TITLE AND EARLY SETTLEMENTS.-Title to Mis-

souri Lands--Rights of Discovery--Title of

France and Spain--Cession to the United

States-Territorial Changes-Treaties with In-

dians--First Settlement--Ste. Genevieve and

New Bourbon--St. Louis--When Incorpora-

ted-Potosi-St. Charles--Portage des Sioux--

New Madrid--St. Francois County--Perry---

Mississippi--Loutre Island-" Boon's Lick"

-Cote Sans Dessien-Howard County-Some

First Things-Counties--When Organized...23-28

CHAPTER V.

TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION.--Organization, 1812

-Council-House of Representatives-Wil-

liam Clark, first Territorial Governor-Edward

Hempstead, First Delegate--Spanish Grants-

First General Assembly-Proceedings--Second

Assembly-Proceedings--Population of Ter-

ritory--Vote of Territory--Rufus Easton-

Absent Members--Third Assembly--Proceed-

ings-Application for Admission.

CHAPTER VI.

........28-31

PAGE.

ized-Sterling Frice Appointed Major-general
-Frost's Letter to Lyon-Lyon's Letter to
Frost-Surrender of Camp Jackson-Procla-
mation of General Harney-Conference Be-
tween Price and Harney-Harney Superseded
by Lyon-Second Conference-Governor Jack-
son Burns the Bridges Behind him-Procla-
mation of Governor Jackson-General Blair
Takes Possession of Jefferson City-Procla-
mation of Lyon-Lyon at pringfield-State
Offices Declared Vacant-General Fremont
Assumes Command-Proclamation of Lieu-
tenant-governor Reynolds-Proclamation of
Jefferson Thompson and Governor Jackson-
Death of General Lyon-Succeeded by Stur-
gis-Proclamation of McCullough and Gamble
-Martial Law Declared-Secoud Proclamation
of Jeff. Thompson-The President Modifies

Fremont's Order-Fremont Relieved by Hun-
ter-Proclamation of Price-Hunter's Order

of Assessment--Hunter Declares Martial Law-

Order Relating to Newspapers-Halleck Suc-

ceeds Hunter-Halleck's Order No. 81-Simi-

lar Order by Halleck-Boone County Stand-

ard Confiscated-Execution of Prisoners at

Macon and Palmyra-General Ewing's Order

No. 11-General Rosecrans takes Command-

Massacre at Centralia-Death of Bill Anderson

-General Dodge Succeeds General Rosecrans

-List of Battles...................

CHAPTER IX.

.......39-46

CHAPTER X.

AGRICULTURAL AND MATERIAL WEALTH.-Mis-

souri as an Agricultural State--The Different

Crops-- Live Stock -- Horses-ules--- Milch

Cows- Oxeu 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........
..50-54

CHAPTER XI.

EDUCATION.-Public School System of Missouri--

Lincoln Institute-Officers of Public School

System--Certificates of Teachers-University

of Missouri--Schools--Colleges-Institutions

of Learning-Location--Libraries--Newspa-

pers and Periodicals-Number of School Chil-

dren--Amount Expen ed--Value of Grounds

and Buildings- The Press "

...55-61

GRUNDY COUNTY ORGANIZED.--Metes and Bounds

-First Elections--First Road-School Lands

-First School Organization - Township

Boundaries--County Organization-Hon. Felix

Grundy-First Sheriff-County Justices

First Circuit Court-County Seat Imbroglio-

Writ of Error-Election of County Officers-

New Court-house--First Deed-Stray Notices

-Original Townships -Mexican War-Free-

man of Color-Naturalization-In Court..170-208

CHAPTER IV.

THE GOLD FEVER.-New El Dorado-A Deficiency

-Contest of 1861-Union and Confederate

Meetings-The Twenty-third Missouri-Pitts-

burg Landing--Field of Shiloh-Death of Tin-

dall-Tribute to his Memory - Eulogy of

...130-134

Woolfolk-Roll of Company B-Confederates

-Grundy County Battalion-The Forty-fourth

-Peace-The Blue and the Gray-The Dark

Days of the Civil War, 1862-65....

CHAPTER V.

209-233

COMING DAWN. Miscellaneous Railroads

"Look Out for the Cars"-First Officers-

Description--County and Town Subscription--

Economy- -The Jail-The Most Accomplished

Unfortunate-Iron Bridge-New Townships

-Metes and Bounds-Township Registration

-Election-Low Assessment of Railroad Prop-

erty Poor-farm-The Centennial Year-

Hail, Rain and Wind Storm-New Judicial

Districts-Wool-Growers' A 30ciation-First

Marriage License-The County Debt... ..234-25!

CHAPTER VI.

RESOURCES. - Central Location-Surface - Coal-

Building Stone--Timber and Prairie--Climate--

Soil-Cereals--Tobacco--Average Crop--Fruits

and Vegetables-Vintage- Grasses

Number of Head of Live-stock...........252-264

CHAPTER VII.

Stock-

AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION.-

Organization--Incorporators-First Officers--
New Organization-Board of Directors-Con-

stitution and By-laws-Grounds.... ....267-274

CHAPTER VIII.

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. When Organized-

First Officers-List of Granges-Declaration
of Purposes-200 Wagons and 10,000 Bushels

of Wheat..
.274-280

CHAPTER IX.

PAGE.

SCHOOLS OF GRUNDY COUNTY.-Educational-Ex-

ploring the Records-School Organization-

Enumeration in 1847-Number of Children,

1853 and 1854-School moneys-Progress from

1865-8chool Commissioners-New Era-Su-

perintendent's Report-School Fund, 1874-

Steady Growth-Letter from State Superin-

tendeut-School Fund by Townships, 1875---

1876-County Superintendent's Report, 1879---

1880 Value of School Property and Report

for 1881-"The Men Who Have Guided "..281-291

CHAPTER X.

MISCELLANY.-County Map--Cyclone, 1880-Po-

litical--Population and its Increase-Census

of 1880- Comparison-Official Vote of Grundy

County, 1880-Tenth District for 1880--Valua-

tion of Property-Assessment by Townships,

1874-Assessment, 1879-Valuation, 1881-Im-

migration-Grundy County's Advantage...292-304

CHAPTER XI.

COUNTY OFFICIALS.-Election in 1842-Sheriffs-

Defalcation-Circuit and County Clerks-Mis-

sing Funds-Cost of Suit-Circuit Clerks-

County Treasurers-Probate Judges-Salaries

-Members of the Legislature-State Senators

-Circuit Judges-Circuit and County Attor-

neys Judicial, Senatorial and Congressional

Districts-Congressmen - County Judges--

County Officers, 1881....

CHAPTER XII.

..304-314

CITY OF TRENTON--Commanding Situation--New

Life-Business-Second Railroad--Manufac-

turing-Deed of the Town Site--The City

Charter--Plat of Trenton--Incidents---Con-

tinued Progress--Milk Wagon-"Iron Horse

and Joy Unspeakable "-Crossing the Line

-Machine-shops-Close of 1871...........341-360

CHAPTER XIV.

SOMETHING OF A BOOM.-Onward March, 1872--

First Fire-company-Building Association-

Brewery--Financial--Crash Railroad Busi-

ness-Public Library-Gas Works--Hotels-

Banks-Trenton Silver Cornet Band--Passing

Gala

Events Prehistoric

Depot

Burned-- Telegraph - Trenton's Business

Houses..

---

CHAPTER XV.

Day

.360-377

THE EARLY BAR, ETC.--Early History-Bar of

1841-Juries-Important Case--The Present

Bar-Trenton High School History-Its Rise

and Progress-Its Present Condition-Coal-

Trial Shaft-The First Company-The New

Organization-Depth of Shaft-The Coal Vein

-Woolen and Flouring-mill Cost-Weather

and Crops-Below and Above Zero--Crops In-

jured-A Review of its Effects-Trenton's

Officials, 1857-1881-Places and Distances..378-387

CHAPTER XVI.

THE PRESS OF TRENTON.-Trenton Pioneer-

Herald-Christian Pioneer-Trenton Re-

publican-Its Changes of Name and Proprie-

tors-Its Political Course-Incidents in its

Career-Grundy County Times-Organ of

the Democracy-More Wood-Daily Bazar-

Trenton Weekly Star-First Appearance-

Monthly Star-Daily Star-Its Principles---

"What Becomes of Editors?"-Daily Even-

ing Republican-A Forward Movement...388-397

CHAPTER XVII.

CHURCHES, LODGES, ETC.-Presbyterian--Meth-

odist-Catholic-Christian-Baptist-Colored

Baptist-Colored Methodist-When they were

MARION TOWNSHIP.-Its Boundary Lines-1838

to 1842-The Heatherly War-Toe Redskins-

$70,000 Cost-Thomas's Grove-Churches--

Schools-The First School-house-An Elope-

ment--Preparing for Battle, an Incident--The

Indian Outbreak of 1842 The Gulliver War--

Assassination-Description-First Elections-

Township Officers-Lindley-Its First Settlers

-Incorporation-Business Houses-Its Fa-

mous Mineral Spring-Biographies........520-555

CHAPTER XXI.

MADISON TOWNSHIP.-Metes and Bounds-Acres

of Land-When Settled-The First Birth in

the County-Old Settlers-The Fright-Saved

Their Scalps-The First School-The First

Wedding-Mi'ls-Edinburg-Grand River Col-

lege When First Started-A Complete His-

tory-Business-Petition for Incorporation-

.556-601

Incorporated-1881-Biographies......

CHAPTER XXII.

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.-Its Municipal Boundary-

Woodland, Prairies and Running Waters-Its

First Settlers-The Bain Settlement-Death

of Riason Bain-Union Church--Trading with

the Indians--The First School and School-

house-The First Church-New Settlers-War

Period--When Organized-Public Servants-

Incidents-A Memorable Tramp-A Solid Note

--Assessed Valuation-Biographies........601-639

CHAPTER XXIII.

WILSON TOWNSHIP.-Early Settlement - Silken

Bouds Into the World, and Out-Schools and

Churches First Universalist Church-Orgau-

ization - Population, etc.-Tragic Events-

Town of Alpha-Petition to Incorporate-

Present Officers--Business Directory--Biogra-

phies

...

CHAPTER XXIV.

640-656

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.--When Organized-Old Zack

-The Early Pioneers-The First Cabinet-

shop in Grundy County-The Silent Dead-

Schools and Churches-Old Mrs. Duncan-Its

First Officers-The Mormon Troubles-Dark

Deeds and Darker Crimes-Biographies....656-669

CHAPTER XXV.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.-An Original Township

-Organized by Livingston County Court in

1839-Its Present Boundary-First Settlement

PAGE.

-The Old Pioneers-Prairies and Timber-Its

Living Waters-Its First Church and Minis-

ter-The Old Log School-house-Its Present

Officers-An Accident-Noble Effort - A Mem-

ber of the Legislature-Biographies........669-676

CHAPTER XXVI.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP.-Its Early Settlement-From

Indiana, Illinois and Virginia-Trading-point

-Forest and Streams-Prairie-Births and

Deaths- First Physician-Wedding Bells-

Christianity and Education-Extent of Do-

main-First Township Officers-Where they

Met-Population-Present Township Board -

Biographies.......

CHAPTER XXVII.

677-689

MYERS TOWNSHIP.-Its Location-Organized in

1872-Running Streams-Undulating Prairies

-Forests of Timber-When Settled--Indians

and Wild Game 1840-41-Institutions of

Learning-Methodist and Christian Chur hes

--The First Baby--Cartmill Rickets Nuptials

-Spinning-wheel and Loom-Its First and

Present Township Officers--Biographies...682-704