Morris tribune., 1888-06-27
EARLY SETTLEMENT OF STEVENS
COUNTY.
Comprehensive and Valuable Work Which
win be Published by G. {. Alden 4
Company Of Chicago.

of Chicago, will shortly commence
thelcompilation Of an Album OF Remia
iscense and Biography OF Stevens
county. The work will contain REM
iniscenses of the early settlement and
pioneer life In Stevens county, to-
gether with biographies Of all old set
tiers and prominent citizens, show
ing the share each has taken In the
development Of the ccuntry's resour-
ees, and growth OF business enter
prlses. The firm will send a corps OF
competent. writers who will give. every
citizen chance to ada his rsmsm-
brance and "Reminiscences to the
volume.
Time 10 fast thinning out the ranks
OF old settlers, and those who have
taken part In the early development
of Stevens county, and those who are
prominent to-day in the affairs Of this
portion of the state, and whose iden-
thy with its progress, as years roll by
will be forgotten. Each year witness
ses the death Of many OF these and 1t
will be but short time when 1t will
be impossible to gather reliable IN
| formation regarding the life Of pioneer
and prominent people Of the past and
present of Stevens county. These are
matters which should be preserved,
and it is for the purpose Of gathering
the information from the parties
themselves before It is too late ana
placing 1t In an enduring form that
this enterprise was begun. 1t Is to be
hoped that it may be successfully
carried to completion.
The managers Of this enterprise
have had wide experience Il this
field, and guarantee a magnificent
volume in case it,should meet with
the proper encouragement. Is Will
appear in imperial quarto form,
superbly bound in morocco, with
gold embossed sides, and gilt edge,
and win be among the finest volumes
ever turned out by means of the
printers art.
The company come with excellent
references in the way Of Endorsements
of former publications. Hon. Lyman
c. Drapher, L. L. D., Secretary OF
the Wisconsin Historical Society,
says Of their work of McDonough
County Illinois: II regard it as the
finest work of the kind ever publish
ladn Chairm, e. Warrs4,.
OF the Album Of Tama County Iowa,
a committee appointed by the Old
Settlers Society, wrote: 1--WE have
carefully examined your Album OF
Trina county and can state that we
find 1t complete, correct and salts.
factory in every chapter and detail,
and a credit to the county" This
committee was composed Of Hon. @.
r. struble, district judge and ex-
speaker of the Iowa Legislature; Hon
Leander CLARK, Judge w. c. Sails.
bury, J. G. Vermiiya, T. Davis, ]. II.
Holland and D. F. Drummer, all Of
whom had been residents Of that
county for over third Of century.
The Owatonna Peoples Press says
of their Album Of Steele county Min
nesota: SIT is a splendid work, full
of valuable and interesting informa-
tion, maghifoently bound and printed
carefully indexed, gives excellent sat
isfaction and Is certainly credit to
the county"
| The Waseca Radical, speaking Of
the Album of Wasec* county, Mime
sofa, says: ut is a daisy, more than
was promised or expected and well
worth all that was asked for It. Every
man in Waseca county should have
the volume In his family"
J.E. Child, "Patn Child late can
didate for Governor Of Minnesota,
and one of the most able editors in the
| southern part Of the state, says OF the
same work: ut Is certainly credit
to the county and the company. It
is the means Of preserving In mag
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nificent form vast amount Of In
formation that would otherwise have
been lost"
Equally fattering testimonials
have beensshown us Of other works.
No pains will be spared to have the
volume complete and correct; every
citizen who has any knowledge OF az
fairs will be interviewed, and 10 As-
sure correctness, every mans state
men. will be submitted to him for ap-
prevail after 1t is written, before being
sent to press. We hope the citizens
will aid the corps Of biographical
| writer's in obtaining the information
| necessary for a complete work.
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