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The gentleman first exalted to the honors and emoluments of this office, in Audubon County, was T. S. Lewis, who was elected in the spring of 1855, and served until the fall election, when D. M. Harris became county judge, serving two terms. To give the reader a more comprehensive view of the county we shall follow the history by years and terms of office, giving the various acts of county offi- cials. Thus in order for one to trace out any one given feature it will be well to read all that is said on " county government." For example, the matter relating to county-seat changes is not confined to any one year, but necessarily runs through a term of more than twenty years. It will be well to remember that the government of Andubon County is marked by two eras-first, the county judge system, and; secondly, the board of county supervisors system; the latter dates from Jan- uary 1, 1861; all official acts of public policy prior to this date were the work and wisdom of the county judge.
The first matter of much consequence
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which came before His Honor D. M. Harris was that of ealling an election for the pur- pose of determining whether the county seat should remain at Dayton or be removed to Exira, the same having been petitioned for by many citizens. So, at the general election held April 7, 1856, the question was sub- mitted, but did not carry; so the county seat of Audubon County was legally known as " Dayton " until April, 1861, when the propo- sition to remove to Exira carried by a small majority, and the seat of justice was removed. It may be stated, however, that Dayton was only in name, as the real county seat was at the residence of either the county judge or elerk-wherever one could find the "Minute Book 'A'-Audubon County; " there one would find all the county seat there was prior to its establishment at Exira.
The county judge's book shows that in 1858 the tax levy was: County tax, four mills; State tax, one and one-half mills; school tax, one and one-half mills; road tax, one mill; making a grand total of eight mills on a dollar of all taxable property. The bounty on wolf sealps was at that time $1.50, and the records show that large numbers were killed, of both prairie and timber wolves.
The principal work of the county judge was the tax levy, settlement with the county treasurer, and taking care of road and bridge work, which was no small task. Following D. M. Harris came A. B. Houston as county judge, serving from January 1, 1860, to Janu- ary 1, 1864. In 1861, however, the county supervisor system relieved the judge of a large part of his work. The supervisor at- tended to all matters relative to the publie welfare of the county, aside from regular probate court business, which was in the hands of the county judge until the creation of a State system of cirenit courts in 1869, when the office of county judge was abolished
entirely and the office of auditor instituted. This officer became clerk of the county board and attended to all the business in time of vaeation. The first board of supervisors met the first Monday in January, 1861. It should be remembered that Audubon County con- sisted of only one eivil township at this date, and as the law allowed but one supervisor from each civil township, this first board was made up of but one member-J. M. Hub- bard, whose duty it was duly to qualify him- self, and then qualify the clerk of the board, who was Richard Eault. Then it became his duty to have the clerk arrange ballots or slips of paper with the words "long term " and " short term " written on them, from which he was to draw, to determine lawfully whether his term of office as supervisor should be one or two years. This matter of form was gone through with, and Hubbard drew the "short" term of office.
The first bill they were called upon to audit and order paid from the county funds was $20.84 to W. B. Felch, for boarding a panper named W. L. Carter, for sixteen weeks, at $1.25 per week.
The second meeting of this " body " was in the month of June, and held at the farm residenee of the clerk, in Hamlin's Grove. The minutes of this session show the tax levy to have been: County tax, two and one-half mills; State tax, one and one-half mills; school tax, one and one-quarter mills.
The following bills were presented and allowed:
Mills & Co., fire-proof safe. $135.00
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stationery. 7.60
W. J. Jordan, hauling safe from Des Moines. . 21.00
J. C. Norton, bounty on three wolf scalps. 3.00
William Leffiugwell, bounty on three timber wolves .. 3.00
William Leffingwell, bounty on one swift scalp. 1.00
I. V. D. Lewis, for service as county assessor .. 97.50
In 1862 the board of supervisors consisted
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of B. G. Dodge, Chairman, and Richard Gault, Clerk. The principal business for this board to attend to at its first session seems to have been allowing bounty on the sealps of wild animals killed, and mending dilapidated bridges. The recorder of deeds that year re- ceived $116, while the county judge only re- ceived $100. In June the board met again and subdivided the county into three civil townships-Audubon, Exira and Oakfield. This board also ordered a special election in June of that year, to submit to the tax-payers the question of ratification or rejection of the contract previously made with the American Emigrant Company. This election was held at Heneck's school-house, June 21, 1862. Richard Gault, Clerk of the board, received for his services that year $230.
The board of 1863 consisted of C. E. Frost, Chairman, and J. A. Hallock, Clerk. Among the acts of this board is found on the records, W. S. Carter (pauper) was "let to William Carpenter at $1.40 per week, with $3 appro- priation with which to purchase said Carter a hickory shirt and a pair of blue drilling pants." This brings to one's mind those dark days of the civil war, when cotton goods were very high. Think of $3 expended for a cot- ton shirt and pair of pants for a pauper to be elothed in during the fall and winter of 1863! The further work of the June session of the board of 1863 was to make the follow- ing classification for the use of the assessors:
Prime wild land, per acre. $2.25
Improved
$ 4.00 to $10.00
Timber
5.00 to 15.00
Town lots in Exira ..
5.00
Work cattle, per head
40.00 to 60.00
Cows,
6.00 to 12.00
Steers (three years old), per head
6.00 to 12.00
Bulls (all ages),
10.00 to 15.00
Work horses,
25.00 to 80.00
Mules,
40.00 to 70.00
Sheep,
3.00 to 5.00
Swine, per pound.
11% cents
In 1864 the board consisted of N. Hamlin, J. A. Pearl and B. G. Dodge, with J. A. Hal- loek as elerk. In 1865 the board was made up of two from the previous year and the newly elected member, A. I. Brainard.
Numerous questions of public interest eame up from time to time in the year 1866. The board consisted of I. V. D. Lewis, S. H. Perry and W. Bartlett. A. I. Brainard was elerk of the board. A petition of H. C. Smith and many others was presented asking to re- locate the county seat at Louisville. Also there came up a remonstranee, headed by John Crane. The remonstranee had more naines than the petition, so no election was ordered to decide the matter.
The board of 1867 consisted of I. V. D. Lewis, S. II. Perry and W. Bartlett.
In 1868 W. Bartlett, Isaac Thomas and D. L. Anderson served, the last named being chairman.
In 1869 Jacob Andrews, W. Bartlett and I. Thomas composed the board, with Mr. An- drews in the chair.
During 1870 J. Andrews, J. A. Pearl and J. Thomas constituted the board, Mr. Pearl acting in the capacity of chairman. Mr. Andrews resigned before his year was out, and B. G. Dodge took his place by appoint- ment.
In 1871 John T. Jenkins, J. W. Dodge and W. H. H. Bowen formed the board, with the last mentioned as chairman.
The board of 1872 was John W. Dodge, W. H. H. Bowen and John Noon. During that year the board renewed a former con- traet with P. Gad Bryan and John M. Scott, by which they were to pay said party $3,000, providing they, as attorneys, should succeed in getting elear title of lands once granted conditionally to the American Emigrant Company. During their Jannary term the board decided to ereet a court-house. J. W.
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Dodge, one of their number, drew plans and specifications, for which he received $17. He was also committeeman to go to Des Moines and procure counsel, which was to cost not over $500, regarding the setting aside of a certain injunetion which had been placed against building the above named court-house. Messrs. Bowen and Dodge voted for this measure favoring the erection of a court-house, while Mr. Noon opposed it.
At their September session the board had presented to them a petition asking for the loca- tion of the county seaton section 35, township 80, range 35, Mr. Noon voting against, and the other two members for the measure. A remonstrance was freely eirenlated to offset the above petition, which made it a compli- cated ease. The board gave sufficient time for the people to sign both the former peti- tion as well as the remonstrance, and when counted ont it appeared that there were 192 for and 200 against the measure. Still an- other petition to locate the court-house at the platted village of Hamlin was presented and lost-two members voting against, while Mr. Noon cast a vote for the measure.
The board of 1873 consisted of J. W. Dodge, John Noon (chairman) and A. L. Sanborn. At their June session came up a petition for locating the county-seat at Ham- lin again, notice of same having been pub- lished in the Audubon County Defender, published at Exira. Attached to this peti- tion were 236 names, which asked that the question be submitted to the voters of the county at the fall election of that year. The petition was honored, and the election or- dered. During this somewhat stormy ses- sion the " Hamlin Town Company " came before the board with an offer to ereet suit- able court-house buildings at Hamlin, and lease the same for a nominal sum (free) for four years from January 1, 1874, providing
the people saw fit to locate the seat of justice at that point. This proposition was signed by N. Hamlin, President, and John W. Scott, Secretary, of the " Hamlin Town Company." The people at and near the village of Exira, not wishing to be deprived of the county seat, also came forward with a similar proposal, by authority of what was styled the "Exira Hall Company," which bonded themselves to the county in the amount of $5,000 to build and keep upsuitable county buildings free, so long as used for county-seat purposes. This was signed by Charles Van Gorder, A. B. Houston, John D. Bush, J. A. Hallock, P. I. Whitted and A. Campbell. This offer was accepted, and for the time being the county-seat matter settled.
In 1874 the board was composed of I. Thomas, John Noon and A. L. Sanborn. The county was involved badly, and so the board decided to bond the county for the sum of $10,000, which measure was carried out. The bonds were made payable on or before ten years.
The same men served as supervisors in 1875 that had served in 1874.
The board of 1876 was S. A. Miller, I. Thomas and John Noon. The record shows no important aets during the year 1876.
The board of 1877, composed of S. A. Miller, James Davis and John Noon, had the usual routine work of adjusting claims and looking after the complications of road busi- ness. They made the Defender and Sen- tinel the official papers of the county.
In 1878 the board was composed of John T. Jenkins, S. A. Miller and James Davis.
In 1879 it was James Davis, S. A. Gra- hamn and John T. Jenkins. During this year a petition, signed by 673 legal voters, was presented to the board, asking that the county seat be removed to Audubon, which = ad just been platted at the end of the Atlan-
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tic & Audubon branch of the Rock Island Railway. The number who signed such peti- tion were a majority of the voters within the county. The question was submitted at the October election that year and resulted as follows: Whole number of votes cast, 1,361, 841 being cast for removal to Audubon, and 620 against it. The citizens of the new town of Audubon had already bonded themselves to build as good buildings as those at Exira. The Rock Island Railway Company, however, had large landed interests around Audubon, so they built a large brick structure designed so that it could be converted into business houses or into a court-house, if desired. They finally donated a free lease of this build- ing to the county for five years. After the county had accepted this proposition the next move was to proceed to the removal of the county effects-books, safes, etc .- from Exira to the new county home. The railroad company had taken deep interest in all these county-seat moves, and had donated to the county the present beautiful public square, but did not venture to erect the building they were about to give for the free use of the county, for fear it would not be able to remove the same from lands already deeded to the county, so it was erected just across the street east of the public squarc. When the day set for removing the books from Exira had arrived a special train was sent up from Atlantic, and large numbers of the citizens from the northern part of the county boarded the train and proccoded to Exira, where teams were in readiness to cart the effects of the county from the old hall to the train.
At the election which finally settled the county-seat contest in favor of Audubon, much " bad blood " was manifest, the south part of the county charging the north por- tion with illegal voting. So hot was this
contest that men from Exira were present at the polls all day, for the purpose of chal- lenging votes. These men, many of them, carried well-loaded revolvers, but the event passed off without the use of them. However, many hot words were shot pro and con throughont the day. While there perhaps were some questionable votes cast at Andu- bon, yet the majority being 221 votes, the popular vote of legal citizens must have been in favor of Andubon.
In 1880 the board consisted of J. T. Jen- kins (chairman), S. A. Graham and W. E. Hensley. In 1881 it was S. A. Graham (chairman), W. E. IIensley, B. F. Jenkins.
In 1882 the board consisted of W. E. IIensley (chairman), S. A. Graham and B. F. Jenkins. During their term of office it dc- volved upon them to provide a jail, and after the usual routine of election business and formality, the vote standing about 200 major- ity for, the contract was let to P. Mckinley. The structure is a two-story brick house, with iron cells in the rear, the front and upper portion being used for the sheriff's residence. The total cost of the building and cells was $6,927.
Among other acts of the above board was the leasing of the lot upon which was built tlic engine house to thic city of Andubon, said lease being for five years.
Before his term of office had expired B. F. Jenkins died and his seat was filled by J. P. Hallock, who was selected by virtue of the law, making it the duty of the county clerk, recorder and auditor to fill such vacancies.
The board of 1883 was J. P. Hallock, S. A. Graham and William E. Hensley. During their administration the proposition to bond the county for $30,000, with which to build a new conrt-house, was submitted to the people at the general election, said bonds to be payable in five and ten years, by the
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levy of a three-mill annual tax. This measure, however, was defeated.
The board for 1884 was S. A. Graham, W. E. Hensley and T. J. Essington. This was somewhat of an eventful year for Audu- bon County, owing to the fact that this part of Iowa was visited on August 7 by a terrible cyclone and hail-storm, which ruined much of the growing crops of the farmers. These unfortunate farmers sought some relief at the hands of the board, whom they asked to remit their taxes; bnt after well considering the matter they decided it would be outside of their duty as well as bad policy-one whichi inight cause an alinost endless complication and set an example for future years. The same year came up the question of voting a one-mill tax for a term of five years, for the purpose of accepting the liberal offer of the Rock Island Railroad to convey to the county the building before named aud in which the county offices were then located. The coin- pany asked $7,000 for this property, and the vote proved that the people considered it a safe investment. It was in this manner that Audubon County - finally secured her own court-house, which is a two-story brick build- ing, 44 x 100 feet. The lower story is subdi- vided into rooms for the various county offices, while the upper floor serves as a court-room, and has for years been used as a public hall, opera house, etc.
The board of 1885 consisted of W. E. Hensley, S. P. Baker and T. J. Essington.
In 1886 it was T. J. Essington, George MeCain and S. P. Baker.
In 1887 it was S. P. Baker, George MeCain
and Jasper Jensen. It was during this year that the questionof purchasing land for poor- farm purposes came up, and was finally set- tled by a vote; a majority of 363 decided land should be bought at once. The tax for such purchase was two mills per dollar. Accord- ingly a 200-acre tract was bought of Michael O'Donnell, on sections 33 and 34 of Leroy Township, and within one mile and a half of Andubon, in a southwesterly direction. The board of supervisors could not have selected a finer location or obtained better land. A natural grove containing thirty acres gives a beautiful site for the poor-honse buildings which are to be built the present season. The farm-house already on the place, together with barns, etc., which the county has built, is sufficient to accommodate all the unfortu- nate poor, and the farm was more than self- sustaining the first year. It cost the county $35 per acre, or $7,000, the same being a wise investment, for the two simple reasons that paupers can be kept cheaper in this manner, and also there are many persons who have hitherto drawn some support from the county fund who dislike to be sent to the poor farm- hence the number is greatly lessened who apply for aid.
For the first superintendent over this place, the services of V. A. Walkup were secured; he is now on his second term. His report shows, and is corroborated by the appearance of the farm, that he is the right man in the right place.
The board of 1888 was constituted by Jasper Jensen (chairman), A. F. Armstrong and Samnel Minser.
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HISTORY OF AUDUBON COUNTY.
CHAPTER IV.
ELECTION RETURNS-COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL.
IIE first election in Audubon County was held at the house of John S. Jin- kins, April 2, 1855 and resulted in electing the following officers: Thomas S. Lewis, County Judge; John W. Beers, Clerk of the District Court; Miles Beers, Treasurer and Recorder; David L. Adkins, Prosecut- ing Attorney; Benjamin M. Hiatt, Sheriff; Robert Stansberry, Coroner; John W. Beers, County Surveyor; Urbane Herrick and Carlos E. Frost, Justices of Peace; W. W. Bowen, Road Supervisor and Assessor. The whole county was, at this time, in one civil town- ship, hence the election of the above officers.
At an election held in Angust, 1855, Daniel M. Harris was elected County Judge; Nathaniel Hanılin, Treasurer and Recorder; Benjamin M. Hiatt, Sheriff; P. I. Whitted, Surveyor; he also received the appointment from the county judge as swamp land commissioner.
The following has been taken from the county records and will serve to show who have held various offices in Audubon County since 1856, as well as how the county vote stood in the election of President of the United States and Governor of Iowa.
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
1856-James Buchanan (Democrat). 56
John C. Fremont (Republican). 29
1860-Stephen A. Douglas (Democrat). 84
Abraham Lincoln (Republican) .. 13
1864-George B. McClelland (Democrat). 61
Abraham Lincoln (Republican). 28
1868-U. S. Grant (Republican) .. 114
Horatio Seymour (Democrat). 118
1872-U. S. Grant (Republican) ... 184
Horace Greeley (Liberal-Dem.). 146
1876-Rutherford B. Hayes (Republicau). 426
Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat). 353
1880-James A. Garfield (Republican). 963
W. S. Hancock (Democrat). 637
1884-James G. Blaine (Republican). 1,224
Grover B. Cleveland (Democrat). 1,216
1888-Benjamin Harrison (Republican) .. 1,366
Grover B. Cleveland (Democral) .. 1,210
FOR GOVERNOR OF IOWA.
1857-R. P. Lowe (Republican). 37
George Gellespy (Democrat) 42
1859-A. C. Dodge (Democrat).
S. J. Kirkwood (Republican) ..
1861-W. M. Stone (Republican).
19
- (Democrat). 69
1863-Samuel J. Kirkwood (Republican) .. 23
J. M. Tuttle (Democrat).
74
T. H. Burton (Democrat).
85
1867-Samuel Merrill (Republican).
80
Charles Mason (Democrat)
92
1869-Samuel Merrill (Republican).
114
George Gellespy (Democrat). 118
1871-J. C. Knapp (Democrat). 177
C. C. Carpenter (Republican). 155
1873-C. C. Carpenter (Republican). 209
Jacob G. Vail (Democrat). 289
1875-S. J. Kirkwood (Republican). 313
Sheppard Leffler (Democrat).
275
1877-J. H. Gear (Republican). 410
J. P. Irish (Democrat) .. 352
D. B. Stubbs (Greenback) .. 26
1879-J. H. Gear (Republican) .. 812
H. H. Trumble (Democrat). 652
Daniel Campbell (Greenback). 11
70
1865-Samuel J. Kirkwood, (Republican).
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HISTORY OF AUDUBON COUNTY.
1881 -- Bureau R. Sherman (Republican). 855
L. G. Kinnie (Democrat) .. 562 D. M. Clark (Greenback) .. 61 1883-B. R. Sherman (Republican). 1,137
L. G. Kinnie (Democrat) .. 899
John B. Weaver (Greenback) .. 117
1885-William Larrabee (Republican). 1,069 Charles E. Whiting (Democrat) .. .1,152
1887-William Larrabee (Republican).
1,096
T. J. Anderson (Democrat). 935
M. J. Cain (Fusion) .. 178
COUNTY JUDGE.
1855-Thomas E. Lewis ..
1855-Daniel M. Harris.
1859-A. B. Ilouston.
1861-A. B. Houston.
1863-1. P. Hallock
1865-J. S. Jenkins.
1867-Amherst Heath
1868 -- B. F. Andrews.
1869 -- A. J. Brainard.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
1869-John W. Scott .. 107
A. J. Brainard. 119
W. F. Stotts. 172
1871 -- Herbert S. Wattels 157
1873-H. S. Wattels. 297 S. A. Graham 193
1875-Thomas Walker.
334
HI. S. Wattels. 186
1877 -- Thomas Walker. 403
J. F. McAninch. 382
1879-Thomas Walker. 855 J. M. Bryan .. 626
1881-W. F. Stotts .. 841
W. J. Lancelot. 621
1883-W. F. Stotts.
1,046
E. B. Cousins. 1,038 J. C. F. Wicker. 72
1885-John H. Rendleman, 1,230
Thomas Walker .. 908
J. C. F. Wicker (Union Labor). 84
1887 -- John H. Rendleman. 1,181
W. A. Stowell .. 866
COUNTY TREASURER.
1855-Nathaniel IIamlin
1857-Nathaniel Hamlin.
E. W. Pearl.
1859-Nathaniel Ilamlin.
1861-Nathaniel Hamlin.
1863-C. E. Frost.
1865 -- A. B. Houston
1867-A. B. Houston. 99
Charles Van Gorder.
73
1869-Charles Van Gorder 119
A. B. Houston 108
1871-Charles Van Gorder. 176
A. I. Brainard. 156
1873-W. F. Stotts. 287
H. Ransford. 202
1875-W. F. Stotts.
424
B. F. Miller .. 167
1877-D. W. Harris. 414
E. J. Freeman 368
1879-D. W. Harris
763
J. L. Stotts. 708
1881-E. J. Freeman
736
J. M. Bryan. 684
J. Bonwell .. 41
1883-E. J. Freeman.
1,101
John R. Rudge
1,004
J. H. Giler. 50
1885-W. F. Stotts ..
1,152
Ed. B. Cousins. 975
H. S. Wetherell 92
1887-John B. Doak
1,133
G. L. Jones. 904
COUNTY RECORDER.
This office was with that of the Treasurer and styled "County Treasurer and Recorder," until 1864, when a separate office was created. Those having served are as follows:
1864-John Crane.
1866-D. Andrews. 78
Isaac Jinkins.
Frank Stotts 102
1808-H. F. Andrews. 96
A. Campbell. 125
1870-J. P. Davis .. 105
1872-E. H. Kimball 181
A. L. Campbell. 171
1874-John S. Toft. 361
W. Il. Fowler. 13
1876-J. M. Crocker.
406
J. S. Toft. 368
1878-J. M. Crocker
476
L. J. Hilton. 266
J. S. Toft .. 131
1880-S. P. Rhodes. 899
John II. Bell. 726
1882-S. P. Rhodes. 1,117
E. A. Armstrong. 278
1884-Otto Witthoner 1,179
W. R. Neff. 1,140
653
HISTORY OF AUDUBON COUNTY.
1886-A. L. Wever. 1,079
Otto Witthoner. 1,048
1888-A. L. Wever. 1,578
Elias Fiscus. 1,015
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
1855-John W. Beers
1856-Franklin Burnham
1858-Franklin Burnham
1860-Richard Gault.
1862-J. A. Hallock.
1864-George W. Cannon
1866-A. I. Brainard.
102
1855-6-P. I. Whitted.
1857-P. I. Whitted. 49
J. W. Beers. 38
1859-P. I. Whitted
1861-P. I. Whitted
1863-P. I. Whitted.
1865-P. I. Whitted.
153
1876-A. L. Campbell. 428
348
D. W. Harris. 122
1878-B. F. Thacker 436
F. P. Bradley 439
1880-Frank H. Bradley 837
H. H. Green .. 831
1882-F. P. Bradley
931
II. H. Green 843
H. S. Witherell. 99 1884-R. J. Hunter. 1,281
H. P. Moore. 1,079
J. C. F. Wicker 77
1886-Charles Vail.
1,076
R. J. Hunter 1,048
1888-Charles Vail.
1,565
C. A. Marlin. 1,037
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
1858-L. B. Montgomery
1860-Robert N. Day
1862-Robert N. Day
1864-Robert N. Day.
1865-B. G. Dodge
1867-B. G. Dodge 84
David Beers. 117
1869-B. G. Dodge. 112
1871-John Hunter. 183
Mrs. Jennie McCowen 136
1873-H. G. Smith. 243 J. A. Hallock. 190
1875-B. F. Thacker 340
E. E. Majors 243
1877-A. K. Brainard 405
B F. Thacker 373
1879-R. M. Carpenter 797
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