Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-10-07
JOHN HARTIN,

is more familiarity known through out the county, is the candidate on ! the republican ticket for collection ' as county treasurer. There are prob ! ably scores of men in Yavspai county who could write a better sketch of him than can the writer, for the reason that they have known him longer and more intimately Long before the writer of this ever dreamed of coming to Arizona, John HaTtin was resident of the territory and the little old blacksmith shop on the west side of Granite creek, which, by the way, was destroyed by fire a short time since, together with his residence, has for years been one of the land marks of Prescott. There year in and year out, Mir. Hartin piled his trade, and no man, how ever poor, ever went to hini for work of any kind that be did not get it. No man ever applied to him for aid either in any other way, that he did not receive 1t to the full extent of the ability of Mir. Har.iu, who has always been the poor mans friend. While be Is a man of strong impulses, and immovsble as the rocks of Gibraltar in what he con ceives to be right, he is a man of generous impulses and contributes to all charitable purposes with open handedness. Two yeArs ago he re ceiYed the republican nomination for treasurer, and was elected by an overwhelming majority, receiving the second or third highest vote of any man on either ticket, and within a very few votes of the highest. His administration of the office has been faultless His Ac- counts have always been found to be correct and his cash balances ex- act to cent. A subcommittee of the grand jury appointed recently to examine the county offices were so isvorably impressed with the condition of affairs existing in the trearurer's office that they made special complimentary mention of the fact.
 During all his long years of resi- dence in this county MT. Martin has never sought or asked for office till two years ago. when be wss elected to this position, and he has % faith fully and honestly discharged the duties of the office that he has mer- ited a re re-elecuon at the hands of voters. The voters owe 1t to him on another ground too. The legisla- ture which convened shortly after he went into office reduced the sal ary of the office, and instead of mak- ing the law effective January l, 1897, after the terms of office of the incumbents had expired, provided for its taking effect immediately. The salaTied officials who took of fee January l, 1895, were elected on tacit understanding that their sal aries should be a given amount, and a great injustice was done them by this act of the Legislature. As par tial completion of the contract for salary existing at the time MT. Har- tin went into office, he should be re- elected.
 JOHN s. ROSS.
 Candidate for sheriff, was born in 1850, in Chicago, where he remained until manhood learning the trade of plssterer and mason. In 1880, he moved to Colorado where he worked at his trade portion of the time and the balance of his time he devoted to mining. It was in the Centennial state that he was initiated into the fascinating business of min ing for gold and silver and anyone who has ever formed the habit knows how difficult it IS for one to ever cure himself afterwards. The whisky habit and the tobacco habit can be cured by drugs or overcome often by the force of will power, but the mining habit" when once formed, will cling to a man for life. After spending a couple of years in Colorado MT. Ross again emigrated, going to New Mexico where he gave vent to his newly formed habit but with indifferent success. He remained in New Mexico only 6 short time and in January, 1888, he with two other companions arrived in Prescott. He has worked at his trade of plastering and masonry utEc tNtE sluNt HIS oIiAN al NutncNCE able to secure work and has invested the most of his earnings in mines, being interested in a number of good properties. He IS an energetic man and does not believe in remain ing idle ard when not able to secure employme at his trade he has ac- cepted other employment, although there has never been a day, probably, since soon after his arrival that he has not been interested in mining, tha: occupation being his favorite one. He is honest as the day Is long. true as steel to his friends, generous and charitable to his enemies, if he has any, although by tending strict ly to his own affairs and not med ding with others and according fair treatment to all he has made but few enemies. He is possessed of