Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
Life Work of a Typical Western Man
Character Sketch of John
ii. Mickey of OSceOla, Ncb.

peoples meeting, Thursday evening prayer
meeting, Friday evening Sunday school
teachers meeting, Saturday evening choir
practice and preparatory work, while
morning, afternoon and evening Of Sunday
are occupied with the usual Sabbath
services. 1t is by far the strongest church
in town. MIR. Mickey applies this principle
of keeping the membe interested" to
his family. He gave up one fine home in
town and moved out upon the farm in order
that he might have something for his boys
to do.
Because of his we'll known interest in
educational matters. he has been elected
as p president of the board of trustees of the
Nebraska Wesleyan university at Univcr-
sity Place, a suburb of Lincoln.
Politics IL straight.
He has always been a republican. His
father was a stephen A. Douglas democrat
and voted for him in 1860, but after that
was a republican. John Hopwood's first
vote was cast for Lincoln in 1864, when
he was only ~ years old. This was dur
ing his military service; he was with his
regiment near Florence, Tenn, at the time
and the state of Iowa sent a commissioner
there to receive the votes of the Hawkeye
men, the state having passed a special act
dllON luB All SOluitIS 70 NOlt, Irrespective
of age. Since that time he has always
affiliated with the republican party and
supported its principles.
Both as legislator and as county treas
urer he served the people well, yet he
did not escape Calumny." The populists
charged him with knocking down enough
Of the public money while county treasurer
to start the OsCeola bank. Ever since the
populistic landslide of the middle 'yOs Polk
has had decided populistic leanings, and
when men of this persuasion secured con
troll OF the county Offices they set on foot
, an investigation of the books and records
kept by Mickey during the ten years OF his
incumbency to see If they could lind eyi-
dence OF malfeasance. They hired I've
, expert accountants and paid them $40 a day
, each tout of the public money!, but tn,
r inquiry came to naught. They worked
I three months and finally made out, through
, Il clerical error, that MIR. Mickey owed IN,
county SIS. Many of the pops VINO wer,
, SO strenuous for this Investigation are nov
l., pledged to support Mr.. Mickey's candIdac!
4 tor governor. 1t is predicted that he vii
> redeem the county from the stigma OF popu
i lism which has chung to it SO long.
Mr. Mickey's home Lie.
Mr.. Mickey has a large and interestin
= family. Nine children are living, and U
these five were by his first wife and fou
. by his second. Ills first wife died Decem
Der 70, 1886. December 5, 1881, he Marie
u, rlora q. Campbell of Norden, NeD.,
woman of sweet disposition and OF quIe
devotion to her family and her churcl
= Sne has taken a marked interest in he
. husbands candidacy, though she had som
=, m.sgiylngs concerning 1t at first, believin
II a political career at the state capital wOuI
% prove scarcely cOnsonant with their mod
N est rules of life. She is now reconcile
= to it, however, and is becoming quite
I Jealous partisan IN her husbands behalf.
r OF the nine children there are five boy
/. and four girls, the eldest being Oliver L
IS Mickey, 81 years old, VINO is cashier Of hi
IaIheT.s bank. lie is Of a studious ten
permanent, being fond of books and picture
ana is very popular in the communiI,
Il linen come Harlan a., aged 80, and Eva
J. s., aged IS, who are proprIetOrs Of a catt.
II ranch IN heya Iaha county and spend u
= their time there. Bertha r.. Smith is I'll
lie eldest daughter. Sne is the wife Of H.. I
IS smith, first assistant in the Burr ngLu
d. ticket once at Lincoln. Mary N, IL
A. second daughter, aged y, is attendlI
" school at the Wesleyan university at Lii
10 coin, and Will finish next year. She tax,
special interest in music and can play 81
II lections from Verdi and Wagner with muC
feeling and expression, but this does n
IL incapacitate her for more humble occupi
ie ton. The evening | called she went Of
N to the chicken coop, captured three ye
5. low-legged ones, cut their heads off wi
Of the ak Though her brother insisted Il
~ corn knife would serve better and dress,