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called an election on the first Monday of April, the same year-1853, at which time a full corps of county officers was elected.
There were other locations claiming the county seat-Daniel Brown wanted it at what he platted and called Calhoun, while another faction wanted it located where Logan now stands, or on the opposite side of the Boyer river.
At the time of organizing, the county was divided into two voting precincts, one west of the Boyer river, at Magnolia and the other east of the river at Owen Thorpe's, who then lived at Jeddo- a de- funct town site now owned by Hon. L. R. Bolter. The first election returns were carried to the house of Stephen King to be "counted." Thomas B. Neeley and James Hardy took the poll books from the west side of the county to Kings. Arriv- ing at the banks of the then swollen, un- bridged Boyer river, they staked out their horses, undressed and swam the river, car- rying their wardrobe and poll-book above highwater mark; and having dressed pro- ceeded to their place of destination. [This makes good history now but was not half so romantic and funny to them at that date.]
The result of said election was the plac- ing in office Stephen King, County Judge ;
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P. G. Cooper, County Treasurer and Re- corder; William Dakan, Prosecuting At- torney ; Chester M. Hamilton, Sheriff, and William Cooper, Clerk of the Courts, G. H. White, Surveyor and John Thompson, School Fund Commissioner. .
Properly speaking, Magnolia and Jeffer- son were the two voting precincts of the county, upon its first being organized, however, some of the persons living in the county prior to March 14, 1853-time of organization, had exercised the right of franchise by going to Council Bluffs to cast their votes. Among such may be mentioned William Dakan, W. B. Cope- land and S. W. Condit, who walked to Council Bluffs and voted at the Presiden- tial election of 1852.
ORGANIZATION OF TOWNSHIPS.
February 4, 1854, County Judge P. G. Cooper attempted to subdivide the county into civil townships as follows: Magnolia, Sioux, Washington, Wayne, Jefferson; but through some irregularity this division did not stand.
Again, in March of the same year, "Sioux" and La Grange were erected. Where, when, and by what authority the prefix "Little" was added to Sioux, the records seem silent at the present time.
At the March term of county court, 1855, Calhoun township was set off front Magnolia. Again in September, 1857, the entire county was re-townsliiped, making the civil sub-divisions to conform to the Congressional townships. Some of tliese civil townships have had their names changed from time to time. The present boundary and names of the twenty civil townships of the county are as follows :
Allen, constituted in 1872, comprises township 81, range 43, and was named from an old settler.
Boyer, constituted prior to 1857, com- prises township 80, range 42, and was named from the river of the county bear- ing that name.
Cass, constituted prior to 1857, now com- prises township 79, range 41, derived its name from Lewis Cass, the Michigan statesman.
Calhoun, constituted prior to 1857, with boundary changed subsequently, comprises township 79, range 43, and was named secondary from the village within its border. The village was named from old Fort Calhoun, which was located on the right bank of the Missouri river at a point opposite where the village was platted in 1853.
Cincinnati, constituted in 1856, com- prises township 78, range 45, and was so named because of the large number of per- sons, headed by Jacob S. Fountain, who · came from Cincinnati, Ohio. He laid out a town, near the present junction of the S. C. & P. and F. & M. V. & Elkhorn rail- roads, called Cincinnati.
Clay, constituted in 1856-60, comprises
1 township 79, ranges 45 and 46, was named after Henry Clay.
Douglas, constituted in 1868, comprises township 80, range 41 and derives it name from Stephen A. Douglas.
Harrison, constituted in 1856, comprises township 81, range 41, was named in honor of the county, which took the name from President William Henry Harrison.
Jackson, constituted in 1856 60, com- prises township 81, range 44, and three sections of township 80, named in honor of old Andrew Jackson, of New Orleans fame.
Jefferson, constituted in 1854, comprises township 79, range 42, and part of range 43, derives its name from President Jeffer- son.
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La Grange constituted prior to 1855, now comprises township 78, range 43.
Lincoln, constituted in 1868, comprises township 81, range 42, and derives its name from that of our lamented President- Abraham Lincoln.
Little Sioux, constituted in 1854, com- prises township 81, range 45, was named from the Little Sioux river flowing through its domain.
Magnolia, constituted in 1853, comprises township 80, range 43, derives its name from the county seat, which the Fourth General Assembly of Iowa named "Mag- nolia"-a beautiful, sweet scented flower ot the Gulf States.
Morgan, constituted in 1867, comprises part of township 80, range 45, and part of range 44, township 80, was named in honor of Morgan County, Ohio, from which sec- tion Capt. John Noyes, an early settler of Harrison county, came ..
Raglan, constituted in 1857, comprises township 80, range 44, was named by Capt. Jolın A. Danielson, for Lord Raglan, of Crimean War fame, who was then at the height of his glory.
St. John, constituted in 1856, comprises township 78, range 44.
Taylor, constituted in 1861, comprises township 79, range 44, except section 24, 25 and 36, was named after Gen. Zachary Taylor.
Union was constituted in 1858, now comprises township 78, range 42. It was named by Samuel Wood because of the great friendship and unity of feeling among neighbors.
Washington, constituted in 1872, com- prises township 78, range 41, derives its name from the "Father of his Country."
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Magnolia having been made the seat of justice by the locating commission, tlie
citizens liad nothing now to do but to commence doing business for themselves, the same as other counties of Iowa. The first goverment of Harrison County was under the old County Judge system-the one man power. The management of county matters being left in the hands of a single officer, it became his duty to lo- cate roads, build bridges, levy taxes, erect court houses and was amenable to no one, save on the day of election, when all things were promised to all men! Not- withstanding this almost unlimited power and authority and the large amount of public money left at his disposal, we do not find that the trust was frequently be- trayed. During the whole term of years in which this system of county govern- ment was in vogue, we find but three in- stances where a default occurred in all Iowa. As a rule the County Judges were held in high esteem and were usually re- elected for several terms. There were some exceptions, however, to this rule.
The County Judge system as then con- stituted continued until January 1, 1861, when part of the power vested in that system was taken from the Judge and given over to a ' Board of County Super- visors," consisting of one member from each civil township in the county. This was but little improvement, for where fifteen or twenty men assemble to do public business, the result is that of a pretty lively "debating society," wherein but a small amount of business is ever transacted. In 1871 the people liad tired of such a management and needless ex- pense and a new law was made by which the several townships were divided into districts-three or five, owing to popula- tion, territory, etc. In this way Harrison County had three instead of fifteen men to attend to hier business affairs.
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The gentleman first exalted to the hon- ors and emoluments of County Judgeship in this county was Stephen King. The early County Judge's records have been lost or destroyed by the fire of 1854, so no positive data can be had as to just what the first county courts did accomplish. Probably little else than routine work, hearing road petitions read, portioning out the small amount of school funds then required and anditing an occasional bill consumed the most of his Honor's time.
February 4, 1854, P. G. Cooper, then acting County Judge (Stephen King hav- ing resigned) attempted to so divide the county that there should be five civil townships, but through some oversight his attempt was but an utter failure and still the whole domain was in two town- ships. But little marked the action of the county court, until the Judgeship of D. E. Brainard, in 1857, when on the 19th of September of that year, the county was divided into twenty civil sub-divisions, the boundary lines and names of which were as indicated below :
Harrison,
Township 81, Range 41
Madison,
66
81, 42
Adams,
66
81,
66 43
Jackson,
66
81,
66 44
Sioux,
81, 66 45
Marcy,
80,
41
Boyer,
80,
42
Magnolia,
66
80,
66
43
Raglan,
66
80
66
44
Washington,
80,
66
45
Cass,
79,
66
41
Jefferson,
79
66
42
Calhoun,
79,
66
43
Taylor,
66
79
45
Webster,
16
78,
41 42
Union,
66
78
78,
43 .
Hoosier,
78.
66
44
Cincinnati,
78,
66
45
In 1861, when the Supervisor system came into effect the County Judge was relieved of much work, as from that date on, until the abolishment of the office in 1869, when the Auditor system begins, his duties related to probate and part of the road business of the county.
It should here be stated that the log cabin court house, by some never-to-be- known manner, burned in September, 1854 and the county records, including the earliest books and papers of the county, with its " cash on hand," were all destroyed.
The following transcribed from the Minute book of the Board, and bearing date January, 1861, may be of interest in these days, showing as it does the curious articles used and the prices paid for the same, in great contrast with the times we now live in. This bill was made a few months prior to the breaking out of the Civil War :-
100 Large Envelopes $ 1.00
100 Small 66 1.00
2 Reams Letter Paper 10.00
Fools-cap. 2.50
1 Gold Pen and holder 2.50
15 lbs. Tallow Candles. 4.50
*1 N. Y. Bank Note Reporter 1.00
*1 St. Louis “ 1.00
1 Ball twine .30
1 Broom. .30
1 Water Bucket .30
5 Cords Seasoned Wood 15.00
Total
$39.40
79
66
44
.Clay,
La Grange,
*NOTE :- For the younger generation it should be explained that prior to our pres- ent banking system (the finest .in the world) that the paper State Bank money was so uncertain, as to value, that books known as "detectors " had to be cor- rected up weekly and kept by all dealers,
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that they might know what bills were worthless.
COUNTY BOARD.
1861 .- George H. McGavren, (Chairman) St. Johns Township; James Hardy, Mag- nolia; Jonathan West, Cincinnati; James W. McIntosh, Taylor; Asher Servis, Cass ; Henry Olmstead, Harrison; George Har- riott, Jackson; Chester M. Hamilton, Raglan; E. W. Meech, Calhoun; C. M. Patton, La Grange; Theodore Parshall, Clay ; John S.Cole, Boyer ; Barzillai Price, Little Sioux; Stephen King, Jefferson.
1862 .- Joe H. Smith (Chairman) Mag- nolia; B. F. Dilley, Cincinnati; Lorenzo Kellogg, Harrison; Asher Servis, Cass; George H. McGavren, St. Johns ; B. Price, Little Sioux; Stephen King, Jefferson; Dr. J. S. Cole, Boyer; A. Sellers, Union ; C. M. Patton, La Grange; William Mc- Williams, Jackson ; J. W. McIntosh, Tay- lor; Theodore Parshall, Clay ; W. B. Cope- land. Calhoun; Donald Maule, Raglan.
1853 .- J. S. Cole (Chairman) ; L. D. Kellogg, Stephen Mahoney, William Mc-' Williams, Hiram M. Huff, Donald Maule, J. L. Pounds, Ed. Burke, Henry Scharp- nack, Daniel Brown, G. H. White, Asher Servis, Alfred Sellers, C. M. Patton, G. H. McGavren.
1864 .- J. S. Cole (Chairman) ; W. F. Benjamin, J. W. Chatburn William M.c- Williams, S. W. Condit, Henry Garner, H. Scharpnack, Ed. Burke, Daniel Brown, Geo. White, Ed. Houghton, G. Patton, N. Harris, George West, Samuel Wood.
1865 .- L. Vining,J.W. Chatburn, (Chair- man), T. B. Neeley, Samuel Wood, George West, I. Evans, James Riddle, Ed. Burke, H. Craywood, Robert McGavren, Daniel Brown, W. F. Benjamin, W. S. Condit, Henry Garner, Ed. Houghton.
1866 .- J. H. Patch (Chairman), J. M.
Harvey, E. W. Meech, J. Nichols, Levi Motz, William Dakan, H. B. Lyman, B. Sherman, Ed. Houghton.
1867-Francis Milliman, Mathias Rogers, B. Price, Robert McGavren, J. W. Chat- burn, James L. Roberts, J. W. Smith, Benjamin Sherman, Elijah Cobb, Levi Motz, Israel Evans.
1868 .- D. E. Brainard (Chairman), N. Johnson, Israel Evans, M. Winters, C. E. Wills, William Orr, David Gamett, J. W. Smith, E. W. Meech, A. Servis, J. L. Roberts, E. Cobb, R. McGavren.
1869-Asher Servis (chairman), E. W. Meech, A. Johnson, C. E. Wills, A. S. Chase, Silas Cook, D. E. Brainard, J. S. Cole, Samuel Dakan, F. Milliman, E. J. Hagerman, J. M. Harvey, R. McGavren, J. W. Smith, James Hutchinson, John Brownrigg.
1870 .- J. S. Cole (Chairman), Asher Servis, A. M. Ellis, D. E. Brainard, R. McGavren, Samuel Dakan, W. S. Meech, C. E. Wills, William Church, N. Johnson, F. Milliman, O. J. Goodrich, J. M. Harvey, S. M. Williams, E. Cobb, J. W. Smith, J. W. Browning.
1871 .- [From this date ou the represen- tation from each civil township was aban- doned and the county divided into three districts, under a new law. The following were the first to thus serve] :
J. S. Cole, (Chairman), William Orr, H. B. Lyman.
1872 .- H. B. Lyman, J. S. Cole, A. S. Chase.
1873 .- H. B. Lyman, J. S. Cole, A. S. Chase.
1874 .- H. B. Lyman (Chairman), A. S. Chase, H. B. Cox.
1875 .- H. B. Cox, H. B. Lyman (Chair- man), A. S. Chase.
1876 .- A. S. Chase (Chairman), H. B. Cox, H. V. Armstrong.
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1877 .- A. S. Chase (Chairman), H. V. Armstrong, H. B. Cox.
1878 .- H. V. Armstrong, Ed. Burke, (Chairman), A. H. Gleason.
1879 .- Ed. Burke (Chairman), A. H. Gleason, I. Scofield.
1880 .-- A. H. Gleason, J. K. McGavren (Chairman), T. M. C. Logan.
1881 .- J. K. McGavren, T. M. C. Logan (Chairman), Thomas Morrow.
1882 .- J.K.McGavren(Chairman), Allen Stoker, Thomas Morrow.
1883 .- Thomas Morrow (Chairman), J. K. McGavren, Allen Stoker.
1884 .- Allen Stoker (Chairman), A. J. Gilmore, C. E. Cobb.
1885 .- A. J. Gilmore (Chairman), E. A. Jones, T. L. Canfield.
1886 .- A. T. Gilmore (Chairman), E. A. Jones, T. L. Canfield.
1887 .- A. J. Gilmore (Chairman), T. L. Canfield, E. A. Jones.
1888 .- A. J. Gilmore (Chairman), D. Satterlee, E. A. Jones.
1889 .- A. J. Gilmore (Chairman), E. A. Jones, D. Satterlee.
1890 .- A. J. Gilmore (Chairman), D. Satterlee, William Morrow.
1891 .- A. J. Gilmore (Chairman), D. Satterlee, William Morrow.
COUNTY SEAT CONTESTS.
County seats like Methodist ministers are very liable to remove-indeed in some counties they operate about like the olden- time school teacher, who boarded around -- first in one family, then at another place in his district.
When Harrison county was organized, in 1853, by an Act of the Legislature, the county seat locating committee, A. D. Jones, of Pottawattamie, Abraham Fletcher, of Fremont county, and Charles Wolcott, of Mills county, decided upon : as here indicated :
Magnolia as the spot best suited to the wants of the people. But with the devel- opment of any new country, especially one settled in advance of railroad construction, tliere must needs be many changes made and not unfrequently will these changes effect the location of the seat of justice.
At the time Magnolia was selected, Cal- houn and the vicinity of the present Logan were both sharp competitors. The ques- tion was ever uppermost in the mind of the people of Calhoun, and this extreme feeling over their own early defeat caused trouble all along down through the years.
The people residing along and east of the Boyer river, have always preferred the county seat to remain at Magnolia rather than to have it removed to Calhoun and as a natural result, whenever Calhoun would try to have it removed from Mag- nolia, the east side of the county would rally to keep it at Magnolia.
In the summer of 1864-during the great Civil War-citizens living in the vicinity of Calhoun presented the Board of Super- visors with a petition, praying that the question be submitted to the voters, whether Magnolia should still remain the county seat. Then came out an equally long, "well signed," remonstrance, asking the Board to deny the petitioners. At the final count, Calhoun fell short in the mat- ter of names and hence the question was dropped for six years.
In 1870, Missouri Valley, which was then six years old, also saw much advantage in possessing the seat of justice. Hence that year was consumed in circulating petitions, thick as the leaves at autumn time, for a submission of the question at the General Election of that year. The issues were finally made up and the following ques- tions balloted upon with pro and con votes,
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For removal to Missouri Valley. . . . . . . 991 Against removal to Missouri Valley . .. 935
Majority for retaining at Magnolia .. 56
Nothing further was moved in the mat- ter until the April Board meeting of 1873, , at which time the Missouri Valley faction of county seat seekers presented a petition, again asking that the question be voted upon. The Magnolia faction were not asleep and the Board also had remon- strances, "long as the moral law," to offset the petition-it never has been a still hunt or one-sided walkaway in Harrison coun- ty!
The names on the Petition. 1,224
The names on the remonstrance 1,538
Majority against submission. .. 314
Again, at the June session of the same year, the Supervisors were met by another petition from Missouri Valley, numbering this time only 931, while Magnolia came to the front with more than she possessed in April and showed up 1573 names.
At about this time Logan, "the new railroad town," entered the county seat fight-to win. Her petition contained 1,202 names. This was the first time in a decade, when Magnolia and Missouri Val- ley joined their forces together-this time to do battle against Logan. They having combined, their forces had a remonstrance with 1,405 names attached thereto, and thus defeated the Loganites.
The county had peace within her borders for two years, while the fires were being slowly re-kindled by selfish, yet human motives.
held the balance of power, and had the forethought to spring the question at just the right time to insure success. In this three-cornered fight, neither Magnolia or Missouri Valley attempted to remonstrate against Logan. The question went before the people-there were 2,569 votes cast : For re-location at Logan. 1,269 Against re-location at Logan. 1,267
Majority for Logan. 2
On the ground of illegal voting, the Mag- nolia faction filed papers in a contested election case, but through the turning over of some prominent men from Mag- nolia, who had seen it for their financial interest to move to Logan, unbeknown to the masses at Magnolia, the case was dis- missed and without a real order of the court and a little out of due time, the records and effects of the court house at Mag- nolia were all removed to Logan, to the utter amazement of the Magnolia faction, who claim to this day they were sold out by their supposed friends. Had the con- tested election case been carried out, the result might have been different and again as many illegal votes might possibly have been shown on the one hand, as on the other.
The next move was in 1886, when Mis- souri Valley again presented a petition and wasoffset by remonstrances, as usual. There appeared by these papers to be 5,600 voters in the county, but some wag has said all the voters between Chadron, Ne- braska and Dunlap were used. Others say, the Logan faction had committees visiting grave-yards for the purpose of procuring names! The question nevor went before the people.
In 1875, Logan having grown and en- twined herself into the business interests of many living along the Boyer Valley, Again the spirit of unrest seized upon men in June, 1887, when a petition was she now must be heard from on the county seat question. The Logan faction now ,, presented to the Board of Supervisors,
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asking that the question be put before the legal voters at the following General Elec- : tion, as to re-location at Magnolia.
The whole number of votes was .. 3,920
For re-location at Magnolia. 1,480
Against re-location at Magnolia. 2,439
Majority against Magnolia 959
The last county seat "fight" is now- 1891, exercising the minds of the people. This time it is between Logan, which still holds the county seat and Missouri Valley. which place wishes to possess the coveted prize.
The validity of a petition and remons- trance is now in the hands of the Supreme Court of the State.
COURT HOUSES.
In 1854, the county commenced build- ing a court house at Magnolia, from funds derived from the sale of town lots. This was a small frame structure, but met the requirements of the day in which it was fashioned ; however as the years rolled on, the elements caused this pioneer land- mark of public work to decay and in 1873, it was considered as unsafe by the Board of Supervisors and they, that year, caused the erection of a frame office building, in which the records and county business matters were kept until Logan was made the seat of justice, in 1876. The last mentioned court house, built at Magnolia, cost $5,000 and when no longer needed was sold to and used by the Methodist Episcopal church, who use it for church purposes.
The court house at Logan-still in use -was erected in 1876. It is situated within a level block of land given by the city. The structure is of brick and is 55x70 feet and two stories high. The first floor is divided into six offices-Auditor, la,
Treasurer, Clerk, Recorder, Sheriff and School Superintendent. All but the last named is provided with a good fire-proof safe. The fire-proof vaults are found in the Treasurer's, Recorder's and Clerk's offices. The second floor of the building is used for court-room purposes and jury- . rooms. The former is 48x48 feet and twenty feet high. The building was erected by contractors Yeisley & Stowell during the Centennial year. It was built by an appropriation of $5,000 on the part of the tax payers of the county and $9,000 donated by the people of Logan. The building cost $14,000 and the ground upon which it stands was well worth, at that time, $2,000 making a property valued at $16,000 as a home for the seat of Justice in Harrison County.
The county business having increased, there is now much need of more vault room and better-more modern, office fix- tures and appliances, by which business may be despatched.
COUNTY JAIL.
Prior to the removal of the county seat to Logan, Harrison County had no fit and safe place in which to house and keep her culprits and law-breakers. In 1877, the present two-story jail was erected on lots near the Court House. It is a good brick building. The second story is used as a residence for the Jailor. On the ground floor, are cells for the safe keeping of ten prisoners, giving each ample room. This jail property cost the county, in round numbers, $7,000 and is equal to the pres- ent demands and is also as good, if not better, than half the counties in the State have.
THE COUNTY POOR FARM.
America, "the land of the free and the
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home of the brave " differs from all others, in that she has set the world an example in the way of building up and maintaining all sorts of public, benevolent and charit- able institutions, wherein are tenderly cared for all species of weak and unfortun- ate people, who may claim such care and protection by showing themselves to be American citizens and residents of any given county or State.
We have the best regulated prisons, alms-houses, poor-farms, deaf, dumb and blind institutions-the best hospitals for insane, feeble-minded and homeless per- sons that can be found in the world and Iowa ranks second to none in this respect, among her sister states.
The unfortunate poor are found to-day in all parts of the world, even as they have been since Christ's time, when it was said "The poor ye always have with you." Early in the Harrison County re- cords-at the August session of the Board of Supervisors in 1861 we find the authori- ties planning to care for the poor people in the best manner and at the least ex- pense to the tax-payers. While the re- sult has not been as good as in many counties in Iowa, through a mismanage- ment, yet we hasten on to give a brief history of the poor-farm.
In August, 1861, the Board selected the southwest quarter of section 7, township 79, range 44, and the north half of the southwest and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of lot one (1), on section 15-80-45, which was county Swamp Land, for the purpose of obtain- ing a poor-farm. These lands, however, were not sold until January 1, 1868, when the Supervisors of the county, through their committee, Robert McGavren, James L. Roberts and Barzillia Price, selected a poor-farm from the following
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