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THE FIRST COURT.
The first court in Jones county convened at Edinburg, March 22, 1841. It was not the occasion of a large gathering, and neither was the opening of court a complex ceremony. Judge Thomas S. Wilson of Dubuque, associate justice for
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the state of Iowa, presided. The courtroom was not a forty by sixty foot room with a twenty foot ceiling decorated with the modern beautifying adornments, and neither was the "bench" one of mahogany, lined and cushioned with plush and silk tassels. The courtroom was in a log cabin. The record further states, that William H. Hutton appearing to have the required qualification, was ap- pointed clerk. Hugh Bowen was the sheriff.
The grand jurors on that occasion were: Moses Collins, Thos. Dickson, Isaac H. Simpson, Theron Crook, Orville Cronkhite, Jos. H. Merritt, Sylvester I. Dun- ham, Jacob Pote, David Kulhave, A. Hostetter, John G. Joslin, Gideon H. Ford, Henry Booth, Calvin C. Reed, Ambrose Parsons, H. Winchell, William Clark, Thomas J. Peak, Benejah Beardsley, J. C. Raffety, Charles Johnson. The grand jury was empanelled and sworn. John G. Joslin was appointed foreman.
The petit jurors were: F. Dalbey, Joshua Johnson, G. B. Laughlin, Barrett Whittemore, J. E. Greene, Daniel Vance, Richard. Cleaveland, I. Merritt, Moses Garrison, Alexander Staley, Jacob Cornwall, Benjamin Chaplin, J. E. Lovejoy, P. H. Turner, W. H. Jones, Alvin Winchell, Harry Hargodem, O. Delong, Clement Russell, James Spencer, George H. Brown, Clark Joslin, Eli Brown, George H. Walworth.
On the day following the grand jury made their report to the court with but one indictment as follows :
Indictment for Assault to Inflict a Bodily Injury. A True Bill.
UNITED STATES
VS.
ROBERT SNOWDEN
At this first session of court two appeal cases came up for hearing, one, United States versus Robert Snowden, was dismissed, and the other, Francis Sibbals versus Calvin C. Reed, was continued until the next term of court in order to secure a more perfect transcript. The petit jury was not called. At the close of the second day, the court adjourned.
The next session of the court was at Edinburg, September 27, 1841.
The trial of Robert Snowden on the charge preferred against him in the first indictment found in the county, did not take place until March 28, 1842. The petit jurors who were sworn to well and truly determine the guilt or innocence of the party charged, were: David Hutton, S. Garrison, C. C. Walworth, Luther Reed, W. H. H. Bowen, Jos. E. Greene, John 'Royal, Hiram Stewart, A. Pate, Robert Kelso, Israel Spencer, John E. Holmes.
It is also a tradition that as the weather happened to be warm the trial was held under a tree out doors and was verily a public trial. And that, when, at the close of the evidence, and the case had been submitted to the twelve men for their con- sideration, the jury retired to a more remote tree and performed the duty required of them.
The court record at this time recites that, "The jury aforesaid came into court and delivered the following verdict, to wit, 'We the jury find the defendant not guilty.'" The court docket follows with the significant declaration : "It is there-
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fore considered by the court that the said defendant go hence without day, and that the county pay the costs of the prosecution in this cause.
The court continued to meet twice a year, in May and in September, until September, 1845. The next record shows the meeting of court at Edinburg May 24, 1847, Judge Wilson presiding. The next meeting of the court was at Lexing- ton, September 27, 1847.
The first grand jurors at Lexington were: Jos. Miller, Matthias Porter, Jas. P. Crawford, Isaac Every, E. Sutherland, M. Flannigan, Daniel Shoemaker, John Tallman, T. J. Peak, S. G. Matson, John Betzer, Patrick Donahue, George Gassept, C. C. Walworth, A. Beardsley, Samuel G. Baccus, Jacob Miller, Joseph Ingraham, I. D. M. Crockwell. Jacob Miller was foreman.
The only indictment found by this grand jury was as follows :
Indictment for Selling Liquor without a License. A True Bill.
STATE OF IOWA VS. BENJAMIN SOUTH
The defendant appeared in court in answer to the indictment, by his attorney and filed a motion to quash the indictment, and upon hearing before the court, the indictment was ordered quashed.
This was the beginning of the court at Lexington, afterward called Anamosa. The court has continued to meet at Anamosa down to the present time.
THE COURTS.
The County Court. The county court was established in 1851, and was vested with the powers previously held and exercised by the county commissioners or supervisors. In 1861, the office of county judge was so modified as to have jurisdiction only of probate matters, and the judge was also required to perform many of the duties now required of the county auditor. The county judges were: 1851-55, Joseph Mann ; 1855-57, G. C. Mudgett ; 1857-58, J. J. Huber ; 1859-61, William H. Holmes ; 1862-64, John S. Stacy ; 1864-70, Davis McCarn. The of- fice of county judge was abolished, the act taking effect January 1, 1870.
The Circuit Court. In 1869, the business of the district court had become so great that a new court was created, called the circuit court. This court exercised general original jurisdiction concurrent with the district court in all civil actions and special proceedings, and exclusive jurisdiction in all appeals and writs of er- ror from inferior courts, tribunals, or officers, and a general supervision thereof in all civil matters, and to correct and prevent abuses where no other remedy is pro- vided. The circuit court also had original and exclusive jurisdiction of all probate matters.
The judges of the circuit court have been ; 1869 to 1873, Sylvanus Yates ; 1873
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to 1881, John McKean; 1881 to January, 1887, Christian Hedges. The circuit court was abolished January 1, 1887.
The District Court. The district court has existed since the earliest days of courts in Jones county. Thomas S. Wilson of Dubuque, was judge of the district which included Jones county while Iowa continued a territory, 1841-1846. Under the state government, Jones county became a part of the second district, over which James Grant of Scott county presided five years, beginning April 5, 1847. T. S. Wilson of Dubuque county, became judge in April, 1852. Jones county became a part of the eighth judicial district, February 9, 1853. By act of the seventh gen- eral assembly which took effect July 4, 1858, the eighth judicial district included the counties of Johnson, Iowa, Tama, Benton, Linn, Cedar and Jones.
The judges of the district court since 1853, have been : William E. Leffingwell, of Clinton county, elected April 4, 1853; John B. Booth, of Jackson county, ap- pointed 1854; William H. Tuthill, of Cedar county, elected April 2, 1855 ; William E. Miller, elected October 12, 1858; Norman W. Isbell. elected October 14, 1862; Charles H. Conklin, appointed August 19, 1864, and elected November 8th, fol- lowing ; N. M. Hubbard, appointed November 15, 1865; James H. Rothrock, elected October 9, 1866; John Shane, came into office January, 1876, and con- tinued until December, 1883 ; J. D. Giffen, came into office December, 1883, and continued until January 1, 1887, when the eighteenth judicial district was formed.
The eighteenth judicial district was created and took effect January 1, 1887, and at that time the circuit court was abolished. At this time the district court was vested with the powers the circuit court had exercised. The eighteenth dis- trict consisted of the counties of Linn, Cedar and Jones, and the act creating the district provided for two district judges. The office of county attorney was also created at this time.
The judges of the eighteenth district were: From January 1, 1887, to January I, 1895, J. H. Preston and J. D. Giffin, both from Linn county ; from January, 1895, Wm. P. Wolf, of Cedar county, and Wm. G. Thompson of Linn county, presided until the death of Judge Wolf in 1890, when H. M. Remley of Jones county, and the first resident judge, was appointed, and later elected to fill the vacancy ; Judges Remley and Thompson presided in the district, the former until January, 1903, and the latter until January, 1907. By act of the legislature, which took effect January 1, 1899, the district was allowed three judges. W. N. Treich- ler of Cedar county was elected as the third judge, beginning January 1, 1899. On January 1, 1903, B. H. Miller of Jones county, and J. H. Preston of Linn county, succeeded H. M. Remley and W. N. Treichler. From January, 1903, until January, 1907, B. H. Miller, J. H. Preston and W. G. Thompson, presided in the district. From January. 1907. F. O. Ellison of Jones county, Milo P. Smith of Linn county, and W. N. Treichler of Cedar county, have presided, and these three are now the judges of the eighteenth judicial district.
As at present constituted, the district court has original and appellate juris- diction in all matters, civil, criminal and probate. Four terms are held each year in Jones county, the dates for 1909 being March Ist, May 17th, September 20th, and November 29th.
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THE JONES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.
In connection with the judiciary and the courts, the Jones County Bar Asso- ciation should be mentioned. We have been unable to get the date of the first organization of an association of this kind in the county.
The present association was organized at Anamosa, in March, 1900, and is an organization composed of the lawyers of the county actively engaged in the prac- tice of the profession of the law. The present officers are : president, M. W. Her- rick of Monticello; secretary, W. I. Chamberlain, Wyoming; treasurer, A. A. Cole, Olin.
The association held a number of meetings when first organized but at the present time, the organization is merely existing. A meeting is held when there is anything that demands attention. The banquets which have been held have been occasion when "the feast of reason and flow of soul" was abundantly manifest.
JONES COUNTY ATTORNEYS, 1909.
The present members of the association and in the active practice of the pro- fession of law in the county are:
Wyoming : W. I. Chamberlain, R. M. Corbit, N. W. Hutchins.
Monticello: J. W. Doxsee, M. W. Herrick, E. E. Reed, Wm. Welch, John Welch, John J. Locher.
Olin : A. A. Cole.
Oxford Junction : D. D. Rorick.
Anamosa : B. H. Miller, H. M. Remley, J. E. Remley, C. B. Paul, C. J. Cash, Geo. Gorman, B. E. Rhinehart, Geo. Lawrence, Davis McCarn, J. S. Stacey. Park Chamberlain also practices law in connection with his duties in the national bank.
The law firms in the county are: Welch & Welch, Monticello; Miller & Paul, Anamosa ; Remley & Remley, Anamosa; Jamison, Smyth & Gorman, Anamosa ; Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart, Anamosa and Monticello.
METEOROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGY TABLES FOR JONES COUNTY.
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The data in regard to the temperature, rainfall, snowfall and date of first and last frost of each year for the past fifty years or more, which is herewith pre- sented, is as near correct as the records of the weather bureau at Des Moines and Washington could give it. For many years the weather bureau at Monticello was in charge of M. M. Moulton, and during the later years, the station was in charge of H. D. Smith. Those who were acquainted with Mr. Smith during his life time, know with what precision he made his observations and kept his records. After the death of Mr. Smith, the weather station was removed to Olin, about the beginning of 1906. These tables will be found to be of inestimable value as the years go by, for reference and comparison.
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MONTICELLO METEOROLOGY, JONES COUNTY, IOWA. Monthly and Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Temperature. Observations were made at the hours of 7 A. M., and 2 and 9 P. M.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
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621
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19
0 31
94
18 56
96
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96 36 68
99 52 73
96
96
55
81
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7 39
57
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35
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18
12
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95
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102 41 74
100 49 76
94
90
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51
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534
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43
6.5
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82
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94 39 68
98 49 74
97
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33
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2 26.2
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67
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89
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92 48 70.5
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9.5
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76
20 44
82
18 50.5
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83
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1861.
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7 32
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47 77.1
45 61.2
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50
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50
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50
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47
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78
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45 58.9
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55 70.3
40 61.3
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MONTICELLO METEOROLOGY, JONES COUNTY, IOWA. Monthly and Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Temperature. Observations were made at the hours of 7 A. M., and 2 and 9 P. M.
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80
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46
*19 21.4
100 *32 46.0
1888.
39
*31
6.7
49
70
57
*11/22.6
100
*28 42.7
38 *28
9.8
46|*24/19.8
67
30.2
14 50.9 189
32|61.1
95 36 68.9
100 51
75.0
93
35|63.01 86
100|38|69.8
88
88|41 |65.8 99|40 73.5
83
74
61
17 33.2
46
53
1887.
8.9
47
62
48
41
5.9
*26
27|45.8 5
80
33153.2
82
37156.6
86 50 67.4
97|58|77.2
92|57|70.9
90
35161.21
801
27|49.9
74
57
331
38
49
81
17
90
80
80
42
35 *27
43
2 28.4
182
92
84
92 50 70.1
90
85
87
82
*13|22.4
142 .33
68
80
74 82
13 49.6 24|47.3
681
78 80 79
90
97 53 73.2
.
HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
YEAR.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mfean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
..
49
86
*10 22.1
... ..
13 32.9
1:27.7
81
84
68 70
82 73
31 |58.2 39165.51
57 162
4 36.9
·
...
1886.
90 39 67.3
431
92 56
MONTICELLO METEOROLOGY, JONES COUNTY, IOWA. Monthly and Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Temperature. Observations were made at the hours of 7 A. M .. and 2 and 9 P. M.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Year.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Mean.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Mean.
1893.
140|*22
46|*20|14.6| |68
$4|29.4 A
21/43.6
83
28|54.8
93|49 |70.4
94/50 74.0
95 |39|68.2
90
28|62.6
81
68
*5|31.0
52|*16|19.7
95|*22|43.7
1894.
57 *30 18.7
45|*10 17.3
76
3 38.4
25|50.8
90
34 60.6
94 40 72.8
103 46 75.4
99|44 |73.0
32 62.8
78
25 49.5
2 30.7
56
*3|28.9
103 *30 48.2
1895.
45
60 *23 |13:1
31.3
20 51.8
90
30 60.7
92 46 68.8
94 |46 70.4
91|50|69.4
28 63.6
67
8 40.1
2 30.8
49
*8 22.3
94 *23
44.6
1896.
19.9
$2 27.6
17 50.7
84
43 63.3
88
46|66.8
93 46 69.8
92 49 70.0 94 38 67.5
33 68.4
24 56.6
*2 33.8
48 *15 17.1
97 *21
1898.
146 *10 23.4
11 |38.5
83
85
30 59.8
93 53 72.6
98 50 75.4
96 48 |71.0
39|56.6
20 49.0
*7 33.0
45
*11 |18.4
98 *11
1899.
47 *18 19.7 53 *25 13.6
*9 26.4
82
14 |49.4
36 60.1
92 45 69.6
93 48 72.9
95 50 74.2
98
88
25|56.6
15 44.4
62 *10 24.6
98 *25
47.6
1900
44|*13 13.4
*2 29.0
82
19|53.0
30 61.4
94 39 67.0
95 48 72.1
96 52 76.3
94
32 64.2
26 57.7
66
50
0|25.0
96 |*13
48.2
1901
40 *14 |15.2
#2 32.6
88
15
49.6
35 61.2
100 37 70.6
108
96 45 70.4|
95
34|62.3 |82
23 52.6
65
9 33.8
44 *18 20.8
108 |*18
1903.
45 *6/18.8| |47 *15 21.4
15 41.3
25
85
29 62.2
89 36 65.6
93 46
46
72.0
85
20 50.4
48
*20 16.4
95
*20
1904.
.1145|*22|13.9 55
*16|13.6
3|35.2
88
34 59.0
88 43 70.6
1905.
1.
1
11
79
6 41.3
22
87
32 58.6
96 44 70.7
98 45 71.0
96 47 72.2 87
40 64.0|
85
18 47.8
60
5 35.4
54 |*11 |24.4
98
A star thus (*) signifies below zero.
!
MONTICELLO METEOROLOGY, JONES COUNTY, IOWA. Monthly and Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Temperature. Observations were made at the hours of 7 A. M., and 2 and 9 P. M.
Digitized by
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Year.
YEAR.
Maximum.
-- iei Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum
Minimum.
Mean.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Mean.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Mean.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Mean
1906
51
$5|25.3|
To
*11|23.8|163|
1907.
. 7 1.71 15
157 *19 23.6| |81
1908.
50
*7/24.8| 152
*13/24.7
68
15 39.0
80| 19 49.6| |85
29|60.011
91|40|67.0/
93 49 73.2! 90|51| 70.2
93 41 |68.61 |91 92|46 |71.2||
27 66.4||80
1009.
1155
6|30.0 158
0|34.8||70: 16/45.2 |87
27|58.0|
90'44:67.4|
91|48|70.9
91|44 | 73.51191
40|67.4
76
17|50.81 |67|
10|36.2
50
2|27.4 6
29.6
91|*19 47.6
A star thus (*) signifies below zero.
HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
112
YEAR.
5.6
84 87
90
81
4 32.5
75
25 46.8
19 46.7
184
90
89
35 64.6
90 39 65.9
92 49 74.4
92 45 67.4
31 |57.8
78
27 54.4
50 *14 |19.6
92 |*28
75
78
48.4
55
*6 38.4
1902.
52 *28/20.2|
46|*14 |15.6
67
1
63 58
40 *10 24.7
86
95
79
68 72
*2 31.5
53
8 29.9
93 *12 46.3
1897:
*21 |16.7
59 41
*2 23.6
60
57
48 -12 25.9
52 *11 |22.6
65
*18|11.8
86
68
73
20 46.4
70
66
16 |49.7
91
94
84
30 57.8
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
82
74.1
95
91153 73.6
90 47|60.9|188
31|63.1
82
18 48.8 58 |12|36.4 22|50.1
*1|29.0| |79|
25|51.1||86
25:60.811
71|
20143.01180 |
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean.
91|*11/48.6
25.53.411 8840/66.2'
18.42.1!
Mean.
.
90
5 33.4
87
97
16 59.1
55
51 |*12 21.7
Mean.
Mean.
Aic| Mean.
=
HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
113
MONTHLY AND ANNUAL QUANTITY OF RAIN AND SNOW REDUCED TO WATER
IN INCHES.
MONTICELLO.
YEARS.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
1854
.50
1.90
1.35
1.84
5.81
.87 4.59
2.07
3.10
1.42
3.75
.83
.72
24.16
1855
1.87
2.92
3.60
3.15
3.42
4.75
2.15
3.91
3.21
3.79
40.07
1856
3.97
.77
2.86
4.15
2.76
2.97
1.17
2.67
4.97
4.21
6.99
38.40
1857
1.16
4.22
1.40
3.79
2.18
.74
3.97
4.82
1.07
1.18
2.84
2.65
30.02
1858.
1.37
2.32
2.31
2.16
7.97
6.63
7.16
4.18
6.21
5.07
4.42
2.27
52.07
1859.
1.31
1.29
4.96
2.71
6.62
4.92
3.10
1.66
1.73
1.07
1.47
1.47
32.30
1860.
1.23
1.16
1.23
2.08
2.11
4.21
4.72
2.98
3.14
1.25
2.83
5.96
32.90
1861.
1.16
2.74
2.65
4.16
2.15
1.25
1.85
3.95
6.79
5.77
2.25
2.36
37.08
1862.
1.25
1.65
4.71
5.78
4.15
6.26
4.35
6.98
6.85
3.08
3.72
1.27
50.05
1863.
2.85
2.37
1.97
.63
3.27
1.18
1.15
3.98
2.10
5.35
5.12
6.05
36.02
1864
2.48
1.56
2.18
1.14
2.42
2.57
3.29
2.37
1.17
2.55
2.57
1.83
25.83
1865.
.29
2.28
3.50
5.44
.84
9.02
4.35
2.78
5.62
2.80
.12
1.00
38.04
1866.
3.77
1.02
1.32
2.67
3.16
4.00
5.63
8.20
3.73
3.21
1.45
2.15
40.31
1867.
3.46
1.35
1.25
4.67
6.32
4.30
3.37
2.18
1.15
.90
.65
30.85
1868.
.55
4.02
2.78
4.59
3.75
2.90
1.70
6.72
.65
1.35
2.65
2.25
40.13
1870.
1.35
1.31
3.00
1.05
4.11
1.60
3.65
3.95
1.55
1.61
1.54
29.97
1871.
2.70
3.65
4.11
1.66
1.29
3.18
1.24
2.81
3.11
4.05
3.32
31.12
1872.
.90
.92
2.62
2.63
3.47
4.79
3.63
1.76
.81
3.03
2.78
2.83
31.72
1874.
3.27
2.50
1.76
1.78
.76
3.16
.60
1.81
6.26
1.18
3.45
3.22
29.75
1876.
1.88
4.09
2.83
4.75
7.00
10.45
5.74
8.62
1.24
2.64
.77
52.30
1×77
2.10
.32
6.54
3.40
3.70
8.74
2.23
6.75
6.21
3.84
2.67
47.97
1879.
1.21
1.71
1.08
3.49
5.30
8.66
5.95
7.22
9.32
1.85
1.50
46.05
1881
2.90
2.74
1.37
4.17
7.96
3.61
10.93
1.22
1.65
4.43
1.35
1.27
35.94
1885.
.72
.22
4.16
3.60
5.44
6.16
8.54
2.65
.61
2.48
40.28
1886.
3.35
1.31
3.50
1.80
4.65
1.41
.62
2.38
2.80
5.34
1.35
.84
29.36
1887
2.39
4.62
2.45
.83
2.72
1.49
4.45
3.31
6.31
1.39
.77
3.22
33.95
1888.
1.13
1.48
3.71
1.50
6.10
3.18 4.89
6.98 4.23
1.71 .22 4.97
2.62
1.25
.98
1.55
26.28
1890
1.90
1.86
2.09
2.70
1.92
4.55
4.11
.64 2.06 2.50
2.08
1.80
1.54
27.98
1894.
1.08
.81
3.84
3.46
1.55
3.03
.13
3.42
3.35
2.11
2.03
.97
25.78
1895
.98
.43 .84
.53
5.65
4.54
1.91
7.55
1.91
4.11
1.98
1.48
.67
31.59
1898.
2.59
97
2.43
2.40
3.46
2.60
1.71
5.08
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