The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-17
ATTENTION,
PIONEERS
Crawford County History Is Now
Well Underway and Will Be Is
sued This Summer.
WORK TO BE COMPREHENSIVE.
Something of Scope of Work Which
Will Contain Vast Amount
of information.

The history of Crawford county,
which has been in course of prepare
ton for many months, is now nearing
completion. SO much so that the
editor is able to give an outline of the
work and what it will contain.
The book will be in two volumes,
the first devoted to county history
and the second to biographical sketch
es of a select list Of prominent and
well-known citizens of the county.
F.. w. Meyers is responsible for all
that may appear in the first volume,
while the second volume is in charge
of the publishers, The S. j. Clarke
Publishing company, of Chicago. On
account of the expense of production
the edition will be limited to the num-
Der of copies ordered in advance and
there will be no copies for sale after
publication.
The first volume opens with that
early history of exploration and dis
covery which lead finally to the settle
ment Of Crawford county. The his
tory of this section is traced through
French and Spanish ownership to the
Louisiana purchase, then through the
interesting period of the various terri
torial governments, when Crawford
w N IL
ana, Missouri Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin and at last of Iowa terri
tory and the state of Iowa. The origin
of the county itself, the names of its
rivers, the divisions into townships,
all receive attention. This informa-
ton is drawn from such sources as
early French writer's, the annals of
the Lewis and Clarke expedition, early
histories of Iowa, Indian treaties, etc.
These chapters contain much informa-
ton which every person in the county
should know, and it would be of value
as a textbook in our public schools.
The next subdivision of the book is
devoted to early settlement. The
writer has been able to gather most
interesting information from nearly
every part of the county. The early
history as written by Thos. Dobson
in 1873, is reproduced almost in full.
B. F. Wicks furnishes some fine
sketches of pioneer life and original
information from such reliable and
well-known men as Morris McHenry,
II. c. Laub, j. w. Denison, A. S.
Wright Ca Denison builder in 1850
and others is given. The begin
nings Of the different sections of the
county also receive attention. This
portion of the book covers the period
to the coming of the railroad in 1866.
The county government is traced
through the minute book of the board
of supervisors from 1855 to the pres
ent date. These chapters are of great
interest and present many quaint facts
as we'll as a picture of the progress
Of the county. A chapter is devoted
to strictly non-partisan review of
the political history of the county
and in this connection is published
the complete record of all county cleo
tons from 1869 to the present time.
This record is even more complete
than that contained in the official
in
reason, the results of some elections
have not been entered in the books of
the county.
The history then returns to the
beginnings of Denison," and this his
tory is followed through various de-
cades. From time to time lists of
business men are given, showing the
changes in the business life of the
city and its growth. The sa"'N course
is to be followed with all he other
towns of the county so far as possible.
The War History.
Special attention is paid 10 the war
history OF Crawford county. There
Will be an interesting account OF early
enlistments. bounties offered, war
meetings. etc. This will be tolloWed
by as complete a roster as pos, bic
of all Union veterans. the living nd
the dead. who have made this CO.. .ty
their home. A preliminary lis. as
published in The Review o. kpril
26th. Since this time many aCii' ons
and corrections have been mat. and
it is the hope Of the editor titar all
old soldiers and their friends wiz. CO
operate to make this list a ia< ing
monument to our veterans. This is
probably the last time that sue. a
roster will be attempted. as Che falu e|
historian VIII find his sources Of in
formation gone.
The Spanish-Philippine veterans are
not forgotten. There is a complete