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HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
blank ?) : July 1, settled attorney's fees. Briggs & Ambrose, for collecting taxes from Union Pacific Railroad Company, in accordance with contract September 16. 1825, for $3,625: September 1. made provision for leasing poor-farm, formerly county seat: October 8. ordered question of appropriating $1,500 for building poor-house submitted to vote at next general election, also sale of county lots in Aurora; November 17. issued $50.000 bonds to Republican Valley Railroad ;
October 5, 1880, ordered submission of question of selling county lots in Aurora to vote at the general election November 2, also of appropriation of $2,000 to build poor-house ;
January 15, 1881, salary of superintendent fixed at $3.25 per day actual service ; Mareh 8, application ordered to be made to supreme court for mandamus to compel county clerk to report fees for year 1880, and pay over to county all in excess of $2.050; April 19, vote on sale of lots declared carried-number voting. yeas, 349, nays. 206; May 19, appropriated $70 to seeure quit-elaim deed from David and Mary A. E. Stone to eounty property in Aurora; August 16, levied tax of 10 per cent in School Distriet No. 6 for payment of judgment of $1.632.40 and costs $108.06 in favor of School District No. 9 et al; also levy three mills tax on all taxable property in Beaver Precinet, formerly con- stitnting School Distriet No. 3, to pay balance of judgment of $291.46 against said distriet ; November 15, provided for construction of plank walks through the square, reseinded action levying tax of 10 per eent on School District No. 6;
January 11, 1882, accepted report of W. L. Whittemore, ex-county clerk, and case in supreme court dismissed ; January 13, fixed pay of superintendent at $3 per day ; February 23, on request of D. P. Wilcox, board began reexamin- ation of books of W. L. Whittemore, ex-county elerk: February 24. issued summons to W. L. Whittemore to appear and make further report ; February 25, on examination find $789.52 due county from Whittemore; April 19, settled in full with Whittemore; September 24. E. J. Ilainer employed to prosecute T. C. Klumb, ex-county clerk, for fees not reported ;
January 10, 1883, incorporated village of Hampton, with the following trustees : E. D. Foster, S. W. Ilolden, D. M. Zook, Levi Cox, M. E. Gerdes; February 14. George W. Pierce resigned as commissioner Seeond District, and S. N. Case appointed; February 28, county clerk ordered to purchase for the county all lots heretofore sold in Orville City, to clear title of "poor farm," price not to exceed amount received for same by the county ; March 30, fixed per diem of superintendent at $3.25; September 4, ordered the submission of ques- tion of township organization at next general election ;
January 16, 1885, Hainer & Kellogg employed as county attorneys at $400 April 4, W. K. Ream, county judge, requested to report fees, refused to do so in order to test constitutionality of the act: A. J. Rittenhouse ordered to take steps to compel rendition of report ; May 29, Marquette incorporated- trustees, Elias Farr. J. W. Ward. J. J. Farley, C. F. Berry, Reuben Cox; June 10, incor- poration of Marquette annulled ; August 6, poor-house established on south half of the northeast quarter of Section 22, township 9, Range 6; September 16, Phillips Precinct established with the following boundaries: "Commencing on town line between Townships 10 and 11, on line dividing Hamilton and Merrick Counties, running thence east to the southeast corner of Section 31, Township
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HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
11, Range 7, thence north to the county line, dividing said counties, thence southwest along said county line to the place of beginning."
January 16, 1885, Hainer & Kellog employed as county attorneys at $400 per annum, fixed salary of superintendent at $900.
January 28, established the following road district boundaries: No 38-Sec- tions 20, 21, 28, 29, 32 and 33, Township 11, Range 7;
No. 39-Sections 19, 30, 31, Township 11, Range 7, and Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, Sections 35 and 36, Township 11, Range 8;
No. 40-Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 16, 17, Township 11, Range 7, and Sections 32 and 33, and fractional Sections 28, 29 and 21. Township 12, Range 7;
No. 50-Sections 34, 35, 36, 25, 26, 27, 22, 23, 24, 13, and fractional Sections 14, 15, 11 and 12, Township 12, Range 7;
No. 59-Sections 22, 27, 33, 34 and fractional Sections 21, 28, 29, 31 and 32 Township 11, Range 8;
No. 60-Sections 13, 14 and fractional Sections 1, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 16, Town- ship 11, Range 7, and fractional Sections 30 and 31, Township 12, Range 7;
March 3, settled with T. C. Klumb in full for fees; May 19, grand jury hav- ing condemned jail as unsafe, resolved that a proposition be submitted to the electors, as therein recommended, for the building of a jail, and provided for commissioners visiting other jails in the State; June 2, appropriated $250 for securing conviction of band of outlaws supposed to exist in the county; June 15, special term of district court requested, to try seven prisoners appre- hended in the county; Western Union Detective Association employed to secure conviction of above band, and Hainer & Kellogg employed to prosecute them; July 7, $350 additional to the $250 heretofore appropriated for payment of detectives, having secured conviction of six of the outlaws; October 7, pro- position to appropriate $7.000 for building jail, ordered to be submitted at the general election November 3, 1885, and to appropriate $3,500 to build addition to court-house; The proposition was defeated by the following vote: On jail proposition, for 404, against 1,325; court-house proposition, for 80, against 1,603;
February 2, 1886, death of Commissioner S. N. Case announced and suitable resolutions adopted ; February 12, J. A. Kirk appointed to fill vacancy ; salary of superintendent fixed at $1,000; E. J. Hainer appointed county attorney for 1886, salary $400.
February 9, boundaries of commissioner's districts confirmed as heretofore made ; April 19, board convened by call of L. W. Shuman, acting clerk, annonne- ing the death of J. M. Laurie, county clerk, April 17. 1886; suitable resolutions adopted; R. H. Peard appointed to fill vacancy ;
July 7, on petition of Joe Skelton, St. Joe vacated; August 21, let contract for building addition to court-house, for $1,025; October 6, require steam threshiers, traction engines, etc., to protect bridges over which they cross; January 24, 1888, ordered the purchase of county funding bond of $500 due January 1, 1893, drawing 10 per cent interest, for $600; April 5, county attor- ney authorized and instructed to advertise for purchase of $20,000 county bonds; May 31, purchased site for jail, price $650; July 25, contracted for two steel cells for jail, price $2,000; July 26, contracted for building jail as follows: Robert Miller, wood-work, $1,746; D. Burt, mason work, $2,526.66;
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HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
September 18, Stockham incorporated-trustees, F. J. Sharp, Joseph Stockham, W. C. Flickinger, Walter Scott, Henry Reiselt : December 11, Bromfield incor- porated-trustees, C. E. Brown, L. P. Wheeler, W. H. Leinberger, John Me- Carthy, Charles Allen ;
February 28, 1889, Marquette incorporated-trustees, T. H. Line, S. P. Boyd, M. E. Farr. Reuben Cox, H. D. Hall; April 5, arranged to build bridge across the Platte, in conjunction with Merrick County; Hamilton county to build one-half of 425 feet ; May 15, contracted for drinking fountain in square, price $135: December 12 J. II. Smith having been appointed judge of the Sixth Judicial District, resigns as county attorney, and J. A. Whitmore appointed; January 17, 1890, the following Soldiers' Relief Committee appointed: F. C. Putnam. three years; L. W. Hastings, two years; Delevan Bates, one year.
ELECTION OF 1891-1892.
In the elections of 1891 and 1892, the victorious candidates for county offices in Hamilton County were :
County clerk, R. W. Shuman; county treasurer, Peter Farney : sheriff, A. J. MeConaughey ; clerk of district court, J. B. Cunningham ; supt. of schools, M. F. Stanley; county judge, W. L. Stark; county attorney, John A. Whitmore: surveyor, C. W. Wilder; coroner, J. P. Hongh ; commissioners, Ed Huling, E. D. Shankland, B. F. Isaman, re-elected, James Cameron, elected. In 1892, David MeKibben was elected.
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION.
The election held in Hamilton County for November 7, 1893 was as follows:
For County Clerk :
Frank A. Burt, pro. 47
Win. C. Bailey, rep. 1071
R. G. M.Kibben, pop. 896
L. W. Shuman, dem 704
D. B. Parks, rep & dem. 1586
For County Treasurer :
William J. C'arver, rep 971
Peter Farney, Jr., dem. 789
John Litzenburg, pro 54
903
A. P. Moberg, pop. For County Judge :
J. D. Iliekman, pro 45
D. W. Long. dem. 105
A. V. B. Peck, rep. 1211
Wm. L. Stark, pop. . 1237
For County Sheriff : 63
M. Castle, pro.
A. J. Mcconaughey, rep .. 1431
S. R. Sidders, pop 954
F. M. Wilson, dem .. 243
For County Surveyor :
For County Coroner :
J. Pusey Chapman, rep 1350
J. P. Hough, pop .. 1134
For County Sup't Public Inst. :
Miss Mary Leonard, dem. 658
Marion F. Stanley, rep 1108
I. II. Winehell, pop 891
42
HI. (. Wood, pro .. For County Commissioner :
O. F. Arnold, dem 156
B. O. Bergeson, pop. 275
James W. Hunnel, rep. 486
E. S. Wood, pro.
After the November election of 1894, which brought into office January, 1895, but few changes of county officers, the following were in office: County «lerk. W. C. Bailey; county treasurer. Wm. J. Carver; sheriff. A. J. Me- Conaughey ; county superintendent of schools. M. F. Stanley: county judge. W. L. Stark; county attorney, John Day : county surveyor, D. B. Parks; county coroner, J. Pusey Chapman ; county Commissioners, Harris A. Hall, new member.
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HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The election held in Hamilton County, November 6, 1895 was as follows:
For Supreme Judge :
For Sheriff :
T. J. Mahoney . 98
Samuel Maxwell 1165
T. L. Norval 1185
J. J. Phelps.
63
For County Treasurer :
W. J. Carver
1345
Peter Farney
1296
For Clerk District Court :
J. B. Cunningham
1541
Perry Parks.
1088
For County Clerk :
W. C. Bailey
1333
Gus Peterson
1343
For County Judge :
J. H. Edmondson
1369
D. A. Scovill
1236
For Coroner :
C. E. Browne
1279
J. T. Goneher
1210
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The results of the general election held in Hamilton County, November 3, 1896, were as follows: .
For Governor :
J. II. MeCall 1307
S. A. IIoleomb
1548
For Lieut. Governor :
O. Tefft
1297
J. E. Harris 1537
For Seeretary of State :
J. A. Piper
1312
Wm. F. Porter
1511
For State Anditor :
P. O. Hedlund
1339
J. F. Cornell
1459
For State Treasurer :
C. E. Casey
1339
J. B. Meserve.
1526
For State Superintendent :
H. R. Corbett.
1318
Wm. R. Jackson
1514
For Attorney General :
A. S. Churchill.
1355
C. J. Smyth.
1526
Commissioner Lands :
H. (. Russell
1342
J. V. Wolfe.
1521
Regents University :
W. G. Whitmore.
1336
Thos. Rawlins.
1492
For Congress-4th Distriet :
E. J. Ilainer
1308
W. L. Stark
1602
For Senator-25th District :
D. Nettleton
1223
L. L. Johnson
1349
For Representatives :
Wm. Cox
1253
A. N. Thomas
1247
J. H. Grosvenor
1411
Dr. D. S. Woodard
1497
For County Attorney :
A. W. Agee
1303
J. M. Day
1512
For Commissioner :
T. A. MeKay
193
Fred Hagemeister
450
The results of the general election in 1897 : Judge Supreme Court :
A. M. Post, republican
1215
J. J. Sullivan, bimetallist
1532
For County Clerk :
Oscar Berggren, rep.
1187
Gust Peterson, bim.
1592
For Treasurer :
H. G. Ocker, rep
1242
F. W. Hammond, bim
1539
For Sheriff :
1. J. MeConaughey, rep
1269
W. Z. Pollard, bim.
1507
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Alf Driesbaeh
1183
A. J. MeConanghey.
1445
County Superintendent :
S. R. Barton
1286
Ed. Randall
1365
For Commissioner :
Joseph Magnusen
329
D. E. Price
546
For Surveyor :
Osear Berggren
1325
John De Volt
1235
For District Judges :
Edward Bates
1249
M. Cain
123
Howard M. Kellogg
1386
T. Sedwiek
1145
Robert Wheeler
1150
412
HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
For County Judge :
T. J. Jones, rep. . 1104
J. Il. Edmondson, bim 1658
For County Superintendent :
E. S. Randall, rep. . 1263
T. F. MeCarthy, bim.
1517
For Coroner :
F. J. Bricker, rep.
1264
(. E. Browne, bim.
1493
For Surveyor:
John Lyon, rep
1231
E. S. Wood, bim.
1529
For Commissioner :
D. Ahara, rep ..
433
T. J. Vorhees, bim.
469
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The general election held in Hamilton county November 8, 1898, was as follows :
For Governor :
M. L. Ilayward, republican . . . 1332
Wm. A. Pointer, bimetallist ... 1496
Congress-4th District :
Ed. Il. Ilinshaw, republican ... 1321
W. L. Stark, bimetallist
. . . .
1538
State Senator-25th District :
E. E. Mighell, republican 1364
F. M. Howard, bimetallist
1468
Representatives :
E. E. Eaton, republiean
1317
I. II. Wildman, republican
1293
D. S. Woodard, bimetallist
1517
J. H. Grosvenor, bimetallist
1497
County Attorney :
M. F. Stanley, republican
1365
J. J. Roach, bimetallist
1471
Commissioner-2nd District :
Wm. Townsley, republican . ... 364
Ed. Price, bimetallist
582
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The election held in Hamilton County, November 7, 1899, was as follows:
For Supreme Judge : For County Sheriff :
Silas A. Holcomb 1628
Manoah B. Reese 1350
State University Regents :
John L. Teeters
1569
Edson Rich 1474
William B. Elv 1331
Edmund G. MeGilton 1311
T. F. MeCarthy
1640
J. E. Reed
1404
For District Court Clerk :
Fred Jeffers
1604
J. C. Work
1455
For County Coroner :
B. A. Munson
1613
J. W. Brackett
1439
Ross P. Anderson 1404
For County Clerk :
John Barnett 1574
Jacob Bierbower 1472
For County Treasurer :
11. W. Hammond 1707
A. W. Ilarney 1319
W. Z. Pollard
1616
B. F. Kiker
1455
For County Judge :
A. R. Brownell
1583
G. F. Washburne
1467
For County Superintendent :
Charles E. Smith
84
Albert Fitch . 57
For District Judge :
B. F. Good 1610
S. Il. Sornberger 1506
S. II. Sedgwick 1420
For County Surveyor :
Ellis Wood
1599
D. B. Parks
1450
For Commissioner-1st District :
J. K. Hartnell
498
T. A. MeKay
583
413
HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The election held in Hamilton county November 6, 1900, was as follows :
For Governor:
Treasurer :
Poynter, fusion 1563
Carver 1199
Dietrick, republican 1454
Cunningham 1231
Jones, prohibition 101
Ferris 67
Flick, mid. road 4
Kharas, socialist For Congressman :
4
Isaman
1341
Stark, fusion 1595
Pope, republican 1331
Sheriff :
Klumh
1379
Reuting, fusion 1566
Bonekemper
1446
Maze, prohibition 74
Coats 1330
Brownell 1279
Neptune, fusion 1399
Whitmore, republican 1423
Zierott, republican 1266
64
Williams, prohibition 69
Berggren
1343
County Attorney :
Roach, fusion 1609
Coroner :
Ilaughey
1372
For Commissioner :
Munson 1219
Vorhees, fusion 494
Commissioner-2nd District :
Johns, republican 509
Anderson 365
Litzenburg, prohibition 26
Sorenson 396
The returns in 1901 were :
Supreme Judge :
Commissioner-3rd District :
Sedgwick 1323
Cudney
492
Hollenbeck
1235
Barnes
383
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The election held in Hamilton county, November 4, 1902, was as follows :
For Governor :
Representatives :
Mickey
1344
Anderson 1349
Thompson
1341
('unningham 1307
Davies
62
Kirk 1223
Bigelow
3
Neptune 1275
Camp
55
McGilton
1368
Ricker
60
Gilbert
1294
Lightener
78
Stanley
1304
Congress :
Edmondson 1313
Hinshaw
1328
Stark
1340
McKay
491
Farley
65
Kerr
463
State Senator :
Ferris
29
Cox
1396
Amendment :
Peterson
1255
For
472
J. I. Norton
16
Against
225
Barnett
1284
Beck 69
Burhams, prohibition 67
For State Senator :
Howell
1228
Judge :
For Representatives :
Edmondson, fusion 1608
Superintendent :
Stephenson 1292
Woodard 1337
Wilder, prohibition
Surveyor :
Wood 1315
Smith, republican 1492
Lient. Governor :
County Attorney :
Commissioner :
Clerk :
414
HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The general election held in IHamilton county, November 3, 1903, was as follows:
Judge of Supreme Court :
John D. Barnes, republican 1427
John J. Sullivan, fusion 1343
Geo. I. Wright, prohibition 82
C. E. Christianson, socialist 16
Regents State University :
C'has. S. Allen, republican 1472
Wm. G. Whitmore, republican. 1475
Wm. O. Jones, fusion 1322
Ernest O. Weber, fusion 1295
C. A. Barber, prohibition 70
R. B. Mnir, prohibition 68
T. B. Lippencott, socialist
18
F. S. Wilber, socialist 16
Judges of District Court :
Jerome HI. Smith, republican 1435
Arthur J. Evans, republican. . 1406
S. H. Sornborger, fusion 1452
B. F. Good, fusion
1462
Clerk District Court :
K. M. Shankland, republican 1344
Fred JJeffers, fusion 1595
County Assessor :
B. F. Anderson, republican
1330
Ellis Wood, fusion 1605
County Judge :
C. A. Coats, republican 1526
A. R. Brownell, fusion
1374
Frank B. Fellingham, prohibi- tion 62
County Sheriff :
J. J. Klumb, republican 1756
J. W. Taylor, fusion 1144
R. E. Yost, prohibition
72
County Coroner :
(. D. Hustead, republican 1471
F. E. Gordon, fusion 1360
G. W. Cass, prohibition
97
County Treasurer :
N. C. Christiensen, rep. 1354
J. B. Cunningham, fusion 1578
J. L. Hilliard, pro.
48
County Clerk :
J. A. Isaman, rep. 1416
.J. W. Marvel, fusion 1504
L. D. C'amp, prohibition 45
County Surveyor :
Oscar Berggren, rep ... 1795
County Superintendent :
John Lyon, republican.
1274
John Woodard, fusion
1693
Commissioner,-3rd District :
L. T. Cudney, republican 1406
H. H. Leymaster, fusion
1486
C. J. Swanson. prohibition
50
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION
The General election held in Hamilton county, November 8. 1904, was as follows :
Constitutional Convention :
For
407
Against 272
Preference for U. S. Senator :
Elmer J. Burkett, rep. 1568
Governor :
J. II. Mickey, rep. 1322
G. W. Berge, fusion 1516
C. F. Swander, pro 146
B. II. Vail, socialist 21
Lient. Governor :
E. II. MeGilton, rep 1504
A. Townsend, fusion 1322
Isaiah Lightner, pro 146
Thos. Carrol, soc. 27
Secretary of State:
A. Galusha, rep 1530
R. E. Watzke, fus 1290
S. Larson, pro. 148
W. N. Parcell, soc
State Treasurer :
P. Mortensen, rep. 1580
J. M. Osborne, fus 1258
J. P. Heald, pro 145
C. M. Sterns, soc 21
State Auditor :
E. M. Searle, rep. 1551
J. S. Canaday, fus. 1273
S. T. Davies, pro 143
T. P. Lippincott. soc. 24
County Commissioner :
F. O. Jenison, rep 1562
D. Sorenson, fus. 1263
M. J. Peterson, pro. 114
Attorney General :
Norris Brown, rep 1555
E. Il. Whelan, fus. 1274
M. I. Brower, pro 144
L. L. MelIvaine, soe 21
415
HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
Land Commissioner :
H. M. Eaton, rep. 1579
A. A. Worsley, fus. 1249
A. J. Thompson, pro 142
A. D. Peugh, soc. 22
State Superintendent :
J. L. MeBrien, rep 1586
A. Softley, fus. 1274
M. P. Roe, soc.
37
Congressman :
E. II. Hinshaw, rep
1560
C. F. Gilbert, fus. 1288
G. I. Wright, pro 146
State Senator :
C. H. Epperson, rep.
1628
G. A. Herzog, fus.
1279
R. W. Boyd, pro
170
State Representatives :
C'has. Anderson, rep
1476
A. V. Cunningham, rep
1436
Ira Bush, fus.
1359
T. G. Graham, fus 1404
(. A. Fox, pro. .
120
John Litzenburg, pro.
111
County Attorney :
M. F. Stanley, rep.
1617
J. H. Edmondson, fus
1316
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION, 1905 :
Supreme Judge :
Letton, republican 1324
Hastings, fusion 1103
Beall, prohibition 133
Regents :
Abbot, republican 1340
Lyford, republican 1309
Cole, fusion 1075
Lightner, fusion
1031
Sutton, prohibition
123
Wilson, prohibition
122
County Clerk :
Schonover, republican 1254
Marvel, fusion
1343
County Treasurer :
Nordgren, republican
1276
Wanek, fusion
1309
County Sheriff :
Klumb, republican
1424
Eugen, fusion
1127
County Judge :
Washburn, republican
1386
Edmondson, fusion
1157
County Superintendent :
Stephenson, republican
1442
Phillips, fusion
1115
County Coroner :
Hustead, republican
1399
Welch, fusion
1076
County Surveyor :
Berggren, republican
1609
Burt, prohibition
412
County Commisioner :
McKay, republican
1339
Entrekin, fusion
1187
Soldier Monument :
Yes
1265
No
508
In 1906 the new officers elected were : County attorney, John II. Gros- venor, and H. H. Leymaster, county commissioner.
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION, 1907 :
Supreme Judge :
Reese, republican 1504
Lomis, fusion 1266
District Judges :
Evans, republican 1394
Power, republican 1341
Corcoran, fusion
1523
Good, fusion
1540
County Clerk :
Newton, republican 1475
Saylor, fusion 1545
County Treasurer :
Hockenbary
1180
Waney, Fusion 1856
Clerk District Court :
Coats, republican 1394
Jeffers, fusion
1499
Herbig, prohibition
137
County Sheriff :
Murphy, republican
1376
Young, fusion
1609
Coroner :
llustead, republican
1442
Woodard, fusion
1520
Commissioner-2nd District :
Jemison, republican
1522
Jackett, fusion
1290
Peterson, prohibition
167
Assessor :
Foss, republican 1333
Genoways, fusion
1544
Cass, prohibition
145
416
HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION, 1908 :
For Governor :
Sheldon, republican 1652
Cowles, republican
1639
Eastham, democratic
1599
R. R. Commissioner :
Williams, republican
1683
Cowgill, democratic
1655
Congressman :
Secretary of State:
Junkin, republican
1648
Gatewood, democratic
1610
Auditor of Publie Accounts :
Barton, republican
1845
Price, democratic
1527
State Treasurer :
Brian, republican
1704
Mackey, democratic
1636
Superintendent Publie Institution :
Bishop, republican
1710
Abbott, democratic
1623
Attorney General :
Thompson, republican 1717
McKay, republican
1556
Haskins, democratic
1810
IIAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION, 1909 :
Judges of the Supreme Court : James R. Dean 1382
County Clerk :
D. H. Saylor
1461
H. E. Newton
1459
County Treasurer :
E. S. Wood
1566
H. R. Greer
1365
County Judge :
George F. Washburn
2040
County Sheriff :
J. B. Young
1465
J. J. Klumb
1426
County Superintendent :
Minnie Fleming
1408
Samuel C. Stephenson
1547
County Surveyor :
Oscar Berggren
2523
County. Coroner :
J. M. Woodard
1605
A. B. Walker
1235
Commissioner-3rd District :
Uriah Bush
1544
L. T. Cudney
1344
HAMILTON COUNTY ELECTION, 1910 :
People's Choice U. S. Senator : Burkett, republican 1600
Birmingham, prohibition 62
Sallenbier, democratie 1636
Lieut. Governor :
Ilopewell, republican :
1643
Garrett, democratic
1617
Hinshaw, republican
1704
Gilbert, democratic
1591
State Senator :
Cox, republican
1723
Brown, democratic
1620
Representatives :
O'Hara, republican
1639
Foss, republican
1626
Boyd, democratic
1753
Evans, democratic
1735
County Attorney :
Grosvenor, democratic
1810
Bald, pet
827
Commissioner-1st District :
John J. Sullivan
1393
John B. Barnes
1360
Jacob Fawcett
1350
Samuel H. Sedgwick
1365
Regents of the State University :
Charles T. Knapp 969
Charles S. Allen 1530
W. G. Whitmore 1540
D. C. C'ole
467
Frank E. Linch
171
John II. Vonsteen 165
A. T. Hunt 48
Wm. Wemmer
16
Regents to fill vacancy :
Harvey E. Newbrach 1272
Frank L. Haller 1450
A. L. A. Schiermeyer
47
Hitchcock, democratic 1442
Lippincott, socialist
51
Benjamin F. Good 1492
Fleharty, democratic
1635
Commissioner P. L. & B. :
417
HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY
Governor :
Aldrick, republican 1995
Dahlman, democratic 1141
Wright, socialist 61
Lieut. Governor :
Hopewell, republican 1699
Clark, democratic 1338
Lichty, prohibition 57
Slutter, socialist 57
Secretary of State:
Wait, republican 1703
Pool, democratic 1304
Wittstruck, prohibition 79
Cushing, socialist 60
Anditor :
Barton, republican 2038
Hewitt, democratie
1056
Lambert, prohibition 56
State Treasurer :
George, republican 1658
Hall, democratic 1338
Fitch, prohibition
87
Burns, socialist 56
State Superintendent :
Crabtree, republican 1695
Jackson, democratic
1361
Jeffryes, prohibition
73
Amendment :
Yes 1588
No 757
Roadhouse Proposition :
Attorney General :
Yes 785
Martin, republican
1685
No
1403
COUNTY OFFICERS SINCE 1910.
The election in 1911 brought forth practically the same set except Fred Jeffers as County Judge.
The officers who have served since then have been :
For 1913 and 1914: County clerk, J. J. Klumb; county treasurer, Ellis S. Wood; Clerk of district court, J. W. Weedin ; sheriff, Jno. F. Powell ; county sup- erintendent of schools, E. W. Jackson; county judge, Fred Jeffers; county sur- veyor, Oscar Berggren; county coroner, J. W. Woodard; county assessor, A. S. Estrekin; county attorney, Whitney; county commissioners, Uriah Bush, G. C. Eaton, Jno. W. Minton.
For 1915 and 1916 : County clerk, J. J. Klumb served in 1915, and Henry V. Nelson was elected in 1916; county treasurer, F. L. MeCarty ; elerk of district court, J. W. Weedin ; sheriff, Jno. F. Powell ; county superintendent of schools, Margaret A. McConnell; county judge, Fred Jeffers; county surveyor, Oscar Berggren; county coroner, J. W. Woodard; county assessor, A. S. Estrekin; county attorney, Whitney ; commissioners, Uriah Bush, G. C. Eaton, Jno. W. Minton.
For 1917 and 1918: County clerk, Henry V. Nelson : county treasurer, F. L. MeCarty ; clerk of district court, J. W. Weedin ; sheriff, J. E. Howard ; county
Whitney, democratic 1133
Terry, pop. 238
Burleigh, prohibition 57
Commissioner Public Lands & Blds. : Cowles, republican 1672
Eastham, democratic 1355
Olmstead, prohibition 64
Railroad Commissioner :
Clarke, Jr., republican 1688
Hayden, democratic 1347
Moss
66
Congressman-4th District :
Sloan, republican 1591
Good, democratic 1530
State Senator :
Cox, republican 1624
Hansen, democratic 1208
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