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b i t ion g i v e n by P ro f . S c h a l e b e n was

u n i q u e a u d o r i g i n a l a n d «^ave e v i d e n c e

of m u c h p a i n s t a k i n g c a r e a n d i n c e s s a n t

t r a i n i n g .

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r iva l of t h e W i l d W e s t s h o w t h e m a n ­

a g e m e n t of t h e fair s e c u r e d t h e se rv ices

of spec i a l t a l e n t f rom t h e W h i t e S p e a r

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was g i v e n t o fill u p t h e wa i t .

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r ived on t h e b e l a t e d N o r t h w e s t e r n pas ­

s e n g e r t h e m u d d y c o n d i t i o n of t h e t r a c k

p r e v e n t e d t h e g i v i n g of o n l y a s m a l l p o r ­

t i o n of t h e s h o w , a n d t h i s w a s fo l l owed

by a very successfu l b a l l o o n a scens ion

a n d p a r a c h u t e d r o p , a i so an e x t r a a t ­

t r a c t i o n p r o v i d e d by t h e m a n a g e m e n t

a n d e n t i r e l y o u t s i d e of t h e a d v e r t i s e d

p r o g r a m .

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seve ra l m i l e s b e l o w Cairo , , bu t i t t a k e s

m o r e t h a n ra in t o d a m p e n t h e a r d o r of

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to t h e s u r p r i s e of e v e r y o n e c o n c e r n e d

t e a t t e n d a n c e of t h e a f t e r n o o n w a s

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u re in t h e financial r o u n d - u p b u t suffi­

c i e n t t o s h o w t h a t t h e p u b l i c w a s h e a r t ­

i ly in s y m p a t h y w i t h t h e fair a s soc i a t i on

in i t s effort t o fulfill i t s p r o m i s e s .

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b e r of t h e p a t r o n s of t h e fa i r a s p e c i a l

e x h i b i t i o n w a s g i v e n S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n

by t h e c o m b i n e d c o m p a n i e s of t h e W h i t e

S p e a r a n d t h e W i l d W e s t s h o w , t h e y

m a k i n g a p e r c e n t a g e c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e

a s soc i a t i on for t h e use of t h e g r o u n d s

a n d c a k i n g e n t i r e c h a r g e of t h e p e r f o r i n •

a n c e t h e m s e l v e s .

F o l l o w i n g is t h e l i s t of p r e m i u m s

a w a r d e d : _ '

C lass 1 . — H o r s e s .

1s t F r e n c h C o a c h c o l t , A. H e r i a n 1.00 H a m b . s t a l l i o n , A u g . G i e s e k e 5 .00 B r o o d m a r e a n d c o l t , F r i t z

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B r o o d ^ m a r e a n d co l t , F r i t z -' • Meye r T w o y e a r ..Id coir,- F r . Meyer 2 .00 G r a d e c o l t , H y . F . S c h r a d e r 1.50 T w o y e a r o ld co l t , H e n r y F .

S c h r a d e r 2 00 H a m b l e t o n i a n , 2 y e a r o l d , W.

M . S c h a l e b e n 2 .00 W o r k t e a m , H y . F . S c h r a d e r 5.00 S h e t l a n d p o n y , Ca r l C r o n e 5 0 0 D r i v i n g t e a m , F . H . Retz laf f 5 . 0 0 * S a d d l e h o r s e , F e r d . C r o n e 5 0 0 '

' Class 2 . — f ' a t t l e .

J e r s e y calf, g r a d e , F . B e h n k e 1.00 J e r s e y calf. g r a d e , F . L e i b o l d S h o r t ho rn c o w , W . Hof fmann 2 .00 S h o r t h o r n c o w , W . Hof fmann S h o r t ho rn b u l l , W . Hof fmann 3.00 S h o r t ho rn calf, W . Hof fmann 1.00 S h o r t ho rn c o w , F e r d . C r o n e S h o r t ho rn calf, F e r d . C r o n e S h o r t ho rn cow rind calf, F e r d .

Crone" 3 .00 G r a d e c o w , W m . O e h s 1.50 G r a d e crfif. F e r d . C r o n e 1.00 J e r s e y c o w , F r e d B e h n k e 2 0 0 G r a d e c o w , F . I I . Hetzlaff . . .

Class 3 .—'Sheep . S h r o p s h i r e r a m , H y . W r e d e . . 1.50 S h r o p s h i r e ewe , I I v . W r e d e . . 1.50 S h r o p . r a m , G e o . G u y g i s b e r g S h r o p . e w e . G e o . G u g g i s b e r g G r a d e e w e , G e o . G u g g i s b e r g 1.00

Class 4 . — S w i n e .

C h e s t e r w h i t e boa r , G. S c h e r i -s c h m i d t 2 .00

Class 5 . — P o u l t r y .

L i g h t B r a h m a s , I t . Y a n k . . . .

'• M r s . E . W e g n e r Buff C o c h i n s , " B l a c k L a u g - h a n s , R . Y a n k . . P l y m o u t h R o c k s , "

" R u d . A l w i n . S t i ve r W y a n d o t t e s , R . Y a n k . . B r o w n L t g h o r n s , R u d . A l w i n

G e o B l a c K . . . W h i t e L e g h o r n s , W m . O c l i s . .

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W h i t e Minorca* , It . Y a n k . . . . 1.09 Bronce T u r k e y s , I t . Y a n k . . . . 1.00 P e a c o c k s , M r s . E . W e y n e r . . . 1 00

•' H. N e u b i i u e r W h i t e Ch inese G e e s e , Mix. K.

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C o m m o n Geese , H . N r u b a n e r 1.00 P e k i n D u c k s , I t . Y a n k 1.00

" G e o . G u u y i s h c r g F a n T a i l s , A n t o n K u n z 1.00

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C lass . 6 . — G r a i n .

B lue S t e a m w h e a t , A n d . B i e b l 1.00 " H. F . S c h r a d e r

R y e , G e o . C-uggisberg .75 " Ca r l N a g e l

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" C. C. C u r r e n t W h i t e ' d e n t c o r n , F . W a r n k e . .75

" C. C. C u r r e n t F l i n t c o r n , Alf. W e n d l e r 75 A m b e r c a n e seed , O t t o Ze l l e r . 75

'• G. G u g g i s b e r g B r o o m c o r n . O t t o Ze l l e r . . . . .7~> F l a x , G e o . G u g g i s b e r g .75 N a v y b e a n s , J o h n S t i n d t . . . .

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Republicans Nominate

Complete List of Connty Officers*

The Convention devoid of Special Feat­ures and not Particularly

Enthusiastic.

T h e fa i th fu l of t h e r e p u b l i c a n p a r t y

of B r o w n c o u n t y m e t in c o n v e n t i o n a t

t h e o p e r a h o u s e in t h i s c i t y y e s t e r d a y

m o r n i n g a t 10 o ' c l o c k for t h e n o m i n a ­

t ion of a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o t h e s t a t e l eg ­

is la ture- a n d t h e v a r i o u s c o u n t y offices.

T h e c o n v e n t i o n was c a l l e d t o o r d e r by

C h a r l e s G r u s s e u d o r f , c h a i r m a u of t h e

c o u n t y c o m m i t t e e a u d t h e sea rch b e g a n

for a t e m p o r a r y c h a i r m a n . I n r a p i d

s u c c e s s i o n t h i s h o n o r was d e c l i n e d by J .

W e s t i n g h o u s e of Sp r ing f i e ld , a n d L . G.

D a v i s a n d D r . W e l l c o m e Sr . , of S l eepy

E y e . C o l . B o b l e t e r of N e w U l m finally

c o n s e n t e d t o a c t iu t h i s c a p a c i t y a n d t h e

c o n v e n t i o n p r o c e e d e d w i t h i t s o r g a n i z a ­

t i o n by t h e e l e c t i o n of W. P . G r i m e s , ol

E d e u , a s t e m p o r a r y s e c r e t a r y . T h e fo l ­

l o w i n g c o m m i t t e e s w e r e a p p o i n t e d :

C r e d e n t i a l s : J . W e s t i n g h o u s e , S p r i n g ­

f ie ld ; C . H . H o r n b u r g , N e w U l m ; F . H .

B u e l o w , S l e e p y E y e .

P e r m a u s u t O r g a n i z a t i o n : P , D . Raffer-

e r t y , H o m e ; E . G. H a g e , H a n s k a ; F . H .

Re tz l a f i , N e w U l m .

R e s o l u t i o n s : P h i l i p L i e sch , N e w U l m ;

D r . J . W . B . W e l c o m e S r . , S l e e p y

E y e ; H . J . K n u d ' s o n , P r a i r i e v i l l e ; L o u i s

S p e l b r i n k , M i l f o r d ; J . W . T h o m p s o n ,

H a n s k a .

P e n d i n g t h e r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e

o n c r e d e n t i a l s t h e c o n v e n t i o n t o o k a re­

cess u n t i l 11 o ' c l o c k .

U p o n t h e r e c o n v e n i n g of t h e c o n v e n ­

t i o n a t 11 o ' c l o c k t h e c o m m i t t e e on p e r ­

m a n e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t

t h e t e m p o r a r y o r g a n i z a t i o n be m a d e pe r ­

m a n e n t Hud th i s w a s d o n e . T h e first

first r i f t in t h e l u t e c a m e w i t h t h e r e p o r t

of t h e c o m m i t t e e on c r e d e n t i a l s w h e n i t

was f o u n d t h a t C o m f r e y w h i c h h a d been

g i v e n b^ut o n e d e l e g a t e h a d c o m e i n t o

t h e e ^ v e t i t t b u w i t h t w o and, thei c o m ­

m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t each be g i v e n

one-ha l f a vo t e . A m o t i o u w a s m a d e to

a d m i t b o t h d e l e g a t e s w i t h a full vo t e

b u t t h e c o n v e n t i o n refused to s t a n d for

t h i s a n d the r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e was

a d o p t e d by a r i s i n g vo t e , t h e j h a i r m a n

b e i n g in d o u b t u p o n t h e ayes and noes .

T h e c o m m i t t e e on r e s o l u t i o n s la id

d o w n t h e i s sues u p o n w h i c h liie c a m ­

pa ign is t o be w a g e d in t h i s c o u n t y by a

l e n g t h y r e p o r t in w h i c h t h e p r e s e n t s t a t e

a d m i n i s t r a t i o n was d e n o u n c e d as u u b u s i -

ness l i k e , e x t r a v a g a n t a n d d i s h o n e s t ,

t a k i n g for i t s a u t h o r i t y t h e s p e e c h r e c .

e n t l y m a d e by s t a t e a u d i t o r D u n n at

M i l a c a , l a y i n g p a r t i c u l a r s t r e s s u p o u t h e

a l l e g e d e x t r a v a g e n t m a n a g e m e n t of t h e

p r i s o n b i n d i n g t w i n e , p l a n t . B a n k e x ­

a m i n e r P o p e a n d t h e g r a i n i n s p e c t i o n

d e p a r t m e n t a l so c a m e in for t h e c u s t o m ­

a r y r o a s t , b u t by w h a t s y s t e m of s o p h i s ­

t r y t h e c o m m i t t e e a r r i v e d a t t h e c o n c l u ­

s ion t h a t u n d e r t h e p r e s e n t r e p u b l i c a n

n a t i o n a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n " p e a c e h a d t a k e n

t h e p l a c e of s t r i f e " i t is h a r d t o d e t e r m ­

i n e . T h e w o r k of p r e l i m i n a r y o r g a n i z a ­

t i o n h a v i n g been c o m p l e t e d t h e c o n v e n ­

t i o n t o o k a recess u n t i l 1 :30 p r i o r to

t h e r e a l b u s i n e s s , the n o m i n a t i o n of

c o u n t y officers. • (i

A t t h e o p e n i n g of t h e c o n v e n t i o n at

1:30 S. D . P e t e r s o n of N e w U l m w a s

n o m i n a t e d for r e p r e s e n t a t i v e b y acc la ­

m a t i o n , t h e c o n v e n t i o n a d o p t i n g a r e so ­

l u t i o n i n s t r u c t i n g h i m for K n u t e N e l s o n

for U u i t e d S t a t e s s e n a t o r .

F o r c o u n t y a u d i t o r L o u i s G . V o g e l ,

t h e p r e s e n t i n c u m b e n t , was r e n o m i n a t e d

by a c c l a m a t i o n .

T h e c o n t e s t for t r e a s u r e r d e v e l o p e d a

l i t t l e m o r e s p i r i t , M a t h i a s R o e c k , Co t ­

t o n w o o d , F r a n k B u r g , N e w U l m , A u g .

W i n d h o r n , H o m e , N e l s A n d e r s o n , B u r n s

t o w n , a n d A . E . L e e , a l s o of B u r n s t o w n ,

b e i n g p l a c e d b e f o r e t h e c o n v e n t i o n . On

t h e i n f o r m a l b a l l o t B u r g r ece ived 37

vo t e s , W i n d o r n 2 8 , R o e c k 20 , A n d e r s o n

1 1 , L e e 7 .

W i n d h o r n w a s n o m i u a t e d i& t h e t h i r d

f o r m a l b a l l o t , t h e v o t e b e i n g W i n d h o r n

5 6 , B u r g 5 1 , A n d e r s o n 2 .

F o r j u d g e of p r o b a t e t h e c a n d i d a t e s

w e r e C h a r l e s G r u s s e n d o r f , N e w U l m , a n d

J a c o b W i e g a l , N o r t h S t a r , G r u s s e n d o r f

b e i n g n o m i n a t e d b y a v o t e of 56 t o 4 7 .

'. F o r C o r o n e r D r . J . W< B . W e l l c o m e

Sr . , S l e e p y E y e , r ece ived 7 7 v o t e s

a g a i n s t 2 3 fo r P . M a j e s k y of t h e s a m e

p l a c e , a n d w a a d e c l a r e d n o m i n a t e d :

T h e c o n t e s t t o r s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of

s c h o o l s w a s b e t w e e n A . F r e d e r i c k s o n ,

Sp r ing f i e ld , a n d E d w a r d L . A l w i n , N e w

U l m , F r e d e r i c k s o n l a n d i n g t h e p r i ze b y

a v o t e of 6 4 t© 4 5 .

T h e t i c k e t is as f o l l o w s :

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e : S. D . P e t e r s o n , N e w

U l m .

A u d i t o r : L o u i s G. V o g e l , N e w U l m .

T r e a s u r e r : A u g u s t W i n d o r n , H o m e .

R e g i s t e r of D e e d s : W e s l e y Mi l l e r ,

N e w U l m .

Sher i f f : E . B . H i c k s , S l e e p y E y e .

C o u n t y A t t o r n e y : G e o . T . O l s e n ,

Sp r ing f i e ld .

J u d g e of P r o b a t e : C h a r l e s G r u s s e n ­

dorf , N e w U l m .

C o u n t y S u r v e y o r : G e o . B o o c k , N e w

U l m .

C o r o n e r : J . W . B . W e l l c o m e , S l e e p y

E y e .

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of S c h o o l s : A . F r e d e r ­i c k s o n , Sp r ing f i e ld .

The City Council

A t a s p e c i a l m e e t i n g of t h e c i t y c o u n ­

ci l h e l d W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g of l a s t w e e k

t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d :

R e s o l v e d , t h a t t h e a c t i o n of M a y o r

W e s c h c k e in p r o m p t l y s t o p p i n g t h e M .

& S t . L . R . R. Co . a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s i n

a t t e m p t i n g t o o c c u p y W a t e r a n d 2 n d

N o r t h s t r e e t s in t h e c i t y , b e a n d is h e r e ­

b y a p p r o v e d i n a l l t h i n g s .

R e s o l v e d , t h a t t h e m a y o r b e a n d i s

h e r e b y a u t h o r i z e d a u d d i r e c t e d t o e m ­

ploy al l spec i a l po l i ce necessa ry t o p r e ­

v e n t t h e i l l e g a l o c c u p a t i o n of W a t e r a n d

2nd N o r t h s t r e e t s by t h e M . & S t . L . R .

R. C o . o r o t h e r p e r s o n s .

R e s o l v e d , t h a t t h e c i t y a t t o r n e y p r o ­

ceed w i t h t h e p r o s e c u t i o n of p e r s o n s

w h o m a y u n l a w f u l l y a t t e m p t t o p l a c e

t ies o r r a i l s o n t h e s t r e e t s in t h e c i t y .

a n d t o p r o s e c u t e t h e s a m e t o a final d e ­

t e r m i n a t i o n . Ayes , E i b n e r , M a n d e r f e l d ,

G i e s e k e , W e y h e a u d M r . P r e s i d e n t .

N a y e s , n o n e .

T h e c o n t r a c t w a s a l so c l o s e d w i t h t h e

C e n t e r v i l l e Co . , of C e n t e r v i l l e , I o w a , to

fu rn i sh soft coa l for t h e use of t h e c i t y

for t h e c o m i n g y e a r a t $ 3 . 3 0 pe r t o n , in

a c c o r d a n c e wit 'a a p r o p o s i t i o n m a d e b y

t h e c o m p a n y s o m e t i m e s ince .

T h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s a l so

a d o p t e d :

R e s o l v e d , t h a t t h e m a y o r ' s ac t ion in

d r a w i n g $ 2 0 0 of the c i t y funds for t h e

relief of G a l v e s t o n , T e x a s , sufferers w a s

u n a n i m o u s l y a p p r o v e d . m

Methodist Conference.

T h e f o u r t e e n t h a n n u a l session of t h e

N o r t h e r n G e r m a n M . E . c o n f e r e n c e

wh ich m e t a t Spr ingf ie ld l a s t F r i d a y a n d

S a t u r d a y w a s very l a r g e l y a t t e n d e d .

N e w U l m w a s r e p r e s e n t e d by R e v . G e o .

W . F r i t z e .

B i s h o p W i l l a r d F . M a l l a l i u , D . D . ,

o p e n e d t h e c o n f e r e n c e w i t h a c o m m u n ­

ion s e rv i ce . R e v . E . J . F u n k was r e ­

e lec ted s e c r e t a r y a n d R e v . E m i l U h l ,

R e v . A. L . K e n e k e a u d R e v . C. H . S a u e r

were a p p o i n t e d his a s s i s t a n t s . R e v . C.

L . L e h n e r t was e l e c t e d s t a t i s t i c a l :-ecre-

t a r y , w i t h R e v . F . J . P r e i n e a n d R e v . W .

H . M i l l e r a s s i s t an t s . R e v . J o h n S c h n e i ­

de r w a s e l ec t ed t r e a s u r e r , w i t h R e v . J .

D u r b a h n a n d R e v . E m i l C h r i s t a s s i s t a n t s .

T h e W o m e n ' s F o r e i g n m 'S8 ionary so ­

c i e ty he ld i t s a n n i v e r s a r y m e e t i n g F r i ­

d a y e v e n i n g a t w h i c h t h e s e c r e t a r y , M i s s

B e r t h a B a u e r r o t h of M i n n e a p o l i s , g a v e

h e r r e p o r t , s h o w i n g t h a t seven nesv soc i ­

e t i es w e r e o r g a n i z e d d u r i n g t h e yea r ,

m a k i n g i h e t o t a l n u m b e r of soc ie t i e s

t h i r t y - s e v e n , wit l i a m e m b e r s h i p of* 8 5 5 .

T h e r e w a s $ 1 , 6 6 5 ra i sed , w h i c h is an in­

c rease of $ 2 0 0 o v e r l a s t yea r .

T h e r e w e r e b u t few c h a n g e s in t h e a p ­

p o i n t m e n t s . Of t h e c h a r g e s i n t h i s v i ­

c i n i t y , R e v . G e o . R. F r i t z e w i l l r e m a i n

a t N e w U l m . R e v . W . F . F r i t z e , b o t h ­

er of R e v . G e o . R. , g o e s t o S l e e p y E y e ,

a n d R e v . B e n z t o Sp r ing f i e ld .

T h e c o n f e r e n c e c losed S a t u r d a y a f t e r ­

noon a n d w a s a v e r y p l e a s a n t a n d prof­

i t a b l e o n e for t h e a t t e n d i n g c l e r g y m e n .

T h e c o n f e r e n c e s e r m o n w a s p r e a c h e d b y

B i s h o p M a l l a l i e u S u n d a y m o r n i n g .

T h e C o m p l e t e N o v e l offered u s b y t h e " N e w L i p p m c o t t " M a g a z i n e of O c t o b e r i s a s t i r r i n g g o o d o n e i n t h e field w h i c h ha s s e t u s a l l t o l o o k i n g u p o u r a n c e s t ­o r s a n d r e a d i n g A m e r i c a n h i s t o r y . I t i s ca l l ed " M j C a p t i v e , " a n d is b y M r . J o s e p h A . A l t s h e l e r , w h o s e r e c e n t s t o r y of t h e c i v i l "vai i s n o w p a s s i n g i n t o m a n y e d i t i o n s . " M y C a p t i v e , " i s t h e h e r o i n . S h e is t h e g a l l a n t d a u g h t e r of a n E n g l i s h officer, w h o s e b e a u t y a n d c o u r a g e a r e a l i k e w o r t h y of h e r m a r t i a l b i r t h . S h e l e a d s h e r A m e r i c a n c a p t o r a w i l d g a l l o p o v e r h i s t o r i c g r o u n d a n d w i n s f rom h i s h e a r t a s u b m i s s i o n he c a n n e v e r w i n f r o m h e r E n g l i s h p l u c k . T h e s c e n e l ies a t t h e S o u t h d u r i n g t h e R e v o ­l u t i o n , a n d i t i s fu l l of v i v i d fights t h a t t h r i l l t h e n a t i v e p u l s e .

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