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The assessors elected were R. Ash, A. C. Snoe- berger, D. L. Barlass, A. C. Moore, John Jung, Isaac Boyd, J. G. Holman, C. H. Chapman and G. W. Spicknall.
The justices of the peace elected this year were J. W. Liveringhouse, J. G. Hayzlett, J. H. Fleming, W. W. Philleo, James K. Dean, Solomon Favinger, Aaron Powers and F. McDonald, the order of location being Juniata, Kenesaw, Denver, Ayr, Lit- tle Blue, Cottonwood, West Blne and Silver Lake.
In February, 1882, the funding proposition was submitted. There were 406 votes cast against this measure and 46 in favor of it.
The fall elections of 1882 show James W. Dawes to have received 712 votes; E. P. Ingersoll, 782, and J. Sterling Morton, 440; for the office of com- missioner of public lands and bonds, C. H. Madely, 865 votes, and A. G. Kendall, 765 votes; for Con- gress, James Laird received 1, 005, and S. V. Moore, 806 votes; for district attorney, J. M. Abbott re- ceived 1,427 votes, and W. S. Morlan, 511 votes; for Senator, A. H. Sowers was given 1,011 and A.
T. Powers, 840 votes; for representative, H. G. Ar- mitage received 784, L. H. Trower, 747, W. C .. Weaver, 719, C. W. Wilson, 688, J. G. Hayzlett, 439, and E. Koekler, 398; A. V. Cole received 1,135, and J. W. Harris 666 votes for commis- sioner of Second district, while H. Armstrong re- ceived 713, J. Wooster, 667, and O. C. Brown, 521; for commissioner of the Third district, W. Ackley received 490, and W. H. Lynn, 333 votes for coroner. The assessors elected were Robert Ash, L. A. Boley, D. L. Barlass, A. C. Moore, C. H. Chap- man and R. S. Spicknall. The justice elected was John Merrill, of Cottonwood.
The proposed constitutional amendment received 643 votes, while 952 were cast against it.
The elections of 1883 show 1,188 votes for W. H. Morris, and 785 for R. A. Batty, candidates for district judge; 1,229 for G. W. Bemis, and 739 for J. W. Eller, candidates for district attorney; 1,203 for R. B. Tussey, and 767 for L. H. Felt for clerk of district court; 1,122 for George Spicknall, 639 for E. J. Hanchett, and 265 for Isaac Le Dioyt, candidates for county clerk; 1,163 for J. B. Mc- . Cleary, and 816 for W. S. Crow for treasurer; 71I for J. M. Abbott, and J. H. Fleming, 1,260, candi- dates for probate judge; 711 for George T. Hutchin- son, and 1,266 for D. L. Barlass for sheriff; 841 for W. S. Hall, and 1,136 for A. E. Allyn for superintendent of schools; 657 for E. N. Woodford, and 1,353 for Thomas E. Farrell for surveyor; 1,988 for George B. Lloyd for coroner; 636 for H. C. Armstrong, and 1,350 for George Crane for county commissioner; 1,523 for township organization, and 146 against such organization.
The assessors elected were J. L. Kent, L. A. Boley, C. E. Hill, A. C. Moore, J. G. Holman, John Jung, R. S. Spicknall and J. A. Snyder.
The justices of the peace chosen were S. L. Brass, W. D. Prindle, L. A. Royce, W. W. McDonald and George McMillan (tie), George Colling, J. Miller and A. F. Powers.
Under the law of township organization as adopted in 1883 by a vote of 1,523 against 146, the offices of supervisor, treasurer and clerk were created, who, with the other township officers, formed the township boards, while the supervisor
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was a member of the county board. Juniata gave 289 votes for this system; Kenesaw, 120; Denver, 509; Ayr, 169; Little Blue, 96; Cottonwood, 121; Silver Lake, 71, and West Blue, 148. Juniata op- posed by 3 votes, Denver by 124, Ayr by 6, Lit- tle Blue by. 4, Silver Lake by 8, and West Blue by 1.
The first board of supervisors, elected in No- vember, 1883, comprised J. H. Spicer, of Juniata; W. Parmenter, of Kenesaw; W. R. MeCully, George Crane and James E. Reed, of Denver; E. G. Dyer, of Ayr: H. Stammer, of Little Blue; M. A. Hargle- road, of Cottonwood; H. C. Munnix, of Silver Lake, and S. M. Frink, of West Blue.
The clerks elected in 1883 were S. L. Salsbury, D. D. Norton, F. C. Mastin, J. E. Bovard, I. M. Dean, Isaac Boyd, John P. Duncan and T. L. Monaghan, for the townships in order as given in the list of supervisors.
The treasurers chosen in 1883 for the respective townships in this order were W. D. Sewell, E. Budy, F. J. Benediet, T. J. Edgington, A. W. Waldeck, Jacob Silvers, P. H. Sailor and H. M. Palmer.
The elections of 1884* show 1,853 votes for Robert B. Harrington, 1,109 for Patrick Hines, and 114 votes for L. B. Boggs, candidates for elector on the three respective presidential tickets. James Laird received 1,796; J. H. Stickel, 1,057, and Benjamin Crab, 109 votes for Congress; James W. Dawes received 1,789; J. S. Morton, 1,171, and J. G. Miller, 114 for governor; H. H. Shedd, 1,943, and L. C. Pace, 1,121 for lieutenant governor; D. D. Norton received the third party's vote (114) for State auditor; A. H. Sowers, 1,502, H. G. Armitage, 1,398, and A. M. Hall, 143 votes for Senator of Twenty-eighth district; F. R. Olmsted, 1,665; A. V. Cole, 1,664; H. B. MeGaw, 1,227; E. M. Allen, 1,253, Robert Ash, 149, and W. Woolman, 112 for representatives of Forty-seventh district. For amendment of constitution, legal department, 2,762,
* The Free Trade League was organized in May, 1884, at a meeting called by S. M. Brobst, M. F. Wallace, Moses Sadler, J. R. Mclaughlin, F L. Brown, T. F. Coy. W. Sanders, C. E. Hill. A. May, E. H. Reed, A. Woolman, M. C. Ross, C. Frahm, J. Lahr, N. Villmer, E. P. Jansreau, E. Foster, Griff Evans, T. W. Hoffman, W. Woolman, W. Dale. O. H. McNeil. M. Sohella, John Jones, J. N. Showen, L. Showen, Joseph Flick. A. H. Browne and G. De Lagnecau.
contra, 92; for amendment of Section 1, executive department, 1,839; contra, 1,907.
The justices of the peace elected in 1884 are named as follows: S. M. Roberts, Ed Heine, J. M. Slater and Ed Forney, a tie vote of 93 in Denver; A. N. Hall, Joel Carter, George Colling, John Iloneywell, L. Williams, W. Patterson, W. W. Philleo and I. Johnson, a tie vote in Zero, W. Still- well, J. Fleming, B. F. Nunson, L. A. Kirk, J. B. Elrod and James Cooper.
The first regular Prohibition convention of Adams County was held September 9, 1884, with Dr. H. P. Pitch, president, and D. D. Norton, sec- retary. The delegates to the State convention chosen were N. L. Brass, W. H. Burr and I. Evans, of Juniata; William Woolman and Dr. Fitch, of Hastings; A. C. Williams and C. Il. Madely, of West Blue; Robert Ash, of Kenesaw; C. N. Rawalt, of Denver; W. H. Winters, of Cottonwood; D. D. Norton, of Kenesaw, and A. N. Hall, of Ayr. Messrs. Henry Shedd, W. Woolman, W. H. Burr, C. H. Madely and Rev. J. Fleming were elected members of the county committee.
The supervisors elected in 1884 are named as follows: Howard Spieer, Juniata; B. F. Schlegel, Kenesaw; Warren N. Waldron, Denver; H. P. Rowe, Ayr; Samuel Arnold, Little Blue; Henry Schnelle, Hanover; S. M. Frink, West Blue; J. E. Reed, Blaine; Walter Stebbins, Highland; D. Low- man, W. R. MeCully, A. H. Cramer, D. S. Fowler and C. K. Lawson, Hastings; George Crawford, Zero; A. T. Shattuck, Verona; R. M. Boyd, Rose- land; J. P. Dunton, Silver Lake; L. L. Mills, Cot- tonwood; Amos Shattuck, Wanda, and H. C. Min- nix, Logan.
The township clerks chosen for townships, in order as given above, were James Newell, L. B. Partridge, G. W. Hill, William A. Garrison, Charles Spaldron, W. H. Coltron, Elmer Simer, John Forner, Fred Johnson, F. C. Maston, R. K. Dailey, C. B. Bigelow (Frank E. Crosier and Rans. Wil- liams received each 61 votes in Roseland), C. F. Orvis, H. H. Crone, Levi Spindler and Charles Fer- now.
The township treasurers elected in 1884 were B. F. Kellogg, E. P. Gillette, T. M. White, E. M.
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Burton, Frank McCormick, A. W. Waldeck, Lafay- ette Dominy, O. A. Dungan, B. L. Kernon, W. M. Cline, Charles Jessie, B. R. Bigelow, Amos Wilson, P. H. Sailor, L. W. Swinford, E. Bndy and D. F. Nicholas.
The assessors elected were J. Burwell, L. A. Boley, C. E. Hill, F. Rndley, Griff Evans, W. Bindernp, John Wilson, G. P. Alford, Michael MeKenney, D. H. Ballard, Adam Reeder, W. Wil- lards, I. Boyd, R. S. Spicknall, C. P. Hargleroad, C. Wilson and D. F. Wilkinson.
The elections of 1885 give 1,829 votes to F. C. Mastin, 676 to A. Showan, and 212 to J. W. Brew- ster, for register of deeds; 1,409 to J. B. MeCleary, 1,043 to M. M. McGrew, and 267 to Henry Shedd, for treasurer; 1,887 to George Spicknall, 377 to L. W. Swinford, and 212 to D. D. Norton, for county clerk; 1,705 to J. H. Fleming, 202 to A. T. Shat- tuck, 637 to W. S. MeKinney, 220 to O. B. Hewett, for connty judge; 1,594 to D. L. Barlass, 734 to N. J. Hengen, and 317 to J. F. Merrill, for sheriff; 1,742 to A. E. Allyn, and 1,003 to Nettie Winters, for superintendent of schools; 1,911 to Thomas E. Farrell, 219 to Soloman Favinger, and 216 to Titus Babcock, for surveyor; 1,636 to F. L. Brown, 657 to E. R. Chaffee, 216 to L. R. Markley, and 212 to J. W. Wood, for coroner. There were 744 votes cast for selling the poor farm, and 705 against its sale; 712 votes were cast for purchasing build- ing and 539 against purchasing building.
The elections of 1886 show 1,790 votes for James Laird, 1,233 for William A. MeKeighan, and 229 for C. S. Harrison, Congressional candidates in the Second district; 1,845 votes for John M. Thayer, 990 for James E. North, 239 for H. W. Hardy, and 218 for G. Burrows, candidates for gov- ernor; 1,808 for H. H. Shedd, and 243 for M. K. Lewis, candidates for lieutenant-governor; 1,691 for Gilbert L. Lewis, for State secretary, and 471 for E. J. O'Neil for same office.
For Senator James B. Heartwell received 1,582 votes, M. Cleggitt, 1,006, and H. P. Fitch, 688. For representative, A. V. Cole received 1,675; Hugh C. Minnix, 1,670; C. Hohlfeld, 866; M. J. Sadler, 814; H. M. Palmer, 793, and H. G. Armitage, 750.
The candidates for county attorney were C. H.
Tanner, who received 1,593 votes; C. Kilburn, 651, and O. B. Hewett, 922. The vote on preference of United States Senator gave 567 to C. H. Van Wyck; 3 to James Laird; 7 to J. S. Morton.
There were 1,818 votes cast for constitutional amendment, and 399 against it.
The township elections of 1886* resulted in the return of the following named citizens to the county board of supervisors: A. S. Thompson, from Ken- esaw; A. T. Shattuck, Verona; W. B. Brown, High- lạnd; S. M. Funk, West Blue; Amos Shattuck, Wanda; James McKelog, Juniata; W. H. Waldron, Denver; W. W. Miles, F. J. Benedict, Jacob Woos- ter, M. Van Fleet, L. Hahn and Edward Jones, from Hastings; H. B. McGaw, Blaine; T. B. Burns, Cottonwood; Thomas Carter, Roseland; J. S. Way, Ayr; W. Theissen, Hanover; E. L. Dutton, Logan; J. P. Duncan, Silver Lake; Louis Bloom- ingthal, Zero, and F. C. McCormick, Little Blue.
The justices elected for the respective townships were R. Bigelow and G. W. Pratt, Ira Ford, U. S. Holderman, C. F. Keitzer, O. R. Palmer, John Plank, of Denver; W. S. MeKenney, W. A. Dil- worth, I. W. Cramer, J. E. Gant, Charles Doyen and D. M. McElHinney, of Hastings; E. T. Win- ters, L. W. Swinford, Frank Coilmann, A. N. Hall, W. Binderup; G. W. Parks and J. W. Smith had a tie vote in Logan; S. W. Conkle, Silver Lake; W. W. Philleo and C. F. Warner.
The assessors elected in 1886 were G. W. Plum- mer, William Willars, M. McKenna, A. C. Tompkins, of West Blne; J. T. Ragland and I. Spindler, tie in Wanda; J. Burwell, E. A. Waldron, N. B. Vine- yard, S. M. Hoagland, C. F. Kidd, George Mizen, J. C. Woodworth, W. Binderup, E. S. Minnix, R. S. Spicknall, J. W. Isaac and Griff Evans.
The question of issuing bonds in aid of the Kan- sas City & Omaha Railroad Company was submitted in March, 1887. Little Blue gave 83 for and 24 contra; Roseland, 58 for and 52 contra; Cottonwood, 32 for and 48 contra.
* The Hastings non- Political No License Leagne was organ- ized in February, 1886, with O. F. Heartwell, president; C. F. Rawalt, secretary; D. M. Leland, treasurer; W. R. McCully, Prof. J. V. Collins, C. S. Jones, R. Cory, E. M. Coover, C. L. Kirk and O. B. Hewett, executive committee. This leagne was supported by the W. C. T. U. of the city.
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The vote in May, 1887, on issuing bonds for $30,000, the proceeds to be devoted to building a county jail, was 758, and against the proposition, 405, the returns from Little Blne not being in at time of canvassing.
The vote in June, 1887, on the proposition to . issue bonds to aid in the construction of the Pacific Railroad in Nebraska, and to provide for principal and interest by direct tax, was 3,272 for and 4, 120 against.
The elections of November, 1887, show 2,028 votes for William Gaslin, Jr., and 310 for O. B. Hewett, candidates for judge of Eighth district; 1, 794 for J. H. Spicer, 977 for R. B. Tussey, and 328 for Mrs. Jennie B. Holland, candidates for clerk of the district court; 1,969 for David L. Barlass, 959 for Thomas Carter, and 201 for W. B. Hamilton, for sheriff; 1,756 for Charles H. Paul, 1,237 for M. M. MeGrew, and 158 for Peter Griffith, candi- dates for treasurer; 1,947 for L. B. Partridge, 1,001 for J. P. Duncan, and 197 for D. D. Norton, candi- dates for county clerk; 1,739. for F. C. Martin, 313 for V. Edwards, 173 for J. W. Brewster, and 886 for J. N. Smith, candidates for register of deeds; 1,965 for J. H. Fleming, 1,001 for Chris Hoepner and 196 for William L. Parmenter, for county judge; 1,864 for A. E. Allyn, 1,049 for John Stevens, 219 for Nettie Winter, candidates for superintendent of schools; Thomas E. Farrell was elected surveyor without opposition; F. L. Browne received 1,961, C. M. William, 944, and L. L. Ames, 248 for coroner.
The supervisors elected were S. A. Sayre, of Kenesaw; S. G. Johnson, Verona; William B. Brown, Highland; A. F. Powers, West Blue; Fran- cis Phillipi, Wanda; James McKelvey and Ed Kroe- ger received 116 votes each in Juniata; W. HI. Waldron, Denver; L. Hahn received 160; C. E. Ap- gar, 142; W. M. Breed, 139; W. M. Paine, 137, and Chris Hansen, 135 in Hastings City; D. B. Snod- grass, Blaine; H. P. Johnson, Cottonwood; T. W. Carter, Roseland; J. E. Woodworth, Ayr; Henry Stammer, Hanover; J. F. Fernon, Logan; B. F. Munson, Silver Lake; Adam Reeder, Zero; F. P. Harrison, Little Blue.
The assessors elected in 1887, in the order of townships as given in list of supervisors, are named
as follows: A. C. Moore, William Willers, M. Mc- Kinney, A. C. Tompkins, J. M. Sandford, John Burwell, F. M. White, W. W. Miles, S. M. Hoag- land, II. W. Crone, George E. Mizen, W. Houston, W. Binderup, E. S. Minnix, R. S. Spieknall, S. F. Reed, Griffith Evans.
The justices of the peace elected in 1887, in the same order of townships were: J. G. Hayzlett, R. Bigelow, V. Kernon, A. F. Powers, M. MeQuinlan, A. R. Palmer; H. II. Ballon and W. S. Miles re- ceived 67 votes each in Denver; D. M. McElHinney, J. Forner, G. J. Holman, M. J. Stoetzel, G. M. Bechtelheimer. L. Calhoun, James Cooper, H. J. Miller, W. W. Philleo, J. K. Deane; J. E. Pierce was chosen justice in the Second ward of Hastings; N. B. Vinyard and L. A. Royce received 307 votes each in the Third ward, and R. V. Shirley was chosen in the Fourth ward.
The vote for presidential electors in 1888 was 1,282 for C. W. Allen and four others; 1,029 for George H. Hastings and four others; 375 for James R. Carey and four others, and 230 for C. W. Wheeler and four others. For Congress, James Laird received 1.800; William G. Hastings, 1,315; George Scott, 435, and R. H. Rohr, 211. For gov- ernor, John M. Thayer received 1,887; John A. McShane, 1,339; George E. Bigelow, 376, and David Butler, 209. For Senator, Frank D. Tag- gart received 1,529; W. A. Jones, 1,218; Samuel Alexander, 665, and Francis Phillips, 311. For representative Forty-fifth district, Fred P. Olmsted received 1,737; Herman D. Einspahr, 1,280; D. D. Norton, 466, and J. B. Koch, 268. For repre- sentative Forty-sixth district, Leopold Hahn, 1,708; Frank C. Buschow, 1,236; J. B. Elrod, 471, and J. F. Merrill, 289. For county attorney, John A. Casto received 1,889; George W. Tibbits, 1,296; John Snider, 372, and George Lynn, 235.
The vote on the issue of bonds for the purpose of building a court-house and jail, and the levy of a tax to pay principal and interest of such bonds, was 1,416 for, and 1,044 contra. Kenesaw gave 11; Highland, 10; West Blue, 22; Juniata, 5; Denver, 14; Blaine, 20; Roseland, 8; Ayr, 6; Hanover, 8; Logan, 2; Zero, 9; Little Blue, 7, and Hastings, 1,301 votes for the proposition. Kenesaw gave
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108; Verona, 66; Ilighland, 51; West Blue, 20; Wanda, 73; Juniata, 239; Denver, 35; Blaine, 12; Cottonwood, 69; Roseland, 94; Ayr, 73; Hanover, 34; Logan, 54; Silver Lake, 33; Zero, 27; Little Blue, 49, and Hastings City, 7 against the proposi- tion.
The supervisors elected in 1888 were the fol- lowing : S. A. Sayre, Kenesaw (161 votes cast); William Willars, Verona (122); M. McKenna, Highland (158); A. F. Powers, West Blne (142); Fred. Einspahr, Wanda (126); Ed. F. Gettle, Juni- ata (281); D. C. Kerr, Denver (140); D. B. Snod- grass, Blaine (123); C. R. Hohlfeld, Cottonwood (91); Charles Grebe, Roseland (122); W. C. Hodges, Ayr (168); John Clute, Hanover (122); J. F. Fernon, Logan (83); W. E. Huslin, Silver Lake (95); A. Reeder, Zero (91); T. T. Jones, Little Blue (114). Warren Letson, F. J. Benedict, James Strickland, D. W. Palmer, received the high- est number of votes in their respective wards of Hastings.
The assessors elected in 1888, in the order of townships, as observed in list of supervisors, were: J. Coulter, E. J. Hanchett, A. C. Tompkins, G. W. Wolcott, W. E. Shaver, C. E. Hill, S. M. Hoag- land, Mark Schroeder, W. E. Stoetzel, William Huston, W. Binderup, G. W. Maxwell, R. S. Spick- nall, J. W. Isaac, W. Washbourn and E. P. Nellis.
The justices elected in 1888, for the respective townships, were: J. G. Hayzlett, H. J. Strait, L. Shepherd, E. Hemenover, Jacob J. Lauerman, D. R. Ball, J. R. Lefever (no election for this office reported in Blaine), Gaylord Wright, John Young, A. N. Hall (no election for this office in Hanover), D. F. Nicholas, Logan; R. N. Kinsey, Silver Lake; H. Weathwax, Zero (no election for this office in Little Blue); George W. Spicknall received a major- ity of votes in First ward, Bobert Morledge in Second ward, and E. E. Sawyer in Fourth ward, of Hast- ings.
The supervisors elected in 1889 were Johr L. Stoner (70), * Kenesaw; W. J. Willars (111), Ver- ona; M. McKenna (87), Highland; A. F. Powers (I13), West Blue; H. Fred Einspahr (75), Wanda; Ed F. Gettle (245), Juniata; John T. Barr (113),
Denver; B. B. Snodgrass (76), Blaine; C. R. Hohl- feld (48), Cottonwood; J. P. Duncan (121), Rose- land; J. Hill (94), Ayr; John Gordon (100), Han- over; H. C. Minnix (79), Logan; W. P. Clawson (84), Silver Lake; Lester Warmuth (121), Zero; T. T. Jones (97), Little Blue. D. H. Ballard received 818 votes; W. M. Vastine, 814; F. J. Benedict, 811; D. M. McElHinney, 811; W. A. Dilworth, 801, R. V. Shockey, 803, and Ed Burton, 681.
The assessors elected in 1889, in the order above given, are named as follows: A. C. Moore, E. J. Hanchett, J. C. Millikin, A. C. Tompkins, George W. Wolcott, W. E. Shaver, T. J. Taylor, S. M. Hoagland, George Slay, A. E. Stoetzel, M. N. Kress, J. Madson, G. W. Maxwell, R. S. Spicknall, W. Blumenthall, William Washbourne, and E. P. Nel- lis re-elected in Hastings.
The justices of the peace elected in 1889 were W. E. Latta, B. F. Barr, A. R. Pearson, J. Wilson, J. J. Lauerman (O. R. Palmer and D. R. Ball re- ceived 149 votes each in Juniata), S. W. Niles, H. B. McGaw, C. Larson, T. W. Carter, W. S. Wil- loughby, G. Collings, N. B. Clark, C. F. Orvis, W. W. Philleo; S. Bechtelheimer, in the townships. A. C. Moore (R. R. Morledge and N. S. Rohrer re- ceived each 201 votes), N. B. Vinyard and J. C. Williams received the majority votes in their respec- tive wards at Hastings.
The township clerks elected in 1889 are P. E. Hatch, Kenesaw; Frank Sutter, Verona; Thomas Wynne, Highland; W. J. Huxtable, West Blue; Leo Portz; Wanda; F. E. Kelly, Juniata; William Brodley, Denver; F. V. Nash, Blaine; W. T. Car- son, Cottonwood; Charles Hohlfeld, Roseland; Dan Bitner, Ayr; J. M. Dean, Hanover; Eli Jenkins, Logan; Frank McDonald, Silver Lake; R. Ratcliff, Zero, and Griffith Evans, Little Blue.
The township treasurers elected in 1889 were J. B. Cook, Kenesaw; D. R. Bigelow, Verona; Herman Bertert, Highland; H. M. Palmer, West Blue; Peter C. Einspahr, Wanda; Gilbert Faber, Juniata; S. A. Nash, Denver; John Forner, Blaine; C. B. Powers, Cottonwood; W. F. Duncan, Roseland; W. J. Clark, S. Bauder, W. E. Munson, Logan; H. M. McClure, Silver Lake; Chris Kork, Zero, and B. K. West, Little Blue.
* The vote given for the townships is the total vote.
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ADAMS COUNTY.
The elections of November, 1889, show 1,668 votes for Norval (R); 1,170 for Ames (D), and 221 for Wigton (P), candidates for supreme judge; 1,691 for Laws (R), 1,151 for Casper (D), and 190 for Bentley (P), candidates for Congress; 1,760 for C. H. Paul (R), 1,057 for Phillips (D), and 198 for Waldron (P), candidates for county treasurer; 1, 756 for Patridge (R), 1,088 for Breed (D), and 196 for Hoagland (P), candidates for county clerk; 1,641 for Wilson (R); 1,207 for Brown (D), and 204 for Norton (P), candidates for recorder; 1,687 for Cramer (R); 1,159 for Kelly (D) and 191 for Arm- strong (P), candidates for sheriff; 1,759 for Burton (R), 1,117 for Lynn (D), and 164 for Hewitt (P), candidates for county judge; 1,860 for Betteys (R), and 298 for Jones (P), candidates for superintendent of schools; 1,738 for Irwin (R), 1,111 for Me- Kenney (D), and 219 for Putt (P), candidates for office of coroner; 1,758 for Woodward (R), and 197 for Orvis (P), candidates for surveyor.
The pioneer journal of Adams County was the Gazette, issued at Juniata in 1872. It was estab- lished solely to defend the old county seat against all assailants, and to ery down all opposition to the little village of the prairie. In 1873 the Journal was founded at Hastings. It was superior to the Gazette as a local newspaper; but, like the pioneer paper, defended its new town of Hastings against all the assanlts of the press and people of Juniata. In 1876 the Times was issued at Kenesaw and there were three Richmonds in the field. As newspapers the publishers overlooked thousands of interesting incidents, while singing the praises of their respeet- ive districts. They were expert songsters, each having his own scale. They never sung in harmony. After the second paper was established the county seat war was begun, and the third paper presented itself in time to act the part of home guard. A few years later the Bohemians, with all their faults and their many virtues, came, and the little newspaper world of Adams County extended its dominion. The adopted sons of Bohemia, following faney's bright stream, ignoring the honors of thrift and trade, condemning the iced charity given in the name of a business-like statistical God, helping a brother in want, and always hoping to live and die
in Bohemia, eame hither to preach their theories. Some of them failed in the Bohemian land, some prospered and are here to-day. The Gazette deserted the waning cause of Juniata, and the Times eame all the way from distant Kenesaw. The latter was merged into the Nebraskan and the former into the Journal.
The consolidation of the warring journals was effected in January, 1880, by A. L. and J. W. Wig- ton, who conducted the Gazette-Jonrnal until the organization of the stock company in the fall of 1882, when work on a new office building was com- menced. In the spring of 1883 the building was completed and taken possession of, and in August of that year the Daily Gazette-Journal was issued. The Gazette-Journal Publishing Company was re-or- ganized in September, 1885, with E. C. Webster, president; J. V. Heartwell, vice-president; C. P. Webster, treasurer; Samnel Alexander, secretary, and J. O. Fisher, manager. A. L. Wigton con- tinned on the directors' board, and C. F. Royee, edi- tor. The office was improved in many departments, new type, presses and bindery machinery introduced, and the stock of paper and printing material in- ereased. In October the Daily Gazette-Journal was enlarged to a twenty-eight column paper, and a reg- nlar system of delivery adopted.
In 1886 an addition of forty-fonr feet was made to the building of 1882-83, and the present arrange- ment of departments adopted by J. O. Fisher, the manager.
C. F. Royce came to Hastings from Iowa in 1878. He purchased the Sunday Gazette-Journal in 1889, and is still managing editor of that paper.
Miles K. Lewis, born in Genesee County, N. Y., in 1825, located 400 acres of land near Hastings in 1873, and the same year entered the field of journal- ism with A. L. Wigton in the publication of the Journal. Early in 1875 he determined to give at- tention to his lands, but in 1878 returned to the city and established the Lewis Patent Grain Header fac- tory. A reference to the several chapters on Adams County history will give the details of Mr. Lewis' connection with this section of the State. On July 30, 1874, R. A. Dague issued his greeting as part- ner of Mr. Wigton in the publication of the Journal,
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