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July-Drought prevails and there is a short corn crop. Aug .- Great base ball duel between Sturgis and LaGrange LaGrange wius. Sept .- Lodge of the A. O. U. W. instituted at LaGrange. Oct .- - Last fair under the management of the old county association.
Salvation army meetings at LaGrange.
Nov .-- Driven well patent contest ends in defeat of patent. Movement begun to gravel tbe Ontario and LaGrange road. The Orland branch railroad scheme abandoned.
1888.
Jan .- Sous of Veterans organized.
Feb .- Lamson saw mill erected at LaGrange. First Farmers' Institute at LaGrange. March -- Contract made for electric street lights at. LaGrange.
Yeager lumber mill at Wolcottville burned. April-Sunday closing movement. June- Corner stone of new Methodist church laid at. La- Grange.
Aug .- Howe Grammar school building enlarged. Gilbert Appleman and Charles Grafmiller killed by the fall- ing of a pole at a balloon ascension. LaGrange, 18. Electric lights first used at LaGrange. 28. Folding chair industry established. Work begun for Rnick's Hotel.
Dec .- Track laying completed on Canada and St. Louis rail- road between Goshen and Sturgis. Knauss factory block. LaGrange, erected this year.
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CHRONOLOGY OF LAGRANGE COUNTY.
1889.
Jan. 27 New Methodist church dedicated at LaGrange. cost. 816.000.
Feb .- Lutheran church dedicated, a new place of worship. United Brethren church re-fitted.
March-Eight store buildings on east side of Detroit street. LaGrange, between Spring and Lafayette, burned ont. Loss, 810.000. April-North Indiana conference of the M. E. church at LaGrange.
Reunion of the 30th Regiment at LaGrange.
Farmers organize to obtain binding twine cheaper. Water works talked at LaGrange, but defeated at polls. Toledo and Chicago air line projected. May-Wolcottville water works association formed. June-Aid contributed to the Johnstown flood victims. July-Farmers' Alliance organized.
Sept .- Ontario camp Sons of Veterans organized.
Timmis Bros. and Eminger brick blocks erected on burnt district, LaGrange.
1890.
Jan .- Hotel Rniek opened.
Feb .- Aid voted to the proposed Toledo and Chicago Air line by Springfield, Bloomfield and Clay townships. March-Killing of Mrs. Lonisa Lonnsbury by Frank Mingus. May-The Lake Shore revives its third line project. June -- North side annexed to LaGrange.
Census taking begun June 2. Heavy rains.
Woodland Cemetery association, Wolcottville, incorporated. July-Milford township votes aid to the Wabash railroad. this being the second local trial in Indiana, of the Australian election system.
1890 ( Continned.)
County organization of Patrons of Industry formed.
Aug .- Fire at Shipshewana destroys Methodist church and the Snminey block. Loss, $10,000.
Sept .- - Congressional conventions held at LaGrange.
Trial of Frank Mingus results in fifteen year sentence for manslanghter.
Nov .- Leases for oil exploration taken on land in the county. 1891.
Presbyterian parsonage completed at Lima. Wolcottville Globe established.
Feb. 11-George Shank, of Springfield, shot and killed by James Carr.
Wolcottville foundry established. Burning of John Beach's store at Valentine. Loss, 84.000. March-Shipshewana lodge, I. O. O. F., instituted, Lodge of Knights of Pythias organized at Mongo.
April-The Turner mannfactory established at LaGrange. May-Unusually cold.
Trial of James Carr, for murder, ends in his acquittal.
June-Court honse clock set to standard time. LaGrange Fair Association incorporated, capital, $10,000.
July-A bountiful harvest and good prices. Ang .- Store at Ontario bnrned.
Sept .- First Building and Loan association formed at LaGrange,
Sept. 16-Sheridan Hughes. Springfield, dies suddenly. Mar-
tin Hall arrested and indicted for poisoning Hughes. Roop brick business block in LaGrange completed. Oct .- New fair ground purchased.
Grading on the Wabash railroad extension.
Dec .- Trial of Martin Hall ends in his conviction and sentence to imprisonment for life. In 1892 a new trial is granted by the supreme court.
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C
fficial Register.
COUNTY AND COURT OFFICERS.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Charles H. Test. .1832
(instavus A. Everts .1833
S. (. Sample.
1836
Charles W. Ewing
.1837
John W. Wright
1840
James Borden. .
1842
Elza Mc Mahon.
1851
James L. Worden.
1855
Reuben J. Dawson
1857
Edward R. Wilson.
1860
Robert Lowry ..
1865
Hiram Tonsley . .
1867
William A. Woods 1873
James D. Osborne 1880
lobn ML. Van Fleet
1886
COUNTY PROBATE JUDGES.
Elias B. Smith and W'm. S. Prentiss before .
.1852
COUNTY ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Ephraim Seely and Enther Newton. . 1832
Thomas J. Spaulding and Sammel Wescott. . ... 1839
Joshua T. Hobbs and Amos Davis . . . 1844
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
This office has been filled by LaGrange county attorneys, as follows:
Joseph W. Comnings
1860-62
Joseph D. Ferrall
1866-68
Wesley C. Glasgow.
1874-77
1837-43
Jolm Kromer
1843-55
Ozias Wright
1855-56
Abner 8. Case.
1856-60
Henry Nichols 1860-68
John C. Gurnea.
1868-72
John P. Jones
1872-80
Engene V. Case.
1880-84
William H. Yarwood.
1884-92
COMMISSIONERS.
Jacob Vandevanter. . 1832
Edmond Littlefield
1832
Oliver Clanson
1832
Isane Gage.
1833
J. F. Rice.
1833
Arthur Barrows
1834
Jesse Champlin
1834
David Smith.
1834
William S. Prentiss
1831
Palmer Grannis
1835
William Phelps
1837-
Peter L. Mason
1837-39
Frederick Hamilton 1839-43
James Rawles. 1843-47
Ira Hill
1839
John Briscoe
1847-49
William Hopkins. . 1849-53
1853-55
Zopher L. Seidmore
1855-57
Abram Rowe
1841-44
Samuel Cory.
1843-46
William Selby
1861-65
John S. Merritt.
1865-67
James M. Marks. 1867-72
Thomas C. Betts 1872-76
Nelson Stacy ..
1876-80
Hiram Taylor.
1850-56
Amlrew Ellison. . 1851-53
Samuel Hudson. . 1852-58
Hezekiah Davis 1853-60
Orvin Kent ..
1856-59
James Smith .
1858-76
A. J. Atwood.
1859-65
William Seaborn
1860-66
Hiram Smith.
1866-67
R. P. Herbert.
1867
Hezekiah Davis
1867-79
Almon Dickenson
1868-75
A. Blackmr
1875-86
George W. Edgecomb.
1876-86
Elias Wight.
1879-82
Lewis D. Hughes
1882-87
W'in. Crampton .. .1886-91
Henry L. Taylor 1882.
Sammel H. Newnam
Henry H. Bassler. . 1891-
SCHOOL EXAMINER.
Prof. R. Patel. I865-67
Rev. A. Fitz Randolph
1848-69
Rev. Wmn. Catheart.
1869-70
S. D. Crane .1870-71
A. Bayliss
1871-79
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
A. Bayliss
1873-74
S. D. Crane
1874-75
E. T. Cosper
1875-76
S. D. Crane.
1876-81
E. G. Machan
1881
COUNTY ASSESSOR.
Nathan Kent
1891
SENATOR.
Samnel Hanna, of Allen county. . . 1932
Ebenezer M. Chamberlain, Elkhart connty, .1839
David B. Herriman, Noble county, 1841-43
Delavin Martin, LaGrange county, 1847-49
Joseph H. Defrees, Elkhart county, 1851
Thomas G. Harris, Elkhart county, 1853
John Thompson, LaGrange county. 1857-59
C. L. Murray, Elkhart county, .. . . 1861-63 Robert Dykes, LaGrange county. . 1865
Abner Lewis, LaGrange county. . . 1867
Abner 8. Case, LaGrange county. . 1869
William Bunyan, Noble county, . . . 1873-75
Elijah W. Weir. LaGrange .. . . ..
1877-79
Henry Hostetter, Noble county. . . . 1881-83
James 8. Drake, LaGrange .. . . . .1885-87
Orville Carver, Angola, .. .. ...
1889-91
REPRESENTATIVE.
David H. Colerick. Allen county. . . 1833 John B. Chapman. Kosciusko
county.
1834
David B. Herriman, Noble connty, 1837-38
John B. Howe. . . .1840 John Thompson. 1841
Joshına T. Hobbs. 1843
William H. Nimmon, Noble county, 1844
T. H. Wilson, Noble county,. . 1845
John Y. Clark 1846
George W. Sheldon, Noble county. 1847
Elijah A. Webster. . 1848
Edwin Temple .. .1880-83
Charles L. Carter. . . .1883-88
Jacob Sperow .. .1888-92
AUDITOR.
Peter L. Mason. 1841-45
Simon M. Cutler 1845-52
Hngh Hamilton. 1852-57
L. N. Beers. 1857-58
Peter N. Wilcox
Isaiah Piatt.
1858-56
1866-74
Samnel Shepardson 1874-82
John P. Jones. 1882-86
John J. Gillette 1886-
TREASURER.
Thomas Gale .. 1832-37
Jonathan Woodruff
1837-44
Samnel Bartlett.
1844-53
Elijah W. Weir
1853-57
Parley R. Cady
1857-61
John W. Welch.
1861-65
Jacob Newman ..
1865-69
Sammel Shepardson.
1869-73
Samuel G. Hoff.
1873-77
John E. Anderson
1877-81
John M. Preston .
1881-85
Francis H. Halbert 1885-89
Joseph G. Scott
1889-93
RECORDER.
David St. Clair
1832-37
Cyrus U. Wade. James S. Drake.
1879-83
Francis D. Merritt.
1883-87
John E. M.Claskey 1887-89
John T. Sullivan.
1889-
CLERK CIRCUIT COURT.
Joshua T. Hobbs.
1832-38
William M. Holmes.
1838-45
Delavin Martin .
1845-46
James B. Howe
1846-53
John P. Jones
Abner S. Case 1853-61
1861-6>
Engene V. C'ase 1868-89
John H. Rerick
1869-77
Samuel P. Bradford 1877-85
Jacob Newman
1885-93
SHERIFF.
Daniel Harding. .
1-32-35
John Brown. ..
1835-37
James McConnell
1836
L. M. Dewey.
1837
Sheldon Martin
1837
Philo Taylor. 1838
Palmer Grannis.
1840
Robert Hume ..
.1840
Benjamin Jones
1840-45
William ('nmmings 1857-61
Nehemiah Coldren
1844-50
Jacob D. Groves
1845-57
Timothy Fieldl.
1846-49
Sidney Keith
1848-52
Gabriel MeIntyre
J. T. Hobbs
1877-79
OFFICIAL REGISTER OF LAGRANGE COUNTY.
REPRESENTATIVE. ( Continued. )
Rufus D. Kennedy. Noble county. . 1849
John P. Jones. 1850
William Prentiss.
1873
Francis Henry 1850-53
Samuel Harper
1875-77
William Smith. 1855
O. B. Taylor 1879
Samuel P. Williams. 1857
James Smith 1883
John Thompson 1859
Levi L. Wildmau 1885
Samuel Hudson 1861
John M. Kelly 1887
Francis P. Griffith
1863-65
Dwight W. Dryer
1889
William Smith.
1867
James N. Latta.
1891
Robert Parrett, joint Representa- tive for Elkhart and LaGrange counties. .1861 Amos Davis, joint Representative for Elkhart and LaGrange counties. 1863 DELEOATE TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN- TION, 1850.
From the District of LaGrange. J. B. Howe. For LaGrange and Elkhart county. Joseph H. Mather. of Elkhart county.
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.
The election of one Trustee in each Township began in 1859. Previons to that date there were three Trustees in each township. and the records do not show the names. The term was one year nutil 1882, when it was extended to two years. In 1890 the system of four-year terms was inaugurated.
BLOOMFIELD.
1877.
Emanuel Fleck.
1867. John L. Short.
78.
1859.
J. B. Case.
79. Samuel Olmstead.
69
66
60. J. Q. Reed.
80.
61. J. B. Case.
81.
66
62.
82.
63. John Miller.
84.
Myron Atwater.
64. H. M. Betts.
86.
James Schemerhorn.
74.
.. 66
65.
66
67.
..
68. James R. Devor. Heury Nichols.
1859.
James Williams.
60
66 :
80.
81
82
62.
=
66
63.
:
64 Wrinch Winters.
65.
66.
66
98.
Samuel B. Showalter.
67
66
LIMA.
68.
Harvey C. Prough. 66
1859.
J. E. Roop.
60.
.6
61.
..
82.
84 Andrew J. Taggart. 86 Seth G. McDonald.
88.
90. Henry W. Lamson.
76.
66.
J. E. Roop.
77.
67.
Joseph Bunnell.
Peter C. Molter.
69. 70.
Robert D. Thompson.
60.
Micaiah Merriman.
61.
62
John Roy.
84. D. S. Kaufman.
72. 73. 74.
66
44
6-4. 65
:
.6
66
67.
..
..
EDEN.
68.
Nelson Slater. John Roy.
1859.
D. B. Carr.
60
46
=
70
61
71.
66
63. S. S. Keim.
84.
Sames A. Durand.
73.
..
..
74.
..
64. James Morrill.
65.
..
88
Pliny E. Hudson.
66. John L. Short.
90.
..
77. Wm. Roderick.
NEWBURY.
78. 79
Wm. L. Sipes.
69 70 71. =
72. 73. Thomas E. Ellison. 74. H. M. Betts. .. =
75.
88.
Luther Stoler.
76. 77. John F. Clugstou. 46
80 81.
70 71
John E. Powell. 66
72
62.
73.
..
66
63.
74.
Francis H. Halbert.
64.
William Smith.
75.
46
66
CLAY.
1859.
Wm. Wigton.
80
81.
Reuben Yoder. 66
71.
82
6.6
63.
..
88. Samuel S. Eash.
75. 76.
Williamson Rawles.
77.
66
78.
=
79.
Samuel Yeagla. =
80. 81.
62. John F. McDevit.
82
86.
75.
76. Emanuel Fleck.
68.
John W. Lutz.
70. James Morrill.
71.
72.
73. Milton Rowe.
75.
66.
90. David J. Norris.
76.
=
61.
46
84. Nathan Kent. 86.
77. 79 E. G. White. 46
69.
..
46
66
65
78. 79.
68.
..
86. William F. Pence.
90.
69.
66
88.
Timothy Fiekl. Williamson Rawles.
.1869 1871
OFFICIAL REGISTER OF LAGRANGE COUNTY.
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
( CONTINUED. }
VANBUREN.
CLEARSPRING.
1858.
John Kitchen. sr.
1859.
H. R. Crandall.
1850. Erastus Bortle.
60.
: :
60
..
.4
60.
..
61.
61.
61.
..
62. Schuyler Nelson. 92. John Kitchen.
63
63.
..
..
64.
Joel Miller.
64.
14. Henry A. Billings. 65. Erastus Rice.
65. 66
66.
..
67.
..
68.
68
Harlow J. Hern.
68 69.
Wm. Allison. ..
60.
69
..
70.
Erastus Nelson.
70.
John M. Kelly.
71.
..
72.
72
Samuel Harper.
73.
..
73.
..
73.
74.
..
75.
..
75 76.
John Greenawalt.
76.
77.
Ephraim Sixby.
..
78
..
79. W'm. Allison.
80.
80.
44
80 81
..
82.
..
82.
84. Wm. I. Roy.
John V. Burnside. 84.
86.
Wm. S. Olney. Charles R. Allison.
84. Erastus Nelson.
86
Charles Stroud.
86.
Robert Kent.
88.
88.
4.
90. Charles H. Miller.
JOHNSON.
MILFORD.
1859.
Hiram Smith.
1859.
Wm. Geiser.
1859.
Norman Mills.
60.
61
..
..
61.
E. Shepardson.
62.
..
..
62.
:
62
63.
63. Lorenzo A. Magowen. ..
64
65.
.. ..
65.
John Dancer. :
66
67.
..
4.
..
67.
Horace Rogers.
65.
..
68.
N. B. Newnam. Lorenzo D. Magowan.
69
70. 71.
70. 71.
..
71.
72
..
73
46
74
75.
76.
76.
..
76.
Nathan Reed.
77. Abraham Bender.
77. Michael Kimmell.
77
66
78
78.
78.
74 Wm. Geiser.
79.
:
79. Wm. Prentiss.
50.
80. 81. John Dancer.
81.
Nathan Reed.
81
..
82
82.
John Green.
84
84
86.
86. Nelson E. Miller.
86. Lucius W. Hall. = 66
89. Amos A. Snyder.
85.
90. John Beach.
90. Harmer M. Newnam.
90. George Smith.
..
60.
John Dancer.
61
63
64.
..
64
65
66.
66.
67.
68.
69 L. B. Dickinson.
69.
70.
46
72. James C'lngston. ..
72.
73.
73. 7. Mynott Goodsell.
74
75.
.
75.
..
79. John Price.
Alexander S. Keim.
.
..
81. Ira Ford.
81.
=
..
Aquila Hinkle
90. John J. Yoder.
75.
76
77. 78.
..
77.
.4
78. 79.
..
66
..
67.
67
70.
71
..
71.
72.
74.
74 George W. Price. .6
:
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62.
Fleming Hopkins. James Miller.
63. Christopher Hooley.
..
SPRINGFIELD.
60
80.
88.
GREENFIELD.
61 ...
OFFICIAL REGISTER OF LAGRANGE COUNTY.
JUSTIGES OF THE PEAGE.
*Present Incumbents.
1859-67. Ira Crandall.
CLAY.
1861-65.
Wm. W. Squire.
1842-44.
George Hood.
1863-65. Henry H. Bassler.
1844-49.
Kiah Gonld.
1865-69. M. M. Howe.
1845-50.
J. S. Merriman.
1867-71. Thomas Bunnell, jr.
18-47-49.
Levi Knott.
1870-74. Damel Dunham.
1849-54.
Hugh Finley.
1870-83. Hiram Curtis.
1850.
Sylvester Davis.
1841 Sammel A. Howard, Oli-
1883-91.
A. E. Keagy.
1884-88. John B. Henricks.
SPRINGFIELD.
1843-57.
Hiram Smith.
1860-72.
Thomas Snyder.
ett, Wm. R. Dunn, Solo-
1845-50.
William Seaburn.
1861-65.
James Leib.
1850-53.
Russell Brown.
1868-76.
Emanuel Fleck.
1855.
Wm. S. Prentiss.
1876-84.
Lewis Lisher.
VANBUREN.
1856-64.
John Colwell.
1864-68.
Zenophon Gilson. Wm. J. Monroe.
1872-80.
George D. Rockwell.
1844-49.
David Ehnore.
1869-71.
WVm. Draggoo.
1849-51.
Harvey B. Ostrander.
1871-72.
George Smith.
1851-56.
Josiah B. Cook.
1872-76.
Joseph Fair.
1852-56. Cyril W. Wilson.
1876-80. Cor. H. Waitley.
1854-58. John W. Melntyre.
1879-91.
Ralph Ashley.
1892.
Lewis Lisher. *
1860-68.
C. W. Wilson.
1880-92.
Albert Haskins .*
1890,
Lucius W. Hall .*
1864-69.
Wm. Ingraham.
BLOOMFIELD.
1842-47.
Andrew Ashbaugh.
1869.
James Galloway.
1842-47.
Jacob D. Groves.
1845-55.
Alex. W. Poynter.
1873-85.
James Hagerty.
1843.
Ira Hayes.
1848-52.
Micaiah Merriman.
1878-86.
Edwin Owen.
1844-49.
Charles B. Holmes.
1852. Perley R. Cady.
1886-91.
Aaron D. Seybert.
1845-46.
Andrew Elliott.
1856-60.
Benjamin F. Leih.
1886-90.
William C. Peatling.
1845-50.
Solomon Seidmore.
1859-71.
John Butt.
1888-92.
Robert N. Thorn.
1845.
John Y. Clarke.
1859-67. Oliver Lampman.
1846.
Jesse C. Wells.
1865-69.
Jacob Himes.
1847-52.
John Garmire.
1869-73.
Thos. J. Vandorsten.
1839-44.
Cyril W .. Wilson.
1849-55.
Charles B. Holmes.
1875-84.
Horatio Halbert.
1841-46.
Francis P. Jewett.
1852-56.
Robert Parrett.
1880-84.
Michael Hotf.
1841-46.
Simon M. Cutler.
1852-56.
John Davidson.
1842-47.
Palmer Grannis.
1852-60.
Rens. Rhenbottom.
1844-53.
John Moore.
1855-59.
Jacob D. Groves.
1846-51.
Edward Brown.
1855-59. Josiah S. McDermntt.
1847-60.
Charles Doolittle.
1859-62. Henry A. Billings.
1848-53.
William H. DePny.
1859-63. Wm. B. Bingham.
1840-45. Leonard Wolfe.
1850-59.
James S. Castle.
1859-63. Wm. Rheubottom.
1845-63.
John Poyser.
1853-57.
Abel P. Warner.
1860.
John Colwell.
1845-47. Wm. T. McConnell.
1853-57.
Samnel A. Howard.
1862. John K. Morrow.
1856-60.
Orlando Hart.
1863-67.
Win. A. Cornell.
1861-65.
John R. Kirby.
1863-67.
-Joseph L. Morlan.
1866-70. Peter Prongh.
1861-80.
John H. Ladd.
1861-65. Abraham Hoff. 69.
1863-67.
James G. Beecher.
1864-68.
William Collett. ?
1872-80.
John Poyser.
1860-64.
James Turle y.
1864-68.
Benjamin W. Vesey.
1862-66.
Charles Doolittle.
1865-69.
Edward E. Tucker.
1876-80. John J. Arnold.
1860-77.
O. W. Parish.
1866-70.
James M. Hall.
1876-80.
Isaiah Immell.
1860-73.
William Smith.
1867-71.
William Rheubottom.
1873-80.
Wm. H. DePuy.
1870-74.
William Hobson.
1886-92.
Josiah Rowe .*
1877-81.
Win. H. Dnff.
1870-74.
Nathan M. Parker.
1880-92.
George D. Searing .*
1877-75.
George Hoff.
1880-84.
Amasa Bnunell.
1874-75.
George W. Dille.
1841. Anthony Nelson.
1843-48.
Wm. Harding.
Sterling F. Harding.
1848-51.
Hawley Peck.
1×49-50.
Wm. D. Sloan.
GREENFIELD.
1876-92.
Wm. Rhenbottom.
1850-52.
W. H. H. Aldrich.
18-40-45. David Stephenson.
1876-88. Wm. B. Bingham.
1851-55.
John Strang.
1842-48. John F. Vandevanter.
1877-80.
Enoch E. Hoff.
1852-56.
Nathan P. Osborn.
1845-50.
David Stephenson.
1882.
Wm. Maxwell.
1856-60.
Wm. Price.
1848-52.
Robert Smith.
1884-92. Wm. R. Minnich.
1860. John S. Strang.
1850-55.
David Stephenson.
1888-90. D. W. Carson.
1860-64.
Henry Pitcher.
1852-53.
Cassius A. Shattuck.
1892. Francis P. Griffith."
1865-73. Wm. Yarwood.
1854-58.
Wm. G. Mc Bride.
1892. Wm. B. Bingham .*
1867-71. Orvin Kent.
1855-58. E. Littlefield.
1890.
Louis E. Deal .*
1873-81. James Chandler.
·
1880.84.
John Keagy.
1851-56.
Wm. Woodard.
ver C. Ward, James Mc-
1854-58.
William Lewis.
Ilvaine, Leonard Wolf.
1855-59.
James Finley.
mon Whitney. Wm. F. Beavers,Simon M. Cutler.
1855-79.
Rufus Hall.
1879-81.
1880-84
Sheldon Robbins.
1841-46.
Alfred Martin.
1860-68.
James Kennedy.
1844-49.
Charles Dwight.
1867
1879-82.
1883-87
1884-92.
Mathias Gerrin.
1888-92.
William Walters.
1862-66.
David W. Myers.
1837-42.
Amos Davis.
1867-77.
Charles W. Chapin.
LIMA.
1847-52.
John Davidson.
1873-77.
William Wiler.
1884-88. Arthur Fox.
1890
A. F. Powell.
1892. John Seybert. jr .*
1884-86.
Amos Bowser.
1880-84.
David Miller.
1874-76.
F. P. Griffith.
1888-92. A. D. Helper .*
1875-77.
1876.
George W. Dille.
CLEARSPRINO.
1839. James Campbell. Erastus
Clark, William Harding,
Oliver C. Ward, Peter Lampson, Edmund Lit- tlefield, Nelson Earl, C. W. Wilson.
1854-58.
Josiah T. Bowen.
Anthony Nelson, James
Rawles, Francis F. Jew-
John Robbins.
C. R. Frisbey.
NEWBURY.
1890.
Seth Troyer.
EDEN.
1847-56. James Tumbleson.
1863-65. John H. Kramer.
1870-74. James Tumbleson.
1873-77. Jacob Crusen.
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OFFICIAL REGISTER OF LAGRANGE COUNTY.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
( CONTINUED. )
1861-65.
Abraham Rowe.
1845-48. Charles Turner.
1865-69.
David H. Barnes.
1846-49.
Stephen S. Fish.
1865-73.
Nathan K. Green.
1848-51.
Francis Henry.
1869-77.
Isaac Collins.
1849-53.
Charles Cochrane.
1873-77.
Thomas G. Starkey.
1852-56.
Orvin Fuller.
1873-77.
Jacob Mills.
1853-57.
William B. Dann.
1877-81.
Nathan K. Green.
1856-60.
Mynot Goodsell.
1877-80.
Charles R. Moon.
1856-64.
Smith Mudge.
1880-84.
Thomas G. Starkey.
1860-68.
Mynott Goodsell.
1880-89.
Wm. Hobson.
1861-65.
Francis Henry.
1884-89.
John C. Scheffler.
1865-73.
Thomas G. Starkey.
1877
A. A. Snyder.
1868-76.
Jacob Sigler.
JOHNSON.
1840-45.
Peter Lampson.
1886.
David W. Miller.
1843-48.
Benjamin Foos.
1880-83.
L. D. Magowan.
1845-50.
James McCollum.
1848-56.
Thomas Starkey.
1884-88.
Wm. F. Gross.
1848-52.
Frederick Draggoo.
1843-48.
Elijah Weir.
1890.
Socrates Cannon."
1861-65.
Amos A. Snyder.
ANNUAL EXPENDITURES.
TOTAL AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR COUNTY PURPOSEX FOR
THE YEARS ENDING
November 1st, 1837
$11.357 33
May
31st, 1865
26,695 38
2,878 29
1866
46,521 64
May
1839
1,686 08
1867
35,763 73
1840
2,773 46
1868
27,973 03
1841
3,639 73
..
1869
14.343 69
31st. 1842
2,933 61
1870
14,498 56
no rep't
1871
19,208 61
..
1841.
8,161 50
1872
19,650 31
1845
8,882 60
1873
11,846 79
1846
8,657 56
1874
16.481 22
1847.
5,987 68
1875
17,176 65
1848
9,145 07
..
1876
18,368 39
1849
7,231 96
1877
17,570 62
1850
7,109 74
1878
30,484 79
1851
6,529 22
1879
68,654 11
1852
6,231 47
1880.
54,350 07
1853
4,790 67
1881
30,466 45
1854
7,877 37
1882.
24,240 27
1855
4,470 00
1883
39,971 61
..
1856
7.087 56
1884.
31,567 86
1857
4,443 37
1885.
25,027 36
1858
6,381 08
1886
23,249 04
1859
7,671 70
1887.
24,716 11
1860
8.923 24
1888.
27.711 75
1861
10,537 30
1889.
29,740 71
1862
11,710 58
1890
24,777 36
1863.
21,648 21
1891
27,572 47
..
1864
14,461 27
1892
29,088 18
CLEARSPRING. ( Continued )
1875-79.
Thomas H. Low.
1879-91.
Norman Babcock.
1861-65.
Wm. W. Teale.
1864-68.
Allen Eagleton.
1871-75.
Willard Hervey.
1873-81.
James Chandler.
1875-69.
Thomas H. Low.
1882-90.
Henry J. Umer.
1892.
J. W. Winright .*
1889 Orson L. Woodruff.
1876-80. . Francis Henry.
1890-92.
Jacob North. *
1890.
Charles Baird.
1880-88. Ira Helmer.
MILFORD.
1841-46.
William B. Dunn.
1888-92.
Daniel Rasler.
.
1843
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..
1838
63_
VALUATION AND TAXATION.
Below will be found the appraised value of the real and personal property of the county, and the rate of taxation for county purposes, for the years named :
YEAR.
VALUATION OF COUNTY.
COUNTY TAX RATE
YEAR.
VALUATION OF COUNTY.
ON $100 VALUATION.
1844
$ 636,763
1 00
1869. .
5,062,743
25
1846.
866,073
70
1871.
4,938,031
70
1847 ..
874,924
70
1872.
5,276,031
55
1849
912,862
55
1874.
8,140,867
15
1851
1,832,439
50
1876
7,735,990
25
1853.
1,551,172
40
1878.
7,442,005
85
1855.
1,772,373
30
1880
6,316,585
40
1857.
1,889,683
30
1882.
6,773.015
50
1859
3,001,395
40
1884.
6,763,855
391
1860
3,145,157
25
1885.
6,777,803
351
1861
3,304,181
25
1886 ..
6,257,718
303
1862.
3,296,734
30
1887.
6,324,345
303
1864
4,178,206
50
1889
6,446,850
441
1866.
4,639,106
40
1891.
9,557,940
32
1867
4.650,076
60
1892
29
1868
4,934,879
25
CENSUS BY TOWNSHIPS: 1840-1890.
Townships, including villages
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
Vanburen
284
732
979
1347
1376
1105
Lima ..
762
1121
1064
1371
1336
1309
Greenfield
562
861
1232
1078
1181
1016
Springfield.
420
762
800
92
1017
1048
Bloomfield.
307
937
1514
2254
2567
2972
Clay. . . .
99
164
908
1248
1408
1300
Newbnry.
145
503
740
1159
1392
1608
Eden ....
277
619
685
930
1111
1235
Clearspring
226
674
1207
1223
1367
1509
Johnson.
276
878
1141
1322
1564
1472
Milford ..
298
806
1091
1288
1311
1134
Totals ..
3664
8387
11366
14148
15630
15708
Included in above:
LaGrange.
328
670
1038
1367
1790
Lima Village ..
135
419
560
Ontario. .
296
277
243
Wolcottville
279
(In Noble County )
149
South Milford ....
Mongo .. .
...
..
. .
Vanburen ..
. .
..
124
Valentine.
48
Lexington ..
78
Springfield
. . .
36
(Not yet published. )
1845
611,094
50
1870. .
4,919,022
30
1848 ..
911,424
65
1873.
7,997,074
20
1850;
947,346
50
1875
7,641,350
30
1852
1,397,573
10
1877.
7,389,990
53
1854
1,723,830
30
1879.
7,263,930
41
1856.
1,794,966
40
1881
6,777,370
40
1858.
1,893,542
50
1883,
6,754,340
391
1863.
3,404,336
40
1888.
6,370,575
421
1865.
4,721,620
1 20
1890.
6,463,815
463
157
. .
. .
99
..
..
COUNTY TAX RATE
ON $100 VALUATION.
6-1
ELECTIONS.
1 836-Harrison, Whig, 128; Van Buren, Democrat, 150. Democratic majority, 22. 1840-Harrison, Whig, 391; VanBuren, Democrat, 225 Whig majority, 166. 1844-Clay, Whig, 598; Polk, Democrat, 457; Birney, Abolitionist, 38. Whig majority, 103. 1848-Taylor, Whig, 629; Cass, Democratic, 636; VanBuren. Free Soil, 114. Democratic plurality. 7. 1852- Scott. Whig, 667; Pierce, Democratic, 667; Hale, Free. Soil. 117. Tie between the principal parties. 1856 .- Fremont, Republican, 1,406; Buchanan. Democratic, 640; Fillmore. American, 6. Republican majority, 760.
1860.
1884.
Blaine.
Cleveland. Butler St. John.
Vanburen.
188
106
9
. .
Lima ..
218
76
4
Greenfield.
160
81
23
5
Springfield.
211
58
1
1
Bloomfield
131
251
6
18
Clay.
165
138
S
Newbury
131
106
1
1
Eden. .
119
129
1
3
Johnson .
270
140
7
4
Milford
138
166
1
1
Total
2261
1391
61
37
majority .... 920.
1864
1868.
Vanburen
127
77
206
96
Lima.
219
47
255
65
Greenfield.
168
20
161
27
Springfield.
168
23
176
40
Bloomfield
266
100
325
148
Clay.
92
66
138
99
Newbury ...
76
84
117
92
Eden .. ..
59
72
81
99
Clearspring.
123
121
155
128
Johnson.
193
50
209
97
Milford
92
135
122
173
Totals
1583
796
1945
1070
Lincoln's majority. . 786
Grant's majority.
875.
1872.
Grant.
Greeley.
Hayes
1876. Tilden. Cooper.
Vanburen ..
175
60
204
95
8
Lima ..
226
39
230
79
13
Greenfield.
158
22
170
50
27
Springfield
16
41
194
66
Bloomfield
340
141
389
221
Clay.
136
80
187
113
12
Newbury.
110
68
137
82
Eden ..
98
141
80
181
153
2
Milford ...
109
141
141
188
1
Totals.
1863
830
2205
1256
63
Vanburen
Garfield. 192
93
3.1
Lima.
218
78
11
Greenfield
175
59
42
Springfield
220
71
2
Bloomfield
456
230
1
Clay.
181
142
18
Newbury.
133
108
Eden ..
12
139
Clearspring.
208
150
1
Johnson
252
12:
1
Milford
154
200
Total
2367
1393
116
Garfield's plurality
974.
majority ..
858.
Harrison. 103
36
1
44
W
65
62
3
Newbury, N
119
78
1
1
S
11
45
Eden, N.
29
50
2
S
77
77
4
1
Clearspring, N
18
78
S
128
76
1
1
Clay, N.
92
69
4
2
S
53
68
3
Lima, N
96
55
7
1
S
109
33
6
3
Greenfield, E
51
29
1
W
48
33
11
25
Bloomfield, 1.
129
61
6
1
..
3.
84
93
7
6
Johnson. N
72
76
2
S
149
77
14
1
Milford, N.
49
66
1
8
S.
83
105
5
5
Springfield, N
63
44
1
20
66
S
92
19
7
9
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