Clayton co. IAGenWeb - 1882 History

HISTORY OF IOWA
Former Occupants	17	Geography	63
Pre-historic Races	17	Geology	76
The Indians	20	Climate	89
Manners and Customs	23	Settlement by the Whites	90
Explorations by the Whites	25	Indians of Iowa	95
First Explorers	25	Pioneer Life	130
Subsequent Settlement	27	Territorial History	142
Louisiana Territory	31	State Organization	150
Missouri Territory	46	Iowa and the Rebellion	169
Arkansas Territory	47	State Institutions	209
Iowa Territory	48	Educational	221
Minnesota Territory	49	Miscellaneous	229
Kansas Territory	49	Eminent Men of Iowa	229
Nebraska Territory	50	Financial	236
Northwestern Territory	50	Census of Iowa	237
Expeditions against the Indians	54	Census of the United States	238
Black Hawk War	57	State Officers	240
The State of Iowa	63	View of the Des Moines River	246

HISTORY OF CLAYTON COUNTY

CHAPTER I		CHAPTER XIII
In the Beginning	249	Reminiscences	506
Original Inhabitants	255	"There were Giants in these Days"	507
		Navigation of the Turkey	509
CHAPTER II		A Triangular Duel	513
Legislative Proceedings	264
County Court	277	CHAPTER XIV
Board of Supervisors	277	Rivers and Creeks	521

CHAPTER III		CHAPTER XV
Geology	281	Pioneer Settlers' Association	532
Pre-historic Races	286	Proclamation	533
		First Annual Re-union	533
CHAPTER IV		Constitution	540
Pioneer Life	292	Second Annual Festival	541
Early Manners and Customs	292	Third Annual Re-union	543
Weddings	296	Fourth Annual Re-union	545
Shakes	297	Fifth Annual Re-union	546
Wolf Hunting	298	Sixth Annual Re-union	548
Religion	301	Seventh Annual Re-union	549
		Eighth Annual Re-union	550
CHAPTER V		Ninth Annual Re-union	552
Courts of Clayton County	318	Tenth Annual Re-union	554
District Court	303	Eleventh Annual Re-union	554
Probate Court	312
County Court	313	CHAPTER XVI
Circuit Court	316	Dark Deeds	558
		Hagerty Murder Case	558
CHAPTER VI		Killing of Lewis Hartge	560
The Bar of Clayton County	318	Murder of Brad Prichett	564
Early Bar	323	The Poor House Murder	567
The Present Bar	323
		CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER VII		Illustrious and Prominent Dead	570
Educational	356	Hon. P.G. Bailey	570
		Elisha Boardman	573
CHAPTER VIII		Horace D. Bronson	575
The Press	376	Maj. E.V. Carter	576
Clayton County Herald	377	Hon. Timothy Davis	577
Clayton County Journal	377	Hon. M.L. Fisher	580
The North Iowa Times	382	John W. Gillett	582
Colonel A.P. Richardson	384	Willard Knight	582
The McGregor News	389	Dr. John Linton	583
The Mississippi Valley Register	394	Dr. Samuel Little	585
Die Nord Iowa Herald	395	Alexander McGregor	585
The Elkader Register	396	Hon. E. Odell	588
		Eliphalet Price	591
CHAPTER IX		Robert R. Read	597
County Seat	399	Louis Reuther	599
County Seat - Public Buildings	399	John Schroeder	600
County-Seat Contests	399	Rev. Samuel P. Sloan	601
The Court-House	406	Allen E. Wenzer (or Wemzer)	602
County Jail	407	Dr. Amos Warner	603
County Poor-farm	409
The Insane Asylum	409	CHAPTER XVIII
State Asylum	410	Agriculture & Agricultural Societies	604
		First Agricultural Society	614
CHAPTER X
Political	411	CHAPTER XIX
A Gourd of Hard Cider	414	Miscellaneous	618
Song of Tippecanoe	415	Jail Escapes	618
Official Vote	430	A Wild Tornado	620
		Storm	622
CHAPTER XI		Death in the Flames	622
National, State & County Representation	444	Postoffices	623
Congressional	444	Clayton County Medical Society	624
Governor	445	Railroads	624
Constitutional Convention	452	Marriages	625
State Agricultural College	452	Literature	625
Clerk of the District Court	452	To Return	626
Sheriffs	455	Home	628
Recorders	460	Census Reports	629
Treasurers	461	A Retrospect	630
Surveyors	462	Clayton County in 1882	632
County Superintendents	463
Coroners	463
Clerks of the County Commissioners Courts	463
Clerks of the Board of Supervisors	464
County Auditor	464
School-fund Commissioner	464

CHAPTER XII
The War for the Union	465
In the Field	476
Third Infantry	477
Ninth Infantry	479
Twelfth Infantry	483
Twenty-first Infantry	484
Twenty-seventh Infantry	488
First Cavalry	492
Sixth Cavalry	495
Seventh Cavalry	496
Eighth Cavalry	497
Other Regiments	497
Roll of Honor	500

TOWNSHIP HISTORIES AND BIOGRAPHIES

CHAPTER XX		CHAPTER XXXI
Boardman Township	634	Jefferson Township	851
CHAPTER XXI		CHAPTER XXXII
Buena Vista Township	678	Lodomillo Township	875
CHAPTER XXII		CHAPTER XXXIII
Cass Township	683	Mallory Township	909
CHAPTER XXIII		CHAPTER XXXIV
Clayton Township	709	Marion Township	927
CHAPTER XXIV		CHAPTER XXXV
Cox Creek Township	729	Mendon Township	937
CHAPTER XXV		CHAPTER XXXVI
Elk Township	757	Millville Township	1009
CHAPTER XXVI		CHAPTER XXXVII
Farmersburg Township	767	Monona Township	1022
CHAPTER XXVII		CHAPTER XXXVIII
Garnavillo Township	786	Read Township	1069
CHAPTER XXVIII		CHAPTER XXXIX
Giard Township	812	Sperry Township	1081
CHAPTER XXIX		CHAPTER XL
Grand Meadow Township	825	Volga Township	1109
CHAPTER XXX		CHAPTER XLI
Highland Township	838	Wagner Township	1129