CHAPTER	PAGE
Introductory by Gen. James M. Ruggles	391
Picture of J. M. Ruggles, Havana	391
Mason County	392
Early History	393
Organization of the Territory of Illinois	395
Population and Representation	396
Governors of Illinois	397
United States Senators	398
Boundaries and Topography of Illinois	400
The Illinois and Michigan Canal	402
Material Wealth of Illinois	407
Organization of Mason County	408
Early Settlements	408
County Commissioners' Court	419
Picture of Lyman Lacey	421
County Seat Controversy	425
Precinct History	428
Township History	430
County Officers	433
County Commissioners	433
County Court Judges and Associates	434
County Judges	434
Probate Justices of the Peace	434
County Clerks	434
Circuit Clerk	435
County Recorders	435
Sheriffs	435
Assessors and Treasurers	436
County Treasurers	436
School Commissioners	436
County Superintendents of Schools	436
County Surveyors	436
Coroners	437
Circuit Judges	437
State Attorneys	437
County Attorneys	438
Masters in Chancery	438
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions	438
Members of the State Legislature	438
Agricultural and Implemental	441
Mason County Agricultural Society	443
Farming in Mason County	444
Corn Crop of 1877 and 1878 in Mason County	445
Crops in the State	445
Principal Crops in the State	445
No. of Acres, Bushels and Value of Corn Crop
for Eighteen Years	446
State Crops for 1879	446
Live Stock and Dairy	446
Dairy	447
Climatology	447
Geological	448
Railroads	450
Election of Directors	451
The Railroad	452
Chicago & Alton Railroad-Jacksonville Branch	452
Springfield & North-Western Railroad	452
Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Extension	453
Havana, Rantoul & Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railroad	453
Fulton County Narrow-Gauge Railroad	454
Vermont & Havana Narrow-Gauge Road	454
Newspapers in Mason County	454
War Abbreviations	456
War Record	456
Mason County	456
Picture of Adolph Krebaum, Havana	457
First Cavalry Regiment	459
Second Cavalry Regiment	459
Third Cavalry	462
Fourth Cavalry	463
Sixth Cavalry	463
Tenth Cavalry	463
Eleventh Cavalry	463
First Artillery	464
Eighth Infantry	464
Eleventh Infantry	464
Fourteenth Infantry	464
Seventeenth Infantry	464
Nineteenth Infantry	466
Twenty-Seventh Regiment	466
Twenty-Eighth Infantry	468
Twenty-Eighth Infantry (Consolidated)	470
Thirty-Third Infantry	470
Thirty-Eight Infantry	470
Forty-Seventh Infantry	471
Fifty-First Infantry	471
Fifty-Third Infantry	473
Fifty-Fifth Infantry	473
Fifty-Seventh Infantry	473
Fifty-Ninth Infantry	473
Sixty-Fifth Infantry	473
Sixty-Sixth Infantry	473
Sixty-Eighth Infantry	473
Seventy-First Infantry	473
Seventy-Third Infantry	473
Eighty-Fifth Infantry	473
One Hundred and Eighth Infantry	482

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One Hundred and Fourteenth Infantry	485
One Hundred and Thirty-Third Infantry	485
One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Infantry	485
One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Infantry	485
One Hundred and Forty-Eighth Infantry	485
One Hundred and Fifty-First Infantry	486
One Hundred and Fifty-Second Infantry	486
Illinois National Guards	486
Cities and Villages in Mason County	487
Politics of Mason County	487
Votes for President	487
Capital Punishment in Mason County	487
Benevolent Societies in Mason County	488
Post Offices and Postmasters	490
Educational	490
Picture of Daniel Dieffenbacher, Havana	493
Sunday Schools	496
Religious History	496
The Lotus Club	498
Gen. Grant	499
Apologetical	500
Havana Township	501
Early Settlement	503
Other Events and Incidents	517
The City of Havana	520
Mills, Manufactories, etc.	522
Religious, Benevolent, Educational	524
Picture of David Powell, Mason City	529
Schools	532
Village and City Incorporation	533
Mason City Township	536
Early Settlement	538
Incidents of Pioneer Days	541
Religious History	544
The City of Mason City	545
Township Officers	554
City Public Schools	555
Tragedies	557
Religious Societies	559
Business and Professions	562
Bath Township	564
Picture of J. B. Abbott, Natrona	565
Settlement of the Township	567
Early Scenes and Privations	576
The Railroads	577
The Village of Bath	579
Church and School Edifices	581
The County Seat Question	585
Village Organization	585
Non Est Inventus	587
Manito Township	587
Early Settlement	589
General Features, Etc.	592
Early Post Offices, Preachers, Doctors, etc.	595
Manito Village	598
Churches, Lodges, Etc.	599
Picture of Jackson Houchin, Allen's Grove	601
Allen's Grove Township	603
Early Settlements	605
Trading and Milling Points	607
Village of San Jose	609
Churches, Lodges, etc.	610
Village Incorporated	612
Natrona Village	613
Kilbourne Township	614
The Early Pioneers	615
Scraps of History	618
Village of Kilbourne	623
Salt Creek Township	625
Quiver Township	634
Early Settlement	635
Picture of M. A. Smith, Sincarte	637
Early Preaching, Marriages, etc.	641
Topeka Village	643
Village Incorporated	644
Forest City Township	645
Early Settlement	645
Some of the Early Inconveniences	647
Early Preaching, Schools, etc.	648
Village of Forest City	649
Lynchburg Township	652
Early Settlers	653
Religious and Educational	658
Crane Creek Township	660
Early Settlement	661
Walker's Grove	667
Early Post Office, Stores, Schools, etc.	668
First Death, Birth and Marriage	669
Sherman Township	670
Early Settlement	671
Trading-Points, Milling, etc.	676
First Births, Death and Marriage	677
The Village of Easton	678
Pennsylvania Township	680
First Settlement	680
Schools, Churches, etc.	684
Village of Teheran	685