Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-17
Proceedings
OF THE
Board of Supervisors.
Nov. Session.
OF THE

The Board of Supervisors of said
county met at the Office of the county
Auditor in Cresco Iowa, at IL o'clock
noon, Nov. 10, 1899, to canvass the vote
at the general election held Nov. z, 1899.
There were present George Merrill
Chairman, James Irvine Supervisor, and
q. j. Williams County Auditor and
Clerk of the Board.
The board was called to order 10y the
chairman and proceeded at once to can
vas the votes of said election.
On motion adjourned to o'clock p. m.
ONE O'CLOCK, P. M.
The board met pursuant to ADJOURN.
ment.
Present Merrill, Irvine end Wallace.
For the Office of Governor there we're
cast Twenty nine hundred and fifty.six
(2956) votes of which
Leslie NJ. Shaw received Fifteen hun.
dred and fifty seven Q55D votes,
+ E White Thirteen hundred and eigh.
ten (l3lS) votes,
M W Atwood Seventy eight (7s) votes,
Charles Lloyd two " votes, and
M j Kramer one ~ vote.
For the Office of Lieutenant Governor
there were cast Twenty nine hundred
and forty (2940) votes of which
j G Millman received Fifteen hundred
and ffty-two Q552) votes,
NJ l. Bevis Thirteen hundred and six
1906 votes,
Geo. Pugsley Seventy nine coy votes,
s M Harvey two (2) votes and
Michael Bronner one ~ vote.
For the office of Supreme Judge there
we're cast Twenty nine hundred aud thir.
ty eight (293S) votes of which
Jonn @ Sherwin received Fiftsen hun
dred and fifty six (l550 votes,
A Van Wagenen thirteen hundred 1880
votes,
H I Johns Eighty (sO) votes, aud
III Weller two ~ votes.
For the Office of Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, there were cast
Twenty hundred and thirty nine
(2939 votes cast, of which
Richard G Barrett received Fifteen hur,
dred sixty one Q56I votes,
r P Hoist Twelve hundred and ninety.
nine 1299) votes,
S Dunlavy Seventy (76) votes,
q Wirth two, ~ votes,
Mrs E Pardee Travis one ~ vote.
For the Office of Railroad Commiss.
Toner there were cast Twwenty- hun.
dred thirty six 1885, votes of which
Edward A Dawson received Fifteen hun.
dred forty. eight l54sl votes,
w 81 Calhoun Thirteen hundred five
1865 votes,
A B Wray Eighty 1901 votes,
Robert l.. Dunnipg two ri votes, aud
N Heisel one III vote.
For the Office of Representative. seth
District, there were cast Twenty nine
hundred thirty eight [293s] votes OF which
E E Overfeld received Fifteen hundred
sixteen [l5l6l votes,
10 H Wallace Thirteen hundred fifty
! [l350] votes,
O II Graves seventy.two [72l votes.
For the office of County Treasurer
there were cast Sixteen hundred seventy
eight [lG78l votes, of which
q R Story received Sixteen hundred
nineteen 1879 votes,
William Reckner one RI, vote.
a q Morris Fifty.seven (57l votes, and;
Peter Cady one III vote.
For the office of Sheriff there were
cast Twenty nine hundred fifty l2950)
votes, Of which
f G Blandln received Fourteen hundred
seventeen [l417l votes,
A G Campbell Fourteen hundred eighty
two 1882 votes,
G E Simonds Fifty one ISL votes.
For the Office of County Superinten-
dent Of Schools there were cast Twenty
nine hundred and seventy. five [2975l
votes, of which
Elsie E Perry received Fifteen hundred
fourteen l514I votes,
A r McCook Fourteen hundred thirteen
| [l4i3 votes,
W d Plummer Forty eight [48l votes.
For the Office of Coroner there were
cast Twentyeight hundred sixty.six
| [2866] votes, of which
rs Carpenter received Fifteen hundred
thirty nine 1881 votes,
@ d Roome Thirteen hundred twenty.
twenty seven 1921
Forthe Office Of County Surveyor there
we're cast Sixteen hundred seven 1907
votes; OF which,
W L Richards received Sixteen hundred
seven 1904 votes,
] A Gray one v,te,
Sam Drummer one vote,
John Boyle one vote.
| For the office of Supervisor, Third
District; there were cast Nine hundred
twenty seven (927) votes, of which
F @ Mason received Four huddred Fifty
| (450) votes,
Rufus Seayey -Four hundred fitty.four
(454l votes,
George NJ Plummer Twenty. three 1881
votes