The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-09-22

as is already becoming manifest
Coming from the state of New York
1T an early day, he nc once entered
into the spirit of the rugged pioneer,
determined to make this Great Ameri-
IAN Desert blossom as the rose. His
career has been a checksred one and
speaks volumns for his courage, pluck
and perseverance. He has picked up
bones, foraged for game, slept under
the wagon when the cold rigorous
blasts danced all about him as if with
iiendish determination resolved to
drive him from his defenseless position
into the maddened storm without. He
has seen his field of corn, which meant
everything to him. rs it waved its
lofty head as If in recognition of his
hearty good cheer, as he WAS applying
his industrious hand for the last time,
preparatory to Laying it by" suddenly
wilt away beneath a scorching sun and
destructive hot winds. He has twice
been burnt out since living in this
county, losing nearly everything he
had. Once by q prairie fire, and bu:
a few years ago he lost his house 10y
fire. Notwithstanding all these hard
knocks he is still holding the fort, and
has well demonstrated that he is capa.
BILE of holding anything he undertakes,
flom bucking bronco to train rob-
Der. He has several times been trus-
Zee of his township. aud he's had much
experience as deputy sheriff. TO dis
cuss his qualifications would simply
be idle talk. Everybody comedies
that. He is strictly honest and moral,
and attached to good government, and
when elected, will be credit to the
sheritf's Office and Il compliment to the
voters Of Edwards county.
s. G. CLARK,
nominee for county treasurer, was
born and raised i'll Iowa, living in
VaHBuren and jefferson counties. lie
was the son of a successful farmer
who took an interest in making mel
of his sons. After IA fair district
school education, at the age of sixteen
young Clark aspired to higher honOrs
and spent his winters at the Birming
ham Academy, while his summer
mouths We're spent on his fathers
farm. After teaching school some
he commenced Il college course, which
however, hs never fully completed
owing to financial reverses. Aftel
that Mr., Clark spent much of his tim,
in the school room. In the mean tim,
acquiring a. farm and family AK
settled down to farming iii his nativ,
state. IN 1884 he traded his low;
farm for the one lie now occupied nea
Belpre, where he has lived since tina
time. MIR. Clark is Il man Of sterlin,
worth, firm supporter OF every Gauss
thai tends to elevate mankind, an,
merits the unqualified support of hi
party as we'll as all good citizens. Hi
nomination was an ideal one wher
the office sought the man, AS he di,
not mistruSt anything of the trick tina
was to be played upon him, and, Q
course, it. took him by surprise. Hi
election to the treasurer office vii
be wise and fitting one. 49,.
FRED ECKE1T.
| For the Office of county surveyor tn
nomination came to Fred Eckert ul
solicited and unsought.: DR.. Ecker
has before been elected to this offic
in this county and filed it with marke
ability. 1t is universally concede
that as surveyor and civil enginee
he has few equals anywhere. 1t woul
he superfluous to give the IAetor Il
extended notice, as he has monument
and highly complimentary records i
many corner stones and section line
all over this county. No man ha
more friends and less enemies tina
DR.. EckeEt.'c -.
r. G. KIRK,
candidate for coroner, is also one c
the Oldest settlers of Edwards county
Since 1877 he has been one of Gu
respected citizens. He was the frs
postmaster of the Klrkfeld postoffict
which was established in his house
and as a fitting compliment adopte
his name. This farm lie opened, ex
perIenced all the privations inciden
to frontier life on the prairies, an
continued to make it his home unit
recent years, Hhen, owingto the effect
of his active army Life, his disabiJitie
disqualified him for the hard wor
necessary for successful farming. II
was for some time in the regular army
from which he went into active SCI
Twice, and stood by his guns unit
mustered out of service shortly befor
the close of the war, on account @
disabilities. MIR. Kirk will doubles
be elected. as he should be, and hol
his first inquest over the remains @
the political party that dares to oppos
him. So.