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Adding to the severity of the times, in 1894 came the first Lyon county crop failure since grasshopper days. The
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calamity was caused by drought. Hard times in the midst of plenty summarized the record for 1895. No previous year was more richly blessed by the generosity of Nature, and yet the cry of hard times was more frequently heard than in either of the two preceding years. The harvest was of unusual bounty and under normal conditions would have placed the people of Lyon county in comfortable circumstances, but the prices for grain were hardly sufficient to pay for threshing and hauling to market. The assessed valuation of the county in 1895 had increased to over four million dollars.14 The population that year was 12,425, an increase of 2924 in five years. 15
The lean years of the hard times period following the panie of 1893 con- tinued until 1897. Then abundant crops, aided by better conditions in the country at large, brought a change in the status. During the years 1897 to 1902, inclusive, excellent crops were the rule and hundreds of new settlers came to share in the bounteous times. Land values jumped several hundred per cent. It was a time of unprecedented pros- perity.
The Lyon county jail and sheriff's residence was built in 1899 and 1900. The contract was let June 19, 1899, to Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company, on a bid of $10,575. The building was completed and accepted by the County Board March 6, 1900. The total cost was $11.797.SS.
Another increase in population was
14The assessed valuation for the decade before had been as follows: 1886, $2,074,248; 1887, $2,210,371; 1888, $2,453,092; 1889, $2,532,340; 1890, $2,723,722; 1891, $2,844,436; 1892, $3,687,465; 1893, $3,899,005; 1894, $4,001,781; 1895, $4,028,091.
15By precincts the population in 1895 was as follows: Amiret, 360; Balaton, 222; Clifton, 311; Coon Creek, .415; Cottonwood, 303; Custer, 387; Eidsvold, 504; Fairview, 373; Grandview, 471; Island Lake, 360; Lake Marshall, 328; Lucas, 399; Lynd, 429; Lyons. 176; Marshall, 1744; Minneota, 512; Monroe, 386; Nordland, 440; Rock Lake, 335; Shelburne, 366;
made known by the census of 1900. That year the population was 14,591, or 2166 more than it had been in 1895.16
Lyon county's last railroad, the branch of the Northwestern from Evan to Marshall, was built during 1901 and 1902. For the purpose of building this road. the Minnesota Western Railroad Company was formed in July, 1901. Grading for the new line was commenced in August, and late in the fall the grade was completed. Tracklaying was begun the next spring and was completed to the junction near Marshall on July 11, 1902. Train service was begun August 13.
The year 1903 brought an interrup- tion to the series of big crop productions. This was caused by excessive rainfall and the most destructive hail storm in the county's history, excepting the one of 1892. The hail storm came on the morning of July 1. Its width was two to four miles and it extended south- easterly from the northwest corner of Island Lake township. The principal damage was in the townships of Island Lake, Lynd, Lake Marshall, Sodus, Clifton and Amiret. In the path of the storm the loss was almost complete. The storm proved to be only a tem- porary check to the forward movement.
A county fair association was organ- ized in 1904. Grounds were purchased near Marshall for $6000, buildings were erected, and since that date fairs have regularly been held.
The census of 1905 gave Lyon county a population of 16,171, an increase of
Sodus, 350; Stanley, 271; Tracy, 1687; Vallers, 502; Westerheim, 494.
16The population by preeinets in 1900 was as follows: Amiret, 407; Balaton, 209; Clifton, 365; Coon Creek, 672; Cottonwood, 549; Custer, 467; Eidsvold, 581; Fairview, 406; Ghent, 119; Grandview, 427; Island Lake, 384; Lake Marshall, 377; Lucas, 461; Lynd, 488; Lvons, 469; Marshall, 20SS; Minneota, 777; Monroe, 387; Nordland, 458; Rock Lake, 404; Shelburne, 469; . Sodus, 376; Stanley, 360; Tracy, 1911; Vallers, 479; Westerheim, 501.
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1580 over the enumeration of 1900.17
The last few years of Lyon county's history have, indeed, been prosperous ones. It has developed into one of the richest agricultural counties in the state of Minnesota. Bountiful crops and good prices have been the rule. 18 Land values at the present writing (1912) are the highest they have ever been, several transfers having been made at $100 per acre.
In 1910 the population of Lyon county was 15,722, divided among the several precincts as follows:
Amiret. 444
17 By precincts the population in 1905 was as follows: Amiret, 438; Balaton, 350; Clifton, 426; Coon Creek, 542; Cottonwood, 883; Custer, 414; Eidsvold, 448; Fairview, 467; Garvin, 107; Ghent, 193; Grandview, 459; Island Lake, 399; Lake Marshall, 413; Lucas, 475; Lynd, 562; Lyons, 445; Marshall, 2243; Minneota, 954; Monroe, 402; Nordland, 429; Rock Lake, 413; Russell, 275; Shelburne, 460; Sodus, 379; Stanley, 419; Taunton, 196; Tracy, 2015; Vallers, 481; Westerheim, 484.
Cottonwood.
770
Custer.
617
Eidsvold. 472
Fairview
410
Ghent . . 210
Grandview
468
Island Lake.
374
Lake Marshall.
415
Lucas.
Lynd
56S
Lyons
451
Marshall
2152
Minneota.
S19
Monroe. .
471
Nordland.
460
Rock Lake
402
Russell
262
Shelburne
432
Sodus.
358
Stanley
396
Taunton
205
Tracy
1876
Vallers.
449
Westerheim
495
Clifton. 39.5
Coon Creek
525
Total.
15,722
18A severe wind, rain and hail storm brought loss to crops in a small portion of the county June 20, 1908. The damage was confined to small tracts north of Minneota and east of Marshall. In parts of the county some damage to small grain was brought by hot winds in the suminer of 1911, but the loss was not great.
Balaton.
364
462
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CHAPTER VIII.
POLITICAL-1869-1912.
B EFORE taking up the political history of Lyon county, let us resume briefly the story of events that led to its organization. Lyon county, it will be remembered, had in turn formed parts of the counties of Waubashaw, Blue Earth, Brown and Redwood, and not until the Legislature passed an enabling act in 1869 was Lyon county entitled to a place on the map of Minnesota as a political division of itself, and then it embraced also the territory now known as Lincoln county. When Lyon county was created it was very sparsely settled, and in the thirty- five townships comprising its area was a mere handful of residents; a year later, when the first election was held, the population was less than 300 and the voters numbered only seventy-eight.
Difficulties were encountered in effect- ing the organization of the county after it had been created. In December, 1869, Governor William R. Marshall named A. W. Muzzy, E. R. Horton and Daniel Williams commissioners, Edmund Lamb auditor, and Charles Hildreth sheriff, and vested them with authority to set in motion the machinery of
county government. Circumstances pre- vented an immediate carrying into effect of these plans. Mr. Horton was absent from the county at the time of his appointment and did not return. Mr. Williams departed soon after the appointment and remained for a pro- tracted visit. These absences reduced the Board of County Commissioners to one member and, of course, it was out of the question for the remaining member to act as the County Board.
The residents of the new county were anxious for organization, particularly that they might participate in the election of 1870, and in the summer of that year Horace Austin, who had become governor of Minnesota, ap- pointed Levi S. Kiel to serve as one of the commissioners.
The organization was perfected on the twelfth day of August, 1870, when two members of the board, A. W. Muzzy and Levi S. Kiel, met at the home of Luman Ticknor in Upper Lynd. At that time Messrs. Muzzy and Kieł took the oaths of office, as did also Edmund Lamb as county auditor. Mr. Muzzy was chosen chairman of the board.1 These were
1Chairmen of the Board of County Commissioners have been as follows: A. W. Muzzy, 1870; Timothy S. Eastman, 1871-72; M. L. Wood, 1873; . James Mitchell, Jr., 1874-75-77-79-80-82; Gordon Watson, 1876; H. T. Oakland, 1878; M. C. Humphrey, 1881; E. L. Starr, 1883; V. M. Smith, 1884; John Noble, 1885-86; Hugh Neill, 1887-88-89-90; O. H. Hatlestad,
1891-92-04-10; J. J. Hartigan, 1893; Ole J. Wignes, 1894-00; Ole F. Norwood, 1895; Robert Heilman, 1896; T. P. Baldwin, 1897; John A. Hunter, 1898-01; D. S. Phillips, 1899; C. W. Candee, 1902-03; Levi S. Kiel, 1905; C. K. Melby, 1906; John N. Jones, 1907; J. M. Wardell, 1908-12; T. K. Thompson, 1909; C. E. Etrbeim, 1911; James McGinn, 1912
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the only officers Lyon county had until the officers elected on November S. 1870, qualified on January 3, 1871.
At a meeting of the County Board on October 8, 1870, the county was divided into five election precincts, polling places were designated, and judges of election were appointed for the ap- proaching election, as follows:
Saratoga (embracing the present townships of Monroe, Custer, Sodus and Amiret)-Polling place, house of George Robinson; judges, Joseph Wagner, James Mitchell, Clarence Avery.
Marshall (embracing present townships of Stanley, Fairview, Lake Marshall and Clifton)- Polling place, house of C. H. Upton; judges, C. H. Upton, Joseph Carter, L. Langdon.
Upper Yellow Medicine (embracing present townships of Lucas, Vallers, Westerheim, Eids- vold and Alta Vista)-Polling place and judges not named.
Lynd (embracing present townships of Grand- view, Nordland, Island Lake, Lynd, Lyons, Coon Creek, Shelburne and Rock Lake) -- Polling place, house of Luman Ticknor; judges, A. W. Muzzy, A. R. Cummins, Luman Ticknor. 2
Lake Benton (embracing all of the present county of Lincoln except Alta Vista township)- Polling place, house of William Taylor; judges, William Taylor, Daniel Williams, John Bir- mingham. 3
At the election polls were not opened in all the precincts, but there was voting in at least Marshall and Lynd precincts -in the former at the sod shanty of C. H. Whitney and in the latter at an old claim shanty.4 Seventy-eight votes were polled in Lyon county at the first election, held on November 8, 1870, and the following officers were elected:
2The election judges of Lynd were on October 21, 1870, changed to E. Lamb, T. T. Pierce and M. V. Davidson.
3The first local officers for these precincts were named by the County Board and were as follows: Saratoga, Ziba Furguson and George Robinson (sue- ceeded by James Mitehell, Jr.), justices; Clarence Avery and William Taylor, constables; Marshall, (. H. Whitney, justice; William S. Reynolds, con- stable; Upper Yellow Medicine, Frank Nelson and Mr. Morse, justices; Lynd, Hiram Marcyes, justice; Lake Benton, George Ross and Mr. Bentley, justices.
4A writer in the Marshall Messenger in after years told of the first election in Lyon county: "What a tussel we had when we held our election. We held it in an old claim shanty built by half-breeds years ago, but finding it too small to hold all of us we went out doors, the noisiest crowd that was ever out of prison. We voted as we wished, writing our own tickets."
50. C. Gregg was appointed deputy auditor June 10 1872, and had charge of the office after that date.
6Resigned August 20, 1872, and Walter Wakeman appointed.
George E. Keyes, 5 auditor. A. R. Cummins, treasurer.
James Cummins, sheriff.
W. H. Langdon, register of deeds.
A. W. Muzzy, judge of probate.
W. M. Pierce, 6 county attorney. A. D. Morgan, clerk of court.
James Mitchell, Sr., court commis-' sioner.
Joseph Wagner,7 commissioner first clistrict. 8
Timothy S. Eastman, commissioner second district.
Daniel Williams, 9 commissioner third district. 10
Office holding was not so much in style in pioneer days as in later years and there was not unseemly scramble for the honor of holding office. In fact, a number of those elected did not take kindly to the unsolicited honor and only after much persuasion consented to qualify. Party politics did not enter into the question of selecting local officers and no conventions were held. As there were no regularly selected nominees, there were no ballots, each voter casting a ballot of his own manu- facture for his own candidates.
For several years the emoluments were not great. The salary of the county auditor was $100 per year; the superintendent of schools drew the
7Resigned May 6, 1871, and on that date Horace Randall was appointed. The latter did not qualify and on May 16, 1871, George Robinson received the appointment.
SThe Board of County Commissioners on October 14, 1870, had divided the county into commissioner districts as follows: No. 1, the two eastern tiers of townships; No. 2, the present townships of Wester- heim, Grandview, Lynd, Lyons and Rock Lake; No. 3, all of the present Lincoln county and the western tier of townships of Lyon county as at present constituted. This apportionment was in foree until after the creation of Lincoln county.
9Removed from the county and on September 4, 1871, was succeeded by Ira Seott.
10In the early days of the county's history the office of superintendent of schools was an appointive one. The first superintendent was C. F. Wright, who was appointed October 18, 1870. He was succeeded March 5, 1871, by G. W. Whitney, and that gentleman in August, 1871, by Ransom Wait, who served until March 17, 1874. After that date until the office became an elective one, G. M. Durst held the office by appointment.
AN OLD-TIMER
The Oldest Building in Lynd, Typical of Pioneer Days in Lyon County.
LYON COUNTY LANDMARK
Kiel's Hotel was Erected in Old Lynd When That Place was the County Seat. The Building was Used for Court House Purposes for a Time.
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princely salary of $20 annually; the county attorney received $25 each year for his services for some time after county organization but his salary was raised to $50 in 1873 and to $100 in 1875. So late as 1875 the County Board estimated the expense for salaries for the coming year at only $1200.
During the first dozen years of the political history of Lyon county elections were held every year, although the terms of office were two years, and only a few officials were selected in the odd- numbered years. In 1871 James Mitch- ell, Jr., was elected commissioner from the first district, M. L. Wood from the third, and Timothy S. Eastman continued to represent the second. Charles L. Van Fleet was elected sur- veyor and M. Taylor coroner. 11
The election of 1872 brought an almost entire change in the personnel of county officers. The following were
11The judges of election in 1871 were as follows: Saratoga, Benjamin Thomas, James Mitchell and Richard Hughes; Marshall, Mr. Johnson, W. H. Langdon and C. H. Upton; Lynd, D. M. Taylor, G. E. Cummins and Sylvester Fry; Lake Benton, William Marsh, William Ross and William Taylor; Upper Yellow Medicine, Berent Thompson, Ole Syverson and Anton Maartesen.
12Resigned May 21, 1874, and was succeeded by S. Webster.
13John Snyder resided in that part of the county which is now Lincoln county, and when the new political division was organized in December, 1873, the office of judge of probate beeame vacant. Gover- nor Horace Austin appointed W. M. Pierce to the vacancy in December, 1873.
14The constitution of the state of Minnesota, adopted in 1857, provided that the counties of Nicollet and Brown (in the latter was included the present Lyon county) should form the seventeenth legislative distriet, entitled to one senator and three represen- tatives. This apportionment was in force until 1860. Under it the district was represented as follows:
1857-58-Senate, Thomas Cowan; House, Ephraim Pieree, Albert Tuttle, Frederick Rehfeld.
1859-60-Senate, Thomas Cowan; House, John Armstrong, Frederick Rehfeld, W. Pfaender.
By the legislative apportionment of 1860, the counties of Faribault, Jackson, Cottonwood, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock and that part of Brown county west of range thirty-four (ineluding Lyon county) were made to form the twentieth distriet, entitled to one senator and one representative. The district was so constituted until 1866 and was represented by the following legislators:
1861-Senate, Guy K. Cleveland ; House, A. Strecker. 1862-Senate, Guy K. Cleveland; House, B. O.
Kempfer.
1863-Senate, D. G. Shillock; House, J. B. Wake- field.
1864-Senate, D. G. Shilloek; House, J. A. Latimer. 1865-Senate, D. G. Shillock; House, J. A. Kiester. 1866-Senate, D. G. Shillock; House, J. B. Wake- field.
£ elected: O. C. Gregg, auditor; Jacob Rouse, treasurer; James Cummins, 12 sheriff; Z. O. Titus, register of deeds; John Snyder, 13 judge of probate; Walter Wakeman, county attorney; Charles L. Van Fleet, surveyor; A. D. Morgan, commissioner second district. James Mitchell, Jr., and M. L. Wood continued on the board, representing the first and third districts.
While there was opportunity to vote for only a few officers in 1873, the cam- paigns for and against the removal of the county seat and the creation of Lincoln county made the election an exciting one and 502 ballots were cast in the county as then constituted. Following was the result:
Governor-C. K. Davis (rep), 389; Ara Barton (dem), 100; Samuel Mayall, 5.
Representative14.Z. B. Clark (rep),
In 1866 the future Lyon county, as a part of Redwood county, formed a part of the nineteenth district, the counties comprising the district being Nicollet, Brown, Sibley, Redwood, Renville, Pierce and Davis. The distriet, which was so constituted until 1871, was represented as follows:
1867-Senate, Adam Buck; House, Charles T. Brown, D. G. Shillock. 186S-Senate, Charles T. Brown; House, John Rudolph, Adam Buck. 1869-Senate, Charles T. Brown; House, John Rudolph, J. C. Stoever. 1870-Senate, William Pfaender; House, William L. Couplin, P. H. Swift.
1871-Senate, William Pfaender; House, William L. Couplin, J. S. G. Honner.
The apportionment of 1871 put Redwood, Brown and Lyon counties in the thirty-seventh district, entitled to one senator and two representatives. That was the alignment for ten years. The district's representatives were as follows:
1872-Senate, William Pfaender; House, O. S. Reishus, Henry Weyhe.
1873-Senate, J. S. G. Honner; House, J. W. Blake, C. C. Brandt. 1874-Senate, J. S. G. Honner; House, Z. B. Clark, Charles Ilansing. 1875-Senate, J. W. Blake; House, H. S. Berg, Knud H. Helling.
1876-Senate, J. W. Blake; House, P. F. Jacobson, William Skinner. 1877-Senate, S. A. Hall; House, David Worst, E. P. Bertrand. 1878-Senate, S. A. Hall; House, J. W. Williams, C. C. Brandt. 1879-Senate, K. H. Helling; House, Gorham Powers, J. P. Bertrand.
1881-Senate, S. D. Peterson; House, J. C. Zeiske, G. W. Braley.
Since 1SS1 Lyon, Lincoln and Yellow Medicine counties have comprised one district and have been represented by one senator and two members of the House. Until 1897 the district was No. 16; since that date it has been No. 17. The representatives have been as follows:
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243; Bishop Gordon (peo), 165; O. S. Reishus, S3.
Commissioner Third District 15-N. T. Berry, 11; I. D. Briffit, 13; N. F. Berry, 8.16
Considerable opposition to the local Republican ticket developed in 1874 and a "Peoples" ticket was placed in nomination. The convention which placed it in nomination declared it was non-partisan and it was made up of Democrats and dissatisfied Republicans. The contest following was a spirited one and the new party elected auditor, treasurer and court commissioner. The vote of Lyon county proper was 453 in 1874. The result in figures:
Congressman17-H. B. Strait (rep), 398; E. St. Julian Cox (dem), 49.
Senator-J. W. Blake (rep), 274; J. S. G. Honner (peo), 169; John Sigler, 2.
Representative-H. S. Berg (rep), 445; Falk, 3.
Auditor-S. S. Truax (rep), 205; O. C. Gregg (peo), 248.
Treasurer-Jacob Rouse (rep), 223; J. W. Williams (peo), 229.
Sheriff-S. Webster (rep), 252; H. J. Tripp, 197.
1883-Senate, J. W. Blake; House, C. M. Morse, John Swenson. 1885-Senate, J. W. Blake; House, C. M. Morse, Thomas MeMillan. 1887-Senate, Ole O. Lende; House, J. Nobles, J. Hanson.
1889-Senate, Ole O. Lende; House, A. C. Forbes, A. J. Crane. 1891-Senate, Orrin Mott; House, C. H. White, O. C. Wilson. 1893-Senate, Orrin Mott; House, Ole O. Lende, Levi S Tyler. 1895-Senate, E. S. Reishus; House, Frank W. Nash, George ES. Olds. 1897-Senate, E. S. Reishus; House, George E. Olds, J. H. Manchester. 1899-Senate, Louis 11. Schellbach; House, John G. Sehutz, Charles W. Stites.
1901 Same as 1899.
1903-Senate, John G. Sehutz; House, G. Eriekson, H. W. Ruliffson. 1905-Senate, John G. Schutz; House, G. Erickson, Marcus Lauritsen. 1907-Senate, Virgil B. Seward; House, Harry M. Hanson, C. K. Melby. 1909-Senate, Virgil B. Seward; House, J. N. Johnson, C. K. Melby. 1911- Senate, O. A. Lende; House, Edwin F. Whiting, J. N. Johnson.
15When Lincoln county was withdrawn it became necessary to change the commissioner distriets of
Register of Deeds-S. V. Groesbeck (rep), 193; George M. Durst (peo), 149; William Clemmens (ind), 96.
Judge of Probate-E. B. Jewett (rep), 264; James Mitchell, Sr. (peo), 180.
Attorney-Walter Wakeman (rep), 210; Lyman Turner (peo), 197.
Clerk of Court-Ole H. Dahl (rep), 325; Fred Holritz (peo), 92.
Court Commissioner- C. A. Edwards (rep), 149; J. N. Johnson18 (peo), 175.
Coroner-D. M. Taylor19 (rep), 199; T. W. Castor (peo), 127.
Surveyor-C. L. Van Fleet (rep-peo), 360.
Commissioner First District-James Mitchell, Jr. (rep), 97; John J. Jones, 18.
Commissioner Third District-H. T. Oakland (rep), 96; T. W. Castor (peo), 25.
A small vote was cast in 1875, with the following results:
Governor-John S. Pillsbury (rep), 188; D. L. Buell (dem). 50.
Representative-P. F. Jacobson (rep), 69; John N. Johnson (ind), 149.
Commissioner Second District-W. M. Pierce (rep), 73; G. Watson (peo), 81. Six hundred six votes were cast at the presidential election of 1876, when
Lyon county and this was done early in 1874, the districts being as follows: No. 1, the townships of Monroe, Custer, Rock Lake, Shelburne, Amiret and Sodus; No. 2, the townships of Lyons, Coon Creek, Island Lake, Lynd. Lake Marshall and Clifton; No. 3, the townships of Stanley, Fairview, Grandview, Nordland, Eidsvold, Westerheim, Vallers and Lueas. This apportionment was in force until the county was given five distriets in 1880.
16No one took offiee under this election and on March 17, 1874, T. W. Castor was appointed commis- sioner from the third district, replacing M. L. Wood.
17From 1872 to 1901 Lyon county formed a part of the second congressional district; since that time it has been in the seventh distriet, the other eounties of the district being Big Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Kandi- yohi, Lae qui Parle, Lineoln, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and Yellow Medicine. Con- gressmen who have represented Lyon county sinee 1872 have been as follows: H. B. Strait, March 4, 1873, to March 4, 1883; J. B. Wakefield, March 4, 1883, to Mareh 4, 1887; John Lind, March 4, 1887, to Mareh 4, 1893; James T. MeCleary, Mareh 4, 1893, to 1901; Frank M. Eddy, 1901 to March 4, 1903; A. J. Volstead, March 4, 1903, to March 4, 1913.
ISC. H. Whitney beeame court commissioner Janu- ary 4, 1876.
19Mr. Taylor did not qualify and on July 31, 1876, W. M. Todd received the appointment.
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the county was again found to be strongly Republican. The "Peoples" party was again in the field with a county ticket, but with one exception all Republicans were chosen for county officers. The vote in detail:
President-Rutherford B. Hayes (rep), 520; Samuel J. Tilden (dem). 73; Cooper, 13.
Congressman-H. B. Strait (rep), 521 ; E. T. Wilder (dem), 73; Ignatius Don- nelly, 9.
Senator-S. A. Hall (rep), 512; S. A. George, 76.
Representative-W. G. Braley (rep), 308; David Worst, 236.
Auditor-O. C. Gregg (rep), 465; Fred Holritz (peo), 138.
Treasurer-J. H. Williams (rep), 134: J. W. Williams2º (peo), 460.
Sheriff-John Hunter (rep), 487; John N. Johnson (peo), 109.
Register of Deeds-C. L. Van Fleet (rep), 407: Zenas Rank (peo), 154; B. A. Grubb (ind), 32.
Judge of Probate -- D. F. Weymouth (rep), 485; E. B. Jewett (peo), 107.
Attorney-D. F. Weymouth (rep and peo), 588.
Court Commissioner-E. Lamb21(rep), 472; W. M. Pierce (peo), 100.
Coroner-J. A. Coleman (rep). 497; P. B. Fezler (peo), 96.
Surveyor- C. L. Van Fleet (rep), 446; George Link. 149.
Commissioner Third District-H. T. Oakland (rep), 200; H. W. Burlingame · (peo), 21.
The election of 1877 resulted as fol- lows:
20Mr. Williams was elected to the Legislature in 1877 while serving his term as county treasurer and when he qualified as a member of the Legislature he left the county office in charge of a deputy. The Board of County Commissioners declared the office vacant and on January 22, 1878, appointed R. M. Addison to the vacancy. Mr. Williams refused to surrender the office, the appointee was unable to secure possession, and the former treasurer drew salaries as a member of the Legislature and as county treasurer until the end of the term.
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