Perrin, Wm. В., IV, 213.
Perrot, Nicholas, I, 109.
Perry, Theo. В., IV, 213.
Pickard, Josiah L., IV, 213, 214.
Pierre, Fort, II, 396.
Pike, Zebulon M., I, 75, 103, 114, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 134.
Pioneer conditions, I, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 395, 396.
Pioneer lawmakers' association, III, 284, 285, 457.
Pisgah, Mount, I, 234, 235.
Plains, treeless, see prairies.
Platforms of parties, see names of parties.
Pleasant Hill, Battle of, II, 319, 320, 321, 322.
Plymouth county, III, 398, 399.
Pocahontas county, III, 399, 400, 401.
Political parties, see conventions.
Polk county, III, 401, 402.
Pollock, Sam'l M., II, 397, 399, 400.
Pomeroy, Charles, IV, 214.
Pomeroy tornado, III, 168, 169, 170.
Pomutz, George, II, 215, 216, 217, 218.
Pope, John, see Army of Potomac.
Population of cities, 1870, III, 44.
Populist Party, III, 1891—163; 1892—166; 1893—172; 1894—179; 1895—182; 1896—187; 1897—189; 1898—197; 1899—200; 1900—203; 1901—207.
Porter, Asbury В., II, 53, 386, 387; IV, 214; David D., see Arkansas Post, Chickasaw Bayou, De Russey.
Port Gibson, II, 254, 255.
Pottawattamie county, I, 101, 106; III, 402.
Prohibitory liquor law, I, 278, 286; III, 48, 72, 96, 114, 115, 116, 124, 125, 131, 135, 144, 145, 158, 159, 160, 161, 172, 173.
Pottawattamie indians, I, 64, 73, 75, 93, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101, 105, 108, 229, 289.
Powell, Fort, II, 333.
Powers, Joseph В., IV, 214, 215.
Poweshiek, chief, I, 91, 154.
Poweshiek, county, III, 404, 405.
Poyneer, Alfred N., III, 154, 156; IV, 215.
Prairie du Chien, I, 74, 110, 115, 128, 129, 156.
Prairie du Sac, I, 74.
Prairie fires, I, 390, 391.
Prairie Grove, Battle of, II, 240, 241, 242, 243.
Prairies, I, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 132, 133, 148, 149.
Pratt, Henry O., IV, 215.
Pray, Gilbert B., IV, 215.
Preëmption, Right of, I, 178, 179, 180.
Prehistoric animals, I, 3, 4; climate, 3, 4; customs, 16, 19; dwellings, 16, 19; implements, 15, 16, 17; Iowa, 2; mound builders, 16; races, 15; rivers, 4; skulls, 15; vegetation, 3, 4.
Presidents of council, see M. Bainbridge, J. B. Browne, T. Cox, J. D. Elbert, S. C. Hastings, S. Hempstead, J. W. Parker.
Presidents of senate, see T. Baker, M. L. Fisher, W. W. Hamilton, W. E. Leffingwell, E. Lowe, J. J. Selman; see also lieutenant-governors.
Preston, Isaac M., IV, 216.
Price, Hiram, I, 222, 272, 279, 281, 282, 357; II, 54, 61, 78, 131; III, 1, 2, 22, 76; IV, 216, 217.
Printers, State, III, 455, 456.
Prisoners, buried at Andersonville, II, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418; see also Andersonville.
Privates, see volunteers.
Probate courts, Act governing, I, 189.
Proclamation, of emancipation, II, 77, 78, 118; of Kirkwood, 73, 74; of martial law, 77; of Stone, 109, 112. Prohibition, III, 173, 181.
Prohibition conventions, III, 1883—123; 1885—135; 1886—137; 1887—138; 1888—153; 1889—155; 1890—162; 1891—163; 1892—166; 1893—171; 1894—178; 1895—182; 1896—188; 1897—189; 1898—197; 1899—199; 1900—202; 1901—204; 1902—211.
Protective Association, see farmers.
Prouty, Solomon F., IV, 217.
Public buildings, Act creating office of Superintendent of, I, 206.
Public feeling in, II, 1861—53, 54, 55, 57, 62; in 1862—66, 79, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92; 1863—96, 97, 98, 99; 1864—123, 124.
Public Instruction, Superintendent of, Act creating office of, I, 206; Act effecting, II, 102; report of, I, 257; misuse of funds of, 286, 287.
Public Instruction, Superintendents of, state, III, 450; territory, 441.
