TABLE of CONTENTS

Chapter I

Historic Iowa

Page 1

 

Chapter II

Interesting Genealogical Details

Page 37

 

Chapter III

Delaware County Carved Out of Dubuque	Page 49
Delhi Becomes The County Seat
Delaware County Holds its First Election
Delaware County Declared Fully Organized
County Government Systems

 

Chapter IV

Proceedings of Board of County Commissioners

Page 57

 

Chapter V

Affairs under County Court and Supervisor System	Page 71
Supervisor System Adopted
Board of Supervisors Reduced To Three

 

Chapter VI

County Officials from 1841 - 1914	Page 75
Supervisors

 

Chapter VII

Reminiscences

Page 79

 

Chapter VIII

Contests for County Seat

Page 83

 

Chapter IX

Delaware County in Civil War

Page 93

 

Chapter X

The Medical Profession

Page 147

 

Chapter XI

The Bench and Bar

Page 153

 

Chapter XII

The Press	Page 163
Delhi Argus
Delaware County Journal
Delaware County Recorder
Delaware County Union
Earlville Defunct Papers
The Phoenix
The Home Press
The Ryan Reporter
Hopkinton Leader
The Manchester Press
The Manchester Democrat
Delhi Produces An Immortal
There Is No Death

 

Chapter XIII

Railroads

Page 171

 

Chapter XIV

Early Settlers Society

Page 177

 

Chapter XV

United States Fish Hatchery, etc

Page 181

 

Chapter XVI

Delaware County in Early Days	Page 189
Dickson Settlement
First Roads
Indians Not Troublesome to Settlers
Early Mails
Game Plentiful
Money Scarce
Prices Low on Farm Products
Barter and Exchange
Financial Crash of 1857 and Wild Cat Money

 

Chapter XVII

Delhi Township

Page 217

  

Chapter XVIII

North Fork Township

Page 231

 

Chapter XIX

Colony Township

Page 235

 

Chapter XX

South Fork Township	Page 245
Hopkinton Laid Out	.
Some Early Citizens	.
Everybody Could Not Attend	.
Incorporation of Hopkinton	.
Municipal Waterworks Systems	.
Electric Lights	.
The Post Office	.
Schools	.
Lenox College	.

 

Chapter XXI

Richland Township

Page 267

 

Chapter XXII

Union Towbship

Page 271

 

Chapter XXIII

Elk Township	Page 275
Mallory's Tavern
Greeley

 

Chapter XXIV

Coffin's Grove Township	Page 285
Masonville

 

Chapter XXV

Adams Township	Page 289
Ryan
Schools
Postoffice
Ryan Incorporated
Waterworks System
Fire Department
Officials of Ryan
Ryan State Bank
Creamery
Churches: St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ehler
Robinson

 

Chapter XXVI

Oneida Township

Page 297

 

 

Chapter XXVII

Milo Township

Page 315

 

Chapter XXVIII

Bremen Township	Page 319
Petersburg

 

Chapter XXIX

Hazel Green Township

Page 321

 

Chapter XXX

Prairie Township	Page 189

 

Chapter XXXI

Honey Creek Township

Page 325

 

Chapter XXXII

Delaware Township

Page 329

 

Chapter XXXIII

Manchester

Page 335

 

Chapter XXXIV

Incorporation of Manchester

Page 345

 

Chapter XXXV

Religious and Fraternal Bodies	Page 353
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Manchester
First Nine Years of the Methodist Church, Manchester

 

Chapter XXXVI

Manchester Educational and Other Institutions

Page 365