Iowa Old Press
The West Union Gazette
West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa
Thursday, 26 Aug 1887
Page 4 column one -two
REPUBLICAN GAZETTE
Editor, C. H. TALMADGE.
WEST UNION, IOWA, AUG. 26.
—State Fair at Des Moines begins next Friday.
—A company has been formed, with a capital stock of
$2,500,000,for working the iron mines near Waukon.
—There is a rumor in Chicago that the Minnesota and
Northwestern R.R. is likely to be sold to the Illinois Central.
—The idea of laying all the responsibility for that most
awful railroad accident at Chastworth upon the section boss!
—One of our exchanges talks about "the animated
goose-egg who now occupies the White House." It isn't pretty
to talk so.
—Clayton County Republicans have nominated Capt. J. P.
Patrick for Senator, and W. W . Goodwin for Representative.
—Hon. J.H. Sweeney, of Osage, was unanimously re-nominated
for Senator in the district composed of the counties of
Mitchell,Worth and Winnebago.
—At the Buchanan county Republican Convention, last
Saturday, Jno. Calvin was nominated for Representative, H.F. Sill
for Auditor; J.A. Poor for Treas.; J.N. Iliff for sheriff; W.E.
Parker for Supt.
—The Grand Army Advocate, Capt. Wilkinson's good
soldier paper, has passed into new hands, Dr. Des Witt, of Des
Moines, becoming its business manager, and Clarence Wilson its
managing editor.
—Prof. Foster has recovered sufficiently to venture the
prophecy that November will be a disagreeable month! If there is
a youngster in Iowa who has survived two Novembers and does not
know that the next one is liable to be disagreeable he had better
be sent at once to the home for the feeble minded.
STATE CONVENTION.
The Republican State convention at Des Moines Wednesday, did a
good work. Wm. Larrabee and J.A.T. Hull were renominated by
acclamation for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Senator George
S. Robinson, of Storm Lake, was nominated for Supreme Judge on
the 5th ballot, and Prof. Henry H. Sabin, of Clinton, secured the
Superintendency plum on the third ballot. The platform is a
ringing document, placing the Republican party of Iowa in an
aggressive attitude, in line for a vigorous campaign and a
brilliant victory
—At the Senatorial convention in Mason City last week, the
candidates were John D. Glass and N. V. Brower, the latter
winning the nomination on the 132d ballot. Mr. Brower was born in
Constantine, Mich., in 1843, received only a common school
education, and learned the printer's trade when a boy. At the age
of 18 be enlisted as a private in the Ninth Indiana Infantry in
1861. He was twice severely wounded and served four years. Mr.
Brower, in years past, was one of the leading journalists of
Iowa, editing for a time the Cerro Gordo Republican, and
later being editor-in-chief of the Dubuque Times. His
eyes failing him he abandoned journalism and he is now engaged in
farming and stockraising near Garner, Hancock county.
—No good citizen will defend the saloon business as it is
known at this date of the nineteenth century. The fellow who says
there is more liquor sold under prohibitory law than there was
under license laws generally in the same breath apologizes for
those who violate the law. The man who violates the laws of the
state is not a good citizen. The man who continually apologizes
for those who violate the law is not a good citizen. If you are
decent you don'thave to defend indecency.—Nashua Post.
— Waterloo Reporter: State Auditor Lyons says he
will recommend that the revenue law be so amended as to give the
assessors no choice but to list property at its actual cash
value. That has been the law for 20 years or more, but it has
always been more honored in its observance. The idea is
unpopular, too, for successive State Auditors have recommended
the same thing Auditor Lyons has in contemplation, but without
effect.
[transcribed by C.D., November 2018]