, 1866-06-19
GREATEXCITEMENT1N ALLAAAKEE
COUSTY, IOWA.
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From tho Dubuque Heza1d-1
Allamakee County, In Iowa, IL aonvulsed
with grat class e1citemenr. nothing less
than civil war' growing ont Of a bitter feud
existing ior long time and constantly becom-
iny more violent, between the rival towns Of
Lansing and Wnukon. each claiming the right
to oecnme the seat Of Justice oil that county.
TIE LEGAL PHASES OF TIE CASE
The laws Of Iowa allow the people of tho
different counties to determine the place for
their county seat every three years, provided
petition signed by q certain proportion OF
the legal voters be lrst presented to the
Board of Supervisors. In accordance with
the law, elections have been held aud the ma-
joity OF the voters have declared the prefer
ence Tor Waukon once, and for Lansing st
three different elections, the county seat be-
ing each time chnnged as the voters had di.
recled- Allamakea County boasts two Bne
court-houses. That ut Waukon was built at
the expense Of the county, and that at Ian
sing At the e1pense OF the citizens of the
town Of Lansing.
In 1864, vote was taken on petition to
relocate at Wankon, aud the result was
majority Of twelty-three In favor Of; Lansing,
which had beaten Waukon at previous cleo
ton. three years before, The result was SO
declared, but Waukon claimed one hundred
votes more than the Board allowed her. Tue
Board OF Can7asseEs rejected these votes be-
cause there mas no legal return made to them
of these one hundred votes, and because
strong evidence Of fEand appeared upon the
face Of the records. Waukon brought IN ac-
tion against the Board, which, by change Of
a year md = halt's contention, the Court or
dereo tho one hundred votes to be countej.
Lansing appealed, fled her bond, aud the
case was conlihued, to ba sent to the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Hatch, one Of the attorneys Of
the Board, on the rendition OF tho Judgment,
procured q mandamus to compel the count
lug of the rejected votes, and retuznd to
Waukon. On the taking OF The appeal, OF
which the attorneys Of Waukon had accepted
proper notice, a Supersedeas was sent up to
A1lanakee Comfy, rendering the mandamus
nnll1ty, but by mistake II fell Into the hands
Of Mr.. Hatch. The Board met the first
Monday OF this month, when u. Hatch
but suppressed the supersedeas This
sharp practice placed lansing at dIsadyan-
tsge. The Board obcyed the mandamus, and
declared Waukon the county seat Lansing
sent messenger for an alias, or new superse-
deas, which was soon obtained and served
upon the Board, declaring the Judgment Of
the Delaware County Court stayed, and the
maEdauus void but the Board. being III the
interest OF Waukon, a. it ls claimed, by but
two Da{o.1ty, voted to disobey the supeHse-
asas and "a a'rected Mr. I9wnsena own snes 70
remove me fecofaS' anu 'nen came Inc Tug
OF War. d.. o., -
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,a o,ciocA, etstea Na$ons ,s, auu aoont aolty. well
RicAsu mn, ,G1 almed VIII nayy tevotYets' at,
1ngI y. .ns S9uus H. aouse u Lansine 2y foa9
laune Eoana suo LoH4 oonu laYlne, auu
sesa.n Iola ooseisatlon, ,s: anu qMsty sur
Iouaa,1g ne em pnneine, .a soon lo1cinly loo3
ps,ssEsa poassoo ~ " ~ tne onces, Ana PToGeeaeo
1ane,: fn,nitnls and o1be+ ~ nnh1ia ooo.
kaPe1es - M nuu 9Iact 3IE puouG ptoPeety.
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s1ast',ts ..GTa .oses! - euu4ea ntaas.t Luz
was placed In wagon TO be moved. and a
similar attempt Oh the Treasurer's safe was
prevented by that o1nclal, Dir. HealY, who
drew revolver aud declared his Intention to
let daylight Where 1t had never been before.
Three wagons were started at a 2:4o pace, be-
fore Lansing knew what Was being done.
THE PURSUIT.
soon men came in squads or dozenf from
every quarter. and the remaining Waukon
force was quickly oyerpoWered, aud the last
load arres ed and it, contsnta returned to
the Court Honse.
An aInY OF aYenEerR. burning with Dltri-