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10
12
521
Delaware.
St. Peter and Paul School.
Petersburg.
12
Clinton.
Des Moines .. Des Moines ..
First German Evangelical. Evangelical Zion School.
... Burlington |1849|Evangelical 1864 Evangelical 1879 Burlington
15.0001 20,000
30.
45
1
24!
30
Des Moines .. Elliott's Business College
Burlington
Des Moines ..
Sourdes Academy ..
Burlington.
1869 Catholic.
35,000
401
622
9
Des Moines. .
St. John's School ...
Burlington ..
|1570|Catholic ..
30.000
6
150
120
30
1860 Lutheran.
3.500
40.
65.
.
6
4
71!
>1
130.
110
Dubuque ..
St. Mary's. St Paul.
Worthington.
1574 Roman Catholic ..
8.000
3
100:
51
6
Dubuque.
St. Peter's ..
Balltown ..
1890| Roman Catholic ...
3.500
3-
13!
20
Dubuque.
. St. Raphael's
Dubuque.
1837|Roman Catholic ...
5.000
30
2.50 1
..
.
1879|Roman Catholic ..
6.000
80
100;
20
50
Dubuque
Wartburge Seminary ..
Dubuque .
1:56|Roman Catholic ..
30.660
11.000
52
11
120
Dubuque.
St. Patrick's ..
Dubuque .
!1867 |Catholic ..
1.000
240|
220
50:
250
Dubuque.
St. Mary's ..
Dubuque .
1865 Catholic.
10,000
116
04
41
3501
Dubuque
Ger. Presby. Theo. Sem. N. W
Dubuque,
1864 Presbyterian
45,000
25.600
1
39
...
..
Dubuque.
St. Joseph's College
Dubuque .
1873 |Catholic ..
85,000
130'
9
64
Dubuque.
Mt. St. Joseph's Academy ..
Dubuque.
1870 Catholic.
250,000
C.
260
Dubuque.
St. Ambrose School
Dubuque.
1577 Catholic.
3.5001
42
24
Dubuque.
Academy of the Visitation.
Dubuque
1871 Catholic.
15
12
160
26
Dubuque.
St. Paul's Parochial School. Dubuque
1.000
1
i
300
170
225
Dubuque ..
St. Boniface School ..
Now Vienna
1-51 Catholic.
5.000!
5
110.
3
1
1
Dubuque .
St. Francis' Parochial School Dyersville ..
1-63 Catholic ...
194
174,
Dubuque.
St. Joseph's School .
Near Farley
1-62 Catholic ..
4.000
4
4.5
Dubuque .
|St. John's School .
Hear Epworth
1-94|Catholic ...
36,5001
12
3.000
4
D.
Fayette
Parochial Lutheran School . . Eldorado.
1.000
1
51.600
136;
.0
Fayette
lowa Normal ...
Oeiwein.
1-91
10.000!
Floyd.
Seminary and Business Col.
Nora Springs ..
1-01
10
201'
216
Franklin ...
Sacred Heart Academy
Ackley.
1476 Roman Catholic ... 1593
13,000
1
33
Fremont ..
Faith Home School.
Tabor.
Ross township ... |1-66 Congregational ...
40.000
8,460:
15
10
161
4
Greene ..
St. Mary's Academy.
Grand Junction. . 1s>> Roman Catholic .. Willow township. 1 4 German Lutheran 11.94| Methodist ..
400
1
13!
5
6,000
5
Grundy.
Columbia Normal College.
Reinbeck.
Melrosetownship 1-26 German Baptist ...
1.400
.
1
1.010.
1.500'
4
.I
Guthrie
Grant township. . Jos Lutheran ..
575,
1!
1
1:
.....
20,000'
lowa Falls. 1-90
50.000
5
1-0:
Hardin .
Jewell Lutheran College ... Ellsworth College
.Jewell ..
its24 Lutheran ..
Hamilton.
St. John's Parochial School .
Hamilton
Webster City. .. . |1.80 Lutheran ..
717
CENSUS RETURNS.
..
56
Dubuque ..
Epworth Seminary .
Epworth.
1557 Methodist.
Fayette
St. Lucas School ..
Auburn
1874
Fayette.
Upper lowa University ..
Fayette ...
1\ Methodist Episc'l.
3
Fremont ..
Tabor College.
4,000;
..
Greene .
German Lutheran
Grundy .. Grundy ..
Melrosetownship ist Friends ...
Grundy ..
Melrose township 1:0| Methodist Episc'l.
61
Des Moines ..
Messiah Lutheran Parochial. Burlington St. Martin's
Dubuque ..
West Cascade. 1570 Roman Catholic ...
Dubuque.
Sherrili .. 1857 Roman Catholic ...
3.000
100!
200
Dubuque.
St. Francis
St. Mary's
Dubuque .
1437 Roman Catholic ...
7 000
250
300
Dubuque.
Dubuque .
1×91 Roman Catholic .
2.000
60'
10
40
Dubuque.
Sisters of the Holy Ghost .... Presentation Convent ..
Dubuque
Bayless Business College ..
Dubuque.
1458 Non-sectarian
Dubuque.
St. Joseph's Academy
Dubuque.
1866 Catholic.
50.000!
Dubuque ..
Sacred Heart School
Dubuque.
18-0 Catholic.
7.000
11
110:
Dubuque ..
28.000.
6
1.000;
1801 Lutheran
39
30
1601
20
West Cascade .... 1865 |Roman Catholic ..
4,800
13.000|
14
159
47
400
1456 Lutheran ..
.. .
Dubuque.
TABLE No. 75-CONTINUED.
COUNTY.
NAME OF INSTITUTION.
LOCATION OF INSTITUTION.
When established.
Value of buildings
Amount of perma-
nent endowment
Whole number of
No. of instructors
in strictly col- legiate dep'tm't.
Number of gradu-
Malc.
Female.
Hardin ....
New Providence Academy ....
New Providence. 1800 Friends
$
80.000
60,000
11
Henry ...
Howe's Academy ....
Mt. Pleasant ....
18411
2.05.0
Henry ..
(Swedish Lutheran.
Swedesburg.
18001
1.500
Henry .
Whittier College.
Salem.
1:00 Friends ..
G,Coc
40
3
Humboldt.
Lutheran Academy.
Bode ..
14Lutheran ..
2.5001.
1
1.1
1.1
Ida .
Lutheran Normal ..
Griggs .
iNe Lutheran ..
1
121
1.51
12
15
Jackson .
St. Joseph's School
Bellevue ....
1:70 Catholic.
3.000
3
:7
100
130
1
Jasper.
Newton Normal College .. Parsons College .
Fairfield.
1825 Presbyterian.
160.000
12,50.
10
10;
103.
Jefferson.
[Pleasant Plain Academy .....
Pleasant Plain. .11576 Friends ..
1,500
33
4
20
Johnson.
St. Patrick's Boy School.
Iowa City
1870 Roman Catholic ..
3.000
Jolinson.
St Agatha Seminary, Girls ... Iowa City | Parochial School, Ger. Luth .. Iowa City
1860 German Lutheran
5
14.51
112.
Johnson.
Iowa City Academy ...
lowa City
4
Johnson ..
Iowa City Com'l College ..
Iowa City ..
1865
1
$1
Johnson ..
St. Mary's School.
Iowa City
1835
15.000
G
120
1-01
24
Kossuth.
St. Benedict ..
Prairie township, 1890 Catholic Paroch'].
1.0 0
300
·)
12
Lee ...
White's lowa Labor Institute! "edar township ..
1814 ..
12,000
18,000
CO
20
15
23
Lee ..
Denmark Academy ..
1575 Ger. Ev. Lutheran
4.50
1
14
1:
Lee ...
st. Vincent's Academy
Keokuk.
1867; Catholic ..
20,000
3
51
175
45
Leo ..
St. Joseph's Parochial School Ft. Madison
1247 Catholic.
2,500
5
50
Lee ..
St. Joseph's Boys' High Scho. 1 St. James' School
St. Paul.
'1570;Catholic.
5.00'
Lee ..
West Point.
11500 Catholic.
4.(00
Lee.
St. Mary's Catholic School ... Springville High School .
Springville.
.|16%3' Metho dist ..
200.000
30
30
350
200
Linn.
Cornell College ...
Mt. Vornon ..
Marion ..
11994 Catholic ..
30.00
1
4
Linn ..
Sisters of Mercy Academy .... St. Michael's School
Cedar Rapids. . . . 11894. Catholic.
10.000
301
39
42
12
Henry ...
Iowa Wesleyan University ...
Mt. Pleasant.
1843; Methodist
[iss7; Roman Catholic ..
5,50.
Henry . .
St. John's Lutheran
Lincoln township: H 4 Lutheran ..
Jackson .
Lutheran School ...
Bellevue ..
1870! Lutheran
5001
1
Newton.
1831.
20.400
17,000
1:
1
3%
Johnson.
Iowa City School of Shorth'nd fowa City
11890
3
Co:
Kossuth.
Northern Iowa Normal
Algona ....
Friends.
Lee ...
Zion German Ev. Lutheran .. Prim rose
11532 Catholic.
70
30
82
15.0.00
0
1
3
Linn
42
126
Linn
NUMBER OF GRADUAT'S SINCE JAN. 1. 1SS3.
ates in 18,4.
fund.
Instructors.
Male.
Female.
718
CENSUS RETURNS.
30
4
20
lowa ..
?
5
Jefferson.
11501 Roman Catholic ..
Johnson ..
1903 Roman Catholic ..
12,000
| Denmark
-
S
Holy Rossany Convent Scho'l Mt. Pleasant ....
RELIGIONS DENOMINATION IF SECTARIAN.
and grounds.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN 1:04.
ISt Patrick's School, ...
Cedar Rapids. .. . |1892 Catholic ..
4.5001.
51.
751
1
1
1875 Catholic ..
25,000 .
10
1151
120;
30
Kindergarten.
3
20
25
1SSC Lutheran
750
1
17
17
Cedar Rapids ..
1880
1831 Presbyterian
140,000
130,000
1891 Friends.
12.00
25,000
4
55
2
11
Mahaska.
Oskaloosa College.
Oskaloosa.
1 62 Christian.
30,0.0
8
Mahaska.
Hull's Preparatory and Nor .. [Oskaloosa.
1801
60,000
60,000
16
8
114
156
16
54
41
Mahaska ..
Oskalcosa Business College ..
Oskaloosa.
Marion.
Contral University of Iowa .. Pella ..
18:3
Baptist.
15,000
22,000
12
12
331
Marshall .
All ion Seminary.
Albion ..
1004
Marshall ..
Fri nds Academy .
Le Grand.
1873, Friends
4,000
G
4
411
Marshall
Christian College.
Le Grand.
1890, Christian
10.003
1,180
10
4
1
211
20
4
Marshall
Hartland Academy.
2,000
60%
%
Marshall
Catholic School
State Center ..
1801 Catholic.
1.500
..
1
40
301
12
35
25
Marshall
Marshall Business College .... St. Mary's School
1878 Roman Catholic ...
20,000
5
4º
4
4
11
Mitchell.
Cedar Valley Seminary
25,000
50,000
8
114;
5
74
Mitchell.
St. Ansgar Seminary and Inst. St. Ansgar.
11877, Catholic ..
900
1
18
Muscatine ..
St. Matthews' School
Muscatine.
1802 Catholic ..
7,000
6
80!
Muscatine.
German Luth. Scan. School .. St. Mary's School ...
Muscatine.
1879 Catholic ..
3,500
1
1
Muscatine ..
Muscatine Business College ..
Muscatine ..
1800
Muscatine.
1850
10.000
1
25.000
10,000
10
68
O'Brien
Ev. Luth St John Paroch. Se'liCaledona ..
!891|Ev. Lutheran.
2.500
690
O'Brien.
Sheldon Normal
Sheldon ..
1894
4.000
400:
1:
1:5
Page ...
Western Normal College ..
1ss2 Sectarian ..
60.000
1:
501
Page.
Ev. Lutheran Emanuel School |Nodaway twp ...
1877.Lutheran ...
4
03.000
35,000
Palo Alto.
St. Mary's Academy.
Emmetsburg ..
Le Mars.
1887
40.00
6
15.
153
Plymouth.
ist. Joseph Parochial School. . |Le Mars.
1870 Catholic ..
6.O.C!
4
1.200
1
Plymouth.
German Luther .. n.
Lincoln.
|1806 Ger. Ev. Lutheran 1000 Catho ic .. 1885|Catholic ..
15,00
1
70
100
100
Plymouth.
st. Mary's ..
Remsen ..
Poik ...
St. Joseph's Academy.
Des Moines.
Polk ..
Drake University ...
Des Moines.
Christian.
100,000
175,000
1
317
114
142
Polk ...
Capital City Commercial Col. Des Moines ..
1884
1865 Baptist ....
65.000
100,0001
15
921
4!
8
Polk ..
Des Moines College ... Des Moines.
1890
200,000
10
5-21
241
170
719
CENSUS RETURNS.
Linn ...
30
se
Linn.
Cedar Rapids Bus. College .... Coe College .
20
Linn.
Cedar Rapids.
Madison.
Earlham Academy.
Earlham ..
.
30
Mahaska.
Penn College ......
O .. kalocsa.
1873 Friends.
3
0
14
2,500
4
34
4
5
5
Hartland.
1884
Marshall.
Lutheran.
State Centor ...
1801 Lutheran.
1893
Marshalltown.
Osage.
ISCO Baptist ..
1878 Lutheran.
10,000
3
50;
50.
Mitchell ..
Nt. Mary's School.
Stacyville twp.
Mitchell.
St. Mary's S hool ..
Stacyville twp. . . 1877 Catholic ...
400
Mus atine.
1884 Lutheran.
Muscatine ..
Mus atine Normal School . German English College.
Muscatine
Wilton township Wilton
1834
Muscatine ...
Wilton German English Col ..
Osceola.
German Parish School .
LA'hton ..
Shenandorh
500
Page.
Cla-inda Educational Inst .... Amity College
Clorinda.
1852 Sectarian ..
Pago.
College Springs .. 1871
9
3.0.0
Plymouth.
| Le Mars Normal College
Plymouth. St. James Parochial School ... | Le Mars.
Grant township. |1822 German Lutheran
300)
1
Plymouth ..
German Lutheran
4
1
40,000
23411923 4 1 1 G 3
10
10
Marshalltown.
4
Marshall
6
25!
Muscatine ..
1334 Ger. ( ongregat'nl
Catholic ...
1880 Sisters of Charity.
1501|Catholic ..
Polk .. Ilighland Park Normal Col ... Des Moines.
10
801
34
36
44
30
Linn .. Linn ... St. Joseph's Academy of S. H. Cedar Rapids. ... abnstalk ... Linn .. Cedar Rapids .. German Ev. Lutheran School Cedar Rapids ....
TABLE No. 75-CONTINUED.
COUNTY.
NAME OF INSTITUTION.
LOCATION OF INSTITUTION.
When established.
Value of buildings
Amount of perma-
Whole number of
No. of instructors
in strictly col- legiate dep'tm't.
Number of gradu-
ates in 1-94.
Male.
Female.
Polk ...
St. Mary's School.
Des Moines.
1825 Catholic.
5 28.000
601
4
Polk ..
Sv. Ambrose School. ..
Des Moines ..
.
Catholic.
50,000
Polk ..
lowa Business College.
Des Moines.
1865
1:03 Hebrew.
Polk ..
Visitation ..
Des Moines ..
1:2 Catholic.
3,000
Polk ...
People's Commercial College. Des Moines ..
1873
0
00
60
Pottawattamie .. st. Peter's Catholic School ....
Council Bluffs . .. 1855 Catholic.
12.000
6
1155
6
Pottawattamie .. St. Joseph's Catholic Acad ...
Council Bluffs . .. 1852 Catholic.
12.00.1
4
Pottawattamie .. German Lutheran.
Keg Creek twp .. . |1852 Lutheran.
2.600
1
Pottawattamie .. St. Joseph.
Neola.
1891 Roman Catholic ..
1.500
1847|Congregational ..
165,000
325,000
15
53
178
141
Sac ..
Sac City Institute.
Sac City ..
1:94| Baptist .
36,000
44
23
1
Sac. ...
German ...
Wall Lake.
1591 Lutheran
500
1
13
15
11
9
Scott ..
Adas Israel Ang. School.
Davenport.
1:59 Roman Catholic. 1882
5.000
4
25
Scott.
Kemper Hall.
iDavenport ..
|1836 Episcopal.
50,000
$0,000
125;
125
3
43
Scott.
St. Katherine Hall ..
Davenport.
1884| Episcopal.
75,000
12
93
Scott ..
Davenport Business College .. Davenport ...
1863
15,000
6
100
50
Scott ..
St. Ambrose Coll ge.
Davenport ..
1844 Roman Catholic ..
6
451
Scott.
St. Joseph's School.
Davenport ..
1856 Roman Catholic ..
65
Scott.
German Evangelical Lut'er'n' Davenport ..
11370 Lutheran
1
30
30;
Scott.
.t. Anthony Parochial School Davenport ..
|Clay twp.
1934, Danish Lutheran. 1856 Catholic ...
3,000
3
21,000
8,000
4
14,800
22.755
J
5
:24!
49
4
13
17
Sioux ..
llull Educational Institute .. Hull ..
Alton ..
1584 Congregational ... 1894|Roman Catholic. 1892;Catholic ...
6,000
3
40;
Sioux .
St Mary's Parochial School .. St. Mary's Academy.
Rock Valley.
1899| Catholic ..
1.000
1
15
Story .
st. Peter's Parochial School. . Lafayette ... Story Ofty Business College .. ]Story City. 1892
6,0001
1
15
50,
Story
'Elkhorn College ...
18:0|Danish Lutheran.
7,500
121
40
Shelby.
Danish School for Children .. Clay twp.
300
1
25
16
10
6
Shelby.
St. Joseph's School.
Earling.
1882 Reformed Church
50;
20,
1.
5,41
21
Sioux ..
I'nit: d Western Classical Ac. Orange City.
1872 Roman Catholic.
6
Scott.
Sacred Heart Parochial Sch'l Davenport ..
430
100
20
Scott .. St. Mary's Academy School .. Davenport ..
1876 Roman Catholic ..
1
13
1829; Roman Catholic ..
4
50
1.
104
6
41
Scott.
Davenport ..
Scott.
Immaculate Conception Aca. Ida Institute ..
Davenport ..
1-93 Hebrew ..
1
3!
CENSUS RETURNS.
720
fund.
instructors.
Male.
Female.
104
Polk ...
Hebrew. Pub Sch'l Associat'n Des Moines ..
Council Bluffs . .. '1570. Catholic ..
70.0.01
21
200
Pottawattamie .. St. Francis' Catholic Acad ....
..
Poweshiek
Iowa College.
Grinnell ...
1
1401
135
NUMBER OF GRADUAT'S SINCE JAN. 1. 1855.
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION IF ELCZANIAN.
and grounds.
nent endowment
NUMBER OF STUDI NTS IN 1894
59'
4,500
3
Sioux ..
Shelby.
94
Tama .. ¡Mission B'Id'g of Pres. Ch'rch Tama twp. Ist. Marie's Schoch .. Tama.
[1890; Presbyterian
3,0501
407
. 1.
..
Tama ...
1-93 Catholic .
5.465
441
60
Toledo.
11853; United Brethren.
70,250
14
144:
110
20
9 000
-0
12J
2!
31
19
Union TTnion
Afton Normal College ... Afton
30
10
78'
4
3,
3
Van Buren
Birmingham Academy.
Birmingham.
1871
2.000
20,
35.00J
£59 :
Wapello
Ottumwa ...
1834 Roman Catholic ..
15.000
100
WVapello.
Ottumwa ...
30.000
6
110
WaDello
Young Women's Christian A. Parochial ...
St. Mary.
1822|Roman Catholic.
500
Warren
Ackworth Academy ...
Ackworth
1805 Friends.
4,0001
Warren.
Simpson College ..
Indianola ..
....
1865 Catholic.
2.000
4)
4:1
Washington.
St. Mary's School
Riverside.
1889|Catholic ...
4.000
4.21
3
1
1
Washington ..
Washington Academy.
1892 Roman Catholic.
5.000
41
40.
Webster.
Convent School.
Ft. Dodge.
1673|Roman Catholic ..
17.000
4
5
40
12
11
14
Webster.
St. Paul German Lutheran ... |Ft. Dodge.
1857
600
1
Decorah .
1888
10
190
300
100
7.000
0
55
19
Winneshiek.
Decorah Institute.
Decorah .
5.000
6
~44.
194
80.000
8.320
5
183,
11/
102
Woodbury.
St. Joseph's
Salix ..
1892 Catholic ..
12,000
5
€2
Woodbury
St. Patrick's Parochial Sch'ol!Liston township ..
1847| Roman Catholic ..
600
Woodbury ..
st. Boniface School. Kindergarten.
Sioux City.
30
Woodbury.
Metropolitan Business
Sioux City.
1893
650,
300
100
Woodbury.
St. Joseph's Parish School. .. Sioux City ..
1891|Roman Catholic ..
15,000
150,
1.1
15
Woodbury ..
St. Mary's .. .
Sioux City.
1891
3
20;
3.1
Woodbury ..
University of the Northwest. Sioux City.
1890 Methodist Episc'l.
150.000
4
501
Total
19 4,179.250 $ 1.157.020,1,301:
416 18.507 08.100 2.4-1: 5,000 4,213
Webster.
Presentation Convent ..
Clara
52
Webster
Tobin College ..
Ft. Dodge.
1899
30.0001
1870 Lutheran.
9,000;
.)
Winneshiek
Calmar Lutheran Par. School, Calmar.
Winneshiek
Valder Business College ...
Winneshick
Immaculate Conception Aca Decorah .
1874
Winneshiek.
Norwegian Lutheran College West Decorah
1×67 Lutheran
10
:
CENSUS RETURNS.
721
Union
Tama. !Western College. .... St. Malady's Parochial Sch'l.
Oreston Business College. .
Creston. Creston.
|187|Roman Catholic. 118891
Wapello Young Men's Christian Ass'n Ottumwa ...
Sacred Heart .. St. Joseph's Convent.
1857 Roman Catholic .. 1894
Ottumwa ..
Warren.
Washington
Parochial ..
Richmond
Washington
1874
16.000
4
61
1:
1885 Catholic ..
1887 Roman Catholic. 1891
1
Sioux City
12,000
Woodbury.
Methodist Episc'1
5.1!
189%
TABLE No. 76.
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Libraries.
COUNTIES.
LOCATION.
NANE.
When founded.
CLASSIFICA- TION.
CHARACTER.
Catalogued.
Number employed.
Total number of
Number of vol-
Number of vol-
umes circulated
Average daily at-
Income in 1894.
Am't expended for
books. periodicals
and binding in '94.
Am't expended for incidentals in 1894.
Appanoose ....
Centerville.
I. O O.F.
1800, Literary.
Free ..
(80,
96
1.881
$
33,3
45
Audubon ...
Exira.
1854
Fiction ..
Yes ..
200
50
40
45
50
158
33
Audubon ...
Audubon ...
1893 Dewey .
Subscription .. |Yes ..
1
525
101
1,175
Benton .
Vinton
Public Library.
1878
Public
Yes ..
1
4.137
2421
7.080
60.000
325
Boone ...
Boone ..
Boone Free Public Lib'ry. 1855 Decimal
Frce ..
Card .
1
3.149
4.2
9,290
8.0
400
50
Boone.
Boone
Boone Public School
Miscellan'ous Card ..
1
1.800
2001
1,600
150
..
1851
Free.
Yes ..
1
4.320
60
17
400
150|
100
Bremer ..
Waverly.
Waverly Public Library .. Public School.
Yes.
1,600
50
700
Bremer
Waverly.
1890 Mi-cellan'ous School
1
250
10
101.
Butler
Greene ..
Greene Library Ass'n
ist1|Miscellan'ous
1
1.200
100
100
100
50
Carroll.
Carroll
Carroll Public Library .... Reading Room.
1593; Literary ...
1
7.4
35
4,294
41
190
43
150
Cerro Gordo .. Clear Lake.
City.
1850
Yes.
1
1.690
2,674
92
650
111
269
Cerro Gordo. . IMason City.
.
..
High School Library ..
1490
School
4001
100
236
122
50
Cherokee ....
Cherokee ..
Ladies' Library Ass'n.
Subscription ..
1.27%
Chickasaw .
[Lawler.
Spencer Public Library ...
Yes.
1
1,300
200
600
300
200
50°
Clay
Spencer ..
Public School Library .
1
1,500
40 100
100
50
Clinton .
Clinton
Clinton Pub. School Lib'y. 1882
General
Yes ..
I
4,854 1,403
12,000 2.400
125
Clinton ..
Clinton .
St Mary's School.
1.530
Crawford.
Denison ...
School Library ...
1×74
Miscellan'oas Yes ..
1
1,307
900
~I
101
100
Decatur .
Lamoni ..
Latter Day Saints.
1:70
Religious ..
Decatur
Leon.
Decatur County . ...
1984
Gen. liter't're
7561
350
Decatur ..
Leon ..
Methodist Episcopal
1188
sunday scho'l Yes ..
3
400
1.
3101
501
20;
15
Decatur
Van Wert .. Van Wert Library Co.
1893
Free ..
650
650
500
500
100
Cedar .
Durant
20
18
1
300
100
.
Public
500
140
150
Cerro Gordo .. Mason City.
Public Library.
1 %.
Yes ..
3
400
400
700
Clinton
Clinton .
Wartburg College .
1504
General ..
800
100
.
6
35
..
..
volumes.
umcs added in .
in 1894
tendanc .
1894.
1,400
1883
Appanoose ....
Moulton ..
Public School Library ... Thursday Club Library ... Auduhon Columbian Lib. Iowa College for Blind ..
:
1.500
Black Hawk .. Cedar Falls ..
1:29 Secondary.
400
Buena Vista .. Sioux Rapids
... High School.
1.01 General ....
Cerro Gordo .. |Mason City ..
Mount Carmel ..
Literary.
Clayton
McGregor.
St. Francis Academy.
.
CENSUS RETURNS.
722
174
Delaware ..... |Manchester O'y| Manchester Public Lib'ry. |1884|General ....... |Free ..
|Yes ...
1
1001
201
2001
300
Temperance .. [Religious ..
5
90
1889
General ..
1
300|
Subscription ..
1
16.024
626
26,220
3,194
1.346
1,035
Dubuque ...
Dubuque .. Young Men's Lib'ry Ass'n 1:56 Membership . St Joseph's College Lib'ry 1850
College . . ..
1.500
1001
25
Dubuque ..
Dubuque
Academy of Visitat'n Lib. 1871
5
2.000
100
115
575
Dubuque
Dubuque
Mt St Joseph's Acad Lib. 1875 Young Catholic Library . . 1992
School
1.250
203
39
10
Dubuque
upworth
1886
Subscription ..
I 1,000
4.000
50
550
1.0
100
Emmet ..
Estherville ..
Estherville Public Lib'ry School Library.
1886
General.
Partly.
5.000
200;
25
175
100
75
General ..
1
1 006
525
409
320
113
Fremont.
Randolph ..
Presbyterian Sunday Sch') |1894 Tabor College Library ...
College .
Yes.
G,CCO
150
Fremont ...
Tabor ..
Jewell Luth. Coll. Lib'ry. 1894 Ladies' I ibrary Ass'n. .... Alden Public Library ....
11873
Circulating
1
900
100
1,600
10
214
50
160
Hardin ....
Alden.
1:78 Public .
Yes.
1!
1.900
200
200
25
350
175
75
Hardin .... Har( in ....
Ilughes.
Pleasant Hill ...
1581
Miscellan'ous;
300 ..
200
Harcin .
Owasa
Pleasant View
1.80
Miscellan'ousi
1
1,-70| 4.
TCO
8 140,5
40.8
90
Harrison
Missouri Vall'y Mo Valley Public Library 1881
Circulating ... Circulating ...
Yes.
5.000
2,496
600
25
275
150
Henry .
M .. Leasant ....
College Library ....
18 ...
General.
Yes.
5,000
100
2,500
50
50
50
50
Henry ...
Winfield ..
1855
Educational ..
2
1.400 43
876
15
153
50
35
Henry
S" desburg .. umboldt ..
Humboldt Library Ass'n .. 1-6 Public
Circulating ...
1
500
10
30
10
10
10
Humboldt ..
"ACOUSt.
Wacousta Library ..
Catholic.
160.
160|
100
1
600'
1
2.703
1-4
4.153;
15
540
140
300
Jackson
Maquoketa.
Hardman Library ..
500'
150.
350
5
Jackson ..
Anbull ..
High school Library.
|1803
..
General.
YCs ...
1
1.000'
14
1,35%
1.|
32
6
Jasper ..
Colfax.
Public Library ..
.. 11853 Dewey .
Free ..
1
15.600|
920
1:2.000'
150;
1.450
1.450
Jefferson.
5001
200
2.7001.
54
125
50
Kossuth
Alrona.
Miscelan'ous
1!
7001
Kossuth
Ilzona ..
Monday Club Library ..... Algona Library Ass'n .. ... 1693 Swca Township Library .. 165;
Aloral .
1|
200
1.000.
Kossuth ..
Swea ....
Leo ..
Denmark ..
Library of Denmark Acca Keokuk Public Library .. . 1:65 Dewey . ..
Free ..
Ycs ..
1
9,675|
204 23.595
2.400
0.55
Lee ..
Keokuk ..
Keokuk
Odd Fellows' Library ...... John C Cligg .
1-91 Free
General.
Yes ....
1
.
Linn
¡Cedar Rapids .. |lowa Masonic Library . . . . [1544
Masonic ..
IYes ....
4 15,000 5001 ..
151
900
600
100
723
.
700
20
20
20
Hancock ....
Jarner ..
Eldora.
Eldora Public Library ....
395
250
.... ..
. .
Henry ...
M. "leasant .... |Ladies' Library Ass'n ....
1876
Yes.
5
400
Henry .
Trenton
Winfield Library Ass'n .... . Henry County Institute. . 1869 Swedish Evang. Sun. Sch') 1875
Religious ...
400
Humboldt
16:0 Public .
Jackson.
Gerry Owen.
St. Patrick's School
1834
Jackson
Mil s ...
Library Association .....
18,- Pul lic
Jackson ..
sabbia ..
bula ...
1:50]
Reference
Yes.
Reference
250
Jasper .
Newton ..
W C. T. U Reading Room isG Frce.
Yes ..
675
44
Jefferson ..
Pairfehl.
Law Library Association. |1:01
Fairfield.
Johnson ..
Lone Tree.
Jefferson County ! ihrery. 1:533 Subscription .. General. Y. M. C. T. Union Library. 1.9 Normal Normal School Library .. . |1:00).
Miscellan'ous
Kossuth
.
Public
1876 Circulating. . . Miscellan'ous| Yes ...
1,8001
4,132
9.000
9,550;
190
Lee ...
Linn .
Central City.
W. C. T. U.
Des Moines. .. Dickinson ....
Middletown ....
Superior ....
.. Superior Library.
Dickinson ...
Westport .. Westport Library.
1599 Public
..
Academy ..
1
1.000
20
15
Dubuque ..
Dubuque .
Academy ...
350
450
Dubuque
gersville.
Epworth Seminary Lib'ry | 1&54 Dewey
350
32
50
Fayette.
Elcorado
Upper Iowa University. .. 1857 Literary
Franklin
Hampton Public Library. 1891| Public
350
350
25
5
.
|180G Dewey .
Miscellaneous
300
Hamilton ..
Tewell
659
50
1682 Subscription .. Miscellan'ous Ycs.
.
Mt. J leasant ... | Hospital for Insane ..
1:60 Med. & Misc ..
6.000
Henry .
·
CENSUS RETURNS.
125
20
YCs ....
.
90'
Law.
Reference.
50
1741.
1.2101. .
1
000
240
Fayette. ·yette ... mpton .
..
1
4,000 167
9,137
TABLE NO. 76-CONTINUED.
COUNTY.
LOCATION.
NAME.
When founded.
CLASSIFICA- TION.
CHARACTER.
Catalogued.
Number employed.
Total number of
Number of vol-
Number of vol-
Average daily at-
Income in 1804.
Am'texpended for
and winding in '91.
Am't exponeed for
incidentals in 1801
Linn ..
Cedar Rapids ..
Bohemian Read'g Society! 18GS
Yes ...
100
150!
150 $
40
Linn .. .
Cedar Rapids .. Y. M. C. A
1.578
General ..
1
4.
3.0.0,
100 ₺
10
Linn .
Cedar Rapids .. ! Co College Library ...
1-1 Dewey.
Miscelan'ous Yes.
1.
400
12
160;
10
Lyon ..
Rock Rapids .. .. Public Library
Miscellan'ousi.
1
1.230
0
16
410
Madison.
Earlham ...
Earlbam Academy Libr'y 1895.
school .
0251
Mahaska.
Oskaloosa ...
First Ward School ..
General.
300!
Mahaska .
Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa College.
1-61
General
4.50
Maheska.
Oskaloosa. .
Mahaska Co. Teachers'
1876
10
Mohaska ...
Oskaloosa ..
Third Ward School.
General.
M. iasha.
iOskaloosa ..
IFourth Ward School
General
500.
M: aska.
.1Oskaloosa .
oskaloosa School
General
1.397
Manaska
POskaloosa ..
Fifth Ward School ..
General.
Mahaska .
Oskal0048 ...
Y. M. C. A. Library.
12
Marion
Knoxville ..
Www'xville Encant. I.O.O.F
Miscellan'ous Yes
Ref. and Gen Yes.
1.1:1
Marshall
Le Grand ..
Academy Library ..
School
Marshall
Marshalhown. Y. M . C. A. Library
1-
Circulating.
Marshall ..
Marshalltown. . Marshall County Library.|1. Osage. Sage Library.
|1st1i Local.
HCirculating ... Public
Yes.
2.615
Mitchell.
Osage.
Cedar Valley Seminary ...
Academic
Yes.
Elreational ..
Mitchell
stacyvilie .
St. Mary's Congregational Isss
Historical .
Miscellan'ons
1.0006
2.400
Muscatine
1 Wilton.
Wihon ver. anu Eng. Col. 1-01 Decima.
College
!
1.000
O'Brien.
Ition. N. G. Baker
Miscellan'ons Yes.
4.074
Pace ..
Co.boone Springsi Amity College Library ...
1:11
General
1
1.500
Palo Alto.
Vernon twp ....
Vernon Township Library
Historical
les ..
Plymouth
I, Tirs . . . . Le Mars Public Library ..
1-86 Free.
IGeneral.
Yes ..
Polk .
Des Moines. . ... Drake University.
1 ~]
General.
Yes ...
1
Polk
Des Moines ....
Highland Park Col. Lib .. 1 " Dewey
General ..
Y .......
D.cCO
100:
5| 13,759. 2.700. 92.524, 204,
13,750.
1.173
Pold Des Moines. . . . . |Y. M. C. A. Public ..
.1550; Circulating .. |General ..
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