Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Co., Publishers, Spokane, Washington, 1905 page 111 "An Act to Create and Organize Wasco County: Section 2 That county officers, justices of the peace, and constables shall be chosen at the next general election on the first Monday of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and until they shall be elected and qualified; W.C. Laughlin, Warren Keith and John Tompkins be and they are hereby constituted and appointed a board of commissioners in and for the said county of Wasco; and that J.A. Simms be, and he herby is constituted and appointed sheriff, and that Justin Chenoweth be and he is hereby appointed Judge of Probate, and that _______ Chase be and he is hereby constituted and appointed clerk in and for said county of Wasco; all of whom shall continue to hold their respective offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Passed House of Representative, Jan. 7, 1854 Passed Council, Jan. 11, 1854" Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program _________________________________________________________________ Plan your next US getaway to one of the super destinations here. http://special.msn.com/local/hotdestinations.armx