The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14

Indian origin, the meaning being un
known.
Harrison was named for Presiden
William Henry Harrison.
Crawford is one of six counties
taking their names from William H
Crawford, secretary of the treasury
under President Monroe.
Shelby is one of nine cOuntie:
named for Gen. Isaac Shelby, frs
governor of Kentucky.
Carroll, with counties in clever
other states, honors the memory o.
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, Mary
land, signer Of the declaration of in
dependence.
Audubon is namesake of Johr
James Audubon, the celebrated orni
biologist.
For Revolutionary Hero.
Greene is one of the numerous
counties owing their name to Gen
Nathaniel Greene, revolutionary
hero.
Guthrie county was named fol
Capt. Edwin B. Guthrie.
Boone county owes it's name tt
Capt. Boone. United States dragons
who captured Des Moines valley
above Coon Forks.
Dallas county was named for Geo
Nj. Dallas, vice president under Presi
dent Polk. The city of Dallas, Texas
was also named for him.
Story owes it's name to Judge JO
seph Story, of the supreme court.
Polk is one of eleven counties
named for President James K. Polk
Marshall is one of eight taking
their name from John Marshall, CHIEF
justice of the United States.
Jasper took the name of a revolu-
tionary hero, Sergt. William Jasper
of Fort Moultrie fame, who was kill
ed in the siege of Savannah.
Tama an Indian Name.
Tama county has an Indian name
meaning beautiful" pleasant" "
lovely and the name of the wife
of the Indian chief Poweshiek. An
other authority states it was so call
ed after a chief whose name signified
"bear whose voice makes the rocks
tremble."
Poweshiek takes the name of the
Indian chief above mentioned.
Benton is one of the numerous
namesakes of Thomas A. Benton,
senator from Missouri.
Iowa county has the name Of the
state, derived from that of an Indian
tribe, and meaning sleepy eye or
"drOwsy ones"
Linn is one of four counties NAM
ed for Lewis F. Linn, senator from
Missouri.
Johnson was named from Andrew
Johnson. ...
Jones county took it's name from
George w. Jones, United States sena-
tor from Iowa.
Cedar county is one of numerous
places in the country usually named
from the presence of the tree.
Jackson is one of nineteen coun-
ties owing their name to Gen. An
drew Jackson.
Clinton county was named for De-
Witt Clinton, governor of New York
and protector of the Erie canal.
Winfield Scott.
Scott, with counties in four other
states was named for General Win
field Scott.
Pottawattamie county bears the
name of an Indian tribe. The word
means makers of fire." and was
used to signify that this tribe assum-
ed separate sovereignty by building a
council fire for themselves.
Cass is one of seven named for
Gen. Lewis Cass, governor of Michi-
gan in 1920.
Adair county vas given the name
of Gen. John Adair, governor of
Counties in Kentucky
and Missouri were named for him.
Madison county is one of numer-
Gus namesakes of President James
Madison.
For Bunker Hill Hero.
Warren is one of the thirteen
counties taking the name of Joseph
Warren, who fell at the battle of
Hill.
Marion was named for another
revolutionary hero, Gen. Francis
for whom sixteen counties
were so called.
Mahaska county was given the
name of an Indian chief, the word
running fox or "watchful
fox"
Washington is one of thirty-one
counties named for the first presi-
dent.
Muscatine county is an Indian
name meaning .'dWeller in the prair-
les
Louisa county was named for
Louisa Massey.
Mills took it's name from Major
Mills of Iowa.
Fremont was named for Gen. John
c. Fremont, the pathfinder.
Montgomery is one of fifteen coun-
ties named for Gen. Richard Mont
gomery, who was killed in the as
sault on Quebec.
Col. Page HOnOred.
Page owes it's name to Colonel
Page, distinguished at the battle of
Palo Alto.
Adams is one of five counties nam
ed for President John Adams.
Taylor was named for Gen. Zach
airy Taylor.
Union is one of twelve counties
so named as an expression of the
sentiment actuating the American
people.
Ringgold was named 'for another
Mexican war soldier, Maj. Samuel