and one-half miles northeast of the village of Sherman. That was the first frame building in the county. The following year Mr. Wheeler and J. J. Copley each built a frame house, the first in the county.

The state road bridge across the Manistee River was built in 1864.

The first minister in the county was Rev. Almon K. Harrington, a Baptist clergyman.

In the spring of 1866 by an action of the board of supervisors of Manistee County, the entire county of Wexford was organized in one township. The first election was held the same spring at what is known as the Cornell school-house, Lewis C. Dunham, supervisor. The first lawsuit in justice court was held before I. U. Davis, Esq., in the year 1867.

By this time it had become generally known that the “trail" or state road above alluded to led from the south into this famous country, and then the flood of immigration commenced from north and south. The stream of homestead seekers seemed almost incessaut. A spark was kindled in the outside world by returned hunters, trappers and land-lookers, and was very soon fanned to a flame by their encouraging reports, and before the close of the year 1868 hundreds had started "over the trail to Wexford,” and many who made the start with anticipation of sport only found themselves mistaken; while a trip "over the trail" was replete with interest and amusement, yet it was not without its difficulties.

After the settlers of the county began to raise grain an important question arose, viz.: How to use their grain to their own and their families' benefit. The nearest grist-mill was at Traverse City, twenty-six miles distant, and in those days a journey of that distance was a formidable undertaking.

In the year 1868 Oren Fletcher purchased a piece of land near the present village of Sherman, and erected the first flouring-mill in Wexford County. The erection of such an institution inspired the minds of the settlers with renewed energy, roads were opened up and development received a new impetus.

present county of Wexford be and the same is hereby organized into a separate county by the name of Wexford, and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the privileges, powers and imunities to which, by law, the inhabitants of other organized counties in this state are entitled.

The unorganized county of Missaukee shall be attached to the county of Wexford for municipal and judicial purposés.

Said county shall be in the thirteenth judicial circuit and shall be entitled to two courts therem, in each year.

Sec. 10 of the act provides for the election of county officers on the first Monday in April.

Sec. 11. County canvass to be held on the second Tuesday succeeding the election at the house of George W: Bryant.

Other sections provided for the organization of towns, as elsewhere given.

The county seat was to be in Township 24 north, of Range 12 west, at or near Manistee Bridge. Commissioners to locate the H. J. Devoe, I. U. Davis and E. C. Dayhuff.

same:

The first election was held April 5, 1869. The highest number of votes polled was 129. The following county officers were elected Sheriff, Harrison H. Skinner; county treasurer, John H. Wheeler; county clerk, Leroy P. Champenois; register of deeds, Leroy P.

The first house erected within the territory first comprising Colfax was built by Charles Soper, and the first, and for several weeks the only white women who were ever in this town, were Mrs. Soper and her daughter, Mrs. Warner.

During the summer and fall a large number settled in the western part of the town, and before one year had elapsed the whole territory now comprising Colfax was well settled up by a thriving, enterprising people.

The settlement from its very commencement was known as the Unionville Settlement, from the fact that more than nine-tenths of the male inhabitants at that time had served in the armies of the United States, in the war for the Union. Another reason for the name was the unity of feeling among the settlers at that time. When the town was organized the name was changed to Colfax.

Before proceeding further with the settlement of the county we will review briefly its civil history.

torney, O. H. Mills; superintendent of schools, C. Northrup; surveyor, R. S. McClain.

Since that time the county officers have been as follows: 1870. Sheriff, Joseph Sturr; clerk, H. B. Sturtevant; treasurer, W. Masters; prosecuting attorney, T. A. Ferguson; judge of probate, I. N. Carpenter; circuit court commissioner, T. A. Ferguson; county surveyor, R. S. McClain. Highest number of votes polled, 191.

1872. Sheriff, E. D. Abbott; clerk and register, H. B. Sturtevant; treasurer, Ezra Harger; prosecuting attorney, S. S. Fallass; judge of probate court. William Mears; circuit court commissioner, S. S. Fallass; county surveyor, A. K. Herrington.

1874.-Sheriff, J. Shackelton; clerk and register, H. B. Sturtevant; treasurer, Ezra Harger; prosecuting attorney, D. A. Rice; judge of probate, William Mears; circuit court commissioner, D. A. Rice; county surveyor, S. H. Beardslee.

1876. Sheriff, Frank We wer; clerk and register, C. J. Manktelow; treasurer, Ezra Harger; prosecuting attorney, D. A. Rice; judge of probate, Alonzo Chubb; circuit court commissioner, John B. Rosevelt; county surveyor, S. H Beardslee.

1878. Sheriff, Charles C. Dunham; clerk and register, C. J. Manktelow; treasurer, Ephraim Shay; prosecuting attorney, D. A. Rice; judge of probate, Alonzo Chubb; circuit court commissioner, D. E. McIntyre; county surveyor, J. W. Houghtalin.

1880.-Sheriff, Charles C. Dunham; clerk and register of deeds, T. J. Thorp; judge of probate, Hon. H. N. Green; county treasurer,

John Mansfield; prosecuting attorney, S. J. Wall; circuit court commissioner, J. R. Bishop.

1882.-Sheriff, David E. Cook; clerk and register of deeds, T. J. Thorp; judge of probate, Hon. H. N. Green; county treasurer, John Mansfield; prosecuting attorney, D. E. McIntyre; circuit. court commissioner, W. C. Haire; secretary of board of examiners, H. M. Enos; corcner, Osmond Reed; coroner, John H. Wheeler. The board of supervisors in 1884 is composed of the following persons from the several towns:-Antioch, Edmond Austin; Boon, William McNitf; Cadillac, First Ward, James Croly; Cadillac, Second Ward, David A. Rice; Cadillac, Third Ward, G. W. Wheeler; Cedar Creek, H. F. Campbell; Cherry Grove, William East; Clam Lake, A. T. Vance; Colfax, Peter Will; Greenwood, N. A. Reynolds; Hanover, S. C. Worth; Haring, R. D. Cuddeback; Henderson, Marion Van Antwerp; Liberty, Menno C. Hoffman; Selma, George Boyd; South Branch, John Henderson; Springville, William E. Dean; Wexford, -Ransom.

EARLY ACTS OF SUPERVISORS.

The first meeting of the board of supervisors was a special meeting, held at the house of Sylvester Clark, of said county, on the first day of May, 1869, present:

R. S. McClain, Colfax; L. C. Northroys, Hanover; William Thomas, Springville; H. I. Devoc, Wexford.

Henry I. Devoe, of the township of Wexford, was chosen chairman of the board for the present year.

Board went into committee of the whole on equalization of assessment. Amount fixed at from seven to twelve dollars per acre. Board adjourned till 1:30 P. M.

Called to order at the specified time, and proceeded to take up the finance question. Voted to make a loan for county expenses of not more than $800.

Bond of treasurer fixed at $6,000.

Ordered that the treasurers of the townships of Wexford turn over to the county treasurer all the moneys now in their possession belonging to the county, to be held as a county fund.

Voted that the salary of treasurer remain as voted at last meeting.

Voted that the prosecuting attorney receive an annual salary of two hundred ($200) dollars.

At the annual meeting in October, 1871, the board recommended that $400 be raised for the poor fund for the ensuing year. The board also recommended that the east half of northeast quarter of Section 16, Township 23 north, Range 11 west be

The first annual meeting of the board of supervisors of Wexford County was held in Sherman, in the county of Wexford, on the eleventh day of October, A. D. 1869. Present:

Wexford, Henry I. Devoe, chairman; Colfax, Rascelas S. McClain; Hanover, L. Clarence Northrup; Springville, William E. Dean.

The report of the county treasurer was received and accepted. Account standing as follows:

Dr. to amount moneys received,
Cr. by orders paid as per vouchers,
Leaving an unexpended balance in hands.

of treasurer of

was accepted. On motion of G. W. Wheeler, resolved that $300 be raised for poor fund for the ensuing year. On motion of G. W. Wheeler, John Hanna was appointed superintendent of the poor for full term by said committee. On motion of Thomas Henderson, resolved that the superintendents of the poor be instructed to purchase the piece of land described in their report, providing it can be had for $370.

The assesment rolls were equalized as follows:

$614 29

440 19

174 10 $216,751 00 10,528 68 $227,279 68

board:

WHEREAS, Intoxicating liquors are being sold in different parts of our county in violation of the laws of this state, sending misery and wretchedness into the families of many of our citizens,

and whereas this board feel that stringent measures ought to be taken to suppress this unholy traffic, be it

Resolved, That we will pledge ourselves to give aid and support to the officers of our county whose duty it is to bring to justice all who may be found engaged in this wicked and unholy business.

THE COUNTY SEAT.

Like all other counties wherein the county seat has originally been located far from the geographical center, Wexford had a county seat war. In this case it lasted ten years and was the most conspicuous feature of civil history during those ten years. As early as 1872 the storm signal was run up and from that time all other interests were shaped with reference to the pending issue. When the county was organized the county seat was located in the oldest part of the territory, but in 1872 the village of Clam Lake came into existence and grew very rapidly, both in population and business importance. Naturally it coveted the county seat. Manton also was born, and became quite ai important factor in the contest. Looking back over the proceedings of supervisors from 1872 to 1882, the resolution to remove the county seat greets the eye upon every page. There was a manifest determination on the part of the supervisors to prevent the question being submitted to a vote of the people. In the winter of 1877 Clam Lake was incorporated as a city under the name of Cadillac, giving it increased representation on the board. At the same time a special meeting of the supervisors was called, and a resolution adopted organizing four new towns. The resolution was subsequently reconsidered as to three of the towns, leaving the town of Sherman to go on and complete its organization. The town of Concord was organized as a part of the proceedings in that contest, but the town is not recognized by the board of supervisors as a legal organization. So this annual battle engaged the attention and efforts of the people without reaching any result until in 1881 it was removed to Manton, and the year following to Cadillac. After its removal to Manton a special meeting of the board of supervisors was held at Cadillac and six towns organized. They held their town meetings and elected supervisors, but were never permitted representation on the board.

The vote of the people affirming the decision of the supervisors to remove the county seat to Cadillac, settled the question and ended an annoying and demoralizing contest. As yet temporary quarters are occupied by the county officers and the circuit court.

JUDICIAL.

Wexford County originally belonged to the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. In 1873 it was made a part of the Nineteenth, and in 1881 of the Twenty-eighth Circuit composed of the counties of Wexford Missaukee, Kalkaska, Benzie and Roscommon. The judges have been Hons. J. G. Ramsdell, Shubal F. White, H. H. Wheeler, A. V. McAlvey, S. D. Haight, J. B. Judkins and Silas S. Fallass.

Judge Fallass, the present circuit judge is a resident of the city of Cadillac, and was born in Kent County, Mich., in 1847 received his education at Albion College, and graduated at the law school at Ann Arbor, Mich. Came to Cadillac in 1872, soen after his admission to the bar, and in the fall of the same year was elected prosecuting attorney, which office he held for two years. He was a member of the board of supervisors for five years and was a leading actor in many of the stormy events of the famous Wexford County seat war. In April, 1882, he relinquished a lucrative law practice to accept the position of circuit judge by appointment from Governor Jerome. He was unanimously nominated for election as his own successor by the bar convention of the circuit and was elected in the following November. Married Dec.

31, 1873, to Margaret A. Bates, a native of Fulton County, Ohio. They have three children. Judge Fallass has taken a prominent part in the local affairs of Wexford County, as will be seen in the perusal of its history.

The first lawyers in the county were T. A. Ferguson and E. W. Stewart, who located at Sherman. The former is now dead and the latter lives elsewhere. The next lawyers were S. S. Fallas, now circuit judge, and D. A. Rice, both of whom located at Clam Lake, now Cadillac, in 1872. W. H. Cavenaugh, R. L. Rice, E. F. Sawyer and D. E. McIntyre came soon after. The members of the bar in 1884 are as follows: E. F. Sawyer, J. R. Bishop, W. C. Haire, J. B. Rosevelt, S. J. Wall, E. Eugene Haskins, D. A. Rice, W. H. Parks, H. M. Dunham, D. E. McIntyre, M. L. Dunham, Clyde C Chittenden.

Officers of the court: Hon. S. S. Fallass, circuit judge; D. E. McIntyre, prosecuting attorney; T. J Thorp, clerk; W. C. Reber, deputy clerk; D. E. Cooke, sheriff; C. C. Dunham, deputy sheriff; William Cassler, under sheriff; W. C. Haire, circuit court commissioner; M. H. Ford, stenographer.

ORGANIZATION OF TOWNS.

The act of legislature which provided for the organization of Wexford County, also provided for the organization of several towns as follows:

Hanover to embrace the territory of Township 24 north, Ranges 9, 10, 11 west. First township meeting at the house of Lewis C. Dunham, first Monday in April. Inspectors of election, Robert Henderson, L. C. Dunham and John H. Wheeler.

Wexford to embrace the territory of Township 24 north, Range 12 west. First town meeting at the house of William Masters. Inspectors of election, Isaac U. Davis, Isaac N. Carpenter and Lewis Cornell.

Springville to embrace the territory of Townships 21, 22, 23 north, of Ranges 11 and 12 west. First town meeting at the store of L. G. Clark. Inspectors of election, A. C. Baker, Dan Jewett, H. C. Dunning.

Colfax to embrace the territory of Townships 21, 22, 23 north, of Ranges 9 and 10 west. First town meeting at the house of L. W. Gates. Inspectors of election, William Goff, L. W. Gates and N. Dayhuff.

Henderson was organized by act of legislature, approved March 23, 1871, and embraced the territory of Township 21 north, of Range 12 west. The first town meeting was held at the house of Thomas S. Henderson on the first Monday of April, 1871. The inspectors of election were Thomas Henderson, Hiram Owens and Hall Cross.

The town of Thorp was organized by the board of supervisors at the October session in 1870, and embraced the territory of Township 22 north, of Range 10 west. Township 22 north, of Range 10 west. The first aLnual meeting was held at the house of Eli J. Woodard. Inspectors of election were Thomas J. Thorp, T. G. Thompson and D. A. Durphy.

Cherry Grove, Antioch and Clam Lake were organized by the board of supervisors in 1872.

Cherry Grove embraced Township 21 north of Range 10 west. The first town meeting was held at the house of James C. Dancers on the first Monday of April, 1872. Inspectors of election were J. R. Brisco, John Bonesteel and C. W. Miller.

Antioch embraced Townships 22 and 23 north, of Range 11 west The first town meeting was held at the house of Daniel Jewett the first Monday of April, 1872. Inspectors of election George W. Wheeler, John Wheeler and H. J. Carpenter.

were

village of Clam Lake.

Inspectors of election were L. C. Shee, C. W. Phillips and W. C. Armstrong.

Cedar Creek was organized by the board of supervisors in August, 1872, and embraced Township 28 north, of Range 9 west. The first town meeting was held in April, 1878, at the house of James Hawthorn. Inspectors of election were James Hawthorn, Denmon More and John Carpenter.

In 1872, by act of legislature, the name of Thorp was changed to Selma.

Greenwood was organized by act of legislature, approved Feb. 28, 1878, and embraced the territory of Township 24 north, of Ranges 9 and 10 west. The first town meeting was held at the house of Geo. W. Wheeler on the first Monday of April, 1873. Geo. W. Wheeler, Taylor Gray and John Hewlett were inspectors of election.

Haring was organized by the legislature in 1873, and embraced the territory of Township 22 north, of Range 9 west. The first election was held at the house of C S. Haring, and the inspectors of election were C. S. Haring, J. E. Stewart and J. P. Keating.

In 1873 Cleon was detached from Manistee County and annexed to Wexford. The territory having belonged to another representative district, the act was, by decision of the supreme court, unconstitutional. However, in 1875 the legal annexation was accomplished, and Cleon remained a part of Wexford County until 1881, when it was set back to Manistee.

The town of Liberty was organized by the board of supervisors at the October session in 1874, and embraced the territory of Township 24 north, of Range 9 west. The first annual meeting was appointed at the house of John W. Welton on the first Monday of April, 1875. Taylor W. Gray, George W. Blue and John W. Welton were inspectors of election.

The town of Boon was organized by the board of supervisors at the October session in 1875, and embraced territory described as follows: Bounded on the north by Antioch, east by Selma, south by Henderson and west by Springville, and being Township 22 north, of Range 11 west. The first annual meeting was appointed at the house of James E. Mansfield, on the first Monday in April, 1876. The inspectors of election were John Mansfield, William McNitt and John Perkins.

The town of Sherman was organized by the board of supervisors in March, 1877, and embraced territory described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Section 1, in Township 23 north, of Range 12 west, running east two miles to the southeast corner of Section 6, in Township 23 north, of Range 11 west, thence north two miles to the northeast corner of Section 31, in Township 24 north, of Range 11 west, thence west two miles to the northwest corner of Section 36, in Township 24 north, of Range 12 west, thence south two miles to place of beginning. The first town meeting was appointed at the postoffice occupied by Charles E. Cooper, April 16, 1877. The inspectors of election were John H. Wheeler, O. B. Taylor and I. H. Maqueston. In 1879 this town was vacated by act of legislature and the territory apportioned among the towns of Springville, Antioch, Hanover and Wexford.

The town of Concord was organized by the board of supervisors at a meeting held in August, 1879, and embraced the following described territory: Bounded on the north by Sections 29 and 30, in Township 24 north, of Range 11 west, on the east by Section 33, in Township 24 north, of Range 11 west, and Section 4, in Township 23 north, of Range 11 west, on the south by Sections 7 and 8, in Township 23 north, of Range 11 west, and on the west by Section 1, in Township 23 north, of Range 12 west, and Section 36, in Township 24 north, of Range 12 west, consisting of

Sections 5 and 6 in Township 23 north, of Range 11 west, and Sections 31 and 32, in Township 24 north, of Range 11 vest. The first annual meeting was appointed at the postoffice in said town on the eighth day of September, 1879. H. B. Sturtevant, T. W. Rogers and H. J. Wheeler were inspectors of election. This town is not recognized by the board of supervisors as a legal organization.

The town of South Branch was organized by the board of supervisors at a meeting held in November, 1880, and embraced the following territory: Township 21 north, of Range 12 west. The first annual meeting was appointed at the school house in School James District Number 3, on the first Monday of April, 1881. Banker, Neil D. Ford and Philip S. Frost, were inspectors of election.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

There is evidence of an early interest in the agricultural advancement of the county, in the fact that before the population of the county had reached 3,000, a county agricultural society was organized. Early in October, 1873, a meeting was held at Sherman, a report of which was published in the local paper as follows: At a meeting of the citizens of Wexford County at the courthouse in this village on Tuesday last for the purpose of organizing an agricultural society, the following committee was chosen to draft articles of association: T. A. Ferguson, C. Hollister and I. N. Carpenter. The committee were requested to make their reports on Thurs lay evening, October 16th. As no more business came before the meeting, after a few remarks, it adjourned until Thursday evening, at seven o'clock P. M.

SHERMAN, Oct. 16, 1873. The meeting was called to order by Alonzo Chubb, chairman. On motion H. B. Sturtevant was chosen secretary pro tem. The committee on articles of association made their report. On motion of William Mears the report was accepted and the committee discharged. On motion the articles were voted on separately and adopted. On motion of George Wheeler the society proceeded to elect the following officers:

President-Alonzo Chubb, Cleon.

Vice-Presidents-A. Lamb, Clam Lake; T. A. Ferguson, Hanover; and Warren Seaman, Cedar Creek.

Secretary-George Manton, Colfax.
Treasurer C. J. Manktelow, Selma.

Directors Chauncey Hollister, Clam Lake; William E. Dean, Springville; J. S. Walling, Antioch; H. B. Sturtevant, Hanover; George Manton, Colfax; Warren Seaman, Cedar Creek; George Wheeler, Greenwood; Philip Frost, Henderson; I. N. Carpenter, Wexford; Alonzo Chubb, Cleon; C. J. Manktelow, Selma.

On motion of T. A. Ferguson, the following persons were chosen to draft by-laws for the government of this society: George Manton, I. N. Carpenter, C. J. Manktelow.

Moved and carried the board of directors meet at Manton on the second Tuesday of January, A. D. 1874, at 10 o'clock A. M. On motion the meeting adjourned sine die.

GEORGE MANton, Sec.

The following is a list of names subscribed to the articles of association immediately after their adoption: A. Chubb, William E. Dean, Isaac N. Carpenter, J. S. Walling, William Mears, George Manton, C. J. Manktelow, Warren Seaman, Philip S. Frost, T. A. Ferguson, J. N. Hanna, H. W. Fast, H. B. Sturtevant, Charles E. Cooper, W. H. Preston, H. J. Carpenter, R. Redeoff, W. K. Wart, J. R. Gilbert, A. M. Lamb, S. Gasser, O. B. Taylor, George W. Wheeler, Chauncey Hollister, Arthur Campbell, Edmond Austin, Clarence Northrup.

Articles of association were adopted, of which the following was the preamble:

In compliance with requirements of an act of the legislature, entitled An act to authorize the formation of county and town agricultural societies' (said act having been approved February 12, 1855),

"We, the undersigned, citizens of Werford County, in the state of Michigan, and at the village of Sherman, this 16th day of October, 1873, do hereby associate ourselves together under the name and style of the Wexford County Agricultural, Manufacturing and Mechanical Society, and do hereby agree to be regulated by the following:

The record of the meeting at Manton, in January, 1874, is as follows:

The Wexford County A. M. & M. Society met at the village of Manton on Tuesday, the 14th, and completed its organization by adopting the articles of association presented by the committee on the same. In the absence of the secretary, H. B. Sturtevant was elected secretary pro tem., and Arthur Campbell was elected director for the township of Colfax in place of George Manton, removed. On motion a committee of three consisting of Ezra Harger, William E. Dean and G. W. Wheeler, were appointed to draft a code of by-laws, to be submitted at the next annual meeting on the first Tuesday of June next. A committee was also appointed to procure tickets, etc., for the fair. The meeting then adjourned to the next annual meeting to be held as stated above.

In the evening a public meeting was held at the school house. The meeting was called to order by Ezra Harger, G. W. Wheeler called to the chair, and O. P. Carver chosen secretary. Short speeches were made by A. L. Thurston, Alonzo Chubb, H. B. Sturtevant and G. W. Wheeler, pertaining to clearing land, crops and culture, seeding, stock and mechanics.

Very creditable annual fairs were held from that time on, and in 1883 the society was reorganized and grounds located at Cadillac.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

EZRA HARGER, farmer, Colfax, Wexford County, was born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, in 1838; moved to St. Clair, Allegheny County, Penn., with his parents when a child, and about the year 1848 moved back to the same place in Ohio, and in 1852 went to Jefferson County, N. Y., and in the fall of the same year came to Lapeer County, Mich., and lived there till April, 1861, when he, being in Fulton County, Ohio, visiting a sister, enlisted in the Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, a three-months regiment; was discharged at Toledo in August and returned to Lapeer County, Mich., and in October, 1861, enlisted in the Fifteenth United States Infantry, and served in the Western Army till February, 1864, when he re-enlisted for three years, and was discharged in February, 1867. Soon after that time came to the Traverse Region looking for land, and in August of the same year located a homestead of eighty acres on Section 12, Township 23, Range 10, where he now lives. Has since bought forty acres adjoining his homestead, has put up fine buildings and made large improvements. The county was organized two years after he came in. He helped to organize the township. Has been county treasurer six years, supervisor one year and justice of the peace ever since he moved into this part of the county; also township treasurer three years. Was the first settler in Manton, and in company with William Mears and George Manton, platted the village and he built the first building at Manton. In August, 1872, he moved from Lapeer County to his present home with an ox team in mid-winter and broke the road most of the way. Married Dec. 25, 1867, to Mary Bayes, of Ohio. They have three daughters living.

J. FoUST, merchant and postmaster, Wexford, was born in

Ohio in 1837. Was engaged in farming and mining coal in Ohio till 1865, when he came to Grant, Wexford County, Mich., and located a homestead of 160 acres on Section 36. Now owns eighty acres of the same land. Has built a fine house. Commenced the sale of dry goods, groceries, etc., in 1871, in company with W. N. Mears. The partnership ceased in the fall of the same year. Since that time has carried on the business alone. Was appointed postmaster Jan. 8, 1872. Still holds the office. Has been justice of the peace one term. Mrs. Foust carries on the millinery, dress making and fancy goods business. He was married in 1861 to Anna M. Conn, of Ohio. They have one son, John Calvin, and one daughter, Jennie.

D. W. CONNINE, physician, also dealer in dry goods, groceries, provisions, boots and shoes, hats, caps and clothing, drugs, medicines and notions, confectionery, cigars and tobacco, Wexford, established in 1882; also practices medicine. Was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., in 1832. daga County, N. Y., in 1832. Came to Cass County, Mich., in 1846, with his parents. Attended school in that county and also the Bennett College at Chicago, and graduated in 1854, and commenced the practice of his profession in Chicago, remaining a few years. Returned to Cass County, Mich., and practiced medicine about five years; thence went to Pleasant Hill, Mo., from there to Tuscumbia, Ala., thence to Florence, Ala., then returned to Cass County, Mich., and in 1880 moved to Sherman, Wexford County, and in 1882 came to Wexford postoffice. Has been practicing medicine all these years. Married in 1854 to Margaret A. Tice, of Albany, N. Y., who died Feb. 22, 1871. They had one son and one daughter. Second marriage in 1873 to Johanna Klatt. They have one child.

H. C. MEYER, merchant, of Antioch, Wexford County, was born in Germany, Sept. 17, 1846. Came to America in 1857 with his parents, landing in New York City January 8th. They settled in Lehigh County, Penn., where they now live. There he was brought up and attended school. Was graduated at the Polytechnic. School of Philadelphia. June 13, 1861, he enlisted with all his class in the Twenty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and after examination was detailed to the signal corps, in which he served in California, on the Plains, in West Virginia, and in the army of the Cumberland, accompanying Sherman's march to the sea. Was mustered out July 12, 1865. Was married Aug. 26, 1865, to Meta Mechlin, who died Nov. 22, 1866, leaving one son who has since died. Mr. Meyer followed civil engineering for ten years for the Maxatowny Iron Company. June 9, 1876, he came to Antioch and engaged in farming. Was elected supervisor two years after he came and held the office five years. On the establishment of the Bandola postoffice he was appointed postmaster, and has held the office ever since. Engaged in the mercantile business in 1882.

H. C. FOXWORTHY, teacher and postmaster, Colfax, was born in Morgan County, Ind., 1848. Followed music and school teaching in that state till 1880, when he came to Liberty Township, Wexford County, and to Colfax in 1883, where he follows the saine business. Is a member of the county board of school examiners. Was appointed postmaster at Colfax in December, 1883. Married Feb. 28, 1879, to Zilpha Laforce, a native of Indiana. They have two children.

CHARLES DECHLOW, farmer, of Antioch, Wexford County, was born in Berlin, Prus ia, in 1825, came to America in 1857, and settled in St. Joseph County, Mich., where he engaged in farming. Being a baker by trade he was for a year employed in baking for troops which rendezvoused in that county during the war. Came to Wexford County in 1871, and bought his present farm in Section 4, Town 23, Range 11. Bought 160 acres, of which he has given a part to his son, and sold forty acres, retaining sixty