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Algona has received numerous estimable families on account of those mov- ing here who had been elected to county offices. Superintendent Sid. J. Backus gave up his school at Bancroft and moved down after his election, and his suc- cessor, Wm. Shirley, has changed his residence from Swea City to this place. Fred Anderson gave up his home at Wesley when chosen to take charge of the treasurer's office, and O. J. Stephenson. after his election, exchanged his clerking position at Lu Verne for an official one in the northwest corner of the court house where issuing marriage certificates has become a portion of his duty. Whittemore gave Algona a family when County Attorney Van Ness was elected, and Bancroft, since the 1912 election, has sent Mrs. W. F. Laidley to become a resident while holding the position of recorder. Sheriff Brunson, Auditor Norton, Coroner Laird and the out-going recorder, Frank Henderson, were residents of the town at the time of their election. Numerous substantial families are residents that spent the best years of their lives in Kossuth county farms before moving to the county seat. Those locating in the county prior to 1870 have already been noticed in this chapter. Among those locating after that date who are living retired lives in Algona after having spent a long period of years on the farm are N. C. Kuhn, D. D. Dodge, S. A. Thompson, John Ken- nedy, W. T. Bourne, Fred Pompe. Wm. Dodds, A. L. Bowen, C. W. Hopkins. C. R. Lewis, Henry Turnbaugh. B. F. Sroufe, H. P. Larson, Anders Anderson, Howard Morgan, and Frank Geigel. Alonzo Franklin must not be forgotten in this list for he is the oldest man in the county, the 100th anniversary of his birth having been celebrated at his humble home May 2, 1912. On that occasion he was taken by surprise by the coming of a large number of citizens to con- gratulate him on the good health he was enjoying at that advanced age, and by the gift to him of one hundred silver dollars, and an additional amount to his faithful wife.
Algona has been fortunate in producing a number of young men who
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have obtained exalted positions. There is Harold Quarton, over across the ocean, Deputy Consul General at Berlin. It seems only a few years ago that he was a little boy attending school at the Central buildings. There is Burton Seeley in the federal service in the Philippines. He was sent there by the gov- ernment as a veterinary surgeon to look after the health of its horses. Bert Edmonds is up in Alaska in the employ of the government and having head- quarters at Ketchikan. He has charge of all the coast lighting, a position he has held for more than a year. Then again, there is Dr. Chas. A. McCall who has held a government position for the past twelve years. He is now in New York City, where he is chief inspector of the stock that is shipped in from foreign ports. He belongs to the department known as the Bureau of Animal Industry. There are others who have been just as successful, though holding no government positions. For instance, Walter Walker found a fine church and a large congregation waiting for him in New York City, and Harvey Ingham crawled up into the highest editorial chair of the state. Just think of Robt. Patterson out in Spokane being rated among the wealthiest in the city, and of Gene Shadle and Jas. Paine who are ranked as capitalists at the same place. Whoever thought that Bert Langdon would rise to become a financier and an expert civil engineer for a railroad company ; that Haswell Ramsey would be- come a member of the best legal firm in Seattle; that Harry Call would become a leading lawyer in Los Angeles or that Geo. C. Call would become the wealth- iest real estate dealer in Sioux City. All the Algona boys who have climbed to enviable heights-financially or otherwise-have not done so by leaving the county seat of Kossuth and seeking their fortunes elsewhere. Look at John Goeders who tramped up town from the farm on the river bottom of Riverdale, looking for a place to clerk. He is now not only the owner of a palatial home, and owner of one of the largest stores on one of the best business corners, but has a larger bank account than many of those who left for the Pacific coast before he went into business alone. Max Herbst is a shining example of how a money- less boy with energy and good principles, and a determination to win, can rise to become a partner in one of the oldest and best known mercantile establish- ments at the county seat. E. J. Murtagh was a boy when he came here, and had no money. For months he was seen tramping to and from the Milwaukee depot, with dinner pail in hand, while clerking at the Blossom Bros. creamery. His rise to the foremost rank as a financier is directly traceable to his good judgment and integrity. There are others. moreover, like H. E. Rist and H. C. Adams, who have made the best of their opportunities and prospered financially as the result.
It is nearly fifty-seven years since Algona had its first postmaster. During all the succeeding years only eleven others have held that position, but one of them, like President Cleveland, had to step aside for a term for some one else before completing his service. In the spring of 1856 J. W. Moore received his commission and had his office in his cabin near the present F. A. Corey residence, and had Lewis H. Smith for his deputy. During that fall H. F. Watson suc- ceeded him and had his office at first in a board shanty just west of the old Buell residence where the O. J. Stephenson family are living. When Buchanan
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became President he ousted Mr. Watson and installed Amos S. Collins, who was a democrat. When the Lincoln administration came into power Mr. Wat- son received another commission, and had the office for two full terms. During the war his office was in a little building that stood where the City Hall stands, which had been built as a sort of an annex to the old log hotel, St. Nicholas, which was built by Mrs. Ambrose A. Call's father in 1856. Lewis H. Smith was his successor and he held the position until his resignation in the latter sixties. He conducted the office in the Smith Bros.' store south of the public square. J. H. Warren was the next Nasby. He moved the office at first to Lamb's old Ark which stood on the west side of the North Iowa Lumber Com- pany's block, where he was publishing the Upper Des Moines, and then a little later moved to his new building on Call street, near the present Wadsworth residence. R. H. Spencer next took charge of the office about the beginning of 1872 and held it until President Cleveland's first administration made a change in the controlling power of the government. T. H. Lantry was in line for the appointment, received it and held the position until Ben Harrison defeated Cleveland, then Milton Starr received his appointment. Cleveland came back again and as the result J. W. Hinchon became the postmaster in February, 1893, and held the place for full four years, lacking one day. Then came Har- vey Ingham, who, after retaining the position for some six years, was suc- ceeded by G. F. Peek, who in turn, held it for about the same period of time. Postmaster M. P. Weaver received his commission January 11, 1909, and will retain his position until his unknown successor is appointed.
Although contests, and some of them quite spirited, preceded nearly all of the appointments from the very beginning, only two were of such a character as to be worthy of special notice in this chapter. The first occurred in the fall of 1871 when Colonel Spencer instituted his campaign to become the successor of J. H. Warren. The business men on Call street were rivals of those on State for making their street the principal thoroughfare of the town at that time, and they had a good show for having their desires realized. With many it was a debatable question as to which was the most likely to be the best street in future years. Warren's office was on Call, and Spencer's new store was on State where Jas. Patterson has his store, and each having invested considerable money, desired to make his location the favorite one in town.
The agitation over the matter of location and who should become the next postmaster, became spirited during the latter part of the summer and was red hot in October, when an election was called to decide whether Warren should retain his position or Spencer succeed him. Under the agreement for each to choose one judge and these two to choose the third, Spencer named Merchant McIntyre and Warren O. E. Palmer, and they choose J. L. Paine. The polls were opened at the courthouse, and soon a ruction occurred over who had a right to vote, Palmer demanding that democrats as well as republicans should be allowed to express their wishes by their ballots. McIntyre and Paine resist- ing this claim, the parties divided and each side held an election of its own. The Warren-Palmer faction assembled at the Russell house where all classes voting cast 345 ballots for Warren. McIntyre and Paine opened their polls at the latter's store and called F. C. Willson for the third judge. There Spencer received 102 of the 105 votes cast. The matter was thus left in such an unset-
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tled condition that it had to be threshed out before the congressman, but was finally settled by the appointment of Mr. Spencer.
The other contest was one of much fiercer strife, and one that caused a much larger number of people to become interested in the matter. This was the fight between Milton Starr and A. A. Brunson to determine which should succeed T. H. Lantry at the time when Harrison slipped in between Cleve- land's two terms. Harrison was hardly declared elected before Congressman A. J. Holmes began receiving letters from Algona in regard to the postoffice. By the time Dolliver became congressman, the next year, there were several aspirants for the position, but the number soon dwindled down to two-Starr and Brunson. Dolliver, on being approached by the friends of both parties, found himself in an embarrassing position and getting into an undesirable en- tanglement. The petition of each party, containing a long list of signatures, was urged as evidence that his services as postmaster were desired at the Algona office. As the congressman took no action on the showing, both parties began obtaining the signatures of those who had already signed the other's petition. Matters then became muddled and no one was able to say which party was the most desired. Further complications arose when Brunson circulated an addi- tional petition which was signed by those who had previously signed Starr's petition. By signing that paper they asked that their names be not counted on the petition of the latter, but on Brunson's alone. Starr's pushers followed up with similar tactics and obtained affidavits from some of those who had signed Brunson's second petition, to the effect that they did not know the nature of the petition they had signed and that they had been deceived. Algona parties in the interest of the contestants called upon Dolliver frequently and urged him to take action on the matter. He listened to their claims, but could not disen- tangle the complications. He was between two raging fires and in a very em- barrassing predicament. Neither side could make a showing to him sufficient to warrant him in recommending for the appointment either of them. It was finally decided to leave the merits of the petitions to an arbitrating board for adjustment. According to the agreement each side chose an arbitrator and then these two agreed upon the third one. After Starr had chosen Gardner Cowles and Brunson had selected Geo. C. Call, each side wrote the names of thirty citizens, each of whom would be acceptable for their arbitrator. As B. F. Reed's name was the only one appearing on both lists, he was named as the third man. The duty devolving upon this trio was to determine by exam- ination of the petitions, cross petitions, affidavits and counter-affidavits, which of the two aspirants was in good faith being the most largely endorsed by the patrons of the postoffice. The third arbitrator refused to serve unless the three were permitted to take all the written evidence to some place outside of Algona where there would be no undue influence and no interruptions, and there alone pass upon the relative merits of the various petitions, affidavits, etc. This request being denied he severed his connection with the board. As no other person could be induced to accept the thankless job, the arbitration plan failed.
Once more Congressman Dolliver was approached at Fort Dodge and urged to take action for one or the other on the showing made by the parties. There were present before him from Algona, A. A. Brunson, Geo. C. Call, M. Vol. 1-35
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Starr, Gardner Cowles, D. A. Haggard, S. S. Sessions, M. O'Rourke and J. W. Bartlett. Before leaving there an agreement was reached whereby the matter could be settled at a special election. Dr. L. A. Sheetz, J. G. Smith and J. W. Hinchon were named as the judges. The election was to be held on September 14. 1889, and all voters of any political faith within the limits of the incorporation were to have the privilege of casting their ballots for either Starr or Brunson, but for no one else. Dolliver issued the election proclamation, and the voting occurred on the day designated. There were 437 ballots cast, of which Starr received 222 and Brunson 215. Although the former defeated the latter by only seven votes they were enough to procure his appointment. The election was held at the sheriff's office but for some cause two of the judges named at the Fort Dodge meeting did not serve. J. W. Hinchon, one of the judges, remembers that neither Smith nor Sheetz acted in that capacity but that J. E. Stacy and S. S. Sessions served in their stead.
Of the four rural routes connected with the office the contractor for No. I is Leo J. Stebbins, No. 2 S. N. Brace, No. 3 Albert T. Reed, and No. 4 S. J. Ramsay. Raymond Wehler is city postman No. I, J. B. Wheelock No. 2, and M. J. McCall No. 3.
During the year 1912, while the manuscript for this volume was being pre- pared for publication, the following named residents of Algona passed on to the beyond: Mrs. Alice Benschoter Seeley (1856), Mrs. Caroline A. Ingham (1857), Mrs. Alma Burtis Reed (1864), H. A. Paine (1864), Mrs. W. H. Campbell (1867), Mrs. C. W. Bates (1868), H. A. Matson (1868), Mrs. Clara Coffin Connolly ( 1869), Will Hall (1869), Peter Purvis (1870), J. R. Jones ( 1870). Mike Winkel ( 1870), Mrs. Dona L. Sheetz (1870), Mrs. Mattie Hanna Bronson (1871). Mrs. Jas. Riley (1872), Sever Halverson (1875), Mrs. Tom Sarchett, Chas. Barton. Mrs. Marie Anderson, Mrs. Andrew Ostrom, M. E. Jordan, Mrs. Sarah J. Weston, Dexter Turner and Mrs. Jane Miner.
Several well known former residents of this place who died during the year were E. B. Ward at Napa, Cal., John Ramsey at Seattle and Geo. H. Brooks at Ballard, Wash. These were settlers of the latter sixties at this county. Others who passed away were Thos. Farley at Pasadena, Eugene Tellier at Minneapo- lis, C. J. Doxsee at Kansas City, Harry Dodge at Reno, Nev., and Will Sterz- bach at Laramie, Wyo.
TOWN AND CITY OFFICIALS (Incorporated Town)
1872-Mayor, Charles Birge; treasurer, George Galbraith; assessor, Henry Walston; recorder, F. M. Taylor; marshal, E. B. Ward; street commissioner, William Stebbins; trustees, W. H. Ingham, E. N. Weaver. D. Patterson, J. G. Smith, J. J. Wilson.
1873-Mayor, Charles Birge; treasurer, George Galbraith; assessor, Henry Walston; recorder, F. M. Taylor ; marshal, S. I. Plumley; street commissioner. C. F. Keyes ; trustees, J. J. Wilson, E. D. Taylor, W. W. Johnson, E. N. Weaver.
1874-Mayor, F. M. Taylor; treasurer, George Galbraith; assessor, Henry Walston; recorder, C. E. Church; marshal, Hugh Waterhouse; street commis-
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sioner, Alpheus Johnson ; trustees, W. W. Johnson, J. W. Robinson, J. R. Jones, Asa C. Call, Theo. Chrischilles.
1875-Mayor, D. S. Ford; treasurer, George Galbraith; assessor, N. B. Ben- ham; recorder, H. M. Taft; marshal, Hugh Waterhouse; street commissioner, Alpheus Johnson ; trustees, D. H. Hutchins, D. Patterson, J. L. Paine, J. E. Stacy, J. S. Philips.
1876-Mayor, J. J. Wilson; treasurer, Geo. Galbraith; assessor, Henry Wal- ston; recorder, Pitt Cravath ; marshal, Hugh Waterhouse; street commissioner, Jas. Henderson ; trustees, John G. Smith, H. C. McCoy, J. R. Jones, J. A. Winkel, A. D. Clarke.
1877-Mayor, J. J. Wilson; treasurer, Theo. Chrischilles; assessor, Henry Walston; recorder, Pitt Cravath; marshal, S. Benjamin; street commissioner, James Henderson ; trustees, J. R. Jones, A. Bongey, F. M. Taylor, G. R. Wood- worth, H. C. McCoy.
1878-Mayor, J. E. Stacy ; treasurer, L. F. Robinson; assessor, Henry Wal- ston ; recorder, John Wallace; marshal, Perry Wilkins; street commissioner, H. B. Smith ; trustees, D. H. Hutchins, J. M. Comstock, D. S. Ford, J. C. Heck- art, J. A. Winkel.
1879-Mayor, J. E. Stacy; treasurer, George Galbraith; assessor, Henry Walston; recorder, D. H. Setchell; marshal, J. H. Slagle ; street commissioner, R. I. Brayton; trustees, J. M. Comstock, D. S. Ford, Charles Merrifield, T. Lantry, G. R. Woodworth, L. F. Robinson.
1880-Mayor, J. J. Wilson; treasurer, Theo. Chrischilles; assessor, Henry Walston ; recorder, G. H. Lamson; marshal, James Patterson; street commis- sioner, D. H. Setchell; trustees, J. G. Smith, G. R. Woodworth, D. S. Ford, J. M. Comstock, Charles Merrifield, T. Lantry.
1881-Mayor, J. J. Wilson ; treasurer, F. M. Taylor ; assessor, A. E. Wheelock ; recorder, G. H. Lamson ; marshal, J. R. Williams ; street commissioner, James Finnegan; trustees, H. H. McMasters, T. Lantry, G. R. Woodworth, J. G. Smith, D. S. Ford, J. M. Comstock.
1882-Mayor, J. M. Comstock; treasurer, N. B. Benham: assessor, A. E. Wheelock ; recorder, R. A. Palmer; marshal, Hugh Waterhouse; street commis- sioner, J. W. Sampson; trustees, T. Earley, J. E. Stacy, J. G. Smith, G. R. Woodworth, H. H. McMasters, T. Lantry.
1883-Mayor, J. G. Smith; treasurer, N. B. Benham; assessor, A. E. Wheelock ; recorder, R. B. Warren; marshal, T. Gilbert; street commissioner, J. W. Sampson; trustees, T. Earley, A. A. Brunson, T. Lantry, J. E. Stacy, H. H. McMasters, H. S. Langdon.
1884-Mayor, J. G. Smith; treasurer, N. B. Benham; assessor, J. L. Ed- munds ; recorder, G. T. Sutton ; marshal, T. Gilbert ; street commissioner, A. L. Cheney ; trustees, T. Earley, A. A. Brunson, F. M. Taylor, J. E. Stacy, H. S. Langdon, D. A. Buell.
1885-Mayor, A. F. Call: treasurer, N. B. Benham; assessor, J. Q. A. Hud- son ; recorder, C. J. Skinner ; marshal, P. L. Slagle ; street commissioner, A. L. Cheney ; trustees, T. Earley, J. F. Nicoulin, D. A. Buell, A. A. Brunson, F. M. Taylor, H. S. Langdon.
1886-Mayor, D. A. Haggard; treasurer, N. B. Benham; assessor, G. H. Lamson ; recorder, W. B. Quarton ; marshal, E. C. Tuttle; street commissioner,
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Alpheus Johnson; trustees, C. H. Blossom, Theo. Chrischilles, D. A. Buell, J. F. Nicoulin, T. Earley, F. M. Taylor.
1887-Mayor, J. R. Jones; treasurer, N. B. Benham; assessor, G. H. Lam- son; recorder, W. B. Quarton; marshal, A. F. Dailey; street commissioner, Alpheus Jolinson ; trustees, F. M. Taylor, Theo. Chrischilles, John Wallace, J. F. Nicoulin, C. H. Blossom, T. Earley.
1888-Mayor, George C. Call ; treasurer, C. M. Doxsee ; assessor, G. H. Lam- son ; recorder, W. B. Quarton; marshal, A. F. Dailey; street commissioner, Alpheus Johnson ; trustees, A. W. Moffatt, F. Dingley, John Wallace, F. M. Taylor, Theo. Chrischilles, C. H. Blossom.
(Under the City Government)
1880 -- Mayor, J. R. Jones ; treasurer, C. M. Doxsee ; assessor, G. H. Lamson ; clerk, W. B. Quarton ; marshal, A. F. Dailey ; street commissioner, J. W. Samp- son ; councilmen : First Ward, C. H. Blossom, C. I .. Lund; Second Ward. A. W. Moffatt, D. A. Buell; Third Ward, Fred Dormoy, John Wallace; Fourth Ward, H. A. Clock, J. F. Nicoulin.
1890-Mayor, J. R. Jones; treasurer, C. M. Doxsee ; assessor, G. H. Lamson ; clerk, W. B. Quarton; marshal, A. F. Dailey ; street commissioner, J. W. Samp- son ; councilmen : First Ward, J. G. Smith, C. H. Blossom; Second Ward, J. W. Hinchon, A. W. Moffatt ; Third Ward, H. C. Johns, F. Dormoy ; Fourth Ward, J. F. Nicoulin, H. A. Clock.
1891-Mayor, L. A. Sheetz; treasurer, C. M. Doxsee ; assessor, G. H. Lam- son ; solicitor, J. W. Sullivan; clerk, S. S. Sessions; marshal, A. F. Dailey ; street commissioner, A. L. Cheney ; councilmen : First Ward, William Cleary, J. G. Smith; Second Ward, A. W. Moffat, J. W. Hinchon; Third Ward, C. H. Blossom, A. C. Johns; Fourth Ward, H. A. Clock, J. F. Nicoulin.
1892-Mayor, L. A. Sheetz ; treasurer, C. M. Doxsee; assessor, G. H. Lam- son ; solicitor, J. W. Sullivan; clerk, S. S. Sessions; marshal, A. F. Dailey ; street commissioner, S. S. Stebbins ; councilmen : First Ward, William Cleary. F. H. Vesper : Second Ward, A. W. Moffatt, J. W. Hinchon; Third Ward, J. D. Magnusson, C. H. Blossom ; Fourth Ward, F. E. Smith, J. F. Nicoulin.
1893-Mayor, A. A. Call; treasurer, C. M. Doxsee ; assessor, G. H. Lamson ; solicitor, W. L. Joslyn; clerk. S. S. Sessions; marshal and superintendent of water works, A. F. Dailey; street commissioner, S. S. Stebbins; councilmen : First Ward. J. W. Wadsworth, F. H. Vesper; Second Ward, J. W. Hinchon, 1 .. K. Garfield; Third Ward. J. D. Magnusson, William Cordingley; Fourth Ward. J. F. Nicoulin, D. H. Hutchins.
1894-Mayor, A. A. Call; treasurer, C. M. Doxsee; assessor, G. H. I.amson ; solicitor, W. L. Joslyn ; clerk, A. Hutchison ; marshal and superintendent of water works. A. F. Dailey; street commissioner, S. S. Stebbins; councilmen: First Ward, F. H. Vesper, J. W. Wadsworth; Second Ward, S. H. Pettibone, L. K. Garfield; Third Ward, J. D. Magnusson, William Cordingley; Fourth Ward, J. F. Nicoulin, D. H. Hutchins.
1895-Mayor, D. A. Haggard : treasurer, G. F. Peek ; assessor, G. H. Lamson ; solicitor, W. L. Joslyn; clerk, C. A. Cohenour ; marshal. J. B. Willey ; street commissioner. J. W. Sampson; superintendent of water works, W. H. Horan ; councilmen : First Ward. F. H. Vesper, J. W. Wadsworth; Second Ward, W. K.
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Ferguson, L. J. Rice; Third Ward, Thomas Henderson, P. L. Slagle; Fourth Ward, E. E. Sayers, J. F. Nicoulin.
1896-Mayor, D. A. Haggard; treasurer, G. F. Peek; assessor, G. H. Lam- son ; solicitor. W. L. Joslyn; clerk, A. Hutchison ; marshal, I .. Horan ; super- intendent of water works, W. H. Horan ; street commissioner, Walt Henderson; councilmen : First Ward, F. H. Vesper, J. W. Wadsworth; Second Ward, Wil- liam K. Ferguson, L. J. Rice; Third Ward, Thomas Henderson, P. L. Slagle; Fourth Ward, E. E. Sayers, M. B. Chapin.
1897-Mayor, J. T. Chrischilles; treasurer, G. F. Peek: assessor, W. J. Crammond; solicitor, J. L. Bonar; clerk, J. L. Donahoo; marshal, L. Horan; superintendent of water works, W. H. Horan; street commissioner, Will Carlon; councilmen : First Ward, Alex White, F. H. Vesper; Second Ward, Frank Dingley, S. E. McMahon ; Third Ward, P. L. Slagle, H. A. Paine; Fourth Ward. E. E. Sayers, M. B. Chapin.
1898-Mayor, J. T. Chrischilles ; treasurer, G. F. Peek ; assessor, J. W. Bates; solicitor, J. L. Bonar ; clerk, J. L. Donahoo; marshal, J. J. Cordingley ; superintend- ent of water works, Charles Foster ; street commissioner, W. V. Carlon; council- men : First Ward, F. H. Vesper, Alex White; Second Ward. W. E. H. Morse. S E. McMahon : Third Ward, W. B. Stebbins, H. A. Paine; Fourth Ward, M. R Chapin, E. E. Sayers.
1899-Mayor, E. E. Sayers; treasurer, George M. Bailey; assessor, J. W. Bates; solicitor, J. L. Bonar ; clerk, J. L. Donahoo ; marshal, W. V. Carlon ; super- intendent of waterworks, Charles Foster ; street commissioner, L. Horan; coun- cilmen : First Ward, R. B. Warren, F. H. Vesper ; Second Ward, S. E. McMahon. W. E. H. Morse ; Third Ward, H. A. Paine, W. B. Stebbins ; Fourth Ward, C. C. Samson, M. B. Chapin.
1900-Mayor, E. E. Sayers ; treasurer, George M. Bailey ; assessor. J. W. Bates; solicitor, J. L. Bonar ; clerk, L. J. Dickinson ; marshal, W. W. Jones-Horan ; super- intendent of water works, W. B. Metcalf ; street commissioner, L. Horan ; council- men : First Ward, F. H. Vesper ; R. B. Warren; Second Ward, W. E. H. Morse, S. E. McMahon; Third Ward, John Lamuth, H. A. Paine; Fourth Ward, M. B. Chapin, C. C. Samson.
1901-Mayor, E. E. Sayers; treasurer, B. F. Crose; assessor, J. W. Bates; solicitor. T. P. Harrington ; Clerk, L. J. Dickinson ; marshal, John Switzer ; super- intendent of water works, W. B. Metcalf; street commissioner, J. W. Sampson ; councilmen : First Ward. R. B. Warren, F. H. Vesper ; Second Ward, C. B. Hutch- ins, W. E. H. Morse ; Third Ward, G. F. Peek, John Lamuth ; Fourth Ward, A. L. Rist. M. B. Chapin.
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