Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-15
THE CAUCUS.

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evening.
VIM. Leighton of Little Grant
called the meeting to order and was
made chairman, with County Clerk
Tufaey secretary.
Upon roll call w. w. Ward of
Beetown, I. S. E. Washburn of
Clifton and A. l.. Brown Of Platte
vile were absent.
On motion of DR.. CA. Armstrong
of Boscobel, Richard Meyer, Jr., was
placed in nomination for chairman
without opposition.
On motion of James Jeffrey of
Jamestown, E. FL. Griffis was named
for official reporter.
There being nothing further to
attend to the board adjourned.
The county board met in regular
session yesterday morning, being
called to order at 10 a. m. by Chair
man r. Meyer, Jr. Roll call; all
members present but l. S. E. Wash
burn and A. l.. Brown.
On motion of P. T. Stevens the
board proceeded to ballot for chair
man. Chair appointed Messrs. Jeff
rey, Ableiter and Kleinhammer as
tellers. Informal ballot resulted as
follows: Meyer 81, lockwood 4,
blank 4; total As. Mr.. Leighton
moved that informal ballot be MADE
formal and that Mr.. Meyers cleo
ton be made unanimous; carried.
Mr.. Stevens moved that the SER
vices of an official reporter be dis
pensed with. After considerable
discussion, pro and con, vote was
taken, resulting in the Office being
done away with. The count was 25
to %.
Chairman Meyer announced the
list of standing committees as fol-
lows:
Charitable Institutions-Dr G. A.
Armstrong, chm. R. B.Henderson, T.
d. Maggie, Il. HI. Brewer, S. w.
Okey, Charles Glass. Jno. Ell.
Ziegler, j. P, Chandler, I. S E.
Washburn, Peter Miller. Reg
ister's Office.
Highways, Bridges and Ferries :
VIM. Leighton, chairman. G. D.
Blanchard, j. H. Mink, Edwin
Pierce, T. D. Maggie, Louis Vesper-
mann, Frank Neff, Fred Harms.
Lawyers Room.
County Roads H. G.. Brown, chm.
Jno. Kelly, A. G. Stephens, S. A.
Vannatta, w. P. Richardson. Co.
Clerks office.
Finance Otto F. Geiger, chair
man. W. A, Johnson, j. R. Vile
monte, r. l.. Lightcap, James Jeff
rey: Treasurer's office.
Sheriff's Claims Jacob Karr-
mann, ST., chairman. Walter J.
Brennan, DR.. G. A. Armstrong.
Sheriff's Office.
Equalization p. t. Stevens, chair
man. Thos. lockwood, A. G. Steph-
ems, George Ableiter, j. J. Wenzel,
j. E. Divall, John Harris, John
Narrower, H. g. Brown, James
Harvey, FL. Kteinhammer, Nick.
Dietz, w. w. Ward, j. N SWingle.
Library room.
Printing = Walter J. Brennan,
chairman. John M. Gardner, DR..
S. L. Edwards. County clerks Of
flee.
Education &C. D. Blanchard, chair
man. j. r. Villemonte, John M
Gardner, j. N. Swingle. Superin-
tendentS office.
Town and County Organization
j. 2. Chandler, chairman. j. Fl.
Mink, w. w. Ward, T. Fl. Brewer.
County Clerks office.
General Claims Kelly, chair
man. r. B. Henderson, Charles
Glass, Thos. r. Seaton, VIM. Ken
ney, DR.. S. l.. Edwards. Large jury
room.
Public Buildings -John M. Gard
ner, chairman. S. A. Vannatta,
Hugh Matthews, Peter Miller, Ed
win Pierce, VIM. P. Richardson.
Probate court room.
Officers Claims-A. j. Frazier,
chairman. David Farriss, Hugh
Matthews, S w. Okey, J. H. Zieg-
Ter. Nick. Dietz. Small jury room.
Petitions from towns of Boscobel,
Cassville, Waterloo, Bloomington,
Glen Haven, Harrison, Jamestown,
Paris, Patch Grove and North Lam
caster for aid for constructing per-
manent roads were read and re-
ferred to committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
Report Of commissioners on per-
manent roads in Cassville, Waterloo,
Bloomington and Glen Haven read
and referred to same committee.
Petitions read for aid in building
stone bridges in Marion and Glen
Haven read and referred to same
committee.
Question of support of Bryan
ONeil and Stephen Dorr, charged
to Lancaster ana Platteville, re-
ferred to district attorney for settle
meut.
Herman Grimm presented annual
report of trustees of asylum and
county bO,,oa Wo ppint IN FILL