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County Surveyors. L. A. Simpson, was probably the first to hold this office. From his time until 1851, there is no reliable record. September 1851-53, Moses A. Clark; September 1853-55, E. K. Johnson; September 1855-57, Lewis W. Steward; September 1857 to January 1860, George Welsh; January 1860-62, John Leery ; January 1862-64, Henry D. Smith; January 1864-66, F. Merriman; January 1866-72, D. L. Blakeslee; January 1872-74, R. O. Peters; January 1874-76, T. J. Townsend; January 1876-80, O. Burlingame; January 1880-81, C. F. McGrew ; January 1881-82, T. J. Townsend; January 1882-86, R. O. Peters; January 1886-97, H. M. Jeffries; January 1897-99, R. O. Peters; January 1899-, J. F. Whalen, the present incumbent.
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY COUNTY ORGANIZATION, 1909.
Supervisors' Organisation.
John Thomsen, chairman. Committees :
Finance-Matt Noyes, C. J. Murfield.
Poor farm-John Hale, John Thomsen.
Roads and bridges-T. J. Finn, John Hale.
Equalization-T. J. Finn, John Hale.
Claims-T. J. Finn, C. J. Murfield.
Poor outside poor farm-Matt Noyes, C. J. Murfield. Salaries-T. J. Finn.
Public buildings-Matt Noyes.
School fund-Matt Noyes.
Bonds-John Thomsen.
District road and bridge committees :
John Hale-Cass, Fairview and Castle Grove.
Matt Noyes-Lovell, Scotch Grove and Wayne.
T. J. Finn-Richland, Washington and Clay.
C. J. Murfield-Greenfield, Rome and Jackson.
John Thomsen-Madison, Wyoming, Hale and Oxford.
County Officers.
Auditor-Louis Gardner; deputy, Miss Reva M. Crow.
Clerk district court-H. G. A. Harper ; deputy, L. A. Miller.
Sheriff-W. A. Hogan; deputy, Earl Miller.
Recorder-Earl Boyer; deputy, Miss Anna Hanson.
Treasurer-W. K. Pearson; deputy, I. H. Brasted.
County attorney-C. J. Cash.
Superintendent of schools-Miss Catherine Maurice.
County coroner-Dr. B. H. Chamberlain.
County surveyor-J. F. Whalen.
Steward county home-T. A. King.
Janitor courthouse-F. M. Bagley.
Bailiffs-H. E. M. Niles, F. M. Bagley.
Grand jury-John F. W. Allen, Wyoming; J. W. Byerly, Jackson; A. C. Bur- roughs, Greenfield; M. M. Franks, Madison; E. O. Green, Clay ; Charles Gard- ner, Hale; Thomas Lister, Fairview ; John H. Lubben, Castle Grove; John Mc- Donald, Washington; J. H. Rickels, Lovell; Wm. Sutherland, Scotch Grove; George A. Wasoba, Oxford.
Judges and Reporters, District Court, 1909.
Hon. F. O. Ellison, judge, Anamosa ; reporter, C. M. Brown. Hon. W. N. Treichler, Tipton ; reporter, H. H. Burr. Hon. Milo P. Smith, Marion; reporter, C. W. Sutliff.
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS.
The Monticello Express, The Anamosa Eureka, The Anamosa Journal.
COUNTY EXPENSES.
Every taxpayer of Jones county has more than a passing interest in the amount of money necessary to pay the running expenses of the county govern- ment. From the tables given below it will be seen that the amount of financial oil needed to keep the wheels of government running smoothly, has increased more rapidly than the increase of population. The money has been used judi- ciously and a good account has been given of the outlay. When the increased valuation of property in the county is considered, the increased expenses are met without a greatly increased levy.
Tables have been prepared showing the items of expense for the years 1865, 1878, 1895 and 1908, and also showing the total expenses for each year since 1880 down to the present time.
COUNTY EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1865.
Supervisors' salaries $ 996.62
Keeping prisoners and jail expenses
423.25
Township officers and assessors. 1329.96
Paupers and poorhouse 2669.35
Sheriff, bailiffs and expenses
833.23
Sheriff's fees state cases
129.70
Election expenses
255.00
Fuel, lights, supplies, incidentals, books and stationery.
866.91
County printing
726.70
Insane hospital expense
997-77
Juror's fees 1375.80
Witnesses, grand jury.
166.10
Attorney fees and expenses, railroad bonds
732.89
Bounties-wolves, wildcats, etc 248.00
600.00
Treasurer's salary, per cent. on tax collected.
1050.00
Deputy treasurer's salary
800.00
Deputy clerk's salary
800.00
County superintendent
16.90
District attorney fees
46.19
Total
15004.37
COUNTY EXPENSES FOR 1878.
Supervisors' salaries $ 777.59 Salaries of officers 4400.00
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Clerk's salary
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
Witnesses
2138.70
Deaf, dumb and insane
405-45
Jurors
3490.00
Attorneys and reporters
1193.50
Sheriff, bailiffs and janitor
1286.33
Jail expenses
961.40
Justices and constables 1607.00
Insane hospital
1515.56
Poor outside poor farm
2658.15
Bridges
I4473-44
Fuel, lights, repairs
691.28
Assessors, township clerks and trustees
1759.90
Postage and express
134.05
Books and stationery
797.40
Printing
1779.53
County superintendent
958.07
Election expenses
456.20
Bounty on scalps wild animals
242.00
Township tax collectors
1140.59
Poor farm
2557.96
Benton county, Johnson calf case
208.00
Copying mortgage index
175.00
Clerk's fees, criminal cases
52.25
Settlement title, Coleman lots
40.00
Miscellaneous
4.10
Total
$45903-45
COUNTY EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1895.
Supervisors' salaries $ 1049.99
County officers
6841.75
County superintendent
1245.61
Jurors
2567.25
Witnesses
1700.36
Sheriff, bailiffs and janitor
2179.17
Jail expenses
414.45
Attorneys and reporters
589.96
Fuel, light, insurance and repairs
412.48
Postage and express
240.00
Books and stationery
836.12
Printing
2503.64
Justices and constables
769.79
Assessors, township clerks and trustees
4111.66
Election expenses
380.80
County officers supplies
325.61
Bounty on wild animals
121.00
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
Poor outside poor farm
6278.24
Poor farm
3195.78
Deaf, dumb, feeble minded and insane
5572.68
Bridge
8678.45
School books
1923.41
Soldiers' relief
1136.00
County road
984.65
Orphans' home
479.20
Miscellaneous
334.93
Total
$54872.98
COUNTY EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1908.
Supervisors' salaries $ 1885.55
County officers' salaries
9124-35
Superintendent of schools.
659.02
District court jurors. 5348.30
Justice court jurors.
14.50
District court witnesses
1336.90
Justice court witnesses
66.00
Sheriff, bailiffs, janitor
3427.32
Jail expenses
545.53
Attorneys and reporters
1829.82
Fuel, light, repairs and insurance.
1873.12
Postage and express
274.18
Poor outside poor farm
5574.09
Poor farm
3633.43
Books and stationery
618.49
Printing
2422.24
Justices and constables.
548.04
Asessors, township clerks and trustees
2003.66
Election expenses
2635.51
Domestic animals
283.25
County office supplies. .
1254.90
Bounty, wild animals.
654.30
Deaf, dumb, feeble minded and insane
9224.02
Orphans' home
324.00
Soldiers' relief
2075.00
School books
789.16
Bridges
22987.30
Road
6314.41
Inquest
139.00
Quarantine and board of health
754.59
Drainage expenses and miscellaneous
153.80
Total
$88791.78
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
COUNTY EXPENSES SINCE 1880.
1880
$39994-73
1881
$33291.35
1882
$49847.39
$45735.58 1883
1884
$57837.29
1885
$51748.87
1886
$41984.39
1887
$53132.12
1888
$39412.89
1889
$45690.89'
1890
$46255 48
1891
$48520.59
1892
$57083.42
1893
$60223.66
1894
$60653.64
1895
$54872.98
1896
$55252.33
1897
$62278.57
1898
$57439.28
1899
$66230.31
1900
$66115.21
I901 (Bridge expenses $11050)
$62019.33
1902 (Bridge expenses $11533)
$67663.55
1903 (Bridge expenses $26157)
$85209.79
1904 (Bridge expenses $23188)
$88180.1I
1905 (Bridge expenses $16704) $76266.80
1906 (Bridge expenses $25260)
$86835.95
1907 (Bridge expenses $29936)
$98232.60
1908 (Bridge expenses $22987)
. $88791.78
JONES COUNTY ASSESSMENTS.
JONES COUNTY ASSESSMENT FOR 1864.
The following table, though incomplete, was taken from the assessors' books as found in the auditor's office. Some of the township books were missing. No. books of an early period could be found in years in which real estate was assessed.
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JONES COUNTY ASSESSMENT FOR 1864.
Townships
Horses
Value
Cattle
Value
Sheep
Value
Swine
Value
Vehicles
Value
Moneys and
Farm Utensils
Other Taxable
Total Personal
Property
Assessor
Cass
267
$10,395
869
$ 7,317
794
$1,579
634
$ 925
102
$2,488
$ 2.320
20
$ 250
$25,824
A. L. Fairbanks
Castle Grove
. 314
11,970
980
8,496
859
1,715
753
1,071
110
2,640
3,490
841
Clay
. 319
12,575
955
8,184
435
861
1,087
2,108
136
2,772
1,400
85.
325
29,233
Henry Henderson E. E. Brown
Anamosa
169
6,630
425
3,883
37
74
157
337
95
3,105
13,510
452
3,533
52,988
Greenfield
457
16,372
928
7,137
888
1,776
1.308
2.473
152
3,443
750
75
950
33,736
J. S. Murfield
Jackson
. 294
13.225
663
6,343
435
870
639
1.153
102
2,146
1,665
970
27,511
L. B. Smith
Oxford
318
13,227
1,040
9,070
223
446
1,158
2,070
112
2,106
2,937
1,005
32,089
Abraham Courttright
Rome
433
21,928
1,121
10,198
822
1.644
1,984
3,994
136
2,943
8,347
120
49,835
Hiram Steward
Washington
304
14,886
1.442
11,202
347
694
1.963
3.207
134
3.542
1,000
365
13,909
979
4,214
497
1,794
455
1,255
23
774
4,636
1,032
740
32,565
Henry Simmons
Wyoming City
78
3,220
161
1,408
527
1,056
328
1.165
46
1.350
6.623
621
22,166
D. L. Blakeslee
Wyoming Twp
348
13,100
1.107
11,352
752
1,504
1.184
3.036
132
3,442
6,658
365
758
40.635
D. L. Blakeslee
Total polls, 2.675. Monticello. $54,571.
Merchandise-Clay, $700 ; Anamosa, $17.975 ; Oxford, $725 ; Rome, $500; Wayne, $600; Wyoming, $5,200.
Total property-Fairview, $42,674 ;
HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
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12,160
1,008
7,584
101
202
960
2.111
141
2,713
1,678
255
27,808
M. D. Corcoran
Richland
. 377
14,649
1,171
9,817
544
1,082
1,125
1,362
144
3,100
16,014
105
46,689
W. J. Bunting
Scotch Grove
385
13,989
1,019
8,802
249
503
1.207
1,705
123
3,644
2,958
975
529
32,138
H. C. Freeman
Hale
. 347
13.273
794
6.471
420
840
919
1,675
Madison
....
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21
33,866
H. P. Collins
34,681
Michael Kenney
Wayne ..
Credits
Property
30,229
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
JONES COUNTY ASSESSMENT FOR 1879.
(The valuations herewith given, were raised five per cent by the state execu- tive board.)
Towns and Townships
Acres
Value Land
Value of Town Lots
Personal Prop.
Total
Cass
22.908
$ 196,073
$.
$ 57.745
253,818
Castle Grove
22,755
204.825
495
58,864
264,184
Clay
22,280
181,939
3,619
40.828
216.386
Fairview
21.701
205,132
4,504
64,229
273,865
Greenfield
22,645
206,484
5,165
106,796
318,445
Hale
22.850
103,742
70,778
264,520
Jackson
22,228
183,207
30,869
214.076
Madison
22,106
206.709
19,655
79,396
305,760
Monticello
22.022
215,217
514
52,976
268,707
Oxford
22.253
189,269
14,330
88,254
291,858
Richland
22.911
171,422
4,665
38,662
214.749
Rome
22,172
200,925
58,873
259,798
Scotch Grove
22,443
198.765
1,036
51,331
251,132
Washington
22.866
166,508
5,205
71,282
282,799
Wyoming
22,200
191,498
9.060
62.615
263,173
Anamosa
170,225
98,036
268,261
Monticello.
158.466
146,614
305,080
Olin
28,887
20,890
49,777
St. Berry Hill
15.110
2,604
17.714
Wyoming, town
66,600
71.254
137.854
Totals
358,915
$3.108.027
$507.536
$1.309,317
$4.924,880
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF PROPERTY VALUATIONS.
Towns and Townships
1861
1871
1879
1895
1909
Cass
$129,344
$299.267
$253.818
$303,695
$310.050
Castle Grove
137,775
278,274
204,184
363,787
331,495
Clay
149,124
229.759
216,386
224,704
195.312
Fairview
165.489
220.660
273,865
305.742
289,994
Greenfield
152.207
311,152
318.445
414,215
415,805
Hale
135,109
263,165
264,520
306,187
318,812
Jackson
142,399
247,136
214.076
282,514
299.125
Madison
131,275
267,301
305.760
343.132
342.424
Monticello
187.951
250,330
268,707
306,926
329,457
Oxford
137.389
280,848
291,853
303,427
356.327
Richland
151.078
259,325
214.749
255.354
281.561
Rome
144.561
290,598
259.798
317,047
346,009
Scotch Grove
156.672
285,893
251.132
313.520
329.456
Washington
121,220
224,882
202,929
223,634
212,167
Wayne
128,709
308.521
282,799
430,114
427,320
Wyoming
176,525
236,731
263.173
288.050
296.626
Anamosa
296,969
268,261
348 264
365,579
Monticello, Town
217.416
305,080
358.336
405.579
Wyoming, Town
147.435
137.854
137,088
129.840
Olin
49,777
88,903
134.345
Oxford Jet.
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88. .
Onslow
42,788
Center Jet.
....
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75.768
Total
$2.323,827
$4.935,662
$4,924,880
$6.069,252
$6,389.199
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36.421
202,929
Wayne
22.575
206,312
JONES COUNTY ASSESSMENT FOR 1895.
Towns and Townships
Polls-total
Dogs-total
Acres
Value
Value Town
No. Cattle
Value Cattle
No. Horses
Value Horses
No. Swine
Value swine
Merchandise
Moneys and
Total Personal
Grand Total
Property
Cass
173
85
22,047
$249.772
2,230
$18,101
660
$14.507
2,103
$3,981
$ . . . .
$14,365
$53,923
$303,695
Clay
159
73
21,878
181,291
1,506
11,004
610
10,917
1,899
2.321
320
14,020
40,488
224,704
Castle Grove
154
85
22,350
241,631
490
2,860
23,777
699
17,317
2,816
4,232
360
12,320
61,666
303,787
Fairview
333
111
21.673
232,067
6,704
1,776
14,409
1,005
21,531
1,257
2.092
2,300
19,238
66,970
305,742
Greenfield
200
48
22.831
341,549
6,586
2,268
17,468
954
16.289
3,887
5,655
3,080
20,740
66,080
414,215
Hale
210
82
22,380
246.683
3,131
1,871
16,714
732
13,501
3.126
5,655
2,450
14,895
56,573
306,187
Jackson Monticello
294
102
21,770
241,460
2,803
23,134
723
16,641
1.560
2.427
20,560
65,466
306,926
Madison
156
76
21,791
289,511
2,771
22,351
750
15,992
3,020
5,034
8,760
56,621
343,132
Oxford
204
85
21.937
254,558
6,020
1.867
15,051
565
13.055
2.328
3,801
395
9,550
42,849
303,427
Rome
210
107
22,208
255,741
1,751
13,492
1,035
22,230
2.651
5,159
880
14,636
61.306
317,047
Richland
156
70
22,727
206,090
1.475
2,093
17,793
459
8.650
2,034
3.177
16,050
47,789
255,354
Scotch Grove
171
100
22,335
261,068
1,483
2.118
16,710
642
13,843
2,314
3,694
1,440
10,520
50,069
313.520
Washington
143
86
22,647
180,631
1,587
11,600
800
11,021
3.856
4,354
14.268
43,003
223,634
Wayne ..
258
118
21.969
331.376
7,785
3,281
26,098
846
12,001
2,846
4,297
5,950
39.878
90,953
430,114
Wyoming
168
102
21,824
242,767
1,898
15.089
708
14.417
2,438
3,571
10.010
45.283
288,050
Anamosa
311
58
219,452
121
1,083
269
6,564
5
15
49.035
57.035
128,812
348,264
Monticello
284
19
56
1.708
62,960
1,140
144
2,592
12
25
15,480
49,350
72,420
137,088
Oxford Jet.
190
171
2,588
41,135
82
718
65
1,359
19
11.350
8.320
23,274
66.997
Olin
172
94
1,608
43,805
86
585
156
2.865
29
89
13.610
24,185
43,490
88,903
Onslow
80
4
83
2.355
18,475
73
621
93
2,266
92
108
7,844
21,375
36,248
57,087
Center Jet.
72
11
262
4,084
11,364
85
516
65
1,647
13
28
6,440
38.724
48,388
63,836
St. Berry
44
5
15,700
39
406
27
665
53
149
10,060
12,002
27,702
Total
. 4,858
1,542
354,586
$4,009,657
$615,236
35.411
$283,749
12.610
$261.489
40.058
$63.516
$161.141
$558.025
$1,444.359
$6.069.252
Total number mules, 254 : value, $6,027. Total number sheep, 2.514 : value, $2,514. Total number vehicles, 1.477 ; value. $18,427. Total capital employed in manu- facturing, $10,663. Taxable furniture, $11,011. Taxable farm utensils, $7,841. Total corporation stock, $36,553. Other taxable property, $23,423.
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
65
.
165,746
111
982
323
6,402
8
11
40.257
103,795
192.590
358,336
Wyoming
226
23
13
15
.
21.723
240.511
2,030
15,307
680
15,217
2.052
3,601
5,370
41,295
282.514
298
54
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Credits
Property
Lots
2,925
138
20
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Swine over 6 Mo. old
2.368 3.736
2.557
2,440
5,152
3,203
2.866
2,701
4,517
3.173
3.132
3,001
3.155
4,117
3,184
2,760
60 165
5
3
33
124
29
42
V 52,523 |
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Swine over 6 Mo. old
Actual Value
Sheep over 6 Mo. old
Actual Value
Moneys and Credits
from Form No. 2
on Roll
Actual Value
Merchandise
Actual Value Corpo-
ration Stocks and
Actual Value Capital
Employed in Manu-
Actual Value other
Personal Property
2,368
$ 12,848
828
679 $
76,600
1,000
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF JONES COUNTY.
The growth and development of Jones county has not been marked by any sudden change. Its onward progress has been steady. There have been no booms to break later with disaster and ruin. No feverish haste or stampede has invited relapse or disaster. Its citizens have come with the idea of making Jones county their home. They have erected substantial homes and surrounded them- selves and their families with those necessities which make for comfort and permanency of home. Jones county has been an agricultural community from the day when the first inhabitants broke the soil and began the raising of the products which later were to form the chief crops of the farmer. In the later years, indus- tries were started, only to perish in the evolution of the times.
Up until about 1875, the population rapidly increased, and since that time, the population has remained about twenty thousand. The growth of the popula- tion can best be seen and illustrated by a comparison of the census reports since 1838. In 1838-241 ; 1840-475; 1844-1,112; 1846-1,758; 1848-1,779; 1849 -2,140; 1850-3,007; 1851-3,400; 1852-4,201 ; 1853-6,075; 1856-9,835; 1859-13,475 ; 1860-13,306; 1863-13,495; 1865-14,376; 1867-16,228; 1869 -18, 113; 1870-19,731 ; 1873-18,930; 1875-19,166; 1880-21,052; 1885- 19,654 ; 1890-20,233 ; 1895-20,088; 1900-21,954; 1905-20,427.
The growth and development of the several towns in the county by compari- son in years, beginning in 1870 with those towns which were large enough to be given in the census reports, will make interesting reading, and the same is here- with given:
1870
1875 1,605
1880
1885
1890
1895
1900
1905
Anamosa
2,083
1,337
1,587
1,877
1,826
1,938
2,079
2,104
2,156
Wyoming
620
704
795
794
808
Oxford Junction
908
752
726
780
800
Olin
485
519
648
692
679
Onslow
237
249
263
274
Center Junction
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210
253
255
214
Martelle
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158
161
COMPARATIVE POPULATION BY TOWNSHIPS, 1860 AND 1905.
In the 1905 population, the towns are included in the townships named.
1860
1905
1860
1905
Cass
597
778
Monticello
886
2,954
Castle Grove
559
701
Oxford
697
1,584
Clay
633
626
Richland
862
814
Fairview
1,249
4,021
Rome .
844
1,568
Greenfield
836
775
Scotch Grove
736
761
Hale
570
833
Washington
1,048
553
Jackson
551
731
Wayne
580
919
Madison
...
565
981
Wyoming
1,144
1,828
Total 1860
13,306
Total 1905
20,427
2,083
1,874
2,078
2,006
2,891
2,878
Monticello
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
CROP AND PRODUCE STATISTICS. The following statistics in regard to the crops and produce of Jones county, were taken from the official census of Iowa for 1905:
Name of Product
Acres
Bushels
Value
Corn
86,534
3,516,690
$1,422.885
Wheat
662
7,038
5,892
Oats
27,486
896,573
274,109
Barley
7,684
218,713
86,146
Rye
872
11,170
6,342
Buckwheat
116
1.337
1.353
Clover hay
1,185
1,621*
9,728
Timothy hay
50,017
70,338*
427.827
Millet and Hungarian
246
458*
2,487
Alfalfa
9
16.
101
Wild hay
566
820+
3,636
Other forage crops
20,861
Other farm crops
45
56
304
Timothy seed
557
8,730
4,896
Other grass seeds
320
154
Irish potatoes
169,732
54,555
Sweet potatoes
483
216
Sweet corn
19,580
7,305
Apples
23,916
Peaches
23
Plums
2,306
Cherries
6,157
Berries
11,900
Chickens
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70,001
Other fowls
12,325+
11.475
Eggs
684,347+
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473.938
Vegetables
23.390
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TAX LEVIES FOR 1909.
The following is the tax levy for Jones county, as fixed by the board of su- pervisors for 1909. at their regular meeting in September.
CONSOLIDATED
TOWNSHIP ROAD LEVY
Mills
State
3.4
3.5
State university
Castle Grove
3.5
Agricultural college
.
4
State normal
1
Fairview
4
County
3.8
Greenfield
3
Poor
1
Hale
3
Bridge
5
Jackson
4
Road
1
Lovell
4
Soldiers' relief
.3
Madison
3.5
School
1
Oxford
3.5
Insane
1
Rome
8
Total
16
Scotch Grove
8.5
Wayne
4
Washington
4
Wyoming
4
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10
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8
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Dairy products
Mills
Cass
2
Clay
4.859
Clover seed
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12
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208,505+
Richland
69
HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
SCHOOLS.
TOWNSHIPS
Teachers
School
House
Contingent
School
Purposes
Cass township
Castle Grove township
Fairview township
Hale township
Richland township
Rome township
6
3
1
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Scotch Grove township
5
Washington township
1 1%
Wayne township
4
2
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Anamosa
19
Center Junction
10%
6
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Olin
16
8
Onslow
8
4
Oxford Junction
18
8
Wyoming
151%
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Clay township-
Clay Mills
Defiance Hill
Mineral Valley (no levy).
Pleasast Hill
Sutton
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2
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White Oak Grove
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Cherry Grove
4 1%
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Cottage Hill
8
Center
Hazel Hill
5
2
Laurel Hill
6 14 5
2
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3 14
West Corner
5
1
White Oak
10
2
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Antioch
81%
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Black Oak
7
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Hazel Green
6
9
Pleasant Hill
4
516
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No. 2
6
4
No. 3
5
No. 5
8
1
No. 6
5
No. 7
7
No. 8
12
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Madison Center
4
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Madison Village
8
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7
Niles
9
6
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6
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No. 1
7
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21%
No. 2
7
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No. 5
14
3
No. 6
No. 7
Wyoming township-
Baldwin (no levy)
121;
11%
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Pence Ridge
9
216
Pleasant Ridge
13
7
South Prairle
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6
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Bunker Hill
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Brushwood (no levy)
ii
11
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616
No. 9
Maple Grove
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1
2
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8
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2
Monmouth
9
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Monticello
14
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14
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY COUNTY SEAT QUESTIONS.
Almost every western county has found the location of a permanent seat of justice and of government one of the vexatious problems which beset organized society. In this respect Jones county has not been an exception.
The commissioners appointed by the legislature for the purpose of choosing a site for a county seat fixed upon a spot one half mile north of the geographical center of the county, as is related on another page of this history. The town here laid out received the name of Edinburg. As yet we cannot say with Burns
"Edina ! Scotia's darling seat ! All hail thy palaces and towers !"
The palaces and towers did not grow. The soil was obstinate. A quagmire was its only park ; the wild prairie its only scenery. A visitor thus describes it :
"Edinburgh was a city of grass. Its streets run in all directions. In fact, it was all street. You could wander over its entire extent without getting sight of a single wall-brick, stone or wood. The earth below and the blue vault above were the only signs that the place was intended for human habitation ; and, as all cities require ornament of some kind, a bounteous nature had planted there and reared a few scattering trees. Such was Edinburgh in the summer of 1840."
A log cabin was erected as a courthouse, commodious in size for the then sparse population of Jones county, in which Judge Wilson dispensed the justice meted out to territorial settlers by the federal court. In April, 1841, we find by the commissioners' record, that E. Sutherland was allowed one hundred and forty dollars for building this primitive capitol building, and a few months later, James Spencer appears as a claimant for fifty dollars on account of work done in ren- dering comfortable this same building.
Another log cabin was erected by William Hutton, who was, at that time, commissioners' clerk, as well as clerk of the district court. This cabin was occu- pied as a dry goods store and grocery, especially the latter, which was stocked mostly with "corn juice." The store not proving a profitable investment, was soon abandoned, and the same enterprising clerk erected a two-story frame hotel, where he might entertain the judge, jury and witnesses by night after record- ing their doings by day. This hotel is said to have been furnished with nothing save a few chairs ; a sheet-iron parlor stove; the public table made of two rough boards laid lengthwise ; and by way of night's lodging, a load or two of nice prai- rie hay, cut a few hours previously, and pitched into the upper windows.
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