Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-29
csr Lee.i Candidates.

James Knox Langford. who is
bettsr and more generally knowa
% SLIM, is q candidate for Rep.
resentative and is not o stranger
to the voters Of Ripley connty.
as he has served the people in
various official capacities in the
years past and always with care
ful attention and STRUT observ-
sncs Of the duties Of the position
occupied. He is now a Justice OF
the Peace for Doniphan township
and is the county Highway En-.
ginser, having been appointed to
the latter place the past winter.
He was born in Hickman county,
Tennessee, May "a, 1866, and
came to Ripley county November
80, 1872. He worked on a farm
until q years OF age and has
maintained farm continually to
the present time. He attended
school but little but acquired q
fair educstion and taught school
for several years. His official
services have been as constable
for one term In bis home district
In Tennessee and was elected to
the same office in this county In
1882. He was deputy collector
under Levi @. Dalton from Sep.
tember 1882 to April 1884, at
which time he resigned both the
deputyship and the oonstable's
Office to accept the office of coun-
ty clerk, to which position he was
; appointed by Governor Crittendeu
! on April /. 1884, to succeed the
late ", 7, stepp, and was elected
10 the same Office in 1884, 1881
, and 1890, voluntarily retiring q
the end Of his second full term
t1z1s uvryivvv asa ynv FsslUus uIuue
as . helper have been frequentl.
lemployed, and 'tis said of hin
? that he could assume the duties
; of any office In the county at any
. stage Of the tenure without the
least hitch or difficulty, He serv-
| cd for three sessions on the jour-
nal force in the state senate under
Secretary Roach. the present Sec-
retary Of State, and was especi-
ally complimented by that official
for his efficiency In the 42nd Sem
} ate. His services there will be
highly beneficial should he be
, chosen 90 Representative, He il
q Presbyterian IN religious prin-
| ciples and an enthusiastic frster-
. nalist, being q member of many
. tof the iraternal orders Of the city.
s. l He ID married, has family and
. pleasant home in Doniphan.
William Carter Msbrey, gener'
: ally called "Bill", whois now the
3 Circuit Clerk OF the county and
for the past nearly eight years
has held the position Of Circuit
Clerk and Recorder, 10 also an as'
pirant for q seat in the Legislative
!, hall OF jefferson City. If Mr.
Mabrey is nominated for this Of
: nee the county will have the dis
! tinction Of having in him as
: Representative the first nativ'
o born citizen ever elected. "Bill'
was not only born In Doniphal
but is still living ct home in tn
house Of his birth, was reare'
! there, was educated in the Doni
! phan schools and is q Doniphal
n boy from his head to his heels
6 He 10 about SO years old and !
quite good-sized chap for hi
= years, though he has never ~
mustered up the courage 10 81
married, though he may hav
Itrisd several times to commit th
Aot. However. to squalizs thing
?, he says that II our people Vi
,,I send him 10 tie capital to bel
Inl make The lsws ths iirst bill be Vi
Z present win b one 70 tax ol
ssl bachelors to create . pensic
Q fund fcs old maiden ladies--th'
soslis, maybe he win. AZ : counl
ofse;al NJ. Mshrev has not On