Iowa
Old Press
The Chariton Patriot
Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa
March 3, 1875
The only incident giving rise to any fun that we have heard of at
the city election on Monday, occurred in the second ward and was
as follows: Some one, who was anxious to do something to destroy
the monotony of voting one ticket without opposition, wrote up
quite a number containing a new list of candidates, among whom
was MRS. PULLEN (the plaintiff in the damage case against the
town) for Assessor. Soon after a voter entered the enginehouse
anxious to exercise his prerogative by adding one to the list of
ballots polled, and was handed one of the new tickets. It was
read over to him, a name at a time, he remarking as the names
were called for various offices that "That is all
right", until the name of our MRS. P was announced for
Assessor when he hesitated for a moment, looking very much
astonished at the idea of running a woman for office, and then
ejaculated "MRS. P. for Assessor? not by a d------sight. She
has already assessed the town too much I'll not vote for her. At
this point the crowd laughed, and the fellow, after inquiring how
"the rest were voting," folded up a printed ticket
containing a list of names entirely different from those he had
pronounced all right" and passed it to the judges, and
departed, muttering something about MRS. PULLEN having
"tried already to pull too much money out of the town, for
him to vote for her." Mrs. Sarah A. Pullen
[transcribed by N.M.S., February 2007]
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The Chariton Patriot
Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa
March 10, 1875
BAKER of the Leader who was elected Councilman at the recent town
election gives the following autobiography in connection with the
result of the election, which we do him the honor to publish.
D.M. BAKER -- that's us -- ye gentle muse drop a silent tear. We
know him. At the urgent solicitation of many voters," and
"by request of many citizens " and "at the earnest
entreaties of his numerous friends," etc., &c., &c.,
he "consented" to run for Councilman, and owing to the
fact that he had no opposition, he was elected by a large
majority. Like General Price when he invaded Missouri, he threw
himself upon the affections of his constituents. His politics is
a heterogeneous conglomeration of Copperhead Democracy and
Anti-Republicanism, but from his well known conservatism and
ultra-pacific sentiments, it is to be hoped that he will dwell
together in unity with his brethren in office. Let us pray....
The attention of dealers in spirituous and malt liquors and
tobacco, is called to the notice of L.P. SHERMAN, collector of
Internal Revenue for this district, in this paper.
The chief object with editors, authors, ministers and other
public teachers, should be to so educate men that they will be
moved to action by knowledge and reason instead of prejudice and
passion.
It is rumored that our jenial (sic) friend, TOM EWING, one of the
west side clothiers, is away selecting an unusually fine suit of
clothes for his own use, and the question is, what's up?
Look out for the soft and juicy days of March, they are not to be
trusted any more than the mellow tones of the patent right
peddler. Each promises more than is realized.
CHARLES WALBRIDGE, a young man in the west part of town, died on
last Saturday morning, of hemorrhage of the lungs. He was a
brother of the painter, WALBRIDGE, and about 24 years old.
The prospect for plenty of Easter eggs was very flattering a few
days ago, but this cold weather has so discouraged the hens that
they have about quit business; and hen fruit is becoming scarce
again.
MARRIED: -- At the Sherman House, the residence of the bride's
father, on the evening of the 10th inst., by Rev. H.H. O'Neal,
MR. F.T.C. BUSHNELL of Ashland, Ohio, and MISS OLLIE CORBUS, of
Chariton.
Prof. SIMSON has just closed the winter term of his academy, and
announces the beginning of the 18th session on the 12th of April.
The Prof. is one of those men who never tires in well doing, and
proposes to run his school as long as his health will permit.
[transcribed by N.M.S., February 2007]