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How He Used TO Do II.

We have occupied good deal Of space
with Mr.. LarEslere's freaks. but desire to
refer to ono more fact. Mr. Larzelere's
claim is that be wants to organize the
Republican party. Many Republicans
have distinct recollection Of the way he
used to organise it. when it was so close
that not avots could be spared. In his
estimation. the party was organized when
Larzslere was the Great Mogul and bell
wether; when Lsrzelere was in the back
ground. the party was greatly demoral-
izsd. and needed re. organizing. In those
days, Lsrzelere entertained bitter enmity
sguinst another prominent citizen Of
Washington Township-probably it was
a feud existing when they both lived in
Missouri: perhaps It came af . disputed.
land claim-but whatever was the cause.
the enmity existed. Lsrzslere always
made this personsl quarrel q portion of
the Republican issue. and every County
Conveution WAS required to decide upon
the claims Of the Larzelere and Anti
.Lsrzelsre men. It was a fact as Fixed as
the Hard and 81 Delegates from New
York in Democratic National Conven-
tions-alwsys divisions and discord in
that Township. Once L.rzelere's enemy
was nominated for the Legislature. and so
was Larzelers. Upon that occasion he
mustered msgnsnimity to tell the person
that he would declare peace for the
time being. and permit him to be elected
that once; but ever after that. be wanted
it understood that he meant to oppose
him. And he did oppose him, whenever
his name was up for Office, and managed
to. secure his rejection by Conventions
for Convention skullduggery is his favor
ite mode of warfare. Larzelere finally
event into the army" and that enemy Of
his was twice nominated and elected to q
County Office, and made one of the best
officers the County ever bad. And sin.
gulsr to state. during that time Washing
ton Township always sent up harm onious
delegations to County Conventions, As
soon ss LsrzsIere returns home, the par
ty has to be "organized, aud q regular.
old-fashioned squabble at once begins.
Have the people SO little independence as
to submit to the arbitrary and selfish con
duct oithis one individual? That is one
Of the questions to be decided. 70 e.
Z Old Free State men and Republicans
10 the County will know to whom we re-
fer above, as Larzelere's enemy, and will
recognize the truth of onr statements. 1t
is not necessary to post new -comers. 'As
they should be kept aloof from old diff
oulties that were as miscbievous as they
were childish. ag.
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A sYsrrxArrc GAME OF Gouos.-we

A SYSTEMATIC GAME OF GoUaE.-We
have been informed Of nicely arranged
game which has been entered into BY the
Railroad Packets. Omnibuses and Hotels
of st. Joseph, whereby travellers are
handsomely Hseced for the mutual benefit
Of those three institutions. Railroad
trains arrive at St. Joseph at 10 or II
o'clock at night. and at4 o'clock in the
morning. The packets lie at the landing.
advertised to leave on the arrival of the
cars. when the night train comes in.
the officers Of the boat put themselves out
of the way. and order the porters and
watchmen to admit no pers on during the
night. The omnibus men get their loads
of passengers. and go to the boat, each
passenger paying City cents for
the trip. There the passengers are
informed that the officers of the
boat are gone. the berths are all full, and
no admittancs till morning. The omnibus
men tell the passengers the only alterns-
tive is to 60 10 Q hotel. The ride costs
another fifiy conts. The Pacific is al
wsys crowded. and with difficulty the
passengers obtain beds. After sleeping
three or four hours The whistle Of the A
o'clock train is heard. and tha sleepers
are aroused with the announcement that
it Is sfime to 60 to the boat. They
pay q dollsr for their bed. and another
fifty cents omnibus fare. and proceed to
the boat. In the meantime, the passen.
gers on the 4 o'clock train 60 through
the same process that the others have done.
are refused admission to the boat, and are
driven to the Pacific. About the time
the FIRST batch leave the hotel, the second
installment arrive. and are placed in the
newly'vacated beds, for which they pay
dollar per head. The 6rst crowd are then
taken on the boat, and in the morning,
the last arrival, at the expense of another
half dollar. are conveyed to the boat in
ample time to get aboard before she
starts: 1t will be seen, that by this opsr-
alton. the omnibusss obtain two extra
fares, the hotels two bed charges. and the
boat finally secures ths passenger. In
short, each passenger is gouged ont of two
dollars, which ruus up to big thing in
the aggregate, and Is no doubt divided
among the parties to the arrangement.
1t is swindls which must speedily ruu
it's course. s91i .-@
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WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday, /: October q, 1865.


SRCCAhACA8 VI ESCOAO1ys
Mr.. Larzelere, the leading spirit Of tbe
raid to get hold Of the Offices Of this
County. started the ball BY raising the
cry of extrsvsgance against those who
managed County affairs while he was
patriotically running the Quartermaster q
Department Of an Indian regiment. In
order to secure change 10 the Offices, it
was frst necessary to deceive the people
into the belief that that their. money vas
being squsndered. and the County plung.
ed irrecoverably in debt. We have shown
not only the utter fslsity Of this charge,
but also that when Mr.. Lsrzelere left the
head Of the County Board. the finances
were in most misersble condition-ths
worst they were ever in. We now pro-
pose to give few samples of his manner
of "gobbling" the peoples money. The
allowances under bis administration were
generally marked by their sxtravsgsnce,
and the ungusrded manner in which they
were psssed-but in looking out for num-
Der one, be was full hand.
The meetings of the County Board
generally continue for several days
sometimes for almost week. The present
members 60 to the meetings. and rsmain
sGil the adjournment. charging bot one
mileage in going and returning. When
Larzelers was member. and the sittiugs
continued for several days, he carried on
ssharper practices. He would come to
Troy-in the morning. charging mileage
for the distance travelled; and to save sx.
penses, would ride back home at night,
charging mileage for that trip. Next
morning be would come to Troy again,
and next night return homs-milesgs for
two more trips. So he would keep it up
through the sitting of the Board. But
thst was not the worst. Sometimes be
would not feel like riding home ct night,
but would stay in Troy. and actually
charged and allowed himself mileage. the
same as il he had gone home and return
ed! Was not that economy on . grand
scale? II every officer should charge the
County mileage every time be goes to his
dinner. and charge the same when be has
no appetite and does not go to dinner.
where would the County land, financially?
Isn't this pretty man to run the econ
omy issue, and enligbten the people as to
how their money has been squandsred I!
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Lnr.elerian Prnctice.

As the late County Convention forced
. nomination upon DIR. Lsrzelere. against
his wishes, it may not be amiss TO refer
to some Of his methods of doing business
when be was q member of the County
Bosrd, before be "went into the army
His recent declsration to the Chsirmsn ol
tbs County Central Committee-"I don'l
cars . d-n whether the peopl6,wsnt q
Convention or not; I want one"-seems
to be one Of his fixed traits. He does not
appear to care . straw for the people.
whether they express themselves in an in.
formal manner. or according to fixed
statutes. To accomplish desired end.
he does not hesitate to commit an outrage
on the rights Of the people. An example
will sufica AZ the FIRST election under
the State Constitution, in 1889, it will
be remembered that the whole Democrat.
10 Legislative ticket WAS elected in this
County, with the exception of two candi-
dstss-Mr. Lsrzelere being one Of the
defeated Republicans. This did not suit
Larzelere. and be did not hesitate as to
the means of remedying it. There was
some informality in the returns from sew
eral Democratic precincts. 30 when the
County Board came to canvass the vote.
be deliberately threw out the entire vote
of those precincts. thus electing the Re-
publican tickst-1sll but himself-he had
fallen 90 far behind his ticket. that even
this operation did not elect him.
Now, we have no doubt that gross
frauds were committed by the Pro-Slave-
~ party. in that election; but had the
matter been properly contested before the
Legislature, the frauds conld have been
proven, and the Republican members
would have secured their seats. But
this thing of throwing out entire pre-
cincts, on account of some triaing infor-
mslity, was an outrage upon the rights
of the legal voters Of those precincts, and
shows that the msn will not hesitate at
any arbitrary assumption of power to &C..
complish desired object. Itis the same
principle SO profausly expressed by him
sslf-"I don't care d-n what the peo
pie want; I want it. and il ! can't have
It in . regular way. I'll have it in my
own way"
The sequel to tire foregoing is the rich
est part OF it. Ate. throwing out entire
precincts, and then f4iling to elect him
self, Lsrzelere bad the iiimnpudence to &C
to Topeka. and contest his opponents
seat in the Legislature. Said opponent
had not appeared to take bis seat, and
Lsrzelere imagined that the Legislature
would adopt the plan Of his late Conven-
tion-as no legal claimant was there for
that seat they would admit the first
strsggler that asked for it, just to gil out
the delegation. The Legislature didn't
''see it in them lamps" and permitted
Lsrzeiere to return home, at his own ex-
pense-didn't even allow him his favorite
mileage. g a ,7sl,am
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND SHERMAN
MIR. VIM. h. Dooley. Of Troy. is now
oauvassiug this County for the above work,
by the celebrated author, Hon. ]. T.
Hesdley. It is work of over 600 pages,
containing eighteen steel engraved por-
traits of prominent Generals, and twelve
full-page maps and battle scenes. Now
is the time to procure this valuable work,
as it will be sold only by subscription.
Prices-In neat, substantial binding,
Limitation Morocco $3.50; full gilt
sides and back, 1915; library style. "a.
Mr.. Dooley was soldier in Sbermsn's
army, and accompanied him in his cele-
hrated march through the South. En-
courage him with your subscriptions.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

A New PARrY.LF Frank Blair & Co.
are organizing new Conservative party
in Missouri. the two principal planks in
whose platform are. pretended support Of
President Johnson's Administration. and
modification of the State Constitution
to make It more palatable to rebels. They
organised in st. Joe. the other evening.
and their long lis. Of Delegates to the
State Convention is composed principally
Of old Democratic seeds, who had too
much property to risk By joining the
rebels. but who assisted them more effect
ually by doing al in their power to Grip
pie the Government while pretending to
sustsin Il. sta1 ear -gtsLsu. 7ie5i iii,a
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! Death of n Veteran.

We'are panied to record the death 81
Lewis Tracy. Esq. who expired at bis
residence in Doniphsn County. Kansas.
Thursday last. Mr.. Tracy was native of
Kentucky. and one of the early settlers
in the Platte Purchase. moving to this
City when it was scarcely village. When
Kansas was admitted as Territory he
removed there, and during the Border
Rufian difficulties sized with the Free
State men of that section. At the break
ing out Of the rebellion his three sons
went into the army. sud iths old man,
notwithstanding be had passed the age
for the. reception of. volunteers enlisted
as aprivatsi in q Kansas Regiment and
was engaged' in several battles. For
bravery q, Cane Hill and Prairie Grove
be was promoted to Sergeant, refusing
any higher position. and was foremost in
every attack. Vi OF genial disposition, he
had hosts of friends; Of q benevolent ma
ture, bs soaght not this worlds goods,
but liviag upon his farm, was satisfied
with it's income, and no one ever left sIr.
iFracy'sJdoor, npon sn errsnd of mercy
unsupplied. Pescs, to his ashes. The
zephyrs that fioas1over tbeprairies Of the
'Stste for which he fought 'souwell, will
sing their requiem over the grave of no
truer smsp thsn the subject Of this nsrra-
tive.ia His heart beat for freedom and
his life was freely offered as pledge
of his devotion to- the cause of Liberty
and Right! siqwsiso0 ,ogaH 5sQzia
sci His remains were brought from Kans-
as Yesterday. and inferred in Mount Mora
Cemetery. accompanied to their final rest
ing place by . large number of relations
ndfriends.--i& Joseph Union, 21ss:
@ Mr. Tracy died q 2 o'clock on Fri
day morning, the 20th. Of Fink, after q sD
Illness Of twenty days, The, Union. iD
the foregoing just tribute. falls short in
its statement ofthe mum berof Mr. Tracy.
sons who served in the army. Himself
and five sons fought in the Union ranks,
during The late rebellion; and one son
fought in the Mexican War. srr
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26
R THE Indians ,ra. bacomine

" ~ The Indians Gre. becoming as
troublesome as ever. and probably worse.
on the overland route. west of Fort Kear-
ney. 1t is feared that trains and coaches
will have to stop. and that the telegraph
line will be destroyed. The prospect Of
Government help is slim. While East
ern noodles are weeping over the wrongs
of the poor Indian, life and property on
the plains are being destroyed by the red
friends, ..... .;, .,a.-f - ..,s
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26


New York MERcANTILE .JouRsAL.-
This is. the name, Of "a large weekly shee,
which has been publishsd for several
years. and which, as its name indicates.
is essentially a Business Directory and
Commercial and Market Reporter for
New York. The Cards of nearly all the
large wholesale houses of New York ap-
pear in its columns. and one OF the valu-
able features Of the Journal is, that it al
lows no humbugs or quacks of any de-
scripiion, the benefit of its columns
nothing but honorable, legitimate busi-
ness. 1t contains full price lists OF every
article of trade, corrected weekly, by
eminent representatives of the various
branches. It also contains able editorial
articles on Trade, Commerce, etc. It is
:. ten column paper, published weekly, at
the low price of SO q year, and is almost
Invaluable 10 business men. Address the
New York Mercantile Journal Co., No. 2
Franklin Square. New York.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

Bro. BENNETT.-We had intended say
ing something, this week. for the benefit
Of Bro. A. Bennett; but for certain rea-
sons, have concluded to let him slide.
People might regard us as envious, or
spiteful. But We wonld like to know, If
elected, whether he intends. in addition to
his So per diem, to charge tho State SO
extra for every prayer he makes, when
invited, through courtesy. to open morn
ing sessions with PRAYER p r's- saI I
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

New METHOD. = The recent hungry
mems County Convention adopted an
original plan to cause the people Of a
Township to be represented. who had de-
tsrminsd not to be represented. They
picked up . man from. that Township,
who happened to be in Troy, got him
into the Convention. and put him op> the
Committee on Credentials. That Com
mittee reported in favor Of admitting hin
and . nsighbor as Delegates from Iowa
Township. which was agreed to. This,
We suppose. is regarded as the voice Of
the people Of Iowa Township. A strag-
gler reports 10 favor Of admitting himself,
and the Convention decides that the re-
commendstion is as good as written cre-
dsntials from the people Of the Township.
Perhaps the people will feel themselves
bound by such action.s "a la @ ',-f7 !
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

w Lee. Beauregard, and other big
rebels, are taking the oath of sllegiance.
We suppose this makes them all right.
Notwithstanding the fact that they once
took as solemn an oath as could be. and
deliberately violated it. when. they desert
ed the United States Army, and entered
into the rebellion.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

The aLeavenwesth1 Conservative says
tb:s in the US. Dissics Court. sitting
st Topeka. Ersstus Teft ives last week
convicted Of doing srbroksr's business
without license. and fined. The principle
INVOLVED IN this dseision was thss when
= mas buys or cells cay kisd Of scrip, or
buys county scrip and pays tsrss for.
others with it, that he iss . rtsoksr and
must pay 6fty dollars iosRp keenss. sbIt
was sh impofssns decision end closely
eoutssfsds 60 all wiilddo wsll to hks
notice who are in this businese.Foa isui ]
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

> ~ Gen. Nathsn Harris. formerly an
odd old coon about 81. Joseph. is now in
Denver. engaged in the occupation of
paper hanging. .rsd -.rra.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

z ~ Why is drunkard like treason
Because if you take the "t'' from him
you can make him reason. .d
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

"a | The Harris family seem determin-
ed to remain prominently Oefofe the pub
lie. The Harris divorce case, 10 Conuec-
ticut, is now the absorbing topic, East.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

eo.Gr rHasepha. thinks thst tie man who
19rst inysiGhsd seeiest ':6ltby lecre" had,
SON. sfours old postal: cqrrpecy in bis
mloo. t.ivihsaTa Icaf 4
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

p ~ The inaox Of people into Whits
Cloud still continues. Notwithstanding
the fact that now ahooses make thsisi ap-
psarsncs almost daily. the, scarcity ap-
pears to become srsatss-af lssst,, the
number Of psr,ons increases. who Ts on
able 10 obtain houses. .h sid odt
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26
Independent Republican Ticket.

For County Commissioner.
GEORGE w. BARR,
HUGH ROBERTSON,
JOHN P. JOHNSON.
For Sheriff.
ENOCH G. ORABB.
For County Treasurer.
FRANK II. TRACY.
For County Clerk,
CHARLES RAPPEEYE.
For Register of Deeds.
DUNCAN MCINTOSH.
sllEaE For Assessor,
ERASMUS F. DIXON.
For Coroner,
! STEPHEN BROWNELL.
For Surveyor.
HENRY WILSON.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

~ The river has risen several feet,
within day or two. ..a a..
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

,ssEE A man inSR SRofasoowps a,dismond
as big as hens egg and worth q min
iion.--ES. sGi 10 3ae5aaqs Z
If this means that the diamond Is worth
. million hens eggs, that man's wealth
depends entirely upon the price Of eggs in
Borneo. 7riEnoJ ~ 30 Isd.s3 isiTcm /
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

E We regret that the Leaysnworth
Conservative has Topped MS Of Of it. sx.
change list. Perhaps 1t ives because ws
have copied extensively from II and d.
ways gave credit. We are sorry, and
will try and not do so any moro.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26
~ We learn that Capt. N. H.,

|aI ~We learn that Capt. N. Hsr-
rington, of Palermo. late Of the 9Th Kan.
sas, is an independent candidate for Rep.
resantative from the 4th District, com
posed of Centre aud .Marioai Townships.
There islnot much Doubt Of hisl slsstion.
~ r. NJ This seems 70 Be an ass g 'of defec-
tions and bsresies in, churches. Even the
Universslists cannot escape. The, Uni
vsrsaiist eonvention. Jfi Illinois. is hss-
ing trouble with 8 ministsr who has turn
ed Spiritualist.. bs,ssvl sg4 -, -
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

H Damaging revelations ssainst
Gen. 6lecum ste being made, showing
him to have been engaged in cotton swim.
ding in Mississippi. That accodnta for
his dsssrtion to the Copperheads. Like
. girlwho hss besu lured from the path
Of virtue hs puts on bold ilaee and BE-
comes . regular, inmate Of . bawdy. .house.
But to convict man Of being :. rascal.
increases his popularity among New York
politicians: and II tho Union party soe.
cssd in fully ssssblishing Slocum's guilt,
We fear be will be elected. lso a79a ia I
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

8 OuR MUTUAL FRIEED.-T. B. Petersoa
4 Brothers. Philsdelphis. will publieh
from advance shsets on November 1lth.
!" Our Mutual Friend" Charles Dickens
Nsv Novel, complete. and unabridged,
with al tho Illustrations to match their
previous editions ofitbs Popular Authors
Writinss. We predict fOr "Our Mutual
Friend !" . very generous reception. = it
is ono Of his best Books.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26
ACird.i

! desire to return my 4 thanks To- the
Field. staff and Company officers OF The
9Th Kansas Vet. Vol. Cavalry, for tbs
very prompt and efficient manner 10 which
they have made and furnished to this
othos. all the necessary, records required
TO complete Che history. Of every officer
and private in the Regiment. s..6.. I
J, ). -. 7. J. AspERsos, :.
Adjutaut General Of Kansas. =,
d; Topsks. October 18th. 1865.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

0 New FIRx.-Dr. Graves, of Hiswatbs,
has taken into copsrtnership Dr.. Harvey
Seburn, lately from the army in Tsnnss-
see. and the style Of the 6rm is now
Graves & Ssburn. They have received
lsrgs additions to their stock of Drues,
Groceries. &C.. and mesn to ssll them.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

pFoa REpasssATATIvK-John II. Utt
has fully decided upon being candidate
for Representative from this District. and
is now fully on the track. Hs is prac-
tical business man. such - is needed in
the Legislature. sri' 10 6.se Z gssrls.} .
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

t@ During The past ~ssk,,Ms hsvs
besn experiencing one Of the 6nsst Indian
Summers on record. The oldest inhsbi.
tant hes no recollection Of such ,.ssaui,sk- -,
ably pleasant Agtuma % the present oas.