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After the war Capt. Hemry settled in Grant township, near the county line. While here he received anonymous letters warning him to leave the country or he would be killed in retaliation for certain injuries he had inflicted during his military experience. He soon re- moved to Oregon, but here he was confronted by enemies who held to old grudges and warned to leave that State. After a time he located in California, where he resided several years and then returned to Caldwell. It is said by one who says his information came from the Captain himself, that while in California the Confederate avengers were on his track, and that he was warned to leave that State.
Within a few weeks after the murder two self-constituted " detec- tives," who had been in the county for some time, stimulated by the offer of $1,200 reward, caused the arrest of young Grant Hemry, son of the murdered man, on the dreadful charge of having assassinated his father. After a long and very elaborate investigation before Judge James McMillan, of Kingston, a justice of the peace, the boy was discharged. The preliminary examination took the widest pos- sible range, lasting more than a week, and scores of witnesses living near the scene or having or being supposed to have any knowledge of the circumstances, were thoroughly examined, but not one jot or title of inculpating evidence was given against the boy, who at the conclusion of the examination was at once discharged. No one claimed that anything damaging to the young boy had been developed. Indeed after the investigation had progressed two or three days, it was claimed by the detectives that his arrest was a sham, and that the investigation was only for the purpose of bringing out the facts, so that the real guilty party might be discovered.
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
Pending the examination a Mr. D. K. Ross swore out a warrant for the arrest of Edmund Kenney, charging him with the murder. He is a brother of Judge P. S. Kenney, and resides about a mile west of where Hemry was killed. The case against him was dismissed, how- ever, and not even an examination was had. Not the least particle of evidence was even offered to be produced that would in any man- ner connect him with the crime. On young Hemry's examination Mr. Kenney's wife,1 who was on the witness stand for the first time in her life, was subjected to a severe cross-examination, and became somewhat embarrassed and confused. This circumstance was the principal cause of her husband's arrest.
Up to the present there have been no further proceedings or devel- opments in the case. Whether the old saying that " murder will out" will ever verified in this instance remains to be seen.
1 Since the foregoing was written Mrs. Kenney was the victim of a railroad accident which caused her death. She and her husband were returning home from Cameron, and while crossing the track three miles or more east of Cameron, the engine of a train struck their carriage, throwing it from the track, severely injuring Mr. K. and causing the death of Mrs. Kenney in a few hours,
CHAPTER IX.
STATISTICAL MATTER RELATING TO THE COUNTY SINCE 1865.
Elections since 1865 - Census Statistics of the County -- Property Assessments Since 1865 - Abstract of County Expenditures for 1884 - Assessed Valuation of the County in 1884 for the Taxes of 1885 -The Public Property of the County - Court . Houses, Jail and Poor Farm.
ELECTIONS.
The vote on the adoption of the Drake Constitution, June 6, 1865, was as follows: -
Townships.
For.
Against.
Davis.
75
1
Grand River
16
0
Kingston .
85
11
Mirabile
116
28
Kidder
51
4
Hamilton .
27
5
Breckinridge
31
9
Total
401
58
A vote of nearly eight to one in favor of an organic law disfran- chising all rebels and their sympathizers, indicates the Radical char- acter of the people at that time.
In 1868 the Republicans carried the county by a majority of nearly 500, as follows: Grant, Rep., 843; Seymour, Dem., 379. Gov- ernor-J. M. McClurg, Rep., 831; John S. Phelps, Dem., 395. Congressman - R. T. Van Horn, Rep., 825; Gen. J. H. Shields Dem., 398. Gen. Shields received a considerable majority at the polls, but by throwing out the votes of three or more counties, on the ground of disloyalty, Van Horn was declared elected, and on a con- test in Congress, by nearly a party vote, retained his seat. The vote for negro suffrage in this county was 687 to 482 against.
At the November election, 1870, closing the famous " Liberal " campaign, Caldwell county remained true to the Radical Republican party. Following was the vote :-
Governor- J. M. McClurg, Radical, 917; B. Gratz Brown, Lib- eral, 582.
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
Congress - Geo. Smith, Rad., 906; Abram Comingo, Lib., 544. State Senate - R. H. Vandervort, 954, no opposition.
Representative - S. F. Martin, , 877; Danl. Proctor, 601.
Sheriff - D. P. Stubblefield, 1,084, no opposition.
Circuit Clerk - John A. Williams, Rad., 966 ; Thos. J. Reid, Lib. 509.
County Clerk - Walker Miller, 1,446, no opposition.
The amendments to the Constitution carried, though not without opposition. The second amendment, which abolished the test oath for jurors, received 1,088 to 240 against; the fourth, abolishing the test oath for voters, received 1,012 to 321 against ; the fifth, abolish- ing certain distinctions on account of " race, color, previous condi- tion of servitude, and former acts of disloyalty," received 985 to 324 against.
1872.
President - Grant, Rep., 1,330 ; Greeley, Dem. and Lib. Rep. 875 ; Chas. O'Conor, Straight Dem., 5.
Governor-John B. Henderson, Rep., 1,340; Silas Woodson, Dem., 912.
Congressman -Ira B. Hyde, Rep., 1,338 ; Charles H. Mansur, Dem., 904.
Representative -- D. P. Stubblefield, Rep., 1,289 ; Joseph S. Hal- stead, Dem., 929.
Sheriff -J. W. Harper, Rep., 1,230; W. M. Esteb, Dem., 1,000.
Prosecuting Attorney - Crosby Johnson, Rep., 1,211; C. S. Mclaughlin, Dem., 924.
While in many localities the Democrats refused to support Horace Greeley, their life-long bitter enemy, in Missouri, generally, and in this county especially, they voted for him very readily, the motto of the party being, " anything to beat Grant."
1874.
Governor - William Gentry, " Tadpole," 1, 195 ; Charles H. Har- din, Dem., 820.
Congressman -Ira B. Hyde, Rep., 1,087 ; Rezin A. DeBolt, Dem., 968.
State Senator - William W. Mosby, Dem., of Ray, 969; L. C. Cantwell, of Ray, " Tad," 1,065; D. L. Kost, Rep., of Daviess, 37.
Representative - Ezra Munson, Dem., 1,134; J. W. Harper, Rep., 941.
Sheriff -L. B. Clevenger, "Peoples," 1,185; H. A. Welch, Rep., 839.
243
HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
Circuit Clerk - Joseph Williams, "Peoples," 1,052; W. C. Adams, Rep., 966.
County Clerk - Samnel Russell, Dem .- " Peoples," 1,221 ; W. V. Walker, Rep., 838.
Prosecuting Attorney -Crosby Johnson, Rep., 1,006; John A. Cross, Dem .- " Peoples," 962.
The campaign of 1874 was known in Missouri as the "Tadpole," campaign, so-called because the opposition to the Democratic party that year was composed of the Republicans and certain disaffected Democrats, united into what was named the " People's party," which organization, the Democrats said, would in time become the Republi- can party, as a tadpole eventually becomes a frog. William Gentry, of Pettis county, the " Tadpole " nominee for Governor, was an old Democrat.
In this county political bed-fellows were considerably mixed. On the State ticket the Republicans were fused with certain Democrats, against the regular Democratic nominees ; on the county ticket, the Democrats were fused with certain Republicans, as against the regular Republican condidates. The " fusion " county ticket was generally elected, and the result was that an old-fashioned Democrat represented the Republican county of Caldwell that winter in the Legislature.
1876.
President - R. B. Hayes, Rep., 1,384; Samuel J. Tilden, Dem., 1,058; Peter Cooper, Greenback, 115; Walker, Prohibitionist, 3.
Governor-G. A. Finkelnburg, Rep., 1,395; John S. Phelps, Dem., 1,066 ; Alexander, Greenback, 101.
Congressman - H. M. Pollard, Rep., 1,390 ; R. A. DeBolt, Dem., 1,129 ; F. A. Smith, Greenback, 28.
Representative - Daniel Proctor, Rep., 1,313; Austin R. Wolcott, Fusion, 1,231.
Sheriff-L. B. Clevenger, Rep., 1,313; James W. Thompson, Dem .- Fusion, 1,213.
Prosecuting Attorney - William McAfec, Rep., 1,299; T. J. Owen, Fusion, 1,247.
1878.
Judge Supreme Court - E. H. Norton, Dem., 954 ; A. F. Denny, Rep., 1,096 ; A. L. Gilstrap, Greenback; 499.
Congressman - Nicholas Ford, Gr. and Rep., 1,311; David Rea, Dem., 926.
State Senator- D. J. Heaston, Dem., of Harrison, 943 ; D. L. Kost, Gr., 1,266.
Representative - B. M. Dilley, Dem., 958 ; Saml. E. Turner, Rep., 902; W. H. Gaunt, Gr., 674.
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
Circuit Clerk -Winfield Miller, Rep., 1,092; Henry Murphy, Dem., 1,008 ; Sterling W. Baker, Gr., 431.
County Clerk - Thos. Johnston, Rep., 900; Saml. Russell, Dem., 1,304 ; Joel McGlothlin, Gr., 328.
Collector - Chas. W. M. Love, Rep., 1,191; T. D. George, Dem., 1,118.
Sheriff-W. W. Clevenger, Rep., 1,149; B. F. Brown, Dem., 978 ; W. H. Layton, Gr., 396.
Treasurer - Geo. Kautz, Rep., 1,104; W. D. Patterson, Dem., 957 : Isaac Sackman, Gr., 466.
Probate Judge - John Wright, Rep., 1,136; Geo. H. Treat, 856 ; Thos. J. Reid, Gr., 549.
Prosecuting Attorney -Wm. McAfee, Rep., 1,002; O. J. Chapman, Dem., 796 ; J. D. Ross, Gr., 723.
Assessor-Thos. Laidlaw, Rep., 1,094; J. H. Tucker, Dem., 995 ; W. T. Filson, Gr., 434.
Presiding Justice - S. W. Orr, Rep., 1,090; P. S. Kenney, Dem., 951; W. A. O. Munsell, Gr., 485.
County Judges-Eastern District : E. H. Craig, Dem., 496 ; Alf. Cowley, Rep., 383; W. A. Michael, Gr., 294. Western District : A. W. Bishop, Rep., 729 ; Michael Gridley, Dem., 256.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1880.
PRESIDENT.
GOVERNOR.
CONGR'S- MAN.
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
REPRESEN- TATIVE.
SHERIFF.
TOWNSHIP
W. S. Hancock. *
J. A. Garfield. +
J. B. Weaver.
T. T. Crittenden. *
David P. Dyer. t
Luman A. Brown. #
James Craig. *
Nicholas Ford. #
E. J. Broaddus. *
James M. Davis.
B. M. Dilley. *
J. W. Harper. t
M. C. Martin. +
Dan'l. Booth. *
David A. Glenn. t
Thomas O. Combs.
Breck'dge
183
141
46
183
142
45
184
171
222
127
186
135
46
185
122
63
Gomer . .
79
68
45
79
G8
45
78
109
74
111
84
61
46
95
62
35
Hamilton
164
233
34
164
233
34
163
202
150
213
183
206
40
237
25
Kidder . .
97
128
28
97
128
28
93
152
78
149
104
124
23
106
129
20
Mirabile .
67
125
13
67
125
13
65
128
69
74
116
14
66
126
11
Kingston
122
168
20
123
168
20
124|
171
119
117 176
132
161
19
128
169
14
New York
43
91
67
43
91
67
44
121
38
126
42
89
68
48
90
63
Fairview
38
107
52
39
108
51
40
103
49
97
37
112
51
38
114
47
Davis
78
88
16
78
88
16
81
94
78
83
82
16
79
88
15
Lincoln
84
65
10
83
65
11
83
75
Grant .
109
70
29
110
71
29
107
94
105
94
112
6G
33
98
11
Rockford
75
85
13
75
86
12
74
95
80
86
77
82
12
100 75
87
10
Total .
1139 1369
373 1141 1373
371 1136 1515 1143 1465 1196 1299
379 1245 1323
317
A star (*) denotes the Democratic, a dagger (+) the Republican, and a double dag- ger (+) the Greenback candidates.
11
88
67
3
.
.
93 76
82
65
171
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
The aggregate vote on other county officers at this election was as follows : -
Collector-Joseph Orr, Rep., 1,300; D. G. McDonald, Dem., 1,211; S. R. Guffey, 360.
Treasurer - James A. Rathbun, Rep., 1,366; A. Wingate, Dem., 1,147; A. R. Wolcott, Gr., 367.
Proseenting Attorney - Crosby Johnson, Rep., 1,478 ; John A. Cross, Dem., 1,233.
Assessor - Thos. Laidlaw, Rep., 1,383; N. Scarlett, Dem., 1,120; Geo. W. Nesbitt, Gr., 379.
Public Administrator - Augustus Mack, Rep., 1,374 ; John W. Brown, Dem., 1,303.
Surveyor- Wm. J. Boyd, Rep., 1,502; W. C. Adams, 501.
County Judges - Eastern District: D. Braymer, Rep., 554 ; E. H. Craig, Dem., 534 ; D. U. Hutchinson, Gr., 221. Western District : A. W. Bishop, Rep., 679 ; J. R. MeDaniel, Gr., 336.
Restraining Swine from Running at Large - For, 1,545 ; against, 985.
Township Organization - For, 1,866; against, 588.
-
1882.
Judge Supreme Court - David Wagner, Rep., 1,307; T. A. Sher- wood, Dem., 1,094; T. M. Rice, Gr., 272.
Congress - A. M. Dockery, Dem., 1,372; J. H. Thomas, Rep., 1,259 ; J. H. Burrows, Gr., 14.
Sheriff-D. A. Glenn, Rep., 1,468 ; Sol, Edwards, Gr., 1,107.
State Senator - B. M. Dilley, Dem., 1,450; L. C. Bohanan, Rep., 341.
Representative - Jeff. Van Note, Rep., 1,324 ; J. H. Hendrickson, Dem., 1,317.
Circuit Clerk - Winfield Miller, 1,390; Geo. T. Thompson, Gr., 1,121.
Recorder-C. W. M. Love, Rep., 1,455; I. J. C. Guy, Gr., 1,042. County Clerk - W. H. B. Carter, Dem., 1,372 ; D. P. Stubblefield, Rep., 1,259.
Prosecuting Attorney - F. H. Braden, 1,321 ; Jesse D. Ross, Gr., 1,180.
Presiding Justice - James Cowgill, Dem., 1,493; Wm. Plumb, Rep., 1,122.
County Judges -Eastern District: E. H. Craig, Dem., 670 ; J. B. Luellen, 434. Western District : Jacob Buck, Rep., 745; Geo. H. Treat, Dem., 556.
E Probate Judge - James McMillan, Rep., 1,317 ; John W. Brown, Dem., 1,316.
Treasurer -- J. A. Rathbun, Rep., 1,360; C. R. Parker, Dem., 1,282.
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1884.
PRESIDENT.
CONGRESS- MAN.
GOVERNOR.
REPRESEN- TATIVE.
SHERIFF.
TOWNSHIPS.
Grover Cleveland .*
Blaine & Butler, Fusion.
J. P. St. John, Pro.
A. M. Dockery .*
Jos. F. Harwood.t
John F. Jordan.#
J. S. Marmaduke .*
Nicholas Ford, Fusion.
John A. Brooks, Pro.
J. H. Hendrickson .*
Frank HI. Braden.t
Daniel Proctor.#
Jas. M. Collins .*
W. W. Clevenger.t
M. R. Streeter .;
Breckinridge
199
193
1
202
170|
22
193
196
1
198
177
22
211
161
18
Gomer .
117
109
118
79
27
112
109
4
124
61
35
140
73
13
Hamilton .
234
316
12
242
307
12
203
331
17
232
300
28
317
248
7
Kidder .
105
163
1
110
145
7
86
171
4
110
153
6
93
173
4
Mirabile
65
133
2
65
113
18
56
137
3
65
116
18
62
118
12
Kingston
121
204
124
179
20
109
206
1
123
178
23
130
189
3
New York .
67
149
71
92
54
59
157
66
80
70
77
127
10
Fairview
45
168
46
112
56
31
178
1
38
104
71
48
143
19
Davis
81
130
80
125
6
72
135
83
116
12
79
129
2
Lincoln
80
95
2
80
83
14
76
98
80
83
14
80
90
7
Grant
140
76
140
65
12
132
78
140
64
13
150
56
8
Rockford
89
114
91
103
3
85
113
1
91
103
8
96
102
2
Total .
1343.1850
18 1369 1573 256 1214 1909
32 1350 1535 320 1483 1609
105
A * denotes the Democratic, a t the Republican, and a # the Greenback candi- datęs.
The vote on other county officers was as follows : -
Prosecuting Attorney - Stephen C. Rogers, Rep., 1,529 : J. T. Bottom, Dem., 1,391 ; T. J. Reid, Gr., 243.
Treasurer- D. C. Hicks, Rep., 1,508; Jacob Houghton, Dem., 1,472; I. J. C. Guy, Gr . 209.
Surveyor-Wm. J. Boyd, Rep., 1,665; M. L. James, Dem., 269. Public Administrator - Augustus Mack, Rep., 1,539 ; John W. Brown, Dem., 1,403 ; J. R. McDaniel, Gr., 25.3.
County Judges - Western District : Jacob Buck, Rep., 894 ; Wm. A. Wood, Dem., 766; Geo. Gurley, Gr., 88. Eastern District: E. H. Craig, Dem., 728 ; Elmer Waters, Rep., 455 ; J. A. Hawk, Gr., 194.
Township Organization - For, 2,005 ; against, 794.
CENSUS STATISTICS.
The population of Caldwell county, in 1838, during the Mormon occupation, is said to have been about 5,000, but in 1840, a year after the Mormons had been expelled, it was but 1,458. In 1850 it was 2,316.
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
In 1860 the aggregate population was 5,034, as follows: White males, 2,563; females, 2,247; total whites, 4,810. Male slaves, 106; females, 116; total slave population, 222. Free colored, one male and one female ; total free colored, 2.
1868.
Total population, 8,001, as follows: White males, 4,090; females, 3,622 ; total whites, 7,712; colored males, 134; females, 155; total colored, 289. The population of Hamilton this year was 585, viz. : white males, 313; females, 241; colored males, 17; females, 14.
The number of horses in the county was 4,161 ; mules, 675 ; jacks and jennets, 45; cattle, 9,380 ; sheep, 16,437; hogs, 12,434. The number of bushels of corn raised in 1867 was 582,367; oats, 136,- 119; wheat, 83,527.
1870.
In 1870 the population was 11,390, more than double that of 1860, all or nearly all of the increase having been after the close of the Civil War, in 1865. Following was the population by townships, as well as by nativity and race : -
Townships.
Totals.
Native.
Foreign.
White.
Colored.
Breckinridge
1,336
1,244
92
1,332
4
Davis
573
549
24
569
4
Fairview
910
840
70
909
1
Gomer
558
514
44
534
24
Grant .
909
866
43
893
16
Hamilton
1,658
1,540
118
1,580
78
Kidder
922
820
102
922
0
Kingston .
1,277
1,226
51
1,130
147
Lincoln
589
552
37
589
0
Mirabile .
931
908
23
926
5
New York
857
811
46
857
0
Rockford
870
845
25
865
5
11,390
10,715
675
11,106
284
The population of the towns was: Breckinridge, white, 512; col- ored, 3; total, 515. Proctorville, whites, 60. Hamilton, whites, 925 ; colored, 50; total, 975. Kidder, whites, 195. Kingston, whites, 357; colored, 57; total, 414. Mirabile, whites, 138 ; col- ored, 2; total, 140.
In 1876 the population of the county was 12,200.
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
1880.
Townships.
Population.
Breckinridge, including town of Breckinridge
· 1,704
Davis, including Black Oak
932
Fairview
890
Gomer
881
Grant
1,044
Hamilton, including town of Hamilton
2,004
Kidder .
1,119
Kingston, including town of Kingston
1,509
Lincoln
896
Mirabile
900
New York
988
Rockford
779
Total
.
13,646
The male population was 7,053 ; female, 6,593.
Towns - Only a portion of the towns in the county were enumer- ated in 1880, as follows : Breckinridge, 777; Black Oak, 82 ; Hamil- ton, 1,200; Kingston, 470.
The colored population of the county in 1880 was 413.
As to the nativity of the total population of the county 6,721 were born in the State, 862 in Illinois, 619 in Kentucky, 1,278 in Ohio, 266 in Tennessee, 660 in Indiana, 355 in Virginia, 499 in Pennsyl- vania, 621 in New York, 281 in Iowa. There were 652 foreigners, of whom 151 were born in British America, 171 in England and Wales, 156 in Ireland, 23 in Scotland, 94 in the German empire, 5 in France, 5 in Sweden and Norway, and 39 in Switzerland.
The total number of militia was 2,703 ; of voters, 3,276.
PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS.
The following exhibits the assessments of the county for some of the years past, beginning with 1866 : -
Years.
Real Estate.
Personal Property.
1866
$1,211,654 ·
$489,313
Total. $1,700,967
1867
1,526,773
505,091
2,031,864
1868
2,073,596
637,192
2,710,788
1870
2,305,295
1,049,190
3,354,485
1872
2,492,726
1,270,955
3,763,681
1873
2,493,522
1,305,651
3,799,173
1875
2,293,394
1,157,736
3,451,130
1880
2,289,095
1,583,183
3,872,278
1884
2,716,856
1,995,229
4,712,085
,
It will be observed that the assessed value of the real estate in the county in 1870 was greater than that of 1880; the valuation in 1872 and in 1873 was greater by $200,000 in each year ; but in the four
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
years from 1880 to 1884 it increased nearly $500,000. From 1866 to 1873 lands rose rapidly in value, and in the latter year $40 and $50 per acre were common enough prices for improved farms. After the . panic of 1873, and the dry season of 1874, improved lands depreciated in value until about 1881, when they began to rise. Every one under- stands that the assessed value of property does not at all represent its real value, and it is perhaps the truth that the fair valuation of all the property in Caldwell county is not far from $9,000,000.
ABSTRACT OF COUNTY EXPENDITURES FOR 1884.
Salaries.
Salary of the county clerk and deputy .
$1,327 20
road and bridge commissioner
312 30
66
county school commissioner .
30 00
66 commissioner of public buildings
132 50
prosecuting attorney
500 0€
66
county treasurer
780 58
66
superintendent of the poor farm
600 0G
county judges
244 76
sheriff
308 25
66 circuit clerk
52 05
Total
$4,287 64
Supplies and Repairs.
Books, blanks and stationery
$470 06
Printing for the county .
5 50
Contingent expenses and minor repairs on court-house and jail .
504 41
Wood for court-house and jail
148 28
Total
$1,128 25
Paupers and Poor Farm.
Bull for poor farm
$133 00
Medical attendance for paupers at the poor farm .
83 50
Other expenses of the poor farm .
380 70
Burial of paupers
37 00
Medical attendance of paupers not at poor farm
78 30
Other expenses of paupers not at poor farm
119 55
Total
$832 05
Circuit Court Expenses.
Grand and petit jurors and witnesses before grand jury, C. C. . $1,093 95
Costs in criminal cases
388 92
Total
$1,482 87
250
HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
Permanent Improvements.
Repairing and construction of bridges .
602 74
Expenses of sidewalk in front of court-house
60 40
Expenses of building coal house
52 88
Improving county road .
37 00
Insurance on court-house and poor farm buildings, 5 years .
157 50
Total
. $10,191 86
Miscellaneous.
Assessment of 1884 .
$243 28
Assessment of 1883 .
26 15
General election, 1884
311 60
School election, district No. 7, township 57, range 29
3 00
Expenses for the insane .
752 16
Expenses of prisoners in jail .
94 90
Wolf bounty
3 00
Total
$1,434 09
Recapitulation.
Salaries
$4,287 64
Supplies and repairs
1,128 25
Panpers and poor farm
832 05
Circuit Court
1,482 87
Permanent improvements
10,191 86
Miscellaneous
1,434 09
Total expenses of the county government for 1884
$19,356 76
ABSTRACT OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE COUNTY IN 1884, FOR THE TAXES OF 1885.
DOGS.
HORSES.
MULES.
CATTLE.
SHEEP.
HOGS.
TOWNS' PS.
M.
F.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
Davis.
113
8
853 $35,825
93
$4,890
1,821
$31,530
2,489 $2,490
3,098
$6,998
Fairview.
123
6
829
32,625
76
3,430
2,520
51,640
2,028
2,665
3,763
14,119
Breck'n'ge
91
8
789
32,940
67
2,860
1,939
36,290
10,870
16,365
2,499
5,675
Gomer
83 10
637
23,765
55
2,070
1,928
31,638
4,733
5,285
3,321
7,325
New York
147
5
778
33,760
69
2,880
1,984
32,185
1,770
1,858
4,173
9,550
Lincoln .
111
G
764
32,695
192
8,730
2,191
40,564
301
217
3,668
9,240
Grant
102
745
33,555
164
7,985
2,208
32,450
1,530
1,532
3,363
9,138
Kingston
112
4
714
31,339
53
2,452
1,920
31,457
889
1,043
3,815
7,589
Hamilton
155
6
942
39,120
215
9,105
3,118
57,600
2,046
2,035
2,950
7,475
Kidder .
115
9
672
26,940
26
1,175
2,631
41,380
1,480
1,460
2,467
6,325
Mirabile .
105
585
25,775
35
1,895
2,302
39,810
1,171
1,780
2,755
6,325
Rockford
92
7
595
21,860
167
6,830
2,216
38,240
670
575
3,079
6,770
Totals .
1349 71 8903
370,199 1212
54,332
26,778
464,784
29,878
37,305
38,351
96,529
There were 26 jacks and jennets, valued at $1,890; and 204 head of "other live stock," valued at $3,592.
$9,281 34
Completing vault addition to court-house
Value.
.
:
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
ASSESSED VALUATION OF 1884 -Continued.
TOWNSHIPS.
Money, Notes
and Bonds.
other
Personal
Property.
Total . Per-
sonal.
Acres.
Valua-
tion.
Town Lots.
Grand Total,
Personal &
Real.
Davis
$36,022
$14,432
$133,920
22,866.97
$153,025
$4,595
$291,540
Fairview
46,275
21,166
172,105
22,870.50
170,970
1,020
344,095
Breckinridge
119,275
32,250
245,905
22,694
190,725
90,225
526,855
Gomer .
14,105
14,682
98,870
22,734.50
214,385
8,335
321,590
New York
31,845
22,999
135,077
22,870.47
217,070
4,222
356,369
Lincoln .
21,252
21,293
134,660
23,066.88
222,669
357,329
Grant
31,515
15,855
132,055
23,038.98
200,550
332,605
Kingston
94,813
26,054
196,257
22,664.75
186,810
39,105
422,172
Hamilton
150,195
52,815
318,625
21,318.51
227,345
193,140
739,110
Kidder .
23,675
21,610
122,935
22,834.34
223,025
19,535
365,495
Mirabile
67,235
16,710
159,530
22,938.60
174,420
5,915
339,865
Rockford
60,190
10,335
145,290
22,887.70
169,770
315,060
Totals
$696,397 $270,201 $1,995,229 272,786.29 $2,350,764 $366,092 $4,712,085
Total valuation of land, exclusive of town lots, $2,350,764; of town lots, $366,092; total real estate, not including realty belonging to the railroad company, $2,716,856. Total valuation of personal property, $1,995,229. Grand total valuation, $4,712,085.
THE PUBLIC PROPERTY -- COURT-HOUSES.
The first court-house in Kingston was put up in 1843, upon the establishment of the county seat. It was a log building, two stories, or one story and a half, high, and stood on the south side of Main street, opposite the center of the square. In point of architectural beauty it was not very attractive.
The second court-house was built in 1854-5. It was a two story brick, and stood on the south side of the square (on the north side of Main street ), about midway from east to west, and the greater portion being south of the present structure. The upper story of this build- ing was never entirely finished and occupied. The building fronted to the south, and the two front rooms on the first floor were occupied by the clerks. The court-room was on the first floor, in the rear of the . clerks' offices.
On the night of April 19, 1860, this court-house was burned. The fire broke out in the county clerk's office, which was on the first floor, in the southwest corner of the building, about 11 p. m. When dis- covered the entire interior of the office was in flames, and it was not possible to rescue any of the books and records. The fire swept
REAL ESTATE EX. TOWN LOTS.
All
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
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