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WV. IT. Pier was the successor of G. L. Laws, being elected in November, 1868. In 1870 and 1872 he was re-elected, serving the same length of time as Mr. Laws. Mr. Pier is now engaged in the banking business at Richland Centre.
In the fall of 1874, Jesse G. Bunell, then of Westford, but now of Richland Centre, was elected county clerk In 1876 and in 1878 he was re-elected, serving three terms.
George W. Putnam was elected county clerk in November, 1880, and served the regular term of two years. Mr. Putnam is still a resident of the town of Marshall, Richland county.
By the election in November, 1882, Homer .I. Clark became county clerk, and is the present
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incumbent, making one of the most thorough and efficient officers the county has ever had.
CLERK OF COURT.
The first clerk of court for Richland county was A. B. Slaughter, who was elected in April, 1850, and re-elected in November, 1850, and 1852. In 1853 he was elected county judge and held that office for three successive terms. Judge Slaughter was a Kentuckian by birth. He came to Richland county in 1848-9 and set- tled in the town of Richwood. A few years afterwards he moved to what is now the village of Orion, where he remained, coming to Rich- land Centre to attend to the duties of county judge, until after the close of the war, when he removed to Kansas, where he still lives. Judge Slaughter was a man of a good deal of natural ability, which was supplemented by a good business education. He was kind hearted, benevolent, genial and pleasant, and a man of the strictest sense of honor. Politically he was a democrat, but he was not aggressive or dog- matic in his political belief, nor much of a politician, according to the generally accepted meaning of the word.
C. D. Bellville succeeded Judge Slaughter as clerk of court, but did not serve but a short time. Mr. Bellville came to Richland county from Indiana and settled with his family upon a farm in the town of Richwood. When elected clerk of court he came to Richland Center to attend court. Later he removed to the town of Sylvan and remained there for a number of years. When the war broke out he went into the service and his family returned to Indiana. He settled in that State when the war closed and it is presumed still makes it his home.
A. B. Slaughter succeeded Mr. Bellville as elerk of court. He is noticed elsewhere at length.
In November, 1856, John S. Wilson was elected clerk of court and served one term. He afterward became a member of the bar and en- gaged in practice at Richland Centre,
Lawrence Van Dusen was elected clerk of court in November, 1858, and served two years. He also became a member of the bar and en- gaged in practice. .
J. L. McKee succeeded Mr. Van Dusen by the election in November, 1860. IIe is still a resident of Richland Centre.
In November, 1862, Milton Satterlee was elected clerk of the court and served one term. Mr. Satterlee is still a resident of Richland county, now making Woodstock his home.
D. S. Hamilton succeeded Milton Satterlee He was elected in November, 1864, and re- elected in 1866. D. S. Hamilton was origi- nally from the State of New York, but he came to Richland county directly from the southern part of Wisconsin in 1854. He located in Rich- land Centre, and among other lines of business which at times he followed, he engaged in the practice of law before justice courts. Hle was married while here and remained until about 1873, when he removed to Readsburg, Wis., where he still lives.
James Lewis was the next clerk of court, be- ing elected in November, 1868, and re-elected in November, 1870. . He afterward read law; was admitted to the bar, engaged in practice, and served one term as district attor- ney.
Michael Murphy, of Richland ('entre, suc- ceeded Mr. Lewis. Ile was elected in Novem- ber, 1872, and re-elected in 1874 and 1876, serv- ing six years. He is the present district attor- ney for Richland county.
In November, 1878, Homer J. Clark the present county clerk, was elected clerk of court and served one term.
George E. Bennett, the present affable and efficient clerk of court, was elected to succeed Mr. Clark in November, 1880, and was re-elect- ed in 1882.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Marvin White had the honor of first filling the office of register of deeds for Richland county. Hle was elected at the organization of
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the county in April, 1850, and served until the qualification of his successor, who was elected in the fall of the same year. Marvin White was a mechanic who had settled in the village of Richmond in 1849. He was a single man and boarded "round among the folks." He re- mained until 1852 when he went north.
In November, 1850, Levi Houts, of the pres- ent town of Orion, was elected register of deeds and served two years.
C. M. McCorkle succeeded Mr. Honts, as regis- ter of deeds, being elected in November, 1852. Mr. McCorkle has settled with other members of that family, at Sextonville. He was a man of delicate health and before his term of office as register of deeds had expired, he died of consumption. In accordance with his wish, ex- pressed before his death, the body was buried on the tall bluff near his former home. Mr. McCorkle is remembered as a man of excellent character, and one who was well thought of among the pioneers.
Upon the death of Mr. McCorkle, Israel Jan- ney was appointed to fill the vacancy and in November, 1854, was elected for the full term, and was re-elected in 1856. Mr. Janney is now a resident of the town of Roekbridge, Richland county.
In November, 1858, Andrew J. Page was elected register of deeds. In 1860 and 1862 he was re-elected, serving six years. "Jack" Page, as he was usually called, came to the county at an early day, and settled with friends on Wil- low creek. He was a cripple, having through some misfortune lost the use of his limbs, so he had to be carried about. When elected to office, or possibly a short time previous, he moved to town. He died a short time after being elected for his last term as register of deeds. Mr. Page was a man of a great deal of ability. Ilis appearance was odd, even painful; his head being very large in proportion to the size of the body , and his legs dangling lifeless, almost sent a chill of pity to all who saw him.
Politically Mr. Page was originally a democrat, but in later years he became a republican.
Upon the death of Mr. Page, John S. Wilson was appointed register of deeds by the Govern- or, and in November, 1863, he was elected 10 the office for the balance of the term.
In November, 1864, Milton Satterlee was elected register of deeds. Mr. Satterlee came from Indiana and settled at Woodstock at an early day. When elected to office he removed to Richland Centre, and lived there until after the expiration of his term, after which he re- turned to his former home, where he still lives.
A. Loveless succeeded Mr. Satterlee, being elected in November, 1866, and re-elected in 1868. Mr. Loveless came from the State of New York and settled in the town of Forest, Richland county, as early as 1858. He was an elderly man at the time of his removal here, and had quite a large family. J. A. Loveless, a son of his, still lives, and is a prominent man in the town of Forest; and a daughter is the wife of Van S. Bennett, the State senator from Vernon and Crawford counties. When elected register of deeds the old gentleman took up his residence at Richland Centre, and remained there until a short time before his death in 1871. A. Loveless is said to have been one of the most upright and honorable men who have lived in the county, and probably no better idea can be given of the esteem in which he was held than to repeat the words of an early set- tler in speaking of him : "He was kind, benevo- lent, honorable, of urbane manners, a man in every sense. Yon could not exaggerate his worth to a community, nor the esteem in which he was held." Mr. Loveless was a republican, but dabbled but very little in politics. He was badly crippled with rheumatism.
John D. Funston succeeded Mr. Loveless as register of deeds. He was elected in Novem- ber, 1870, and served one term. Mr. Funston is still a resident of Richland Centre.
In November, 1872, David Sommers was elected register of deeds, and being re-elected
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in 1874, served four years. Mr. Sommers came to Richland county at an early day, and settled upon a farm in the present town of Sylvan. When the war broke out he enlisted, and lost one arm in the service, after which he returned to his former home. When elected to office he removed to Richland Centre. Shortly after the expiration of his term of office he sold his place and removed to Dakota ; returning again to Wisconsin, he settled in Vernon county, near the Richland county line, where he still lives.
Reuben . Sutton was the next register of deeds. He was elected in November, 1876, and re-elected in 1878.
In November, 1880, W. IT. Rennick, of the town of llenrietta, was elected to sneeeed Mr. Sutton, and served one term.
Reuben Sutton was again elected register of deeds in November, 1882, and is the present in- eumbent.
COUNTY TREASURER.
The first treasurer of Richland county was D. IT Byrd, who was elected in the spring, and re-elected in November, 1850. Mr. Byrd came to Richland county with his parents, in 1847 and settled at the head of what has since been known as Byrd's creek, in the town of Rich- wood. D. H. Byrd afterwards married a daughter of Matthew Alexander, whose family was the second to locate within the limits of the county. When elected treasurer, Mr. Byrd moved to Richmond City, then the county seat, and remained until about June, 1852, when he removed to Oregon, where, it is thought, he still lives.
In November, 1852, Dr. Jacob Brimer was elected county treasurer, and being re-elected in 1854, served two terms. Dr. Brimer is still a resident of Richland Centre.
A. IT. Bush was the next county treasurer, being elected in November, 1556. Mr. Bush was a native of the State of New York. He came to Richland county at an early day, and settled upon a farm within the present. limits of the town of Ithaca, where he engaged
in agrienltural pursuits, and also taught school. When elected to office he removed to Richland Centre, and later became closely identified with the temperance movement. at one time being the highest officer of the Good Templars' Lodge in the State. A few years later he returned to his farm and became a local preacher for the Baptist Church, He remained in the county until about 1874 when he removed to Nebraska, where he still lives, having sinee served one term in the Legislature of that State.
In November, 1858, Dr. D. L. Downs was elected treasurer and served one term. lle is the present county judge.
E. M. Sexton succeeded Judge Downs, being elected in November, 1860. Ile is noticed else- where at length.
In November, 1862, James L. MeKce was elected treasurer and served one term. Mr. McKee is still a resident of Richland Centre.
C. II. Smith was elected county treasurer in November, 1864, and being re-elected in 1866, served four years. Mr. Smith was a prominent man in the county in the deeade between 1860 and 1870, and was identified with many public interests and enterprises At one time he was quite wealthy, but like thousands of others throughont Wisconsin, a large proportion of his worldly goods vanished in the great hop panie in 1868. He moved from here to Windom, in Cottonwood Co., Minn., where he was elected to represent his district in the State Senate. In 1880 he removed to Worthington, Minn., and upon the resignation of Hon. J. P. Moulton as receiver of the United States land office at that place, Mr. Smith was appointed his successor to that responsible position. At about the same time, Mr. Smith was also appointed field agent of the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Pan! & Omaha Railroad Company, succeeding Ex-Gov. Stephen Miller. He has been honored with many other positions of trust by his Minnesota fellow-men, and has in every way proved himself worthy of their suffrage.
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In November, 1868, William H. Joslin was elected county treasurer, and in 1870, he was re-elected. The following biography of Mr. Joslin was published in the Wisconsin Blue Book. "William II. Joslin, (Rep.) Richland C'entre, was born Sept. 25, 1829, in Ypsilanti, Mich .; had a common school education; is a farmer ; eame to Wisconsin in 1841 and settled at Madison; settled in Richland county in 1848; has held various local offices and was sheriff of Richland county in 1859 and 1860; county treasurer in 1869-70-71 and 1872. Recruited a company, commissioned captain Aug. 16, 1862, assigne ! to company B, 25th Wisconsin Volun- teer Infantry. Sent to Minnesota to guard the frontier against Indian depredations. Went south February, 1863; stationed at Columbus, Ky., till JJune ; ordered to join Grant at Vicks- burg ; returned to Helena, Ark., remained till February, 1864; accompanied Sherman on his expedition, returned and joined the grand army at Chattanooga, May 5, 1864. Participated in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Kennesaw, Nick, Jack, Decatur, Atlanta, Jonesboro, with Sher- man in his march to the sea, also his march through the Carolinas and through to Washing- ton; participated in the battles of Salkehatchie and Bentonville. Commissioned major, Au . 25, 1863. Breveted lieutenant-colonel, March 13, 1865. Was elected assemblyman for 1880, re- veiving 937 votes against seventy-eight for Lunenschloss, and 464 for IT. W. Fries, Is at present assistant superintendent of public prop- erty, a State appointment.
J. F. Walker succeeded Mr. Joslin as county treasurer, being elected in Nov. 1872. Mr. Walker is still a resident of the town of Rich- land.
In November, 1874, Charles Wesley Peckham of the town of Bloom, was elected county treas- urer and served two years.
H. L. Burnham, of the town of Ithaea ste- ceeded Mr. Peckham. He was elected in No- vember, 1876, and re-elected in November, 1878. Serving four years.
Irvin Gribble, the present county treasurer, was elected in November, 1880, and re-elected in November, 1882. Richland county never had a more capable, obliging and satisfactory officer than Mr. Gribble makes.
SHERIFF.
John J. Matthews has the honor of having been the first sheriff of Richland county. Ile was elected at the organization of the county in April 1850, and re-elected in November of that year for the full term. Mr. Matthews was among the very earliest settlers in the county. and as his name frequently occurs in this volume it is unnecessary, in this connection, to speak of him at length.
R. C. Hawkins was elected sheriff in Novem- ber, 1852. Mr. Ilawkins came to Richlard county at an early day and settled with his fam- ily at Richland Centre, which remained his home until after the close of the war. In the spring of 1861 he raised a company of volun- teers which was mustered into the service as company H, of the 5th regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and Mr. Hawkins was elected captain. The company left Richland Centre, May 26, 1861. Shortly after the close of the war Mr. Hawkins removed to Woodstock where he lived until taking up his residence in Dakota, in 1876. Ile now lives in Sioux Falls. D. T., and is county judge of Minnehaha county. Mr. Hawkins, was a large man, slow of movement, but jolly and whole-souled in dis- position.
In November, 1854. George C. White was elected sheriff and served two years. Mr. White was among the first settlers in the town of Richmond having settled upon a farm a short distance from the present village of Orion, at a very early day. There he remained until the war broke out when he enlisted and was killed in the service. de, with several others, getting into close quarters, surrendered to the enemy and were shot while in irons. Marvin White was a man of a grol deal of intelligence and ability and was well liked by all the early set-
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tlers He was an active man in politics being what was then termed a democrat "dyed in the wool."
In November, 1856, L. M. Thorp, of the town of Richwood was elected sheriff and served one term.
William HI. Joslin succeeded Mr. Thorp, by the election in November, 1858, and served one term.
E. L. Moody was the next sheriff, being elected in November, 1860. Mr. Moody was a native of the State of New York. He came west at an early day and settled with his family upon a farm in the town of Westford, Richland county. When elected to office he removed to Richland Centre and remained until the time of his death, which occurred in 1862. Two of his daughters now live in the town of Forest. Ile was a man of upright character and held the respect of all.
Upon the death of Mr. Moody, A. S. Neff was appointed to serve the residne of the term. Mr. Neff is still a resident of Richland county.
In November, 1862, Joseph McMurtrie was elected sheriff and served one term. Joseph Mc- Murtrie was born in St. Clair Co., Ill., in 1832. When he was nine years old the family re- moved to La Fayette Co., Wis. In 1843 the family scattered, and until 1856 Joseph spent most of his time in Towa county. During the year last mentioned Joseph settled in Richland Centre, and engaged at blacksmithing. He re- mained there until 1871, when he removed to Cottonwood Co., Minn., where he still lives.
In November, 1864, L. M. Thorp was again elected sheriff, but did not serve out the full term.
Hiram Welton was appointed sheriff upon the resignation of Mr. Thorp, and served out the balance of the term. Mr. Welton came origin- ally from Ohio but direct from Indiana, in 1852, and settled upon a farm about two miles south of Richland Centre. He lived there until the
time of his death in 1873. His widow and sev- eral daughters are living in Kansas; and one son W. W. Welton, lives at Sextonville. Hiram Welton was held in high esteem by all who knew him; being a man of the most strict in- tegrity.
In November, 1866, Joseph MeMurtrie was again elected sheriff.
J. B. McGrew, then of the town of Richland, succeeded Mr. MeMurtrie as sheriff, being elected in the fall of 1868. Mr. MeGrew now lives in the town of Marshall, and has been a prominent man in political and all public moves.
In November, 1870, C'apt. W. C. S. Barron of Richland Centre, was elected sheriff and served two years.
R. D. Robinson was elected sheriff in Novem- ber, 1872, and served a like term Mr. Robin- son now lives in Chicago.
In November, 1874, Capt. W. C. S. Barron, of Richland Centre, was again elected sheriff.
G. N. Matteson was elected sheriff in No- vember, 1876 and served one term. Matteson came from northern Ohio, and settled at Rich- land Centre, in 1856. For a number of years he was engaged in running a general merchan- dise store. He was a dentist by profession, and practiced from 1868 until elected sheriff. Ile is still a resident of Richland Centre.
D. S. Noble, of the town of Marshall, sue- ceeded Mr. Matteson as sheriff, and served two years.
In November, 1880, Harry Busby was elected sheriff, and served until the time of his death, in January, 1882. Mr. Busby came originally from the State of New York. Ile located at Richland Centre, in 1871, and followed his trade, painting, also running a livery stable, until elected sheriff. His death occurred while attending an entertainment in the hall. His family still reside in Richland Centre.
W. C. S. Barron was appointed to succeed Mr. Busby and filled out the residue of the term.
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A. D. Lane, the present sheriff, was elected in November, 1882.
COUNTY JUDGE.
The first county judge of Riehland county was J. W. Coffinberry, who was elected upon the organization of the county, in April, 1850, and re-elected in November of the same year. In 1851 he resigned. Judge Coffinberry was known as C. Bre, after 1856. He is treated more at length in the bar chapter.
Upon the resignation of Judge Coffinberry, David Strickland was appointed his successor, and served the remainder of the term. Judge Strickland also receives more extended notice in the chapter upon the bar.
In November, 1853, A. B. Slaughter wax elected county judge. He was re-elected in April, 1857, and April, 1861, serving twelve years. Judge Slaughter was a native of Ken- tueky ; but at an early day he settled in Lafay- ette, Ind., where he became judge of the munici- pal court. In 1848 he came to Richland Co., Wis., and settled in Richwood. In 1850 he re- moved to near Orion, where he remained until 1868, coming up to Richland Centre to attend to the duties of his office. In 1868 he removed to Missouri, then to Kansas, where he still lives. Judge Slaughter was the kind of a man who made every one his friend ; he was a genial, pleasant, whole-souled man, highly esteemed by all, and had but very few if any enemies. Po- litically, he was a democrat.
James 11. Miner, succeeded A. B. Slaughter as county judge, being elected in April, 1865. lle is noted at length in the bar chapter.
In April, 1869, Henry W. Fries was elected county judge. He was re-elected in 1873 and 1877, serving until the time of his death in February. 1880.
Judge Henry W. Fries was of German de- scent, his father, Rev. Henry Fries having come from Germany and settled in Union Co., Penn., where Judge Fries was born in 1813. He remained there until 1858, when he came west and settled in Richland Co., Wis. Here
he remained until the time of his death, which occurred on Feb. 14, 1880. Ife left a wife, a family of ten children and an only brother. He had gathered about him many strong friends. Ife had by his social and affable ways, as well ax by his strict integrity won the confidence and esteem of all the citizens. He was well liked as a public officer, noted for those sterling virtues which go to make up an independent and fearless man, and yet had but few, if any, enemies. In his official aets he was impartial, conscientious and particularly careful of the rights of the widow and the fatherless, and it is conceded that the probate business of the county was never better or more impartially discharged.
Upon the death of Judge Fries, D. L. Downs was appointed county judge, and filled out the residue of the term. In April, 1881, he was elected for the full term and is the present in- eumbent, giving excellent satisfaction to both the bar and the county at large.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
As all of the gentlemen who have held this office from the organization of the county until the present time, have been lawyers, and there- fore treated at length in the chapter devoted to the bar, it is only necessary in this connection to give their names and the years in which they were elected. They are as follows:
John J. Moreland, 1850; John Stone, April, 1851; David Strickland, 1852; H. A. Eastland, 1854; James Il. Miner, 1856-58; A P. Thomp- son, 1860; II. A. Eastland, 1862-64; John S. Wil- son, 1866; Oscar F. Black, 1868-70; James Lewis, 1872-74; Eugene C. Wulfing, 1876-78; Kirk W. Eastland, 1880; Michael Murphy, 1882.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
The change of the educational system, from town to county superintendence, has been treat- ed in another connection.
The first county superintendent of schools of Richland county was Rev. J. HI. Mathers, who
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was elected in November 1861, and served two years.
In November, 1863, W. C. Wright was elect. ed superintendent of schools, and served one term. Mr. Wright was a lawyer, who, at that time was located at Richland Centre.
In November, 1865, Van S. Bennett, now of Rockton, Vernon Co., Wis., was elected superin tendent of schools. He was born in Medina, Ohio, March 15, 1836. He received an academic ed- mention. His parents removed from Ohio to Wisconsin in 1846, settling in Medina, Dane county; thence to Jefferson county in 1852, and to Richland county in 1855. In September, 1861, Van S enlisted in company I, 12th Wis- consin Infantry, as lieutenant; was promoted to the captaincy in May 1862, and was honorably discharged in November, 1864. In 1866 he re- moved to Rockton Vernon county, where he still lives. Ile was three times chairman of the county board of Vernon county; was a member of the Assembly in 1869-70 and is the present senator from Vernon and Crawford counties.
G. W. Putnam, of the town of Marshall, stic- corded Mr Bennett, as school superintendent of Richland county. He was elected in Novem- ber, 1867, and re-elected in 1869, serving four years.
William J. Waggoner, of the town of Forest, was elected superintendent of schools in No- vember, 1871, and was re-elected in 1873.
David D. Parsons was the next superintend- ent of schools. He was elected in November, 1875, and re-elected in 1877 and 1879, serving six years. Mr. Parsons was an Englishman by birth, but grew up from boyhood in Richland county. He received a good education and he- came a school teacher, which profession he was following at the time of his first election. Ile re- mained here some time after the expiration . f his term of office, and then removed to Mis- souri, where he still lives, engaged in farming. He made an excellent officer; although he labored under the great disadvantage of poor health.
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