United States," etc. The result was in favor of striking out, so as to let it read "every male citizen." Such was the decision of the voters of the State at said November 3, 1868, election. October 13, 1874, the proposition for the County to issue bonds for $40,000 to be applied in building a new "Court House," was submitted to voters of the County. The result was: "For the bonds, 1022; against bonds, 962." In the litigation that followed, it was shown that a number of students of the Iowa State Agricultural College voted against bonds whose votes were illegal. Ingratitude will sometimes occur, and on this occasion it was unkindly exhibited. The students who were willing to violate law by casting illegal votes were not alone to blame. There were older abettors in the movement, it was believed. Had it not been for the untiring energy of friends outside of Washington Township (with the honorable exceptions already named) for the college, there would have been no college in this County to furnish students and others the means to annoy every effort for the general good that may come up outside the college ring. I am one of the many who worked for its location in the County, without sectional jealousy in my heart or head. It seems much out of place (to put it in its mildest terms) to have the influence cast against those in the central or eastern part of the County (whose efforts mainly brought about the location of the college) when anything for the general good comes up. We used our energies, our influence and some of our money and lands to secure its location. Will the jealousies of students and others prove to us that the location in this County was a mistake? The writer hereof is one of those who know something about the efforts made to secure its location. Come, let this antagonism cease. Let us have no jealousies nor local strife, but let us make the Iowa Agricultural College and Farm one of the best in the United States.
On the same day, October 13, 1874, was submitted to the voters of the County, "Shall stock be restrained from running at large from the first day of October to the first day of May following?" The result was "Yes." October election of 1875, "Shall stock be restrained from running at large?" The result was "No." At the election of November 7, 1876, the same question as last named was submitted, and the result was "Yes." October, 1877, the same as last proposed was voted on, and with the same result, "Yes."
November 7 1876, "Shall the constitution of the State be amended?" The vote was, "1268 for, and 448 against." October, 1877, "Shall the number of Supervisors be increased to five?" It was defeated. June 27, 1882, the "Prohibitory Amendment to the Constitution of Iowa" was submitted to the voters of the County. For the amendment, 1921 votes were given; against the amendment were 553 votes—leaving a clear majority for the amendment of 1368.
On the seventh of November, 1882, was submitted the question of a "County High School," the expense of its erection to be met