Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-03

time by defaication at the close OF
Stanfieid's second term; and the
second time by burglary, during the
second year of Cunnigham's term.
The history of the first is briefly as
follows: 8
AT the August election, In 1877,
Mr.. Stanfield, being candidate for
a third term, was defeated, and his
successor las the custom then was)
entered upon the discharge OF the
duties of his Office AS soon as the
result of the election was known;
and on settling up the affairs OF the
Office default Of si,546.20 was dis
covered. So soon - this discovery
was made he was arrested, and an
indictment was found against him mt
the September term of the District
Court. Upon this, judgment was
rendered against him and his securi-
ties for the amount. OF this amount,
his assignee, G. G. Brobst, paid into
the treasury in cash, notes, and judg-
ment s2,206,93, leaving a balance of
$2,339.27 due the County.
Mr.. Stanfield seemed profoundly
ignorant Of the manner in which the
loss occurred, and persistently denied
his participation in it; and, as the
affair was, to some extent, a mystery,
many persons doubted his guilt, and
some even believed him entirely
innocent. 1t was for some time II
subject Of severe partizan warfare OF
words, in which the Journal and
Standard participated vigorously,
firing weekly volleys of hot shot into
each others camp, without. however,
gaining any apparent advantage for
either side.
In October of the same year, Mr..
Sanfield moved to Kansas, where,
late in the fall, or during the winter,
he was followed and visited by DR..
Patterson and James Walters, who,
on their return, reported that they
had found him living in almost
extreme poverty, apparently con-
tirming the truth Of his plea Of inno-
cence. In consequence of these facts,
no attempt was made to prosecute
the case further; and, in 1867, in
response to a petition or d majority
Of the citizens of the County, the
Board of Supervisors released the
bondsmen Of David Stanficld from
their liability, thus finally ending
the trouble. Il
Between the years 1917 and 1855
the population Of the County was
greatly increased by immigration
from all parts of the east and south,
and large majority of those who
had established permanent homes
within her limits were men and
women OF intelligence and enterprise,
if not of great wealth. Farms were
made on every prairie, and almost
every grove Tesounded with the
stroke Of the Ak. Here and there
the neat frame dwelling was begin
ming to take the place of the rude
log cabin, and yearly expanding
fields of corn and wheat, and numer-
Gus orchards of all stages Of growth,
from the lately planted scion, to the
young fruit bearer, all betokened the
husbandman's thrift, and promised
him ultimate wealth. Villages were
laid out in all parts Of the County,
and many Of the most needed manu-
factories were established in and
about them, with merchandise to
exchange for the products Of the soil.
Saw and grist mills were sufficiently
numerous to be comparatively con-
venient to the inhabitants Of all parts
Of the County; and these were yearly
increasing in number and enlarging
in capacity, az the increasing de.
mands of the County seemed to re-
quire. Even at that early period
railroad and river navigation lone or
both were confidently expected.
The Des Moines Valley Road, though
yet distant, both in time and space,
was talked Of as fixed fact, the
arrival Of which would be the begin
ming OF new era in the history Of
the County, as an avenue Of trade
and means Of speedy correspondence
with tire east. How completely this
hope has been realized within the
last few years, the people know bet
ter than we can express it. And we
must not omit to notice that, from
the earliest period or our County
history, the important matter OF
education was not neglected. In the
midst Of the tolls, difficulties, and
inconvenience Of pioneer life, school