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JANUARY 16 A meeting is held at the Court House to organize a fire de- partment. C. V. Pyle was chosen chairman and Will Killian, secretary, Three companies were formed as follows: Hose company No. 1 with W. E. Hay- ner as foreman, Nels Bryan, assistant foreman; Geo. Maglott, secretary; J. T. Grimes, treasurer. Hose Company No. 2, with W. M. Killian as foreman, Port Connelly, assistant foreman; G. W. McKallip, secretary and treasurer. Hook and Ladder Company with Chas. P. Waste as foreman, Bert Patch as- sistant foreman; Frank Thomas, secretary; C. V. Pyle, treasurer.
C. P. Waste, W. E. Hayner and C. V. Pyle were recommended to the coun- cil for chief of the department and Mr. Pyle was selected.
JANUARY 25. First Christian church of Horton incorporated with J. H. Simmons, Bert Williams, Samuel Means, W. Holder and J. E. Davis as trus- tees .
JANUARY 29. Horton Division No. 226 O. R. C. is organized.
FEBRUARY 22. The city council of Horton decides to extend the city lim- its.
FEBRUARY 24. The Brown county Horticultural Society is organized at Hiawatha with the following officers: President, G. W. Lindley; secretary, R. C. Chase: vice president, B. F. Partchi for Hiawatha, J. W. Zahniser for Irv- ing, B. G Wise for Padonia, M. S. Watson for Hamlin, D. A. Lichty for Mor- rill, J. S Belts for Walnut, Henry Meibach for Powhattan, Wm. Baldwin for Mission, C. B. Weaver for Robinson, J. L. Allem for Hiawatha city.
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MARCH 4. Mission Township Sunday School convention at Willis.
MARCH 9. The Merchants and Mechanics' Building & Loan Association is organized at Horton. H. W. Cadott is president, H. P. Syfan, secretary: S. M. Ettinger, vice president; Scott Hopkins, treasurer.
MARCH 12. Horton is divided into four wards by the city council .
MARCH 12. The German Evangelical, Lutheran, St. Pauls Congregation church chartered at Fairview by Henry A. Meyer, Julius Mueselor, F. L. Meyer, William Fortmeyer, Herman Frankcamp and John Kruise as directors. Prop- erty is estimated at $2,650.
MARCH 14. Horton organizes a board of trade.
MARCH 15-18. The Kansas conference of the Evangelical Association hold their 24th annual session at Hiawatha. D. F Honsted is a member of the committee on finance, J K. Young of the committee on Sabbath and Prohi- bition, A. W. Platt on Public worship.
MARCH 15. R P. McCormick sues the city of Hiawatha for $66,285.01
MARCH 17. A Republican club is organized with J. D. Blair, as president and M. L. Guelich as secretary. D. W, Wilder, M. S. Smalley and Jno. Schil- ling are elected delegates to the state convention.
MARCH 19. The Salvation Army invades Horton.
MARCH 3. Magic City Camp No 535 M. W. A. is organized at Horton with the following charter members: R W. Turner, H V. Moore, C. C. Bartruff, M. G. Darling, S. E Malone, R. O. Malone, U. S. Turner, E S. Uhl, I. L. Van Meter. Wm. F. Wagner, L. Reynolds.
MARCH 9. The Free Press suspends publication. Lowe & Green buy the plant and move it back to Everest and start the Enterprise.
MARCH 22. Horton Railway Register appears.
MARCH 26. Col Groesbeck establishes the Fairview Enterprise.
MARCH 30-31. The Northeastern Kansas Teachers Association meets at Holton, C P. Carey presiding. J. P. Farmer was elected secretary for the en- suing year.
APRIL 3. Hiawatha city election.
1st Ward
2nd Ward
3rd Ward
4tlı Ward
Councilmen
O. T. Hulburd
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Samuel Bierer (long term).
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J. P Davis (short term)
71
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D. Rupert.
47
E. Hoye.
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Board of Education
C. D. Lawrence
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Mrs. W. W. Nye.
105
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W. B Baker.
9
W. M. Wellcome
51
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Mrs. C. Dodge
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32
Jno. Aran.
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F. Zimmerman
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Jno. Lamme
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M. L. Guelich
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Mrs. C. M. Eberly
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For member of Board of Education from attached territory J. Sherritt re- ceived 30 votes and J. S. Henney 25.
A. J. Hill.
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Frank Lytle.
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APRIL 3. Horton City election. Three tickets are in the field, the Citi- zens' Peoples' and Laborers'. The Citizens' ticket with the single exception is elected as follows: Mayor, H. C. Miller; Treasurer, W. H. Sprague; Police Judge, W. F. Means; treasurer board of education, F. D. Krebs; justices, I. L. Van Meter, L. L. Merrill; constables, William Ridgell and J. C. Helper; Coun- cilmen, T. W. Stanley, D. B. Wilmans, W. W. Van Natta, B. Bailey, John McDowell, T. B. Jackson, A. M. Shannon, A. J. Blauvelt; members board of education, A. X. Campbell, J. F. Bailey, J. T. Hopkins, J. A. Mann, M. S. Brundage, Lon Eddy, C. M. Moore, F. M. Wilson.
APRIL 5. First Presbyterian Church of Horton chartered by A. J. V. Blauvelt, T. W. Stanley and Henry W. Bradley.
APRIL 8. Baptist Church at Fairview is dedicated. The church is forty feet square and cost $2,700.
APRIL 10 G. R. T. Roberts, J. D. Stanley, J. Beatty, E. Harrington, O. Dimmock, C. V. Pyle, Eli Davis are elected as directors of the Brown County Exposition Association. They organized by the election of the following officers: G. R. T. Roberts, President; Johnson Beatty, Vice President; C. H. Lawrence, Secretary; W. M. Shirley, Financial Secretary and Superintendent of Grounds; John E Moon, Treasurer.
APRIL 10. H. H. Hickman appointed trustee of Robinson township to succeed G. W. Terrill resigned
APRIL 10. The petition of 273 voters of Mission township praying that horses and cattle be restrained from running at large is granted by the County Commissioners.
APRIL 10. The petition of 205 voters of Washington township praying that horses and cattle be restrained from running at large is granted by the County Commissioners.
APRIL 13. Horton editors organize the Brown County Press Club with H. W. Brundige, President' Clyde McManigal, Vice President, H. E. Whittaker, Secretary and C. C. Bartruff, Treasurer.
APRIL 16. The following nominations for city officers of Hiawatha are confirmed. Clerk, C. H. Lawrence; Attorney, R. F. Buckles; Marshal, S. Hunter; Assistant Marshal, D. M. Van Horn; Water Commissioner, S. Hunter; Engineer, H. P. Harrison; Street Commissioner, John Embler; Library Trutees, Thos. Stevens and Rev. J. F. Wells; Foreman Hose Company No. 1, W. E. Hayner.
APRIL 21 Republican County Convention. H. J. Aten was Chairman and J. B. Mitchell Secretary. H. W. Brundige, O C. Hill, A. G. Speer, W. W. Price, T. J. Payne, A. F. Moore, A. W. Bell, M. Moore, J. P. McKnight, J. Hoover, A. A. Frink, Jesse Holt and Chas. Macho were appointed a committee on resolutions and reported the following which were adopted:
We, the Republicans of Brown county, in convention assembled, denounce President Cleve- land for his shameless abandonment of the principles of Civil Service reform. Yet in the face of this solemn pledge to the American people, before he had been in office three years, he had removed more than eighty-nine per cent of the 100,000 officers under his control. Under this Democratic administration, economy and civil service reform are the merest shams and farces.
We denounce the majority of the ways and means committee for absolutely refusing to hear the representative of the great and noble army of American laborers before they framed their dark lantern bill which is a conspiracy against American labor and industry.
We look with surprise and contempt uoon the cowardly surrender of the whole Democratic party of the North, to the insolent and unjust demand of forty or fifty Rebel brigadiers of the South. The senate of the United States has passed a bill to refund to the loyal states the di-
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rect tax, without interest, paid in 1861 to suppress the rebellion. This most just measure, fifty rebels refused to acceed to and they compelled the whole Democratic party of the north to join them in their scheme to defraud the loyal states of their just dues.
We are most heartily in favor of just and liberal pensions to all of the gray headed veterans that served the republic from total wreck in the dark hours of 1861.
We most heartily approve the policy of the Republican party for the last twenty-five years, which has made the name of America the brightest star in the whole constellation of nations.
We, the Republicans of Brown county, most heartily and earnestly endorse Hon. E. N. Morrill for the manly course he has pursued in Congress and Gov. John A. Martin for the able administration he has given us for the last four years.
We most heartily endorse the speech made by Kansas' brave son. John J. Ingalls, on the dependent pension bill.
On motion of Capt John Schilling a committee of one was appointed from each voting precinct to retire and select delegates for the various conventions. The chair appointed the following committee: John Schilling, S. F. Newlon, J. P. Davis, Chas. Lawrence, Jno. Lawrie, G. M. Wilson, I. P. Winslow, E. Berkley, J. A. Jonas, Jno. Fulton. J. B. Murray, Jno. Cashman, S. E. Erwin, Willard Figley, A. W Brundige, E W. Pierce, F. J. Johnson, M. S. Portner, J.S. Van Meter, W W Price, Geo. Anderson, J. D. Hazen. The committee re- ported the following list of delegates to the State Convention at Wichita: B. B. Mann, Ed Dyche, E. W. Pierce, C. H. Lawrence and A. F. Moore.
To the State Convention at Topeka, John Schilling, John Fulton, W. W. Price, J. B. Mitchell and O.C. Hill.
To the Congressional Convention at Leavenworth, W. I.Stuart. Frank Stewart, Thos. Mclaughlin, John Hall and James Falloon.
Capt. Schilling introduced a resolution recommending Cy Leland as a del- egate to the National Convention and also as a member of the National Com- mittee, which motion was adopted.
A. G. Speer introduced a resolution endorsing Col. D. R Anthony as a can- didate for governor, which resolution was unanimously adopted .
J. P. Davis introduced a resolution endorsing A. J. Felt for Lieutenant Governor, which was adopted.
APRIL 25. Republican Congressional Convention at Leavenworth. Major E. N. Morrill is unanimously renominated for Congress.
APRIL 29. The Horton Street Railway is incorporated.
APRIL 29. Union Labor Congressional Convention at Atchison. S. Weaver, J. H. Brown and J. W. Scott are the Brown county delegates. J. H. Brown is Secretary of the convention and S Weaver is elected a delegate to the National Union Labor Convention at Cincinnati, May 15th.
APRIL 26. J.C.Cleland has resigned his commission as postmaster at Grand Prairie and the office will be discontinued. Grand Prairie was one of the first postoffices established in Brown county and Mr. Cleland has honorably filled the position as postmaster for many years. Now Powhattan handles about all the mail and Grand Prairie remains only as a land mark. - Democrat.
APRIL 26. The sixty-ninth anniversary of Odd Fellowship is celebrated at Horton. All the Brown county lodges are represented. Scott Hopkins de- livers the address of welcome, O. C. Hill is orator of the day and W. H. Kemper is marshal of the day.
MAY 3. The Democrat says: "Willis bas decided to put on metropolitan airs. At a meeting held there a few evenings since it was decided to erect a canning factory and about $1,800 was subscribed as a starter."
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MAY 5. The Hamlin Percheron Horse Company incorporated with $2000 capital. Lorin Argo, Jonathan Kimmel and W. S Myers are the directors.
MAY 10. Republican State Convention at Wichita elect delegates to the National Convention.
MAY 10. Commencement exercises of the Hiawatha High School.
MAY 12. Democratic County Convention. W. H. Kemper was chairman and Clyde McManigal secretary.
J. J. Fisher, Nathan Jones, John Lyons and A. D. Brown were appointed a committee on credentials.
E. Harrington, Henry Isely, George Boone, Sr., W. H. Kemper, Jackson Hart and Johnson Beatty were elected as delegates to the state convention at Wichita. J.J. Fisher, J. J. Burger, John B. Green, A. B. Smith, H. F. Mellen- bruch and H. C. Miller were elected as delegates to the state convention at Leavenworth.
S. Litle, Henry Williams, J. D. Hinton, R. M. Stewart, W. A. Schnable and E. Bierer were elected as delegates to the Congressional convention at Atcliison.
H. F. Mellenbruch introduced a resolution endorsing the administration of President Cleveland which was adopted.
The delegates to the Wichita convention were instructed for George T. Williams as a delegate to the National convention.
MAY 17. Democratic state convention at Wichita to select delegates to the National convention. George T. Williams was elected as an alternate to the National convention.
MAY 19. Hiawatha is lighted with electric lights.
MAY 21. Robinson Post No. 468, is organized. The charter members are Zephaniah Jones, James A. Gilbert, Marshall P. Rush, Hiram Crounse, Samuel Mears, Thos Jenkins, Thos Trompeter, J. Zeiber, J H. Ling, H. H. Hickman, C. R. Martin, H. Cheal, H N. Chase, M. A. Quigley, C Cowley. Wm. Schung.
MAY 26. Magic City Divison, Uniform Rauk, K. of P is organized at Horton.
MAY 30. Memorial Day is observed at Hiawatha. Rev. Gill delivers the address.
MAY 30. Memorial Day is observed at Horton. O.C. Hill, of Hiawatha. is orator of the day .
MAY 31. National Prohibition convention at Indianapolis nominates Fisk and Brook.
JUNE 5.6. Democratic National Convention at St. Louis nominates Cleveland and Thurman.
JUNE 8 The Flambeau Club is organized at Hiawatha. The officers are Will Brundage, Captain, Chas. P . Waste, Ist Lieutenant, Alex Foster, 2nd Lieutenant, John F. Kerrigan, Ist Sergeant, Earnest Ruley, 2nd Sergeant.
JUNE 8. Joseph Beckman suicides by hanging in the Horton jail.
JUNE -. Horton votes $30,000 worth of bonds for new school building.
JUNE -. An eight inch vein of coal is struck at a depth of 165 foot at Horton. It is not thick enough to work.
JUNE 13. The first Presbytery holds a meeting at the U. P. Church in Hiawatha.
JUNE 14. Riverside Cemetery Association of Horton incorporated with E T. Letson, Lewis M. Briggs, W. W. Letson, Frank Royse and H. M . Jackson as trustees.
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JUNE - C. B. Carey resigns as County Superintendent to accept the principalship of the Fairbury, Nebraska schools.
JUNE 18. Republican convention at Chicago nominates Harrison and Morton.
-District Sunday School convention at Horton. . M. S. Smalley, of Hia- watha is chairman.
JUNE 19. Union Labor congressional convention.
JUNE 29. Hiawatha Republicans ratify the nomination of Harrison and Morton.
JUNE 30. 'T'he Hiawatha Democratic Club is organized with John H. Meyer, president; William H. Hall, vice president; George E. Holbein, secretary and Eli Moser, treasurer. E. Bierer, George Morris and Stewart Litle, execu- tive committee. George H. Adams, H. C. Baker and H. A. Meyer were ap. pointed to draft a set of resolutions and report at the next meeting of the club. E. Harrington, E. Bierer, A. Leigh and R. M. Stewart were appointed as del- egates to the state convention of Democratic clubs at Leavenworthi.
JULY 1. Horton is illuminated with electricity .
JULY 4. Celebration at Hiawatha. J. T. Grimes was chief marshal and Hon. T. B. Gerow, of Atchison was orator of the day .
- Democratic state convention at Leavenworth, nominates John A. Mar- tin for governor
JULY 14 Prohibition county convention. J. W. Margrave was chair- man and Capt. Shealey was secretary. Dr. Thomas, Wm. Robertson and J. W. Margrave were elected as delegates to the state convention at Hutchinson.
JULY 19. Prohibition state convention at Hutchinson. J. W. Schooler of Hiawatha is nominated as a presidential elector for the first district.
JULY 25 Republican state convention at Topeka. Brown county is rep- resented by Jolin Schilling, John Fulton, O. C. Hill and J. B. Mitchell. James Falloon receives twenty-seven votes for attorney general.
AUGUST 6. The corner stone for the Presbyterian church at Horton is laid.
AUGUST 7. Prohibition county convention. H. F. Douthart is chairman and J. B. Stephens secretary. Mrs. Anna L. Diggs, secretary of the Prohibi- tion state committee was present and addressed the convention. R. J. Mc- Ginnis was present and offered the following resolutions which were adopted;
Resolved, that it is the sense of this convention to nominate no man for any office who is not thoroughly committed to the Prohibition party principle and who would not prefer defeat on our ticket to success on any other, and that our best efforts be put forth to secure the nomi_ nation of men best suited to fill the office for which they are named and further that where we have no member of our party suited to fill any given office we leave such place to be filled at the discretion of the individual voters.
Resolved, That we pledge to our candidates. National, State and County our best support and defense. With Christian courage from the standpoint of the real underlying principles of our party and that we condemn the spirit of personal and abusive terrorism which now charac- terizes political campaigns as most dangerous and degrading to society and disgraceful to the state and nation .
Resolved, That we endorse the declaration of principles set forth in the platform of our state convention, and that we point with pride to the unmistakable work (as chairman of the committee on resolutions) of Bon John P. St. John in whose honor and ability we have an abiding and growing confidence and believe that the day is not far distant when a complete vindication of his christian character as well as the wisdom of his force as a party leader will be established throughout our own state and the entire country.
Resolved, That while we believe it is a duty and privilege of christians to participate in the
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issues of the day and assist in the elevation of politics to a higher moral plane, we deem the holding of Prohibition party meeting on any part of the Sabbath day to be unnecessary and damaging to the cause.
On motion the chair appointed G. W. Shealey, R J. McGinnis and A. P. Browning as a committee on nomination. The committee reported the follow- ing nominations which were adopted: Senator, H F. Douthart; representa- tive, R. M Patton; superintendent, J. M Lepley; district clerk, O. M Prew- itt; probate judge, F. M. Starnes; commissioner, S. Detwiler. The following central committee was then appointed: Hiawatha, J. W. Margrave, J. N. Scouller; Mission, J. H. Robertson; Hamlin, Perry Styles; Morrill, F. M. Starnes; Walnut, C, H. Isely; Powhattan, Robert McGinnis; Padonia, W. H. Conklin; Irving, J. M. Marcum; Washington, Rev. Wm. Streeter: Hiawatha Township, L. Fordyce.
AUGUST 8. The corner stone of the Methodist church at Horton is laid.
AUGUST 18. School board convention at Hiawatha; about 200 people were present. McCormack was elected president.
-Union Labor convention at the court house to elect delegates to the state convention. J. H. Brown was chosen chairman and Albert O. Baldwin, secretary.
J. W. Scott, J. H. Brown and A. O. Baldwin were elected as delegates to the state convention and T. Crow, Wm. King and J. R. Ash as alternates.
James Mills, H. F. Mellenbruch, E. Chase and T. A. Lowe were chosen as a central committee.
R. M. Kime, S. Weaver, J R. Ash, J. W. Scott and T. A. Lowe as a con- mittee on resolutions reported the following which were adopted:
WHEREAS, Four years ago, the great cry was, "a change," and as there has been no change, we believe the two political parties (namely the Democrats and Republicans) to be con- trolled by monopolies and trusts, and the money sharks of the entire world, to the detriment of the mass of the people and in favor of a class, therefore,
Resolved, That we. the Union Labor party of Brown county in convention this 18th day of August, 1888 denounce the Republican and Democratic parties and adopt the platform of the Union Labor convention of Cincinnatti.
AUGUST 25. Mission township Sunday schools hold a convention as Willis.
AUGUST 28. Union Labor convention at Wichita to nominate a state ticket nominates P. P. Elder for governor.
SEPTEMBER 1. The Hiawatha Academy is dedicated. Chancellor Lippin- cott of the State University delivered the principal address. Speeches were made by President Smalley, J. P. Davis, A. J. Felt, Prof. Rosseter, Mayor Yates, Revs. Richardson, Scott and Miller, Prof. C. D. Lawrence, O C. Hill and Prof. J. E. Banta. The building, exclusive of grounds, cost $11,915
SEPTEMBER 4-7. The 23rd Annual Fair. G. R. T. Roberts is president and C. H. Lawrence secretary.
SEPTEMBER 6. The Horton Daily Headlight has suspended.
SEPTEMBER 13. The Hiawatha Academy opens with 88 pupils.
SEPTEMBER 16. The Horton daily Register appears.
SEPTEMBER 17. Republican county convention to elect delegates to the Senatorial convention. Ed Hoye was elected temporary chairman and J. A. Jonas temporary secretary.
J. W Lamme, T. M. Campbell and J. D. Hazen were appointed a commit- tee on permanent organization and reported in favor of A. Mclaughlin for chairman and Frank Leibengood for secretary.
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S. Thompson, J. Sterns and Jas Corsaut were appointed a committee on credentials and reported the following list of delegates entitled to seats in the convention:
Reserve-Jno. A. Jonas.
Padonia-J. W. Leibengood, D. L. Morgan
Robinson-J. D. Hazen, P S. Kelley, John Bengston
Powhattan-A. J. Comstock.
Irving-Geo. Lindley, L G. Lightfoot.
Hamlin-J. Sterns, L Argo.
Carson-A. J. Anderson, J. B Murray. Walnut-S. Thompson, J. K Shintaffer.
Kickapoo-W D. Rife.
Willis-J. J. Figley, H. A. Smith, Willard Figley, Fred Hoyt
Baker-Jesse Holt, Ed Backenstoce, Jeff Mil- ler. Morrill-W A. Biggart, Thos. J. Marion, P. K. Fisher.
Everest-Geo Pierce, Philip Jaques, B. A. Williams.
Hiawatha-Thos. Campbell, J. D Weltmer, Rudy Zimmerman, Frank Norton.
Horton-F. J Johnson . L. H. Smyth.
Hiawatha-Jas. Corsaut, A. Mclaughlin, Samuel Bierer, Ed. Hoye, J. W. Lamme.
Jas. Corsaut, Ed. Hoye, R. Zimmerman, J. D. Weltmer, H. Smith. A. R. Smith, A. M. Hannah, J. D Hazen, Samuel Bierer and J. W. Lamme were elected delegates to the Senatorial convention and instructed for John Schill- ing for senator.
A hot fight between Schilling and Jno. Fulton had been made during the primaries and the Fulton forces numbered sixteen in the convention and stood by him to the last.
SEPTEMBER 19. Republican Senatorial convention at Hiawatha. Cy Le- land was chairman and C. H. Lawrence secretary. S. L Ryan, Samuel Bierer and Daniel Hazen were appointed a committee on resolutions and presented the following which were adopted:
We, representing the Republicans of the first Senatorial district of Kansas in convention assembled, declare ourselves as heartily approving the work of the National Republican con- vention and of the platform adopted and the candidates nominated.
We endorse the National and State platforms and pledge ourselves to the support of Na- tional State Congressional and Senatorial Republican tickets of our respective counties.
We endorse the able and earnest work of Hon. J. J. Ingalls, not only in shaping legisla- tion of the country, but in behalf of the Republican party.
We endorse the course of Hon P. B. Plumb in congress as that of a faithful, honest and able public servant and we earnestly favor his countenance in the senate another term.
We approve of the record of Hon. E. N Morrill in congress and assure him that we will earnestly work for his re-election .
Jno. Schilling was nominated for senator by acclamation. C. H. Lawrence and A. R. Smith were made the Brown county members of the central com- mittee.
SEPTEMBER 20, Horton celebrates her second anniversary.
SEPTEMBER 25. Democratic convention at Horton to send delegates to the senatorial convention. Geo. Boone is chairman and Clyde McManigal sec- retary E. Harrington, W. H. Kemper, John M. Dowell, Geo. Boone, E Bierer, J. A. Jeffries, Carey Findley, N. A. Berney, Henry Gillispie, J. D. Hinton, C. B. Blaney, E B. McKim, J. Bowroni, W. S. Hall and H. F. Mellenbruch are selected as delegates. H. C. Miller, M. D. Moore, J. M. Lyons, G. E. Clay- ton, Jackson Hart. Elmer Hardy G. L. Parker, Clyde McManigal, Geo. Wil- liams, J. F. Spickelmier. J. W. Hudgens, M. Gilmore, Wm. Meyer, J. M. Idol and A. D. Brown are chosen alternates. B. A. Seaver was endorsed as a candidate for senator.
SEPTEMBER 28. J. D. Blair, president of the Hiawatha Republican club issues the following challenge-"The Republican club of Hiawatha challenges
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the democracy of Brown county to a joint debate upon the political issues of the day; to take place in the court house in Hiawatha at any time they may deem proper to designate. The time at such meeting to be equally divided between the two parties."
SEPTEMBER 29. Senatorial convention at Severance. B. A. Seaver is nominated for senator but declines to make the race. Albert Perry was then nominated and also declined. Convention then adjourned until October 15tlı.
SEPTEMBER 29. Union Labor convention at Hiawatha nominates Fred Close for senator, Chris A. Saylor for representative, S. Weaver for clerk, T. H. Lowe for probate judge, D. L. Miller for superintendent and D. G. Olin- ger for commissioner.
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