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Locknane.
Walnut Creek.
Claytonville ..
Terrapin.
Total.
Congressman, D. P. Lowe, Republican. R. C. Foster, Democrat
44
211
27
55
23
24
73
35
48
32
40 612
Governor, J. B. Harvey, Republican
44
211
27
54
23
23
73
35
50
32
4
1
191
Lient. Governor, P. P. Elder, Republican. .. A. J. Allen, Democrat.,
44
211
27
55
23
22
73
35
49
32
40 1
192 608
Secretary of State, W. H. Smallwood R ...
44
209
27
54
23
22
44
35
49
32
4
193
Auditor, A. Thoman, Republican H. McMahon, Democrat,
44
211
27
55
23
22
73
'35
49 32
40
611
44
209 22
9
95
55
21
22
73
35
49
32
40
192 609
Thos. S. Murray Democrat
22
7
95
23
17
14
7
4
190
44
27
55
23
22
73
35
32
40 611
R. M. Ruggles, D.
9
95
23
17
14
4 21
40
452
24
25
88
25
21
49
16
1
346
Representative, J. F. Babbitt, Republican.
94
30
20
20
51
102
10
1
2
10
7
132
34
101
25
25
46
351
196
.
.6
66
O. Fountain
3
4
..
F. M. Starns
1
1
42
204
26
47
21
22
69
35
48
13
39
566
.. S. E. Erwin
22
6
100
25
21
14
5
21
1
215
Probate Judge, D. K. Babbitt, Republican. .. Robt. Price ....
39
219
33
103
44
24
90
50
47
34
38
731
Attorney, A. R. May, Republican.
40
198
25
39
21
22
90
36
40
16
34 546
..
Keith ..
...
27
7 107
25
21
14
9
17
4
231
Superintendent, R. C. Chase, Republican.
216
32
127
46
23
90
59
50
35
40
755
Lewis Akers
1
1
1
For Bonds.
28
5
33
Against Bonds
141
11
87
239
NOVEMBER 13. Edwin Olive, a young Welchman living eight miles east of Hiawatha commits suicide by hanging
DECEMBER 14. Morrill postoffice established with Sol. R. Myers as post- master.
1871.
JANUARY 2. Hiawatha Baptist Society incorporated by George Fuller, David Evans, James M. Chase, J. S. Tyler and E. H. Niles. The statement of property is "Two lots in the villege of Hiawatha $250; a meeting house in pro- cess of erection on said lots valued with material on the ground at $1,150. In addition to the incorporators, the charter is signed by Reuben Ridley. Samuel Ide, A. J. Anderson, Lewis Chase, A!mura Fuller, D. M. Frink, C. E. Parker, Wm. Gaston, S. B. Sholes, and it is certified that they are a majority of the members
JANUARY 4. Mission precinct is established in Claytonville township and the voting place is fixed at the home of M. J. Walsh.
-Grand Prairie precinct is established in the northeast part of Locknane township and the voting place is fixed at the home of Josiah C. Thomas.
JANUARY 9. Mannville postoffice established with Thomas Mann as post- master.
7
4
1 192
23
22
73
14 35
49 32
40 609
23
17
14
7
4
1
Superintendent, H. D McCarty. R.
44
211
211 22
150 82
10
63
21
22
69
1
35
15 10
225
..
A J. Speer. Independent .. C. Knabb, Democrat.
36
30
30
6.
. 6
Geo. E. Irwin
4
2
6
Senator, W. B. Slosson, Republican " Jos, Cracraft, Independent ..
21
211 22
27 9
96
23
23
22
73
35
32
40
611 192
Treasurer, J. E. Hayes, Republican.
S. C. Gephart, Democrat.
22
9
95
423
17
14
49 7
4
1
.
..
17
14
7
4
.. C. C. Duncan, D
22
14
7
44
22
9
95
23
....
17
14
7
4
1 192
Isaac Sharp, Democrat
22
0
95
23
17
14
6
611
22
95
55
95
23
17
Attorney General, A. L. Williams, R ..
27
55
Associate Justice, D. J. Brewer, R
49 7
1 192
. .
16
201
Representative, 12th District, C. E. Parker
Clerk, H. J. Aten, Republican
1
1
1
...
Robert Price.
40 612
23
40 1
A. W. Rucker, Democrat
27
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ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.
1871]
JANUARY 15. School District No. 51, Richland, is organized by Supt. R. C. Chase. The first officers are John Stapleton, director; Geo. C. Harden, clerk; and Peter Trompter, treasurer.
FEBRUARY 16. A Masonic school of instruction is held at Hiawatha.
FEBRUARY 23. The Legislature legalizes the plat of Hiawatha filed with the register of deeds January 2. 1871, and declares valid all deeds made by the probate judge or the Hiawatha town company to the occupants of the townsite.
MARCH 1. School District No. 52, Franklin, was organized by Supt. R. C. Chase. The officers are B. L. Rogers, director; L. D. Tatman, clerk; John Beamer, Treasurer.
MARCH 2. The acts of Joel G. Kelsey as probate judge of Brown county in the estate of Abner Norris are legalized.
-The time of holding court in county is changed to the second Monday in April, August and October. Atchison, Doniphan, Brown and Nemaha counties now constitute the district.
-Section lines in Brown county are again declared to be public highways, except such as have been vacated.
MARCH 3 Changes are made in the Lawrence and Hiawatha road where it runs over sections 34 and 27 in town 4, range 17.
-The Legislature removes the political disabilities of Thos. A. Dunn.
-The state is reapportioned. Brown county now constitutes the seventh representative district and is entitled to one member.
MARCH 20. Ununda postoffice is discontinued. APRIL 3. Hiawatha City election.
Mayor.
J. Schilling
74
B. F. Killey 123
A. J. Selleg
49
J. W. Pottenger 76
H. C. Wey 78
J. W. Oberholtzer
125
A Mclaughlin 50
N. O. Nelson
47
H M. Robinson
80
W. S. Bristol 44
-The Dispatch says: "The issue was saloons or no saloons and the contest was spirited from the onset to the close. Every qualified voter and several that were not qualified, were hunted up and taken to the polls. The election resulted in the triumphant election of the anti-temperance ticket."
APRIL 4. Township Election.
IRVING TOWNSHIP.
Trustee J. F. Babbitt
Treasurer . Ashley Chase
Clerk
.A. N. Ruley
Justice of the Peace . .D. K. Babbitt
Justice of the Peace.
.J. M. Canon
Justice of the Peace. I.P. Winslow
Justice of the Peace .. C. B. Johnson Constable. Geo. T. Woodmanse
Constable.
L. A. Davis
Constable David Bronson Constable. Wm.H. Hart
WALNUT CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Trustee F. M. Starns
Treasurer C. E. Parker
Clerk. D Moore Clerk .A, Carothers
Justice of the Peace. J. M. Bell
Justice of the Peace .I. F. Martindale
Constable W. H. Shortridge
Constable. M. Wade
LOCKNANE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee. A. M. Hough
Treasurer
Wm J. Hart
Clerk
.A. D. Lynch
Justice of the Peace. Chas. Smith
Justice of the Peace ... Samuel Stumbo
Justice of the Peace. .H. P. Kinney
Constable ..
. W. H Furnish
Constable. L. Leonard
Constable. Geo. W. Lindley
CLAYTONVILLE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee Charles Knabb
Treasurer
C. L. Carroll
G Amann 112
Police Judge.
Councilmen.
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APRIL 7. Mayor Schilling makes the following appointments: Clerk, H. J. Aten; Marshal; J. B. Butterfield, Assistant Marshal, Chas. Corning; Treas- urer, James A. Pope.
APRIL 12. A bounty of 20c each is offered on all gophers killed in Brown county from May 1, 1871, to May 1, 1872.
APRIL 22. The Hiawatha Dispatch says: "Instead of corn being planted this spring in the courthouse square, we notice Mr. Bubach under the direction of the county clerk is setting out 100 evergreens.
APRIL 24 -F. J. Heller is appointed assessor and street commissioner for Hiawatha.
MAY 27. Hiawatha builds a calaboose.
MAY 31. B. F. Kelly is appointed police judge of Hiawatha vice J. W. Oberholtzer resigned.
JUNE 9. School District No. 53, Walnut, was Organized by Supt. R. C. Chase. The first officers are Jacob King, director; Chalmers Eppler, clerk; Westerfield Overfield, treasurer.
JUNE 12 C. W. Johnson is appointed City Attorney for Hiawatha.
JULY 10. School District No. 54, Pleasant Hill, was organized by Supt. R. C. Chase. The first officers are Jno. Bemis, director; Noah M. Rummell, clerk; Jacob Heikes, treasurer.
AUGUST 7. The council of Hiawatha give B. B. Mann, authority to trans- fer his dram shop license to F. Robinson.
-School District No. 55, Little Chapel, is organized by Supt. R. C. Chase. The first officers are John W. House, director; J. A. Flickenger,clerk; Abra- ham Stiles, treasurer.
AUGUST 9. A dram shop license is issued to B. B. Mainn by the trustees of Hiawatha.
-The temperance people of Iliawatha hold a mass meeting. H. F. Hall, is chosen chairman, and the following resolutions are adopted:
WHEREAS, We, the temperance people of Hiawatha, having met in the court house per ad- journment, to be present at the meeting of the council, and
WHEREAS, The council having failed to meet, therefore be it
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the absence of the council, and offer to them our heart felt sympathies of being deprived of meeting with us on this occasion.
Resolved, That we the temperance people of Hiawatha, pledge our influence, our means and our lives, if need be, to the overthrow of intemperance.
Resolved, That if the council grant license in the face of our overwhelming remonstrance, contrary to the law, we as good law-abiding citizens, pledge ourselves to see the law sustained.
Resolved, That we extend our thanks to the ladies for manifesting their interest in the temperance cause by being present this evening.
AUGUST 19. School District No. 56, Mission Center, was organized by Supt. R. C. Chase. The first officers are Jno. Elliott, director; H. F. Douthart, clerk; J. M. Bell, treasurer.
SEPTEMBER 4. The tax levy is fixed at +} mills for county purposes, 3 mills to pay interest on St. Joe & Denver bonds, 3 mills for road purposes, } mill for township purposes.
SEPTEMBER 5 The commissioners decide to submit the question of voting $30,000 worth of bonds to build a court house, to a vote of the people.
SEPTEMBER 6. A dram shop license is issued to O. B. Carroll by the city council of Hiawatha.
SEPTEMBER 9. County Teachers Association at Fairview.
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ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.
1871]
SETEMBER 21-23. Eighth Annual Fair. Officers are elected as follows: President, John Schilling; secretary, J. W. Oberholtzer; treasurer; W. B. Barnett; executive committee, B. F. McCoy, D. K. Babbitt, D. K. Snively.
OCTOBER 5. Nineth semi-annual session of the Brown County Teachers Institute at Hiawatha.
OCTOBER 10. Annual meeting of the stock holders of the St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad at Elwood. Major E. N. Morrill is elected one of the directors.
OCTOBER 12. Chicago relief meeting at the Hiawatha M. E. church. Donations amounting to nearly $300 were made. Rev. J. A. Amos, D. K. Snively and Wm. Wellcome were appointed a committee to solicit further contributions.
OCTOBER 21. Republican county convention. M. C. Willis was elected chairman and M. F. Knappenberger, secretary. Messrs. Deviney, Bowers, Winslow, Chase and Swazey were appointed a committee on credentials. The following resolutions offered by M. B. Bowers were adopted:
WHEREAS, In the conducting of all political parties it is necessary to adopt some plan by which candidates may be presented to the people for their suffrage and
WHEREAS, The delegate convention system has been adopted by the Republican party of Brown county after mature deliberation and by consent of the party as the best means of select- ing candidates for the several offices, therefore be it
Resolved That the action of the authorized conventions of the party are binding upon the party.
Resolved, That the harmony of the party can only be maintained and success secured by a cordial support by the party of candidates put in nomination by its convention.
Resolved, That this convention will not act upon the claims of any candidate who will not pledge himself to abide by its action and cordially support its nominees.
E. N. Morrill and Gilbert were put in nomination for county clerk. The ballot resulted Morrill, 32; Gilbert, 4. Andrew McLaughlin for treasurer: C. F. Bowron for representative, S. E. Erwin for surveyor, and Samuel Wilkinson for coroner were nominated by acclamation. B. F. McCoy, J. E. Bowers and F. M. Starns were placed in nomination for sheriff. The ballot resulted McCoy 19, Bowers 15, Starns 3.
A. R. Platt and J. W. Oberholtzer were put in nomination for office of recorder. The first ballot resulted, Platt 18, Oberholtzer 18. Second ballot, Platt 20, Oberholtzer 16.
For commissioner A. M, Hough, J. Tyler, J. Weltmer, J. H. Rains. Amend were placed in nomination for Walut creek district. Hough received 21 votes, Tyler 9, Weltmer 3, Rains 1, Amend 1.
M. C. Willis, B. F. Partch and C L. Carroll were placed in nomination for commissioner of the Claytonville district. First ballot resulted Willis 14, Partch 18, Carroll 3, Parks 2. Second ballot, Willis 15, Partcli 20, Carroll 2.
For commissioner of the Hiawatha district M. B. Bowers was nominated by acclamation.
For raitroad assessor J. P. Johnson of Doniphan county received eight votes and Geo. Graham of Nemaha county received two.
E. N. Morrill, R. P. Smith and D K. Babbitt were appointed as a central commmittee.
OCTOBER -. Democratic convention at Hiawatha. E. Harrington is chosen chairman and Geo. E. Clayton secretary, An executive committee consisting of Henry A. Parsons and D. P. Willianis for Claytonville township,
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ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.
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E. Bierer for Irving, A. Martin for Locknane, and John Brawley for Walnut Creek are appointed. E Bierer for county clerk, Adam Schilling for treasurer, Geo. Jones for sheriff, Chas. Ellis for surveyor, Samuel Smouse for coroner, Theodore Schecker, Hiram Hall, Henry Little for commissioners, and Henry A. Parsons for the legislature are nominated by acclamation. For register of deeds, J. A. Pope, J B. Jones, and James Miles were placed in nomination. The ballot resulted, Pope 15, Jones 10, Miles 2.
NOVEMBER 7. Annual election.
Hiawatha.
Padonia.
Roys Creek.
Claytonville . .
Locknane .....
Walnut Creek.
Robinson .....
Terrapin
Poney Creek.,
Mission ...
Grand Prairie.
Page .. . . ..
Tylers .. ..
Total
For Representative.
257
25
75
45
41
64
53
45
44
19
31
17
31
747
H. A. Parsons, Democrat
57
12
8
24
21
6
113
2
10
9
26
18
9
316
County Commissioners.
B. F. Partch, Republican
200
20
61
39
31
62
61
45
44
13
30
16
30
652
M. B. Bowers, Republican
217
16
45
4.2
21
63
74
43
44
19
26!
15
10
635
A. M. Hough, Republican.
242
25
70
39
52
64
72
45
44
21
28
14
32
748
H. S. Lytle, Democrat
83
12
10
29
15
6
94
1
9
9
25
18
12
323
T. Schecker, Democrat.
94
15
21
29
19
7
106
2
9
15
27
20
10
374
Wm. Hewitt, Democrat.
90
18
36
25
17
11
90
2
H. G. Hall, Democrat.
1
1
County Clerk.
265
25
73
51
44
62
60
41
42 9
19
32
17
35 766
E. Bierer, Democrat
48
12
9
18
18
6
94
3
9
24
19
7
276
County Treasurer.
A. Mclaughlin, Republican
266
28
73
47
41
62
83
45
44
19
31 26
18
261
Sheriff.
B. F. McCoy, Republican ..
214
26
64
28
33
56
70
35
43 10
19
19
13
35
657
G. B Jones, Democrat.
93
11
18
30
27
44
56
36
42
41 13
19
18
15
23
5.54
J. A. Pope, Democrat ..
147
22
29
34
12
12
93
4
9
34
19
13
441
County Surveyor.
S. E Erwin, Republican.
241
25
71
50
42
62
69
45
44
19
16
33
748
C. B, Ellis, Democrat ..
70
12
10
17
20
8
98
Coronor.
255
24
71
43
41
63
73
4-4
44
19
30
17
32
756
S. Wilkinson, Republican. S. Smouse, Democrat
54
13
26
20
6
86
9
9
27
18
8
287
Railroad Assessor.
Geo. Graham
127
6
31
20
6
49
5
20 25
15 29
14
4
91
5.54
Court House.
For Public Buildings
297
16
40
48
19
·21
11
7
7
3
1
492
Against Public Buildings
11
20
36
17
4-
42
151
37
43
24
35
40
534
For the Court house Bonds
297
16
39
48
19
21
11
6
7
3
22
1
490
Against the Court house Bonds
11
20
36
17
44
43
151
38
43
24
30
35
40)
536
A. Schilling, Democrat
49
Q
9
21
18
6
79
2
8
9
9
36
372
Register of Deeds.
A R. Platt, Republican
163
14
50
33
4.3
38
14'
157
J. P. Johnson.
139
12
40
27
12
16
343
8
9
31 26
19
8
307
4
1
6
E. N. Morrill, Republican
17
35
794
91
7
16
26
353
C F. Bowron, Republican.
. ...
..
NOVEMBER 22. The name of Buncombe postoffice is changed to St. Francis. DECEMBER 1. Hiawatha has a $12,000 fire. Five business houses are burned.
DECEMBER 7. Railroad meeting at Hiawatha to encourage the building of the narrow guage railroad from Leavenworth to Falls City. B. F. Killy was called to the chair and H. J. Aten was chosen secretary. W. B. Barnett, Ira J. Lacock and Simeon Baker were appointed a committee to confer with the officers of the road.
DECEMBER 17. Hiawatha citizens meet to organize a Hook and Ladder Company. Wm. Wellcome is chosen chairman and T. J. Elliott secretary. A. N. Ruly, J. E. Bowers, and T. J. Elliott are appointed to draft by-laws. An organization is soon perfected as follows: A. N. Ruley, president; J. E. Bow-
1
9
22 34
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ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.
1871-72]
ers, foreman; W. C. Maxwell, assistant foreman; W. P. Henderson, secretary; Wm. M. Wellcome, treasurer.
DECEMBER 28, The G. A. R. encampment meets at Lawrence and plans for a reunion at Topeka, February 22. E. N. Morrill is placed on the committee of arrangements for Brown county.
1872.
JANUARY 2. Henry A. Hough is appointed trustee of Locknane township vice A. M. Hough resigned.
JANUARY 3. The Commissioners redistrict the county into eight town- ships to be known as Irving, Robinson, Mission, Powhattan, Walnut, Hamlin, Padonia and Hiawatha. Voting precincts are establisted as follows: In Irv- ing at Kenyon school house, to be known as Irving Precinct; in Robinson, one at the town of Robinson, to be known as Robinson Precinct; and one at the Morgan school house to be known as Page Precinct; in Mission, one at the Prairie View school house to be known as Prairie View Precinct, and one at the home of M. J. Walsh, to be known as Mission Precinct; in Powhattan, one at school house No. 44, to be known as Powhattan Precinct; and one at school house No. 48 to be known as Kickapoo Precinct; in Walnut, one at the Carson school house to be known as Walnut Precinct, and one at the Tyler school to be known as Tyler Precinct; in Hamlin, one at the town of Hamlin to be known as Hamlin Precinct, one at Scotts school house to be known as Poney Creek Precinct; in Padania township at the town of Padonia; in Hiawatha township at the town of Hiawatha. Some changes were made in the boundary lines at the February meeting which made the townships more uniform in size.
JANUARY 12. County Teachers Association at Robinson. Officers elected are R. P. Wilson, vice president; M. F. Knappenberger, secretary; C. C. Stack, treasurer; W. A. Scanthrie, editor.
JANUARY 30. Hiawatha Lodge I. O. O. F. is instituted by H. F. Macy, and the following officers are installed: W. R. Scott, N. G .; J. W. Oberholtzer, V. G .: A. N. Ruley. R. S .; C. V. Pyle, P. S .; R. S. Fairchild, T. The charter members are: J. W. Oberholtzer, C. V. Pyle, A. N. Ruley, W. R. Scull, R. S. Fairchild, Bennett Hicks, Samuel Slater, Jeremiah Slater, Jno. Slater, Nathaniel Slater, A. L. Bradley, A. J. Hargis.
FEBRUARY 1. The Dispatch booms the Narrow Guage road. It says: "The Kansas Central Narrow Guage road running from Leavenworth via Grass- hopper Falls, Arlington and Holton, and on west to Denver, is now being built. Arlington, in Atchison county is the point spoken of on this road where the road that is proposed to be built north through our county branches off. The route from the point spoken of is up a branch of the Grasshopper a distance of five miles, from Muscotah to the Brown county line, a distance of seven miles and then still up a branch of the Grasshopper or of Mission Creek on north to Hiawatha, thirteen and a half miles, and from thence on to the north line of Brown county, opposite Falls City, a distance of ten and a half miles."
FEBRUARY 6. Kickapoo precinct in Powhattan township is moved from school house No. 48 to school house No. 43.
FEBRUARY 8. M. B. Bowers having failed to qualify as county commis- sioner, H. F. Macy is appointed to fill the vacancy.
FEBRUARY 17. Republican county convention. C. L. Carroll was chosen chairman and John Schilling, secretary. E. N. Morrill. J. S. Tyler, and I. P.
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Winslow, were appointed a committee on credentials and reported the follow- ing persons entitled to seats in the convention: Tylers-J. S. Tyler and Henry Monroe; Pony Creek-H. Houghton, B. Graybill, S. R. Stumbo; Grand Prairie -H. H. Grimes, M. V. Kibby; Walnut Creek-William Gaston. T. S. Robbins, John Weis; Robinson-C. L. Carroll, G. M. Stites, S. W. Swayzie; Padonia- Isiah Williams, I. P. Winslow: Hiawatha-D. K. Babbitt, E. N. Morrill, John Schilling, W. B. Corning, I. B. Hoover, Ashley Chase, J. E. Bowers, R. S. Fair- child, G. W. Bubach; Roys Creek-J. N. Cannon, T. S. Ransom, F. M. Keith, T. A. Dunn; Claytonville-W. T. Erwin, I. N. Smith.
Joseph Cracraft and E. N. Morrill were elected as delegates and C. R. Bowron and Ashley Chase as alternates to the state convention at Lawrence. The delegates were instructed to vote for no men as delegates to the Phila- delphia convention who were not outspoken Grant men.
FEBRUARY 19. School District No. 58, (La Grange) was organized by Supt. R. C. Chase.
FEBRUARY 23. The act of the commissioners in districting the county into municipal townships is legalized and an election for township officers is authorized for April.
FEBRUARY 26. The owners of sections 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, south half of 9, and the west half of 12, in town 3, range 16, and sections 2, 3 and 10, of town 4, range 16 are authorized to enclose the same as a common field for a period of five years.
MARCH 1. Nathan Price resigns as judge of the Second Judicial District, and P. L. Hubbard is appointed as his successor.
MARCH 8. County Teachers Association at District No. 6.
MARCH 11. Jas. A. Pope resigns as Treasurer of Hiawatha and J. W. Oberholtzer is appointed to fill the vacancy.
MARCH 22. C. D. Lawrence, Simeon Baker, A. M. Blakesly, A. J. Selleg, issues a call for the temperance people of Hiawatha to meet and nominate a city ticket.
MARCH 28. The first Grange in the state is organized at Hiawatha by Joshua Ball. Officers are elected and installed as follows: J. F. Babbitt, mas- ter: John Walters, overseer; Joseph Cracraft, chaplain; Harvey Seburn, lecturer; Joseph Kittenger, secretary: Everard Bierer, treasurer; John M. Hillman, steward; Wm. D. Rife, assistant steward; E T. Chamberlin, gate keeper. A petition for a charter is signed by twenty-seven males and seventeen females and forwarded to the National Grange at Washington, D. C.
MARCH 29. Prairie Springs Grange No. 2, is organized by Joshua Ball. Seely Sherman is master: I. L. Vail, secretary; D. B. Welding, lecturer, J. A. Jeffries, treasurer. The charter membership is 17.
MARCH 30. At a meeting held in Hiawatha Township, Major E. N. Mor- rill, Capt. Ira J. Lacock. W. B. Barnett, A. J. Selleg, and W. D Webb are ap- pointed to draft and circulate a petition to be submitted to the commissioners asking for an order submitting a proposition to the voters of Mission, Hiawa- tha and Padonia township to vote aid to the proposed Narrow Guage Railroad through the county from south to north.
APRIL 1. Hiawatha city election.
Councilmen.
Mayor.
A. Mclaughlin, anti-license. 88
J. W. Oberholtzer, license. 53
Police Judge.
J. D. Hill, anti-license 89
W. D. Webb, license 53
B. F. Killey 2
D. K. Snively, anti-license. 92
T. B. Dickason, .. ..
89
W. S Bristol. 66
85 W. M. Wellcome, 90
I. B. Hoover, license 52
G. Amann. 51
D. M. Reid, 66
51
C. Meisenheimer,“ 50
R. S. Fairchild, 13
1872]
APRIL 2. Township election.
POWHATTAN TOWNSHIP.
Powhat-
tan .....
Kicka-
poo. ....
Total ....
Trustee, D. L. Burger.
41
24
65
Oscar Barnes ..
2
. ..
Geo. Humphrey
41
23
64
Geo. Moore
3
. .
B. F. Devinney 65
J. Butterfield 2
B. W. Cowan 1
R. Lawson
1
IRVING TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, J. M. Cannon 67
D. P. Campbell .21
M. V. Christy 8
Clerk, J. Brawley 94
Campbell ..
1
Treasurer. T. J. Keneyon 91
Constable, J. C. Sherman 84
S. O. Mills .. .67
G. W. Whitney 12
MISSION TOWNSHIP.
Prairie View .
Mission.
Total.
Trustee, Jas. Shortridge
67
28
95
J. M. Meridith ..
6
13
19
Clerk, H. F Douthart
59
27
86
H. Lytle ..
15
13
28
Treasurer. A. F. Moore. Jas Spickelmier
17
12
29
Constable, J. L. Yaw
59
27
86
J. J. Hayes
60
28
88
S. Johnson
13
13
26
A. Walters
13
13
26
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP.
Robin-
son ......
Page ...
Total ....
Trustee, Chas. Knabb
75
39
114
R. P Wilson.
38
7
45
Clerk, C. L. Carroll.
78
34
112
J J. Byme
35
12
47
Treasurer, Geo. M. Stites
65
29
94
J. L. Conk
49
15
64
Constable, C F. Trapp.
65
29
94
Treasurer, Wm. Hewitt 71
I. Odle
45
3
4g
Constable, Jno. Simpkins .68
H. Leffer
4
6
10
C. M. Cardner
71
I. English
22 22
. .
3
Constable, E. A. Doolittle Wm. Bronson.
41
22
63
Geo W. Beymer
13
...
13
A. Johnson
1
1
2
WALNUT TOWNSHIP.
Walnut.
Tyler ....
Total ...
Trustee. A. Carothers
33
2
35
J. B. Allison
23
19
42
Clerk, H. Isely
24
19
43
M. J Wellcome
32
2
34
31
11
42
23
9
32
Costable, A. Hurst
20
15
35
A. A. Frink
27
21
48
John McCoy
30
6
36
D. Frink.
10
IO
G. E. Sinn
1
1
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP.
Hamlin ..
Creek ..
Total ....
Trustee, F. M. Starns
21
42
63
Clerk, A. L Haines
23
37
60
F Mannville
1
1
Treasurer, Jos. Kirk
20
14
34
Constable, E. Ellis
6
35
41
T. Lydick
17
3
20
B. Graybill.
22
41
65
Wm. Furnish
1
1
HIAWATHA TOWNSHIP.
Trustee, A. Walters 224
Bob Price .. 1
Clerk. A. N. Ruley 196
Reuben Lawson 14
Jeff . 5
Treasurer. C. H. Janes 225
Constable, Geo. T. Woodmansee. 184
Chas. T Corning 190
Treasurer, J. W. Penn. Wm Piatt ...
41
24
65
3
30
23
53
Clerk, Jacob Reasoner 77
B. A. Williams
63
22
85
APRIL 6. Mayor Mclaughlin makes the following appointments; W. C. Maxwell, city clerk; A. R. Platt, treasurer; C. P. Corning, marshal; W. B. Corn- ing. street commissioner; W. D. Webb, city attorney. W. D. Webb, declined to accept and J. D. Hill resigned as police judge and was appointed city at- torney. S. P. Gaskell was appointed to fill the vacancy as police judge.
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