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Herewith is appended a table showing the number of marriages of each year, and calling the attention to the curious variation in their number, as the times were hard or easy.
1857. 8:1870. 26
1858.
1871 32
1859
8 1872. 38
1860
4 1873.
1861. 3,1874. 35
1863.
2 1875. 29
1863.
3 1876. 36
1864.
5 1877
46
1865.
9 1878.
47
1860.
16 1879
54
1867
9 1880.
65
1868
18 1881.
1869
20 1882. 67
COURT HOUSE.
Some sort of offices were provided for the county officials at the county seat of
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Kossuth county, from the date of its or- ganization, but no regular court house was built for the use of the county until 1866. On the 26th of March of that year, a con- tract was entered into by and between the honorable board of supervisors and Samuel Reed, of Irvington, whereby the latter agreed to erect a building to be used by the county as a court house. This was a small frame building which an- swered its purpose but indifferently well until 1872, when the present building was erected. The building cost the county something like 8800, and after the erec- tion of the new court house, was sold by order of the county board ; August Zahl- ten being the purchaser. This old court house becoming totally inadequate to the convenience's of. the county, and besides offering no sort of protection to the records from fire, in 1871, the board of county supervisors submitted the proposi- tion to the qualified electors of Kossuth county, that they should issue the bonds of the county to raise the necessary money to erect a court house. At the Oc- tober election the people of the county, by a handsome majority, assented to bnr- den themselves with the debt, and pro- ceedings were at once commenced, look- ing toward the erection of the present maguificent structure that beautifies the town. The members of the board of su- pervisors, thinking, no doubt, it was for the best interests of the county, did not let the whole contract for the building to somre contractor who would have slighted the work, having no particular interest in it, but raised the editice themselves, giv- ing work to lome mechanics and labor- ers. The operation was commenced by
letting a contract to C. F. Kyes for the excavation of the cellar. This contract was signed upon the £7th of April, 1879, and the price agreed upon was twelve and one-half cents per cubic yard, and the same was to be finished in twelve days from the date of the signing of the con- tract. Mr. Kyes completed the work in accordance with his terms of agreement. The next was to build the foundation and basement, and this was done out of native stone. There being no stratified rock nor quarry within the limits of this county, good building material was fonud by dig- ging through the soil into the underlying drift and taking out the boulders, and dressing them into shape. These are nearly all quartzose in make up, being in many cases, Laurentian granite and gneiss, brought from the primeval beds, of which there exists none nearer thau the north shore of Lake Huron, and being of a vol- canic nature, are comparatively indestruc- tible, make a firm foundation. On this was reared a beautiful aud stately edifice in the Anglicized Tuscan style of architect- ure, that every inhabitant of the county feels a just pride in.
The building is constructed of Milwau- kee brick and trimmed with cut stoue, with a square roof, and a balcony or open belvedere in the center of it. On the northeast corner rises the beautiful square tower, characteristic of this style of archi- tecture, and a small ornamental one fin- islies the opposite coruer.
Within, the building is finished in most excellent style, and with its high ceilings, perfect ventilation and commodious quar- ters, make it a pleasure to call upon the obliging servants of the people who have
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their offices therein. In the second story is the room used for the various courts that meet here for the administration of justice and law. This is one of the most magnificent rooms in proportion, in north- ern Iowa, and the whole building pro- claims to every one the cultured taste that dictated its erection. No wonder that all the citizens of the county are proud of it when it calls forth the highest encomiums of every casual visitor to the town. The cost of this superb structure was about $38,000, of which the following gives some of the most prominent items :
Rough Stone. $1,557.24
Dressed Stone. 1,621.74
Red Brick 3,830.07
White Brick 2,017.56
Mason Work. 5, 212 95
Lumber. 3, 987.76
John Hiles' bills of doors and sash, etc. 2,576.56
Teaming and common labor 1,018.48
Painting .. 691 48
Carpenter Work. 2,799.42
Wages of foreman Booth 1,226 00
Tin Roofing. 1,179.55
Freight. 1,327.48
Hardware. 1, 237.65
Blacksmithing. 281.75
Paid to architect M Mix 625, 00
Lime, glass, etc. 834.96
Sand .. 130.00
Miscellaneous. 586.50
Total. $32,622.14
Other items carried the amount up to the figures mentioned above.
When the building was done charges of fraud were of course circulated, and it was claimed that D. H. Hutchins, agent of the building committee of the board, had diverted funds, and other claims of like nature. They were wholly without foundation, as the following extract from
the minutes of the board will show. This was passed at the session held in July, 1873 :
"The majority report of the committee appointed to investigate court house mat- ters was presented, accepted and ordered to be spread upon the minutes of the pro- ceedings of the board of supervisors, which is accordingly done, and is in words and figures following, to-wit :
To the Honorable, the Board of Super- pervisors
"The committee appointed by yon to in- vestigate certain frauds alleged to have been perpetrated by certain individuals in connection with the building of the court house and certain bridges beg leave to submit the following report :
"It is the opinion of your committee that the charges or rather insinuations were based seemingly upon a partial and superficial examination of the books and papers on file, and that the committee, after a careful examination of the same, can find no evidence of moneys misapplied or unaccounted for, and the tenor of the evidence taken has shown no disposition on the part of the board of supervisors or their agent, D. Il. Hutchins, to divert the funds of the county.
"The cost of the building up to the present time is about 834,000.
"The items let by contract to the low- est bidder were: The largest portion of the rough stone ; the dressed stone was let to the lowest bidder, and at twenty-five per cent. less than had formerly been paid in in the same town; the red brick; the mason work ; painting, with the excep- tion of some outside work, was let to the lowest bidder, and at about one-half the
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common rates ; tin roofing to the lowest bidder.
"The remaining items were not con- tracted for, some from their very nature, and others on account of other circum- stances involving a supposed loss to the county. After taking all the testimony produced before the committee, which is quite voluminous, and has occupied your committee for many days, we have care- fully examined the same and find nothing therein tending to the implication of the board of supervisors as a body, or D. H. Hutchins, their agent, in any frauds or misapplication of the county funds.
SAMUEL REED, Ch'n, JOHN WALLACE, ALBERT BUSH."
CIVIL TOWNSHIPS.
The thirteen civil townships into which Kossuth county is divided were organized upon the following dates: Algona, June, 1856; Irvington, March, 1857; Cresco, March, 1857; Greenwood, Jan. 5, 1869; Portland, October 1869; Wesley, June, 1871; Lotts Creek, Feb. 3, 1873; Fenton, April 7, 1873; Ramsey, June 3,1879; Burt; Luverne, Sept. 4, 1882; Prairie, Sept. 27, 1882; Sherman, Feb. 19, 1883.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Lands exclusive of town property in
acres .. 558,568
Tutal exemptions for trees planted ... $134, 146 Valuation after deducting exemptions 1, 451, 638 The value of realty in the towns, cities and villages of the county according to the assessment of 1882, is as follows: Algona incorporated town. $80,785
Algona township.
765
Greenwood
8,148
Portland
467
Wesley ..
1,979
Lotts Creek
3,911
Irvington 667
Aggregate value in towns .. $96,722
Total value of railroad property $199,476 Total value of personal property. 260,823
Total valuation of the county .. #2,008,662 LIVE STOCK.
No. valuation
Cattle assessed in the county. .. 10.723 $82,524
Horses
..
.. 3,545 70,813
Mules ..
113 2,926
Sheep
1,592 1,522
Swine
3,969
4,297
Total valuation of live stock ..... $161,581 The total tax levied in the county, in 1882, was $76,087.70
FINANCIAL.
The following items show the growth in wealth and valuation in the county during the last decade. A full report of the valuation by years was not accessible, neither is it of much general interest. These are simply given to show the in- crease, as exhibited by the tax books of Kossuth county.
1872.
Value of land in county .. $1,527, 237
Value of personal property 118, 996
Value of railroad property. 57,600
Total value.
$1,703,833
1874.
Value of lands $1, 775, 475
Value of town property. 181, 651
Value of personal property. 78, 734
Value of railroad property
42,000
Total value $2,022,850
1877.
Value of lands
$1,633, 577
Value of lots. 76,881
Value of railroad property. 44,065
Value of personal property
152,715
Total value. $1,906, 738
1878.
Total value of lands. $1, 500, 361
Value of town property 72,480
Personal property.
155, 321
Valuation of railroad property. 41,250
Total value of county $1,769.412
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1879.
Value of land in The county. $1,366, 255
Value of town lots. 78,228
Value of railroad property. 80, 652
Personal property valued at.
170,873
Total valuation of county $1,696.008
1881.
Value of lands. $1.533, 246
Value of lots 88,596
Value of railroad property.
183, 621
Value of personalty.
113,340
Total valuation of county $1, 918, 803
1882.
Value of lands. $1, 590, 608
Value of town lots 96,976
Value of railroad property.
261,175
Value of personal property.
202,740
Total value of county.
$2, 151, 499
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The last report of the county treasurer, S. S. Rist, made June 1, 1883, shows the following summary of cash on hand at that date in each several fund of the county treasury :
State Fund $ 789.04
County 5, 130.88
Poor
67.16
Bridge 3,963.47
County School fund. 287.40
War and defense bond fund.
1.02
Court house bond fund.
74.47
Insane fund 1, 175.61
Algona township funds. 1,092.52
Irvington
1,218 64
Cresco ..
504 86
Portland
677.25
Greenwood 707.36
Wesley 450 54
Fenton
249.74
Lott's Creek
580.17
Algona City
1,213.11
Ind. district of Algona. 764.16
Ramsey township fund
303.92
REGISTRY OF DEEDS.
On consulting the records in the office of the county recorder, it is found that the first deed upon record is that of the dedication of the town plat of Irvington, and bears date of Sept. 19, 1856, and is signed by George Smith, Lyman L. Treat, and Kendall Young. The deed is ac. knowledged before L. H. Smith, a notary public, in and for Kossuth county, and by order of Asa C. Call, county judge, was filed for record on the 27th day of Sep- tember 1856, at 9 o'clock A. M., by Chauncey Taylor, deputy recorder.
There are now in use some twenty-five books of deed records, nineteen of real estate, and six of town lots.
The first mortgage on record bears date of Ang. 27, 1855, and was given by the Des Moines Navigation & Railroad Com- pany, to secure the payment of bonds of that corporation. The first mortgage, however, given by a resident and citizen of Kossuth county was one signed by Asa C. Call, the same date, and in favor of Morrison & Drakes, of Sturgis, Mich., and was on certain material and machinery for a saw-mill purchased by the judge of that firm. The consideration was $750, and was satisfied at the maturity of the notes.
There are now eleven books of mortgages of real estate in use by the recorder, run- ning from A to N, which latter letter des- ignates the volume in use at present. The chattel mortgages are recorded in some twelve books, in addition to this.
A list is herewith given of the various town plats that have been recorded from time to time in the books of the county, with the date of the filing of each, and names of original proprietors :
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Irvington, filed for record, Sept. 27, 1856, by George Smith, L. L .. Treat and Kendall Young.
Algona, filed Dec. 2, 1856, by Asa C. Call.
Ashuelot, filed July 30, 1858, by George Brizee.
Cresco, filed September, 1858, by Henry Kellogg.
Call's addition to the town of Algona, filed Sept. 11, 1871, by Asa C. and Am- brose A. Call, Henry and Anthony II. Durant, and John Heckart.
Wesley, filed Oct. 10, 1873, by J. H. Merrill, of Clayton county.
Whittemore, filed April 12, 1879, by W. H. Ingham and L. H. Smith.
Whitman, filed Feb. 1, 1881, by West- ern Town Lot Company, owners.
Luverne, filed March 23, 1881, by G. W. Hanna and B. B. Bliss, original pro- prietors.
Burt, filed Sept. 19, 1881, by A. A. Call, D. A. Buell and the Western Town Lot Company.
Bancroft, filed Sept. 3, 1881, by A. A. Call and Western Town Lot Company.
Irvington Station, filed Sept. 24, 1881, by Western Town Lot Company.
Ingham's addition to Algona, filed Nov. 22, 1881, by W. H. Ingham.
Call & Smarts addition to same, filed by A. C. Call, S. L. Witter and J. J. Smart, Aug. 4, 1882.
Western Town Lot Company's addition to Bancroft, filed for record by that cor- poration Oct. 5, 1882.
Call's third addition to Algona, filed Nov. 1, 1883, by Asa C. Call.
Full details of each of these appear in their proper places in this volume.
The whole number of record books in this office at the present is seventy-nine.
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CHAPTER V.
POLITICAL.
Herewith is given the official canvass of the entire vote of the county, from the date of its organization until the present moment, with the exception of that of August, 1855, which is missing from the record books of the county.
ELECTION. APRIL 7. 1856.
School Fund Commissioner.
George W. Hand ..
Prosecuting Attorney.
Eber Stone
377
Francis Brown
Cormer.
ELECTION, AUGUST 4. 1858.
Secretary of State.
Elijah Sells.
31- 18
George Snyder
13
State Auditor.
John Pattie.
James Pollard
13
M. L. Morris.
1
State Tredsurer.
M. L .. Morris
George Paul.
Attorney-General.
Samuel A. Rice
30- 17
13
James Baker
Representative in Congress.
Timothy Davis.
Shepherd Leffler ..
Representative in Legislature.
E. R. Gillett
30-
17
W. C. Wilson
State Senator.
George A. Kellogg.
13
Clerk of the District Court.
J. E. Stacy.
43
Prosecuting Attorney.
Charles Osgood
43
Alexander Brown ...
Corner.
ELECTION, APRIL, 1857.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
L. H. Bugbee.
M. L. Fisher.
10
Commissioner of the Des Moines River Improvement. Edwin Manning
G. S. Bailey.
10
Register State Land Office.
William J. Holmes
82- 72
10
Theodore 8. Parvin
Sherif.
HI. F. Watson.
83- 75
F. K. Davis
6
Jacob Cummins
1
H. A. Henderson 1
Assessor.
R. C. Shaw
88- 85
Robert Moore
30-
16
C. Easton
1
Drainage Commissioner.
Joseph P. Sharp
86- 84
Amos Otis
1
*** Scattering".
..
1
Coroner.
Joseph Thompson.
43-
8
Luther Butits
38
William Skinner
SPECIAL ELECTION, JUNE 20, 1857.
For an east and west railroad
.
75- 18
Agalost an east and west railroad .
50
Against a north and south railroad
57- 13
For a north and south railroad ..
44
AUGUST ELECTION, 1857.
County Judge.
Lewis H. Smith
100- 95
Charles Easton.
Charles Osgood
1
G. P. Taylor ...
1
Jacob Cummins
1
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13
82-
19
13
13
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Treasurer and Recorder.
H. F. Watson
80- 74
.C. Taylor.
15
Sheriff.
O. W. Robinson
97- 93
G. C. Carlon.
1
F. K. Davis
1
Jacob Cummins.
1
N. Cleveland.
1
County Surveyor.
William H. Ingham
50- 21
Jerome Bleakman
36
1
1
Coroner.
Luther Bulils
101
School Fund Commissioner.
William B. Moore.
108
On the New Constitution.
For the new constitution.
61- 40
Against the new constitution
21
On the proposition: "Shall the word white be stricken
out of the article on the right of suffrage?"
"No"
"Yes".
40
On the proposition to aid north and south railroad. For.
75- 55
Against
ELECTION, OCTOBER 13, 1857.
Governor.
Ralph P. Lowe.
70- 26
Benjamin M. Samuels
45
Lieutenant-Governor.
Oran Faville,
George Gillaspy.
45
Representative 13th Legislative District.
C. C. Carpenter
65-
15
John F. Duncombe ..
50
ELECTION, APRIL, 1858.
Superintendent of Common Schools.
Rev. C. Taylor ...
D. W. Samplo.
43
Badger Easton.
3
Against increase of salaries.
56-
4
For increase of sainries.
52
SPECIAL ELECTION, JUNE. 1858.
For a general Banking law.
70-
42
Against a general Banking law
24
For a State Bank of Iowa
101- 99
Against a State Bank of Iowa
2
For an increase of salaries.
72- 30
Against an increase of sainries
33
ELECTION OCTOBER 12, 1858. Secretary of State.
Elijah Sells.
72- 40
Samuel Douglas
31
E. Blackford
State Auditor.
J. W. Cattell.
68- 31
36
Dr. MoCoy
1
State Treasurer.
J. W. Jones
78~ 41
Samuel L. Lorah
31
O. Minkler,
1
Attorney-General.
Samuel A. Rice.
72- 20
James L. Ellwood.
19
Cummins ...
1
Register of State Land Office.
A. B. Miller.
69- 83
James M. Reld
35
M. Jones
1
Commissioner Des Moines River Improvement.
W. C. Drake.
Charles Baldwin
2- 39
Ambrose Call
1
Member of Congress, &d District.
William Vandever.
72- 39
W. E. Leffingwell.
A. Call.
1
Judge District Court, 4th Judicial District.
Asbael W. Hubbard,
77- 50
W. G. Wyatt.
Gottenburg.
1
District Attorney, 4th District.
Orlando C. Howe.
83-
20
C. Gray
1
31
Daniel E. Brainard.
40
J. S. Cole.
Samuel Nixon.
1
Clerk of the District Court.
J. E. Stacy
48-
2
Charles Easton
8
Coroner.
K. Carlon
F. R. Jewell.
11
County Surveyor.
35- 24
A. F. Willoughby
3
SPECIAL ELECTION, APRIL 25, 1869.
On the question of issuing Bonds.
Against the bonds.
80- 55
For the bonds.
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T. 8. Parvin
George Smith
L. H. Smith
51- 11
25
R. D. Thompson.
Member Board of Education.
88- 80
262
HISTORY OF KOSSUTH COUNTY.
ELECTION, OCTOBER 11, 1850.
Governor.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
75- 38
Augustus C. Dodge.
Lieutenant-Governor.
Nicholas J. Rtusch.
40
Lysander W. Babbitt.
36
Judges of Supreme Court.
Ralph P. Lowe.
L. D. Stockton
30
Charles Mason.
37
Thomas S. Wilson
C. C. Cole.
38
State Senator, 32d District.
Luther L. Pense
68- 24
J. F. Duncombe
14
Representative from Blat Legislative District.
John E. Blackford.
96- 80
F. M. Corey
16
County Judge.
J. E. Stacy ...
59-
10
Lewis H. Smith
49
Treasurer and Recorder.
L. L. Treat.
54-
4
H. F. Watson.
50
Sheriff.
O. Benschoter.
87- 77
Q. W. Blottenberg.
10
GENERAL ELECTION, OCTOBER 8, 1861.
County Superintendent.
J. R. Armstrong
H. Kellogg
1
Drainage Commissioner.
H. Kellogg
102
Surveyor.
Willlam L. Miller.
C. Easton
5
A. F. Willoughby
4
W. H. Ingham
1
Coroner.
Luther Bullis
87-
86
Judson Mason ..
ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1800. For President.
Abraham Lincoln, Republican.
64- 44
Stephen A Douglas, Democrat
20
Secretary of State.
Elijah Selis. Republican
State Auditor.
J. W. Cattell, Republican.
63- 42
George W. Maxfield, Democrat.
21
State Treasurer.
John W. Jones, Republican.
63- 4
Horace Schenck
81- 50
John W. Ellis, Democrat.
21
Judge of Supreme Court.
George G. Wright, Republican
63- 48
J. M. Eliwood. Democrat
21
Representative in Congress-2d District.
Willlam Vandever, Republican
61- 39
B. M. Samuels, Democrat ..
Clerk of District Court.
F. McCoy
53- 21
75-
38
H. P. Watson
32
Surveyor.
Caleb Baldwin
76- 40
L. H. Smith
42- 38
John Brown
3
11. Kellogg
1
Coroner.
A. B. Mason
5
John W. Summers
F. McCoy.
3
Calvin Heckart ..
3
County Supervisors.
A. A. Call, of Algona township
44- 43
A. C. Call. of Algona township
1
J. R. Armstrong. of Irvington township ...
28
.M. C. Lathrop, of Cresco township
8-
Henry Kellogg, of Cresco township.
1
SPECIAL ELECTION, MAY 6, 1861. On Projmition in Regard to Bridges.
For bridges
57- 30
Against bridges
27
Governor.
Samuel J. Kirkwood. Republican.
..
71- 66
William H. Merritt, Demoorat.
3
Benjamin M. Samuels, Democrat
Lieutenant-Governor.
John R. Needham, Republican.
72 68
80-
70
J. W. Williams
2
Lauron Dewey
2
Judge, Supreme Court.
Ralph P. Lowe
72- 68
J. M. Elwood
3
Kinsey Carlon
1
Representative from Both Legislative District.
J. E. Blackford
72- 65
H. N. Brockway.
7
Treasurer and Recorder.
J. E. Stacy
72- 71
M. Fox
I
D. 8. McComb
70~ 60
E. Easton
1
Drainage Commissioner.
I
HI. Kellogg ..
A. Davidson
1
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42
John M. Corse, Democrat ..
21
County Judge.
263
County Superintendent.
C. Taylor.
09- 65
A. B. Mason
3
1
County Supervisor, Creaco.
Benjamin Clark
10
GENERAL ELECTION, OCTOBER 18, 1863.
Governor.
William Stone, Republican.
54- 89
James M. Tuttle, Democrat ...
15
Lieutenant-Governor.
Enoch W. Eastman, Republican.
55- 43
John F. Duncombe, Democrat.
12
Judge of Supreme Court.
John F. Dillon, Ropublican.
Charles Mason, Demoorat ...
15
State Senator, 43d District.
George W. Bassett.
57- 45
C. E. Whiting
Representative, 58th Legislative District.
L. H. Smith
30- 13
Edward MeKnight
27
Treasurer and Recorder.
J. E. Stacy
61
Sheriff.
Oliver Benschoter
00
County Judge.
John Brown. Democrat ...
18
Luther Rist.
50- 44
State Treasurer.
William 11. Holmes, Republican.
50- 34
Samuel L. Lorab, Democrat.
16
Attorney-General.
Charles C. Nourse, Republican
51- 34
Benton J. Hall, Democrat.
18
Register State Land Office.
Josiah H. Harvey, Republican
51-
34
Frederick Gottschalk, Democrat.
17
Representative, Congress, 6th District.
A. W. Hubbard, Republican.
82-
56
John W. Duncombe, Democrat ..
0
Luther Bullls
9
Judge District Court, 4th Judicial District.
Isaac Pendleton
49- 29
John Currier
80
Member Board of Education.
William J. Wagoner
J. S. Cole ..
1
Kinsey Carlon
12
Clerk of the District Court.
James L. Paine
65
County Judge.
D. W. King.
C. Taylor
5-
8
Kinsey Carion
1
J. K. Black ford
1
Swamp Land Contract.
For the contract.
47- 88
Against the contract
9
Special Tax Levy.
Against the levy.
62-
61
For the levy
1
J. R. Armstrong
Sherif.
Oliver Benschoter
51- 25
William Hoffiens
25
Coroner.
John Summers
54- 43
Kinsey Carlon
9
O. Minkler.
1
B. Divine
1
Surveyor.
L. H. Smith
67- 56
E. W. Clark
1
Supervisors,
Ambrose A. Call, of Algona township ...
24-
7
W. H. Ingham, of Algona township ...
17
J. R. Armstrong, of Irvington township. ..
25- 24
Ambrose Call, of Irvington township .....
1
A. Hull, of Cresco township.
GENERAL ELECTION, OCTOBER 14, 1802. Secretary of State.
James Wright, Republican.
50- 31
Richard H. Sylvester, Democrat.
19
State Auditor.
John W. Cattell, Republican
50- 32
Kinsey Carlon
5
J. Carion
1
County Superintendent.
M. D. Blanchard
43- 27
C. Taylor
14
J. R Armstrong.
?
Surveyor.
Jason Dunton
33~ 31
L .. H. Smith
Benjamin Clark
2
L. Smith
Coroner.
8
Kinsey Carlon.
1
Horace Schenck
1
Drainage Commissioner.
50- 49
Horace Schenek
12
Rone.
1
Supervisor, Alguna Township.
Supervisor, Irvington Township.
Addison Fisher
12 --
6
Samuel Reed.
7
SOLDIERS' VOTE.
Treasurer and Recorder.
J. E. Stacy
3
3
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HISTORY OF KOSSUTH COUNTY.
1
Franklin McCoy
264 HISTORY OF KOSSUTH COUNTY.
Sherif.
O. Benschoter
3
SPECIAL ELECTION, APRIL 25, 1864.
On the Proposition to Build a Bridge in Irvington
Township.
For the bridge.
41- 32
Against the bridge
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1864.
For President.
Abraham Lincoln, Republican
74- 60
George B. Mcclellan, Democrat.
14
Judge Supreme Court.
Chester Cole, Republican
74- 60
Thomas M. Monroe, Democrat.
14
Secretary of State.
John A. Elliott, Republican.
74- 60
E. C. Hendershott, Democrat
14
State Treasurer.
William H. Holmes, Republican.
74- 60
Isaac L. Allen, Republican
74- 60
Charles M. Dunbar, Democrat.
14
Register State Land Ofice.
J. H. Harvey, Republican.
74- 80
Representative in Congress, 6th District.
A. W. Hubbard. Republican.
74- 80
L. Chapman, Democrat.
14
Clerk of District Court.
James L. Palne
Surveyor.
Jason Dunton
14
W. H. Ingham
12
L. H. Smith
2
Recorder.
Jerome E. Stacy
61- 60
Franklin McCoy
1
Supervisor, Cresco Township.
C. Hackman
10-
5
B. Clark.
5
GENERAL ELECTION, OCTOBER 10, 1865. Governor.
William M. Stone, Republican
138- 126
Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Democrat ..
12
Lieutenant-Governor.
Benjamin F. Gue, Republican.
130- 127
W. W. Hamilton, Democrat
12
Judge Supreme Court.
George C. Wright, Republican.
49-
George G. Wright
44
George W. Wright ....
19
H. H. Trimble, Democrat.
12
State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Oran Faville, Republican
110- 98
I. W. Sennett, Democrat.
12
George C. Wright.
Representative, 58th Legislative District.
Lemuel Dwelle, Republican
139
County Judge.
Luther Rist.
144- 142
John 8. Love
Treasurer.
Jerome E. Stacy
91- 35
W. H. Ingham
56
Sherif.
Samuel Reed
74- 10
Orange Minkler
64
Surveyor.
L. H. Smith
112- 96
Jason Dunton
16
Superintendent of Schools.
J. B. Lash, Democrat.
14
C. Taylor.
130- 138
John Reed
1
Corner.
A. C. Call.
20- 2
Jerry Abbott
Scattering
10
Drainage Commissioner.
G. W. Paine.
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