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J. T. Mehaffie, South Loup; John Moore, Jackson; H. C. Moeller, Lake; J. H. Powers, South Platte; Charles Rief, Grand Island; G. L. Rouse, Center; Fred Robey, Washington; C. W. Scarff, Grand Island; John Shuman, Mayfield; S. M. Schisler, Prairie Creek, and Monroe Taylor, Grand Island; D. Ackerman entered on the duties of county clerk; the Thompson Brothers were appointed county attorneys. The tax levy ordered aggre- gated 15 mills for general, sinking, bridge and insane funds; 3 mills for Grand Island interest on bonds; Grand Island City, 17 mills; Wood River village 10 mills, and Doniphan village 6 mills. The direct levy on township for general, road and bridge purposes range from 3 to 15 mills, while the levy for school purposes in each of the seventy districts was kept below the average of former years, reaching 25 mills in only three dis- tricts. In July the question of guaranteed strength of the steel jail cells furnished by Mosler, Bah- man & Co. was considered, when their representa- tive Dewey charged the officials with criminal care- lessness in allowing a piece of broken hinge to re- main in cell, and thus place in the hands of prison- ers a much desired weapon with which to break the doors and render escape easy. Power's celebrated motion declaring the case useless and ordering its removal by the manufacturers was carried.
Mosler, Bahman & Co. carried the question before the courts, and in the fall of 1889 secured judgment for amount of original bill, costs, etc., aggregating about $4,000.
In August, 1886, a committee appointed to locate the sources of a stream running northeast through Lake Township, reported such source in Section 1. Center Township, and recommended that it be named Moore's Creek.
The fourth board of supervisors organized Jan- uary 11, 1887, with Z. H. Denman, president. The new board comprised the following named township representatives: David T. Jamieson, Gustave Koehler, George Loan, John T. Connell and Monroe Taylor, Grand Island City; Marcus R. Abbott, Wood River; W. J. Burger, Doni- phan; Thomas B. Coulter, South Platte; Z. H. Denman, Alda; Alvin E. Eager, Prairie Creek;
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Oscar F. Foote, Martin; L. J. Hanchett, Lake; J. H. Leonard. Harrison; John Moore, Jackson; Fred. Roby, Washington; George L. Ronse, Cen- ter; Seymour Veeder, South Loup; P. S. Wingert, Mayfield; Ervin Whitehead, Cameron.
On petition of Post No. 65, G. A. R., of Doni - phan, Martin Marsh was appointed to see that indigent deceased soldiers of that township were decently interred. The Grand Island Herald was designated as the official journal of the county for 1887, and the estimated expenditures placed at $47,500. On January 12 the proposition of Sister Mary Magdalene, of St. Francis Hospital, was received and adopted. This provided for medical and surgical attendance on sick persons, and their nursing and care for $4 per week, and if needing constant care, $5 per week. The lower rate was also applicable' to sick children, while a rate of $2.50 per week was made for the care and maintenance of healthy children under the age of twelve years. The poor farm was rented to A. K. Dunkel.
The tax levy ordered in June, 1887, was 15 mills for general, sinking, bridge and insane funds; 3 mills, Grand Island precinct; 10 mills general, 1 mill interest, & sinking, 4} sinking fund and in- terest on water works bonds, and 1 mill library for Grand Island City, or a total of 17 mills; 10 mills, Wood River village; 6 mills, Doniphan village, and from 3 to 7 mills to provide for local township expenditures. Seventy two school districts were in existence, the levy on which ranged from 1 to 25 mills.
The fifth board of supervisors organized Janu- ary 10, 1888, with George L. Ronse, president. The members were: G. D. Boyce, Thomas B. Coulter, A. C. Denman, A. DeWitte, A. Z. Eager, O. F. Foote, J. W. Freeman, Richard Goehring, L. H. Hanchett, J. R. Jewett, M. D. Nickles, Patrick Nevills, G. L. Ronse, Fred. Roby, F. M. Stanley, Charles A. Wiebe, P. S. Wingert, Er- vin Whitehead and W. F. MeLaughlin. A resolu- tion to obtain estimates from Der Herold for pnb- lishing the proceedings of the board, was lost on being presented. A. K. Dunkel was confirmed as superintendent of the poor farm for ensuing year.
At this time the county attorney informed the board that the United States district court decided for the Union Pacific Railroad Co., and would not recommend an appeal to the supreme court.
In April, 1888, Julius C. Bishop was appointed representative of Mayfield Township on the board, to fill vacancy (the county clerk, judge and treas- urer having the appointive power), and H. C. Moeller was appointed to represent Lake Town- ship. In July a 15-mill tax was authorized-82. mills general, 2 mills bridge, 2,2% mills, interest and sinking fund, St. Joseph & Grand Island Rail. road bonds, 18% mills, % principal on John L. Mean's bonds and 14% mill for insane hospital fund. The levy for Grand Island precinct was placed ut 3 mills-interest and sinking fund for Omaha & Re- publican Valley Railroad bonds; the levy on Grand Island City, for general and special funds, was placed at 18 mills, together with a $3 poll-tax; on Wood River, 10 mills, and on Doniphan, 2,3, mills, while the tax for general, road and bridge fund of the townships averaged about 5 mills on each, which would equal 5 mills on the total assessed val- uation of the townships. The aggregate levy in the seventy-four school districts was 1,088 mills, aver- aging a little over 14} mills on each. The total valuation of the seventy-four districts multiplied by 143, would, therefore, give the proceeds of this tax. John W. Harrison was appointed supervisor of Harrison in June, 1888, to fill vacancy. The issue of $25,000 in bonds, to be known as the "Hall County (Neb.) Jail Bonds," was recom- mended, in September, by a committee of the board, comprising J. R. Jewett, E. Whitehead, M. D. Nickles, J. W. Freeman and O. F. Foote.
The sixth board of supervisors organized Jam- ary 8, 1889, with George L. Ronse, president. The supervisors elected were Z. Avery, J. C. Bishop, John Creason, A. De Witte, Charles Ewing, C. S. Haines, William Haldeman, J. R. Jewett, W. F. Mclaughlin, John F. Mader, H. C. Moeller, Charles Moritz, M. V. Powers, G. L. Ronse, T. Robinson, Theodore Sievers, E. Whitehead, P. S. Wingert, George P. Dean (vice Edward Hooper). In March J. W. Harrison was appointed supervisor of Harrison Township.
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Nicholans Lahann was appointed superintendent of poor-farm. The estimate of expenditures for 1889 was $49,500 in addition to $6,000 to provide interest and sinking fund for Grand Island pre- cinet bonds to Omaha & Republican Valley Rail- road. The tax levy ordered in July, 1889, was 11,4, mills for general, bridge, insane and inter- est-sinking funds, and 2 mills interest on Omaha & Republican Valley Railroad bonds of Grand Island precinct. The levy for Grand Island City was 8 mills, general; 2 mills interest on funding bonds; 7 mills interest on water-works bonds, first, second and third series; 2 mill, library fund; 5 mills interest on sewer bonds, and 2} mills interest on city hall bonds, together with a $3 poll-tax on all male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years. The levy on Wood River village was placed at 10 mills and on Doni- phan village at 2 mills. The average levy for township, general, bridge and road funas was 4 mills on the aggregate assessed value of the four- teen townships, while a rate of 13 mills was estab- lished for school district No. 29 to meet bonds. The proposition to vote $25,000 6 per cent bonds, proceeds to be expended on the erection of a jail and an addition to the court house was brought be- fore the board by Z. Avery, A. DeWitte and Theo- dore Sievers, members thereof, with the result as shown in the election returns. In August the townships were numbered one to fourteen in ac- cordance with Section 7, Chapter 22, laws of 1889.
The supervisors chosen to represent the several townships in November, 1889. are elsewhere named. In January, 1890, Chairman Rouse was reap- pointed, being the beginning of his third term as chairman. In his address to the board he speaks of the bonded indebtedness of the county, thus: " We have bonded indebtedness of $151,000, including Grand Island precinct, which mature and bear rate of interest as indicated. Court-house bonds, 10 per cent, due August 1, 1892, $15,000; court-house and jail bonds, 10 per cent, due May 1, 1893, $5,000; refunded bridge bonds, 6 per cent, due January 1, 1896, $6,000; Hastings & Grand Island Railroad bonds, 6 per cent, dne July 1, 1899, $75,000; Grand Island precinct bonds, 6
per cent, due July 1, 1900, $50,000. Excluding Grand Island precinct bonds we have a bonded debt of the county of $101,000, a part of which it is the duty of this board to levy a tax to pay."
He also referred to the 23, mill tax under the new law, providing for the soldiers' relief fund.
The county has a financial reputation second to none in this State. The recent sale of bonds at 43 per cent premium is a historical fact.
In 1870 Hall County cast off her political swad- dling clothes and won recognition from the older counties of the commonwealth. The political be ginnings of the county were, in a measure, crude. Uncertainty marked the transactions of the old board and not until 1867 did the little republic of which Grand Island is the center arrive at that point, where true local government begins. Only a few years before the Indians threatened to make a clearance where the simple homes of the pio- neers stood. The forts then erected were still in existence, and nine-tenths of the inhabitants enter- tained peculiar doubts regarding American meth- ods and manners. Another few years and a change is wrought in sentiment and habits, and the people of Hall, now cosmopolitan, make their voices heard throughout the State-an old resi- dent is nominated for the office of State treasurer, and the county is looked upon as a leading factor in deciding questions of moment to the State.
In October, 1870, David Butler (R.) received a majority for Governor in Hall County; Henry A. Koenig (R.) for State treasurer; John Taffe (R.) for Congress; Leander Gerard (R.) and his Demo- cratic opponent for the senatorship received a tie vote; Enos Beal (R ) a majority for representative, and James Jackson (R.) for commissioner. This last-named office was the only vacancy in the county offices.
The elections of October, 1871, resulted as fol- lows: For senator, O. A. Abbott (R.), 251; I. N. Taylor, 12; for clerk, John Wallichs, 225; William Stolley, 72; for treasurer, C. Ruelberg (R.), 292; for sheriff, W. M. Spil.cr (R.), 146; A. Thorspecken (D.), 144; A. Tho [ ecken received 162 and B. B. Kelley 119 for c roner; O. A. Abbott, 288 for superintendent of schools; Hugo Hald, 283 for sur-
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veyor; William H. Platt 205 and Robert Mitchell 75 for probate judge, and George Cornelius 290 for commissioner.
The vote of Hall County on the adoption of the constitution of 1871 was 90 for and 91 contra.
Ed. Parker represented Hall, Merrick, Greeley. Howard, Boone and Antelope in 1872. The county officers elected this year are previously named.
The elections of 1873 show 328 votes for O. A. Abbott (R.), and 416 for William H. Platt (P .* ticket), for probate judge; J. E. White (R.) re- ceived 313, and W. A. Hagge (P.) 442 votes, for treas urer; William Stolley (Ind. ) 135, J. R. Laine (R.), 295, and John Wallichs (P.), 356, for clerk; Will- iam Spiker (P.), 193, and W. A. Denel (R.), 358, for sheriff; Odell, 185, and J. D. Hayes (R.), 595, for superintendent of schools; Dr. Kinkle (R.). 305, and A. Thorspecken (P.), 411, for coroner; J. S. Smith (R.), 353, and A. J. Wilgocki (P.), 386, for surveyor; James Jackson (P.), 383, and P. Harrison (R.), 411, for commissioner.
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Rev. John Lyon, one of the first preachers of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was nominated for the office of superintendent of schools, but re- fused to be a candidate.
The elections of 1874 show 302 votes cast in Grand Island precinct, 140 in Alda, 67 in Sonth Loup, 48 in South Platte, 56 in Prairie Creek and 133 in Wood River. Messrs. Crounse (R. and P. Ind. ), Savage (D) and Davis were candidates for Congress, Crounse receiving 516 votes against 194 for Savage and 35 for Davis. G. C. Barton (R.), and J. E. North (D.), were candidates for senator; W. H. Platt (D.), and Loren Clark (R.), for representative; James Jackson (D.) and James White (R.), for commissioner; B. R. Kelley (D.) and Patterson (R.), for coroner. There were seven bogus tickets in the field.
The elections of October, 1875, show a majority of 335 for George W. Post (R.), district judge; 215 for John D. Hayes (R.), county judge; 126 for W. A. Deuel (Ind.), sheriff; 30 for W. Hagge (Ind.), treasurer; 47 for John Wallichs (Ind), clerk; 40 for Cornelius (Ind.), commissioner; 104
for Nunn (Ind.), superintendent of schools, and 45 for A. F. Wilgocki (R.), surveyor.
The elections of November, 1876, resulted in 341 votes being cast for S. B. Mobley (Ind. R.), 515 for George Thummel (R.), and 192 for Hirst (D.), candidates for senator. The vote for W. W. Mitchell (Ind. R.), Peter Harrison (R.), and W. H. Platt (D.), was about the same for representative, while Humphrey, Partridge and Barnes were the respective party candidates for commissioner; 855 votes were cast for T. O. C. Harrison (R.), candi- date for connty judge; 432 for W. Hagge and 420 for Wiseman, treasurer; 485 for Joseph Killian (Ind.), 213 for Ware and 163 for Andrews, sheriff; 461 for John Wallichs (R.), and 403 for C. Rief, clerk; 297 for H. Nunn (R.), and 564 for Ewing, school superintendent; 509 for S. E. Reaugh (R.). and 357 for Babcock, surveyor; 854 for Dr. Bruhns (R.), coroner; 415 for J. H. Powers (R.), 291 for E. C. Lee (R.), 444 for West and 548 for Ne. vills, commissioners. There were 628 votes for and 157 against township organization.
The supervisors appointed December 6, 1877, under the law for township organization, as adopt- ed by' Hall County, were Patrick Nevills, Union Township; N. T. Britton, Wood 'River; W. H. Harrison, Zurich; William Partridge, Mayfield; J. F. Proctor, Prairie Creek; Ira M. Ware, Sheri- dan; William Powell, Alda; J. E. Locke, South Loup; S. E. Benton, Cameron; Seth W. Wilson, Martinsville; J. M. Powers, Grant; J. W. Smith, South Platte; H. C. Denman, Donglass; William Larrabee, Washington; E. C. Walker, Lake; H. P. Makely, C. E Jerome, James Cleary and C. E. Lykke, Grand Island City. The supreme court handed down a decision before this board qualified, declaring the act unconstitutional.
The elections of November, 1878, show 948 votes for M. B. Reese (R.), district attorney; 1,051 for E. W. Arnold (R.), State senator; 482 for G. H. Lamont (R.), and 570 for G. H. Bush (D.), candidates for representative; 199 for C. E Lykke (R.), 454 for West (D.), and 391 for Burger (Ind.). candidates for commissioner. The officers chosen in 1879 are elsewhere named.
The official vote of Hall County, as recorded in
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November, 1880, is as follows: Presidential elect- ors-G. W. Collins, 1,150; James E. Boyd, 547, and W. W. Connor, 14. Congress-E. K. Valen- tine, 1,143; James E. North, 547, and Allen Root, 22. Governor - Albinus Nance, 1,149; T. W. Tipton, 546, and O. T. B. Williams, 14. Auditor -John Wallichs, 1,275; D. C. Patterson, 413, and James R. Carey, 22. Attorney Fourth District- M. B. Reese, 1,153; George L. Loomis, 549. Representative-Fred. A. Sears, 1,232 and A. L. Stevenson, 564. Senator -W. R. Morse, 1,051 and Robert C. Jordan, 651. District court clerk -Jay E. White, no opposition. Commissioner- Joel P. Goodrich, 904 and Patrick Nevills, 803. Surveyor -- C. E. Hart, no opposition. The propo- sitiou to appropriate $1,000 for the erection of a poor house was defeated by 1,092 contra, 337 for. The precinct assessors chosen this year were Fred- erick Roby, Grand Island; Z. H. Denman, Alda; Stephen Jones, Wood River; S. S. Shultz, South Platte; W. Thompson, South Loup; G. W. Miller, Cameron; Z. Avery, Martinsville; N. M. Depue, Prairie Creek: Fred. Snehlsen, Lake.
The justices chosen were: F. P. Cowee, Alda; J. H. Bliss, Wood River; John Powers, South Platte; D. Whittacker, South Loup; John H. Leonard, Cameron; C. B. Lewis, Prairie Creek.
The election of November, 1881, resulted as follows: County clerk-Frank Sears, 818, and Charles Rief, 749; treasurer-George Cornelius, 1,212, and G. H. La Monte, 378; sheriff-Henry C. Denman, 862, and Joseph Killian 732; judge- George H. Caldwell, 1,355, and J. W. West, 251; superintendent of schools-D. H. Vantine, 1,202, and George W. Trefrew, 389; commissioner First district-S. S. Shultz, 1.023, and John Fonner, 502; commissioner Second district-Chauncey Wiltse, 20; surveyor-Hugo Hald, 712; coroner -David Acker- man, 1,181, J. T. White, 391, and Z. H. Denman, 85. The proposition to issue bridge bonds re- ceived 559 votes, while 624 were recorded against such issue. There were 69 votes cast for and 433 against the erection of a poor-house. "The asses- sors elected were M. Murphy, A. H. Wilhelm and F. M. Claflin, for East, West and North Grand Island; W. C. Mullen, Alda; John O'Connor,
Wood River; J. Demary, South Platte; S. Veeder, South Loup; T. W. Dodd, Cameron; Z. Avery, Martinsville; N. M. De Pue, Prairie Creek; Fred. erick Suehlsen, Lake; W. H. Harrison, Harrison; C. L. Alford. Mayfield; Patrick Nevills, Jackson, and M. V. Marsh, Doniphan.
The justices of the peace elected in 1881 were: J. B. Jordan, Fred Roby and O. U. Westcott for East, West and North Grand Island; Jacob Shoe- maker, Alda; G. Slater, Wood River (J. H. Pow. er's and R. S. Bruce tie in South Platte); W. H. Osborn, South Loup; Charles Benton, Cameron; R. Westcott, Martinsville (G. J. Spencer and D. C. Crawford tie in Prairie Creek); L. H. Hanchett, Lake; J. H. Leonard, Harrison (J. H. Bliss and John Brown tie in Jackson); John Shuman, May- field, and George Louks, of Doniphan.
In 1882 James W. Dawes received 770 votes, J. S. Morton 704 and E. P. Ingersoll 319 votes for Governor; E. K. Valentine 790, W. H. Munger 728 and M. K. Turner 273 for Congress; John Wallichs 876, Charles Leash 591 and John Beatty 318 for State anditor; Thomas Darnall 1,265 for district attorney; Irving M. Cole 802, Jasper F. Walker 696, Z H. Denman. Sr., 1,030, John H. Powers 343 and Joseph Killian 702 for representa- tive of Forty-fifth district; Thomas O. C. Harrison 828; Enoch R. Wiseman, 593 and E. J. Carder 372 for senator Twenty-fifth district; W. M. Mitch- ell 701, Peter Mohr 531 and Patrick Dunphy 553 for commissioner; constitutional amendment relat- ing to right of suffrage 489, contra, 1,189.
The assessors elected were: S. J. Bateman, George Bellamy and Fred. Roby for the three Grand Islands; a tie in Alda; Stephen Jones, Wood River; J. Scudder, South Platte; Irvine Herrick, South Loup; L. Houghton, Cameron; F. Suehlsen, Lake; Patrick Nevills, Jackson; J. Eggers, Harrison: Joseph Ball, Mayfield, and L. Orcutt, Doniphan.
The justices of the peace elected in 1882 were William Stolley for West and O. C. Hall for North Grand Island; George Elfus, Alda; J. T. Mehaffie, South Loup; W. B. King, Harrison; J. M. Wel- don, Jackson; John Shuman, Mayfield and M. B. Walsh, Doniphan.
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The elections of November, 1883, show 815 votes for M. B. Reese, and 1,022 for James W. Savage, candidates for judge of supreme court; 886 votes for T. L. Norval. and 921 for M. A. Mills, contestants for the office of judge of Sixth district; 865 for Charles S. Benton, and 981 for Patrick Nevills for commissioner; 755 for Michael Murphy, and 1,081 for Ed. Hooper, candidates for treasurer; 1,017 for Frank Sears, and 824 for Charles Ivers for county clerk; 836 for H. C. Denman, and 986 for James Cannon for sheriff; 1,609 for John Allan, and 231 for H. Harvey, candidates for clerk of district court; 1,431 for George H. Caldwell, county judge; 1,310 for D. H. Vantine, superintendent of schools; 778 for David Ackerman, 578 for C. T. Poe, and 395 for H. J. Ring, candidates for coroner; H. Hald was elected surveyor without opposition. The vote for township organization was 1,283, and against such organization 216.
The assessors elected in the order of 1882 were S. J. Bateman, Henry Rief, G. Southman, Herman Deverman (Alda), John Ewing, John Britt. C. C. Wilson, A. C. Powers, C. B. Rhiner, G. Vaughn, E. A. Rickerd, Anthony Moore, Pat- rick Nevills and L. S. Orcutt.
The justices of the peace elected in this order were Daniel Morgan, J. W. West, H. E. Clifford, J. H. Andrews, William A. Brown, Lucas Henry, T. J. Mehaffie, E. S. Lee (Riley Westcott and George Zeluf tie in Martinsville), C. B. Lewis, H. E. Kent (Patrick Hoey and F. Smith tie in Harrison), John Mosser, William Drennan and S. Beidelman.
The township treasurers elected in November, 1883, were D. H. Vieths, Henry Giese and Charles W. Scarff, for East, West and North Grand Island, respectively; William Powell, Alda; George H. Stoddard, Wood River; Charles Shaw, South Platte; Josiah Hall, South Loup; E. V. Palmer, Cameron; H. E. Rose, Martinsville; John F. Mader, Prairie Creek; Charles Christensen, Lake; Lonis Rickerd, Harrison; James Keefe, Jackson; J. H. Waldron, Mayfield, and James Scudder, Doniphan.
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townships observed in the list of treasurers are named as follows: H. D. Boyden, Fred Roby, T. B. Bush, E. E Barr, M. R Abbott, J. F. Cole, August Mieth, Jr., H. A. Goodrich, D. S. John- son, George J. Spencer, S. F. Kent, Ed. Curtis, Patrick Moore, Henry Tegtmeyer and O. B. Foster.
The elections of November, 1884, were well- fought battles between the two great political par- ties. For Governor, J. S. Morton received 1,285 and James W. Dawes 1,314 votes; for Congress, Will- iam Neville received 1,259 and George W. E. Dor- sey 1,429; for district attorney, D. T. Moore re- ceived 1,231 and Thomas Darnell 1,460 votes; for representative, Samuel N. Wolback received 1,537, Patrick Nevills 1, 195, George Cornelius 1,430, and James Jackson 1,152; for senator, D. S. Park- hurst received 1,301 and Frank C. Putnam 1,396; Z. H. Denman was elected surveyor. For consti- tutional amendment, relating to legislative depart- ment, 995 votes were given and 350 against the amendment; for amendment of Article 5 there were 151 votes given, while 1,116 votes were cast in op- position to such change in the executive depart- ment. The vote on the issue of bridge bonds and direct tax to meet interest and principal thereof was 1.746 for and 670 contra. The vote for pres- idential electors was as follows: Patrick Hines and four others, 1,216; A. L. Burr and four others, 1,467; A. L Reinchl and four others, 12.
The justices of the peace elected to fill vacancies were: E. W. Justice, Grand Island; E. T. Lehen- thal, Alda; J. C. Furman, Wood River; George W. West, South Platte; J. J. Brewer, South Loup: Christopher H. Benton, Cameron; Milo Marsh. Doniphan; H. M. Jones, Jackson; J. H. Leonard, Harrison; R. C. Perkins, Mayfield; Ira M. Wan. Centre. In Washington Township H. H. Bock and D. L. Rouse received each 140 votes, and in Lake H. E. Kent and L. J. Hanchett received each 41 votes.
The elections of November, 1885, show 1,394 votes for G. H. Caldwell and 675 for J. W. West, candidates for county judge; 2,281 votes for Ed Hooper, sole candidate for treasurer; 1,223 for David Ackerman and 1,042 for Charles Ivers, can-
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didates for county clerk; 980 for I. M. Cole and 1,273 for E. A. Wedgwood, candidates for sheriff; 1,237 for H. J. Ring and 1,030 for C. T. Poe, for coroner; 1,073 for D. H. Vantine and 1,179 for H. A. Edwards, candidates for superintendent of schools; William Ensign received 1,240 votes for surveyor.
The elections of 1886 show 1,459 votes for John M. Thayer, 1,102 for James M. North, and 19 for W. W. Hardy, candidates for Governor; 1,359 for G. W. Laws, 1,199 for Richard Thomp- son, and 23 for E. J. O'Neil, candidates for secre- tary of State; 833 for Othman A. Abbott and 1,713 for Samuel N. Wolbach, for senator from Twenty- fifth district; 1,346 for George W. E. Dorsey, 1,200 for W. H. Webster, and 14 for W. G. Olinger, candidates for Congress from Third district; 1,241 for James Ewing, 1,153 for O. C. Hall, 1,238 for Z. H. Denman, and 1,258 for Charles Rief, candi- dates for representative; 1,230 for L. M. Whit- ney and 1,315 for W. H. Thompson. Out of 851 preference votes cast for United States senator, C. H. Van Wyck received 845, while the proposed amendment of constitution relating to the legis- lative department received 815 votes and was op- posed by 238.
The vote for two judges of the Ninth judicial district, recorded in November, 1887, in this county, was as follows: 1,759 for T. O. C. Har- rison, 1,350 for T. B. Tiffany, 1,351 for William H. Platt, and 1,005 for T. J. Doyle; for county judge, George H. Caldwell received 1,472, J. H. Mullin 1,239, and B. F. Merrill 60; for county treasurer, Ed C. Hockenberger, 1,596, Fred Roby, 1,117, and C. D. Irvine 54; for clerk of district court, John Allan 1.478 and J. M. Thompson 52; for county clerk, David Ackerman 1,627, George F. Ryan 1,064, and R. C. Perkins 58. The vote for sheriff shows C. P. R. Williams receiving 1,283 and E. A. Wedgwood 1,469; for superintendent of schools, H. A. Edwards 1,384, S. S. Hayman 1,330, and Mrs. G. E. Everett 57; H. A. Gallup received 1,440 and William Ensign 1,220 for the office of surveyor; Z. B. Partridge 1,428, C. T. Poe 1,280, and H. J. Ring 54 for coroner.
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