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"Past 2 Present"
"Past
2 Present"
An Illustrated History of Monroe County, Iowa:
a complete civil, political, and military history of
the county, from its earliest period of organization down to 1896 :
including sketches of pioneer life, anecdotes, biography, and long-drawn
reminiscences spun out by the "oldest inhabitant"
by Frank Hickenlooper
Albia, Iowa: unknown, 1896, 370 pgs.
Table of
Contents
Introduction
Chapter I. General remarks
Chapter II. Speculation
Chapter III. Organization
Chapter IV. Early political methods
Chapter V. Miscellaneous topics
Chapter VI. In defense of the flag
Chapter VII. Railroads
Chapter VIII. The press
Chapter IX. County government
Chapter X. Banks and bank failures
Chapter XI. Judge Lynch and criminal matters
Chapter XII. Miscellaneous topics
Chapter XIII. Early joys and sorrows
Chapter XIV. The county jail and county finances
Chapter XV. The Methodist Episcopal Church
Chapter XVI. Average crop yield of Monroe County for 1895, and other
statistical items
Chapter XVII. Towns and villages
Chapter XVIII. Some battles with the "Hairy Nation."
Chapter XIX. Educational
Chapter XX. The mining industry
Chapter XXI. Railway casualties
Chapter XXII. The independent club guards
Chapter XXIII. Horse-breeding
Chapter XXIV. The 1896 canvas
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