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J. E. Hill 1454
N. B. Easton 596
William Kamp 441
COUNTY RECORDER.
James L. Brown 1388
C. M. Stafford 686
T. D. Ricely 821
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
C. A. Johnson
1315
W. H. Widney 583
John M. Loudon 608
1879.
REPRESENTATIVE, NINETEENTH DISTRICT.
W. E. Webster 1824
J. H. Gillihan
559
William Cunning
297
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COUNTY AUDITOR.
William M. Alexander 19II
R. J. Biggenstaff 548
S. L. Clabaugh 244
COUNTY TREASURER.
Henry Loranz 1852
Solomon West 597
Samuel B. Porter 252
Scattering
4
SHERIFF.
M. C. Johnson 1423
H. G. Alexander 960
J. H. Abbott 302
Scattering 8
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
J. A. Carlson 1861
R. F. Connor 598
Scattering 7
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
S. E. Wilson
1621
Mrs. N. C. Harper 1058
CORONER.
Thomas Evans 1846
Dr. E. Eckerson 606
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
J. W. Turner 1874
R. N. Moffitt 576
J. J. Norris
270
FIRST BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
In the year 1861 the system of county board of supervisors was organized in the various counties of the state by act of the legislature, entitling each organized township to one member. The following persons composed the board: John P. West, Valley township; J. L. Black, Douglas township ; Wilson Bellis, Fremont township; M. A. Jones, Pierce township ; George Miller, Tarkio township ; George Ribble, Nodaway township ; Moses Thomp- son, East River township; William Butler, Harlan township; John Mon- zingo, Lincoln township; James Hamill, Washington township; J. A. Reed, Amity township; Robert Maxwell, Buchanan township; Elisha Thomas, Nebraska township.
LAST BOARD UNDER THE LAW OF 1861.
Daniel McCoy, Levi Reeves, Wilson Bellis, I. J. Jones, F. A. McDonald, T. J. Garnett, A. Loranz, J. H. Buckingham, J. P. Harris, William McLean, J. W. Turner, J. B. Short, T. A. Prest, N. C. Martin.
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In 1870 the supervisor system was changed and the number reduced to three, who should be elected by the county at the general election and the length of their terms to be decided by lot. Since that time the board of supervisors has consisted of the following for each year :
1871-Isaac Damewood, T. J. Bracken and William McLean. 1872-T. J. Bracken, William McLean and J. W. Turner.
1873-William McLean, J. W. Turner and John X. Griffith.
1874-J. W. Turner, John X. Griffith and George Mccullough.
1875-John X. Griffith, George Mccullough and Samuel Gorman.
1876-George Mccullough, Samuel Gorman and John X. Griffith. 1877-Samuel Gorman, John X. Griffith and O. Wetmore.
1878-John X. Griffith, O. Wetmore and J. H. Buckingham.
1879-O. Wetmore, J. H. Buckingham and C. A. Johnson. 1880-J. H. Buckingham, C. A. Johnson and J. W. Turner. 1881-C. A. Johnson. 1882-William M. Alexander.
1883-Peter Swisher.
1884-J. D. Laughlin.
1885-R. H. Fulton.
1886-I. C. Preston.
1887-J. D. Laughlin.
1888-Robert H. Fulton.
1889-I. C. Preston.
From the years 1881 to 1889 the names of those elected to fill the board of supervisors for the years mentioned are simply given.
1880.
CLERK OF THE COURT.
Joseph E. Hill 2696
George Sams 957
Arthur Rozell 345
COUNTY RECORDER.
James L. Brown 2723
Walrod 926
Lew. Norton 370
1881.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
R. H. Lymer 1282
C. Nichols 313
TREASURER.
Henry Loranz 1275
J. Hull
300
SHERIFF.
M. C. Johnson 1236
J. C. Brown 369
W. D. Hardy 86
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COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
S. E. Wilson 1214
E. Miller 58
SURVEYOR.
J. A. Carlson 1861
George Blanchard 327
1882. CLERK OF THE COURT.
Joseph E. Hill 2016
N. J. Russell 1563
RECORDER.
Thomas C. Beard 2624
Scattering
9
1883. COUNTY AUDITOR.
R. H. Lymer 313
· George Blanchard 2299
TREASURER.
Thomas M. Monzingo 2235
H. H. Crooks
1357
SHERIFF.
M. C. Johnson 2308
W. L. Malony 1272
CORONER.
Thomas Evans 2196
N. C. Ridenour I268
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
S. E. Wilson
200I
Mary A. Welty 1540
SURVEYOR.
Julius Carlson
2310
Scattering
4
1884. CLERK OF THE COURT.
John R. Leslie 2824
A. B. West
1651
RECORDER.
Thomas C. Beard 2847
C. M. Stafford
1651
1885. COUNTY AUDITOR.
R. H. Lymer 2075
O. P. Peterson
1430
TREASURER.
Thomas M. Monzingo 2550
T. E. D. Ricely
1423
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SHERIFF.
D. H. Skinner 2062
Robert M. Rawlings 1898
CORONER.
Thomas Evans 2521
A. M. Collier 1322
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Lottie E. Granger
2407
William M. Croan 1488
SURVEYOR.
C. W. Spraegur 2564
R. F. Connor . 1 305
1886.
CLERK OF THE COURT.
John R. Leslie 2415
J. C. Thompson 1470
RECORDER.
Thomas C. Beard 2457
W. D. Hakes
1427
1887. COUNTY AUDITOR.
R. H. Lymer 2075
T. J. Morrow 1446
TREASURER.
Thomas M. Monzingo 2092
T. S. Jackson
1408
SHERIFF.
D. H. Skinner
2106
Robert M. Rawlings
1405
CORONER.
S. R. Millen
2097
H. L. Stillwell 124
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Lottie Granger
2082
Martin Wilfley
1361
SURVEYOR.
J. R. Carlson
210I
Scattering
3
1888.
CLERK OF THE COURT.
G. L. Shaul 2298
J. R. Leslie 2052
RECORDER.
J. R. Eckroth 2364
A. T. Irwin . 1982
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
1889.
SENATORS.
George W. Perkins 1987
Joseph R. Ratekin 1396
REPRESENTATIVE.
S. E. Field 2012
A. P. Falk I294
Dr. David Dodds I34
O. P. Frink I
COUNTY AUDITOR.
R. U. McClenahan 1973
William E. Coon IO68
W. H. Widney 20.1
J. W. Mckinley 182
A. P. Falk I
W. H. Harris I
COUNTY TREASURER.
O. H. Frink 2088
A. M. Collier 1127
F. A. Cook 13I
S. P. White 105
T. M. Monzingo I
SHERIFF.
D. H. Skinner 2187
William H. Harris
George Driftmeier 1004
226
John Dukeshire I
W. E. Coon
I
Lewis Akin
I
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Lottie E. Granger 1888
H. Woten 1442
Woods 2
Ed Bellis
I
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I. C. Preston 1990
John Lingo 1212
Scattering 247
CORONER.
S. R. Millen 2077
W. H. Pittman 1257
Ben Boyd
I
SURVEYOR.
I. N. J. Hartford .2178
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
In the general assembly of 1885-86 an act was passed abolishing the office of district attorney and creating the office of county attorney, thus confining
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the duties of the prosecutor to his own county. This officer, under the act, holds his office by the votes of the people of his own county, the same as other officers. The first election for county attorney held in Page county was in 1886 and resulted as follows:
1890.
JUDGE DISTRICT COURT FIFTEENTHI JUDICIAL, DISTRICT.
A. B. Thornell 2673
H. E. Deemer 2854
W. I. Smith 2659
W. H. Ware
1640
G. W. Cullison I686
H. U. Funk 1653
L. M. Wilson
I
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
W. P. Ferguson 2561
William Orr 321
Scattering I2
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
Charles Linderman 2427
Jesse B. Bartley 212I
Scattering
6
TREASURER.
O. H. Frink 2646
J. C. Wilson 1800
J. William Davison I4I
James Abbott I
SHERIFF.
Lewis Akin 374
Roy Chamberlain 2056
W. J. Crooks I22
J. H. Farmer
I
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
C. C. Hodges 2674
Miss Eleanor K. Meacham 1894
MEMBER BOARD SUPERVISORS.
R. H. Fulton
2515
John E. Fabler 2038
CORONER.
S. R. Millen 2623
David Dodds 247
1892.
DISTRICT JUDGE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
M. W. Macy .2684
Fremont Benjamin 1506
J. W. Brown
267
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COUNTY ATTORNEY. $
W. P. Ferguson 2663
J. L. Batchelor 439
AUDITOR.
R. U. McClenahan
2630
J. N. Bellamy 1496
D. E. Ridenour 268
A. F. Beal 324
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
T. W. Camp 2631
C. E. Moore 1758
W. P. Morrison 325
RECORDER.
J. A. Ekeroth
2605
Del Van Buskirk 1532
Horace Pratt 261
J. A. Briggs 316
MEMBER BOARD SUPERVISORS.
Nathan Orme 2504
O. P. Peterson 1903
R. M. Duncan 316
SURVEYOR.
I. N. J. Hartford 2643
C. M. Stitt 1514
Scattering 2
1893.
STATE SENATOR, SEVENTH DISTRICT.
William Eaton 2541
Charles Aldrich 1542
Scattering 19
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
C. Linderman 2501
Jesse Hughes I268
William A. Guthrie 455
TREASURER.
O. H. Frink
2508
Berton Gross 1258
James S. Walker 210
Milton Duncan 247
SHERIFF.
Lewis Akin 2452
George G. Driftmeier 1777
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
O. C. Hodges 2403
Miss Blanch Reed 1470
Scattering
2
129
HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
MEMBER BOARD SUPERVISORS.
James Gamble 2455
WV. I. Mccullough I 294
Alex McClure 204
J. H. Reed 245
CORONER.
N. L. Van Sandt 2496
Dr. George A. Pruitt 1263
Marshall Enfield 239
Scattering
2
1894. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
P. P. Kelley 1471
A. B. Thornell 2862
A. H. Ware 1467
Walter I. Smith
2856
G. W. Cullison
I551
W. R. Green
2788
DISTRICT JUDGE TO FILL VACANCY.
W. R. Green
2826
AUDITOR.
James Franklin Reed 82
Jesse B. Bartley . 1954
R. U. McClenahan .2455
COUNTY CLERK.
T. W. Camp 2785
H. H. Murphy II43
W. D. Hakes 3II
G. M. Trimble
242
RECORDER.
E. G. McCutchan
2567
Leander Falk 1689
W. B. Andrews
225
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
J. R. Good
2772
T. M. Dougherty III9
William Orr 586
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
George Moore 2702
John F. Annan 1236
David Wingert 308
John Loviatt
239
MEMBER BOARD SUPERVISORS TO FILL VACANCY.
F. M. Dirrim .2770
A. M. Collier 1176
Thomas Shearer
298
I. T. Pendergraft
29
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
SURVEYOR.
Henry Field 2816
W. L. Wilson 369
1895.
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
O. H. Frink 2444
George Sams 789
T. J. Ferguson 243
A. B. Milner
322
TREASURER.
George B. Van Arsdol. 239I
James Steele 928
WV. D. Hakes 238
Scattering
6
SHERIFF.
Lewis Akin 2303
John Schwartz 832
J. F. Falk 278
Charles Hart 372
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
H. E. Deater
2366
C. E. Moore 844
W. R. Andrews 362
Guy Clinton I
MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
F. M. Dirrim
2392
J. C. Thompson 806
D. A. Abbott 2.47
Andrew Sederburg 314
CORONER.
N. L. Van Sandt 2357
S. L. Clabaugh 841
Oscar Forss 333
Thomas Bagby 1
SURVEYOR (VACANCY).
W. L. Andrews 2360
WV. L. Annan 831
J. W. McKinley 312
W. R. Andrews
I
JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT, FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
N. W. Macy
. 3221
Theodore W. Ivory 2376
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
John R. Good 3207
William Orr
2429
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
AUDITOR.
Frank V. Hensleigh 3258
Charles Tunnicliffe 2375
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
Alfred Wenstrand
3224
W. C. Briggs 2387
RECORDER.
E. G. McCutchan 3218
C. E. Quist 2404
MEMBER BOARD SUPERVISORS.
John H. Wheeler .3240
C. F. Clise .2386
SURVEYOR.
W. L. Andrews 3228
Henry Field .2588
1897.
SENATOR SEVENTH DISTRICT.
William Eaton 2732
Robert H. Sutton 1855
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
O. H. Frink
2720
Randolph R. Glasgow I773
William P. Morrison 183
TREASURER.
G. B. Van Arsdol 2755
Horace Pratt 1753
James Davison 171
John Wooden
I
SHERIFF.
C. S. Foster . 2744
S. P. White 1785
W. J. Spooner
144
Scattering
3
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
H. E. Deater . 2549
Fannie V. Wooley 2015
Scattering
3
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
George W. Moore 2608
Alex McClure 1884
R. M. Duncan I73
CORONER.
S. R. Millen
2701
A. J. Baker 1781
David Dodds
175
132
HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
SURVEYOR.
I. N. J. Hartford 2748
J. W. Mckinley 293
Scattering 5
1898.
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT, FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
A. B. Thornell 2902
Walter I. Smith 2880
W. R. Green 2880
Fremont Benjamin 1603
T. R. Mockler 1597
C. E. Richards 1602
Scattering
3
1899.
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
V. Graff 2477
Frederick Fischer 1285
Samuel Farquhar 5
TREASURER.
G. B. Van Arsdol 2525
John Enfield 1279
H. Woten 18I
SHERIFF.
C. S. Foster
2556
J. W. Dougherty 1237
James Davison 194
CORONER.
S. R. Millen
2547
Dr. W. C. Fischer 1263
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
H. E. Deater
2438
L. McMichael 420
Scattering
3
SURVEYOR.
I. N. J. Hartford
2558
Henry Field 2444
J. King
I
MEMBER BOARD SUPERVISORS.
J. H. Wheeler
2550
J. C. Thompson 1215
W. A. Guthrie 216
C. Hanley
I
1900.
JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT, FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. N. W. Macy 3455
Frank Tamissiea
1892
133
HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT, TO FILL VACANCY.
FIFTEENTHI DISTRICT.
Orville D. Wheeler . 3447
Fremont Benjamin .1897
CONVENTION TO REVISE THE CONSTITUTION.
For the Convention
1930
Against the Convention
1651
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
For the Amendment
2048
Against the Amendment 1389
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
A. Wenstrand
3446
W. T. Goodman 1887
C. W. Bisbee
269
AUDITOR.
F. V. Hensleigh
3445
Ed Gauss 1891
Archie Anderson 266
RECORDER.
Walter W. Hill 3453
C. E. Moore 1879
J. K. Herron
267
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
D. G. Sutherland
. 3414
T. M. Dougherty 1963
John McCulley I
MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
John Taft
3412
S. A. Gillihan 1899
J. C. Farquhar 278
MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO FILL VACANCY.
J. H. Abbott . 3445
H. H. Murphy
1872
F. M. Manifold
270
190I. SENATOR SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Lester W. Lewis 2298
D. I. Cavender 920
O. H. Barnhill
222
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
1. Graff 2269
G. R. James 917
S. E. Martin
243
TREASURER.
W. L. Lundy 2260
David Tharp 937
William A. Guthrie 230
134
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SHERIFF.
C. S. Foster 2348
Thomas Winger 90I
Alfred Finley 203
CORONER.
C. C. Parriott 2319
W. W. West 889
David Dodds 213
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
George H. Colbert 2359
Eva Plank 918
D. C. McIntosh 2
SURVEYOR.
I. N. J. Hartford
2348
Ervin Behm
915
W. N. Dow I
MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
J. H. Abbott 2350
J. W. Hewitt 889
Charles Hart 197
1902.
DISTRICT JUDGE.
A. B. Thornell 2443
S. B. Wadsworth 825
H. F. Johns 182
W. R. Green
2431
Samuel Holmes 188
O. D. Wheeler
2426
William Orr
201
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
D. G. Sutherland
. 2381
Frederick Fischer 903
William Orr 180
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
A. B. Loranz 2394
F. E. Fox 857
W. J. Reeve 190
AUDITOR.
F. V. Hensleigh 2428
C. E. Quist 840
Arch Anderson 18I
RECORDER.
Walter W. Smith 2414
Perry Byerly 847
George H. Lymer 190
135
HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I. H. Taggart 2417
J. M. Darby 854
William A. Guthrie 184
1903. REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
C. F. Crose 2231
W. T. Goodman 827
W. T. Fisher 207
T. F. Willis
I
TREASURER.
W. L. Lundy 2259
Perry Byerly 784
J. K. Herron
207
SHERIFF.
S. J. McCord
2285
John W. Gibson 802
James Davison 195
CORONER.
C. C. Parriott
2288
Dr. M. Enfield 776
Dr. Mary Finley 197
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
George H. Colbert
337
Frank Fox
766
SURVEYOR.
A. S. Van Sandt
2269
T. W. Keenan 789
W. N. Dow 195
MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
John Taft
2208
Knox Alexander 837
Samuel Farquhar
208
1904.
JUDGE DISTRICT COURT, FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
Nathan W. Macy 343I
W. B. Creedson 307
For amendment biennial election 1582
Against amendment biennial election 1916
For legislative amendment
I352
Against legislative amendment
1816
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
A. B. Loranz
3413
Walter B. Smith IO2I
C. W. Bisbee
268
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
AUDITOR.
W. S. Jordan 3415
W. T. Goodman 1025
J. W. Gibson 266
RECORDER.
John Lagerquist 3420
J. L. Peterson 1004
James Young 266
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Walter P. Crose 3400
T. W. Keenan 1035
George Nixon 272
MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
J. H. Abbott . 3391
A. W. Murphy 1046
D. C. McIntosh 264
1906.
In 1904 the proposition of holding biennial elections was voted upon throughout the state in the form of an amendment to the constitution and was carried. In 1906 the first election was held under the new system.
DISTRICT JUDGE OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
W. R. Green 2364
O. D. Wheeler 2372
A. B. Thornell . 2415
T: W. Miller 1194
Scattering
5
SENATOR SEVENTH DISTRICT.
William S. Farquhar 1977
William D. Jamison 1819
A. W. Armstrong I
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
Jesse D. Elliott 2194
Norman W. Cline 1 367
George Thurber I
AUDITOR.
W. S. Jordan 2330
A. W. Murphy I 366
TREASURER.
W. L. Lundy 2365
William Goodman 1278
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
A. B. Loranz
. 2405
Frank Fox
I207
SHERIFF.
S. J. McCord 2150
Lewis Annan 1649
137
HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
RECORDER.
John Lagerquist .2584 J. Fisher I
Emil Haglund
I
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
George I. Miller 2457
Frederick Fischer 1232
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Jesse Field 2729
Scattering
7
SURVEYOR.
A. S. Van Sandt 2594
Scattering 3
CORONER.
C. C. Parriott .2480
S. W. Scales
. 1097
1908.
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
Eugene B. Woodruff 3033
Ralph Pringle I
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
Jesse D. Elliott 2798
P. C. Darby 1660
J. H. Miller
92
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Albert B. Cummins 1485
John F. Lacey 1144
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
For amendment 2325 -
Against amendment 989
COUNTY AUDITOR.
Clifford W. Duke 3143
O. B. Holton
1530
COUNTY TREASURER.
D. M. Creel
2836
J. H. Driftmeier 1813
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
William R. Ryerson .3073
C. L. Herron
1514
SHERIFF.
S. J. McCord
2560
W. L. Annan
. 2261
RECORDER.
John Lagerquist
3088
Frank Fox
1507
138
HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Frederick Fischer 2583
George I. Miller 2204
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Jessie Field 3315
P. M. Brooks I
SURVEYOR.
A. S. Van Sandt 3098
Harmon Fosbrink · 1 509
CORONER.
C. C. Parriott . 3072
A. H. King . 1521
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Term commencing January 1, 1909.
I. H. Taggart 2999
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Term commencing January 1, 1909.
A. W. Murphy .1647
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Term commencing January 1, 1910.
O. W. Fried
. 2990
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Term commencing January 1, 1910.
Frank McCurdy 1526
BENCH AND BAR.
The bar of 1855-60 in Page county is not a type of the present bar by any means. Every new country has more of the unlettered, uncultivated class. These feel their inability in older settled communities, hence push forward to new fields "to grow up" with the country and finally attain to a good degree of prominence among their fellows. There were at- torneys in Page county, county officers as well, who could scarcely read and write, yet they managed to administer all the laws the people then seemed to care to have executed.
The first resident member of the Page county bar was William L. Burge, who lived in a log cabin on an eighty acre tract just west of the present town site. It was before Clarinda had been platted. He was prosecuting attorney and ex officio county judge, and as such superintended the survey of the original plat. In August, 1853, he sold his "eighty" to Claiborne McBee for one hundred and fifty dollars. No one in the county now knows from whence he came or where he went from here. His prac- tice must indeed have been limited, as his name only appears in connec- tion with but one case.
At the September term of the district court for 1853. John Wilson was admitted to the bar on examination. Law practice was very meager in those early days and Wilson's was only incidental to his other occupa-
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY
tion as trader, farmer and merchandiser. He was prosecuting attorney for one or two terms and served as county judge for one term. In 1861 he left Page county and went to St. Joe, Missouri, where he was a mer- chant.
At the March term of court, 1855, R. L. Dodge, a member of the Wis- consin bar, was admitted upon his certificate. He located at Clarinda. He was a cultured gentleman and a good lawyer but did not remain long. He was deputy postmaster for a few months during the summer of 1855. The records fail to show that he had an active practice in Page county courts.
In the summer of 1855 J. J. Barwick, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, settled at Clarinda, entering upon his chosen profession. He had a good English education, supplemented by considerable good reading and had a good understanding of law but never loved his calling. His choice when young was to become a physician but he was thwarted by the judgment of his parents, who wanted him to study law. He had a fair share of the legal business of the county up to the breaking out of the war. He was never popular as a man or an attorney and did not have the influence that his knowledge of law should have given him. He was a sharp trader and made more money outside than he did in his profession. His wife was a noble woman, cultured, refined and good and it was through her that he enjoyed the friends he did have.
During the winter of 1856-7, Dr. A. H. East, a well read and success- ful physician, who came to the county three or four years before, was admitted to the bar in Mills county and at once opened an office in Clar- inda. He was appointed prosecuting attorney and held that position until the abolishment of that office. He was a man of good judgment, possessing good logic and naturally of a judicial mind and had he commenced early in life would have been an eminent lawyer. He forgot, if he ever knew, that "Law is a jealous mistress and will not be content with a divided affection." His clients had more faith in him as a physician than as a legal adviser. Upon the coming on of the rebellion, Mr. East was ap- pointed a surgeon in the Federal army and upon his return home he re- entered the medical profession, having a good practice until his death, September 19, 1872.
J. R. Morledge, who was admitted to the bar in 1843, was of English birth, but grew to manhood in Ohio, and there received his education. He commenced reading law in 1840. He came to Clarinda in 1857 and opened an office. In 1858 he formed a partnership with J. T. Chittenden at Clarinda, and George W. Friedly at Bedford, Iowa, under the firm name of Morledge & Chittenden at Clarinda, and Morledge. Friedly & Company at Bedford. They did a large business until the Civil war broke out in 1861, when he was chosen colonel of the State Militia. In 1863 he served by appointment under Lincoln, as commissary of subsistence. He resigned and again entered the legal profession. He had a good knowledge of the „ law and was successful and always counted upright and professional in his dealings. He died April 19, 1882.
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James T. Chittenden, a native of Indiana, was educated at the United Brethren College of that state. He studied law with J. R. Morledge and was admitted to the bar at Clarinda in open court, in September, 1858. He formed a partnership with Mr. Morledge. He was a well read attorney and a constant student. He was a thorough gentleman. He became lieutenant of a company in the Fourth Iowa Infantry in 1861. He at once went to the front and was on the march from Rolla to Pea Ridge. At the last named place he was wounded March 7, 1862, and died April 29, the same year. He was a noble and truly brave officer and had his life been spared would have been an ornament to the legal profession.
W. W. Morseman came to Clarinda in 1867 from Iowa City and prac- ticed his profession with great success until 1890. Mr. Morseman was a man of fine legal attainments and was considered even while in Clarinda to be one of the greatest lawyers in southern Iowa. In 1890 he removed to Omaha, where he is now practicing his profession and is one of the leaders of the bar of that city.
N. B. Moore, a native of Ohio, was educated at the Wesleyan Univer- sity of that state. He entered into commercial life early, coming to Iowa in 1855. He read law at Eddyville with Holmes & Ives and was admitted to the bar in June, 1857, at Albia, Iowa. He then located at Bedford, this state. He located in Clarinda in 1859. He was a fine lawyer and very successful. In his younger days, Mr. Moore was probably as well known as any lawyer in southern Iowa. He held several official positions, with credit to himself and honor to his constituencies. He was county judge and also senator from this district. He was also in the banking business many years. In fact, the banking concern of Moore & McIntire was the first financial institution in the county. He was largely interested in real estate and, it is said, handled more Page county land than any other individual ever a resident of the county. He removed to Fort Worth, Texas, in 1888, where he is engaged in the practice of his profession.
W. P. Hepburn came to Clarinda in 1867. He was actively engaged in the practice of the law there for fifteen years and was looked upon as one of the noted lawyers of the state. He had a brilliant war record and as a statesman his reputation has become national. For a detailed record of his career see another page of this history.
S. C. McPherrin lived in Clarinda several years, was a good lawyer and successful in his practice. He left Clarinda about 1890 and is now practicing his profession in Kansas City, Missouri.
Don G. Sutherland was raised and educated in Page county and prac- ticed law in Clarinda for a number of years. He was county attorney for one or two terms and was considered one of the able lawyers of the Page county bar. In 1905 he removed to Seattle, Washington, where he is now engaged in the practice of the law.
Martin Hoge, now practicing in the west, was mayor of Clarinda. He was admitted to the practice here. He removed from Clarinda some time .. ago.
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John R. Good read law and was admitted to the bar at Clarinda. He was mayor of Clarinda and county attorney. Mr. Good enjoyed a large practice. He is now living at Boise City, Idaho.
J. L. Batchelor came from Illinois about 1874 and settled in Clarinda. He practiced there a number of years, then removed to Oregon, where he died about 1904. Mr. Bachelor was held in high esteem for his talents as a lawyer, and for his integrity.
Lew B. Cake grew to manhood in Clarinda and was there admitted to the bar, where he practiced his profession several years. He was a man of literary tastes and in the later years of his practice devoted much of his time to pursuits congenial to his temperament. Finally he retired from his chosen profession and moved to New York City and he is now before the public as a lecturer.
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