Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-04
THE CANDIDATES.
Something About Republicans
Choice for County Officers.
THEY ARE GOOD CAPABLE MEN.
Sketch of |. II. Hammond, n. w. Mich.
aeI, George n. Smith, D. II. En-
cry and John M. McElroy, Nominees
of Republican County Convention.


The Courier believes that the repub
licans of Wapello county exercised
wisdom in it's selection of candidates
for county offices in the recent county
convention. They are all clean men
who will make capable and courteous
officers. Below will be found some
thing of each one who asks the voters
of this county, irrespective of party af-
filiations, to support them
|. H. Hammond.
The nominee for county auditor is
young man we'll qualified, both by ma
ture and experience to fill the Office
to which he aspires. He is recognized
as vote getter and will not only be
elected to the office but will forge to
the front with the rest of the ticket.
Mr.. Hammond was born in Boone
vile, Indiana, February II, 1865, and
came to Ottumwa when quite youns.
His ancestors were early pioneers of
Wapello county, and helped to make
history around here. Since attaining
mans estate Mr.. Hammond has held
various positions of trust and served
as deputy under Morgan Griswold, the
retiring auditor. His ability is guar
antee that the office will be conducted
rightly and his geniality is also guar
antee that the people will find it a
| pleasure to transact business with
him. Mr.. Hammond is married and
has an interesting family of two chill
dren. He resides in the sixth ward
and is as strong a man as could have
| been named for the place.
H. w. Michael.
The nominee for clerk of the district
court is a Wapello county boy, who
has lived nearly all his life in the
county of his birth. He is engaged in
farming pursuits, has wide acquaint-
ance among the people and has had
excellent educational advantages. He
was born on the old home place, Where
he now resides; about two miles from
the end of the bridge,in the eighth pre-
| cinct, March 4, 1865, and is therefore
So years of age. He was married in
1887 and has three children, all boys.
Mr.. Michael has had good educational
advantages. He finished the course
prescribed in the Ottumwa public
schools took course under special
teacher for one year, after which he
attended the Iowa Wesleyan Universe
| ty at Mt. Pleasant for two years. For
eleven years he has been engaged in
conducting a dairy in conjunction with
his farm work, and has spent all of his
active life with the exception of one
year in the latter pursuit. Mr. Mi
chael is recognized as vote getter
and will capably serve the people of
this county in the position to which
the party has nominated him.
George Fl. Smith.
The candidate for county recorder
is a young man who has resided in
Wapello county all his life and the
most of that time has been engaged in
farming He has had educational adj
vantages that will enable him to dis
charge the duties of recorder with
neatness and to the satisfaction of the
patrons of the Office.
Mr.. Smith was born in Adams town
ship, November IT, 1877, and is there
fore % years of age. He resides on 8
farm near Blakesburg with his parents
and is much respected in the locality
in which he resides. About four years
ago Mr.. Smith met with an accident
which coupled with rheumatism has
resulted in making him cripple. He
is worthy young man, has wide &C
; quaintance among the people and viii
run with the rest of the ticket.
D. H. Emery.
The nominee on the republican tick
ct for the office of county attorney, i.
IL IL to, h. n,
+ the party, and also bears the distinc
r ton of having a startling likeness tt
Abraham Lincoln, both in form ant
feature.
, Mr.. Emery was born in Fulton coun
. ty, Illinois, December 4, 1887. To
. gether with his parents he removed tt
: Stark county, Illinois, in 1888, and set
tied on farm, where his father diet
! in 1916. Mr.. Emery remained on thu
farm until he attained the age of 2
years, receiving his education in thu
country schools, which later was SUP
plemented and rounded out by
course at Audubon college. The youni
Illinoisan was ambitious. He deter
: mined to take up the profession of law
and accordingly read law with Hon
Marshall Shallenberger, at Toulor
ILL., for eighteen months.
In December, 1860, he came to low
and located at Montezuma, Poweshie
2 county where he entered the office Q
: Hon. M. e. Cults. He was admitte
: to the bar in February, 1861, but i
August of the same year heard the ca
l to arms, and enlisted for service in tn
Union army. He was elected frs
lieutenant of Company r, Tenth low
g infantry, and served three years, Q
3 until his discharge from the service
1 because of a severe wound received /
. the battle of historic Mission
/ airy Ridge, fought September 2
1864. He returned to Montezum
where he again undertook til
i practice of law, and in 1865 We
1 honored by being elected a men
/ Der of the house of representatives i
n the twelfth general assembly Of low;
Mr.. Emery was married May 2
1867, and in April, three years late
S he came to Ottumwa where he has e.
n err since been engaged in the practic
l. of his profession. He has held no o
flee during his residence here, exceI
that of city solicitor, which he held fe