The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-24
OUR NEW SI.ERlFT.
A LBttle Incident Not Heretofore
LEAvENwoRTu. Kan, Jan. Il.

LEAvESwORTH, Ran, Jan. Il, 1873.
EDITOR TINES Il was deprived OF the
pleasure OF witnessing the Inauguration OF
my friend, Hon. p. g. Lowe, as Sheriff, on
Monday last, by Reason OF violent attack
Of rheumatism, which confined me to nv
room. The office OF Sheriff in every county
is an important one,-perhaps the most i'm.
portant-and should be conferred only on
persons who, in the highest degree, posses
courage, for courage carries with it keen
sense OF justice and right, and degree OF
generosity that is not tinged in the slightest
with hypocracy. egotism or bonn
bast. On the other hand, coward
ice is the very reverse OF all this,
and the parent OF everything that is mean
contemplate and sycophantic. That Mr.
Lowe possesses true moral courage to All
eminent degree no one who knows him will
question or deny. lie is one of our oldest
settlers; arriving at Fort Leavenworth
in 1919, and has lived within the bounda
ries OF this State almost continuously since
that me-occasiOnaily making trips L.
outlying military posts Tor the government.
have known HIM personally and init
mateiy Tor more than twenty years ; first
meeting him at Fort Riley in 1855, when
that terrible scouTge-the cholera-wa-
raging there, and moving men down like
grass before the reaper; alive one minute,
dead the next. The noble Ma or Ogden.
quartermaster, so well and favOrablv known
hele at that time, being about one oil
the first victims. He was one of the
most active and enthusiastic projectors OF
this city, an original share holder, and one
of the three trustees OF the town company
He was the idol of all who knew him
During that reign OF death, everything WAS
confusion the surgeon If the post, DIR. Sim
mons, became panic stricken and fled, new
er stopping TO catch his breath until he
reached ST. Mary's Mission 1t was during
this cholera period that the courage and
muscle OF Mr.. Lowe We're tested and brought
into play. lie was an employee OF the gov.
ernment at the time, and had charge of the
mule corral. a large number of mechan-
les and laborers who were engaged in erect
ing the new buildings then in course OF
construction, got beasty intoxicated ana
thoroughly demoralized, and proceeded Ia
the immediate vicinity Of the corral, sur
veyed its contents and surroundings. They
wanted to get 10 the Missouri river, but they
did not propose to walk when mules wer,
so plentiful, aed with that view they select
ed a number OF their hardest listed To max,
a rush and gobble; they did rush, but they
didn't gobble, for Lowe met them boldly.
and sent them to grass" with their toes
turned upward and quivering to the dai-es.
The balance fed. Those who had head,
put on EN-" slulked back, and one OF them
who was badly used up, replied to the in
quiry: whats the NATTER" That then
damned mules in that corrcl was shod al,
round, and kicked with all their ieet al
once" With Lowe, it was protect thai
propett " or die in the effort lie did pro
tect it aud saved the Government many
thousands of dollars. lie will discharg.
the duties OF the present office with fidelity
and those who gave him their suffrage am
support will never have cause to regret, bu
reason TO rejoice, that they selected gen
tleman so fully qualified Tor the HONORABLE,
and responsible position; whose admins
tration will be SO highly acceptable, anu
entirely satisfactory to all. Mac. q