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Source:
HISTORY
of
KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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By Albert J. Perry
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ILLUSTRATED
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VOLUME I
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Published:
Chicago
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1912

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PREFACE  
Portrait Albert J. Perry  
HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Territorial Jurisdiction 1
The Development of the County 6
 - October Term 9
 - County Commissioners Court
     - Special Term July 7, 1830.
     - Special Term July 9, 1830		 11
Minor Courts and Permanent Seat of Justice 14
The Topography and Geology of Knox County
    By Frederick R. Jelliff
 - The Steam System
 - The Drainage Area
 - The Altitudes
 - Immensity of Erosion
 - Soil, The Greatest Asset
 - The Water Reservoir
 - Distribution of Soils
 - The Coal Resources
 - The Intermediate Rocks
 - Geologic Life
 - The Coal Mining Industry
 - The Stone Quarries
 - A Second Soil
 - Spoon River Notes
 - The Hill Structure		 22
INDIANS
    By Eva Chapin Maple, Maquon, Ill.		 35
 - Mound Builders
 - Altar or Temple Mounds
 - Trails
 - Indian Tribes
 - The Illini
 - Sacs and Foxes
 - A Peculiar Custom
 - Pottawatomies
 - Indian Law Making
 - Pottawatomie Chief Shaubena
 - Characteristics of the Early Indians
 - Pottawatomie Language
 - Home Life
 - Local Items of History
 - Rio Township
 - Walnut Grove Township
 - Lynn Township
 - Henderson Township
 - Copley Township
 - Knox Township
 - Persifer Township
 - Truro Township
 - Cedar Township
 - Orange Township
 - Haw Creek Township
 - Indian Point Township
 - Chestnut Township
 - Maquon Township
 - Salem Township
 - Lewis Fort
 - Indians of the Revolution
 - Indian Treaties
 - Lands Surveyed
 - Illinois Indians in the War of 1812
 - Maquonia Indians
 - Black Hawk War
 - Black Hawk to General Street 		 
COURTS - THEIR JURISDICTION AND SUITS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
     By Hon. George W. Thompson, Judge Circuit and Appellate Courts		 50
COURT HOUSES 60
FIRE PROOF BUILDING - KNOXVILLE 125
THE COUNTY SEAT FIGHT 127
JAILS OF KNOX COUNTY 144
THE CARE OF PETTY CRIMINALS 167
PETITION FOR WORKHOUSE 171
ALMSHOUSE AND POOR-FARM 175
MILITARY HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY
     By Capt. Chas. C. Craig		 239-396
THE CITY OF GALESBURG 396
 - Galesburg before the Industrial Revolution
 - Galesburg in the Civil War
 - Police Department
 - Fire Department
 - Water Department
 - Source of Supply
 - Amount of Water Pumped
 - Street Car Lines
 - Railroads
 - City Buildings
 - Library Building
 - Work House
 - Saloon License
 - General Improvements		  
THE GALESBURG HOSPITAL 412
 - For Whom Maintained
 - Growth of the Institution
 - The Training School for Nurses
 - The Management
 - The Surgical Department
 - The Maternity Department
 - The Children's Department
 - General Wards
 - Rooms are Named
 - The Laundry
 - The Alumnae Association
 - 		 
THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE
     By O.L. Campbell		 415
 - Knox County Old Settlers' Association
 - Brick Making		  
CITY OF ABINGDON
     By Hon. Joseph W. Latimer		 419
 - Hedding College
 - Abingdon College
 - The Protestant Methodist Church
 - Industries
 - Social and Civic Organizations
 - Public Buildings
 - Cemetery		  
HENDERSON TOWNSHIP
     By S. H. McMurtry		 423
ONTARIO TOWNSHIP
     By Hugh Greig		 426
 - Early Settlers  
CITY OF ONEIDA
     By Hugh Greig		 428
SPARTA TOWNSHIP 431
 - VILLAGE OF WATAGA 432
COPLEY TOWNSHIP 432
WALNUT GROVE TOWNSHIP 433
 - VILLAGE OF ALTONA 434
RIO TOWNSHIP 435
VICTORIA TOWNSHIP 435
 - VILLAGE OF VICTORIA 436
LYNN TOWNSHIP 436
PERSIFER TOWNSHIP 437
 - DAHINDA - 438
 - APPLETON - 438		  
TRURO TOWNSHIP 438
 - WILLIAMSFIELD - 439  
HAW CREEK TOWNSHIP 439
 - GILSON  
ELBA TOWNSHIP 442
SALEM TOWNSHIP 443
 - DOUGLAS - 444
 - UNIONTOWN - 444		  
CHESTNUT TOWNSHIP 445
 - HERMON VILLAGE - 446  
INDIAN POINT TOWNSHIP 447
 - ST. AUGUSTINE - 448  
ORANGE TOWNSHIP 449
 - DE LONG - 450  
GALESBURG TOWNSHIP 450
MAQUON TOWNSHIP 451
 - MAQUON - 452  
SOME FACTS IN REGARD TO TAXATION 454
 - Railroad Taxation  
PARKS OF KNOX COUNTY
     - By Prof. John Van Ness Standish		 461
 - Urban and Country Life
 - City Parks and City Playgrounds
 - Parks in America
 - A Grandeur in Nature
 - Parks of Galesburg
 - Lombard Campus
 - Parks of East Galesburg
 - Parks of Knoxville
 - Oneida Park
 - YATES CITY
 - Conclusion		  
THE EARLY DAYS OF BANKING IN KNOX COUNTY
     By Lloyd F. Wertman		 465
 - Knox County State Bank, Knoxville
 - Private Bank of J. M. Nisley
 - First National Bank
 - Galesburg National Bank
 - Bank of Galesburg
 - The Farmers & Mechanics Bank
 - People's Trust & Savings Bank, Galesburg, Ill.
 - Maquon State Bank
 - YATES CITY
 - The Oneida State Bank
 - The Peoples Bank of Abingdon
 - First National Bank of Abingdon
 - First State & Savings Bank, Abingdon
 - Bank of Altona
 - State Bank of Victoria
 - First State Bank Company, Williamsfield
 - Wataga State Bank		  
THE PRESS OF KNOX COUNTY
     By Henry Emrich		 487
 - The Republican Register  
KNOX COUNTY COMMON SCHOOLS
     By Prof. Walter F. Boyes		 493
 - School Lands
 - Early Schools
 - Commissioners
 - The Present System
 - Teachers' Institute
 - Schools and Schoolhouses
 - High Schools
 - School Equipment
 - The Cost of the Schools
 - Course of Study
 - Pupils
 - Teachers
 - School Officers		  
WOMAN'S WORK IN KNOX COUNTY - CLUBS, SOCIETIES, CORPS, ETC.
     By Martha Farnham Webster		 508
 - The Women's Relief Corps
 - The Women's Clubs of Galesburg
 - W.A.R.M.A.		  
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THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN KNOX COUNTY
     By Lawrence R. Ryan, M. D.		 538
SOME CONSIDERATIONS of the PURE MILK QUESTION in COUNTRY DISTRICTS.
     By Ben. D. Baird, M. D., Galesburg, Ill.		 544
EARLY HISTORY of the GALESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL
     By Professor W. L. Steele		 547
 - The First Schoolhouse
 - The First Teacher
 - Location of Schoolhouses
 - Poverty of the Districts
 - School Law of 1825
 - The School Section
 - Income from Township Fund
 - Public Indifference to Schools
 - John F. Eberhart
 - Simon Wright
 - Attitude of the College
 - Private Schools
 - Jealousy of the Districts
 - Conditions Opposed to Free Schools
 - Henry Barnard
 - W. B. Baker
 - Horace Mann
 - Silas Willard
 - Union Graded Schools Adopted
 - The School Charter
 - Two Jokers in the Charter
 - Election Denied by Council
 - School Directors Elected
 - Union Graded Schools Organized
 - Union Graded Schools Opened
 - The Charter Adopted
 - Last Year of Union Graded Schools
 - Advantages of a Charter
 - The Last Battle for Free Schools
 - School Buildings		  
KNOX COLLEGE
     By Prof. Wm. E. Simonds		 562
MUSIC IN KNOX COLLEGE
     By Prof. Wm. F. Bentley		 577
LOMBARD COLLEGE
     By Rev. Edson Reifsnider		 582
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL
     By Dr. Chas. W. Leffingwell		 587
 - Affiliated with St. Mary's School
 - St. Alban's School		  
HISTORY of the BUSINESS COLLEGE FROM ITS FOUNDING in GALESBURG
     By J. H. Cox		 589
THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD of KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS
     By John Lass		 590
 - Genesis of the Railroad
 - The Extent of the Burlington System
 - The Development of the Burlington System
 - Peoria & Oquawka R. R.
 - Central Military Tract R. R.
 - Aurora Branch R. R.		  
ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY
 - By J. F. Jarrell		 611
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
     By Rev. Stuart M. Campbell		 614
 - Historical
 - Doctrinal
 - Altona Presbyterian Church, April 25th, 1857
 - Galesburg Presbyterianism
 - John Knox Church
 - The Knoxville Presbyterian Church
 - Oneida First Presbyterian Church
 - The First Presbyterian Church of Yates City
 - Gifts to the Church		  
CHERRY GROVE SEMINARY
     By M. C. Bates		 621
 - Gifts to the Church  
CONGREGATIONALISM and the HISTORY of CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES in KNOX COUNTY
     By Rev. David Fales, Jr.		 625
 - Polity
 - Doctrine
 - History
 - English Origins
 - Early American History
 - The Plan of Union
 - Congregational Churches in Knox County
 - Other Galesburg Churches
 - Churches Outside of Galesburg		  
BRIEF HISTORY OF INDIVIDUAL CHURCHES 634
 - ONTARIO and ONEIDA
 - WATAGA
 - VICTORIA
 - ALTONA
 - RIO
 - ABINGDON
 - DELONG		  
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
     By S. A. Wagoner		 636
 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Abinngdon, Ill
 - Altona
 - Henderson
 - Louisville
 - Maquon
 - Oneida
 - Victoria
 - Wataga
 - Williamsfield
 - Galesburg		  
RISE and PROGRESS of SWEDISH METHODISM
     By Axel Gabrielson		 649
HISTORY of KNOX COUNTY BAPTIST CHURCH in KNOX COUNTY
     By E. R. Drake		 657
 - The First Baptist Church, Galesburg  
THE ONTARIO BAPTIST CHURCH
     By Mrs. B. F. Colwell		 665
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH in KNOX COUNTY
     By Rev. Bernard Roe, O. C.		 666
 - The Teaching of the Catholic Church
 - The Worship of the Catholic Church
 - How Have These Works Been Carried on in Knox County?
 - The Catholic Church in St. Augustine
 - The Catholic Church in Wataga		  
THE JEWS and THEIR RELIGION
     By Max J. Mack		 676
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH in KNOX COUNTY
     By The Rev. Charles W. Leffingwell, DD		 677
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH in KNOX COUNTY
     By Rev. Carl J. Bengston		 680
 - The Augsburg Confession
    - The Lutheran Church
    - The Lutheran Church in Sweden
 - What is Lutheranism?
 - What Influences Brought the Lutherans to Knox County?
 - To What Extent Can the Lutherans Be Said to Have Relized Their Hopes in Organizing Their Church in Knox County
 - The First Lutheran Church of Galesburg
 - The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Knoxville
 - The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Altona		  
THE SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH of WATAGA, ILLINOIS
     By Rev. Carl J. Bengton		 688
 - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Galesburg, Illinois  
GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
     By H. W. Kowert		 691
CHRISTIANS or DISCIPLES of CHRIST
     By Chester E. Conner		 693
CHURCH of the UNITED BRETHREN in CHRIST
     By Rev. E. Fowler		 698
HISTORY of UNIVERSALISM in the COUNTY of KNOX
     By Mary Claycomb Grubb		 703
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
     By A. C. Gaylord		 710
A BRIEF HISTORY of the REORGANIZED CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST, of LATTER DAY SAINTS, and of IT'S RISE and GROWTH in KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS 714
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE in KNOX COUNTY 722
THE IRISH in KNOX COUNTY
     By Mrs. Lizzie Minehan, Margaret Slattery and Rose Hoben		 723
THE SWEDES in KNOX COUNTY and GALESBURG
     By Axel Gabrielson		 740
 - Among other things
     - List of Officers of Company C		  
THE SCOTCH in KNOX COUNTY
     By Hugh Greig - Started 2/13/2021		 747
 - From County of Ayre and Date Arrival in America
 - From County of Banff
 - From County of Elgin
 - From County of Kincardine
 - From County of Kirkcudbright
 - From County of Lanark
 - From County of Linlithgow
 - From County of Perty
 - From County of Roxburgh
 - From County of Stirling
 - From County of Wigton		  
THE NEGRO PEOPLE - FINISHED 2/13/2021 760
 - The Negro Race -
       By Mr. Lewis C. Carter		  
LABOR UNIONISM in KNOX COUNTY
     By E. A. Tate		 767
 - The Rise of Trades Unionism in General
 - Labor Unions of England
 - In Other Countries
 - International Trades Unions
 - Trades Unions in America
 - Labor Unions of Knox County
 - Officers of Galesburg Trades Assembly Since Organization
 - Labor Day Celebrations Participated in by Local Unions

 
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS 783
 - Miscellaneous
 - Endorsement of Board of Health and Institute for Idiots
 - Condemnation of Registration Law
 - Centennial Celebration
 - Publication of the Proceedings of the Board
 - Concentration of Railroads
 - Remonetization of Silver
 - Industrial School for Girls
 - Destructive Floods, March, 1883
 - Dram Shop License
 - Galesburg Board of Park Commissioners
 - Investigation of Cruelty at Almshouse
 - Orphan's Home Society
 - Eighth Annual Convention of Supervisors, March, 1895
 - Mother Bickerdyke Monument
 - Perry Boats
 - Salary of State's Attorney
 - Detention School for Juvenile Offenders
 - Board of Election Commissioners
 - Corn Growing Contest		  
INDEX (Volume I)  

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