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In 1844 he was elected one of the delegates to the first Constitu- tional Convention. In 1848 he was one of the Commissioners appointed to revise the laws of Iowa, which revision was adopted as the "Code of Iowa," in 1851.
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In 1850 he was elected Governor of the State, and served in that capacity for four years. In 1855 he was elected County Judge of Dubuque County, and held this office for 12 years, when he was forced to retire on account of ill health.
James B. Howell was born in New Jersey, July 4, 1816 ; re- moved to Newark, Licking Co., Ohio, in 1819 ; graduated at Miami University, Ohio, in 1837; studied law with H. H. Hunter, of Lancaster, and was admitted to the bar in 1839; moved to Iowa in 1841, and settled at Keosauqua, where he practiced law several years ; in 1845 he purchased the Whig paper, and has ever since been engaged in the newspaper business, removing to Keokuk in 1849, where in 1854 he started "The Daily Whig," afterward changing the name to "The Daily Gate City ;" took a prominent part in organizing the Republican party in Iowa in 1855 ; was a delegate to the Fremont Convention in 1856, and has since taken an active part in the politics of Iowa ; was elected a U. S. Senator from Iowa as a Republican, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of James W. Grimes, and served from Jan. 26, 1870, to March 3, 1871.
George W. Jones was born at Vincennes, Indiana ; received a classical education, graduating at Transylvania University, Ken- tucky, in 1825; studied law ; was admitted to the bar, but was prevented by ill health from practicing ; was Clerk of the United States Court in Missouri in 1826 ; served as an aide-de-camp to Gen. Henry Dodge in the Black Hawk war ; removed to Wiscon- ein Territory and settled at Sinsinawa Mound; was Judge of the County Court ; was Colonel and subsequently Major-General of militia ; was elected a delegate from Wisconsin Territory in the 24th Congress as a Democrat; was re-elected to the 25th Congress, serving from Dec. 7, 1835, to 1837, when his seat was success- fully contested by James Duane Doty, Whig ; was appointed Sur- veyor-General of the Northwest Territory by President Van Buren; was removed by President Harrison, and re-appointed by President Polk; was elected U. S. Senator from Iowa, and re-elected, serving from Dec. 26, 1848, to March 3, 1859; was Minister Resident to the United States of Colombia March 8, 1859, to Nov. 4, 1861 ; on his return to the United States he was charged with disloyalty and imprisoned at Fort Warren ; resided at Dubuque ; became interested in agriculture and purchased a farm.
John A. Kasson was born in Charlotte, Vt., Jan. 11, 1822. His father died when he was only six years old, and thus he began early to learn the lesson of self reliance. He took a course in the
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State University at Burlington, graduating in 1842. He immedi- ately took up the study of law, and was finally admitted to prac- tice in the courts of Massachusetts.
After spending a year in the office of Timothy Coffin, he formed a partnership with Thomas D. Elliott, afterward for many years a member of Congress. After five years of practice he decided 0 come West.
At St. Louis he spent one year in the law office of Hon. Joseph Crockett, and then opened an office alone. He speedily acquired large and lucrative practice.
In 1857 he established himself at Des Moines, Iowa, where his ability and reputation soon brought him a large practice. In 1858 he was appointed chairman of the Republican State Central Com- mittee. In 1860 he was a delegate from Iowa to the National Republican Convention at Chicago, which nominated Abraham Lincoln. After the convention he took the stump in Illinois and Iowa.
In 1861, at the request of Senator Grimes and others, he was appointed First Assistant Postmaster General. While holding this .office, he was tendered a nomination to Congress from the Fifth Congressional District of Iowa, which he accepted. He was elected, by 3,000 majority, to the 38th Congress. He was re- elected to the 39th Congress, and barely defeated for the 40th.
He then went abroad to negotiate postal treaties with various countries. During his absence he was elected to the General Assembly of his State.
In 1872 he was re-elected to Congress, and he has ably repre- sented Iowa in that body since with the exception of two terms. He is now in the 47th Congress. He has always been an active worker, and has been talked of for Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives.
Samuel J. Kirkwood was born in Hartford Co., Md., Dec. 20, 1813 ; received a limited education at the Academy of John McLeod, in Washington City ; removed to Richland Co., Ohio, . in 1835, and studied law there ; was admitted to the bar in 1843 ; was elected Prosecuting Attorney in 1845, and again in 1847 ; was in 1850-1851 a member of the convention that framed the present Constitution of the State of Ohio ; removed to Johnson Co., Iowa, in 1855 ; was elected to the State Senate in 1856 ; was elected Governor in 1859, and again in 1861; was in 1863 nominated by President Lincoln and confirmed as Minister to Denmark, but
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declined the appointment; was elected U. S. Senator from Iowa as a Republican in place of James Harlan, resigned, serving from Jan. 24, 1866, to March 3, 1867 ; was again elected Governor of Iowa in 1875 ; was again elected a Senator from Iowa, serving from March 4, 1877. His term of service will expire March 3, 1883.
Samuel Merrill was born in Turner, Oxford Co., Maine, Aug. 7, 1822. At the age of 16 he moved with his parents to Buxton, where his time was mostly engaged in teaching or at- tending school until his majority. He taught in the sunny South for a short time, and then returned to Vermont, where he farmed for several years. In 1847 he moved to Tanworth, N. H., where he engaged in mercantile pursuits.
In 1856 he turned westward, and settled at McGregor, Iowa, where he established a branch mercantile house of his firm. His business rapidly grew into an extensive wholesale house.
He had served two terms in the Legislature of New Hampshire, and in 1860 he was elected to the Assembly of Iowa.
In 1862 he was commissioned as Colonel of the 21st Infantry, and he served bravely until a wound compelled him to resign, in June, 1864. He was unable to attend to his private affairs for many months.
In the fall of 1867 he was elected Governor of Iowa, and this position he held for two terms, till 1872. He has served always most acceptably and is a very popular man. He delivered the address when the corner-stone of the new capitol was laid.
James B. Weaver was born at Dayton, Ohio, June 12, 1833. He received a common-school education and then studied law with Hon. S. G. McAckran, of Bloomfield, from 1853 to 1856. He graduated at the Cincinnati Law School in April, 1856, and has since been engaged in the practice of law.
Immediately after the breaking out of hostilities, in April, 1861 he enlisted as a private in the Second Iowa Infantry. He served faithfully throughout the war, and was rewarded with rapid pro- motions. He was First Lieutenant of Company G of his regiment, and was promoted Major, Oct. 3, 1862. Oct. 12 of the same year, he was commissioned Colonel of his regiment, the colonel and lieutenant-colonel having both been killed at the battle of Cor- inth, Miss. He was breveted Brigadier-General of volunteers, to date from March 13, 1864, for gallantry on the field.
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In October, 1866, he was elected District Attorney of the Second Judicial District of Iowa, In January of the following year, he was appointed United States Assessor of Internal Revenue, for the First District of Iowa, which office he held for six years, when it was abolished by law.
He was elected to the 46th Congress as a member of the National Greenback party, receiving 16,366 votes against 14,308 votes for E. S. Sampson, Republican. Gen. Weaver has worked earnestly for his party, and in 1880, was its Presidential candidate.
George G. Wright was born at Bloomington, Ind., March 24, 1820 ; was educated at private schools, and graduated at the State University of Indiana in 1839; read law with his brother, Joseph Wright, at Rockville, Ind .; removed to Iowa, in October, 1840, and commenced practice; served as Prosecuting Attorney in 1847- '8; was elected to the State Senate of Iowa in 1849, and served two terms; in 1854, was chosen Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State, and was elected to the same bench by the people (owing to a change in the State Constitution) in 1860, and again in 1865; was a professor in the law department of the State University six years, commencing in 1865; was elected a United States Senator from Iowa, as a Republican, to succeed James B. Howell, Republi- can, who had been elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of James W. Grimes, and served from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877.
FINANCIAL.
Iowa has no State debt. Whatever obligations have been in- curred in the past have been promptly met and fully paid. Many of the counties are in debt, but only four of them to an amount exceeding $100,000 each. The bonded debt of the counties amounts in the aggregate to $2,592,222, and the floating debt, $153,456, total, $2,745,678.
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
CENSUS OF IOWA.
COUNTIES.
1840.
1850.
1860.
1870.
1880.
Adair ..
984
3,982
11,199
Adams.
1,533
4,614
11,188
Allamakee.
777
12,237
17,868
19,791
Appanoose.
3,131
11,931
16,456
16,636
Audubon.
454
1,212
7,448
Benton
672
8,496
22,454
24,888
Black Hawk.
135
8,244
21,706
23,913
Boone.
735
4,232
14,584
20,838
Bremer.
4,915
12,528
14,081
Buchanan.
517
7,906
17,034
18,547
Buena Vista
57
1,585
7,537
Butler.
3,724
9,951
14,293
Calhoun
147
1,602
5,595
Carrol]
281
2,451
12,351
Cass.
1,612
5,464
16,943
Cedar.
1,253
3,941
12,949
19,731
18,937
Cerro Gordo.
940
4,722
11,461
Cherokee.
58
1,967
8,240
Chickasaw.
4,336
10,180
14,534
Clarke.
709
5,427
8,735
11,512
Clay ..
52
1,523
4,248
Clayton
1,101
3,873
20,728
27,771
28,829
Clinton.
821
2,822
18,938
35,357
36,764
Dallas.
854
5,244
12,019
18,746
Davis.
7,264
13,764
15,565
16,468
Decatur.
965
8,677
12,018
15,336
Delaware.
168
1,759
11,024
17,432
17.952
Des Moines
5,577
12,988
19,611
27,256
33,099
Dubuque
3,059
10,841
31,164
38,969
42,997
Emmett
105
1,392
1,550
Fayette.
825
12,073
16,973
22,258
Floyd .
3,744
10,768
14,677
Franklin.
1,309
4,738
10,248
Fremont.
5,074
11,174
17,653
Greene.
1,374
4,627
12,725
Grundy
793
6,399
12,639
Guthrie.
3,058
7,061
14,863
Hamilton.
1,699
6,055
11,252
Hancock.
179
999
3,453
Hardin.
5,440
13,684
17,808
Harrison.
3,621
8,931
16,649
Henry
3,772
8,707
18,701
21,463
20,826
Howard.
3,168
6,282
10,837
Humboldt.
332
2,596
6,341
Ida.
43
226
4,382
Iowa.
822
8,029
16,664
19,221
Jackson
1,411
7,210
18,493
22,619
23.771
Jasper
1,280
9 893
22,116
25,962
Jefferson
2,773
9,904
15,038
17,839
17,478
Johnson
1,491
4,472
17,573
24,898
25,429
Jones.
471
3,007
13,306
19,731
21,052
Keokuk.
4,822
13,271
19,434
21,259
Kossuth.
416
3,351
6,179
Lee.
6,093
18,861
29,232
37,210
34,859
Linn.
1,373
5,444
18,947
28,852
37,235
Crawford.
383
2,530
12,413
Dickinson
180
1,389
1,901
1,244
237
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CENSUS OF IOWA -- CONTINUED.
COUNTIES.
1840.
1850.
1860.
1870.
1880
Louisa.
1,927
4,939
10,370
12,877
13,146
Lucas
471
5,766
10,388
14,530
Lyon.
221
1,968
Madison. .
1,179
7,339
13,884
17,225
Mahaska
5,989
14,816
22,508
25,201
Marion.
5,482
16,813
24,436
25,111
Marshall.
338
6,015
17,576
23 752
Mills ..
4,481
8,718
14,135
Mitchell
3,409
9,582
14,361
Monona.
832
3,654
9,055
Monroe
2,884
8,612
12,724
13,719
Montgomery.
1,256
5,934
15,895
Muscatine
1,942
5,731
16,444
21,688
23,168
O'Brien.
8
715
4,155
Osceola
2,219
Page
551
4,419
9,975
19,667
Palo Alto.
132
1,336
4,131
Plymouth.
148
2,199
8,567
Pocahontas
103
1,446
3,713
Polk.
4,513
11,625
27,857
42,395
Pottawattamie.
7,828
4,968
16,893
39,846
Poweshiek
615
5,668
15,581
18,936
Ringgold.
2,923
5,691
12 085
Sac.
246
1,411
8,774
Scott
2,140
5,986
25,959
38,509
41,270
Shelby
818
2,549
12,696
Story
4,051
11,651
16,966
Tama
8
5,285
16,131
21,585
Taylor.
204
3,590
6,989
15.635
Union.
2,012
5,986
14,980
Van Buren.
6,146
12,270
17.081
17,672
17,042
Wapello
8,471
14,518
22,346
25,282
Warren
961
10,281
17,980
19,578
Washington
4,957
14,235
18,952
20,375
Wayne.
340
6,409
11,287
16,127
Webster.
2,504
10,484
15,950
Winnebago
168
1,562
4,917
Winneshiek
546
13,942
23,570
23,937
Woodbury.
1,119
6,172
14,997
Worth. .
756
2,892
7,953
Wright
653
2,392
5,062
Total.
43.112|
192,214|
674,913 1,191,792 1,624,463
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10
570
5,426
Sioux.
1,594
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CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES.
As might be expected, the census of every State in the Union shows an increase of population, as well as industries, agricultural and mineral resources, benevolent and educational institutions, etc., to the present time. We present in the following table the number
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of inhabitants in each State, and also the area and population per square mile :
STATES.
POP. IN 1880.
SQUARE MILES.
POP. PER SQ. MILE.
Alabama
1,262 344
50,722
25
Arkansas
802,564
52,198
1516
California
864,686
188,981
412
Colorado.
194,649
104.500
2
Connecticut.
622,683
4,674
133
Delaware.
146.654
2.120
72
Florida.
266,566
59,268
41%
Georgia.
1.538,983
58,000
2612
Illinois
3.078,636
55,410
56
Indiana
1,978,358
33,809
58
Iowa ..
1,624,463
55,045
30
Kansas
995,335
81,318
1214
Kentucky.
1,648,599
37,600
43
Louisiana.
940.263
41,346
23
Maine ..
648,945
31,776
20
Maryland .
935,139
11,184
85
Massachusetts
1,783,086
7,800
229
Michigan.
1,634,096
56.451
29
Minnesota
780,807
83,531
9
Mississippi.
1,131.899
47,756
24
Missouri.
2 169,091
65,350
33
Nebraska
452.432
75,995
6
Nevada.
62,265
112,090
New Hampshire.
347,784
9.280
39
New Jersey.
1,130,892
8.320
141
New York
5,083,173
47,000
108
North Carolina.
1,400,000
50.704
2712
Ohio.
3,197,794
39.964
80
Oregon .
174,767
95.244
134
Pennsylvania.
4,282,738
46,000
93
Rhode Island ..
276,528
1,306
213
South Carolina
995.706
29.385
33
Tennessee
1,542.463
45,600
34
Texas. .
1,597,509
237.504
6712
Vermont.
332,286
10,212
33
Virginia
1,512,203
40 904
3612
West Virginia.
618.193
23,000
27
Wisconsin.
1,315,386
53.924
24
Total.
49,369,965
1,950,171
CENSUS OF THE TERRITORIES.
TERRITORIES.
POP. IN 1880.
SQUARE MILES.
Arizona.
40.441
113,916
Dakota.
134 502
147,490
District of Columbia
177,638
60
Idaho.
32 611
90,932
Montana
39.157
143.776
New Mexico
118,430
121,201
Utah. .
143.907
80.056
Washington
75.120
69 944
Wyoming.
20,788
93,107
Total
782,504
965,032
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.
Govenors .- Robert Lucas, 1838-'41; John Chamber, 1841-'5; James Clark, 1845.
Secretaries .- Wm. B. Conway, 1838, died 1839; James Clark, 1839-'41; O. H. W. Stull, 1841-'3; Samuel J. Burr, 1843-'5; Jesse Williams, 1845.
Auditors .- Jesse Williams, 1840-'3; William L. Gilbert, 1843-'5; Robert M. Secrest, 1845.
Treasurers .- Thornton Baylie, 1839-'40; Morgan Reno, 1840.
Judges .- Charles Mason, Chief Justice, 1838; Joseph Williams, 1838; Thomas S. Wilson, 1838.
Presidents of Council .- Jesse B. Brown, 1838-'9; Stephen Hempstead, 1839-'40; M. Bainridge, 1840-'1; J. W. Parker, 1841-'2; John D. Elbert, 1842-'3; Thomas Cox, 1843-'4; S. Clinton Hasting, 1845; Stephen Hempstead, 1845-'6.
Speakers of the House .- William H. Wallace, 1838-'9; Edward, Johnson, 1839-'40; Thomas Cox, 1840-'1; Warner Lewis, 1841-'2; James M. Morgan, 1842-'3; James P. Carleton, 1843-'4; James M. Morgan, 1845; George W. McLeary, 1845-'6.
STATE OFFICERS.
GOVERNORS.
Ansel Briggs, 1846-'50. Stephen Hemstead, 1850.'54. James W. Grimes, 1854-'58. Ralph P. Lowe, 1858-'60. Samuel J. Kirkwood, 1860-'64. William M. Stone, 1864-'68.
Samuel Morrill, 1868-'72.
Cyrus C. Carpenter, 1872-'76. Samuel J. Kirkwood, 1876-'77. J. G. Newbold, 1877-'78. John H. Gear, 1878-'82. Buren R. Sherman, 1882.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS.
Oran Faville, 1858-'60. Nicholas J. Rusch, 1860-'62. John R. Needham, 1862-'64. Enoch W. Eastman, 1864-'66. Benjamin F. Gue, 1866-'68. John Scott, 1868-'70.
M. M. Walden, 1870-'72. H. C. Bulis, 1872-'74. Joseph Dysart, 1874-'76. Joshua G. Newbold, 1876-'78. Frank T. Campbell, 1878-'82. Orlando H. Manning, 1882.
This office was created by the new constitution Sept. 3, 1857.
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
SECRETARIES OF STATE.
Elisha Cutter, Jr., 1846-'48 Joseph H. Bonney, 1848-'50. George W. McCleary, 1850-'56. Elijah Sells, 1856-'63.
James Wright, 1863-'67. Ed. Wright, 1867-'73. Josiah T. Young, 1873-'79. J. A. T. Hull, 1879.
AUDITORS OF STATE.
Joseph T. Fales, 1846-'50. William Pattee, 1850-'54. Andrew J. Stevens, 1854-'55. John Pattee, 1855-'59. Jonathan W. Cattell, 1859-65.
John A. Elliott, 1865-'71. John Russell, 1871-'75. Buren R. Sherman, 1875-'81. Wm. V. Lucas, 1881.
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TREASURERS OF STATE.
Morgan Reno, 1846-'50. Israel Kister, 1850-'52.
Martin L. Morris, 1852-'59. John W. Jones, 1859-'63. William H. Holmes, 1863-'67.
Samuel E. Rankin, 1867-'73. William Christy, 1873-'77, George W. Bemis, 1877-'81. Edwin H. Conger, 1881.
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ATTORNEY-GENERALS.
David C. Cloud, 1853-'56.
Samuel A. Rice, 1856-'60.
Charles C. Nourse, 1860-'64. Isaac L. Allen, 1865-'66. Frederick E. Bissell, 1866-'67.
Henry O'Connor, 1867-'72. Marcena E. Cutts, 1872-'76. John F. McJunkin, 1877-'81. Smith McPherson, 1881.
ADJUTANT-GENERALS.
Daniel S. Lee, 1851-'55. George W. McCleary, 1855-'57. Elijah Sells, 1857. Jesse Bowen, 1857-'61.
Nathaniel Baker, 1861-'77. John H. Looby, 1877-'78. W. L. Alexander, 1878.
REGISTERS OF THE STATE LAND-OFFICE.
Anson Hart, 1855-'57. Theodore S. Parvin, 1857-'59. Amos B. Miller, 1859-'62. Edwin Mitchell, 1862-'63. Josiah A. Harvey, 1863-'67. 15
Cyrus C. Carpenter, 1867-'71. Aaron Brown, 1871-'75. David Secor, 1875.'79. J. K. Powers, 1879.
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
James Harlan, 1847-'48.
Thos. H. Benton, Jr., 1848-'54.
James D. Eads, 1854-'57.
Joseph C. Stone, 1857.
Maturin L. Fisher, 1857-'58.
Oran Faville, 1864-'67.
D. Franklin Wells, 1867-'68. A. S. Kissell, 1868-'72. Alonzo Abernethy, 1872-'76. Carl W. Van Coele n, 1876-'82. John W. Akers, 1882.
This office was created in 1847 and abolished in 1858, and the duties then devolved upon the secretary of the Board of Education; it was re-created March 23, 1864.
STATE PRINTERS.
Garrett D. Palmer and George Paul, 1849-'51.
William H. Merritt, 1851-'53 William A. Hornish, 1853. Dennis A. Mahoney and Jo- seph B. Dorr, 1853-'55. Peter Moriarty, 1855-'57.
John Teesdale, 1857-'61. Francis W. Palmer, 1861-'69. Frank M. Mills, 1869-'71. G. W. Edwards, 1871-'73. Rich. P. Clarkson, 1873-'79. Frank M. Mills, 1879.
STATE BINDERS.
William M. Coles, 1855-'58.
Frank M. Mills, 1858-'67.
James S. Carter, 1867-'71.
J. J. Smart, 1871 -'75. H. A. Perkins, 1875-'79. Matt. Parrott, 1879.
SECRETARIES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION.
T. H. Benton, jr., 1859-'63. 1 Oran Faville, 1863-'64. This office was abolished March 23, 1864.
PRESIDENTS OF THE SENATE.
Thomas Baker, 1846-'47. Wm. E. Leffingwell, 1851-'53. Thomas Hughes, 1847-'48. Maturin L. Fisher, 1853-'55. Wm. W. Hamilton, 1855-'57.
John J. Selman, 1848-'49.
Enos Lowe, 1849-'41.
Under the new constitution the Lieut. Governor is President of the Senate.
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SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE.
Jesse B. Brown, 1846-'48. Smiley H. Bonham, 1848-'50. George Temple, 1850-'52. James Grant, 1852-'54. Reuben Noble, 1854-'56.
Samuel Mc Farland, 1856-'57. Stephen B. Sheledy, 1857-'59. John Edwards, 1859-'61. Rush Clark, 1861-'63.
Jacob Butler, 1863-'65. Ed. Wright, 1865-'67. John Russell, 1867-'69. Aylett R. Cotton, 1869-'71. James Wilson, 1871-'73. John H. Gear, 1873-'77. John Y. Stone, 1877-'79. Lore Alford, 1880-'81. G. R. Struble, 1882.
CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Charles Mason, 1847. Joseph Williams, 1847-'48. S. Clinton Hastings, 1848-'49. Joseph Williams, 1849-'55. George G. Wright, 1855-'60. Ralph P. Lowe, 1860-'62. Caleb Baldwin, 1862-'64. George G. Wright, 1864-'66. Ralph P. Lowe, 1866-'68. John F. Dillon, 1868-'70. Chester C. Cole, 1870-'71.
James G. Day, 1871-'72. Joseph M. Beck, 1872-'74. W. E. Miller, 1874-'76. Chester C. Cole, 1876. Wm. H. Seevers, 1876-'77. James G. Day, 1877-'78. James H. Rothrock, 1878-'79. Joseph M. Beck, 1879-80. Austin Adams, 1880-'82. Wm. H. Seevers, 1882.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
Joseph Williams, held over from Territorial government un- til a successor was appointed. Thomas S. Wilson, 1847. John F. Kinney, 1847-'54. George Greene, 1847-'55. Jonathan C. Hall, 1854-'55. William G. Woodward, 1855. Norman W. Isbell, 1855-'56.
Lacon D. Stockton, 1856-'60. Caleb Baldwin, 1860 '64. Ralph P. Lowe, 1860. George G. Wright. 1860. John F. Dillon, 1864-'70. Chester C. Cole, 1864-'77 Joseph M. Beck, 1868. W. E. Miller, 1870. James G. Day, 1870.
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
Augustus C. Dodge, 1848-'55. George W. Jones, 1848-'59.
James B. Howell, 1870. George G. Wright, 1871-'77.
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
James Harlan, 1855-'65.
James W. Grimes, 1859-'69.
Samuel J. Kirkwood, 1866.
James Harlan, 1867-'73.
William B. Allison, 1873-'79. Samuel J. Kirkwood, 1877-'81. Wm. B. Allison, 1879. James W. Mc Dill, 1881.
MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
1846-'47 .- S. Clinton Hast- ings, Shepherd Leffler.
1847-'49 .- Wm. Thompson, Shepherd Leffler.
1849-'51 .-- Wm. Thompson, Dan. F. Miller, Shepherd Leffler.
1851-'53 .- B. Henn, Lincoln Clark.
1853-'55 .-- Bernhart Henn, John P. Cook.
1855-'57 .-- Aug. Hall, Jas. Thorington.
1857-'59 .- Samuel R. Curtis, Timothy Davis.
1859-'61 .--- Samuel R. Curtis, William Vandever.
1861-'63 .- Samuel R. Curtis, J. F. Wilson, Wm. Vandever.
1863-'65 .- James F. Wilson, Hiram Price, Wm. B. Allison, J. B. Grinnell, John A. Kasson, Asahel W. Hubbard.
1865-'67 .- James F. Wilson, Hiram Price, William B. Alli- son, Josiah B. Grinnell, John A. Kasson, Asahel W. Hubbard.
1867-'69 .- Jas. F. Wilson, Hi ram Price, William B. Allison, William Loughbridge, Grenville M. Dodge, Asahel W. Hubbard.
1869-'71 .- George W. McCra- ry, William Smyth (died Sept. 30, 1870, and succeeded by Wm. P. Wolf), William B. Allison, William Loughbridge, Frank W.
Palmer, Charles Pomeroy.
1871-'73 .-- Geo. W. McCrary, Aylett R. Cotton, W. G. Don- nan, Madison M. Walden, Frank W. Palmer, Jackson Orr.
1873-'75 .- Geo. W. McCrary, Aylett R. Cotton, W. G. Don- nan, Henry O. Pratt, James Wilson, William Loughbridge, John A. Kasson, James W. Mc- Dill, Jackson Orr.
1875-'77 .-- Geo. W. McCrary, John Q. Tufts, L. L. Ainsworth, Henry O. Pratt, James Wilson, Ezekiel S. Sampson, John A. Kasson, James W. McDill, Ad- dison Oliver.
1877-'79 .- J. C. Stone, Hiram Price, T. W. Burdick, N. C. Deering, Rush Clark, E. S. Sampson, H. J. B. Cummings, W. F. Sapp, Addison Oliver.
1879-'81 .- Moses A. McCoid, Hiram Price, Thomas Upde- graff, N. C. Deering, Rush Clark (died in May, 1878, and. succeeded by Wm. G. Thomp- son), J. B. Weaver, E. H. Gil- lette, W. F. Sapp, Cyrus C. Car- penter.
1881-'83 .- M. A. McCoid, S. S. Farwell, Thomas Updegraff, N. C. Deering, W. G. Thompson, M. E. Cutts, John A. Kasson. W. P. Hepburn, C. C. Carpenter.
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
PRESENT STATE OFFICERS.
Governor, Buren R. Sherman.
Secretary, John A. T. Hull.
Deputy Secretary, Wm. T. Hammond.
Auditor, Wm. V. Lucas.
Deputy Auditor, Rufus L. Chase. Book-keeper, L. E. Ayres. Treasurer, Edwin H. Conger.
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Deputy Treasurer, C. R. Chase.
Register Land-Office, Jas. K. Powers.
Deputy Register, John M. Davis.
Sup't. Pub. Inst., John W. Akers.
Printer, Frank M. Mills.
Binder, Matt. Parrott.
Adjutant-General, W. L. Alexander.
Sup't. Weights and Measures, Prof. N. R. Leonard.
Librarian, Mrs. S. B. Maxwell. Assistant Librarian, Jessie Maxwell.
SUPREME COURT.
Wm. H. Seevers, Chief Justice, Oskaloosa.
James G. Day, Sidney.
James H. Rothrock, Tipton.
Joseph M. Beck, Fort Madison Austin Adams, Dubuque.
1 j Judges.
Smith McPherson, Att'y Gen., Red Oak.
E. J. Holmes, Clerk, Des Moines.
John S. Runnells, Reporter, Des Moines.
A. B.F. Hildreth
HISTORY OF FLOYD COUNTY.
CHAPTER I.
INDIANS AND EARLY SETTLEMENT.
INDIANS.
Long before the first settlement of Floyd County, the Indians who fished in its waters, and hunted in its groves, were removed to their reservations in Minnesota; but from 1850 to 1860, roving bands from the Sioux and Winnebago tribes visited their old camp- ing grounds in this vicinity. They were a great curiosity to those whites who had never before seen an Indian; and their stay depended upon their success in fishing and hunting. They were · peaceable when sober, but cross when drunk. Whether drunk or sober, however, stealing small things was a part of their religion, and begging was their trade. The Indian men were large and "jazy, and the squaws were obliged to cut the wood, ring the water, and do the begging. . When they went into the cabin of a settler they generally saw about all there was in it. If they had reason to believe there was anything concealed, unless interfered with they invariably lifted the covering. When begging they always asked for the best. They often approached the dwellings of the whites and looked in at the door or windows, with their noses flattened up against the glass, and would gaze at the movements of the inmates for an indefinite length of time. On leaving the house they would almost always succeed in carrying away some article of property not their own.
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