Excerpt from Centennial History of Guthrie County, Iowa To the many hospitable, hind and obliging friends, who have encouraged and assisted me, I return my warmest thanks. To Col. Raney, Capt. Thomas Seely, J. W. Cummins, Esq., Michael Leinart, Esq. and Capt. O. B. Hayden, for courtesy, kindness and assistance, I acknowledge my indebtedness. To my advertising patrons, I thank you, and tender you my sincerest wishes for your success and prosperity. To my publishers, and the editors of our county papers, for courtesies shown me, I thank you. 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.