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CHAPTER I-PREFATORY. The
County-its Location and Name
--Plan and Scope of this Work
-The War with Mexico - Its
Battles Commemorated and
Warriors Honored in the Or-
ganization of Iowa Counties-
President Polk.... ..241-249
CHAPTER II-PHYSICAL FEA-
TURES. Situation-Extent-
Surface-Rivers--Timber--Cli-
mate-Prairies-Soils-Geolo-
gy-Coal-Mineral Springs.249 -276
CHAPTER III.--INDIAN AF-
FAIRS-Policy of the Govern-
ment-Treaties--Annuities -
Sac and Fox Indians -Keokuk
-Wapello-Poweshiek--Inci-
dents Neutral Strip-The Pot-
tawattamies-Johnny Greene-
The Sioux--The Lott Atrocity,
The Revenge and Retalia-
tion....
.....276-302
CHAPTER IV.-EARLY SETTLE-
MENT. First beginnings--First
Settlers-Ft. Des Moines--Capt.
Allen-The Dragoons-Indian
Traders-Government Attach-
ees-Thrift, the Tailor-Peter
Newcomer-Thomas Mitchell
-John Saylor-J. D. Parmelee
-Benj. Bryant--Settlements at
Fort Des Moines-South of Des
PAGE.
Moines- North of Des Moines--
Big Creek-Four Mile-Camp
Creek-Skunk River--Indian
Creek Beaver Creek-Walnut
Creek--General Summary.303-358
CHAPTER V.--PIONEER LIFE.
Pioneer Peculiarities-Conven-
iences and Inconveniences-
The Historical Log Cabin-Im-
plements--Furniture-Corn-
bread-Hand Mills and Homi-
ny
Blocks-Mills--Trading
Points--The Pioneer Stock
Dealer-Hunting--Gold Excite-
ment--Western Stage Com-
pany--Claim Clubs-Border
Sketch-Surveys-First Rec-
ords-Growth of County-Ta-
ble of Events...
...359-416
CHAPTER VI.-ORGANIZATION
OF COUNTY. Origin of County
and Township Organization-
Condition before Organization
-Act Organizing Polk and Jas-
per Counties--Subsequent
Change of Boundaries--Ap-
pointment of Commissioners
to Locate County Seat-First
Election-Proceedings of Coun-
ty Commissioners - License-
Ferries-Roads-Election Pre-
cincts-County Judge System
-Township System-Board of
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Supervisors---First Courts--
Publie Buildings..... 416-457
CHAPTER VII.---ADDITIONAL
COUNTY AFFAIRS. First Courts
--The Early Bar of Polk County
--Finances--Political---Official
.457-495
Directory
CHAPTER VIII.---Schools--
Churches--Old Settlers' Asso-
ciation.
496--515
CHAPTER IX.-INCIDENTS-AC-
CIDENTS AND CRIMES.....515-535
CHAPTER X.-POLK COUNTY IN
THE WAR
.....536--601
CHAPTER XI.-LAND GRANTS-
Des Moines---Improvement--
Leonard Brown's Recollections
of Men and Things. 602-619
CHAPTER XII. TOWNSHIPS--
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Des
Moines, its organization-
Churches-Schools--Newspa-
pers-Civic Societies-Corpo-
rations for Pecuniary Benefit--
Fire Department-Railroads-
Private Banks-Public Build-
ings-Hotels--Coal Mining-
Manufactures--Wholesale
Houses-The City-A History
in Rhyme--Early Reminis-
cences--Population of
County....
the
..619
Map of Polk County.. ......... Front. Constitution of State of Iowa..220
Statistics.....
...... .183 The Pioneer
..............256
Map of Original Town of
Des Moines
..............
256
Map of Polk County.. .........Front. Constitution of State of Iowa..220 Map of Original Town of
Statistics....
......183 The Pioneer