The history of Cedar County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c. : a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, Part 30

Author: Western Historical Co
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 742


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A quarter section, half a mile square-160 acres.


An eighth section, half a mile long, north and south, and a quarter of a mile wide-80 acres.


A sixteenth section, a quarter of a mile square-40 acres.


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269


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


The sections are all numbered 1 to 36, commencing at the north-east corner.


The sections are divided into quarters, which are named by the cardinal points. The quarters are divided in the same way. The de- scription of a forty acre lot would read: The south half of the west half of the south-west quarter of section 1 in township 24, north of range 7 west, or as the case might be; and sometimes will fall short and sometimes overrun the number of acres it is supposed to contain.


The nautical mile is 795 4-5 feet longer than the common mile.


SURVEYORS' MEASURE.


7 92-100 inches .make 1 link. 25 links


1 rod.


4 rods 66 1 chain.


80 chains.


1 mile.


NOTE .- A chain is 100 links, equal to 4 rods or 66 feet.


Shoemakers formerly used a subdivision of the inch called a barley- corn ; three of which made an inch.


Horses are measured directly over the fore feet, and the standard of measure is four inches-called a hand.


In Biblical and other old measurements, the term span is sometimes used, which is a length of nine inches.


The sacred cubit of the Jews was 24.024 inches in length.


The common cubit of the Jews was 21.704 inches in length.


A pace is equal to a yard or 36 inches.


A fathom is equal to 6 feet.


A league is three miles, but its length is variable, for it is strictly speaking a nautical term, and should be three geographical miles, equal to 3.45 statute miles, but when used on land, three statute miles are said to be a league.


In cloth measure an aune is equal to 14 yards, or 45 inches.


An Amsterdam ell is equal to 26.796 inches.


A Trieste ell is equal to 25.284 inches.


A Brabant ell is equal to 27.116 inches.


HOW TO KEEP ACCOUNTS.


Every farmer and mechanic, whether he does much or little business, should keep a record of his transactions in a clear and systematic man- ner. For the benefit of those who have not had the opportunity of ac- quiring a primary knowledge of the principles of book-keeping, we here present a simple form of keeping accounts which is easily comprehended, and well adapted to record the business transactions of farmers, mechanics and laborers.


270


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


1875.


A. H. JACKSON.


Dr.


Cr.


Jan. 10 To 7 bushels Wheat


at $1.25


$8 75


17 By shoeing span of Horses


$2 50


Feb. 4 To 14 bushels Oats.


at $ .45


6 30


4 To 5 lbs. Butter


at


.25


1|25


March 8 By new Harrow.


18 00


S By sharpening 2 Plows.


40


13 By new Double-Tree.


2


25


27 To Cow and Calf


48 00


April 9 To half ton of Hay.


6 25


9 By Cash


25.00


May 6 By repairing Corn-Planter


4 75


24 To one Sow with Pigs


17 50


July


4 By Cash, to balance account


35 15


$88 05


$88 05


1875.


CASSA MASON.


Dr.


C ...


March 21|By 3 days' labor


at $1.25


$3 75


66


21 To 2 Shoats


at


3.00


$6 00


23 To 18 bushels Corn


at


.45


8 10


May 1 By 1 month's Labor


25 00


1 To Cash


10 00


June


19 By 8 days' Mowing


at $1.50


12 00


=


26 To 50 Ibs. Flour


2 75


July


29 By 9 days' Harvesting


at


2.00


18,00


Aug. 12 By 6 days' Labor


at 1.50


9,00


12 To Cash


20,00


Sept.


1 To Cash to balance account


18|20


$67 75


$6745


INTEREST TABLE.


A SIMPLE RULE FOR ACCURATELY COMPUTING INTEREST AT ANY GIVEN PER CENT. FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.


Multiply the principal (amount of money at interest) by the time reduced to days; then divide this product by the quotient obtained by dividing 360 (the number of days in the interest year) by the per cent. of interest, and the quotient thus obtained will be the required interest.


ILLUSTRATION. Solution.


Require the interest of $462.50 for one month and eigliteen days at 6 per cent. All interest month is 30 days; one month and eighteen days equal 48 days. $462.50 multi- plied by .48 gives $222.0000; 360 divided by 6 (the per cent. of interest) gives 60, and $222.0000 divided by 60 will give you the exact interest, which is $3.70. If the rate of interest in the above example were 12 per cent., we would divide the $222.0000 by 30 6)360 (because 360 divided by 12 gives 30); if 4 per cent., we would divide by 90; if 8 per cent., by 45: and in like manner for any other per cent.


$462.50


.48


370000


185000


60 / $222.0000($3.70 180


420


420


.


00


1


I


1


I


I


1


1


1


.


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


I


I


1


1


I


10 To 27 lbs. Meat


at $ .10


2 70


MISCELLANEOUS TABLE.


12 units, or things, 1 Dozen. | 196 pounds, 1 Barrel of Flour. | 24 sheets of paper, 1 Quire. 12 dozen, 1 Gross. |200 pounds, 1 Barrel of Pork. 20 quires paper 1 Ream.


20 things, 1 Score. 56 pounds, 1 Firkin of Butter. | 4 ft. wide, 4 f. high, and 8 ft. long, 1 Cord Wood.


271


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


NAMES OF THE STATES OF THE UNION, AND THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS.


Virginia .- The oldest of the States, was so called in honor of Queen Elizabeth, the " Virgin Queen," in whose reign Sir Walter Raleigh made his first attempt to colonize that region.


Florida .- Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of Florida on Easter Sunday, and called the country in commemoration of the day, which was the Pasqua Florida of the Spaniards, or " Feast of Flowers."


Louisiana was called after Louis the Fourteenth, who at one time owned that section of the country.


Alabama was so named by the Indians, and signifies " Here we Rest." Mississippi is likewise an Indian name, meaning " Long River."


Arkansas, from Kansas, the Indian word for "smoky water." Its prefix was really arc, the French word for " bow."


The Carolinas were originally one tract, and were called "Carolana," after Charles the Ninth of France.


Georgia owes its name to George the Second of England, who first established a colony there in 1732.


Tennessee is the Indian name for the " River of the Bend," i. e., the Mississippi which forms its western boundary.


Kentucky is the Indian name for " at the head of the river."


Ohio means " beautiful ; " Iowa, " drowsy ones ; " Minnesota, " cloudy water," and Wisconsin, " wild-rushing channel."


Illinois is derived from the Indian word illini, men, and the French suffix ois, together signifying " tribe of men."


Michigan was called by the name given the lake, fish-weir, which was so styled from its fancied resemblance to a fish trap.


Missouri is from the Indian word " muddy," which more properly applies to the river that flows through it.


Oregon owes its Indian name also to its principal river.


Cortes named California.


Massachusetts is the Indian for " The country around the great hills."


Connecticut, from the Indian Quon-ch-ta-Cut, signifying "Long River."


Maryland, after Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles the First, of England.


New York was named by the Duke of York.


Pennsylvania means " Penn's woods," and was so called after William Penn, its orignal owner.


272


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


Delaware after Lord De La Ware.


New Jersey, so called in honor of Sir George Carteret, who was Governor of the Island of Jersey, in the British Channel.


Maine was called after the province of Maine in France, in compli- ment of Queen Henrietta of England, who owned that province.


Vermont, from the French word Vert Mont, signifying Green Mountain.


New Hampshire, from Hampshire county in England. It was formerly called Laconia.


The little State of Rhode Island owes its name to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean, which domain it is said to greatly resemble.


Texas is the American word for the Mexican name by which all that section of the country was called before it was ceded to the United States.


POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.


POPULATION OF FIFTY PRINCIPAL CITIES.


CITIES.


Aggregate Population.


Alabama ..


996. 992


Arkansas.


484,471


California


560,247


Connecticut


537,454


Delaware.


Philadelphia, Pa.


674,022


Florida ..


Brooklyn, N. Y.


396,099


Georgia ..


St. Louis, Mo ..


310,864


Illinois.


2,539,891


Chicago, Ill ..


298,977


Indiana.


1,680,637


Baltimore, Md


267,354


lowa ....


1,191,792


Boston, Mass ..


250,526


Kansas ..


364,399


Cincinnati, Ohio.


216, 239


Kentucky.


1,321,011


New Orleans, La.


191,418


Louisiana


726,915


San Francisco, Cal.


149.473


Maine ..


626,915


Buffalo, N. Y ...


117,714


Maryland.


780,894


Washington, D. C.


109,199


Massachusetts


1,457,351


Newark, N. J.


105,059


Michigan.


Louisville, Ky.


100,753


Minnesota.


439,706


92,829


Mississippi.


Pittsburg, Pa ..


86,076


Missouri ..


Jersey City, N. J


82,546


Nebraska


122,993


Detroit, Mich ...


79,577


Nevada


42,491


Milwaukee, Wis


71,440


New Hampshire.


318,300


Albany, N. Y ....


69,422 68,904 62,386


North Carolina


1,071,361


53.180


Ohio ...


2,665.260


51.038


Oregon ..


90,923


New Haven, Conn.


50,840 48,956 48,244 46,465


Tennessee.


1,258,520


43,051


Texas ..


818.579


Worcester, Mass.


41,105


Vermont.


330,551


Lowell, Mass.


40,928 40,226


West Virginia.


442,014


39,634


Wisconsin.


1,054,670


37,180


Scranton, Pa ..


35,092


Total States


38,113,253


33,930


Arizona ..


9,658


Colorada.


39,864


Dakota


14,181


District of Columbia.


131.700


Idalio


14,999


Montana.


20,595


Wilmington, Del.


30,841


New Mexico.


91,874


Utah


86,786


Washington


23,955


Utica, N. Y.


28,804


Wyoming.


9,118


Charlestown, Mass.


8,323


Total Territories,


442,730


Lynn. Mass ..


28.233


Fall River, Mass


26,766


Total United States


38.555,983


Savannah, Ga ..


28,235


Virginia ...


1,225,163


Memphis, Tenn.


Reading, Pa ..


Paterson, N. J.


33,579


Kansas City, Mo.


32,260


Mobile, Ala.


32,034


Toledo, Ohio.


31,584 31,413 31,274


Dayton, Ohio.


30.473


Lawrence, Mass.


28,921


Pennsylvania ..


3,521,791


Charleston, S. C.


Rhode Island


217,353


Indianapolis, Ind.


South Carolina.


705,606


Troy, N. Y ..


Syracuse, N. Y.


New Jersey


906.096


Providence, R. I.


New York .


4,382.759


Rochester, N. Y.


Allegheny, Pa ..


Richmond, Va ..


1,184,059


Cleveland, Ohio.


827,922


1,721,295


New York. N. Y


942,292


125,015


187,748


1.184,109


Total Population.


STATES AND TERRITORIES.


Cambridge, Mass


Hartford, Conn.


Portland, Me.


Columbus, Ohio


273


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.


Miles


STATES AND TERRITORIES.


Area in, square Miles.


POPULATION.


Miles R. R. 1872.


STATES AND TERRITORIES.


Area in square Miles.


1870.


1875.


1872.


States.


50,722


996,992


1,671


Pennsylvania.


46,000


3,521,791


5,113


Arkansas ..


52,198


484.471


25


Rhode Island.


1,306


217,353


258,239


136


California ..


188 981


560,247


1,013


South Carolina.


29,385


705,606


925,145


1.201


Connecticut.


4.674


537,454


820


Tennessee.


45,600


1,258,520


1,520


Delaware.


2,120


125,015


227


Texas ..


237,504


818,579


865


Florida


59,268


187,748


466


Vermont


10,212


330,551


675


Georgia ..


58,000 1,184,109


2,108


Virginia.


40,904


1,225,163


1.490


Illinois


55,410 2,539,891


5,904


West Virginia


23,000


442,014


485


Indiana.


33,809


1,680,637


3.529


Wisconsin


53,924


1,054.670


1,236,7%9


1,725


Iowa.


55,045 1,191.792 1,350,544


3.160


Kansas.


81,318


364,399


528,349


1,760


Total States.


1,950,171 38,113,253


59,587


Kentucky


37,600


1,321,011


1,123


Louisiana


41,346


726,915


539


Territories.


Malne ...


31,776


626,915


871


Arizona .


113,916


9,658


Maryland


11,184


780,894


820


Colorado.


104,500


39,864


392


Massachusetts.


7,800 1,457,351 1,651,912 1,606


Dakota


147,490


14,181


Michigan*


56,451 |1,184,059


1,334,031 2,235


Dist. of Columbia.


60


131,700


Minnesota.


83,531|


439,706


598,429 1,612


Idaho.


90,932


14,999


Mississippi.


47,156


827,922


Montana ..


143.776


20,595


2.580


New Mexico


121,201


91.874


375


Nevada.


112,090


42,491


593


Washington


69,944


23,955


499


New Jersey


8.320


906,096 1,026,502


1,265


New York


47,000 4,382,759


4,705,208


4,470


Total Territories.


965,032


442,730


1,265


Ohio


39,964 2,665,260


3,740


Oregon


95,244


90,923


159


Aggregate of U. S .. 2,915,203 38,555,983


00,852


* Last Census of Michigan taken in 1874.


* Included in the Railroad Mileage of Maryland.


PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD;


POPULATION AND AREA.


COUNTRIES.


Population.


Date of Census.


Area in Square Miles.


Inhabitants to Square Mile.


CAPITALS.


Population.


China


446,500.000


1871


3.741.846


119.3


Pekin.


1,648,800


British Empire.


226,817,108


1871


4,677,432


48.6


London ..


3,251,800


Russia ...


81,925,400


1871


8.003,778


10.2


St. Petersburg


667,000


United States with Alaska ..


38,925,600


1870


2,603,884


7.78


Washington


109,199


France


36,469,800


1866


204,091


178.7


Paris.


1,825,300


Austria and Hungary ..


35,904,400


1869


240,348


149.4


Vienna


833,900


Japan ..


34,785,300


1971


149,399


232.8


Yeddo.


1,554,900


Great Britain and Ireland.


31,817,100


1871


121,315


262.3


London.


3,251,800


German Empire


29,906,092


1871


160,207


187.


Berlin


825,400


Italy


27,439,921


1871


118,847


230.9


Rome.


244,484


Spain


16,642,000


1867


195,775


85.


Madrid


332,000


Brazil


10,000.000


3,253,029


3.07


Rio Janeiro.


420,000


Turkey


16,463,000


672,621


24.4


Constantinople


1,075,000


Mexico ..


9,173,000


1869


761,526


Mexico


210,300


Sweden and Norway


5,921,500


1870


292,871


20.


Stockholm


136,900


Persia


5,000,000


1870


635,964


7.8


Teheran


120,000


Belgium.


5,021,300


1869


11,373


441.5


Brussels


314,100


Bavaria.


4,861,400


1871


29,292


165.9


Munich.


169,500


Portugal.


3,995,200


1868


34,494


115.8


Lisbon.


224,063


Holland


3,688,300


1870


12,680


Hague ..


90,100


New Grenada


3,000,000


1870


357,157


8.4


Bogota ..


45,000


Chili


2,000,000


1869


132.616


15.1


Santiago.


115,400


Switzerland.


2,669,100


1870


15,992


166.9


Berne.


36,000


Peru .


2,500,000


1871


471,838


5.3


Lima ..


160,100


Bolivia ..


2,000,000


497,321


4.


Chuquisaca.


25,000


Wurtemburg


1,818,500


1871


7,533


Stuttgart


91,600


Denmark


1,784.700


1870


14,753


120.9


Copenhagen.


Caraccas


47,000


Baden ..


1,461,400


1871


5,912


247.


Carlsruhe


36,600


Greece. .


1,457.900


1870


19,353


75.3


Guatemala


1,180,000


1871


40,879


28.9


40,000


Paraguay.


1,000,000


1871


63,787


15.6


48,000


Hesse


823,138


2,969


277.


Darmstadt


30.000


Liberia


718,000


1871


9,576


74.9


Monrovia ..


3,000


San Salvador.


600,000


1871


7.335


81.8


Sal Salvador


15,000


Hayti ....


572,000


10,205


56.


Port au Prince.


20,000


Nicaragua.


350.000


1871


58,171


6.


Managna


10,000


Uruguay ..


300,000


1871


66,722


6.5


Monte Video


44.500


Honduras


350,000


1871


17,092


7.4


Comayagua .


12.000


San Domingo.


136,000


17,827


7.6


San Domingo.


20,000


Costa Rica ..


165.000


1870


21,505


San Jose.


2.000


Hawaii


62.950


7.633


80.


Honolulu


7,633


75.995


123,993


246,280


828


Utalı


80,056


86,786


New Hampshire.


9,280


318,300


790


Wyoming .


93,107


9,118


North Carolina ..


50,704 1,071,361


1,190


Venezuela.


1,500,000


368,238


4.2


Athens ..


43,400


Ecuador ..


1,300,000


218,928


5.9


Quito


70,000


Argentine Republic.


1,812,000


1869


871,848


2.1


Buenos Ayres.


177.800


241.4


162,042


Guatemala


Asuncion.


R. R.


1870.


1875.


States.


Alabama


990


Missouri.


65.350 1,721,295


Nebraska ..


52,540


857,039


POPULATION.


290.9


STATISTICS OF AGRICULTURE OF IOWA (CENSUS OF 1875.)


No. of


No. of


No. of


Acres


Acres


Acres


Spring Wheat.


Winter Wheat.


Indian Corn.


Oats.


Value of


COUNTIES.


of Im-


Unim-


under


Products


proved


Culti-


No. of


No. of


No. of


No. of


No. of


No. of


No. of


No. of


of Farm


in


Laud.


proved


Land.


vation


in 1874.


Aeres.


Bushels


Harv't'd


Aeres.


Bushels


Bushels


Harv't'd'


Acres.


Harv't'd'


Acres.


Bushels


Harv't'd


Dollars.


Appanoose.


161059


134767


161083


125188


9606


156521


109388


77789


1049


10838


64871


24325


2385243


905920


1356


387346


$1611937


Alamakee.


21146


23819


61880


181


15986


937639


89235


1964


394655


12776


442929


9225


788


33233


1415769


Audubon.


6876


10


97


65459


17947


281376


25174


969777


141293


184153


Adams


43735


54352


7


27550


174


3951


83182


695318


Adair


53680


3.034


66265


27010


435014


70


162737


3500


30S60


1402428


4155


159739


Buena Vista


828171


33118


228231


Benton.


297518


53911


239408


15514


1343666


280


+888


99106


83244


3328921


2791


67069


207828


15 490


445070


Boone.


156937


84


1595752


149198


71810


108642


32505


429257


11


10401


404620


2664995


Butler.


46151


1018453


58908


124877


479167


20


1270878


13827


421719


Bremer


145967


47001


Black Hawk.


213025


104810


57907


700


1209785


48878


644795


38685


28754


1026641


11259


518571


1144620


150881


89361


Buchanan


181256


1108024


56592


1939590


16804


19056


71118


157240


61291


812342


48831


1811250


17431


538196


556209


1898424


Clay.


37059


39919


54638


28974


33375


17481


153159


180120


2615949


45412


31693


8797


4436


98766


123343


Cherokee


92785


40123


401507


110864


676209


9459


315215


3545


Cass ..


45304


324894


40582


1901062


115595


35019


Crawford


58058


283414


15:262


24000


295


17957


648658


9079


176281


2902


1284899


99158


483357


Cedar .


248869


41417


166485


40467


640544


26


78221


2845921


Cerro Gordo ...


529.0


309895


48648


28199


415463


21030


9512


265443


20243


675887


228097


2606149


Clayton


212291


151908


173622


86883


1305125


1:47


591617


37913


669895


74104


1010345


1471263


7199


20024


Clinton


299855


2081793


57337


68683


12


$28


89297


3061338


Chickasaw


96504


94772


3


63


16821


514279


23:04


11744


702059


446300


3049019


Carroll


58065


309744


39159


40162


26756


643519


340161


894656


3


20


16014


550041


3238


107577


451365


Clarke ..


93694


50487


78803


17968


217090


39066


1580260


12337


367643


Callioun


26996


26618


7


55


150338


116003


131597


11010


109631


Davis


10


150


10656


351120


2993


73182


7054987


5378


30993


62127


2115569


221613


13643


Decatur


Dubuque


115751


87172


95275


187831


8211


74169


5319


56405


12239


50484


1763140


10555


345707


1600000


817


143665


98561


146244


49240


634135


1:20


1702391


25115


344551


643322


1024541


Des Moines


Delaware


58165


9,618


10615


113896


84


67118


2301938


9242


287392


1636132


472029


8688


117310


102924


1772992


62305


161357


11961


71728


Dickinson.


60401


5


50


56150


1690335


20577


632113


15710


29850


132435


5701


25822


3183


44455


2403


37282


1693314


15834


Dallas


29256


Emmet


57765


114625


8387


3911


445848


1510


7


186


57652


2184898


9937


335124


9989


3241


1502047


25586


Floyd


147098


179504


32130


110708


941439


2197


26462


14273


642448


1549


15244


62067


15461


487729


1367377


Fayette


98156


133758


863670


46


...


37091


1296480


704407


1503127


Franklin


69859


43:46


65590


60779


31096


455909


968


24066


758983


20770


9532


328679


Fremont


115907


Grundy


198832


103039


13229


206901


841


78845


1703985


771106.


135108


16625


1482582


5419


179645


1046066


146059


47926


52323


67384


19391


976607


40175


11786


401948


590 10


2


Guthrie


87259


19838


257760


783027


4227


120948


1593977


Green


620905


47220


27489


44


783037


128831


76892


393574


22


38902


1669134


4145


97765


18799611


10982


153505


792461


Hardin


39930


Humboldt


29114


33464


497251


36906


2-013


20902


41304


356915


1066627


12046


9998


297381


8974


90944


Howard.


115823


171018


61871


36115


301912


310268


200001


10210


Harrison


Hancock


94818


337451


72287


23948


582803


143701


9916


784409


10462


84


1200


44720


1620192


3462


341615


4889


69140


1858


786677


9005


Hamilton


63966


39935


52050


20676


70006


2067


294682


113203


20441


57899


670731


5108


48816


89405


168262


52762


Henry


182080


7292


50249


110831


15026


180220


9041


62672


2415670


13393


358221


1765670


Ida .


191041


9491


6514


3108


48815


2301


108465


455


14060


7482211


Iowa


89337


48410


1080


2713830


319071


Jackson


193290


158488


670247


36


€2518


11756


2005049


Johnson


241021


142401


278881


71257


142401


43515


550000


491


7942


23652


179752


193019


45306


666779


100


1274


53962


77142


1665518


1750091


Jasper


216949


1107170


100217


3158178


17760


521156


522197


79926


45259 9


15267


532239


2447875


63298


140684


31


18260


464824


2916838


Jones


208907


1909534


Jefferson


167389


36090


462478


409


65423


1896416


Keokuk.


208125


66979


125590


16237


164904


6192


66739


55061


1695510


3327282


14005


446128


447603


1530140


Kossuthı.


31550


98999


149672


83278


368328


148


75697


15582


48793


28835


10,98


13139


1363


119777


27857


1919728


110


200407


9781


2190306


5143


105306


Lee


183832


78692


133580


88857


10851


72624


153587


15400


59963


279069


108952


1631518


Lueas


59757


31


15872


13954


929


11817


318841


12766


47022


1902530


12665


342164


13789


1030554


Lyon


8132


2645


10396


8477


32651


Linn


281118


62649


76742


175655


656597


12


160


91173


3439923


22670


585648


2590052


Louisa.


151007


52922


52178


Mitelrell.


100066


19764


189939


1388


16267


49642


2184658


6792


94133


1083811


411961


14078


175755


542662


1665739


126384


70176


Mahaska


122490


65534


1591878


Marion.


232398


11274


199669


82779


150068


31362


395532


205


2697


2212


83775


3768209


3835063


16646


153214


10937


496248


335146


2195485


2181346


Mills


Madison


141512


99837


529663


189


53604


45136


84630


24385


342961


161998


32


543


188.09


59543


1533976


6528


232639


1003509


137979


3,553


628314


25


484


2953630


8743


285103


1709080


Monroe


102215


78206


91730


11638


101413


263


5584


69194


45575


1738916


11512


241081


938362


Marshall


223735


47552


52242


56218


11:303


69895


1125382


21


2808256


13611


465245


2868278


Monona ..


Museatine,


178945


39814


15334


183811


200


67699


48832


32375


416471


21577


818383


2304


66475


447665


104633


129699


63


629


54760


1715973


13287


405562


Montgomery.


50607


33626


32070


86026


1381


551539


8


166


39251


1441467


5322


201685


1747906


O'Brien


1072127


26131


14904


157526


6379


106052


3107


53931


191542


Osceola.


18490


31406


8769


69581


207689


56841


14651


1890


Polk


21928


35572


140450


37686


74757


2510


17279


26829


563389


21


394


77497


3272040


12188


431841


2140023


Poehahontas ...


124630


19219


419489


90619


7434


2541


Pottawattomie


33369


30774


588971


63


475


8981


229263


1750038


40494


112666


47258


5278


168081


1252629


Powesheik


208989


48697


5:312


Page ..


171588


156782


175471


762826


115184


22659


355792


1220


20235


..


85748


3571105


11416


333565


2393022


9758


Plymouth


2239043


346507


58233


1293463


51912


44379


33628


71386


Palo Alto.


32225


16679


8606


442736


10


10097


175778


4161


434123


Ringgold.


18517


2979


18400


23208


160


120487


46859


96616


58829


50373


325


6641


142957


235515


19123


185742


10326


78851


125


1762


35613


1145937


2226316


9118


15915


255007


1115782


Scott


47698


762315


40


618


59071


528868


3041873


Story .


148649


43874


99337


26058


8


Shelby


53180


39326


330S97


20


51273


1783477


11273


689556


2254


343265


1033743


367394


47230


22029


317944


17674


4591


71676


573026


Sioux.


39824


33515


6780


32038


45096


166980


Sae ..


31336


47201


24179


22096


251286


Taylor.


102861


235515


79442


11056


15446


110094


3068


279716


255182


206813


244


10


8662


3035


6599


238880


48260


1419680


8718


13574


269657


908476


Tama


90222


214941


9+013


1437807


73251


2842859


384469


2316405


Union


51005


33216


45826


10586


141188


53


960


24063


1130930


6127


181148


624260


Van Buren


153674


99528


113263


7455


58808


10928


121854


50211


1823622


12596


353698


1439586


Wayne ..


147766


66795


194265


167178


117689


158137


10375


42175


76346


654679


143


61


1236


2405187


13242


367396


1361376


Warren.


Winnesheik


910


65625


80280


3561365


8391


281510


2208392


246140


131670


Woodbury


44179


57097


259469


112175


1813465


27185


977316


24307


8216508


2265252


33037


218875


14647


490371


298209


Worth.


45957


32157


15243


122291


3072


91647


4445


161557


396506


Washington


48921


225176


23092


410487


Webster


157884


469879


1439


3530


55652


41616


14193


73265


2832241


15701


453320


2035264


5


Winnebago.


97238


61744


30625


70910


30554


391051


28713


917911


7491


207493


+33342


Wright


11589


32387


12421


28957


8939


11


270


1374


52425


1327


45109


140219


Wapello.


35516


13629


162281


10089


281821


4134


135176


288685


150203


63491


135173


196166


17368


15535


1617


16159


57035


2143791


11570


293590


1455319


Totals


12627850 8410435


9354905


3690+11


42669731


69183


759217


4700176 136284542 982994


29144352.8131536747


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ABSTRACT OF IOWA STATE LAWS.


BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES.


Upon negotiable bills, and notes payable in this State, graee shall be allowed according to the law merehant. All the above mentioned paper falling due on Sunday, New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, Christmas, or any day appointed or recommended by the President of the United States or the Governor of the State, as a day of fast or thanksgiving, shall be deemed as due on the day pre- vious. No defense ean be made against a negotiable instrument (assigned before due) in the hands of the assignee without notice, exeept fraud was used in obtaining the same. To hold an indorser, due diligence must be used by suit against the maker or lis representative. Notes payable to person named or to order, in order to absolutely transfer title, must be indorsed by the payee. Notes payable to bearer may be transferred by delivery, and when so payable. every indorser thereon is held as a guarantor of payment, unless otherwise expressed.


In computing interest or diseount on negotiable instruments, a month shall be considered a calendar month or twelfth of a year, and for less than a month. a day shall be figured a thirtieth part of a month. Notes only bear interest when so expressed; but after due, they draw the legal interest, even if not stated.


INTEREST.


The legal rate of interest is six per eent. Parties may agree, in writing, on a rate not exceeding ten per cent. If a rate of interest greater than ten per cent. is contraeted for, it works a forfeiture of ten per cent. to the school fund, and only the principal sum can be recovered.


DESCENT.


The personal property of the deceased (except (1) that necessary for pay- ment of debts and expenses of administration ; (2) property set apart to widow, as exempt from execution ; (3) allowanee by court, if necessary, of twelve months' support to widow, and to,children under fifteen years of age), including life insurance, descends as does real estate.


One-third in value (absolutely) of all estates in real property, possessed by husband at any time during marriage, which have not been sold on execution or other judicial sale, and to which the wife has made no relinquishment of her right, shall be set apart as her property, in fee simple, if she survive him.


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ABSTRACT OF IOWA STATE LAWS.




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