History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Vol. 1


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Excerpt from History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Vol. 1: A Record of All Important Events in Any Manner Relating to Its Existence, Organization, Progress and Achievement From the Earliest Times to the Mid-Summer of 1912 It appears to have been found necessary, in the Opinion of many historians, to prefix to their productions introductory chapters designed to inform the read ers on subjects which, though indirectly pertaining to the work as a whole, could not be with propriety included in the historically-treated subjects of subsequent chapters. A casual glance at these side-light opening chapters discloses the fact that they are as varied in style, scope and merit as were their authors them selves in capacity, judgment and sentiment. Macaulay began his History of England in the form of a prospectus, telling what kind of a history he intended to write and giving a summary of the work that would appear when completed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.













History of Kossuth County, Iowa


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...of the disbarment case. That court refused to grant the writ and held that Weaver had jurisdiction to set aside a former judgment of the court. Thus ended the only disbarment case ever instituted in the county. Zuver was soon made defendant in several cases. In Judge Lewis' November term of the district court, Clarke had a suit against Zuver and C. G. Jones for $10,000 damages for injury to his business. Lynn sued Zuver for $5,000 for false imprisonment, and Hack had a suit against him for a large amount for damage in being compelled to attend the trial and testify. Zuver asked for a change of venue and the cases were sent to Cerro Gordo county. Clarke then caused Hudson to be made one of the defendants in the cases. After a while Lynn and Hack dismissed their suits and Clarke's was sent to Franklin county where it finally vanished. In their endeavor to have the cases tried at some point where Clarke did not wield an "undue influence" two affidavits were filed to procure a change of venue or forum. One was sworn to by Zuver, Jones and Hudson and the others by Frank Harrison, John Hutchison and A. M. Horton. Both of these of course, named counties in which it was claimed that Clarke wielded an undue influence over the inhabitants. After all the cases had been disposed of, Clarke used these affidavits for an advertisement to show what a mighty lawyer he was in wielding an undue influence. In his flaming advertisements he said, "I will give special attention to the practice in the counties of Kossuth, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Palo Alto, Emmet, Dickinson, Clay, Winnebago, Hancock, Wright, Hamilton and Webster. I respectfully refer the public to my standing and influence in the counties to the certificates of...













The Hook & Eye


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Traces the colorful history of the Iowa Central Railway and its valuable contributions to the development of the upper Midwest, chronicling the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the railroad and assessing its relationship with its customers, its influence on the state's agricultural and industrial commerce, and more.