Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-09

compelled to submit to another operation
which for time threatened to be fatal,
but the danger has now been over
come and he has regained his usual
good health. Prof. Hagerman has a
family to support, is needy, worthy and
well qualified.
w. B. Clarkson, of Kiowa, is the
Democratic candidate for clerk of the
district court. He has been identified
with the business interests Of Kiowa for
more than l8 years and has been in the
mercantile business practically all his life.
He is most agreeable gentleman and
is possessed Of all those traits so essential
to a good officer. Mr.. Clarkson makes
friends wherever he goes and impresses
one as a man Of affairs. In this part Of
the county he is not as well known as
some Of the other candidates but IN the
vicinity Of kiowa and Lake City where
he has been In business. he is Intimately
and very favorably known. Avote for
Mr.. Clarkson will never be regretted.
Emmett McClearey. county surveyor,
is candidate. for reelection. It is con-
ceded that he is the only competent sur
veyor the county has had for many years
and he will be reelected without oppo-
siion. Mr.. McClearey was brought UP
from boyhood m this city. He i. a
good all-around officer and an expert
book-keeper.
Dr.. ]. H. Donovan, Democratic can
didate for coroner, is one of the leading
physicians Of this city and county. He
came here from Missouri in the spring
Of 1905 and soon built up very large
practice. He is graduate Of rep
utable medical college and has had over
5 years experience in the practice.
Riley Lake ofLake City will have
no opposition for reelection as COM
missioner Of the third district. He is
the present chairman Of the Board and
has served on the Board since January,
1902. His services have been rec
ognized by the people of all parties to
the extent that he will doubtless be kept
on the Board as long as he will consent
to serve. 1t is seldom that a county is
so fortunate as to get such a man to
sacrifice his time in discharging the duties
Of an Office for which the compensation
is comparatively nothing. Mr.. Lake
is large ranch owDsr and is widely
known all over Kansas. Oklahoma and
extending into New Mexico. At pres
ent heisbeing keptprety cipse- athome
on account Of sustaining broken shoul-
der in runaway but he will soon be
able to be out again.
The people Of the second district are
equally fortunate in having as the Dem
ocradc candidate for commissioner. ]. B.
Harbaug Oh Of Nippawalla township. 1t
required extreme measures on the part
of Mr.. Harbaugh's friends to get him In
to the race, and now that they have
succeeded. they expect to elect him.
Ben Harbaugh came to Barber county
in 1884 and he still resides on the old
place twelve miles northwest Of kiowa.
He is one Of the solid, substantial men Of
the county and has as much good hard
sense and business judgment as is ever
allotted to one individual. Heis not
given to boasdng or loud talk but
does things In a systematic way. His
great success as farmer and stockman
is proof sufficient Of his caIber and hi.
fitness for a place on the Board. He is
both reasonable and firm, and above all,
fair, honest and honorable. The Eng.
ish language does not contain sufficient
adjectives to fully describe all Of Mr.
Harbaush's good qualities.
AS a whole, the Democratic ticket oI
Barber county is an excellent one and ev
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