Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-26
For Senator 42nd Senatorial District.
d. A. LYONS.

For Supervisor,
STEPHEN RILEY.
A Few Words for Our Local Candl-
dates.
The crowded state of our columns
last week prevented the local men
ton our candidates are entitled to.
The hearty good will shown our
candidates by men of all parties,
justifios and confirms the conviction
that it is in it's personel the best tick
ct ever offered to the voters Of How
ard county by any political party.
Whether considered individually or
collectively, it is worthy of the conf
dence and support of every voter i'll
the county. 1t is well distributed as
to locality and nationality, the men
all being clean, capable and of I'M
questionable morals and business in
tegrity, and they will. grow in favo-
the longer they serve the pc ,ple. We
herewith present sketches of each:
D. A. LYONS,
Has been a resident of this county
and of Winnesheik since his boyhood,
and for the past twenty years has
been actively engaged in business in
Cresco, which has been extensive in
detail and in it's general character
brings him in close contact with the
farmers aud producers Of the county,
and not word is breathed against
his character. morals or business in
tegrity. He is a man of more than
ordinary ability and will honestly,
faithfully aud we'll represent the best
interests of our people.
j. j. LOWRY,
Our candidate for Representative has
likewise grown from boyhood to
mans estate in our midst, commenc.
ing life poor boy, by his indefatig'
able energy and bushes tack, sue
ceeded in winning a competence OF
worldly goods without wronging any
person of any portion of what was
his, but by hard days work, steady
application and taking care of hit
accommodations. He is the owner Of
one of the best farms in this portion
of the county and has as deep an6
abiding an interest in the prosperity
of the farming class as any man il
the state. AS member of the las
legislature he sought at all times tt
secure to that class relief from unjus
burdens of taxation and from squan
dering the moneys taken for take
for partizan purposes. With a legis
lative body in sympathy with hi
views the farmers and laboring elias
SEES would get relief from unjust ant
oppressive taxation.
JOHN A. CRAY,
Our nominee for Treasurer has like
wise spent nearly all the years of hi
life in this county, and his life ha
been such as to commend him to GU
people who cheerfully and rightfull
mention him as Honest John Cray.
By hard work and prudent manage
ment he has obtained aud owns on,
of the best farms in his vicinity. H
has served the county with marke
ability as county Supervisor an
would make an honest and ef1cien
custodian OF the peoples money,
A. C. CAMPBELL.
Our candi date for Sheriff on til
theory of second term is entitled
reelection. But he has highe
and better right than that, the rigt
OF q worthy man, capable Office
aman who does his duty to the stat
and to the public, who knows no di
ttnctions politically when called VI
on in the line of the duties pertainin
to his Office. The people will max
no mistake in his retention in tt
Office he has SO honorably filed du
ing the past two years.
W. G. JONES,
Our nominee for Superintendent {
schools is one OF the most thorough
qualified men for the Office ever PR
sented to the people Of the county
connection with the Office. Besid
enjoying the opportunities OF