The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-12

"Sauirrei Hunters" to defend Cincin-
natl during the Morgan raid. and af-
forwards saw severe service in the 168th
Ohio Infantry, being wounded in the
battle of Cinthyan, KY. In 1868 he
graduated from the National Normal
School, Lebanon, o., and two years
later came to Kansas, locating first In
Usage county, and moving afterwards
to Butler and then to his present home
near Moran. Mr.. Nelson has always
been q consistent republican, doing
particularly efficient work during the
campaign last fall, when he was presi-
dent Of the Moran Harrison and Nor
ton Club, and when that township
brought out the largest republican
vote 1t has cast for years. Mr.. Nell
son writes a fine hand and is in every
way qualified to fill the Office he seeks.
G. w. MATTHEW'S,
OF MarmatOn, was born in 1874, but
as a matter of fact he Is only about 80
wears old as he does not count the 16
wears or 60 that he wasted in Illinois
and Missouri before coming to Kansas.
When the war came on he "saddled
his horse and rode away and fit for
the Union" first in the 9Th and after
wards in the Sth Kansas Gov. Mar.
tin's regiment.) He was acting scar
gent at the battle of Chickamauga
where he was wounded and taken
prisoner. He was afterwards exchang-
ed, but his wounds were such that he
was not much use as q soldier after.
wards although he was not discharged
until Nov. 81, 1854. He attended
school years after returning home,
then went to farming. In 1881 he
went into the grocery business at
Colony, but sold out in 1883 and went
to Moran where he engaged in the real
estate business which he still conducts.
We believe he Is now Commander of
Sanders Post G.. A. r. At least he
has been. He has also held various
township aud city offices but has new.
er before been . candidate for a coun.
ty office. He is careful, capable
business man and would make good
Recorder.
OF lola township, is another one of
1.-THE boys" He was born in 1859 in
Illinois but moved to Kansas in 1869
with his father. who was veteran
both of the Mexican and Civil wars.
| Frank" has made and is making an
| all-rOund success as farmer In which
business he has been engaged all his
life except for three years when he
was employed in Office work. He lost
his arm when child, but knows how
to use his right one, and would make
q good officer.
MISS SADIE NJ. REIMERT,
OF lola is the lady whose candidacy
for the Office OF Register of Deeds is
lending variety and spice to the CAM
paign. Miss Reimert is a daughter of
our well known tailor, III. Reimert,
and has been a resident of lola for %
years, coming here from Pennsylvania
when q mere child. She received a
good education in tho lola High
School, and has had five years eX-
perience in the Register of Deeds Of
flee, one year Of the five being spent
in the Office at Hutchinson, Kansas.
She has also served at intervals as Mr..
Duncan's deputy and is thoroughly
conversant with the duties of the OF.
fee. Miss Reimert is exceedingly
neat and accurate in her penmanship,
and is withal an entirely modest aud
lady like young woman who would be
an ornament to the Office, as well as
thoroughly competent official
J, E. THORPE.
Dann Thorpe, Of lola, is one of the
"old guard" whom every body knows.
He has been in Kansas forever, nearly.
Came here early enough at any rate to
have five or six years of fun with the
Border RufIians before the war began
| in earnest. He was the first Kansas
soldier to enlist for the 3 years service,
mastering into the 3rd Kansas as
private and mastering out in '65 as
captain. He has been in lola, work.
ing at his trade as barber ever since
then and has pulled the nose" of al
together too ruany men to need any
further introduction at our hands.
The fight for Sheriff promises to
be very pretty one as there are 80 far
but two candidates and both Of them
are good men.
| LEWIS HOBART,
or Cottage Grove, was born In Oswego
county, New York, but spent most Of
bis early life In Illinois. He served
through the war as private, first in
the 10Th Illinois infantry, and after
wards In the 151st Illinois. He came
to Kansas in 1867, locating on the farm
) miles south of Humboldt where he
has since lived. Mr.. Hobart received
business education at the Quincy
] Commercial College and is thoroughly
competent to fill the Office. He has
been trustee of his own township, but
has never held any county office. An
attempt was made to drag himintothe
''re-submission" racket in 1854 and be
was nominated for probate judge on
that ticket. But he declined to allow
his name to be used and voted for the
straight republican ticket, as he has
always done since Lineoln's first cleo
ton.
| &c. wooDlN.
Of lola, the other candidate for sheriff,
wasn't old enough to 60 into the
'sure-nuft" war, but he enlisted in
the 10th Kansas in 1868 and chased
Indians for six months. Since then
he has owned and operated fam
west Of the river. He has had some
six years or more Of experience In the
sheriff7s Office, serving under his broth.
er J. l.. WOodin, and under the pres
ent incumbent, Mr.. d. D. BrittOn. In
all these years he has given perfect
satisfaction, performing the duties of
the office with discretion and fearless
ness.
| THE OTHER OFFICES.
Coroner, Surveyor and Commits
sioner for the third district don't seem
to have succeeded yet in finding the
man, but they will doubtless spy him