The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-04

states, Mr.. Scherer engaged as pro-
fessor in the graded schools at New
Ulm, and there taught five successive
and successful years. Some six or
seven years ago he founded the Man
katO Post, a weekly German news
paper printed at Mankato, which soon
| gained an enviable place among the
best weeklies of the county. After
two or three years of journalism Mr..
Scherer found that the excessive
work was injuring his eyes; and after
having disposed of his paper,
took trip through Germany and
other European countries. Return
ing from this trip, our candidate en-
gagged in the mercantile business in
Mankato, in which business he con-
tinued until very recently.
| If Mr.. Scherer is elected to the office
of County Superintendent of Schools
he will have no other business, and
will give to the duties of that Office
his undivided attention and ability.
He will visit each school in the county
at least once each year, and will en-
deavor generally to improve the COM
mon school system within his juris-
| diction.
Sentiment should have no place at
| the polls. If duty has been neglected
the delinquent should hear from the
people on Nov. Sth, in manner that
will admonish other officials that
they are elected to perform official
duty and that alone. As to Mr.. Scher-
er's character and standing the fol-
ing written by the Judge of the Ninth
Judicial District at time when there
were no political influences surround
ing the writer, will best answer the
| purpose. Remember it was ia 1886
that Judge Weber penned the arti-
Gle below.
| l hereby certify that, for the past
ten years, have been personally &C
quainted with George w. Scherer, of
New Ulm, MINI. and know him to be
an honest, intelligent man, Of good
| character, excellent education and
temperate and Industrious habits.
Dated, New Ulm, MINI, June Goth,
1886. B. f. WEBER
Judge of District Court, 9th, j udi-
cial District, MINI.
SURVEYOR.
Arther M. Haynes, the nominee of
the Republican convention, is splendid
ly fitted for this Office by education
and experience. He was born at Yer
non Centre and is thorough Blue
Earth county boy, growing to man
hood within her precincts. He is
graduate of the Mankato High school.
He assisted his father, M. B. Haynes,
in surveying and engineering for sew
| eral years, worked two years in the
| field, and then attended the State
University for a year, where he per-
| fected himself in engineering, in the
theory and practiceof which there is
no more competent man in the state.
He has actively practiced the business
ever since. He has held important
positions with the Kansas City road,
the Manitoba, and the Minnesota &
Northwestern. He has also made
several city maps and done other
difficult and laborious work. To show
the high esteem in which he is held
by his profession it is proper to say
here that he was pronounced by the
Professor of Engineering of the State
University to be one of the best
mathematicians that he ever had in
his classes. The county is large
enough, and rich enough to employ
first class talent in the office of sur
veyor, especially as it costs no more
to have such man than it does to
have second or third class engineer
The people of the county can not af-
ford to have any but the best possible
officials, and we believe that they
will elect Mr.. Haynes to this office by
a handsome majority.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Vacancies occur in the Board this
year in the first, third and fifth dis
tricts. The Republicans of those dis
tricts have selected three excellent
gentlemen, Chas. Graft, Robert S.
Hughes and Marcus Williamson.
They are practical, intelligent gentle
men, old residents of the county, and
thoroughly posted upon it's needs. We
need not refer to the Importance of
the positions for which they are can
didates, or to the responsibility which
rests upon the Board as the legislative
body of this large and wealthy coun-
ty. Messrs. Graf, Hughes and Will
hanson are well qualified to act as
members of this body and are, at the
least, equal in every respect to the
candidates of the opposing parties.
Let the Republicans stand by these
men and elect them. Let no person
al friendship for other candidates
stand in the way of duty to your party.
U. S. COURT.