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MARCH 3. German Society M. E. church (Zion church) incorporated by Henry Koelling, Wm. Scheer, T. H. Korthanke, H. W. Bebermeyer, Wm. Koelling as directors.
MARCH 7. The Horton Board of Trade reorganizes with W. W. Letson as president, J. A. McCormick, J. H Mitchell and A. X Campbell vice presi- dents, W. P. Todd secretary and Scott Hopkins, treasurer.
MARCH 9. Hiawatha A. M. E church chartered by Thomas Walthall, Wm. Walthall and Henry Hughes. Property is estimated at $1,500.
MARCH 19. Horton Chapter No. 76 R. A. M. is duly instituted with ap- propriate ceremonies.
APRIL 4. Hamlin city election results in the selection of J C. McGee. mayor; H. H. Spangler, C. D. Fisher, W. S. Willard. J. J Weltmer, A. Nitsche, councilmen. S. Sweeney, police judge S. Sweeney was appointed city clerk, O. A. Sandusky, treasurer, Cyrus Holmes, marshal, W. S. Lydick, street commissioner.
APRIL 5. City election at Horton results in the selection of Robert White F. M. Wilson, Joe Hall, John Collins and W. J. McAttee as councilmen and Clyde McManigal, Geo. Leverton, Henry Fluke and J. C Wallace as members of the board of education.
-Hiawatha city election resulted in the selection of A J. Hill, W. O. Noble, John H. Meyer, Samuel C. Davis and M E. Yost as councilmen and Frank Case, A. F Bechtel, M L Guelich and W. O Bechtel as members of the board of education. The only contest was for councilman in the first ward where A. J. Hill received 31 votes and Fred Rogers 23
APRIL 6 Republican county convention. Scott Hopkins was chairman and M. L. Guelich secretary. The following committee on credentials was appointed: W. R. Honnell, John Collins, M. G. Ham, N Mussleman, J. B. Mitchell. Committee on resolutions, John Schillling, W. E McCandlass, Geo Hunter, W. W. Price, J. J. Webb. Committee on order of business, T. C. Honnell, F. K. Reasoner, W. S. Willard, A. F. Moore, John Swartz.
The committee on credentials reported the following delegates entitled to seats in the convention:
Irving township .- H W. Bebermeyer, G. A Hunter, L. Pohl, Sam Parker, B Brown, J. C Ruhlen.
Fairview :- W. S. McNatt. J Frink, F. Un- kefer, C. Stunz
Carson :- A. J. Anderson, C. Evans.
Padonia :- Isaac Dilley, G. Kinzie, I. P. Winslow.
West Horton :- George Davis, W. R. Honnell. Baker :- L. L. Newland, C. Holt, E. W. Smith. H. C Neff.
Powhattan :- H. H. Geer, S P. Rupe, S. A. Holcomb.
Forty Four :- No delegates
Everest :- W. W. Price. J. M Robbins, T. C. Honnell, John Page, Joe Kennedy, W. H. Crouch.
Washington :-- George Pierce.
Willis :- H. H. Cheal, Fred Hoyt, L. K Chase. A. F. Moore F. L Willis. John Lori- mer, S. E. Erwin, John Gregg.
Hamlin ;- P. Pfeiffer, John Sterns, W. S. Willard.
Reserve :- Sam Mellison, F. K Reasoner.
Morrill :- John Hoover, Alex Schaulis, S. Bell. T J Marion, Al Lyman, M. W. Meyers, I. Hiatt, N Mussleman.
Hiawatha township :- J. W Swartz. J. R. Ingels. J F. Meisenheimer, John Schilling, H. Sebura, J. D Weltmer. John Hauber, J. G. Howard.
Robinson :- H. Cheal, J. B. Mitchell. W. Snooks, John Bengston, John Clendenen, A. H Close, H H Hickman.
Hiawatha City :- 1st ward, J L. Merrill, S. F. Newion. J D). Blair, J. V. McNamar; 2nd ward, R. F Buckles. M. G. Ham. A. W. Bell, W. A. Fraser; 3rd ward, Geo Griffith, J. A. Buck, M. L Guelich. A. N. Ruley ; 4th ward, E. Muxlow, J E. Morris.
Horton City :- 1st ward, Scott Hopkins, F. Hess, R. H Fox ; 2nd ward, J. H Mitchell, J. M. Swearengen, Sam Walker, W. Sprague; 3rd ward, Geo, Higgenberger, Geo. Covode; 4th ward, John Collins, W. E. McCandless,
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The committee on resolutions reported the following which were adopted:
Resolved: That the Republicans of Brown county cordially endorse the able and patri- otic administration of President Harrison which has united all elements of the Republican party in the United States and has given to our country a dignity, standing, respect and power in Europe such as she has never before attained. We enter npon the campaign of 1892 under a statesman whose name is spotless and whose career has been noble and heroic.
Resolved: That, in our fellow citizen, Major Edmund N. Morrill, we have a man whom we can present to our Republican brothers of the state of Kansas with perfect confidence, born of long years of association with him and friendship for him. He has been placed in positions heretofore which have fully tested his great powers as a leader and have proven his unswerving integrity and patriotic devotion to Kansas. to the Union Soldier and to our principles. In pre- senting him as our candidate for governor of the commonwealth we know that we are naming a man amply fitted for that position and a man who will win.
The committee on rules and order of business recommended that four dele- gates, one to each of the state and congressional conventions from each dis- trict be nominated by the delegate of said districts and elected by acclamation by the convention. Each delegate to choose their own alternate.
The following delegates to the various conventions were elected:
State Convention at Topeka, June 30, G. Kinzie, A. Close, W. W. Price, A. J. Anderson, W. R. Honnell, J. Schilling, A. F. Moore, L. R. Yates, W. S. Willard, W. E. McCandlass, A. Lyman.
State convention at Hutchinson, May 5, I P. Winslow, J. F. Wilson, J. M. Robbins, J. S. Belts, S. A. Holcomb, J. W. Swartz, F. S. Willis, J. D. Blair, J. K. Reasoner, J. H Mitchell, N. Mussleman.
Congressional Convention at Seneca June 22, G. A. Hunter, J. B Mitchell, E. W. Simpson, J. J. Webb, G. M. Davis, J. G. Howard, I. N. Smith, Rev. Grif- fith, J. Stearns, John Collins, J. Hover
Congressional convention at Horton, April 13 J. C. Ruhlen, N. Cheal, T. C. Honnell, W. S. McNatt, H. H. Geyer, Frank Meisenheimer, John Lorimer, M. L Guelich, E. Berkley, M. Robinson, M. W. Myers.
APRIL 10. Democratic county convention. Col. E. Bierer is chairman and Clyde Mc Manigal secretary.
Grant W. Harrington, Flintoff Smith and G. Y. Jolinson were appointed a committee on credentials and reported the following list of delegates entitled to seats in the convention:
Hamlin :- J. D. Hinton, John Heise, John E. Weaver, H J. Button Isaac Reeme.
Morrill :- E. B. McKim, Jacob Hiekes, John- athan Warner.
Robinson :- J. H. Williams, E. L. Truex, H. McKee. James S. Draper, J. N. Borden, T. K. Maxwell, G. W. Moore.
Baker :- Hugh Collins, J. W. Hudgens, S. J. Hostetler, E. Harrington, Marion Walters. L. A. Ferguson, Matt Krier, Joseph Trompeter, J S. Swearengen.
Everest :- John Lyons. N F. Hess, Chas. Kopietz, John Marak, Theo. Schecker, B. F. Dickinson, John Green, Harry Huber, Jacob Marak, Jacob Hess. C. J Cigua.
Willis :- H. W. Johnson, Peter Berney. F. P. Lonberger, J. McClellan. Sam Houston, Morg. Kincaid, G. Y. Johnson.
Carson :- Thomas Mellenbruch, C. Chandler, Chas. Meyers, H Mellenbruch.
Fairview :- W. H. Meyer.
Hiawatha City .- 1st ward. R. D. Davis, Ben F. Hildebrand; 2nd ward: Col. E. Bierer. J. C. Kelsey, Eli Moser; 3rd ward, Grant W. Harrington, W. H. Lester; 4th ward, John White, L. B. Poynter.
Horton City :- 1st ward, Clyde McManigal, E Wilhelm, Flintoft Smith, D. L Bennet; 2nd ward, H. M. Bradley, Albert Hoeft, W. H. Love, M. D Spencer; 3rd ward, W. H. Kemper, J. A Stimmell, A J. Shirley, W. H. Yearian, J. W. Hern; 4th ward, W. W, Letson, J. A. Clark, Henry Pohl, W. A. Schnable, Eli Hard- ing,
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John Lyons, J. H. Williams and W. H. Kemper were appointed a commit- tee on resolution and reported the following which after some discu sion was adopted by a majority of five:
Whereas, We recognize in the Democratic party the principles which will ultimately re- deem the people of the United States from the bondage of protective tariff, centralization and many of the political ills that we have suffered in the past years, and
Whereas, We realize that under the administration of Grover Cleveland as president, we had a better administration than since or for many years before, and
Whereas, We believe that with the Democratic party in power the people of the entire country will be better served, and that if we elect Grover Cleveland to the office of President all classes will be more benefited thereby. Therefore be it,
Resolved, That we, the Democrats of Brown county, in convention assembled do use every honorable means in our power to nominate and elect Grover Cleveland to the presidency of the United States.
APRIL 12 The following officials are appointed for Horton City: Flintoft Smith, city attorney; G. I. Prewitt, city clerk; H F. Killian, marshal; Chas. Rork and A. C. Michael, policemen.
APRIL 13. The stockholders of the Brown County Exposition Association elect directors as follows: E Harrington, J. W. Babbitt, M S Watson, Hora- tio W. Johnson, C. V. Pyle, E. Hoye and A. F. Moore. The board organized by the election of E. Harrington, president; C. V. Pyle, vice president: J. H. Meyer, financial secretary; C. H. Lawrence, secretary and Thos. Mclaughlin, treasurer.
APRIL 14. A Republican club is organized at Horton with W. R. Honnell as president; R. H. Fox and Scott Hopkins. vice presidents; H. . E. Whittaker, secretary and Geo Hovey, treasurer. It has a membership of 67.
APRIL 14. Republican district convention at Horton. Cy Leland and S. H. Kelsey are elected delegates to the Nationol convention and H. M. Alter is nominated for presidential elector.
APRIL 22. Democratic state convention at Salina. Clyde McManigal is elected an alternate to the national convention.
APRIL 23. The Alliance and Peoples party ratify the St. Louis platform at the court house. Speeches are made by Chairman S Weaver, J. D. Har- dy, T. J. Elliott, W. A. Turner, E. Bierer and H. F. Mellenbruch.
APRIL 25. S. H. H. Clark, Division No. 491 B. of L. E is organized at Hiawatha with the following officers: W. K. Constant, C. E .; M. J. Phalen, F. E .; T. C. Henry, S. E ; W. S. Bound, F. A. E ; M. White, S. O. E .; John Dur- ken, T A. E ; Thos. Gillam, guide; C. P. Beecher, chaplain; Tom Dunlap, cor- responding secretary; C. Rufer, Journal agent and insurance agent.
APRIL 26. The Seventy Third Anniversary of Odd Fellowship is celebrated at Horton. About 600 members of the order took part in the parade.
MAY 2. The following officers are appointed for the city of Hiawatha: An- na Rohl, librarian; A. C. Foster, marshal; D. M. Van Horn, assistant marshal; H. P. Harrison, engineer; J. K. Klinefelter, city clerk; W. E. Hayner, chief fire department; F. A. Ford, assistant chief; Eli Allendorf, fire warden; J. F. Wells, library trustee.
MAY 5. Horton Chapter to 76 R. A. M. incorporated.
MAY 13. The eighth annual commencement exercises of the Hiawatha High school were held in the Armory Hall. The graduates were: Bertha Mc- Namar, Effie Scull, Julia Baker, Charles Schreck, Lula Knickerbocker, Lewis Brewster, Francis Moore, Eva Rupert, Emma Krebs, Jesse Yates, Effie Pattee,
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Robert Jones, Rose Killian, Ada Walters, Mina Howard, Horace Rupert. Mar- garet Jones, Wm. Schilling, Zella Wilcox and Nancy Hewitt.
MAY 16. Heights Cemetery Association of Horton incorporated with Scott Hopkins, J. F. Bailey, R. H. Fox, A. C. Ricksecker and F. M. Wilson as trus- tees.
MAY 17-19. The 13th Annual meeting of the Kansas Pharmaceutical As- sociation is held at Kansas City, Kans. Mrs. M. O. Miner is elected secretary. MAY 20. . The Boone-Honduras Fruit Co , of Horton chartered with $9,000 capital stock.
MAY 25. Hiawatha Albright Evangelical church chartered by Jas. M. Lepley, John A. Smith, Geo. A. Smith, Israel S Bingman and David F. Ham- ler. Estimated value of property $3,000.
MAY 28. Peoples Party convention to elect seven delegates to the state convention at Wichita, D. G. Ollinger was chairman and C. H. Pierce, secre- tary.
The following committee on credentials was appointed: S. C. Thompson, R. P. Smith and A. W. McQuilken.
The committee on resolution was J. D. Hardy, Dr. W. A. Turner, G. M. Wilson, John McCrerey, C. A Saylor, F. M. Fry, B. L. Bogiff, B. F. Partch, A. R. Smith, G. E. Mitchell, Frank Moore, J. G. Scott, A. Sherman, H. Crounse, J. G. Kale, Geo. R T. Roberts, J Hillyer.
Committee on order of business: T. L. Crow. C B Blaney, J. M. Embler. The committee on credentials reported the following list of delegates:
Horton City :- S. C. Thompson, John Scott, Benjamin Schooley, E. P. Linthicum, D G Ollinger, B. F. Bogiff.
Baker :- Robt. Laury, J. F. Miller, J W. Mc- Crerey, J. B. McConnell. H. B. Walters.
Padonia :- J. Watkins, E. Blenis, J. Hillyer. D. Hillyer, F. M. Fry. R. Hazell.
Willis :- J. G. Kale, W. H. Smith, L. O. Murphy, J. L. Parks, S J Kale.
Hamlin :- R P Smith, H. Mongold. G. R T. Roberts, A. R. Smith.
Morrill :- A W. Lichty, T L Crow, N. Cur - tis, C. A. Saylor, E. D. Spangler, A. J. Sprin- ger.
Hiawatha City :- S. Litle, H. B. Skein, S. Weaver, G. E. Mitchell, Frank Moore, Felix O'Neil, John Embler, H. Riggs.
Powhattan :- Dr. Turner, W. M. Gilmore, C. B. Blaney. H Frymier, C. A. Sawyer.
Hiawatha Township :- B. F Parich, A. W. McQuilkin, J. D. Hardy, E. S Beckwith, C. H. Pierce. B A Sprague, Fred Lemley, G. N. Gephart
Robinson :- H. Crounse, M. Soden, J. S. Scott O Jordon, J. Dowell, D. Williams, J. A. Jef- fries
Carson :-- W. H. Wagner, W. Feigenbaum, Noah Hanson. G. W. Robbins.
Forts-Four :- T. E. Rolfe, L. P. Thomas, John Poston. J. O. Shannon.
Irving Township :- A. Sherman, J. C. Dick- inson, E. H. Clark Geo. M. Wilson, Jas. Mathers.
The committee on resolutions reported the following which were adopted:
Whereas, The Declaration of Independence of a hundred years ago set forth that when- ever any government becomes tyranical or oppressive or destructive of the ends for which it was established, it is the right of the peop'e and their duty to reform, to altar or abolish it and establish one more conducive to the public weal and
Whereas, A few years later a constitution was adopted whose preamble proclaims its object to be union, justice, domestic tranquility, common defense, the general welfare, etc.,
Whereas, After a hundred years we find that by the manipulation of political dema- gogues who have succeeded to power and recognize no such principle that "the people are the sovereigns and the rules are their servants," we have no union. no justice, neither domestic tranquility. Instead of union we have the political demagogue, the bloody garment, a constant menace, instead of domestic tranquility, domestic commotion; instead of common defense, common and uncommon combines and soulless subsidies: the wealth producers pauperized, the wealth absorbers aggrandized and the general welfare lost sight of in the race for spoils and plunder. The abolition of African slavery has been accomplished only in name, but in fact
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has only been supplanted and all labor been metamorohosed unconsciously into the European plan or form of slavery proposed and recommended by the Hazzard circular of 1862, namely, "Capital controls labor by controlling wages, by controlling the- volume of money." which has been done to perfection when the people ask for relief by an increase of the volume of money, the cry is it is visionary, it is unconstitutional and contraction proceeds apace. And
Whereas The constitution which, in the earlier and purer day of the Republic, the highest functionary in the land no more dare violate themthe humblest citizens, is trampled upon with impunity by our law makers, as per witness many enactments from the back pay salary grab to the later salary Silcott re-imbursements, therefore be it
Resolved: That this oligarchy, substituting its will for the constitution, must be over- thrown and the constitution reinstated. That in its financial system, this country shall rise to the demands of the enlightenment of the age and the high plane principle of justice consist- ent with reason, giving to all equal opportuities and advantages.
Resolved: That we hail with delight the second declaration of independence put forth at the great St. Louis conference of February 1892, in that comprehends every principle effecting the interest of productive labor in its present distressed condition and proposes a remedy ; and we look forward with glorious anticipations to the coming convention of the Peoples Party to be held at Omaha on the Fourth of July, 1892.
Whereas The Republican convention of Kansas in 1890, declared that "We, the Republi- cans of Kansas, demand the free coinage of silver, a measure strongly opposed and vigorously denounced by the Democratic administration, led by Ex-President Grover Cleveland " And the Democratic convention of the same year declared "We favor the free coinage of silver;" and the Resubmission Republicans declared "We are in favor of the free coinage of silver and such an increase in the volume of currency as will meet the demands of trade and prevent the depression in business and price of farm products and labor consequent upon the scarcity of money ;" and the Peoples Party declared "We demand the free and unlimited coinage of silver" and the Prohibition party declared "We demand, in the interest of the many, that there shall be an increase of the currency which shall be of full legal tender and issued by the government in sufficient quantities to do the business of the country on a cash system, and to this end we favor the free coinage of silver."
Therefore we see by the above declarations that every voter in Kansas supported a plat- form favoring the free coinage of silver and
Whereas We have reason to believe that some of the parties this year have, or will, op- pose free coinage of silver, either in their platforms or by the men they nominate, thus chang- ing the policy of the party, while many of the adherents of the party retain their former views ; and we believe that when a party changes its policy its former adherents 110 longer owe alle- gience to it Therefore be it
Resolved: That we cordially invite all those whose parties have or shall change their policy to unite with us in support of a party that still adheres to the policy of free coinage of silver as one of its cardinal principles.
Resolved, That we hereby ask the best element of every party to join with us in origina ting into laws the principles underlying the St. Louis platform
Resolved, That in order to achieve success one of the important aids to that end is through the information imparted by the press of our party and we believe it is the duty of every mem- ber of our party, if able, to support our county organ and it should be one of the duties of the Peoples' Party clubs to see that its members are subscribers to said organ and if any one thinks he is not able to take it, it should be furnished by the club, also it should be the aim of every one to assist in the dissemination of the truths which form the basis of our party, and
Whereas, we believe that the parties in power have been hypocritical in passing laws and then failing to make proper effort to enforce them. therefore be it,
Resolved, That all important laws on our statute books should be enforced to the extent of the ability of our officers to do so.
The following delegates were selected to attend the Holton convention: A. W. Lichty, Dr. Turner, David Hillyer, John McCreay, D. G. Ollinger, G. R. T. Roberts, S. Weaver, Geo. Warner, G. M Wilson, B. F. Dickinson, B. F. Partch, J. A. Dowell, L. C. Clark, A W. McQuilkin, T. E. Rolfe, F. M. Fry, H. B. Skein, F. O'Neil.
The following delegates were elected to attend the state convention: J. D. Hardy, C. A. Saylor, Dr. Turner, Frank Moore, A. R. Smith, F. M. Fry and T. E Rolfe.
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MAY 30. Memorial Day is observed by Hiawatha Post of the G. A. R. Rev. E. J. Baskerville of Clay Center was the orator of the day.
JUNE 2. Peoples' Party convention at Holton nominates F. J. Close for Congress. Col. E. Bierer was one of the candidates voted for in the conven- tion .
JUNE 8. Academy commencement. The following were the graduates: Minnie Finley, John F. Kinzie, Kate Van Hook, Cora E. Shannon, F. Lawrence McCartney, Effie Proctor, Jessie Campbell, J Frank Quigley, Eva Horne, Chas. G. Carothers, Linda Hardy, Bert D. Sherbondy, Edna Aten, Lydia Isley, Mar- garet Smalley, S. Tilden Gillispie and Eleanor Arnold.
JUNE 9. Diamond Lodge No 236, Knights of Pythias is instituted with the following charter members: H C. Bossart, J. D. Blair, Steve Boone, F. M. Brown, James W. Butt, George Carey. R. D Canary, W. S. Evans, Frank A. Ford. J. B. Graham, I. S. Griswold, D. N. Graham, W. E. Hayner, G. W. Har- rington, J. K. Klinefelter, Jas. H. Lawrence, C. D. Lamme, Louis Ludwig, K. Hendrickson. L. L. Hassett.
JUNE 11 Prohibition county convention at the court house elects T J. McCormick, Henry Mccauley, Rev. Presnell, Rev. D. F. Hondstedt, Mrs Dr. Scouller, Grant Watkins and J. B. Stephens as delegates and B. W Dodge, H. F. Douthart, J. M. Lepley and John A. Nelson as alterantes to the state con- vention. A P. Browning was elected a delegate to the national convention.
-Annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Academy E N. Morrill. M. S. Smalley, J K. Young, D. W. Wilder, J. H. Patton. A. F. Bechtel and Sam'l. Bierer were elected trustees The board organized by the election of M. S Smalley, president; G H. Adams, vice president; J. M. Boomer, second vice president; Sam'l. Bierer, secretary; E. N. Morrill, treasurer; Geo. H. Adams, W. S. Brown, S. Bierer, executive committee; W. S. Brown, E. N. Morrill, A. F. Bechtel, finance committee.
JUNE 22. Democratic convention at Chicago nominates Grover Cleveland for president and Ad'ai E. Stevenson for vice president.
JULY 2. Democratic mass convention to elect delegates to the state and congressional convention. W. W. Letson was chairman and Ben F. Hilde- brand secretary. After considerable wrangling a committee was appointed to select delegates to the several conventions. The committee reported the fol- lowing list: To the state convention: W. W. Letson, A. Martin, N. A. Berney, Grant W. Harrington, L. J. Fulton, J. C. Kelsey, T. H. Brown. To the con- gressional convention: John Lyons, Jas. Clark, J. S. Draper, John H. Meyer, Clyde McManigal, N. F. Hess, B F. Hildebrand.
JULY 4. Hiawatha holds a big celebration.
-Celebration at Berney's grove under the supervision of St. Leo's Catholic church of Horton. Speeches are made by Father Kinsella, Scott Hopkins and W. W. Price.
JULY 5. Grant W. and W. P. Harrington purchase the Kansas Democrat from Ben F. Hildebrand.
JULY 6 Democratic State Convention at Topeka nominates the candi- dates of the Peoples Party for State officers. The Brown County delegates were Grant W. Harrington, W. W. Letson, Armstrong Martin, J. C. Kelsey, N. A. Berney and T. H Brown.
JULY 8. Democratic Congressional convention at Holton nominates Ed Carroll for Congress. The Brown County delegates present were E. Harring-
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ton, Clyde McManigal, James A. Clark, John Lyons, John H. Meyer, Flintoft Smith, N. F. Hess. Clyde Mc Manigal was chairman of the convention. John H. Meyer a member of the committee on resolutions, N F. Hess a member of the credential committee and James A. Clark a member of the permanent or- ganization committee. Clyde McManiga! and John Lyons were made the Brown County members of the central committee.
JULY. 11. A. H. Cowles is elected principal of the Hiawatha Academy.
JULY 13. T. J. McCormack is nominated for Congress by the Prohibition- ists of the First Congressional district.
AUGUST 3. The Peoples Party of Brown County opens the campaign with a picnic in Sprague's grove. S. S. King and Fred Close are the speakers.
AUGUST 15. The State Bank of Powhattan is incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000. S. A. Holcomb, J. A. Rife, G, H. Valentine, Gus E. Geer, of Powhattan, W. H. Chambers, of Marquette; A. W. Lewis and J. D. Goldsby, of Kansas City, Mo. are named as directors. The bank never got beyond the organization period.
AUGUST 25. Democratic County Convention. F. M. Pearl is chairman, and Clyde McManigal secretary. The following committees were appointed:
On conference with the Peoples Party, J. H, Williams, W. W. Letson, N. B. Moore, John Lyons, J. H. Hudgens; on order of business, Grant W. Har- rington, G. Y. Johnson, A B. Smith, M. D. Spencer, C. Jenkins; on creden- tials, J. C. Kelsey, G P. Moore, J. W. Carnahan, .W. H. Kemper, J. D. Hinton; on resolutions, H. F. Mellenbruch, E. B. McKim, N. A. Berney, E. L. Truex, H. H. Spangler; on permanent organization, Fred Isely, Ben F. Hilde- brand, T. H. Brown.
The Committee on credentials reported 82 delegates present.
The committee on resolutions reported the following which were adopted:
First. Resolved by the Democratic party of Brown County in convention assembled, that we do hereby endorse the action of the Democratic state convention, held in Topeka, Kansas, July 6, 1892.
Second. We recognize it as a duty of every good Democrat to work for the supremacy of true Democratic principles in nation, state and county.
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