White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-04

DR.. e. n. Grant.
N. T. b. Grant, farnsfiy Of Eixsoa K.pssA now .
eief ii The Internal Rsytnus Depaftnent q Wsshibrton
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vorthy drew breath; hut he mot from
the stock q Ulyssrs.-SI Joseph Herald
Our contemporary is in ere. concerning the res
iurrirc oI In. Z. II. Grant. He formerly lived at
Geary City, in this County. and was one of the
owners Of the Gesry City Ers. 1t had three ed.
itors Grant, Free State; Marble, Abolitionist;
and CRUDE. Democrat. 1t was q curiosity in its
way, as will be remembered by old settlers, though
geographically neat paper. Grant afterwards
resided at Troy.
There are plenty of men in Doniphan County
who know DR.. Grant. He enlisted as a private
in the Fourth Kansas, at the commencement OF
the war, and was promoted to the rank of Assist
to General Grant, but attained it because of his
correct business qualifications If all Grants an
pointees are as honest rs DR.. Grant, there need
be little fear of pecnlation on their part.-WatAe
ma Reporter.
The Reporter is also slightly in error We de-
not think DIR. CRUDE was ever connected with til.
Geary City Era, and he was q strong Republican
The editorial bead If the Era floated the name.
of EDWIN H. GRANT, Republican,; EARL MAR
BILE, American; JOSEPH THOMPSON, Democrat
THOMSON wasa brother of DR.. GRANTS wife. HI
learned the printers trade in the Office of the
Ohio Statcsman, at Columbus, and at that time
thought SAM. MEpARY the greatest man living
,fto hos SI,o .lo<1
took the Office to Troy, where he published the
Democrat. 1t was afterwards removed to st. JO
sepl, and used i'm the publication of the Free Dem
ocraf, in which GRANT, MARBLE and THOMPSON
were all engaged, together with d. W. WILDER
and FRANK n. TRACY. MARBLE was a sentimen-
tai, poetical character, and wore his hair long
flowing down over his shoulders. In the Sum.
mer Of lsG0, during the hot political campaign Of
that year, one night, on the occasion of some
Democratic blowout, some of the young South
ern Chivalry of st. Joseph gave chase to MARBLE
and THOMPSON, clipping off MARBLES flowing
locks, and beating THOMPSON very badly. II
affair squeezed it all ont. He served, during the
war, an officer in the 25th Missouri PEABODY's)
Regiment, and has since been one of the strongest
Radicals in Missouri. MARBLE is still writing
poetry, and is engaged on the editorial depart
ment of the Harerley Magozine, a sort of wishy-
wasl,y, schoolgirl composition concern, but
very popular with young folks of love-sick age.
During the publication of the st. Joseph Free
Democrat, when things were pretty hot, (about
the time of the DOY reseue,) GRANT lit out, for
safety leaving his wife to edit the paper. There
was hot discussion going on between the Demo-
craf and the Test, fire-eating paper, edited by
F.. Y. SHIELDS Mrs. GRANT was too much for
SHIELDS; and he finally declared that he could
hold 10 controversy with woman; but if any
man would assume the responsibility of her edi-
tOrials he would attend to his case After several
repetitions Of this banter, THOMPSON, her brother,
published card in the Democrat, saying he would
take the responsibility upon himself. SHIELDS
challenged him, and they met on Kansas soil,
somewhere near Elwood, but before any powder
was spoilt, mutual friends, as usual, interfered
and made peace.
While the Geary City Era was running, in 1867,
GRANT got into personal controversy with JACK
HENDERSON, of the Leavenworth Journal, and
HENDERSON challenged him; but GRANT replied
that he was opposed to duelling, which ended the
matter, after little bluster from HENDERSON, of
the usual character. On that occasion, We re-
ceived letter from GRANT, which we would like
to publish, were it not strictly private.