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


went privations while building up the
county, as a business man familiar
already with the duties of the office
as genial, whole-souled citizen whom
all should delight to honor, we com.
mend Mr.. Fowler to the voters of the
county in the confidence that they
will install him into the Office with a
big majority.
TREASURER.
There are certain offices in which it
can truly be said that zone good term
deserves another" and this is one of
them. 1t is said that "the noblest
work of God is an honest man." and
Peter Lloyd's bitterest enemy, if he
had one, would not question his hon
esty. The comfy funds are now in
honest, competent hands, and the
voters do not propose to make a
change. Mr.. Lloyd was born in Co.
lumbia county, Wis, and came to
Blue Earth county in 1867, and during
the most of the subsequent time has
farmed it. He still manages his farm
and his sympathies are with the farm
ers. In 1882 he was appointed
deputy county treasurer, and
afterwards kept books for
two large firms. He is serv-
ing his second term as county treas
urer, and it is not too much to say
that the office was never conducted
in a more satisfactory manner. He
is an expert accountant, a fine and
rapid penman, and is just the man TO
be treasurer of Blue Earth county.
During the time that he has held the
office he has made many changes
which facilitate business, and it
is no longer necessary even dur
ing the June rush, for tax payers to
stand in line for half day before
getting to the window. He has saved
many delinquent farmers from pay
ing costs. If elected there are other
changes which his experience shows
him are necessary and which he will
carry out. The people of this county
cannot afford to lose Mr.. Lloyds SER
vices.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
The reelection of Oscar Bierbauer
to the position of register of deeds
appears now to be foregone conclu-
sion. This gentleman was born at
Erie, Pa, and came to Mankato with
his parents in 1855 and has resided
here ever since that early day, grow
ing up with the country and aiding
whenever possible to make the city
and county what they are. He learn
ed the milling trade and worked at it
until called by his party to fill the Of
fee which he now holds. A portion of
his business education he learned at
a commercial college and he is an ex-
pert penman, surpassed in beauty and
rapidity by none. The records of his
Office are models of neatness and cor
rectness. No register in the state can
show finero set of books. Mr.. Bier
bauer, during the past two years, has
Transcribed many of the old records in
addition to the routine Office work,
which is very great, To show how
satisfactory his management of the
Office has been, we are authorized to
quote the following from Jno. G. Noe,
who probably, does more business with
the office than any other man in the
county and whose words carry weight
with them. He says: 81 regard Mr..
Bierbauer as one of the most capable
registers of deeds that the county ever
had. He is gentlemanly, capable,
obliging and correct. 1t would be a
bad thing for the county if he is not
reelected" This is but a sample of
the encomiums which are bestowed
upon his management of the office.
SHERIFF.
The party is justly proud of it's can
didate for sheriff, Willis L, Perrin, of
Amboy. The Office is one of the most
important and responsible in the gift
Of the people of the county and it, is
necessary that it should be filled by a
man of unusal ability and energy. He
must have detective ability, which
means among other things thorough
knowledge of human nature. He
must be of mature years and discreet,
as well as man Of good physical
powers. The one man who combines
all of these qualifications is Mr.. Per-
rim. He was born back in Vermont
and moved to Blue Earth county lin
the fall of '63. Ever since that time
he has been engaged in farming. For
several years back he was engaged in
handling agricultural implements,
and now has drug store in his vii
lage. He has fine farm. He never
would accept of an office, and the Of
flee sought the man in this instance.
This fact of itself should be sufficient
to give him good majority. His in
terests are with the farming class, as
he is one of them. He is gentleman
in every sense of the word and in
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