| 1857, Collins township was organized, vote as follows County Assessor, W. G. Allen, 152 Isaac Romain, 193 Drainage Commissioner, I. T Evans, 203 T. E. Alderman, 203 Coroner, W. G. Buswell, 197 J. W. Cessna, 215 Aug. 3, 1857, the neat election was held as follows: G. A. Kellogg, E. B. Fenn, 244 Recorder and Treasurer, Wm. Lockridge, 371 Ed Schoonover, 278 Sheriff, Geo. Child, 356 W. B. Sweeney, 297 Surveyor, R. H Mitchell, 310 D. J. Norris, 269 For stock law, 431 Against, 115. At the election in April, 1858, New Albany township, appears on record. The office of Superintendent of common schools, being provided for, the following vote was had: Geo. M. Maxwell, 331 A. G. Shaw, 289 Oct. 12, 1858. Clerk, S. S. Webb, 339 D. P. Ballard, 319 | Heretofore the election of county officers had turned largely upon local and personal considerations, but they had been gradually tending toward the party issued, and by October, 1859 they had become sharply defined. Hitherto the Democrats had carried the day, but this year, for the first time, the Republicans were successful, after a close contest. This election resulted as follows: County Judge, Geo. A. Kellogg, 410 E. C. Evans, 376 'i'reasurer and Recorder, Sam S. Statler, 369 T. J. Ross, 379 Sheriff, H. B. Young, 367 Geo. Child, 384 County Superintendent, W. A. Wier, 396 Ira H. Rees, 375 Coroner, W. E. McKnight, 368 F. W. Rhoads, 375 Drainage Commissioner, T. E. Alderman, 255 O. Sheldahl, 389 Surveyor, D. J. Norris, 313 R. H. Mitchell, 369 Stock law, 401 Against, 155 |
For the following items, given in the order in which they were published, I am indebted to the files of the
STORY COUNTY ADVOCATE.
The first number of this paper, printed and published every Thursday by R. R. THRALL, which I am able to obtain, is of date January 29, 1857, and is No. 4 of that paper. In the first column I find that the Nevada Lyceum meets every Monday evening at the Court House, E. C. Evans, President; J. W. Davidson, Secretary.