Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Company

GELPCKE, HAMILTON, SCHUCHARDT, STOUT, JESUP, SMITH, LORD, MASON, BISHOP, STIMSON, FARLEY, PROVOST, HUFF, MCKINLEY, BOOTH

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 10/12/2008 at 23:17:34

Dubuque Weekly Times
February 21, 1861

Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Company.

On the 11th inst., and election of Directors was held at the office of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Company in Dubuque, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporatioin. H. Gelpcke and W. W. Hamilton were the election board. There were 22,719 votes cast.

F. Schuchardt - 22,719 H. L. Stout - 21,714
Herm. Gelpcke - 22,719 M. K. Jesup - 14,360
Platt Smith - 22,609 John Lord - 14,054
R. B. Mason - 22,568
R. F. Bishop - 22,568
Edward Stimson - 22,590
B. B. Provost - 10,994
J. P. Farley - 6,494
James Huff - 353

The President, Herman Gelpcke, declared the first nine above named duly elected.

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DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 12, 1861

The following is a copy of the minutes of the election of Directors.

Today the members of the Board drew lots for the long or short terms, with the following result:

Members holding for one year: Herman Gelpcke, Platt Smith, R. B. Mason, R. F. Bishop, and John Lord.

Members holding for two years: Fred. Schuchardt, Ed. Stimson, H. L. Stout, M. K. Jesup.

The election of officers resulted as follows.

Herman Gelpcke - President
Platt Smith - Vice President
James M. McKinley - Secretary
C. H. Booth - Treasurer
Platt Smith - Attorney