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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01716 0265
CENTENNIAL
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GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY
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CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA.
CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY, AND OF THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND LYONS; A COMMERCIAL REVIEW ; A BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF CLINTON ; A BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF LYONS CITY. 1776-1876.
A COMPLETE ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY OF FARMERS AND LAND OWNERS OF THE COUNTY.
A CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORE ..
Record of City and County Officers, Schools, Churches, Benevolent and Literary Societies. Also including a Street. Directory of Clinton and Lyons, to which is added Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the various Towns and Villages in the County.
COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY F. E. OWEN.
LYONS, IOWA : J. C. HOPKINS, PRINTER, ADVERTISER OFFICE. 1876.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
VAN DORAN HOUSE
S. VAN DORAN, Proprietor.
CORNER OF MAIN AND EIGHT STREETS,
LYONS, IOWA.
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THE PRINCIPAL HOTEL IN THE CITY. Good Stabling Attached.
NOVELTY IRON WORKS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEAM ENGINES, MILL WACHINERY,
And Mill Supplies of all Kinds.
STEAM BOAT & MILL REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. 1
Shafting, Hangers and Pulleys a Specialty.
Cor. 10th and Washington Sts.,
Dubuque, Iowa.
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PREFACE.
In presenting this, our first Directory of Clinton County, we claim for it the following : First, That the Farmers' Directory is as complete and reliable as personal canvass and careful search can make it. Secondly, The Directories of Clinton and Lyons contain the exact business and res. ident address of all mercantile and professional persons as furnished by themselves. Thirdly, The Classified Directory gives all the business men in the entire county, under proper headings.
The printing has been done by Mr. J. C. Hopkins, of Lyons, and fur- bishes a good exhibit of the typographical skill which has been attained in our city.
Our most cordial thanks are extended to the merchants of Clinton, Lyons, and the county generally, for the liberal patronage bestowed on the work.
F. E. OWEN.
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GENERAL INDEX.
ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY of Clinton City 152 to 178
ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY of Lyons City. 197 to 211
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY of the County 212 to 250
CLINTON CITY-Historical Sketch ..
129
Topography, Population,
131
Commercial Advantages. 132 Miscellaneous Directory 138
9 to 13
CLINTON STREET DIRECTORY
142 and 143
CALAMUS DIRECTORY
260
CHIMANCHE DIRECTORY
258
CHARLOTTE DIRECTOMY
262
DELMAR DIRECTORY
256
DE WITT DIRECTORY.
250 to 254
ELWOOD DIRECTORY.
263
ELVIRA DIRECTORY.
264
GRAND MOUND DIRECTORY
261
LOST NATION DIRECTORY
262
LOW MOOR DIRECTORY.
259
TORONTO and other Towns
264
WHEATLAND DIRECTORY
255 to 256
History, Progress, Population.
LYONS CITY-Miscellaneous Department, Societies, &c.
181 to 183
LYONS CITY STREET DIRECTORY
185
EDITORIAL REVIEW of Clinton ..
144 to 152
EDITORIAL REVIEW of Lyons City
192 to 195 15 to 120
Berlin Township.
15 to 19
Bloomfield Township
19 to 25
Brookfield Township.
25 to 30
Center Township.
30 to 36
Clinton Township
36 to 38
Camanche Township.
39 to 43
Deep Creek Township
43 to 47
De Witt Township.
47 to 57
Eden Township
57 to 61
Elk River Township.
61 to 68
Hampshire Township.
68 to 73
Liberty Township
79 to 84
Lincoln Township
73 to 75
Lyons Township
75 to 79
Olive Township
84 to 90
Orange Township
90 to 95
Sharon Township
95 to 101
Spring Rock Township
101 to 107
Washington Township 107 to 112
Waterford Township
112 to 117
Welton Township
117 to 120
LYONS CITY DIRECTORY
188 190
FARMERS' DIRECTORY
CLINTON COUNTY-History, Statistics, Population,
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
Anguish & Rumery, grocers. 3
Ankeny, A L, boots and shoes .. 122
Armington & Inyck, cigars, opp 152
Baich, D S, boots and shoes .. 150
Bather, J. R. & A., opp. 248
Bauder, Geo G. real estate. opp 225
Bollen & Phillipson, painters, opp 88
Bowers, HI F, real estate.
138
Boynton, A R. ladies' goods. opp 104
Braash, J, hardware and stoves.
Bratt, N M, agri Implements.
126
Brown, C. W. harness, opp
Caille, Wm, baker. 127
Caldwell, TO, baker, opp 96
Clarke, photographer.
Clinton Boiler Works 125
Clinton Commercial College, opp. 218
Clinton Herald, opp .. 241
Clinton Lumber Company 125
Clinton National Bank ... 121
Clinton Savings Bank 121
Coltman, E, brick manfr, opp. 97 6
183
Craig, R, boots and shoes
124
Crane, W E, livery, opp.
113
Crosby, Joseph B, fruit merchant. 8
Curtis Bros & Co, front cover.
Curtis, Mrs CL, mlilinery, opp.
Daly, Mis Frank, mi.linery .. 8
Damon Bros, gen indse, opp. 282
Dutton, Jerome, real estate. 251
Eagle Boller Works, opp 136
Edwards, J, dentist, opp 105
Edwards, M L, mufr .... 254
Fegan, J D, real estate. .. 267
Ferguson, W F, photographer 191
Filleld, FC, stoves 2322
First National Bank. 121
Flournoy, Jno J, etty at law. opp 18S
Fricky. Chas, gen mdse. opp 112
Gage, J P & Son. grocers, opp 283
GlMette, Ed P. hardware .. 7
Gleed, Ambrose, brewer, Dubuque
Gohlinan, John, gen mdse. 240
Green, Dode, painter. 72
Hlass, J. harness .. 72
Hart, H P. grain mer'l. opp 112
Harvey, Mrs E J. 191
Haworth, Mrs II, millinerv, opp .. 113
Hogeboom, M, spring bed mnfr, opp. Hover, J H, livery ..
161 212
Janssen, Carl, agri implements, opp . .. Janssen & Struve, furniture. opp. 225
113
Johnson, Andes J, boots and shoes 127
Jones, T M. restaurant, opp. 224
Kester. A M, furniture .. 56
Kendall, George, plumber, opp. 249
Klingenstein, L, furniture, opp 233
Knowlton & McCorkendale, livery 212
Konkle, E HI, contractor. 195
Kreim, llenry, hardware, opp. 152
Kruse, Peter, hotel keeper, opp Lamb, C & Sons, front cover.
Langford. E O, gen mdse. opp 105
Leake & Eyre, meat market.
Lee, Francis, druggiel, opp. 212 Leffingwell, A J. atty at law, opp. 188
Llebler, J W. grocer and Inmber dealer 256
Lindsay, O K. sewing machines.
Longini. M, clothing, opp. 100
Lund, JI I, carriage manufacturer 256 Lyssand & Pearson, gen mdse, opp ... ..
282 Mc Affee, Dr. Davenport, opp ... 265
McArthur, Dr J A, opp. 97 MeCarthy, M W & Co, hardware' opp ... McCluer J L, stoves
282 21%
MeDowell, C B, carriage manfr, opp ... 89
McGuire, Jno E', real estate. . .. 188 Mellugh, Dennis, blacksmith. opp 88 Mckinley & Mutchler, livery, opp. 137 3 Magill, S Q, coal. 56
Meadows, A L. Calsominer.
Moeszinger, John, founder. opp 160 Montagne, Geo. tailor, opp .... 233 Northwestern Medical Institute 206 2 Novelty Iron Works Nutley, P, boots and shoes .. 179 Olney & McMahon, back cover and. 123
O'Neit. John, coal, opp 89 96 Pacific House, opp. 104 Patterson, John, dentist, opp. Patton, HI D ir, harness, opp. 288 Pearson, C W, baker, opp ... 105 191
Pierson & Kinney, dry goods. 128 Pipping, Chas, meat market, opp. 138 Potts, John 11. jeweler. 180 152
Pulford, CD cigars, opp ..
Rmmheld, Mr & Mrs, photographers. .. 56
Raymond, C'S, watches, opp. 153 7 256 Reed, J HI, photographer. Richards, F H., blacksmith, opp 212
Ries & Godskesen, grocers, opp 196 Riverside Institute ...
Roch & Miche'son, grocery, opp 240 128 56 Rowe, W F. founder. Rumble, Fred, painter 213
Santec, A J. bookseller, opp
Beaman Bros & Co dry goods. 239
Feminary of Our Lady of Angels. 14 158
Siddell, Kont, grain, opp
Smith & Showeralt, coal Skinner, Win, fur dealer, opp. 2:24 249 230 Smith, " C, saloon proprietor, opp. .. Spencer, Geo, hardware. Star, The, literary paper. 82 88 Stahle. L L & Co, bakers, opp. Talbot, W Il, hardware, opp. Y 96 06
Teachout. Mrs, opp ..
Thompson, Miss Annie, millinery 82 88 Tietjens. Il Il, cigar mnfr, opp. 123 126
Tolson, John, brick mnfr. opp 89
Torrence, Il E, confectionery
Tuttle, HI B, hardware, opp 112
Upton. Charles C, wood, opp 240
Utts. D W. stoves and tinware, opp 2:24 2
Van Doran House ..
Vandever & Brazell, opp. 9₸
Widleigh, Welles & Co, Jumber. 124 Walker & Moore. laundry 7% Walliker. J 11. atty at law 167
Webster's Dictionary. 216
Webster, N M. furniture, opp
Wendelborn & Johnson, market, opp .. 118 Whitehouse & Alden, dry goods. 15% Wintersteen, B F, grocer ... 179
Wollenberg, John & Co, flour mill, opp 240
Peck & Flanagan, blacksmithe
Pierson & Haradon. planing mill
128
Comstock & Wood, gen'l mdse.
Crams' Fluid Lightning.
249
88
105
Tietjens. J C, mnir cultivators &c. Toll, D R, Hvery.
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
Bock, Henry, Choice family groceries, provisions &c., Fourth st, n e cor Ninth av, Clinton.
Crosby, Joseph B., fruit and commission, 212 Fifth av, res ss Sixth av bet Fourth and Fifth st Clinton.
Frahm, Henry,¿wine and beer saloon, Second st, cor Elm, Clinton. Knowlton & McCorkendale, livery, Sixth av, w First st, Clinton. Smith, John, restaurant and dining hall, Davis blk Second st, Clinton. Iowa Volks Zeitung, removed to Toll blk, Clinton.
Ponder, JJames F., agt Iowe sewing machine, P. O. blk, Clinton.
COMSTOCK & WOOD, DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, And General Merchandise. HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. Lost Nation, Iowa.
ED. P. GILLETTE, DEALER IN
Hardware, Stoves, Tinware CUTLERY, ETC. Jobbing of allKinds Done to Order ! LOST NATION, IOWA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. H. REED,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
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J.HREED'S
PHOTOGRAPHI
GALLERY
PHOTOENGLO!
THE LIKE WAS NEVER KNOWN BEFORE
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OFSPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO AGENTS. To any person desiring to get up s club, we will send a sample copy of the picture and a canvasser's outfit, on receipt of 25 cents. Specimen copy of the paper free. Send for one before subscribing for any other. THE STAR, 230 Walnut St, Cincinnati, Ohio.
A. GLEED, BREWER AND MALSTER, Number 215 Main Street,
DUBUQUE, - - IOWA.
NO. 210 FIFTH AVENUE,
CLINTON IOWA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
DALY'S
FASHIONABLE
MILLINERY EMPORIUM.
MILLINERY & MILLINERY GOODS.
The Most Elegant Assortment in Lyons or Clinton. NEW STYLES
Ladies' Fashionable Furnishing Goods. Call and Examine.
No. 78 Main St., Lyons, Iowa.
JOSEPH B. CROSBY. FRUIT,
FLOUR AND GENERAL COMMISSION.
Buller, Eggs, Poultry, s.c.
Respectfully Solicits Consignments from Country Dealers.
"@"I make a specialty of retailing Fresh Butter and Country Produce in quantities to suit Purchasers.
STORE ROOM AND OFFICE:
Basement of 212 Fifth Av., Clinton, Iowa.
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CLINTON COUNTY.
SITUATION, CLIMATE, SOIL, RESOURCES, HISTORY ,AREA AND POPULATION, TRANSPORTATION, STATISTICS, ETC.
LINTON COUNTY is situated in the great eastern bend of the Mississippi river (called "Cromwell's nose ") which places it many miles nearer Chicago than any other county in the State. It is bounded on the north by Jackson County, on the east by the Mississippi river on the south by the Wapsipinicon, and on the west by Jones and Cedar Counties.
The location of Clinton County is most fortunate, being in the great bend in the nearest approach to Chicago, it has become the great central gate to the interior of the state, and the early starting point of the first rail- road starting out with the intention of running across the state to Omaha, Nebraska. In consequence of its location, it has become the great point of transfer of freight and passengers from the river to Chicago and the west, and vice versa.
Its location places it in a climate most healthy and desirable ; it be- ing just in the latitude where the heat of summer is modified by cool breezes from the north, and yet far enough south to escape the rigor of the extreme northern winter. Clinton is emphatically a prairie county, with a surface gently undulating and rolling, which in the main is dry and well drained, with very little land not susceptible of easy and successful cul- tivation. The soil Is generally a deep, dark, rich mould, that holds in solution the accumulated fertility of centuries, and when turned up to the sunlight, sends forth its life-giving properties, and produces vegeta- tion rarely equalled.
All the grains, fruits, grasses and roots of the temperate zone, grow luxuriantly, and of fine quality.
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CLINTON COUNTY GAZETTEER."
EARLY HISTORY.
In this Centennial year of our nation, with its grand celebrations by over forty milions of people, in forty states and territories, it seems prop- er in the introduction to the
CENTENNIAL GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, to give the early history of the county briefly, that we may devote more space to the present, and record the events of to- day, ere they become lost in the half forgotten past.
From the most reliable information, it seems that James D. Bourne was the first white settler in the county. He settled on the Wapspinicon at a trading post of the American Fur Company, in September, 1836, and remained there in the employ of the Company for some time, afterwards becoming a permanent resident of Clinton County.
This was long before lowa had even a territorial existence, inasmuch as the land now composing the state had not yet been separated from 1 Wisconsin Territory, which at one time enclosed all the land north of the Illinois and Missouri rivers in its borders.'
All this time, all the land between the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers, was a vast, open country, with scarcely a knowledge of civilization. ITere the Indian hunted his noble game in peace, his only cause of war of unfriendliness being his own kindred. It is said by many who were here that no more peaceful people existed than the nations of this region, until the encroachment of the traders, and other adventurers, made it neces- sary for them to defend their homes and the lands of their nativity ; which contained all that was dear to them, from the grasp of rapacious and out- lawed white men-men who had been driven from the pale of civilization for crimes, and who found their only safety in self banishment.
Coming among the Indians as they did, and do now, representing them- selves to be the agents of the government and emigrating colonies, and exchanging whiskey, arms, and other articles to them at fabulous sums, for the furs and skins at ruinous prices.
Elijah Buell settled at Lyons in the fall of 1836, and was the first white man to settle in this part of the country. Mr. Buell afterwards purchased, in company with other gentlemen, the land which is now the site of the present city of Lyons.
At the time of Mr. Buell's advent to this country, but few steamboats had vexed the waters of the Upper Mississippi, and the stream which has become the channel for the transportation of millions of feet of lumber and logs during each season, was previous to that time unfamiliar with navigation, other than the unwieldy " dug out " of the natives.
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CLINTON COUNTY GAZETTEER.
During the winter or early spring of 1837, Abraham Folks settled at the place now known as Folks' Grove, as also did O. G. Harrison at Round Grove. This seemed to be a starting point or nucleus, around which soon gathered others who were seeking homes in a new country, and each of the above places became noted abroad.
During the next year those who sought homes in this county, were D. C. Bourne, W. D. Follett, Daniel Smith, Eli Goddard, the Aikman's, HI. S. Coy, G. W. Hamlin, S. S. Pierce, A. Dennis, J. Booth, J. C. Hol- brook, Lorenzo Wheeler, C. Harrison, John Biggs, Martin Dunning, Ar- thur Smith, C. Bovard, G. W. Aims, the Eyan's, and many others. Many of these brought with them families, and may be classed among the early pioneers of Iowa. Some of them still reside in the county, and are res- pected and revered by the generation which has come upon the stage of activity since. Many of them are now in the care of grandchildren, who kindly support the tottering steps of these aged lives and who have im- bibed the energies and enterprize of their predecessors, and are still rol- · ling forward the ball of progress in this the land of their adoption.
J. D. Bourne was the first postmaster of Clinton County, and his of fice was situated at the old trading post of the American Fur Company, on the Wapsipinicon, and was called Munroe. For some reason or other the name was changed to Wanbesepinicon, the name the river originally went by. Mr. B. was appointed in the winter of 1836-37. An early writ- er, in speaking of this mail route, says: "The mail was carried from Davenport to Dubuque on a pony, by way of the old Indian trail connec- ting these two points. The ferry on the Wapsie consisted of two canoes, Newfoundland and pointer dogs. The dogs passing the mail bags over the ice in times of thin or rotten ice, when the ponies could not be crossed. " We cannot refrain from copying the following incident which happened at the old trading post. "Judge Ingalls, of St. Louis, while on his way to Dubuque, wished to cross the Wapsie. The canoes being out of repair and the dogs being unable to ferry him over, he concluded to swim the stream. He divested himself of all his clothes (except his drawers). and tied them on his saddle. The horse swam safely over, but when the judge made the attempt, he became entangled in his drawers and went down. It happened that an Indian was one of the spectators who stood upon the bank, and being asked to jump in and save him, he ran quite confusedly up and down the bank, till they supposed the judge had drowned, and then jumping in brought him to shore, where, after some exertion, he was restored. The Indian on being asked why he did not go in sooner, replied ' when white man alive he drown Indian, when dead he bring him ont easy. '
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CLINTON COUNTY GAZETTEER.
Clinton County was organized by the Territorial Legislature during its session of 1839-40, sometime before the admission of Iowa as a state, J. D. Bourne, before mentioned, was appointed to the office of sheriff by Gov. Dodge. The newly appointed sheriff called an election of officers, which took place March, 1840. The Board of Commissioners elected for the purpose, selected De Witt, or that location, (there was no town there then), for the seat of justice, though the District Court was held subse- quent to that time at Camanche. Martin Dunning officiated as clerk, and had considerable influence in bringing the court to his town. Great ex- ertions were made by Mr. D., and other influential citizens of Camanche, to continue the District Court at that town, but were defeated in their project by a majority of the voters of the county. We find on examina- tion of the early history, that " Hon. W. E. Leflingwell was the first law- yer who made a permanent settlement in the county. He brought a let- ter of introduction to Sheriff Bourne, whom he found at De Witt, the county seat, dressed in buckskin and a slouched straw hat. He often said afterwards that he was singularly struck with the ' native ' appearance of the magisterial officer of Clinton Couuty. " .
AREA AND POPULATION,
Clinton Connty has an area of seven hundred and twenty square miles, or 460,600 acres of land. The population of Clinton has become larger in a few years than the most sanguine ever anticipated. According to the census returns of 1856, the population of the county was 13,441, in the year 1865 it had increased to 22,405, and the last census, taken in 1875, gives Clinton County a population of 34,295.
STATISTICS.
The census returns for 1875, reports that Clinton county contains 6449 families, living in 6427 dwelling houses, also that we have 151 colored peo- ple ; 14,050 native born Iowans, 11,107 born in the U. S., but not in Iowa, and 9138 foreign born. Number of voters, 5569.
Number of acres of improved land, 299,855; number of acres of un- improved land, 57,337. No. of acres in cultivation in 1874, 257,313 ; num- bers of acres of spring wheat, 68,683 ; number of bushels harvested, 1,010- 345 ; number of acres of winter wheat, 12 ; number of bushels harvested, 428. Number of acres of Indian corn, 89,297; number of bushels harvested, 3,060,338 ; number of acres of Rye, 266; number of bushels harvested, 4,- 138. Number of acres of Oats, 23,704; number of bushels harvested, 7,- 702,059. Number of acres of Barley, 12,812; number of bushels harvested, 268,738. Nunber of acres of Buckwheat, 203 ; number of bushels harves- ted, 3,261.
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CLINTON COUNTY GAZETTEER.
Clinton county has 22,912 acres of natural timber ; 422 acres of planted timber; 153,906 rods of hedge. Number of apple trees in bearing, 62,843 ; bushels of apples gathered in 1874, 30,912. Number of pear trees in bear- ing, 262; number of bushels pears gathered, 54. Number of peach trees in bearing, 172; number of bushels gathered, 62. Number of phun trees in bearing, 2,312; number of bushels of plums gathered, 1,079. Number of cherry trees in bearing, 9,831 ; number of bushels of cherries gathered, 2,016. Number of other fruit trees in bearing, 6,566; number of other fruit trees not in bearing, 105,554. Number of acres of grapes in vine- yard, 31 ; pounds of grapes gathered, 57,428. Gallons of wine made, 1,721 ; number of vines of grapes not in vineyard, 19,141 ; pounds of grapes gath- ered, 79,301 ; gallons of wine made, 3,092.
In the year 1874 there were 12,928 horses of all ages, 14,295 milch cows, 31,768 other cattle, 73,096 hogs, 8,796 sheep, 4,469 dogs.
There were 627 stands of bees, yielding 8,273 lbs of honey and beeswax.
Total value of products of farm, 66
$3,049,019
market garden produce, 13,322
" products of orchard,. 24,583
44
" small fruit,.
12,186
" products of the herd,.
1,262,289
66
.6 dairy,
219,182
" " forest, 14,513
Acres of land in Clinton county,. 430,570
Reported value per acre,.
$10.24
Equalized value per aere,.
10.75
Reported value of lands, ...
4,408,433
Reported value of lands and town lots,.
6,158,694
Value of personalty,
6,466,628
Reported total value,
8,665,467
State tax at two mills,
$17,946.80
8,973,401
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
From the Superintendent of Public Instruction-Report, 1875.
Number of district townships,
18
independent townships, 35
ungraded schools, 160
6
Average number of months taught,
7.5
Number of teachers employed-male, ..
102
66
female,. 226
Average compensation per month-males, $41.82
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" town lots,.
1,750,261
" railroad property,
1,771,402
Equalized total value.
graded schools,.
females, 27.43
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CLINTON COUNTY GAZETTEER.
Whole number of scholars, 13,153
66 enrolled in public schools, 9,438
Total average attendance, 5.549
There are of Libraries,
105
Total expenditures for school purposes,
$119 942
Number of private schools, 6
" teachers employed,. 15
Average attendance, 416
TRANSPORTATION.
With the great natural highway on the east and a large number of rail- roads, so distributed as to leave no considerable section destitute, no county in the State enjoys better facilities for transportation than does Clinton. Of these roads the Chicago & Northwestern, which runs east and west, through the southern tier of townships, is probably the most important, while the Iowa Midland (now managed by C. & N. W.) and Sabula, Ackley & Dakota, pass in the same general direction through the northern tier. Both branches of the Davenport & St. Paul pass through the county ; the main line through the western part, crossing the C. &. N. W. at Wheatland and the Maquoketa branch through the Central, cross- ing the Midland and S. A. & D. at Delmar, and the C. &. N. W. at De- Witt. The Chicago, Clinton & Dubuque runs north from the city of Clinton up the valley of the Mississippi River.
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SEMINARY
Our Tady of Angels, OF
LYONS, IOWA.
The Course of Instruction embraces all the branches necessary for the acquisition of a Refined and Solid Education.
Board and Tuition, including bedding, washing. &c., per session of five months. $95.00
For further particulars, etc., address
THE SISTER SUPERIOR.
FARMERS' DIRECTORY.
BERLIN TOWNSHIP.
Angell, Samuel, section 1, 3 aeres, p. o. Delmar. Atkinson, Thomas, section 21, 119 acres, p. o. Delmar. Buckley, A, section 16, 158 acres, p. o. Toronto. Barnes, Nathan, section 25, 39 acres, p. o. Calamus. Barnes, N., section 28, 166 acres, p. o. Calamus. Brown, Amo, section 27, 119 acres, p. o. Calamus. Baird, N. J., section 35, 157 acres, p. o. Grand Mound. Bovard, A., section 34, 79 acres, p. o. Grand Mound. Butterfield, D. G., section 19, 39 acres.
Barnes, J. M., section 26, 157 acres, p. o. Grand Mound.
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