Crawford County, Indiana - Chapter 24, 1926

Chapter 24

Not many contests occurred among the Republicans. For clerk, A. N. Bobbitt and John Sloan were the contestants. For county assessor, William Fesler of Jennings township and Sherrod King were aspirants. The candidates for the other offices were unopposed.

The main fight occurred between Sloan and Bobbitt. Sloan belonged to one o* the oldest and most respected families of the county, one 0. "hom was J. G. Sloan, who defeated Sam Sands for represen 've in Crawford County in 1840. At that time Sloan was a Whig and Sands was a Democrat, Locofoco, or V. B. (Van Buren). In the campaign of 1840 Sloan was elected by seventeen votes.

Bobbitt was a young man who had taught school two or three years. He gained strength as he ran. He was the son of Irvin Bobbitt of Eckerty and a nephew of Elder James Bobbitt, who for many years was one of the leading citizens of the county.

Congress,.W. E. Cox, J. L. O'Bannon and Robert C. .- Brown; state senator, Joseph Hirsch and S. A. Beals; prosecutor, Charles Brown and Floyd Cody; representa- tive, Sam Benz and W. R. Colglazier; clerk, J. Ed. Ross and A. G. Stephenson; treasurer, J. F. Jones and J. Benton Pierson; recorder, Lloyd Froman, W. W. Myler, A. R. Reason and J. B. Wood; county assessor, L. V. Byrum, Benton Longest, Alva Roberson and John Ritchie.

Congress, Cox 810, O'Bannon 129, and Brown 85; state senator, Beals 754 and Hirsch 216; prosecutor, Brown 644 and Cody 364; representative, Benz 799 and Colglazier 204; clerk, Ed. Ross 650 and Stephenson 346; treasurer, Jones 555 and Pierson 428; recorder, Froman 501, Myler 281, Reason 92 and Wood 141; county assessor, Longest 409, Byrum 222, Roberson 222 and Ritchie 212.

During the summer Bobbitt withdrew from the ticket and entered the Navy to fight for his country. The county central committee selected John Sloan to fill the vacancy.

The November election was not so successful to the Democrats. They elected all the county ticket except James Jones, who was defeated by James Smith. Mr. Lincoln defeated Charles Brown for prosecutor. Dunbar of New Albany defeated Congressman Cox, while Mr. Beals of English was defeated by a narrow margin of votes.

The primary in 1920 was held on May 4th. As usual the Democrats had a lively primary. Jones of English and Pierson of Marengo were the candidates for treasurer. Jenkins and Froman were the leading candidates for county commissioner.

The Republicans filled their ticket with few contests. J. W. Bird of Marengo and T. S. Austin of English were candidates for treasurer. Hiser and Johnson were candidates for commissioner. The result of the primary showed that each man had received the following votes:

After a very thorough canvass, in which much speaking was done on each side, the election was a landslide for the Republicans. The vote on the state ticket was about one hundred Republican. The vote of each candidate as far as available, is placed after the man's name above.

During the spring and summer of 1921 a large crowd of citizens near Pleasant Ridge planned an old-fashioned barbecue. The committee selected the site for the occasion on the hill above Schooner Point. Uncle Richard Pierson, who was an old soldier in the Civil War, was selected to manage the cooking. He went to work with a will and managed the cooking well. A large crov.<! of citizens was present. Reverend Stamm of the Presbyterian church of English, who was present, delivered an oration. George Morris was chairman of the day. This was the first barbecue held in the county since 1900, when one was held at the Rocks on Blue River above Leavenworth.

The people of Crawford County had been working for better roads. Doctor Deen of Leavenworth was one of the men to whom more credit is due than most men allow him. At his request H. H. Pleasant drew a map of Crawford County and sent it to Governor McCray. On this map the road from Leavenworth to Sulphur was indicated, and the road from English coming »y Grantsburg was outlined. The Governor replied to the letter stating that he had turned the map over to the Highway Commission. Later the commission allowed the two roads which have been under construction for several years.

The good people of Mifflin turned out well to attend the funeral of Sam McKinsey, who was a soldier in the World War on December 26, 1921. He had been overseas many months, during which time he was wounded three times. One time he was shot through the body. Later he was ''gassed.'' After returning to America he became worse. He was taken to the Deaconess Hospital at Evansville where he died December 24, 1921. He had been married to Miss Eva Redden some time in the spring of 1921. He was buried in the Pleasant Ridge cemetery in Union township.

Another Crawford County boy, about whom not much has been said, is Cecil Bird. He was wounded in the charge across ''No Man's Land.'' A big piece of shell was shot through his arm. He retreated as far as he could and lay down suffering intense pain. While he was lying there an officer came along and saw him and said: ''What are you doing there?'' On hearing Bird's reply he cried out that '"'you had better get out of there and run for the rear or the Germans will get you. They are coming right back.'' Bird arose and made his way the best he could till the ambulance found him and hauled him away. Bird lived south of Milltown about five miles.

In 1921 a new bridge was built over the creek at Indian Hollow which is about one mile west of Leavenworth. Bids were received and opened on May 2, 1921. The contract was to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The International Steel and Iron Company of Evansville was awarded the contract.

The last bridge built there had fallen down. The material out of which it was constructed was not suitable. The Evansville company went to work with a will. Yet the citizens were not satisfied. John W. Fisher watched them for some time to see that the men mixed the proper amount of sand and cement. The bridge was completed in the summer of 1921 but trouble arose. Men said that it was not built according to the specifications. The claim of $4,500 for the bridge was not allowed by the commissioners. The matter was carried to the State Board of Accounts. That body sent A. L. Donaldson, who was a civil engineer, to Leavenworth to examine the bridge. On December 1, 1921, he made an extended report to Jesse Eschback, field examiner. From that report the following is taken: ''The records show that the contract was awarded to the International Steel and Iron Company of Evansville for a sum of $4,500. The bid is written in ink except the amount and signature which is written with pencil. The contract was indefinite. The engineer claimed that he did not put the figures on the plan and did not know who did but just guessed at the height of the abutments. The company's part of the contract was indefinite, too.'' The specification for the steel structure read: ''The bridge shall be sixty feet long and have a roadway fourteen feet wide. The bridge was to be pinned or riveted but found to be bolted. The bridge was also out of line. That no pay shall be given for the work till the engineer certifies that the work has been built according to the contract.''

Much confusion arose and the bridge was not used for a while until the commissioners finally paid for the bridge. The same company built one over a creek west of Marengo about two miles while this quarrel was going on. The company certainly did a good piece of work there, hoping, no doubt, that this might influence the commissioners in the other case.

New pike contracts were awarded to Samuel R. Bird and Martin Laswell to build roads in Jennings and Ohio townships. Bird's road ran from the Peabody crossroads to Fredonia. Laswell had charge of the pike in Ohio township at Riddle. Bird's contract was given on June 6, 1921.

The William Boss road in Whisky Run township was approved. D. M. Miller and John K. Batman were ap- - pointed road reviewers for the road in Liberty and Whisky Run townships on April 8, 1921.

The greatest road contract for the year of 1922 was awarded to Wolf Brothers of New Albany. The men were to re-surface the road from Leavenworth to Marengo, for which they were to receive about $43,000. The work was not completed till late in the summer. In some places men said that the contractors did not put the rocks thick enough. The men were finally paid for the road, but much hard feeling existed among the taxpayers.

The pike road running from Riddle south toward Beechwood was completed about 1923 and the road running from Burnett's schoolhouse across to Grantsburg was finished. The Schooner Point road was completed by H. M. Rainforth and Omer Sturgeon the year of 1923.

Work on the state roads was progressing nicely by 1923. Road from Corydon went through Leavenworth, then out the English road for about one mile; then west by Beechwood. The state road No. 22 came south through English and Grantsburg and intersected state road No. 16 near the Wiseman schoolhouse. Much hard work was done by the men when they built the bridge over Turkey Fork at Princeton Ford.

During 1922 and 1923 the Government dam at Leavenworth was booming. Several hundred men were employed to accomplish the feat. The little town of Leavenworth was a busy place again. Besides the Christian men and women, who were so helpful in the church work, many undesirables ones came. The order in the town was not enforced very well.

The canning factory at Marengo, which was reorganized in 1916, was running full time in 1923 and 1924. More tomato pulp was turned out in 1924 from this factory than any other factory in the United States. There was a great market for tomatoes. Many farmers made considerable money by growing tomatoes.

The campaign of 1922 was an interesting one in Crawford County. The Democrats and Republicans were anxious for office. For senator, Howard, Ralston, Sanders, Shively and Simms entered the race. For congress, Brown and Ewing were rivals. For recorder Myler, Belcher, Dooley, Dicus, Bird and»Harvey were aspirants. Ingle, Owen Johnson and Green Satterfield were running for sheriff. For county assessor, S. K. Breeden, Jobe, and Benton Longest were candidates. Other officers were unopposed.

For the township offices many bitter contests were waged. In Jennings township Jesse Dean filed for trustee. Then Rufus Temple and John MelIntosh entered the race. For a long time the race was in doubt but near the close of the campaign the tide turned for Dean, who was a prominent farmer living near Tower. For township assessor, Leland Adams, D. M. Stephenson and Ishmael Carver were running. The primary resulted in the nomination

The candidates for trustee in Whisky Run township were Willard Vance, Perry Walts and Mr. Summers. A bitter fight was waged for the nomination. Vance, who had been appointed trustee when Mr. Ferguson resigned, was nominated by a large majority.

In Union township Henry Knight and Arthur Johnson were candidates for trustee, while E. D. Baggerly and Orville Mullen were candidates for assessor. When the vote was counted Knight and Mullen were nominated for trusitee and assessor.

Curtis Bennett, Cyrus Mills and Willie Longest were candidates for trustee in Sterling township. The fight resulted in the nomination of Bennett.

Patoka township had three candidates for trustee: Charles A. Miller, Clad Murray, Charles A. Tucker. For assessor, Aaron Crews and Charles Huff were candidates. Clad Murray defeated his opponents for trustee, while Huff was the nominee for assessor.

A bitter contest was waged in Johnson township. Lee Wright, Wm. Cummins and Silas Cook were candidates. Wright defeated his opponents by a good margin.

For recorder, Parker, Merryman and Mrs. Roberson were candidates. Mrs. Roberson was the first woman candidate to run for office in the county. Her husband had lost his eyesight by a prematu. explosion while working on the public road. Naturally sh. made a strong appeal to the voters.

The people went to the polls on May 2, 1922, and selected their candidates. Below is the vote. The one who has the largest vote in is the nominee:

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One ought to say a few words about the defeated candidates who were excellent men. Several were defeated by a narrow margin. Much dissatisfaction existed among the candidates of Boone, Jennings, Liberty and Union townships. In Boone many Republicans voted for Purcell, who was the Democratic candidate. The Birkla trouble influanced many voters, some men thought. As far as known Boone township has not elected a Democratic trustee since the Civil War, but Purcell, who was a clean gentleman, made a great race.

In Liberty township much hard feeling existed over the primary among the Republicans. Miller, who was an excellent man and had made a good trustee for four years, was not able to hold the party together. Certain factions were angry because he did not open certain schools which had been closed for several years. To this dissatisfaction the Democrats played a joke on the Republicans by endorsing Mitch Stewart for assessor. Stewart had been a hard worker for the party and had been postmaster for a long time in Marengo, but now he was in a queer position and could not do much for the party.

The contest in Union was a hot one. Goldman might 'have been elected, but all over the county the absent voters' law was abused, and Goldman, who was a good man, could not hold the friends of the defeated candidates together.

Boldt made a strong race in Whisky Run township, but lost the north precinct and was defeated by Willard Vance by thirty-seven votes. Much confusion arose up

The closest race was in Johnson township. Wright, who had been trustee for one term before, was nominated again. The Republicans had nominated Chester Lamon, who was a young man of about twenty-nine years old, but he was a good organizer, and with the help of his friends, held the Republicans together and at the same time made inroads on the Democrats, many of whom voted for Lamon.

The Republican county central committee made a hard ight for the party, while the Democrats, under the chairmanship of Mr. Brown, who was a master politician, met the issue.

The final vote in November showed these men were elected: The entire county ticket on the Democratic side and all the trustees but Crecelius and Lamon. Ross carried the county by eight hundred votes and Belcher by one hundred and seven votes,

Lamon, on the face of the returns, defeated Wright by three votes. The Democrats demanded a, recount in Johnson township. Judge Wilson appointed Leonard Cummins, Elwood Boyd and John Wright to count the vote. After careful counting the new board declared Lamon elected by nine votes.

State required all the schools to score fifty points on the designated score card. It was a hard blow to the schools in Crawford County. At that time not many of the schools would score fifty points. The patrons of the schools rallied with willing hands to help in any way they could. Meetings were held and working days appointed on which patrons labored to improve the schools. Pilot Knob and Pleasant Ridge school at Myers held working days, the dinner being furnished by the ladies of the community. County Agent Copeland and Superintendent Pleasant were present at the Myers school. Fredonia, Dillman and many other schools labored with a will to make the schools score. County Superintendent Pleasant estimated that the work done in Crawford County by donation was two thousand dollars. When the time came for the schools to score all made a score of fifty points or more. Mae McFarland, who taught at Crecelius school that year, was the first school teacher to get her school to score the fifty points.

Early in the year of 1923 the basket factory at English burned down. Soon a large number of men was employed to clean off the debris. The company put up a new factory and were running again by May Ist.

The Farm Federation of Crawford County since the coming of the county agent had made much progress. A meeting was held at English Saturday, December 30, 1922, when A. G. Stephenson was elected chairman; Henry Balding, vice-chairman; Ira Haycock, secretary, and Alva Roberson, treasurer. Meetings were held in various parts of the county where farm topics were discussed by learned men from Purdue and other schools.

The county commissioners held a meeting at English on the first Monday in January, 1923. The board organized by electing Joseph ITiser, president. The bonds of the new county and township officers were approved.

The trustee's office in Jennings township became vacant in January, 1923. Jesse Dean, who had been elected trustee of Jennings township over William Fesler by eleven votes, came to English and resigned his office. The auditor of the county being a Republican appointed William Fesler to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Dean. Mr. Fesler came to Leavenworth and filed his bond and assumed the office. The Democrats of the township were a little angry about the matter, but Mr. Dean, who was one of the leading farmers, never asked their advice.

It was not long till Willard Vance, trustee of Whisky Run township, sold his farm and resigned. Mr. Batman was appointed to fill the vacancy when Mr. Vance moved to Illinois.

In the summer of 1924 Sydney Purcell of Alton sold out and prepared to move to Indianapolis. The trustee intended to offer his resignation to the commissioners and let them appoint a Democrat, but who was the Democrat? Purcell was not much pleased with the prospective candidates and he changed his mind and resigned before the county auditor. Certain Democratic politicians made a trip to Alton but did not get any satisfaction out of Purcell. When Bobbitt received the written resignation from Purcell he accepted it and appointed Peter Fullenwider trustee of Boone township to fill out Purcell's unexpired term of office. Peter Fullenwider belonged to one of the

The pike road running west from Leavenworth, which was to be built by John M. Froman, had never been completed. Froman had completed part of the road, but due to high prices and the war he failed to finish the work. Action was brought about the matter and after much confusion it was decided to let Martin Laswell build a road from the Leavenworth corporation line to the intersection of the Marengo and Alton road at Campbell's farm about two miles west. This road was not completed till about 1926,

The Longest schoolhouse, which was probably one of the oldest in Crawford County, was burned down about four o'clock Monday morning on January 1, 1923. Men thought the fire was caused by a tramp who stayed in the schoolhouse that night. Trustee Bennett had the building insured.

The campaign of 1924 opened up with a spirited primary. The Democrats did not lack for candidates. On the ticket for Governor were: Batt, Cravens, Crittenberger, Durgan, Holt, McCulloch, Priest and Risk. The primary vote showed that each man had received the following votes: Batt, 87; Cravens, 351; Crittenberger, 51; Durgan, 31; Holt, 87; McCulloch, 67; Priest, 53, and Risk, 48. .

For county auditor, John H. Pleasant, John Spears and A. G. Stephenson were candidates. The men made a thorough canvass trying to explain to the voters just why each one should be elected.

For sheriff, Owen Johnson was entitled to the second' nomination, but Bland of Patoka township announced against Johnson. Just why Bland came out against Johnson no one can say.

The Republican party had few contests in the party. With the exception of Hiser and Austin for treasurer no contest existed for any county office but the Governor's race. There was Bush, Davis, Dulberger, Jackson, Shank and Toner.

Many people in Crawford County did not like the Klan. Not much is known about the Klan in the county. Elder Lindley Barlow, pastor of the Christian church at English, was running for congress. He had incurred the ill will of all moonshiners and bootleggers. One one occasion in English when he was washing his car a man named Jenkins came up and dealt him a blow over the head, knocking him to the ground, but Barlow rolled out and ran to get his gun. Jenkins laughed about the matter and Barlow had him arrested and brought before the squire who fined him liberally for assault.

The Horse Thief Detective Association was organized in Crawford County. Andrew Rhodes, who had been a prominent policeman in Indianapolis, was one of the leaders in catching moonshiners. As a result of the activities of the people hatred existed over the Klan.

As the campaign drew to a close political lines were badly shaken. Archie N. Bobbitt, who had been elected district chairman of the Republican party to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Jackson, who was unable to stem the tide despite his popularity and ability as a party worker.

The result of the election was disastrous to the Republicans. The Democrats carried Crawford County by a landslide. The entire county ticket was elected by 600 to 800 votes. Such numbers are appalling in Crawford County. Barlow, the fighting parson, was defeated for congress by about 4,000 votes in the district. It was a stunning blow to the Republican party.

The people of Crawford County were much surprised to hear that Elmer Stewart, who had been the publisher of the English News for many years, had committed suicide at his home in Louisville on June 20, 1925. He was the son of David M. Stewart, who was one of the ''fortyniners."'

The township trustees met at the court house in English on June 1, 1925, to elect a county superintendent for another term. On the first ballot John D. Murray received all the votes. Mr. Murray was born in Patoka township.

After graduating from the Birdseye High School he became a teacher. In 1924 he completed the course for an A. B. degree and went to Colorado where he taught school one year. Mr. Murray is a conscientious worker, a man of high ideals, and worthy of the respect and confidence placed in him.

During the summer of 1925 the county agent interested the farmers in a county-wide tuberculin test. The week of J une 29 to July 3 a series of meetings was held in Crawford' County. The farmers were anxious to have the tests made. A move was made to secure the appropriation of money under the ''Carney Act'' to defray the cost. The following men had petitioned: Pete Fullenwider, Ernest Cummins, George Lee, A. G. Stephenson, Henry Jenkins, Jesse Brown, Atmer Hanger, Hugh May, George Benz, Robert Mills, Thomas Dunn, Doctor Lancy Conrad, Chris Seigler, Russell Zimmerman, Owen Gilmore, E. F. Kaiser, John LLambdin, Ernest Batman, Andy Brown, Orville Polen, J. R. Crews and W. B. King. The County Council rejected the petition.

The Bird Hollow schoolhouse, which was located ahout four miles north of English, burned down about six o'clock on the evening of October 10, 1925. The fire probably started from a defective flue. Trustee Bennett had the school insured for $1,200. Trustee Bennett rented Charles Gregory's modern hen-house for use till better arrangements could be made.

ticket, on which Claude Stewart, Otho Jackson and W. S. Stephenson were running for trustee, was elected by a large majority over the Republican ticket on which O. L. Alderson, J. W. Bird and Ira Stewart were candidates. H. W. Key was elected clerk. At Milltown there were two tickets in the field - the Citizens ticket, on which Charles Foster, L. O. Dunn and Edward Gibbs were running for trustees, and the Peoples ticket, on which Albert Judd, Edward Atz and Robert Baker were candidates for trustee. The Citizens ticket was elected by a large vote.

The citizens of Crawford County are much interested in a new state road which will run east and west through Crawford County. This road will probably connect Jasper and Corydon. Those who went to Indianapolis in November, 1925, to meet with the state highway commissioner were: G. B. Hammond, F. R. Gobbell, F. G. Hammond, C. C. Funk, O. 8. Johnson, A. T. Temple, V. C. Deich, W. J. Hawkins, L. L. Jenner, C. D. Summers, M. V. Stewart, J. J. Johnson, J. A. Whaley, Straude Wiseman, L. O. Lee, L. O. Dunn and Ollie Sanders. The road was assured them and will be put on the building program for 1927.

The new gymnasium, which was built in English by F. G. Hammond, was dedicated Friday, November 13, 1925, by a double-header basketball game between English and Marengo. A large crowd was present to see English defeat Marengo. The new et was much needed by the town.

The father and son banquet, which was held by the Ben Threlkel Bible class at Leavenworth, November 13, 1925, was an enjoyable event. One hundred and fifteen people were present. The refreshments were served by William Wilkins. Elmer Merilees, president of the class, gave a short message of weleome. L. H. Conrad gave a toast to the fathers. Willard Merrilees responded for the boys. Then Ben Threlkel delivered a short address, at the close of which he introduced the speaker, Professor Richmond, of Louisville. The event was one long to be remembered.

Milltown was visited by a very destructive fire on November 23, 1925. The slaughterhouse and a large crib 'were discovered on fire by Henry McWilliams, engineer on a westbound freight. He notified Mr. Lincoln who owned the property. The loss was estimated at about $2,000.

The store of L. L. Jenner of Marengo was robbed during the summer of 1925. A large quantity of automobile supplies was taken, besides many other things. Later in the fall it was robbed again. Shotguns, knives and other articles were taken. Through both robberies he lost about $1,600.

Probably Alfred Turley is one of the best business men in Crawford County. In the fall of 1925 he bought out the Karges Wagon Works of Evansville and moved the equipment to English. He will be able to take the timber from the stump and make every part of the wagon made of wood. Turley's sawmill will saw all the lumber used.

He has one factory 90 feet x 150 feet and two stories high for making hubs, rims and spokes. Turley's Wagon Factory is 50 feet by 200 feet and two stories high. He has several other large buildings, all of which will cover five acres of ground. Iron is about all Turley needs to buy for his wagons.

on December 3 and 4, 1925, was a suceess. The first day there were one hundred and fifty men and one hundred and ninety women present. At night President Deering delivered his address. *'The Other Fellow,'' to a reeordbreaking crowd. The count showed that six hundred and thirty-eight people were present. Professors Gannon, Ancta Beadle and K. E. Beeson of Purdue were present and lectured to the farmers. On Friday evening at six o'clock luncheon was served to over three hundred people at the Red Men's Hall under the supervision of Mrs. George Robinson. That night President Deering addressed the audience again. Many were turned away because there were no seats or standing room. The people are to be commended for the interest shown in the short course.

The many friends of Henry Newton Wiseman will be, pleased to hear that he was appointed assistant director of the budget at Washington City. ''Newt'' is the son of George E. Wiseman of Beechwood. Ile served his country well during the Spanish-American War. For a while he worked in the postoffice at St. Louis. In 1907 Wiseman was promoted to a clerkship at Washington. He was clerk in the new budget system for awhile until he was made assistant in January, 1926.

The Crawford County Bankers' Federation was organized at Marengo on August 18, 1925, when representatives from the five banks met with Claude Kitterman of the Indiana Bankers' Association. Sheriff Johnson of English was present. The committee working with the sheriff was eomposed of L. Helmbrecht, E. L. Brown, Elmer Merilees, W. J. Hawkins and R. E. Jackson. The association will pay $1,000 for dead bank bandits and $500 for live bandits.

Sheriff Johnson appointed a number of deputies who were supplied with arms and placed under bond. Their identity was concealed. Posters were placed in various parts of the county and the season is open on bandits in Crawford County. No license is needed. The program began on January 1, 1926.

On January 1, 1926, Horace Copeland withdrew from Crawford County and H. LeGrand of Salem was elected county agent. Copeland had served the people of Crawford County for four years. He was a hard worker, a good organizer and a courteous gentleman. On Christmas day he and Ida Toney, the popular primary teacher of English, were married at the home of John Toney.

On July 25, 1923, occurred the marriage of James Tower's two daughters and son. The weddings took place at the Fairview farm which is about one mile from Leavenworth. Juanita Tower married Bert S. Leech of Chicago; Mary Tower married W. Russell Wells, of Hanover, Indiana, and Harold Tower married Miss Arzella McDonald of Laporte, Indiana. Reverend Edward Rosier and Reverend KE. A. Boston officiated. The ring ceremony was used. The marriages occurred at sunrise. Then a wedding breakfast was served. After breakfast the three couples left for the camp near Beck's Mill where they spent their honeymoon. Mr. Tower, who is one of the leading farmers of the county, belongs to one of the oldest and most highly respected families of the county. As far as the facts are known this is the first case where three children of the same family were married at one time.

United States Senate the following men were candidates for the long term: Cullop, Frederick, Rauch, Slack and Stump. For the short term Woollen was unopposed. For congress Frank Gardner was unopposed. For joint senator, Sam Benz was unopposed. For representative Brewster was unopposed. For prosecutor, J. B. Pierson and Avery. For clerk, Leonard Cummins and Owen Gilmore. For treasurer, W. O. Beals was unopposed. For recorder, Nelson Belcher was unopposed. For sheriff, John Bolden, Green Satterfield and Ott Hanger. For county assessor, Henry Knight, S. K. Breeden and Jobe. For surveyor, Sam Tucker was unopposed. For coroner, Dooley and Snider. For commissioner of the first district, Ilarvey and Jacobs.

For trustees the townships had a number of fine men running. In Boone township P. N. Fullenwider and Jesse Wiseman were candidates. No one on the Democratic ticket filed.

The campaign was an interesting one. The contestants made a thorough canvass. The voters on the Republican ticket did not know that Norrell was a colored gentleman. He received thirty votes in Crawford County. Who voted for a negro in Crawford?