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1875 POLL BOOK #554

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WAKONZA (WAHKONSA) TOWNSHIP

     Polls taken at an election held in Wakonza (Wahonksa) Township Webster County Iowa at the school house in Ft. Dodge, Iowa on the 6th day of April A. D. 1857 for the purpose of electing the following Town County and State Officers Viz. County Judge, Clerk of the District Count, Sheriff, Treasurer, Recorder, Drainage Commifsioner County Surveyor, County Assefsor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Register of State Land Office Commifsioner of Des Moines River Improvement, Township Trustees, Township Clerk, Justices of the Peace, Constables, Road Supervisors.

At an election held in Wahkonza Township, Webster County Iowa at the School House in Fort Dodge on Monday the 4th day of April A.D. 1857, there were 141 ballots cast for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction of which
L. H. Bugbee had 58 votes
Maturin L. Fisher 83 Voltes
Also there were 141 ballots cast for the office of Commifsioner of the Des Moines River Improvement of which
Edwin Manning had 58 votes
Gideon S. Bailey 83 votes, also there were 141 ballots
cast for the office of Register of the State Land Office of which
Wm. H. Holmes had 59 votes
Theodore S. Parvin had 82 votes, also there were 141 ballots
cast for the office of County Judge, of which
Samuel Rees had 89 votes --- and there were 140 ballots
cast for the Office of District Clerk of which
W. E. Brooks had 60 votes
Samuel Rees had 89 votes --- and there were 131 ballots
cast for the office of Recorder of which
Wm. Burkholder had 61 votes
Jn. Garaghty had 70 votes ----and there were 132 ballots
cast for the Office of Treasurer of which
A. Carpenter had 59 votes
Thos. White 73 votes----and there were 142 ballots
cast for the office of Assessor of which
Ezra Comley had 56 votes
Lewis Davis had 86 votes----also there were 141 ballots
cast for the Office of Sheriff, of which
Jno. W. Brady had 61 votes
Jno. H. Williams had 80 votes----and there were 139 ballots
cast for the office of County Surveyor, of which
F. B. Drake had 59 votes
A. Morrison had 80 votes ---- also, there were 141 ballots
cast for the Office of Drainage Commifsioner, of which
Francis Crosby had 57 votes
Adam Mepmore had 84 votes

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     Also there were 241 ballots cast for the office of Justice of Peace, of which
          J. F. Cheney had 59 votes
          A. Carpenter had 59 votes
          Fred Boot had 75 votes
          Geo. Kleindob had 68 votes ------also there were 399 ballots
     cast for Township Trustee, of which
          D. A. Haviland had 54 votes
          J. B. Burkholder had 59 votes
          J. R. Gtrow had 57 votes
          L. M. Scott had 81 votes
          E. E. Colburn had 76 votes
          D. E. Stine had 72 votes ------also, there were 264 ballots
     cast for the Office of Constable, of which
          W. A. Beer had 63 votes
          Oscar White had 51 votes
          Rob't F. Gray had 76 votes
          Jno. Martin had 74 votes ------also there were 137 ballots cast
     for Township Clerk of which
          Wm. H. Plumb had 59 votes
          J. A. Humphrey had 78 votes

                    We do hereby certify that this preparing is a true
     return.

                                        Sig. of Judges
                                          Thos. Sargent
                                          John Garaghty
                                          Jarvis F. Howe

     Attest:     Cosmore G. Bruce
                     William H. Plumb

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   We, Thomas Sargent, John Garaghty, Jarvis J. Howes do solemnly swear that we will impartially and to the best of our abilityies perform the duties of Judges fo the present election and that we will studiously endeaver to prevent fraud and deception in concuting the same.
                                          Signed:    Thos Sargent
                                           as           John Garaghty
                                          Judges    Jarvis J. Howe


Sworn to before me,
         Signed:  William H. Plumb, Township Clerk

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We William H. Plumb and Cosmose G. Bruce do solemnly swear that we will impartially and the the best of our ability perform the cuties of Clerk of the present election and that we will studiously endeavor to prevent fraud and deception in conduction the same.
                                          Signed as clerks:
                                             Cosmore G. Bruce
                                             William H. Plumb
Sworn to before me,
         Signed:  John Garaghty, Judge of Elections

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