Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-14
J. E. Kirkwood.

When any man Is brought promi-
nently before the public as u candidate
for pubic Office, it is reasonable and
proper that they be made acquainted
" it'll the character. business Qualitca-
tio,.s for the position, honesty and per-
son;,i s,aLdlng of such candidate
With 'he purpose of making the pub
lie somewhat familiar with Mr. Kirk.
wood. the man whom the democrats
and pnpniists have selected as Il proper
persons 10 repreeent the people in the
state legislature of Iowa, we give the
following facts of the candidate:
j. T. Kirkwood was born in Ores
cent City, Pottawattamie county, Iowa,
in 1861. HIS parents came from
Scotland and settled in Pottawattamie
county, where his father was elected q
member of the board of supervisors,
serving nine years as such member,
six years of which he was chairman of
the board.
j. r. Kirkwood, our candidate re-
ceived q common school eduction and
taught school in that county several
years, but desiring better education
than the common schools of the day
then afforded, he Mtit to the State
University al Iowa City where he
completed his English eduction and
returned to his home and was offered
the honorable position of principal of
the high school in Council Bluffs.
which he, on account of former Plans,
declined, hut engaged in farming, and
for ten years tie followed the pillow and
made a success of that high calling.
lie then engaged in the stock shipping
business and like farming, he has been
succe ,sful.
Last year he moved to this city
wht re his advantages in the stock
business could he attended to more
advantageously than in the country,
and lately he, in company with w. ii.
WithrOw, under the firm name of
With1ow Il Ktrkwood, engaged in the
grocery business OF Erie street, in this
city, but he continues to ship stock as
usual.
He Is man in the prime of life,
energetic IN business, honest in his
dealings with the people, man of
liberal means, and Of large experience.
His familiarity with the wants of the
reople,a farmer by choice and practice,
liberal eduction, points to him as the
proper man 60 represent the people of
Harrison county in the coming legis-
lature.
He does not claim to be a politician.
but accepted the nomination rendered
him by the united democratic ar d
peoples party in convention called to
nominate county candidates, and a..
though it was unexpected and unso-
licited on his part, yet accepted in
the same spirit in which it was tender
ed, and now stands before the people
as their candidate, not so much as
partizan, as business man, and
solicits the votes of all who desire an
honest, fearless, able farmer in the
legislature.
| A legislator should be man of ripe
years, experience in business, acquains
ted with the wants of the people, able
to present his views to the legislative
body, in touch with the farmers and
their best interests, and with all an
honest man. Such IS ]. E. Kirkwoodll
If the people of Harrison county de-
sire q man to represent them in the
legislature who will attend to their
business without fear or favor, that
man is j. r. Kirkwood, who stands be-
fore them as their candidate, selected
without solicitation, "with no friends
to reward or enemies to punish" but
a desire to do justice by all.