Kiteenes Oct 19 1885 event in Linn County
A fragment from Linn County records notes an event tagged with the date October 19 1885 and the name Kiteenes. Details are sparse in this OCR snippet.
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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1865
Page
2
A fragment from Linn County records notes an event tagged with the date October 19 1885 and the name Kiteenes. Details are sparse in this OCR snippet.
The Democratic Party once called the Civil War a failure and the rebellion invincible but later admitted defeat as Union victory forced them to abandon that view. They argue the ballot box can override defeated rebels if their principles fail to gain control. The era notes the political shift amid wartime strain and upcoming elections.
The Linn County results list Stone 2059, Benton 1290, Gue 200%, Hamilton 110a, Wright 2007, Trimble 1221, Faville 2008, Sennett etc. Representatives include Carbee 2079 Belt 1212 Milburn 826 Butler 1186 Pierce 1187. County Judge Eliott 2077,erry 1186. Treasurer Wilson 2116 Mentzer 1115. Sheriff Wale 1043 Grumman 1203 Robinson 418. Surveyor Greer 2079 McArthur 1192. County Superintendent Bradshaw 2699 Stinson 1192. Coroner Farnum 2009 Patterson 1183. Voters note turnout down from last year. Democrats fail to field a full ticket and a Soldiers Union ticket is implied.
A compilation of brief items reports on university enrollment, steamboat plans on Cedar River, a missing man in Muscatine county, freedmen in Galveston, Colorado governor nominees, Veterans Reserve Corps discharge, fears of insurrection in Louisiana, and shifts in Mississippi politics. It notes cholera declines in Europe, a steamer wreck near Augusta, and various Congress and state actions including naval budgets, trials, and Reconstruction debates.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors met at the Court House in Marion on October 16 1865 to canvass election returns and handle related business. A three member committee opened township results, with several road petitions and bridge and clerk reports heard, funds appropriated for bridges, and numerous claims allowed. The session adjourned to December 5, 1865.
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