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Island Railroad about one mile north of the city. There the ends of the ropes attached to the three condemned men were fastened to the rails and the trio pushed off the bridge. Mr. Deitrich, one of the guards who was pressed into the service of leading Babcock to execution, cut the rope and thus saved the fellow for trial. An inquisition on the executed criminals was held by Sheriff Hutchinson with Lyman H. Tower, Charles L. Stone, A. H. Sowers, G. E. Douglass, George Marks and G. E. Kimball, jurors, who returned a verdict of death from strangulation .- [Mr. LeDioyt's report in Ga- zette-Journal. ]
In July, 1833, ghostly visitants were observed at the St. Joseph & Western Railroad bridge, north- east of the city. It appears that a few persons while passing the place where Inghram and Green were so summarily executed, saw the dead criminals approach the bridge and begin an inspection of it. Other parties visited the spot, always reporting the pres- ence of an unapproachable ghost. In 1883 and 1884 the Invincibles took a part in administering justice.
The Aldrich mystery for a long time occupied public attention .. John Aldrich was a quiet, highly respected farmer living near Blue Point in the south- ern part of Adams County. He died suddenly on December 5, 1885, under quite suspicious circum- stances. A few days after his burial the citizens concluded that an investigation was necessary, and his body was exhumed, and the contents of the stomach sent to Prof. Haines, of the Rush Medical College at Chicago. The chemical analysis revealed a large quantity of arsenic. Suspicion pointed to his wife, Lizzie Aldrich, as the criminal, and she was arrested, indicted and brought to trial at the May term of the district court in 1889, but owing to insufficient evidence was acquitted.
The theory of self-murder was advanced and believed in by some, as he had threatened to com- mit suicide on several occasions, and about one half hour before his death he took a drink of whisky from a bottle; as he did so, it is reported that he said, " here goes the last." The whisky remaining in this bottle was analyzed and revealed arsenic, but whether placed there by himself or some one else, was never known.
The body of James Quinn was found September 28, 1886, partially devoured by hogs. His mur- derers placed the hody in a shallow grave, from which the hogs removed the clay covering and began devouring the body. A German named Sproetz was arrested and charged with the crime, but Lawyer Tanner urged his discharge so eloquently that the justice acquiesced. Later he was held to give evi- dence before the coroner, but after the adjournment of the inquest, he escaped. Mayor Alexander called a meeting to consider the question of offering a reward for the capture of the murderer. C. F. Royce was appointed secretary. The efforts to cap- ture the criminal failed and after waiting until December 7, the coroner's jury found Wilhelm Sproetz guilty of wilful murder.
G. W. Randall was arrested March 16, 1887, charged with criminal assault upon Lora May Hart, the eleven year old daughter of Marion Hart, of Edgar. On March 17 he was taken before Judge Fleming, but the hearing was postponed until the 18th; it being St. Patrick's day, and a number of people in the city, the authorities sent the ruffian under guard of Deputy Hammond to Grand Island for safety. Next morning he was brought back for trial. He was defended by Batty & Casto, while Searl, of Edgar, and C. H. Tanner prosecuted. (On Friday Mrs. Randall arrived from Forest City, Mo., and was at once arrested on the charge of abetting her husband in his designs upon the child.) Ran- dall pleaded not guilty. The evidence, then taken, points out that in February Dr. Randall visited his several patients at Edgar, among whom was Mrs. Hazelbaker, who was the first to discover the Doc- tor's (?) doings. Randall, learning that Lora Hart was suffering from sore eyes, prevailed upon Mr. Hart to allow his daughter to be treated by him. The girl boarded at the New England House for two days, after which Mrs. Randall and the Doctor com- pelled her to stay with them and even sleep with them. All would go to hed together, but in the morning the child would find herself alone with the demon who was her physician. The child protested against his assaults and removed to the Commercial Hotel, where he placed her under the influence of opiates and assaulted her repeatedly. By threats
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the couple compelled her to return to their room, and then their treatment became too terrible to bear, Mrs. Randall assisting the Doctor. Off March 12 the girl returned, and her actions were of such a character as to occasion suspicion. Her parents questioned her, and breaking into tears she told the whole story. The evidence was so strong that Judge Fleming held the leech in $5,000 bonds to appear for trial. While the papers in the case were being made out a shot was heard and Randall fell dead. A coroner's jury, presided over by F. L. Brown, comprising C. H. Dietrich, G. J. Evans, J. E. Gant, Thomas E. Farrell, J. F. Ballinger and H. C. Haverly, found that death ensued "from a gun shot wound at the hand of some party to us un- known." Mrs. Randall claimed the body, but being short of funds, it was interred in the potter's field. Mrs. Randall was held for trial in bonds of $1,000, by Justice Vineyard. She was taken to her board- ing house and later that night removed to a safer place, lest the angry people should execute her. The avenger of the wrongs of his little sister shot well and truly, sending one of the blackest hearted wretches of the country before a higher tribunal than the district court, and saving the county the ex- pense of. a prosecution.
The celebrated case growing out of the defalca- tion of W. B. Thorne was closed in December, 1886. He came to Adams County with moderate means in 1872, but later was found to be in straitened cir- cumstances. In the fall of 1873 he was elected treasurer of the county, re-elected in 1875, again in 1876, and lastly in 1879. Up to within a year prior to November, 1879, there was not a word uttered
against his integrity as treasurer. Did hail or grass- hoppers destroy the crops, Thorne would advance the farmers' tax, taking a note in payment. He was lib- eral in other directions; but the whisperings of 1878 won some believers, for it was apparent that " Papa " Thorne could not go so deeply into specu- lative deals and purchase so much lands, or fix his sons in business so solidly, without using the county funds. In 1879 the day of reckoning was seen ap- proaching. Commissioners Moore, Yocum and Wil- son examined the treasurer's accounts and found his balances of $30,178.32 fully accounted for. This action disarmed suspicion for a time; but dur- ing the year 1880 another examination of forty days' duration disclosed a storage of about $50,000. Mr. Thorne turned his property over to A. L. Clarke and Charles R. Jones as trustees, who in December, 1886, received the acknowledgments of Judge Mor- ris for the manner in which they carried out the trust. When the defalcation was known to exist, criminal proceedings were taken and after two years of law's delays, he was sentenced to a one year's term in the penitentiary; but the sentence was sus- pended and remains suspended.
On January 10, 1890, Judge Gaslin handed down his decision in the case of Adams County vs. R. B. Tussey, ex clerk of the county, to recover a defalcation. Judgment against Tussey and his fif- teen sureties was given for $1,774.62 and $150 costs. The Nebraskan in noticing this case says: " The original deficiency was about $3,000, after- ward reduced, principally by Mrs. Tussey, who worked for months in the office writing up the record that her husband had neglected to attend to.
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CHAPTER XIV.
RECORD OF ELECTIONS-VARIOUS OFFICIALS CHOSEN-CONSIDERATION OF QUESTIONS OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE- UNDER TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION LAWS-PROPOSITION FOR FUNDING BONDS-JOURNALISTS AND JOURNAL- ISM-THE NEWSPAPER AS A POWERFUL MORAL AGENT-SKETCHES OF PRESS ENTERPRISES- FIRST ISSUES OF SUNDRY PUBLICATIONS-THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND INFLUENCE.
Serious in aspect, earnest in their talk .- Dryden.
HE first general election for Adams County was held De- cember 12, 1871, when 29 votes were cast, the total vote being recorded only on the question of locating the county seat on Section 12, Township 7, Range 11, west of the sixth principal meridian, there being 28 votes for and 1 against the proposition. Samuel L. Brass, Edwin M. Allen and Wellington W. Selleck received 28 votes each for county commissioners, for three, two and one year terms re- spectively, one vote being recorded against each of the two first named. Russell D. Babcock received 27 votes for clerk; John S. Chandler, 26 for treasurer; Isaac W. Stark, 26 for sheriff; Titus Babcock, 26 for pro- bate judge; George Henderson, 27 for surveyor; Adna H. Bowen, 26 for school superintendent; Isaiah Sluyter, 28 for coroner; William W. Camp, 27 for assessor; W. W. Selleck, 28 and Harmon H. Ballou, 27 for justices of the peace; Simeon Johnson and Robert Mason, 28 each for consta- bles; Judson Burwell, Thomas J. Kemp and Ed- gar A. Adams, 27, 28 and 27, respectively, for judges of election; Samuel P. Howland and William
J. Janes, 28 votes each for clerks of election. One voter appears to have opposed this ticket, which was known as the Adams County ticket throughout, ex- cept in the case of Commissioner Selleck, against whom not one vote was cast, although one of his friends evidently did not vote for him.
The election for Juniata precinct in October, 1873, resulted in the choie of Samuel J. Shirley and William B. Cushing, justices, over Charles Kilburn and Joseph A. Robertson, the winners' vote being 95 and the defeated candidates' 41. George Knder, Charles R. Jones and James Norrish were elected judges of election; John M. Cole and Enos J. Han- chett, clerks of election; William J. Derrick and William H. Gardner, constables; William L. Kemp received 134 votes for assessor.
The elections of October, 1873, in Little Blue precinct gave a majority vote to R. M. Jones for justice, he receiving 60 against 56 recorded for C. G. Wilson and 21 for W. S. Mote; C. Bird, R. D. Carrier and S. M. West were chosen election judges; J. L. Johnson and J. A. Waldeck, clerks of elec- tion; Robert Mason and William Vastine, constables; Moses Livingstone, assessor.
The elections of October, 1873, in Denver pre- cinct resulted as follows: G. J. Milliard received 100, L. C. Gould 86, and F. S. Wells 15 for justices of the peace, the first named being chosen. M. K. Lewis, S. S. Dow and A. W. Wheeler were chosen
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judges of election over C. K. Lawson, A. Andrus and L. C. Gould; E. Steinau and D. S. Cole were chosen clerks of election; G. W. Mowery and F. Hudson, constables; Charles H. Paul received 107 votes for assessor and was unopposed. In April, 1874, there were 7 votes cast in favor of giving aid to the St. Joe & Grand Island Railroad Com- pany, and 171 votes against such aid. In May 134 votes were recorded for and 87 contra.
The elections of October, 1873, in Silver Lake precinct show 46 votes for Isaac Vanderwort and 45 for Charles W. Wilson, who were elceted justices; B. H. Scott, R. K. Dailey and M. B. Kelly, judges of election; H. B. Munson and J. J. Hoyleman, clerks of election; J. W. Yeager, who received 47 votes and John P. Duncan 38 votes, were chosen constables, and A. C. Moore received 48 votes for assessor and was elected.
The fall elections of 1873 were held October 17. Alexander H. Cramer received 374 votes and Wil- liam H. Gardner 1 vote for clerk; William B. Thorne 289, and Peter Fowie 87, for treasurer; Benjamin F. Smith 238, and A. W. Wheeler 137 votes for probate judge; James B. McCleery 277, and W. H. Gardner 93 for sheriff; Hiram C. Hum- bert 376 for coroner; William Scott 274, and Joseph Horgan 97 for surveyor; Russell S. Langley 273, and Dr. George Knder 99 for commissioner of the Second district; A. H. Bowen 374 for school superintendent. The question of issning bonds to fund county indebtedness received 172 votes, while against the proposition 295 votes were recorded.
In June, 1874, Juniata gave 78, Kenesaw 3, Denver 4, Ovid or Silver Lake 17, and Little Blue 2, or a total of 104 votes in favor of issuing bonds to pay outstanding warrants. The vote against this proposition, in the precinct order given, was 36, 22, 156, 23 and 55, or a total of 292.
The elections of October, 1874, show 480 votes for Lorenzo Crouse and 47 for J. W. Savage, can- didates for Congress. Under this heading, with contg't written after title of office on record, Pat- rick O. Hawes is credited with 487 votes; Silas Garber, candidate for governor received 485 votes, and A. Tuckbnry 42 votes; W. J. Connell received 243 votes for the office of district attorney in the
Second and M. B. Hoxie in the Third judicial dis- trict; N. K. Griggs received 457, and R. P. Stein 75 votes for Senator of the Twelfth district; A. Nance 457, and George II. Peebles 74, for represen- tative of the Thirteenth district. There were 527 votes cast for holding constitutional convention, and three cast against the proposition; A. D. Yocum received 341, and J. H. Vandemark 182 votes for commissioner of the Third district.
W. D. Willoughby was elected justice of Little Blne, and Moses Livingstone assessor; J. B. Roscoe, assessor of Silver Lake; McD. Martin and William Martin, justices of Cottonwood, and Richard Spiek- nall, assessor; A. L. Wigton, justice of Denver; B. E. Boyer, assessor, and C. E. Forgy and John Gould, constables; Peter Fowlie, justice of Jumiata; W. L. Kemp, assessor; Edward Moore and John W. Sherffield, justices of Kenesaw, and L. Darling, assessor.
In May, 1875, delegates to the constitutional convention from the district composed of Webster, Kearney and Adams, were voted for. James Laird received 399, Legrand B. Thorne, 375, M. V. Mondy, 564, and Jacob C. Wilson, 528.
The question of re-locating the county seat was also submitted at this time, the vote for Juniata be- ing 381, made up as follows: Juniata precinct, 201; Kenesaw, 66; Denver, 7; Silver Lake, 68; Little Blue, 11, and Cottonwood, 28. The vote in favor of Hastings was 559, Juniata giving 53; Kenesaw, 9; Denver, 295; Silver Lake, 48; Little Blue, 114, and Cottonwood, 10. The canvassing board comprised County Clerk A. II. Cramer, George W. Wolcott and W. H. Burr, who declared that Juniata, having more than two-fifths of all the votes cast, should continue to be the county seat. Some wag in the midst of the serious contest cast his vote for some place which he named Luniata.
The elections of October 15, 1875, show 729 votes for and 21 against the adoption of the new constitution; 650 for the article relating to seat of government, and 32 against; 673 for article allow- ing electors to express their preference for United States Senators, and 46 against; 444 votes for William Gaslin, Jr., 390 for C. J. Dilworthi, and 46 for B. I. Hinman, judge of the Fifth district; 509
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for John R. Ratcliff, and 373 for John B. Roscoe, candidates for commissioners of First district; 868 for B. F. Smith, probate judge; 489 for William B. Thorne, and 391 for S. Sadler, candidates for treasurer; 457 for A. L. Wigton, and 399 for L. Darling, candidates for school superintendent; 596 for James B. McCleery, and 269 for H. B. Strout for sheriff; 864 for William Van Allen, surveyor; 485 for Dr. C. M. Wright, and 380 for Col. W. L. Smith, candidates for coroner; 542 for A. H. Cramer, and 347 for Wesley M. White, candidates for clerk. Samuel J. Shirley and Peter Fowlie were elected justices, and George T. Brown assessor of Juniata; H. W. Krone and John Kent justices, and L. A. Boley assessor of Kenesaw; George F. Work and L. C. Gould justices, and J. A. Innis assesor of Denver; C. W. Wilson and Isaac Vanderwort justices, and A. C.,Moore assessor of Silver Lake; S. F. Reed and W. S. Moote justices, and M. Liv- ingstone assessor of Little Blue; E. C. Clewitt and Charles Morse justices, and R. S. Spicknall assessor of Cottonwood.
The November elections were introduced in Cen- tennial year. The vote for A. H. Connor and other electors was 767; for D. A. Wheeler and other elec- tors, 401. For Congress, Frank Welch received 627; Marvin Warren, 111, and Joseph Hollman, 207; for Congress contingent, Thomas J. Majors, 746, and William H. Deck, 19; for governor, Silas Garber, 766, and Paren Eigland, 205; for district attorney, C. J. Dilworth, 965; for Senator, Twenty- fourth district, J. S. McIntyre, 567, J. S. Gilham, 300, and R. M. Simonton, 101; for representative, Second district, S. Sadler, 593; L. P. Hawley, 331, and George T. Hutchinson, 125; for commissioner, Second district, Edward Moore, 498; Thomas Faribee, 282, and E. M. Allen, 157.
The justices and assessors then elected were: William L. Kemp justice, and G .. T. Brown assessor of Juniata; E. B. Moore and O. H. Wright justices, and John Fruman assessor of Kenesaw; D. L. Bar- lass assessor of Denver; J. P. Duncan justice, and R. S. Spicknall assessor of Silver Lake; A. C. Moore assessor of Little Blue; J. A. Nichols justice, and J. Holman assessor of Cottonwood; John Dyer and A. G. Hall justices, and S. M. West assessor of
Pawnee; A. F. Powers and L. P. Hawley justices, and D. M. Barlass assessor of West Blue.
In April, 1877, the question of locating the county seat was again submitted. Five hundred and thirty-five votes were cast for Juniata, and 844 for Hastings. Juniata precinct gave 231; Kenesaw, 65; Denver, 26; Silver Lake, 46; Little Blue, 32; Cottonwood, 90; Pawnee, 27, and West Blue, 18, in favor of old Juniata; while Juniata gave 4; Kene- saw, 13; Denver, 491; Silver Lake, 15; Little Blue, 82, Cottonwood, 7; Pawnee, 130, and West Blue, 102, in favor of Hastings. The canvassing board comprised County Clerk A. H. Cramer, Thomas R. Lee, and Thomas D. Scofield, who declared Hast- ings the new county seat in virtue of having received over three-fifths of the entire vote cast. In No- vember A. D. Yocum received 873 votes for com- missioner, the other thirteen candidates receiving only 50 votes in toto; A. H. Cramer received 970 votes against 14 given to the other six candidates; W. B. Thorne received 645 votes, and Charles S. Powers 405 for treasurer; S. L. Martin, 315, Ben- jamin Vastine, 272; C. Kilburn, 167; W. S. Hubble, 168, and J. H. Robertson, 114 votes for sheriff; B. F. Smith, 600; J. C. Wilson, 357, and A. H. Bowen 86 for probate judge; William Van Allen, 1,004 for surveyor; A. L. Wigton, 755, and A. D. Williams, 260 for school superintendent; W. Ackley, 537, and F. E. Dalrymple 496 for coroner.
The question of township organization was sub- mitted in November, 1877. The project received 732 votes and was opposed by 56.
Orlando Stever and Robert Ash were elected jus- tices of Juniata, and John L. Kent, assessor; J. M. Strohl and J. W. Stinchcomb, justices of Kenesaw, and John Truman assessor; George F. Work, justice of Denver, and D. L. Barlass, assessor; J. J. Hoyle- man, justice of Silver Lake, and R. S. Spicknall, assessor; D. C. Olmsted, justice of Little Blue, and M. Livingstone, assessor; A. N. Hall, justice of Pawnee, and S. M. West, assessor; A. F. Powers, justice of West Blue, and D. M. Barlass, assessor; W. P. Davis and Joseph Basye, justices of Cotton- wood, and G. J. Holman, assessor.
The elections of May 4, 1878, on the question of voting bonds in aid of the construction of the Re-
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publican Valley Railroad, show 48 for and 11 contra in Silver Lake; 82 for and 21 contra in Cottonwood; 199 for and 2 contra in Juniata; 323 for and 110 contra in Denver; 72 for, 59 contra and 12 neutral in Pawnee; 55 for, 25 contra and 27 against any issue of bonds in Little Blue.
In November, 1878, Edward K. Valentine re- ceived 773 and J. W. Davis 266 votes for Congress- man; Thomas J. Majors 775 and Thomas B. Parker 260 for Congressman, contingent (later Majors re- ceived 776 and Alex. Bear, 264 to fill vacancy); 768 for Albinus Nance and 263 for W. H. Webster, candidates for governor; 782 for C. J. Dilworth and 260 for S. H. Calhoun, candidates for attorney-gen- eral; 723 for T. D. Scofield and 292 for William Neville, candidates for district attorney; 773 for S. R. Thompson, and 269 for S. L. Barrett, candidates for superintendent of schools; 461 for Charles L. Antram, for surveyor; A. L. Wigton, 480, J. M. Abbott, 213, and Charles Kilburn, 329, candidates for Senator; 491 for A. F. Powers, and 527 for R. A. Batty, candidates for representative; 570 for C. G. Wilson, and 412 for John Duncan, candidates for commissioner of First district; 398 for bonds, and 616 contra, Juniata precinct giving 15; Kene- saw, 42; Denver, 259; Silver Lake, 1; Little Blue, 10; Pawnee, 27; West Blue, 32, and Cottonwood, 12 for; while 155, 18, 178, 50, 62, 55, 54 and 44 were recorded against in the respective precincts.
In 1878 Charles Kilburn was elected justice, and John L. Kent, assessor, of Juniata; S. M. Roberts and J. G. Hayzlett, justices of Kenesaw, and John Truman, assessor; Isaac Le Dioyt, assessor of Den- ver; S. L. Parks and B. F. Munson, justices, and R. S. Spicknall, assessor of Silver Lake; E. M. Beach, justice, and M. Livingstone, assessor of Lit- tle Blue; D. M. Barlass, of West Blue; C. C. Clew- itt and R. M. Boyd, justices of Cottonwood, and C. Hohlfeld, assessor; John Dyer, justice of Pawnee, and A. W. Waldeck, assessor.
The elections of November, 1879, show 1,843 votes for William Gaslin for judge of the Fifth dis- triet. For commissioner, Albert V. Cole received 1,147, and George T. Hutchinson, 693; for county clerk, John A. Waldeck received 565, Robert T. McGrew, 523, and Robert B. Tussey, 752; for clerk
of the district court, A. H. Cramer received 1,319, and George H. Hartsongh, 513; for treasurer, Will- iam B. Thorne received 1,000, and Charles K. Law- son, 852 votes; S. Lewis Martin received 1,204 votes, J. H. Robertson, 213, and T. M. Abbott, 313 for sheriff; Benjamin F. Smith, 976, Charles Kil- burn, 396, and G. D. Pierce, 347 votes for county judge; Jasper N. Smith, 1,627 for surveyor; Luey A. MeFadden, 1,360, and L. Darling, 451 votes for superintendent of schools; Dr. William H. Lynn, 1,267, and Dr. J. J. Hoyleman, 526 for coroner.
The justices and assessors elected in Juniata pre- cinet were W. H. Beal, justice, and John L. Kent, assessor; in Kenesaw, J. G. Hayzlett, justice, and George W. Wolcott, assessor; in Denver, J. A. Vanatta, justice, and A. J. Orendorf, assessor; in Ayr, O. D. Barrass received 83, James Winney, 16, and four other candidates 18 votes in toto for justice, while A. C. Moore received 106, E. J. Oldham, 36, and S. Ellis, 30 votes for assessor; in Little Blue, J. K. Dean was elected justice, and M. Livingstone, assessor; in Cotton wood Solomon IIolman was chosen justice, and C. Hohlfeld, assessor; in West Blue, A. F. Powers was elected justice, and George Bran- nan, assessor, and in Silver Lake, B. F. Munson was chosen justice, and R. L. Spicknall, assessor.
The votes on the funding bond proposition and the sale of connty lot submitted in 1879 were as follows: For funding bonds, 284, against 865; for selling lot, 1,174, against, 35.
The elections of November, 1880, show 1,444 votes for James Laird, 550 for James E. Boyd and 51 for W. M. Connor, presidential electors; 1,448 for Albinus Nance and 547 for T. W. Tipton, candi- dates for governor; 1,440 for C. J. Dilworth and 544 for George E. Pritchett, candidates for attor- ney-general; 1,431 for E. K. Valentine and 542 for James E. North, for Congress; 1, 437 for W. W. W. Jones, superintendent of schools, and 547 for Alex. Bear; 1,477 for A. T. Ash and 526 for L. D. Dent, candidates for district attorney; 1,371 for C. R. Jones and 640 for Charles Cameron, candidates for representative; 1,363 for C. B. Coon and 649 for E. M. Allen, candidates for Senator of the Twenty- fourth district; 1,389 for W. W. Hopper and 627 for J. H. Vandermark, for commissioner. There were
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only 173 votes cast as preference votes for United States Senator-James Laird receiving 169. The assessors elected were John L. Kent, Juniata; M. Higgins, Kenesaw; D. L. Barlass, Denver; A. C. Moore, Ayr; William Colton, Little Blue; E. Dom- iny, West Blue; C. Hohlfeld, Cottonwood, and R. S. Spicknall, Silver Lake. Isaac Vanderwort was elected justice of Ayr, C. P. Horcletoad of Cotton- wood.
In November, 1881, Victor Bierbower received 1,106 votes for district attorney; Samuel L. Brass was candidate for university regent; S. L. Martin received 642, C. G. Wieson, 424, and George T. Hutchinson, 669 votes for sheriff; W. S. Crow, 1,346 and Emanuel Stienau, 475 votes for treasurer; George F. Work, 978, and Ben. F. Smith, 830 votes for county judge; Lucy A. McFadden, 1,789, and Lucy A. Darling, 3 votes for superintendent of schools; Gordon H. Edgerson, 1,567, and C. W. Wilson, 238 votes for commissioner; Thomas E. Farrell, 1, 087, and E. N. Woodford, 718 votes for surveyor; Jose- phus Williams, 978, and William H. Lynn, 822 votes for coroner; Robert B. Tussey, I, 037, and L. M. Sevenford 777 votes for county clerk.
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