, 1876-07-31
IOWA.
A Retrospccstse View af tho State.

Special tn.rt*pondtnce af The Tribune.
DEs MONIES, 1a., July GA few days ngo,
while mOusInE about the vault in which arc de-
posted Tho public records u tho State, caino
upon soro curious documents. Une. is sur
priscd to know that the men who tuok part in
the first record tnade In tho history Ut Iowa are
nDw living; aud that, III such u short pcrio.l,
the statq las advanced to 4 position aB one Of
the leading me,nbora Of the Un!on.
The FIRST white man who set foot on Iowa
soil waA Pierre Marquette, In 1880, who came by
water, around the lakes and down For NIvtr,
as missionary. The. first white settler was
julien Dubuque, who, with few miners, Oh
tatncl U permit to work lcatl-mInca On the site
where Dubuque now stands. Tho grant was
made In 1858, and extended over miles Of ter
r!tory. Julien Dubuque died In 1910; and, nj
ter his death, tho miners vert driven away bv
tho Indians.
The first permanent settlement by whites wna
nade In 1870, by Le1noltesc, a French trader,
about miles from where Kcokuk now Is. The
first cabin was erected there by Samuel c. Muir
Dubuque July, 1S;6,
The ilrst wl1ite child borr, In Iowa was Margn-
ret St!llwcll, In 1881, ncar where kcpkuk now
Of Keokuk. Tho first white male claild born ii
tho territory Of what Is nov Iowa Ens probably
Samuel A. Ayrcs, formerly Deputy stnte Audit
or, born near Fort Madison, March 1s, 1876, and
sS ssc fssdaE a 1s d cSy%F9 e Sss aEkaya II ss tho
Tho first Governor Of tho Territory Of 1owa,
after Its ccsB!un from Wisconsin, xas Robert
Lucas, Of Ohio, appointed by Martin Van
Thc first Territorial Legislature met ut Bur-
nngton in the frat church erected Mt TINT place,
November, 1855, The lrst net passed WINS ii,
relation to pleas ln abatement Of suit BY death
Of parties. TIE first Speaker was ". +. Wal
d. Browne, The body consisted Of twenty-five
members. The f}rst prnyer malo In tic Lcsls-
laturc was made by tho Rev. AIR; Reynolds,
Nov. IA, 1858; on which oss:asion the members
Of tho Council came in a1kl took scats in tho
House. Now they unu't do that why. at prcs-
cnt the House has LEO members, and the Coun-
fhe first attcmpt at reform by Democrats in
thts State wus the Introduction II joint rcso-
luton ut TINT session, by. 4. s. Bailey, to cur
tatl the officers Of both Houses; which, on mo-
tlo1n1 Of Mr.. Cox, Of Dubuque, was laid On the
table.
The first Secretary Of tho Territory was ".
D. Conway, an Importation from Pennsylvania,
who was tllr dusfgner OF the first Territorial
Zeal, known as TIC Iowa Buzzarl'' seal. :.
The honors OF tho first Justice OF thu Pence
are divided between hubert G.. Roberts, Of
1SxJ. H. s - 0A'N'N~ -
The first Territorial Delegate to Congress
was William ". Chapman, fn 1858.
The irst Suprcnle Court Was held IN tho first
church ut burlington, 1888. The first Supreme
Judge was Charles Nilsson, Of Burlington.
The first President of the Lcglslatlre Council
was J; D. Browne, OF Van RurGn Cnunty, who
thu organization Of Tho State.
Thu lrst Governor of the State wns AnEcl
Briggs elected f. October 1876 Lie is now itv-
'fhc ilrst session Of the State Legislature was
held ut Iowa City, 1910. its ilsst session at Dcs
hoincs WIS commenced Jan. Z, f859.
The slsst Lieutenant. 13vcrnor Of the State
was Oran Faylllc, Of Mitchell County, elected In
Public Instruction.
Thc arst Notary Public was John ?, Evans,
Of Scost Comaty, appolntel Feb. IS, 1877.
;, Tho first Prosecuting Attorney was dcorges 8,
The first puEton granted hy the Governor was
for ten tlays for petit lartcny, May 10, 1sa7. Il
few days later. H.. 9 pardon rus granted t. nens-
t!ary for ten .lays for illllng white man In
Tho ilrst Postmastcr ms Milo II. Prentice,
appointed IN 1853. T'fe1ruil was received ttstcc
Tho first school-lo,sc Tas erected in 1893, Mt
Dubuque. The same year q log schoo!-1lorso
was erected at Burlington. III 1916, there were
9,Ss, or one to every 14o Inhabitants OF tho
The first church was erected ut Dubuque, in
1884, by tic Mcthullsts. There uru nov os9!
Methodist churches III the State. The first
sarr'non was preached there b. tue Rev. Aratus
Kent Ut (inlcna, August, 1873.
The hrst Baii!st Church was oarga,imzed at
Danvtllc, Des Molnes County, 1S95. There arc
now Ul3 naptist cllurel,cE IN the State, aud a
total Of all churches If 2,7t3.
Gcorgo Cabbage, al Dubuque. Ti.rro ure ,,ow ,
IL, 11J tCIglIeTA III the SiAtp.