The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-24

Aaa&.A @1A ~ ~ WI
knew John Mickey IN Iowa when he
vas a young man and I was ~ Iitlis
10y" said Sir Smith Il have Known
him ever since ! came here. ! farDod
nszr him IN ifaokberry prerinct I
rented a farm Once from him for three
year. He never came near the farm
70 examine or MEASURE IN" crop I
sold the crop ami gave him his share
Of the proceeds iD money. will he
mistaken II be don't get n mighty big
TOts from this county"
W. + Kenney. furniture dealer; II
have teen doing business with Mr..
Mickey for twenty-five years Always
found him noe only a man NJ his word
4 the strictsst sense. but a Just man.
HIS dealings nave extended To nearly
everything in this county. His stand
I1E here is high. | hope hs will be-
elected"
D r Lard. druggist: II know Mr..
Mickey yell He Is a man who dycg a
great deal OF work. His charities arc
extensive. He helps anyone In need
would Ike 10 SO. him governor. I
Eo1ld have confidence in anything that
Mickey would DO az a public man"
J q Rathburn was busy erecting n
rsw brick store. He stopped a moment
% say that be had known Mr. Mickey
tusrty-nine years. had very high re-
sp-ct for him and hoped 10 see him
elected.
J o Mercer. hardware merchant,
sad h had known SIR. Mickey seven
tea years. had found him a high-mind-
- and honorable man.
John Bennett said he had been n
1zrns! here near Shelby thirty years
sn1 knew Mr.. Mickey we'll. He thought
N-. Mickey would get a good many
pop votes in this county.
George 4. Bennett Of blackberry pre-
Inct. said he thought SIR. Mickey
would get twenty pOpuIist yotes in old
Haskhe1y.
George E Bingham said he settled
o. z homestead here tw~enty-seyen
years ago. He win get nv vote and
al that I al do for him besides"
Dr.. Inks: Il travel a good deal in
the country round here. I heal the
people talk There's a good deal OF in
d!Euatioa among them over what the
"oTld-HeTald published. People here
Ike 70 see some fairness in politics.
Some Of the men they pretended TO
Interview. they newer saw at all. There
va George Beebe in town today, and
be would Ike 10 get a sight of the re-
porter xho pretended TO see him. That's
10 vay 10 conduct a campaign. Mickey
Sill get a big vote in this county"
Joe Gubsen. stock dealer: Il have
known John Mickey for ten years. /
used 20 be q democrat-voted for Bryan
the first time. but didn't repeat the Of
Tense. One was enough. They said the
country would go 10 pot II Mckinley
GOT elected. Well. ! just watched to
see and ! have seen. ! turned in with
the republicans after that and I'm glad
OF il. There were seven brothers OF US.
all populists. but / got OF so I could
take a good square look al the fusion
lists Every calamity bowler in the
country Vas in that gang. and | Just
said / would quit them. | buy mules
and horses and cattle. anything that's
got money in II and there's money in
nearly everything nov John Mickey
IS all right. There's no foolishness in
him There are lots OF men like me
Who will vote for Mickey for his BUSH
ness sense One Of them ducks that
got interviewed against Mr.. Mickey
his bank $3.50 right now. but it
has been charged of the books be-
cause it's a worthless count The fu-
sioRists never did know how TO cam
pa,gu anyway. I'm glad | cut loose
from EN-"
". NJ Ingalls,. buggy dealer: Il
have known Mickey twenty-five years.
] never heard a word against him until
this World-Herald man suooped around
over the county and found some men
vho wanted 10 get their names in the
paper. Mickey is all right. Nobody
believes in the World-Herald."
II. c. Beebe. attorney: Il have
known Mickey ever since I was old
enough 10 remember. He is as square
a. honest mar as | ever knew. He has
fne executive ability. would like
10 see him elected
Fred Braithwait. blacksmith: Il
don't know Mr.. Mickey very we'll per-
sonally. but | know what the people
round here say about him, and from
tina, ! should judge him 10 be about
the best man in the county. He stands
mighty well"
T. l.. Anderson. banker: I'm not
much In politics. ! will leave that for
older men. but I'm for Mickey this
election. and | hope he will win"
". T. Mavhar. postmaster: John
Mickey was n of the first men | met
when ! came here seven years ago. He
is the foremost man in the county. I
don't know where you will End q bet
ter all round Ian"
J. D. Lockhard. farmer: Il voted for
Bryan the first time. He told us here
in Shelby. right in front OF this very
building. right out there in the street
that the government was like a teeter
board. When money went up, produce
went down. He said when Mckin-
ley was elected money would 60 up
and everything else would so down.
Well | thought would try il just once.
| got enough the first time. I'm awful
glad that that fool o OF mine didn't
elect Bryan. Yes, John Mickey is all
right for me. have got enough sense
20 vote for him. and there's lot W
Others. Some Of the corn here will 40
90 bushels 10 the acre. We're all right
up here
J. c. Hotchkiss, farmer, was building
a new lo-room house on his farm in
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