History of Kossuth County, Iowa: A Record of All Important Events in Any Manner Relating to Its Existence, Organization, Progress and Achievement from the Earliest Times to the Mid-summer of 1912, Volume 1

Benjamin F. Reed

Walsworth, 1913 - Kossuth County (Iowa)

Contents

• General Introduction: 1
• THE REIGN OF THE RED: 7
• CHAPTER III: 19
• CHAPTER IV: 25
• Capt Magees Expedition1820: 37
• Other Presettlement Visitors: 45
• Judge Calls Experience: 55
• Experience of Malachi Clark: 65
• CHAPTER VIII: 73
• West Side Arrivals1855: 80
• The Upper Country18561864: 86
• The Cresco Country18561864: 92
• CHAPTER IX: 99
• The Pioneer Irvington Village: 118
• CHAPTER X: 127
• The Cold Winter of 18567: 138
• The Notable Wet Year1858: 144
• The Period of Hard Times: 148
• The Feathered Game: 162
• The Defenders of the Flag: 175
• Company F Second Iowa Cavalry: 179
• Regiments Unknown: 185
• The Civil War Veterans: 191
• CHAPTER XII: 199
• Commemorating Fort Defiance: 206
• Page: 209
• CHAPTER XIV: 219
• CHAPTER XV: 229
• Administration of the Supervisors: 234
• County Jails and Sheriffs Residence: 245
• Heroic Defense at the Maxwell Cabin: 255
• The Sioux Follow Mrs Asa C Call: 262
• Assisting a Runaway Slave: 268
• Building the Forts and Scouting: 278
• Chasing and Killing the Last: 291
• Destructive Cyclone of 1894: 304
• CHAPTER XVII: 315
• Swamp Land Controversies: 328
• Chain of Title to Kossuth: 336
• Tabulated Election Records: 353
• CHAPTER XIX: 361
• The Kossuth County: 364
• The Growth of Legal Ethics: 371
• CHAPTER XX: 377
• CHAPTER XXI: 383
• THE GREAT JUBILEE CELEBRATION1904: 399
• President E B Butlers Address: 403
• Sen Chubbs Recollections: 411
• CHAPTER XXIII: 421
• CHAPTER XXIV: 431
• CHAPTER XXV: 445
• Presentation of Cane to Judge Call: 452
• Career of Company F with Addenda: 459
• The Grange Movement: 468
• Agricultural Society: 477
• CHAPTER XXVI: 481
• Church Organizations: 489
• Banking Institutions: 505
• The Graded Public Schools: 513
• Miscellaneous Information: 529
• Town and City Officials: 546
• CHAPTER XXVIII: 559
• Sherman Township: 572
• Garfield Township: 578
• Irvington Township Village and Sexton: 584
• The Roman Empire: 591
• Cresco Township: 597
• Whittemore Township and Village: 601
• CHAPTER XXXI: 615
• Plum Creek Township: 625
• Lotts Creek Township: 635
• Portland Township: 645
• Fenton Township and Village: 659
• CHAPTER XXXIII: 667
• 99: 674
• Seneca Township: 683
• CHAPTER XXXIV: 689
• Harrison Township and Swea City: 702
• Swea Township: 710
• 7: 715
• Eagle Township: 722
• 118: 731
• 37: 735
• 47: 743
• 138: 754

Bibliographic information

• Title: History of Kossuth County, Iowa: A Record of All Important Events in Any Manner Relating to Its Existence, Organization, Progress and Achievement from the Earliest Times to the Mid-summer of 1912, Volume 1; History of Kossuth County, Iowa: A Record of All Important Events in Any Manner Relating to Its Existence, Organization, Progress and Achievement from the Earliest Times to the Mid-summer of 1912, Benjamin F. Reed
• Author: Benjamin F. Reed
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Walsworth, 1913