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During the year 1914 there was expended for drainage ditches in this county the sum of $126.471. The total number of "live ditches" is now one hundred and thirty, these ditches draining thousands upon thousands of acres of low, wet land which has been increased vastly in productive quality and hence in value.
FINANCIAL.
The county anditor, under a recent law, is required to make an annual itemized statement of all disbursements of public funds. Following is the statement made for the year 1914: Board of supervisors, $3, 143.50: county auditor's office, $3,951.79: county treasurer's office, $3,008.75: clerk of dis- trict court. $2.005.49; sheriff's office, $2.507.32; superintendent of schools $2,472.13; county attorney, $1,053.36; county recorder, $2.095.90; county
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engineer, $4,873.41: printing, $8,291.44: courthouse ( including paving). $8.039.53: jail, $197.64: general election expenses, $1.454.07 : primary elec- tion expenses, $1.700.30; bounties-wolf, gopher and crows, $273.50; dis- triet court, $2.745.17 : grand jury, $632.35 : coroner's court, $330.25: justice and police, $329.86: miscellaneous, including assessors, school books and pre- liminary drainage expenses, $15,008.39; county home, $5,088.98; poor, out- side of home, $572.66; state insane. $4,579.55 ; inebriates, $248.08; state in- stitutions, $401.72: teachers institutes, $150. 18; miscellaneous funds, incluid- ing roads, bridges and soldiers relief, $67.319.40, a grand total of $142,227.40.
CHAPTER VIL.
COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONM. REPRESENTATION.
The following men have served, either by appointment or election, in various public offices within the county or in state or national government. This list begins with the date of organization of the county and runs to the present date ( 1915) :
COUNTY JUDGES.
Up to January 1, 1861. all counties in lowa were ruled by the "one- man power," in the person of a county judge, after which came the county supervisor system, which proved a much better plan. The Wright county judges were: David Dean, elected AAugust 5, 1855, for two years; Joseph T. Calder. elected August 3. 1857, served four years and five months: S. B. Hewett, elected October 8, 1861. but the powers of the office were limited to probate business largely : Henry Lnick, elected August 8. 1863. served four years: John L. Morse, elected in October, 1867, served one year. when the office was abolished and that of county auditor took its place.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
This office was the successor of that of county judge. The auditor is clerk of the board of supervisors and attends to all county business when the board is not in session. Those serving in Wright county as auditor have been : John L. Morse, seven years: N. F. ("Nick") Webber, elected in October, 1875. served four years; Z. C. Bradshaw, elected in October, 1870, served two terms, four years: John M. Overbaugh, elected in October, 1883. served six years: A. A. Taft, elected in November, 1880. served seven years; S. A. Keeler, elected in November. 1808, served six years; E. 31. Callender, elected in November, 1904. served eight years; F. E. Osier, elected in November, 1912, is still serving in 1915.
CLERKS OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
The following men have served as clerks of the district court: C. II. Martin, elected August 5, 1855, served five years and five months; Isaac
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Whited, elected November 6, 1860; George \. Mckay, appointed to fill vacancy, and was afterward elected and served eight years; 1. P. Davis, elected in October, 1868, served ten years; B. P. Entriken, elected in Oc- tober, 1878, served eight years; Hugh Donly, elected in 1886, served two years; Lyman Moats, elected in November, 1888, served two years; W. V. Palmer, elected in November, 1890, served six years; R. C. Bras, elected in November, 1808, served six years; N. L. Nelson, elected in November, 1004, served four years; B. A. Banks, elected in November, 1908, and serv- ing at present date ( 1915).
COUNTY TREASURERS.
The offices of treasurer and recorder of the county were combined from the organization of Wright county until January 1, 1864, when, by statute, they became separate offices. The treasurers who hekdl the combined positions and treasurer's office singly were: Anson Brasfield, elected Au- gust 5, 1855. served two years: R. K. Eastman, clected August 3. 1857, served ten years and five months; C. N. Overbaugh, elected October 3. 1867, served two years; W. W. Gates, elected in October, 1869, served four years; J. H1. Rowen, elected in October, 1873. served five years and re- signed: Henry Parker served by appointment in 1878; W. C. Tyrell, elected in October, 1879, served six years: S. D. Martin, elected in November. 1885. served four years; F. C. Hartshorn, elected in November, 1880, served six years; M. A. Mickelson, elected in November, 1895, served six years; W. H. Trowbridge, elected in November, 1901. served seven years ; George L. Webster, elected in November, 1908, served six years; Edgar .A. Allen, elected in November. 1914, is still in office.
COUNTY RECORDERS.
The office of county recorder was coupled with that of treasurer from 1855 to 1864. The men who held this position, as well as the office of recorder singly, have been: Anson Brasfield, elected August 5. 1855; R. K. Eastman, elected August 3. 1857. served eleven years and five months ; O. K. Eastman, elected in November, 1868, served one year and four months and resigned. his term being filled out by his father, R. K. East- man: William F. Gibbs, elected in October, 1870, served four years; Ed Ilartsock, elected in October, 1874. served eight years; M. 11. Austin, elected in October, 1882, served six years; G. L. Cutler, elected in Novem-
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ber, 1888, served nine years; Ole T. Rickansrud, elected in November, 1896, served two years; J. E. Olson, elected in November, 1898, served four years; James G. Keith, elected in November, 1902, served four years. F. F. John- son, elected in November, 1906, served four years; Carrie Vaughn Ander- son Lucas, elected in November, 1910; Miss Mildred Humphrey, elected in 1914.
SHERIFFS.
Scott Crapper, elected August 5, 1855, served as sheriff two years; Sullivan Calkins, elected Angust 3, 1857. served four years and five months; O. C. Melntosh, elected October 8, 1861, served four years: Ben Culver. elected in October, 1865, served two years; W. D. Hulse, elected in Oc- tober. 1867, served four years; A. R. Nelson, elected in October, 1871, served four years; Nicholas Malvin, elected in October, 1875, served four years; H. E. A. Diehl, elected in October, 1870, served two years; R. K. Dally, elected in October, 1881, served four years; II. G. Wilson, elected in November, 1885, served four years: J. Il. Howell, elected in November, 1880, served four years; C. N. Bradfield, elected in November, 1893, served six years: 11. A. Duer, elected in November, 1899, served four years; W. C. Brown, elected in November, 1903, served four years; D. H. Leonard, elected in November, 1908, served six years; Bert Fisher, elected in No- vember, 1914. serves at present.
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
As county surveyor, S. Il. Hewett, Jr., (Judge Hewett ), elected Au- gust 5, 1855, served one year: O. W. McIntosh, elected August 4. 1856, served two years and five months: George A. MeKay, elected October 12, 1858, served one year: J. L. Middleton, elected October 11. 1859, served five years: O. W. MeIntosh, elected October 8, 1861, served two years; William Rowen, elected in October, 1863, served one year and resigned ; S. D. Pierce, elected in October, 1864, served five years: George .\. Mc- Kay, elected in October, 1869. served two years; M. H. Austin, elected in October, 1871, served eleven years and four months; he resigned and C. F. Peterson was appointed and later, elected, serving until 1890; Dewitt Nelson, elected in November, 1880, served two years; J. L. Sullivan, elected in November, 1891, served two years; George L. Mecham, elected in No- vember. 1893, served four years; A. J. Lary, elected in November, 1897; George I. Mecham, elected in November. 1899, served two years; N. Pon-
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tius, elected in November, 1900, served three years; G. L. Mecham, elected in 1903, served eight years.
COUNTY CORONERS.
As county coroner. Jeptha Doty, elected August 5. 1855, served one year; A. Overacker, elected August 4. 1856, served two years; N. B. Hollinger, elected October 12, 1858, served one year: J. L. Middleton, elected October 11, 1859, served two years: William D. Meeker, elected October 8, 1861, served two years; W. 11. Gillespie, elected in October, 1863, served eight years; C. P. Sheldon, elected in October, 1871. served two years: Charles Packard, elected in October, 1873, served two years; Dr. Thomas Garth, elected in October, 1875. served sixteen years; Dr. C. 11. Morse, elected in November, 1891. served two years: F. J. Will, elected in November, 1803. served six years; Dr. J. W. Garth, elected in November, 1899, served eight years; E. D. Tompkins, elected in November, 1908, served two years: Dr. J. H. Samis, elected in November, 1910, is the present incumbent ( 1915).
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.
The following is the roster of county school superintendents: Josiah Davidson, elected in October, 1858, the first man to hold such position in Wright county, served three years; L. S. Hazen, elected in October, 1861, served until his resignation, the same year, to enter the ranks of the Union army: William D. Meeker, appointed for one year; R. E. Train, elected in October, 1863, served four years: W. D. Van Velsor, elected in October, 1867, served two years; Gilbert Perry, appointed to fill out the unexpired tirm of Van Velsor; Rev. John D. Sands, elected in October. 1869, served two years; N. F. Weber, elected in October, 1871, served two years; Thomas Garth, elected in October, 1873. served two years; John Q. Hanna, elected in October. 1875, served two years: C. F. Peterson, elected in October. 1870, served two years; D. B. Paine, elected in October, 1881. served two years and three months; his term was filled out by J. R. Me- Cullum, who was elected in November, 1887, serving one year and three months: Miss Ella Brown, elected in 1887. contested the election with Mr. McCollum, and won her case, and was re-elected in 1880; G. T. Eldridge, elected in November, 1891, served eight years; Angus McDonald, elected in November. 1899, served six years; O. Il. Benson, elected in November.
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1906, resigned and his place was taken by the present incumbent, M. L. Howell, who was elected in November, 1912, served until the law was changed, by which this office became elective by the school boards in 1915, and he was again elected under the new plan.
SCHOOL FUND COMMISSIONERS.
From the organization of Wright county until 1858 the office of school fund commissioners took the place of a county superintendent, and, on August 5, 1855 at the first county election, H. W. Montgomery was elected to such office and was the only person holding the same till the law was changed and the office abolished.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
N. B. Paine was elected prosecuting attorney on August 5. 1855, and served one year; I. Il. Cutler was elected on August 4, 1856, and it ap- pears he held the same until the office was discontinued, that of district attorney taking its place in Iowa, until the change to county attorneyship in 1886.
COUNTY ATTORNEYS.
W. T. R. Humphrey was elected county attorney in November, 1886, and served two years; R. H. Whipple, elected in November. 1888, served two years; C. F. Peterson, elected in November, 1890, served six years; J. W. McGrath, elected in November, 1896, served two years; I. C. Fen- ninger, elected in November, 1898, served four years; S. Flynn, elected in November, !002, served four years; Bradford Knapp, elected in November, 1906, served four years; Lester N. Archer, elected in November. 1010, served four years: A. R. Ladd, elected in November, 1914, is still serving.
DRAINAGE COMMISSIONER.
The office of drainage commissioner was in force from the organi- zation of the county until 1861, when it was abolished. The men who held this position were: O. O. Kent, elected October 12, 1858; Adrian Elder, elected October 12, 1859. served two years: E. P. Purcell, elected October 8. 1861.
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COUNTY SUPERVISORS,
The county has been governed by three systems since it had its or- ganization -- first by the county judge system, then, from January 1, 1861, by a board of county supervisors, one of whom came from each township, and in 1870 this was modified and the number of supervisors was reduced to three-each representing a certain district. The law provided that it might be increased to five or seven, and the county divided into districts. Wright county has increased its number to five members. The subjoined will show a list of all supervisors, under the different townships and dis- triets, to date of 1915. the dates given being the year in which the su- pervisor was elected : Henry Luick. 1860, four years, from Pleasant town- ship: I. S. Hazen, 1860, one year, Belmond township: Robert Rowen. 1860. six years, Iowa township: E. P. Purcell, 1860, six years, Vernon township: James Barton, 1860, one year, Troy township: S. B. Hewett. Jr., 1860, one year. Eagle Grove township; C. N. Overbaugh, 1860, two years, Liberty township: W. It. Gillespie, 1860. ten years, Boone township: G. W. Du- mond, 1861, a year and a half. Belmond township: James B. Dixon, 1861. one year, Eagle Grove township: J. L. Middleton, 1861, two years, Troy township: N. B. Paine, 1862, five years, Eagle Grove township: 11. W. Montgomery. 1862, two years, Liberty township: John C. Cowles, 1862, six months, Belmond township (appointed) ; L. H. Cutler, 1863, two years, Belmond township: II. Middleton, 1803, two years, Troy township: . A. I .. Dean, 1864, four years, Liberty township; Beriah Wright, 1864. four years, Pleasant township: Gilbert Perry, 1865, three years, Troy township: C. Cowan. 1865. one year, Belmond township: A. Eller, 1865. one year. Bel- mond township: Joel Kent, 1866, two years, lowa township; R. R. Train. 1866, two years, Vernon township: E. P. Purcell, 1866, two years, Wall Lake township: G. A. Thompson, 1867, two years, Belmond township: Ed- ward Brown, 1867. two years, Eagle Grove township: D. M. Inman. 1868. two years, Vernon township: Wellington Nees, 1868, two years, Liberty township: Alfred Fisk, 1868, two years, Pleasant township: L. C. Dal- rymple, 1868, two years, Iowa township: Robert II. Foster, 1868, two years. Wall Lake township: William Stryker, 1868, two years, Troy town- ship; R. K. Eastman, 1868, two years, Clarion township; Gilbert Perry. 1868, two years, Woolstock township: William Rowen, 1868, four months. Belmond township: J. Q. Hanna, 1869, one year, Eagle Grove township: J. D. Sells. 1860. one year. Troy township; L. H. Cutler, 1870. cight
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months, filling vacancy occasioned by the drowning of William Rowen in the lowa river at Belmond in the spring of 1870: J. W. Parmalee, 1870, three years from 1870 to the close of that year, when the new law made supervisor districts, instead of one from each township; he still held over two years longer, however; S. D. Pierce, 1870, two years, from the district he resided in: D. M. Inman, 1870, one year ; D. M. Inman, one year additional; A. Elder, 1872, three years; N. B. Paine, 1873: D. N. Inman, 1874, seven years; Henry Parker, 1875, three years; N. B. Paine, 1876, six years: A. S. Chapman, 1877; E. A. Howland, 1878: Elmore Middle- ton, 1879: A. S. Chapman, 1880, six years; E. A. Howland, 1881, six years; Elmore Middleton, 1882, six years; D. 11. Pepper, 1883: Adrian Elder, 1884: John Wasem, 1885: J. G. Mechem, 1885, two years; S. I. Gillespie, 1885: D. H. Pepper, 1886, six years; George Curry, 1887; Adrian Eller, 1887: John Wasem, 1888, six years: S. I. Gillespie, 1888; H. H. Kinghorn, 1880, three years; A. Elder, 1890, eight years; George Curry, 1890, five years; S. 1. Gillespie, 1891, seven years; John Stryker, 1891, one year ; II. 11. Kinghorn, 1892; J. S. Pritchard, district No. 1. 1892: J. R. Robson, district No. 5. 1802; W. Il. Trowbridge, district No. 4. 1804: J. S. Pritch- ard, district No. 1. 1896; E. R. Lockwood, district No. 5, 1896: 11. Pink- ham, district No. 2. 1807: Richard France, district No. 3. 1897; W. H. Trowbridge, district No. 4. 1898; J. K. Miller, district No. 1, 1900; E. R. Lockwood, district No. 5. 1900; D. R. France, district No. 3. 1900; John K. Scheplee, district No. 2, 1900: G. H. Jameson, district No. 4. 1001; J. K. Miller, district No. 1, 1902: M. K. Uhr, district No. 5. 1902; J. K. Scheplee, district No. 2, 1903: R . France, district No. 3. 1903: G. Il. Jameson, district No. 4. 1904: M. D. Sullivan, district No. 1. 1906; C. (). Lewis, district No. 2. 1906; N. W. Owens, district No. 3. 1906; G. H. Jameson, district No. 4. 1906: M. K. Uhr, district No. 5. 1906: M. D. Sulli- van, district No. 1, 1908: C. O. Lewis, district No. 2, 1908; N. W. Owens, district No. 3. 1908: Charles Rotzler, district No. 5, 1908; M. D. Sullivan, district No. 1. 1910; G. II. Jameson, district No. 4. 1910: Charles Rotzler, district No. 5. 1910; W. V. Palmer, district No. 2, 1912; C. M. Spangler, district No. 3, 1912; P. A. Axen, district No. 4, 1912; D. E. Harris, district No. 1, 1914; H. C. Pinkham, district No. 2, 1914: C. M. Spangler, dis- trict No. 3. 1914: E. P. Ingraham, district No. 4. 1914; Charles Rotzler, district No. 5. 1914.
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CONGRESSMAN REPRESENTING WRIGHT COUNTY.
Thirty-fourth Congress, 1855-1857. James Torington, Davenport, sec- oud district.
Thirty-fifth Congress, 1857-1859, Timothy Davis, Dubuque, second district.
Thirty-sixth Congress, 1859-1861, William Vandever, Dubuque, second district.
Thirty-seventh Congress, 1861-1863, William Vandever, Dubuque, sec- ond district.
Thirty-eighth Congress, 1863-1865, Asahel W. Hubbard, Sioux City, sixth district.
Thirty-ninth Congress, 1865-1867, Asahel W. Hubbard, Sioux City, sixth district.
Fortieth Congress, 1867-1860. Asahel W. Hubbard, Sioux City, sixth district.
Forty-first Congress, 1869-1871, Charles Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, sixth district.
Forty-second Congress, 1871-1873. Jackson Orr, Boone, sixth district. Forty-third Congress, 1873-1875, Henry O. Pratt. Charles City, fourth district.
Forty-fourth Congress, 1875-1877, Henry O. Pratt, Charles City, fourth district.
Forty-fifth Congress, 1877-1870, Nathaniel C. Deering, Osage, fourth district.
Forty-sixth Congress, 1879-1881, Nathaniel C. Deering, Osage, fourth district.
Forty-seventh Congress, 1881-1883. Nathaniel C. Deering, Osage, fourth district.
Forty-eighth Congress, 1883-1885, Adoniram J. Holmes, Boone, tenth district.
Forty-ninth Congress, 1885-1887. Adoniram J. Holmes, Boone, tenth district.
Fiftieth Congress, 1887-1880. David B. Henderson, Dubuque, third district.
Fifty-first Congress, 1889-1801, David B. Henderson, Dubuque, third district.
Fifty-second Congress, 1891-1893, David B. Henderson, Dubuque, third district.
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Fifty-third Congress, 1893-1895, David B. Henderson, Dubuque, third district.
Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, 1895-1899. David B. Hender- son, Dubuque, third district.
Fifty-sixth Congress, 1899-1901, David B. Henderson, Dubuque, third district.
Fifty-seventh Congress, 1901-1903. David B. Henderson, Dubuque, third district.
Fifty-eighth Congress, 1903-1905, Benjamin P. Birdsall, Clarion, third district.
Fifty-ninth Congress. 1905-1907, Benjamin P. Birdsall, Clarion, third district.
Sixtieth Congress, 1907-1900, Benjamin P. Birdsall, Clarion, third dis- Sixty-first Congress, 1900-1911, Charles E. Picket, Waterloo, third
trict.
district.
Sixty-second Congress, 1911-1913, Charles E. Picket, Waterloo, third
district.
Sixty-third Congress, 1913-1915. Maurice Connolly, Dubuque, third district.
Sixty-fourth Congress, 1915-17, Burton E. Sweet. Waverly, third dis- trict.
STATE SENATORS.
Wright county has been in many senatorial districts and the persons representing the districts have been as follows: In the sixth General .As- sembly, Aaron Brown: seventh General Assembly, Aaron Brown: eighth General Assembly, J. 11. Powers: ninth General Assembly, George W. How- ard; tenth General Assembly. George W. Bassett ; eleventh General . Assem- bly, George W. Bassett: twelfth General Assembly, Thomas Hawley; thir- teenth General Assembly, Marcus Tuttle; fourteenth General Assembly. F. A. Howland: the fifteenth General Assembly, E. A. Howland; sixteenth General Assembly, Lemuel Dwelle; seventeenth General Assembly. Lemuel Dwelle: eighteenth General Assembly, F. M. Goodykoontz: nineteenth General Assembly, 11. G. Parker; twentieth General Assembly, J. 1. Kamrar; twen- ty-first General Assembly. N. F. Weber: twenty-second General Assembly. N. F. Weber: twenty-third General Assembly, William C. Smith: twenty- fourth General Assembly, William C. Smith; twenty-fifth General Assembly.
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John E. Rowen; twenty-sixth General Assembly, John E. Rowen; twenty- seventh General Assembly, J. Wallace; twenty-eighth General Assembly, J. Wallace; twenty-ninth General Assembly, F. C. Hartshorn; thirtieth General Assembly, F. C. Hartshorn ; thirty-first General Assembly, F. C. Hartshorn; thirty-second General Assembly, C. F. Peterson; thirty-third General As- sembly, C. F. Peterson; thirty-fourth General Assembly, D. C. Chase ; thirty- fifth General Assembly, D. C. Chase: thirty-sixth General Assembly, D. C. Chase.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
Wright county has been within numerous representative districts, and the following have served as representatives from this county: In the sixth General Assembly, that convened at lowa City in the winter of 1856-7, Walter C. Wilson; seventh session, C. C. Carpenter; eighth session, C. Gillett : ninth session, Lewis H1. Cutler; tenth session, Charles D. Pritchard ; eleventh session, G. W. Hfard; twelfth session, John D. Hunter; thirteenth session, John D. Hunter; fourteenth session, S. B. Hewett, Jr. ; fifteenth session, John W. Parmelee; sixteenth session, John L. Morse; seventeenth session, A. C. Walker; eighteenth session, J. M. Inll; nineteenth session, John E. Anderson; twentieth session, William T. R. Humphrey ; twenty- first session, 1. L. Welch; twenty-second session. A. S. Chapman; twenty- third session, J. F. Austin; twenty-fourth session, J. F. Austin; twenty-fifth session, S. N. Hinman; twenty-sixth session, S. N. Hinman ; twenty-seventh session. John Christie: twenty-eighth session. Thomas A. Way: twenty- ninth session, J. S. Pritchard; thirtieth session, J. S. Pritchard: thirty-first session, J. S. Pritchard; thirty-second session, John R. Smith; thirty-third session, John R. Smith; thirty-fourth session, W. C. Brown; thirty-fifth session, J. D. MeVicker: thirty-sixth session, J. H. Reese.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Wright county has been within several judicial districts, since its or- ganization, and the following judges have served in and for this county. The judiciary has been made up of two classes of judges, the district and circuit judges. The circuit courts of Iowa existed only between the years 1868 and 1887, when the office was abolished by the Legislature. When this office and court was created in 1868, the county judge was abolished and all business pertaining to that office was transferred to the circuit court, (8)
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which was also to have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in all civil actions at law, and exclusive jurisdiction of all appeals and writs of error from justice courts, mayor's courts and other inferior tribunals, either civil or criminal. The persons serving in the district in which Wright county was placed in the circuit court system, were as follows:
Hon: S. L. Rose, from 1868 to 1872; Hon. J. 11. Bradley, 1872 to 1880; Hon. D. D. Miraele, from 1880 to 1887, when the office was abolished.
THE DISTRICT JUDGES.
The following have served on the district court bench in and for Wright county : Hon. Cave J. McFarland, of Polk county, was really judge over this county prior to its organization, but never held court here, though he presided over this district while Wright was still within Webster county. The next judge, really the first to hold court here, was Hon. J. D. Thomp- son, of Eldora, from 1857 to 1861; Hon. John L. Porter, of Eklora, from 1861 to the fall of 1865, when he resigned; llon. D. D. Chase, Webster City, from 1865 to 1874; Hon. Isaac J. Mitchell, from 1874 to 1878: Hon. J. W. Mckenzie, of Hampton, from 1878 until his death, which was soon after his taking the bench; Hon. H. C. Henderson, of Marshalltown, ap- pointed in place of Judge Mckenzie, was elected in the fall of 1882.
The judicial system of the state was subsequently changed, when addi- tional judges had to be supplied, and the following have served for the dis- trict which includes Wright county; Hon. D. D. Miracle, formerly of the circuit court : Hon. John L. Stevens, Silas M. Weaver, D. R. Hindman, Norman B. Hyatt, B. P. Birdsall, J. R. Whitaker. W. S. Kenyon (now United States senator), J. II. Richard; George W. Dyer, of Nevada: W. D. Evans, of Hampton; C. L. Lee, of Ames: C. E. Albrook, of Eldora; J. L. Kamar, of Webster City: R. M. Wright, of Ft. Dodge: 11. E. Frey, of Boone; E. M. MleCall, of Nevada.
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