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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

     The following list comprises the names of those connected with the official
history of Emery county since '78. Hon. Orange Seely was chosen in '77 as bishop
of the whole country east of the mountains. He was a Selectman of Sanpete county
and secured an appropriation of $500 to assist in building a road over the
mountains in the fall of '79. The first County court, organized March 8, 1880,
consisted of Samuel Jewkes, Probate Judge; E. Cox, William Taylor and Jasper
Peterson, Selectmen; Emanuel Bagley, Clerk and Recorder; E. Curtis, Sheriff; J.
K. Reid, Treasurer; Jos. S. Thornton, Superintendent of Schools; M. J. Shelton,
Surveyor, and H. O.  Crandall, Assessor and Collector. The sum of §10 per year
was fixed as the salary of the Treasurer. The assessed valuation of the county
was $500,000.

     At the general election held in August, 1880, the following officials were
elected: Elias Cox, Probate Judge; J. W. Seely, William Taylor, Sr., and H. S.
Hollingshead, Selectmen; Samuel Jewkes, Treasurer; M. J. Shelton, Prosecuting
Attorney and Surveyor; J. L. Brasher, Assessor and Collector, was also appointed
Sheriff to fill a vacancy from resignation. March 6, 1882, the court furnished a
log room in which to meet, at a cost of $50. June 5, 1882, Anthon Neilson was
appointed Selectman to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of H. S.
Hollingshead. July 6, 1882, E. Bagley resigned as County Clerk and S. H. Cox was
appointed to that position, but failed to qualify, and Job Whitney was
appointed. C. G. Larsen, Jr., was appointed Treasurer to fill the position of
Samual Jewkes, resigned.

     At the general election in August, 1882, Orange Seely was elected Probate
Judge; J. W. Seely, A. Neilson and William Taylor, Sr., Selectmen; J. lv. Reid,
Attorney7; J. L. Brasher, Sheriff, resigned and U. S. Loveless was appointed.
June 2, 1884, Joseph Denisen was appointed County Clerk, with O. J. Andersen
deputy, March 26, 1885, A. Neilson resigned as Selectman and J. E. Johnson was
appointed to fill the unexpired term. In August, 1885, James Woodward, W. H.
Branch and J. W. Seely were elected Selectmen; W. W. Crawford, Clerk .and
Recorder; J. D. Kilpack, Assessor and Collector; Jasper Robertson, Probate
Judge. The election in August, 1S87, resulted in the election of M. W. Molen,
Selectman; E. H. Cox, Surveyor and Superintendent of Schools, and in December A.
J. Allen was appointed to the office of County Selectman to fill a vacancy
caused by the death of James Woodward.

     In August, 1888, A. Ballinger was elected Prosecuting Attorney, and held
the position over one term, when he resigned, and J. K. Reid was appointed.
During this year the County court obtained aid from the Territory and
constructed bridges on the Cottonwood, Price and Huntington streams. In June,
1889, 0. J. Harmon was appointed Selectman to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of A. J. Allen. The same month Mrs. A. J. Shipp was appointed
quarantine physician for the county. At the general election in August, 1889, E.
Cox, W. G. Petty and J. T. Ballentyne were elected County Selectmen and L. M.
Olsen Superintendent of Schools. Ballentyne resigned and 0. D. Allen was
appointed Selectman, and in '90 Allen resigned.

     In '90 Carl Wilberg was elected County Clerk, H. G. Mathis Selectman and J.
S. Hoyt was appointed quarantine physician, instead of E. M. Moore, resigned.

     At the election in August, 1891, L. P. Ovesen and C. E. Larsen were elected
Selectmen, and W. C. Burrows was appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of H. G. Mathis. September 5, 1892, Hon. Orange Seely was appointed
Probate Judge and J. K. Reid was appointed Attorney to fill the unexpired term
of A. Ballinger, resigned. The election in '93 resulted in electing H. M.
Fugate, E. H. Cox and J. L. Boulder, Selectmen; 557yatt Bryan, Assessor and
Collector; H. G. 5Iathis, Sheriff; Chris Johnson, Prosecuting Attorney; W. J.
Tidwell, Surveyor; Carl Wilberg, Clerk, and R. C. Miller,  Treasurer. In April,
1894, Herbert Savage was appointed Probate Judge. The county of Carbon was
created this year and J. L. Boulder resigned as Selectman, Lewis Larsen filling
the vacancy, and H. G. Mathis resigned as Sheriff, A. Tuttle taking his place.

     At the general election in '94 Lewis Larsen, P. C. Burch and J. C. Duncan
were elected Selectmen; O. J. Sitterud, Clerk and Recorder; Dr. W. P. Winters
was appointed quarantine physician. In November, '96, the first general election
under Statehood, A. O. Wood, R. P. Rasmussen and Nephi Williams were elected
Commissioners; William Howard, Prosecuting Attorney; R. C. Miller, Treasurer; O.
J. Sitterud, Clerk and Recorder; M. C. Bryan, Assessor; A. Tuttle, Sheriff; W.
S. Hinkin, deputy sheriff and janitor of the courthouse.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah
Ogden: W. H. Lever
1898

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