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CHAPTER IV.
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COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
FIRST STEPS AFTER THE ORGANIZATION OF CARROLL
COUNTY - SETTING THE MACHINERY OF A COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN MOTION -
PLANNING FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS - FIRST TERM OF COURT - COUNTY
OFFICIALS LIST COMPLETE FROM THE FIRST OFFICERS WHO SERVED -
ASSESSED VALUATION - FINANCES - EXPENDITURES - POLITICAL FIGURES -
PERSONAL MENTION - INTERESTING EVENTS - MORGAN'S RAID - CARROLLTON
IN 1846 - BUILDING OF COURTHOUSES AND JAILS - THE INFIRMARY -
HIGHWAYS.
Without much means with which to begin the
operation of a county government, and with settlements far between,
no roads, bridges or mills within the newly formed county, matters
went slow for a time. The commissioners did the best in their
power to set in motion the needful machinery of the county.
With the passing of years the county commenced to develop into a
prosperous community, and farmers began to accumulate money and were
liberal-minded as to the taxes to be levied for schools and county
buildings, but were not in any way spend-thrifts by any means and
wanted full value received for all they paid out.
PLANNING FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS
FIRST TERM OF COURT
THE PRESENT COURTHOUSE AND JAIL
COUNTY INFIRMARY
ASSESSED VALUATION BY TOWNSHIPS
COUNTY FINANCES
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Owing to the absence of a complete
election record for Carroll County it will be impossible to give the
list of county officials earlier than 1880 in the order in which
they have served. Before giving such list the names that have
been preserved in record, as found in paper files, etc., will be
given.
In 1858 the various county officials included these:
Representative - Hon J. B. Roach; Probate Judge - John H.
Tripp; Clerk of Court - John C. Baxter; Auditor - John
I. Blackburn; Treasurer - John Moody; Sheriff - Edwin
Ferrell; Recorder - Isaac Ulman; Prosecuting
Attorney - William H. Champer; County Commissioners -
Thomas Wier, J. Strayer and J. Gregg; Infirmary Director
- William Nevin.
County officers for 1859: Representative - J. B.
Roach; Probate Judge - John H. Tripp; Clerk of the Court
- John C. Baxter; Auditor - Washington Butler;
Treasurer - John L. Hunt; Sheriff - Edwin Ferrell;
Recorder - C. H. Miller; Prosecuting Attorney - Robert E.
Knight; County Commissioners - Thomas Wier, J. Strayer
and J. Gredd; Surveyor - William McCully; Infirmary
Directors - Nevin Rheem and J. Fawcett.
From 1880 to the present date (1921) the county's
officials have been:
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COUNTY AUDITORS |
1884 - L. M.
Barrick
1887 - J. M. Westfall
1890 - J. M. Westfall
1893 - George S. Tinlin
1896 - George S. Tinlin
1899 - Robert Brothers |
1902 - N. L.
Marshall
1905 - N. L. Marshall
1908 - Wm. M. Coleman
1912 - V. G. Stoody
1914 - V. G. Stoody
1916 - M. C. Marshall |
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SHERIFFS |
1886 - John
Campbell
1889 - John Campbell
1891 - W. F. Butler
1893 - W. F. Butler
1895 - Simeon Ashbrook
1897 - Simeon Ashbrook
1899 - John M. Downs |
1901 - John
M. Downs
1903 - Tip Queen
1905 - Tip Queen
1908 - Simeon Ashbrook
1912 - George Galbreath
1914 - George Galbreath
1916 - Frank G. Dotts |
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SURVEYORS |
1816-22 - D.
R. Blythe
1882 - Eli D. Shaw
1891 - J. R. Lane
1894 - J. R. Lane |
1901 - Eli
D. Shaw
1905 - Eli D. Shaw
1908 - R. H. Lee |
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COMMON PLEAS JUDGES |
1880 - Peter
A. Laubie
1887 - R. Raley
1895 - Isaac H. Taylor
1896 - Phil M. Smith |
1899 -
Warren W. Hole
1900 - R. S. Ambler
1912 - Harvey Ake |
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PROBATE JUDGES |
1884 - James
Holder
1886 - James C. Farrall
1890 - James C. Ferrall
1893 - U. C. DeFord
1896 - U. C. DeFord
1899 - Robert E. McDonald |
1902 -
Robert E. McDonald
1905 - Fred W. McCoy
1907 - Fred W. McCoy
1912 - James Holder
1916 - William Maffett |
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COUNTY TREASURER |
1887 - John
R. Van Fossen
1889 - D. O. Rutan
1891 - D. O. Rutan
1893 - James Denny
1895 - James Denny
1897 - Oliver Allen
1899 - Oliver Allen |
1901 - Jesse
Marshall
1903 - Jesse Marshall
1905 - L. W. Cooper
1908 - L. W. Cooper
1912 - Conley Patterson
1914 - Wm. Westcott |
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COUNTY RECORDERS |
1882 -
Milton McQuilkin
1891 - Will J. Baxter
1894 - C. A. Tope
1897 - C. A. Tope
1900 - A. R. Roudbush
1903 - A. R. Roudbush
1906 - Ira M. Downs |
1908 - Ira
M. Downs
1912 - Virgil Stockon
1914 - L. E. Price
1916 - L. E. Price
1918 - John Hough
1920 - John Hough |
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS |
1880 - H. J.
Eckley
18828 - I. H. Blythe
1891 - R. E. McDonald
1894 - E. M. Adair
1897 - E. M. Adair
1900 - Robert Thompson
1903 - Robert Thompson |
1906 -
William Maffett
1912 - I. H. Blythe
1914 - Fred W. McCoy
1916 - Fred W. McCoy
1918 - J. C. Oglevee
1920 - J. C. Oglevee |
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CLERK OF THE COURT |
1882 - H. B.
Gregg
1891 - ___ Neely
1894 - A. H. Myers
1897 - A. H. Myers
1900 - H. B. Gregg
1906 - F. L. Krieg |
1908 - F. L.
Kreig
1914 - H. L. Rock
1916 - H. L. Rock
T. E. George was appointed upon the death of Mr. Rock in 1918
and is still clerk. |
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CORONERS |
1880 - David
S. Keeles
1882 - James Stackhouse
1889 - H. D. Dunlap
1891 - _____ Dodd
1892 - J. R. Williams
1894 - J. R. Williams
1896 - C. C. Bolen |
1898 - C. C.
Bolen
1900 - Dr. H. McGarvey
1902 - Dr. H. McGarvey
1903 - S Q. Morrow
1905 - J. J. Hathaway
1908 - J. J. Hathaway |
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INFIRMARY DIRECTORS |
1880 -
Charles Johnson
1882 - Emmett H. Fletcher
1884 - David G. Workman |
1887 - John
Eick
1889 - John Eick
1891 - C. C. Adams |
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1892 - L. F.
Smeltz
1893 - William M. Tope
1894 - J. D. Weir
1895 - Sylvester Tripp
1896 - W. M. Tope
1897 - James R. Wier
1898 - Sylvester Tripp
1899 - Thomas Rainsberger |
1900 - David
Blazier
1901 - S. L. Anderson
1902 - Thomas Rainsberger
1903 - David Blazier
1905 - J. H. McCort
1906 - William M. Smeltz
1908 - William M. Smeltz, Jr.
(office now abolished) |
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
While this may not be a correct list of all
county commissioners serving since 1880, it is approximately correct
- at least these were all elected whether serving out term or not:
1880 - Z.
Keyes
1882 - William Davis
1884 - John D. George
1887 - James Murray
1889 - James H. Rhinehart
1890 - Z. Wathey
1891 - ____ Stewart
1892 - I. B. Woods
1893 - Z. Wathey
1894 - B. F. Clark
1895 - Ira B. Woods
1896 - W. S. Kirkpatrick
1897 - Robert F. Clark
1898 - William A. Boyd
1899 - George Leyde
1900 - John Smith
1901 - William A. Boyd |
1902 -
William S. Kirkpatrick
1903 - W. F. Holmes
1904 - T. B. DeFord
1905 - J. H. Brooks
1906 - W. F. Holmes
1908 - J. H. Brooks
1910 - Henry Permar, Samuel Shotwell and Conley
Patterson
1912 - Ferrall and Patterson
1914 - Fawcett and Permar
1916 - Adams and Wible
1918 - A. O. Wible, E. J. Adams and N. E. Slates
1920 - N. E. Slates, J. H. Roudebush, James Cameron |
POLITICAL FIGURES
Without going into detail as to the various
political campaigns in Carroll County, the sub-joined figures will
give the reader an idea what political complexion of the county has
been at various periods:
Lincoln and Hamlin carried Carroll County
in 1860 by 725 majority.
In 1884, James G. Blaine received 2,314
Republican votes as against 1,665 for Grover Cleveland on the
Democratic ticket.
In 1892, Benjamin Harrison received 2,261
Republican votes as against Grover Cleveland's 1,880
Democratic votes.
In 1900, President William McKinley, Republican,
received 2,668 votes, while the Democratic candidate, william
Jennings Bryan, received 1,720. By years the party vote in
Carroll County was:
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Republilcan |
Democratic |
| 1871 |
1,588 |
1,218 |
| 1872 |
1,741 |
1,291 |
| 1873 |
1,547 |
1,185 |
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Republilcan |
Democratic |
| 1874 |
1,576 |
1,234 |
| 1875 |
1,890 |
1,453 |
| 1876 |
2,060 |
1,554 |
| 1877 |
1,888 |
1,465 |
| 1878 |
1,904 |
1,354 |
| 1879 |
2,175 |
1,548 |
| 1880 |
2,886 |
1,549 |
COUNTY ROADS
The Free Press of Carrollton in 1915
had this to say concerning the improvements on public highways in
this county:
"Being the county seat, most of the effort for county
road paving has been centered around Carrollton, and as a result
about five miles lead the town and a main market route has been
established to connect the Jefferson county paving at Amsterdam and
the stark County paving at Oneida. The road from Carrollton to
the Stark County line parallels the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway.
From Amsterdam it runs along Simmons Ridge to Kilgore, and there
connects with the Cadiz-Carrollton road thence to Greenhill Church
and from there to the Carrollton-Harlem road. All preliminary
work has been gone over, and it is very likely that grading on the
market route will be commenced next year (1916).
"The paving extends for a trifle over a mile north of
Carrollton, passed the fair grounds; over a mile south of town over
into Union Township; east of town over two miles toward Harlem
Springs.
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