The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24

Republican In It's issue OF the 18th inst.
gives Il detailed account OF the late 10.
cal electoral sensation in tie little town
of Edger,on, KS, The article is in the
shape of special from Kansas City,
and goes on 10 say;
Is pettieoat politics failure?
This question is agltating the minds
Of the women Who We're elected as oiii-
GERS ot the little town OF Edgerton,
Kansas, on the sth Of last April, and
who for u very brief period held the
reins OF government 30 tightly that they
became the laughing stock OF all the
men who had been iclesa,ed 10 the rear
!, Is true they did not have very much
10 govern. Edgertoa Is only city by
that official courtesy which permits any
Kansas town 10 incorporate as u city oi
the fourth class and govern themselves
In the same manner as their larger bis.
ters. Edgcrton, in fac, is u village. Its
most enthusiastic resident dare not
Claim more than 100 inhabitants. II is
an old town. howcvrr-uiat Is, in Kan
sas, where everything dates back oniy
to the date OF John browns residenc.
there, Quantrell's raid and the borae;
wars. IL /, "A very nice little town, 10
fame unknown. until IL was lifted boii-
ly. IN II We're. from the obl!y!an Of me-
diocracy and made an object OF interest
10 the whole reading world.
While the city enjoys the privilege OF
having the right 10 elect female officers,
the ladies' have always been content 10
allow their better halves 10 do the gov
efning and have been content with
managing their families and raising
chickens aud garden truck" Bui
while there has been great indiii.r-
encc display ed by the women Of the city
In their vested rights, th.f. have been
at all times number Of women who
have been possessed with advanced
ideas and have been ready To tell pub
liely Of the superiority oi III. women
over the men. when II came To making
wise laws and enforcing them. hut
probably they would have gone on la
their blind confidence for wears had no,
an accident occurred which changed the
whoi. tenor OF uuaIr, In ia, Ii,,i, town
The ladies did no, want 10 bc placed
In r,w.r Int thi, wa, M, in,,aur,
wh,,, IN, on,r, souyh, ,,, ma, "a, nil,
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man. tao A year ago the village school
teacher. Nathan hos, ,bouyb. N, vnu,J
Ink, 10 IL. mayor for n term n,L ,,iJ MI,
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lime f"iicd on ana election thoughts
again began 10 sur up the httlc city.
There was no politics in the town and
the elections were wholly carried on ON
local issues. The present political issue
was the Sabbaih'c.osing question. The
keeping open OF restaurants ON the Sab
bath attracted noisy crowds OF loliers
and offended the moral sense Of the bet