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Subject: [IASCOTT] 1910 Dav part 36
Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 07:36:58 EDT

Chapter 6 cont. The Barrows History chapter 4 cont.

At the April county election A. S. Kissell was elected county superintendent
of schools.  At the Octover election Ira M. Gifford was elected clerk of the
district court.  Thirty-four hundred and fifteen votes were polled in the
county.  In December an election was held to vote for or against a loan and a
tax to build the Cedar Valley railroad, which was carried by a good majority,
but an injunction was issued against issuing the bonds of the county.  At the
same election a loan and tax were voted for and carried to build a railroad
from Davenport to LeClaire.  Also a tax of one mill on the dollar for making
and repairing bridges.  

The city election resulted in the choice of Hon. Ebenezer Cook for mayor;
John Bechtel, marshal; Lorenzo Schricker, treasurer; and Hallet Kilbourn,
clerk.  The aldermen were, J. M. Cannon, I. P. Coates, Theodore Guelich,
Henry Ramming, Austin Corbin, James Mackintosh, Thomas H. Morley, John C.
Washburn, George E. Hubbell, James O'Brien, Robert Christie, and I. H. Sears.
 This year was one of much financial distress.  Money became very scarce and
agricultural products failed.  For the census returns of the year 1858, we
clip the following from the Davenport Gazette, of June 9, 1859, as furnished
by Mr. Gifford, clerk of the district court:

Census for Scott County.-We are indebted to Mr. Gifford for the census
returns for the county for 1858 from which we learn that the total population
was:  Males, 13,507; females, 12,344; total, 25,861.  Number entitled to
vote, 5,108;  of militia, 5,501; of foreigners not naturalized, 1,751;
between the ages of 5 and 21 years, 7,859.  Whole number of dwelling houses,
4,998; against 1,386, as reported by the census of 1856.  Number of acres of
improved land, 124,499, against 74,226 of 1856, and increse of over 50,000.
 This leaves 48,171 acres in our county unimproved.

"A new feature presented by this census report over that of 1856 is the
number of acres, 46, devoted to sorghum, and the quantity of molasses
manufactured, 3,005 gallons.  The present year will see a vast increase in
this article.  Another new production introduced since the last census
returns is that of Hungarian grass.  Last season there were 461 acres sown in
our country, producing 1,111 tons of hay.  Last season there were 7,862 acres
in meadow, against 3,628 in 1856, and 15,847 tons of hay produced, against
8,514 and 904 bushels of grass seed, against 372 in 1856.  Acres in orchard,
970; fruit produced valued at $9,122.

"Number of acres of spring wheat, 47,278, against 23,661 in 1856.  Yet in the
former year, owing to the failure of the crops, only 336,166 bushels were
harvested, whereas in 1856 the yield was 536,621 bushels, an average of
nearly twenty-three bushels to the acre.   This shows something of the
productiveness of the soil of Scott county.  Very little winter wheat was
harvested in our county last year.  Of oats, there were 10,780 acres sown,
against 5,218 in 1856; yet last year there were only 73,843 bushels produced,
while the yield in 1856 was 179,896 bushels, an average of almost thirty-five
bushels to the acre.  Of corn, there were 23,068 acres planted, against
15,703 in 1856, but, owing to the same cause, the yield last year was only
664,243 bushels, against 780,787 in 1856.  Potatoes, 2,437 acres; yield,
101,417 bushels.  In 1856 there were only 1,053 acres planted in potatoes,
while the produce was 128,392 bushels, or an average of about 122 to the
acre.  Last year there were 5,568 hogs sold, valued at $36,397; and 1,807
head of cattle, valued at $45,367; 2,049 pounds of wool were produced,
247,096 pounds of butter and 14,072 pounds of cheese made.

"The census returns for 1858 show a rapid advance in Scott county and an
increase in all the mediums for augmenting her productions.  Pleasant Vally
township shows the heaviest farm productions of any in the county.  Last
season her farmers put ninety-four acres in onions which, notwithstanding the
failure of the corps, produced 13,814 bushels, an average of over 157 bushels
to the acre, valued at $6,987.  Davenport, according to the census, shows a
population of 15,190, with 2,888 voters, 3,048 dwelling houses.

"The following is the population and the number of voters in each precinct of
the county:  Liberty, 540 citizens, 121 voters:  Blue Grass, citizens 972,
voters 185; Rockingham, citizens, 358, voters 79; LeClaire, citizens, 2,564,
voters, 565; Cleona, citizens 204, voters 47; Buffalo, citizens 962, voters
172; Pleasant Valley, citizens, 727, voters, 164; Winfield, citizens, 1,667,
voters, 272; Hickory Grove, citizens 909, voters 189; princeton, citizens
1,319, voters 301; Allen's Grove, citizens 449, voters 105."

1859.-At the city election this spring, Ebenezer Cook was reelected mayor;
Lorin C. Burwell, clerk; John Bechtel, marshal; Lorenzo Schricker, treasurer;
John Johns, police magistrate; James T. Lane, city attorney; Edwin Baker,
street commissioner; R. A. O'Hea, city engineer; Robert M. Littler, chief
engineer of the fire department; aldermen, T. H. Morley, H. B. Evans, James
Mackintosh, H. Ramming, J. P. Ankerson, H. Andresen, T. J. Holmes, I. P.
Coates, J. A. LeClaire, James O'Brien, C. A/ Haviland and Robert Christie.

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