Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
OUR COUNTY OFFICERS.

abilities of our present county officers,
who were before the people for re-
election to second term. All that
we have said to their credit we again
reiterate, and we ask the public to
Investigate and ascertain for them
selves the truthfulness of such claims
County Treasurer Leonard M.
,Krause, the soul of candor and honesty,
which attributes beam forth from his
genial, pleasant face, has always aimed
TO deal jdstiy and fairly with the peo-
pie Hhasesfn&aees he looks after. He
considers himself your servant. selected
by you to collect and distribute the
yearly taxes of the county. and he will
continue, as he has done in the past, to
conduct his Office to the best interests
of all concerned.
D. r. Jones our County Clerk, comes
next upon the list of efficient officers.
Mr.. Jones is indeed to be congratulated
upon having been reelected to the
Office against strong and determined
opposition, it; being well known that
our political Opponents were centering
the greater part Of their strength to-
wards his defeat. His known ability
as a good county clerk; his gentlemanly
and courteous treatmeht ef~ all who
have had business with him, could not
be questioned, and he came out of the
campaign with cool 200 majority of
votes on his side; which plainly ad-
ministers deserved rebuke to the
men who circulated various campaign
stories for his overthrow. He will
still Ct nti 1ue to, conduct the business
of the clerks Office carefully and with
pains, taking exactness.
Our Register of Deeds, Frank G..
Strothman. comes out of the battle of
ballots with nearly 100 votes more than
his companion officers, having major
ity of 315 over his opponent, MIR. Galley.
Everybody rejoices that Franks eff
cheney as Register of Deeds has been
50 fatteringly recognized; and he is
certainly deserving of such recognition.
Two years ago it was claimed that the
Office Mr.. Strothman holds was one of
the most difficult of any in the county
to fill satisfactorily to the general
public. Mr.. Strothman has fully
demonstrated that be understands the
duties of the Office in every particular.
Aside from this, the people have
recognized that he conducts the Office
in strict accoEdance..with the law; that
he studies the rights of the people and
guards their interests faithfully. For
the next two years you will find Frank
Strothman obliging and gentlemanly
to all who have business with him, and
for all time lie will be the same ex-
emplification of the true gentleman
he now is. } :. 4u>~,i..l~ ~
Frank D. Wilson, Sheriff, is still
"Swingip'' on de. court heuse gate"
Frank is another of the good officers
whom the opposition were confident of
with one of the best men
on their ticket, Charlie Montgomery.
But the majority of voters. by 244, said
'No, Frank Wilson is sheriff we are
proud of--let him remain another
term;" and he will. And he will con-
tinue, to be the same obliging. quiet,
unObtrusive, faithful officer of the law
he always is. He will consider his
first duty is the understanding of the
law and the rights of the people and
his whole duty the conducting of his
Office for the good of his constituents.
The public, you, the popular voice, have
decided well when you returned him
to- Office for the second term, and you
will not regret it.
That staunch old farmers friend
and unwilling candidate, Bernard
Markey, having been reelected County
Surveyor by handsome majority, will
go right along in his unruff1ed way in
the duties of his Office. That he is a
man well worthy of confidence and
esteem is best shown by the vote of
South Bend township, his home, where
he received almost the solid vote of his
township. Mr.. Markey will do your
surveying willingly and well, but he
will study your interests as we'll as bis
own and if he thinks he can save you
money and trouble by suggesting better
ways for your work to be done, he
will say SO.
These, readers, are the officers who
have served you for the last two years,
and the officers who will serve you for
two years more, by your own choice,
and they will serve you well. AS to
our Coroner, Dr.. j. r. McIlvaine,
whose home is in Hoisington, we have
reason to believe that he will make an
excellent man for the office. We hope
our people will al. live and prosper well,
and not need the service of coroner.
Having never met DIR. McIivalne We
can tell you but little about him; but
his best friends. and they are many,
vouch for his ability and integrity