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In 1857, W. W. Huntington, Esq. (for twelve years postmaster at Galena), who had learned the printer's trade in Mr. Houghton's office in Middlebury, Vermont, purchased of Houghton & Foster the job printing office and book-bindery connected with the Gazette.
In 1858 Mr. D. W. Scott purchased one third of the paper, and the next year Mr. Nesbitt Baugher became connected with it with one third interest, Mr. Houghton retaining the editorial control of its columns. At the commencement of the war, in 1861, Mr. Baugher entered the service of the United States, and fell mortally wounded at the battle of Pittsburg Land- ing, having been shot seven times. His remains were taken to Gettysburg and interred in the cemetery there, a short time before the battle of Gettys-
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burg. Mr. Baugher was the son of President Baugher, of Gettysburg Col- lege, and was a very highly educated and talented young man. In 1863, the office and paper were sold to James B. Brown, Esq., and George K. Shaw. The latter remained only a short time, when he retired; Mr. Brown became sole proprietor and editor, changed the name to the Galena Gazette (daily and weekly) and has managed it very successfully ever since. The " Old Gazette," through all its mutations, has been continuously published on its regular days, without missing a single issue, from the time it started, in 1834, to the present time.
Mr. Hougliton, so long and so completely identified with the Gazette, it is but just to say in this connection, claims to be the first to conceive the idea of printing the first sides of newspapers at some central point, and sending the sheets so partly printed to be published in other places, and in that way published the Vermont Statesman, the Rutland Herald, the Voice of the People, at Springfield, the American, at Middlebury, and the Gazette at Vergennes-all in his native state, Vermont. In 1834, he took a power press to New York, the first ever seen in that city so arranged as to throw off the sheets after they were printed, by means of fingers, now universally used. "By that device," says Mr. Houghton, " tlie Adams power press became a complete book press, and the Hoe machine and other cylinder presses greatly improved." In New York he became discouraged. Others took advantage of his invention, and he came West, to exercise a powerful influence in moulding the destiny and making the history of this . new country. Without money, except a dollar borrowed from a friend, le traveled to Philadelphia, thence to Marietta, Ohio, by way of Baltimore and Harper's Ferry, several hundred miles, on foot, with his pack on his back. At Marietta he had money enough to pay his passage to Cincinnati, where he worked at the trade until Spring, when he went to St. Louis, Mis- souri, thence to Galena. Such was the man who, by his patience, persever- ance and unflagging industry, successfully conducted the Galena Gazette for nearly thirty years.
Mr. Brown, who has conducted the Gazette with signal skill and ability for the last fifteen years, is a native of New Hampshire, and is a splendid specimen of a Westernized New Englander. Born in New Hampshire, and educated at Gilmanton, he came West and settled in Dunleith in 1857, but removed to Galena wlien lie became proprietor of the Gazette. Under Mr. Brown's management the Gazette was. greatly improved. He appreci- ated the importance of making the paper a full and complete record of passing events at home, as well as abroad, a department of journalism that editors, outside of the great news centres, too often overlook. Had the · conductors of the first newspapers in the county realized the importance of recording local events, the historian would have had a full and invalu- able source of information relating to the early history, now entirely be- yond reaclı. The Gazette, under Mr. Brown's admirable management, has become one of the best and most valuable local papers in the state, and in this respect, at least, it has no superior in the country. Fifty years hence the future historian will find in the files of the Gazette since 1863 ample materials for a complete history of Jo Daviess County, from that time to the present.
The Galena Journal was started in 1838, by a sort of stock company, who it is understood purchased orinherited the Democrat. W. C. Taylor and Jolın Stark were the editors. In 1840, the parties interested found them- elves considerably in debt, and suspended publication.
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The Galena Star twinkled a short time in 1840 or 1841, under the man- agement of Beriah Brown, printed on the old Journal type, but it soon went out. The material passed into the hands of Major John Dement, and was purchased by Mr. Houghton, who moved it to Dubuque and published a paper there called the Transcript for a short time, after he sold the Gazette to Mr. Thomas.
The Galena Sentinel .- In 1840, two men, named McGrew, brought an outfit for a printing office from St. Louis, and established the Galena Sen- tinel, as a Democratic paper. After running a short time, the McGrews are said"to have sold to - Sweeney and his son, Charles Sweeney, by whom it was continued for several years, until 1845 or 1846. The Sentinel was the organ of Joseph P. Hoge.
The Galena Jeffersonian, weekly and semi-weekly, was established in September, 1845, by Horace A. and Henry W. Tenney, from Elyria, Ohio. It was Democratic in politics; was very ably conducted and liberally sup- ported, but the proprietors and nearly all the workmen were attacked with fever and ague, and they sold to Charles Sweeney, who became editor and proprietor January 1, 1847. The Jeffersonian, under the management of the Tenneys, achieved the reputation of being the best and ablest paper in Illinois. In 1852 it passed into the hands of Randall, Sanford & Co. Randall remained but a few months and sold his interest to Dr. Charles H. Ray, and it was published a while by Ray & Sanford, but in December, 1853, D. W. Scott having previously purchased Sanford's interest, it was pub- lished by Ray & Scott until December, 1854, when Mr. Scott became sole proprietor. Dr. Ray afterwards went to Chicago; became interested in the Chicago Tribune, and subsequently started the Chicago Post. After running the Jeffersonian a few months, Mr. Scott sold two thirds of the office to L. F. Leal and Charles Crouch, and the Jeffersonian disappeared.
The Courier, which took the place of the Jeffersonian, was commenced in November, 1855, by Leal, Crouch & Co., Mr. D. W. Scott being the "Co." Soon after, Mr. Scott retired, and in 1860 Mr. Crouch also retired. In May, 1861, Mr. Leal sold the Courier establishment to E. R. Paul, of the Dunleith Advertiser, who discontinued the daily and continued the weekly for a while, when he sold to - Bristol, of Kankakee, who run it until the next year, when the Courier was sold to a company.
'The Galena Democrat .-- The purchasers of the Courier establishment organized a stock company, and the shares were taken by leading Democrats who were anxious that an organ of their party should be maintained here, and were ready to contribute money to accomplish the purpose. This com- pany revived the paper about December 1, 1862, under the name of the Galena Democrat, with L. S. Everett as editor. But the company soon after found itself considerably in debt, and made an arrangement with H. H. Savage by which they relinquished to him the entire establishment, on con- dition that he should pay the debts standing against it. Everett retired and Savage run the paper until it was closed out, about 1868, by a sale under chattel mortgage given by Savage to secure the debts which he assumed.
The Commercial Advertiser, Galena. Monthly; devoted mainly to horticulture. Established in 1863, by D. W. Scott. Mr. Scott came to Galena in 1853 and opened a printers' furnishing warehouse in connection with the Jeffersonian. He sold to Gov. Gorman, in that year, the material for the first Democratic printing office in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the next
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year fitted out the first printing office established in La Crosse, Wisconsin, by Lord, Rodolph & Ladue. He became connected with the press of Galena in 1853. He had sold his interest in the Gazette in 1863 on account of ill health, but recovering, he established, late in the same year, a small job printing office, for which he had a portion of the material, and started the Commercial Advertiser, originally designed for a mercantile and busi- ness paper, but being engaged in tree growing and horticulture, the paper gradually became devoted to his favorite topics. The little job office of 1863, by his energy and capacity, rapidly expanded to mammoth propor- tions. In 1872 he admitted as a partner Alonzo L. Cumings, Esq., a gentleman of sterling worth and a lawyer of ability (now editor of the Industrial Press), and their large and increasing business since that time has been conducted by D. W. Scott & Co., who have now the largest and best appointed job printing office in Northern Illinois (Chicago excepted), having a book-bindery and stereotype foundry connected with it. Scott & Co. have made a specialty of printing for nurserymen. Mr. Scott is him- self one of the leading nurserymen of the state, and the firm have been enabled to build up an immense business, filling orders for printing from all the Western states and territories. This is the only steam printing establishment in Jo Daviess County, and the enterprising proprietors thor- oughly understand their business.
The Galena Sun, weekly, rose in 1868, edited and published by S. W. Russell. It was printed on the old Democrat press and type obtained for the purpose, with the option of purchase if the paper succeeded, but its support did not meet the expectations of its projector, and after a brief existence it ceased to shine in 1869.
The Spirit of the Press, Galena, weekly, was established on October 9, 1871, by H. H. Houghton, Esq., and was printed by D. W. Scott & Co. After publishing it a little more than two years Mr. Houghton sold his subscription list to J. B. Brown, Esq., and the paper was, in January, 1874, merged in the Galena Gazette.
The Industrial Press, Galena, weekly: "Independent in every thing, neutral in nothing," was established February 6, 1874, by A. L. Cumings and James W. Scott, firm name Cumings & Scott, and was printed by D. W. Scott & Co. At the end of the first year James W. Scott (now pro- prietor of the Hotel Reporter, Chicago), retired, and his father, D. W. Scott, purchased his interest, but no change was made in the firm name. The Industrial Press is a large, handsomely printed and ably edited paper of eight pages, six columns to the page, and has a large circulation in Jo Daviess and adjoining counties.
The Galena Correspondent (German) was issued from the office of the Galena Jeffersonian, about 1851, and was continued for about a year and a half. Then a number of leading Germans contributed for the purchase of materials, and the Correspondent was continued under the management of Stybold until about 1854 or '5, when he abandoned it and suddenly left town. Stybold was succeeded by Messrs. Wuertenburg & Beckert, who continued the publication of the paper until about 1862, when they sold to"Mr. Pingel, who changed the name to the Galena Deutsche Zeitung, and continued it until the Spring of 1868, when he sold the office to Von Kettler.
The Galena Volksfreund. In 1868, Von Kettler purchased the mate- rial on which the Deutsche Zeitung had been printed, and started the Galena
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Volksfreund, and continued it until November, 1872, when he sold it to J. Voss and M. Witt, by whom it is now published. Two years ago the paper was enlarged, and is now a large, well-printed and well-edited eight- column folio sheet, and has a large circulation in this and the other northern counties in Illinois. Mr. Voss, the editor, is a highly educated gentleman who instructs a class in the German language in the Galena High School in addition to his editorial duties. The Volksfreund is the only German news- paper in Jo Daviess County.
Warren Republican was started at Warren in 1855, by Charles Blais- dell, but was discontinued after running about a year. On the 23d day of September, 1857, a newspaper called the Warren Independent was started by Freeman A. Tisdell, Sr., and Thomas E. Champion-Geo. E. Randall, editor. After several changes Herst C. Gann, Esq., became editor and proprietor. In July, 1866, the name was changed to Warren Sentinel.
Dunleith Commercial Advertiser started June, 1857, died 1861, when it was transferred to the Galena Democrat.
OFFICIAL RECORD.
The following list, prepared by W. F. Crummer, County Clerk, shows a partial record of county officers from 1836 to 1840, and a complete official record from 1840 to the present-February, 1878:
Nov. 7, 1836, special election, Moses Hallett, Sheriff, County.
Aug., 1836, J. Craig, E. Charles, Representatives to General Assembly, County.
Aug. 3, 1840, H. W. Thornton, Thomas Drummond, Representatives to Legislature, Galena.
Aug. 5, 1844, Joseph P. Hoge, Member of Congress, Galena. Cyrus C. Aldrich, Representative to Legislature, Galena. Harvey Mann, County Commissioner, Vinegar Hill. Alexander Young, Sheriff, Galena. John Wood, County Treasurer, Galena. William P. Millard, County Coroner, Galena.
Aug., 1845, Isaac S. Horr, County Commissioner. W. C. Bostwick, School Superintendent, Galena. Richard Seal, County Clerk, Galena. Thomas Allinson, Coroner, Scales Mound. Thomas Prouse, County Treas- urer, Scales Mound.
Aug. 3, 1846, Wm. P. Millard, Sheriff, Galena. John R. Smith, County Commissioner, Galena. Robert Starr, Coroner, Galena.
Aug. 11, 1848, Marshall B. Pierce, Sheriff, Galena. Wilmot Cady, Coroner, Galena. Wm. H. Bradley, Clerk Circuit Court, Galena. John Winner, County Commissioner.
Nov. 9, 1850, C. E. Sanders,' Sheriff, Galena. Thomas McNulty, Cor -.
oner, Galena.
Nov. 4, 1851, Joseph O. Martin, County Commissioner, Galena. J. P. DeZoya, County Treasurer, Galena. John C. Gardner, County Sur- veyor, Galena.
Nov. 2, 1852, Wm. H. Brown, Prosecuting Attorney, Rockford. Wm. H. Bradley, Clerk Circuit Court, Galena. Wm. Meighan, Sheriff, Galena. Thomas McNulty, Coroner, Galena.
Nov. 4, 1853, Geo. M. Mitchell, County Judge, Galena. Richard Seal, County Clerk, Galena. J. P. DeZoya, County Treasurer, Galena. John C. Gardner, County Surveyor, Galena, J. N. Waggoner, County School Commissioner, Galena.
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Nov. 7, 1854, W. R. Rowley, Sheriff, Galena. Freeman A. Tisdell, Coroner, Warren.
Nov. 6, 1855, John D. Platt, County Judge, Warren. Geo. M. Mitch- ell, Clerk Circuit Court, Galena. Fleming C. Maupin, County Treasurer, Galena. John C. Gardner, County Surveyor, Galena. Geo. W. Ford, School Commissioner.
Nov. 4, 1856, U. D. Meacham, Prosecuting Attorney, Freeport. W. -R. Rowley, Clerk Circuit Court, Galena. Simeon K. Miner, Sheriff, Ga- lena. James C. H. Hobbs, Coroner, Galena.
Nov. 3, 1857, John D. Platt, County Judge, Warren. Richard Seal, County Clerk, Galena. Thomas J. Maupin, County Treasurer, Galena. John C. Gardner, County Surveyor, Galena. Joseph Adams, County Com- missioner, Galena. Samuel Tyrrell, Nicholas Mertes, Associate Judges, Ward's Grove.
Nov. 2, 1858, John H. Conlee, Sheriff, Galena. B. F. Fowler, Cor- oner, Galena.
Nov. 8, 1859, John E. Smith, County Treasurer, Galena. Geo. Hicks, School Commissioner, Galena. Luther H. Cowan, County Surveyor, War- ren.
No. 6, 1860, Smith D. Atkins, Prosecuting Attorney, Freeport. W. R. Rowley, Clerk Circuit Court, Galena. 'Simeon K., Miner, Sheriff, Nicholas Roth, Coroner.
Nov. 5, 1861, Mathew Marvin, County Judge, Warren. Richard Seal, County Clerk, Galena. Ralph S. Norris, County Treasurer, Galena. Mil- ton Wadleigh, County Surveyor, Galena. John C. Hawkins, County Cor- oner, Galena.
Nov. 4, 1862, John C. Hawkins, County Sheriff, Galena. A. M. Jones, County Coroner, Warren.
Nov. 3, 1863, R. S. Norris, County Treasurer, Galena. Milton Wad- leigh, County Surveyor, Galena. James B. Brown, County Superintendent of Schools, Dunleith.
Nov. 8, 1864, William R. Rowley, Circuit Clerk, Galena. William Farrar, County Sheriff, Galena. Ernst Frowine, County Coroner, Galena. Nov. 7, 1865, Mathew Marvin, County Judge, Galena. Milton Wad- leigh, County Surveyor, Galena. Richard Seal, County Clerk, Galena. R. S. Norris, County Treasurer, Galena.
Nov. 5, 1867, R. S. Norris, County Treasurer, Galena. Milton Wad- leigh, County Surveyor, Galena.
Nov. 2, 1869, Richard Seal, County Judge, Galena. Wilbur F. Crum- mer, County Clerk, East Galena. Ralph 'S. Norris, County Treasurer, Galena. George W. Pepoon, County Superintendent of Schools, Warren. Milton Wadleigh, County Surveyor, Galena.
Nov. 8, 1870, William Pittam, Sheriff, Dunleith. William Vincent, Coroner, East Galena.
Nov. 7, 1871, Ralph S. Norris, County Treasurer, Galena. Milton Wadleigh, County Surveyor, Galena.
Nov. 5, 1872, John W. Luke, States Attorney, Galena. William R. Rowley, Circuit Clerk, Galena. William Pittam, Sheriff, Galena. George Houy, Coroner, Galena.
Nov. 4, 1873, William Speasley County Judge, Galena. Wilbur F. Crummer, County Clerk, Galena. Ralph S. Norris, County Treasurer, Galena. Robert Brand, County Superintendent of Schools, Galena.
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Nov. 3, 1874, John Sheean, Sheriff, Galena.
Nov. 2, 1875, H. Davis, County Treasurer, Galena. James H. Mur- phy, County Surveyor, Rush. .
Nov. 7, 1876, Edward L. Bedford, States Attorney, Galena. George S. Avery, Clerk Circuit Court, Guilford. Christov Barner, Sheriff, Galena. Nov. 6, 1877, William R. Rowley, County Judge, Galena. Wilbur F. Crummer, County Clerk, Galena. C. M. Gregory, County Treasurer, War- ren. Robert Brand, County Superintendent of Schools, Galena.
ROLL OF HONOR.
In closing this History of Jo Daviess County, the historians offer, as a tribute of respect to the intelligence of the people among whom they labored for so many weeks, and whose acquaintance and hospitality they so pleasantly enjoyed, the following as a Roll of Honor that has been made up from among them:
First on the Roll is the name of U. S. Grant, the successful leader of the Union Army, and for eight years-from March 4, 1868, to March 4, 1876, President of the United States.
E. B. Washburne, Member of Congress eighteen years, Secretary of State, and now Minister to France.
John A. Rawlins, Brigadier General, chief on Grant's staff, and after- wards Secretary of War. Reared a farmer's boy, educated in a log cabin, and, by his inherent talent and indomitable energy, a leading lawyer.
Joseph P. Hoge, Member of Congress four years.
Thompson Campbell, Member of Congress four years, Judge U. S. Land Court, California.
Edward D. Baker, Member of Congress two years. Afterwards United States Senator from Oregon, and killed at the battle of Bales' Bluff.
Thomas Drummond, Judge U. S. Court.
Joseph B. Willis, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
J. R. Jones, Minister to Belgium.
A. L. Chetlain, Brigadier General, U. S. Consul to Brussels.
Gratiot Washburne, Secretary U. S. Legation to France.
Stephen Hempstead, Governor of Iowa.
W. H. Hooper, Delegate to Congress from Utah.
Moses Hallett, Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado.
Thomas Ford, Governor of Illinois.
Hugh R. Coulter, County Judge in Wisconsin over twenty years.
H. Van Higgins, Judge Superior Court of Chicago.
S. L. Richmond, Judge Circuit Court 23d Circuit.
Dan Stone, Judge Circuit Court.
Thos. C. Browne, Judge Circuit Court.
O. C. Pratt, Judge of Superior Court, San Francisco.
Benj. R. Sheldon, Judge Superior Court of Illinois.
Thos. Hoyne, United States District Attorney of Illinois.
Wm. H. Bradley, Clerk U. S. Circuit Court.
B. H. Campbell, U. S. Marshal of Northern Illinois. A. G. S. Wight, Member of the State Senate.
G. W. Harrison, Member of the State Sonate.
L. P. Sanger, Member of the State Senate.
B. B. Howard, Member of the State Senate.
H. H. Gear, Member of the State Senate.
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John H. Gear, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Iowa.
H. H. Houghton, oldest editor in the State of Illinois, U. S. Consul to Sandwich Islands.
Thomas Springer, Public Printer of California.
John A. Clark, Surveyor General of New Mexico.
Edward Breath, printer of the first newspaper in the Persian language.
Richard M. Young, first Judge Jo Daviess County, U. S. Senator and Commissioner General Land Office.
Alexander Field, Secretary of State of Illinois and afterward of Wisconsin.
Col. James W. Stephenson, a prominent member of the Legislature of Illinois.
Jesse B. Thomas, Judge of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Benj. Mills, one of the keenest wits and most brilliant lawyers in the state.
James Craig, Member of the Legislature of Illinois, and whose wife was a grand-daughter of Daniel Boon.
Samuel Wilson, the best civil lawyer on the Pacific coast.
Dr. A. T. Crow, who at the age of sixty, raised a company of volun- teers in Galena for the Mexican war, who was selected by General Taylor at the terrible battle of Buena Vista to defend the most dangerous position, supposed to be killed on that battle ground. He was a veteran soldier in 1812.
J. M. Douglass, a leading lawyer in Galena, President Illinois Central Railroad.
J. T. Mills, for many years Circuit Judge in Wisconsin.
W. R. Rowley, on staff of General Grant.
John E. Smith, Brigadier General in the Union army, now Colonel in the regular army.
Jasper A. Maltby, Captain in the Mexican War, Brigadier General in the Union army.
John C. Smith, Brigadier General Union army.
Gen. John O. Duer, now of Iowa.
J. N. Jewett, State Senator from Chicago.
Col. Charles B. Atchison, U. S. Army, now dead.
E. A. Small, prominent lawyer in Chicago.
Henry Corwith, one of the most successful bankers in the West, now in Chicago.
D. S. Harris, the oldest and one of the most successful steamboat owners and Captains on the Mississippi River.
S. M. Bartlett, publisher of the first Whig paper in Galena, and founder of the Quincy Whig.
Bates Dixon, Colonel of the Union army, now commander of the mil- itary forces of the Hawaiian Government.
Cyrus Aldrich, member of Congress from Minnesota.
Wm. Cary, U. S. District Attorney, Utah.
Mr. McDougal, U. S. Senator, from California.
Rev. James Lynch, at one time pastor of the M. E. Churcli, Galena, and afterward Secretary of the State of Mississippi.
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A TABULAR STATEMENT
SHOWING THE TOTALS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSED FOR TAXATION IN JO DAVIESS COUNTY, FOR THE YEAR 1877. Compiled by W. F. Crummer, County Clerk.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Number
Average Value.
Assessed
Value.
Horses of all ages
9,307
$33 25
$309,511
Cattle of all ages.
26,324
9 44
248,633
Mules and Asses af all ages
248
36 96
9,167
Sheep of all ages.
8,704
1 45
12,691
Hogs of all ages
39,795
29
91,319
Steam Engines, including Boilers
29 258 70
7,480
Fire or Burglar-Proof Safes.
59
56 94
3,360
Billiard, Pigeon-Hole, Bagatelle or other similar Tables.
22
37 27
820
Carriages and Wagons, of whatsoever kind
3,588
23 08
83,826
Watches and Cloeks.
2,769
4 08
11,309
Sewing and Knitting Machines.
1,571
16 01
25,162
Piano Fortes.
179
81 95
14,670
Melodeons and Organs.
344
31 82
10,948
Franchises.
510
Patent Rights.
3
55
Steamboats, S'l'ng Ves'ls, Wharf Bts., Barges, or other water craft
1
550
Merehandise
· 254,634
Material and Manufactured Articles
16,720
Manufacturers' Tools, Implements and Machinery
7,368
Agricultural Tools, Implements and Machinery
50,460
Gold and Silver Plate and Plated Ware.
.1,215
Diamonds and Jewelry
120
Moneys of Banks, Bankers, Brokers, etc
1,000
Credits of Banks, Bankers, Brokers.
14,700
Moneys of other than Bankers, etc.
221,812
Credits of other than Bankers, etc
152,900
Bonds and Stocks
3,000
Prop. of Corporations not before enumerated (inel'd'g R. R. prop.)
10,800
Property of Saloons and Eating Houses.
610
Household and Office Furniture
10,9,363
All other Personal Property
7,262
Investments in Real Estate and Improvements thereon
225
Shares of Stoek, State and National Banks
· 162,500
Total Assessed Value of Personal Property.
$1,844,700
REAL ESTATE.
Improved Lands.
204,605
13 77
2,816,566 950,340
TOWN AND CITY LOTS.
,
Improved Town and City Lots.
4,496 152 02
703,505
Unimproved Town and City Lots
4,587
11 18
51,296
Total Assessed Value of Real Estate
$4,521,707
Total Value of all Taxable Property Assessed in County.
$6,366,407
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Unimproved Lands.
171,097
5 55
Acres of Wheat, 7.054 ; of Corn, 70,614 ; of Oats, 37,464 ; of Meadows, 37,580 ; other Field Products, 7,532 ; of Inclosed Pasture, 56,629 ; of Orchard, 2,233 ; of Woodland, 120,846. Number of Towns in County, 22.
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STATEMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY BY TOWNSHIPS IN JO DAVIESS COUNTY AND THE TAXES LEVIED THEREON FOR THE YEAR 1877.
TOWN.
TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE.
TOTAL EQUAL- TOTAL EQUAL IZED VAL. BY
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