History of Kane Township, 1907

  "It still has an existence and is famous for its vineyards and pretty suburban homes. At one time its eastern boundary was for some miles the Mosquito Creek, the citizens having been anxious to have the benefit of the public schools. In an early day, a brick schoolhouse was built in that neighborhood and a school maintained by the city called the Clark School, but getting tired of paying city taxes, petitioned to be set off, and accordingly the city boundary was drawn in for one mile in section 19, Garner township, to a few rods in section 5 in Lewis township, so that it at present consists of some fragments left after constituting the city of Council Bluffs, today containing about 90 adult persons and half as many children of school age. Small and well ordered as it usually is, it was once the scene of the most-foul murder ever committed in this county, an account of which is given in another part of this history. The township officers are as follows: Trustees, J.E. BUTLER, JOHN HAILE, and H.J. SMITH; clerk, A. FELLENTRETER; justices of the peace, J.K. COOPER and S.A. GREEN; constables, J.C. BAKER and D. MALTBY.