- Cass County -

History

PREFACE
CHAPTER I.
-Introduction (231)
CHAPTER II.
- Physical Geography (233)
- Sub-divisions (234)
CHAPTER III.
- The Aborigines (235)
CHAPTER IV.
- Early Settlement (240)
- Mormons (241)
- Permanent Settlement (244)
- Early Voters (254)
- First Events (255)
- Relics of the Aborigines (258)
- Political Speeches (260)
CHAPTER V.
- Pioneer Life (261)
CHAPTER VI.
- Reminiscences, Incidents, etc.(272)
- By R. D. McGeehon (274)
- Story of Casper Schain (278)
- Belle Macomber (279)
- The Coffin Case (280)
- From an Old Settler's Diary (280)
- John Brown (281)
- Alexander the Great (282)
- By Thomas Meredith (282)
- A Mysterious Murder (290)
- By H. A. Disbrow (291)
- By G. B. Olney (295)
CHAPTER VII.
- County Government (297)
- Board of Supervisors (301)
CHAPTER VIII.
- Other Official Matters (307)
- Population (307)
- County Charity (309)
- Civil Townships (309)
- Town Plats (310)
- Matrimonial (311)
- Financial (317)
- Stock (319)
- Registry of Deeds (320)
CHAPTER IX.
- Political (321)
- Official Vote (330)
CHAPTER X.
- National, State & County Representation (341)
- Congressional (341)
- County Judge (350)
- County Auditor (352)
- Recorder (355)
- Treasurer & Recorder (356)
- County Treasurer (357)
- County Recorder (359)
- Clerk of the Court (360)
- Sheriffs (363)
- County Surveyors (369)
- Coroner (372)
- Drainage Commissioner (373)
CHAPTER XI.
- Cass County Courts (373)
- District Court (374)
- Circuit Court (379)
- County Court (380)
CHAPTER XII.
- The Bar (381)
- Attorneys of Atlantic (383)
- Attorneys of Lewis (390)
- Bar of Anita (390)
- Bar of Griswold (391)
CHAPTER XIII.
- The Medical Profession (392)
- Physicians of Lewis (394)
- Physicians of Atlantic (397)
- Physicians of Griswold (404)
- Physicians of Reno (406)
- Physicians of Anita (406)
- Marne Doctors (408)
- Wiota Doctors (408)
- Medical Association (408)
CHAPTER XIV.
- Ecclesiastical (409)
CHAPTER XV.
- The Press of Cass County (430)
- Cass County Gazette (433)
- Atlantic Messenger (438)
- Atlantic Weekly Telegraph (440)
- Atlantic Daily Telegraph (442)
- Anita Times (444)
- Cass County Democrat (445)
- Daily Democrat (446)
- Anita Times (447)
- Cap Sheaf (450)
- The Northwestern Journal (451)
- Lewis Independent (454)
- Marne Message (455)
- People's Advocate (456)
- Sunday Morning Clipper (457)
- Anita Tribune (458)
- Griswold Advocate (461)
CHAPTER XVI.
- Educational (462)
- School Fund Commissioner (471)
- County Superintendent of Schools (471)
CHAPTER XVII.
- Railroads (474)
CHAPTER XVIII
- The War for the Union (476)
- Fourth Infantry (481)
- Twelfth, Thirteenth & Fifteenth Infantry (489)
- Twenty-third Infantry (489)
- Thirty-ninth Infantry (495)
- First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth Cavalry (499)
- First Battery, Light Artillery (499)
- First Nebraska Cavalry (499)
- Roll of Honor (499)

CHAPTER XIX.
- Cass Township(502)
- Early Settlement (503)
- Organization (523)
- Iranistan (526)
- Indiantown (528)
- Lewis (529)
-- Business Interests (533)
-- Societies (544)
-- Postoffice (547)
-- Municipal-Historic Crumbs (548)
-- Educational (549)
Chapter XX.
- Pymosa Township (555)
- Organic (555)
- Early Settlement (556)
- Educational (574)
- Postoffice (576)
- Historic (576)
Chapter XXI.
- Victoria Township (578)
- Early Settlement (578)
- Organic-Educational (585)
- Historic Events (586)
Chapter XXII.
- Brighton Township (587)
- Educational (606)
- Officers (608)
- Marne (608)
-- Hotels (617)
-- Societies (618)
-- Postoffice--Educational (623)
Chapter XXIII.
- Washington Township (624)
- Early Settlement (625)
- Educational (633)
- Historic-Organic (635)
Chapter XXIV.
- Benton Township (638)
- Early Settlement (638)
- Educational-Government (651)
- Cowboys (652)
Chapter XXV.
- Noble Township (654)
- Organization & Growth (654)
- Early Settlement (655)
- German Settlement (664)
- Educational (680)
- Postoffice-Officers (683)
Chapter XXVI.
- Grant Township (682)
- Early Settlement (683)
- Organic & Educational (693)
- Anita (694)
-- Municipal (695)
-- Business (695)
-- Educational-Lodges (707)
Chapter XXVII.
- Bear Grove Township (710)
- Early Settlement
(see biographies)
- Organic (731)
- Postoffice-Educational (732)
Chapter XXVIII.
- Union Township (733)
- Early Settlement (734)
- Educational (747)
- Organic (748)
- Historic (749)
Chapter XXIX.
- Edna Township (749)
- Early Settlement (750)
- Reno (750)
- Edna Postoffice (762)
- Historic-Educational (762)
Chapter XXX.
- Lincoln Township (764)
- Early Settlement (764)
- "A Thought" (771)
- Historical Items (773)
- Educational (775)
- Organic (776)
Chapter XXXI.
- Massena Township (776)
- Early Settlement (777)
- Educational (788)
- Organic (788)
Chapter XXXII.
- Franklin Township (788)
- Early Settlement (789)
- Organization-Educational (800)
- First Items (802)
- Wiota (802)
- Business Development (803)
- Postoffice-Society (806)
- Municipal-Cornet Band (807)
Chapter XXXIII.
- Pleasant Township (807)
- Early Settlement (808)
- Historic (820)
- Educational (820)
- Religious (821)
- Griswold (821)
-- The Beginning (822)
-- Business Development (823)
-- Societies (829)
Chapter XXXIV.
- Atlantic Township (831)
- Early Settlement (832)
- Early Items & Incidents (841)
- Grove City (852)
-- Business Interests-Post Office (851)
-- Educational-Hotel (852)
- Atlantic (852)
-- The Beginning (853)
-- Municipal (855)
-- Business Development (857)
-- Banks (867)
-- Hotels (861)
-- Water Works (864)
-- Postoffice (886)
-- Societies (898)
-- Press (898)
-- Fires (899)
-- Presbyterian Church (902)
-- Atlantic Schools, by R. H. Frost (904)