Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-10-29

Oct 18th, 1875, pending canvass, Board
adjourned till o'clock, p NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment
Roll call, members all present.
The Board resumed canvass of election
returns with result as follows:
The whole number of votes cast were
1906.
For the Office of Governor, there were
1916 votes cast, of which Samuel J. Kirk
wood received / ,5S4 votes, and SI,er herd
Lefiler received 1 ,359 votes, and B. f
Sterling vote, and j. H. Lozier = votes
4 For the Office of Lieutenant Governor
there Were 1881 votes cast, of which J.
G. Newbold received / ,595 votes and f..
b Woodward received 1, ,35G votes.
For the office of Supreme Judge, there
were . ,9j:' votes cast, of which Austin
Adams received 500 votes, and W. J.
Knight received 1856 votes, and Samuel
Sherwood received vote.
For the office of Supt of Public In
Struction there were 2,94s votes cast of
which A. Abernethy received 1903 votes,
and ISAIAH Doane received 1914 yoics. and
! William Hill received one vote.
I For the office of Senator, 31th District,
4 there were 1854 votes cast, of which NJ.
| W. Harmon received ,62S votes and G..
II. Jakway received 1921 votes, and Jak-
way one vote, and Harmon three votes,
and Calvin one vote, and NJ w. Harmon
was declared elected to the office of Sena-
tor
For the office of Representative, sd
District, there were 1889 votes cast, of
which John Calvin received 1541 votes,
and E. l.. Begun received 1886 votes, and
Harmon received votes, and f. Begun
received , votes, and John Calvin was de-
clared elected to the Office of Representa-
tive.
For the office of County Auditor there
were 2,945 votes cast, of which S. G..
/ Pierce received l 1868 votes, and d. A.
McLeish received / SOC votes, and Nc
! Leish received 8 votes, and S. Fields re-
ceived one vote, and Richards one vote,
and d. A. McLeish was declared elected
to the office of County Auditor.
For the office of County Treasurer,
there were SS1 votes cast of which
James A. Poor received 1854 votes, and
ID. Tuttle one vote, and II. Stephenson re-
ccived one vote, and W. Flannery receiv-
ed one vote, and James A. Poor was de-
clarcd elected TO the office of County
I Treasurer,
For the Office of Sheriff, there were 3
926 votes cast, of which J. D. Laird re-
ceived ,43G votes. and W. S. Van Orsdol
received ,419 votes and Van Orsdel re-
ceivcd votes, and Laird received votes
and r. Van Orsdol received , votes and
y. Knowles one vote, and W. S. Van Ors-
dol was declared elected TO the Office of
Sheriff
For the office of County Superintendent
there were 1916 votes cast, of which W.
/ f. Parker received 1 500 votes, and G. b.
Richards received 1863. and W. G. Par
kcr one vote, and Parker j votes, and
William Parker one vote, and Rich
ards one vote, and William +. Parker was
declared elected to the Office of County
Superintendent.
For the Office Of County Coroner, there
were 2,94S votes cast of which H. H.
Hunt received ,6l0 votes, and ". A.
Chamberiin received 1913 votes, and NJ.
Il. Chamberlain received one vote, and
DR.. Hunt received , votes and Chamber
lain one vote, and H. II. Hunt was decar-
ed elected TO the office of County Coroner.
For the Office of County Surveyor there
were 2,941 votes cast, of which j. l.. See
ley received $50 votes, and A. P. Fos-
ter received 1873 votes, and Foster re-
ccived two votes, and F. j. Foster one
vote, and G. w Butterfield one vote, and
J l.. Seelcy was declared elected TO the
Office of County Surveyor.
For the Office of County Supervisors
there were S,S19 votes cast, of which ii .
Highly received 500 votes, and H. Nj,
Coughtry received 1904 votes, and {. .
w Buttcrlicld received 1, $50, and G.. G
Garfield received 151 votes, NJ. n. Tim
son received ,359 votes and VIM. Quick
received / 1874 votes and G. G. Garfield
received 1,119 votes, and r. G. Bennett
received one vote, and NJ Timson re-
ceived one vote, and Timpse received one
Harry Highly, H. NJ Coughtry and G..
w. Butterlield were declared elected Co .
Supervisors.
On the question, ''Shall Stock be re-
strained from running at large there
were 2,455 votes cast, OF which 1,412
votes were for the Act, and 9S3 votes
were against the Act On motion resolv-
ed:
WHEREAS, at the September session of
1875 of the Board of Supervisors in and
for Buchanan county, Iowa, the Board,
1 by resolution duly passed, did submit TO
the electors of said county the question,
/ shall Stock be restrained from running
at large" to be voted on at the October
election of 1878, and Whereas, at said
election there We're cast on said propcsi-
I ton Two Thousand, Four Hundred and
Fifty five 9,455( votes, of which One
Thousand, Four Hundred and Seventy.
two Il ,412) votes were for the adoption
Of said proposition, or for restraining
stock from running at large, and Nine
/ Hundred and Eighty three t9S3) votes
against said proposition, or against re
straining stock from running at large.
Wherefore the Board of Supervisors of
! Buchanan county do now hereby declare
that the said proposition, for restraining
stock from running at large, has been
adopted by the votes of the electors of
said county, and will be in force in this
county from after thirty days from this
date, Oct Is, 1878.
Board adjourned till 0 o'clock, Tues