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Charles F. Blake
500 00
J. P. Anderson
100 OC
J. W. Garner
500 00
Fred Swenson ..
100 00
Estate of Isabella Lilburn.
500 00
Moore, Ogden & Company 100 00
Ottumwa R'y. Electric & Steam Co.
500 00
W. Il. Cooper.
100 00
.A. C. Leighton 500 00
300 00
A. II. Hamilton.
100 OG
Dr. W. B. Smith.
300 00
Riley & Jones
100 Od
Ottumwa Gas Company
250 00
Loton E. Gray.
100 OC
W. F. McCarroll & Son
200 00
Jones & Buchanan
100 OC.
O. 31. Ladd
200 00
W. S. Cripps & Brother 100 OG
F. W. Simmons.
200 00
Rosen & Brother
100 OC
J. B. Sax.
200 00
Chris. Miller.
100 00
Globe Tea Company
200 00
D. F. Morey.
100 OG
W. A. Jordan & Sons.
200 00
Samuel A. Flagler
100 00
Harper, Chambers & Co.
200 00
Ira Phillips .
100 00
Ottumwa Supply Company
200 00
George W. Thomas.
100 OC
S. M. Stancliff.
200 00
W. . 1. Carnes
100 OC
E. K. Shelton.
200 00
Henry J. Phillips.
100 OC
Calvin Manning.
200 00
D. D. Calhoon .
100 00
John S. Wolf.
150 00
William Steller 100 OC.
Martin llardsocg.
150 00
E. Talbert
100 00
Claude Myers
150 OC
M. V. Pratt ..
100 0C
Sam Stern.
150 OG
Gottlieb Beck.
100 00
S. H. Harper
100 OC
Mrs. C. L. Graham
100 00
W. T. Harper
100 00
P. H. Riordan
100 00
Arthur Gephart
100 00
Baker Brothers.
75 00
R. H. Moore
100 00
C. W. Sargent.
75 00
J. G. Meek
100 00
Poe Underwood
75 00
A. D. Moss
100 00
S. T. Carter.
65 00
J. Prugh & Co.
100 00
Thomas Swords.
60 00
S. C. Cullen & Company ..
100 00
T. P. Spilman
60 00
Lowenberg Brothers 100 00
Charles O. Taylor.
99
AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
J. G. Hutchison
50 00
Mrs. Calvin Manning 25 00
W. R. Daum.
50 00
J. L. Harmon.
25 00
J. A. Mangan. 50 OG
Dr. J. Williamson 25 00
Thrall & Gephart 50 00
C. L. Walker. 25 00
Sam Stern. 50 00
W. D. Tisdale 25 00
W. S. Christie.
50 00
L. S. De Veney 25 00
J. T. McCune. 50 00 D. A. La Force 25 00
Pallister Brothers
50 00
Charles Riefsnyder 25 00
J. W. Miller.
50 00 Joseph Sloan. 25 00
Jchn W. Gray
50 00 W. B. Armstrong 25 00
H. C. Peters.
50 03
C. E. Boude .. 25 00
J. J. Bowles.
50 00
S. B. Evans
25 00
B. Allmeyer & Company 50 00
I. N. Mast.
25 00
Forbes & Scheying.
50 00
W. 11. 11. Asbury 25 00
J. R. Burgess
50 00 William Ridout 25 00
W. H. Boston.
50 00
Gwin & Mc. 25 00
11. M. Cockerill.
50 00
.A. P. Anderson 25 OC
Z. A. Frasier
50 00 Frank Cummings 25 00
William Paul
50 00
Dungan & Culbertson 25 00
A. Silberman
50 00 J. W. Calhoun 25 00
W. B. Wycoff
50 00 J. M. Gibbs 25 00
Ira A. Myers
50 01 J. C. Ransun. 25 00
W. Owens.
50 00 1. Dayton.
25 00
R. N. Morrell
50 00 P. C. Biddison
25 00
N. Glew.
50 00
G. N. Graves
25 0)
John Connell
50 00
(). 1). Wray 25 00
J. P. Wing.
50 00 T. E. Muir.
25 00
James R. AAsher
50 05 Daniel Rosecrans
25 00
W. G. Ball.
50 OU
John H. White
25 00
J. E. Hawkins. 35 03 Charles R. Davis 25 00
Harlan & Company 30 00
J. J. Smith. 25 0C
Robert James.
30 00 Samuel Loch. 25 00
C. R. Gipe
30 00 W. H. Stevens 25 00
Ed Nash.
30 00 G. H. Sheffer. 25 00
O. E. Stewart
30 00 Joseph Loomis 25 00
L OF C.
L. T. Briggs
50 00 Tierney & Hammond 25 00
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HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY
Kiser & Pierson 25 00
Coen & Siberell 20 00
Henry Throne. 25 00
J. T. Staats. 15 00
F. W. Grube
25 00
W. F. Meyers 15 00
James Daly 25 00
Will T. Carper 15 00
H. Snyder 25 00
J. G. Howard, C. T. L. Company . .
15 00
F. Geiss.
25 00
George C. Nash 15 00
John Mytton 25 00
G. L. Blundell
25 00
J. B. McCarrol 15 00
William Fiedler 15 00
J. Conway
25 00
F. B. Clark 15 00
J. Wishart
25 00
C. R. Anderson 15 00
A. Clifton. 25 00
Clara Thomas
15 00
J. Kreutzbender 25 00
Nettie & Elsie Thomas ( Per G. W. T.) 15 00
Annie S. Mytton
25 0C
James Cronin
15 00
John W. Scott
25 00
W. P. Liston.
15 00
Francis Ward. 25 00
S. L. Shepherd
15 00
Joseph Frey 25 00
C. Owens
15 00
C. T. Hartman. 25 00
W. B. Smith
15 00
R. B. Teter.
25 00
H. H. Coughlan
10 00
William McNett 25 00
J. M. Swanson
10 00
G. A. Madson. 25 00
Charles C. Doty
10 00
L. E. Rogers
25 00
R. L. Tilton 25 00
W. A. Work
25 00
Dr. Armstrong
25 00
J. A. Frey
25 00
B. F. Ilyatt
25 00
George B. Simmons
20 00
Alex. Skogerson 10 00
Mike Kirby 20 00
Carl Harlan 20 00
J. Nusbaum 10 00
Ed. Arnold.
20 00
Leonard Johnson 10 00
E. J. Smith.
20 00
William Wells 10 00
R. B. Dowden 20 00
H. 1. Patrick 10 00
T. E. Gibons
20 00
J. S. McCleland & Company . 10 00
15 00
S. T. Hartman. 25 00
Philip Duffy 10 00
N. J. Potter 10 00
J. W. Cleavinger 10 00
H. B. Summers 10 00
H. H. Rosseau. 10 00
Victor Johnson 10 00
John Erland 10 00
O. E. McNair. 15 00
John Berkes. 25 00
P. Colfer.
25 00
W. R. McIntyre.
IOI
AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
R. L. Morgan.
10 00
J. M. Spilmar
10 00
Earl F. Walker
10 0:
M. Kairns, Jr ..
10 00
James Dyson.
10 00
W. Ewing 10 00
John Brambeck
10 00
P. Muldoon 10 00
B. Bissell.
10 00
F. Smith
10 00
E. Huffman
10 00
W. J. Sinnamon 10 00
John Morris
10 00
W. Parkinson
10 00
W. O'Malley
10 00
E. B. Davis
10 00
W. L. Blundell
10 00
17. Schafer
10 00)
W. Strohauer
10 00
II. Hamilton
10 00
G. Boyer
10 00
T. D. Lee
10 0)
C. H. Owens
10 00
George Tweedel
100)
E. Harris.
10 00
Joseph Kitchen
1(0)
James Trenneman
10 00
T. 11. Spilman
10 00
P. Husted
10 00
II Cutter 10 00
M1. McInerny
10 00
J. Kirby
10 00
John Glanville
10 00
C. Hogewoning
10 00
Charles Shultz
10 00
G. W. Wellman
10 00
.A. J. Larche
10 00
Z. Zimmerman
10 00
A. Brown.
10 00
P. Henneberry
10 00
J. E. Hall.
10 00
Mrs. C. A. Carter
10 00
J. Casidy
10 00
B. W. Scott.
10 00
P. Kearns
10 00
E. N. Thomas 10 00
T. J. Kelley
10 00
J. A. Ballard
10 00
B. Brier
10 00
.1. B. Williams
10 00
J. McDonald
10 00
V. O. Hand
10 00
C. Horn.
10 00
J. AAmelang 10 00
.1. T. Gardner
10 00
E. E. Ellis 10 00
T. E. Cullen
10 00
J. W. Simpson 10 00
J. Hopkins
10 00
J. Beever 10 00
R. L. Chamberlain.
10 00
W. 11. C. Jaques
10 00
R. T. Keefe
10 00
W. L. Orr
10 00
W. W. Shepherd
10 00 II. W. Roberts
10 00
F. J. Bullock
10 00
S. . A. Spilman
10 00
John Durkin .
10 00
.1. O. Williams
10 00
George Mitchell
10 00
C. A. Walsh.
10 00
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HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY
S. E. Adler
10 00
W. Robinson. 5 00
E. L. Burton
10 00
J. Van Beek.
5 00
T. J. Boltz.
10 00
G. M. Jennings 5 00
E. & R. Chambers
10 00
John Breaky
5 00
B. E. S. Ely
10 00
G. Schworm
5 00
Charles Hall 10 00
H. Geissel 5 00
G. E. Howard 5 00
W. Hogewoning.
5 00
M. S. Bush
5 00
A. Seaburg. 5 00
J. B. Rayner 5 00
John Sheehan
5 00
C. W. Knight
5 00
Ed Lowenberg. 5 00
P. Phillips
5 00
C. G. Keyhoe
5 00
John Browner. 5 00
J. C. McCormick
5 00
P. Murphy
5 00
Elmer Peck
5 00
W. Harris.
5 00
C. S. Tindell
5 00
W. Barkley. 5 00
E. W. & C. L. Fowler
5 00
V. Krafta. 5 00
E. S. Smith.
5 00
William Kline 5 00
Morris Feltheimer
5 00
W. Schworm 5 00
V. Warren Baker
5 00
H. D. Lockwood
5 00
Clifford J. Baker
5 00
C. H. Johnston 5 00
C. Rockefeller
5 00
M. G. Garland. 5 00
Rossar Davis
5 00
J. Anderson
5 00
William C. Williams
5 00
H. Glew
5 00
Richard Price 5 00 James Kearns
5 00
J. A. Murphy
5 00
E. Rabens
5 00
C. B. Fossett 5 00
J. Kreutzbender
5 00
John Mier
5 00 :
G. Applegate.
5 00
Matt Meyer. 5 00
F. Underwood
5 00
J. J. Evans.
5 00
J. II. Selineider. 5 00
5 00
Mathew Johns
5 00
E. Copeland
5 00
Newell Parsan 5 00
A. Weimer
5 00
John Loring .
5 00 Otto Wurmbach 5 00
James Powell
5 00
C. Mckinney 5 00
G. W. Mccullough
5 00 J. Weimer 5 00
WV. Moffitt 5 00 H. List
5 00
Robert Wilson
5 00 J. Simons
W. H. Prescott
5 00
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AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
W. Leonard
5 00
W. M. Carroll 5 00
S. L. Fairly
5 00
1. N. Rogers.
5 00
C. C. Powell
5 00
W. H. Holmes 5 00
1. Finley 5 00
W. Amelang. 5 00
J. H. Finley 5 00
George Phillips. 5 00
M. Coleman. 5 00
11. Wagner 5 00
E. Seifert. 5 00
G. Pomeroy 5 00
M. Hinsey
5 00
1). 1. Lane. 5 00
1. Hatfield
5 00
S. L. Berry, 5 00
.I. Melick . 5 00
J. J. Baker
5 00
M. Williams. 5 00
11. F. Peck
5 00
F. Griffith . 5 00
D. E. Chisman 5 00
J. W. Bothwell
5 00 J. D. Callaway 5 00
B. B. Lottridge
5 00
Mrs. M. La Point
5 00
N. Swenson & C. II. Johnson
5 00 J. W. Soule
5 00
B. F. Berry.
5 00
J. F. Blake
5 00
W. T. Tappen
5 00
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CHAPTER XIII
ROSTER OF COUNTY OFFICIALS AND CENSUS
NAMES OF DIFFERENT PERSONS WHO HAVE HELD OFFICE IN THE COUNTY FROM THE BEGINNING UNTIL THE YEAR 1901- POPULATION OF THE COUNTY BY TOWNSHIPS, AND ALSO BY TOWNS.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF THE COUNTY.
County Commissioners .- L. E. Temple, J. M. Montgomery and C. T. Harrow were the original commissioners, elected in 1844. Dr. Warden thinks that the first commissioners served but one year. If that is so. then there is a missing name in this list, for the first full board discovered is in 1847, when Henry Smith, Charles Dudley and James B. Wright served. We are inclined to believe that one of these gentlemen-probably Smith-was chosen in 1845; James B. Wright, in 1844, and Charles Dudley, in 1847. Perhaps Mr. Dud- ley was elected first in 1845, as the retirement of Mr. Gray would create a vacancy. If that supposition is correct, Mr. Dudley was re-elect- ed in 1848. In 1847 the board consisted of Smith. Wright and Dudley; and in 1848, of Wright, Dudley and Bell; in 1849, Samuel Gilliland was elected; and in 1850, Gideon Myers.
On the authority of a paper published in
the "Annals of lowa," April, 1868, by G. D. R. Boyd, we state that the second board of county commissioners, chosen at the first reg- ular election, in August, 1844, was composed of John C. Evans, James B. Wright and John B. Gray.
The election of the first or organizing board was held in April, 1844. The regular election took place always in August in those early years. The original officers, creopt commis- sioners, were re-elected at the first August election in 1844.
Commissioners' Clerk .- This office was dis- tinct from that of clerk of the district court. The first incumbent. 1844, was Charles Over- man. In 1848 A. J. Redenbaugh was chosen, and held the office until the system was abol- ished.
County Judge .- In 1851-55 Silas Osborn was elected : in 1857. Joseph H. Flint. Judge Flint was legislated out of office in 1861, when the board of supervisors came into power.
Supervisors .- Under the system of 1861
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WAPELLO COUNTY POOR FARM .-- South View.
WAPELLO COUNTY POOR FARM -- North View.
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AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
the following men were elected : William Cloyd. Thomas Bedwell, George Gillaspy, G. F. Myers, A. Major, J. C. Hinsey, William Knight, Silas Osborn, W. C. Melntire, L. Rose, George Neville, Aaron Harlan, Moses C. Israel, Peter Knox.
1862-Thomas Bedwell, William Cloyd. Martin Dickens, J. C. Hlinsey, Peter Knox, William Knight, G. F. Myers, George Neville, Draper, M. C. Israel, Moses Fairburn.
Silas Osborn, L. Rose, J. Y. Simpson, G. W. Charles Barbour, John Harlan, Henry Rein-
1863-1. Il. Butin. C. S. Carwile, Martin Dickens. Thomas Bedwell, George Neville. Silas Osborn, William Cloyd, J. C. Hinsey, Peter Knox, L. A. Myers, Il. Reinhard, G. W. Dresser, W. C. Melntire, J. Y. Simpson.
1864-S. Packwood, P. M. Warder. J. W. Hedrick, S. A. Monroe, G. Temple, L. ... Myers, William Cloyd, J. Y. Simpson, C. S. Carwile, H. Reinhard, Silas Osborn. A. H. Butin, George Neville. M. Welch.
1865-James M. Hull. George Neville. Henry Reinhard, E. C. Myers, D. R. Swope, P. M. Warder, L. A. Myers, J. W. Hedrick. Silas Osborn, S. A. Monroe, William Cloyd. W. H. Dunlap, J. R. Kerfoot, George F. Myers.
1866-George Temple, Silas Osborn. J. W. Hedrick, Joseph Myers, Isaac W. Stanley. N. Williams, John II. Carver. E. T. Neville, Charles Barbour, M. L. Godley, George F. Myers, S. A. Monroe, Henry Reinhard, Will- iam Cloyd.
1867-J. W. Hedrick, George Temple, J. H. Carver. William Cloyd, Charles Barbour, John Harlan, William Evans, M. L. Godley,
John Wilcox, Edward Neville, Joseph Myers, S. A. Monroe, Henry Reinhard, A. H. Butin.
1868-1. W. Hedrick, J. D. Ladd. I. Lot speich, J. 11. Carver, E. L. Randel, Charles Barbour, Henry Reinhard, John Molumuby, E. T. Neville, Moses C. Israel, William Cloyd. .1. 11. Butin, William Evans, R. W. Boyd, John Harlan.
1800-1. Lotspeich. William Cloyd.
hard, John Mohuumuby, John Carver. E. L. Randel. R. Hyatt, James D. Ladd. R. W. Boyd, W. H. Kitterman, William Evans, E. T. Neville, Moses C. Israel.
1870-O. D. Tisdale, William Cloyd, W. C. Reynolds. R. Hyatt, G. A. Derby, G. W. Dickins. R. W. Boyd. W. H. Kitterman, Will- iam Evans, S. A. Monroe, E. T. Neville, John Harlan, T. Shitz. T. Poster.
1871-System changed to board of three members-H. Canfield, Henry Reinhard, T. J. Nelson.
1872-11. Canfield, Henry Reinhard, T. J. Nelson.
1873-Henry Reinhard, D. Il. Michael. T. J. Nelson.
1874-S. Mccullough. D. 11. Michael, T. J. Nelson.
1875-D. 11. Michael, S. Mccullough, S. M. Wright.
1870-S. Mccullough, S. M. Wright. D. HI. Michael.
1877-S. M. Wright, D. H. Michael. John Postlewaite.
18;8-John Postlewaite, G. W. Fair, D. L. Hardy,=the latter to fill vacancy.
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HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY
1879-John Postlewaite, G. W. Fair, Henry Reinhard.
1880-G. W. Fair, Henry Reinhard, C. C. Warden.
1881-Henry Reinhard, C. C. Warden, Mathew Henry.
1882-C. C. Warden, Mathew Henry, Page White.
1883-Mathew Henry, Page White, W. E. Jones.
1884-Page White, W. E. Jones, Frank Warder.
1885-W. E. Jones, Frank Warder, Curtis Chisman.
1886-Frank Warder, Curtis Chisman, J. B. Mowery.
1887-Curtis Chisman, J. B. Mowery, E. M. Whetsel.
1888-J. B. Mowery, E. M. Whetsel, David Jay.
1889-E. M. Whetsel, David Jay. J. B. Mowery.
1890-David Jay, J. B. Mowery, J. C. Ives.
1891-J. B. Mowery, J. C. Ives, J. F. Baum and O. P. Bizer.
1892-J. C. Ives, J. F. Baum, O. P. Bizer.
1893-J. F. Baum, O. P. Bizer, Norman Reno.
1894-O. P. Bizer, Norman Reno, Samuel Johnson.
1895-Norman Reno, Samuel Johnson, M. L. Kirk.
1896-Samuel Johnson, M. L. Kirk, J. M. Elder.
1897-M. L. Kirk, J. M. Elder, Samuel Johnson.
1898-J. M. Elder, Samuel Johnson, H. B. Wagers.
1899-Samuel Johnson, H. B. Wagers, J. M. Elder.
1900-II. B. Wagers. J. M. Elder, J. H. R. Spilman.
1901-J. M. Elder. J. H. R. Spilman, John McElroy.
Sheriff-1847. Joseph Hayne : 1849. Duane F. Gaylord : 1853, D. H. Michael ; 1855, Will- iam H. Williams; 1857, William Lewis, Jr. : 1859. L. E. Gray-A. M. Bonnifield served during a portion of the last term for which Mr. Gray was elected, owing to Mr. Gray's resignation: 1865. George A. Derby; 1867. Thomas Bedwell: 1869, Samuel A. Swiggett; 1873. T. P. Spillman; 1877, D. W. Stewart: 1885, Sim. Chaney: 1884, J. W. Workman : 1888, L. J. Michael; 1890, J. W. McIntire ; 1894. Thomas Stodghill: 1898, B. F. Slutts.
Treasurer and Collector-1844, Thomas Foster: 1845, Charles Overman: 1846, Will- iam G. Ross; 1847, Joseph Leighton: 1851, James Pumroy : 1855, Peter Knox : 1857, Will- iam J. Ross ; 1862. Joseph Hayne ; 1867, Will- iam J. Ross : 1869, Alfred Lotspeich : 1873. William H. H. Asbury; 1877, W. I. Poag; 1880, W. A. Nye; 1884. George Bane: 1890, 1. D. Mowery; 1894, W. R. Warren: 1898, John H. Spry.
Recorder-1844, M. J. Spurlock: 1845, Charles Overman : 1846, William J. Ross ; 1847, Joseph Leighton ; 1851, James Pumroy : 1855,
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AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
Peter Knox; 1857. William J. Ross : 1862. Jo- seph Hayne: 1866, Daniel W. Tower: 1872. Wade Kirkpatrick : 1881, John Harness : 1885. James Hondyshell : 1891. J. M. Kussart : 1893. H. L. Hedrick: 1894. W. S. Parks: 1897. C. T. Porter; 1901, George 11. Smith.
Until 1866 this office was connected with that of treasurer and collector.
Judge of Probate-1844. Paul C. Jeffries : 1846. G. B. Savery ( this judge could have held office but a short time, for in 1846 we find that James Weir was also judge) : 1848, James Baker: 1849. D. M. C. Lane; 1850. George May. After 1851 this office was known as a part of the county judge system, a plan which obtained after the abolishment of the busi- ness office of county judge in 1861. and until the establishment of the circuit court, in 1850. when the probate business passed under the jurisdiction of the circuit judge. After Silas Osborn and Joseph 1. Flint, in 1865, came S. Porter, until 1869.
Auditor-1869, office created. George D. Hackworth : 1873. William H. Caldwell : 1875; M. B. Myers: 1880. M. L. Godley: 1882, E. Washburn: 1888, H. B. Wagers; 1890. James Hicks: 1893. H. B. Wagers; 1897. Morgan Griswold; 1901, I. IT. Hammond.
Prosecuting Attorney-1846, H. B. Hen- dershott : 1848. William II. Brumfield; 1852. James Baker: 1854. Thomas Bigham. In 1858 the office was changed to district prosecutor. The above list is complete as far as it goes, but we may have omitted one or two names. No records can be found to aid us.
County Attorney-1889. A. C. Steck:
1801. C. A. Walsh: 1803. Summer Siberell; 1897. A. W. Enoch : 1901, D. H. Emery.
Clerk of the District Court-1844, II. B. Hendershott: 1840, John W. Ross: 1848. Thomas G. Given : 1852, Joseph Hayne : 1856, Joseph Campbell: 1858, Joseph Hayne : 1860, Hugh Brown; 1864. L. M. Godley; 1879. W. C. Thompson : 1885. J. T. Purdue : 1889. C. E. Norton : 1891, John Shehan ; 1893. 11. L. Hed- rick: 1897. O. J. Garriott: 1901, H. W. Michael.
Surveyor-1844, William Dewey: 1849. George D. Hackworth: 1851. Joel B. Myers; 1853. Thomas Fowler : 1855. Walter Clement : 1859. Thomas Fowler: 1861. W. M. Clark: 1865. John Grant: 1868, George D. Hack- worth : 1870. John D. Baker : 1872. L. D. Mc- Glashon : 1878. W. 11. MeGlashon: 1879. John D. Baker: 1880, Samuel HI. Burton: 1882, John D. Baker: 1884. Samuel 11. Burton; 1888. John D. Baker : 1800, Samuel H. Burton ; 1892. John T. Brady : 1894. C. R. Men : 1896, Gordon Bell : 1900. C. R. Allen.
Coroner-1849. A. George: 1851. Alex- ander Brown: 1853. - Griggs : 1855, Will- iam E. Coe: 1859. C. G. Packard : 1801. J. G. Porter: 1865. 1. 1 .. Chamberlain : 1869. J. C. Ilinsey : 1873. E. L. Lathrop: 1877. . A. C. Ol- ney: 1882. James Carter : 1884. E. II. Sage; 1888, S. A. Spilman : 1800. E. M. Arenschield; 1892, 1 .. Campbell : 1894. J. Williamson : 1808. John O'Donnell; 1900, C. C. Powell: 1901. David Throne.
Superintendent of Schools-1859. George D. Ilackworth : 1863. John M. McElroy : 1865, B. A. Spaulding : 1867. S. L. Burnham ; 1809.
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HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY
Henry C. Cox; 1871, N. M. Ives; 1873, Clay Wood: 1877, W. A. Melntire: 1880, T. J. Sloan: 1882, W. A. MeIntire: 1890, George Phillips: 1894, Joseph Parks: 1900. Beniah Dimmitt.
LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION.
In October, 1844, the first constitutional convention met at Iowa City ; Wapello county was represented by William 11. Galbreath and William W. Chapman. The territorial legis- lature, seventh assembly, met at the same place in May, 1845. William G. Coop represented Jefferson, Wapello and Kishkekosh ( now Mon- roe) counties in the senate, and Reuben R. Harper in the house. The eighth assembly met in December, 1845; Mr. Coop was then sen- ator, and Joseph Fink, representative. The second constitutional convention met May 4, 1846: Wapello was represented by Joseph H. Hedrick. The third constitutional convention met at lowa City January 19, 1857: Wapello was represented by George Gillaspy.
The state of Iowa was organized in 1846. The first state assembly met at Iowa City No- vember 30. Since that time the county of W'apello has been represented as follows :
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Senate-Wapello and Monroe counties- 1846. James Davis: 1848, Barney Royston ; 1850, Wapello, Monroe and Lucas-Henry B. Hendershott ; 1852, Wapello, John W. Hed- rick; Wapello, Monroe, Lucas and Clarke, Henry B. Hendershott: 1854, Wapello, James C. Ramsey; Wapello, Monroe, Lucas and Clarke, Daniel AAnderson; 1856, Wapello.
James C. Ramsey; 1858, John A. Johnson ; 1862. J. W. Dixon: 1866. Edward Il. Stiles ; 1868, Augustus H. Hamilton : 1872, J. H. Mer- rill : 1878, G. A. Madson: 1880, J. G. Hutchi- son : 1884, P. G. Ballingall ; 1886. J. G. Hutchi- son: 1890, P. G. Ballingall : 1892. J. J. Smith ; 1894, H. L. Waterman; 1898, W. A. Meln- tire.
House-1846, Wapello, A. B. Comstock ; 1848, Joseph H. Flint : 1850, Joseph IL. Flint and Andrew Major; 1852, Wapello, Robert Coles, James C. Ramsey; Wapello, Monroe, Lucas and Clarke, Henry Allen: 1854. Wa- pello, Samuel K. Cramer, Nimrod Poston : Wa- pello and Keokuk, Cyrus Franklin : 1856, Wa- pello. Cyrus Franklin, S. G. Finney; Wapello and Keokuk, M. F. Bottorf: 1858, William Campbell, William McCormick: 1860, J. C. Mitchell, James Doggett: 1862, Joseph H. Flint, T. D. MeGlothlen: 1864, Peter Knox, Edward H. Stiles: 1866, Peter Knox, Charles Dudley: 1868, Samuel T. Caldwell. Charles Dudley; 1870, Charles Dudley. John 11. Carver: 1872, John H. Carver. Samuel T. Caldwell; 1874, J. W. Dixon, Jacob Siberell ; 1876. J. W. Dixon, G. A. Madson: 1878, W. A. Fast, J. A. Israel; 1879, W. . \. Fast : 1880, F. M. Epperson; 1882, F. M. Epperson, G. W. Dickins; 1884, Henry Canfield; 1886, D. A. La Force, J. R. Burgess ; 1888, J. R. Bur- gress ; 1890, J. J. Smith : 1892. W. W. Cun- ningham: 1894, W. G. Crow; 1898, G. W. Dickins ; 1900. . \. W. Buchanan.
CENSUS REPORT.
The following shows the population of Wa-
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pello county by townships, also the towns in the county, according to the census taken in 1900:
Adams
1,155
Agency, including Agency City 1.085
Cass, including Chillicothe .. 503
Center, including Ottumwa. 20,350
Columbia, including part of Eddyville
1,768
Competine
830
Dahlonega
466
Green
822
Highland
1.015
Keokuk
840
Pleasant
989
Polk 016
Richland, including Kirkville. 1.709
Washington, including Eldon. 2,003
Total population of the county.
35:357
The following is the population of the towns in Wapello county :
Agency
408
Chillicothe 216
Eddyville, including part of Harrison twp., Ma- haska Co. 1.230
Eldon
1,850
Kirkville
402
Ottumwa
ยท18,197
CHAPTER XIV
THE BRISCOE GOLD FEVER
ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF GOLD ON BEAR CREEK -- THE MANIA OF SPECULATION THAT ENSUED-LAND WORTH BUT $40 PER ACRE SOLD FOR $500 PER ACRE.
In the fall of 1881, J. O. Briscoe, a citi- zen then of Ottumwa, announced that he had discovered gold on Bear Creek, a tributory of the Des Moines River ; the place of the alleged deposit was about. a mile and a half from the mouth of the creek and a few hundred yards below where the main road crosses the creek in the vicinity of a school-house. In order to give a more explicit description, the land en which Briscoe claimed to discover gold, and on which he obtained possession. was the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 27, township 72, range 14. Bris- coe claimed that he found gold in the sand obtained from the creek, and that he had ob- tained assays of a stratum of rock ( limestone ) that ran from a trace to $20 per ton in gold. It was a mystery why Briscoe never attempted to stock this property and place it on sale, but he was carrying out a scheme that was sat- isfactory to himself, and it is believed that he reaped his reward in inducing others to buy
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adjacent lands at a high value, and that the owners of such lands divided the profits with him. He manifested what the people be- lieved to be full faith in his discovery, by erect- ing a mill for reducing the alleged ore on the premises, and for many days the farce of a gold mill in full operation was enacted. In the course of time he brought out an alleged gold brick and placed it on exhibition at a Baptist festival in Ottumwa. The newspa- pers published frequent accounts of alleged assays that increased the excitement. Early in 1882 syndicates were formed for the pur- chase of adjacent lands or within a mile of the gold mill, and extravagant prices were paid. A case is noted where $2,000 was paid for the mineral only that lay in a tract of 40 acres; there were instances where the land near or adjoining the Briscoe property was sold at prices ranging from $100 to $500 an acre. One man, a teamster, mortgaged his horses and wagon for $150. in order to get
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a small holding, and as a matter of course lost team and money. He was indignant when a prominent citizen, who had already invested, warned him against the investment. and declared that the friend who gave him the warning was a hog and wanted it all for himself. A nugget of gold, weighing nearly a half ounce, was exhibited, which it was al- leged was taken from one of the rockers of the Bear Creek gold mine. This increased the fever and hundreds of persons rushed to the diggings to see what they couldl find. The nugget was examined by practical miner, and mineralogists, who quickly discovered that it was a vest-pocket specimen, with all its original angularities wern smooth, but the en- thusiasts would not believe a word of it, and the price of the lands in the vicinity again increased. In vain did the oldl California and Rocky Mountain miners denounce the whole thing as a fraud, but men who had never looked into a mine and knew abs lutely noth- ing of mineralogy assumed to know it all, and the majority believed them. It was an inter- esting phase of human credulity, and at the same time a melancholy spectacle, to see men, who were sane on all other subjects, go will and almost insane over the prospect of make- ing Wapello county a great gold mining dis- trict. Finally a committee of business men took up the matter for serious investigation ; the committee procured a number of specimens of the "gold" rock and sent them to Chicago for assay; it was not long until the returns came in, and each certificate was to this effect :
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