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Canton Encampment, No. 24, I. O. O. F., was organized by C. C. Archer. The charter bears date May 21, 1858. The pres- ent officers are William Hanley, Chief Patriarch; F. M. Harrison, Senior Warden; James T. Moore, High Priest; S. Ward, Junior Warden and Scribe; J. H. Biggs, Treasurer; W. H. Graves, a member of this lodge has been Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Missouri.
La Belle Lodge, No. 144, I. O. O. F., was organized in Sep- tember, 1860. The charter bears date May 22, 1861. The charter members, all of whom, save one, are now living, were as follows: Jacob Haldeman, W. W. Kendrick, William Tumy, G. H. Kendrick and W. R. Bradshaw. The first officers were Jacob Haldeman, Noble Grand; D. Y. Fore, Vice Grand; W. R. Brad-
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shaw, Secretary; W. W. Kendrick, Treasurer. The lodge is in good, financial condition, and consists of forty members. A hall, costing $1,600, was erected in 1871.
Fabius Lodge, No. 267, I. O. O. F., was organized at Buck- horn schoolhouse, in Highland Township, in October, 1871. The charter members were J. D. Ranes, Noble Grand; William. Gill, Vice Grand; W. G. Ewing, Secretary; J. M. Beverland, Treasurer; James and Arch Smith, James and William Robberds, David Beverland, Wickliffe Johnson, John E. Jennings, Oliver Ewing and Alfred McPheeters. The lodge united with the school district in building a house, the upper story of which became the hall. W. H. Nunn was the first member initiated after the organization. In the spring of 1885 the lodge moved. to Maywood, and erected a building costing $1,000. The first- floor is rented as a store room. The lodge consists of forty-two members and has $500 in its treasury.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
United Workmen .- August 13, 1880, Lewiston Lodge, No. 201, A. O. U. W. was organized by P. P. Ellis. The first mem -- bers were W. T. Humphrey, Past Master Workman; W. H. Kishbaum, Master Workman; G. T. Maggard, Foreman; G. W. Burnett, Overseer; R. B. Hamner, Guide; J. T. Dickson, Re- corder; R. S. Briscoe, Receiver; William Fible, Financier; Alex Rodefer, J. W .; W. H. Cheatum, O. W .; and E. C. Dance, and. W. Wallace. The membership now numbers fifteen. The hall. is a frame building, costing $300.
Lodges of this order are known to be in existence at Canton and La Grange, but the custodians of the records have refused. or failed to furnish reports.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
" Barney" King Post, No. 70, Department of Missouri . G. A. R., was instituted by W. F. Chamberlain, May 7, 1883. The charter bears the same date. The first officers were Col. David Moore, Past Commander; N. D. Starr, Senior Vice-Commander; L. W. England, Junior Vice-Commander; O. J. Pyatt, Officer of the Day; J. W. Dillon, Officer of the Guard ;.
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E. Burrows, Quartermaster; D. V. Vansyckel, Surgeon; L. H. Condit, Adjutant; E. F. Uppinghouse, Sergeant-Major; W. H. Pilcher, Quartermaster-Sergeant; James B. Ford, Chaplain. There were sixteen other charter members of this post. The present membership is twenty-six. The post is named for Maj. Barna- bas B. King, of the Twenty-first Missouri, who was killed at the battle of Shiloh.
Minkey Post, No. 166, at La Grange, is another post of this order, which was organized several years ago. It is in a pros- perous condition, and has a pleasant place in which to hold its sessions.
UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS.
Canton Grove, No. 36, was instituted by William Koch, of La Grange, March 14, 1877. The date of the charter is ten years later, viz .: June 4, 1887. The charter members were Will- iam Koch, E. E .; Peter Goetz, U. E .; Peter Birk, Secretary; Jacob Hiether, Treasurer, and others. The present membership is eighteen. The United Ancient Order of Druids is a moral, social and beneficial society. Its principles and teachings are derived from ancient druidism and are founded on reason and sound morality. The order is established in twenty-three States of America, in England, Ireland, Scotland, the British colonies, Australia and in Germany.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
The present officers of the Lewis County Grange are W. T. Humphrey, master, and A. M. Green, secretary; postoffice, Canton. The following is a list of the subordinate granges in the county: La Belle Grange, No. 688, W. T. La Rue, master, and J. F. Christie, secretary, postoffice Lewiston; Timber Grange, Cyrus Shanks, master and William Shanks, Jr., secretary; post- office Benjamin; Salem Grange, Fabius Grange, Lyon Grange and Garnett Grange.
BANKS AND BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
In 1859 a branch of the old State Bank of Missouri was ยท established at Canton, with Dr. Zebulon T. Knight as president; Addison Reese, cashier; Reuben J. Emerson, clerk. The board
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of directors was composed of Z. T. Knight, Henderson Davis, George W. Patton, A. Reese, A. L. Richart, James Ellison, James McB. Jones and Samuel H. Stewart. In 1866 the institu- tion was reorganized as a national bank.
A branch of the Union Bank of Missouri was organized at La Grange in 1859. John M. Cashman was the first president, and J. N. Hagood the cashier. The directors were John M. Cashman, Willis Anderson, Simeon Connelly, William Hagood, Abram Oyster, John G. Nunn, William M. Redding, Thomas Richardson and John H. Talbot.
The Canton Savings Bank was organized November 24, 1866, with Z. T. Knight as president and M. C. Hawkins as cashier. It was afterward merged into the Lewis County Savings Bank, which was started at Canton, January 1, 1867, with Samuel H. Stewart president, and Samuel Hatch cashier and secretary. This bank suspended in April, 1877, and passed into the hands of an assignee. The records of the present banking institutions of the county are as follows:
The Bank of Canton was organized November 13, 1879, by B. H. Smith, L. J. Vandever, N. B. Mack, William H. Graves, James S. Thompson, William B. McRoberts, W. B. Henton, O. C. Clay, George H. Wolfin, A. D. Lewis, J. P. Lewis, C. E. Cum- mings and B. B. Brooks, with a capital stock of $12.500. November 15, 1879, the bank was chartered by the State, and began business. Its first officers were B. H. Smith, president; J. S Thompson, vice-president; C. E. Cummings, secretary, and William H. Graves, cashier. January 3, 1880, A. D. Lewis was made cashier; after the first year, the office of vice-president was abolished. The present officers are B. H. Smith, president; C. E. Cummings, secretary, and A. D. Lewis, cashier. Board of directors as follows: A. D. Lewis, B. H. Smith, J. P. Lewis, C. W. Barrett, D. M. Hibbard, B. B. Brooks and C. E. Cummings. A conservative, but successful business has been done from the beginning. The bank owns the building in which it does busi- ness, and has declared fairly large annual dividends. Some of the most influential men in the county are stockholders.
Bank of Lewis County, Canton, was organized in May, 1884, with $10,000 capital. There were thirty stockholders; James
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S. Thompson, now deceased, was elected president; Hon. W. G. Downing, vice-president, and W. B. Henton, cashier. On the death of J. S. Thompson, W. G. Downing became president, but. resigned in May, 1887, and W. H. Hawkins was elected. E. W. Lillard is vice-president and W. B. Henton, cashier. The board. of directors consists of J. P. Hampton, E. W. Lillard, M. H. Hawkins, D. S. Lillard, James Koster, Stephen Smith, John Shanks, Jr., John F. Thompson and B. J. Harden. From the first the business career of this institution has been fairly suc- cessful. It has a handsome surplus capital and has paid a divi- dend of 10 per cent on its stock.
La Grange Savings Bank was organized in July, 1866, with a capital of $50,000, which was afterward reduced to. $20,000. The first officers were I. D. Alverson, president, and Joseph A. Hay, cashier. In 1871 the La Grange Savings Bank was changed into the First National Bank of La Grange, with a. paid up capital of $50,000. I. D. Alverson was president and Thomas Price, cashier. The next year J. N. Hagood became. cashier. The affairs of the national bank were wound up in 1876, but the business of the savings bank was continued, and the institution re-chartered in July, 1886, with $20,000 capital. The present officers are L. Hagood, president; J. H. Sudduth,. vice-president, and J. N. Hagood, cashier. The bank was bur- glarized February 28, 1887. The losses were as follows: special deposits, $7,500, $1,400, county bonds to the value of $1,000. bank loss, $2,600; total loss, $12,500. Some jewelry and vouch- ers were also taken by the burglars.
The Monticello Savings Bank was organized in September, 1869. The first officers were J. D. Million, Sr., president, and William Fible, cashier; directors, William Fible, Joseph Fible. T. P. Jeffries, T. F. Anderson, J. D. Million, J. P. Mitchell, George G. Burnett, N. D. Starr and Lewis Sells. The original capital stock was $50,000; present officers, J. D. Million, Sr., president; W. S. M. Anderson, vice-president; B. F. Thompson, cashier; J. P. Bowles, assistant.
La Belle Savings Bank .- This bank has a capital stock of $50,000, of which $10,000 is paid up. It was organized January 23, 1875, and chartered February 15, following. The officers.
RESIDENCE OF HON. J. W. FORMAN, NEAR CANTON, MO.
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are John I. Agnew, president, and William Triplet, cashier; directors: John I. Agnew, Henderson Gregory, Henry C. Ewalt, William Parks, John H. Wright, Harvey Hinkson, Dennis Sut- ton, Isaac Allen and William Triplet.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Lewiston Creamery Association was incorporated March 10, 1884, under the laws of the State of Missouri. The amount of capital was $4,000, composed of shares of $25 each. The organization was for a term of forty-nine years, and the first officers were Robert S. Briscoe, president; N. R. Hall, vice-presi- dent; T. W. Ammerman, secretary; William T. LaRue, treasurer and William T. Humphrey, manager. The building was erected in February, 1884, at a cost, including machinery, of $3,650. There are three acres of land attached, and the amount expended in the entire property was $5,000. From February, 1885, to February, 1886, the quantity of butter made exceeded 78,000 pounds. The amount paid for cream and labor was $14,590. During the following year the quantity of butter was 43,500 and expenditures $8,927. The shortage was caused by the prolonged dry weather of that year.
The Canton Ice Company does an exclusively wholesale business, shipping ice to St. Louis and the South. The stock- holders are A. F. Poulton, president; C. E. Cummings, secretary ; A. D. Lewis, treasurer ; B. B. Brooks, superintendent and Joseph C. Comley, D. M. Hibbard and Oliver C. Clay. The ice-houses are located on the river bank north of Canton in "old Tully." There are three buildings, 100x40 each, with a capacity of 6,000 tons, and twenty-three acres of land attached.
Lewis County Agricultural and Mechanical Association was organized in the summer of 1868 under the name of La Grange Agricultural and Mechanical Association, but afterward the name was changed. The first officers were G. W. Connell, president; James H. Sudduth, vice-president; T. O. Towles, sec- retary ; Thomas Price, treasurer, and M. R. Dives, marshal. The directors were G. W. Connell, J. H. Sudduth, Thomas Price, S. E. Elphich, W. G. Brown, John M. Glover, W. M. Redding, James H. McPike and -- Motter. There are thirty acres with- 13
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in the grounds. The amphitheatre and fences were built the first year, the grounds paid for, and a fair held October 13-18. The amphitheatre was afterward burned, and in rebuilding it a debt was contracted. In 1886 the finances were so embarrassed that the society suspended, but in 1887 a temporary organization was effected and a fair held.
COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.
Courthouse .- The present county courthouse, a fine two- story brick, was built in 1875, by George Barnes and J. T. Mc- Allister. The architect was Mr. McAllister, and the county com- missioner was L. J. Vandiver; surveyor, George H. Roberts. The building was completed and occupied during the month of December. Its cost was $10,175. -
Poor Farm .- The present Lewis County poor farm was opened April 5, 1873. The original farm (west half of the southeast quarter of Section 31, Township 62, Range 6) was purchased July 20, 1871, of George O. Devilbiss for $4,000. An addition (south- east quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 1, Township 61, Range 6, and some fractions) was purchased in May, 1885, of W. P. Brown, price $1,050. John S. Burch was superintendent of the farm until in February, 1877, when he was succeeded by John A. Smith. At present the number of inmates is twenty-six, two of whom (one male and one female) are colored. Number of white male inmates, fourteen. The institution is efficiently and economically managed, and in very successful operation.
In June, 1886, one of the inmates of the farm, an old man, sixty-five years of age, named Pleasant Prophet, was killed by another inmate, named James Shelton. The latter was a poor demented creature, and killed his victim with a hoe, while he was at work in a field.
LIST OF PRINCIPAL BRIDGES.
The following statistics relative to the principal bridges over the leading streams of the county have been furnished by the county surveyor, George H. Roberts, Esq. Those marked with a star (*) were rebuilt in the year mentioned; they were originally constructed many years before.
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Name of Bridge.
Name of Stream. Sec. T. R.
Year [ Length Built. in Feet.
Cost.
Material.
Style.
La Grange.
Wyaconda
1855
170
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
Jones' Mill
Wyaconda
15 61 6
1886
110
$2664
Iron
Pratt Truss
Wyaconda Church ...
Wyaconda
33 62 6. 1871
90
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
Lefler
Wyaconda
28 62 6
1865
80
Unknown
Wooden
Lattice
Pattee.
Wyaconda
17 62 6
1854
90
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
Beckner
Wyaconda
7 62 6
War
85
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
Risk
Wyaconda
26 63 7
1880
60
$649 %,:
Wooden
Trestle
Gill
Main Fabius
20 60 6
1875
137
Unknown Combination
Howe Truss
Nunn
North& Fabius 19 60 6
*
100
Unknown| Wooden
Lattice
Lays
North Fabius 12 60 7
1878*
98
Unknown Combination
Arch
Weston
North Fabius 27 61 7
1876*
100
Unknown Combination
Arch
Cox.
North Fabius 16 61:7
1886
98
$2922
Iron
Pratt Truss
South Monticello.
North Fabius
6 61 7
1845
100
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
West Monticello
North Fabius
6 61 7
1886*
100
$1722
Iron
Pratt Truss
Hamilton Ford ..
North Fabius
5 62 8
70
Unknown
Wooden
Trestle on Piling
Kerfoot.
North Fabius 25 63 9
60
$700
Wooden
Trestle
County Line
North" Fabius 22 63 9
60
$700
Wooden
Trestle on Piling
May wood.
M'dle Fabius
30 60 6
140
$3000
Combination
Pratt Truss
Buckhorn
M'dle Fabius
24 60 7
80
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
Gilead.
M'ale Fabius
9 60 7
1882*
80
Unknown
103
$995
Pratt Truss
Davis' Mill
M'dle Fabius
24 61 8
13 61 8
100
$3000
Combination
Howe Truss
Mitchell Cut-Off
M'dle Fabius
3 61 8
1876*
79
$900
Combination
Arch
Garnett
M'dle Fabius
31 62 8
1867
90
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
Binger's Mill
M'dle Fabius
25 62 9
1876*
125
Unknown
Combination Wooden
Lattice
Steffansville
South Fabius 34 60 9
23 60
6
1885;
64
$1425
Iron
Low Truss
Porter.
Durgens' Creek
9 60 6
1880
45
$1000
Wooden
Trestle
Haycraft.
Troublesome
29 60 8
1885*
45
$400
Wooden
Trestle
County Line.
Troublesome
19 61 9
1884*
45
$600
Wooden
Trestle
Thompson.
Sugar Creek
36 62 7
|1871
60
Unknown Wooden
Lattice
Benjamin
Sugar Creek
23 62 7
1887
62
$1598
Iron
Low Truss
There are numerous smaller bridges, and the entire county is well bridged.
VALUATIONS OF TAXABLE PROPERTY.
Perhaps no better method of presenting the progress and development of the county can be made than by the publication of the assessment returns, since no other reliable statistics are attainable. These returns are here given, commencing with 1844 the most remote period for which they have been found, and continues up to and including 1886, with intervals generally of five years, enough for all practical purposes:
1844.
Taxable
KIND OF PROPERTY.
Number.
valuation.
Resident land, acres
141,702
$435,548
Non-residents land, acres
87,088
258,274
Resident town lots.
598
24,975
Non-resident town lots
721
6,552
Slaves
762
170,845
Horses
1,504
42,014
Mules
33
1,012
Asses
5
140
Cattle
2,774
19.328
Clocks and watches
326
2,933
Carriages
59
4,300
Bonds and notes
15,910
Total
$981,831
Irwin .
M'dle Fabius
8 62 9
1875*
80
Unknown
65
$584
Wooden
Trestle
Harrison
M'dle Fabius
5 60 7
1886*
1881*
:100
Unknown Combination
Pratt Truss
Smith ..
M'dle Fabius
1875*
|1880
1881
1880
|1881
1851
Pratt Truss
Hall's Mill
Combination Iron
Arch
1885
Durgens' Creek
No. of polls, 832.
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1845.
Resident land, acres.
~143,297
$437,334
Non-resident land, acres.
85,558
284,677
Resident town lots.
679
26,777
Non-resident town lots.
687
6,776
Slaves
776
172,945
Horses
1,649
43,781
Mules.
24
537
Asses.
10
575
Cattle
3,005
21,930
Clocks and watches.
371
3,329
Carriages
31
1,282
Bonds and notes
16,375
Total
$1,016,318
No. of polls, 794.
1848.
Land, acres
247,665
$629,773
Town lots
1,302
48,474
Slaves.
928
181,050
Horses
1.757
39,045
Mules
26
610
Asses.
9
590
Cattle
2,857
20,367
Clocks and watches.
313
2,025
Carriages.
40
1,810
Bonds, notes and money
15,770
Total
$939,514
No. of polls, 850.
1849.
Land, acres
245,624
$652,075
Town lots
1,243
74,435
Slaves .
1,028
237,750
Other personal property
84,060
Money, notes and bonds.
19,590
Total
$1,067,910
No. of polls, 1,010.
1850.
Land, acres
250,037
$647,012
Town lots
1,256
83,965
Slaves
1,045
239,350
Other personal property
108,290
Money, bonds and notes
18,050
Total
$1,096,677
No. of polls. 976.
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1855.
Resident land, acres
193,183
$827,740
Non-resident land, acres.
77,708
206,620
Resident town lots. .
1,643
199,805
Non-resident town lots
242
19,700
Slaves
1,258
392,600
Other personal property
251,980
Money, notes and bonds.
136,970
Total.
$2,035,415
No. of polls, 1,337.
1860.
Resident land, acres
249,016
$1,502,510
Non-resident land, acres.
66,369
264,220
Resident town lots
2,728
484,110
Non-resident town lots.
266
12,510
Slaves
1,202
397,400
Other personal property.
368,160
Money, notes, and bonds.
213,390
Total
$3,242,300
No. of polls, 2,072.
1863.
Number
Taxable Valuation. $1,441,930
Resident land acres ..
245,252
Non-resident land acres
68,927
234,310
Resident town lots.
2,441
347,130
Non-resident town lots
353
13,550
Slaves. .
1,136
146,270
Other personal property.
339,910
Money, notes and bonds.
168,475
Total.
$2,691,575
No. of polls, 1,539.
1864.
Resident land, acres.
244,678
1,124,180
Non-resident land, acres
70,950
289,340
Resident town lots.
2,472
328,270
Non-resident town lots
376
17,500
Personal property.
335,610
Money notes and bonds.
198,880
Total No. of polls, 1,126.
$2,793,780
1865.
Resident land, acres.
245,957
1,755,930
Non-resident land, acres
70,397
292,610
Resident town lots.
2,483
369,720
Non-resident town lots.
402
23,270
Money, bonds and notes
232,270
Other personal property
473,255
Total
$3,145,055
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
1870.
Land, acres
320,879
$2,718.220
Town lots
3,190
658,545
All personal property
1,361,685
Corporate companies.
45, 775
Total
$4,784,225
1875.
Land, acres.
324,402
$2,704.550
Town lots
4,335
686,735
All personal property
1,213,800
Corporate companies
84,141
Total.
$4,739,226
1880.
Land, acres
321,380
$2,261,900
Town lots
4,205
431,355
Money, bonds and notes.
430.866
Corporate companies.
68,745
All other personal property.
994,961
Total
$4,187,827
1885.
Land, acres
321.880
$2,214,790
Town lots
4,277
466,175
Money, bonds and notes.
635,310
Corporate companies.
56,150
All other personal property
1,046,764
Total.
$4,419,189
1886.
Land, acres
319,320.59
$2,219,725
Town lots
4,235
481,840
Money bonds and notes
588,367
Corporate companies.
63,950
All other personal property
1,059,961
Total ..
$4,463,843
It will be borne in mind that assessed valuations are com- monly not more, but very often less, than two-thirds of the real value of property. If, therefore, all of the taxable property in the county were now to be sold to bona fide purchasers, the prices paid would aggregate a sum considerably in excess of $6,000,000.
The former slave property of the county deserves to be noted. The greatest number of slaves in one year was in 1855, when there were 1,258, valued at $392,600, or an average of
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$312 per head. In 1860 the number was fifty-six less, but the aggregate value was $5,000 more, and the average was $330 per head. In 1863, when the war had been in progress for two years, when it was plain that slavery was doomed, and when there was great demoralization in the county and country, the number of slaves was only sixty-six less than in 1860, although almost every opportunity had been afforded them to escape. This was the last year when there was such "property " as slaves returned under the law, although slavery existed in Missouri until January 11, 1865, when it was abolished by the State Constitutional Convention.
The railroad property in the county is not included in the foregoing valuations, as it is assessed by the State.
ELECTIONS SINCE THE WAR.
PRESIDENT.
CONGRESS.
GOVERNOR.
REP'TIVE.
TOWNSHIPS.
.
Grant .*
Sey mour.
Benjamin .*
Williams.
McClurg .*
Phelps;
David Moore .*
F. L. Marchand.
Canton
225
158
223
159
223
159
220
156
Lyon.
36
115
36
115
36
115
31
120
Reddish.
108
73
106
74
107
74
98
74
La Belle.
44
63
44
63
44
63
44
63
Dickerson
72
99
72
99
73
98
58
112
Union. .
153
237
151
239
148
241
148
239
Highland
133
41
127
48
131
44
131
44
Salem
59
40
59
47
59
41
57
41
Totals
830
826
818
837
821
835
787
849
Republican candidates marked with a star (*).
1870.
Governor- Joseph W. McClurg, Radical, 883; B. Gratz Brown, Liberal, 1,433.
Congressman-J. T. K. Hayward, Radical, 836; J. G. Blair, Liberal, 1,430.
State Senator-Eugene Williams, Radical, 806; David Moore, Liberal, 1,474.
Representative-W. F. Chamberlain, 859; Jesse W. Bar- rett, 1,401; Samuel B. Gibson, 42.
Sheriff-Hamilton Johnson, 1,001; W. G. Allen, 1,318
208
HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
Circuit Clerk-George F. McAfee, 852; T. B. Jeffries, 1,263; Milton Million, 138.
County clerk-N. D. Starr, 936; W. G. Watson, 1,369.
Assessor-August Gloesser, 859; August Schoppel, 1,430.
Treasurer-Robert MaGee, 877; J. S. Rash, 1,411.
Judge of the county court-Enoch Richards, 906; John F. Bumbarger, 1,399.
School commissioner, Joseph Stretch, 901; A. B. Price, 1,405.
The vote on the amendments striking from the constitution the disfranchising and disqualifying sections, was an average of 1,800 for, to 50 against, many not voting. .
1872.
President-Greeley, 1,703; Grant,* 1,109; O'Connor, 23.
Governor-Silas Woodson, 1,735; John B. Henderson, *
- 1,129.
Congressman-John M. Glover, 1,606; John F. Benjamin,* 1,106; J. G. Blair, 40.
Representative-Chilton B. Tate, 1,606; Jesse W. Barrett, 660; Charlton H. Howe, 554.
Sheriff-W. G. Allen, 1,655; L. C. Biggs,* 1,170.
1876.
President-Tilden, 2,060; Hayes, 1,320.
1880.
President-Hancock, 1,928; Garfield 1,152; Weaver, 152.
Governor-T. T. Crittenden, 1,929; D. P. Dyer, 1,149; L. A. Brown, 154.
Congressman-W. H. Hatch, 1,956; John M. London, Fusion, 1,256.
Representative-R. M. Wallace, 1,979; William G. Ellis, 1,204.
Sheriff-Lancelot W. Summers, 1,912; John Halley, 1,271.
William S. Richardson was elected collector; J. P. Bowles, treasurer; W. G. Downing, prosecuting attorney; S. R. Ray, assessor; George Roberts, surveyor; John H. Leeper, public administrator; George Tompkins and Joseph Bradshaw, county judges; and John Pollock, coroner-all Democrats.
*Republican.
209
STATE OF MISSOURI.
1884.
PRESIDENT.
GOVERNOR.
CONGRESS.
REPRE- SENTATIVE.
SHERIFF.
TOWNSHIPS.
Cleveland.
Fusion.
Marmaduke.
Ford
W. H. Hatch.
A. L. Gray.
H. P. Tate.
A. F. Poulton.
J. E. Cooksey.
S. Huebetter.
Canton
368
410
347
418
392
385 286
349
483
398
391
Union.
371
285
362
290
368
394
256
378
277
Lyon
226
72
212
73
227
71
213
75
230
68
Reddish
220
146
217
145
221
145
210
151
223
143
La Belle.
347
110
343
99
349
108
330
120
354
109
Salem
151
98
144
98
148
98
144
105
151
97
Highland
185
168
180
168
183
169
178
167
182
171
Dickerson
263
74
251
74
263
72
267
62
270
61
Totals
2131
1363
2056
1365
2151
1334
2085
1375
2186
1317
John A. Brooks, the Prohibition candidate for governor, received 75 votes, of which 22 were from Canton and 17 from La Belle; the remainder were divided among the other precincts.
O. C. Clay was elected prosecuting attorney; James T. Hut- ton, collector; J. T. Staples, treasurer; Edward Lillard, assessor; George H. Roberts, surveyor; George Tompkins and Joseph H. Bradshaw county judges; John H. Leeper, public administrator. The vote for restraining sheep and swine from running at large was 1,073; against, 1,978; for restraining horses and cattle, 905; against, 2,055
NOVEMBER ELECTION, 1886.
SUP. JUDGE.
CONGRESS. SENATOR.
REPRE- SENT'VE.
CIRCUIT CLERK.
COUNTY CLERK.
SHERIFF.
TOWNSHIPS.
Theo. Brace.
J. K. Cravens.
W. H. Hatch.
W. P. Harrison.
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