, 1886-10-22
FOR PRECINCT OFFICERS.

rlcy present the names OF capable men Tor
justices of the peace and constables, offices
/ which it is highly important to the public
to have worthily filled. Messrs- James
A. Bean and James Talbot have been
nominated for Justices, and Messrs. John
III. Goddard and George Merz are the reg
ular candidates for constables.
James A. Bean is n native of New
Hampshire, but removed TO Vermont at
an early age. and volunteered from that
state, serving during the war in the ranks
of the 81 Vermont regiment. With this
command Mr.. Bean took part in many of
the memorable actions in which the army
OF the Potomac was engaged, and re-
NAMED in the service until the close ot
the war. He was twice wounded. aud
earned in all ways an enviable reputation
AS a soldier. Mr.. Bean came West in
1866, and after living for a time in Omaha
and Denver went to California. where he
spent TWO years in mining. Then coming
tn Cheyenne. he has since remained aud
has been engaged in various branches of
public and private business, Acquiring
himself with credit in all his relations as
man and As citizen. His election to the
office which lie now seeks will insure the
filling of an important Office with an en-
fircly COMPETENT man.
James Talbot scarcely needs recon-
mendaIion to the people Ut Cheyenne,
among whom he has resided from the
year Of the founding of the city having
settled here in September, 1867, and con
linuuusly made this his hnme ever since.
Ir. Talbot i, a native of Ireland, and
came to this country in early manhood
After several years spent in Pennsylvania,
he removed to Fort kearney, Nvb.. in
1866, and in the follow ing year drove his
W team to this city, at once com
menccd working at his trade Of mason,
and still follows that occupation, in which
he has earned the reputation OF a skilliul
artisan end a reliable man. Mr.. Talbot
has served one term as coroner, having
been elected BY a handsome majority. and
has done duty on the p,lice force. He is
well-known to all citizens who have re
sided here any length of time. aud his
well earned reputation for good sense and
sound judgment commends him TO gen
eral support for a position he is undoubt-
eddy qualified to fill.
John ii. Goddard was born in Massa
chusetts in 1912, and resided in his native
state until the breaking out Of the war,
when he enlisted in the LIST Massaclu-
sets heavy artillery and served with
credit until after the last organized force
Of the enemy had laid down its arms and
acknowledged the supremacy of the
Union. Coming West in 1865, Mr..
Goddard spent four years in Missouri as a
farmer. after which he came to Wyoming
and established a ranch on the Laramie
plains. Subsequently. he was for twelve
years in the employ of the Union Pacific.
Two years g he was nominated by the
d mocrats aud w~orkingmen for the legis
lature. but failed of election by a small
majority. Mr.. Goddard is at present an
t%iiicient member of the city. p-lice, aud is
generally recognized as possessing all the
essential qualifications of a good officer.
lie has been honored by his comrades by
election to the honorable position of com
mander of the John +. Reynolds post OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
George Merz was born in New Orleans
III 1854, and received his primary training
in the public schools OF his native city.
after which he attended school for a year
in Strasburs and two in Bavaria. Being
of mixed French and German extraction,
he had been sent to Europe by his par
tnts 10 acquire Il more thorough educa
ton than the disturbed condition of HIS
native state could then promise. After
his return he served an apprenticeship to
the trade OF machini,t, before coming to
Denver in 1851, where he found employ
uient. first in the Rio Gandc shops. and
afterwards with the Denver Foundry and
company From that city he
TO CHEYENNE as the agent for the
Manufacturing company. of New
\ Ork. MIR. Meiz is now in the employ of
The Cheyenne laundry, aud is generally
esteemed by those who know hun ~
stea ly, industrious anil attentive, lie will
undoubtedly prove himself competent to
discharge all the auties Of the Office for
which he is a candidate.