Annals of Brown County, Kansas : from the earliest records to January 1, 1900, Part 16

Author: Harrington, Grant W., 1865-
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Hiawatha, Kan. : Kansas Democrat
Number of Pages: 704


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Mission.


Prairie


View ..


Total


Trustee, Sam A, McNeil


39


45


84


James Dyche.


39


47


86


Samuel Neil ..


1


36


84


Geo. Y. Johnson


32


54


86


Treasurer, I. N. Smith


74


68


142


Justice, L. McCreary.


43


40


83


Lon White


46


41


87


*Conklin


35


52


87


Len J. White


1


1


Constable, Joseph Meibach


33


37


70


Henry Krier


39


40


79


Lon Rice


12


51


63


Miller


41


51


92


Lon Price.


34


34


*The returns show no initials for Conklin for justice and Miller for constable and the board finding that they could not substitute initials restrained the clerk from issuing certificates of election.


HIAWATHA TOWNSHIP,


Trustee Joseph Cracraft. 197


L. S. Herbert. 243


Clerk, Chas. Wolf. 400


Treasurer, Jno. E. Moon 400


C. Janes I


Justice, E. N. Morrill


W. J. Richardson -341


L S. Herbert 308


Jno Cole


137


D. K. Babbitt 1


284


Constable, Ed Hoye M. C. Neff


237


B T. Devinney 66


Wm. Shumate 54


11


PADONIA TOWNSHIP.


Trustee, I P. Winslow 78


Milton Moore. 45


Clerk. H. J. Weltmer 67


J. Reasoner . 51


Treasurer, I. P. Davis 45


E. R. Cornelison 70 J. Reasoner. 1


Justice, I. P. Winslow 107


E R. Cornelison 111


Milton Moore 1 Jacob stickle 1


Constable, O H. Stever. 59


57


James Stickel. 48


W. W. Cornelison 60


HAMLIN TOWNSHIP.


Trustee, J. T. Mickey 1


Elias Berkley 121


D S. Bradford 10


Peter Brougher 4


Clerk, S. R. Myers


15


T. J. Elliott. .. 99


Peter Brougher 13


Treasurer. S R Myers 114


T. J, Elliott ... 15


Justice, Thos. Marion 135


John McGee 109


John Hammond 1 H. K. Kinney .. 1


Constable, B W. Furnish


117


R. Justice. 114


B. Elliott.


1


Joe Smith


131


19 32


Kicka-


poo. ....


Powhat-


tan ......


Total. ...


Trustee. J. L. Cashman.


26


37


63 2


David Bender


2


Al. E. Turner


40 27


67


John Davidson


1


19


31


Ambrose Syms


1


1


Clerk, Wm Minton.


35


50


85


John Shaner


43


25


68


Geo. Hinkle ..


I


Wm. Shirley


Treasurer, Geo. Hinkle


42


22


64


J. W Penn


24


11


35


Wm. Minton


2


2


Geo. Hart.


9


28


37


John Shaner


1


1


Justice, C. B. Johnson


75


83


158


Timothy James


76


71


147


S. T Plankington


5


5


Coustable. Wm. R. Wilson.


61


23


84


Wm. Handey


35


62 97


Geo. C. Humphrey


41


24


65


Peter Daker.


10


24


34


A J. Mavor


2


3


5


Arthur Johnson


27


27


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.


Trustee. James T. Miles 75


Thomas B. Smith


38


W. D Jett 2


Clerk, Mat Kimberlin 77


Wm. Crouch 36


W. M. Rice. 1


74


Treasurer Theodore Schecker Wm Page


39


Justice, O. A. Smith


74


H. Bushley


74


A. B. Anderson


13


Wm Price 23


C B Weaver. 26


Constables. Frank Ewell


64


James Coe


82


Daniel Anderson


21


Robt Iles


Joseph Hrencher 10


Geo. Pierce 1


Robt. Smith.


1


WALNUT TOWNSHIP.


Tyler ....


Walnut ..


Total ....


Trustee, Jas. B. Allison


55


70


125


Wm. T. Lambertson


1


1


Clerk, Wm. T. Lambertson


46


60


106


Wm. H. Pace ..


17


21


38


Wmn M. Warner


42


60


102


Wm M. Warner


22


20


42 1


J. M. Boomer.


17


17


34


E. M. Brown


17


17


Robt Rhea


31


34


H. F Mellenbruch S. Brown. 8


2.


21


43


Jacob Thompson J. Brasmen


42


42 1


Constable, Henry Peter


1


H. H. Hayward. 33


63


96


C. H. Isely. 30


15


45


Joe Sewell 12


42 54


J. S. Whiteaker


21


18 39


1


Treasurer, A. A. Frink


Wm H. Pace


1 29


Justice, Jacob Hayward.


32


91


8


2


1


Clerk, M. J, Perrine


48


33


43


76


J. D. Stanley .


1 4


4


17


17


Wm Shirley


1


E. W. Plankington


12


POWHATTAN TOWNSHIP.


B. T. Boyce.


1


John Lorimer 166


37


J. H. McHenry


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ROBINSON TOWNSHIP.


IRVING TOWNSHIP.


Trustee. Alex Nellens 105


Trustee, Stephen Hunter . 58


I F. Martindale 76


S. C. Dunn 34


Clerk, Warren Swift 99


Clerk Thos. A. Dunn ... 52


N. F. Leslie. 80


John Braley .. 34


Treasurer, Chas Hatch


95


J. A. Hewitt. . 31


Justice, J. N. Martin


94


Justice, Lamar Keith. 51


S. W. Wade 88


Thos. A. Dunu


51


C. A. Lemon . 83


T. H. Dunn. 25 A. Cole 73


Constable. C. C. Gregg


80


Constable, S A. Holcomb. W. H. Morris


85


A R. Spaulding 58


88


M. Parsons


95


James Cyphers


81


NOVEMBER 16-17. Sunday school convention at Hiawatha M. E church. Officers were elected as follows: E. N. Morrill, president; Lon H. Eddy, secre- tary; Mrs. A. McLaughlin, treasurer; R. C. Chase, vice president, Hiawatha; C. H. Isely, Walnut; Wm. Shirley, Powhattan; H. F. Douthart, Mission, C. B Weaver, Washington; Rev. D. M Gelvin, Robinson; John Braley, Irving; Dr. Patton, Hamlin; D. C. Nutting, Padonia.


DECEMBER 5-6. Good Templar District convention at Robinson. Eight lodges were represented. Grand Worthy Chief Templar John B. Campbell of Ft. Scott, conducted the convention.


1878.


JANUARY 9 -The depot at Manville burned.


FEBRUARY 4. Theodore Tilton lectures in Hiawatha on "The Problem of Life."


FEBRUARY 5. Ira J. Lacock is chosen chairman and W. J. Richardson secretary of the Hiawatha Lecture Association.


FEBRUARY 12. The commissioners decide to locate the court house sixty feet west from the east front of the square and contract with E. T. Carr of Leavenworth, for plans and specifications for a building.


APRIL 1. Hiawatha City election. A. R. May was elected mayor on the Temperance ticket, and D. K. Babbitt, John E Moon, Thos. Mclaughlin and A. L. New. omb were elected councilmen against C, Meisenheimer for mayor on Independent ticket and G. Amann, J. P. Franklin, B. W. Dodge, Eli Allen- dorf and I. N. Speer for councilmen by a vote of 96 to 34. L. S. Herbert was elected Police Judge by a vote of 130


APRIL 2. The Fairview Congregational church incorporated with A. Carothers, James W. Belts, David Pray, F. J Rollins, and G. Joss as directors.


APRIL 8. The following officers are selected for Hiawatha city. City clerk, A. T. McCreary; treasurer, John E. Moon; street commissioner. C. E. George; city marshal, J. D. Blair; city attorney, D. K. Babbitt; fire warden. Lon H. Eddy. Jno. E. Moon was elected president of the council.


APRIL 9. Annual election of the Brown County Agricultural, Horticul- tural and Mechanical Association. Twenty-four votes were cast and J. P. Davis, S. Detwiler, J. E Price, W. D. Lewis, and J. Cracraft were elected as directors and I. N. Smith as auditor.


APRIL 13. Hiawatha church of Christ, incorporated with A. H. Thomas, J. E. Davis, P. W. Hull, S. J. Davis and R. H. Gift, as trustees.


APRIL 15. Board of directors of Brown County Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical Association organized by the election of J. P. Davis, president;


S. W. Dunn


3


Treasurer, MI, D, Noble 56


Wm. Heffner 86


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S. Detwiler, vice president; Joseph Cracraft, seeretary; H. Seburn, treasurer. APRIL 26. Theodore Tilton lectures in Hiawatha on "The Master Motives."


MAY 14. Rev. James D. Liggett leaves Hiawatha for Detroit Michigan.


MAY 17. The German Reformed church of Hiawatha, incorporated with Frederick Zimmerman, John S. Zimmerman, Chas. Boetcher, Christian Pfister, and Daniel Zimmerman as trustees. The articles of incorporation provide that the services shall be held in the German language.


JUNE 2. Dedication of the Hiawatha German Reformed church, the same being the old stone school house. Rev. Keller preached the dedicatory ser- mon. The church numbers about forty members, has its building paid for and money in its treasury.


JUNE 5. James A. McGonigle contracts to build the new court house for $18,743. Payment to be made in four equal installments on January, 1879, July, 1879, January, 1880, July, 1880.


JUNE 9. Mission township Sunday School Association elects the following officers. Rev. G. W. Wilson, president; Miss Jennie Stearns, secretary; E. Harrington, treasurer; Thomas Cole, vice president for Temple; John Ford, for Delaware; S. E. Erwin for Prairie View; Jas. Dychie, for Richland; John B. Mccullough for Claytonville morning school and Mr. Gibson, for Claytonville afternoon school.


JULY 4. Celebration at Robinson. W. O. Bechtel is president of the day and Dr. Lemaster, marshal. Speeches are made by Hon. H. A. Parsons, Rev. Brown of Highland and Rev. Wilson of Prairie View.


-Sunday school celebration at Carson. Rev. G. W. Skinner is the orator of the day .


JULY 8. The Hiawatha National Greenback Club, No. 178, is organized.


JULY 16. Hiawatha Commandry No. 13, Knight Templar, U. D., is or- ganized by Deputy Grand Commander John H. Brown, with the following officers and charter members: John L. Philbrick, E. C .: Willis Brown, Gen .; R. M. Williams, Capt. Gen .; G. W. Skinner, Prelate; J. Schilling, S. W .; C. H. Lawrence, J. W .: J. M. Hillmon, Warder; Robert Tracey, Treas .; A. R. May, recorder; A. Schilling, sentinel; Cyrus Leland, Jr .; Albert S. Ashmead, Charles Burkhalter, Josiah McArter, Charles Kearney, N. D. Wood, T. J. Vanderslice, D. Vanderslice, R. S. Fairchild, H. C. Minor, Joshua Mitchell, Samuel King, Abijah Wells, D. J. Firstenberger, James N. Love. Visiting delegations of Sir Knights were present from St. Joseph and Falls City, Neb.


JULY 18. The Dispatch announces the candidacy of E. N. Morrill for congress.


JULY 30. School District No. 69, Evergreen was organized by Supt. A. Carothers. The first officers were Nat Kiniberlain, director; B. F. Dickinson, clerk: Joseph Jish, treasurer.


AUGUST 5. Brown county Normal Institute opens with R. S. Iles as con ductor and J. R. Kirk, Miss Effie Partch and Dr. G. W. Skinner as instructors.


AUGUST 10. Republican county convention at Hiawatha. G. C. Becker is chairman and E. D. Benner, secretary. The following delegates were pres- ent: B. A. Sprague, John Walters, A. R. May, J. Schilling, E. D. Benner, D. Hazen, S. Wilkinson, J. J. Weltmer, Samuel Speer, R. S. Fairchild, J. C. La- Croix, Benj. Watkins, of Hiawatha; G. L. Becker, Timothy James, of Powhat-


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tan; A. H. Wade, G. M. Stites, C. A. Lemmon, of Robinson; Owen Jones, J. J. Figley, S. C. Belden, of Mission; M. J. Perrine, I. N. Smith of Prairie View; I. P. Winslow, John E. Davis, Thos. Brigham, of Padonia; M. D. Noble, Chas. Fish. A. J. Hewitt, A. J. Cashman, Steven Hunter, of Irving; J. Halen, T. J. Elliott, T. C. Mathews of Hamlin. No credentials from the precincts of Tyler, Washington or Kickapoo were presented.


Delegates to the Congressional convention were elected as follows: Steven Hunter, J. Schilling. H. J. Aten, I. N. Smith, I. P. Winslow, alternates, A. H. Wade, Samuel Speer, R. S. Fairchild, M. C. Willis, Henry Groves. They were instructed for E N. Morrill for Congressman.


Ira J. Lacock, E. D. Benner, M. C. Willis, G. M. Stites and R. S. Fair- childs were elected as delegates to the State convention and A. B. Amy, J. Cracraft, J. J. Figley, A. H. Wade, and S. Wilkinson. as alternates.


AUGUST 14. First District Republican convention at Manhattan, Brown county has committee appointments as follows: Credentials, H. J. Aten, Order of Business, John Schilling. J. Schilling is made a vice president.


On the first ballot, E. N, Morrill has eight votes for Congressman.


Brown county goes to Anderson on the twenty-fourth ballot and he is nominated. The Valley Falls New Era says:


"On the twenty-third ballot the Gurthrie men could have made Morrill the nominee, as the Baker men voted for him, but the opportunity was lost. The next ballot the Leavenworth boys going to Anderson giving him thirty-six, while the next and last ballot gave him fifty five, five more than necessary for a choice."


J. Schilling is a member of the central committee.


AUGUST 23. Prairie Flower Lodge I. (). G. T. is organized at Hiawatha by J. B. Campbell, G. W. C. T. The officers are J. K. Klinefelter, W. C. T .; Mrs. W. S. Bristol, W. V. T ; T. M. Grant, W. S .; C. H. Berry, W. F. S .; Miss Lin- nie Robinson, W. T .; F. M. Walter, W. M ; Miss Emma Walters, W. I. G .; J. M. Clark, W. O. G .; W. S. Bristol, W. L. D .; Rev Dr. Skinner, W. C.


AUGUST 26. Hiawatha Publishishing Co., incorporated by Everard Bierer, R. J, Young, J. P. Mulhollen, H. B. Wey, J, F. Roehm, B. F. Baldwin, Elias Moser, R. B. Carey, Johnson Beatty, H. B. Coryell. Its object is to publish a weekly newspaper at Hiawatha. The capital stock consists of 100 shares of $16, each.


AUGUST 26. Chas. W. Johnson, of Atchison, but later of Hiawatha, be- lieves that he has invented a process for arresting decay in vegetable and ani- mal matter. His discovery is founded on the germ theory of decay propounded by Pasteur and Tyndall .- Wilder's Annals.


AUGUST 28. Republican State convention at Topeka.


AUGUST 31. Democratic mass convention at the court house. Dr. T. J. Gibson was elected chairman, and H. B. Wey, secretary.


E. Harrington, D. C. Nutting, Elias Moser, and Johnson Beatty were chosen as delegates and H. B. Walters, Everard Bierer, H. B. Wey and Wm. Clement alternates to the Congressional convention. The delegates were in- structed for Col. E Bierer for congress


Thos. Mann and T. J. Gibson were chosen as delegates and Z. Brown and Geo. E. Clayton as alternates to the State convention.


SEPTEMBER 4. Democratic congressional convention at Leavenworth. Wilders Annals says:


"On motion the convention then proceeded to ballot, the following gentle-


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men being placed in nomination: Everard Bierer of Brown county, J. E Tay- lor of Nemaha, F. W. Kroenke of Pottawatomie, E. Harrington of Brown, and J. R. McClure of Davis. The following was the result of the first ballot: Bierer, 23; Taylor, 6; Kroenke, 7; Harrington, 5; McClure, 22 Mr. Kroenke with- drew in favor of Judge McClure, and Mr. Harrington withdrew in favor of Col. Bierer. Previous to the first ballot, Col. Bierer made a few remarks which were loudly applauded. The following was the result of the second ballot: Bierer, 31; McClure, 45.


The North Kansan gives the following account of the convention: A mo- tion was made to nominate E Harrington by acclamation. That gentleman declined the nomination, hoping the convention would not force it upon him, and withdrew in favor of Mr. Bierer. Dr. Gibson of Brown county, spoke en- thusiastically in favor of Col. Bierer. Col. Bierer was then introduced and said he would consider the nomination a distinguished honor, but urged the nomination of a good man without reference to personal preferences and aside from outside pressure."


SEPTEMBER 7. The North Kansan is started at Hiawatha by a stock com- pany, of which Col. E. Bierer is president, and H. B. Coryell, secretary. W. F. Gordon is editor and publisher, and the politics of the paper is Democratic- Greenback. On December 14th, Mr. Gordon was succeeded by Messrs. J. P. Mulhollen, H. C. Wey and Albert Lawrence as editor and G. R. Propper as foreman. January 4, 1879, C. B. Ellis took the editorship, and published the paper one week as a weekly, changed it to a semi-weekly, issued two numbers and then suspended publication


SEPTEMBER 15 Ex-Senator S C. Pomeroy delivers a Republican speech at Hiawatha.


SEPTEMBER 18-21. The Fourteenth annual fair is held under the auspices of the Brown County Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical. Association.


SEPTEMBER 28. Republican county convention at Hiawatha. E. W. Plankington was chosen chairman and A. H. Wade, secretary. A. M. Hough, M. J. Noble, T. C. Mathews, G M. Stites and J. D. Blair were appointed a committee on permanent organization and recommended that the temporary organization be made permanent.


A. R. May, T. J. Elliott, H. F. Douthart, N. F. Leslie and Steven Hun- ter were appointed a committee on credentials and reported the following dele- gates entitled to seats in the convention: Mission Center, H. F. Douthart, S. C. Belden, O. O. Jones; alternates, A. G. Moon, B. B. Smith, J. M. Bell. Irv- ing, J. A. Hewitt, Steven Hunter, M. D. Noble, James Robinson, F. Bowron; alternates, J G. Howard, Al Lyman, Fred Burkhalter, Ed Noble, G Hunter. Prairie View, F. F. Miles and I. N. Smith; alternates, B. Hargis and A. Golden. Robinson, N. F. Leslie, A. H. Wade, G. M. Stites; alternates, S. A, Holcomb, C. L. Carroll, P. S. Kelly. Hamlin, O. F. Manville, T. J. Elliott, Elias Berkley, Thomas Mathews; alternates, James M. Lanahan, David Krews, Daniel Lichty, John McGee. Walnut, A. J. Anderson, R. Gor- don, H. H. Hayward; alternates, A. A. Pyle, M. N. Hanson, H. B. Green. Powhattan, A. M. Hough, E. W. Plankington; alternates, H. Powell, Timothy James. Padonia, E. A. Gillispie, L. C. Anderson, D. B. Anderson. Tylers, W. F. Lambertson; alternate, J. M. Boomer. Hiawatha, Samuel Speer, J. D. Blair, James Falloon, J. II. Fraser, G. T. Woodmansee, Frank Wilkinson,


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Wm. Hauber, A. R. May, H. M. Robinson, Jolın Maglott, Gregory Amann, P. W. Fuller. No credentials were received from Kickapoo and Pages precinct.


It was decided to vote by ballot and a motion was carried requiring candi- dates to come forward and state whether they would abide the decision of the convention. For county attorney Ira J. Lacock received twenty-two votes, C E. Berry, thirteen, James Falloon, five.


For superintendent first ballot, R. C. Chase, 13; R. S. Iles, 9; A. Carothers, 15; second ballot, Chase, 14; Iles, 8; Carothers, 15; third ballot, Chase, 14; Iles, 6; Carothers, 17; fourth ballot, Chase, 15; Iles, 3; Carothers, 19.


For probate Judge T. B. Dickason was nominated by acclamation.


For District clerk, W H. Wellcome received 29 votes and A. McNeil 10.


A central committee was chosen as follows: H. F. Douthart of Mission, J. A. Hewitt of Irving, F. F. Miles of Prairie View, O. P. Mauville of Hamlin, A. M. Hough of Powhattan, A. Gillispie of Padonia, N. F. Leslie of Robinson, A. J. Anderson of Walnut, George Pierce of Washington, William Shirley of Kickapoo.


The delegates in the first commissioners district met in convention and nominated N. F. Leslie by acclamation.


The delegates from the Seventieth representative district met in conven- tion and nominated H. J Aten for representative by acclamation.


The delegates in the Third commissioners district met in convention and nominated T. C. Mathews for commissioner, he receiving 6 votes to 2 for A. M. Hougli


OCTOBER 1. Greenback county convention at the court house was called to order by F. J. Roll and S. W. Wade, elected temporary chairman and C. B. Ellis temporary secretary.


S C. Amend, L. Punshon and G. E Wilson were appointed as a committec on credentials and reported the following persons entitled to seats as delegates: Mission township, J. W. McCreary; S, E. Erwin, Johnson, Edwards, Martin; Hiawatha, HI. B. Coryell, F. J. Roh', Thos. Cheal, W. P. Clement, W. R. Wheeler, Humphreys, Barnum; Irving, James Mills, Dunn, Jones, Martin, Nelson; Hamiin, Henry Stafford, J, W. Scott, J. T. Mickey, Curti -; Washing- ton, Smith, G. M. Weaver; Powhattan, Handley, Clark, Owens, S. C. Amend, Hinkle, Prathers; Walnut William Brockhoff; Robinson, S. W. Wade; Padonia, Joshua, Robinson, Scott Hunter.


H. B. Coryell, J. T. Mickey, J. Sherrer, S. C. Amend and J. W. McCreary were appointed a committee on permanent organization and reported in favor of Henry Stafford of Hamlin, for chairman, S. E. Erwin, of Mission. for secre- tary, and H. B. Coryell, James Mills and A. Turner as a committee on resolu- tions which report was adopted.


The committee on resolutions reported the following which were adopted:


Resolved, First, That as honest citizens of Brown county, we view with regret and shame the proceedings of the so-called county convention held at Hiawatha on the 28thi of September. 1878, as a fraud and its proceedings an insult to the wishes of the people of the county. That its candidates were really nominated before the convention met at the instigation and by the instigation and by the chicanery of a ring of political tricksters in and about Hiawatha.


Resolred, Second, That representing the whole people of Brown county we offer to them a ticket composed of the better class of its citizens of irreproachable character and whose ability and fitness for the various offices are well known.


WHEREAS, The state convention of the Germans of Kansas did, at their meeting at Topeka, disenthrall themselves from the Republican yoke of bondage under which they have suffered


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in the years of the past, and declared that the Germans of Kansas were independent enough to choose good men without reference to old party affiliations, thereby be it


Resolved, Third, That we hail this harbenger of patriotism on the part of the German- Americans of the state, and extend to them the hand of good fellowship and fraternal regard.


Resolved, Fourth. That we endorse the following platform viz:


That as usury is the means whereby accumulated capital robs industry, it should be pro- hibited by law, and the government should issue money directly to the people without the in- tervention of banking corporations.


That the claims of humanity should be considered first, and the claims of mere property second; that labor is the active and productive capital of the country, and should be protected and fostered rather than idle money.


That we emphatically condemn the unfair discrimination made between the wages paid the laboring men and the fees and salaries of office holders and professional men.


That as congress has the sole power to coin money and regulate the valute thereof under the constitution. it should also excercise the sole power to provide a paper currency to be used as money. That such money be issued in sufficient volume as may be necessary for the com- inercial transactions of business, at all times, and to stimulate enterprise, secure a fair recom- pense to labor and its products, and promote a due development of the vast agricultural, min- eral, and mechanical resources of the country.


That we favor the unconditional repeal of the resumption act of 1875; the full re-monotiz- ation of silver, the removal of all restrictions on its coinage, placing it on an equal footing with gold; the repeal of the National banking law; the retirement of National bank notes and the substitution of treasury notes, commonly called Greenbacks, in their place; said notes to be made a legal tender for all purposes.


That we are opposed to selling the homes of the people, or dooming them to serfdom, for the purpose of securing the payment of fraudulent bonds.


That we demand the enactment of such laws as will permit a reasonable time for the re- demption of property sold under execution


That each sex shall receive equal pay for e qual work.


That an income tax be established on all incomes exceeding one thousand dollars a year,


That as all property is equally protected by the government, therefore each class of pro- perty (including bonds) should bear its just portion of tax


That we demand the improvement of the navagable rivers of the United States, and that the general government shall control all channels of domestic commerce, and prevent the rob- ery of the people by transportation companies and corporations.


That we are opposed to granting our public lands to corporations, and any futher subsidies of money or public credit.


That equivalent for equivalent is the natural law for exchange, and we are equally hostile to any form of communism which seeks to appropriate the wealth of others without giving an equivalent, whether it be at once and with violence, or gradually at the rate of ten and twenty per cent per year; both modes are violations of moral law and should be abolished.


S. W. Wade moved that candidates be required to come forward and state that they had cut loose from all other parties except the Greenback party. Adopted.


For county attorney J. P. Mulhollen received 27 votes, E. Bierer, 11: A. R. May 3. (Mr. May did not appear before the convention to explain his posi- tion.)


For county superintendent, Rev. D M Gelvin received 4 votes, Mrs C. J. Lawrence, 11; W. O. Bechtel, 23, John Brawley, 3.


'T B. Dickason, the Republican candidate for probate judge was endorsed.


H. B Coryell was nominated by acclamation for district clerk.


Harvey Seburn was nominated for representative from the seventieth dis- trict and H A Parsons for representative from the seventy-first district.


C. Chase was nominated for commissioner from the first district and J. T. Grady from the third district.


A county central committee was appointed as follows: Hiawatha, H. B. Coryell; Padonia, J. Sherrer; Hamlin, J. T. Mickey; Washington, G. M. Weav-


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ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


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er; Irving, Geo. Wilson; Mission, John W. McCreary, Powhattan, S. C. Amend, Walnut, H. F. Mellenbruch; Robinson, S. W. Wade.


-The Greenback convention for Hiawatha township nominates L. S. Her- bert for trustee and Thomas Cheal and W. R. Wheeler for constables.


OCTOBER 5. Democratic county convention. H. A. Parsons is elected chairman and IF. B. Wey, secretary. Johnson Beatty, J. F. Miles, and Fred Isley were appointed a committee on credentials and reported the following delegates entitled to seats in the convention: Hiawatha, John Hillmon, John Cole, Thomas Mann, Albert Lawrence, Johnson Beatty, H. B. Wey, W. F. Gordon. Mission, H. B. Walters, J. D. Stanley, E Spickelmire, James Hud- gens Walnut, G Joss, J. Scantlin, Chas. Meyer, Fred Isley, H. F. Mellen- bruch. Robinson, H. A. Parsons, A. Nellins, B. B. Tatnian, Abner Murphy, R. W. Fanning. Washington, Theodore Schecker, Jacob Robinson, J. F. Miles, Carey Finley. Padonia, A. J. Baldwin, Thos Hart, Henry Gillispie.


Hamlin, Powhattan and Irving having failed to elect delegates the following persons were appointed to represent their respective precincts, James Cattrell and T. F. Meyers from Hamlin, E. N Turner from Powhattan and C. C. Gregg from Irving.




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