INDEX

Abbe, Augustus: letter from, 53

Abbe, William: mentioned, 10, 92, 102;

government agent, 11;

mentioned, 32, 33, 34, 35, 44;

first settler in the county, 51;

member state senate, 52;

Ellis speaks of, 147

Abbe, Susan: probably first teacher in Cedar Rapids, 198, 481

Agassiz, Louis: quotation from, 1

Agricultural Association: first in county, 480

Albrook, Rev. J. B.: 209

Alderman, A. B.: gives information as to schools, 200

American Fur Company: 14

Atkins, John W.: superintendent of schools, 418

Attorneys: those now practising in the county, 188

Austin, Leonard: first settler in Spring Grove township, 289

Avery, E. H.: president Coe college, 227

Banks and banking: history of in the county, 435 ff

Bardwell, T. S.: early Marion physician, 87, 467

Barnes, William H.: Cornell professor, 204

Barry, Justin: writes history of Grant township and Walker, 279

Bassitt, James: comes to county, in 1839, 148

Bates, E. N.: tribute to, 112; lawyer, 178

Beales, Hiram: builds saw mill, 462

Belt, A. Sidney: lawyer, 179

Bench and Bar: chatty mention of, 177 ff

Bennett, Henry: early settler at Quasqueton, 101

Benton, Thomas H.: reference to, 19

Berry, James M.: county judge, 56

Berry, John C.: clerk of commissioners, 33

Bertram township: history of, 270

Bishop, Homer: postmaster at Cedar Rapids, 84

Blair building: 232

Blair, John I.: 232

Blair Town Lot and Land Company, 239

Black Hawk: mentioned, 9, 12

Black Hawk Purchase: mentioned, 14

Black Hawk War: 14, 31

Boggs, Governor: of Missouri, 15

Bohemian Element in Cedar Rapids: 121 ff

Bottorf, Andrew: lays out Center Point, 290

Bowling, O. S.: came to Cedar Rapids in 1838, 152

Bowman, George B.: founder of Cornell college, 201

Bowman, H. G.: brilliant lawyer, 186

Boulder township: history of, 278

Boye, Nels C.: first Scandinavian settler, 159

Brice, S. M.: postmaster at Center Point, 82

Bridges: the Cedar Rapids, 420

Brodie Gang: 38

Broeksmit, John C.: treasurer Coe college, 226

Bromwell, James E.: writes history of Marion, 460

Bromwell, James E., Sr.: early settler, 46, 257;

makes first coffin in county, 466

Brown, Alpheus: school fund commissioner, 196

Brown, N. B.: mentioned, 11;

lays out town site of Cedar Rapids, 43;

buys portion of town, 49;

a progressive citizen, 150

Brown, N. E.: speaks of railroad to Cedar Rapids, 64

Bryan, B. S.: 267

Bryan, Hugh L.: 267

Bryan, Michael: 267

Buffalo township: history of, 279

Burke, Thomas: 163

Burkhalter, E. R.: writes history of Coe college, 215 ff

Burlington: first capital of Iowa, 14

Burrell, H. A.: quotation from, 103

Butler, Isaac: first postmaster in Brown township, 84

Calhoun, Senator: quoted, 18

Calvin, Samuel: quoted, 1

Camburn, Dr. J. H.: an able justice, 189

Carroll, G. R.: his Pioneer Life quoted, 92, 93, 215

Carroll, Isaac: came to Cedar Rapids in 1839, 152

Carpenter, Gabriel: buys much land in Cedar Rapids, 160

Carpenter, S. D.: early physician, 88;

quoted, 154;

writes of early banking, 435

Carondalet: Spanish Governor at New Orleans, 13

Catholicism in Linn county: 401

Cavanaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew: first graduates Cornell college, 210

Cedar Rapids: townsite surveyed, 43;

figured in county seat fight, 57;

the postoffice in, 84;

early schools in, 198 ff;

beginnings in, 207;

Robert Ellis reaches, 307;

N. B. Brown here in 1839, 308;

surveyed in 1841, 308;

the Listebargers build log house in, 310;

Rev. Carroll's reminiscences of, 310;

railroad reaches, 312;

ferries established in, 313;

first brick building in, 314;

first store, 314;

first newspaper, 314;

first mayor, 314;

first school, 316;

Dr. Carpenter's reminiscences of, 317 ff;

early hotels in, 328;

business of the city in 1856, 328;

sketch of the city from an early directory, 332;

sketch of Mrs. N. B. Brown, 333;

Cedar Rapids today, 335;

the railways of, 337;

manufacturing in, 339;

the street railways of, 341;

Commercial club, 345;

who paid the taxes in, fifty years ago, 347;

text of incorporation act, 353;

first city officials of, 356;

second election in, 356;

first tax levy in, 357;

election of 1851 in, 357;

first sidewalk ordinance, 357;

election of 1853 in, 358;

the cemeteries of, 358;

election of 1854 in, 358;

election of 1855 and 1856 in, 359;

officials of the city from 1857 to 1910, 359;

the city fifty years ago, 365;

how the first railroad came to, 370;

some of the early brick houses in, 374;

some strenuous days in, 376;

Mrs. Rock's reminiscences of, 379;

when land was cheap in, 382;

first decoration day celebration in, 384;

first labor union organized in, 390;

story of a mountain howitzer, 391;

a fortunate tumble, 392;

interesting bit of ancient history, 393;

churches and fraternities in, 395;

history of Catholic churches in, 402;

bridges, 420;

some municipal figures, 482

Cedar Rapids Clearing House Association: 442

Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway Company: 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

Clark, Joseph: arrives at Central City in 1839, 148

Clay, Senator: quoted, 18

Clinton township: history of, 278

Coe, Daniel: founder of Coe college, 217

Coe 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 Institute, 223

Conkey, John P.: first member of legislature from Cedar Rapids, 158

Conklin, C. H.: judge, 173

Conway, William B.: territorial secretary, 14

Cook, Isaac: nominated for secretary of state, 158;

mentioned, 170;

lawyer of ability, 177

Cooke, Harriette J.: dean of women at Cornell, 204

Corbett, Thomas: 176

Cornell college: historical sketch of, 201 ff

Cousins, Robert G.: quoted, 20 ff;

elected to congress, 305

Craig, John: 162

Crane, Joseph: early settler at Bertram, 159

Crocker, L. D.: 234

Crow, Edward M.: 45, 48;

came to county, 56;

mentioned, 92, 161

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, 84, 108

David, John: 176

Davis, William: early settler in Grant township, 280

Dawson, James: 45

Deacon, Charles J.: quoted, 220

Deem, Hiram: early settler, 153

Democratic party: organization of in county, 260

Devendorf, Thomas: article 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, 82

Dodge, Henry: mentioned, 31, 82

Donnan, Helen R.: writes of Masonic Library, 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 Iowa, 146

Doty, Susan: kind to the Indians, 11

Downing, Thomas: early settler, 152

Dows, S. L.: 263

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

Dubuque, city: mentioned, 13, 20, 44

Dubuque, Julian: obtains grant of land, 13

Dudley, J. W.: 172

Durham, S. W.: letter to from Col. Merritt, 58;

as to postoffices, 82;

letter by, 143;

address by, 164 ff;

honored pioneer, 464

Eastman, A. V.: secretary Coe College, 225

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

Ellis, Robert: knew the Indians, 10;

agent for the government, 11;

walked to Iowa, 45;

meets Bill Johnson, 101;

oldest living settler in county, 146

Elkhorn Land & Town Lot Company: 240

Ely, Alex. L.: 47, 50

Ely, John F.: early physician, 88;

mentioned, 233

Endicott, W. I.: quoted, 335

Engle, Peter H.: letter written by, 19;

referred to, 31

Enos, J. L.: newspaper articles by quoted, 84, 86

Evans, George A.: captain Company C, 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 Iowa 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 teacher, 204

Foster, Sidney A.: 17 note

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

Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad, 237

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

Garrow, Peter: first citizen to be naturalized, 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 census of county, 95, 463;

first sheriff, 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 settler, 55

Hall, O. S.: a pioneer, 461

Hall, P. E.: 233

Hall, Samuel: early settler, 276

Haman, Geo. C.: tells of coming of railroad to Cedar Rapids, 64

Haman, Mrs. George C.: gives her recollections of society in the early days, 261 ff

Hamilton, John T.: elected to congress, 305

Harlan, James: senator, 82;

state superintendent, 201

Harlan, James E.: president Cornell college, 208

Harland, Ambrose, early settler, 143;

early politician, 300

Harman, Peter D.: did brick work on present court house, 35

Harper, Bill: a noted character, 181

Hart, Caspar J.: 159

Hart, J. A.: 159, 269

Hartigan, Father: in charge of the Catholic 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

Hormel, 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 address of, 387;

mentioned, 467

Hubbard Smyth: political contest, 302 ff

Hull, Philip: 44, 147

Hunter, James: helps build court house, 34, 35

Hunter, 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

Iowa: a prairie state, 1;

first inhabitants, 3;

history of, 13

Iowa City: constitutional convention at, 15

Iowa Conference Seminary: founding of, 202

Iowa 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

Jenkins, John: first settler in Maine township, 282

Johnson, Alexander: early settler, 276

Johnson, Bill: hero of Canadian rebellion, 101 ff

Johnson, Kate: 101

Johnson, S. S.: early 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 township, 282

Justices: early Linn County, 199 ff

Keeler, C. B: lawyer, 186

Keeler, Rev. R. W.: early president Cornell college, 204

Kelsey, J. H.: early settler, 152

Kephart, Cyrus J.: his history of the United Brethren 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 Cornell 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.: early Marion physician, 87

Langworthy, L. H.: quotation from, 104

Lawyers: early, 169

Lazell, F. J.: author of article on newspapers of county, 106

Laylander, O. J.: quoted, 17

Lea, Albert Miller: quoted, 19

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

Leffingwell, William E.: 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. Carpenter 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, Jos. H.: early settler, 148

Linn County: act organizing, 32;

first survey, 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 politics in, 82 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;

historic roads and monuments in, 142;

early lawyers and courts in, 169 ff;

chatty mention of bench and bar, 175 ff;

early justices 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;

early land entries in, 258;

organization of democratic party in, 260;

early society in, 261;

history of townships, 270;

politics in, 298;

statistics for 1856, 332;

Catholicism in, 401;

population of, 416;

early votes in, 417;

members of legislature from, 417;

banks and banking in, 435 ff;

list of county officers, 451 ff;

in war, 470;

vote in, in 1860, 479;

tornado in, 479;

account of Western, 479;

of Mt. Vernon, 479;

first agricultural association in, 480;

first teachers association in, 480;

teachers' institute, 481;

vote in, in 1910, 482;

early days in, 483;

early doctors in, 485;

land assessments 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;

camp-meetings at, 296;

Catholic church at, 411

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

Louisiana Purchase, The: 13

Love, J. S.: early Springville physician, 89

Lowry, Father: 403

Lucas, Robert: territorial governor, 14, 15

Lucore, R. H.: early settler, 148

Lund, Mrs. E. J.: early Cedar Rapids teacher, 199

Lynch, Jerry: a resourceful lawyer, 182;

anecdotes of, 183

Lytle, James: early settler in Jackson township, 285

McCabe, Bishop C. C.: 163

McClelland, Freeman: 88

McCloud, Ross: county surveyor, 34

McConnell, N. A.: early minister, 289

McCormick, Samuel B.: president Coe college, 228

McDye, William E.: colonel, 475

McIntosh, D. M.: lawyer, 177;

erects early brick house in Cedar Rapids, 267

McKean, A. J.: appointed constable, 33;

clerk of circuit court, 36;

early politician, 158;

first constable and first assessor, 464

McKean, Thomas J.: first mayor of Marion, 466;

sketch of, 470

McKinney, Ed: early settler in Maine township, 282

McKinnon, William: early settler, 277

McRoberts, Peter: chosen commissioner, 33

McVay, Luther: pioneer minister, 293

Maggart, Rev. C. W.: his sketch 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;

came to Iowa 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;

railroad 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 department organized, 466

Marquette, Jacques: quoted, 4

Marriages: early ones in county, 127 ff

Marshall, James: president Coe college, 227

Mason, Albert A.: superintendent of schools, 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 secretary Coe college, 228

Mekota, Jos.: contributes article, 121 ff

Melton, George: and Center Point postoffice, 82

Mercy Hospital, 413

Merritt, W. H.: 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

Mitchell, John: lawyer, 177

Mitchell, John: early settler, 275

Moingona Coal Company: 240

Montrose: 20

Mound Builders: mentioned, 3;

account of, 4

Mt. Vernon: account of, 479

Mulford, Charles R.: early merchant, 153

Murray, F. G.: contributes chapter on physicians, 86

Muscatine: 44

Muskwaki: mentioned, 10

Newark: extinct town, 143

Newberry, J. S.: quoted, 7

Newhall, J. B.: quoted, 47

New Lindon: defunct town, 84, 143

Newspapers: history of, 106 ff

Neutral Grounds: 14

Norton, William Harmon: contribution on geology of Linn 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. H.: quoted, 17, 144

Parvin, T. S.: 162

Patterson, William: does carpenter 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

Politics: county and district, 298

Pollock, S. L.: early settler, 153

Population: of county and towns, 416

Postoffices: early politics 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

Public Instruction: superintendent of created, 195

Railroad: first in county, 58;

letter from Merritt on, 59;

Iowa Central Air Line, 63;

Dubuque and Southwestern, 63;

letter 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.: chosen legislator, 33

Rock, Mrs. R. C.: early teacher, 198;

mentioned, 261;

reminiscences of, 379

Rockingham: 44

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

Rood, H. H.: quoted, 210

Rothrock, James H.: judge, 173, 181;

anecdotes 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 Lindon, 84

Sanford, Julius E.: one of platters of Cedar Rapids, 162, 176

Schools: early history of, 194 ff

Scott, General Winfield: concludes treaty with Sacs and Foxes, 14

Seerley, H. H.: 209

Shambaugh, B. F.: quoted, 19

Shane, John: judge, 174

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. H. W.: address on early doctors in county, 485

Sinclair, Thomas M.: helps Coe college, 225

Sisley Grove: 279

Sisters of Mercy: 412

Sioux City & Iowa 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 Coe college, 229

Smyth, Robert: an enterprising man, 161

Smyth, William: first county attorney, 170, 179, 468

Snouffer, J. J.: 84, 269

Snyder, Justice: 189

Society in the early days: 261

Southern influence: 267

Soutter, C. B.: president board of trustees Coe 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;

tribute 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, 42, 46, 49;

probable first settler in Cedar Rapids, 151

Stookey, S. W.: acting president Coe college, 228

Strong, L. M.: chosen commissioner, 33;

builds first house in Marion, 461

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

Taylor, A. C.: 85

Taylor, Dr. Robert: 269

Teachers' Association: first in county, 480

Teachers' institute: first in county, 481

Tecumseh: 9

Thomas, Dr. Cyrus: 7

Thompson, Henry: erects saw mill, 460

Thompson, William G.: lawyer, 172, 186;

anecdotes of, 187;

tribute to, 468

Trans-Mississippi Exposition: 20

Troup, Reverend C.: first minister in county, 48, 291

Troy Mills: founded, 290

Tryon, S. H.: 86

Union Medical Society, 89

United 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 divorce action in county brought by, 36;

ferries people across the Mississippi, 46

Vardy, John: erects first frame dwelling in Cedar Rapids, 49;

arrives in Cedar Rapids in 1841, 152

Vinton, Samuel F.: attitude toward Iowa, 16

Walker: history of, 279;

Catholic church at, 409

Washington township: history of, 290

Waubeek: 284

Weare, Charles: early contractor, 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, I. N.: pioneer lawyer, 178

Whittlesey, Charles: chosen senator, 33

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

Williams, Joseph D.: judge, 35, 41

Williams, Horace: 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: early physician in Mount Vernon, 87

Woodbridge, Ward: writes history of Maine township, 281

Young, Joseph B.: lawyer, 177, 468

Zumbro, John: postmaster at Marion, 82