Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-07

washington-County, named for General
Wayne-County, named for General An
thony Wayne, hero Of the revolutionary
war.
webster-County, named for Daniel Web
White-River, so named because the soil
near Its head is white clay.
wood Rver-Viilage in Hall county, so
named because situated on the banks Of the
river OF that name
A~dams-County. named for President John
Adams.
AdelmTown in Dallas county; SO named
coon river, formerly written Adell.
Acheyedan-Creek, An indian word, mean
ing: TN place S fns OF rD %SeseDing snon The he name aSGss
sion OF the death of some relatives.
Ackley=Town in Harding county, laid
Afton-Town in Union county. laid out in
1854 and named by Mrs. Baker, wife of one
of the proprietors, from the little river In
Scotland immortalized by Burns: Many
same name.
Agency-Town In wapelIo county, named
so because formerly Indian agency
Allentown in Harding county, named
for Henry Alden, who settled there in 1854.
~Algona-City in Kossuth county, Indian
word meaning probably the same as al
gona," algonquin waters" 1t Is said to
be the Indian name for Lake Superior.
Allsmakee-County. The Iowa Historical
an Indian trader. Haines American In
dian" gives allamakee, Algonquin Indian,
meaning thunder"
A~ltoona-Town in Polk county, situated
on. the highest point between the Des
Moines and Mississippi river. A derivation
of Latin word altus, high"
Ames-City In Story county. named for
Anamosa-city in Jones county. Some
authorities say IT was named for the
Haines gives the meaning "you walk from
me-" Another theory derives 1t from ana
moosh, dos" or species of fox.
| Badger-Creek, so named from the pres
ence OF that animal.
B~aldwin-Town In Jackson county, named
for Judge Bald 4
in Mahaska county named
for Lord Beaconsf1eld.
Bennett-Town In Cedar county, namec
for Chef Bennett. a railroad man.
Thomas H. Benton of Missouri.
Breakdown in Adair county, named form
the ancient city in Macedonia.
Blackhawk-County and town In Davis
county, named for a noted chief Of the
Sac and Fox Indians.
Blue ~Grass-Village in Scott. county
named from q variety of grass which grows
BOnair-Town in Howard county. A
~Boone-County. city and creek. named fol
Captain Boone, United States dragons
who captured Des Moines valley above
BremerLCounty, named for Fredriks
Bremen, the Swedish authoress, who spent
some time in the region in 1850.
Buchanan-County, named for Presiden
| Buchanan.
Buena Vista-County. The name of thu
field upon which General Taylor won hii
victory. Spanish word, meaning beautiful
view"
Burt-Town In Kossuth county, named FOL
the president OF the Union Pacific railroad
/ Ruf laR-NannfW nnnnnd for William n
Butler of Kentucky, a general in Mexican
war.
GarEoll-coynty. named for Charles Car
Ca~rrollton-City, same derivation al
above.
Cass-County. named for General Lewl
Cass. governor of Michigan. 1890.
NClay-County. named for Henry Clay, jr.
who fell at battle of Buena Vista;
Clayton, senator from Delaware.
Coralville-Town in johnson county, 81
named from the coral formation under tn
Crawford-County. named for William II
Ciawtore, secretary Of the treasury undo
President Monroe.
CrestoL-City in Union county, so nameI
because 1t was the highest point on the ca
caso, Burlington ~ Quincy railroad.
Dahionega-Iown IN Wapeilo county, al
lndian lame meaning yellow dollar" o
place OF god"
Da.ias-County, named for George nj
Dallas, vice president under James X. Poll
DaNls-County and town In Decatu
county. named for Garret Davis. mem0e
OK COZ -resS.
De~cdtur-COunty, named for m
Stephen Decatur.
Deep River-Towp in Poweshiek county
Nance from a creek near.
Des Mo!nes-kiver, county and city. Thi
name Is thought TO have been derived froI
the LLoiln word, mikonang, meaning TN
road. mis- name MdS applied by the In
oiGns to a place IN the form OF Moinsons
Wn-Ch the rIe4.ch Shortened into Moin, cal
inS III aver raViere des mons. FINAL
la name Decame associated with the 1raI
p.sI monks, ana the river by a spurlOu
~. elS mOiOsy was called ia riviere dc
mOines, the river OF the monks"
D4c1.nson-County, named Tor Daniel
D.e--Lson. United states senator from Ne
Doon-rown in Lyon county. named frol
a ltVer IN SCOt-an4,
D~ows-Town in Wright county, named fC
a railroad contractor.
Drakesville-Iown in Davis count,
named for John A. Drake, who laid Il on
Dubuq1e-county and city, named for
French trader, Julien Dubuque.
Duncombe-TOwn in Webster count.
named for Hon. j. h. D~uncoEbe.
Durant-Town in Cedar county. named Il
Thomas Durant.
Dyersville-Town in Dubuque CONT
named for a former owner, James Dyer.
Dysart-Town in Tama county, named II
? a town in Scotland.
Earlville-Town in Delaware count,
named for its first settler, O.. M. Earl.
Eldora-City in Hardin county, a corruI
ton of the Spanish FL Dorado, meanin
} the golden or gilded land"
EllsWorth-ToWn In Hamilton count,
named for a banker at Iowa Falls.
Emmett-county. named for the Iris
patriot, Robert Emmett.
Epworth-Town in Dubuque, named frol
the town In Lincolnshire. England.
Estherville-City in Emmett count,
named for Esther A. Ridley, wife OF one (
the original proprietOrs.
Feiix-Townships in Grundy counties. III
nois and Iowa, named for Felix Grundl
I senator from Tennessee.
EnnfanaDa-TnAn IN AdaHN rorrnsv -,
for a uapper In the employ Of the Amer
] can Fur company.
4 Fort Madison-city In Lee county, name
for James Madison. president