| 3-4 |
Introduction |
| 5-7 |
Col. W. V. Lucas Writes Of Things Almost Unknown To The Present Generation |
| 8-10 |
Tribute To Two Deceased Old Settlers And Other Interesting Data |
| 11-12 |
Fourth Of July Celebration In 1856 |
| 13-17 |
Unique Characters And Meetings |
| 17-20 |
Hardships And Weather Conditions Pioneers Had To Contend With |
| 20-24 |
More About The Hard Winters, And Some Other Things |
| 24-26 |
Building One Of The First Rural Schools |
| 26-28 |
More Unique Characters |
| 28-31 |
Marketing, Educational, And Religious Difficulties |
| 31-34 |
Hard Times In 1859 |
| 35-36 |
What Happened To Some Of The New Towns |
| 36-43 |
Boom Spirit Strikes Bremer County And Towns Are Established |
| 43-45 |
Lafayette Township Pioneers |
| 45-48 |
Bremer County’s First Newspapers And Their Publishers |
| 48-52 |
Politics And Politicians Of The Pioneer Days |
| 53-55 |
Bremer County Treasury Robbed |
| 55-56 |
Horse Thieves A Burden To Pioneers |
| 56-57 |
Near-Tragedy In Vicinity Of Irma |
| 58-59 |
Market And Sale Problems Of Early Settlers |
| 59-61 |
Odd Characters And Beginning Of Civil War Days |
| 61-67 |
Early Members Of The Legal Profession |
| 67-70 |
Bremer County’s First Doctors And Ministers |
| 70-71 |
Suicide Mysteries |
| 71 |
Survivors Of The War Of 1812 |
| 71-73 |
More About Churches |
| 73-75 |
Political Situation Preceeding The Civil War |
| 75-77 |
Soldiers Who Went To The Front |
| 77-82 |
Few Slackers During The Civil War |
| 82-83 |
Campaigning For A Railroad |
| 84-85 |
Bremer County’s First Fair |
| 85-87 |
Waverly’s First Railroad Brings Prosperity |
| 88 |
Organization Of Lodges |
| 88-89 |
Why Bremer County Is Small |
| 89-96 |
Men Who Made Good And Helped Make History |
| 96-97 |
Naming Of Bremer County Townships |
| 97-99 |
But Few Old Settlers Remain |
| 99-102 |
Col. Lucas Winds Up His Story |
CHAPTER II. |
| 103-107 |
Harry Hazlett Supplies Interesting Data Concerning Col. Lucas; Pays Beautiful Tribute To A Friend. |
| 107-111 |
Interesting Stories Of Unique Characters Among The Early Settlers Of Waverly. |
| 111-115 |
The Presidential Campaigns Of ’56 And Political Campaigns After The War. The Comets Of ’58 And ’61. |
| 116-117 |
The Days When Wheat Was The Principal Crop, And Men Who Bought It. Early Newspaper Men. |
| 118-126 |
The Days When Fishing Was Good, And Some Of The Men Who Indulged In The Sport |
| 127-133 |
Interesting Notes Of Early-Day Lawyers. Charles Plunkett At Head Of Theatrical Profession |
| 133-134 |
First Thanksgiving In Waverly By Mrs. Jennie Harmon Case |
CHAPTER III. |
| 135-142 |
Harmon Miller Contributes Interesting Experiences Of His Boyhood And Early Days In Bremer County |
CHAPTER IV. By L. C. Oberdorf |
| 143-145 |
Indians; Days When The Red Men Reigned Supreme. Winnebagos In This Section Of Iowa. |
| 145-151 |
Some Of The “First Things” In Bremer County |
| 151 |
Brief Account of the First Settlement and Organization of the Various Townships: |
| 151-152 |
Dayton Township |
| 152-153 |
Douglas Township |
| 153-154 |
Franklin Township |
| 154-155 |
Frederika Township |
| 155-156 |
Fremont Township |
| 156-157 |
Jackson Township |
| 158-159 |
Jefferson Township |
| 159-160 |
Lafayette Township |
| 160-161 |
Le Roy Township |
| 161-162 |
Maxfield Township |
| 163-164 |
Polk Township |
| 164-165 |
Sumner Township |
| 166 |
Warren Township |
| 167 |
Washington Township and Waverly |
| 168-170 |
City of Waverly |
| 170 |
Methodist Episcopal Church |
| 171 |
Baptist Church |
| 171 |
St. Mary’s Catholic Church |
| 172 |
Presbyterian Church |
| 172 |
Evangelical Church |
| 172 |
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church |
| 173 |
Congregational Church |
| 173 |
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| 174 |
The German Evangelical Peace Church |
| 174 |
St. John’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| 175-176 |
Conclusion |
