Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-03

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fill the Office of probate judge, and we
believe will receive the support of
large majority of Barton county voters.
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Melvin L. Harrison was born in 1858,
at Nevada, Iowa, and is now % years
old. In 1885 he removed to Kansas
and located in Barton county, south of
the river, he and his brother conduct
ing farm, and NJ. L. teaching school
during the winter. He has taught
school most of the time for the past
nine years. He graduated with honors
from the Nevada, Iowa, high school,
and has always kept himself up with
the times on educational matters. He
holds first grade certificate, and has
served as member of the county ex-
amining board. Full of enthusiasm in
the line of work he has chosen, strict
ly moral in his habits, gentlemanly
and courteous at all times, he will if
elected fill the position of head of the
county schools with credit to himself
and his constituents. He was the
nominee of the peoples party for this
position in 1894, and came out second
in the three cornered race, although
his opponents were two of the ablest
and most popular young men of the
county.
FOR CLERK OF THE COURT.
Frank G.. Strothman-everybO
knows Frank. He came to the county
in 1880. and up to the time he was first
elected register of deeds was a farmer.
and clerk at Ellinwood. In the fall
of 1857 he was, although practically
unkown young man, nominated by the
democratic convention for register of
deeds, and after making a thorough
and gentlemanly canvas of the county
was elected-and better officer never
served the people than did Frank
StrOthman for the next six years be-
ing reelected in 1889 and 1S91-the
last time running against two opposing
candidates. His courteous treatment
of all people, at all times, his careful
and pains-taking methods of conduct
| ing the public business, and his ability
to speak fuently both English and
German made him an exceptionally
fine officer. For the past two years he
has been managing his farm south of
| the river, although unable physically
to do manual labor TO any extent. He
is just the kind of a man the people
want to look after the important court
records, and if elected we believe he
will be able to save the taxpayers many
dollar in fees and court charges.
FOR COMMIsSIONER-FIRs DISTRICT.
Matt Dick, who will be the next
member of the board of county com
missioners for the first district, is also
an old resident. He has served in
many public positions Of honor and
trust in his own town, Ellinwood, and
has the complete confidence of every
body, regardless of politics. He is a
thorough business man, careful and
exact in all his dealings. and being him.
self large taxpayer, will look care
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county. He was nominated by both
the democrats and pOpulists without a
dissenting vote, and we believe will be
elected about the same way.
FOR COMMIsSIONER-THIR DISTRICT.
Henry Merhoff is farmer, living
near HeiZer. Is an old settler, and
knows the ups and downs of farming
in Kansas. He has been honored in
his own township by being elected
trustee, and has in many ways shown
that he is amply capable of filling the
Office of commissioner to the best inter
ests of the whole people. AS his name
indicates. he is of German birth and
doubly well qualified to act satisfac-
torily for the large number of German
farmers in the county and particularly
in the third district. He made the
race for commissioner in 1895, on the
popuiist ticket, and came within few
votes of being elected, in a three-cor-
Dered contest.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Isom Wright has been resident of
Barton county since 1890. He came
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