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Morton
652
28
167
Nebraska
700
12
176
Nodaway
4,222
308
1,069
Pierce
930
253
271
Tarkio.
799
157
226
Valley
936
74
246
Washington
652
58
171
Total.
18,604
2,334
5,021
VALUATION OF THE COUNTY IN 1880.
TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS.
LANDS.
PERS'NAL
TOTAL.
Valley .
$191,797
$ 61,215
$255,707
Douglas
208,561
59,494
268,055
Fremont
208,316
60,244
268,558
Pierce
162,040
43,474
205,692
Essex.
11,286
56,610
128,229
Grant.
216,624
55,857
272,481
Shenandoah
11,568
120,010
251,235
Tarkio ..
187,852
62,413
250,265
Nodaway
349,192
105,000
468,151
Clarinda.
7,719
164,814
446,769
Nebraska.
89,599
39,850
138,745
East River
182,180
47,861
230,291
Harlan
187,991
49,419
237,791
Lincoln
180,006
57,940
237,399
Morton.
183,670
45,457
227,127
Washington
161,898
67,635
229.986
Colfax
159,888
73,131
233,019
Amity
183,219
55,940
239,165
College Springs
420
30,737
73,696
Buchanan ..
178,685
64,527
246,798
Grand Total
$3,062,511 $1,318,385 $4,911,096
CITY AND VILLAGE PLATS.
The following is a true transcript of the various plattings of towns, villages and cities in Page County, commencing with the first and giving each in their regular order, as shown by their several filings:
HAWLEYVILLE was platted May 17, 1855, by James M. Hawley and Henry McAlpin, on the northwest quarter of section 13, town- ship 69, range 36.
AMITY (now called College Springs) was platted June 20, 1856, on sections 7, 8, 17 and 18 of township 67, range 37, upon lands owned by the Government and entered by a colony.
CLARINDA was platted December 7, 1857, on the northwest quarter of section 31, town- ship 69, range 36.
RIBBLE'S ADDITION to Clarinda, platted by George Ribble, February 23, 1858.
FARRENS' ADDITION to Clarinda, platted August 16, 1870, by H. D. Farrens.
FRAZER'S ADDITION to Clarinda, platted by W. E. Frazer, February 2, 1871.
RIBBLES' RAILROAD ADDITION to Clarinda, platted by George Ribble, and David Ren- nick, December 5, 1872.
POWERS' ADDITION to Clarinda, platted July 16, 1875, by J. H. Powers and Eliza B. Powers.
POWERS' SECOND ADDITION to Clarinda, platted June 6, 1882, by J. H. Powers.
VAN ARSDOL'S ADDITION to Clarinda, plat- ted by Isaac Van Arsdol and wife, January 25, 1882.
JOHNSON'S ADDITION to Clarinda, platted by S. C. Johnson, March 27, 1882.
MOORE'S ADDITION to Clarinda, platted De- cember 9, 1882, by N. B. Moore.
FERRIS' ADDITION to Clarinda, platted Oc- tober 22, 1883, by B. P. Ferris and wife, F. M. Forney and wife, C. F. Klise and wife.
WILSON'S ADDITION to Clarinda, platted February 17, 1886, by D. C. Wilson and his wife, Abbie Wilson.
DAYTON (defunct) was platted by Abram Hallady and Harry B. Baldwin, on the east half of section 1, township 68, range 36, September 30, 1857.
PAGE CITY (now defunct) was platted August 18, 1858, on section 7, of township 68, range 37, by William Pike.
TARKIO (now defunct) was platted August
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26, 1859, by Robert Miller, on sections 34 and 35, of township 69, range 38. The original entry of this name appears spelled " Tarkee."
FRANKLIN GROVE (defunct) was platted April 18, 1860, by Martin Jones, on the northeast quarter of sections 2, 3 and 10, township 70, range 39.
ESSEX was platted September 15, 1870, by J. N. Dennison, trustee. The same was platted on sections 26 and 27, of township 70, range 39.
SHENANDOAH Was platted September 15, 1870, by J. N. Denison, on section 19, town- ship 69, range 39.
HEPBURN was platted January 18, 1873, on land owned by David Rennick, located on the southwest quarter of section 20, township 70, range 36.
BRADDYVILLE was platted June 1, 1878, on the southwest quarter of section 30, township 67, range 36, by James Braddy.
BLANCHARD was platted October 13, 1879, by the "Western Improvement Company of Iowa," the same being located on sections 32 and 33, of township 67, range 38.
BINGHAM was platted by the " Western Improvement Company of Iowa," December 12, 1879. It was platted on the southwest quarter of section 36, township 69, range 39.
COIN was platted November 25, 1879, by the " Western Improvement Company of Iowa," on section 32, of township 68, range 38.
MORSEMAN Was platted March 19, 1880, by J. P. Burrows, on section 17, township 67, range 36.
CROOKS was platted May 19, 1880, by I. W. Blanchard, on the southwest quarter of section 29, township 67, range 36.
NORTHBARRO was platted by C. E. Perkins, September 8, 1881, on section 23, township 67, range 39.
SHAMBAUGH was platted October 29, 1881, on section 36, of township 68, range 37, by James and Julia Sham baugh.
PAGE CENTRE was platted November 11, 1881, by E. S. and Mary Huston. The same is located on the southeast quarter of section 7, township 68, range 37.
YORKTOWN was platted April 3, 1882, by C. E. Perkins, on section 31, township 69, range 37.
NORWICH was platted November 13, 1882, by W. H. Dutton and wife, on section 29, township 69, range 38.
MARRIAGE RECORD.
Below is given the number of marriage certificates granted each year, from 1852 to 1889, inclusive, to November 15, 1889.
The first marriage in Page County was (as shown by the records) Henry Davidson to Rebecca Sebastian, November 13, 1852.
During that year there were six marriages in the county, as follows: Erastus Thomas to Mary Jane Yarness; J. Stonebraker to Mary Jones; Abraham Linebaugh to Mary Ann Fruits; Elijah Miller to Miss A. Loy; Will- iam Frady to Hannah Thomas.
Marriages by years:
1852
6
1872. 104
1853.
8
1873 ..
103
1854.
5
1874 .. 111
1855.
20
1875 .. 119
1856
14
1876. 149
1857.
.18
1877. 151
1858
27
1878.
137
1859
.33
1879 ..
133
1860
.45
1880 .. 155
1861.
.38
1881.
168
1862.
24
1882. 180
1883.
200
1863 1864
.38
1884.
209
1865
.70
1885 ..
201
1-66
60
1886 ..
276
1867
.76
1887.
176
1868
.88
1888 .. .161
1869 75
1889 (to November 15) 108
1870
.73
1871
.77
Total,
3,672
.40)
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY.
POLITICAL.
CHAPTER IX.
POLITICAL ISSUES.
HE political issues and political history of a county are to one class of readers of much interest, though perhaps to the masses of less interest. However in this connection it is deemed but wise to give the general outline of the various local and State issues and how they have been met by the citizens of Page County.
Every good citizen should, and does, have inore or less political ambition. Especially is this true of a self-governed people, where in the eyes of the law all men are of an equality. And it has been shown that even the humblest-the rail-splitter and the tow- path boy-can attain to the most exalted position in the gift of our nation, reference being made to Presidents Lincoln and Gar- field.
We all delight in seeing merit rewarded; we are pleased to note the onward, upward progress of one fron the humblest walks of life, as step by step he mounts the ladder of fame. Every citizen feels a just pride in one who succeeds and achieves in the great polit- ical arena; although he himself may never
reach the high pinnacle, there is a possibility that his children may attain to it.
Again a political campaign has something of an excitement connected with it, which all enjoy. While personal bickerings some- times nar the beauty of a campaign, yet as a general thing all yield gracefully to the ver- dict of the people, a majority of whom we as Americans have long since agreed should compose " the powers that be."
In this chapter it is designed to give the general and some of the local issues that the voters have had to meet and ballot on-in brief, to trace the political straws that tlie reader may know about what the political standings of Page County has been, organized as it was long before the civil war and before many of the important moral and progressive planks were ever thought of being a part of the party platformns.
Page County was organized in 1853 and the various county officers elected in August of that year.
In 1856 former issues dividing political parties had disappeared and new issues were being rapidly formed. The Whig party had
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ceased to exist and upon its ruins had been erected two other parties, one having for its central truth, opposition to the further exten- sion of slavery, and the other that American- born citizens must rule America. These two parties had of course drawn from the Demo- cratic party quite considerably. The Ameri- can party, not especially opposing slavery, had become a numerous body in the South, as well as at the North. The newly-formed Re- publican party, basing its claims for popular suffrage upon its advocacy of freedom in the territories, was not permitted an existence in the Slave States.
The first Republican State convention held in Iowa assembled at Iowa City, February 22, 1856, and adopted its platform, which did not uphold slavery in any State or territory in the Union. The Democratic party inet in convention at the same place, in June and adopted a platform similar and in harmony throughout with their national platforin. They nominated James Buchanan and John C. Breckenridge. So the three tickets voted on in Page County at that election were repre- sented by Buchanan (Democrat), who received 171 votes; Fremont (Republican), 100 votes; Fillinore (American), 169 votes.
In 1859 national politics had taken another turn and matters were badly mixed; yet the right was coming to the surface. The Demo- cratic party North and South could not agree in nominations for President, hence each wing had its candidate, the full number in the race being four, who received in Page County the following votes: Lincoln (Repub- lican), 499; Douglas (Democrat), 286; Bell (Union), 10; Breckenridge (Southern Demo- crat), 22.
In 1864, war times, the Republicans of Page County remained firin and loyal, both in the field and at home. The ticket stood Lincoln (Republican), 521; McClellan (Democrat) 168.
In 1868, after the war had ended, the slaves set free and re-construction fairly under con- trol, the Republican party nominated and elected the military chieftain, U. S. Grant, for President, while the Democrats uniting North and South on Horatio Seymour, Page County vote stood, Grant, 934; Seymour, 474.
In the Grant and Greeley campaign, the former received 1,408 votes while the latter received but 717.
By 1876 a third-party element had sprung into existence. It was known as the Union party, with Peter Cooper as leader of the labor element. Again Page County gave a large Republican vote-Hayes (Republican), 2,243; Tilden (Democrat), 861; Cooper (Labor Un- ion), 217.
So badly was the third party movement beaten in Page County in 1876 that in 1880 only two candidates for President were voted for-Garfield (Republican), 2,709; Hancock (Democrat), 972.
In 1884 Blaine (Republican) received 2,761 votes; Cleveland (Democrat), received 1,671 .
At the last election -1888-Harrison (Re- publican) received 2,571 and Cleveland (Democrat) received 1,468 votes.
It will be observed from this that Page County has been strongly Republican ever since that party was formed, as regards Na- tional affairs.
As to her position on State and local (county) matters, the following brief review, hurriedly sketched, will touch on all the im- portant points, over which a contest has been had and which has always been decided by a " fair count " at the ballot-box.
The war for the Union was in progress during the campaign of 1861 and the great war issues were fast coming to a focus.
The Republicans were the first to meet in convention, assembling at Des Moines, July
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31, of that year, nominating a candidate for Governor and other State officers and adopt- ing a platform heartily supporting the Gov- ernment in its assertion of the right to coerce, denonncing the doctrine of secession, ınain- taining the supremacy of the constitution, and declaring in the most forcible terms of language that the rebellion should be put down at any cost.
On the other hand the Democratic party, at their 1861 convention, passed resolutions condemning the action of the Southern States, but declaring it to be the legitimate result of the successful teaching of the irrepressible conflict, and also denying in toto the right of the United States Government to perpet- uate the Union of States by force of arms. State sovereignty was fully endorsed, and the opposite doctrine declared to be fraught with disastrous consequences.
In Page as well most other counties, local offices cut no figure, but nearly all were determined on the Union of the States. Samuel J. Kirkwood, the Republican candidate for Governor of Iowa, received 410 votes, while the Democratic candidate, A. C. Dodge, re- ceived but about 200 votes, showing Page County to be a loyal subdivision whose people loved the flag, as was shown by the hundreds of men who were going into the field in defense of their country.
In 1863 Governor Stone, the Republican candidate, carried the county, over James M. Tuttle, by a two-hundred inajority. The same was true when Thomas H. Benton ran against Stone, in 1865.
The campaigns of 1869-'70 and '71 were devoid of much interest, and were but repeti- tions of the results of previous Republican victories, as a glance at the subjoined official vote found in this chapter will show.
In 1873 the question of Capital vs. Labor, engaged the special attention of the people.
The Republican State convention met at Des Moines June 25, and after making their nominations adopted resolutions, declaring against monopolies, and nrging that the sev- eral States should carefully restrict the power of railway corporations. Class legislation was denounced. The Democrats, that year, made no regular nominations, but generally supported the anti-monopoly ticket. A convention was held at Des Moines, August 12, nominating candidates and adopting resolutions, declaring that the old party organizations were no longer nseful, denounc- ing corruption in government affairs and urg- ing the necessity of honesty in politics throughout the State of Iowa.
In Page County the people were somewhat restless, however. C. C. Carpenter, the Re- publican candidate for Governor, received 114 majority over T. G. Vale.
In June, 1875, a convention was called to meet at Des Moines, June . 24, to be com- posed of Democrats, anti-Monopolists and liberal Republicans. Assembling, a ticket was nominated, headed by Shepherd Lefler, for Governor, and a platform of principles adopted covering the principal ground of be- lief of the three elements represented. The Republicans met in convention and nomi- nated S. J. Kirkwood (Iowa's old " War Governor"). A temperance convention was also held, and nnknown to himn, Rev. John Hogarth Lozier was nominated for Governor. He received abont 1,200 votes in the entire State. In Page County the votes were cast for Governor as follows: S. J. Kirkwood, 1,290; Shepherd Lefler, 609.
In 1877 State tickets were nominated by tlie Republicans, Democrats, Greenbackers and Prohibitionists. The latter had for their candidate for Governor, Elias Jessup, of Har- din County. The Republicans had Jolin H. Gear, and the Democrats placed in nomina-
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tion John P. Irish,-their strongest man, while the Greenbackers put up Daniel Stubbs. The vote in Page County stood: Gear, 1,166; Irish, 508; Stubbs, 348; Jessup, 293.
In 1879, a fusion of the Democratic and Greenback candidates took place, and the Republicans ran Gear for Governor again. The temperance people also, not satisfied with what the Republicans were doing for their cause, placed D. R. Dungan, of Eldora, in the field. The result in Page County was: Gear, 1,787; Trumbull (Democrat), 574, and Daniel Campbell (Greenback), 276; Dungan (Temperance), 47 votes.
In 1881, Republicans, Democrats and Greenbackers each had men in the field, more from form and force of habit than with a view of succeeding. Page County gave Sher- man (Republican), 1,294 votes; L. G. Kinnie (Democrat), 313; D. M. Clark (Greenbacker), 93. The Prohibition candidate, William Johnson, had 11 votes.
In 1883 the Republican, Democratic and Greenbacker each had candidates in the field. Sherman (Republican), had 2,056 votes in Page County; Kinnie (Democrat), 1,227; James B. Weaver (Greenback), 395.
In 1885 the contest was mainly between the Republicans and the Democrats. Will- iam Larrabee, the Republican candidate for Governor, received in Page County 2,420 votes, while Charles E. Whitney received 1,460.
Other matters of a political nature will be found in other chapters of this volume, es- pecially in the part containing the proceed- ings of the Board of Supervisors.
OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS.
The following is a transcript of the official returns in Page County, Iowa, from 1858 to the present time, together with all the early election history to be found by consulting
pioneers. The records containing the first five years' vote in the county were destroyed, with the remainder of the county judge's books: hence the incompleteness of the early official returns, as found below.
The dates at the left hand of the column denote the year in which the officers were elected, while those at the right give the number of votes each received.
UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS.
The following gives the vote on the Presi- dential electors, from the organization of Page County :
ELECTION OF
VOTES CAST.
1852-Scott (Whig). 29
Pierce (Democrat). 40
1856-Fremont (Republican) 100
Buchanan (Democrat) 171
Fillmore (American) 169
1860-Lincoln (Republican) 499
Douglas (Democrat). 287
Bell (Constitutional Union). 10
Breckenridge (Democrat) 22
1864-Lincoln (Republican) 521
McClellan (Democrat)
168
1868-Grant (Republican)
934
Seymour (Democrat) 474
1872-Grant (Republican) 1,408
Greeley (Democrat) 717
1876-Hayes (Republican) .2,243
Tilden (Democrat). 861
Cooper (National Greenback) 217
1880-Garfield (Republican) .2,709
Hancock (Democrat) 972
1884-Blaine (Republican) .2,761
Cleveland (Democrat) 1,671
1888-Harrison (Republican) 2,571
Cleveland (Democrat) 1,468
GOVERNORS.
1859-Samuel J. Kirkwood (Republican). 377
A. C. Dodge (Democrat). 330
1861-Samuel J. Kirkwood (Republican). 410
William H. Merritt (Democrat) 243
1863-William M. Stone (Republican). 434
James M. Tuttle (Democrat). 241
1865-William M. Stone (Republican). 397
Thomas H. Benton (Democrat). 298
1867-Samuel Merrill (Republican). 673
Charles Mason (Democrat). 397
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY.
1869-Samuel Merrill (Republican). 721
George Gillespy (Democrat). 332
W. M. Burky 341
1871-C. C. Carpenter (Republican) 957
1868-W. W. Russell 891
F. E. T. Hazen 457
1870-W. W. Russell. 985
J. G. Vale (Democrat). 946
E. E. T. Hazen
9
1875-Samuel J. Kirkwood (Republican). 1,290
1872-W. W. Russell 1,386
J. C. Holmes 766
1874-Joseph E. Hill 1,092
W. A. Breman 802
1876-Joseph E. Hill. 2,232
John Mentzer 1,073
1878-Joseph E. Hill 1,454
N. B. Eaton 596
William Kemp 441
1880-Joseph E. Hill .2,696
George Sams 957
Arthur Rozell 345
1882-Joseph E. Hill. .2,016
N. J. Russell .1,563
1884-John R. Leslie .2,824
A. B. West .1,651
1886-John R. Leslie. .2,415
J. C. Thompson .1,470
1888-G. L. Shaul. 2,298
J. R. Leslie. 2,052
PROHIBITORY LIQUOR AMENDMENT VOTE.
On June 27, 1882, there was a special general election held throughout Iowa, for the purpose of settling the question as to whether or not the following amendment should be added to the State Constitution. The same carried throughout the State, but was finally declared as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and the statutory law of our present code took its place. Said amend- ment read as follows:
" No person shall manufacture for sale, or sell, or keep for sale, as a beverage, any intoxicating liquors whatsoever, including ale, wine and beer."
The vote in Page County stood as follows:
FOR.
AGAINST
Nodaway
454
308
Amity
226
17
Grant
336
122
1862-Charles Linderman 414
Fremont.
123
7
Scattering
5
Colfax . 153
37
1864-Jacob Butler
478
Washington
92
51
Scattering
4
Harlan 126
26
Shepherd Lefler (Democrat) 609
1877-John H. Gear (Republican) 1,166
John B. Irish (Democrat). 508
Daniel Stubbs (Greenback). 348
E. Jessup (Temperance) 293
1879-John H. Gear (Republican). 1,787
H. H. Trumble (Democrat) 574
Daniel Campbell (Greenback) 276
1881-Buren R. Sherman (Republican). 1,294
L. G. Kinnie (Democrat) 313
93
William Johnson (Prohibition) 11
1883-Buren R. Sherman (Republican). .2,056
L. G. Kinnie (Democrat) 1,227
J. B. Weaver (Greenback) 395
1885-William Larrabee (Republican). 2,420
Charles E. Whitney (Democrat) .1,460
1887-William Larrabee(Republican) .2,210
T. J. Anderson (Democrat). 1,071
M. J. Cain 236
1889-Joseph J. Hutchinson (Republican). 1,992
Horace Boies (Democrat). . 1,227
S. B. Downing (Labor Union) 101
Malcom Smith (Prohibition). 128
CLERK OF THE COURTS.
Dr. A. H. Farrens was the first clerk of Page County. He was elected in 1851, and held the office until 1853, when E. Miller was elected, serving one term, and in 1855 Job Loy was elected. He was succeeded by Young Farris, who held the position until 1857, and was followed by L. H. Wilder. From that date on the following is a tran- script of official election books:
1858-L. H. Wilder 264
F. L. Cramer 99
G. P. Kimball. 218
1860-Charles Linderman 602
William Burkley
15
F. L. Cramer
10
D. W. Clark (Greenback).
1866-Jacob Butler. 596
James C. Knapp (Democrat). 454
1873-C. C. Carpenter (Republican). 1,060
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY.
FOR.
AGAINST,
Tarkio
79
35
Douglas
100
14
Pierce
104
91
Morton.
81
19
Lincoln
150
62
Nebraska
64
30
East River
19
34
Valley
64
69
Buchanan
35
53
Total vote
2,206
965
Majority for the amendment
1,241
COUNTY JUDGES.
Owing to the destruction of the county records by fire (at least the early election books) it will be impossible to give the exact returns; so it is deemed sufficient to state that the first judge who presided over the county court of Page County was William L. Burge, who was followed by Captain R. F. Connor, who was elected in 1851. In 1853 S. F. Snider was elected, and in turn was succeeded by John Wilson. In 1857 Mr. Snider re- turned to the office, and from that date on the records give the following:
ELECTION OF
VOTES CAST.
1858-I. H. Walker .257
William Orme .245
A. H. East 65
1859-Jacob Simonton .267
I H. Walker
.238
A. H. East 96 William Orme 98
1861-N. B. Moore .347 Jacob Simonton .318
1863-P. R. Stockton .405
Jacob Simonton 265
1865-John R. Morledge
.394
William M. Berky .261
1867-J. R. Morledge .651
Jacob Simonton .399
1868-W. M. Alexander (vacancy) .913
A. M. Collier .474
COUNTY AUDITORS.
In the year 1869 the office of county judge was abolished, and that of county auditor created. His office duties include
all that the judge did, aside from probate inatters. He is clerk of the Board of Super- visors; has charge of many road and bridge matters; has custody of the county property, funds and buildings; audits all bills; pur- chases all goods, and in fact is the general business man of the county.
The first to hold such office was W. M. Alexander, who took his seat January 1, 1870:
ELECTION OF
VOTES CAST.
1869-W. M. Alexander 730
1871-W. M. Alexander 980
Scattering 2
1873 -- W. M. Alexander. 1,167
J. S. Woodmansee 589
1875-W. M. Alexander 1,490
Nate Martin 1
1877-W. M. Alexander 1,470
J. B. Bartley 843
1879-W. M. Alexander 1,911
R. J. Biggerstaff. 540
1881-R. H. Lymer 1,282
C. Nichols. 313
1883-R. H. Lymer ,299
George Blanchard .1,211
1885-R. H. Lymer .2,513
O. P. Peterson 1,430
1887-R. H. Lymer 2,075
T. J. Morrow 1,446
1889-R. U. McClanahan 1,973
William E. Coan 1,068
W. H. Widney 204
J. W. McKinly. 182
TREASURER AND RECORDER.
Up to 1864 these two offices were com . bined in one. At an early day, in the new counties, the duties of both offices were quite easily attended to by one person, but as the State developed the complication of the two required a division.
Erastus N. Thomas was elected as the first " Treasurer and Recorder " in 1851. He suc- ceeded himself, but it does not appear in rec- ord form for just how long.
C. M. McBee was in this office in 1853- '54, and was succeeded by R. F. Connor. From 1859 the record is complete.
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ELECTION OF VOTES CAST.
1859-Thomas Wallace. .330
Solomon West. .329
W. J. Woods. 44
1861-Solomon West .427
I. H. Walker. .239
1863 -- John R. Hinchman .618
TREASURERS.
In 1864 the offices of Treasurer and Re- corder were separated.
ELECTION OF VOTES CAST
1865 -- Henry Dorsey 421
I. H. Walker. 261
1867-Henry Dorsey. 654 N. C. Ridenour 414 1869-Henry Dorsey 726
1871-Henry Loranz. 944
J. Bartley 34
1873-Henry Loranz. 1,142
J. M. Higgins 880
1875 -- Henry Loranz. 1,475 Scattering .. 3
1877-Henry Loranz. 1,469
J. M. Higgins 812
T. Woodmansee 29
1879-Henry Loranz 1,852
Solomon West. 597
Samuel B. Porter. 252
1881-Henry Loranz. 1,275
J. Hull, 300
1883-Thomas M. Monzingo 2,23
H. H. Crooks. 1,357
1885- Thomas M. Monzingo. .2,550 T. E. D. Ricely. .1,423
1887-Thomas M. Monzingo. 2,092 T. S. Jackson 1,408
1889-O. H. Frink.
2,088
A. M. Collier. 1,127
RECORDERS.
This office was combined with that of County Treasurer until 1864, when it be- came a separate office.
ELECTION OF
VOTES CAST.
1864-Thomas Wallace. 511
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