The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-10-05
DISTRICT CLERK.

trict Clerk, was born in Germany, at
Halle-on-the-Saala. He received lib
eral education and served four years
apprenticeship to bOok-keeper, and
is professional in that line lie came
to this country III '76 and settled In
Ohio, after two years he moved to
Kansas and engaged in farming for
six years, since which time he has been
working at merchandising for Mr.. NJ.
ScfmatterIy. Max is too well known
to need much of an Introduction to our
people. His reputation for integrity
and his known ability make his elec-
ton certainty. We are especially
pleased with his nomination AS he is a
representative German, and it will give
US great pleasure to vote for and help
elect the first German to office that has
ever filled this position i'll this county.
PROBATE JUDGE.
j. E. Wire, candidate for Probate
Judge, is an old resident, having been
in the county for many years. Mr..
Wire lives about six miles southwest of
Kinsley on his farm. He has wife
and family who have shared with him
his years of toll. About seven years
ago, while working on the section, Mr.
Wire was nominated by the Union
Labor party for the office of represen-
tative, and his clean and gentlemanly
campaign made for him host of
friends. He is forcible speaker and
good debater, and any of the opposi-
tim who wish to discuss public ques-
tions with this gentleman will find him
fully prepared to hold up his end with.
out resOrting to abuse or personalities.
sUPEKI NIENDENT.
Our candidate for Superintendent of
Public Instruction, II. j. Noble, is
twenty-eIght years of age, was born OH
farm i'll Scotland county, Missouri.
lie received his education in the
schools of Kansas, and for the rast
eight years has been teacher, the last
two years having been spent in Ed
wards county teaching in District %,
in Lincoln township. Mr.. Noble holds
tirst-grade certificate, is married
man and has family. Mr.. Noble is
exceptionally well qualified to fill the
post for which he has been selecte',
being an active and industrious man,
with no bad habits, and when his name
was placed OIL the peoples ticket it
pleased all parties, us it was positive
assurance that our schools and normal
would he maintained in the front rank
where the fine work of Prof. Co,mack
has placed them.
SURVEYOR.
E. T.. Shepherd, candidate for County
Surveyor, was born IN the state of Ohio
and is forty-six years of age. At the
ireaking out of the war he was living
in Ohio and at the age of sixteen ell
listed in the United States Signal
Corps and served with Sherman's
army in its famous march through
Georgia, and was discharged at the
close of the war at Louisville. Mr..
Shepherd was wounded in the right leg
ut the battle of Kenesaw Mountain.
lie came to Kansas in '7S and went
into the sheep business, after six years
at that business he sold out and took
up a homestead in Brown township,
where lie farmed for several years and
then moved to Kinsley, serving as city
marshal for three years. Mr.. Shepherd
has had an extensive experience Ill sur
veying and is thoroughly competent to
do the work of the county, and we feel
perfectly safe in saying that he will
not have to he dragged into court to
finish his education.
Tie campaign is fairly OH. The
candidates named on both sides and
the neil placed before the people for
inspection, investigation and approval
or the reverse. Let us see to it that
we vote for no man who has anything
but a clean record, either in business
or morals, particularly the latter, as
our courts deal with short -comings in
a business way, while a mans ilnmor-
ality can really only be reached at the
polls. Let us elect clean, honest men.
The question of the character of our
public servants should be above party.
Many of the candidates nominated are
nracticallv unknown 10 a mainrifu of