Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27


school, at Bloomfield and continued
there {exoept while teaching). until he
commenced Che study Of law with Jones
& Jones, one Of the leading law firms OF
southern Iowa. He was admitted to
the bar April 25, 1881, by Judge Travis.
While studying law and attending
school, he worked part Of Che time to
make his board and pay his way through
his studies. In 1883 he came within
foug votes OF receiving the nomination
as candidate for representative Of Davis
county, Iowa, the only objection to hlm
being his youth. He was married in
1880, aud came to Ellinwood, this coun-
ty, in 1884, opening up a law Office
and continuing in that business. Mr..
Hotchkiss possesses the confidence and
respect of al who know salim, and has
a large acquaintance throughout the
countys
SAMUEL MABER.
The nominee for county attorney, is
80 years old; was born in .Blairsville,
Indiana county, Pennsylvania. He
came 60 Kansas in 1872 and located in
Great Bend. His first business in this
county was sthe banking business to
which he was succeeded Ivy J. v. Brink
man & CO., at present cone OF the
staunchest banking houses. in the west.
In 1874 Nh. Maher was elected mayor
OF Great Bend and filled th at Office with
satisfaction to the citizens in the times
when to be mayor OF cowboy town was
q position not OF the most desirable.
After retiring from the banking busi-
ness he continued the study of law.
having read law in Pennsylvania and
attended the state law school at Iowa
City, Iowa. In 1879 he was graduated
from Ann Arbor law school, since which
time he has haei successful practice ia
Great Bend, being at the present time
the senior member of the law firm of
Maher & Osmond. He has always been
q democrat of the liberal and conserva-
tive class, being in fact a man who gives
the most careful study to everything
with which he is connected, and no one
can truthfully say that he is not emil
nently well fitted for the Office to which
he aspires.
J. w. M'CAULEY,
The next probate Judge Of Barton
county, if all goes well, is a gentleman
well known wherever he has had busi-
ness connections with our people; he
has not before taken active part in poll
tics, but has devoted his entire time to
farming. He was born in Orange coun-
ty, Indiana, and has bsen in Barton
county on a claim about one mile west
of Hoisington for four OF five years,
taking the ''bitter and the SWEET with
the rest of Barton county. He has a
thorough high school education and is
we'll able to fill the effice of probate
judge with business and satisfaction to
the people. If elected he will look first
to the duties of his office and to private
and social affairs afterwards; he will be
found at his post of duty at all times.
w. Z. LOoNEY,
Our candidate for school superintend-
ent, is a young man OF 80; was born in
the city Of Cape Gerardeau, Missouri,
near st. Louis, and received his first
professional training as teacher in the
state normal school of Missouri. He
taught school in Missouri four years,
and came to Kansas I'm 1882, locating
and teaching in Usage county two years.
I'm 1884 he removed to Barton county
and located on claim in Pawnee Rock
township, where he has resided since,
teaching in the winter and farming i'm
the summer. He is not a ttenderfoot'
in any sense of the word, having ander-
gone all the hardships experienced by
settlers upon claims and knowing full
| well the merit in Perseverance and un-
fiinching courages He has always held
the best grades of certificates as q teach.
eg, at the present time holding a state
certificate from superintendent Law
head. he was appointed one of the
county board OF examiners, for Barton
county, in 1886. Has attended all ths
normals, the meetings of the state
teachers association, at Topeka, and
has at all times endeavored TO perfect
himself as teacher. He has large ac
quaintance in this and adjoining
counties, and we challenge the opposi-