Annals of Brown County, Kansas : from the earliest records to January 1, 1900, Part 34

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


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NOVEMBER 4. Township election


MISSION TOWN: HIP.


Willis. ..


Baker ...


W Hort'n


Total. ...


Powhattan


For'y Four


Total


Trustee, S. D. McFadden


194


120


88


302


Trustee. L. J. Cashman


67


26


93


F. L Willis ...


3


3


Jno. Williams


105


127


232


H. S. Adams.


94


83


37


214


Clerk, Sam Ebright.


68


23


91


Clerk. F. P. Lonberger


141


29


35


205


Ed Smith.


97


125


222


F Baldwin.


25


53


44


12.


Treasurer, J. H. Adams.


69


23


92


H. Winterscheidt.


128


122


46


296


C. A. Sawyer ...


97


126


223


Treasurer. M. Walters A. M. Thomas. F. L. Willis


102 22


71 63


43


138


272


M Foster


95


122


217


J. H. Hayes


157


88


42


287


Constable, Eugene Powers.


65


23


88


Jesse Henney ..


172


83


44


299


R. Bartley


91


23 114


Constable, H Laurie


97


94


39


230


D. A. Woodman


76


32 108


R. M. Richie.


154


87


43


284


E. Rutherford


87


119, 206


J. B. Hazlett.


223


72


121


337


G. Sharp ..


76


24


100


Justice, S. P Rupe. Chas. Smith.


67


23


90


Justice, J. A. Swearinger


101


70 85


43


41


227


Jas. Grubb


81


1:24


205


39


212


159


POWHATTAN TOWNSHIP.


.....


91 91


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


257


258


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


[1890


WALNUT TOWNSHIP.


Carson.


Fairview


Total


Trustee, Wm Meyers


65 120 185


C. Stunz .. .


22


117


3.39


G. W. Warner


43


60


103


Clerk. W. E Barnes.


35


113


148


J. M. Robbins


26


145


171


Wm Duncan


1


1


J. M. Hanson.


73


73


146


Clerk. H Huber


15


170


185


E D Crouch


27


118


145


Treasurer. J A. Johnson H. A. Price ..


27


183


210


Justice, C Reibsomner.


15


129


144


179


S. O. Groesback


36


85


121


J. M. Beits


21


85


106


F. Hoopes.


73


75.148


Noalı Hanson


77


77


154


Constable. J. N Anderson


33


99


132


W. F. Scoutin.


35


118


153


F. Robbins.


97


187


281


Thos. Smith


20


1:4


144


C. King


75


59


134


ROBINSON TOWNSHIP.


Trustee Z. B. Arbogast .. 129


J. H Thuma. 179


M. S. Quigley 9


Clerk, O. S. Condit 143


Ed. Kopplein 170


Treasurer, M. P Rush 155


G B. Mohler ... 1.54


Justice, T. J. Payne 1×9


J H. Burnam


141


J. A. Glenn ..


155


Jas. Gafford .169


Constable, J. B Morris 136


John Payne 144


D. Williams 157


C. R. Martin


166


MORRILL TOWNSHIP.


Trustee, D M. Saylor .139


A. Lichty. 162


Clerk, Wm. Hammond .162


Elias Saylor .. 142


Treasurer. N. Curtis


.263


Justice, Wm. Templeman .162


Jas. Clemland .162


L. C. Baur 139


G. L. Parker. 145


Constable, E. Auhmiller .301


O. E Shadle 16.


F. Jones


.135


PADONIA TOWNSHIP.


Trustee, Wm. Evans. 209


Clerk. D. Jones 210


Treasurer, G Kinzie. .207


Justice, Jas. Winslow .202


D. Hillyer 188


-Winslow 3


Constables, W. Harmonson 193


S. M. Baird


173


J. M. Idol.


120


Washington


Everest.


Total.


IRVING TOWNSHIP.


Trustee, G. M. Wilson 138


P. D Moore 105


Clerk, F D Shaw 121


T J. Griffith 117


Treasurer, A. B Gibson 118


W. R. Moore 124


Justice, W. T. Wilhoit 118


J. F. Ruhlen .. 117


J. C Dickason 123


O. Shonyo


120


Constables F. Burkhalter


121


Wm. McLane ....


115


B Syster.


38


41


79


L. Dunn


2


2


HIAWATHA TOWNSHIP.


Trustee, Geo. Pricer 155


Fred Lemley 199


Clerk, M. Meisenheimer 155


E S Beckwith .195


Treasurer, J. G. Howard


W. S Brown .


.199


Justice, J. V. Rollins


153


J. H Donley


198


S. Lytle ...


.200


A. D. Brown


1


Constables, E. L. Chamberlin 150


N. P. Sprague 193


J. D. Donley 193


Hamlin.


Reserve


Total ....


Trustee, L. Argo


128


30


158


L. Wallace


66


50


116


Clerk, O. C. Rummell


192


75


267


Treasurer, Jno Sterns.


193


70


263


Justice, Sam' Sweeny . M. S. Watson.


85


53


138


R Sweeny .


100


24


24


Constable, J. L. Tipton


187


62 249


J . F. Syster.


97


30


127


Wm Bushley.


34


141


175


W. L. Wilkinson


25


133] 158


33 149


182 2


15


108


123


F. Isley. .


94


143


237


17


198


215


C. S. Thompson.


34


145


37


150


188


Coustable, J H Coe


5


180 185


L. B Purkheiser


22


117


139


Treasurer, W. C Myers, w. H. Myer ...


Trustee, P. Marak


16


143


159


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.


HAMLIN TOWNSHIP.


188


67


255


Justice, N. F Hess H F. Bushley.


.149


259


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


CANDIDATES.


Irving.


Padonia.


Hamlin.


Morrill.


Carson.


Fairview.


Hiawatha ..


Robinson.


Washington.


Baker.


Willis.


Kickapoo.


Powhattan.


Reserve


Everest


West Horton.


1st Ward.


2nd Ward


3rd Ward.


4th Ward


Ward.


2nd Ward.


3rd Ward


4th Ward ..


Total.


Governor.


Lyman U. Humphrey R


117


69


82


157


35


143


20


68 68


154 104


29 17


67


37


137 137


48 45


79 59


43 48


52


73 30


79 38


70


41 |1967


Chas. Robinson, D. ....


8


4€


63


46


23


75


97


71


68


156 9


3


...


.


..


Lieutenant Governor.


117


67


88


159


35


136


157


146


25


155


24


67


37


143


49


30


85


46


52


77


81


72


44 1964


D. A. Banta


3


46


55


4:


23


79


60


70


17


62 68


21


122


87


21 2


132 20


53


66


·25


22


27


20


7


3


4


3


49


Secretary of State.


117


68


88


35


137


157


146


25 17


64


68


21


122


87


19


53


32


25


22


27


10


20


6


12 1316


R. S. Osborn. Pe .. .


119


99


53


96


72


70


158


J


9


..


25


72


157


24


67


37


47


66


85


47


53


77


83


74


44 2005


Joseph Dillon. D ...


3


4.5


53


45


23


79


59


69


17


65


103


19


35


85


20 21


145 132 18 :


53


30


25


2.2


26


10


17


6


1' 1272


H. T. Potter, Pr ..


4


2


...


. ..


1


9


12


1:6


24


67


37


145


49


66


85


48


52


77


83


73


44 2013


Thomas Kirby, D


3


44


£4


45


23


79


59


72


38


20


131


45


50


52


43.


44


26


27


10


20


6


3


4


3


49


Attorney General.


Lyman B. Kellogg, R .. J. N Ives, D & P ..


117 125


69


90


166


35


142


165


147


25


72


17


131 124


137


41


95


81


79


67


71


37


54


46


39 2415


Supt. Public Instruction.


118


68


90


159


35


137


1,59


147


23


67


37


144


49


66


87


48


50


77


83


73


45:2016


Geo. W. Winnans, R ... M. H Woods, D.


3


45


54


43


23


79


59


69


17


33


132


44


50


49


43


47


26


34


36


27 1117


Mrs. F. McCormack, Pe Mrs SS Weatherby, Pr Chief Justice.


117


99


51


98


72


69


156


105


67


22


122


87


18


51


30


26


22


25


10


20


6


3


4


3


48


...


...


...


35


139


157


147


25


73


160


25


67


37


144


49


68


86


47


51


78


84


73


44 2021


W. F. Rightmeir, Pe M. B. Nicholson, D & P


3


45


53


46


23'


76'


59


71'


17


64 103


17


33


20


131


42


50


FO


43


44


26


34


361


28 1114


:


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9t


72


72


157


105. 3


1


12


156


24


67 33


37


145


49


65


85


47


52


77


82


72


44 2006


S G Isett, D. ..


3


45


55


45


23


79


59


71


134 3


.


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...


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3


3


4


3


47


(las. M. Hovey, R ....


117


68


91


150


35


137!


157


147


147


72


64


21


122


87


21 2


19


52


30


25


22


44


26


37


36


28 1149


B F Foster, Pe


117


96


50


96


71


69


158


21


117


. . ..


..


:


2


3


3


4


3


49


State Treasurer.


Solomon G. Stover, R.


117


90


159


35


137


72


70


158


104


..


..


1


9


3


....


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...


..


38


51


67


83


46


52


77


85


72


44 2089


143


107


135


95


144


202


174


25


72


17


65


10


22


121


87


22


18


53


29


26


23


27


10


21


7


13 1328


117 122


68


90


157


98


72


73


158


105


..


1


....


...


...


....


..


2


...


...


3


2


9


3


....


4


A. H. Horton, R. .


119


100


52


J. A Meyers, Pr.


4


..


2


1


12


160


2.6


: 67 120


.


.


...


.


.


...


20 21


131


44


49


52


45


44


26


3:


35


28 1144


A C. Shinn, Pe. . ..


119


99


53


E. Leonardson, Pr. ..


4


2


1


9


.. .


157 59


21


67


22 12


117


86


20


53


28


24


22


26


10


18


6


11 1288


A. M. Richardson. Pr.


4


1


3


2


4


3


49


...


..


44


39


32 1182


J. F. Willitts, Pe. ....


114


97


52


Andrew J Felt, R.


20


103


17


53


14


50


52


2


..


10 3


44


26


34


37


28 1123


Chas Fairchild, Pr .. Auditor.


4


1


.. .


86 3


..


157


25 17


103


17


28 1127


W H. Biddle, Pe.


2


....


3


34


36


12 1313


Wm. Higgins. R. .


1)3


17


34


20 21


53


2


2


...


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....


...


11


66


1


2


45


50


52


44


65


Horton.


Hiawatha.


1st


145 73 102


...


68


157


102


12 1306


2


,07 21


143 151


2


12 1354


159


68


68


1890]


54


260


CANDIDATES.


Irving


Padonia.


Hamlin .


Morrill.


Carson.


Fairview.


Hiawatha.


Robinson


Washington.


Baker.


Willis.


Kickapoo


Powhattan.


Reserve.


Everest.


West Horton.


1st Ward.


2nd Ward


3rd Ward.


4th Ward


1st Ward


2nd Ward.


3rd Ward.


4th Ward.


Total.


Rep int Congress. Case Broderick, R


116


66


89


152


35


128


14%


25


65


6.2


36


45


79


42


52


73


79


72


39 1912


Thos Moonlight, D ... L. C Clark, Pe ..


28


54


64


66


25!


95


16


81 57


116


81


17


16


51


22


20


24


7


13


5


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41


47


27


30


36


44


30


13


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116


125


77


131


89


74


114


75


20


102


166


116


56


9


196


56


34


38


34


28


15


31


18


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mient Article 3, Sec. 25. Again't Judici'ı Amend- ment Article 3, Sec 25.


117


125


75


134


90


74


119


88


21


109


156


120


51


8


195


84


37


42


32


25


17


34


18


3 1777


Representative 44tlı Dis'ı


117


70


85


156


34


113


156


146


69


158


26


77


34


136


51


67


85


471


57


85


30


73


55 2005


139


107


146


94


170, 220


175


130


134


111


44


145


95


78


76


65


65


27


54


42


28 2408


Probate Judge.


F. M Webb. R.


117


66


78 154


30;


122


148


146


70 153


23


64


36


62


67


41


46


47


62


54


25|1810


Geo. Boone, D .... J. C. Purvis. Pe.


110


97


38


91


70


64


126


104


65


120


85


21


17


50


35


37


30


16


10


15


4


9 1256


W. F. Means, R.


116


64


91


152


35


134! 136


146


27


148


24


63


37


170 102


49 40


84 38


100 37


63 28


33


14


47


43


52 12 12


122


99


52


113


70


75


131


107


...


69


126


25


66


381


49


65


32


42


53


86


96


76


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J. B Green, D. W. H. Smith, Pe .


123


98


57


101


72


70


150!


115


81


65


12]


99


21


13


53


32


26


19


27


25


16


13 1411


Supt. Public Instruction P. R Harman, R


117


69


05


162


39


144


170


150


36


88!


174


22


59


40


201


53


65


86


48


53


82


93


83


50 2179


118


138


98


139


88


143


2.3


166


5


110


95


140


128


40


83


91


80


73


65


67


28


14


33


35 2210


Judge 22nd Judicial Dis. S. L. Ryan, R ...


111


65


148


35


140


157


27


10


155


66


37


43


63


50


37


81


79


80


46 2021


J F. Thompson, De. Pe


128


146


151


95%


145


216


163


15.


119


139


121


41


102


81


61


69


33


57


35


36 2391


Commissioner, First Dis. I. P. Winslow, R


114


75


145


30


13.


496


Wm Lewis. 1) ...


128 129


176


12


157


602


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.. .


3


2


4


3


30


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22 18


64


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36


21


136 142


41 47


49


55


42


55


62


55


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T. J. McCormack, Pr .. County Attorney.


4


1


.. .


1


6


3


...


561 1001 46


24


120


23


19


57


25


23


20


25


12


21


10


7 1282


Clerk District Court. J. H. Cunningham, R ..


117 3


+2


53


43


22


72


41


61


12


54


99


17


20


44


49


54


51


43


16


16


23


15 1044


Carrie Lindley, D. Pe .. J M Lepley, Pr ...


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Grant W. Harrington D Nathan Jones, Pe ....


5


49


53


38


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79,


107


69


15


116


19


44


19


5


13


35


35


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33


29


41


29


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4


7


31


33


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81


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42


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17


6


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34


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51


45


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94


92.


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83


70


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ment Article 2, Sec. 25 Against Judici'l Amend ment Article 2, Sec 25 . For Judicial Amend-


55


6


39


45


9


9


40


2


152 111 18 12


21 24


122 157


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4


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J. D Hardy, D Pe .. Wm. Batchelder, Pr. ...


123 2


1


1


4


. .


12


50


81


49


27


92


93


70


108 20 12


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7


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61


59


69


63


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71


881


159


35


147


190


1!8


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50


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


[1890


Horton.


Hiawatha.


A. Carothers, R ..


25


17


123 9


2


.


6


24


156 134


83 77


971


..


1


99


158


130


108 173


1


. .


15 91 88


211


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


1891 ]


1891.


JANUARY 6-9. The Northeastern Kansas Poultry and Pet Stock show met in Hiawatha. About 200 birds were on exhibition.


JANUARY 15. The Hiawatha Building & Loan Association increases its capital stock to $400,000.


JANUARY 18. Horton has a $120,000 fire. Best business block in the town burned.


JANUARY 18. The new Christian church of Horton is dedicated.


FEBRUARY 3. A Citizens' Alliance is organized in Hiawatha with the fol- lowing officers: A. J. Hill, president; J. J. Fisher, vice president; Geo. E. Hol- bein, secretary; W. O. Noble, treasurer; Grant W. Harrington. lecturer: P. A. Baker, inner guird; E F Sweetland, outer guard: Col. E. Bierer, W. O. Bech- tel and Elias Moser board of trustees. W. O. Noble was chosen as organizer.


FEBRUARY 5.6. The Brown County Farmers' Institute meets in Hiawatha. A. Carothers was chairman. J. W. Babbitt was elected temporary secretary. The committee on organization reported the following officers: President, S. Detwiler: vice president, Geo. Lindley; secretary, J. W. Babbitt: executive com- mittee, H. F. Mellenbruch, Geo. McNeal, J. W. McCreary.


FEBRUARY 9 H. J. Aten is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to make allotments in severalty for the Kickapoo and Pottowatomie Indians.


FEBRUARY 11. Ilorton Lodge 326 A. F. & A. M. incorporated


FEBRUARY 18. Fairview Camp 1236 M. W. A. is organized with C. A. Bradshaw, John S. Belts, F. Hafflich, J. E. Mcore, C. S. Payne, L B. Purk- hiser, E. B. Snyder, W. E. Skinner, Conrad Stunz, Jr., as charter members.


FEBRUARY 26. Sherman Memorial services conducted by the G. A R are held in the opera house. H. J. Aten presided. Speeches were made by Rev. J. K. Miller and O. C. Hill.


FEBRUARY 27. The special salary bill known as the Schilling bill becomes a law. It fixes the following salaries for Brown county: Treasurer, $2.000; county clerk, $1,500; county attorney, $1,000: probate judge, $1,000 and one-half the fees in excess thereof; register of deeds, fees to the amount of $350 per quarter and one-half the excess thereof: county superintendent. $900.


MARCH 10. The town site of Pierce is vacated by the legislature.


-Parts of the C. K. & N. 2nd addition and parts of the Kansas City ad - dition to Horton vacated by the legislature.


MARCH 12. Brown county becomes the fortieth Representative District.


MARCH 16. Sunflower Lodge No. 153 Daughters of Rebecca is organized at Horton by S. F. Burdette with the following charter members: Susan A. Curran, M. C. Cottrell. M. B. Evans, Annie Adams and Bros J. W. Curran, E. J. Evans, Harry Adams, E. J. Linthacum, Oscar Miller, J. R Jones.


MARCH 25. The ladies of the Northeastern Baptist Association hold their first semi-annual Missionary conference in Fairview.


MARCH 27. Death of J. F. Babbitt.


MARCH 30. APRIL 1. The district conference of the Northeastern Kansas district of the Brethren church was held at the north Morrill church.


APRIL 3. Simon Fraser is appointed County Commissioner for the First Commissioners District to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Lewis.


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APRIL 6. City election.


HIAWATHA CITY.


ROBINSON.


Regular. ..


Indep'nd't


Total. ....


Mayor.


Mayor


R. H Brewster


68


87


82


54


291


Police Judge.


C. M. Truex.


71


71


J. J. Fisher


66


81


79


47


273


Councilmen .


John Hutchinson.


103


69


172


C. H. Janes


70


92


82


54


298


Charles McClelland


105


105


William Truex


102


102


A A Holmes ..


59


83


59


44


245


C. R Martin


104


69


173


L. S. Herbert.


58


82


58


49


247


J C. Hayner


72


72


J. P. Anderson


59


79


59


50


247


Police Judge T. J Payne.


102


70


172


City Treasurer. M. S. Smalley


64


80


74


53


271


S. Groninger


Councilmen.


J. HI Fraser


67


67


Long term. I N Smith


85


85


Short term, W. O. Noble


88


83


W. M. Wellcome


80


80


T. Cheal


29


29


M. E. Yost


*24


24


Board of Education.


J. V. McNamar


68


68


R C. Chase.


92


62


L. T. Meyers


77


77


Fred Zimmerman.


53


53


For member of Board of Education for attached territory Javob Schilling received 32 votes.


APRIL 6. The G. A. R. celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the or- der in the Armory at Hiawatha.


-Hamlin City election results in election of L. E. Harding, mayor; A. Nitsche, J. C. McGee, A. J. Reeme, E S. Price and B. Ellis councilmen. S. Sweeney, police judge. W. S Willard was appointed city clerk, W. R. Burti- nam treasurer and Amos Beck street commissioner.


APRIL 8. The Brown County Alliance at its regular quarterly meeting passed the following resolutions.


Resolved; That we heartily endorse the separate political action of the Peoples Party last fall, and that we are highly gratified with the results of the same.


Resolved; That we will use all honorable means in our power to encourage all good citizens to identify themselves with the Peoples movement, in order to assist us in procuring a better condition of affairs, politically, socially and morally, in our country. .


Resolved; That we commend the actions of our representative. J. D. Hardy, and the House of representatives in the election of W. A. Peffer to the United States Senate, and for the attempted and procured needed legislation, and that we condemn the action of the State Senate in obstructing the same.


Resolved; That the recent conversion of John J. Ingalls shows that the days of miracles is not past, and we hail with delight the indication that our labor is not in rain


Resolved; That the Brown County Alliance is in favor of the principles underlying the Sub Treasury bill, namely, government loans to the people, but are not in favor of the details of Said bill-building warehouses at public expense, etc . as such proceedure, we believe. in no sense is required in order to enable the people to procure all just benefits derived from a sys- tem of government loans.


APRIL 14. The stockholders of the Brown county Exposition Association elect directors as follows: E. Harrington, C. V. Pyle, E Hoye, Peter Pfeifer, J. W. Babbitt, C. H. Lawrence, H W. Johnson. The board organized by the


...


1st ward ...


2nd ward ..


3rd ward ..


4th ward ..


Total ...


Treasurer Board of Edu- cation


John Payne


110


110


Justices of the Peace


Obediah Jordan. J N Mills


69


69


Constables.


S. H Johnson


59


61


58


49


227


69


69


1


O. S. Condit


103


103


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election of E. Harrington as president; C. V. Pyle, vice president; Jno E Moon, treasurer; M. L. Guelich, secretary; J. H. Meyer, financial secretary .


APRIL 14. The new I. O. O. F. Hall in Hiawatha is dedicated.


APRIL 19. The Annual meeting of the American Bible Auxilliary of Brown county is held in Hiawatha.


APRIL 20. The following officers are appointed for Hiawatha City: Miss Anna Rohl, city librarian; A. C. Foster, marshal; D Van Horn, assistant marshal; J. K. Klinefelter, city clerk; W. E. Hayner, chief fire department; C. P. Waste, assistant chief; Eli Allendorf, fire warden; D. E. Bassett, street commissioner; R T. Herrick, city attorney.


APRIL 24 Horton organizes a District Fair and Trotting Association.


APRIL 25-26. The Fourteenth Annual county Sunday school convention is held in Hiawatha.


APRIL 28-30. Eighth Annual Encampment Sons of Veterans at Hutchin- son. General Crook Camp No. 169, of Hiawatha, is represented by J. A. Jeffries, Jr. and Grant W. Harrington.


-Tenth Annual Encampment G. A. R. at Hutchinson. Hiawatha Post No. 130, is represented by W. S. Brown and O. C. Hill. Black Eagle Post No. 453, Horton, by E. N. Pierce.


APRIL 30 Congressional district alliance at Hoiton. George W. Warner is elected a delegate to the National Alliance convention at Cincinnatti.


MAY -. Worlds Fair meeting at Topeka. E. Harrington is the repre- sentative from Brown county.


MAY 17. Padonia township Sunday School convention is held in Padonia Methodist church.


MAY 30. Memorial day. W. A. Calderhead, of Marysville, delivered the address at Hiawatha.


MAY 31. Memorial Day is celebrated appropriately by the G. A. R. of Hia- watha.


MAY 31-JUNE 5. The Third Annual commencement of the Hiawatha Academy. The graduates were Carrie Bause, Emma Baker, Geo. Batchelder, Emma Potter, Bertha H. Baker, Margaret Smalley, Addie Mathews, Cora In- gels, Chas. Patrick, Laura A. Partch, Jessie Seburn, Francis K. Moon, Hattie C. Leibengood, Otis W. Curl, Syble Dunn, Sallie Lamme, Grace Nye, Mary Hall.


JUNE 10. Annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Hiawatha Acad- emy. L D. Whittamore, Rev. R. H. Barnes, J. P. Davis, Geo. H. Adams and J. K. Young are elected trustees. The board organizes by the election of M. S. Smalley, President; J. P. Davis, vice president; J. M. Boomer, 2nd vice president; J. N. Scouller, secretary; E N. Morrill, treasurer; G. H. Adams, J. P. Davis, C. D. Lawrence, executive committee; W. M. Wellcome, W. S. Brown and E N. Morrill, finance committee.


JUNE 20. The old settlers of Brown county hold a meeting in the court house and organize by the election of J. K. Klinefelter, president; Stephen Quaif, vice president and Thurston Chase secretary. All persons living in Brown county before Jan., 1, 1866 are eligible to membership in the Associa- tion.


JUNE 23. Daniel Miller Cemetery Association (Washington Township) in- corporated with John English, A. E Miller, G. M. Weaver; Henry Eyer and W. H. H. Sawyer as trustees.


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JULY 9 The County is re-districted into Commissioners districts as fol- lows: First District, Robinson, Irving, Padonia and Hiawatha Township and Hiawatha City; Second District, Washington and Mission Townships and Hor- ton City: Third District, Hamlin, Morrill, Walnut and Powhattan Townships.


JULY 21. The Columbian Exposition Association of Brown county char- tered to enable the county to participate in the Worlds Fair. The directors are E. Harrington, M. S. Smalley, S. Detwiler, G. Y. Johnson, Thomas H. Brown.


JULY 25. Democratic County Convention. W. W Letson is Chairman and F. M. Pearl Secretary. H. F. Mellenbruch, B. F Hildebrand and Jas A Clark were appointed a Committee on Credentials but their report lias not been pre- served. J. W. Hudgens, H. C. Miller and A B. Smith were appointed a Com- mittee on Organization


E, Harrington, Clyde McManigal and L. E. Harding were appointed a Com- mittee on Resolutions and reported the following platform which was adopted.


We. the representatives of Democracy of Brown County Kansas, in Convention assembled. declare:


First. That we are now and have been in favor of an economical administration of public affairs, National, State and County. We therefore demand that all public work. National, State and County, be let to the lowest responsible bidder, instead of being made a reward for party services; and hereby condemn the action of the late Republican congress in the wasteful extravagance that appropriated one billion dollars so depleting the United States treasury that its bonds falling due could not be paid at maturity .


Second; We are in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of all the silver our mines produce.


Third; We are in favor of the abolition of the National Banking system and the substi- tution therefor of National legal tender notes in such quantities as shall be found necessary to transact all the business of the country.


Fourth; We are in favor of the election of the president and vice president and United States senators by a popular vote of the people


Fifth : We believe the Mckinley bill to be a measure designed in the interest of monopoly by monopoly and for monopoly. That its results are the centralization of wealth and unjust taxation of labor, we are therefore in favor of its repeal, and the substitution in its stead of a tariff for revenne only, so laid as to bear heavily upon the luxuries and lightly upon the ne- cessities of life, in such a way as to produce a sufficient revenue to pay the current expenses of the government judiciously expended.


Sixth; We are in favor of the election of railroad commissioners by the people of the State with power to compell railroad managers to operate them in the interest of the consumer as well as in the interest of the owner.


Eli Moser, for treasurer; A. N. McClary, for clerk; J. A. McCormack for register of deeds; A X Campbell, for coroner; and Jas. Foreman, for surveyor were nominated by acclamation.


For sheriff W. H. Meyers received 41 votes and W. O Noble 8.


The delegates from the second district nominated H. W. Johnson for commissioner. No nomination was made for commissioner in the first district. AUGUST 29. Peoples Party county convention. L C. Clark is chairman and Edwin Smithi secretary. The following committees were appointed:


Permanent Organization; John A. Dowell, Geo. Wilson, Edwin Mitchell. Credentials; G. N. Gepliart, D. G. Olinger, S. Sawyer.


Resolutions; G. R. T. Roberts, H. A. Zabel, C. Gardner, S. Weaver, E. S. Beckwitlı.


Order of Business; A. R. Smith, Felix ()'Neil. John Nellans,


The committee on credentials reported the following list of delegates en- titled to seats in the convention:


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Horton City-1st ward, Capt. Robert White, Flintoft Smith; 2nd ward, J. C. Purvis, John Hoffman; 3rd ward, John Montgomery; 4th ward. D. G. Ollinger, Stanford Thomson.


Hiawatha township .- John Barnum. R. Zim- merman. Aaron Hall, Stewart Litle. E. S Beckwith, G. N. Gephart, N. S. Grover, J. H. Donley, H E. Penney, A. W. McQuilkin.


Robinson township-J. N. Mills, M. V. Chris- ty, J. A. Jeffries, John A. Dowell, John Ulsh, J. S. Scott, G. B. Mohler. H Crounse.


Baker .- A M. Thomas, Cbas. Fitzbald. J. F. McConnell, B. F Olson.


West Horton-J. M. McCormick. Jolin Rad- ford, O. H. Pierce, Ole Peterson.


Fairview-F. Dixon, G. W. Warner, W. C. Deaver, W Amend, W. C. Schugg.


Padonia-F. O'Neil, G. B Wise. J. Hillyer. S. Picton, J. Hart, E. B. Lewis, F. M. Frye.


Morrill-Thomas Crow, Al Smith, Niram Curtis, P. P Fadley, B F. Elliot:, George L. |


Parker, Allen Lichty.


Hamlin-G. R. T. Roberts, A. R. Smith, H. Stafford, W. P. McNeese


Willis-L. O Law. L O Murphy, S. Hubbs, W. H Smith, W H Waggoner


Hiawatha City-1st ward. G. E Mitchell : 2nd ward, Henry Lytle, W B. Baker: 3rd Ward, W M Smith, Wm Ahern: 4th ward, S. Wea- ver


Powhattan-Martin Woodall, George Barnes, J. C. Clark, L. Thomas, H. A. Zavel, George Poston. E. Smith.


Irving township-G. M. Wilson, J C Dick- inson, Jas. Mathers, W R Moore, Thos Hayes . CD. Swaim, J N. Guinu, Hans Braley .


Carson-W. H. Wagner, C Gordon, W. Feiganbaum, John Houghton, Charles Brad- all.


Kickapoo -- M. Gilmore, H. Meibach, W. Patton, J Rutherford. J. Shaner, J Nellans, C Blaney, Cyrus Sawyer.


The committee on Resolutions reported the following platform which was adopted:


We. the delegates of the People's Party of Brown county, in convention assembled, de- claring our faith in the principles of our party as published from the national meetings of Oca- la and Cincinnati. and pledging our adherence to the san.e. publish the following as a further declaration of principles upon which to merit and realize victory.


First. We denounce as unmitigated, malicious falsifiers all persons who say the People's party believes in or advocales repudiation of any honest debt either public or private, but we do demand such legislation as will enable the debtor class by industry and economy to pay their debts and save their homes.




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