Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-08-07
Council of fBioody Shirt Braves.

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position, and ever on the alert for some.
thing OF interest to the reading public, the
dude resolved TO ferret out the cause OF
the strange mumbling and make due note
thereof. Cautiously approaching the large
double doors leading into the court room,
and placing his auditory sppendage
against the spacious key hole he listened
sttentively. For a moment all was still
as the grave, then suddenly sound, in
describably terrifying to the dude broke
through the key hole, he fell back as il
pierced by death-dealing bullet, for mo-
ment everything was in dizzy whirl, for
another moment he halted, mentally de-
batting whether he should flee to the dark
ened recess of some secluded cellar and
hide, or whether impelled by a sense OF
duty he should force grim death and ex-
pire in anoble cause. In another moment
he had resolved upon the latter and fling
ing open the massive doors he stood face
to face with the THREE BIG BRAVES.
These said braves all duly tstooed and
painted with proper paint, were sitting in
a solemn pow-wow with limited num-
ber of their brethren from the neighbor-
ing lodges. Eugene Fast, whose piercing
war whoop is frequently heard in the vi
cinity of Holgate, had been chosen chief
spokesman and sat in stole silence in a
high place in the middle of the circle,
while Van Campen, he whose bird-like
warblings often sooth the tickle squaw,
sat in another elevated place and tran
scribed in rude hieroglyphics the deliber-
ations of the council. The calling of the
roll showed that all the lodges ofthe tribes
in Henry county except one were repre-
sented. 1t seems that the irresistible march
of civilization, enlightenment and De-
mocracy has completely exterminated the
tribe OF Republicans in Richfield tp., as
not solitary warrior responded to the call.
At this stage of the proceedings the pow
WOW adjourned for one hour that the sew
eral braves might regale themselves on the
raw dog and spoiled fish of the free lunch
counter, and repaint for another setting.
In the afternoon, when sufficient num-
ber of the declining race had assembled,
Solomon Zarbaugh, the eagle screamer of
the Holgate lodge, was called to the stool
of the chief moguI, and grandma Fouke,
he whose blood thirsteth for the scalp of
"Cousin Alt" and whose locks are become
sorely bleached by many suns and much
iniquity, was appointed as principal
scribe.
The council was now thoroughly organ
lied, and after resolving to use all manner
of means to carry on the present system
of public plunder and to hold the poorer
classes in bondage and exposed to the out
RACES of Republican robbers, chief Ear
baugh arose, drew his government blanket
a little closer around his shoulders, and
announced to his fellow warriors that all
was now in readiness to put in nomina-
ton ticket. He was no sooner seated, than
H. M. Wisler bobbed up and announced
the name of DR.. Viers, Medicine man of
the Liberty lodge, as a candidate for Clerk
ofthe Court, but the DR.. was too busy
peddling his medicinal extracts to accept
a nomination.
The name of E. w. Brubaker, a wise
man of the FLORIDA lodge. was then pro-
posed as sacrifice to be offered up, at the
head of the ticket. Then E. l.. Hartman,
he of iron will, rose in his stateliness, his
countenance fairly glistening with the
paint of war, and moved that Mr.. Bruba-
ker be unanimously declared the nomi-
nee of the council, here the dude drew a
focus on grandma Fouke, and perceived
that shade of blackness had crept over
tie old woman's countenance, and she
gazed abstractly into space as if watching
the fleeing ghost other independent scheme
as it vanished in the air.
The rotund sachem Of the Holgate tribe
then called for nominees for Probate
Judge, and an oppressive silence took
possession of the court room for some mo-
ments, when Van Campen bobbed up Sc
renely and announced the name of E. A.
Palmer, one of the original three braves
Mr.. P. showed signs of refusing to accept,
but he was forced in by acclamation, and
nominees for Sheriff were called for. The
name of John Vogt, of Deshler, was men,
toned but he didn't shave time" and de-
clined. Carl Beckham, bold warrior of
the bloody shirt tribe of Napoleon, then
announced the name of G. F. Wilson,
whose wigwam is pitched near the stink
ing waters of the raging canal west of
town, and he was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Eugene Fast, of Holgate, was then nom-
mated for Auditor by scclamation. S. R.
Hashberger then announced the name of
Lewis Schlentz, of Pleasant tp., for Com
missioner. The nomination was made
unanimous. Gideon Brey, of Napoleon
tp., was nominated by acclamation for In
firmary Director, and with three war
whoops for Jim and Jack the council
broke up and the braves stole silently
away to their several wigwams, to smoke
their gosling green tobacco and watch
their squaws gather Sunday wood.
We have the best $500 kid shoes in
America, at Heller's. 2t
Persons wishing to purchase Spring
Wagons will do well to call on Joseph
Shaft at his shop, east of the Sheriff's res
idence. He has large and well selected
stock on hand, which he will sell at great
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