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PROF. E. H. CARENDER. County Superintendent Schools.
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of Arcola in Northwest Italy, where Bonaparte in 1796 gained a decisive victory over the Austrian troops.
Other parties had been engaged in business before the advent of the writer in 1876, but at that time Bean's store was running in full blast. Charles Rosenhauer conducted a booze drug store, and a man by the name of Anderson was the blacksmith. He was afterward succeeded by J. P. Cagle, who conducted a shop for many years. He in turn was succeeded by his son, W. B. Cagle. As late as 1876 prairie chickens were plentiful and were shipped by Mr. Bean in larger quantities than live poultry. Eggs and in fact all kinds of produce was plentiful in those days and very cheap. Many wagon loads were sent to market, usually Ash Grove or Springfield.
Arcola, however, was destined to be something more than a wide place in the road. It was a cross-roads point, and early had aspirations of becoming a city. On the 27th day of July, 1880, C. C. Bean platted four blocks in the northwest corner of Section 2, on the 13th day of Decem- ber, 1880, E. E. and C. F. White laid out thirty-three lots in the southwest corner of Section 35, calling it White's Addition to Arcola. On the 14th day of December, 1883, J. M. Travis laid out six blocks in the southeast corner of Section 34, calling it Travis' Addition, and finally on the 21st day of March, 1884, S. H. Bales had surveyed and placed upon the market three blocks in the northeast cor- ner of Section 3, which he called Bales' Addition. Arcola was now a city with streets, alleys, public parks and boulevards.
About the year 1877, D. Underwood engaged in the mercantile business and continued in it till his death, at which time the firm was Underwood & Son, being com- posed of Decatur Underwood and T. J. Underwood, the latter still being one of the leading merchants of the place. Mr. Bean finally sold his business to J. M. Travis and R. M. Crutcher, and they continued the business for seven years, when they sold out to Stewart & Hawkins, the junior member of the firm, P. H. Hawkins, having clerked for Travis & Crutcher a number of years and being fully
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equipped for the business. After about six months J. M. Travis again became a member of the firm, in which he continued until the death of J. T. Stewart. Since then the firm has changed hands many times. C. F. White, Clyde C. White and J. R. Daugherty were early merchants of the place. The hardware business was started by S. H. Bales, who was succeeded by Porter & Harber, M. Pyle, M. Small, W. H. Watson, Jolın O. Mitchell and I. A. Young & Co., this last named firm being the present owners. It is today one of the leading hardware, implement and farm supply houses in Southwest Missouri. From time to time many other merchants have been engaged in business at Arcola, among them W. P. Murphy, C. A. Wilson, Wm. Meek, Uel Murphy, Ben Appleby, Murphy, Russell & Whittaker, L. M. Duncan, O. C. Whitley, L. Killingsworth, J. G. Sloan & Sons. At the present time H. W. Kitsmiller, W. T. Underwood & Bro., Achord Bros., J. W. Griffin, I. A. Young & Co., and possibly others whose names I do not recall are actively engaged in mercantile enterprises at this place. For a number of years C. F. White had a store in Arcola and his son, C. C. White, in company with J. N. Preston and J. R. Daugherty, succeeded him. Dr. A. Higgins came to Arcola in 1904 and opened up a phar- macy, also entered the general practice of medicine, in which he has been successful.
For a number of years, Arcola suffered great incon- venience for want of proper banking facilities. Finally on the 17th day of October, 1910, The Bank of AArcola was organized with A. Higgins, President; C. W. Cassell, Vice President; W. D. Brickey, Cashier, and W. E. Petty, As- sistant Cashier. It was capitalized at $10,000. In 1912 W. E. Petty was made cashier and served till 1914, when he was succeeded by J. W. Mayfield, who served six months, when on the 4th day of January, 1915, C. C. Dun- ean was elected to that position and is still serving. The Directors of this Bank are W. U. Brooks, C. W. Cassell, S. P. Guinn, A. Higgins, C. A. Jordan, W. C. Noffsinger and W. D. Brickoy. It is one of the sound financial in- stitutions of the county.
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Arcola has always been proud of her schools and churches. Both the Methodist and Christian people have church buildings and consistent membership. Upon the adoption of the school law authorizing consolidated dis- tricts, Arcola immediately organized Consolidated District No. 1, composed of several country districts, and erected a modern, up-to-date High School building. The present management is: J. T. Wilkins, President; C. C. Duncan, Secretary; A. D. Hughes, Vice President; C. C. Duncan, Treasurer. W. H. Riley, Principal; Miss Dobbs, Katie Brand, R. M. Owens, Cecil Oldham and F. L. Twaddell, teachers.
Arcola has always enjoyed a good trade and boasts of her splendid citizens.
Chapter 13 ABOUT DADE COUNTY BRIDGES. by
Aaron D. States.
Soon after the Civil War the people of Dade County began to discuss the importance of bridging the streams. They were much in favor of building a bridge across Turn- back, "out on the Springfield stage road," and another at the point where the Sac and Turnback rivers conjoin. Soon after the late Charles W. Griffith bought the old "Vidette" from Mason Talbutt and O. H. Barker and changed the name to "Vedette," the first of the seventies, there ap- peared several bridge editorials, at intervals, and to show the spirit of the press at that time the following editorial, from the Vedette, dated March 21, 1871, gives a pretty good idea that the people of those early days were thinking along right lines of public improvement. It took a little over twenty years of this sort of agitation before the first bridge was built. It was built across Sac a little below the june- tion of the Sac and Turnback rivers, at the very point where the Vedette said it should be built. This occurred about the year 1892, just about the time Mr. Griffith, the writer of this editorial, was stricken with his fatal illness. He lived to know that the bridge was constructed, vet he never saw it. Here is the editorial :
"The frequency of high waters during winter, and the consequent detention of mails and delay of passengers and freight in transit from the railroad, together with several fatal accidents that have occurred very recently in this part of the State as a result of attempting to ford the swollen streams, have set the people thinking pretty seri- ously on the subject of bridges. Bridges are undoubtedly needed over the principal streams throughout the South- west and ought to be built as soon as possible. In this con-
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nection we are happy to state that Mr. W. J. Hobson of the firm of C. Baker & Co., patentees and builders of Bak- er's National Truss Bridge, St. Joseph, Mo., visited our town this week and exhibited to our citizens the model and plans of a cheap, substantial and durable bridge, a large number of which have been built by his company in this State within the last two years. This late improvement in the construction of bridges would seem to be a timely relief in these days of hard times and high taxes. This company warrants their bridge to be as good as the old standard ' Howe Truss,' and are prepared to furnish them at little more than half of Howe's.
"It will be admitted that this county is very much in want of at least two bridges-one over Turnback on the stage road to Springfield, and the other over Big Sac below the junction. And we believe the County Court would be fully sustained by the people, should they decide to take immediate steps in the direction of supplying the people with good, safe crossings at the points above indicated. It may be objected that the county will have sufficient taxes to raise in payment of the interest on her bonds voted in aid of the construction of the K. C. & M. railroad. It is true that, if the road is built, as we hope, the acerning in- terest will have to be paid on the bonds. But it does not appear probable that that work will be pushed so rapidly as that any bonds will be issued in time for the interest to fall due within a year from this time. So that it seems the need- ed bridges might be built and paid for before any tax is assessed to pay the accrued interest on the railroad bonds. We think no reflecting mind will doubt that good bridges across the principal streams in this county would pay more than their cost every year, in the increased facilities they would afford to travel and trade. There is no reason why Dade County should be at all behind her neighbors in the building of necessary improvements. We learn that Jas- per County has recently built several bridges, and Vernon County several, while Barton County is reported to have bridged nearly every stream within her borders.
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"In conclusion we are happy to be able to say that we learn a petition is being circulated asking for the building of these bridges. We hope it will be numerously signed and meet with a favorable reception at the hands of the County Court."
The second bridge built in Dade County was constructed about one year after the first was completed. This bridge is across Turnback out on the Springfield way, at or near a point that was suggested by the Vedette some twenty years before its construction. At this late date, the time these bridges were constructed, there were many people who did not like the idea of giving up the old ford, thinking it good enough and also believing the bridge was too ex- pensive. In order to please those who objected to the pass- ing of the old ford, the court decreed that all fords could be left intact, thus giving the traveler an opportunity to water his horses as theretofore.
These two bridges seemed to encourage the progressive citizens, and they at once began the agitation of building other bridges and making public improvements of various kinds. It was about this time the people began to get inter- ested in the good roads movement, and it took nearly twenty years of good roads agitation before there was any notice- able result.
COURT HOUSE.
The first court house in Dade County was built imme- diately after the site for the seat of justice was selected and laid out as a town, and named Greenfield. It was a temporary one-and-a-half-story frame building, with the court room below and office rooms above, and was built by R. S. Jacobs and Joseph Griggs. It stood on lot 5 in block 5, in the town of Greenfield, and was used as a court house until about the year 1850, when a brick court house, about the same size as the present one, was erected on the public square where the one now in use stands. It had two halls on the first floor-one passing north and south, and the other east and west, through the center of the building.
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There were four office rooms on the first floor, and the stairs to the second story at the west end of the east-and- west hall. The second story contained the court room, and some small rooms adjoining it on the west side-the judges' seat being on the east. The contractor who built this house was Dozier C. Gill.
During the Civil War the court house was used a por- tion of the time by the U'nion troops as a fortification, and was so occupied on the 6th day of October, 1863, when the town was captured by Confederate troops under Gen. Joe Shelby, on which occasion his soldiers carried the public records (except certain ones which some of the rebel sol- diers wished to have destroyed) out of the court house, and deposited them with Judge Nelson McDowell, at his resi- dence, and then set the building on fire and burned it down.
In July, 1867, the County Court, being in special ses- sion, appropriated $10,000 for the building of a court house and jail combined. Subsequently the contract for the erec- tion of the building was awarded to Francis M. Wilson, who, according to the report of W. L. Scroggs, superintendent of public buildings, dated December 21, 1868, had completed the building according to contract. It is a large and sub- stantial two-story brick structure on a rock foundation, with a hall running east and west through the center of the lower story, on the north of which are three offices, and on the south three offices. The upper story contains the court and jury rooms.
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JAIL.
The first jail in Dade County was built soon after the county was organized. It was made of hewn timbers eight inches square, the walls consisting of three thicknesses. The timbers of the middle wall stood in a perpendicular position, while the timbers of the outer and inner walls occupied a horizontal position. It was a two-story build- ing, and was about sixteen feet square in size. The floors were also made of timbers, and the walls of the lower story were lined on the inside with oak lumber one inch in thick-
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ness, and into every square inch of surface a ten-penny nail was driven. For the keeping of prisoners, this jail was as safe as any of the modern iron-celled jails. This building was erected by Joseph Griggs, and cost the county about $700. It stood in the hollow on the east side of Greenfield, about a square in distance from the southeast corner of the public square, and was used as a jail until the war period. In 1862 or 1863 the officers of the Fourth Missouri State Militia, then stationed at Greenfield, concluded to use it as a guard house, and the first night after the order was issued to that effect it was set on fire and burned down.
During the year 1897 the County Court made an appro- priation of several thousand dollars for the purpose of building a modern sheriff's resident and jail combined on the county lot one block east of the southeast corner of the square. This structure was of brick, two stories high, the sheriff's residence consisting of eight nicely furnished rooms, and the jail proper being an addition of brick on the north equipped with modern steel cells, corridors and other up-to-date appliances for the safe-keeping of prisoners. U. S. Keran was the first sheriff to occupy this building.
THE COUNTY FARM.
In keeping with the progress of the age, Dade County as early as 1890 abandoned the semi-barbarous custom of letting out the paupers of the county by public outcry to the lowest bidder, and adopted the more humane plan of a County Home. One hundred and twenty acres were pur- chased, located upon the Lockwood-Greenfield public road and about half way distant between the two cities. At the time of the purchase there was a two-story frame dwelling upon this land, but during the last ten years there has been added three additional structures of brick, with concrete floors and sanitary equipment, one for the women, one for the men, and the third a general dining hall. In addition to this there is the laundry, a water system, and other im- provements, making it possible to care for these unfor- tunate people, giving them many of the comforts of a real
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ISAAC T. SLOAN AND FAMILY.
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JOHEPH H. RENFRO AND WIFE.
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home. The farm is well supplied with live stock, farm im- plements and garden accessories. The Superintendent is employed annually by the County Court and no expense is spared and no false economy practiced when the interest of the wards is at stake.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
County Court Justices and Judges-Nelson McDowell, 1841-45; William Penn and David Hunter, 1841-42: Eshan A. Brown, 1842-44; P. T. Andrews, 1844-45; Isaac Routh and D. S. Clarkson, 1844. There are no records to show how long the latter two served, nor who were their imme- diate successors, but records do show that Peter Hoyle, Edward L. Matlock and Lemuel L. Carlock were serving in 1852, and continued to serve until 1854, after which the complete list, except for the war period, is as follows, viz: Newell Cates, Samuel N. King and C. F. Hardwick, 1854- 58; John C. Wetsel and Britian Finley, 1858 to war period; Daniel W. Scott, 1858-60; James R. Witt, 1860 to war period. Mark A. Garrison, Joseph V. Grisham and Willis G. Dodson, serving at end of war period, held their last session in October, 1866 ; E. H. Travis, 1866-72; S. A. Harsh- barger, 1866-68; J. T. Hembree, 1866-72; S. S. Butterfield, 1869-73; Robert Cowan, Samuel E. Shaw, Thomas J. Car- son and A. D. Hudspeth, judges, representing, respectively, the First, Second, Third and Fourth Judicial Districts of the county, and R. A. Clark, presiding judge at large, from 1873 to 1875; J. M. Stookey, sole judge from 1875 to 1876; John N. Landers, sole judge from 1876 to 1878; Samuel E. Shaw, presiding justice, 1878-82; James McClelland and George W. Whitesides, associate justices, 1878-80; T. W. Davenport and George W. Wells, associate judges, 1880-82; George W. Wells, presiding judge, 1882-86; E. C. Gillett, presiding judge, 1886, term expires 1890; T. T. Ellis and S. L. Collins, associate judges, 1882-84; T. T. Ellis and W. M. Brown, associate judges, 1884-86; S. H. Wheeler and Fred A. Pierson, associate judges, 1886-88; W. N. Poe and Fred Schnelle, associate judges, 1888 to 1890.
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O. H. Barker, Presiding Judge, 1890 to 1894. A. G. Odell, Associate Judge, 1890 to 1892. W. N. Poe, AAssociate Judge, 1890 to 1892. G. W. Evans, Associate Judge, 1892 to 1894. T. T. Ellis, Associate Judge, 1892-Died in office.
W. C. Holman( Associate Judge, appointed to fill vacaney.
J. N. Landers, Presiding Judge, 1894 to 1898. W. R. Dye, Associate Judge, 1894 to 1896. J. C. Wood, Associate Judge, 1894 to 1896. John N. Scott, Associate Judge, 1896 to 1898. Walter Buffington, Associate Judge, 1896 to 1898. John N. Landers, Presiding Judge, 1898 to 1902. S. M. Shaw, Associate Judge, 1898 to 1900. J. M. Brickey, Associate Judge, 1898 to 1900. S. M. Shaw, Associate Judge, 1900 to 1902. J. M. Brickey, Associate Judge, 1900 to 1902. J. L. King, Presiding Judge, 1902 to 1906. W. N. Poe, Associate Judge, 1902 to 1904. J. W. Davenport, Associate Judge, 1902 to 1904. J. L. Glass, Associate Judge, 1904 to 1906. G. W. Hamic, Associate Judge, 1904 to 1906. J. F. Johnson, Presiding Judge, 1906 to 1910.
J. N. Scott, Associate Judge, 1906 to 1908. Frank E. Chatam, Associate Judge, 1906 to 1908. W. C. Hohnan, Associate Judge, 1908 .- Died in office. S. M. Shaw appointed to fill unexpired term. Thomas McArthur, Associate Judge, 1908 to 1910. J. L. King, Presiding Judge, 1910 to 1914. Elwood Rush, Associate Judge, 1910 to 1912. T. P. Stockton, Associate Judge, 1910 to 1912. J. B. McLemore, Associate Judge, 1912 to 1914. D. C. Rook, Associate Judge, 1912 to 1914. T. M. Walker, Presiding Judge, 1914 to 1918. Fred Frye, Associate Judge, 1914 to 1916. John C. MeConnell, Associate Judge, 1914 to 1916. 1. F. Evans, Associate Judge, 1916 to 1918. J. W. Waddle, Associate Judge, 1916 to 1918. Circuit Court Judges .- C. S. Yancey, 1856; William C. Price, 1856-57; John R. Chenault, 1857 to war period;
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John C. Price, 1863-69; Benjamin L. Hendricks, 1869-72; John D. Parkinson, 1872-80; Charles G. Burton, 1880-86; D. P. Stratton, 1886-92; D. P. Stratton, 1892-98; H. C. Timmons, 1898-1904; Levin W. Shafer, 1904-05-deceased in office, J. B. Johnson appointed till next general elec- tion, 1906; B. G. Thurman, 1906-10, unexpired term; B. G. Thurman, 1910-16; B. G. Thurman, 1916.
County Court Clerks-Joseph Allen, 1841-45; Nelson McDowell, 1845-60; D. C. Eastin, 1860 to spring of 1861; Nelson McDowell, 1863-66; N. R. Moore, 1866-68; N. B. McDowell, 1868-74; J. R. Tarrant, 1874-86; C. Z. Russell, 1886-94; C. W. Montgomery, 1894-1902; A. H. Montgomery, 1902-06; J. W. Bell, 1906-10; O. H. Divine, 1910-14; J. C. Webb, 1914.
Circuit Court Clerks-Prior to the spring of 1861, the clerk of the county court was also clerk of the circuit court. D. C. Eastin, who was serving as clerk when the Civil War began, refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States, as required by the State Conven- tion, which met in February, 1861, to consider the question of secession, and thereby vacated the office, and after that-some time during the war period and also during a period for which the records have been destroyed-the office of the clerk of the county court and clerk of the circuit court were separated, and W. K. Lathim became clerk of the circuit court, and served until 1865, after which the list of circuit court clerks have been as follows, viz: Benjamin Appleby, 1856-66; Arch M. Long, 1866-74; D. G. Young, 1874-82; E. T. Kennedy, 1882-86; John A. Davis, 1886-90; W. C. Young, 1890-94; J. M. Pidcock. 1894- 1902; C. A. Ketchum, 1902-10; T. A. Scott, 1910-14; W. D. Brown, 1914.
Sheriffs .- Asa G. Smith, 1841-42; William G. Blake, 1842, six months; M. H. Allison, 1842-43; F. R. McFall, 1843-45; A. D. Hudspeth, 1845-48; James J. Tucker, 1848-52; A. D. Hudspeth, 1852-54; John M. Tarrant, 1854-56; John S. Pemberton, 1856-58; John M. Tarrant, 1858-60; F. M. Hastings, 1860 to some time during the Civil War. E. Shaw was sheriff at the close of the Civil
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War, and served until 1866; B. R. Ragsdale, 1866-68; Alfred Kennedy, 1868-72; John E. Garrett, 1872-74; T. J. Carter, 1874-76; J. R. J. Appleby, 1876-78; James C. Dunaway, 1878-80; George W. Whitesides, 1880-82; Enoch K. Shackelford, 1882-86; J. M. Divine, 1886-88; J. M. Divine, 1858-1890; T. A. McConnell, 1890-94; Morris Mil- ler, 1894-1896; Frank Hudson, 1896-1898; U. S. Keran, 1898-1902; Isaac Horton, 1902-1904; Uel Murphy, 1904- 1906; W. R. Farmer, 1906-1908; T. B. McGuire, 1908- 1912; I. A. Hall, 1912-1916; B. W. Smith, 1916.
Prosecuting Attorneys Since 1872 .- David A. De Ar- mond, 1872-73; Henry Merrill, 1873-74; B. G. Thurman, 1874-76; J. F. Duckwall, 1876-80; W. K. Pyle, 1880-86; S. A. Payne, 1886-88; S. A. Payne, 1888-1890; Seymour Hoyt, 1890-1892; Seymour Hoyt-1892-1894; S. A. Payne, 1894- 1896; Mason Talbutt, 1896-1898; Mason Talbutt. 1898- 1900; R. D. Payne, 1900-1902; A. J. Young, 1902-1904; C. F. Newman, 1904-1906; Howard Ragsdale, 1906-1908; Ed. Frieze, 1908-1910; Ed. Frieze, 1910-1912; L. A. Wetzel, 1912-1914, L. A. Wetzel, 1914-1916; R. D. Payne, 1916 --.
Collectors .- Prior to 1872, the sheriff of the county was, by virtue of his office, collector of the revenues. The office of collector was established in 1872, and R. B. Stephenson was elected, as collector, and served until 1874, after which the revenues were collected by township collectors, under the township organization system, until July, 1877, when AAlfred Kennedy was appointed county collector, to serve until the next general election in 1878, and since that date the collectors have been as follows, viz .: W. R. Carloek, 1878-80; E. R. Hughes, 1880-86; (). R. Hembree, 1886-88; Edgar Clark, 1888-90: Edgar Clark, 1-90-1-92; R. C. Pyle, 1892-1896; W. F. Bryant, 1896- 1598; J. F. Stockton, 1898-1902; T. A. Davis, 1902-1904; A. F. Sandemeyer, 1904-1907.
County voted in Township Organization law under which the County Treasurer became ex-officio Collector: S M. Quick being County Treasurer at the time filled the mexpired term of A. F. Sandmeyer until the general
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election of 1908 when he was elected for two successive terms, 1908-1916; J. B. Lorah, 1916 -.
Treasurers .- A. II. Allison, 1854-56; D. L. McMillen, 1856-60; W. W. Holland, 1860-61; R. S. Jacobs, - -; John H. Howard, 1866-72; Alfred Kennedy, 1872-74; Lewis M. Murphy, 1874, July to December; W. R. Russell, 1874-76; L. M. Murphy, 1876-78; T. J. VanOsdell, 1878- 80; C. W. Griffith, 1880-84; James L. Wetzel, 1884-86; R. S. Jacobs, 1886-88; S. W. Baker, 1888 to 1890; John W. McDowell, 1890 to 1892; John W. McDowell, 1892 to 1894; S. L. Collins, 1894 to 1896; D. W. Edwards, 1896 to 1898; P. D. Stringfellow, 1898 to 1900; Harry H. Davis, 1900, died in office; I. N. Horton, 1904 to 1908: S. M. Quick, 1908 to 1916; J. B. Lorah, 1916.
Recorders .- Prior to January 1, 1883, the clerk of the circuit court had, from the organization of the county, been ex-officio recorder, and ,prior to the election of a circuit court clerk, separate from the office of clerk of the county court, the county clerk was clerk of both courts, and also recorder. Since a separate office has been es- tablished for the recorder, the officials have been O. S. Ragland, from 1882 to 1886; W. E. Shaw, 1886-1890; J. T. Cantrell, 1890-1894; T. D. Kirby, 1894-1898; I. T. Sloan, 1898-1902; W. Y. McLemore, 1902-1906; John R. Clopton. 1906-1910; H. H. Finley, 1910-1914; H. H. Finley, 1914 --.
Judges of the Probate Court .- Peter Hoyle, 1845-47; Matthias H. Allison, 1847-50; Andres D. Hudspeth, 1850- 52; Matthias H. Allison, 1852-56; D. C. Eastin, 1856-59; Benjamin Appleby, 1859-60; Nelson McDowell, 1860-61; Columbus Talbutt, 1863-64; Nelson Mc- Dowell, 1864-66; Benjamin Appleby, 1866-68; Nelson Mc- Dowell, 1868-70; Levin W. Shafer, 1870-72; Orlando H. Baker, 1872-74; L. P. Downing, 1874-75; James M. Stook- ey, sole judge of county court, 1875-76; John N. Landers, sole judge of county court, 1876-78; Seymour Hoyt, 1878- 82; Mason Talbutt, 1882-86; W. K. Pyle, 1886-1890; Al- fred Kennedy, 1890-1894; Alfred Kennedy, 1894-1898; C. L. Pyle, 1898-1902; W. M. Holland, 1902-1906; W. M. Hol-
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