. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . ng, grounds and equipment,is conservatively estimated at $16,000. Total number of volumes in library,6,201; government documents and pamphlets, 3,000; number of newspapers andperiodicals currently received, 53; number of borrowers cards, 1,485; totalcirculation during year, 15,000. The basis of library tax levy for the presentyear was raised to 3% mills on the dollar. The members of the present board of trustees are as follows: G. G. Pierce,president; Mrs. Carrie A. Stanger, secretary; Rev. Prank Moore, A. H. Blake,L. L. Matthews, Sr., Dr. E
. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . ng, grounds and equipment,is conservatively estimated at $16,000. Total number of volumes in library,6,201; government documents and pamphlets, 3,000; number of newspapers andperiodicals currently received, 53; number of borrowers cards, 1,485; totalcirculation during year, 15,000. The basis of library tax levy for the presentyear was raised to 3% mills on the dollar. The members of the present board of trustees are as follows: G. G. Pierce,president; Mrs. Carrie A. Stanger, secretary; Rev. Prank Moore, A. H. Blake,L. L. Matthews, Sr., Dr. E. G. Dittmer, Mrs. E. M. Carr, Mrs. Sarah Bradleyand Miss IdeU Miles, t -,//? mm iK^r ?wMi m i iP^ m^4^m -Tp^iI \l\:\f ?i.;fv; lipi/iiUii? ,:l:.,f,)!l;.: I;!||;ii|ii ^ifi?!;!^;?:?^^ ,,Ml: .; ;?/» i;i-i3? ?/.•; y/-M^.i-. CAPTAIN JOHN F. MERRY HISTORY OF Delaware County IOWA And Its People CAPTAIN JOHN F. MERRYSupervising Editor ILLUSTRATED VOLUME CHICAGOTHE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY1914 A-j THE K£^ ^^^^PUBLIC LIBRARY- 704606 ASTOR, LtNOX AMOTILDtN FOUNDATIONS CONTENTS CHAPTER I HISTORIC IOWA CHAPTER II INTERESTING GEOLOGICAL DETAILS 37 CHAPTER III DELAWARE COUNTY CARVED OUT OP DUBUQI^E 49 CHAPTER IV SOME EARLY PROCEEDINGS OP THE BOARD OP COINTY COMMISSIONERS 57 CHAPTER V AFFAIRS UNDER THE COUNTY COURT AND SUPERVISOR SYSTEM 71 CHAPTER VI COUNTY OFFICIALS PROM 1841 TO 1914 75 CHAPTER VII REMINISCENCES llii. .V,. ? ? 79 CHAPTER VIII ?• • •.:\ : -• a»» » CONTESTS FOR THE COUNTY SEAT 83 CHAPTER IX DELAWARE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR 93 CHAPTER X THE MEDICAL PROFESSION 147 CHAPTER XI THE BENCH AND BAR ] 53 iii iv CONTENTS CHAPTER XII THE PRESS 163 CHAPTER XIII RAILROADS 171 CHAPTER XIV EARLY SETTLERS SOCIETY 177 CHAPTER XV UNITED STATES FISH HATCHERY, ETC 181 CHAPTER XVI DELAWAREhistoryofdelawar01merr
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