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The West Union Gazette
West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa
Thursday, 26 Aug 1887
Page 4 column one -two

Editor, C. H. TALMADGE.
—State Fair at Des Moines begins next Friday.
—A company has been formed, with a capital stock of $2,500,000, for working the iron mines near Waukon.
—There is a rumor in Chicago that the Minnesota and Northwestern R.R. is likely to be sold to the Illinois Central.
—The idea of laying all the responsibility for that most awful railroad accident at Chastworth upon the section boss!
—One of our exchanges talks about "the animated goose-egg who now occupies the White House." It isn't pretty to talk so.
—Clayton County Republicans have nominated Capt. J. P. Patrick for Senator, and W. W . Goodwin for Representative.
—Hon. J.H. Sweeney, of Osage, was unanimously re-nominated for Senator in the district composed of the counties of Mitchell, Worth and Winnebago.
—At the Buchanan county Republican Convention, last Saturday, Jno. Calvin was nominated for Representative, H.F. Sill for Auditor; J.A. Poor for Treas.; J.N. Iliff for sheriff; W.E. Parker for Supt.
—The Grand Army Advocate, Capt. Wilkinson's good soldier paper, has passed into new hands, Dr. Des Witt, of Des Moines, becoming its business manager, and Clarence Wilson its managing editor.
—Prof. Foster has recovered sufficiently to venture the prophecy that November will be a disagreeable month! If there is a youngster in Iowa who has survived two Novembers and does not know that the next one is liable to be disagreeable he had better be sent at once to the home for the feeble minded.

STATE CONVENTION.
—The Republican State convention at Des Moines Wednesday, did a good work. Wm. Larrabee and J.A.T. Hull were re-nominated by acclamation for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Senator George S. Robinson, of Storm Lake, was nominated for Supreme Judge on the 5th ballot, and Prof. Henry H. Sabin, of Clinton, secured the Superintendencey plum on the third ballot. The platform is a ringing document, placing the Republican party of Iowa in an aggressive attitude, in line for a vigorous campaign and a brilliant victory
—At the Senatorial convention in Mason City last week, the candidates were John D. Glass and N. V. Brower, the latter winning the nomination on the 132d ballot. Mr. Brower was born in Constantine, Mich., in 1843, received only a common school education, and learned the printer's trade when a boy. At the age of 18 be enlisted as a private in the Ninth Indiana Infantry in 1801. He was twice severely wounded and served four years. Mr. Brower, in years past, was one of the leading journalists of Iowa, editing for a time the Cerro Gordo Republican, and later being editor-in-chief of the Dubuque Times. His eyes failing him he abandoned journalism and he is now engaged in farming and stock raising near Garner, Hancock county.
—No good citizen will defend the saloon business as it is known at this date of the nineteenth century. The fellow who says there is more liquor sold under prohibitory law than there was under license laws generally in the same breath apologizes for those who violate the law. The man who violates the laws of the state is not a good citizen. The man who continually apologizes for those who violate the law is not a good citizen. If you are decent you don't have to defend indecency.—Nashua Post.
— Waterloo Reporter: State Auditor Lyons says he will recommend that the revenue law be so amended as to give the assessors no choice but to list property at its actual cash value. That has been the law for 20 years or more, but it has always been more honored in its observance. The idea is unpopular, too, for successive State Auditors have recommended the same thing Auditor Lyons has in contemplation, but without effect.