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| Cattle Driving in Early Days |
126 |
| J. Blanchard's Reminiscences |
127 |
| James B. Witter's Reminiscences |
128 |
| H. C. Henderson's Reminiscences |
128 |
| S. H. Henderson's Reminiscences |
129 |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
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| Organization and Commissioners' Court: |
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| Organization of Illinois |
130 |
| Organization of Counties |
130 |
| Voters in Spoon River Precinct |
130 |
| Acts of Putnam Co. Commissioners |
133 |
| First Election in Spoon River |
133 |
| Bribery Act and Plunder |
133 |
| Agitating a new County |
133 |
| Coffee County in the Legislature |
134 |
| Bill for Establishing Stark County |
135 |
| Life of John Stark |
135 |
| Act Providing for More Territory |
135 |
| Commissioners' Record, 1839-53 |
136 |
| Organization by Townships |
138 |
| First Supervisors' Board |
138 |
| County Buildings |
138 |
| County Poor Farm |
139 |
| Index to Legislative Acts |
139 |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
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| Political History: |
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| Introduction |
140 |
| National Caucus and Convention |
141 |
| Precinct Elections, 1839 |
141 |
| County Election Record |
142 |
| Masters in Chancery |
153 |
| Local Conventions |
153 |
| Douglas and Lincoln |
153 |
| Unconditional Union Men |
154 |
| Union League and Knights of G. C. |
154 |
| Soldiers' Convention |
154 |
| Anti-polygamy Meeting |
155 |
| Conventions of 1886 |
155 |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
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| The Courts and Bar: |
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| Introduction |
159 |
| First Law Office |
159 |
| Courts of Fulton County |
160 |
| Courts of Putnam County |
160 |
| Courts of Stark County |
160 |
| Reminiscences of First Court |
161 |
| Circuit Judges |
162 |
| Roll of the "Old" and the "New" Bar of Stark County |
163 |
| Brief Reference to a Few Cases |
167 |
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| CHAPTER IX. |
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| Journalism and Literature: |
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| Prairie Advocate, Toulon |
168 |
| News, Toulon |
169 |
| Union, Toulon |
169 |
| News (Redivivus), Toulon |
169 |
| Democrat, Toulon |
169 |
| Old-time Billingsgate |
170 |
| Democrat (Redivivus), Toulon |
170 |
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| Ku Klux Bulletin, Toulon |
171 |
| Molly Stark, Toulon |
171 |
| Herald (Toulon S. W.) |
171 |
| Sentinel, Toulon |
172 |
| Call (Toulon T. W.) |
172 |
| Post-Chronicle, Wyoming |
172 |
| Post, Wyoming |
172 |
| Herald, Wyoming |
172 |
| Post-Herald, Wyoming |
172 |
| Daily Post-Herald, Wyoming |
173 |
| Bee, Wyoming |
173 |
| Chronicle, Bradford |
173 |
| Times, Bradford |
173 |
| Independent, Bradford |
173 |
| Annex, Lafayette |
173 |
| Stark County and its Pioneers |
174 |
| Pen Sketches of Service in the Marine Artillery |
174 |
| History of the 112th Regiment |
174 |
| Close of Chapter |
174 |
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| CHAPTER X. |
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| Schools and Institutes: |
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| School Statistics of State |
175 |
| First School in Stark County |
175 |
| Roll of School Superintendents |
175 |
| School Statistics of County |
176 |
| Teachers' Institute and Association |
177 |
| S. G. Wright's Reminiscences |
177 |
| William Nowlan's Reminiscences |
178 |
| Roll of Teachers |
178 |
| Statistics of Teachers |
179 |
| Teachers' Normal Class |
179 |
| Teachers' Association |
179 |
| Teachers' Institute, 1882 |
180 |
| Normal Institute |
180 |
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| CHAPTER XI. |
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| Religious and Semi-Religious Associations: |
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| Establishment of Churches |
181 |
| Sunday-school Union |
182 |
| Camp-meeting Association |
185 |
| Bible Society |
185 |
| Temperance League |
186 |
| Women's Christian Temperance Association |
186 |
| Musical Society |
186 |
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| CHAPTER XII. |
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| Agricultural Societies: |
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| Society of 1843 |
187 |
| Stark County Agricultural Society |
187 |
| Effort to Establish at Wyoming |
189 |
| Central Agricultural Society |
189 |
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| CHAPTER XIII. |
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| Physicians of the County: |
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| Record of |
191 |
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| CHAPTER XIV. |
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| Railroads: |
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| Western Air Line |
193 |
| Peoria and Rock Island |
194 |
| Rushville Branch |
195 |
| Proposed Roads |
195 |
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