Editing Wexford County, Michigan (section)

=== County seat battle ===
The Wexford County seat of government, originally located in [[Sherman, Michigan|Sherman]], was moved to [[Manton, Michigan|Manton]] in 1881, as the result of a compromise between the feuding residents of Cadillac and Sherman. Cadillac partisans, however, won the county seat by a county-wide vote in April 1882.<ref name="factbook">Schindler, Kurt H. (2002) [http://35.8.121.133/wexford_county/factbook/pdfs/Chapter%20B2%20History.pdf Wexford County Factbook, ''History,''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204050843/http://35.8.121.133/wexford_county/factbook/pdfs/Chapter%20B2%20History.pdf|date=February 4, 2012}} Chapter B2. [http://www.msue.msu.edu/ MSU Extension]. Retrieved on January 5, 2008</ref> The day following the election, a sheriff's posse left the city for Manton by special train to seize the county records. After they arrived and collected a portion of the materials, however, an angry crowd confronted the Cadillac men and drove them out of town.<ref name="Battle">[http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/battling-for-the-county-seat/ Battling for the County Seat]. ''[http://www.absolutemichigan.com/ Absolute Michigan].'' Retrieved on January 5, 2008.</ref>

When the sheriff returned to Cadillac, he encountered a force consisting of several hundred armed men; this group reportedly included a brass band. The Sheriff's force, some of whom may have been intoxicated, traveled back to Manton to seize the remaining records. Although Manton residents confronted the Cadillac men and barricaded the courthouse, the posse successfully seized the documents. They returned to Cadillac in dubious glory.<ref name="Battle" />