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The vexed question was submitted to the people to decide on the 1st day of April, 1856. The total vote polled was 3,389, of which number 1,774 were in favor of removing to Avon ; 1,615 were opposed to the movement. The Board of Canvassers were Henry H. Ensign. M. Hollister, J. P., William W. Forbes, J. P. Conformable to this ruling, the county officers were transferred to Avon, or Center, where they were located in the old schoolhouse. The
act of Legislature under which the voting was conducted, specified, as an express qualification, that each voter must have resided in the county for forty days. Strongly impressed with the illegality of this clause, in direct conflict with the liberal doctrines of the Constitution, James H. Knowlton appealed to the Supreme Court to settle the validity of the election. In an exhaustive treatise on the question, the Chief Justice delivered his judgment, declaring the elec- tion null and void. In rendering this decision, His Honor assumed, that, as the Legislative act prohibited persons from voting who were fully qualified by the Constitution, the act was uncon- stitutional. On January 6, 1857, it was moved, at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, that the District Attorney of La Fayette County be authorized to draw a petition to the Legisla- ture for the vacation of the village plat of Avon, and that said village be annexed to Darlington,
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and that the county seat be removed to Darlington, from Shullsburg, providing that the county buildings be built from the proceeds of said property.
From 1856 to 1861, every session of the Legislature was importuned to obtain the passage of an act re-opening the county seat troubles, for an expression of popular sentiment. It must have taxed an indomitable spirit, gifted with unflagging determination, to persist in the effort which had before resulted disastrous to their hopes. Perseverance was ultimately rewarded, for, on March 28, 1861, the long-sought-for legislation was enacted. On this occasion, Darlington was fully prepared to meet the issue with a powerful front, having offered to erect a court house at an outlay of $10,000, should that village be selected. At the close of the poll, the ballot showed a majority of four in favor of removal. A motion was instantly filed in the Circuit Court, asking to have the election annulled on the grounds of bribery in the form of the prospect- ive court house, and to the extent of $10,000. The arguments on both sides were made before the Circuit Judge, at Dodgeville, Iowa County; and, even in the earliest stage of the proceed- ings, the decision was foreshadowed for Shullsburg. The non delivery and filing of a single letter thwarted the judgment, which went for Darlington, on a legal technicality. Exhausted with constant bickering, the tomahawk was buried, and events allowed to pursue their natural course. The removal of the offices occurred November 19, 1861. The court house, which played such a prominent part in pacifying the ancient feud, and harmonizing the embittering elements of the populace, occupies a commanding position on an eminence on Main street, over- looking the village. The material and labor necessary to the construction of the building were voluntarily subscribed by the citizens of Darlington, some of whom contributed their quota in money, while the less affluent added their mite in labor.
A jail, constructed at a cost of $1,000 is attached. The offices of County Clerk, Register of Deeds and County Treasurer, are now situated in a compactly built stone building, rendered impervious to fire by the use of iron fire-proof flooring. Iron shutters likewise protect the doors and window apertures. The officers took possession of this building on July 5, 1867.
A bell was added to the court house in 1871, at a cost of $200. In compliance with a memorial presented November 15, 1872, requesting the use of the court house for political and religious meetings, the Episcopalians were permitted to conduct services therein on the Sabbath, the county being exempt from all expense on such account.
THE FIRST REGULAR COURT.
The first judicial term recognized in this county, was opened in the old county seat at Shullsburg, on September 6, 1847, Hon. Charles Dunn, first Justice of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Territory, and Presiding Judge in La Fayette County District Court, presided. The term was officially opened on the 6th, but the Justice did not arrive until the next day. The Court was then formally opened by Robert M. Lang, County Sheriff, who returned into the court the following grand jury roll: Thomas B. Gibson, foreman; William S. Derring, Robert G. Waud, James Parkinson, John O'Conner, F. E. Halstead, Abraham Lorney, Sam- uel H. Scales, Anthony Miller, Samuel Davis, John Armstrong, Marshall Cottle, Absalom A. Townsend, Samuel Warren, Charles Bracken, Oliver Holtzhouser, Henry B. Phillips and Andrew Harrison. James H. Knowlton, District Attorney, charged the grand jury, who retired to make presentment. John M. Douglass and Joseph D. Wells, of Illinois, were, upon motion of the Clerk, permitted to practice at the bar. The first cases filed were a petition in chancery for divorce from Matthias Chelton vs. Sarah Chelton. The petition was responded to by the defendant filing a demurrer, praying that the complainant should lodge a reasonable sum for expenses of defendant, before she is compelled to answer said bill of complaint. John Arm- ` strong vs. Fred Waughtell, on appeal. The case was stricken from the docket as having been improperly returned to La Fayette instead of Iowa County.
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VALUATION OF THE COUNTY.
The following are the returns of the Board of Equalization, for a period of ten years, tabulated for reference to comparative values :
TOWNSHIPS.
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
Argyle ..
$181192
$256475
$249570
$251856
$257246
$260572
$242574
$255462
$257028
$259281
$272772
Blanchard
57600
83325
91918
91313
84111
86189
86886
94551
95126
94796
94029
Benton ..
258008
365721
363243
341873
325691
324853
322579
351736
347686
351197
342983
Belmont ...
477856
505202
477257
474701
475908
477392
463518
482507
477779
475318
475569
Darlington
636740
654052
635566
622630
666177
659883
623348
658912
630545
709923
688000
Elk Grove
435460
615480
414943
424123
410323
410540
399757
404491
401060
391393
385491
Fayette.
300010
367258
366168
377560
371429
366285
364482
391800
392172
394003
391378
Gratiot ..
471660
567241
544653
551252
542617
538188
535792
550848
527789
562781
546950
Kendall
260406
322021
246760
239941
227853
234057
230437
235064
232530
231681
233495
Monticello
199664
268048
258439
264584
257801
257680
249103
256860
254576
256873
256984
New Diggings.
224896
297893
284892
298279
292722
286755
273994
291549
295958
292065
273301
Shullsburg
153600
197278
445305
456898
446457
448640
437051
460705
459981
461257
457999
Wayne .....
272664
342984
319976
353370
346746
350712
340263
346609
350962
349914
349420
White Oak Springs ...
139076
179141
173425
187221
184584
185402
177881
179440
176514
178502
177015
Willow Springs ..
306790
371034
344540
380338
346270
354949
354496
340011
344606
343879
341936
Wiota ... .
462408
555680
484906
531466
480215
483412
477191
482091
485171
489723
483850
Total.
$5292990
$6489552
$6206920
$6336984
$6210257
$6204267
$6018030
$6244518
$6188692
$6301705
$6230739
POPULATION OF THE COUNTY.
The population of La Fayette County for 1880, compared with the returns for 1870, exhibits a startling decrease. The citizens, unlike the carping inhabitants of St. Louis, acknowl- edge the diminished volume of humanity which has occurred among the mining element and such transitory residents who, afflicted with the El Dorado fever, flocked to Deadwood and Leadville on the discovery of valuable mineral in those regions. The vacuum thus occasioned is rapidly filling up with sturdy yeomen, who at the next census, by their presence, will refute the charge that La Fayette's population is on the wane.
NAMES OF TOWNS.
Population 1870. Population, 1880.
Males.
Females.
Increase.
Decrease.
Argyle.
1,634
1,226
649
577
408
Belmont
1,303
1.278
627
651
25
Benton.
1,723
1,519
773
746
204
Blanchard
455
617
321
296
162
Darlington
2,773
2,605
1,267
1,338
168
Elk Grove ..
1,377
960
523
437
417
Fayette
1,193
1,148
573
575
45
Gratiot.
1,718
1,629
861
768
89
Kendall.
1,131
849
446
403
282
Monticello.
480
434
233
201
46
New Diggings.
1,791
1,641
852
789
150
Seymour
419
897
512
385
478
464
Wayne
1,056
1,056
541
515
White Oak Springs.
540
447
221
226
93
Willow Springs.
1,117
1,098
576
522
19
Wiota.
1,699
1,688
856
832
11
Total
22,659
21,330
10,858
10,472
640
2,401
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
The Presidential vote of La Fayette County has been as follows :
Shullsburg
2,702
2,238
1,027
1,211
459119
459567
Seymour ..
454960
540719
505362
492579
494107
478758
438674
461882
459209
1848, Zachary Taylor, 921; Lewis Cass, 1,105; 1852, Franklin Pierce, 1,389; Winfield Scott, 850; 1856, James Buchanan, 1,722; Millard Fillmore, 1,415; 1860, Stephen A.
John W, Blackstone.
SHULLSBURG.
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Douglass, 1,891 ; Abraham Lincoln, 1,737; 1864, George B. McClellan, 1,710; Abraham Lincoln, 1,469 ; 1868, Horatio Seymour, 2,136; U. S. Grant, 2,221; 1872, Horace Greeley, 1,909; U. S. Grant, 2,081; 1876, Samuel J. Tilden, 2,297; Rutherford B. Hayes, 2,424; 1880, Winfield S. Hancock, 2,182; James A. Garfield, 2,542.
THE COUNTY ROSTER.
In order that a sufficient record of officers may be here shown, the foregoing narrative- account of organization is recapitulated as follows :
La Fayette County was organized in the spring of 1847, out of a part of Iowa County. The first meeting of the Commissioners was held at Shullsburg May 3, 1847. The board con- sisted of John J. Van Matre, Chairman, John Griffin and Allen Warden ; R. E. Campbell was Clerk of the board; Robert M. Long, Sheriff; William Bennett, Treasurer ; James H. Knowlton, Prosecuting Attorney ; Samuel G. Bugh, Register of Deeds; Washington M. Hin- man, County Surveyor.
The following were the different precincts: Wiota, Gratiot, Prairie, Belmont, White Oak Springs, Benton, Shullsburg, Fever River, Elk Grove and Willow Springs.
The next meeting of the County Commissioners was held January 3, 1848. The board consisted of John J. Van Matre, James M. Day and Joseph White. John J. Van Matre was elected Chairman. No change in precincts. Jonathan J. Marvin, Clerk.
For 1849, the board consisted of John Ray, Chairman, John Armstrong, Samuel Cole ; J. J. Marvin, Clerk. At this session of the board the county was divided and organized into towns as follows : Benton, New Diggings, Argyle, Wayne, Belmont, Kendall, Elk Grove, White Oak Springs, Gratiot, Shullsburg, Willow Springs, Center, Fayette and Wiota.
On June 4, 1849, the Chairman of the several Town Boards of Supervisors met and organ- ized, under the then existing law, as a County Board, as follows: Charles Dunn, Chairman, Belmont ; George Skellinger, Wiota ; John Armstrong, Fayette; Samuel Cole, Gratiot ; John Z. Saxton, Argyle; Joseph White, Elk Grove; James Murphy, Benton ; Russell Baldwin, Wayne; Nathan Olmstead, Kendall ; Ami Dodge, New Diggings; John W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; John Ray, Willow Springs ; James H. Knowlton, Shullsburg ; Henry W. Barnes, Center; J. J. Marvin, Clerk. The town of Monticello was organized by an act of the Legisla- ture during the year 1850.
The County Board for 1850 was as follows : James Murphy, Chairman, Benton ; George Skellinger, Wiota; John Armstrong, Fayette; Samuel Cole, Gratiot; T. B. Andrews, Argyle ; Edward Leslie, Elk Grove; Henry F. Striker, Belmont; A. G. Pineny, Wayne; Nathan Olm- stead, Kendall; John Raine, New Diggings ; John W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; James Noble, Willow Springs ; James H. Knowlton, Shullsburg; Richard H. Magoon, Monticello; James Woods, Center ; P. B. Simpson, Clerk. The board met at Avon.
1851-J. W. Blackstone, Chairman, White Oak Springs; H. F. Striker, Belmont ; Joseph White, Kendall; Edward Leslie, Elk Grove ; James Murphy, Benton ; James H. Earnest, New Diggings ; B. Funk, Monticello ; J. K. Williams, Shullsburg; George Skellinger, Wiota; A. G. Pinney, Wayne; T. B. Andrews, Argyle; Thomas Lindsey, Fayette; Horace Beebe, Center ; James Noble, Willow Springs ; Elias Slothower, Gratiot ; P. B. Simpson, Clerk. This board also met at Avon.
1852-Charles Dunn, Chairman, Belmont; John Z. Saxton, Argyle; Patrick Whalen, Benton ; James H. Earnest, New Diggings ; John D. Martin, Elk Grove; J. W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; Joseph White, Kendall ; Thomas Lindsey, Fayette ; John Reed, Center; George Schellenger, Wiota; Samuel Cole, Gratiot ; Stephen Blackstone, Monticello ; Amos Eastman, Wayne; J. K. Williams, Shullsburg ; Daniel Parkinson, Willow Springs ; P. B. Simpson, Clerk. This board met at Shullsburg.
1853-D. M. Parkinson, Chairman, Willow Springs ; L. Middleton, Argyle ; James Murphy, Benton ; John D. Martin, Elk Grove ; N. B. Richardson, Gratiot ; J. H. Earnest, New Diggings ; P. B. Simpson, Shullsburg; J. W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs; Cornelius DeLong, Bel-
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mont; J. Tolly, Center ; P. Parkinson, Jr., Fayette ; Joseph White, Kendall ; S. Blackstone, Monticello ; A. G. Pinney, Wayne ; Henry W. Barnes, Wiota; Thomas McMannus, Clerk Met at Shullsburg.
1854-D. M. Parkinson, Chairman, Willow Springs ; J. Z. Saxton, Argyle; Albert Bas- sett, Belmont ; John Elliott, Benton ; C. Z. Cutting, Center ; J. De Seelhorst, Elk Grove ; P. Parkinson, Jr., Fayette; John Kelly, Gratiot; Nathan Olmstead, Kendell ; S. Blackstone, Monticello; Ami Dodge, New Diggings ; P. B. Simpson, Shullsburg; George W. Varnum, Wayne; J. W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; Henry W. Barnes, Wiota ; Thomas McMan- nus, Clerk. Met at Shullsburg.
1855-Henry W. Barnes, Chairman, Wiota; Patrick Whaley, Benton ; C. Z. Cutting, Center ; L. Middleton, Argyle ; D. W. Jones, Belmont ; J. De Seelhorst, Elk Grove; Will- iam McGranahan, Fayette ; Samuel Cole, Gratiot ; J. B. Evans, Kendall ; David Roberts, Monticello ; George Leekley, New Diggings; George W. Varnum, Wayne; J. M. Brewster, Shullsburg; J. W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; D. M. Parkinson, Willow Springs ; H. H. Ensign, Clerk. Met at Shullsburg.
1856-J. De Selhorst, Chairman, Elk Grove; J. Z. Saxton, Argyle; Patrick Whaley, Benton ; J. G. Scoggin, Belmont ; H. H. Gray, Center ; Thomas Lindsey, Fayette ; Joseph White. Kendall ; John Addams, Monticello; James H. Earnest, New Diggings ; P. B. Simp- son, Shullsburg ; George W. Varnum, Wayne ; H. W. Barnes, Wiota; Nicholas Dunphy, Willow Springs ; J. W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs; N. B. Richardson, Gratiot ; H. H. Ensign, Clerk. Met at Avon.
1857-J. W. Blackstone, Chairman, White Oak Springs ; J. De Selhorst, Elk Grove; W. J.Oviat, Argyle; Samuel Miles, Belmont; H. H. Gray, Center ; Thomas Lindsey, Fayette ; H. W. Barnes, Wiota ; Patrick Whaley, Benton ; Samuel Cole, Gratiot ; Joseph White, Kendall ; John Addams, Monticello ; George Leekley, New Diggings ; E. C. Townsend, Shullsburg ; N. Dunphy, Willow Springs ; G. W. Varnum, Wayne ; G. W. Miles, Clerk. Met at Shulls- burg.
1858-J. W. Blackstone, Chairman, White Oak Springs ; Alex Patterson, Argyle; J. G. Scoggin, Belmont ; Patrick Whaley, Benton ; Charles G. Otis, Center ; John D. Martin, Elk Grove ; N. T. Parkinson, Fayette ; Elias Slothower, Gratiot; Joseph White, Kendall ; John Addams, Monticello; Solomon Oliver, New Diggings ; E. C. Townsend, Shullsburg ; S. Lamp- erell, Willow Springs ; H. W. Barnes, Wiota ; G. W. Miles, Clerk. Met at Shullsburg.
1859-J. W. Blackstone, Chairman, White Oak Springs ; Daniel Hawley, Argyle ; Moses Whitesides, Belmont; Matthew Murphy, Benton ; Charles G. Otis, Center; John D. Martin, Elk Grove ; William McGranahan, Fayette ; L. H. Clark, Gratiot; Joseph White, Kendall : Francis Craig, New Diggings ; John Addams, Monticello ; E. C. Townsend, Shullsburg ; Leonard Foss, Wayne ; D. M. Parkinson, Willow Springs ; John S. Dean, Wiota; John Collins, Clerk. Met at Shullsburg.
1860-J. W. Blackstone, Chairman, White Oak Springs ; S. H. Gurley, Argyle ; Matthew Murphy, Benton ; J. G. Scoggin, Belmont; James Wadsworth, Center ; J. D. Martin, Elk Grove ; Thomas Lindsey, Fayette; Samuel Cole, Gratiot; Joseph White, Kendall; S. Oliver, New Diggings ; John Addams, Monticello ; J. B. Gayler, Wayne; E. Meloy, Shullsburg; E. Hall, Willow Springs ; Lars E. Johnson, Wiota; John Collins, Clerk. Met at Shullsburg.
1861-J. D. Martin, Chairman, Elk Grove; S. Gurley, Argyle ; Watt E. Jones, Belmont; Matthew Murphy, Benton ; James Wadsworth, Center ; Thomas Lindsey, Fayette ; James West, Gratiot ; William Mates, Kendall; John Anderson, Monticello; A. Looney, New Diggings ; Edward Meloy. Shullsburg ; A. G. Pinney, Wayne; J. W. Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; N. Dunphy, Willow Springs ; L. E. Johnson, Wiota ; John Collins, Clerk. Met at Shullsburg.
At the session of 1861, the county was divided into three Supervisor districts, under a gen- eral law passed the winter before.
1862-S. H. Gurley, Chairman ; Matthew Murphy, H. E. VanOsdell; John Collins, Clerk. Met at Darlington, where all meetings have been held since.
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1863-Matthew Murphy, Chairman ; S. H. Gurley, H. E. VanOsdell ; John Collins, Clerk. 1864-George W. Hayden, Chairman ; Allen Warden, Nicholas Dunphy ; John Collins, Clerk.
1865-Allen Warden, Chairman ; George W. Hayden, Elihu Hall (appointed in place of N. Dunphy, deceased) ; C. E. Bruner, Clerk.
1866-H. H. Gray, Chairman ; T. B. Campbell, Joseph White ; C. E. Brunner, Clerk. 1867-H. H. Gray, Chairman ; T. B. Campbell, Joseph White ; C. E. Brunner, Clerk. 1868-T. B. Campbell, Chairman ; H. H. Gray, Joseph White.
1869-H. H. Gray, Chairman ; S. Rickert, P. Parkinson, Jr. ; L. E. Johnson, Clerk. The session of 1870 was held in accordance with the existing law, by which the board is composed of one member from each town and village. The board was as follows :
Matthew Murphy, Chairman, Benton ; Thomas G. Wright, Argyle; John Martin, Belmont ; H. H. Gray, Darlington (Darlington was changed from Center) ; J. B. Doty, village of Dar- lington ; Patrick Gallagan, Elk Grove; John Armstrong, Fayette ; N. B. Richardson, Gratiot ; Patrick McDermott, Kendall ; John Anderson, Monticello ; James Sullivan, New Diggings ; Rufus Crippen, Seymour (Seymour is a new town made from towns of Darlington, Elk Grove and Kendall, in 1868) ; John Riley. Willow Springs ; William Walton, White Oak Springs ; Nelson La Due, Wayne ; William J. Miller, Wiota ; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg; P. B. Simp- son, village of Shullsburg ; Alvin Blanchard, Blanchard (Blanchard is a new town made from the town of Argyle in 1868) ; L. E. Johnson, Clerk.
1871-Matthew Murphy, Chairman, Benton ; Andrew Anderson, Argyle; Alvin Blanchard, Blanchard ; George Frost, Belmont ; J. G. Knight, Darlington ; S. S. Allen, village of Dar- lington ; F. Cullen, Elk Grove ; William McGranahan, Fayette ; M. Lynch, Gratiot ; P. McDer- mott, Kendall ; J. E. Funk, Monticello ; Ami Dodge, New Diggings ; J. Haffely, Seymour ; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg; Thomas Swainbank, village of Shullsburg ; Nelson La Due, Wayne ; Joseph Blackstone, White Oak Springs; John Riley, Willow Springs ; Henry W. Barnes, Wiota ; L. E. Johnson, Clerk.
1872-J. G. Knight, Chairman, Darlington ; S. S. Allen, village of Darlington ; A. Ander- son, Argyle ; George Frost, Belmont ; W. W. Murphy, Benton ; Samuel H. Gurley, Blanchard ; E. Chappell, Elk Grove ; William McGranahan, Fayette ; Francis Campbell, Gratiot ; Patrick McDermott, Kendall ; John Anderson, Monticello ; Ami Dodge, New Diggings ; John O'Neil, Seymour; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg; Thomas Swainbank, village of Shullsburg; Nelson La Due, Wayne; Joseph Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; John Riley, Willow Springs ; H. W. Barnes, Wiota ; L. E. Johnson, Clerk.
1873-J. G. Knight, Chairman, Darlington ; A. Anderson, Argyle ; W. W. Murphy, Ben- ton ; George Frost, Belmont ; M. Cavanaugh, Blanchard ; Edward Chappell, Sr., Elk Grove ; S. S. Allen, village of Darlington ; N. T. Parkinson, Fayette ; N. E. Tully, Gratiot ; P. MeDermott, Kendall ; W. T. Addams, Monticello ; Ami Dodge, New Diggings; John O'Neill, Seymour ; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg; John K. Williams, village of Shullsburg; William Walton, White Oak Springs ; D. Neff, Willow Springs ; James Scott, Wiota ; Nelson La Due, Wayne ; L. E. Johnson, Clerk.
1874-P. A. Orton, Chairman, village of Darlington ; A. Anderson, Argyle ; Paul Speth, Belmont; W. W. Murphy, Benton ; A. Blanchard, Blanchard; John Bray, Darlington ; E. Chappel, Sr., Elk Grove ; N. T. Parkinson, Favette; N. E. Tully, Gratiot ; P. McDermott, Kendall; W. T. Adams, Monticello ; William March, New Diggings ; O. B. Ellis, Wayne ; Joseph Sullivan, Seymour ; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg ; George E. Weatherby, village of Shullsburg; William Walton, White Oak Springs; D. Neff, Willow Springs ; George Schellen- ger, Wiota ; L. E. Johnson, Clerk.
1875-P. A. Orton, Chairman, village of Darlington; A. Anderson, Argyle ; W. W. Murphy, Benton ; Julius Kruger, Darlington ; John Blewett, Elk Grove; John Armstrong, Fayette; Nelson Bower, Gratiot ; Erastus Farnham, Monticello ; John Curwen, New Diggings ;
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HISTORY OF LA FAYETTE COUNTY.
Joseph Sullivan, Seymour; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg; James Roberts, village of Shulls- burg; O. B. Ellis, Wayne; John Riley, Willow Springs; John F. Campbell, Wiota; P. McDermott, Kendall ; William Walton, White Oak Springs ; Paul Speth, Belmont ; A. Blanch- ard, Blanchard; Neil Fisher, Clerk.
1876-A. Anderson, Argyle ; Thomas Brainbridge, Benton ; E. J. Bennett, Belmont ; Henry Michaelson, Blanchard ; E. C. Ferrin, Darlington ; P. A. Orton, village of Darlington ; John Blewett, Elk Grove ; William McGranahan, Fayette ; William Slothower, Gratiot; Ber- nard McGinty, Kendall ; W. T. Adams, Monticello ; John Curwen, New Diggings ; Thomas I. Walsh, Seymour ; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg ; William Look, village of Shullsburg; J. W. Chapman, Wayne; T. E. Blackstone, White Oak Springs ; John Riley, Willow Springs ; Lars E. Johnson, Wiota ; Neil Fisher, Clerk.
1877-P. A. Orton, Darlington, Chairman; Lars E. Johnson, Wiota; T. E. Blackstone, White Oak Springs; O. B. Ellis, Wayne; E. C. Ferrin, Darlington; Paul Speth, Belmont ; Thomas McNulty, Shullsburg; A. J. Anderson, Argyle; Thomas Bainbridge, Benton; John Blewett, Elk Grove; John Cline, Fayette; Ami Dodge, New Diggings; Stephen Smith, Gratiot; William Blackburn, Monticello; Thomas J. Walsh, Seymour; George W. Douglas, Shullsburg ; John Riely, Willow Springs; Patrick McDermott, Kendall; A. Blanchard, Blanchard.
1878-N. Olmsted, Belmont, Chairman; L. B. Waddington, Darlington City; C. W. Priestley, Shullsburg; A. J. Anderson, Argyle; William Walton, White Oak Springs; Patrick McDermott, Kendall; Thomas Bainbridge, Benton; P. B. Simpson, Shullsburg City; Thomas Bracken, Willow Springs; Frank Higgins, Wiota; O. B. Ellis, Wayne; H. Michaelson, Blanchard; E. C. Ferrin, Darlington ; James Hughes, Gratiot; Frank Craig, New Diggings ; Thomas Walsh, Seymour; W. J. Chamberlin, Monticello; John Blewett, Elk Grove; John Cline, Fayette.
1879-N. Olmsted, Belmont, Chairman; D. Schreiter, Darlington; O. F. Blakely, Dar- lington City ; W. J. Chamberlin, Monticello; M. P. Smith, Blanchard; John Cline, Fayette ; Robert McBride, Elk Grove; Lars E. Johnson, Wiota; C. W. Prestley, Shullsburg; P. B. Simpson, Shullsburg Village; Frank L. Earl, Wayne; William Walton, White Oak Springs; N. E. Tully, Gratiot; B. McGinty, Kendall ; John Rudd, New Diggings; John Riely, Willow Springs; Matthew Murphy, Benton; James Sullivan, Seymour; A. J. Anderson, Argyle.
County Judges .- Henry Waggoner, 1848-49 ; James H. Knowlton, 1850-53; J. J. Marvin, 1854-57 ; L. P. Higbee, 1858-61; J. W. Blackstone, 1862-69; P. A. Orton, 1870-73; T. J. Law, 1874-77 ; J. S. Waddington, 1878-81.
Sheriffs .- Robert M. Long, 1847-48; Robert M. Long, 1849-50; H. H. Brannan, 1851-52; Peter C. Meloy, 1853-54 ; Ami Dodge, 1855-58; Oscar M. Dering, 1857-58; Hugh Campbell, 1859-60 ; H. W. Burnes, 1861-62 ; Hugh Campbell, 1863-64; David W. Kyle, 1865-66 ; John Lutter, 1867-68; Frank Campbell, 1869-70; R. H. Williams, 1871- 72; L. B. Waddington, 1873-74; Charles B. Helm, 1875-76; A. Townsend, 1877-78; L. B. Waddington, 1879-80.
Treasurers .- William Burrett, 1847-48; Andrew Orr, 1849-50; Ephraim Ogden, 1851-54; R. G. Waud, 1855-60; E. H. Gratiot, 1861-62; William McGranahan, 1863-64 ; A. G. Pinney, 1865-66; Moses Campbell, 1867-68; L. B. Waddington, 1869-72; Thomas B. Campbell, 1873-76; Albert Richardson, 1877-80.
Registers of Deeds .-- Samuel G. Bugh, 1847-48; John W. Long, 1849-50; Charles Gear, 1851-52; E. Slothower, 1853-54; A. W. Hovey, 1855-56; William C. Price, 1857- 58; Thomas Conway, 1859-60; M. M. Stanley, 1861-62; T. C. L. Mackay, 1863-64; Frank Scott, 1865-66 ; T. C. L. Mackay, 1867-80.
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