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Those elected from 1890 to date : 1891. Peter Farney ; 1893, William J. Carver, 1895, re-elected; 1897, F. W. Hammond; 1899. re-elected; 1901, Cunningham; 1903, re-elected, 1905. Wanek, 1907, Wanek, 1909, E. S. Wood, 1911, re-elected ; 1913, re-elected; 1915, F. L. MeCarty, 1917, re-elected : 1919. H. E. Toof, 1921, re-elected.
Sheriff : 1875, D. A. Scoville, 603: J. M. Fodge, 51; W. Hickman, 1. 1877, James M. Fodge (R), 338; James Taggart G:, 240; N. B. Payne. 49; 1879, R. HI. Peard (R), 544; W. Z. Pollard (D , 324; J. M. Fodge, 157; Simon Snow, 137; J. M. Zentbauer. 140. 1881, W. Z. Pollard (D), 890; M. L. Vandewalker (R), 493. 1883, W. Z. Pollard (D), 1,100; W. W. VanMeter (R), 673; W. K. Ream, 1. 1885, W. Z. Pollard (D), 1,011; F. E. Valentine, 1.194; J. Kirk, 1. 1887. W. W. Shenberger (R). 1.167; W. Z. Pollard (D) 895; W. B. MeCullongh, 38; scattering, 3. 1889, W. HI. Fall (D), 1,368; W. W. Shenberger (R), 1,197; scattering, 2.
Those elected from 1>90 to date: 1891. A. J. MeConaughey ; 1893, re-elected ; 1895, re-elected; 1897, W. Z. Pollard, 1899. re-elected ; 1901, Klumb. 1903, re- elected; 1905 re-elected; 1907, Murphy; 1909, J. B. Young; 1911. re-elected; 1913, Jno. F. Powell ; 1915 re-elected ; 1917 JJ. E. Howard, 1919, re-elected 1921, re-elected.
County Judge : 1875, W. L. Whittemore, 482; W. W. Hiekox. 301 ; scattering 5. 1877, W. L. Whittemore (R . 455; S. Whitesides (G , 182. 1879. W. L. Stark (R) 731; T. H. Glover (G) 308; R. Lamont (D) 192; scattering 4. 1881, W. K. Ream (A), 717; J. H. Sauls ( R 615; scattering, 15. 1883. W. K. Ream (A) 923; 3. 1I. Sauls (R) 821: scattering 3. 1885. J. HI. Lincoln (R), 1,283; W. K.
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Ream (A) 773; scattering, 2. 1887, W. L. Stark (R), 1,360; D. M. Waite (D) 611 ; seattering, 42. 1889, W. L. Stark ( R) 2,554; B. Hiatt, 1.
Those elected from 1890 to date. 1891, W. L. Stark; 1893, re-elected ; 1895, J. Edmundson, 1897, re-elected ; 1899. A. R. Brownell; 1901, re-elected; 1903, C. A. Coats, 1905, Washburn, 1907. re-elected, 1909, re-elected; 1911, Fred Jeffers, 1913, re-elected; 1915, re-elected; 1917, re-elected: 1919, J. E. Howard; 1921, re-elected.
Superintendent of schools: 1875, Delevan Bates, 873; scattering, 2. 1877, E. B. Barton (R) 354; II. G. Cass (G), 267; H. J. Cass, 9. 1879, E. B. Barton (R), 759 ; Sarah J. Price (G), 368; W. K. Ream, 4. 1881, E. B. Barton ( R), 692; S. A. Holcomb (A), 655. 1883, J. A. Kirk (A ) 867; E. B. Barton (R), 841. 1885, E. B. Barton (R), 1,180; J. A. Kirk (A) 1,018; scattering 3. 1887, E. B. Barton (R), 1,185; Lou Armel (D), 809; scattering, 28. 1889. M. F. Stanley ( R). 1,489; J. H. N. Cobb (D), 1,073; G. Carter, 1.
Those elected from 1890 to date: 1891, M. F. Stanley; 1893, re-elected, 1895, Ed. Randall; 1897. T. F. MeCarthy; 1899, re-elected : 1901. Woodard; 1903, re- elected; 1905, Stephenson: 1907, re-elected: 1909, re-elected; 1911, re-elected; 1913, E. W. Jackson; 1915, Margaret A. McConnell; 1917, A. S. Nelson; 1919, re-elected; 1921, re-elected.
Surveyor : 1875, C. M. Hollenbach, 872. 1877, S. B. Parks (G), 427; G. M. Hollenbach (R), 213; E. B. Barton, 1. 1879, D. B. Parks, 823; W. B. Hargus, 170; scattering 5. 1881, G. M. Simpson, 718; D. B. Parks, 647. 1883, D. B. Parks (A), 933; M. M. ITalleck (R), 847 ; scattering, 3. 1885, M. M. Halleck (R), 1,291 ; D. B. Parks (A), 919 ; scattering, 2. 1887, D. B. Parks, 1,974; Frank Wood, 52. 1889, D. B. Parks, 2,541 ; J. H. N. Cobb, 1.
Those elected from 1890 to date : 1891, C. W. Wilder; 1893, D. B. Parks; 1895, Oscar Berggren; 1897. E. S. Wood; 1899, re-elected; 1901, Berggren; 1903, re- elected; 1905, re-elected; re-elected in 1907; 1909, re-elected: 1911. re-elected; 1913, re-elected; 1915, re-elected; 1917, re-elected; 1919, re-elected; 1921, re- elected.
Coroner : 1875, Ira Westbrook, 874. 1877, James Duneanson (R), 381 ; Jacob Rathgeb (G), 234; scattering, 25. 1879, F. II. Clark (R), 765: Ira Westbrook (G), 300; J. M. Champe (D), 166. 1881, J. W. Elarton (R), 755 ; scattering, 40. 1883, T. H. Line (R), 881; J. W. Elarton (A), 877 ; scattering, 25. 1885, George A. Blakeley (R). 1,315; D. S. Woodard (D), 785; scattering. 3. 1887, J. W. Elarton (R), 1,295; W. F. Gooden, 714; scattering, 31. 1889, E. A. Steenburg (R), 1,499 ; A. M. Glover (D), 1,008 ; scattering, 34.
Those elected from 1890 to date : 1891, J. P. Hongh ; 1893, J. Pusey Chapman ; 1895, C. E. Browne; 1897. re-elected ; 1899, B. A. Manson ; 1901, Haughey ; 1903, C. D. Hustead, 1905, re-elected; 1907, Woodard; 1909, re-elected: 1911, re- elected ; 1913, re-elected ; 1915, re-elected ; 1917, re-elected ; 1919, Edgerton ; 1921, J. J. Reinhardt.
REPRESENTATION IN STATE LEGISLATURE
Dr. W. M. Knapp of York was chosen to represent York and Hamilton coun- ties in the state senate, and T. B. Johnson of Anrora represented Hamilton in the lower house ; in 1879, D. A. Scoville of Aurora was senator, and R. W. Gray- bill, representative; except for Valentine Horn of Phillips in 1891 and E. E.
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Mighell of Hamilton in 1895, and F. M. Howard of Aurora in 1899, Clay county furnished the senator for the Hamilton-Clay district between 1881 and 1903. In the lower house Hamilton was served by Albert Wilsey of Hampton, in 1881. who served again in 1887 after Joshna M. Cox of Hampton had served in 1883 and 1885. In 1889, J. J. Farley of Marquette went to the legislature, and in 1891 Joel T. Vorhees, Aurora. In 1893 and 1895 Hamilton was represented by Jolm B. Cain, well known in financial and banking circles of the state and Fred Newberry, whose railroad and transportation legislation gave him a permanent place in Nebraska history. In 1897 another distinguished pair were selected, Attorney J. II. Grosvenor and Dr. D. S. Woodard. In 1899 two more able attorneys represented the county, J. H. Edmondson and John A. Whitmore. In 1903 and 1905 A. V. Cunningham of Giltner and Chas. Anderson of Marquette served. In 1907 W. I. Farley of Aurora and W. Hagemeister of Henderson vicinity. In 1911 R. W. Boyd of Aurora and J. L. Evans of Aurora. Since then in 1911, Clark E. Neir, 1913 and 1915, T. M. Scott ; 1917, Perry Reed. Henderson, 1919 and 1921, Frank Anderson, Aurora. Since 1903 the senators have been Joshua Cox of Hampton, 1905, Geo. W. Shreck of York, and in 1907. 1909. 1911 and 1913, Joshua M. Cox again served; in 1915 and 1917, Charles E. Sandall of York served. and in 1919 and 1921, Perry Reed of Hamilton served as senator.
COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
The boundaries of Hamilton were defined by an act of the twelfth session of the Territorial Legislature, Sections 2 to 31, as follows :
An act to define the limits of Clay, Webster, Hamilton, Adams and Franklin counties.
Be it enaeted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Nebraska.
Sec. 2. That the territory included within the following described limits, to- wit : Commencing at the point where the west line of range four, west of the sixth principal meridian, crosses the Platte River, and rimming from thenee up the channel of said river to the point where the west line of range eight west of the sixth principal meridian crosses the said river, and running from thenee due south, to the southwest corner of township number nine, range eight, and running from thenee dne cast. to the southeast corner of township number nine, range five, and running from thence dne north to the place of beginning. be, and the same shall constitute the County of Hamilton.
An act of the Legislature approved February 24, 1873, provides that section lines in the county shall be public roads and highways.
Ilamilton County, by an act of the Legislature of 1871. formed a part of the Twelfth Senatorial and Thirteenth Representative Districts, each of which was entitled to one member.
The twelfth Senatorial District included the counties of Saline. Gage, Jeffer- son, Fillmore, Clary, York, Polk. Hamilton, Nuckolls, Webster, Adams, Kearney and Franklin, together with all that portion of the State not included in any other Senatorial district, and which lies south of the Platte River and west of the counties named.
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The Thirteenth Representative District included the counties of York, Polk, Butler, Platte, Hamilton, Fillmore, Clay and Adams. By the constitution adopted in 1875, the county was apportioned representation as follows :
"Distriet (Senatorial) No. 22 shall consist of the counties of York and Hamil- ton, and be entitled to one Senator." Representative Districts: Distriet No. 28 shall consist of the county of Hamilton, and be entitled to one Representative."
In the reapportionment of 1881, Hamilton and IIall Counties were constituted the Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, while Hamilton County formed the Forty- third Representative District, and was entitled to two members, which continued in force until 1887, when Clay and Hamilton were united to form the Twenty- fifth Senatorial District, and Hamilton County constituted the Forty-first Repre- sentative District, entitled to two members, which continues at this time.
Hamilton County was organized at a general election held May 3, 1870. at the house of John Harris, ealled for that purpose by a proclamation of Gov. David Butler, issued Mareh 13, 1870, of which the following is a copy :
State of Nebraska. Executive Department :
WHEREAS, a large number of the citizens of the unorganized county of Hamilton have united in a petition asking that an election be ealled for the pur- pose of choosing county offieers, preliminary to the organization of said county :
Therefore, I David Butler, Governor of Nebraska, by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby order that an election be held, at the house of John Harris, in said county from 9 o'clock A. M. to 6 o'clock P. M., on Thursday, the 3rd day of May, A. D., 1870, for the purpose of choosing three county commis- sioners, one county clerk, and one county treasurer, one sheriff, one probate judge, one county surveyor, one county superintendent of public schools. one coroner, three judges of and two clerks of elections.
And I here designate and appoint John Laurie, Norris M. Bray and Jarvis Chaffee as judges, and Josiah D. Wescott and William D. Young, clerks, to con- duet said election in accordance with the act for the organization of counties, approved June 24, 1867, and the election laws of the State.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused to be affixed the great seal of the State of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln, this thirteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and seventy. of the independence of the United States, ninety-fourth, and of this State the fourth.
By the Governor. David Butler.
Thomas P. Kennard, Secretary of State.
In accordance with this proclamation, eighteen citizens, the voting population. assembled at the house of John Harris, in what is now known as Farmer's Valley Precinct, on the Blue River, May 2, 1870, and organized the county, electing the following officers, as shown by the certificate of this election filed in the county clerk's office, which is as follows :
For county-seat, sonth half of northeast quarter, and north half of southeast quarter, Section 22, Township 9 north. Range 6 west, and 18 votes being the whole number cast at the first election held in Hamilton county.
The officers elected were Josiah D. Wescott, county clerk ; county commis-
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sioners-William D. Young. Norris MI. Bray, Alexander Laurie; Clarence O. Wescott, treasurer; George F. Dickson, sheriff: Robert Lamont, probate judge ; John E. Harris, surveyor; John Laurie, superintendent publie instruction ; James Rollo, coroner.
John Lanrie. Norris M. Bray,
Jarvis Chaffee, Judges of Election.
Attest :
Josiah D. Wescott, William D. Young, ('lerks of Eleetion.
The county-seat as located by the vote of the people, was named Orville City. and was surveyed by John Harris.
A court-house was built in May, 1872, in which the records of the county were kept until their removal to Aurora, January 1, 1876, at which date Aurora was made the county-seat after a long and bitter contest, during which five elections were held to decide the question of removal.
The question of removal was first submitted to vote in October. 1-73. and resulted in favor of removal, upon which the commissioners decided that the eleetors of the county should, at the next general election, designate on their ballots the place of their choice. The next election was October 13, 1874, and resulted as follows: Aurora, 399; Hamilton, 147: Orville City, 53. The county clerk, William R. Mitchell, thereupon declared Aurora to be the county seat. The commissioners, however, rejected the decision, and refused to remove the records.
At this juncture Aurora mustered 150 of her faithful followers, and by the force of superior numbers captured the records and removed them to their present depository, but the following spring a writ of Mandamus compelled their removal baek to Orville, and a third court house election was ordered.
Hamilton now entered the fight, and it became a three-cornered battle ; the law required two thirds of all the votes polled to move a county seat. and on this ballot Aurora failed to get a sufficient number of votes, the vote standing, Aurora 394; Hamilton, 361; Orville, 5. Not dismayed by these unfruitful contests, Aurora quietly took its defeat, and in July, 1875, again sueeeeded in getting the question of removal submitted. After a hotly contested battle it was badly defeated, llamilton getting a majority of thirty votes over Aurora, but not enough to remove the county seat from Orville, the election being Hamilton, 434: Aurora, 404; Orville, 3. The vanquished charged fraud, corruption, ballot-box stuffing, but at that time the trick of going behind the returning board was unknown. and Orville still held the much-coveted county seat.
The fifth election in this somewhat extensive series was, however, the Waterloo for both Ilamilton and Orville. Aurora had by this time learned the tacties of its rivals, for when the last vote was counted Aurora had a majority of eighty over all, and its enemies laid down their arms. The votes at this last election were con- fined exclusively to the two principal contestants. Aurora receiving 481 and Hamilton 400.
Aurora, according to agreement, built a conrthouse, which, together with the public square, was transferred to the county August 11, 1877. This had been one of the most hotly contested county seat fights ever known in the State, almost every man in the county taking an active part in it. A great deal of ill-will and bad blood resulted from it, causing a bitter sectional feeling to prevail, which
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continued for many years, leaving its impress on the politics of the county, until time gradually healed the wounds and smoothed away the sears.
The following summary of commissioners' proceedings from 1872 to the present time is a record of the more important acts of that body : January 19, 1872, action to secure pre-emption of location for county seat ; July 27. to establish each road district as a voting precinct, except North Blue, which constitutes one voting precinct ; January 19, 1872, fix salary of probate judge $100 per annum; August 10, 1872, appropriate $250 to fencing square and planting trees ; August 24, 1872, issue warrant for $220 for payment pre-emption claim-county seat ; order consolidation of Scoville and Deepwell as one voting precinct ; December 9, 1872, order special election in Farmers' Valley, Orville and Scoville Precincts to vote on $10,000 bonds to aid in building grist-mill ;
March 23, 1873, first settlement with county treasurer since organization, balance on hand, $409.33; April 21, 1873, contract for iron cell 612x7 feet, 7 feet high, price, $1,500; May 27, 1873, order submission of question of voting bonds in Aurora, Williamsport, Beaver Creek and North Blue Precincts, to aid in erection of wind grist-mill in Aurora; August 26, 1873, established Deepwell as election precinct, to include Townships 10 and 11, Ranges 7 and 8; September 3, 1873, order submission at next general election of re-location of county seat ;' December 1, 1873, the following record is made: "According to the canvass of the last election there was a majority of the votes cast for the removal of the county seat; it shall be the duty of the county board, in the notice for the next general election of 1874, to notify said electors to designate upon their ballots at said election the place of their choice for the county seat ;
April 7, 1874, South Platte Precinct organized out of North Blue, to com- prise Townships 12 and 13, Range 6; April 20, 1874, claim of Brown & England, attorneys in case of County vs. Union Pacific and Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Companies. allowed $1,200; to appoint Stanford May probate judge in place of S. M. Hunter, resigned; re-district county as follows: First Com- missioners' District, Townships 9 and 10, Ranges 5 and 6: Second Commis- sioners' District, Township 9, 10, 11 and 12, Ranges 7 and 8: Third Commis- sioners' District, Township 11, 12, 13, and 14, Ranges 5 and 6; May 11, 1874. S. W. Hunter appointed to fill vacancy as probate judge; June 9. 1874, special election called July 18, 1874, to vote on bonds for the construction of two bridges across the Platte ;
July 6, 1874, bond election postponed to general election October, 1874; September 9, 1874, special election ordered on re-location of county seat ; Bluff Precinct organized, comprising all territory lying north of Township 12, in Range 5; appoint E. D. Preston sheriff in place of J. M. Smith, resigned ;
"Order that the clerk be instructed to destroy all claims against the county in his office;" October 13, 1874. W. K. Ream and Clinton Briggs employed to collect the Union Pacific and Burlington & Missouri taxes for the year 1873. for ten per cent ; the vote on the re-election of county seat as ascertained by board of canvassers, presented, and the town of Aurora declared by county clerk to be the county seat of Hamilton County (on motion it was voted that the said declaration be rejected) ; December 8, 1874. "charges and articles of im- peachment brought against William R. Mitchell, clerk, and J. H. Faris, treasurer,
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by H. W. Hickox, received, and summons issued returnable December 14, 1874: charges and articles of impeachment filed against P. C. Housel, commissioner, by Darius Wilcox, summons issued returnable December 16; B. F. Isaman, com- missioner, protests against all business transacted December 8, exeept settling with road supervisors; Deeember 14, 1874, writ of injunction served on eom- missioners to restrain aetion in case of II. W. Hickox vs. William R. Mitehell; December 15, 1874, separate voting precinets formed of north half of Aurora Precinct ;
January 5, 1875, special election ordered to vote on issuing $60,000 aid bonds (the election resulted in their defeat, 559 voting against, to 23 for the bonds) ; Commissioners Nugent and Housel issued order commanding county clerks "to return the property belonging to his office to Orville city against Monday, January 11, 1875 (this property was the records, etc., heretofore removed to Aurora).
March 5, 1875, a special election was ordered for April 6, to elect member of constitutional convention (J. H. Sauls was elected, receiving 207 out of 211 votes cast ) ; Monroe Precinct, formed by cutting from Deepwell all of Town- ships 10. 11 and 12. Range 7 ; appropriation of 1216 per cent of taxes eolleeted in case of Union Pacific Railroad Company vs. MeShane et al., in full settlement of attorney's fees of Brown & England; ordered county treasurer to pay Brown & England 20 per cent of taxes received from Union Pacific Railroad Company, for year 1872 as attorney's fees; April 6, 1875, election ordered for May 20, 1875, on relocation of county seat ; suit ordered brought against Darius Wilcox, David Stone et al. for damages, for removal of county property from Orville City to Aurora; May 27, 1875, Hamilton Precinct created by cutting from Monroe. Township 10, Range 7; Union Precinet created by cutting from Sco- ville, Township 9, Range 7; election ordered for June 28, 1875, on relocation of county seat ; special election ordered to vote on granting bonds to aid in construction of Midland Pacific Railroad, in Bluff Precinct, $5,000; North Blue, $5,000; South Platte, $4.000 (election resulted, North Blue, yeas, 52, nays 0; Bluff, yeas, 35, nays, 0; South Platte, yeas, 52, nays, 8) ;
September 1, 1875, submission of question of re-location of county seat at general election, October 12, 1875; September 16, 1875, Briggs & Ambrose, of Omaha, retained to defend Hamilton County in action brought by Union Pacific Railroad Company to recover taxes heretofore paid; fee, 10 per cent of amount saved; ordered settlement with Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company for taxes of 1873-74. on basis of Judge Dillion's decision, October 28. 1875, election ordered for November 30, 1875, to vote on issuing bonds for $89.000 to aid in construction of Nebraska Railway through the county .(proposition was defeated, vote standing for bonds, 295; against bonds, 341) ; resignation of J. T. Price, as superintendent accepted ; bids ordered for removal of all county property from Orville to Aurora immediately after January 1, 1876;
April 19, 1876, suit against Darius Wilcox et al. withdrawn; July 5, 1876, Township 11, Range 8, annexed to Monroe Precinct ; $1,000 appropriated to assist in building bridge across Platte east of Grand Island; September 16, 1876, A. W. Agee employed to attend suit brought by Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company to restrain treasurer from collecting tax for 1875; proposi-
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tion to vote bonds for $1,000, to complete and furnish court house (proposition defeated, for 84, against 595).
October 3, 1876, agreement with commissioners of Merrick County, for con- struction of wagon bridge across the Platte (Chapman bridge) ; Hamilton County to pay $800 toward cost of bridge, and maintain in repair the bridge over south channel ; November 8, 1876, established Cedar Valley Precinct, Town- ship 13, Range 6; ordered that proceedings be begun on bond of Robert Miller et al, for failure to complete courthouse ;
April 18, 1887, ordered that road supervisors work the north and west boundary lines of their districts; July 3, 1877, appropriate $5,000 for construc- tion of wagon bridge across Platte, Township 11, Range 8; incorporate town of Aurora; August 11, 1877, court house building accepted from the trustees of Aurora; suit against Robert Miller et al. discontinued ; lightning rods ordered for court house at 321/2 cents per foot; October 2, 1877, ordered the submission of township organization at the next general election, and also ques- tion of issuing funding bonds; November 14, 1877, Ed. Nugent re- signed as commissioner; George M. Hollenbach resigned as surveyor : a majority of 371 of the votes cast having been in favor of issuing the funding bonds clerk was ordered to have prepared Series "A" 110 bonds of $500 each, at 10 per cent per annum, interest payable semi-annually, bonds to mature in twenty years; December 4, 1877, negotiated $10,000 at the fund- ing bonds at 96 per cent of par value, and $15,000 at 91 per cent, and placed $30,000 in the hand of the county treasurer for negotiation at not less than 90 per cent; December 15, 1877, organized "Towns," appointed officers, etc., under "Township Organization" law (the supreme court deciding the law un- constitutional, on February 5, 1878, the board annulled their action of Decem- ber 15, 1877) ; appropriated $5,000 to building Chapman bridge across the Platte; December 31, 1877, office of coroner declared vacant, and Goodman Noble appointed to fill the vacancy ;
February 5, 1878, election ordered in Monroe Precinct, March 8, 1878, to vote on issuing $1,200 bridge bonds vote resulted, for 21, against ?: March 13, 1878, D. A. Seovill appointed coroner ; April 2, clerk ordered to contract for planting of trees in square; April 18, old court-house sold to W. H. Streeter for $200; arranged for building jail 14x20 and ten feet high; provided for issning Series "B," $20,000 of funding bonds; May 8, William G. Brotherton ap- pointed coroner.
Jume 18, reward of $300 offered for the capture and return of H. C. Case, who broke jail Sunday night, Jime 16; August 2, appropriated $125 to spike one half of Chapman bridge; August 14, issued the Monroe Precinct bridge bonds, $1,200; appropriated $641.50 for Chapman bridge; $5,000 appropriated for building Hall County bridge, one end to be in Hamilton County ;
January 6, 1879, settled in full with John Burlingham for recapture of H. C. Case for $150; fixed salary of superintendent at $4 per day actual service, January 29, met in joint session with commissioners of Hall County and settled in full for Grand Island bridge, issuing warrants for $5,000; Jume 7. special election called to vote on the question of the bonds of the county for $10,000 Aurora Precinct $8,000 and Valley Precinct $2,000, to aid in the construction of the Republican Valley Railroad (election resulted. for 956, against 238.
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