School Directors and Officers: 1880

SOURCE: The Clinton County Advertiser, Apr. 11, 1880

 The following are the names of school directors and officers, with Post Office addresses, in Clinton county. The list is not complete, but nearly so. (Transcriber put Townships in alphabetical order.)

Berlin Township – Sub-District No. 1, P. D. Schmidt, Maquoketa; 2, R. Hughes, Elwood; 3, J. Edleman, Lost Nation; 5, A. Denoma, Elwood; 6, J. Teodt; 7, T. Brockman, Grand Mound; 8, O. Pearson; 9, D. J. Camrar, Calamus. President, R. Hughes; Secretary, Wm. Torpey; Treasurer, J. Cook, Elwood.

Bloomfield Township – Sub-District No. 1, L. Taylor; 2, W. R. Holmes; 3, H. Parker, Delmar; 4, W. J. Fitch, Maquoketa; 5, W. J. Baker, Delmar; 6, R. S. Gohlman, Maquoketa; 7, A. Goodall; 8, Wm. O’Meara; 9, W. R. Barrick. President, W. R. Holmes; Secretary, C. A. Leach; Treasurer, Jno. Sidle, Delmar.

Brookfield Township – Sub-District No. 1, M. P. Baker; 2, G. H. Anderson; 3, O. Beckwith, Maquoketa; 4, F. H. Clark; 5, J. Kagabein; 6, W. H. Irwin; 7, J. McMillin; 8, Geo. Tesky; 9, H. N. Clary, Maquoketa. President, W. H. Irwin; Secretary, T. B. Leimbaugh; Treasurer, J. H. Devier, Elwood.

Camanche Township – No. 2, J. Shaff; 4, B. Tallman; 5, W. A. Tyler, Camanche; 6, T. Tate; 7, A. Barker, Low Moor; President, B. Tallman, Secretary, W. A. Tyler, Treasurer, A. Barker, Camanche.

Center Township – Sub-District No. 1, H. D. Roenfeldt; 2, J. Jochnk, Bryant; 3, Wm. Lehna; 4, F. Dohrman, Charlotte; 5, J. Shambaugh; 6, J. Dolan; 7, R. J. Gibson; 8 Geo, Crone; 9, L. Kellogg, Elvira. President, Geo. Crone; Secretary, Thos. East, Elvira; Treasurer, N. E. Ingwersen, Bryant.

Clinton Township – Sub-District No. 1, C. H. Allar; 2, J. H. Barnum, Clinton; 3, F. Crapser, Lyons. President, C. H. Allar, Secretary, J. H. Churcher, Clinton; Treasurer, D. Hess, Lyons.

DeWitt Township – Sub-District No. 1, P. McDonald; 2, P. Gibbon; 3, R. M. Smith; 4, H. Egar; 5, C. Shafer; 6, M. H. Haskins; 7, C. Shafer, 9, H. Tamm; 10, G. d. Staggs; 11, R. F. Benton; 12, H. H. Nye. President, G. D. Staggs; Secretary, B. W. McLaughlin; Treasurer, J. A. Smith, DeWitt.

Eden Township – Sub-District No. 1, C. Kastner; 2, S. Brazell; 3, T. Rushels; 4, George Pearson, Low Moor; 5, Wm. Draper, Malone; 6, J. James, DeWitt; 7, Wm. Coup; 8, Wm. Everett, Low Moor; 9, R. Pearson, Malone. President, S. Brazell; Secretary, Jno. Tate; Treasurer, Thos. Dannatt, Low Moor.

Elk River Township – Sub-District No. 1, Chas. Beatty, Almont; 2, J. Kunan, Teed’s Grove; 3, D. Koch, Miles; 4, E. H. Benson; 5, W. Brown, Teed’s Grove; 6 J. Schmidt, Almont; 7, H. B. Atwood, Bryant; 8, H. Dohrman, Lyons; 9, J. G. Smith, Almont; 10, A. Cook, Sabula; 11, J. J. Crennan, Teed’s Grove; 12, A. H. Polley, Almont; 13, R. E. Walker, Teed’s Grove. President, A. H. Polley, Almont; Secretary, R. E. Walker; Treasurer, J. S. Walker, Teed’s Grove.

Liberty Township – Sub-district No. 2, J. R. Tighe; 3, Wm. Bruner; 4, P. Carey, Toronto; 5, L. Klahn; 6, J. W. Tucker, Wheatland. President, T. W. Tucker; Secretary, E. Hart, Wheatland; Treasurer, H. A. Jackson, Toronto.

Lincoln Township – Sub-District No. 1, H. Bresler, Camanche; 2, Wm. Wilson; 3, R. A. Traver, Clinton; 4, John Crapser, Lyons. President, Wm. Wilson; Secretary, M. Cole; Treasurer, T. Polhamus, Clinton.

Lyons Township – Sub-District No. 1, M. Accamor; 2, J. Lubbers. President, C. D. Wohlenberg; Secretary, Jno. Patrick; Treasurer, S. Ressler, Lyons.

Olive Township – Sub-District No. 1, W. E. Doherty, Grand Mound; 2, C. Daniels; 3, T. Anderson; 4, J. P. Johnson, Calamus; 5, C. Dutton, Grand Mound; 6, C. Keuhl, Buena Vista; 7, D. C. Curtis, Calamus; 8, J. Langseth, Buena Vista; 9, P. Christiansen, Calamus; 10, P. O’Hern, Grand Mound; 11, C. Wagner, Calamus; 12, M. Sheehan, Grand Mound. President, M. Sheehan, Grand Mound; Secretary, R. S. Hazen, Calamus; Treasurer, L. D. Dutton, DeWitt.

Orange Township – Sub-District No. 1, W. H. Foster, DeWitt; 2, E. Miller; 3, E. G. Crowl; 5, Geo. Jordan, Grand Mound; 6, Jas. Casey, DeWitt; 7, H. Boutrager, Grand Mound. President, H. Boutrager; Secretary, J. M. Jordan; Treasurer, J. Rathje, Grand Mound.

Spring Rock Township – Sub-District No. 1, Geo. Goddard; 2, H. Homerighausen; 3, F. Schneider; 4, L. Homerighausen; 5, H. White; 6, L. Schneider; 7, Wm. Hazen. President, H. Homerighausen, Secretary, O. A. Haskin; Treasurer, Wm. Batterson, Wheatland.

Washington Township – Sub-District No. 1, J. Cranny, Charlotte; 2, T. Cranny; 3 B. Flannery, DeWitt; 4, McElhatton; 5, C. McGinn, Charlotte; 6, F. Hogarty; 8, P. Gorman, DeWitt. President, T. Cranny, DeWitt; Secretary, M. McCann, Charlotte; Treasurer, F. Hogarty, DeWitt.

Waterford Township – Sub-District No. 1, J. Borman, Brown’s Station; 2, M. Walsh, Charlotte; 3, J. Powers, Brown’s Station; 4, D. Hanrahan, Charlotte; 5, J. DeLarns, Riggs Station; 6, J. Luxstedt, Charlotte. President, M. Walsh; Secretary, S. Williams; Treasurer, J. Callahan, Charlotte.

Welton Township – Sub-District No. 1, A. W. Carr; 2, J. Kendig; 3, A. M. Webster; 4, M. Surivan; 5 L. P. Lambertson; 6, M. Dobler; 7, A. W. Schroder. President, M. Dobler; Secretary, D. Perrine; Treasurer, N. N. Walrod, Welton.

Independent Districts (transcriber alphabetized these)

Blackbird – President, Otto Petersen, Charlotte; Secretary, H. Glahn, Goose Lake; Treasurer, M. Bielenberg, Charlotte.

Bryant – President, C. Hass; Secretary, E. N. Nagel; Treasurer, A. M. Ingwersen, Bryant.

Burr Oak – President, J. C. Tietjens; Secretary, George Rix; Treasurer, Charles Stuedemann, Lyons.

Burr Oak – President, E. M. Cook; Secretary, J. H. Waugh, Monmouth; Treasurer, L. W. Crane, Burgess.

Center – President, J. Kruse; Secretary, L. Kruse; Treasurer, L. A. Wohlenburg, Goose Lake

Deep Creek Township – South Prairie District – President, Mark Zingleman; Secretary, Henry Dunn; Treasurer, A. M. Finch, Bryant.

Excelisior – President, Wm. Burwell; Secretary, C. V. Cook; Treasurer, D. Smith, Burgess.

Goose Lake – President, R. Farrell; Secretary, J. J. Smith; Treasurer, H. Svendsen, Goose Lake.

Hampshire Township – North West – President, Hans Buck; Secretary, Edward Svendsen, Bryant; Treasurer, G. Lange, Lyons.

Mill Creek – President, Wm. Gill; Secretary, F. Lindloff; Treasurer, F. Lindmeier, Lyons.

North East – President, F. M. Hill; Secretary, J. R. Boyd; Treasurer, B. L. Rogers, Lyons.

North Prairie – President, C. Hennings; Secretary, Nic Everhart; Treasurer, J. Jost, Lyons

Rose Valley – President, J. B. Nichol; Secretary, W. W. Gardner; Treasurer, D. S. Bullock, Lost Nation.

Rost – President, C. Mohl; Secretary, A. Myatt; Treasurer, L. N. Frazier, Lost Nation.

Sharon Township – Lost Nation District – President, F. Skiff; Secretary, J. N. Wood; Treasurer, E. P. Gillette, Lost Nation.

Sherman – President, James Hand; Secretary, Hans Holm; Treasurer, John Dierks, Lyons.

Troy – President, W. Crane, Maquoketa; Secretary, r. R. Swan, Nashville; Treasurer, R. Myatt, Lost Nation.

Vernon Prairie – President, Wm. H. Bates; Secretary, C. W. Cook, Miles; Treasurer, A. V. DePue, Bryant.

Washington – President, R. D. Cooper, Clinton; Secretary, Jas. Lilly; Treasurer, John Kain, Lyons.

Washington – President, D. Liebler; Secretary, H. Dickman; Treasurer, P. Ahrens, Lost Nation.

West Prairie – President, Wm. Dalton; Secretary, J. C. Wilson; Treasurer, A. Seeler, Preston.

Independent Rural Districts, Cities and Towns (transcriber alphabetized)

Camanche City – President, J. H. Smith; Secretary, T. B. Hatcher; Treasurer, V. R. Benham, Camanche.

Calamus – President, J. W. Liebler; Secretary, S. B. Walker; Treasurer, E. F. Owen, Calamus.

Charlotte – President, A. J. Albright; Secretary, C. Gilmore; Treasurer, T. Spelman, Charlotte.

Clinton City – President, W. F. Battis; Secretary, A. H. Paddock; Treasurer, A. L. Stone, Clinton.

Delmar – President, A. A. Hawkins; Secretary, E. A. Hess; Treasurer, E. H. Eyer, Delmar.

DeWitt City – President, R. J. Crouch; Secretary, C. Schlabach; Treasurer, J. H. Price, Dewitt.

Grand Mound – President, John Jenks; Secretary, B. T. Stewart; Treasurer, J. R. Merrill, Grand Mound.

Lyons City – President, John Garton; Secretary, James McPherson; Treasurer, Wm. Holmes, Lyons.

Toronto – President, W. L. Brown; Secretary, E. P. Simmons; Treasurer, G. W. Thorn, Toronto.

Wheatland – President, L. B. Manwaring; Secretary, A. Smith; Treasurer, T. D. Gamble, Wheatland.