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Past and Present
of
A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and
Achievement
By EDWIN C. BAILEY
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME 1 and VOLUME 2
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1913
CONTENTS
VOLUME 1
(350 pages)
CHAPTER I -
Indian History
CHAPTER II -
The Pioneers
CHAPTER III - Settlements
of Foreign Born
CHAPTER IV -
CHAPTER V - County
Seat Contests
CHAPTER VI - Politics
and Politicians
CHAPTER VII - The
Coming of the Railroads
CHAPTER VIII - The
Boys in Blue
CHAPTER IX - Agriculture
and Dairying
CHAPTER X - The
Schools
CHAPTER XI - The
Newspapers
CHAPTER XII -
The Medical Profession
CHAPTER XIII –
The Legal Profession
CHAPTER XIV -
Banks and Bankers
CHAPTER XV -
Manufacturing
CHAPTER XVI -
Parks and
CHAPTER XVII -
Geology
CHAPTER XVIII -
The Churches
CHAPTER XIX
- Patriotic and Fraternal Societies
CHAPTER XX -
City of
CHAPTER XXI –
CHAPTER XXII –
CHAPTER XXIII –
CHAPTER XXXIV -
CHAPTER XXXV –
CHAPTER XXXVI -
CHAPTER XXXVII
–
CHAPTER XXXVIII
-
CHAPTER XXIX -
CHAPTER XXX -
CHAPTER XXXI -
CHAPTER XXXII -
CHAPTER XXXIII
-
CHAPTER XXXIV -
CHAPTER XXXV -
CHAPTER XXXVI -
Pleasant Township
CHAPTER XXXVII
-
CHAPTER XXXVIII
-
CHAPTER XXXIX -
Chronology
BIOGRAPHICAL VOLUME 2
(580 Pages)
Aaker, Abbey, Adams, Akre, Albers, Anderson, Ansten,
Anundsen, Arness, Baker, Bakke, Bakken, Baldwin, Balk, Banning, Barfoot,
Barnes, Barthell, Bear, Becker, Berg, Bergan, Bernatz, Bidne, Bieber, Biermann,
Bloomfield, Boe, Bragestad, Branhagen, Breitsprecher, Bringsjord, Brockamp,
Bruening, Brunt, Bucknell, Burdick, Burns, Burtis, Buseh, Cadwell, Campbell,
Casterton, Chandler, Chase, Christen, Christofferson, Clement, Conley, Conover,
Conover, Cratsenberg, Cremer, Cunningham, Curtin, Curtis, Cutting, Dahle,
Dahly, Daskam, Davis, De Cou, Dessel, Doerr, Donlan, Dresselhaus, Drew, Dyrland,
Egge, Ehler, Einwalter, Ellingson, Emmons, Engbertson, Enger, Evenrud, Fifield, Figge, Fleischer, Fretheim, Frey, Funice,
Funke, Gardner, Gehling, Giesen,
Goddard, Goheen,
Gossman, Graves, Green, Grindeland, Gronaas, Groves,
Gullikson, Gundarson, Gundersoil, Gunval, Gunwall, Haas, Hamre, Hanken, Hanson,
Harmon, Harter, Hauber, Haugen, Hawks, Hazelton, Headington, Hegg, Helwig, Henderson, Hennessy, Herold, Heuser, Hexom, Hildahl, Hjerleid, Holtey,
Holthaus, Hook, Horgen, Horton, Hovden, Hove, Hover,
Howard, Holier, Huber, Hughes, Hugos, Ingvoldstad, Istad, Jaeobson, Jewell, Jirak, Johnson, Jorgenson, Juen, Kenyon, Kippe,
Kleve, Klimesh, Klinkenberg, Knut, Knutson, Koenig, Korbel, Kornmeyer, Kruse,
Kubesh, Kuhn, Kunt, Kuntz, Lambert, Lane, Larsen, Larson, Lee, Leibold,
Limbeck, Linde, Liquin, Lomen, Lower, Ludwig, Luzum, Lynne, McKay, McMillen,
Macal, Magnus, Mailey, Maltby, Manuel,
Marlow, Massman, Meyer, Mikelson, Mikkelson, Miller, Moe, Ness, Neste,
Nicholson, Nordheim, Odden, Ode, Olson, Orvella, Oxley, Paine, Parman, Pierce,
Pilgrim, Plunkett, Pollitt, Portman, Poshusta, Preus, Price, Qualley, Ramsay, Ramsey, Reed,
Reinhart, Rice, Richert, Rilling, Riveland, Rocksvold, Rodvang, Rordorf, Ruen,
Rustad, Sandager, Sanderson, Scarvie, Scheidemantel, Sehissel, Schjeldahl,
Schmidt, Schmitz, Scholbrock, Sehreiber, Schrubbe, Sehulz, Seehuus, Seines,
Severson, Sharp, Shea, Sivesind, Skor,
Smith, Scland, Soukup, Spalla, Spilde, Stead, Steinmetz, Storla, Svestka, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Thorson, Throndson, Thune,
Timp, Todd, Topliff, Torkelson,
Townsend, Tupy, Tweet, Ulen, Valder, Van
Vliet, Vick, Vine, Viste, Wagner, Ward, Weiler, Wennes, Whalen, Wheatman, Whitney,
Williams, Winger, Wise, Wist, Woldum, Yager, Yarwood, Zoulek, Zweibahmer,
History
of
With
Biographical Sketches
Of Its
Eminent Men
BY CHAS. H.
JAS. ALEX. LEONARD
Publisher and Bookseller
1877
CONTENTS
(160 pages)
Chapter II. - Indian History
Chapter III. - First Things
Chapter IV. - First Settlers
Chapter V. - Political History
Chapter VI. - Political History
Chapter VII. - Military History
Chapter VIII. - Military History
Chapter IX. - Conclusion of
Chapter X. -
Chapter XI. - Decorah
Chapter XII. - Moneek
Chapter XIII. -
Chapter XIV. - Frankville
Chapter XV. - Hesper
Chapter XVI. - Ossian
Chapter XVII. - Calmar
Chapter XVIII. - Ridgeway
Appendix
History
of
Winneshiek and Allamakee
Counties,
BY W. E. ALEXANDER
Western Publishing Company
1882
CONTENTS
(730 pages)
HISTORY OF
Discovery and Occupation
Territorial History
State Organization
Public Institutions
The Public Lands
The Public Schools
Political Record
War Record
HISTORY OF
CHAPTER I.
First Settlement
First Birth
First Marriage
First Death
First Settlements, no longer Existing.
First Assessment and Tax List
First Taxpayers and Settlers by Townships
CHAPTER II.
The Winnebago Indians
The Chiefs Winneshiek and Decorah
Indian Traders and Whisky Selling
Bloody Tragedies
Indian Customs and Habits
CHAPTER III.
Pioneer Life
Pioneer Women
An Indian Scare
Oddities of Bench and Bar
Interesting Reminiscences
CHAPTER IV.
Review of Early History
Seat Contest
The Day Family
Judge Reed
Pioneer Norwegians
Protecting Squatters' Rights
CHAPTER V.
Political History
First Election and First Officers
Votes Cast in Successive Years
Voting Precincts
Division into Townships
Successive
Political Contests and Representative Men
Public Officers (continued) to Present Time
CHAPTER VI.
Population
Court House and Jail
Poor House and Farm
Murder Trials
Railroad History
The County's Products
Educational and literary
Census of 1880
CHAPTER VII.
The War for the
Decorah Guards
Three More Companies
CHAPTER VIII.
Chronological
Record of Events
CHAPTER IX.
History of Decorah
History of
History of
CHAPTER X.
Townships and Villages
Rivers and Railroads
Shape and Size of County
Printing Establishments
Geology, Products and Resources
Pleasure
Resorts
Climate,
Soil and Scenery
HISTORY OF
CHAPTER I.
Origin of
Topography
Geology
Artesian Wells
CHAPTER II.
Botany, Zoology and Entomology
Climate
Storms and Tornadoes
Agriculture, Live Stock, Manufactures
Statistical Information
CHAPTER III.
The Aborigines
Archaeology
Advent of the Whites
Early Settlements
Taxable Property in 1849
Sketch of Father Lowely
Indian Missions
The Painted Rock
County Seat Elections
CHAPTER IV.
First Entries of Government Lands
First Importation of Lumber
First Grist Mill
First Postoffice
Interesting Reminiscences
First Official Seal
First Terms of Court
First Party Organization
Systems of
List of
The Circuit Court
CHAPTER V.
Earliest
Township Organizations
History of
CHAPTER VI.
The Villages of
Lybrand
Lansing, Winfield, Waukon, Columbus
Hardin,
Volney, Cleveland, Johnsonport, Allamakee, Nezekaw
Chantry,
New Albin, Myion
Watendlle, New
Wexford
CHAPTER VII.
History of
History of Postville
Myron and Lybrand
CHAPTER VIII.
Criminal Episodes
CHAPTER IX.
County Seat Contests
CHAPTER X.
County Buildings
Educational
Religious Organizations
Gospel Pioneers
Statistics of Population, etc
Assessed Valuations
Political Statistics
CHAPTER XI.
War Record, Allamakee
CHAPTER XII.
Chronological Record of Important Events,
Two Chief Towns of the County
Chapter II.—
INDIAN HISTORY
OF
Compiled by
CHARLES PHILIP HEXOM
A. K. BAILEY & SON, INCORPORATED
1913
(90 pages)
CONTENTS
THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE
REMOVAL TO
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
RELIGION
GENEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE DECORAH FAMILY
CHIEF WINNESHIEK
REMOVAL
OF THE WINNEBAGOES FROM
REMINISCENCES