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Proposition No 1, Provided for biennial sessions of the Legislature.
Proposition No. 2, Provided for biennial appropriations for State purposes.
Proposition No 3, Provided for the election of Representatives for two years and Senators for four years.
DECEMBER 25. The Hiawatha Beer club is raided. The following history of the rise and fall of this celebrated club is condensed from an article written by A. R. May for Major Morrill's history of Brown county:
On the 7th day of October, 1875, the Hiawatha club was organized. Its purpose, as stated in the articles of agreement was "to form and arrange a club for the purpose of social enjoyment, but its real purpurse was to form a beer club and to run a saloon contrary to law. The club began business on the east half of lot 91, Oregon street, with Fred W. Roll and Henry Stauff in charge. The members would first buy tickets and then exchange their tickets for drinks seeking in this way to evade the law against selling liquor.
Eight days after the organization, Mayor H. J. Aten issued his written order to City Marshal Woodmansee to close up the place, which wasdone. The place was opened up again and the marshal was forcibly ejected by Rohl and Stauff. He then summoned Thos. McLaughlin, J. K. Klinfelter and G. E. Selleg as a posse and broke down the door, ejected the occupants and locked the building. Rohl at once swore out a warrant against the marshal and his
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posse charging them with riot. The case was tried before Justice of the Peace W. J. Richardson. The state was represented by County Attorney F. M. Keith assisted by Jas. Falloon. The prisoners were defended by City Attorney A. R. May assisted by Ira J. Lacock and C. E. Berry. The defendants were acquitted and the costs of the case taxed up to the complaining witness, Fred W. Rohl.
In the mean time Rohl and Stauff had taken possession of their building again and were defying the authorities to interfere with their business. They were arrested on the 18th of November and convicted of violating the city ordinance in regard to selling liquor and were find $50 each. This case they promptly appealed to the district court. Again on the 27th they were arrested charged with keeping and maintaining a common public nuisance. They were convicted on this charge in the police court and the premises adjudged a nuis- ance and ordered to be abated. This case was also appealed and the business went right on as before.
On the 15th of December, Mayor Aten issued his writ to the city marshal ordering him to abate the nuisance. The marshal made several ineffectual efforts to enforce the writ. Roll and Stauff met him each time with drawn revolvers and threatened that they would shoot him if he attempted to inter- fere with their business. The marshal then summoned S. P. Gaskill, A. A. Holmes, R. C. Chase, Geo. D. Blair, W. S. Bristol, J. C. Thomas, A. McLaugh- lin, B. F. Partch, Wm Clement. J. K. Klinefelter, A. G. Speer, Thurston Chase, L. S. Herbert, A. Rokes, Rev. C. L. Shackelfed and others, about twenty in all, as a posse.
Early on the morning of December 25th, the posse repaired to the saloon, armed with revolvers, shot guns, and sabers and forcibly entered the building and ejected Stauff who showed fight. Rohl retreated in disorder. The posse emptied all the liquor found in the establishment, took possession of the books and papers of the club, and barricaded the doors with the billiard tables and furniture. The supporters of the club gathered in from the city and country and although many threats were made no actual attempt was made to retake the building. The marshall and his posse held possession of the building until an injunction was obtained from the district court restraining Rohl and Stauff from interfering with the building
This ended the Hiawatha Beer club, but Rohl and Stauff still had troubles of their own to contend with. Stauff brought suit against Marshal Woodman- see for $500 damages for ejecting him from the building. Rohl and Stauff each brought suits against H. J. Aten, G. T. Woodmansee, W. S. Bristol, S. R, Gas- kill, R. C. Chase, A. A. Holmes, Wm. Clement and J. C. Thomas for $5,000 damages to their person and feelings. Stauff and one, Murray Stanley were arrested for threatening to assault R. C. Chase, but the case was not tried. Stauff also swore out warrants for S. P Gaskill. W. S. Bristol, A. A. Holmes, J. C. Thomas, A. Mclaughlin, B. F. Partch, G. T. Woodmansee, Geo. M. Blair, Wm. Clement, J. K. Klinefelter, R. C. Chase, A G Speer, Thurston Chase, L. S. Herbert, A. Rokes, and Rev. C. L Schackelford, charging them with assault and battery. The cases was heard before Justice of the Peace Geo. W. Seaman and the information quashed.
In May 1876, Rohl and Stauff gave themselves up to the sheriff announcing that they could not pay their fines. They were confined in the city calaboose which was broken into by their friends one night and the prisoners liberated. The calaboose was repaired and the prisoners put back again. Rev. Shackel-
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ford and Rev. Liggett then interested themselves in the matter and brought about a settlement by which all prosecutions and suits were dismissed, and the fines remitted by the council. Rohl and Stauff agreeing to pay all costs. The money to pay the costs was then raised by subscription the temperance people furnishing most of the funds.
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JANUARY 11. On request of E. N. Morrill on behalf of the city of Hiawa- tha, an order is made by the County Commissioners, allowing the city to erect a fire engine house on the north east corner of the public square.
-The legislature convenes.
Brown county is represented by J. P. Davis.
FEBRUARY 4. Citizens of Hiawatha organize a fire company. C. B. Hed- ding is elected foreman, Thos. Cheal, assistant foreman, Eli Allendorf, first engineer, J. Franklin, first assistant, Geo. H. Wheeler, second assistant, Wm. Johnson, secretary and treasurer; A. B. Carl and Chris Sweitzer, hosemen, J. Flick and Zimmerman, chargemen, John Gardner, extra man with extinguisher.
FEBRUARY 21. Hamlin Christian church incorporated with Robert Patton, David Shelton, Jonas Myers, Franklin Myers, and John P. Shelton as trustees. The estimated value of the property is $1,700.
MARCH 2. The State is re-districted. The townships of Hiawatha, Irv- ing, Padonia and Hamlin now constitute the 70th legislative district and the townships of Walnut, Powhattan, Mission and Robinson the 71st district.
MARCH 3. Section lines in Brown county are once more declared to be public highways.
MARCH 22 Granger convention at Hiawatha. R. J. Young was selected president and J. D. Hardy, secretary. An address was delivered by H G. Reynolds, of Blue Rapids. A co-operative store was resolved upon and E. Har- rington of Prairie View Grange, Ben. A. Frye, of Plum Creek Grange, and J. W. Martin, of White Eagle Grange were appointed to carry the resolution into effect.
APRIL 3. Hiawatha city election.
Mayor, A. A. Holmes 97
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Police Judge, W. J. Richardson . 95
J. H. Speer. 85
J. P. Mulhollen 87
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APRIL -. A. T. McCreary retires from the Kansas Herald.
APRIL 7. Mayor Holmes makes the following appointments: City clerk, H. M. Waller; treasurer, C. Wolf; marshal, G. T. Woodmansee; assistant mar- shal, J. K. Klinefelter; street commissioner, G. T. Woodmansee; city attorney, A. R. May. S. P. Gaskill was elected president of the council.
APRIL 10. School District No. 67 (Mt Hope) is organized by Supt R. C. Clase.
APRIL 15. Harvey Seburn is appointed county treasurer for the term com- mencing on the first Tuesday of July, 1876, and ending on the second Tuesday of October; 1876, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the change in the term of office provided by the legislature.
APRIL 11. Alfred Walters, J. Cracraft, E. N. Knapp, C. L. Carroll, and J. P. Davis, are elected as directors of the Brown county A. H. & M. Association.
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P. W. Fuller is elected auditor. This board organized by electing Alfred Wal- ters as president, J. P. Davis, as vice president, J. Cracraft as secretary and Samuel Detwiler as treasurer.
MAY 3. The State Temperance convention meets at Lawrence. W. S. Bristol of Hiawatha is elected a delegate to the national convention. E. Bierer is a member of the committee on permanent organization.
MAY 6. Democratic county convention to elect delegates to the state con- vention ..
MAY 18. Greenback convention at Indianapolis nominates Peter Cooper for president and Newton M. Booth for vice president.
MAY 17. Republican county mass convention to elect delegates to the state convention.
JUNE 3. In compliance with the proclamation of the president of the United States, asking that the citizens of each county assemble on the Fourth of July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our national Indepence, a meet- ing was held at Hiawatha to make suitable arrangments for such a celebration. E. N. Morrill was chosen chairman and Henry Isely secretary. After a general discussion tlie following committees were appointed: Executive committee- Joseph Cracraft, E. N. Morrill, H. Seburn, H. J. Aten and Henry Isely. Com- mittee on music-M. E. Foote, S. M. Pratt, S. P. Gaskill. Township com- mittees: Hiawatha-J. P. Davis, E. N. Knapp, D. L. Burger; Mission-I. J. Miller, I. N. Smith, M. C. Willis, Powhattan-S. C. Amend, A. M. Hough, J. W. Penn; Walnut-A. Carothers, C. H. Isely, W. C. Pace; Hamlin-J. W. Scott, J. B. Wells. J. F. Mickey; Padonia-D. C Nutting, Jacob Reasoner, Isiah P. Winslow; Irving-W. C. Bechtel, Steven. Hunter, M, D. Noble; Rob- inson-Lon H. Eddy, George Pierce, H. A. Parsons. Committe on finance-B. F. Killey, J. J. Weltmer and H. J. Aten. E. N. Morrill was elected historian and H. J. Aten and Thurston Chase assistants, and the following resolution was passed:
WHEREAS, The task of preparing the history of the county is an arduous one, it is there- fore earnestly urged that all and especially the old setlers, lend a helping hand in furnishing in- teresting facts connected with our county's history. Said history when completed will be filed and preserved in the archives of the county and a copy of the same will be sent to the office of the Librarian of Congress.
JUNE 16: Republican convention at Cincinnati nominates R. B. Hayes for president and Wm. A. Wheeler for vice president.
JUNE 28. Democratie convention at St. Louis nominates Samuel J. Til- den for president and Thos. A Hendricks for vice president.
JUNE 29. The Dispatch announces the candidacy of E. N. Morrill for State Senator.
JUNE -. Republicans of Hiawatha, ratify the nomination of Ilayes and Wheeler. J. P. Davis is chairman of the meeting and W. J. Richardson is secretary. Speeches are made by Judge A. H. Horton and Judge Berry. H. J. Aten, Dr. S. M. Pratt, E. N. Knapp, W. J. Richardson and A. G. Speer are appointed a committee to draft by-laws for a Hayes and Wheeler club.
JULY 4. Grand celebration at Hiawatha. Major E. N. Morrill reads the history of the county.
JULY 7. The County Commissioners make the following order:
In compliance with the proclamation of the president of the United States and the governor of this state, the history of Brown county is being
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completed, and whereas the same is too lengthy to be published in a news- paper, and whereas it is quite important, that the same should be preserved with the archives of the county and exchanged as recommended with the differ- ent counties of the state also deposited with the Librarian of Congress. There- fore be it ordered that an appropriation of $100 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made for the publication of said history of Brown county in pamphlet form for purposes above enumerated, and further ordered that Joseph Cracraft, H. J, Aten and Henry Isely be hereby appointed as a com- mittee to manage and contract for the printing of the same.
JULY 14. The Hiawatha Hayes and Wheeler club elect officers as follows: W. B. Barnett, president; J. K Klinefelter, recording secretary; W. J. Rich- ardson, corresponding secretary; J. E. Moon, treasurer; E. N. Morrill, Ira J. Lacock, J. P. Davis, executive committee; vice presidents, H. J. Aten, Hia- watha; C. Isely, Walnut; A. M. Hough, Powhattan; M. C. Willis, Mission; Lon H. Eddy, Robinson; Steven Hunter, Irving: I. P. Winslow, Padonia; J. W. Scott, Hamlin.
JULY 22. A Tilden and Hendricks club is organized at Hiawatha. Dr. Turner is chairman and J. P. Mulhollen secretary .
-The Republicans of Prairie View organize a Hayes and Wheeler cluband elect the following officers. President, M. G. Perrine; vice president, T. G. Hopkins; secretary, I. N. Smith; executive committee, F. F. Miles, James Hite, A. M. Hannalı.
AUGUST 5. Republican convention for 70th representative district. J. P. Davis was elected chairman and H. J. Aten secretary. Col. Kieth, Capt. Walters, and I. P.Winslow were appointed a committee on credentials. Dele- gates to the various conventions were elected as follows: Judicial convention, John Schil ing. T. J. Elliott; alternates, I. N. Speer, W. J. Richardson. State convention, W. B. Barnett and Harvey Seburn; alternates, J. P. Davis, R. S. Fairchild. Congressional convention, E. N. Morrill, B. F. Killey; alternates, A. Walters, W. J. Richardson. Senatorial convention, R. C. Chase, Ben Watkins, II. J. Aten: alternates, Jacob Lichty, I. P. Winslow, S. M. Pratt.
-Republican convention for 71st representative district met at Prairie View. M. C. Willis was chosen chairman, and C Lemon, secretary. A. H. Wade, A. M. Hough and David Moore were appointed a committee on creden- tials and reported the delegations filled from every precinct Delegates to the various conventions were elected as follows: Judicial convention, Geo. Mell- A. J. Carothers; alternates, I. N. Smith, J. N. Anderson State convention, A. W. Hough, C. A. Lemon; alternates, J. S. Belts, Geo. Seaman; Congressional convention, M. C. Willis, I. N. Smith; alternates, David Moore, H. C. Neff. Senatorial convention, A. II. Wade, F. F. Miles, J. S. Tyler; alternates, C. L. Carroll, Sam McNail, H. P. Whitman. Geo. Seaman, A. H. Wade, A. M. Hough were appointed as a district central committee.
AUGUST 9. Republican judicial convention at Hiawatha. G. H. Adams of Nemaha, the Hubbard candidate is elected tempororary chairman over A. Larzelere, the anti Hubbard candidate by a vote of thirteen to eleven. Frank E. Cloyce of Atchison was elected temporary secretary.
J. O. Peebles, A. Larzelere, G. Mell, T. J. Elliott and E. N. Newman were appointed a committee on permanent organization.
L L. Tood, G. W. Stabler, J. H. Utt, J. Schilling and S. Conwell were ap- pointed a committee on credentials. The committee made a majority and a
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minority report. The trouble was over the 5th district in Atchison county which had elected one set of Hubbard delegates and another set in favor of David .Martin for judge. The fight was kept up until sun down, when the Hubbard men won out and the six delegates from Doniphan county and two from Atchison bolted the convention and nominated David Martin. The re- maining delegates nominated P. L. Hubbard. Judge Hubbard then appeared and addressed the convention.
A central committee consisting of E. N. Morrill of Brown, E. K. Knowles of Nemaha, B. B. Gail of Atchison and C. Leland of Doniphan, was appointed.
Those taking part in the convention were Messrs. John H. Utt, Fred Harp- ster, C. Fox. N. Springer, X. K. Stout, J. B. Kennedy, N. B. Wood, J. H. Whittaker, Wm. Deckard, E. Kirkpatrick, C. O. Madoulett, A. Larzelere of Doniphan, L. L. Todd, S. R. Washier, Geo. Storch, A. F. Martin, J. K. Fisher, Jolın Seaton, D. Bager, F. II. Barker, C. W. Johnson, J. W. Moore, J. V. Bryning, G. W. Stabler, F. E. Cloyce, D. W. Eiler, J O. Peebles, W. Scott, N. P. Pease of Atchison: John Schilling, T. J. Elliott, I. N. Speer, W. J. Richardson, A. Carothers, Geo. Mell, I. N. Smith. J. N. Anderson of Brown; G. Il. Adams, S. Conwell, D. D. Wickens, J. Van Loon, H. W. Hazen, E. M. Neiman, G. W. Myrick and Fitzwater of Nemaha.
AUGUST 12. Democrat convention selects the following delegates: State convention, T. J. Gibson, Eli Moser, D. C. Nutting, John McCreary, C. L. Pow- ers, Theodore Schecker: alternates, H. C. Wey, P. C. McGilvray, Jas. Cottrell, James Stanley, G. Y Johnson, Henry Meibach.
Congressional-E. Harrington. R. J. Young, Frederick Isely, D. P. Wil- liams, Wm. Clements, Wm. Wilson: alternates, Peter Birney, G. W. Parsons, David Bender, John Hillman, R. B. Carey, Jacob Roehm.
Judicial- J P. Mulhollen, J F. Roelim, H. A. Parsons, Hiram Bussell; alternates, P. C. McGilvary, Dr. Turner, Abner Murphy. Jas. Glenn.
AUGUST 15. Democratic judicial convention at Troy. It adjourns with- out making any nomination and the delegates join with the bolting Republi- cans in holding an independent convention. B. P. Waggener placed A. G. Otis in nomination for judge. David Martin declined the nomination given him by the bolting convention at Hiawatha and seconded the nomination of Mr. Otis, who was then nominated by acclamation. The following resolutions were adopted by the convention:
The citizens of the several counties of Atchison, Doniphan, Brown and Nemaha, compris- ing the Second Judicial district of the State of Kansas, in mass convention assembled, to con- sider the question of selecting a candidate for district judge, to be voted for at the ensuing elec- tion, and being of both political parties do hereby recognize and affirm the following cordial principles to govern us in our actions.
First. That we deem the judicial office wholly non-political in its character, and the selec- tion of a candidate therefore, should be made wholly with regard to the fitness, ability and learning of the person to be selected and wholly independent of political or personal considera- tion. That the office should be unsolicited and that the incumbent should be placed in office by the people of his district without pledges, promises or solicitations on his part to the end that justice may be impartially administered and the decisions made from the bench, challenge the confidence and respect of the communities in which they are made, and of the parties litigant themselves. That it is only in this way that respect for law can be maintained, and disorder and misrule prevented. That a judge upon the bench should be so placed there by the people. that he may act independently, decide without fear or favor, and know in his judicial capacity no friend and no enemy, no party, and creed.
Second. That we regard as most unfortunate, the nomination and election of any candi- date who procures his place after and through a bitter personal and partisan contest, with
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pledges made to his advocates and supporters, and with friends to reward and enemies to punish in and through his office after he shall have secured it. Surely such a person can not be a safe and suitable representative to our judicial system; can not maintain and uphold the law, or ad- minister it to public satisfaction, or in a manner to meet the confidence of the public. We re- cognize and deprecate the fact that such is the present condition of our judicial district, and of the nominee now before the people and we are moved thereby, without unkindness or malice towards anyone, as a sacred duty we owe ourselves and the citizens of this district to select and place in nomination another, and, as we believe, a more suitable candidate for the office re- ferred to.
Third We hereby covenant and agree that the election of the candidate so selected by us shall in no manner be regarded as the the triumph of any political party, or as the expression of our opinion upon any political question. but solely and purely are expression of our pref- erence for the person selected to perform properly the duties pertaining to this responsible office.
AUGUST 23. Democratic State convention at Topeka to nominate a State ticket. The Brown county delegates are P. J. Gibson, Eli Moser, D. C. Nut- ting, C. L. Powers, Theodore Schecker, John McCreary; alternates, H. C. Wey, P. C. McGilvray, Jas. Cottrell, Jas. Stanley, G. Y. Johnson, Henry Meibach.
AUGUST 16. Republican State convention at Topeka. W. B. Barnett, Harvy Seburn, A. M. Hough and C. A. Lemmon are the Brown county delegates. AUGUST 30 Democratic county convention at Hiawatha, nominates the following ticket. Representative 70th district, D. C. Nutting: representative 71st district, H. A. Parsons; county attorney, J. P. Mulhollen; clerk of the court, Robert McGinnis; probate'judge, Rev. Geo. Turner; county superintend- ent, Jno, II. Brawley.
AUGUST 31. Republican congressional convention at Abaline. Brown county is represented by E. N. Morrill, B. F. Killey, I. N. Smith and M. C. Willis. Convention breaks up in a row and the Guthrie forces bolt. The Dis- patch says: "The Hiawatha Judicial convention was a peacable affair as com- pared to the Abaline massacre. It is said that it was indescribable. Great big men were picked up as by a whirl wind and thrown prostrate on the floor. Hats were torn into threads, government officials and city policemen swarmed around commanding the peace on one side. Sleeves were rolled up and fists shaken under many a delegate's nasal appendage and all kinds of unhealthy demonstrations indulged in "
SEPTEMBER 6. Democratic Congressional convention at Atchison. The Brown county delegates are E. Harrington, R. J Young and Jno. Hillman. E. Harrington; is on the resolutions committee and the central committee. Wilder's Annals says of this convention: "E. Harrington offered the following resolution, which was adopted:
"Resolved, That it is the duty of congress to restore silver coin to its former status as a legal tender for the payment of all debts public and private."
This was the first silver resolution ever offered in a Kansas convention.
SEPTEMBER 9. Republican senatorial convention at Sabetha. O Fountain is elected chairman and G. M. Brown secretary. Messrs. Aten, Myrick and Gills are appointed a committee on credentials. On motion of H. J. Aten, E. N. Morrill was nominated for senator by acclamation. H. J. Aten and M. C. Willis, of Brown : ounty and G. W. Myrick, Ira F. Collins and W. E. Wilkin- son, of Nemaha county were appointed a central committee.
SEPTEMBER 23 Republican convention for the Seventy-first Representa- tive district meets at Prairie View. George Pierce is nominated for the legis lature.
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SEPTEMBER 30. Republican county convention at Hiawatha. E. N. Knapp was elected chairman and F. M. Unkerfer, secretary. Dr. Seburn, I. P. Wins- low and S. Hunter were appointed a committee on credentials. J. D. Blair, J. D. Hardy, J. D. Hazen were appointed a committee on permanent organization and reported W. B. Barnett for chairman and F. M. Unkerfer for secretary .
For county attorney first ballot resulted, J. F. Babbitt, 5; C. E Berry, 15; James Falloon, 15: W. J. Richardson, 6; second ballot Berry, 18; Falloon, 15; Richardson, 6; Killey, 2. Third ballot Berry, 20: Falloon. 16: Richardson, 3: Killey, 2. Fourth ballot Berry, 24; Falloon 16.
For district clerk, J. S. Belts, Lon Eddy and J. W. Oberholtzer were placed in nomination. A ballot resulted Eddy 21, Belts, 13; Oberholtzer, 6.
T. B. Diekason was nominated for probate judge by acclamation.
For county superintendent, A. Carothers received 24 votes and R. C. Chase, 17.
The following central committee was chosen: T. J. Elliott, Hamlin; I. P. Winslow, Padonia; H, J. Aten, Hiawatha: J. B. Allison, Walnut; S. Hunter, Irving: S. A. McNeil, Mission; A. H. Wade, Robinson; William Shirley, Pow- hattan.
-Republican convention for Seventieth Representative district J. P. Davis received 19 votes and H. J. Aten, 13. Jacob Reasoner, of Padonia; E. N. Knapp, of Hiawatha; E. Noble of Irving: O. F. Manville, Hamlin, were ap- pointed a central committee.
SEPTEMBER 26-29. The Twelfth Annual fair is held.
OCTOBER 6 John Schilling is appointed county commissioner to fill vacancy caused by the death of Capt. A. Walters.
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