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History of Linn County,
Missouri
An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and A Compendium of
Actual Facts.
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It Contains
A Condensed History of the State of Missouri and Its Chief
Cities -
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph;
A Reliable History of Lynn County -
Its Pioneer Record, War History,
Resources, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of
Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of great
Value, and a Large Amount of Miscellaneous
Matter, Incidents, etc. Etc.
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ILLUSTRATED
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Publ. Kansas City, Mo.
Birdsall & Dean.
1882
CHAPTER IV.
UPWARD AND ONWARD IN MATERIAL PROGRESS
Rapid Progress - 1840 to 1860 Compared - Increase of
Property and the Increase of the Tax Levy - The Set-back
by the Civil War - Shaking for a New Deal at the Close of
the War - On the up Grade - Repairing Broken Fortunes and
Adding to New Ones - 1865 to 1870 - Organizing the Shattered
Remains - A Tornado - A Matter of a Few Thousand Dollars on
the Delinquent List - New Road Law and How it Worked - Linn
County Fair - Its Constitution and List of
Officers - Busted - Rodents and Bounty - Money for the Small
Boy - Meteoric - Murder of Willie McKinley - Coroner's
Verdict - Petition for Pardon - Governor Crittenden's
Refusal - His Reasons in Full
(Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri - Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean - 1882)
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