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FEBRUARY 12 Volume 1, No. 1 of the Peoples Banner, a labor paper, is issued at Horton by A. S. Abbott.
FEBRUARY 19.20. Farmers' Institute at Hamlin. C. A. Saylor presided and C. P. Stiles acted as secretary.
FEBRUARY 18. The Hiawatha City Council by a unanimous vote request the Brown county representatives in the legislature to have a bill passed en- abling the city to vote $25,000 worth of bonds for water works purposes.
FEBRUARY 20. Mayor Yates issues his proclamation placing Hiawatha under quarantine regulations against the small-pox district in the Northern part of the country.
FEBRUARY 28. Hiawatha is given authority to issuse additional water works bonds.
-Horton Heights addition to the town of Horton is placed outside the cor- porate limits of the city by the legislature.
MARCH 26. Hiawatha city convention. E Hoye is chairman and Will Brundage secretary. For mayor C. V. Pyle received 7 votes and J. P. Bause 4. Jno. E. Moon for treasurer. C. H Janes for treasurer of the board of educa- tion, and John Cunningham for police judge were nominated by acclamation. For justices of the peace L. S. Herbert and F. M. Keith were nominated. For constables S. H. Johnson and J. P. Anderson were nominated. L. R. Yates, John Merrill, M. G. Ham, Ed Hoye and Fred Zimmerman were elected as a central committee.
MARCH 30. The farmers hold a meeting at the court house to discuss the twine question. S. Detwiler was made chairman and B. F. Partch secretary. Speeches were made by A. Carothers, H. F. Mellenbruch, Martin Woodal, Messrs Smith and Weaver, of Everest, John McCreary, Forest Yaw, James Hudgins and J. K McGinnis
J. J. Berger, W. O Bechtel and A. P. Browning were appointed a commit- tee on resolutions and reported the following which were adopted:
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves not to use any twine, beyond last year's prices, and in every way curtail the amount used.
Resolved. That we hereby declare ourselves in perfect accord and will support the Farm- ers' Alliance in their resistance to the Twine Combine. In view of the fact that the prices of binding twine have advanced almost beyond where it can be profitably used through the manip- ulation of speculators, who have cornered the entire sisal and Manilla fibre, we would recom- mend to our farmers that every practicable expediency be resorted to for the purpose of meeting the emergency, by cutting off the use of twine whenever possible,
We also recommend the following expedients:
Changing binders into harvesters with platforms for hand binding. The curtailing of the small grain output wherever the results for years have been of doubtful profit.
B. F. Partch offered an additional resolution to the effect that the conven- tion express themselves in perfect accord with the Farmers' Alliance.
A. P. Browning, John McCreary and B F. Partch were appointed an exe- cutive committee.
S. Detwiler was authorized to consider methods for the permanent organ- ization of the farmers of the county.
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APRIL 1. Miss R. B. Wilcox is confirmed as librarian of the Hiawatha City Library .
APRIL 2. Election in city of Hiawatha.
1st Ward 64
2nd Ward 97 80
3rd Ward 53 75
4tlı Ward
Total
For Mayor
J. P. Bause
60
274
C. V. Pyle
50
36
241
Treasurer
Jolın E. Moon. .
118
175
127
96
516
Treasurer Board of Education C. H. Janes.
118
177
127
96
518
Justice of the Peace
L. S Herbert
52
87
167
35
341
A. A. Holmes
29
103
58
50
240
F. M. Keith.
50
38
42
40
170
J. K. Klinefelter
2
2
R Dowell
1
. .
Police Judge
John Cunningham . .
112
171
124
94
501
A. A. Holmes
+
Constables
S. H Johnson
64
104
84
46
298
J. P. Anderson
61
94
81
52
288
P. C. Dennis
1
5
6
6
18
S. Winslow
.
.
2
2
J. Burke.
2
1
1
4
Councilmen
G. T. Williams s t.
114
. .
.
.
. .
114
A. McLaughlin l. t.
111
M G. Hams. t.
162
A. L. Newcomb s. t
64
.
85
John McGuire s. t.
41
41
I. B. Hoover l. t.
125
90
99
P. R. Harmon.
. .
1
1
Member School Board
J. V. McNamar.
114
.
..
104
R. C Chase
104
. .
. .
72
Elias Moser
72
. .
. .
3
H. O. Baker
125
57
57
M. L. Guelichi
9
9
..
125
John White
G. H. Adams
3
. .
125
H. O. Scott.
For member Board of Education in attached territory J. L. Allem received 50 votes and A. D. Brown 49.
APRIL 2. Horton City election results in the election of A. X. Campbell, mayor; W. F. Means, police judge; E. J. Byers, treasurer; F. D. Krebs, treas- urer. board of education; L. L. Merrill and F. De Witt, justices of the peace; W. S. Ridgell and F. Walters, constables; J. E. Hanson, L. T. Broaddus, F. C. Smith and William McCrackan, councilmen; L. H. Smyth, J. T Hopkins, J. W. Martin, J. H. Greenwell, Dr. O. C. Stivers, members of Board of Educa- tion.
APRIL 9. The following appointments are made for the city of Horton: Eli Hardin, marshal: Joseph Meadows, street commissioner; W. E. Lane, city clerk.
162
S. C. Davis.
85
85
114
John Fraser I t.
114
111
. .
1
1
5
64
114
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APRIL 9. E. Harrington, J. M. Boomer, G. R. T. Roberts, J. D. Stanley, A. Carothers, S. Detwiler, T. A.Shaw are elected directors of the Brown Coun- ty Exposition. They organized by the election of S. Detwiler, president; E Harrington, vice president; J. H. Meyer, secretary; W. M. Shirley, financial secretary: Jolin E. Moon, treasurer; C. H. Lawrence, superintendent of grounds.
APRIL 10. E. N. Morrill is elected president of the First National bank of Leavenworth.
APRIL 12. Union No 298 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is organized at Horton with twenty-three members The following officers were elected: J. H. Cullimore, president; J. C Purvis, vice president; L. T. Broaddus, recording secretary; F. M. Cole, financial secretary; R. C. Mallone, treasurer: S. D. Smith, preceptor; Joe Schloske, conductor: J. E. Hall, warden
APRIL 12. Upon petition of fifty-six electors it is ordered by the county commissioners that the town of Hamlin be incorporated as a city of the third class, and an election is ordered for April 30th T. C. Mathews, John Sterns and Joe Dean are appointed a board of canvassers. George Sandusky, Samuel Sweeney and J. H. Rains, judges; Henry Button and George M. Teale, clerks of said election.
APRIL 15. Miss Anna Rohl is confirmed librarian of the Hiawatha City Library.
APRIL 16. W. I Stuart is appointed city attorney for Horton
APRIL 18. The merchants of Horton organize under the protective system represented by the Merchants' Retail Agency of Chicago and elect the follow- ing officers: D L. Craig, president; W. R McCandless, vice president: R. H. Fox, secretary; John Dean, treasurer; Sam Ettinson, S. M. Ettinson, John Dean, W. A. Sehnable, G. W. Kanoff, L B Duff, George Pier e, J. W. Curran, O. C. Lutt, E. J. Byers, Clyde McManigal, executive committe.
APRIL 20. Pursuant to adjournment the farmers of Brown county met to consider the twine question. The committee appointed at the previous meet- ing of March 30th reported as to the weight and price of twine. The report was accepted and the committee continued and B. F. Partch, J. S. Henney and A. B. Allerton were added to it.
Communications were read from B H. Clover, president of the State Alli- ance, William Symms, Master of the State Grange; and J. B. Otis, lecturer of the State Grange.
On motion of B. F. Partch it was unanimously decided to organize a Farm- ers Association and a meeting was called May 11th for that purpose. W. H. Heimlich, of Hiawatha; A. Carothers, of Walnut; W. M. Smith, of Hamlin: G. M. Wilson, of Irving: J.P. M. Knight, of Padonia; W. O. Bechtel, of Robinson; S. E. Erwin, of Mission: Willis Reid, of Powhattan; C. A. Saylor, of Morrill; and S. E. Brown of Washington were added to the original committeee on or- ganization
APRIL 18 Horton Lodge No. 326 A. F. & A. M. was organized under dis- pensation issued April 18, 1889, with the following officers; Philip Morgan, W. M .; W. W. Whitead, S. W .; A. X Campbell, J W. A charter was issued on the 19th day of February, 1890, with the following officers: W. W. Whitead, W. M .; W. H. Steele, S. W .: W. O. Michaels, J. W. The following is a list of the charter members: Philip Morgan, W. W. Whitead, George M. Whitead, Clyde McManigal, H. W. Bradley, John Stamsburger, W. C. Alexander, E. E.
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Hutchings, B G. Craig, L. D. Craig, John Collins, John Dean, W. H. Steele, George W. Kanoff, M. R. Hackedorn, A. X. Campbell, M. H. Sope.
APRIL 22. The hall of Hiawatha Lodge, No. 83, I. O. O. F. is dedicated. Grand Master, Lieutenant Governor A. P. Riddle was present and conducted the ceremonies.
APRIL 25 Horton Y. M. C. A. charted. J. B. Hopper, W. G. Wilson, E. Ervin, H. P. Syfan, U. S. Turner, Ralph Tart, W. H. Fluke, Staunton Olinger and A. R. Branson are the trustees.
APRIL 29. First Baptist church of Horton incorporated by E. S. Malone, G. E. Clem, A. R. Branson, A. K. Mellott, C. C. Donley, C. F. Moll, E. Ervin. The estimated value of the property is $1400.
APRIL 29. A. C. Foster is confirmed as city marshal of the city of Hiawa- tha.
APRIL 30. ' Hamlin City elects the following officers: Mayor, L. E Hard- ing; police judge, Samuel Sweeney; councilmen, John Sterns, Samuel Miller, F. H Benedict, W. A. Nixon and J. Dilley .
APRIL 30 The 100th anniversary of the inauguration of Washington was observed in Hiawatha. Services were held at three of the churches and in the evening a patriotic service was held at the Armory, where the following pro- gram was rendered:
Invocation . Rev. Hunt
Scientific Progress. C W. Johnson
Politics of 100 years O. C Hill
Educational Progress J. E Banta
Business Advancement, M S Smalley
Benediction Rev. Lohman
MAY 2, The DEMOCRAT says: "Last week the president appointed J. Hor- ton, of Lawrence, H. J. Aten, of Hiawatha and A. D. Walker, of Holton, com- missioners to negotiate with the Prairie bands of Pottawatomie and Kickapoo Indians for the sale of their lands under the provisions of the act of Congress, approved March 2, 1889.
MAY 2. The Willis improvement Association elect Jolin Lorimer, John Goodwin, J. D. Harpster, D. L. McCoy, and M. G. Ham as directors. The board organizes by the election of Lorimer, as president; Ham, vice president; Harpster, treasurer and McCoy, secretary.
MAY 2 Three newspapers have died in Horton this week: the Daily Reg- ister, Gazette and Star. This still leaves three in the field which is still a sur- plus - Horton Commercial
MAY 8. The quarterly meeting of the Baptist ministers is held at Horton and is conducted by Deacon J. M. Boomer, president pro tem.
MAY 16. . The Kansas Classiss of the Reformed church meet at Fairview. Rev. A. G. Lohman is elected. president.
MAY 17. F. D. Krebs dies at Horton.
MAY -. Harmony Alliance No. 213 is organized in District No. 44 by A.
E. Dickinson with L. C. Clark as president and Edwin Smith as secretary. Thi- was the first Alliance organization in Brown county.
. MAY 18. A. E Dickinson, State lecturer for the Farmers Alliance organ- izes Hiawatha Alliance, No. 297, with the following officer and members: W. S. Hall, president; S. Detwiler, vice president; W. H, Heimlich, secretary; W. S. Brown, treasurer; B. F. Partch, chaplain; J. S. Henney, lecturer; C. A. Say- lor, assistant lecturer; W. W. English, door keeper; W. E. Hixon, assistant
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door keeper; G. W. Brown, sargeant at arms; J, A. Jeffries, county organizer; W. O. Bechtel, G. M. Wilson, J. W. McCreary, William Radford, T. B. Dicka- son, J. W. Hudgins, A. J. Tuttle, J. A. Jeffries, Jr., James Breeding, J. W. Stoakes, E. A. Smith, Ed Johns, J. G. Hannah, Benjamin Watkins, N. D. Loose. Fred Moser, Felix O'Neil, J. N. Mills, H. G. Gillispie, A. F. Robinson, George W. Davis, G. W. Lindley, J. C. LaCroix, Thomas H Brown, R. B. Carey, W. M. Smith, James Miller, Robert Gaston. G. B. Mohler, M. Ratkin, J. W. Kaufman, George Yost, G. W. Lewis, E M. Saylor, J. H. Moyer, Godfrey Kinzie, Perry Johnson, Henry Schriner, J. D. Hardy.
MAY 19. Prairie Springs Alliance No 299 is organized by State Lecturer A. E. Dickinson with G. E. Dowell as secretary.
MAY 20. Mt. Roy Alliance No. 300 is organized by State Lecturer A. E. Dickinson with J. D. McGuire as secretary .
MAY -. Belleview Alliance No. 306 is organized by J. A. Jeffries with C. M. Jones as secretary.
MAY 23. The twelfth annual report of the Sunday Schools of Brown coun- ty for the year 1888 is published It shows 43 schools with an enrollment of 3,496 pupils, and 491 officers and teachers
MAY 23. G W. Remagen issues the Hiawatha Journal
MAY 30. Col. Allen Buckner delivers the Memorial Day address at Horton.
MAY 30. Memorial day is observed in Hiawatha. J. C. Kelsey was officer of the day and Rev. J K Miller delivered the address.
JUNE 6 C. N. Whittaker disposed of his interests in the Horton Regis- ter to A. B Crockett.
JUNE 6. Horton Lodge 331 I. O. O F. incorporates.
JUNE 7. First annual commencement of the Hiawatha academy. The graduates are Fred Adams and Carrie B Ingels.
JUNE 7. Annual commencement of the University of Kansas. Brown county is represented in the graduating class of the Law department by Grant W. Harrington.
JUNE -. Annual commencement of the State Agricultural college. Brown county is represented in the graduating class by William Knabb, Wal- ter R. Browning and John Hazen.
JUNE 11. Flintoft Smith is appointed city attorney for Horton.
JUNE 17. The Bank of Hamlin is incorporated.
JUNE -. Prairie College Alliance No. 357 is organized by J. A. Jeffries with G. N. Gebhart as secretary.
JUNE -. Harmony Alliance No 334 is organized by J. A. Jeffries in the Mulberry district with W. J. Beat as secretary.
JULY -. Brown county Alliance No 474 is organized by J. A. Jeffries with G. E. Mitchell as secretary.
JULY 4 The citizens of Kenekuck celebrate. M. G. Ham, of Hiawatha and Scott Hopkins, of Horton were the orators of the day.
JULY 4 Hiawatha celebrates the day. W. D Webb delivers the address. JULY 11. C. C. Bartruff has moved the Horton Gazette to Wathena.
AUGUST 1. The First District W. C. T. U. convention is held at Holton. Mrs. R. C. Chase is elected president and Mrs. M. A. S. ull secretary.
JULY 20 Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Hamlin News Gleaner is issued. Henry B. Barnes is editor.
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AUGUST 10. The Pleasant Valley U. B. church, (Morrill Township) char- tered by John Janney, C C. Babst, Theophilus Lanning, Edson Steel, Simon Phillippia. This church was destroyed by the cyclone of May '96 and rebuild the following August.
AUGUST 19. A special election is held in Mission township to vote on the proposition to sell the $10,000 worth of Missouri Pacific stock owned by the township for $1,000.
AUGUST 19. Convention of district school boards at Hiawatha.
AUGUST 31. The annual meeting of the Morrill college is held and Rev. W. A. Biggart, James Gaston, S. W Moore, R. A. Hill, W. C. McDermond, J. T. Micky, James Cleland, E B. McKim, John Hoover, William Berger, R. Gaston, James Fisher, C. A. Willard, W. F. Lambertson, W. H. Conklin, Geo. R. T. Roberts, John E. Springer, C J. Harding, John McCoy and R. E. Grin- stead were elected a board of trustees. This board organized with the election of W. A. Biggart chairman, Geo. R. T. Roberts secretary and S. W. Moore treasurer.
AUGUST -. Grand Prairie Alliance No. 539 is organized by J. A. Jeffries with Finley McCreary as secretary.
SEPTEMBER 2 St. Pauls African M. E. church of Horton incorporated by Samuel Wilson, King D. True, Wm. D. Wheeler, Robert A. Randall, Charley E. Graves Property estimated at $1,000
SEPTEMBER 3-6. The Twenty-fourth Annual Fair.
SEPTEMBER 20. Third annual celebration at Horton L
H Smyth is marshal. Gov. Humphrey, Secretary of State Higgins and Auditor McCarthy are the guests of honor.
OCTOBER 5. Robinson holds a township fair. The officers were: J. Max- well, president; J. F. Martindale, secretary; C. E Carroll, J. H. Maxwell, A. Close, R. D Bartlow, M. V. Christy and A. Nellans, directors.
SEPTEMBER 21. Prohibition county convention. Nominates Robert Shannon for treasurer, Jolin Yaw for sheriff, Henry Smith for register of deeds, E. J. Byers for clerk of the court and L. Hassig for commissioner.
The following central committee was appointed: R. M. Patton, Hiawatha township; W. H. Conklin, Padonia; A. P Browning. Hamlin; F. M. Starnes, Morrill; C. H. Isely, Walnut; Robert McGinnis, Powhattan, H. F. Douthart, Mission; James McCalley, Robinson; J M. Marcum, Irving; A. J. Hill, E. W. Carley, E. F. Sweetland and J. W. Margrave, Hiawatha City.
The following declaration of principles was adopted:
1. The Prohibition party of Brown county in convention this 21st day of September, de - clares its belief in the sovereignty of God and our dependence on Him for all the blessings of life.
2. That the prohibition of rum is the most important matter pertaining to the welfare of our state and nation .
3. That although we have constitutional and statutory prohibition in Kansas, the law is most shamefully and presistently violated because the party in power positively refuses to elect governors, legislatures and county officers pledged to its faithful enforcement.
4. That we faithfully and with great apprehension realize that the power of the organized rum sellers completely dominates both old parties and reaches even into the prohibition states, commanding them with imperious authority to let our prohibition laws fall into innocuous des- uetude.
5. That so evenly are the old parties matched in numbers that should either of them earn- estly try to enforce said prohibitory laws the other would triumph in National elections, be- cause the liquor men hold the balance of power therefore it is vain for our prohibition friends
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in the Republican and Democratic parties to indulge the faintest hope of getting prohibition through them.
That rings. trusts and combinations of greedy capitalists to prevent the free interchange and sale of merchandise and produce between our own people is outrageously wicked toward the great mass of our citizens, and can only be prevented by a new party representing the toiling millions of the country and not controlled by the lordly millionaires. Therefore, we resolve:
1st, That the sale of alcoholic beverages is the greatest enemy to our government and our homes, and we therefore pledge our sacred honor to agitate and pray, vore and pay for the suc- cess of the prohibition party.
2nd, That because the Republican party has openly espoused the principle of high license every sincere prohibitionist in it ought to unite with us and every sincere Democrat likewise.
3rd, That the women of Kansas, by accepting and exercising part of their rights through municipal suffrage have demonstrated to all reasonable minds the beneficence of equal suffrage we therefore demand the complete eufranchisement of the women of our state.
4th, That we endorse our national and state platform of 1888.
SEPTEMBER 30. Republican county convention, results in a Hill and Mit- chell fight. The Hill delegates place A. R Smith in nomination for chairman and the Mitchell delegates presented John Fulton. The ballot resulted Smith 49, Fulton 55.
W. F. Means, was made temporary secretary.
The chairman appointed the following committees: Credentials, John Schil- ling, N. F. Leslie, W. A. Biggart, John Wilson, John Sterns; Permanent or- ganization, F. M. Keith, E W. Smith. Frank Leibengood, S. Thompson, Jas. Freeland; Order of Business, W. I Stuart, L. N. Reid, William Rife, A. R. Smith, George Wilson: Resolutions, John E. Moon, S. A Groninger, M S. Wat- son, J. J. Webb, Harry Bossart
The committee on credentials reported the following list of delegates en- titled to seats in the convention:
Horton. First ward-G I. Prewitt, L. L. Merrill. W. I Stuart
Horton, Second ward-I. L Vanmeter, W. F. Means, J. M. Morris, J. M. Swearengen.
Horton, Third ward-Dave Paschal, N F Leslie, W. M. Hickman.
Horton, Fon: th ward -L J Johnson, H. M. Byers, John Collins.
Everest-B. A Williams. A. Kuhlman, H. A Price, A. Lewelli J. P. Freeland, Geo. An- derson.
Robinson-A. Close, J. D Hazen. J L Wil- son, S. A. Groninger, John Lange, O A Con- dit, Wm. Bechtel, H. H. Hickman .
Irving-G. M. Wilson, J. M. Guinn, F. Burk- halter, A. B. Gibson. G. N. Gebhart, L. Moore, H. Ryan.
Willis-A. F. Moore, U. G Honnell, Frank Willis, O. Murphy, Nels Hansen, G. A. Mc- Neil, willard Figley, Jno. Lorimer, A. W. Compton.
Morrill-L M. Reid, John Fulton, T. J El- liott, M. O. Hoover. M. Myers, J. E. Springer.
Hiawatha Township-A. G. Speer, J. J Welt- mer, J. G. Howard, D. Hazen, T. M Camp-
bell, G. Pricer, Wm. Hanber, J. Schilling, Walter White. John Sherritt.
Hiawatha. First ward-Lewis Knickerbocker, James Corsaut, J. W Mitchell.
Hiawatha, Second ward-T. B. Dickason, J. A Hewitt, J. E. Moon, Ewing Herbert
Hiawatha, Third ward-W. B. Kingsley, H.
C. Bossart, J. F. Prewitt, John Walters.
Hiawatha, Fourth ward-F. M. Keith, A. C. Fitch.
Padouia-Samnel Frazier, John Evans, Dave Morgan, Isaac Dilley, I. P Winslow.
Fairview-A A Frink. T. M. Steward, S.
Thompson, J. J. Webb, Willis Scantlin, W. C. Vandalson.
Carson-Casper Gardner, A. Carouthers.
Hamlin-J. Sternes, A. R. Smith, Mike Schmidt, L. Argo, E. C. Blanchard.
Reserve-Marion Watson, I. T Sister.
Kickapoo-W. D. Rife, S. Holcomb, M. Les- ter, John Williams
Baker-B C Horain, A. M. Hanna, D. Rork, E W. Smith, H. C Neff, J. W. Spence.
Powhattan. District 44-J. R Barnes, B. F. Hart. John Rutherford
The committee on permanent organization reported A Carothers for per- manent chairman and W. F. Means for permanent secretary which was adopted.
The committee on resolutions reported the following which were adopted:
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Resolved, That the Republicans of Brown County, Kansas, by their delegates assembled, do most heartily commend and endorse the action of the Republican administrations, both na- tional and state.
Resolved, That this convention heartily sympathize with Ex-Gov. John A. Martin and with his family on account of his severe and dangerous sickness and pray for his recovery.
T. J. Elliott offered the following additional resolution which was adopted:
WHEREAS, There has been made an unwarranted and an abusive attack upon the character and good name of our fellow citizen, D. W. Wilder, state superintendent of insurance, for just and faithful performance of official duty; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we bear witness to the purity and integrity of our honored fellow citizen, D. W. Wilder, and bid him God speed in his work of freeing us from the snide insurance com- panies of earth.
For County Treasurer O. C. Hill and J B. Mitchell were placed in nomi- nation, the ballot resulting Mitchell 55, Hill 52.
Ten ballots were taken for Register of Deeds as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8 10
A. J. Leibengood.
25
25
30
30
27 24 2ł
27 25 26
32 31 24
41 30 14
35 13 7
38
O. J. Nugent
15
17
19
A. W. Bell
12
12
11
9
7
D P. Leslie.
16
5
4
4
5 7 12
7 5 6 8
8 4
4
3
2
Campbell Evans.
9
7
7
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M. G Ham
1
7 1
10
9
7
10
2
Darling
3
Geo E. Mitchell
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Jolin Cashman for sheriff, N. E Chapman for clerk, Dr. Young for coroner, P. W. Wright for surveyor and E Berkley for commissioner were nominated . by acclamation.
The following central committee was appointed: Hiawatha First ward, T. Mclaughlin; Second ward, M. G Ham; Third ward, W. B. Kingsley; Fourth ward, M. L. Guelich; Horton First ward, W. I. Stuart; Second ward, I. L Van Meter; Third ward, Sig Aszman; Fourth ward, John Collins; Hiawa- tha Township, John Schilling; Padonia, I. P. Winslow; Irving, Geo. Wilson; Reserve, M. S, Watson; Morrill, Jno. A. Fulton; Hamlin, John Stearns; Fair- view, J. J. Webb; Carson, C. Evans; Powhattan, T. C. Bronson; Forty-four, B. F. Hart; Washington, J. P. Freeland; Everest, W. W. Price; Mission, Frank L Wilson; Baker, W. M. Nellaus; Robinson, J. F. Wilson. This com- mittee organized by the election of W. I. Stuart chairman, John Collins sec- retary and L. Van Meter treasurer.
OCTOBER 10 Alliance picnic in Jeffries grove of the Prairie Springs, Prairie College and Mt. Roy Alliances. Speeches were made by Messrs Dick- man, Carothers, Elliott, Roberts, W. W. Smith and O. C. Hill.
OCTOBER 11. The petition of fifty-four electors of the town of Robinson asking for the incorporation of the town is granted by the board of county commissioners and an election is ordered to be held on October 26. J. B. Mit- chell, O. S. Condit and J. F. Wilson are appointed as a board of canvassers, S. A. Groninger, O. Gordon and T. J. Payne as judges and L M. Hughes and W. S. McNatt as clerks of said election.
OCTOBER 12. Democratic County Convention. E. Harrington is chairman and George T. Williams secretary .
The following committees were appointed: Credentials, J. J. Fisher, John McCreary, Eli Harding, J. T. Pomeroy and Fred Isely. Resolutions, W. H. Kemper, J, J. Burger, E. R. Cornelison, Thomas H. Brown, James D. Hardy .
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Permanent organization and order of business, I. N. McClintock, John Hillman, G. Y. Johnson, William Lewis, L. A. Irsik.
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