History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 106

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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In March, 1889, Representative Johnson's bill, providing for the changing of county lines and prescribing the manner of changing the lines was printed, but did not receive a majority of votes.

The first meeting of the commissioners was held in the small frame school- house which stood on the site of the present buildings, near the place where Eli Felt kept the post-office, or near Judd's store, at Shippen, March 15, 1861 [written 1860], Hezekiah Mix and C. J. Moore being present, and J. E. Ul- man appointed clerk. The illegality of the elections in Grove and Gibson town- ships was discussed, when Caleb Haynes, with Alex. Wykoff and A. G. Huntley were appointed assessors for Grove; James Mason, William Nelson and Daniel Miller, for Gibson, and John Bensley, George Barclay and James Barton, for Wharton. Thompson Huff was assessor of Portage, and R. M. Lewis of Lum- ber. On March 29 the first grand jury was drawn, the members being L. Adams, Josiah Fink, Adam Miller, Fred Arnts, Jacob Peters, C. C. Lyman and William Floyd, of Grove township; Delos Burlingame and Russell Carter, of Portage: A. J. Beers, S. Z. Gottwalls, Clark Harrington, A. E. Kelly, J. M. Judd, William R. Rodgers, Horace Stiles, C. H. Sage and H. T. Taggart, of Shippen township; George Chapman, William Hamilton and Charles White, of Lumber township.

In May, 1861, a tax of ten mills was authorized, and on November 4 the commissioners and associate judges organized as a board of relief, under the act of May 15, 1861. This board ordered that a sufficient sum be paid to wives, mothers and heads of families depending on volunteers in service of the State or of the United States.

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The re-elected commissioners-Messrs. Mix. Josiah Fink and Williams- organized January 7, 1862. In March E. B. Eldred was appointed county attorney. On September 16, 1862, Levi Williams and Josiah Fink met at Shippen, and appointed J. B. Newton clerk. On the 17th, Hezekiah Mix, the third member of the court, took his seat. At this time the store-house at Ship- pen, formerly occupied by J. M. Judd, was rented for the use of county of- ficers. and on December 2 the issue of county orders in sums of 15, 10, 25 and 50 cents was authorized. The orders were printed November 19, 1862, in view of the action of the commissioners, in the form of the United States shin-plas- ters of the period, and signed by the commissioners and the clerk.

In January, 1863, J. B. Newton's salary, as clerk, was increased from $100 to $125. Philip W. Whiting took the place of Josiah Fink on the board of commissioners. On August 5, 1864, the county offered a bounty of $300. In December a county tax of 10 mills, a bond (volunteer) tax of 20 mills, and a per capita tax of $3, to meet bounty bonds, in addition to the twenty-mill tax, were authorized. The use of the court-house was at this time tendered to the various religious denominations, Amos Finton, the new commissioner, being an advocate of this measure. Clerk Newton's salary was increased to $250 per annum. A bounty of $300 was offered, on February 17, 1865, to volun- teers who would enlist under the last call for 300,000 men. In April a relief tax of two and one-half mills, a bounty tax of twenty mills, and a bounty per capita tax of $3 were levied. About this time county bonds were issued to F. B. Hacket and D. B. Mather for substitutes put on prior to the draft.

In 1866 P. M. Dickenson, now of Binghamton, N. Y., was appointed clerk. Asa Ingalsbee, with Finton and Whiting, formed the commissioners' board, and in May of this year they authorized the removal of stumps from the court- house grounds. In the fall, Jacob D. Smith appears as commissioner rice Whiting, while A. E. Kelly was acting clerk; but in January, 1867, John H. Vosburg was appointed rice Dickenson. In February the question of building a jail and boarding-house adjacent to the court-house was decided, and $10,000 appropriated. In May the contract was sold to L. R. Decker, who also agreed to grade the grounds and paint the court-house for the sum named above. On November 1 the commissioners refused to entertain the demand of S. S. Hacket to qualify as a member, but allowed C. S. Sage that privilege on the 12th. On the 15th Asa Ingalsbee resigned, when H. F. Sizer qualified. The jail and sheriff's residence were reported complete, and accepted January 13, 1868. In November the question of building bridges at Driftwood and Ster- ling was considered. In 1870 Messrs. Sage, Rothrock and Cook were com- missioners, but in October William Howard qualified, and he, with J. L. Cook and Rothrock, formed the board, S. F. Lupole being clerk. In August, 1871, O. P. Warner was chosen clerk. R. M. Williams qualified as commissioner vice Rothrock, in November of this year. In August, 1872, a cell in the county jail was set apart for the use of Emporium malcontents, on petition of the council. Howard, Williams and Housler were commissioners. The county printing contract was sold to the Press and Herald, the bids being equal, while the Independent, being higher, lost in the race. In November, 1873, Com- missioner Cochran took the place of Mr. Howard. In February, 1875. the Press won the contract for county printing at $1. 75 per square. Commissioner Ramage took Mr. Williams' place on the board, and in June the question of erecting office buildings was looked upon with favor. In January, 1876, Com- missioners B. V. Wykoff, J. S. Wiley and C. C. Lyman formed the board, and A. H. Boynton succeeded Warner as clerk. In June, 1877, Newton & Green were requested to borrow $12,000 at 6 per cent for the use of the

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county, one-half to be paid in 1880 and the balance in 1882; the clerk was authorized to visit Buffalo and procure plans for a fire-proof office building. In April, 1879, Thomas Dougherty, William Howard and Hezekiah Mix formed the board; but two years later Howard's place was occupied by G. A. Walker. In January, 1885, John R. Buckwalter, John A. Wykoff and Joseph C. Danekelman qualified as commissioners, and H. H. Mullin as clerk. In July the contract for rebuilding the jail was sold, while a former resolution granting the water company $2,000 for water for the use of the county build- ings for twenty years was rescinded. In October, 1885, Clinton county ren- dered a bill of $6 for damage done to the jail of that county by a Cameron county prisoner named Leonard. In May, 1886, the project of building a wrought iron bridge over the First Fork creek at Sinnemahoning was adopted. In January, 1888, L. Lucore, M. C. Tulis and C. W. Beldin qualified as com - missioners; J. C. Johnson was reappointed attorney, and H. H. Mullin clerk. In January, 1890, G. F. Balcom was installed treasurer.

The jurors drawn in Cameron county during the three years ending in February, 1889, were, it is alleged, illegally placed in the wheel. Benjamin Sweasey, one of the jury commissioners, was elected two terms in succession, which is a violation of the law; and again, the filling of the jury wheel has never. in the history of the county, been legally conducted. The court at Ridgway gave a decision requiring the new jury commissioners to refill the jury wheel for 1889, and impress their seal in wax thereon.

The question of remodeling and rebuilding the court house was brought before the commissioners May 6, 1889. The proposed improvements call for the moving back of the present building forty feet, and the erection of a brick and stone addition with clock tower in front.

In order to secure the county seat for Emporium, it was necessary to raise sufficient money to erect the court-house. Five-thousand dollars were sub- scribed by the few people then residing here, and $5,000 contributed by the Philadelphia and Erie Land Company, the edifice costing the tax-payers of the county nothing. The generosity of the early settlers of Emporium for the bene- fit of the town was commendable, and the citizens of to-day are nobly follow- lowing the example of the pioneers who have nearly all gone to receive the reward of their well-doing.

CHAPTER IV.

COURTS AND BAR.

FIRST RECORD OF CAMERON COUNTY COURTS-APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS -ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR IN 1862 AND SUBSEQUENTLY-PRESIDING LAW JUDGES, ASSISTANT LAW JUDGES, PRESIDENT JUDGES AND ASSOCIATE JUDGES-LAW CIRCLE OF THE COUNTY-CRIMES.

T THE first record book of Cameron county courts is dated January 8, 1861, when Judge R. G. White, with Associate Housler presided in the school- house. S. S. Hacket was crier, and, along with D. J. Morrison, acted as tip- staff. E. Boughton Eldred was appointed district attorney, E. Vosburg quali- fied as surveyor, and John A. Eldred as sheriff. The attorneys present were

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Henry Souther, James Boyle, J. S. Mann, F. W. Knox, A. G. Olmsted, B. D. Hamlin, W. A. Williams, J. C. Backus, Warren Cowles, E. B. Eldred, Joseph E. Almon, F. B. Hacket, A. B. Armstrong and S. C. Hyde. A number of civil cases were presented; C. J. Moore was appointed commissioner vice George Vosburg on January 9. On March 14 James Shaffer, Jr., was re- moved-James Bailey being one of the associate judges at this time-and on July 10 Levi Williams was appointed commissioner vice Shaffer.

In July, 1862, John W. Ryan, C. H. Lemore, H. T. Beardsley, H. McClain, W. W. Wilber, J. C. Chapin and Albert Willis were admitted to the bar of this county. John Jackson was admitted to citizenship, July 16, 1862, being the first admission by the court. In October, 1862, John B. Newton was ad- mitted an attorney; in July, 1863, H. G. Rogers; in January, 1864, C. A. Mayer, James Chatham, Julius Sherwood and N. T. Hambly; in January. 1865. L. D. Ball, of Clinton, and S. P. Wolverton, of Northumberland county, and in July, 1865, G. O. Bowman and Saul F. Gwinner. On the last given date H. W. Williams was presiding law judge; but in October R. G. White, the senior presiding judge, reappears, and at this time Cline G. Farit was admitted to practice. In January, 1866, Judge White, with Associate Judges A. H. Boynton and L. T. More (successors of Bailey and Housler) presided; but in March, 1866, H. W. Williams was president. In March, 1866, F. D. Leet was admitted to practice here, and in July J. H. Vosburg and C. A. Lyman. In August, 1867, John G. Hall, of Elk county, was admitted to the bar, and also George A. Rathbun, of the same county. In January, 1868, Judge White presided rice Judge Williams, Messrs. Boynton and More being still associate judges; but in August H. W. Williams was president judge, fol- lowed in 1869 by R. G. White.

In August, 1869, James R. Clark, of Warren, was permitted to practice in the courts of Cameron county, and in January, 1870, G. V. Dewits, of Wyo- ming county, and William A. Mann were granted a similar privilege. In De- cember of this year N. S. Minard and Samuel Smith were associate judges, R. G. White being president. In April, 1871, the following named lawyers were admitted to the bar of this county: R. P. Allen and H. W. Watson, of Lycom- ing county, and H. W. Patrick, of Bradford county. In January, 1872, S. F. Wilson presided as assistant law judge, but before his time Attorneys C. B. Curtis, R. Brown, N. C. Hollahan, J. C. Johnson, C. A. Lyman, Messrs. McCormick, Backus, H. T. Beardsley and W. A. Williams were members of this bar. In August, 1872, E. Q. D. Cross, of Baltimore, and John J. Metzger, of Lycoming, were permitted to practice here, and in November B. W. Green. A year later E. B. Parsons, of Troy, Penn., was permitted to plead in the courts of this county. In August, 1874, L. F. Williston, F. J. Chadworth and Mr. Ames attended court, and in November R. R. Powers was appointed stenographer. S. W. Smith was admitted to the law circle in January, 1875, and in August J. S. Mann pleaded here with H. L. Parsons and William Sport. In April, 1876, the names of Henry King and G. A. Berry were added to the list of lawyers. At this time S. T. Wilson was still holding the posi- tion of assistant law judge with H. W. Williams president judge, and G. W. Warner and S. Ross, associate judges, vice Minard and Smith, who had served since 1870. In August, 1876, Robert M. Chamberlain, of Ridgway, was en- rolled as a member of Cameron county bar, and in 1877 the names of D. C. Larrabee, T. T. Abrams, E. R. Mayo and J. M. Judd. S. C. Hyde being still the district attorney. In August, 1878, O. O. Hotchkiss and W. B. Chapman were admitted; in April. 1879. R. B. Stone, of Bradford, and in November, 18SO, S. D. Ball and Joseph Douglass. In January, 1881, S. T. Wilson was

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president judge with J. W. Cochran and Milo Bull, associate judges, G. W. Huntley succeeding the last named in 1882. In August, 1882, J. P. McNar- ney was admitted, and in November Michael Brennan, W. P. Jenks and Frank Hacket.

In November, 1883, T. C. Hipple's name appears as a member of the bar, and C. A. Mayer's as president judge. In September, 1884, W. C. Kress was admitted to the bar; also H. C. Dornan and J. C. Backus; while John Orm- erod was admitted in January, 1885, and Harry A. Hall in September. In 1886 Clark Harrington took Judge Cochran's place as associate judge, and in May of that year Jesse Merrill and S. W. Smith were enrolled as attorneys, C. H. McCanley's name not appearing until September. In January, 1887, John S. Wiley was associate judge vice Huntley; Charles Early and M. F. Elliott were admitted to the bar in September, and later George L. Roberts. In November C. L. Peck was permitted to practice here, and, later, H. T. Ames. In May, 1888, Sheridan Gorton was permitted to enroll his name, and J. E. Rounseville, of Potter county, and M. J. Colcord were admitted to the law cir- cle of Cameron county. Hagerman, appointed official stenographer in 1883, is the present incumbent.

The law circle of the county comprises J. C. Johnson; S. C. Hyde, who practiced in the first court held here, but did not remove from Smethport until after Mr. Johnson's coming; B. W. Green, the first law student of the county, admitted in November, 1872, the examiners being Messrs. Newton & Johnson; J. C. Metzger, who studied in Newton & Green's office, admitted in 1879; J. P. McNarney, admitted in 1882, partner of Mr. Johnson; M. Brennan, admit- ted in 1882, has his office here.

The trial of the murderers of Frank Welton in 1877 is the only heavy criminal case presented to the courts here. F. J. Chadwick, in his history of this murder, states that Welton was stage driver between Sinnemahoning and Coudersport. At night, on September 27, he met two men a little below the mouth of Bailey run. They walked directly up in front of his horses as if they intended to stop him. The horses shied off; he reined up sharply. and the fellows jumped quickly out of the way. Their appearance and movement convinced him that they were the robbers described in the papers. He went home (about . a mile) and rallied the neighbors, a half dozen of whom accom- panied him in search of them. They were about giving up the search, when Welton saw a man's feet without boots, about two rods from the road, in the woods, near where he had met them, on the land of Charles and William Heirs. There were three men, and they were asleep with their boots off. The large man jumped up with his boots, in his hand and ran. The men fired at him, he dropped his boots and made good his escape, leaving his hat and overcoat also. The one who was jailed was awed into compliance by presenting a revolver at him. The other one struggled hard with Welton, but he over- powered him, and held him without threats or presenting weapons. The rob- bers were then searched and their arms taken from them, and the stolen goods gathered up. A proposition was made to tie them, but they plead so hard not to be tied, saying that they would come along quietly, and show that they got those goods honestly, that Welton was inclined to fetch them without tying them. He took them home with him and gave them some supper, and about 11 o'clock started through the woods to Cameron with them, accompanied by James L. Barclay, John Mahon and George Mahon. The robber who shot Mr. Welton said he was chilly, and put on the overcoat aforesaid, which must have had a revolver in it which had been overlooked in their search, for when they came within sight of Emporium, a little below the water tank, the robber

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fired a pistol to scare the horses and jumped from the wagon. Welton jumped immediately after him, also James Barclay and John Mahon. The robber fired twice at Welton who was very close to him, the second shot taking effect over the right eye and killing him.

In November, 1889, two men, Volt and Spaulding, discovered a dead body near the West Creek bridge, one mile from Emporium. It was learned that the victim of the murderer was Christian Drum, of Cogan Station, Lycoming county. Albert Miller of Harrisburg was arrested in January, 1890, on the charge of being the murderer, and taken to the Emporium jail. The arrest is largely due to the zeal of one of Emporium's citizens who pushed the enquiry to the limit.

CHAPTER V.

POLITICAL HISTORY.

NORTHUMBERLAND DISTRICT-JUDICIAL ERECTION OF COUNTIES-ORGANIZA- TION OF CAMERON COUNTY-FIRST ELECTION FOR COUNTY OFFICERS-ELEC- TIONS FROM 1860 TO 1889.

A T the time of the first settlement of the country, the territory was in- cluded in what was known as the Northumberland district. Soon after this the counties of Lycoming, Potter and McKean, were set off all at one time. Portions of this county were included in each of these divisions. Potter and McKean counties were at first attached to Centre county for judicial purposes. In 1816 Potter and Mckean, for the sake of convenience, were attached to Lycoming for judicial purposes. In 1827 Mckean county was judicially erected and Potter attached for judicial purposes. In 1834 Clinton county was erected from a portion of Lycoming and Centre. This took off the lower portion of the county. Afterward Elk county was erected, when another change was made of a portion of the territory. Finally, in 1860, a law was passed by the legislature organizing Cameron county. The county commis- sioners met in that year, and located the ground for the court-house in Em- porium.

The first election for county officers was held October 11, 1860, and the vote canvassed on the 13th of that month by Henry Shaffer, Samuel D. Tan- ner and Thompson Huff, judges, with John Brooks and E. B. Eldred, clerks. The figures do not include the returns from Shippen. as they were sent to Smethport. where they cannot now be found, while the returns given below, sent to Ridgway, relate to Grove, Gibson. Lumber and Portage townships.

ELECTIONS, 1860 .-- Associate Judge : James Baily, 260; Merrick Housler. 161; Seneca Freeman, 138. Commissioners : George R. Vosburg, 260; James Shaffer, 274; Hezekiah Mix, 206; Cyrus H. Sage, 99. District Attorney: E. B. Eldred, 52. Auditor : Joseph Housler, 168; H. H. Sizer, 168; L. Mosier. 177. Treasurer: Washington Brooks, 230; David Morrison, 28. Surveyor : Edward Vosburg, 227; S. W. Freeman, 8. Coroner: William Floyd, 228. Sheriff : John A. Eldred, 263; Prothonotary: Isaac Ramage, 267.

ELECTIONS, 1861 .- President Judge : R. G. White (R), 107; R. Brown (D), 115. Commissioners : Hezekiah Mix (R), 173; Lewis Williams (R), 51; Josiah

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Fink (D), 78. Coroner: L. G. Cook (D), 63; Saul Barr (R), 33. Auditor : George Chapman (D), 129; David Chapman (R), 3. Legislature: Shippen township-J. B. McEnally (R), 47; A. I. Wilcox (D), 44; Dr. C. R. Earley (D), 39; George W. Zeigler (D), 57; Gibson township-J. B. McEnally (R), 37; A. I. Wilcox (D), 37; Dr. C. R. Earley (D), 26; George W. Zeigler (D), 26. Legislature : Lumber township-W. H. Armstrong (R), 14; James Chat- ham (R), 14; Pharon Jarrett (D), 15; John S. Smith (D), 15. Senator : Gibson township-C. L. Lamberton, 25; S. M. Fox, 38. Senator: Lumber township-William H. Blair, 15; Henry Johnson, 14.

ELECTIONS, 1862 .- Congress: Milton Courtwright (D), 143; G. W. Scho- field (R), 195. Senator: Gibson township-Stephen F. Wilson (R), 53; Seth A. Backus (D), 37; Shippen township-Stephen F. Wilson (R), 118; Seth A. Backus (D), 52; Portage township -Stephen F. Wilson (R), 14; Seth A. Backus (D), 1. Treasurer: Henry Mason (D), 144; G. W. Warner (R). 279. Auditor: H. F. Sizer (R), 239; John Summerson (D), 190. Commis- sioners: Levi Williams (R), 251; Samuel Smith (D), 179. Legislature : Gib- son township-M. H. Shannon (R), 54; Warren Cowles (R), 54; C. R. Earley (D), 40; J. F. Boyer (D). 40; Shippen township-M. H. Shannon (R), 114; Warren Cowles (R), 113; C. R. Earley (D), 64; J. F. Boyer (D), 64. Legisla- ture : Lumber township-Amos C. Noyes (D), 51; John B. Beck (D), 50; James Chatham (R), 14; Ed. D. Trump (R), 13; Grove township-Amos C. Noyes (D), 34; John B. Beck (D), 33; James Chatham (R), 53; Ed. D. Trump (R), 53. Legislature : Portage township-Charles O. Bowman (D), 13; O. N. Taylor, 1; A. G. Olmsted (R), 14.

ELECTIONS, 1863 .- Governor: A. G. Curtin (R), 318; G. W. Woodward (D), 216. Sheriff : H. T. Taggart (R), 290; William Floyd (D), 239. Com- missioners: P. W. Whiting (R), 304; Samuel Smith (D), 224. Auditor: J. P. Wilson (R), 292; James Wylie (D), 224. District Attorney: F. B. Hacket (R), 280; J. B. Newton (D), 241. Prothonotary : Edward Vosburg (R), 266; J. M. Judd (D), 266 (the former was appointed by governor). Surreyor : John Brooks (R), 154; Samuel Freeman (D), 142. Coroner : S. H. Storrs (R). 302: G. W. Mason (D), 218. National Congressional Amendment : For, 248: contra, 0. Legislature : Portage township-A. G. Olmsted (R), 27; John W. Guernsey, 27; Grove township-C. W. Wingard (R), 53; Clinton Lloyd (R), 53; A. C. Noyes (D), 36; John B. Beck (D), 36; Lumber township-C. W. Wingard (R), 16; Clinton Lloyd (R), 17; A. C. Noyes (D), 41; John B. Beck (D), 40; Gibson township-F. J. Boyer, 56; A. M. Benton, 56; Frank Bell, 66: John Mahaffy, 66; Shippen township-F. J. Boyer, 80; A. M. Benton, 77; Frank Bell, 149; John Mahaffy, 141.

AUGUST ELECTION, 1864 .- For amendments, 225: contra, 80.

OCTOBER ELECTION, 1864 .- Congress : William Bigler (D), 189 -* 4; G. W. Schofield (R). 262-15. Legislature : L. Rogers (R), 248-15; E. B. Eldred (D), 211-1. Prothonotary : A. E. Kelly (R). 255-5; J. M. Judd (D). 210-1. Commissioners : Amos Finton (R), 266-5; James Fulton (D), 193. Treas- urer: Joseph Shafer (R), 234-6; N. P. Minard (D), 231-1. Auditors: Moses Walker (R), 253-5; David Chapman (R), 249-5; James Wylie (D), 196; C. C. Lyman (D), 200. Presidential Electors : Isaac Benson (R), 335; John Patton (R), 335; Hugh Montgomery (D), 232; John M. Irvine (D), 232.

ELECTIONS, 1865 .- Legislature : John Brooks (R), 278; E. B. Eldred (D), 223. Senator: John Irvine (R), 277; W. A. Wallace (D), 210. President Judge : Henry W. Williams (R), 289. Associate Judges: Levi T. More (R), 292; James Bailey (R), 231; A. H. Boynton (D), 276; George Chapman (D).

"The soldiers' vote follows the citizens' vote after dash .

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158. Surveyor : Edward Vosburg (R), 287. Commissioners: Asa Ingalshee (R), 263; Andrew Dent (D), 222. Auditors: J. C. Chandler (R), 270; John L. Furgeson (R), 269; D. P. Baird (D), 214; A. W. Georgia (D), 207.

ELECTIONS, 1866 .- Governor: John W. Geary (R). 374; H. Clymer (D), 303. Congress : G. W. Schofield (R), 372; W. L. Scott (D), 305. Legista- ture : C. A. Lyman (R), 368; G. O. Deise (D), 307; Sheriff: R. M. Overhiser (R), 373; Samuel Smith (D), 295. Coroner: G. W. Kimball (R), 341; Will- iam S. Hamlin (D), 328. Commissioners: Jacob D. Smith (R), 363; George Goss (D), 310. Auditor : John Beers (R), 347; J. M. Shaffer (D), 315. Dis trict Attorney: J. H. Vosburg (R), 367. Treasurer: N. P. Minard (D), -; Philip Lewis (R), -

ELECTIONS, 1867 .- Legislature : G. O. Deise (D). 298; S. D. Freeman. 356. Prothonotary : A. E. Kelly (R), 346; D. P. Baird (D). 297. Commissioners : C. H. Sage (R), 349; Philip Smith (D). 301; S. S. Hacket (D), 288; H. F. Sizer (R), 18. Auditors: Allen W. Swift (R). 359; G. W. Kimball (D), 299. Jury Commissioners : Hezekiah Mix (R), 362; John Mason (D), 287. Coroner : Dr. B. S. Gould, 625.

ELECTIONS, 1868 .- Presidential electors : James Sill (R), 508; H. C. John- son (R), 508; Amos C. Noyes (D). 395; W. A. Galbraith (D), 395. Congress : G. W. Schofield (R), 537; R. Brown (D), 440. Senator: Manasseh Arnold (R). 538; William A. Wallace (D), 439. Legislature : John Brooks (R), 565; W. J. Davis (D), 412. Treasurer: B. J. Earl (R), 535; P. W. Whiting (D), 437. Commissioners : Robert Rothrock (R), 529; Philip Smith (D), 447; H. F. Sizer (R), 514; N. P. Minard (D), 447. Auditor: J. C. Chandler (R). 541: J. M. Shaffer (D), 437. District attorney: F. D. Leet (R), 962.

ELECTIONS, 1869. - Governor: J. W. Geary (R), 474: Asa Packer (D). 423. Legislature: L. W. Crawford, 493; A. B. Armstrong, 406. Sheriff: Alonzo Bailey (R), 440; D. B. Wheeler (D), 434. Coroner: J. T. Lanning (R), 423: C. A. Reese (D), 465. Commissioner : J. L. Cook (R), 443; L. G. Cook (D). 432. Auditor : Lucien Bird (R), 427; G. W. Huntley (D), 468. Surveyor Ed. Vosburg (R), 480.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320