The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-03


he started up wildly at every station,
| thinking Ii was his own destination. He
said he was from Newriggle, O., where
it is said that man was killed in a
church. did not learn what his offense
was, but no doubt he richly deserved his
fate. Possibly he put pants button OH
the plate.
Newriggie Is not far from Wingert's
Corners, where Nasty first got his idea
of the Confedrit \ Roads. 1t was there
he heard sermon over the body of a
soldier, it is claimed, which gave him
the idea which he afterward carried out.
Newriggle is a strong Democratic
| stronghold, and according to law must
have three members of the successful
party in the preceding election as cleo.
| ton judges, etc. Three Republicans had
| to be imported this year into Newriggle
before the election could be held accord.
| ing to law.
Newriggle reminds me, in this respect
of Erin Prairie, a town in my old state,
where there was only one Republican in
| eighteen years, and he was last seer
crossing the line at fox trot and pick
ing large pieces of rock salt out Of his
legs as he ran.
| My brother spoke at Erin Prairie once
on the living issues of the time. He wa:
a young man, fired with ambition and
willing to speak almost anywhere that
the committee sent him. He had a good
voice, and it was no trick at all for him
to have an entire petit jury bathed in
tears He spoke feelingly always, and
scalding tears chased one another down
the furrowed cheek of the juror who
had not formed or expressed an opinion
for or against the accused.
So my brother went out to Erin Prairie
by order of the committee to make a Re
publican speech. He noticed when he
got there that the band was not there tc
meet him, but he got some tea and III
quired for the hail. 1t was plain hall
with frayed Autograph of a forgotte,
one night ventriloquist hanging from
the walls and perchance a three sheet
poster of the Goldie- McCracken Leggitti
mate Hippy-te-hop company.
He went in among the voters, but III
saw no kindly look of recognition. EriI
Prairie was always noted for its smoking
tobacco. 1t was grown on the place, ant
said to be cured by the farmers there
but always claimed that it was not ;
radical cure by any means. 1t wa
called the International smoking tobac
co, because you could smoke it in thi
country and smell it in Europe.
My brother went back to the end o
the hall and took out some notes he ha'
made which went on to show that Their
had been less scab and hollow horl
among sheep and cattle since the adop
ton of the war tariff, and that phi
among poultry had decreased l of ! pc
cent. since the protective tariff had be
come settled matter in this country.
While he was writing line or tw
for an introduction, as if to refute hi
argument on the spot, a typhoid hel
egg hit the chimney of his lamp an
popped. Then suddenly it made few
offensive remarks and became a dis
agreeable omelet on the side of the lamp
: My brother is 4 calm man, with
light blue eye and stiff upper lip o.
which there is avigorous growth of mus
tache Tossing back his mustache an
allowing the hot, malarial breath of tn
egg to grapple with the fumes Of the In
ternational smoking tobacco of Fri
/ Prairie, he began his speech in clario
tones.
!! Now and then the parent Of an orpha
| x,,.,,ll ..,1,,a&l,nr fhra,, ar
the air, and cries of "Shut up!' and &c
: homem might have been heard by on
who happened to have his ear to til
ground at that time.
My brother looked little pale, for hi
health was not very good and tho rool
o was very close indeed, but he spoke o
bravely till, like the Clover club, Fri
0 Prairie had made all the remarks it ha
to make, and then it simmered down
i When he closed he got hand or two
: and one old man with thick red fu
down the outside of his throat and
medicated flannel lining to his mout
said as he shook hands with the youn
speaker:
"Mr. Noye, ye done dom well wild
dom poor chance, anu DC CORY ye mus
not judge the town by the dom hoot
lums and roof skoof and Hoon We Hoor
e and ragtag and bobtail that was he1
: tonight, for be CORY it was not what y
:, moight call a riprisintitive audience a
l. all. livery mon in Airin Prairie tina
= had dom bit of sinse staid at home"
d In Ohio We had to wait over at raj
road crossings several times for two {
three hours in order to connect. This
very tiresome job, and so we most a
ways hunt up billiard room and wea
a out the time by playing pool and bi
n lizards. Pool in Ohio is not an expense,
G game, especially at the crossings an
q functions. We had to wait two hou
= at one junction, SO wo went to the hote
y got our coats checked aud then went
q temperance billiard hall, where at Il