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Source:
HISTORY
OF
PETTIS COUNTY, MISSOURI
By Mark A. McGruder
- ILLUSTRATED -
Published:
Historical Publishing Company
Topeka - Indianapolis - Cleveland
1919
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INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS |
| Anderson, George |
584 |
| Anderson, Mary, Mrs. |
584 |
| Ash, Lizzie, Mrs. |
584 |
| Ash Residence |
585 |
| Ash, Robert |
583 |
| Berry, L. T. |
640 |
| Blackwater, Chapel |
112 |
| Bothwell Lodge |
192 |
| Broadway Presbyterian Church |
224 |
| Chasnoff, Joseph E. |
400 |
| Chipman, B. Y. |
592 |
| Coats, J. M., Mr. and Mrs. |
552 |
| Connor, John |
704 |
| County Home |
112 |
| Court House |
65 |
| Court House Bell |
80 |
| Danforth, I. M. |
464 |
| Denny, R. V., Residence of |
544 |
| Denny, R. V. |
544 |
| Dow, Harvey D. |
392 |
| Duke, William |
656 |
| Elevator, Green Ridge |
144 |
| Elevator, La Monte |
144 |
| Fichter, Fred |
568 |
| First House |
80 |
| Gentry, Bettie |
448 |
| Gentry, Nicholas H. |
440 |
| Gentry, Reuben J. |
448 |
| Gibson, Edward B. |
609 |
| Gibson, William C. |
384 |
| Green, M. O. |
368 |
| Gregory, Henry and Wife |
632 |
| Hatton, Mary S. |
408 |
| Helman, E. B., Residence of |
712 |
| Helman, Jacob D. |
616 |
| Hoffman, William |
528 |
| Hoffman, William, Mrs. |
528 |
| Houchen, Charles H. |
576 |
| Houchen, Charles H., Mrs. |
576 |
| Hurt, T. H. and Family |
600 |
| James, Samuel W. |
488 |
| Jones, Clement |
504 |
| Lacey, J. K. and Family |
480 |
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| Lake Shaw, La Monte |
176 |
| Limestone Valley Farm |
208 |
| Log Cabin |
65 |
| Longwood M. E. Church South |
176 |
| Lludemann, F. L. |
496 |
| McConnell, Charles T. |
376 |
| McConnell, John W. |
376 |
| McFarland, N. C. |
456 |
| McFarland, N. C., Mrs. |
456 |
| McGruder, Mark A. |
frontispiece |
| McGruder, Monterville and wife |
736 |
| Masonic Temple |
160 |
| Mayfield, William G. |
624 |
| Mousees, Louis M. |
361 |
| Painter, Hannah, Mrs. |
688 |
| Painter, Nelson |
688 |
| Railway Station, La Monte |
128 |
| Sacred Heart Church |
272 |
| Schafer, Henry |
424 |
| Schenk, Fred H. and Family |
680 |
| Schmidt, John F. |
728 |
| Schmidt, John F., Mrs. |
728 |
| Scott, Joseph J., Jr. |
664 |
| Scott, T. L. |
536 |
| Scott, T. L., Mrs. |
536 |
| Sedalia Churches |
257 |
| Sedalia Public Library |
96 |
| Shernaman, William and Family |
572 |
| Smith, Gustin, Mrs., Residence of |
560 |
| Smith, Gustin |
560 |
| Sneed, W. S. |
472 |
| Spears, George E. |
548 |
| St. Patricks Church |
240 |
| Stock Scene |
160 |
| Tevebaugh, Gilbert H. |
592 |
| Threshing Scene |
128 |
| Tuck, M. P., Mrs. |
512 |
| Tuck, M. P. |
512 |
| Whitsel, J. I. |
416 |
| Whitsel, J. I., Residence |
416 |
| Y. M. C. A. Building |
160 |
| Yost, John A. |
720 |
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CONTENTS:
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| CHAPTER I. -
INTRODUCTORY |
65 - 69 |
- Pettis County
as Related to State and Nation
- Sources of History
- Spanish and French Occupation
- Louisiana Purchase
- Napoleon's Forethought
- Laws |
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| CHAPTER II. - STATE OF
MISSOURI |
70 - 73 |
- "The Child of
the Storm"
- Source of Earliest Settlers
- More Americanized Settlers
- The Missourian
- events of Its Admission
- Plan of Admitting Free and Slave States
- Comprimises
- Missouri Admitted by Proclamation
- Strife of Settlers
- First General Assembly
- Selection of U. S. Senators
- Barton and Benton Selected
- Early Settlements
- Executives Since 1813 |
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| CHAPTER III. - GEOLOGY
and TOPOGRAPHY |
74 - 84 |
- Topography
- Geology
- Formations
- Recent
- Pennsylvania
- Deposits
- Mississippi Deposits
- Sandstone
- Coal
- Dresden
- Lamonte
- Drillings
- Clay
- Building Stone
- Quarries
- Sand and Gravel
- Water |
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CHAPTER IV. - SOILS
- Distribution and Character
- Areas of Different Soils of the County
- Analysis
- Effects of Erosion
- Soil Material
- Drainage
- Production |
85 - 950 |
| CHAPTER V. - THE
INDIANS |
76 - 99 |
- Preceded the
White
- Osages
- Treaty of Fire Prairie
- Treaty at St. Louis
- Boundaries Fixed by Treaties
- Cost of Land Per Square Mile Under Treaties
- Appearance
- Manner
- Customs of Osages
- Indians and Halfbreeds in Pettis County
- One Who Saw Them in Early Sixties |
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| CHAPTER VI. - THE NAME |
100 - 101 |
- Why Called
Pettis
- Hon. Spencer Pettis
- Political Turmoil
- Duel on Sand Bar
- Death of Mr. Pettis
- Death of Mr. Biddle
- County Taken from Saline and Cooper and Named |
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| CHAPTER VII. - EARLY
SETTLERS |
102 - 106 |
Why They Came
- Customs
- Habits
- Character
- Privations
- Homes and Mode of Living
- Hospitality
- Furniture
- Mills
- Game and Fish
- Farming Implements
- Who They Were |
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| CHAPTER VIII. -
ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY |
107 - 113 |
- Date of
Organization
- Population
- Creating Act of Legislature
- Boundaries
- Second Legislative Enactment
- Helena Made County Seat
- Georgetown Made County Seat
- Sedalia County Seat
- First School District
- Early Court Session
- Court House Built
- Voting Precincts in 1860 |
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| CHAPTER IX. - TOWNSHIP
ORGANIZATION |
114 - 120 |
- Order of County
Court Adopting Such Organization
- Boundaries of Townships
- Names
- Judicial District Organization in 1882 |
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| CHAPTER X. - CLIMATE |
121 - 122 |
- Type
- Seasonable Variations
- Table Showing Temperature, Precipitation
- Average Annual Railfall |
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| CHAPTER XI. -
AGRICULTURE |
123 - 132 |
| - Form of Crops
Grown |
123 - 132 |
- Rotation
- Average Yield
- Small Grain
- Pasture
- Meadows
Grasses
- Trucking
- Fruit
- Live Stock
- Dairying Not Extensive
- Fertilizer Not Generally Used
- Drainage
- Acreage Cultivated
- 1963 Farms
- Per Cent Operated By Owners
- Total Value Farm Property
- Land VAlues
- Character of Improvements
- Stock Raising
- Feeding
- Dairying
- Farm Bureau
- Establishment
- Its Work |
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| CHAPTER XII -
STATISTICAL |
133 - 136 |
| - Pages |
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| CHAPTER XIII. -
BLACKWATER TOWNSHIP |
137 - 141 |
- Township
History
- Blackwater Township
- Organization
- Boundaries 1833, 1844, 1873
- Ancient Mining
- Mounds
- Streams
- Early Settlers
- Schools
- Churches
- Farming and Stock Raising |
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| CHAPTER XIV. -
BOWLING GREEN TOWNSHIP |
142 - 145 |
- Name
- Boundaries
- Organization
- Drainage
- Early Settlers
- Early Teachers and Preaches
- Schools
- Early and Present Day Churches |
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| CHAPTER XV. - CEDAR
TOWNSHIP |
146 - 152 |
- Name
- Organization
- Physical Features
- Early Settlers
- First Land Entries
- Drainage
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Schools
- Stock Raising
- Wood Dale Farm
- Bothwell Lodge |
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| CHAPTER XVI. -
DRESDEN TOWNSHIP |
153 - 155 |
- Name
- Boundaries
- Organization
- Drainage
- Physical Features
- Early Settlers
- Early Churches and Schools
- Present Day Churches and Schools |
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| CHAPTER XVII. - ELK
FORK TOWNSHIP |
156 - 159 |
- Name
- Boundaries
- Land
- Physical Features
- Early Settlers
- Drainage
- First Brick House
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Schools
- First Burial at Hickory Point Cemetery |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. -
FLAT CREEK TOWNSHIP |
160 - 163 |
- Name
- Physical Features
- Drainage
- Early Settlers
- First Marriage
- First School
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Schools |
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| CHAPTER XIX. - GREEN
RIDGE TOWNSHIP |
164 - 168 |
- Name
- Organization
- Physical Features
- Drainage
- Early Settlers
- Industry
- Price of Land
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Schools
- First Happenings |
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| CHAPTER XX. -
HEATH'S CREEK TOWNSHIP |
169 - 173 |
- Name
- Organization
- Physical Features
- Industries
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Schools
- First Happenings |
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| CHAPTER XXI. -
HOUSTONIA TOWNSHIP |
174 - 176 |
- Name
- Sketch of Col. Houston
- Land, Then and Now
- Physical Features Early Settlers
- Churches Then and Now
- Schools |
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| CHAPTER XXII. -
HUGHESVILLE TOWNSHIP |
177 - 180 |
- Organization
- Acreage
- Boundaries
- Drainage
- Physical Features
- Farming
- Name
- Town
- Early Settlers
- Churches
- Schools |
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| CHAPTER XXIII. -
LAKE CREEK TOWNSHIP |
181 - 183 |
- Name
- Physical Features
- Drainage
- Early Settlers
- Early and Present Day Churches and Schools |
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| CHAPTER XXIV. -
LAMONTE TOWNSHIP |
184 - 187 |
- Location
- Drainage
- Industries
- Imperfect Surveys
- Early Settlers
- Educational
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Cemetery |
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| CHAPTER XXV. -
LONGWOOD TOWNSHIP |
188 - 1911 |
- Introduction
- Name
- Organization
- The First Voting Place
- Pin Hook Mills
- The First Court in the County
- Physical Features
- Churches
- Schools
- Incidents
- Murder of Mr. Majors
- Col. Fields Killed
- Murder of Mrs. Raines
- Murderer Burned by a Mob
- Present Day Schools |
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| CHAPTER XXVI. -
PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP |
192 - 194 |
- Name
- Physical Features
- Farms
- Organization
- Resources
- Early Settlers
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Educational
- First Temperance Organization |
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| CHAPTER XXVII. -
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP |
195 - 197 |
- Name
- Organization
- Boundaries
- Acreage
- Drainage
- Physical Features
- Early and Present Day Churches
- Industries
- Schools |
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| CHAPTER XXVIII. -
SMITHTON TOWNSHIP |
198 - 201 |
- Location
- Railway Facilities
- Industries
- Boundaries
- First Marriage
- Early Schools
- Churches
- Present Day Churches
- Present Day Schools |
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| CHAPTER XXIX. - SEDALIA IN THE EARLY
DAYS |
202 - 228 |
- General Smith
- Founding of Town
- Name
- First Things and Events
- Pacific Railroad
- County Seat
- Civil War
- Improvements and Industries
- Early Business Houses
- Churches
- Schools
- Public Utilities
- Buildings
- Professional Men
- Officers
- Statistics
- Railroad History |
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| CHAPTER XXX. - SEDALIA OF TODAY |
229 - 244 |
- Location
- Advantages
- Progress
- Public Utilities
- Banks and Other Financial Institutions
- Court House
- Library
- Hospitals
- Newspapers |
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| CHAPTER XXXI. - NATIONAL GUARD |
245 - 250 |
- Company Formed in Sedalia in
1890
- In The Spanish-American War
- Second Regiment Band
- Hospital Corps
- Roster of Companies D and I
- Reorganization
- Mexican Border
- World War |
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| CHAPTER XXXII. - INDUSTRIAL HISTORY |
251 - 255 |
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale Houses
- Other Commercial Enterprises
- Hotels
- Postoffice |
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| CHAPTER XXXIII - EDUCATION |
256 - 264 |
- Early Schools
- First Commissioner
- Georgetown Academy
- Campbell College
- Female Seminary
- First Schools
- Broadway Building
- Franklin School
- Sedalia Seminary
- Sedalia University
- Business College
- Board of Education
- Sedalia High School
- Manual Training School
- Common Schools
- Broadway
- Summit
- Prospect
- Whittier
- Jefferson
- Horace Mann
- Lincoln
- Washington
- Eugene Field
- Arlington
- Franklin
- George R. Smith's College
- St. Patrick's Parochial School
- Dancing Academy
- Smith's College
- Central Business College |
256 - 264 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. - SEDALIA CHURCHES |
265 - 277 |
- Denominations Represented
- Organization
- Early and Present Day Ministers
- Membership
- Edifices
- Officers
- Location
- Sunday Schools |
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| CHAPTER XXXV. - LODGES |
278 - 288 |
- Masonic Bodies
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Rebekahs
- Knights of Pythias
- Elks
- Moose
- Eagles
- Red Men
- Maccabees
- Woman's Benefit Association
- Knights of Columbus
- Woodmen of the World
- Woodman Circle
- Knights and Ladies of Security
- Chapter "B" P. E. O.
- Yeomen
- United Workmen
- Mystic Workers
- Ancient Order of Hiberians
- Knights and Ladies of Father Matthew
- Royal Neighbors
- Modern Woodmen of America
- Trades Unions |
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| CHAPTER XXXVI. - CLUBS and OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS |
289 - 297 |
- Chamber of Commerce
- Country Club
- Chautauqua
- Grand Army of the Republic
- United Confederate Veterans
- United Daughters of the Confederacy
- Women's Relief Corps
- Daughters of American Revolution
- Nehembar
- Daughters of 1812
- Musical Club |
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| CHAPTER XXXVII. - CITIES, TOWNS and
VILLAGES |
298 - 308 |
- Lamonte
- Georgetown
- Hughesville
- Green Ridge
- Longwood
- Beaman
- Hustonia
- Dresden
- Smithton
- Their Settlement, Growth, Officials, Institutions and Industries
- Other Places and Extinct Towns |
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| CHAPTER XXXVIII. - ROADS AND
HIGHWAYS |
309 - 311 |
- Sedalia Special istrict
- Organization of Same
- Surfaced Roads
- Average Cost Per Mile
- Officers 12-Mile District
- Total Mileage
- Bond Election in 1912
- Revenue for Building
- Maintenance
- Repairs
- Smithton Special District and Officers
- LaMonte Special District and Officers
- Green Ridge Special District and Officers
- Houstonia and Longwood District and Officers |
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| CHAPTER XXXIX. - BENCH AND BAR |
312 - 321 |
- Early Day Proceedure
- First Court Held at St. Helena, First County Seat
- County Seat at Georgetown From 1837 - 1869
- County Court
- Record of First Circuit Court
- Other Terms
- Sedalia, The County Seat
- Court of Common Pleas
- Probate Court
- 'Criminal Court
- Present Attorneys of Pettis County |
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| CHAPTER XL. - THE MISSOURI STATE
FAIR |
322 - 323 |
- Act of General Assembly
- Sedalia Selected
- Advantages of Location
- First Officers
- Disastrous Fire
- Rebuilt and Improved
- 1918 Most Successful Year |
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| CHAPTER XLI. - PETTIS COUNTY in the
WORLD WAR |
324 - 334 |
- Sedalia Chapter American Red
Cross
- Organizations
- Branches
- Departments
- Junior Membership Committee
- Belgian Relief
- Reports of Various Departments
- Home Service Section of Civilian Relief
- Red Cross Drives
- United War Campaign
- Pettis County's Response to the Liberty Loans
- Fourth Over Subscribed More than Committee. |
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| CHAPTER XLII. - SOLDIERS IN WORLD'S
WAR |
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| - Pages |
335 - 355 |
| CHAPTER XLIII. - REFLECTIONS IN
VERSE |
356 - 359 |
- When Wars Shall End
- The Plan of Life
- In Falders Field |
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| CHAPTER XLIV - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY |
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| - Pages |
361 - 835 |
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