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Resolved, That a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appro- priated from the county funds of Fayette County, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of purchasing a suitable farm for the use of said county as a Poor Farm, and report at the next meeting of this Board.
This resolution was adopted, and the committee reported September 5, 1864, as follows :
Your committee appointed at your June session, 1864, to procure a Poor Farm for the use of Fayette County, beg leave to report that they have procured a farm in Illyria Township, known as the " William Morras Farm," for the sum of two thousand dollars, the said farm to come into the possession of the county on the 1st day of October next.
The location of the farm is as follows: South half of the southwest quar- ter of Section 9, and the north half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 16, Township 93, Range 7, being 142} acres, inclusive. The committee also offered the following resolution :
Be it resolved and ordered by this Board, That a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars be appropriated from the county funds of Fayette County for the purpose of purchasing teams, implements, repairing and making additions to the house, etc. ; and that the Committee on Poor Farm be authorized to expend so much thereof as may be necessary to put the said farm and Poor House in readiness to accommodate the poor of Fayette County the coming Winter. D. G. GOODRICH,
C. R. BENT, Committee.
This report was accepted and the resolution adopted.
November, 15, 1864, the committee reported that they had stocked the farm and employed Mr. L. M. Allen and wife as Stewards, at a salary of $500
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per year, and stated that they were ready to receive boarders. In 1865, there were twenty-one paupers cared for ; and in 1868, the old farm becoming inade- quate to meet the demands of the county, the Supervisors began to agitate the question of disposing of it and applying the proceeds toward the purchase of a new one. Accordingly, in June, 1868, D. B. Herriman bought the old farm for $2,000, and the Board purchased the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 6, Township 93, Range 8, containing 181.23 acres, at $5.50 per acre ; the west quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 15, being ten acres of timber, at $20 per acre, and the west front half of the northwest quarter of Sec- tion 6, Township 93, Range 8, at $6.00 per acre. It was not improved, how- ever, until 1869, when the house was built and William Moore engaged as Steward. The present (1878) Steward is A. Teats. The farm is in fine con- dition and a credit to the county. The present number of inmates is 26.
COUNTY OFFICERS A. D. 1850 TO A. D. 1878.
(Until the establishment of the Township Supervisor system, in 1860, there are no records of elections in Fayette County, and the roll of officers prior to that time may be incomplete.)
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
William Wells, Jared Taylor, Charles Sawyer, 1850-51; Clerk, Charles M. Jones. (Office abolished in 1851).
COUNTY JUDGES.
Thomas Woodle, 1851, died in office May 12, 1854 ; M. V. Burdick, acting, May to August, 1854; Gabriel Long, 1854, ceased to act April, 1855; C. A. Newcomb, April 1855-7; Jacob W. Rogers, 1857, resigned January, 1861 (confined to probate powers when the County Board of Supervisors was cre- ated) ; H. N. Hawkins, 1861-6; John Ecker, 1866-7; H. N. Hawkins, 1868, resigned Jan. 8, 1869; Jason L. Paine, January to October, 1869; Hiram Hoagland, 1869.
SUPERVISORS.
In 1860, the County Judge system of county government was abolished, and a board consisting of one Supervisor from each civil township was consti- tuted. One-half of the first Board served one year, and the other half two years, after which ten members were elected annually.
For 1861, Samuel Crawford, Chairman ; H. W. Earll, Matthew Arm- strong, Charles Sawyer, H. B. Hoyt, George Burnside, C. D. Shambaugh, H. W. Zimmerman, J. B. Kingsbury, William Morris, Henry Gibson, O. C. Kent, J. B. Stephenson, J. L. Bruce, Ira Burbank, S. C. Crosby, E. De Mott, C. A. Newcomb (resigned, L. Fuller appointed to fill vacancy), Clark Newcomb, William Holliday.
For 1862, Thomas Douglas, Chairman; Matthew Armstrong, George Burn- side, Samuel Crawford, E. De Mott, William Holliday, O. C. Kent, William Morras, C. D. Shambaugh, H. W. Zimmerman, A. H. Fox, H. W. Earll, H. B. Hoyt, J. B. Stephenson, Ira Burbank, William Blackett, S. C. Crosby, J. B. Kingsbury, Thomas Douglass, W. F. Lackey, Henry Gibson.
For 1863, Thomas Douglas, Chairman ; Hiram Hoagland, H. B. Hoyt, J. B. B. Kingsbury, Henry Gibson, W. F. Lackey, Ira Burbank, S. C. Crosby (resigned, vacancy filled by E. R. Miller), William Holliday, Andrew Ains-
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worth, H. S. Brunson, Philander Davis, Philip Dowse, A. B. Dickey, D. G. Goodrich, D. B. Herriman, John W. Hobson, Daniel Perrin, J. H. Ross, E. Z. Stowe.
For 1864, Thomas Douglas, Chairman; A. Ainsworth, H. Augir, F. H. Chapman, M. D. Clark, P. Davis, E. Elwell, P. M. Freeman, D. G. Goodrich, H. Hoagland, J. W. Hobson, Wm. Holliday, Wm. C. Marr, James Mettlin, D. Perrin, J. H. Ross, E. T. Stowe, William Taylor, Orson Ward, A. B. Dickey.
For 1865, Aaron Brown, Chairman ; H. Augir, J. E. Budd, C. R. Bent, M. D. Clark, Wm. Colby, L. P. Finch, P. M. Freeman, D. B. Herriman, Daniel Hills, Hiram Hoagland, Asahel Hancock, B. Hough, Ruel Parker, C. D. Shambaugh, N. W. Spears, E. Stedman, J. W. Sidnam, Wm. Taylor, Orson Ward.
For 1866, N. W. Spears, Chairman ; Harrison Augir, C. R. Bent, J. E. Budd, T. J. Butcher, Wm. Colby, G. E. Champlin, R. Earle, S. P. Finch, A. J. Felt, C. B. Gardinier, D. B. Herriman, B. Hough, B. F. Little, H. May- nard, W. S. Phillips, B. H. Ropes, J. W. Sidnam, E. Stedman, Orson Ward.
For 1867, N. W. Spears, Chairman ; J. C. Williams, J. W. Sidnam, John Webb, G. A. Appelman, B. H. Ropes, L. P. Finch, Adam Becker, Henry Maynard, D. B. Herriman, G. E. Champlin, B. E. Hough, T. J. Butcher, William S. Phillips, Orson Ward, C. B. Gardinier, Chas. Hoyt, Richard Earle, Wm. Ash, G. M. McGreery.
For 1868, N. W. Spears, Chairman ; H. Hoagland, J. W. Sidnam, John Webb, G. A. Appelman, B. H. Ropes, L. P. Finch, A. Becker, D. B. Herri- man, A. Spear, L. D. Wellman, T. J. Butcher, W. S. Phillips, B. F. Rodgers, C. B. Gardinier, Chas. Hoyt, G. W. McCreery, R. Earle, William Taylor, S. B. Zeigler.
For 1869, N. W. Spears, Chairman ; H. Hoagland, William F. Wade, John Webb, D. G. Goodrich, B. H. Ropes, L. P. Finch, A. Becker, Wm. Taylor, Ed. Elwell, A. Spear, B. E. Hough, T. J. Butcher, F. Kidder, Ira Utter, C. B. Gardinier, J. Budd, Wm. Colby, R. Earle, S. B. Zeigler.
For 1870, N. W. Spears, Chairman; I. S. Lame, W. T. Wade, S. Craw- ford, D. G. Goodrich, B. H. Ropes, E. H. Gray, A. Becker, William Taylor, E. Elwell, A. Spear, B. E. Hough, J. Patterson, W. S. Phillips, G. Chamber- lain, C. B. Gardinier, J. E. Budd, Wm. Colby, H. S. Brunson, C. R. Bent.
(Township system abolished April 4, 1870, and succeeded by a board of three elected by the county.)
For 1871, H. S. Brunson, Chairman ; Alden Spear, Edwin Stedman. For 1872, same.
For 1873, H. S. Brunson, Chairman ; Edwin Stedman, F. Snedigar. For 1874, H. S. Brunson, Chairman ; F. Snedigar, Hiram Hoagland. For 1875, F. Snedigar, Chairman ; Hiram Hoagland, P. S. Champlin. For 1876, Hiram Hoagland, Chairman ; P. S. Champlin, A. Probasco. For 1877, P. L. Champlin, Chairman ; A. Probasco, Samuel Johnson. For 1878, A. Probasco, Chairman ; Samuel Johnson, J. A. Stevens.
CLERKS OF COURTS.
Jacob W. Rogers, 1850-2; John Webb, 1852-4; S. S. Seeley, 1854-8 ; Joseph Hobson, 1858-68; W. B. Lakin, 1869-74; Benjamin Morse, 1875 -. Deputy, Henry C. Appelgate.
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RECORDERS AND TREASURERS.
Geo. A. Cook, 1850, resigned in March, 1853; H. C. Lacy, March 21, to August, 1853; E. C. Byam, 1853, resigned in October, 1853; P. L. Hinkley, October, 1854-7; Jacob Conkey, 1857-9; F. G. Walbridge, 1860-65.
Recorders-E. H. Kinyen, 1865-74; Robert W. M. McFarland, 1875. Deputy Recorder, Will A. Berry.
Treasurers-H. B. Fox, 1865 ; James Stewart, 1866-75; Frank Y. Whit - more, 1876 -.
AUDITORS.
H. N. Hawkins, ex-officio, 1869, resigned Jan. 8, 1869; Jasen L. Paine, ex-officio, January to October, 1869; Hiram Hoagland, October, 1869, resigned Jan. 5, 1870 ; Albert Sutherland, 1870-5; James H. Lakin, 1876 -. Deputy Auditor, Charles W. Hodgkinson.
SHERIFFS.
George W. Neff, 1850-52; Henry C. Lacy, 1852, resigned in March, 1853; Hiram W. Earll, 1853-5; Jerome Boswell, 1855-9; J. J. Welsh, 1860-61; Charles Sawyer, 1862-3; James F. Babcock, 1864-7 ; Jacob Swank, 1868-71; C. H. Dorland, 1872-3; Hiram B. Capwell, 1874-5; J. J. Welsh, 1876-7; L. L. Farr, 1878 -.
SURVEYORS.
Ebenezer Piper, 1850-1; M. V. Burdick, 1851-2; Winslow Stearns, 1852-4; Henry Jones, 1854-8; F. S. Palmer, 1859; Winslow Stearns, 1862-3; Luke Camp, 1864; Winslow Stearns, 1864; E. D. Garley, 1864-7; H. J. Ingersoll, 1868-70; Charles Hoyt, 1871-5; F. S. Palmer, 1876-7; Charles Hoyt, 1878 -.
SCHOOL FUND COMMISSIONER.
Joseph W. Foster, 1850-8.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
S. W. Cole, 1858-65; A. M. Felts, 1866-8; A. M. House, 1869-73; W. W. Quivey, 1874-5; G. A. Matthews, 1876-7; G. W. Fitch, 1878 -.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
(For several years, the county elected Prosecuting Attorneys, but as there are no records, only a portion of them can be recorded.) William McClintock, 1851; Francis Skelton, 1852; M. V. Burdick, C. A. Newcomb, Milo Mc Glathery.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
In 1850, when Fayette County was organized, it was classed with other counties. In 1850-51, it was represented in the Senate by John G. Shields and Warner Lewis, of Dubuque, and in the House by Eliphalet Price, of Clay- ton. In 1852, it was part of the class represented in the Senate by John G. Shields, Warner Lewis and Maturin L. Fisher, and in the House by Edwin Montgomery and John Garber. In 1854-5, it was part of the class of fifteen counties represented in the Senate by Wm. W. Hamilton, Maturin L. Fisher
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and John G. Shields, and was one of the twelve counties represented by Jacob W. Rogers. The following are the members of the Legislature for Fayette County :
Senate .- Aaron Brown, 1856-57, 1858-59, two terms ; Luicien L. Ains- worth, 1860-63, two terms ; Harvey S. Brunson, 1864-65 ; William B. Lakin, 1866-67 ; William Larrabee, 1868, now serving sixth term.
House .- Edwin Montgomery, 1852-53; Jacob W. Rogers, 1854-55 ; Rob- ert A. Richardson, 1856-59 ; Leander C. Noble, 1860-61; W. B. Lakin, 1862-63 ; Levi Fuller, 1862-63 ; Phineas F. Sturgis, 1864-65; Alonzo Aber- nethy, 1866-67 ; G. D. Goodrich, 1866-67; Aaron Brown, 1868-71; Curtis. R. Bent, 1868-69 ; Joseph Hobson, 1870-71; L. L. Ainsworth, 1872-73; William R. Morley, 1874-75; William E. Fuller, 1876-77; Henry Rickel, 1878.
JUDGES.
District Court .- Second Judicial District, Thomas S. Wilson, 1852-54 ; Tenth Judicial District, Samuel Murdoch, 1855-58; Elias H. Williams, 1859-66; Milo McGlathery, 1867-74 ; Reuben Noble, 1875.
Circuit Court .- Tenth Judicial District, B. T. Hunt, Second Circuit,. 1868-71 ; Charles T. Granger, 1873 -.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1878.
Auburn .- Trustees, Frank Blakesly, Henry Alton, John Fitzelberger ; Clerk, Henry Smith ; Assessor, I. S. Lame: Collector, John Schlichte ; Constable, J. H. Pitts.
Banks .- Trustees, W. S. Miner, J. W. Sidnam, John Smith ; Clerk, D. C. Linn ; Assessor, Nathan Linn.
Bethel .- Trustees, P. G. Abbott; J. T. Gager ; R. F. Rogers ; Clerk, J. S. Bursee ; Assessor, H. A. Bender ; Constable, G. Hennig.
Center .- Trustees, A. Lewellen, W. Odekirk, D. A. Holmes ; Clerk, J. D .. Dooley ; Assessor, I. S. Coates ; Justice, A. Rice ; Collector, J. M. Lewis.
Clermont .- Trustees, Daniel Cahalan, Thomas Sheehan, C. F. Week ; Clerk, Timothy Sheehan ; Assessor, Wm. McGaharan; Justice, A. J. Bryant ; Collector, Robert Evans ; Constable, M. C. Payne.
Dover .- Trustees, Neils Osmonson, A. Geil, Wm. Oberdorf ; Clerk, T. H. Meyers ; Assessor, M. J. Wolfs ; Collector, Wm. Kent.
Eden .- Trustees, James Scalley, J. Harris, H. Anderson ; Clerk, W. H. Stone ; Assessor, Alex. Marshall; Justice, Daniel Fellows ; Collector, Myron Chase ; Constable, J. E. Fitch.
Fairfield .- Trustees, W. F. Lackey, P. F. Newton, W. C. Glime; Clerk,. Frank Gates ; Assessor, Adam Oldfather ; Collector, Frank Gates.
Fayette .- Trustees, D. E. Fussell, H. F. Munger, W. A. Whitney ; Clerk, A. W. Callender ; Assessor, Charles Hoyt ; Justice, J. L. Grannis ; Collector, S. E. Waterbury.
Fremont .- Trustees, H. L. Mathews, Wm. Klammer, M. H. Spears; Clerk, Henry Dickman ; Assessor, F. M. Spears ; Collector, Wm. Dickman.
Harlan .- Trustees, Wm. Miner, M. Sargent, E. Packard ; Clerk, I. Frost ; Assessor, H. S. Hadsel ; Collector, Towne Barns.
Illyria .- Trustees, Walter Humphrey, Martin Waters (between O. O. Ayer and John Lockard the vote was a tie); Clerk, H. S. Coventry ; Assessor, F. E. Talcott ; Collector, W. B. Herriman.
Jefferson .- Trustees, A. J. Fairly, Homer Saunders, Isaac Scott; Clerk, G. W. Smith ; Assessor, Jared Baldwin ; Collector, C. Hughson.
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Oran .- Trustees, R. Skillings, M. Wilson, H. B. Reed ; Clerk, R. J. Young; Assessor, J. D. Triplet ; Collector, M. L. Higbee.
Pleasant Valley .- Trustees, P. Nicklaus, E. R. Carpenter, Jos. Patterson ; Clerk, E. M. Callender ; Assessor, John McMillan ; Collector, John Lehman ; Justice, John Reed ; Constable, E. Wheeler.
Putnam .- Trustees, W. E. Little, O. Pelly, J. S. Miller ; Clerk, J. R. McDonald ; Assessor, G. H. Miller.
Smithfield .- Trustees, R. J. Ranson, B. J. Nichols, F. Smith ; Clerk, F. A. Pangburn ; Assessor, Daniel Potter ; Collector, C. H. Brooks; Justice, W. B. Stevenson ; Constable, Henry Ables.
Scott .- Trustees, C. Briggs, A. McFarlane, J. S. Barr; Clerk, Andrew Addie ; Assessor, O. J. Lincoln.
Westfield .- Trustees, T. R. Talbott, H. Marvin, Samuel Hendrickson ; Clerk, Eli Myers ; Assessor, S. W. Stearns ; Collector, Richard Earle ; Justice, Richard Earle ; Constables, G. R. Earle, A. D. Doland.
West Union .- Trustees, William Huyck, John Saltsgiver, D. Winrott ; Clerk, J. D. Neff ; Assessor, B. F. Conkey.
Windsor .- Trustees, G. W. Kibbe, Wm. Sensor, C. S. Waite; Clerk, Jas. Graham ; Assessor, O. T. Parker ; Collector, J. N. Deital ; Constable, Eugene Goodspeed.
POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS.
West Union ( West Union Township) .- Jacob W. Rogers, Jan. 29, 1850 ; Daniel Cook, March 1, 1852; William McClintock, April 29, 1853; Daniel Lacy, Nov. 12, 1856 ; D. F. Crane, April 20, 1861; Samuel M. Cole, Dec. 21, 1863 ; Everett N. Phillips, July 22, 1865; re-appointed Dec. 17, 1874.
Douglas (Auburn Township) .- Daniel McDuffie, May 28, 1850 ; Zephania McJunkins, Dec. 3, 1857 ; James Boale, April 14, 1853; Philip Douse, June 3, 1861 ; Elisha R. Carpenter, July 2, 1861; Charles D. Crane, June 23, 1863; Edwin P. Bemis, Jan. 23, 1864; Adam Irving, Oct. 6, 1865; Albert R. Southerland, Dec. 22, 1868; Luke Irving, Feb. 18, 1870; George H. Clawson, Feb. 7, 1873; Luke Irving, June 15, 1874.
Clermont (Clermont Township) .- Charles Sawyer, June 20, 1851; discon- tinued June 27, 1853 ; re-established May 8, 1854 ; Caleb D. Carlton, May 8, 1854 ; Edwin Steadman, June 25, 1855; Francis S. Palmer, Nov. 4, 1857 ; George W. S. Lane, Feb. 16, 1858 ; Francis S. Palmer, June 28, 1861; C. Warren D. Lathrop, Oct. 16, 1866; Francis S. Palmer, March 22, 1869.
Louisville .- Josiah Goddard, June 30, 1851; discontinued Sept. 23, 1851.
Illyria (Illyria Township) .- Oliver P. Gallaher, July 22, 1851; Thomas Alvey, Aug. 4, 1853; Hiram B. Hoyt, March 17, 1855; Oliver L. Gibson, March 19, 185€; John McMillan, Jan. 25, 1862; Henry Wyckoff, Feb. 1, 1875.
Eldorado (Dover Township) .- Eli Elrod, Aug. 4, 1851; Leonard Curtis, June 3, 1852 ; Benjamin Iliff, June 6, 1853; Oliver P. Lacy, Jan. 22, 1857 ; Edward Hurlbut, April 15, 1861; Charles B. Ropes, Jan. 31, 1862; Benj. H. Ropes, June 30, 1868.
Gamble Grove (Center Township) .- Thomas Woodle, Sept. 23, 1851; discontinued May 29, 1852.
Westfield ( Westfield Township) .- Stephen H. Ludlow, Nov. 3, 1851; Harvey W. Light, Oct. 17, 1853; changed to Lima Jan. 30, 1854.
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Lima .- Harvey W. Light, Jan. 30, 1854; Clark Newcomb, Nov. 17, 1857 ; John P. Aleberg, Feb. 21, 1859; Andrew Wheatley, Sept. 5, 1861; George W. Ward, Jan. 9, 1864 ; Andrew J. Hensley, Aug. 31, 1866; Phineas H. Durfey, Feb. 22, 1877.
Bethel (Bethel Township) .- Elias M. Aiken, Nov. 21, 1866; Nooman Eves, Dec. 27, 1867 ; Thos. S. Dickens, Dec. 5, 1870.
Elgin (Pleasant Valley Township) .- Benj. Dimond, June 21, 1852; Geo. Gay, May 16, 1853 ; Benj. Dimond, Dec. 11, 1853 ; E. B. Gipton, Feb. 17, 1858; Louis Armstrong, Nov. 10, 1858; Lysander B. Baldwin, April 27, 1860 ; Frederick Wohlheater, March 3, 1863; Francis M. Garrison, Feb. 9, 1866 ; Geo. A. Stoeher, Oct. 29, 1866 ; Frederick Wohlheater, April 13, 1869; Leander M. Blakesley, March 3, 1870; Daniel W. Redfield, Oct. 6, 1873; Oscar P. Miller, July 1, 1875.
Taylorsville (Fairfield Township) .- Wm. Stephenson, Aug. 18, 1853; Nathaniel W. Putnam, Oct. 28, 1854 ; Windsor Abbott, Sept. 14, 1855 ; Robt. J. Stephenson, Jan. 23, 1856; George S. Doane, June 25, 1856; Augustus M. Childs, May 2, 1857 ; Stephen Westcott, Oct. 4, 1861 ; discontinued Nov. 26, 1877.
North Fairfield (Fairfield Township) .- Levi Eaton, Aug. 18, 1853; dis- continued Oct. 17, 1853.
Mill Grove (Fairfield Township) .- Jacob Kaufman, Aug. 23, 1853; dis- continued Aug. 30, 1855.
Windsor ( Windsor Township) .- David Downs, Dec. 13, 1853; Horace C. Wood, March 29, 1855 ; James Johnson, Sept. 6, 1855; Brinson W. Slo- cum, March 25, 1856 ; Byram Craft, Jan. 22, 1859; Chas. A. Sawyer, Dec. 24, 1859 ; Jarvis J. Carr, Sept. 13, 1861; James Johnson, Nov. 2, 1863; Ovram Pratt, Jan. 26, 1864 ; discontinued, Sept. 4, 1868 ; re-established Feb. 23, 1869; W. M. Elmer, Feb. 23, 1869 ; discontinued Aug. 30, 1869; re- established April 3, 1872 ; Charles S. Waite, April 3, 1872.
Eden (Eden Township) .- Samuel Hall, Dec. 13, 1853; Milo B. Goodell, Feb. 28, 1855 ; James R. Hill, April 2, 1855; Lester V. Davis, Dec. 12, 1861; John Ross, Nov. 10, 1863; Joel C. Parker, April 30, 1874.
Westfield ( Westfield Township) .- John N. Axtell, Dec. 28, 1854; Henry N. Sutton, March 18, 1856 ; Hamilton B. Budley, April 15, 1856 ; Henry N. Sutton, July 8, 1856 ; Hamilton B. Budley, Aug. 9, 1856 ; Wm. H. Derby, Oct. 30, 1858 ; H. W. Waterbury, March 29, 1861; changed to Fayette Sept. 9, 1861; Zephaniah D. Scobey, Dec. 20, 1872.
Leo (Illyria Township) .- Delos Eaton, March 23, 1855; John N. Scriv- ner, Nov. 24, 1857 ; Sewall R. Eaton, Nov. 14, 1861 ; Samuel Holton, March 3, 1863 ; Pelatiah Strong, April 30, 1864; Sewall R. Eaton, Feb. 27, 1865 ; discontinued April 22, 1869.
Waucoma (Eden Township) .- Milo B. Goodall, April 30, 1855 ; Jonah Sutherland, Sept. 19, 1861; Edward W. Huson, Oct. 3, 1864; Albert Suther- land, April 17, 1865 ; Joseph P. Webster, July 19, 1866; Oliver B. Dodd, Jan. 6, 1870 ; Lucius J. Smith, Oct. 26, 1871; James M. Burnside, Dec. 1, 1874.
Corn Hill (Smithfield Township) .- Samuel Hendrickson, Aug. 30, 1855; discontinued Nov. 9, 1861.
Brush Creek (Fairfield Township) .- Chas. N. Moe, Jan. 23, 1856; Chas. D. Shambaugh, April 4, 1856; Nelson Huckins, April 20, 1861; Christopher C. Kelley, Dec. 1, 1868 ; Wm. H. Hoover, May 13, 1870 ; Clement Hughson, Sept. 14, 1870; Oscar H. Osborn, Dec. 5, 1871.
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Orion ( Westfield Township) .- Edwin D. Ash, March 28, 1856; discon- tinued Nov. 12, 1856.
Richfield (Bethel Township) .- James A. McCall, July 8, 1856; discontinued Oct. 7, 1857 ; re-established June 4, 1858; James A. McCall, June 4, 1858 ; Washington H. Stoop, Jan. 22, 1859 ; Aaron M. Felts, Jan. 12, 1863; Nathan Billings, April 29, 1865; Ira Utter, March 12, 1867 ; Scott Van R. Graves, April 8, 1867 ; Miss C. M. Ostrander, Nov. 15, 1871 ; James E. Rogers, Jan. 24, 1872; discontinued Dec. 18, 1874; re-established March 19, 1878 ; Nuhlans Jacobs, March 19, 1878.
Otsego (Jefferson Township) .- John G. Woods, Jan. 22, 1857; James Mettlen, Aug. 4, 1857 ; Benj. H. Bennett, Feb. 21, 1859 ; Hollis S. Day, Oct. 8, 1866 ; Heman Sprague, March 12, 1867 ; John B. Bennett, Oct. 7, 1867 ; Pliney Sayles, Nov. 10, 1868; John B. Bennett, March 14, 1870; Israel Pattison, Feb. 6, 1871 ; changed to Oelwein Dec. 16, 1873.
Oelwein .- Julius C. Miller, Dec. 16, 1873 ; Philip Kane, July 13, 1876. Mill (Fremont Township) .- Joseph Chitester, Jan. 25, 1858; Nathan W. Spear, Dec. 11, 1862.
Bethel (Bethel Township) .- Ira Burbank, March 9, 1858 ; Elias M. Aikin, -Nov. 21, 1866; Norman Ives, Dec, 27, 1867 ; Thos. S. Dickens, Dec. 5, 1870.
Oran (Oran Township) .- Ruel O'Niel, Aug. 6, 1858 ; discontinued April 18, 1864 ; re-established Aug. 31, 1864 ; Alex. J. Prebble, Aug. 31, 1864 ; David W. Weeks, Dec. 13, 1872.
Wilson Grove, late Sumner, in Bremer Co. (Banks Township) .- Wm. T. Wade, May 9, 1861 ; Albertus A. Orvis, Nov. 27, 1868 ; Daniel Perrin, Dec. 5, 1870 ; discontinued Aug. 1, 1873.
Penn .- Wm. P. Sterling, Nov. 12, 1861; Daniel F. Knowlton, May 7, 1864 ; discontinued July 28, 1864.
Putnam (Putnam Township) .- Elmer Trescott, Dec. 6, 1862; Victor M. Orris, Nov. 11, 1867 ; Selden Bailey, July 6, 1875.
Wardena (Illyria Township) .- Zenas G. Hurd, Jan. 8, 1863; Joseph B. Mitchell, June 23, 1863; Robert E. Matsel, May 18, 1866 ; John N. Hage- man, Jan. 18, 1867 ; (name changed to Wadena) John N. Hageman, May 10, 1878.
Scott Center (Scott Township) .- Henry Powers, April 7, 1865 ; discontin- ued Aug. 31, 1877.
Seaton (Smithfield Township) .- Benjamin J. Nichols, Sept. 5, 1866 ; Hugh Cornue, Jan. 19, 1875 ; Dennis C. Tunison, Nov. 17, 1875 ; discontinued Jan. 17, 1877; re-established June 13, 1877 ; Charles M. Smith, June 13, 1877 ; discontinued Aug. 31, 1877.
Hawk Eye ( Windsor Township) .- Daniel D. T. Hull, March 5, 1869 ; Thomas Cumming, Aug. 25, 1874.
West Albany ( Westfield Township) .- Richard Earle, April 23, 1872.
Maynard (Harlan Township) .- Calvin B. Smith, Oct. 21, 1873.
Brainard (Pleasant Valley Township) .- Byron S. Brainard, March 6, 1874.
Donnan (Center Township) .- Alexander Odekirk, July 10, 1874.
Randalia (Center Township) .- Andrew F. Randall, Oct. 19, 1874.
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HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
RAILROADS.
The people of Fayette County began to agitate the question of building railroads prior to 1855, very early in their history, but, although various schemes were proposed from time to time and various routes were surveyed, nothing tangible resulted from such agitation until after 1870.
About that time, the question of building a narrow gauge road up the valley of the Turkey River was seriously discussed, and numerous meetings were held in 1871-72 to further the project, but nothing was actually accomplished.
A route was surveyed in 1870-71, for the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Mc- Gregor line. A line of narrow gauge road was projected from Des Moines to Marshalltown, Waterloo, thence to Fayette County to intersect with the pro- posed Turkey River line.
The people of the county, anxious for a road and feeling somewhat dis- couraged about securing a line from Cedar Rapids, had begun to think that they might be obliged to aid in securing a narrow gauge road from Waterloo and had held some conferences with that end in view. That route was sur- veyed to West Union, in June, 1871, and there rested to await the action of the people.
The B., C. R. & M. R. R. Co. also surveyed the route from Cedar Rapids to Postville, about the same time, and the people were divided, some favoring one route and others the other.
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS & MINNESOTA R. R.
In consequence of the proposition to build a narrow guage road to Waterloo as a last resort, on Friday, July 7, 1871, a deputation of the officers of the Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railroad Company, consisting of William Green, General Superintendent ; B. F. Randall, Chief Engineer ; A. S. Belt, Solic- itor ; Capt. S. L. Dows and C. C. Cook, Directors, visited West Union and other points in Fayette County, with a proposition to build a branch of their road from Cedar Rapids to Postville, through Independence, West Union, Elgin and Clermont. Mr. Green soon convinced the leading citizens that his com- pany was in earnest and ready to commence operations immediately, if proper local encouragement should be offered, but he wanted Fayette County to raise $135,000. The people, however, proposed that they would try and raise $90,- 000, provided the company would agree to build the road for that sum. On this basis, a temporary agreement was made, and a Committee, consisting of S. . B. Zeigler, Milo McGlathery, William Larabee, J. W. Rogers and William McClintock was appointed to proceed to Cedar Rapids and perfect the contract with the President and Directors of the company.
The party of gentlemen from Waterloo, interested in the construction of the narrow gauge railway from that place to McGregor, completed their survey above mentioned to this point and were here at the same time, hoping that the people, who were divided, would decide in favor of their road, but the superior inducements offered by the gentlemen from Cedar Rapids won, and the Water- loo party went home disappointed.
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