WHEELING – Both Dan Stewart and Kelly Murdock were the first male and female, respectively, to break the tape in the 5K Twin Pops Walk for Health presented by Ziegenfelder Saturday morning at the Ogden Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine. Stewart clocked in at 32 minutes, 58 seconds, which was more than two minutes […]
The Redbud City: It happened in April
Clyde Wooldridge
CITY ELECTION
125 YEARS AGO - The city-wide election on April 8, 1896, was a highly emotional contest between two competing political views. The local news media called it “a grand and glorious victory for the good people of Shawnee. It cannot be called a Republican victory for the fact that many good Democratic citizens voted for Mr. Search.”
Charles Knox, the Democrat, was elected as city clerk by 102 votes over George Boggs, the Republican. From the First Ward, Dr. H.J. Keith and Oscar Lee were selected as aldermen; Robert Reed and L.C. Thompson won their posts in the Second Ward; in the Third Ward, Charles Linn and Eastes tied and would have to be selected by lot, won by Linn; and finally, in the Fourth Ward, George Overstreet and C.C. Blake were elected. William S. Search was elected mayor by a count of 285-218 over Bob Galbreath. William K. Dodge earned the city attorney over Hammond by 35 votes. B.K. Brown, the inc