Dakota County, Nebraska - Chapter 15, 1893

Chapter 15

County Physieians. - Feb. 15, 1889, county Comiioners appointed Dr. J. H. Brewer to this office for 1889, resigned Sept, 10, 1889, and Dr. R. G. Hamilton was appointed to fill the unexpired term.

Special County Attorneys.^March 14, 1863, A. H. Jackson was appointed by the county CommissionevA as an attorney to examine the county Treasurer's books. From time to time others have been appointed for special purposes, among whom were: Thomas L. Griffey, John T. Spencer, Mell C. Jay, Isaac Powers and J , B. Barnes.

Special County Commissioners. - Nov. 7th,, 1864, the Territorial Legislature appointed Thomas L. Griffey. Gerald Dillon and EJenry Ream as special commission- to ascertain the indebtedness of Dakota county,whicb -they found to he ^7,205.71.

Alex Abell wms appointed May 9, 1893, by the Ixjard of supervisors as civil engineer to establish a ditch from Pigeon creek to the "swamp ditcli,'' as petitioned for by Benjamin Bridenbaugh and others.

Census Enumerators

In 1859 Elbridge G. Lampson was appointed to take the census of Dakota couniy, but died before lie had completed the work. James W. Virtue and others, tinisbed it,

August 2., 1857, generf)! election o-ii removal of county seat. - -St. Johns received 2.63, Dakota City 260, Covington, -12, Logan 2 and Ponca 2, votes. There^ not being the required majority for removal the county seat remained at Dakota City.

March 5, 1860, spiicial election on. s^tate go.vernment.. - The vote s-tood 24 for and Igg against. The measui-e was defeated in the te-rrltory by 2,37.2 for to 2,094 agtiinst it.

Jane 2, 1886> special, election to- vote on the; adoption of the first state constitution. - The vote stood 1C6 for and 32 against. The territorial vote was 3,938 foi! and. 3,,83.8 against the constitution- whick

Other Elections

September 9, 1871, special election to vote on proposed new state constitution.^ - The vote stood 11 for and 297 against. Total vote in the state was 7,986 for and 8,627 against the constitution, which was defeated.

October 12, 1875, geneial election, at which time tlie present state constitution was adopted by a vote of S(J,202 to 5,474. The county vote was 262 for and 35 iigainst. Isaac Powers was Dakota county's member to the constitutional c<^nvention, having been elected at a special election, April 6, 1875, receiving 118 votes .and his opponent, Samuel Whitehorn, 46 votes; scattering, 18.

]Moveml>er 7, 1-882, general election.- - For woman suffrage iimendment to constitution^ 304; against 325. The amendment was defeated in tlic state. At the .same election there wer« 319 votes for bounty on etc., and 152 against. For township organization, 324; against. 268. Duriiig the campaign, Susan B. Anthony spoke to a large audience at Dakota 'City on "Woman's Suffrage," October 30, 187:2; also at Homer and Orove ^churclx, on Fiddler^s creek, the following daj.

jAt the general election., November 4, 1890, the on prohibition was: For, 874: against, 365. At the same election the vote on high license was.: For, 314; agaijist, 314.

Imstbict Court Judg-Es

Changes have been made from tiiite to time in -'this judicial district, which is at present the Seventh., :and its judges have been: Lorenzo Crounse, SamueJ Maxwell, Thomas L. Griffey, E, K. Valentine, J. B. Barnes, J. E. Crawford, Isaac Powers and W. F. jXorris.

lield at Dakota City, and its judges were, up to tiie time tlie state was admitted into the Union, in 1867: Eieazer Wakely and William F. Lockwood.

Organizing The Precincts

In organizing Dakota county it was divided into four precincts, to-wit: Dakota, St. Johns, Covington and Omaha Creek, the latter so called until April 18, 1863, when the name was changed to Omadi.

October 23, 1888, Winnebago precinct was established. In organizing Thurston county Pender and Winnebago precincts were stricken from Dakota county.

Dakota Precin.ct. - Beginning where the line between Townships 28 ai'd 29 intersects the Missouri river; thence west to gjuide meridian; thence north tO' old state boundary line to the Missouri; thence up. main channel to line between Sections 33 and 34,. Township 29, Range 8; thence south to the south westcorner of Section 22, Township 28, Kange 8; thence east to the Missouri; thence up. main channel to place of commencement,

Covington Precinct. - Beginning at the northeast corner of Dakota precinct; thence up main channel of river to old state boundary line, in middle of Crystal lake; thence along said line to guide meridian-; thencesouth to line between Townships 28 and 29; thence east to place of comuiencement.

corner ot Dakota precinct; thence west to the northwest corner of Section 27, Township 28, Range 8; thence south to the northwest corner of Section 10, Township 27, Kange 8; thence west to northwest corner of Ssction 8; tlience south to northwest corner of Section 17; thence west to northwest corner of Section 15., Township 27, Range 7; thence soutli to southwest corner of Section 15; thence south to the VVinnebago reserve; thence east to Missonri river; thence up twain channel to place of commencement.

St. Johns Precinct. - Beginning at the northwest corner of Dakota pi-ecinct; thence up main channel of the Missouri to middle line of Section 9, Township 29, Range 7; thence south to line between Townships 28 and 29; thence west to northwest corner of Section 5, Township 28, Range 7; thence south to southwest corner of Section 5; thence east to the sontheast corner of Section 4:, Township 28? Range 8; thence north to place of commencement.

Summit Precinct. - Beo-innino; at the northwest corner of St. Johns precinct; thence up main channel of the Missouri to line between Townships 29 and 80; thence west to northwest corner of county; thence sonth to southwest corner of Section 34, Township 29, Range 6; thence east to middle line of Section 33, Township 29, Range 7; thence north to place of commencement.

Hubbard Precinct. - Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 9, Township 28) Range 8; thence west to northwest corner of Section 8, Township 28? Ranoje 7; thence south to southwest corner of Section 32; thence east to southeast corner of said section; thence soutli to southwest corner of Section 9, Town sliip 27, Range 7; thence east to southeast corner of Section 12; thence north to northeast corner of said section; thence east to the southeast 3orner of Section Township 27, Range 8; thence north to place of commencement.

Pigeon Creek Precincr. - Beginninar at tlie iiortlieast corner of Section 6, Township 28, Kange7: thence west to county line; thence south to southwest corner of Section 34, Township 28? Range 6; thence east to southeast corner of Section 31, Townsliip 28? Range 7; thence north to p'lace of commencement.

Emerson Precinct. - Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 5, Township 27, Range 7; thence west to county line; thence south to Winnebago reserve; thence east to line between Secti<ms 34 and 35, Township 27, Range 7; thence north to northeast corner of Section 22; thence west to northwest corner of said section; thence north to northeast corner of Section 16; thence west to the northwest corner of snid section; thence north to place of commencement.

Dakota precinct is enlarged as follows: To take in all of Sections 25, 26, 27, in Township 28, Range 8. east, and Sections 29 and 30, in Township 28, Range 9, east.

Covington precinct to be enlarged as follows: To take in all land riorth of the 7tli standard parallel, and bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 29, Range 8, east; thence west to the southwest corner of Section 34; thence north to the Missouri river; thenco following the Missouri river to the southeast corner of Section 34, Township 29. Range 9, east; thence west to place of commencement.