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CERTIFICATE.
State of Iowa,
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Office of Secretary of State}
In accordance with the provisions of section 176 of the
code of Iowa of 1897, I hereby certify that this volume of the Iowa
Official Register contains a true and correct tabulated statement of
the population of the counties, and also of the cities and towns of
Iowa, having 500 inhabitants and over, as shown by the last state
census.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this
first day of February, 1900.
G.L. Dobson
Secretary of State
[Transcriber’s Note:
Pottawattamie County was created 21 September 1848 from the Unorganized
Territory. The Third Constitutional Convention was convened at Iowa
City, January 10 1857, and Adjourned March 5, 1857. This is the first
convention in which Pottawattamie County appears.]
Third Constitutional
Convention, 10 Jan 1857 – 5 March 1857.
District 12: Pottawattamie, Harrison, Shelby, Woodbury, Monona Audubon,
Crawford, Carroll, Calhoun, Sac, Ida, Cherokee, Burna Vista,
Pocahontas, Palo Alto, Emmet, Clay, Dickinson, Osceola, O’Brien,
Plymouth, Siouxand Buncombe Counties. Represented by Daniel H.
Solomon. (Page 23)
An abstract of the votes cast in the several
counties of the state of Iowa at the August election, A. D. 1857, for
and against the adoption of the new constitution (Page 55):
Pottawattamie county: For: 264 Against: 418
Superintendents of the
Board of Education (Office created by act of board of
education, passed December 24, 1858. Office abolished March 23 1864,
and duties devolved on superintendent of public education.) (Page 64) .
[Transcriber’s note: The annual salary for the Superintendent of
Education in 1900 was $2,200.00].
Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Pottawattamie county;
elected by the board of education December 21, 1858; qualified January
14, 1859.
Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Pottawattamie county;
re-elected December 21, 1859.
Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Pottawattamie county;
re-elected December 6, 1861; resigned in 1863.
Railroad Commisioners.
Office created in 1878.
Spencer Smith, Pottawattamie county; appointed
April 5, 1887, for the residue of the term of three years, commencing
April 1, 1887; elected for term commencing January, 1889. (Page 67) [Transcriber’s
note: The annual salary for the Railroad commissioner in 1900 was
$2,200.00].
(Chapter 29, acts of the Twenty-second General
Assembly, provided for the election of railroad commissioners, the
first term of office to be chosen by lot, one, two and three years from
second Monday in January, 1889)
Spencer Smith, Pottawattamie county; appointed
November 6, 1888; drew term of one year, commencing January, 1889.
(Page 67)
Spencer Smith, Pottawattamie county; appointed
November 5, 1889, for the term of three years, commencing January,
1890. (Page 67)
Judiciary. Supreme Court of
Iowa.
CHIEF JUSTICES.
[Transcriber’s note: : The annual salary for a Judge of the Supreme
Court in 1900 was $4,000.00].
Caleb Baldwin, Pottawattamie county;
elected as October 11, 1859,with Ralph P. Lowe of Lee county and Lacon
D. Stockton, and drawing the second shortest term, became chief justice
January 1, 1862. (69)
Joseph R. Reed, Pottawattamie county; term
commenced January 1, 1889; resigned February 28, 1889. (Page 70)
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
(Transcriber’s note: : The annual salary for a Judge of the District
Court in 1900 was $2,500.00).
Caleb Baldwin, Pottawattamie county;
elected by the people October 11, 1859; qualified January 11, 1890;
became chief justice January 1, 1862. (Page 71)
Joseph R. Reed, Pottawattamie county; elected
by the people October 9, 1883; resigned February 28, 1889. (Page 72)
REPORTERS of the DECISIONS
of the SUPREME COURT. (Transcriber’s note: : The annual
salary for a Reporter of the Supreme Court in 1900 was $600.00. The
Reporter of the Supreme Court receives $600.00 for each volume of
reports issued by him. The average number of reports issued is three
each year).
Bradbury W. Hight, Pottawattamie county;
appointed by the supreme court, March 1882, to fill vacancy caused by
resignation of John S Runnells. (Page 74)
PART II
STATE, DISTRICT, and
COUNTY
OFFICES.
IOWA OFFICIAL
REGISTER.
1900
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS.
OIL INSPECTORS, term expires
June 30, 1900. (Page 79)
Theo. Guittar, of Council
Bluffs. Annual Salary: $1,200.00. Oil inspectors receive $50.00 per
month and are allowed to retain 25 per cent of all fees collected in
excess of $50.00, except their compensation is not to exceed $100.00
per month.
INSPECTORS OF BOATS, term
expires May 6, 1900 (Page 79)
J. C. Bixby, Pottawattamie county; post office, Council Bluffs
JUDICIAL.
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA
Counties: Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Mills,
Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby. (Page 84).
Judge:
A. B. Thornell, Sidney
N. W. Macy, Harlan
Walter I. Smith, Council Bluffs
W. R. GREEN, Audubon
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Court
Reporter:
O. C. Gaston, Tabor
John H. Clark, Council Bluffs
B. O. Bruington, Council Bluffs
W. E. BUTLER, Council Bluffs |
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS. (Office
created September 3, 1857, by the New Constitution). (Page 58)
Orland H. Manning, Pottawattamie county;
re-elected October 9, 1883; qualified January 16, 1884; resigned
October 2, 1885. [Transcriber's note: Orlando H. Manning was first
elected from Carroll county on October 11, 1881 and qualified January
12, 1882.]
THE
TWENTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
District 19.
Senator: Arthur S. Hazelton; residence: Council Bluff; counties
in district: Pottawattamie; occupation: Lawyer; nativity: New
Hampshire; years in Iowa: 15; age: 44. (Page 91)
District 31.
Representative: John H. Jenks; residence: Avoca; counties in
district: Pottawattamie; occupation: Banker; nativity: Massachusetts;
years in Iowa: 21; age 44. (Page 94)
District 31.
Representative: G. M. Putnam; residence: Carson; counties in
district: Pottawattamie; occupation: Farmer; nativity: New Hampshire;
years in Iowa 26; age 62. (Page 95)
COUNTY
OFFICERS OF IOWA
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY.
COUNTY SEAT…………………. COUNCIL BLUFFS. (Page
140)
Auditor: R. V. Innes; residence: Council
Bluffs; politics: Republican
Clerk courts: F. L. Reed; residence: Council Bluffs; politics:
Republican
Treasurer: William Arnd; residence: Council Bluffs; politics:
Republican
Recorder: E. E. Smith; residence: Council Bluffs; politics:
Republican
Sheriff: L. B. Cousins; residence: Council Bluffs; politics:
Republican
Supt. of schools: O. J. McManus; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
Surveyor: E. E. Cook; residence: Council Bluffs; politics:
Republican
Coroner: V. L. Treynor; residence: Council Bluffs; politics:
Republican
County attorney: W. H. Kilipack; residence: Neola; politics:
Republican
Supervisor –Chm: B. G. Auld; residence: Griswold; politics:
Republican
Supervisor: H. C. Brandes; residence: Hancock; politics:
Republican
Supervisor: Jacob Hansen; residence: Underwood; politics:
Republican
Supervisor: Perry Kerney; residence: Carson; politics:
Republican
Supervisor: J. M. Matthews; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
PART III
Miscellaneous Statistics
POPULATION:
…The total and urban population, and per cent of urban to total
population (Page 418):
Pottawattamie county: Total population in
1895: 46, 042;
Urban population in 1895: 25,767
Per cent of urban population in 1895: 56%
BY TOWN:
Population of Cities and Towns having 500 inhabitants and over,
According to Rank. Census of 1895. In order of Rank, City, Population
(Page 411-415):
#7, Council Bluffs, 20,189
#101, Avoca, 1,598
#185, Oakland, 912
#188, Walnut, 904
#199, Neola, 841
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FILED IN
1899:
Name of Company: York Creamery association; Principal place of
business: York Twp., Pottawattamie county; When filed: January 3, 1899;
Durations in years: 20. (Page 420)
Name of Company: Order of Melchizedek; Principal place of
business: Council Bluffs; When filed: June 30, 1899; Duration in years:
50. (Page 421)
Name of Company: Baldwin Block Co.; Principal place of
business: Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock: $60,000.00; When
filed: May 18, 1899; Duration in years: 20. (Page 422)
Name of Company: Warehouse Construction Co.; Principal place of
business: Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock: $50,000.00; When
filed: November 10, 1899; Duration in years: 20. (page 422)
Name of Company: Garner Electric Light, Power and Telephone Co.;
Principal place of business: Garner; Authorized capital stock:
$10,000.00; When filed: March 7, 1899; Duration in years: 20. (Page 422)
Name of Company: Michelwait & Young Co.; Principal place of
business: Macedonia; Authorized capital stock: $25,000.00; When filed:
September 2, 1899; Duration in years: 20. (Page 423)
Name of Company: Smith Refining Co.; Principal place of
business: Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock: $25,000.00; When
filed: March 3, 1899; Duration in years: 25. (Page 424)
Name of Company: Ozark Zinc and Lead Mining Co.; Principal
place of business: Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock:
$200,000.00; When filed: October 6, 1899; Duration in years: 20. (Page
425)
Name of Company: Macedonia Implement Co.; Principal place of
business: Macedonia; Authorized capital stock: $11,000.00; When filed:
October 27, 1899; Duration in years: 20. (Page 425)
Name of Company: Omaha, Council Bluffs & Suburban Railway Co.
of Council Bluffs; Principal place of business: Council Bluffs;
Authorized capital stock: $1,000,000.00; When filed: October 25, 1899;
Duration in years: 50. (Page 426)
STATISTICS RELATIVE TO ASSESMENT
OF REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR 1899:
Table 1. (Showing personal property other than
live stock for 1899 in detail, as shown by supplemental reports of
assessment made by the county auditors to the auditor of the state.)
(Page 437)
Pottawattamie county:
Reported actual value of vehicles: $102,892.00
Reported actual value of house-hold furniture: $35,936.00
Reported actual value moneys and credit: $915,667.00
Reported actual value corporation stocks: $515,109.00
Reported actual value merchandise: $1,250,940.00
Reported actual value other personal property: $543,456.00
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT AND
VICE-PRESIDENT BY COUNTY, BASED UPON VOTE CAST FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE:
(Page 466-467)
November 2, 1852; Pottawattamie county cast
182 votes for Franklin Pierce, Democrat
Pottawattamie county cast 111 votes for Winfield Scott, Whig
November 4, 1856; Pottawattamie county cast
259 votes for John C. Fremont, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 353 votes for James Buchanan, Democrat
November 6, 1860; Pottawattamie county cast
412 votes for Abraham Lincoln, Republican;
Pottawattamie county cast 412 votes for Stephen Douglass, Democrat.
November 8, 1864; Pottawattamie county cast
502 votes for Abraham Lincoln, Republican;
Pottawattamie county cast 353 votes for George B. McClellan, Democrat.
November 3, 1868; Pottawattamie county cast
1121 votes for U. S. Grant, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1042 votes for Horatio Seymour, Democrat.
November 5, 1872; Pottawattamie county cast
1956 votes for U. S. Grant, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 567 votes for Horace Greely, Democrat.
November 7, 1876; Pottawattamie county cast
2308 votes for R. B. Hayes, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1083 votes for Sam’l J. Tilden, Democrat.
November 2, 1880; Pottawattamie county cast
2440 votes for Jas. A. Garfield, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 936 votes for W. S. Hancock, Democrat.
November 4, 1884; Pottawattamie county cast
2295 votes for Jas. G. Blaine, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1861 votes for Grover Cleveland, Democrat.
November 6, 1888; Pottawattamie county cast
2347 votes for Benj. Harrison, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1779 votes for Grover Cleveland, Democrat.
November 8, 1892; Pottawattamie county cast
2359 votes for Benj. Harrison, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1776 votes for Grover Cleveland, Democrat.
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