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Old Settlers' Association .- An informal meet- ing of early settlers was held in Jacksonville on the last Saturday of May, 1867, for social re- union, organization and to take steps for the collection of statistics, historical details and lo- cal incidents as data from which correct annals of the county might be compiled for preserva- tion and transmission to posterity.
The next step in the organization of the "Old Settlers' Association" was taken at a Fourth of July celebration at Arcadia in 1869, when a large number of the early settlers were pres- ent, and the desire was expressed by many aged persons to meet their friends of early days, and it was decided that a call should be issued in the newspapers and all such should be invit- ed to be present at a picnic. The call was duly announced for the meeting to be held at Ar- cadia, Thursday, September 9, 1869, in David G. Henderson's grove. That was the first reg- ular meeting of the old settlers of Morgan, Cass and Scott Counties. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Joel Goodrick, and ad- dresses appropriate to the occasion were made by Hon. Joseph Morton, Captain Jacob Yaple,
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Judge H. G. Whitlock, Bradley Thompson, Mar- shall P. Ayers and other persons. Mr. Charles Cox was the First Marshal, and Mr. John M. Wilson assistant. Dr. John Craig was Secre- tary. A hymn composed by Major George M. McConnel was sung. It was intended that an organization should be formed at that meeting, but the time was so fully occupied with other matters that it was impracticable. A meeting was called to be held at the same place August 25, 1870, and at that meeting Judge William Thomas presented a constitution which was adopted. Addresses were made by Hon. New- ton Cloud, Rev. N. P. Heath, Major George M. McConnel, Ex-Governor and Senator Richard Yates and others. An organization was then perfected. By the provisions of the constitu- tion all persons could become members of the Association who were in this region previous to the deep snow of 1830-31.
Large and highly interesting meetings of the Association were held continuously for a quar- ter of a century, but by reason of the death of nearly all of the early settlers of these coun- ties, and the great number of large social and public gatherings of recent years, the meetings of the Old Settlers' Association were discon- tinued.
CHAPTER VI. GOVERNMENTAL.
MORGAN COUNTY IN POLITICAL HISTORY-DELE- GATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS-UNI- TED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS-STATE OFFICERS-GOVERNORS, SECRE- TARIES OF STATE, ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION-STATE BOARDS -JUDGES SUPREME COURT-COUNTY JUDICIARY AND OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS-COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS-CIRCUIT COURTS-FEDERAL OFFICERS.
Morgan County has had much prominence and influence in the political history of the State, as is seen in the list and character of the incumbents of official stations, the impor- tant positions that a number filled and the val- nable and distinguished services which they have rendered the county, the State and the Nation.
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- In the Convention theit framed the Second Constitu- tion of the State in 1847, William Thomas, New- ton Cloud, Samuel D. Lockwood and James Dunlap were delegates, and Newton Cloud was President of the Convention. In the Conven- tion of 1869-70, which formed the present Con- stitution. Henry J. Atkins served as delegate from Morgan County. Joseph Morton was dele- gate to the Convention of 1862, which framed a constitution that was rejected by vote of the people.
Governors .- Joseph Duncan was Governor of the State during the years 1834-3S, at that time being a resident of Jacksonville. Richard Yates, Sr., of Jacksonville, was the justly re- nowned War Governor during the term of 1861- 65; Richard Yates, Jr., of Jacksonville, son of the preceding and late incumbent of the guber- natorial office, which he filled with ability and fidelity, was inaugurated in January, 1901.
Secretaries of State .- Samuel Drake Lockwood. who was appointed Secretary of State by Gov- ernor Coles, December 18, 1822, resigned April 2, 1823, having been appointed Receiver of Pub- lic Moneys at Edwardsville. Stephen A. Doug- las, appointed Secretary November 30, 1840, re- signed February 27, 1841, to accept a place on the Supreme Bench. William H. Hinrichsen, elected by popular vote in November, 1892, was commissioned January 9, 1893, and served four years.
Attorneys General .- Samuel D. Lockwood qualified February 26, 1821, but resigned Decem- ber 26, 1822, to become Secretary of State. Jo- siah Lamborn qualified December 23, 1840, and served until January 12, 1843, when he was silc- ceeded by James A. McDougall, who qualified on that date, holding office until December 21, 1846.
(At the time when Judge Lockwood was elected Attorney-General in 1821, and also when he was appointed Secretary of State by Gov- ernor Coles in 1822, he was a resident of Madi- son County. The Legislature of 1824-25 elected him Judge of the Supreme Court, which office he filled until the adoption of the Constitution of 1848. He was a member fron Morgan Coun- ty of the Convention which franed that Con- stitution. His residence was Jacksonville from 1828 to 1853. He died at Batavia, Illinois, April 23, 1874, in the eighty-fifth year of his
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age. For the reason of his long residence in Morgan County his name is placed in the above list of Secretaries of State and Attorneys-Gen- eral.)
Superintendent of Public Instruction .- Newton Bateman was commissioned January 1, 1859, the second Superintendent of Public Instruction chosen by popular vote for the State of Illi- nois, and by successive re-elections continued in that office until January, 1875, except two years (1863-65). At the time of his first election (1858) he was a resident of Jacksonville, but during his four terms in office his residence is credited to Sangamon County. Previous to 1870 the term of office was for two years, but by act of the General Assembly of 1869 it was extended to four years.
United States Senators and Representatives in Congress .- Richard Yates, Sr., was United States Senator from Illinois from 1865 to 1871.
Joseph Duncan took his seat as Representa- tive at the first session of the Twentieth Con- gress in 1827; was also a member of the Twen- ty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, serving from 1827 to 1833, and was re-elected to the Twenty-third Congress, but resigned to accept the governorship. His residence during his congressional terms was first in Jackson Coun- ty, but later in Jacksonville, Morgan County.
John J. Hardin, of Jacksonville, was a mem- ber of the Twenty-eighth Congress, and John Henry, of Jacksonville, was a member of the Twenty-ninth Congress, being elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Col. Edward D. Baker, who had resigned to as- sume command of the Fourth Regiment, Illi- nois Volunteers, during the Mexican War.
Richard Yates, Sr., was a member of the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (1851-55).
Presidential Electors .- The following persons, who were then citizens of Morgan County or later became such, have served as Presidential Electors for the State of Illinois: John Wyatt in 1836, John A. McClernand (then a citizen of Gallatin County) in 1840 and 1852, and Thomas Worthington, Jr., in 1888.
Members of the General Assembly .- The follow- ing table presents a list of the Representatives from Morgan County who have served in both branches of the State Legislature. The figures denote the number of the General Assembly, the letter "h" the House of Representatives,
and the letter "s" the Senate. Several of the Representatives named resided, at the time of their membership, in parts then embraced in Morgan County, but afterwards cut off in form- ing Cass and Scott Counties :
Arenz, Francis, h. 14.
Barnes, William H., h. 27
Blair, Eugene K., h. 36.
Bennett, Isaac R., h. 19.
Bristow, Benjamin F., h. 17.
Brown, Horace A., h. 19.
Brown, William, h. 18.
Brown, William, Jr., s. 28.
Callon, William P., h. 30, s. 31, 32.
Cloud, Newton, h. 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 27, s. 16, 17.
Coultas, Oliver, h. 32.
Cox, Jeremiah, h. 12.
Douglas, Stephen A., h. 10.
Epler, James M., h. 23, 25, s. 26, 27.
Epler, Cyrus, h. 20, 21.
Epler, David, h. 13.
Evans, James, s. 7, 8.
Fairfield, Joseph M., h. 7.
Farrell, Felix G., h. 25.
Gillham, William, h. 11.
Gordon, William, h. 9.
Gordon, John, h. 28, 29.
Green, Wiley B., h. 6.
Hardin, John J., h. 10, 11, 12.
Happy, William. W., h. 10, 11.
Heinl, Frank J., h. 44.
Henry, John, h. 8, 9, 11, s. 12, 13, 14, 15. .
Huffman, John D., h. 40.
Job, Archibald, h. 4, s. 5, 6
Jones, Waller, s. S, 9.
Joy, John B., h. 40. Kinman, Edward M., h. 33.
Kirby, Edward P., h. 37.
Leeper, John, h. 5.
· Leib, Daniel, h. 5. Long, William H., h. 15.
Lurton, William S., h. 43, 44.
Lusk, Edward, h. 18.
McConnel, Edward, h. 39 s. 40, 41, h. 42.
McConnel, Murray, h. 8, s. 24, 25.
McDonald, Edward L., h. 34, s. 36, 37.
McMillan, James T., h. 38.
Matthews, Samuel T., h. 8, 14.
May, William L., h. 6. Meacham, John W., h. 28.
Morrison, Isaac L., h. 30, 31, 33.
Morton, Joseph, h. 10, 15, s. 18, 19.
Orear, William, s. 10, 11.
Palmer, Smith M., h. 26.
Parkinson, James, h. 12.
Rawlings, Isaac D., h. 14.
Sargeant, William L., s. 11, 12.
Springer, John T., h. 23, 24.
Springer, John W., h. 37. Smith, George W., h. 35.
Thomas, William, s. 9, 11, h. 15, 17.
Thompson, Andrew J., h. 29.
Troy, Daniel, h. 12.
Turney, Isaiah, h. 22.
Vasey, Richardson, h. 31.
Walker, George B., h. 16.
Walker, Richard S., h. 10.
Weatherford, William B., s. 9, 10, 11, h. 13.
Woods, Samuel, h. 29.
Wright, John E., h. 35.
Wyatt, John, h. 8, 9, 10.
Yates, Richard, h. 13, 14, 16.
In the meantime, in consequence of its con- nection with other counties composing the Con- gressional and Legislative Districts to which Morgan County has been attached under the successive acts of apportionment, the county has been represented in Congress and the Gen-
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eral Assembly by many citizens of other coun- ties belonging to the same district.
Judges of the Supreme Court .- By the first con- stitution of the State of Illinois, the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the in- ferior courts were appointed by joint ballot of both branches of the General Assembly and commissioned by the Governor. The constitu- tion of 1848, coming into effect April 1, 1848, provided for the election of Justices of the Su- preme and inferior courts by the people.
Morgan County has been represented on the bench of the Supreme Court of Illinois by the following members:
Samuel D. Lockwood, then a resident of Madi- son County, was elected Supreme Judge by the Legislature January 19, 1825, and served until December 4, 1848. In 1828 he became a citizen of Jacksonville, remaining until the close of his term of office. Stephen A. Douglas was elected Judge of the Supreme Court by the Legislature February 15, 1841, resigned June 28, 1843, to enter upon his first term as Rep- resentative In Congress from the Quincy Dis- trict.
Judges of the Circuit Court .- From '1835 until the adoption of the Constitution of 1870, Mor- gan County constituted a part of the First Ju- dicial Circuit. In 1873 it became a part of the Seventh. Citizens of the county who have held the position of Circuit Judge have been as fol- lows: First Circuit-William Brown, commis- sioned March 20, 1837, resigned July 20, 1837; William Thomas, commissioned February 25, 1839. Seventh Circuit-Cyrus Epler, elected June 16, 1873, June 16, 1879, June 1, 1885, and June 1, 1891, serving twenty-four years; Owen P. Thompson, elected June, 1897, and June, 1903-second term expires June, 1909.
State Boards .- The following is a list of State Boards and Commissions upon which citizens of Morgan County have held positions:
Rallroad and Warehouse Commissioners- Charles S. Rannells was appointed a member of the Board of Railway and Warehouse Com- inissioners February 3, 1897, and was reappoint- ed April 13, 1899, serving In all nearly four years. Arthur L. French was appointed Mr. Rannells' successor November 14. 1901. and (1905) still remains in office.
State Board of Equalization-Edward Scott served five successive terms (1876 to 1896)- from 1876 to 1884 as representative of the
Twelfth District, and from 1884 to 1896 for the Thirteenth District.
Illinois State Horticultural Society-H. L. Doan, of Jacksonville, Vice-President.
Inspector of Factories-Jacob Roedersheimer, of Jacksonville, as Deputy.
State Board of Pharmacy-Joseph F. Schreve, of Jacksonville.
State Board of Charities-Ensley Moore, Jacksonville.
State Board of Pardons-Andrew Russel, President, Jacksonville, appointed 1902; suc- ceeded by M. T. Layman, Jacksonville, appoint- ed 1904.
State Board of Health-Dr. Elvin F. Baker.
County Judiciary .- The Morgan County Judi- ciary has undergone several changes in name, origin and jurisdiction. At the organization of the State the office was named Judge of Pro- bate (1823-37), was Probate Justice of the Peace (1837-49) and County Judge under the Constitution of 1848. The office has been filled as follows :.
Milton Ladd, February 17. 1823, to Septem- ber 2, 1823.
Aaron Wilson, January 15, 1824, to 1837.
Matthew Stacy, 1837 to 1839.
. D. Pat Henderson, 1839 to 1843.
Matthew Stacy, 1843 to 1849.
James Berdan, 1849 to 1857.
Joseph T. Cassell, 1857 to 1861.
Sidney E. Duncan, 1861 to 1865.
Herbert G. Whitlock, 1865 to 1869.
Edward Scott, 1869 to 1873.
Edward P. Kirby, 1873 to 1882.
M. T. Layman, 1882 to 1886.
Owen P. Thompson, 1886 to 1894.
Richard Yates, Jr., 1894 to 1897.
· Charles A. Barnes, 1897 to 1906.
County Officers .- From the time of the crea- tlon of Morgan County, January 31, 1823, per- sons appointed by the Legislature at different times, and others elected by the people from time to time, have been designated as "County Commissioners." The following is as complete a list of such as is obtainable:
By the act of the Legislature January 31. 1823, creating Morgan County, Samuel Bristow, John Clark and Henry Fahnestock were ap- pointed Commissioners to fix on a temporary seat of justice. The act also provided that an election of county officers should be held on the first Monday of March, 1823, at the house
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of James G. Swinnerton, situated at a place called Swinnerton's Point, about a mile and a half northeast of where the town of Lynnville now is, and at this election the Commissioners just named served as judges by authority of the act of the Legislature.
(Note-A discrepancy occurs between the statements of two old settlers regarding the re- sult of this election. Hon. William Thomas says Daniel Lieb, Peter Conover and Samuel Bristow were elected County Commissioners. Gen. Murray McConnel says the Commissioners elected were Seymour Kellogg, Thomas Arnett and Peter Conover.)
By an act of the Legislature, passed January 6, 1825, John Howard, Abraham Prickett and John T. Lusk were appointed Commissioners to fix upon a permanent seat of justice. On the day named in the act (the first Monday of March) the Commissioners met at the house of James Deaton, and after being duly sworn, fixed on the present site of Jacksonville as the permanent seat of justice.
By an act of the Legislature passed on Feb- ruary 12, 1835, William Weatherford, Harvey Riggen and John R. Tilts were appointed Com- missioners to settle the line between Sangamon and Morgan Counties, and they performed that duty April 14-17, 1835.
At the election in 1824 Daniel Lieb, Peter Conover and Seymour Kellogg were elected County Commissioners. From 1830 to 1832 the County Commissioners were William Gillham, James Green and William Woods.
Partial List of County Officers .- The following presents a list of county officers with date of election or installment, and office occupied, be- tween 1823 and 1904, except County Commis- sioners, which will be found in a separate list under appropriate head below:
Feb. 15. 1823, Recorder, Dennis Rockwell.
Feb. 17, 1823, Probate Judge, Milton Ladd, (re- signed Sept. 2, 1823.)
April 2, 1823, Sheriff, William Green.
April 2, 1823, Coroner, James Deaton.
Jan. 15, 1824, Probate Judge, Aaron Wilson.
Jan. 29, 1824, Surveyor, Johnson Shelton. Sept. 3, 1824, Coroner, James Deaton. Oct. 1, 1824, Sheriff, Joseph M. Fairchild.
Jan. 10, 1825, Surveyor, Johnson Shelton.
Jan. 18, 1825, Pub. Administr, Jonathan Sweet, Sr.
Jan. 18, 1825, Probate Judge, Aaron Wilson.
June 8, 1825, Surveyor, Johnson Shelton. Jan. 23, 1826, Surveyor, Johnson Shelton. Sept. 28, 1826, Coroner, Philip Aylsworth. Dec. 11, 1826, Sheriff, William B. Green. Sept. 11, 1828, Sheriff, Samuel T. Matthews. Sept. 11, 1828, Coroner, William Jarred. March 28, 1829, Pub. Administ'r, Murray McConnel. Aug. 21, 1830, Coroner, William Jarred.
Sept. 2, 1830, Sheriff Samuel T. Matthews.
Feb. 12, 1831, Pub. Administ'r, Murray McConnel.
Aug. 20, 1832, Sheriff, William Orear.
Aug. 20, 1832, Coroner, Jesse W. Redding.
Aug. 22, 1834, Sheriff, William Orear.
Nov. 7, 1834, Coroner, Anthony Arnold. Aug. 17, 1835, Surveyor, Johnson Shelton.
Aug. 17, 1835, Recorder, J. M. Mckinney.
Sept. 11, 1837, Probate Justice, Matthew Stacy. 4
Sept. 5, 1838, Sheriff, A. Dunlap.
Aug. 23, 1838, Coroner, Anthony Arnold.
Aug. 28, 1839, Probate Justice, D. P. Henderson.
Aug. 17, 1838, Recorder, J. M. Mckinney.
Aug. 17, 1839, Surveyor, A. W. Sweet.
Dec. 9, 1839, Coroner, E. A. Mears.
Dec. 31, 1839, Surveyor, Henry Saunderson.
Aug. 13, 1840, Sheriff, 1ra Davenport.
Aug. 13, 1840, Coroner, Robert S. Anderson.
Aug. 6, 1842, Coroner, Samuel Q. Reaugh.
Aug. 11, 1842, Sheriff, Alexander Dunlap.
March 4, 1843, Pub. Administ'r, George McHenry.
Aug. 18, 1843, Recorder, J. M. Lucas, resigned Sept. 12, 1843.
Aug. 18, 1843, Surveyor, Johnson Shelton.
Aug. 23, 1843, Probate Justice, Matthew Stacy.
Oct. 19, 1843, Recorder, J. M. Lucas.
Aug. 12, 1844, Sheriff, William Green.
Aug. 12, 1844, Coroner, James Holmes.
Aug. 9, 1845, Sheriff, Ira Davenport.
Aug. 9, 1845, Surveyor, W. B. Warren. Aug. 9, 1845, Coroner, D. C. Creamer.
Aug. 15, 1845, Sheriff, Ira Davenport.
Aug. 22, 1846, Pub. Administ'r, John W. Evans.
Aug. 27, 1846, Sheriff, Ira Davenport.
Aug. 27, 1846, Coroner, David C. Creamer.
Feb. 8, 1847, Pub. Administrator, John W. Evans,
Aug. 11, 1847, Surveyor, George M. Richards.
Aug. 11, 1847, Recorder, James Maxwell. Aug. 22, 1848, Sheriff, Ira Davenport.
Aug. 23, 1848, Coroner, David C. Creamer.
Nov. 30, 1849, County Judge, James Berdan.
Nov. 30, 1849, Clerk County Court, G. A. Dunlap.
Nov. 30, 1849, Surveyor, Harvey Routt.
Sept. 4, 1848 (elected), Clerk Circuit Court, Charles Hardin.
Nov. 20, 1850, Sheriff, Jonathan Neeley.
Nov. 20, 1850, Coroner, Timothy Chamberlain.
Nov. 20, 1850, School Com'r, Horace Spalding.
Nov. 10, 1851, Surveyor, Harvey Routt.
Nov. 23, 1852, Sheriff, Martin H. Cassell.
Nov. 23, 1852, Coroner, Timothy Chamberlain, Jr.
Nov. 23, 1852, Clerk Circuit Court, Charles Hardin.
Nov. 25, 1853, County Clerk, Matthew Stacy. Nov. 25, 1853, County Justice, I. R. Bennett. Nov. 25, 1853, County Justice, I. R. Duncan.
Nov. 25, 1853, County Judge, James Berdan.
Dec. 24, 1853, Co. Surveyor, George M. Richards.
Dec. 24, 1853, School Commissioner, W. Catlin.
Nov. 14, 1854, Sheriff, Cyrus Matthews.
Nov. 14, 1854, Coroner, James E. Mitchell.
Nov. 13, 1855, Surveyor, Charles Packard. Nov. 10, 1856, Sheriff, Charles Sample. Nov. 10, 1856, Coroner, James E. Mitchell.
Nov. 14, 1856, Circuit Clerk, Charles Hardin.
Nov. 14, 1856, School Comm'r, Newton Bateman.
Nov. 21, 1857, County Judge, Joseph J. Cassell.
Nov. 21, 1857, County Justice, George B. Waller.
Nov. 19, 1857, County Justice, A. J. Thompson. Nov. 21, 1857, County Clerk, Matthew Stacy. Asses'r and Treas., Wm. G. Johnson. School Comm'r, Newton Bateman.
Jan. 6, 1858, County Surveyor, Wm. S. McPherson.
Nov. 18, 1858, County Surveyor, I. S. Hicks. Nov. 30, 1858, Coroner, John Selby.
Nov. 30, 1859, Treas. and As'r, Thomas J. Caldwell. Nov. 30, 1859, School Comm'r, John T. Springer.
March 13, 1860, County Surveyor, Zenos F. Moody. Nov. 14, 1860, Sheriff, Edward Scott.
Nov. 14, 1860, Coroner, Samuel S. Davis.
Nov. 19, 1861, County Judge, S. S. Duncan.
Nov. 19, 1861, County Justice, Stephen Dunlap.
Nov. 19, 1861, County Justice, Nathan Hart.
Nov. 19, 1861, School Com'r, John G. Springer.
Nov. 19, 1861, County Clerk, John Trabue.
Nov. 19, 1861, County Surveyor, Wm. S. McPherson. Dec. 2, 1862, Sheriff, A. J. Bradshaw.
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Dec. 16, 1862, Coroner, E. C. Drew. Nov. 18, 1863, Circuit Clerk, B. F. Bristow, to fill a vacancy.
Nov. 19, 1861, School Com'r, John T. Springer. County Treasurer, James H. Lurton.
County Surveyor, Wm. S. Mc-
Pherson.
Dec. 1, 1861, Circuit Clerk, Stephen Sutton.
Dec. 1, 1864, Sheriff, Smith M. Palmer.
Nov. 18, 1865, County Judge, H. G. Whitlock. Nov. 18, 1865, County Clerk, John Trabuc.
Nov. 18, 1865, School Com'r, Samuel M. Martin.
Nov. 19, 1866, Sheriff, S. L. Moore.
Nov. 21, 1866, Coroner, Field Sample.
Nov. 13, 1868, Circuit Clerk, George W. Clark. Nov. 13, 1868, Sheriff, Isaac S. Sicrer. Nov. 16, 1868, Coroner, John H. Gruber.
Nov. 16, 1869, County Judge, Edward Scott.
Nov. 16, 1869, Associate Justice, Samuel Wood. Nov. 16, 1869, Associate Justice, Job W. English. Nov. 16, 1869, County Clerk, John Trabue. Nov. 16, 1869, School Supt., Samuel M. Martin. Dec. 8. 1869. Surveyor, Wm. S. McPherson.
Dec. 22, 1869, School Comm'r, Samuel M. Martin. Nov. 16, 1870, Sheriff, Benjamin Pyatt. Nov. 17. 1870, Coroner, Henry Lawler. Dec. 2, 1870, Surveyor, C. C. Robins. May 7. 1872, Treasurer, W. H. Wright. May 13, 1872, Surveyor. C. B. Lewis. Nov. 19, 1872, Coroner, Michacl Karney. Nov. 29, 1872, Sheriff, W. H. Broadwell.
Nov. 29, 1872, State's Attorney, H. O. Cassell.
Nov. 29, 1872, Circuit Clerk, J. W. Caldwell.
Nov. 26, 1873, County Judge, Edward P. Kirby. Nov. 19, 1873, County Clerk, Samuel M. Martin. Nov. 4, 1873, School Com'r, Henry Higgins. Nov. 12, 1874, Sheriff, Irvin Dunlap.
Nov. 12, 1874, Coroner, Theo. Allen.
Nov. 10, 1875, Treasurer, W. H. Wright.
Nov. 10, 1875, Surveyor, W. H. Rowe.
Nov. 16, 1876, Circult Clerk, John N. Marsh. Nov. 24, 1876, State's Att'y, James N. Brown. Nov. 13, 1876, Sheriff, Irvin Dunlap.
Nov. 21, 1876, Coroner, Phillip Braun.
Nov. 10, 1877, County Judge, Edward P. Kirby.
Nov. 10, 1877, County Clerk, Benjamin R. Upham. Nov. 10, 1877, County Treasurer, W. H. Wright. Nov. 10, 1877, Supt. of Schools, Henry Higgins. Nov. 5, 1878, Sheriff, Irvin Dunlap. Nov. 5. 1878, Coroner, Danlel Riley.
Nov. 5, 1878, State's Att'y, Edward L. McDonald. Nov. 4, 1879, Treasurer, William H. Wright.
Nov. 4, 1879, Surveyor, James Caln.
Nov. 2, 1880, State's Att'y, Edward L. McDonald. Nov. 2, 1880, Clerk Circuit Court, John N. Marsh. Nov. 2, 1880, Sheriff, William H. Hinrichsen. Nov. 2, 1880, Coroner. Phillip Braun.
Nov. 7, 1882, County Judge, M. T. Layman.
Nov. 7. 1882, County Clerk, Benjamin R. Upham. Nov. 7, 1882, Sheriff, Willlam C. Wright.
Nov. 7. 1882, Treasurer, Irvin Dunlap.
Nov. 7, 1882, Supt. of Schools, Christopher M. Sevler. Nov. 7, 1882, Coroner, Albert H. Hocking.
Nov. 4. 1881, State's Att'y, Charles A. Barnes. Nov. 4, 1881, Clerk Clrcult Court, John N. Marsh. Nov. 4, 1884, Coroner, John R. Knollenberg. Nov. 4, 1884, Surveyor, Thomas D. Richardson. Nov. 2, 1886, County Judge, Owen P. Thompson. Nov. 2, 1886, County Clerk, John C. Williams. Nov. 2, 1886, Sheriff, George Jameson. Nov. 2, 1886, Treasurer, Danlel Bahan.
Nov. 2. 1886, Supt. of Schools, Alfred L. Lynn. Nov. 6, 1888, Clerk Clrcult Court, John F. Clark. Nov. 6. 1888, State's Att'y, Charles A. Barnes. Nov. 6. 1888, Coroner, John R. Knollenberg. Nov. 6, 1888, Surveyor, George W. Riley. Nov. 4. 1890, County Judge, Owen P. Thompson. Nov. 4. 1890, County Clerk, John C. Williams. Nov. 4. 1890. Sheriff, James F. Self. Nov. 4. 1890, Treasurer. Thomas P. Dobyns. Nov. 4, 1890, Supt. of Schools, Harry C. Mont- gomery. Nov. 8. 1892. Clerk Circuit Court, John F. Clark. Nov. 8, 1892, State's Att'y, Fellx McAvoy. Nov. 8. 1892, Surveyor, George W. Rlley.
Nov. 8. 1892, Coroner, Henry McDonnell. Nov. 6, 1891, County Judge. Richard Yates.
Nov. 7, 1891, County Clerk, Frank J. Heinl. Nov. 7, 1894, Sheriff, Hardin Cox. Nov. 7, 1894, Treasurer, John H. Van Winkle. Nov. 7, 1894, Supt. of Schools, Hart A. WIthee. Nov. 3, 1896, Clerk Circuit Court, Charles L. Hayden. Nov. 3, 1896, State's Att'y, J. Marshall Mlller. Nov. 3, 1896. Coroner, John H. Spencer. Nov. 3, 1896, Surveyor, John I. Smetters. Nov. 2, 1897, County Judge, Charles A. Barnes. Nov. 8, 1898, County Judge, Charles A. Barnes. Nov. S. 1898, County Clerk, Frank J. Heinl. Nov. S. 1898, Treasurer, Henry J. Rodgers.
Nov. 8, 1898, Sheriff, Charles H. Widmeyer. Nov. 8. 1898, Supt. of Schools. Frank A. Johnson. Nov. 6, 1900, Clerk Circuit Court, Charles L. Hayden. Nov. 6, 1900, State's Att'y. Thomas F. Smith. Nov. 6, 1900, Coroner, John C. Reynolds. Nov. 6, 1900, Surveyor, William Camm.
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