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man}' friends, who remember him kindly as a former citizen.Perry County Democracy in Convention.The Delegates selected at the Democratic Primary meeting on the 10th iusl., met at the Court House last Saturday, and completed the nominations for county ollicers, which are somewhat different Iroiu those announced in our last issue. The Convention was called to order and presided over by the Chairman ol the County Kxccutivc Committee. Mr. Jacob Heck. After a few ad-viso ry remarks bj- Roan Clark, the Convention proceeded to business. Tor Representative, the contest at first seemed to be pretty sharp between Starks Minor and William Henning. All of a sudden some mischievous “cuss” informed certain delegates that Mr. Minor would not do, that he had been heard to declare his disbelief in the spherical shape of the world, and had said, the world is fiat and any man is a d—d fool who saj s it is round.” This was fatsi to the aspirations of Mr. Minor, for if successful, it involved a change of school geograph ies to conform to his views. This could not be done. The people were too poor to be continually changing school books. So Mr. Minor was remanded to the study of the life of Christopher Columbus, and Mr. Heonim; seemed to have a
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Cannelton Reporter
Cannelton, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 24, 1876
Page 5
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