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1881 .- 1, Martin O'Laughlin (chairman) ; 2, Stephen Schu- macher: 3, W. W. Crooks; 4, JJoseph Bland; 5. A. P. Peterson. This board rearranged the commissioners' districts as follows:
1. Chatham, Clearwater, Corinna, Maple Lake, French Lake, Silver Creek and Southside.
2. Frankford, Buffalo, Monticello and Otsego.
3. Franklin, Rockford and Woodland.
4. Albion, Marysville and Middleville.
5. Cokato, Stockholm and Victor.
1882 .- 1, Martin O'Laughlin; 2, Stephen Schumacher; 3, W. W. Crooks (chairman) : 4, Joseph Bland ; 5, A. P. Peterson. Under this administration E. B. MeCord, county surveyor, established stone markers at the northwest corners of the various townships except those of township 120, range 24, which lies in Pelican lake.
1883 .- 1, Martin O'Laughlin; 2, A. W. Hoar; 3, William Zie- barth : 4, Joseph Bland ; 5, A. P. Peterson (chairman).
1884 .- Same as previous year, with the exception that the fourth district was represented by Henry Lammers.
1885 .- 1, D. H. Weir; 2, A. W. Iloar; 3, William Ziebarth ; 4, Henry Lammers; 5, A. P. Peterson. A. W. Iloar was selected as chairman.
1886 .- The board was the same as in the previous year. A. P. Peterson was chosen as chairman.
1887 .- 1, D. II. Weir; 2, Thomas Mcleod; 3, William Zie- barth ; 4, D. W. Flannigan: 5, Ole Mattson. D. II. Weir was chosen as chairman. March 1, 1887, W. W. Webster succeeded
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D. H. Weir as member from the first distriet. Thomas MeLeod was selected as chairman.
1889 .- 1, A. D. Kingsley ; 2, Thomas MeLeod ; 3, D. R. Thomp- son; 4, D. W. Flannigan; 5, Ole Mattson. Ole Mattson was chosen as chairman.
1891 .- 1, A. D. Kingsley ; 2, L. W. Haefer ; 3, D. R. Thompson; 4, D. W. Flannigan ; 5, Ole Mattson (chairman).
1893 .- 1, George S. Ruscoe; 2, Louis W. Haefer; 3, Charles Bugbee; 4, D. W. Flannigan ; 5, Ole Mattson (chairman).
1895 .- 1, Thomas Hudek ; 2, August Hafften ; 3, Charles Bug- bee ; 4, John Buekman ; 5, G. A. Kemper.
1897 .- 1, Thomas Hudek ; 2, Angust Hafften; 3, J. F. Lanzer; 4, John Buekman; 5, A. G. Jolmson.
1899 .- 1, Thomas IIndek; 2, Joseph Reems; 3, J. F. Lauzer; 4, D. W. Flannigan ; 5, A. G. Johnson.
1901 .- 1, J. A. Ferguson ; 2, Joseph Reems ; 3, Charles Bugbee ; 4, D. W. Flannigan ; 5, A. G. Johnson.
1903 .- 1, J. A. Ferguson ; 2, William H. Marvin; 3, Charles Bugbee ; 4, John Kelley ; 5, A. G. Johnson.
1905 .- 1, C. F. Zimmerman; 2, W. H. Marvin; 3, Ezra W. Ferrell; 4, John Kelley ; 5, P. H. Johnson.
1907 .- 1, C. F. Zimmerman; 2, Frank Zaehman; 3, Ezra W. Ferrell; 4, John Kelly ; 5, P. H. Johnson,
1909 .- 1, J. F. Baker ; 2, Frank Zachman ; 3, Ezra W. Ferrell ; 4, John Kelley ; 5, Bernard Nelson.
1911 .- 1, J. F. Baker; 2, C. O. Taylor; 3, Ezra W. Ferrell ; 4, John Kelley ; 5, Bernard Nelson.
1913 .- 1, J. F. Baker; 2, C. O. Taylor; 3, Ezra W. Ferrell ; 4, John Kelley ; 5. Bernard Nelson.
1915 .- 1, J. F. Baker; 2, W. J. Elliott ; 3, Ezra W. Ferrell ; 4, John Kelley ; 5, Bernard Nelson.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
In the early days, the records were not as perfectly kept as now, and the early election returns have not been preserved. After long research, however, a list of officials of the county has been prepared, and with a few omissions of a few holders of minor offices for the first few years of the county's existence, the list is believed to be correct.
Auditor. Until January 1, 1859, the offices of auditor, regis- trar of deeds and clerk of the board of county commissioners were combined. John O. Haven took office April 9, 1855, followed January 1, 1857, by C. B. Jordan. Ed. P. Abbott took office as the first auditor under the new law, January 1, 1859. John O. Haven seems, however, to have performed the duties of the office after the first month, and on May 7, 1859, Mr. Haven became the
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regular auditor. Then came James Chambers, January 1, 1860; J. W. Mulvey, March 4, 1861 ; Il. Kreis, March 2, 1863, and J. R. Ames, March 14, 1871. G. A. Ruckholdt, as deputy, had charge of the office under Mr. Ames, and on November 7, 1873, was duly appointed to the office of auditor. William Tubbs took office March 1, 1875. During his illness, in 1875, his deputy, W. H. Cady, had charge of the office. Since Mr. Tubbs the anditors have been: J. N. Stacy, March 7, 1881 ; George E. Stacy, January 1, 1887 : Arthur C. Heath, January 1, 1891 ; Frank B. Lamson, Janu- ary 1. 1893: HI. S. Swanberg, January 1, 1897; Aaron Reinmuth (appointed), October 2, 1900; Henry C. Brasie (appointed), March 1, 1904 : John A. Berg, January 1, 1909.
Swanberg was deputy under Lamson and succeeded to the office. Reinmuth was deputy to Swanberg and succeeded him. first by appointment and later by election. Brasie was deputy to Reinmuth and during Reinmuth's illness was acting auditor for a while. Brasie was succeeded as deputy auditor by P. H. Fogarty, who was aeting auditor during the latter part of Rein- muth's illness. Reinmuth died February 27, 1904, and Brasie and Fogarty were candidates for his position. Brasie won by a 3 to 2 vote, and was afterwards elected by the people. Berg was deputy to Brasie. Lamson served for some years as deputy under Berg, thus completing the circle.
Treasurer. James C. Beckman became treasurer April 9, 1855, but resigned soon afterwards, and was followed by Row Brasie, July 21, 1855. Sinee then the treasurers have been: Nathan Fletcher, March 1, 1856: G. D. George, March 1, 1862; Alex- ander Ambler, March 1, 1864 (J. J. Smith filled out the term from March 10, 1865) ; Frank M. Parcher, March 1, 1866 ; Cyrus Redlon, March 1, 1870; John Young, March 1, 1874; Nathan Warner, March 1, 1880; Gustaf Bodin, January 1, 1884; Frank MeKnight, January 1, 1891; Ole Mattson, January 1, 1895; Ai. Ilanaford. January 1, 1897 : Thomas Hudek, January 1, 1901 ; August John- son, January 1, 1905; Orson C. Chamberlin, Jannary 1, 1909.
Registrar of Deeds. Until January 1, 1859, the offices of andi- tor, registrar of deeds and clerk of the board of county commis- sioners were combined. John O. Haven took office April 9, 1855, followed January 1. 1857, by C. B. Jordan. After the offices were separated. Jordan continued as registrar of deeds. A. P. Mooers was appointed September 3, 1861, and W. C. Williams was chosen at a special election held October 8, 1861. William II. Houlton took office January 1, 1866. George W. Carpenter was appointed January 2, 1867. Since then the registrars have been: January 1, 1868: Joseph E. Warren ; Ign. Gutzwiller, Jr., January 1, 1870; Frank W. Gorman, January 1, 1876: Fred Brandes, January 1, 1880: James H. Hoover, January 1, 1887 ; Isaac S. Podas, January 1. 1891; E. M. Nagel, January 1, 1895; August Hafften, January
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1, 1899 ; O. M. Palmquist, January 1, 1903; Albert Hafften, Jann- ary 1, 1907 ; Oscar J. Peterson, January 1, 1909.
Sheriff. Herbert W. MeCrory was the first sheriff of Wright connty. He resigned and Joseph C. Walker was appointed Jnly 2, 1855. Since then the sheriffs have been: George M. Bertram, January 1, 1856; W. Smith Brookins, January 1, 1860; Harvey S. Brookins, January 1, 1862; L. C. Piekins (appointed), Septem- ber 2, 1862; D. S. Calkins (appointed), February 12, 1863; Charles Judson, Jannary 1, 1864; H. W. Brookins (appointed), March 16, 1865; H. W. Fuller, January 1, 1866 ; Isaac S. Crooks, Jannary 1, 1868; W. II. Lord (appointed), February 16. 1869; John C. Nugent, Jannary 1, 1870; Mark M. Woolley, January 1, 1889; John C. Nugent, January 1, 1891; George C. Carpenter, January 1, 1893; John C. Nugent, January 1, 1897; William G. Young, January 1, 1903; Angus II. Grant, Jan. 1, 1905.
County Attorney. In the early days, the office of county at- torney was somewhat vague and uncertain. William Creighton took office April 9, 1855. He was followed Jannary 1. 1857, by J. C. Parker. Charles King was appointed July 6, 1857. Janu- ary 13, 1859, the minutes of the county commissioners contain the information that "Edward Hartley is discharged from further service." January 4, 1860, the board decided that there was no such office as county attorney. But on February 28, 1860, the members relented, recognized B. I. Hinman and voted him an annual salary of $150. Edward Wait, of Monticello, was ap- pointed March 5, 1861. Since then the attorneys have been : Edward Hartley, January 1, 1862; H. L. Gordon, January 1, 1864; Thomas R. Briggs, January 1, 1866; W. E. Hale, January 1, 1870; J. F. Dilley, Jannary 1, 1872; J. II. Wendell, January 1, 1876; A. Y. Eaton, January 1, 1882; W. E. Culkin, January 1, 1887 ; W. H. Cutting, January 1, 1891; W. E. Culkin, January 1, 1893; J. T. Alley, January 1, 1895; James C. Tarbox, Jannary 1, 1897. Mr. Tarbox resigned in the spring of 1897 on being appointed district judge, and C. A. Pidgeon was appointed. Egbert S. Oakley took office January 1, 1901, and served until he resigned, in June, 1903, on being appointed receiver of the land office at Cass Lake. William H. Cutting was appointed his successor. J. J. Woolley took office January 1, 1907, and Stephen A. Jolmson, January 1, 1913.
Judge of Probate. In the early days, the judges of probate had but little work to do, the people for the most part were young, and there were few estates to settle. Isreal Record took office April 9, 1855, followed by: Perez T. Record, Jannary 1, 1856; James C. Beekman (appointed), January 7, 1856; S. J. Mason, January 1, 1857; and Franklin Wood (appointed), Oeto- ber 6, 1857. In December, 1857, Charles King was acting as judge of probate. In the early and middle parts of 1858, J. G. Smith
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aeted. In the latter part of 1858, Edward Hartley acted. Follow- ing him came: J. N. Barber (appointed), January 4, 1859; T. G. Mealey (appointed), January 8, 1863; David Brooks, January 1, 1866; George W. Carpenter, January 1, 1868: Thomas A. Perrine, January 1, 1870; II. Charles Morneau, January 1, 1874; Daniel Fish, January 1, 1876; John F. Dilley, Jammary 1, 1878; Daniel Fish (appointed by Gov. John S. Pillsbury to fill vacancy caused by death of Dilley), July 15, 1879; David Cochran, January 1, 1880: John T. Alley. January 1, 1887 ; John JJ. Woolley, January 1, 1895: William H. Cochrane, January 1, 1901. Mr. Cochrane died in March, 1902, and J. J. Woolley was appointed. Henry Spindler was elected January 1, 1907.
Coroner. Row Brasie took office April 9, 1855. It has been im- possible to secure a complete list of those who served from that date until January 1, 1872, as the position seems to have been a haphazard one. J. M. Roilers seems to have been serving on August 1, 1867, and J. M. Keeler on July 15, 1871. Since the be- ginning of 1872 the coroners have been: R. O. Cady, January 1, 1872; Elam S. Gibbs, January 1, 1878; S. E. Dean, January 1, 1880: E. Y. Chilton, January 1, 1884; John S. Shrader, JJanuary 1, 1887 ; Herbert Alfred Pinault, January 1, 1889; John S. Shrader (appointed). September 24, 1889; Henry E. Cassell, January 1, 1891 ; Sidney R. Wakefield, January 1, 1893; E. A. Shannon, Jan- uary 1, 1897 ; C. B. Powell, January 1, 1899; A. G. Moffatt, Janu- ary 1, 1903.
Clerk of Court. E. W. Merrill became elerk of eourt January 1, 1856. When the state was admitted Thomas Chambers was in office, though James Chambers acted as his deputy much of the time. 11. B. Ilill took office January 1, 1862, but during the re- mainder of that year Samuel E. Adams and James Chambers appear to have been in charge of the office as deputies. Mr. Hill himself assumed the duties of the office in 1863. Since then the court elerks have been : James Chambers, January 1. 1865; A. F. Barker, January 1, 1866; W. W. Brasie, January 1, 1870; George A. Iloffman, January 1, 1872; W. W. Brasie, January 1, 1880; Oliver J. Steward, January 1, 1884; John O'Leary, January 1, 1892; Charles 11. Vorse, January 1, 1896 ; James J. Erickson, Jan- mary 1, 1901 : Edward C. Tuttle, January 1, 1909.
In 1884 and previously, there were annual elections. The county auditor was always elected in the even years, the other officers in the odd years. The clerk of the district court holds office four years under the constitution. Thus, all the officers that were elected in 1883, except the clerk of court, had three years to serve, the next elcetion being in 1886. The auditor did not get an extra year as the others did because there was to be an eleetion for auditor and court commissioner under the old law in 1884. The elerk of the eourt began his term in January.
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1884, and there being no election in 1887 (for the term beginning in January, 1888), the election for elerk of court was held in the fall of 1886, fourteen months before the person elected could take office. Thus the successive terms began in January, 1884, 1888, 1892 and 1896. The legislature determined that there should be an election for the office of elerk of court in the fall of 1896, and every four years thereafter, the first successful candidate taking office in January, 1897. This left a year between the expiration of Mr. O'Leary's term, and the time when a new clerk could take office by election. The judges appointed Charles H. Vorse to fill the vacaney thus ereated. The feeling was running high, O'Leary being a Demoerat and Vorse a Republican. The matter was taken to the courts and the Supreme Court (64 Minnesota, p. 207) held that Vorse was properly appointed, and gave him the office. In the fall of 1906 he was elected by vote for four years, thus hold- ing the position five years in all.
Court Commissioner. Edward Hartley appears to have been court commissioner in 1862. Since 1870 the commissioners have been : Samuel Adams, January 1, 1870; Joseph H. Wendell, Jan- mary 1, 1874; John F. Dilley (appointed), March 10, 1876; Will- iam Van Eman, January 1, 1877; Samuel Porter, November 28, 1877; David Cochran, Jan. 1, 1878; S. A. Putnam, June 25, 1881 ; C. H. Vorse, January 1, 1909. The court commissioner and the county auditor were elected in 1884, all the other in 1883.
Superintendent of Schools. The list of county superinten- dents will be found in the chapter on County Schools, which ap- pears in this work.
Surveyor. The first county surveyor was John O. Ilaven, who took office April 9, 1855. In the early days various people not professional surveyors were appointed as viewers and surveyors of proposed county roads, and thus many county surveyors ap- pear on the early records. Mr. Haven was, however, the real county surveyor. May 4, 1857, A. W. Wood took offiee. E. T. Abbott became eounty surveyor April 6, 1858. E. B. McCord was appointed June 9, 1863. B. F. Miller took office Mareh 13, 1866. Since then nearly all the surveyors have taken office in January. They are: 1870, James Jenks ; 1872, Josephus Alley ; 1878, James Jenks ; 1880, W. W. Strong; 1882, E. B. McCord; 1884, Willis W. Strong ; (March 17) 1885, E. B. MeCord ; 1889, Perry B. Fleteher ; 1891, E. B. MeCord; 1893, Halvor T. Moland ; 1897, Guy A. Eaton ; 1899, Axel A. Bloom; 1905, E. J. Beedy : 1907, Edward Merz; 1909, Ilalvor T. Moland. Mr. Moland became postmaster at Buf- falo, and was followed as surveyor by D. C. Washburn, whose present term expires in 1919.
Note. Arthur C. Heath, expert abstraetor and former county auditor, who is probably more familiar with the records of Wright county than any other man now living, has revised and amplified
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the above list of officers, assisted by J. T. Alley, and the list is, therefore, probably as correct a one as could be made. This is the first time that such a list of Wright county officers has ever been compiled, and its value is at once apparent.
COUNTY PROPERTY.
Jail. As early as October 15, 1858, the commissioners took up the matter of building a court house and jail. The supervisors inherited the problem. July 15, 1859, the matter was definitely decided and the building of a jail placed in the hands of a com- mittee. The cost of the jail was to be $1,500 and county bonds were to be issued bearing interest at 12 per cent. During the dis- cussion it was suggested that as Wright county was on the frou- tier, surrounded by more sparsely settled counties, considerable money might be made by keeping prisoners for other counties. On September 15, 1859, the board voted to issue the bonds, plac- ing them in the hands of the county auditor, except three hundred dollars advance payment to the contractor. The building was of hewed tamaraek logs, elap-boarded outside and lathed and plas- tered inside. It was furnished with six cells, situated on either side of a hall running through the center. The size of the jail was about 20 by 24, and was built on land a few rods northwest of the Academy building, deeded for that purpose by Smith & Brown so long as used for county purposes. When the building was completed it had cost the county $2,500, instead of the sum before named, and when, in later years, the county seat was re- moved to Buffalo, the land reverted to the original owners, and with it the old jail, in which few prisoners had ever been confined.
The county has now no jail. There are cells in the basement of the court house for temporary detention, but prisoners who are subject to imprisonment in a county jail are taken to Hennepin county and incarcerated there. This has proven a satisfactory arrangement, the cost being less than the expense of maintaining a jail.
Court House. In territorial days the county seat of Wright county was located at Monticello. When the state was admitted in 1858, there were several candidates for county seat honors, but Monticello was still the metropolis of the county, and the people of that village won an easy victory.
As time passed and the county paid its outstanding debts, the propriety of building a court house was discussed. The county offices were kept in several places. The auditor and treasurer occupied a room together. The other officials had no offices, and the records were scattered throughout private homes. Before a court house was built, a permanent location of the seat of govern- ment must be fixed upon.
September 3, 1861, Jackson Taylor, of Buffalo, presented a
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petition asking that the county seat be transferred to Buffalo. The vote came up in the fall, the ballots being marked "For Removal of County Seat to Buffalo," and "Against Removal of County Seat to Buffalo." The proposition was defeated.
With the now more general distribution of settlers throughout the county, the question of removing the county seat from Mon- ticello to some more central point was more vigorously agitated, and in the legislature of 1867 a bill was passed submitting the matter to a vote of the people at the fall election of that year. As a result of this measure, the location was fixed at Buffalo. The last meeting of the county commissioner at Monticello was held March 12, 1868, and the first at Buffalo, March 23, 1868. Jannary 10, 1868, the legislature was asked to rescind an action which it had taken authorizing the people of Wright county to issue bonds for the court house, such an issue having been made unnecessary by the generosity of the citizens of Buffalo.
In accordance with a previous agreement, the citizens of Buffalo erected a building for court room and offices, which was furnished the county free of rent for a term of five years. This building was 24 by 36 feet, and two stories high. It was later owned by C. E. Oakley, the upper room being known as Oakley's Hall, and used for society and public meetings. A brick vault was also built adjoining the old court house on the east, during the construction of which a partial collapse gave Mr. Gardner, the builder, a temporary burial, from which, however, he was resurrected with slight injuries.
In 1873 the five years' lease of the temporary court house expired and the building was purchased from Jackson Taylor, James Sturges and O. L. Dudley for $900. But it was inadequate, and in the same year the legislature authorized the county to issue court house bonds. The proposition was submitted to the people at the township elections that spring, but the measure was defeated. In 1875 the legislature passed an aet authorizing the board of county commissioners to issue the necessary bonds without submitting the matter to a vote of the people.
Accordingly a committee was appointed, who, after examining several publie buildings in different parts of the state, reported that a suitable and convenient building, with heavy brick walls and stone foundations, could be erected at a maximum eost of $35,000. Plans and specifications were furnished by C. N. Daniels, and bids solicited. The contraet was awarded to Bisbee, Bard- well & Moses, of Minneapolis, for $26,640. A portion of the stone used in the foundation was obtained near Buffalo lake, the remain- der being brought from Minneapolis. The bricks were burned near by, thus lessening the otherwise heavy expense of building. The mason work was carried on under the supervision of Joseph Nelson, then nearly eighty years old.
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On January 1, 1878, the new court house was occupied by the county officers. The additional expenditure of some $3,000 in feneing. erecting outbuildings and ornamenting the grounds, added much to its original appearance. Viewed from the margin of the lake on the south, with its terraced grounds, sightly walks and greenwood background, its imposing structure affords a per- speetive such as artists admire, and of which the citizens of Wright county are justly proud.
After the legislature had authorized the board to issue the bonds without the vote of the people, there was still inch oppo- sition to the building of the court house. When the matter came to a vote before the county commissioners, those who voted for the project were Jonas Johnson, Odilion Berthiaume and K. O. Molsterteigen, and to these men the county owes the fact that it has a court house today. Thomas C. Porter and Frank Weigel voted against it. The building committee consisted of Frank Weigel. Jonas Johnson and Odilion Berthiaume.
Alms House and County Farm. The county Farm consists of fifty-six acres on Lake Constance. The house is modern in every respeet. consisting of sixteen rooms, aside from the bath rooms, halls, closets and the like. The place is in charge of Burton Prestidge.
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW.
Angus H. Grant, the capable and efficient sheriff of Wright county, is a native-born son. having first seen the light of day in Buffalo township October 28, 1860, son of Archibald and Eliza (Wilson) Grant, the pioneers. lle was taken by his parents to Canada during the Indian seare of 1862-63, but aside from that has spent the span of his years in this vicinity. After receiving a good education in the district schools, he learned the earpen- ter's trade from his father, who, among other contracts, assisted in building the Wright county court house in 1877. The young man who in the future was to become the sheriff followed his trade for many years. About 1900 he became a grain dealer in Buffalo and followed this business for some four years. In the meantime he had become an auctioneer, and his work in this line won for him the confidence and respeet of the people throughout the county. In the fall of 1904 he ran for sheriff on the Repub- lican ticket, the party to which his father before him had adhered. lle was elected, and on January 1, 1905, took office. Since that date he has served continuously. Sheriff Grant is an ideal officer. Commanding in appearance, courageous of spirit, diplomatie and shrewd in his handling of difficult cases, constantly attentive to duty and never found wanting when his presence is needed. he has administered the law without fear or favor, and has made Wright county one of the most law-abiding counties in the state. With his stern attention to duty he mingles a kindly tempera-
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ment, and no criminal ever leaves him without receiving a word of admonition and encouragement for the future. In the admin- istration of the civil matters which come to his office he is dis- creet and prompt, and he is a general favorite with lawyers throughout the state. Sheriff Grant is a man of genial disposi- tion, with a ready smile and a warm handclasp. He is respected and honored by old and young alike throughout the county. In his hours of relaxation he is a delightful companion, and he numbers his friends by the hundreds. With his good fellowship and loyal friendships, it is natural that Sheriff Grant should be a prominent and popular fraternity man. He is a Thirty-second degree Mason, has been a member of the I. O. O. F. for some quarter of a century, has belonged to the Woodmen of the World for some time, and in 1913 beeame a member of St. Cloud Lodge, No. 165. B. P. O. E. Sheriff Grant was married, April 13, 1884, to Charity F. Walker, a daughter of Henry T. Walker, who is elsewhere appropriately mentioned. Mrs. Grant is a member of the Eastern Star and of the Rebekah degree. The sunshine of the beautiful Grant home is a little girl, Medford Andrey, now four years old. Sheriff and Mrs. Grant have one of the prettiest residenees in the county. Conveniently designed, it is furnished with every comfort, and the good taste of the ones who planned it is everywhere apparent. It is surrounded by a beautiful lawn, and commands a pieturesque view of Buffalo lake.
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