The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-01
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

, The Republicans of Blue Earth county
can look upon their county ticket with
exceptional pride, and with confidence
i'm its success The names presented
are, from top to bottom, such as will moi
only command the individual support OF
every good Republican, but every man
i'm the county who fvors competency,
; honesty and integrity in Office can vote
for the nominees with u good grace. For
AUDITOR.
Mr.. Theodore Scattergood is acknowl-
edged by all to have made one of the
best officers the county ever had, and
his reelection by an overwhelming ma
jority is foregone conclusion. The peo-
pie recognize that the Office Of Auditor is
second in importance TO no other in
the county, and now that we have re-
liable, trustworthy official, and one who IL
accommodating i'll every particular and
correct in all things, the people show
their good judgment in retaining him.
The same is true of
TREASURER
VIM. Jones who has made an excm-
plary official. His responsibility il
great. The entire receipts of the county
have To pass through his hands, and he
is accountable for every cent. Besides
all this responsibility, he has II large
amount of labor To perform, and every
act during his administration will stand
the closest scrutiny. Mr.. Jones is de-
serving of reelection, and he Will Sc
cure il. lie Is one of the most popular
county officials we have ever had and
the most accommodating to those having
business with him.
PROBATE JUDGE.
q. w. Mead, the present Probate
Judge, is a gentleman who has served
the people well He is one of the very
best officials the county has had for that
particular office, and the very nature of
the position is such rs To commend HIM
for reelection when We consider the
fact that he has administered every trust
in such an impartial and just manner as
| his record sustains. Mr. Mead Is one
of the pioneer settlers of Blue Earth
county, he having been here since 1898,
coming here ut that time with his pa
rents who made their home IN Garden
| City. I'm 1862 he enlisted in Company
e." 9th Minnesota Infantry, serving
faithfully with his regiment, carrying IA
musket and participating in all its cam
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against Mobile, Alabama, in 1863, when
he was severely wounded. He was mus
tered ont of the service with his rcgi-
mcnt ut Fort Smelling, August a, 1863.
Mr.. Mead made Il valiant soldier and he
has made No. officer. The Office OF
Probate Judge is one that requires
man of ability to fill, and Mr.. Mead can
not be excelled in this respect and GER
tainly not equalled by any man that has
been named as his competitor.
SHERIFF.
Mr.. G.. III. Piper, the candidate for
sheriff, is resident of Garden City
where he has lived since 1886 and where,
by dint of hard labor and close attention
to business, he has made for himself one
of the largest and best farms i'm the cOun
ty. He has over 400 acres Of land, and
the finest stud of horses owned in the
county. Mr.. Piper has always taken a
great interest in. the improvement of
horses and cattle and he has some of the
finest Kentucky stock on hand now in
the Northwest. For the past two years
Mr.. Piper has been President of the
Southern Minnesota Live Stock and
and Fair Association, and his energies |
had much to do with the success of the
meetings of the society. He will make |
Il most excellent sheriff, and the people
of the county should take hold with Il
determination and give him rousing
majority There is not a crooked hair |
in Pipers's head. He Is as straight in
in everything as a man can he.
ATTORNEY.
1t is a pleasure to speak Il word for the |
Republican candidate for county attor-
ney, b. ID. Smith, Esq. He is an origi-
nal Blue Earth county boy. Was born
in Vernon Center, and is a son of John
:. Smith, and grandson of Col. b. +.
Smith, of Rapldan. "Ben" lived on a
farm in Rapidan until 1877, when he en-
tered the Mankato Normal School. He
graduated with the class of 80, and after
teaching one year began the study of law |
with Messrs. Freeman d Pau, and was
admitted To the bar in 1883. Since that
date he has practced in this city, and
has worked up very nice business. Mr..
Smith possesses all the necessary ability |
for successful attorney, and he will
make most worthy defender of the
county. There shOnid be no hesitancy
OH the part of the people about who to
support for this position, as Mr.. Smith is
pre-eminently entitled to the vote of ev-
cry man who lis interested in guarding
the interests of the county by the selec-
ton of Il competent attorney.
CLERK OF COURT.
The Republicans present candidate
| for this Office who will make the best
clerk our county has had for several
years. Mr.. Stephen Thorne, OF Lake
Crystal, is gentleman of culture, of ed
ucation, and of pleasing, afiable man
ncrs. lie has served for two or three
years rs Justice of the Peace of his town,
and has made popular and impartial
officer. lie will make clerk that the
people can well feel proud of, and that
he will be elected admits of little doubt.
But his friends should exert every effort
to swell his majority to the highest
point.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
OF the various important county Oili-
ces to be filled, that of Register of Deeds
is one of most consequence. For this
position the Republicans have selected
one of the brightest young men in the
county-Mr. Oscar Bicrbauer, son of ia
cob Bierbaucr, of Mankato. For the
past three years Mr.. Il. has been MEM
Der of the school board, and last Spring
he was honored by his associates by be-
ing elected President. lie is IL young
man of strict integrity and possesses a
business capacity rarely ever found in a
yOung man.
i Mr.. Bierbauer is German, and while