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South Grove Records 1850-1982

Page 169 | May 3, 1896

Annual Town Meeting

DeKalb County}

Town of South Grove}

State of Illinois}

At an annual town meeting held in the Town Hall in the Town of South Grove County of DeKalb & State of Illinois of the 7th day of April 1896 James Byers was chosen Moderator.

Motion To raise Two Hundred dollars ($200.00) Town Tax carried

The following is a statement of the result of a canvass of the Ballotts [sic] cast

For Supervisor

James Byers Rec’d Twenty four 24 Votes

For Town Clerk

J T Byers Rec’d Twenty five 25 

For Assessor

E L Becker Rec’d Twenty four 24 

For Collector

Leon Rand Rec’d Twenty four 24 

For Commissioner of Highways

C P Benson Rec’d Twenty four 24 

For Trustee of Schools

Walter Barnes Rec’d Twenty four 24 

Dated at South Grove April 8th 1896

J T Byers

Town Clerk

Special Election

DeKalb County}

Town of South Grove}

State of Illinois}

At a Special Election held in the Town Hall in the town of South Grove County of DeKalb State of Illinois on the 2nd day of May 1896for the purpose of electing a Trustee of Schools to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Blake.

Robert Willis Received Forty six 46

Robert Hutcheson  Thirty seven 37

Henry Decker  One 1

South Grove May 3rd 1896

J T Byers

Clerk