| PREFACE |
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|
HISTORY OF MISSOURI |
| CHAPTER I. - LOUISIANA
PURCHASE |
9 |
| - Brief Historical
Sketch |
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| CHAPTER II. -
DESCRIPTIVE AND GEOGRAPHICAL |
14 |
- Name
- Extent
- Surface
- Rivers
- Timber
- Climate
- Prairies
- Soils
- Population by Counties |
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| CHAPTER III. - GEOLOGY
OF MISSOURI - |
20 |
- Classification of
Rocks
- Quarternary Formation
- Tertiary
- Cretaceous
- Carboniferous
- Devonian
- Silurian
- Azoic
- Economic Geology
- Coal
- Iron
- Lead
- Copper
- Zinc
- Building Stone
- Marble
- Gypsum
- Lime Paints
- Springs
- Water Power |
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| CHAPTER IV. - TITLE AND
EARLY SETTLEMENTS - |
26 |
- Title to Missouri
Lands
- Right of Discovery
- Title of France and Spain
- Cession to the United States
- Territorial Changes
- Treaties with Indians
- First Settlement
- Ste. Genevieve and New Bourbon
- St. Louis
- When Incorporated
- Potosi
- St. Charles
- Portage Des Sioux
- New Madrid
- St. Francois County
- Perry
- Mississippi
- Loutre Island
- "Bone's Lick"
- Cote Sans Dessein
- Howard County
- Some First Things
- Counties
- When Organized |
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| CHAPTER V. - TERRITORIAL
ORGANIATION |
32 |
- Organization 1812
- Council
- House of Representatives
- Wm Clark First Territorial Governor
- Edward Hempstead First Delegate
- Spanish Grants
- First General Assembly
- Proceedings
- Second Assembly
- Proceedings
- Population of Territory
- Vote of Members
- Rufus Easton
- Absent members
- Third Assembly
- Proceedings
- Application for Admission |
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| CHAPTER VI. - MISSOURI
ADMITTED INTO THE UNION - |
35 |
- Application of
Missouri to be Admitted into the Union
- Agitation of the Slavery Question
- "Missouri Compromise"
- Constitutional Convention of 1820
- Constitution Presented to Congress
- Further Resistance to Admission
- Mr. Clay and his Committee Make Report
- Second Compromise
- Missouri Admitted |
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| CHAPTER VII. - MISSOURI
AS A STATE |
40 |
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| CHAPTER VIII. - EARLY
MILITARY RECORD - |
46 |
- Black Hawk War
- Mormon Difficulties
- Florida War
- Mexican War |
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| CHAPTER IX. - CIVIL WAR
IN MISSOURI |
51 |
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| CHAPTER X. -
AGRICULTURAL AND MATERIAL WEALTH |
60 |
- Missouri as an
Agricultural State
- The Different Crops
- Live Stock
- Horses and Mules
- Milch Cows
- Oxen and Other Cattle
- Sheep
- Hogs
- Comparisons
- Missouri Adapted to Live Stock
- Cotton
- Broom Corn and Other Products
- Fruits
- Berries
- Grapes
- Railroads
- First Neigh of the "Iron Horse" In Missouri
- Names of Railroads
- Manufactures
- Great Bridge at St. Louis. |
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| CHAPTER XI. - EDUCATION |
66 |
- Public School
System
- Public School System of Missouri
- Lincoln Institute
- Officers of Public School System
- Certificates of Teachers
- University of Missouri
- Schools
- Colleges and institution
- Institutions of Learning
- Location
- Libraries
- Newspapers and Periodicals
- No. of School Children
- Amount Extended
- Value of Grounds and Buildings
- "The Press" |
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| CHAPTER XII. - RELIGIOUS
DENOMINATIONS |
73 |
- Baptist Church
- Its History
- Congregational
- When Founded
- Its History
- Christian Church
- Its History
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- Its History
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Its History
- Presbyterian Church
- Its History
- Protestant Episcopal Church
- Its History
- United Presbyterian Church
- Its History
- Unitarian Church
- Its History
- Roman Catholic Church
- Its History |
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|
HISTORY OF BUCHANAN COUNTY.
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| CHAPTER I. - PREFATORY - |
79 |
- The Country, Its
Location and Name
- Plan and Scope of This Work |
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| CHAPTER II. - PHYSICAL
FEATURES - |
87 |
- Location
- Boundary
- Civil and Congressional Townships
- Surface
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Timber
- Its Importance to Early Settlers
- Climate
- Rainfall
- Health
- Soil
- Prairie
- Waste Land |
|
| CHAPTER III. - GEOLOGY
OF BUCHANAN COUNTY |
96 |
| CHAPTER IV. - PLATTE
PURCHASE - |
104 |
- The Platte Country
- Correspondence in Reference Thereto
- Meeting at Liberty, Missouri
- Its Object
- Memorial
- Efforts of Benton and Linn
- Treaty with the Iowas, Sacs and Fox Indians |
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| CHAPTER V. - EARLY
SETTLEMENTS - |
112 |
- Importance of First
Settlements
- When Settlements First Commenced
- Settlement of Platte Township
- Jackson Township
- Crawford
- Bloomington
- Centre
- Rush
- Agency
- Marion
- Wayne
- Lake
- Washington |
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| CHAPTER VI. - PIONEER
LIFE - |
141 |
- The Pioneers'
Peculiarities
- Conveniences and Inconveniences
- The Historical Log Cabin
- Agricultural Implements
- Household Furniture
- Pioneer Corn-bread
- Hand Mills and Hominy Blocks
- Going to Mill
- Trading Points
- Bee Trees
- Shooting Matches and Quiltings |
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| CHAPTER VII. -
ORGANIZATION - |
152 |
- Legislative Act
Organizing Buchanan and Platte Counties
- Appointment of Commissioners to Locate County Seat
- Organization of the County
- First Court
- County and Township System
- Government Surveys
- Organization of Townships
- Boundaries of Same Established
- Proceedings of First Court
- Election Precincts
- Roads
- Ferries |
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| CHAPTER VIII. - THE
FIRST RECORDS - |
169 |
| CHAPTER IX. - FIRST
COURT HOUSE - |
179 |
- First Court House
- Further Extracts from County Court Records
- Early Papers on File
- Circuit Court Docket
- First Cases
- Bills of Indictment
- Chancery Court Docket |
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| CHAPTER X. - SECOND
COURT HOUSE - |
188 |
- Second Court House
ordered to be Built at Aparta
- Six Thousand Dollars to be Appropriated Therefore
- Agitation of the County Seat Question
- Legislative Enactment
- Vote upon the Question
- County Seat Finally Changed
- Commissioner Hinkston's Report |
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| CHAPTER XI. - MEXICAN
WAR - OREGON EXPEDITION - |
197 |
- The Interest Taken
by Buchanan County in the Mexican War
- Companies Organized
- General James W. Denver
- Captain Jesse B. Moran
- Doniphan's Expedition
- Oregon Battalion
- Officers
- Service and Return |
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| CHAPTER XII. - THE
CALIFORNIA GOLD EXCITEMENT |
201 |
| CHAPTER XIII. - THE
COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM, POOR HOUSE AN FARM. |
210 |
| CHAPTER XIV. - FINANCIAL
AND POLITICAL - |
221 |
| CHAPTER XV. - BENCH AND
BAR - |
230 |
-
Andrew S. Hughes
- Wm. B. Almond
- Theodore L. Wheaton
- Peter H. Burnett
- Henry M. Vories
- James B. Gardenhire
- David R. Atchison
- Willard P. Hall
- Solomon L. Leonard
- Bela M. Hughes
- Silas Woodson
- Robert M. Stewart
- J. M. Bassett
- Benjamin F. Loan
- A. W. Doniphan
- Names of Other Attorneys who Came at a More Recent Date |
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| CHAPTR XVI. - CRIMES,
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS |
255 |
| CHAPTER XVII. -
AGRICULTURAL - |
284 |
- Review of the
Progress of Agricultural Enterprise
- Fairs and Expositions
- State Fish Hatchery |
|
| CHAPTER XVIII. - REUNION
- |
304 |
- Of Old Settlers of
the Platte Purchase at St. Joseph, Missouri, September,
1874, and September, 1875
- Bishop Marvin's Letter
- Addresses
- Names of Old Settlers |
|
| CHAPTER XIX - BUCHANAN
COUNTY DURING THE WAR |
327 |
| CHAPTER XX. - COURT
HOUSE |
334 |
- Second Court House
- New Court House
- Ceremonies at Laying Corner Stone
- Address of Col. John Doniphan |
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| CHAPTER XXI. - CHURCHES
IN RURAL DISTRICTS - |
344 |
| CHAPTER XXII. - SCHOOLS
- |
349 |
| CHAPTER XXIII - OFFICIAL
DIRECTORY |
367 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. - HAMLETS
AND VILLAGES |
370 |
- DeKalb
- Rushville
- Winthrop
- Agency
- Halleck
- Wallace
- Arnoldsville
- Frazer
- Eveline
- Lake Station
- Easton
- Saxton's Station
- Schools
- Churches
- Secret Orders, etc. |
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|
HISTORY OF ST. JOSEPH
|
| CHAPTER I. -
INTRODUCTORY - |
385 |
- How Ancient Cities
were Founded and Built
- The Considerations Determining their Location
- How Modern Cities are Built, and the Considerations Determining their
Location
- American Cities, how Located and how Built
- Western Cities
- The Importance of Transportation Facilities
- The People who Determine the Location, and Why
- "Motion Follows the Line of Least Resistance" |
|
| CHAPTER II. - EARLY
EXPEDITIONS AND SETTLEMENTS - |
389 |
- The Fur Companies
- The First Settlement of Blacksnake Hills
- Robidoux' Portrait
- His Lithograph
- Biographical Sketch
- Locates at Chicago
- Then at the Bluffs
- Then at Roy's Branch and Blacksnake Hills
- 1834-1836
- Robidoux' Home
- Employes
- Servant
- Ferry
- From 1837 to 1840
- Rival Towns
- Mission of Three Gentlemen
- Wolves |
|
| CHAPTER III. - FROM 1840
TO 1843 - |
400 |
- Arrival of Settlers
- Smal Beginning Four Thousand Dollar Burglary
- Audubon
- Laying Off the Town
- Declaration of Proprietor
- Certificate
- Acknowledgement
- Reservation of Lots
- Streets
- Additions
- First Conveyance |
|
| CHAPTER IV. - OLD
SETTLERS AND WHAT THEY DID |
413 |
- Postmasters of St.
Joseph
- Business Men of 1845
- Professional Men
- Prices Current
- Fourth of July Celebration
- Letters
- Meeting of Physicians
- Interesting Incidents, Etc. |
|
| CHAPTER V. - CITY
OFFICERS |
440 |
| - 1845 to 1881 - |
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| CHAPTER VI. - NEWSPAPERS |
459 |
| CHAPTER VII. - CHURCHES
OF ST. JOSEPH - |
474 |
| CHAPTER VIII. - SECRET
AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES IN BUCHANAN COUNTY |
506 |
| CHAPTER IX. - PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF ST. JOSEPH - |
531 |
| CHAPTER X. - RAILROADS -
|
569 |
- Hannibal & St.
Joseph Railroad
- St. Joseph & Western Railroad
- The Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad
- Missouri Pacific Railway
- St. Joseph & Des Moines Railroad |
|
| CHAPTER XI. - TRADE,
COMMERCE, ETC. - |
588 |
- Board of Trade
- Its Officers and Members
- Wholesale Trade
- Sewerage
- Street Railways
- Gas Works
- Water Works
- St. Joseph Clearing House
- Union Stock Yards
- Live Stock
- Packing House
- Ice
- Opera House
- City Hall
- Chamber of Commerce
- Custom House and Postoffice
- Glucose Works
- Star Preserving Works
- Produce Packing
- Military
- Telephone
- Telegraph Statistics
- Express Companies
- Postoffice
- Internal revenue
- Grain
- City Finances |
|
| CHAPTER XII. - COLLEGES,
BANKS, ETC. |
616 |
- Medical Colleges
- Banks and Bankers
- Insurance Companies
- Real Estate Associations
- Hotels
- Manufacturing Interests
- Mills and Manufactories
- Wholesale Houses |
|
| CHAPTER XIII. -
INTERESTING EVENTS |
637 |
- Horace Greeley
- Lincoln
- Seward
- Seward's Speech
- Grant
- Sherman
- Hayes
- Park and Boulevard
- New Ulm Park
- Cemeteries
- Death of Joseph Rubidoux
- Pony Express
- Homes of St. Joseph
- Tomas Farris |
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| CHAPTER XIV. - THE GREAT
IRON BRIDGE AND UNION DEPOT. |
647 |
- History of the
Bridge
- Description
- Celebration in Honor of Its Completion
- Railroad Traffic Over It
- Foot and Wagon Traffic
- Union Depot
- Description
- Its Necessity
- Importance of St. Joseph |
|
| CHAPTER XV. - FIRE
DEPARTMENT OF ST. JOSEPH - |
657 |
| - Its Origin, Growth
and Subsequent Importance. |
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|
BIOGRAPHICAL
|
|
City of St. Joseph and
Washington Township |
659 |
|
Marion Township |
955 |
|
Tremont Township |
966 |
|
Agency Twnship |
975 |
|
Center Township |
984 |
|
Wayne Township |
999 |
|
Lake Township |
1008 |
|
Rush Township |
1009 |
|
Bloomington Township |
1020 |
|
Crawford Township |
1042 |
|
Jackson Township |
1056 |
|
Platte Township |
1065 |
|
Addenda |
1073 |
|
LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS
|
| Joseph Robioux |
frontispiece |
| Israel Landis |
681 |
| R. T. Davis |
745 |
| A. N. Schuster |
809 |
| W. R. Penick |
850 |
| W. C. Toole |
917 |
| C. W. Campbell |
937 |
| S. L. Leonard |
1000 |
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