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The first election held in the county of Manistee was in the Spring of 1855, at which the whole number of votes cast was 139.
In 1856, at the Fall election, the total vote for president was 198, of which Fremont received 185, and Buchanan 13. For Congress, D.C. Leach received 184, and F.J. Littlejohn 12. For state senator, Thomas W. Ferry received 188 votes to 1 for I.V. Harris.
In 1860, at the presidential election for governor, Blair received 125 votes, Barry 60.
In 1862 Blair received sixty-four votes, and Stout sixty.
In 1864 the Republican ticket received 145, and the Democratic ticket 70 votes.
In 1866 Crapo, Republican candidate for governor, received 271 votes, and Williams, Democrat, one vote.
In 1868, at the presidential election, Grant received 656 votes, to 282 for Seymour.
In 1872 the vote was as follows: Grant, 785; Greeley, 424; O'Conor, 8.
In 1874, for governor, Bagley, Republican, received 635 votes, and Chamberlain, Democratic, 785. There were 237 votes cast in favor of Woman Suffrage, and 846 against.
In 1876 the vote at the presidential election was as follows: Hayes, 896; Tilden, 811; Cooper, 76. There were four votes cast for the Prohibition ticket in Manistee City.
In 1878 the republican vote was 591; Democratic 816; National, 354.
In 1880 the total vote of the county was 2,354. The vote by townships was as follows:
| Township |
Population |
Rep. vote |
Dem. vote |
G'b'k vote |
Total vote |
| Arcadia |
335 |
46 |
10 |
24 |
76 |
| Cleon |
270 |
24 |
34 |
3 |
68 |
| Bear Lake |
925 |
120 |
43 |
39 |
198 |
| Brown |
533 |
60 |
24 |
23 |
107 |
| Filer |
878 |
58 |
74 |
36 |
166 |
| Manistee |
774 |
71 |
47 |
10 |
128 |
| Manistee City |
7,075 |
584 |
581 |
41 |
1,148 |
| Maple Grove |
97 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
30 |
| Marilla |
166 |
7 |
33 |
... |
44 |
| Onekama |
535 |
72 |
32 |
35 |
148 |
| Pleasanton |
481 |
71 |
10 |
16 |
96 |
| Springdale |
102 |
13 |
9 |
2 |
24 |
| Stronach |
354 |
2 |
41 |
1 |
45 |
| Total |
12,525 |
1,162 |
957 |
237 |
2,354 |
VITAL STATISTICS
The following statistics of births, deaths and marriages since 1869, are taken from the records:
| DEATHS |
| |
1870 |
1871 |
1872 |
1873 |
1874 |
1875 |
1876 |
1877 |
1878 |
1879 |
1880 |
1881 |
| Arcadia |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| Pleasanton |
5 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
| Springdale |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
| Onekama |
... |
2 |
... |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
| Bear Lake |
5 |
2 |
... |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
... |
4 |
| Maple Gr |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Marilla |
... |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
... |
| Brown |
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
| Manistee |
6 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
... |
... |
12 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
| Filer |
3 |
2 |
... |
... |
3 |
9 |
6 |
... |
4 |
2 |
8 |
19 |
| Stronach |
7 |
3 |
... |
9 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
| 1st Ward |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
... |
... |
| 2d Ward |
9 |
... |
14 |
7 |
17 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
18 |
9 |
... |
... |
| 3d Ward |
15 |
8 |
24 |
32 |
... |
... |
15 |
10 |
33 |
22 |
... |
... |
| 4th Ward |
15 |
... |
30 |
18 |
22 |
16 |
13 |
40 |
6 |
31 |
... |
... |
| Total |
71 |
42 |
102 |
104 |
70 |
69 |
82 |
98 |
94 |
115 |
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BIRTHS |
| |
1870 |
1871 |
1872 |
1873 |
1874 |
1875 |
1876 |
1877 |
1878 |
1897 |
1880 |
1881 |
| Arcadia |
13 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
... |
... |
8 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
| Pleasanton |
13 |
12 |
13 |
24 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
... |
| Springdale |
... |
4 |
1 |
... |
6 |
3 |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
4 |
| Onekama |
6 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
21 |
11 |
16 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
... |
| Bear Lake |
7 |
4 |
14 |
16 |
24 |
19 |
8 |
9 |
17 |
26 |
12 |
25 |
| Maple Gr |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4 |
2 |
... |
1 |
| Marilla |
4 |
... |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| Brown |
13 |
16 |
14 |
26 |
17 |
20 |
12 |
25 |
14 |
24 |
11 |
16 |
| Manistee |
9 |
30 |
12 |
11 |
... |
6 |
12 |
15 |
11 |
18 |
3 |
... |
| Filer |
3 |
7 |
... |
... |
17 |
20 |
13 |
16 |
7 |
27 |
33 |
14 |
| Stronach |
24 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
21 |
23 |
33 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
| 1st Ward |
3 |
4 |
18 |
30 |
31 |
34 |
43 |
51 |
38 |
54 |
... |
... |
| 2d Ward |
45 |
... |
68 |
41 |
19 |
18 |
43 |
53 |
51 |
35 |
... |
... |
| 3d Ward |
65 |
47 |
54 |
84 |
34 |
17 |
51 |
68 |
83 |
44 |
... |
... |
| 4th Ward |
20 |
... |
68 |
67 |
113 |
108 |
94 |
136 |
87 |
102 |
... |
... |
| Total |
225 |
142 |
282 |
335 |
306 |
299 |
335 |
428 |
378 |
387 |
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MARRIAGES. - 1868, 28; 1869, 83; 1870, 84; 1871, 85; 1872, 51; 1873, 97; 1874, 75; 1875, 65; 1876, 79; 1877, 57; 1878, 56; 1879, 111; 1880, 36; 1881, 121.
The above tables do not give the statistics for the city of Manistee for 1880-'81, which were as follows: Total number of deaths in 1880, 64; 1881, 94. Total number of births in 1880, 280; 1881, 256.
INDIVIDUAL INCOMES IN 1868
The following were the incomes above the exemption of $1,000 in Manistee County, in 1868:
| Barnes, Russell |
$293 |
Moore, Wm. |
$1,000 |
| Benedict, E.E. |
1,780 |
Markus, Wm. |
575 |
| Canfield, John |
29,000 |
Magill, Wm. |
1,222 |
| Dougherty, P. |
977 |
Magnan, A. |
500 |
| Engelman, M. |
1,500 |
Peters, R.G. |
17,422 |
| Ellis, L.S. |
1,318 |
Paggeot, Chas |
9,000 |
| Filer, D.L. |
12,713 |
Robinson, G.W. |
17,722 |
| Filer, E.G. |
9,000 |
Ramsdell, T.J. |
2,500 |
| Filer, D.W. |
9,000 |
Risdon, R.M. |
3,640 |
| Fay, Michael |
500 |
Ramsdell, E.A. |
225 |
| Grandjohn, N.C. |
1,461 |
Randall, C.H. |
500 |
| Green, H.N. |
4,000 |
Shrigley, J.H. |
6,000 |
| Hadsell, John |
520 |
Secor, D.D. |
2,729 |
| Milmoe, B. |
977 |
Secor, Chas |
509 |
STATISTICS OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
| Year |
Number of Dealers |
Tax Collected |
| 1875 |
42 |
$4,488.39 |
| 1876 |
42 |
4,964.97 |
| 1877 |
35 |
4,061.76 |
| 1878 |
40 |
4,580.59 |
| 1879 |
42 |
4,975.44 |
| 1880 |
45 |
8,127.95 |
| 1881 |
53 |
9,258.33 |
The following list furnishes a statement of the liquor traffic for the year ending December 1, 1881:
| Names |
Residence |
Kind of Business |
Place of Business |
Amount of Tax |
| George Andree |
City of Manistee |
Spirituous liquors at retail |
City of Manistee |
$30.00 |
| Charles D Phillips |
" |
" |
" |
50.00 |
| Charles McKinley & Co. |
" |
" |
" |
50.00 |
| John Dehner |
" |
" |
" |
50.00 |
| Michael Kehoe |
" |
" |
" |
50.00 |
| Eugene Boulle |
" |
" |
" |
50.00 |
| Ernest Mamerow |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Charles Bigge |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Charles Wenzel & Co. |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Clara Kanouse |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| J.B. Johnson & Co. |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Charles D. Phillips |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John Beck & Co. |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Henry Tiedemen |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Frank Firzlaff |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John Baur |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Joseph Baur |
" |
wholesale |
" |
400.00 |
| Elias Johnson |
" |
retail |
" |
200.00 |
| John Higgins |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| George Andree |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Eugene Boulle |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| E.A. Hornkohl |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Frank Herman |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John Kehoe |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John Bartelson |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Andrew Kihnke |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John P. Mason |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| C. Pomeroy |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John L. Sorenson |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Joseph Radka |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| German Workingmen's Society |
" |
Malt |
" |
65.00 |
| L. Jepson |
" |
Spirituous |
" |
200.00 |
| Mat Peterson |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Andrew Eckwald |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Charles Beinke |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| James Madison |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John Waeir |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Andrew Johnson |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Nordisk Fremskridts Forening |
" |
Malt |
" |
65.00 |
| Anna Bloudin |
" |
Spirituous |
" |
200.00 |
| Andrew Grzhwiak |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Peter Hawley |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| Peter Hanson |
Township of Manistee |
" |
Township of Manistee |
200.00 |
| Louis Swan |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John Block |
" of Stronach |
" |
" of Stronach |
200.00 |
| John Mews |
" |
" |
" |
200.00 |
| John Paape |
" of Brown |
Malt |
" of Brown |
65.00 |
| Andrew Berg |
City of Manistee |
Spirituous |
City of Manistee |
183.33 |
| Charles Springborn |
" |
" |
" |
150.00 |
| John Schultz |
" |
" |
" |
150.00 |
| Joseph Baur |
" |
" |
" |
150.00 |
| John Mason & Co. |
" |
" |
" |
150.00 |
Manistee has thirty two pensioners, and their payments, with arrears, amount to $6,384.
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