History of GRATIOT CO., Michigan. Historical Biographical, Statistical

By Willard D. Tucker pub. 1913 Press of Seemann & Peters, Saginaw, Michigan

Village of Ashley;  pgs.  1063-1094

 

Ap.:      Mar.—Henry Hull ; St. C.—M. H. Mills ; H. O.—Thos. Brown.

1905: Pres.—Albert N. Palmeter; Trustees—A. E. Church, Wm. H. Hunt, Henry Hull; Clk.—E. Z. Fuller; Treas.—Lester Fox; Ass’r—W. B. Roof.

Ap.—Mar. and St. Coin. Myron H. Mills; H. O.—Thos. E. Brown.

1906: Pres.—David Duncan; Trustees—Michael Bower, John Hatfield, Ira Otto; 1 yr., Allen T. Adams; Clk.—E. Z. Fuller; Treas.—H. C. Rose; Ass’r—W. B. Roof.

Ap.: Mar.—Monroe Gunn ; St. C. Chas. Manchester ; H. O.—Thos. E. Brown.

A special election was held May 31, ‘06. to vote on the question of issuing $6,000 of bonds for building sidewalks. Yes, 61; no, 14.

May 4, ‘06, Jas. Mole was appointed trustee vice Hunt, removed from the village.

Dec. 21, ‘06, Chas. E. Pechtil was appointed marshal vice Roe Gunn, resigned.

1907: Pres.—A. N. Palmeter; Trustees—W. N. Gladstone, A. E. Fuller, L. M. Hutchinson; Clk.—P. W. Acker; Treas.—O. J. Sprague; Ass’r— Martin W. Coon.

Ap.: Mar.—C. E. Pechtil; St. C.—Chas. Manchester; H. O.—Thos. Brown.

March 15, ‘07, E. Z. Fuller was appointed trustee in place of Hatfield, removed from the village.

May 3, ‘07, Geo. Coon was appointed trustee vice E. Z. Fuller, resigned.

June 21, ‘07, D. W. C. Tiffany was appointed clerk vice Acker, resigned.

1908: Pres.—Wm. Hunt; Trustees—C. E. Pechtil 39, M. H. Mills 38, John S. Husted 38, Henry Kennett 38, Frank Garlock 37. Decided by lot, Mills and Husted winning. Clk.—D. W. C. Tiffany; Treas.—Lorenzo Chambers; Ass’r—M. W. Coon.

Ap.: Mar.—Manuel Thompson; St. C.—E. W. Corwin; H. O.—Thos. Brown.

July 17, ‘08, E. Z. Fuller was appointed trustee in place of Husted, resigned.

Dec. 18, ‘08, David Duncan was appointed trustee in place of Gladstone, removed from the village.

1909: Pres. — Ira Otto; Trustees — David Duncan, Anthony Landi, Edson H. Mudge; 1 yr., Frank Garlock; Clk.—Hollie J. Rose; Treas.— Lou is K. Kirby; Ass’r—D. W. C. Tiffany.

Ap.: Mar. — Fred Reynolds ; St. C. — Chas. Manchester ; H. 0. —Thos. E. Brown.

Jan. 10, ‘10, Chas. W. Coon was appointed marshal vice Reynolds, resigned.

1910: Pres.—Chas. A. Greene; Trustees—Orlo B. Gallop, Jas. B. Crook, Bert Kimmel; Clk.—H. J. Rose; Treas.—Wm. Weidner; Ass’r— D. W. C. Tiffany.

Ap.: Mar.—Chas. W. Coon; St. C.—Manchester; H. O.—Thos. Brown. 1911: Pres.—Orill Reichard; Treas.—Monroe D. Gunn, David Duncan, Anthony Landi; Clk.—Hollie J. Rose; Treas.—Wm. Weidner; Ass’r Guy B. Turner.

Ap.: Mar. Chas. W. Coon; St. Coin. Myron H. Mills; H. O.—Thos. Brown; Ch. F. D.—Loren Corwin.

1912: Pres.—Orill Reichard; Trustees—-Whitfield DeBar, Wm. S. Dove, J. H. Barnhart; Clk.—Leon E. Gilleo; Treas.—Earl Derry, Ass’r—D. W. C. Tiffany.

Ap.:Mar.—Chas. W. Coon; St. Com.—D. W. C. Tiffany; H. O.— Loren Corwin; Fire Warden—I. P. Rose.

1913: Pres.—E. A. Chisholm; Clk.—Leon E. Gilleo; Treas.—Orlo B. Gallop; Trustees—James Anstey, Hollie J. Rose, A. M. Derry; Ass’r— G. B. Turner. Seventy-six votes were polled.

Ap.:St. Com.—D. E. Bickford; H. O.—I. P. Rose; Fire W.—M. D. Gunn; Mar.—Chas. W. Coon

 

ASHLEY OFFICERS.

Presidents.

                                                                

 

Assessors

 

Chas. H. Gunn, 1886, ’87, ’93, ’96, ’98, ‘99	Monroe Gunn, 1906.
’00, ’01, ’02.	C. E. Pechtil, 1907.
Fred Osborne, 1888	Henry Hull, 1903, ’04.
Henry Shellenbarger, 1889	M. H. Mills, 1905.
Thompson Kirby, 1890, ’91, ’92.	Monroe Gunn, 1906.
B. C. Sickles, 1894.	C. E. Pechtil, 1907.
J. E. Kirby, 1895.	Manuel Thompson, 1909.
Warren Smith, 1897.	Fred Reynolds, 1909.
Henry Hull, 1903, ’04.	Chas. W. Coon, 1910, ’11, ’12, 13.
M. H. Mills, 1905.