Mower County transcript., 1892-04-27
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FARMER BEN's COLUMN.
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FARMER BEN's COLUMN.
I've just read the call for the county
convention to be held this week Thurs
day at the court house. Pm goin' to be
there. but guess there amt no fun in
sight this time, as only president busi-
ness is to be did don't expect over to
be a delegate again, for Farmer Ben is
gettin' old and is counted behind the
times. But shall be there to look on
and reckon that when the next conven-
tion after comes round when governor
and county officers are hatched, there
will be fun enough for all. think
sometimes that with Austin havin' over
quarter Of all the delegates in the con-
vention they ought to pass round the
honors of bein' delegates.
Well! if I'm shut out now. I can tell
you have attended some of the liveliest
conventions ever held in this county and
they were lively ones too. I was thinkin'
the other day of one we held at Dexter, I
think IN the fall of ~. when Ingmund
son was up for third term on account of
Judge Pages persecution. How manv
of the old faces that were there are mis-
SIM now. There was r. l. Smith, Harvey
Allen. E. P. Van who had an experience
with horse whip, P. T. Mc1ntire. Hofto
of Clayton, J. s. 1rgens, Isham Thatcher
of Brownsville. and the solid old Racine
delegation. Carson. Clement, Stewart and
Sanborn. think Goodsell aud Bostwick
of Frankford were there too. What a
time that was. When Ingmundson was
named the crowd rose to their feet. visi-
tors and all. and voted. He was elected
that fall. G. w. Clough was nominated
for senator and elected by 800 majority.
Steve Sanborn and Halvor K. Volstad
we're elected representatives that fall.
l used to meet 80 many of the old
standbys at these conventions. There
was that grand old Republican wheel
horse. S. Bostwick, always ready to help
the good cause, standin' by his colors
when the fire was most deadly. How
long he waited for his turn at the Offices
to come. and it meyer came. He used to
make campaign speeches in Ohio in some
of the old presidential campaigns, and
ho to
of his death few months ago. used
to meet Waskburn Senior, of Udolpho.
often in our conventions. I tell you he
could get enthusiastic over the candi-
felt good enough for the whole crowd
when victory perched on the Republican
banners.
We didn't used to hold all our conven-
tions at Austin as we do now. 1drove
across the country to Dexter to attend
that one. I remember that at that time
the town of Dexter wasn't very much
settled. There was hardly anybody
livin' round where Farmer oeebach lives
aud there wasn't any good roads graded
through. Just wild prairie there. Now.
they tell me that that part is one of the
most well.to-do in the whole county. I
tell you that there amt many. men in
this county that has done more for our
real prosperity than that man Seebach.
He has been kind of comigration agent
for years, sendin' to the old country for
q thrivin' kind of folks and pickin' land
for them and gettin' them here to settle.
He has brought over dozens of families
in this way and these folks are some of
our best citizens. ! hope that the voters
of the county won't forget Seebach when
the prizes are awarded. --.'~~~'-' -: -:
was in the Judge of Probate Office the
other day, lookin' round. Twas kind of
prejudiced two years ago in favor of
Comrade Ranney. He helped me get my
pension and he belonged to the post. and
I think he made an awful good Judge.
But I tell you Washburn amt no sec
ond hand, back number arrangement.
Why, he can just write it off like the
best of 'em When he holds court he
looks quite dignifed and he knows the
hows and why's. l don't believe that
there will be any opposition to him this
fall. He's just got the Office well learned
and he can put in his very best licks on
the next trip. he is Mower county pro-
duct and l feel rroud that on the farms
of our own county such likely timber
can be raised. / don't believe in givin'
all the Offices to the townies Our honest
farmer boys must have some of the
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