The Springfield herald., 1897-10-15
Candidates.

in Iowa IN 1870 but was raised in
Crawford county Kansas. His
parents moving from Iowa to Kan
sas while he was less than year
old. He came from Kansas to
Colorado in the fall of 1856. and
has resided continuously here up
to this time, with the exception of
one year he srent in the state of
his birth. He began to teach SIX
years ago and has since followed
that as his profession, farming and
attending to his stock interests
while out OF the school room. lie
stands in the front rank as a
teacher and Is now engaged IN his
second term at Springfield. He
is well equipped to perform the
duties required of the county
clerk and recorder.
Alf B. Allen, candidate tor Co.
Treasurer, was born III Hancock
county Illinois IN 1867, but spent
most of his boyhood days in Mis-
souri,. He was among the earliest
settlers in this section. He took
a complete course in the business
department of Tillottson Academy
five years ago, that fits him for
any position that requires expert
book keeping. While E. f. Mar
TN was county treasurer OF Baca
county Mr.. Allen acted as deputy
and done the difficult book work.
He is perfectly familiar with the
work of that office and if elected
will attend to it in creditable
manner.
Jesse w. White the nominee
for assessor was born in kentucky
where he lived till the Kansas
boom found him on a homestead
in Stanton county. He moved to
Colorado four years ago. He
served two years in Kentucky as
deputy county clerk which gives
hun an insight to working for the
public. If elected he will Go the
work incumbent on a county as
SCISSOR in an impartial and bust
nesslike manner. He writes a
good hand and is familiar with the
necessity of the county in securing
tull list of all property.
Mrs. Elizabeth II. Shannon the
nominee for County Superin-
tendcnt of schools is the wife of
Vinton M. Shannon, residing ten
miles northeast of Springfield.
She was born in Monmouth, ILL
nois 1864. She finished the high
school of Monmouth and attended
Monmouth College three years.
She also carries diploma from
the Western Illinois business col
lege, of Monmouth. She first
taught school in the country, then
the villages and finally filled the
place of Principal of one OF the
Ward schools of Monmouth, for five
years. She was deputy county
treasurer under her uncle two
years at Beatrice, Gage county,,
Nebraska, one OF the wealthiest
counties IN the state. She came
directly from Beatrice to Baca
county one year ago last spring.
1t is not necessary to state that
she Is competent to fill the office
for which she stands as a candi-
date.
Frank Newberry, our candidate
for sheriff has resided in Baca
county since 1887, in the eastern
part near the Kansas line, with
his mother who is over so years
OF age. He was born in Barren
county Kentucky in 1861 and
served two years as under sheriff
in the county of his birth. He
has spent seven years of his life
in Texas and served as under
sheriff in Lamar county that
state. He came from Texas TO
Colorado. He is a young man OF
good habits and fearless. With his
former experience he will make a
good officer if elected, which he
should be.
E. Hall who is the nominee for
commissioner Ill Dist. No, l is
known TO almost every one in the
county, and his superior qualifi