Annals of Brown County, Kansas : from the earliest records to January 1, 1900, Part 45

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


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It is not a money making scheme. A fair association in Brown county never has and never can be a money maker, but it is a good thing for the county and ought to be encouraged.


The board of directors for the first year are W. W. Letson, G. Y. Johnson, S. F. Walters, W. E. Hixon, C. W. Wellcome, J W. Babbitt, C. A. McCoy, Ed Hoye and J. H. Meyer This board organized Monday by electing G. Y. Johnson, president; C. W. Wellcome, vice president; G. W. Harrington, secretary and Frank Meisenheimer, treasurer. If the grounds can be bought at the sheriff's sale preparations for a fair this fall will be commenced at once .- KANSAS DEMO- CRAT.


JUNE 8. Death of Wm. Robertson, familiarily known as the "Old Stone Cutter."


- Academy Ainsworth oratorical contest won by Glenn Pricer.


JUNE 17. Bishop Chas. H. Fowler lectures at the M. E. church on Abra- ham Lincoln.


JUNE 9. Annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Hiawatha Acad- eny . Brent Yates, B. F. Kiner, Chas. D. Lamme. Chas. P. Waste, Wm. Evans, O. C. Hill. L S. Boyce, Jno. Maglott and W. S. Callowan are elected trustees. The board organized by the election of E. N. Morrill, president; J. B. Richard -on, vice president; J. M. Boomer. second vice president; Frank H. Smith, secretary; and C. D. Lamme, treasurer.


JULY 31. Silver Convention at Horton. L. C. Clark is chairman and Grant W. Harrington is secretary. Committees are appointed as follows: Credentials. B. F. Partch, I. N. Mcclintock, Wm. Idol, Jas Mathers and P. D Morris; resolutions, Clyde MeManigal, Isaac Dilley, G. Y. Johnson, Cha+ Macho, J. D Hardy; permanent organization, rules and order of business, J. G. Kale, Chas. Calnan, Felix O'Neil, W. H. Kemper, W. W. Price.



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MR. AND MRS. OWEN JONES


341


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


1897]


The committee on credentials reported the following delegates entitled to seats in the convention.


Baker-E Harrington, Wm Hazel, H. B. Walters, Finley McCreary, R. M. Patton, Wm. Hall, Jeff Miller, A. Gold, John Cushnie, John Swartz.


Everest-W. W. Price, J. M. Lyons, Chas. Hand, L. A. Irsik, J. A. Lednicky, Louis Bech- told, Ed Leigh, Dave Stump, J. S. Gulley, W. O. Jones, B. F. Dickinson, L L Luke, Geo. Andrews, J. A Johnson, A. Leigh.


Washington-Dick Whalen


Hamlin-F J Smith, Frank O'tTeil, Mert McGuire, W H. Kendall H. H. Spangler, J. D. Hinton, Wilson Taylor, G. R. T. Roberts, John Heise. H. Mongold.


Carson-F. C. Sweezey, W. D. Beal, B. G. Shelton, N. Hanson, W. Feigenbaum, G. W. Irving, E. J. Brockhoff.


Robinson-Frank Bechtold, E. H. Kopplin, T. 1. Sands, S. E. Rush, J. A. Gafford, J. T Garretson, H. J. Williams, E. L. Truex, J. S. Scott. F. A. Macho, J. S. Draper, H. Amann, C. J. Goodrich, Wm. Idol, Dan Williams, J. Weib- ling, Dr. J. L. Lemaster.


Willis-G Y. Johnson, J. A. Mcclellan, Jack Cole, J. G. Kale, R. M. Kincaid, Elmer David- son, Geo. Beall, S. Weaver, Enoch Midland, L. O. Murphy, Samuel Robertson, Parley Morris, ) Riley Hubbs, Chas. Macho.


Irving-Jas. Mathers, E. B. Lewis, Fred Hill- yer, Sam Marcell. G Berger, Samuel Arnold, John Guinn, Ed Clark, W. Burns, W. Moore, Joe Brown, O. Shonyo, C. Holmes.


Forty-four-J. O. Shannon, L. C. Clark, John W. Poston, James, Grubb, Shane Meyers, Ed- win Smith, G. L Becker, Charles Hallauer, Sam Newlin, Rhenuhart Hallauer, W. Powers, Harry Duckers.


Hiawatha, First ward-G. W. Harrington, Chas. E. Kelly, A. J. Hill. W. W. Beymer, E. C Melvin, N B. Moore, L. Meeker, W G. Whar- ton.


Second ward-Austin Hoyt, Cary Finley, El- liott Davis, Smith Johnson, H. G Smith, Daw- son Arnold, R. J Peckinpaugh, F. M. Frye.


Third ward-Wm. Ahern, S. C. Davis, J. G Hanna, J. K. Hirth, B F. Partch, Elias Moser. Fourth ward-John White, Thomas Cheal, W. L. Horne, W. O. Bechtol, Arthur Baldry.


Hiawatha-E. S. Beckwith, J. F LaCroix, J. D. Hardy, W E Hixson, S. B. Davis, J. R. Ingels, J. L Allem, J. C. LaCroix, H. Sweet, P. P Fadley, M. Dickason, J. M Portner, A. D. Brown, N. P Sprague, Alf Battelle, R. Zim- merman, Henry Gillispie, Wm. Elliott, Sam Comstock.


Powhattan-John Nellans, G. R. Calnan, W. H. McGinnis, C. W. Sawyer, D A. Force, Sam Bradahl, W. M. Amend, Mate Foste., A. C. Chandler, W. N. Gilmore, Chas. Hildwine, Dick Doole, W. R. Wilson, R. P. Chandler. L Gil- more


Morrill-A. F. Robinson, E. J. Dair, Thos. Muxworthy, Tom L. Crow, A. W. Lichty, E. B. McKim, B. F. Elliott, Jas. A. Deaver, Jolın Warner, Lou Fulton, Eugene Howard, A1 Smith, Chas. Marion, Niram Curtis, G. L. Park- er, J. L. Kimmel1, John Scott, Wes McNary.


Padonia-M. E. Wells, Robt. Waller, H. W. Hart, Wm. Phillips, J. W. Boyce, F. O'Neil, D. Hillyer, W. E. Watkins, R. Hazel, Geo. Har- monson, Frank House, J. Hillyer, Isaac Dilley, E. B. True.


Fairview-J. A. Rooney, H S. Gillilan, Will Isely, C. A. Calnan, Walter Small, E. H. Ger- mann, Fred Isely, Will Randolph, W. I. Joss, W C. Deaver, W. C. Schugg, J. F. Hooper, C. H. Stunz, J. Schenkelberger, C. P Munzinger, Dan Kreps, Charley Joss, Charley Bradahl.


Horton, First ward-R. H. Fox, C. Metz, J. F. Bailey, Robt, Kreig, Clyde McManigal, John Anstey, Taylor Beeler, Greeley Scott, D. F. Pendelton, A. X. Campbell.


Second ward-James A Clark, E. F. Henney, Sam Fisher, Joe Stimmell, Sam Guldin, Frank Ross, Geo. Phiffer, W. H. Bradley, Glen Smith, H. C. Miller, John Berry.


Third Ward -E. P. Linthicum, E. L Hoppe, H. C. White, Albert Frey, J. K. Wagner, Thos. McNerney, W. H. Kemper.


Fourth ward-J. O Rutan, S. R. DeBord, M. A. Kanoff, B. M. Schooley, Ed Poston, Andy Preston, J.F. Marak, I. N.Mcclintock, Lon Stev- ens.


West Horton-Peter Reid, W. H. Johnson. A. J. Wittington, G. E. Kessler, John Greir, Riley Hubbs, G. W. Vest, A S Kennedy, Dan Smith, J. D. Van Horn.


J. W. Dickinson was nominated for sheriff by acclam ition.


For Register of Deeds L. C. Clark received 187 votes, E. H. German 31, T. J. Beal 30, H. C. White 12.


For County Clerk W. H. McGinnis received 162 votes and Chas. Macho 98. For Treasurer El Henney received 153 votes and Fred T. Hill 107.


For Coroner first ballot, Dr A. P. Rooney received 117 votes, Dr. Le- master 108, Dr. A. X. Campbell 35; second billot, Rooney 128, Lemaster 119, Campbell 13; third ballot, Rooney 150, Lemaster 110.


For Surveyor J. O Shannon was nominated by acclamation.


For Commissioner second district, A. F. Moore was nominated by accla- mation.


A Central Committee was chosen as follows: Hiawatha, 1st ward, Grant W. Harrington; Hiawatha, 2.id ward, Elliott A. Davis; Hiawatha, 3rd ward, Wm. Ahern; Hiawatha 4th ward, John White; Baker, Finley Mc Creay; Irv- ving, Willis Burns; Padonia, Felix O'Neil; Haml n, F. J. Smith; Morrill A. F. Robin .on; Fairview, Chas. Calnan; Carson, Geo. W. Irving; Forty-Four, J. O.


342


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


[1897


Shannon; Powhattan, Wm. Amend: Willis, Chas. Macho; West Horton, Pete Reed; Robinson, T. J. Sands; Everest, Chas. Hand; Horton, 1st ward, C. Mc- Manigal; Horton, 2nd ward, Jas. A. Clark; Horton, 3rd ward, W. H. Kemper; Horton, 4th ward, W. W. Letson: Hiawatha Township, J. L Allem; Washing- ton, Dick Whalen; Reserve, J. M. Cecil.


The committee organized by the election of W. W. Letson as chairman and Grant W. Harrington as secretary.


The following platform was adopted:


We, the silver voters of Brown County, do proclaim our unwavering faith in the 16 to 1 doctrine, by joining hands and minds to defend silver and to work for and demand for it, its old time position of free coinage and legal qualification On this issue we declare ourselves to be in favor of a distinctively American financial system. We are unalterably opposed to the single standard, and demand the immediate return to the constitutional standard of gold and silver by the restoration by this government, independently of any foreign power, of the unrestricted coinage of gold and silver as the standard money, at the ratio of 16 to 1, and upon terms of ex- act equality as existed prior to 1873, the silver to be of full legal tender equally with gold for all debts and dues, public and private.


We declare firm opposition to all trusts and monopolies, and denounce all laws that give the money power advantage over the farmer, the mechanic, the laborer, and the ordinary busi- ness man, and extend sympathy to the miners who are now contending for a livelihood against one of the most dangerous combinations that threatens the liberty, happiness and prosperity of the nation.


We invite all persons to assist us in regaining constitutional rights, to fight trusts, to as- sist struggling humanity in its fight against avarice and greed, and to contend for the safety of constitutional liberty, all of which are fundamental principals with the silver party, whose bat- tle cry is 16 to 1, and whose national champion and standard bearer is William Jennings Bryan.


AUGUST 27. Death of Armstrong Martin.


AUGUST 23. Republican Convention at Horton. I N. Smith is chairman, Walters Adams secretary and J. W. Leibengood assistant secretary. Com- initees were appointed as follows: credentials, (. R. Arries, Josephi Wolfley, J. D. Blair, E. W. Smith, W. D. Sipe, J. P. Winslow, W. R. Honnell; resolu- tions. T. M. Clark, Scott Hopkins, H. J. Calnan, J. F Crandall J. P. Free- land, E Berkley, E. Herbert; order of business, O. J. Nugent, E. O. Stewart, Joe Sewell, Mike Myers, A. W. Compton. R. F. Buckles, J. F. Cashman; per- manent organization. S. E Brown, John Spence, Tom Lydick, T. T. Baxter, Geo. Anderson, T. J. Payne, Jacob Lichty.


The committee on credentials reported the following list of delegates.


Hiawatha, First ward-J. B. Mitchell, E Muxlow, J. H Fraser, F. M. Thompson, H. H. Cheal, J. D. Blair, Will Castle, H. M. Robin- son, S. F. Newlon.


Second ward -- R. F. Buckles, C. W. Wellcome, R. V. Brokaw, J. P. McKnight, I N. Smith, W. A. Fraser, J. W. Leibengood, C. H. Shaffer, C. V. Pyle.


Third ward-M. L. Guelich, O. J. Nugent, J. G. Schupp, R. I. Rea, A C. Potter, H. Seburn, J. W. Payne, Ewing Herbert.


Fourth ward-W. T. Loyd, L. Jack, Charles Hill, Frank Ford, S. F. Lawrence.


Horton. First ward-J. H. Brown, Mart Zim- merman, A. H. Hilborn, John Zimmerman, Ed Archer, A. H. Byers, John Clark, R. M. Will- iams.


Second ward-Scott Hopkins, Chas. Snyder, W. R. Honnell, A. Walingford, G. W. Leverton, O. G Duff, J. H. Mitchell, Geo. Brownlee, Dr. Uh1.


Third ward-L. H. Duff, W. R. McCandles, W. D Paschal, J. H. York, J. D. Wilkins.


Fourth ward-W. W. Flack, John Teidt, Jos Nadeau, W. H. Davis, E Jockin, F. W. Wal- lace, Wm. Willan, F S. Badger, T J Payne, J. M Clark, G W. Huckins, J C Scott.


West Horton-J. W. Spence, W H Brown, A. C Wisehart, M B Brown, C Mapes.


Morrill-E. L. Yoder, Thos Kinney, Scott Willard, E L Minner, F. Starns, J Lichty, M W Myers, C Hoover, Mike Meyers, W. L. Hammond, U. S. Davis, J. A. Fulton, I. B. Hiatt.


1897]


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


343


Irving-F. D Shaw, A. S Klinefelter, A. B. Gibcon, A. H. Bebermeyer, F C. Burkhalter, Hen y Ploeger, L J Burkhalter, R M Miller, W Bruening.


Forty-four-J F. Cashman, J. Plankington, E. H. Snyder, Sam Nyfler.


Hiawatha-John Schilling, D. E. Reber, J. W Swartz, W F. Means, E. H. Trent, S. E Brown, D F. Hamler, G H Norton, Wm. Hauber, I. Dearborn, Moses Walters, G. Kinzie, G W. White, J. J Weltmer, Peter Harvey, W. P. Blain, Lonis Kesler


Baker-E W. Smith, Dr Meyers, Wm. Kel- ler, A M. Hannah, Clyde Holt, L. L. New- land, W. Harmonson.


Carson-G W. B. Moore, J. M. Sewell, F. Moyer.


Powhattan-H Calnan, G. H. Valentine, A. Schober, J. Mollop, S A. Holcomb, A. Peter- son, W. D. Rife, E. Woodburn, W. G. Robert- son.


Reserve-J S Crandall, C. C. Stull, A. H. Herman, Chas. Reasoner.


Willis-L. R. Chase, H. Honnell, John Brownlee, John Proctor, F. H Davis, C. W. Compton, W. A Murphy.


Fairview -- S. Thompson, H C. Sewell, H. Monroe, Jr M. D. Steward, G. H Newlon, W. F. Scouten, John Schmidt, Jacob Schmidt, C. E. Steward, J G. Lyman.


Padonia-C. E. Leib:ngood, H. R. G. Thom- as, Robt. McAtee, I. P. Winslow, S. F. Guinn, Morgan Walters, John Montague.


Robinson-F. Hauber, C. R. Arries, J. H. Burnam, M. T. Terrill, Frank Castle, A. Hamacher, J. W. Collins, Albert Bengston, John Ulsh, James Curtis, Chas. Tellefson, A. J. Coburn, J H. Lange, J. W. Payne.


Washington-George Anderson, Geo Streeter, Everest-E. W. Simpson, J Q. Page, R. C. Jones, W. Geiger, J. Robbins, J. P. Freeland, John Kopp, J. G. Kleppe, Walter Adams, W. E. Alexander.


Hamlin-E Berkley, C. C Jones. Harvey Schlicter, G. W. Scott, Geo Straub, Peter Pfeiffer, C W. Chaffee.


O. J. Nugent was elected a member at large and ex officio chairman of the central committee.


J. F. Meisenheimer for treasurer; S. Fraser for sheriff; D. P. Leslie for county clerk; S. J. Herrick for coroner; T. J. Marion for surveyor and Frank Willis for commissioner were nominated by acclamation.


For Register of Deeds Geo. M. Davis of Horton; M. G. Ham of Hiawatha; Fred Isley of Fairview; G. D. Bollinger of Everest; Chas. Baxter of Willis, D. W. Evans of Fairview and O. E Wallace of Horton were placed in nomina- tion. Davis was nominated on the fifth ballot by the following vote:


1 2


Davis


45


58


3 73


4 84


5 101


Ham


36


80


24


17


11


Isely


29


25


11


0


. .


Bollinger


21


19


22


32


31


Baxter


12


12


13


13


. .


Evans


31


26


26


20


. .


Wallace


17


16


17


16


17


A resolution to instruct the central committee to hold a primary election instead of a convention in 1898 was lost by a vote of 102 to 82.


AUGUST 31. The thirtieth Annual Fair opens under the management of the Brown county Fair Association.


SEPTEMBER 17. John Evans is burned to death in a straw stack.


SEPTEMBER 22. The Horton Headlight changes hands, Bert Howard suc- ceeding L. H. Smyth.


SEPTEMBER 24. Northeastern Baptist Association at Fairview.


SEPTEMBER 26. Quarterly meeting at the Albright United Evangelical church.


OCTOBER 2. Third Annual meeting of the school officers' convention at Horton.


344


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


[1897


NOVEMBER 2. Township election.


ROBINSON.


PADONIA.


Trustee, Harry Cheal. . 149


Warren Swift .. 196


Treasurer, M. P Rush 175


Treasurer. D. Morgan 95


W. A. McCauley 157 R. J. McAtee 65


Clerk, S T. Parker 183


Clerk, J M Hillyer.


88


H. W. Hart .. 75


Constable, J. O. Rinearson 93


D. W. Housh ... 86


J. L. Winslow 61


R. McAtee


57


HIAWATHA.


Trustee, J. D. Weltmer 229


Fred Buehler 93


Treasurer, B. F. Goodwin 196


Treasurer, W. S. Davis 157


Ed Spangler 113


162


W H. Heimlick .. 120


Justice of Peace, S. Davis 119


Constables. W. A. Brook . 198


John Hauber 184


Ed Rubert 114


S. W. Comstock


115


IRVING.


Trustee R. M. Miller 120


J. J. Dimmock. 79


Treasurer, L. J. Burkhalter 115


Enoch Derrick 80


Clerk, Fred Kendall. 115 John F. McGuire 77


1


48


48


Treasurer, J H Berkley


114


55


169


Clerk, J G Haldeman W. H. Fessler


1


1


Constable, W. S Lydick


35


43


78


A H. Herman


80


62


142


John Holcomb


112


112


Wm. Holcomb


2


2


Z. Holcomb


7


7


WALNUT TOWNSHIP.


Fairview


Carson.


Total


Trustee, Fred Schmitt. C. H Stunz


145


47


192


110


37


147


Treasurer, W. C. Vandalsem


119


41


160


135 168 Fred Isely


125


40


165


152 Clerk, R. A Henry.


132


36


168


G W. Warner


115


48


163


Constab'e, Willis Scouten


134


38


172


Frank Sawyer


33


94


127 D L Anderson


100


40


140


E. J Brockhoff


113


44


157


W. G. Schlarb


141


44


185


MISSION TOWNSHIP.


Willis.


Baker.


W Hort'n


Total


Trustee, E. L. Hale


107


88


76


271


P. D. Morris


125


74


86


285


Treasurer, A. Johannes


127


79


76 282


Clerk, G. H. Valentine


122


43


165 Clerk, A. C. Wisehart


122


74


89


285


John Cushnie.


106


81


73 260


Justice, J H Hayes


131


93


79| 303


J. K Freed


98


63


82


243


Constable, J F. Krier


141


81


76


298


Geo. Truesdale .


88


74


83


245


. Stuart Rife


110


44


154


128


891


27


C. G Calloway


90


61


791 280


Total.


Trustee, Blair Syster. L. Argo


85


60


145


Phillip Gribling


108


G W. Gilmore


85


J. A. Winkler


Washington.


Everest.


Total.


Trustee, F. H. Geiger


39


127 166.


L A. Irsik .....


8


155


163


Treasurer, W. C. Alexander.


37


129


166


Lewis Bechtold


9


144 153


Clerk, W. E. Priest


30


112


142


Geo. Marak


12


158


170


Justice. W. J. Adams


33


140


135


170


Robt Andrews


9


147


156


E. A. Leigh


10|


134


144


POWHATTAN TOWNSHIP.


Powhattan


No. 44.


Total


Trustee, John Hannah


112


39


151


J. D. Martin


128


102


230


120


45


165


116


98


214 Peter Weber ....


109


76


84 269


W. E. Sawyer ..


116


99


215


111


45


156


128


95


223


Constable, John Hodgens


111


54


165


John O. Kane Jr


112


76


188


O. L. Mckinley


121


77


76


273


J. B. Litle


MORRILL.


Trustee, John I. Smith 128


Samuel C. Flickinger 147


C. Pfister 116


Clerk, Ed Radford. 196


Clerk, John R. Willard


John F. Hollinshead 108


Constables, C. L. Hoover 166


O E. Shadel. 125


Lester Sands 99


Chas. Marion . 134


HAMLIN TOWNSHIP.


Hamlin.


Reserve.


107


58


165


68


Trustee, M. E. Wells 104


W. S. McKnight .. 63


John Dimmock. .149


Constables, Jesse Morris 150


John Tindell 156


A. H. McKee 164


J L. Cowger


.158


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.


Jas. L. Gulley.


12


Constable, Jesse Crouch


35


Treasurer, Sam'l Nyfler Edwin Smith


Justice, Chas Smith. M. Foster ...


Constable, John Reese.


345


ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


CANDIDATES.


Irving ...


Padonia.


Hamlin.


Reserve


Fairview


Merrill.


Carson


Hiawatha.


Powhattan


Everest.


Washington.


Willis


Baker,.


West Horton .


Kickapoo.


1st Ward ..


2nd Ward.


Brd ward.


4 th Ward


1st Ward


2nd Ward


3rd Ward


4th Ward


Total


Pluralities


Sheriff


3. Fraser, R.


78


94


46


180


173


38


209


147


35


134 101


95 68


81


77


50


89


34


58


85| 40


119 45


108 20


76.2356


586


J. F Meisenheimer, R. Ed Henney, S.


120


84


88


46


125


169


38


231


120


133


34


125 110


76


87


91


80


38


59


Clerk.


D. P Leslie, R .


121 77


83


87


47


126


177


39


206


99


142


36


135 101


72


83


142


92


65


68


36


57


47


25


96 28


69 2377


643


L. C. Clark, S.


80


93


60


31


121


103


45


125


115


133


10


103


76


64


150


84


56


34


52


42


50


115


98


7 / 2334


679


T. J Marion, R


116 79


79


90


47


120


182


38


205 116


116 125


124


10


101


78


85


143


96


64


65


35


59


49


25


28 1655


...


116


78


87


44


96


172


37


112


191


35


133


87


80


182


48 88


77 66


90 79


42


64


28


28 1774


...


· ..


.


...


. .


...


...


...


..


....


. .


For proposition to cut weeds


112


110


93


53


137


199


4:


209


140


175


22


151


93


108


250


102


93


121


45


73


90 129


88


64 2699 2226


Against proposition to cut weeds.


25


17


26


5


56


30


28


54


29


35]


6


23


21


16


26


81


81


10


3


71


9


81


11


12


473


DECEMBER 18. Christian church convention at Hiawatha.


DECEMBER 30. Farmers' Institute at Horton.


-General election.


129 67


97


55


31 119


96


46


113


125


9


J. W. Dickinson, S. ..... Treasurer


77


87


57


29


120


100


46


93


123


1.36


10


127


8


34


134


87


101


184


56


88


38


64


81


108


114


79


87


47


126


169


39


201


127


138


138


34


129


89


79


190


47


78


101


33


54


84 39


49 83) 41


116 51


94


71 2305


531


Dr S. J. Herrick R. Dr A. P. Rooney S .. Commissioner


76


93


58


32


151


95


47


120


125


80


9


100


73


82


146


72


90


64 77


81


27 46


47


696


21


Frank Willis, R A F Moore, S ..


136


35


142 96


81


92


..


69


675


....


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Register of Deeds Geo M Davis, R.


Surveyor


J. O. Shannon, S Coroner.


90


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90


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198


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ANNALS OF BROWN COUNTY.


[1898


1898.


FEBRUARY 1. Farmers' Institute and Corn show at Hiawatha. L. C. Clark is elected president; C. A. Babbitt, secretary; J. D. Weltmer, assistant secretary; S. Detwiler, treasurer; J. F. Crandall, J. C. LaCroix, F. C. Burkhal- ter, J. K. Freed, A. F. Robinson, W. S. McKnight, W. Cashman, J H. Moy- er and Walter Adams, township vice presidents; Jesse Jeffries, S E. Brown and Chas. Knabb executive committee; D. K. Babbitt, W. S. Mcknight and J. H. Moyer corn show committee.


FEBRUARY 9. Death of H. F. Mellenbruch.


FEBRUARY 21. Death of Peter Berney.


APRIL 4. Republican county convention. W. R. Honnell was chairman and Jas. Poston and J. B. Mitchell were secretaries Committees were ap- pointed as follows: credentials, A. B. Crockett, I. N. Smith, Geo. Norton, J. Lichty and Henry Carroll; permanent organization J. M. Clark, George Simpson. D. N Graham, Steve Holcomb and John Brownlee; to select dele- gates, W E. McCandless, John Schilling, Jos. Wolfley, J C. Cunningham, Jas. Poston; resolutions, John Fulton, Geo. S. Hovey, H. J. Calnan, W. H. Pierce and R. F. Buckles.


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


Horton, First ward-J. W. Pike, G. L. Reichel, Stephen Quaif, Joseph Collins.


J. E. Dyche, Geo. S Hovey.


Second ward-O H. Grubbs, E R Schneid- er, B. W. Coffland, W. O. Michaels.


Third Ward-J. W. Wilkin, J. M. Clark, A. W. Stansberger.


Fourth ward-H. M. Soper, H. W. Karle, J. A. Fied1t.


Powhattan-W. D. Rife, S. A. Holcomb, J. H. Adams, H. J. Calnan.


Morrill-Jacob Lichty, L. N. Ried, M. W. Willard, Peter Lanning, John Ayres, C. N. Flickinger.


Reserve-John H. Beamguard, Isaac Hart, B. Wyatt, L. D. Burdick. Contested delegation each delegate given 1/2 vote.


Willis-F. L. Willis, W. B. Hieatt, Jacob Knudson, John Brownlee, John Lorimer.


Irving-Hugh Ryan, H. W. Bebermeyer, R. M Miller, J. W. Moore, Joe Wolfley.


Hiawatha township-G. H. Norton, Wm. Hauber, J. W. Swartz, Wm. Brook, J. D Welt- mer, S. R. Vermillion, D. F. Hamler, John Schilling.


Robinson-John H. Lange, John Ulsh, I. F. Martindale, John M. Walters, F. Hauber,


Carson-J. H. Moyer, G. B. Moore.


Fairview-F. M. Unkefer, S. A. Oleson, Fred Schmitt, J. F. Joss, W. F. Lambertson.


Baker-E. C. Backenstoce, A. M. Hannah, T Purcell.


Fourty-four-James Poston, Adolph Peterson.


Everest-A E. Martin, Jesse Crouch, V/m. Priest, Benson Burnsides, G. D Bollinger, Lars Jenson.


Hiawatha, First ward-J. D. Blair, John Fra- ser, James Mitchell, John Cunningham, Grant Life.


Second ward-D. N. Graham, I. N. Smith, J. A. Hewitt, J. Leibengood, R. F. Buckles.


Third ward-M. G. Ham, M. L. Guelich, O.


J. Nugent, J G. Schupp, A. L. Corneal.


Fourth ward-Dr. B. J. Alexander, J. W. Lamme, Geo. W. McKallip.


Padonia-James H. Brigham, C. E. Leiben- good, H R. G Thomas.


West Horton-John Gordon, Wm. Wisehart.


Hamlin-Thos. C Mathews, Lorin Argo, E. C. Blanchard.


The committee on resolutions reported the following platform which was adopted :-


We, the Republicans of Brown County in convention assembled, most earnestly re-affirm our faith and devotion to the wise and patriot declaration of principles set forth in the St Louis Republican platform; and we rejoice and point with pride to the general prosperity which has


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attended the action of the people of the United States in enacting those principles into laws and thereby securing to our beloved country another era of prosperity and contentment, under Re- publican rule and in replenishing the nation's depleted treasury with bounteous revenues and fill- ing her people with new hopes, new inspirations and giving them plenty instead of need and despair We most heartily endorse and commend the wise, patriotic and statesmen-like admin- istration of President Wm. Mckinley and we hereby express our unqualified approbation in pro- tecting the rights and interests of our common country, as well as declaring to the world that America is for freemen and not for slaves, and that starving, suffering humanity in Cuba must be released from Spanish tyranny and barbarism and adopted into the sisterhood of American Republics. With one voice we unite in commending and approving our president's wise and conservative course in dealing with the present impending crisis and we extend to him our sym- pathy and our untiring devotion and support. We earnestly commend and approve of the action and course of Senator Lucien Baker, and the two Republican congressmen from Kansas, the Hon Case Broderick and Hon. Chas. Curtis for their co-operation with the administration in this time of severe trial and for their loyalty and patriotism to their country and devotion to the in- terest of their constituency.


John M. Clark, B. W. Cofffind, J. D. Blair, M. L. Guelich, C. E. Pontius, L. Argo, Henry Smith, L. N. Reed, Jolin Schilling and Hugh Ryan were elected as delegates to the congressional convention and instructed for W. J. Bailey.


APRIL 4. Morrill city election. M. W. Meyer is elected mayor; W. I. Willard; police judge, G. Keplinger, clerk; C. `H Marion. marshal; W. W. Gettys, street commissioner; F. A. Treffer, Louis Bassler, C. L. Hoover, Mrs. Alma Hoover, Lloyd Mc Millan, councilmen; D. A. Vanderpool appointed city treasurer.


-Hamlin city election. E Berkley is elected mayor; Samuel Sweeney, police judge; Ross Berkley clerk; A C. Vandewart, street commissioner; J. J. Tucker, D. H. Shelton, A J. Reeme, C. W. Moore and W. Whistler, council- men.


APRIL 5. Hiawatha city election.


1st Ward.


2nd Ward


3rd Ward ..


4th Ward ..


Total .... .


Majority ..


1st Ward ..


2nd Ward .


3rd Ward ..


4th Ward ..


Total ......


Majority ..


City Clerk. Chas. Wolf .


151


209


183


161


704


Thos. Cheal ...


79


79


....


Street Commissioner.


Chas. J. Hardin


125


125


69


H. M George. .


149


209


179


159


696


W. O Bechtol


56


56


...


City Marshal.


77


98


73


74!


322


144


114


W W Thomson


85


137


113


105


440


118


I N Smith


198


198


....


Councilmen.


J. N. Knoblaugh


166


166


....


Frank Case


146


146


Geo Dodson


83


6


John Sterns


204


204


S Baldry.


M G Ham ..


95


95


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