The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-26
PLEASANT RIDGE.
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-picnics,s rallyS. caucuSes and
water melons are ripe. About twenty
SADIE G. o. pi ties caucused at the
Union school house in Franklin town
ship, while about Il dozen patriotic e,
G. o. p's. held II revival at tie
Sod
There are twenty-ihree e. o. p's. i'll
Lincoln township. The caucus WAS
IIeId at Reuben Lanes instead of the
Sod" There was some little diff
Guilty in making up the township
| ticket; ID. NJ. Anthony. IL farmer
Union Labrrite, was nominated for
! justice of the peace. Poor .'Davidr'
he generally joins the side that gets
left; last winter he slapped over as IL
| Union Laborite, but /, sudden change
has came. over his heait. or giZZard.
His speech of acceptance was grand,
to-wit: Said he, with the statutes
of Kansas under one arm and Man
nings juris prudence under the other
1 can hold the south side down."
Il see in the Mercury an article
| copied second-handed from the Pratt
| County Rep,btican, "a base, vile pre-
varic,tor) d TRADE against Bro. Jerry
| Simpson. Now | saw and heard Jerry
speak at Weese,s grove, September Is,
| ana / say that jeremiah will get there
! with IL big &. and don't YOU f, reet it.
| jerry is as fine Il looking man i'll APP
penrance as Farmer Hebron or Hank
Best; with pair of eyes that lock
through fellow and clinch on the
other side. Jerry stands on the level,
OTdid at the grounds. 4 master hand
at speaking, and in my opinion he is u
square man, one whom we can be
proud of as friend and brother, also
| rs congressman from this district.
The picnic and rally at Weese' e
grove was a feast of reason and flow
of soul. The peoples candidate fef
county attorney, tire Hon. w. II.
| French, addressed the inconvenient
multitude for over an hour. Right
here allow me to congratulate the eo-
| pies convention OH their choice for
county attorney. &C. Cormack fol-
lowed. His theme was education
TI,e Young man got there in great
t shape, it WIS surprising. ind t may
SHY a pleasant fact to reflect on, that
| Edwards county has quite "a TUmber
"f frst-class orators within its OoIHd-
ries. ID. G.. Donovan surprised his
many friends who hardly expected a
| farmer tD utter 80 many words Of WIS
tioIn and beautiful L,ossams Of thought
Oh short notice. The Fellsburg gee
club assisted by Mrs. Wm. Long, Miss
S,opees and Clarance Bemis chordcd
nicely in the several numbers of alli-
ance songs and were duiy appreciated.
Owing to the railroad train being fouI
4 l..fn Tho SimnGO1l
! and 5. N. Scott were unable TO bo
with us until tate, but when they did
arrive Jerry Simpson. our next Con-
gressman, began his little talk IN a
1 business like manner. | regret very
much that my education as "A sieno-
grapher or even rs II type writer Wits
neglected in my youth. Fred Hanson
or Handsome Fred, was there, 1 ae-
cidently overheard fair daInsel mur-
mur. .'ie still my futterirg heart,
| whatever that is. Its very naughty al
Freddy to GO around causing young
ladies hearts TO flutter. and ice cream
only "a nickel dish. yearn to keaI
prince Hal. the prrhiintiOnist-resub-
missionist, twitter his twit, and denlosy
OF mine and s. NJ. Scott. Bro. Scott
| is our Gatling gun and is loaded for
..bar." We yearn to hear the &. o. p.
orators speak their pieces; to literally
knock our platform from under our
| feet, etc-, without chanting that an
rient chestnut. The sang.iDary gar
memt.'' interviewed several of oIf
future county officials on the subject
nearest my heart. namely in these
words in an interogatiye tene OF voire:
Are yot in favor of a Poseo:fice being
| established at our crossroads Will
YOUR humble. servant as p My''
was overwhelmed aith The unaninis Dis
vote In my favor. What little 'fdenct
/ have Is tiit-irs. I siis.liInsisf on the
lection Of my fr:ends