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December 19, 1863, at a meeting of the board, a resolution was passed stating that the majority of the taxpayers of the county wished the bounty to be raised to $100 for volunteers. In accordance therewith, B. F. Melvin was instructed to ascer- tain where, and on what terms, the county could secure a loan that would be sufficient to meet the claims of the volunteers. In January, 1864, he reported to the board that Dr. Mccutcheon, of Faribault. would take $3.000 of the bonds at par value, but stated that he was informed by the doctor's attorney that the commissioners had no legal right to issue such bonds.
It being found that the bonds were illegal, and not negotiable. the legislature, then in session, was asked to authorize the issue of $6,000 in bonds, out of which each volunteer who should enlist and be accredited to Steele county should receive $100, as soon as the money could be secured. On February 12, 1864, the legis- lature passed an act authorizing Steele county to issue the $6,000 in county bonds, to draw 12 per cent interest, one-half to be paid at the expiration of two years, and the balance in three years. Alexander Chambers was appointed to negotiate the loan, and it was provided that the volunteers should be paid their bounties in the order in which they enlisted, until all should have been paid, or all of the amount of the money secured had been paid out; the instructions being that veterans who should re-enlist would not receive any portion of the bounty thus provided for the new enlistments.
Of the soldiers who went to the front with the First Minne- sota Volunteer Infantry, Captain McKune was killed in battle at Bull Run, July 21, 1861. Samuel Dwight Morford was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, and was in the hospital sick when the regiment was mustered out. Anton Schimek and An- drew Collyer were both killed at Bull Run. Merritt B. Patten was killed at Bull Run. Alvin Phelps was discharged for dis- ability. Edward Phillips was promoted to a corporal and mus- tered out with his regiment. Oscar Gross met a severe bullet
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wound through the elbow joint in his right arm at Bull Run and was discharged, permanently disabled. Henry Borchart was transferred to the United States Cavalry, October 25, 1862. George W. Crooker was wounded at Bull Run, and discharged for disability. Fredelin Bool remained the full term of enlist- ment and was mustered out in May, 1864. Merritt B. Case was wounded at Bull Run and discharged, to be promoted major of a colored regiment. William Card died at Fair Oaks on June 2, 1862. M. M. Curtis was discharged for disability January 26, 1862. Charles E. Davison was wounded at Bull Run and died November 6, 1862, at New York. James L. Dubois was wounded at Bull Run and discharged July 6, 1863, for disability. Frank Dickinson, corporal, was promoted to company sergeant and mustered out with the regiment. George J. Hopkins was wounded at Gettysburg; further than this, the rolls do not record what did become of him or that he was ever mustered out of service. Anthony Jones was wounded at both Bull Run and Gettysburg, and finally discharged for disability. Francis F. Livingstone held the position of division wagon master during the term of his enlistment, and was mustered out in May, 1864. Martin Patterson was discharged for disability January 7, 1863. George P. Sawyer was killed at Gettysburg. James T. Sawyer was severely wounded at Antietam and not accounted for. John E. Strothman, corporal and musician, was killed at Gettysburg. George Thom was mustered out at expiration of enlistment, May, 1864. Theodore Williams died September 24, 1862. Walter S. Reed was wounded at Bull Run and Gettysburg and transferred to the First Battery. Irvin W. Northrup, sergeant, died July 14, 1862, of disease.
Did time and space permit, the writer would be glad to give the full roster of service performed by the individual volunteer soldiers from Steele county, but it has been deemed sufficient to give here the record of those on the honor roll from the county- that is, those who went out with the first company.
It is well to mention here a rather interesting incident con- nected with the wound received by Oscar Gross and the writer. After passing through the operation for relief of the wound, and his allotted time under the surgeon's care in the army hospital, Mr. Gross was discharged from the service, and through a fail- ure to discover a part of the bullet that had become imbedded in the joint of the elbow, he had carried the same during a period of twenty-six years, with two open discharging outlets, one on either side of the joint, which caused the destruction of the use- fulness of the joint and the withering of the whole arm, making it comparatively useless, besides a constant source of pain and anxiety to him, needing during this whole period to be dressed
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and cared for, till January, 1887. My attention was called to the shattered arm, and upon investigating the diseased joint, located the portion of bullet, and removed it, after which he was relieved from his suffering and became a more useful man. Had the army surgeon attended to his duty, this man would have escaped many years of suffering, and have had the use of his right arm.
The following is a list of the soldiers who answered their country's call and enlisted from Steele county, as taken from the records in the adjutant general's office :
Aurora-Levi Annis, Jacob Berg, J. S. Bixby, George H. Curtis, Henry Lopping, William Green, Felix Myers, Patrick Morin, Dennis Morin, George A. Fling, William J. Snider, R. C. Mc Daniels. Nils P. Thimson, John L. Roberts, William J. John- son, Samuel Howe, Chris. Dickenson, Samuel B. Olmstead, David Pettie, C. B. Pettie, G. C. Pettie, Albert T. Cook, James L. Roberts. Clark Weed, Halleck Siverson, Alonzo Richards, Arthur H. Danchey.
Berlin-Levi Chase, Dudlet Chase, Timothy Chase, William Hanson. Eli F. Pitcher, Isaac Reese, Francis Grow, Eugene W. Roberts, William Wilson.
Dover (now Havana)-Frank Chambers, Manley M. Curtis, James L. Dubois, George W. Emery, Anthony Jones, Anthony W. Jones, Isaac W. Jones, Martin Patterson, J. E. Strotham, Oscar Tiffany, John W. Warfield, John Willis, Joseph R. Web- ster, W. H. Buns, Gilbert W. Elliot, John McCaslin, Richard S. Bailey, Henry Bloomer. Henry F. Minthorn, Allen Hart, John Anderson, Charles Hudson, Charles Jones, S. F. Giles.
Clinton Falls-Osias B. Baker, William Barnhard, James Barnhard, John H. Bortley, R. W. Cressey, Thomas Curtis, George W. Green, Andrew M. Hunt, Sanford E. Hays, William E. Morrison, Thurman E. McNitt, Henry Parsons, B. C. Sanborn, D. W. Williamson, Joseph Richie, Sanford H. McIntire, Samuel Morrison, Martin Warner.
Deerfield-Demster L. Winchell, Patrick Condon, Benjamin Gypson, William Hodgson, Samuel Lilly, Henry N. Morse, William Rosenthal, William Star, Charles H. Williams, Henry G. Carter, William W. Arnold, Cyrus M. Hnston, Newton Parker, Joseph Fleury.
Lemond-Samuel B. Beach, Aaron S. Bragg, Joseph Tatro, John Tatro, Thomas Huston, Nelson Johnson, Newcomb Kin- ney, Stillman Kinney, Daniel Tasker, Samuel Gould, Henry W. Bragg, Edward Davis, James Gibson, Ingbert Sorenson.
Medford-John L. Barney. Clavin G. Bliss, Warren P. Bis- sell. John L. Davis, Thomas E. Davis, Richard M. Drake, Adoni- ram Eastman, Albert B. Francis, Francis W. Fowler, Loren
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Fowler, Samuel M. Freeman, Samuel M. Guile, Augustus Has- kill, Isaac P. Heath, John A. Heath, Charles Jeffery, George Kendig, John H. King, James S. Stodard, Nelson MeClure, Will- iam W. Wilkins, August, A. Lincoln, Ambrose Moore, William McCrory, Albert Mckinney, F. L. Melvin, M. D. L. Miller, Elias G. Pike, Charles Pomeroy, William Pasco, Eugene P. Ring, Jotham Shaw, M. L. Strong, George B. Sawyer, H. N. Thurston, John W. Wentworth, W. W. Wheeler, W. W. Wilkins, Lewis M. Howard, Moses Hoit, James H. DeReenier.
Meriden-Henry Bradley, William Bradley, Charles Fitz- simmons, Lewis Fitzsimmons, L. J. Green, William S. Tuthill, Byron J. Williams, Asa Mosher, Samuel W. Baker, Thomas Cooney, Henry Ritchie, James R. MeNitt, John A. Teed, James WV. Kern, Cornelius F. Ross, Francis H. Carr, William McCabe, James Bradley, Anthony J. Jordon, John D. Tuthill, Charles S. House, Philo Hawes, Jolin L. Anderson, William H. Kidney, V. V. Middaugh, William A. Harris, Lewis Jacob, Adelbert Smith.
Merton-James H. Adams, James J. Barnes, Norman Mosher, Willard E. Marlin, Alvin Burns, Charles B. Baker, Joseph Car- penter, Samuel J. Curtis, Patrick Conden, Thomas Carpenter, A. R. Eastman, Levi Flake, Michael W. Henry, Miles Henry, Frederick J. Irvin, Henry B. Jones, Oliver T. Jones, Frank L. Kendall, John Lane, Michael McAndrews, Wilmot H. Pinnick, Robert Thom, Patrick McAndrews, Sewel P. Norton, George Naylor, James Naylor, Andrew W. Reed, Franklin Thompson, Emmons P. Taylor, Theodore Williams, George H. Willey, Mel- vin H. Welch, Lawrence W. Molley, Warren Barnard, Daniel Dodge, Jr., Smith Casler, John W. Curtis, Henry L. Curtis, Ter- rence O'Toole, Thomas J. Conlin.
Owatonna-R. C. Ambler, E. M. Arnold, Fredolin Bool, John D. Burr, P. D. Barnett, Michael Barney, Hugh Burns, L. F. Babcock, Murdock P. Burr, M. B. Case, George W. Crooker, Andrew H. Colyer, D. L. Coverdale, J. T. Carter, J. W. Craw- ford, O. S. Crandall, Simon Case, Dexter Carlton, F. A. Conwell, Oliver Lindersmith, Ebenezer La Gro, S. D. Morford, C. F. Moessner, George M. Mills, Joel G. Morford, Orlando S. Moore, T. C. S. Minthorne, W. W. Ernest, Jeremiah Elliot, E. D. Fill- more. Harvey Fletcher, J. N. H. Flinn, Norman T. Foster, Wal- ter Gordon, James A. Goodwin, John Grear, James F. Hall, J. B. Hooker, J. A. Hadley, Jacob W. Hess, Asa S. Ilaynes, Will- iam Hartz, Charles F. Hammond, Thomas Kelley, E. M. Ker- rott, Frank Livingstone, Richard A. Pasco, William Presley, W. H. Russell, Andrew J. Rideout, James T. Sawyer, Austin E. Schimek, W. H. Sherman. Smith H. Stowers, Richard Miles, John Morris, E. W. Northrop, Jacob Nichols, John B. Norman,
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G. W. Odell, E. P. Phillips, Alvin Phelps, M. B. Patten, Adison Phelps, Fred. Parsons, Horace Il. Phillips, Zeus S. Yearley, Thomas Thompson, Henry D. Brigham, Samuel S. Epla, C. E. Howard, Samuel Bettig, Jr., George W. Crooker, John D. Coon, Hiram Harsh. Ebon Hullett, Hiram Robinson, George W. The- nig, Allen S. Vail, Joseph Young, John F. Lipsey, John M. Rock. Methia Sweatt, Jacob W. Walrod, John C. Wiekham, John Young, Edwin P. Buck, Thedoriorus J. Andrews, William B. Scott, George Thom. Daniel G. Towle, H. R. Thompson, James Syhomas, Julius A. Town, Willard Wheaton, Alanson B. Wood, Nathaniel Winchell, William Webster, William B. Winchell, Marcus Ware, William Bradley, O. Lindersmith, Jacob Peebles, Benjamin Siars, Daniel L. Tasker, Oscar Tiffany, Ezra A. Tyler, Erin H. Ameigh, George W. Brooks, William H. Clark, Charles Giles, Charles A. Jones, John Jepson, William B. Lyons, D. P. Marshall, George N. Hopkins, Russell Chase, Solomon Mid- daugh, James M. Sherpy, George Chambers, Nathaniel Ramsey, John Wilcox, Joseph Euny, Franklin K. Hicock, Michael McPelt, Daniel R. Morrison, Wesley W. Pitch, John Wildrich, Melvin B. Slocum. Isaac Reece, Joseph E. E. Peggs, Charles W. Gard- ner, Steven Lafayett.
Summit-Jeremiah Fredenburg, John Farrell, James Smith, George Winchell, Benjamin S. Wheeler, Harvey Benedict, Jr., Hanson B. Davis, Alvin Fredenburg, Archibard Colanhour, Fre- born L. Austin, Roswell F. Heath, David V. Smith, William T. Scram, Isaac S. Barrett, Mortimer R. Ellis, Daniel A. Loomis, Adolphus C. Work, John Warner.
Somerset-Henry Borchert, Ferdinand Borchert, William N. Card, Charles C. Curtis, Oscar Gross, Arza B. Thompson, Will- iam N. Breidenstein, Thomas G. James, John Lunn, Joseph Buckner, Albert Bailey. Charles Ellison, Gilbert Gross, Thomas E. Kinyon, William W. Hanson, George Mitchell, David L. Mainard, Frank Sekora, James S. King, James B. Smith, Philo Sawyer, Charles A. Steele, Ole Onficleson, Byrum Powers, Henry A. Pitcher, Stephen Carvey, Hermon Johnson, Charles R. Knowlton, Lafayette Howe, Silas Anderson, Theodore Wal- cott.
GRAND ARMY ORGANIZATIONS.
On the evening of November 30, 1867, several honorably dis- charged soldiers of the Civil War of the United States, having received a dispensation from the department headquarters of the Minnesota Grand Army of the Republic to establish a post of that order, it was organized by Comrades O. M. Knight, (Col.) H. J. Lewis, E. H. Allen, E. P. Phillips, A. S. Chase, T. H. Kelley, Dr. Solomon Blood, T. W. Hanks, M. P. Maine,
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J. H. Daniels (Major) M. A. Dailey, A. F. Lewis, Eli I. William- son and C. Chamberlain. The following officers were elected : Col. H. J. Lewis, post commander ; E. W. Allen, S. V. P. C .; E. P. Phillips, J. V. P. C .; A. S. Chase, P. Adjt .; P. H. Kelley, Q. M .; Dr. S. Blood, P. Surg. The organization was named Post No. 5, Department of Minnesota, Grand Army of the Re- public, and held its meetings first in the Good Templars' Hall, then for a while, by invitation, in the Winona and St. Peter railroad depot, and finally, during the last months of its exist- ence, in the old Dresser Hall. From the date of its organization up to September 24, 1869, sixty additional comrades had been added to its ranks, making a total membership of seventy-three.
In August, 1869, orders were received from headquarters to reorganize the post under the new system that had been inaug- urated at the grand encampment of the G. A. R., at Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 24, 1869. In compliance with this, the then com- mander of the local post, R. C. Olin, and his quartermaster, M. E. Billings, having been mustered at headquarters, mustered the officers of the old organization into the new one, and at sub- sequent meetings mustered Comrades R. E. Bailey, (Dr.) S. Blood, T. H. Ferrel, Andrew Fisher, F. S. Furman, H. J. Lewis, E. S. Paddock, A. B. Webber, W. S. Wilson, Ethan W. Allen, Julius F. Young, John T. Carter, John Middagh and E. H. Kennedy. Notice was served upon the comrades that they would be allowed only till the last meeting in September to be remus- tered and to retain membership in the order. The post drafted a new set of by-laws, named the organization McPherson Post, No. 5, G. A. R., rented a hall from the Y. M. C. A., over the Harsha drug store, now the Deviny Building, and held its last meeting on September 24, 1869, as per adjutant's last reports on file. No doubt the reason for this abrupt ending of the reorgan- ized post was that the members of the original organization could not at the time be induced to be remustered.
James A. Goodwin Post, No. 81, G. A. R. The first meeting which was held for the purpose of organizing the post was at the Knights of Honor Hall over the old D. O. Searl hardware store on Cedar street, with L. L. Wheelock in the chair. Mr. Wheelock announced the presence of the vice department com- mander. R. A. Becker, with Comrades Zigbaum, Leibold and Waffle, of St. Paul, to assist him in the organization, and pro- ceeded to muster in the following as charter members: E. A. Tyler, W. A. Dynes, C. W. Hadley, John Helwig, Oscar Gross, J. W. Burch, Frank L. Melvin, L. L. Inman, John Ryan, L. L. Wheelock, J. C. Barncard, S. N. Lund, Dr. W. H. Twiford, W. WV. Day, George E. Sloan, Dr. E. E. Bigelow, David Curtis, Dr. J. L. Harrington, Oscar Murphy, R. II. Reynolds, Aaron Heming-
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way, E. P. Norton, F. M. Bauter, Eli I. Williamson, C. M. Will- iamson, William Gamble, C. W. Wilkinson, J. D. Backus, J. E. Teed, D. W. Williamson, D. O. Searl, H. J. Robinson, Jerry Fre- denburg, Horace Smith, J. D. Holden and Orlando Lindersmith. An election of officers resulted in choosing L. L. Wheelock, P. C .; E. A. Tyler, S. V. P. C .; D. O. Searl, J. V. P. C .; H. J. Helwig. adjutant ; W. A. Dynes, Q. M .; J. L. Harrington, P. S .; Rev. J. Newton Brown, chaplain; J. Z. Barncard, O. D .; E. P. Norton, O. B .; C. B. Wilkinson, S. M .; J. D. Holden, Q. M. S.
Among the many names presented to be considered from which to select a name for the post was that of James A. Good- win, in memoriam of the late James A. Goodwin, a pioneer busi- ness man of Owatonna, who was enlisted as a sergeant of Com- pany E, Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, in the fall of 1861, and was immediately taken with his regiment into active service, was promoted to the second lieutenancy of the company, and at the battle of Juka, Miss., on September 19, 1862, lost one of his legs, and died in the hospital at St. Louis, Mo. This name was selected, and James A. Goodwin Post, No. 81, gained very rapidly in numbers. In August the hall became too small for quarters, so that the hall over the postoffice building was secured and fitted up by dividing it into two parts, making accommoda- tions also for the James A. Goodwin Relief Corps, No. 31. This hall was occupied by the two organizations in August, 1887, the post at that time numbering 136 members. After occupying these quarters for ten years, the post and relief corps moved to the more roomy and commodious quarters in the Knights of Pythias Hall, where they still hold their meetings. Although at one time numbering 235 members, the membership has dwindled by transfers, removals, deaths and other means till at the present time there are only ninety members remaining, sixty-one com- rades having died since the organization of the post.
The purposes for which the Grand Army of the Republic was organized are to inculcate and preserve fraternal feelings and interests in one another's welfare; to strengthen that bond which so strongly bound soldiers together in field and camp duties ; to perpetuate the history and memory of those who have passed beyond ; to render needed assistance to unfortunate com- rades during their declining years, and to help and protect and assist in alleviating the hardships of the widows and children of those who fell while in the service. Another great aim of the G. A. R. is to teach patriotic thought and principles to the young and rising generations by encouraging a lasting love for the flag of our country as the great integral part of government influ- ence; to always love, reverence and be ready to defend it. Among the results to-day, a flagstaff, provided with Old Glory,
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is attached to every school house in our country, and pupils are taught to reverence it. Politically, the G. A. R. is non-partisan, no politics being allowed at the meetings.
The present officers of the local post are: T. H. Kelley, P. C .; Dr. E. E. Bigelow, S. V. P. C .; A. A. Farrensworth, J. V. P. C .; Dr. J. Palmer Johnson, adjutant ; Wilford Vinton, Q. S .; Julius F. Young, surgeon ; Joseph Cobb, chaplain; R. P. Pike, O. D .; Aaron S. Bragg, O. G .; Andrew Read, sergeant major; A. M. Kinyon, quartermaster sergeant. The post holds its meetings at the Knights of Pythias Hall, on the first and third Fridays of each month, at 8 o'clock in the evening.
James A. Goodwin Woman's Relief Corps, No. 31, was organ- ized May 11, 1887. The first officers were: Mrs. Maria Kinyon, president ; Mrs. Hattie Barncard, senior vice-president; Mrs. Sarah Sterns, junior vice-president; Mrs. James Dennis, chap- lain; Miss Helen McGowan, secretary; Mrs. Rosalia Young, treasurer ; Mrs. Dora Helwig, conductor; Mrs. Mary Gross, assistant conductor, and Mrs. Nellie Berg, guard. Besides the officers chosen, the following charter members were mustered by the department deputy president : the Mesdames Mary Stark- weather, Sophia Sheldon, Mary Burlingame, Elsie Kelley, Lizzie Cruckshank, Phæbe Burch, Anna Austin, Frank G. Odell, Sarah Norton, Emma Hough, Ella Williamson, Sabra Jones, Maria Kinyon, Annetta Farmer, Addie Wheelock, Katherine Harring- ton, Cora E. Bauter and Ellen E. Buffum. The Woman's Relief Corps has always since its inception held its meetings in a room adjoining the G. A. R. hall and is an indispensable help in carry- ing out the plans for the annual Memorial Day observance. The ladies also figure prominently in the social functions, which are solely conducted by them, making their good cheer constantly felt and appreciated by the veteran soldiers of the post. The Woman's Relief Corps membership is not confined exclusively to the Grand Army of the Republic women, but is open to all those desiring to aid in the work of the corps. The present offi- cers are: President, Mrs. Mary Gross; senior vice-president, Mrs. Bell Thompson; junior vice-president, Mrs. Lizzie Cop- dell; secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Lamp; treasurer, Mrs. Ettie Nel- son ; chaplain, Mrs. Maria Kinyon; conductor, Mrs. Addie Van- wagoner; guard, Mrs. Sarah Wammett: assistant conductor, Minnie Purfurst ; assistant guard, Mrs. Rosa Schmuck; color bearers, first, Miss Ellen Young; second, Mrs. Margaret Boll ; third, Ellen Campbell; press correspondent, Mrs. Charlotte Kinny; patriotic instructor, Mrs. Nellie Berg; musician, Mrs. Rosalia Young. The corps has a large membership, and holds its meetings at Knights of Pythias Hall, on the first and third Friday evenings of each month.
CHAPTER XV
COUNTY BUILDINGS
Property Owned by the County-Lot Purchased for Court House - Cost and Description - Steele County Jail - Old Building Erected in the Seventies-Modern Structure Com- pleted in 1903-County Alms House-Buildings and Farm.
Steele county has three county institutions-the court house and the jail at Owatonna and the county farm. The court house and the jail are substantially and economically built, and are pleasing to the eye at the same time that they serve their pur- pose of utility. The alms house, where the deserving poor are cared for, is also conducted along modern lines, and in a credita- ble manner.
STEELE COUNTY COURT HOUSE
The Steele county court house affords a splendid illustration of the enterprising and progressive spirit of the citizens of this county. No other county in the state can boast of a similar building that more nearly fills the needs of the community.
From and even before the time of the purchase of the site from Marvin A. Daley, September 30, 1881, it was felt by all the leading citizens that the county should have a building for its official business worthy of its sound financial standing. Noth- ing was done, however, until July 15, 1890, when the county com- missioners made a levy of $13,500 for the express purpose of building a court house. On December 2, 1890, plans were sub- mitted by various architects, those of T. D. Allen, of Minneapo- lis, being accepted. Bids were received for the erection of the court house, in accordance with the specifications, from fifteen different firms, that of Leck & McLeod, of Minneapolis, for $39,391, receiving the acceptance of the board, February 13, 1891. Work was commenced the following spring. The con- tract for the installing of a heating system, all the structure to be heated by a hot-water radiating system, with the exception of the court room, which was to be heated by a hot-air furnace. was let to Middlemist & Earle, the consideration being $3,350. Clefton Brothers, of Owatonna, were awarded the plumbing con- tract-$985-the same day, March 24, 1891.
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The last session of the legislature had authorized the com- missioners of Steele county to issue $30,000 in bonds for the purpose of erecting a court house, and 5 per cent bonds to that amount were duly issued and sold at par to the Farmers and Mechanics' Savings Bank of Minneapolis, October 31, 1891. This $30,000 was the total amount of the indebtedness incurred.
March 14, 1892, the court house was officially accepted by the commissioners, the building being found satisfactory in every way and in accordance with the contracts after a thorough examination.
The general style of the structure is Romanesque, being built of brick. faced with Austin faced brick and trimmed with Lake Superior brown stone. The rich brown color of the stone arches, caps, sills, cornices and trimmings contrast pleasingly with the deep red of the pressed brick, the latter being laid in red mortar. The entrances at cach end of the building are in the form of Romanesque arches, flanked and supported by polished granite columns. Over the main door, at the north end, there is a niche supporting a group of three figures representing Mercy, Law and Justice. The main tower, located at the northwest corner of the building, is a beautiful piece of architecture, embel- lished with circular minarets and gables. It is provided with one of the finest tower clocks in the state, being furnished by the Howard Clock Company, of Chicago, at a cost of $1,090. At the northeast corner is a circular tower, which rises just above the main roof, and is surmounted by a flagstaff. There is also another tower, square in form, situated at the southwest corner, in which are entrances. This tower rises one story above the main building. The roofs are covered with slate and all cornices are of metal. The large semi-circular windows on the east and west ends of the court room are of leaded glass in colors, with the state coat of arms worked in.
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