country, however, is broken here and there by streams. Camp creek and Big creek in the northern part of the county, flow northeastward, across Lincoln county and empty into Cuivre river. Along both streams there are areas of broken land and valuable timber. In the southern part of the county there are a number of streams. Charrette, the largest, has its source near Warrenton, flows in a southeasterly direction and empties into the Missouri river near Marthasville. Other streamns are "Dry Fork," Charrette creek, Peruque, Smith's creek, Tuque creek and Lost creek. These streams, especially those in the southern part of the county, and the broken county adjacent to them, furnish a great many beautiful and romantic scenes. Nature was quite lavish m giving to the rocky gorges and towering hills the wildest aspect of romance. In few other places in Missouri can be found a greater number of beau- tiful and romantic localities than are to be found in the valleys of Char- rette and Lost creeks.

Among the natural resources of commercial value, are coal and fire clay, though the coal is of a poor grade and is found only in small quan- tities. A six-inch vein was found at a depth of forty-five feet at Pendle- ton. In the Lippstadt vicinity there is another area containing coal, and another in the Morsey vicinity in the northern part of the county. The banks at Morsey were worked for some time but the deposits were limited in extent and have long since been abandoned. At the Hines Bank, six miles northeast of Warrenton, the coal is said to be over twenty feet thick. Large quantities were taken out of this bank for local consumption, but it, too, has been abandoned for some ten years.

The fire clay on Charrette creek has been mined extensively for a number of years. The quality is of the best. Limestone, for building

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purposes, is also extensively mined among the several creeks in the county.

Agriculture is the chief occupation. Wheat, corn and hay are the leading crops. The bottom farms along the river and the several creeks furnish some of the best land for the cultivation of corn in the world, while the up-land is excellent for wheat. Stock raising is also exten- sively engaged in by many of the farmers.

THE PRESS

A quarter of a century after the organization of Warren county, the first newspaper was established in the county. It was the Warrenton Nonpareil, which was established by Charles Corwin and Robert Pleas- ants. It was a 16 by 22 sheet, and was so published until 1863 when it was enlarged and the ownership transferred to Col. John E. Hutton, later congressman from the seventh district. In 1864 the paper was suspended, and Charles E. Peers became the owner of the property. The following year he began the publication of the Warren County Banner. In 1869 the title was changed to the Warrenton, Missouri, Banner. In 1872 the plant was sold to Landon Rummons and Thomas Morsey. Since that time, the following have been owners and editors of the Ban- ner, R. B. Speed and George W. Morgan; R. B. Speed and Thomas Morsey ; Thomas Morsey and S. B. Cook; Thomas Morsey and Fred L. Blome. In the early '90s the plant went into the hands of a company and the paper was edited by A. W. Johnson until 1901 when fire de- stroyed the plant. E. F. Williams then became editor and manager and had charge of the paper until 1905 when a stock company was formed and E. H. Winter became editor and manager; also chief stock holder. The plant is still managed by him.

In 1869 the Warrenton Chronicle was established by A. Ackerman. The title was later changed to the Warrenton Citizen when a German department was added and the editorship transferred to Frank T. Will- iams. In 1875 the property was purchased by Maynard & Co. who con- ducted the paper until 1881 when it was discontinued.

In 1871 the Wright City Visitor was founded by Landon Rummons. He conducted the paper for one year and then purchased the Warrenton Banner, when the plant and subscription list of the Visitor were con- solidated with the Banner.

The first German paper was Der Buerger, established immediately after the Civil war. In 1869 the German edition of the Citizen took the place of Der Buerger and in 1875 the Union was launched and pub- lished for four years. In 1880 the Union gave way to the Warrenton Volksfreund under the management of George Bartholamaeus and F. A. Boehmer. This paper is still published by John Bartholamaeus who is a son of the founder of the paper.

In 1897 the Marthasville Record was established by J. E. Lavender. who later sold the plant to Julius Iserman who is now the editor and sole owner. The Wright City News was founded by Artie B. Keadle in 1896. Mr. Keadle is still the owner and publisher. The Central Wesleyan Star made its appearance in 1899. It is the principal publication of Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, and circulates among the graduates and ex-students of the college.

BANKS

The Warren County Savings Bank at Warrenton was the first bank organized in Warren county. This institution was incorporated in 1872

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with a capital stock of $60,000. Rudolph Ritter was president and Henry Parker secretary. Some eight years later the business of the bank was wound up. In 1883 the Bank of Warren county was organized with a capital stock of $10,000. Samuel B. Cook was president and Thomas J. Fariss cashier. Mr. Fariss is still serving as cashier of this old and substantial institution. The capital stock has since been increased to $25,000.

In 1874 the Wright City Savings Bank was incorporated and did a general banking business until 1877 when its affairs were wound up.

In 1875 the Citizens Bank was organized at Warrenton with a capital stock of $20,000. Since then the following banks have been estab- lished in the county : Marthasville Bank, capital stock, $20,000; Wright City Bank, capital stock, $20,000; Treloar Bank, capital stock, $15,000; Dutzow Bank, capital stock, $10,000; New Truxton Bank, capital stock, $10,000; Farmers and Merchants, Wright City, capital stock, $20,000; Holstein Bank, capital stock, $10,000.

CRIMES

While the people of Warren county have always been peace-loving and law-abiding, yet the county has not been entirely free from crime. Reference must be made to the leading criminal trials. Several murders which occurred were sensational in their detail, and monstrous in their conception.

The first crime to blot the history of the county of which there is record, was a most dastardly one. On September 22, 1851, Mrs. Calla- han, wife of Squire Callahan of Pinckney, was murdered at her resi- dence by a slave. She was quite old and infirm. In her efforts to prevent the wretch from carrying out a fiendish purpose, the brute choked her to death. His arrest speedily followed and he was hanged November 14, 1851.

Soon after this crime, Mr. Bevins, another slave owner in the same community, was killed by one of his servants. Bevins was sick, and while asleep, one of the negroes, who had been abused, took a position at the window and with a gun deliberately shot his master. The negro was captured before Bevins died, but realizing he could not live, Bevins had a neighbor take the negro to New Orleans where he was sold for $1,000. The negro was never indicted and his victim was buried before the officers of the law learned of the crime.

On Sunday, August 25, 1875, a negro was shot in the back and in- stantly killed near the Warrenton depot, and his body was found soon after near the railroad track about one mile east of Warrenton. A stranger who had given his name as William Foster, was suspected, and a search for him was at once begun. He was captured several days later in the southern part of the county and was brought back to Warrenton for trial. After several days' imprisonment, he confessed having com- mitted the crime, and paid the penalty on the gallows June 19, 1876.

The next day after the execution of Foster, Samuel Taylor, a white man of Pinckney Bottom, was shot and killed by Daniel Price, a negro. The shooting was the result of a quarrel in which Taylor accused Price of having been criminally intimate with Taylor's wife. The negro was captured the day after the shooting. In the trial it was proven that Price and Taylor's wife had conspired to bring about the death of Taylor. Both were found guilty, the woman was sentenced to the peni- tentiary for twenty-five years, and the negro expiated his crime January 18, 1877, upon the same gibbet from which the body of Foster swung six months before.

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In an altercation which took place on the main street of Warrenton, April 18, 1877, Col. Ferdinand Meyer was shot by Nat. C. Dryden, an attorney of Warrenton. Colonel Meyer was collector of United States internal revenue and resided in St. Louis. Dryden was tried and ac- quitted on a plea of self defense. Colonel Meyer recovered from the wound.

On the afternoon of Saturday, September 21, 1879, Warrenton was again startled by the report of a murder-this time on her main thorough- fare. John Hurtgen, a blacksmith, was shot and killed by George Lee in a quarrel over a bill which Lee owed the murdered man. In the trial witnesses proved that Hurtgen had a pistol in his hand when shot by Lee, and in view of this fact, the jury brought in a verdict of acquittal and Lee was discharged.

The last crime of any consequence in the county was the most cow- ardly and brutal of any that have blemished the history of the county. On the night of August 30, 1903, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Yeater, two of the best known citizens of the county, met death at their homes six miles north of Warrenton. William E. Church, an orphan, who had found an ideal home with them for many years, crept to their beds like a panther and cut the throats of the aged people while they peacefully slept. According to his own confession later, he hurriedly changed his clothes after he committed the crime, secured what money was in the home and stole through the country for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad in the southern part of the county. He then took a train for Minneapolis, later went east and enlisted in the United States navy. He was detected and arrested while on duty as guard in 1905; was brought back to the scene of his crime; confessed to the brutal deed, and paid the penalty on the gallows at the court house in Warrenton, January 8, 1907. He gave no other reason for committing this brutal crime than that he wanted to put the old people out of the way. He maintained until death that he would repeat the crime had he an opportunity.

THE BAR

Among the members of the bar of Warren county of the past were men who gained wide fame for their ability as attorneys. The first law- yer to register in the circuit court of Warren county was Ezra Hunt. He was the first circuit judge of the district of which Warren county is a part. Mr. Hunt was a native of Massachusetts. He was a man of literary attainment and was an able jurist.

Judge Carty Wells was the second circuit judge of the district. Be- sides being an able jurist, he was a leader in politics, and represented Warren county one term in the state legislature.

Col. Frederick Morsey was a native of Hanover, Germany. He came to America, and to Missouri the year when Warren county was organ- ized, 1833. He received a college education, and then received special training as a civil engineer and surveyor. During the Civil war he served as colonel, and after the war settled in Warrenton as a lawyer. For many years he was a leading attorney in Warren county and North- east Missouri.

Leonidas J. Dryden started in life with the advantage of a college education. His training as a lawyer he received in the office of his distinguished brother, John D. S. Dryden. He had a wide reputation as a student of commercial law, and was a member of the constitutional convention in 1875. He practiced his profession in Warren county from the time he was admitted to the bar until his death.

Charles E. Peers was a native of Lincoln county. He received his

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training in practical life, and was therefore a self-made man. His first experience in public life was as editor of the Warrenton Banner. Later he received a law training, and practiced in Warrenton until his death in 1910. He took a leading part in politics, and represented the county and district respectively in the state legislature and the state senate.

W. L. Morsey is a son of Col. Frederick Morsey, and received his law training in the office of his distinguished father. For a large num- ber of years he served the county as prosecuting attorney. As the law partner of Charles E. Peers, he enjoyed a large practice. He was also a leading politician, and in recent years served in the capacity of assistant United States district attorney, and then as United States marshal for the Eastern district of Missouri. At present he is practicing law in his native town, Warrenton.

Peter S. Stewart was a native of Pennsylvania. He was a self-made man, and after practicing law in Warrenton a number of years, removed to Oklahoma where he continued his practice. He died in 1911.

J. W. Delvethal read law in his home on a farm in the northern part of Warren county. He was prosecuting attorney of the county two terms, and then devoted his efforts toward commercial law.

Theo. W. Hukriede, a native of the county, received his law educa- tion in the law department of the State University. After completing the course, he opened a law office in Warrenton, and from the start had a large practice. He served the county six years as prosecuting attorney, and was then elected to the position of probate judge, which position he now holds.

Emil Roehrig also graduated from the law department of the State University, and then settled in Warrenton for the practice of law. Several years later he was elected prosecuting attorney of the county, and is now serving in that capacity. He is a native of Warren county.

MISCELLANEOUS

A history of Warren county without some mention of the world renowned frontiersman, Daniel Boone, would be incomplete. The famous hunter came to Warren county in 1798, and located near Marthasville. He soon distinguished himself as a leader and was selected as the com- mandant of the community. While he punished all offenders severely, yet he was just and charitable in his decisions. So fair was he in settling disputes of his people, that citizens, engaged in litigation, took their troubles to him for settlement long after local government was established.

For a quarter of a century, he resided on Warren county soil. On March 13, 1813, he suffered a great loss in the death of his devoted wife. She was buried on the Henry Dieckhaus farm on a picturesque spot on Tuque creek. The loss of his companion was a blow which he could not bear, and the brave and fearless frontiersman, who had suffered num- erous, and many times almost unbearable hardships, followed his wife in death September 26, 1820. His body was laid to rest beside that of his wife on Tuque creek. There it was permitted to rest for twenty- five years, when the bodies of Boone and his wife were removed to Frank- fort, Kentucky, where a costly monument was later erected to their mem- ory. The stones which marked the graves of Boone and his wife in Warren county, were quarried on Femme Osage creek in the southern part of the county, and the names and figures were cut by John S. Wyatt a blacksmith of Marthasville. The graves remain in a sunken condi- tion, the stones have been carried away, the burying ground neglected, and the picturesque burial place of the famous hunter in Warren county is almost forgotten. Vol. 1-44

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The first deed in Warren county was recorded January 25, 1833, and it provided for the conveyance of 160 acres of land in section 13, township 47, north; range 2, west, from Guyon and Betsy Kennedy to Sarah Kennedy. The price was $640.00. .

Several times in the history of the county, cyclonic storms destroyed a vast amount of property. In May, 1833, a destructive storm passed through the county. It first struck near Hopewell, and then passed through the county toward Wright City. In its path many homes, and a vast amount of property were destroyed.

In May, 1882, another cyclone passed through the county. Thou- sands of dollars worth of property were destroyed in several parts of the county, though the greatest loss was suffered in Warrenton. The east wall of the college building was blown out, and many residences in the town demolished.

In May, 1896, another storm laid waste a vast amount of property, this time in the northern part of the county. The homes of Henry Boeh- mer, H. C. Niehuss, and F. A .. Winter were completely destroyed. After passing through the county, the storm lifted, and did no further damage until it reached St. Louis.

Since the Civil war, the people of the county have suffered many hardships and reverses, and have enjoyed much pleasure and success. By industry and wise management, all obstacles and hardships were over- come, and today not a more contented and prosperous people contribute to the high standing of the state and nation than those of Warren county. Over eighty. per cent. of the farmers own their own farms, and are living in modern homes, and on modernly equipped farms. The latest equipped schools, fine churches and other public buildings are found in every part of the county. The last census showed a population of almost ten thousand, a large per cent of whom are Germans. During the last twenty years the county has not had a cent of indebtedness, and therefore public funds have accumulated very rapidly. These funds are being used toward public improvements and the county boasts a modern court house and other public buildings. At present much atten- tion is being paid toward the building of permanent public roads and also the improvement of agricultural conditions in the county. '

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A History of Northeast Missouri, Volume I, Part 90

Author: Williams, Walter, 1864-1935, editor Publication date: 1913 Publisher: Chicago, New York, The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 731

Author: Williams, Walter, 1864-1935, editor
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Chicago, New York, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 731