CHAPTER I
TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY
SOIL-ALTITUDES-SUPERIORITY OF SOIL-BUILDING STONE-
LITHOGRAPHIC STONE-ROAD MATERIALS-LIME-WATER SUPPLY-WATER
POWERS-RECAPITULATION 3
CHAPTER II
LAST OF INDIANS-FIRST WHITE SETTLEMENT
LAST OF THE INDIANS-FIRST WHITE SETTLEMENT-THE FIRST
IMPROVEMENTS-THE NORWEGIAN COLONY-CHARACTER OF THE PIONEERS 8
CHAPTER III
ORGANIZATION AND COUNTY SEAT CONTESTS
COUNTY CREATED 1850-51-LOCATING THE COUNTY SEAT-COURTHOUSE
AND JAIL BUILT-GETS INTO COURT 17
CHAPTER IV
EARLY-DAY MARKETING AND RAILROADS
WHEAT AT FORTY CENTS-SOME PRICES-THE FIRST RAILROAD-THE
"MILWAUKEE" SYSTEM-CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY-LATEST
RAILWAY IN THE COUNTY-PROPOSED RAILROADS-RAILROAD
MILEAGE IN MITCHELL COUNTY 24
CHAPTER V
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY MANAGEMENT-BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY COURT-UNDER THE
SUPERVISOR SYSTEM-A NEW SUPERVISOR SYSTEM-BOUNTY ON
CROWS-OLD SAFE SOLD-OFFICERS' SALARIES IN 1885-RECENT
YEAR SALARIES-HEATING PLANT INSTALLED-COUNTY BOND-RESOLUTIONS
OF RESPECT-THE COURTHOUSE-COUNTY JAILS-COUNTY POOR
FARM-EXPENDITURES FOR BRIDGES IN 1916-ROAD EXPENDITURES
CLASSIFIED-COUNTY FINANCES-INDEBTEDNESS-VALUATIONS AND
TAXES IN 1916-OFFICERS OF INCORPORATED TOWNS-BONDS
REQUIRED IN 1917-COUNTY OFFICERS, I9I7-TOWNSHIP OFFICERS,
1917-SUPERVISORS ROSTER 28
CHAPTER VI
THE BANKS OF MITCHELL COUNTY
DEMAND FOR LOCAL BANKS-HOW BANK CAPITAL IS DIVIDED-OSAGE
NATIONAL-MITCHELL SAVINGS-MITCHELL COUNTY SAVINGS-FARMERS
NATIONAL-HOME TRUST AND SAVINGS-ST. ANSGAR BANK-CITIZENS
BANK-FIRST NATIONAL, ST. ANSGAR-IOWA STATE BANK, RICEVILLE-
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS, RICEVILLE-FIRST NATIONAL, RICEVILLE-
STACYVILLE BANK-GERMAN SAVINGS, STACYVILLE-STATE SAVINGS,
ORCHARD-CITIZENS BANK, LITTLE CEDAR-CARPENTER SAVINGS-AETNA
SAVINGS, MC INTIRE-FARMERS SAVINGS, DAVID-UNION SAVINGS 45
CHAPTER VII
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS-PUBLIC AND OTHER SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS-TEACHERS' INSTITUTES-GENERAL DEVELOPMENT-
BEGINNINGS-SUMMARY OF TEACHERS, ETC.-CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
AT MCINTIRE-MITCHELL-CARPENTER-LIBERTY-OTRANTO-CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL SUMMARY-CITY AND TOWN SCHOOLHOUSES-SUPERINTENDENT'S
REPORT, 1917-PRIVATE AND DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS-CEDAR
VALLEY SEMINARY-SEMINARY BUILDINGS 53
CHAPTER VIII
NEWSPAPERS OF MITCHELL COUNTY
INFLUENCE FOR UPLIFT-OSAGE NEWSPAPERS-THE "SUN" AND THE
"JOURNAL"-THE PRESS-JOURNAL-THE "NEWS"-MITCHELL NEWSPAPERS-
MITCHELL COUNTY NEWS-ST. ANSGAR NEWSPAPERS-THE ENTERPRISE-
RICEVILLE RECORDER-MCINTIRE ADVOCATE-STACYVILLE MONITOR-
CONCERNING SOME MITCHELL COUNTY EDITORS 69 69
CHAPTER IX
COURTS AND BAR OF MITCHELL COUNTY
COUNTY COURT ESTABLISHED-THE DISTRICT COURT-THE CIRCUIT
COURT-MITCHELL COUNTY BAR-OTHER LAWYERS 77
CHAPTER X
MITCHELL COUNTY MEDICAL PROFESSION
EARLY CONDITIONS-OSAGE PHYSICIANS-FIRST PHYSICIANS-PHYSICIANS
AT ST. ANSGAR-PHYSICIANS AT MITCHELL-RICEVILLE PHYSICIANS-
CARPENTER PHYSICIANS-PHYSICIANS OF OTRANTO-OF STACYVILLE-
LITTLE CEDAR PHYSICIANS-PHYSICIANS AT MC INTIRE-MITCHELL
COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION-MONA PHYSICIAN-PHYSICIANS IN
THE COUNTY IN 1917 84
CHAPTER XI
THE CHURCHES OF THE COUNTY
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-LIST OF PASTORS-CHURCH BUILDINGS,
MEMBERSHIP, ETC.-ST. ANSGAR METHODIST CHURCH-OTHER METHODIST
CHURCHES-NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN CHURCHES-OTHER SOCIETIES-BAPTIST
CHURCHES-THE OSAGE CHURCH-LIST OF PASTORS-OTHER BAPTIST
CHURCHES-CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES-THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH-
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCHES-ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES-CHURCH
STATISTICS 95
CHAPTER XII
LODGES OF THE COUNTY
MASONIC FRATERNITY-ROYAL ARCH MASONS-THE COMMANDERY-ORDER OF
EASTERN STAR-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS-MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA-AMERICAN YEOMANRY-GRAND
ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 116
CHAPTER XIII
AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES
BRINGS WEALTH TO MITCHELL COUNTY-MANY OXEN FOR FREIGHTING-
FARM PRODUCTS IN 1866-IN 1880-FARM STATISTICS FOR I914-EARLY
DAY FARMING-AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY-CREAMERIES-FARM NAMES 122
CHAPTER XIV
COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL REPRESENTATION-POLITICAL
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE-CONGRESSMEN, VOTE FOR-VOTE FOR GOVERNORS-
STATE SENATORS-STATE REPRESENTATIVES- COUNTY JUDGES-CLERKS
OF COURTS-COUNTY AUDITORS-COUNTY TREASURERS-RECORDERS-
SHERIFFS-PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS-DISTRICT AND COUNTY
ATTORNEYS-DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS-SCHOOL FUND COMMISSIONERS-
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS-CORONERS-ASSESSORS-SURVEYORS-
COUNTY SUPERVISORS-PROHIBITION VOTE-STRIKING OUT THE WORD
"WHITE"-UNITED STATES AND STATE APPOINTMENTS 128
CHAPTER XV
MILITARY HISTORY OF MITCHELL COUNTY
CIVIL WAR-IOWA INFANTRY-FIFTEENTH WISCONSIN INFANTRY-IOWA
CAVALRY-SEVENTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY-THIRD BATTERY ARTILLERY-
THE HONORED DEAD-SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR-THE WORLD WAR 138
CHAPTER XVI
CITY OF OSAGE
CEMETERY-COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF I917 POPULATION-ORIGINAL
PLAT-UTNITED STATES LAND OFFICE-EARLY BUSINESS MEN-HOTELS-THE
NEW CLEVELAND-VARIOUS INDUSTRIES-GARDNER NURSERY COMPANY-OSAGE
CREAMERY-THE "DOVERY"-POSTOFFICE HISTQRY-MUNICIPAI,
HISTORY-FIRE DEPARTMENT-PUBLIC LIBRARY 147
CHAPTER XVII
TOWNSHIPS OF MITCHELL COUNTY
BURR OAK-CEDAR-DOUGLAS-EAST AND WEST LINCOLN-JENKINS-LIBERTY-
MITCHELL-NEWBURG-OSAGE-OTRANTO-ROCK-SAINT ANSGAR-STACYVILLE-
UNION-WAYNE 160
CHAPTER XVIII
MISCELLANY
DAYS OF MOURNING-LINCOLN MEMORIAL SERVICES-GARFIELD MEMORIAL
SERVICES-THE MC KINLEY MEMORIAL SERVICES-MEMORIAL FOR
PRESIDENT GRANT-HISTORICAL AND PIONEER ASSOCIATION-ORIGINAL
VILLAGE PLATS-POPULATION-IMPORTANT FIRST EVENTS-EARLY
EXPERIENCES-WINTER OF 1856-7-PRAIRIE FIRES-FIRST AND
EARLY INSTRUMENTS RECORDED-TELEPHONES OF MITCHELL COUNTY,
1917-MARKETS, THEN AND NOW-PRICES IN OSAGE IN 1879-CHANGE
IN TEN-YEAR PERIOD-PRESENT (I9I7) QUOTATIONS-DATES OF
FIRST AND KILLING FROSTS 221
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