Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-10-30

as county treasurer. There is no bet
ter man around here. When the Odd
Fellows were builcing here, went to
Mr.. Mickey expecting a $25 subsosip-
ton, for he was not an Odd Fellow,
but he gave me a hundred We don't
pay any attention here to those inter-
views in the World-Herald."
Mr. Chas. Burkhirt, a German and
cid soldier, in Mr.. Gurshee's store, said [:
When / came here Mickey was one of
the first men | met. He was active in
the G.. A. r. and befriended me. 1t
was shame to misrepresent him as
the World-Herald did, but he's got
plenty OF friends here. l will vote for
him myself"
II. T. Arnold, banker. John II.
Mickey is level-headed, conservative,
Woodworking, earnest, conscientious
man. In my judgment he will make a
good executive"
II. f. Henderson, hardware: 81 voted
for Bryan both times, but l have very
high respect for Mr.. Mickey He is a
very capable man. He knows what to
do and how to do it. He will get the
warm support Of this county"
F. l.. Dunn, hardware: "Mr. Mickey
stands high here The World-Herald
interviews are treated only with con-
tempt"
Oliver Westberg, travelling man: II
have known Mickey twenty-nine years.
He Is a first-class business man. He
will know what is going on in the state
institutions IL he is governor. l hope
he will be elected"
DR.. L. N. Shaw: Have known
Mickey twenty-three years. There has
never been cleaner or more compe-
tent man in the governors Office"
Otto Hummer, farmer: Mickey will
run well in my precinct, My father
helped nominate him for county treas
urer in II. His record is clean"
T.. L. King attorney: "The people
who were interviewed by the World
Herald misrepresented Mr.. Mickey and
his standing in this county. The re-
action against such methods will only
make more votes for Mickey. He is
ever nominated for the governors Of
flee in this state"
Mr.. o. H. Mum, w. F. Shank, George
Carmine, Joseph Karrer, w. F. Miller
W. b. Carson, John f. Anderson, S. ].
Hairless, S. G. Pheasant, Judge F. H.
Saunders, w. o. Cox, and others, all
old settlers in Osceola spoke of Mr..
Mickey in the highest terms.
AT Stromsburg, the endorsement of
Mr.. Mickey by the business men was
as positive as at Osceola. Stromsburg
used to be one of the strongholds of
populism, but the whole situation has
changed in the last year or two, and
the sentiment for Mr.. Mickeys election
is now the most conspicuous political
demonstration here. Mr.. p. T. Buck
ley one of the old timers, and promi-
nent business man, said:
II went down to Mickey's home
stead in II to get him to show me how
to make my homestead papers. He
was then sort of a general counselor
to the settlers. He knew how to do
everything. When there was any new
thing to be done, Mickey always dug
right into it, looked up the law, and
found out all about it. His whole life
since then has been right along that
line. He has helped more people in
this county than any other man who
has ever lived in it,"
Mr.. John 3. Buckley, president of
one of the banks here, and a large
property owner, said:
II have lived here thirty-nine years
and have known John Mickey all this
time. l know his record as a public
Official as a business man and as a
citizen, and | know no cleaner record
and no better man. The pops spent
81, 800 of the county's money trying to
find something against him while he
was county treasurer, and l tell you,
never recovered from the re-
bound of that investigation.
j. A. Tarble, farmer at Shelby, be-
ing in Stromsburg, said: II have
known MIR. Mickey ever since l home
steaded twenty-nine years ago. I'm an
old soldier and it makes me indignant
to think that the World-Herald would
him and his relation to
the old soldiers. Why, John Mickey
has been the most practical friend the
old soldiers have had in this county.
remember some years ago when the
winter was cold and everybody was
hard up. we had meeting of the post
to consider the needs of some of the
old veterans. Some of them needed
money and the post had no money.
Mickey got up and said: Send them
to me and | will take care of them
somehow He was always just like
that. He has done more kind acts to
the old veterans than any other man
in this county. and the papers ought
to be ashamed to try and take that
credit away from him, but he's got
friends enough to elect him all right"
M. P. Lindberg spoke of the organi-
cation of the Swedish-American league
that was going on in Stromsburg. It's
a republican organization. OF Mr.
Mickey he said:
"The republicans could not have
named a man that would run better in
this locality than John Mickey"
j. p. Smith, old settler and old SOL
der: 81 took a homestead thirty-one
years ago, and live on it yet right here
by this town. l have known Mr.
Mickey all these years. He is consid-
cred very straight man in this coun-
ty. He is considerate in his dealings
with poor men, but if a man can pay,
Mickey makes them come right up to
tha scratch He will be a good bust