The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-02
EDUCATIONAL.
HISTORY or MANITOWOC COUNTY
BY JOHN NAGLE.

At that time it did not include the ter
ritory comprised by the towns of Glib
son, Cooperstowp, Two Creeks and that
part of Mishicot in Tow nship 81. Those
towns were detached from Brown and
annexed to Mantowoc 10y the legisla
ture in 1880. The act creating the coun-
ty, established the seat of justice at
Manitowoc Rapids and attached the
county to Brown for judicial purposes
In 1887. the country contained within
the boundary lines OF Manitowoc coun-
ty' was set off as n separate town and
named Conroe, and the polls of election
were to be opened at Conroe's mill. The
county was organized for all the pur-
poses of county government December
II, 1888 but for judicial purposes re-
manned attached to Brown, until the
year 1SiS, when by legislative enactment
it was organized for judicial purposes
and became part of the third judicial
circuit The same act provided for the
election of a sheriff for the county, re
quired the county commissioners to pro
vide suitable rooms for holding the ses-
sions Of the district court and declared
that the first term of said court should
be held in the school house at the coun-
ty seat. 1t was also declared lawful for
the county officers to keep their offices
at their residences
The first election held in the county
was on March 4, 1899, at the house Of
p. p. Pierce, Manitowoc Rapids. The
whole county constituted one voting
precinct Oliver C. Hubbard, Hiram
Nc Allister and II. Conroe were Judges
of the election and p johnson and J.
f. Este clerks. There were two tickets
in the field, one representing the Jones
party and composed of Mantowoc men
and the other the Conroe party, in the
interests of Manitowoc Rapids. There
were 33 votes cast of which the Conroe
party received II, and were thus elected
by one majority. The election returns
were carried by O, G. Hubbard to Green
Bay. The votes were canvassed by the
clerk of the board of county commits
sioners of Brown county and certificates
of election issued to II. ConIoe, j. q.
Conroe and John Rgney, as county
commissioners. to Peter johnson as
collector, to O. G. Hubbard rs county
assessor and to j. w. Conroe as reg
lister of deeds. The board of county
commissioners held their first session at
the house of j. G. Conroe in Manitowoc
Rapids, on the 10Th of March, 1889. J.
w. Conroe was appointed clerk, but be
ing absent, j. l.. Watson was appoint
ed clerk pro tcm The proceedings say
nothing of the election of chairman
and the record is signed by the full
board At this first session the votes
given for constable were carefully can
vassed and the board decided that Jas
Este, VIM Finn and Chancey Calhoun
were duly elected said coustables until
the next general election. This board
held two more sessions during the term
of their Office which was up TO the next
general election in August. On March
sth, 1899, the territorial legislature set
off the country contained within the
boundary lines of Manitowoc county as
Il separate town by the name of Manito.
Voc" The same section established a
polling place at the steam saw mill in
Two Rivers. At the next election there
were then two voting precincts in the
county. j. w. Conroe, H. Nc Allister
and b. Jones Were appointed by the
county board as Judges of election for
precinct Of Conroe, and W. T. Sheppard,
s. G. Chase and John Glass for Two
Rivers Three commissioners were ap-
pointed to survey and mark out road
from the mouth Of the Mauitowoc river
TO the rapids Of said river thence to
| Thayer's mill, thence the most eligible
and direct route to such point on the
county line which is most convenient to
| Stock bridge and Brothertown settle.
ments. No action was taken by this
board on the report of the commission
ers, but in October of the same year il
was ordered that $3.50 be expended on
the road and that it be extended from
the mouth Of the Manitowoc river to
Two Rivers" j. w Conroe was ap-
| pointed 10 superintend the construction
of the road. In July 1889, the board
| levied tax of five mills on the dollar
on all property allowed to be taxed for
comfy revenue" The valuation of tax.
able property in the county was placed
at S2l0 600, and the whole tax leyiad
was SlOJO On January following, the
board directed that S52 80 be paid over
TO Brown county in pursuance of the
| law requiring per cen,um of the taxes
! levied in Manitowoc county, to be paid
| its proportion " the expense of holding
| court in that county. For each of the
years 1910 and Al, tax OF mills on
the dollar was levied. la isil the tax
levied was intended to be sufficient tC
pay the following estimates of the de-
mands which are and may be named n.
gainst the county" J. w. Conroe, fol-
town house $40. For expenses and fees
Of officers Ssl The five per centum tc
be paid to Brown county and the same