Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-28
THE rorUL1sr COUNTY TICKET.


imbucd with love for their country an(
their felloNmen and haYe been Ions
advocating principles that will bring
ultimate happiness and prosperity tt
| the people. 1t IS therefore necessary
that if we would win at the top w,
must begin right at the bottom. W.
| must build the right kind of a founda
| ton and it is not unimportant that VIZ
start right at home in filling local offic
es. We have good competent men tc
will find it to your interest to vote fol
every man on the ticket.
F.. T. PATTON,
| the Peoples party candidate for repre-
sentative, is a man whom we have
cheerfully supported during this cam
paign and whom we take pleasure in
| recommending to the voters of Barber
county. He has resided on his present
farm In Moore township during the past
twelve years and stands we'll among
the people in his community. He be-
came an active member in the cause of
financial reform in 1890 and has stood
been farmer all his life and has learn
ed lesson from experience. He knows
what is running the farmers and labor
ers of the country. He knows what
the remedies consist of and is therefore
the proper man to send tothe legislature
He does not claim to be a polished ora
tor but he is a practical business man
and man of ability-Such as is needed
by diligent legislator. When 1t cones
to voting on the questions of lowering
the legal rate of interest. maximum
freight rate law, economy in state gov
ernemnt, thus lowering taxation, res
trictions on corporations, and legisla-
ton along this line, you Will always
find Frank Patton's vote recorded in
the affirmative. When it comes to vot-
ing for a u. 5. senator lie will vote for
an avowed free silver man, not a gold
bug. Aside from these principles for
which Mr.. Patton stands, he is clean,
upright, honorable, conscientious man
and as he goes to Topeka next winter
to represent our county IN the legisla-
ture he will be credit to his constitu-
ency and an honor to the state. Vote
for +. Il. Patton.
w. S. BALLARD,
candidate for clerk of the district court.
is one of HazeltOn's most progressive
and energetic citizens. He is an old
resident of this county and by farming
and school teaching has managed to
stay with us in spite of hard times, low
prices and drouth. He is a friend to
erybOdy. A man of great ability but
not bigotted in the least. He has a
farm in HaZeltOn township and has
tried to make enough off of it to live
and pay taxes. In this he has succeed
ed, though it was hard struggle. He
is deservant man, a good citizen and
will make competent clerk. His in.
terests are in Barber county. What
concerns you concerns him and when
holding the office of district clerk he
will be cordial and an obliging officer.
Vote for w. S. Ballard and reward
merit, industry and honesty.
S. S. FUNK,
Judge Funk is the present probate
judge of Barber county, having been
elected to that position in the fall OF
1894. He has filled that office satisfac-
torily to all parties and has kept all the
records of the office in neat systemat-
ic manner. Judge Funk IS a man of
many years and has had his ups and
downs in life. He has family Deepen
dent upon him for support and he is
past that age where he is able to per-
form hard manual labor and in view of
this fact taken in connection with the
fact that lie is strictly honest and COM
petent to fill the Office he should be re-
elected by large majority. He is a
veteran in the reform movement and an
old citizen of Barber county. Vote for
Uncle Sam Funk.
c. w. ELLIS.
In Judge G. w. Ellis we have a pio-
neer settler of the county and a man
who is we'll known to most CT the vot-
ers of Barber county. He served the
people as judge of this judicial district
one term which of itself is sufficient
proof that he is we'll qualified to fill the
office of county attorney. He has a
farm i'll this township west of the city
on which he resides and consequently
is interested in the county's welfare
When he is elected to the office of coun-
ty attorney he will follow up the good
work begun by the present county at
torney in endeayoring to secure re.
ductlon of our bonded Indebtedness
and, unlike the republican candidate
Will advise the county commissioners
10 use all dlligent efforts to secure a
compromise with the bondholders who
hold papers against this county. With
Judge Ellis prosecutor criminals will
be made to fear the violation of law
and all transgressors will be prosecuted
without fear or favor. Put your X in
the square at the left OF Judge Ellis
| name.
F. N. SHELL.
Our present county superintendent
f. NJ. Shell, is candidate for re.elec
ton. He has held that office during
one term and has given such universal
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