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James W. Hewitt
2242
CLERK DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURTS.
Joseph E. Hill
2232
John Mentzer
1037
COUNTY RECORDER.
James L. Brown 2188
Carl M. Stafford 1105
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
O. Wetmore
2227
David Abbott
1067
1877.
REPRESENTATIVE NINETEENTH DISTRICT.
Edwin B. Hoag 1295
O. A. Rogers 665
C. F. Klise 334
N. Morrison
28
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COUNTY AUDITOR.
William M. Alexander 1470
J. B. Bartley 843
G. Wenstrand 29
TREASURER.
Henry Loranz 1469
J. M. Higgins 812
T. Woodmansee
29
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SHERIFF.
Isaac Damewood 477
J. H. Gillihan 553
Phillip Hamaker 287
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Elijah Miller
1439
E. W. Chase 556
T. J. Garnett
326
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
J. H. Buckingham
1497
J. Hull 493
G. W. Robinson 323
J. R. Knox
33
CORONER.
J. I. Bagnall
1465
J. C. Holmes 557
J. B. Laughlin
38
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Julius Carlson
1491
R. F. Connor
580
1878.
JUDGE DISTRICT COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
R. C. Henry . 1472
E. F. Sullivan 1032
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Smith McPherson
. 1456
J. L. Brown
. 1035
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
D. D. Gregory
1478
M. A. Miller
1030
CLERK DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURTS.
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 . 1911
R. J. Biggenstaff 548
S. L. Clabaugh 244
COUNTY TREASURER.
Henry Loranz 1852
Solomon West 597
Samuel B. Porter 252
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SHERIFF.
M. C. Johnson 1423
H. G. Alexander 960
J. H. Abbott 302
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COUNTY SURVEYOR.
J. A. Carlson
1861
R. F. Connor 598
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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 F. 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
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1883. COUNTY AUDITOR.
R. H. Lymer
313
ยท 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 1268
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
S. E. Wilson
2001
Mary A. Welty
. 1540
SURVEYOR.
Julius Carlson
.2310
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1884. CLERK OF THE COURT.
John R. Leslie
2824
A. B. West
1651
RECORDER.
Thomas C. Beard
2847
C. M. Stafford
165
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
. 2.407
William M. Croan
1488
SURVEYOR.
C. W. Spraegur
2564
R. F. Connor
1305
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
2101
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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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1889. SENATORS.
George W. Perkins 1987
Joseph R. Ratekin . 1396
REPRESENTATIVE.
S. E. Field 2012
A. P. Falk 1294
Dr. David Dodds 134
O. P. Frink 1
COUNTY AUDITOR.
R. U. McClenahan
1973
William E. Coon 1068
W. H. Widney 204
J. W. Mckinley
182
A. P. Falk
I
W. H. Harris
I
COUNTY TREASURER.
O. H. Frink
2088
A. M. Collier 127
F. A. Cook 131
S. P. White
105
T. M. Monzingo
I
SHERIFF.
D. H. Skinner
2187
William H. Harris 1004
George Driftmeier 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
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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 FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
A. B. Thornell 2673
H. E. Deemer 2854
W. I. Smith
.2659
W. H. Ware
1640
G. W. Cullison
1686
H. U. Funk
1653
L. M. Wilson
I
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
W. P. Ferguson
.2561
William Orr 321
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REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
Charles Linderman
2427
Jesse B. Bartley 2121
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TREASURER.
O. H. Frink
2646
J. C. Wilson 1800
J. William Davison
141
James Abbott
I
SHERIFF.
Lewis Akin 2374
Roy Chamberlain 2056
W. J. Crooks
122
J. H. Farmer
1
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 2603
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
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1803.
STATE SENATOR, SEVENTH DISTRICT.
William Eaton 2541
Charles Aldrich 1542
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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 452
George G. Driftmeier 1777
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
O. C. Hodges
2403
Miss Blanch Reed
1470
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MEMBER BOARD SUPERVISORS.
James Gamble 2455
W. I. Mccullough 1 294
Alex McClure
204
J. H. Reed
245
CORONER.
N. L. Van Sandt
. 2496
Dr. George A. Pruitt 1263
Marshall Enfield 239
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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
1551
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 1143
W. D. Hakes
311
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 1119
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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SURVEYOR.
Henry Field 2816
W. I .. Wilson
1895.
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
O. H. Frink
2444
George Sams 789
T. J. Ferguson 243
A. B. Milner 322
TREASURER.
George B. Van Arsdol. 2391
James Steele 928
W. D. Hakes 238
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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
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MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
F. M. Dirrim
2392
J. C. Thompson 806
D. A. Abbott 247
Andrew Sederburg 314
CORONER.
.N. L. Van Sandt 2357
S. L. Clabaugh 841
Oscar Forss
333
Thomas Bagby
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SURVEYOR (VACANCY).
W. L .. Andrews 2360
W. L. Annan 831
J. W. Mckinley 342
W. R. Andrews
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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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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 773
William P. Morrison
183
TREASURER.
G. B. Van Arsdol
2755
Horace Pratt 1753
James Davison 171
John Wooden
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SHERIFF.
C. S. Foster 2744
S. P. White 1785
W. J. Spooner
144
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COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
H. E. Deater
2549
Fannie V. Wooley 2015
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
George W. Moore 2608
Alex McClure 1884
R. M. Duncan
173
CORONER.
S. R. Millen
.2701
A. J. Baker 1781
David Dodds
175
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SURVEYOR.
I. N. J. Hartford 2748
J. W. Mckinley 293
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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
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1899. REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
V. Graff 2477
Frederick Fischer 1285
Samuel Farquhar 5
TREASURER.
G. B. Van Arsdol
2525
John Enfield 1270
H. Woten
181
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
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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
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JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT, TO FILL VACANCY. FIFTEENTH 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 887
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
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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
1901. SENATOR SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Lester W. Lewis 2298
D. I. Cavender 920
O. H.I. Barnhill
222
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
V. Graff
2260
G. R. James 917
S. E. Martin
24.3
TREASURER.
W. L. Lundy
2260
David Tharp 937
William A. Guthrie
230
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SHERIFF.
C. S. Foster . 2348
Thomas Winger 901
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.
1. 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 181
RECORDER.
Walter W. Smith 2414
Perry Byerly 847
George H. Lymer
190
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MEMBER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I. H. Taggart . 2417
J. M. Darby 854
William A. Guthrie 184
1903.
REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
C. F. Crose .223I
W. T. Goodman 827
W. T. Fisher 207
T. F. Willis
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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
2337
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 3431
W. B. Creedson 307
For amendment biennial election
1582
Against amendment biennial election
1916
For legislative amendment
1352
Against legislative amendment
1816
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
A. B. Loranz
3413
Walter B. Smith IO21
C. W. Bisbec
268
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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
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SENATOR SEVENTH DISTRICT.
William S. Farquhar . 1977
William D. Jamison 1819
A. W. Armstrong
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REPRESENTATIVE NINTH DISTRICT.
Jesse D. Elliott .2194
Norman W. Cline 1367
George Thurber 1
AUDITOR.
W. S. Jordan
2330
A. W. Murphy 1366
TREASURER.
W. L. Lundy
2365
William Goodman 1278
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
A. B. Loranz
2405
Frank Fox
1207
SHERIFF.
S. J. McCord
.2150
Lewis Annan
1649
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RECORDER.
John Lagerquist 2584
J. Fisher
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Emil Haglund I
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
George I. Miller
2457
Frederick Fischer
1232
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Jesse Field
2729
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SURVEYOR.
A. S. Van Sandt
2594
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CORONER.
C. C. Parriott
2480
S. W. Scales
1097
1908.
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
Eugene B. Woodruff 3033
Ralph Pringle
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REPRESENTATIVE NINTHI 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
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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 1509
CORONER.
C. C. Parriott 3072
A. H. King 1521
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Term commencing January 1, 1900. 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 counec- 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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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 iner- 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 har 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, lowa. 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.
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