Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1894-10-25
THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE PLACE,
zeb Stout Makes Record as Sheriff
Creditable Alike 10 Himself and
The County of Turner.
The Best Interests Of this County
Demand His Reelection by a
Largely increased Majority.
Honest, Competent and Economical
Characterizes Sheriff Stout's En-
tire Official Career.

VI all The county officers VINO nave
done well their part no one has made a
better record than Zeb Stout, our eff
cient and capable sheriff. Possessing
the natural instinct of the true detect
i've, untiring energy and good judg-
ment. he has filled the position with
credit to himself and to the hest inter-
ests of all concerned. With q fidelity
to duty not often eqnaled he has given
even the most minute details of the OF
flee his personal supervision, and his
entire record is without flaw or blem-
ish. Moreover, the Office under his adj
ministration has been conducted in the
interest of economy, and the tax-pay-
ers can have the satisfaction of know
ing that considering the amount of
work done the expenses of the Office
have been brought down to the lowest
possible figure consistent with efficient
service.
A case in point is the one to which
we referred last week, that of Nielsen,
the robber and Would-be murderer OF
Anderson. Besides displaying morethan
ordinary skill in tracing up and bring
ing the criminal to justice, Sheriff Stout
exhibited a commendable zeal in ac-
complishing the result with the least
possible expense to the county. With
this object as prominent in his mind as
was the capture of the criminal, Mr..
Stout devoted himself to the task of
getting confession from Nielsen that
would save the county the cost and
| trouble of a trial. With all the skill of
a detective he worked at the case until
| Nielsen had confessed the entire crime,
and given the most minute details of
| its accomplishment. This saved the
county the cost of Il trial, including
court expenses, the expenses, fees and
mileage Of two witnesses who would
| have had to come from New York City,
| etc, etc. the total of which would have
amounted to about Sl,40O, an amount
saved to the county through the sher-
| ifs skill and economy.
Nor is this the only instance IN which
Zeb Stout has successfully labored IN
the interest of the taxpayers. In the
above instance he paid out his own
money-on which he received no inter-
est-ln capturing the criminal without
any possibility of getting it back until
| the supervisors met, and when 1t was
returned to him, counting interest and
everything he was actually out of pock-
ct $82.07. But 1T has been his rule
ever since be took the position to keep
| the expenses of the Office down to the
lowest figure warranted by efficient
service, and any number of instances
could be cited similar to that given
above. If economy and efficient SER
vice are desirable in sheriff, then Zeb
Stout is the right man in the right
place.
But one of the most baseless fabrica-
cations gotten up against Mr.. Stout is
the story that is being quite industrl-
ously circulated by some of the opposi-
tion candidates to the effect that for
some reason Mrs. Stout does not want
| to have her husband reelected. This
report is simply a downright lie. AS
| he has received the nomination Mrs.
! Stout is very anxious to see her hus-
band reelected by an increased major
ity, and she has never even hinted any
thing to the contrary, fact to which
she is willing to make affidavit. When
the opposition is SO hard pressed as to
drag the wives of the candidates into
the campaign it is about time for them
to retire from the field.
Again, Sheriff Stout has always been
the friend of the poor man, as scores OF
people who have been compelled to
give chattel mortgages can testify. In
numerous instances where the mortga-
gors were hard pressed Zeb Stout has
secured an extension or satisfied the
claim at his own expense, simply to
give such mortgagors chance to re-
cover themselves, and it is simply an
act of Justice-under all the circum-
stances-to continue him in office an
other term that he may the better look
after these mortgages.
| But aside from the considerations
above mentioned, Zeb Stout is the right
man in the right place. He possesses
fine natural ability and a thorough de-
votion to duty, and in. every respect
has made model officer. Moreover,
he is {. staunch republican and as the
nominee of the republican convention
is entitled to the solid republican vote
of the county. His election is certain,
of course, but it should be by a greatly
increased majority.
DIED.
| COOK-At the family residence two miles
north of Hurley. on Friday morning, Oct. 10,
1884, of inflammation Of the bowels, Mrs, Mary
Jane Cook, wife of Rev. d. w, Cook, aged 43
years.
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