The Oakes times., 1916-10-12

they should not hesitate 70 elsst
.sss;. ssnss@,n Porter to The position et' !
Alex. J. kosnig. . young business
man Of Forbes. b the nominee for
Register Of Deeds. Mr.. .Koenig is'
the manager Of the Forbes lmple-
ment Company. and y one Of the
bright young business men Of the
county. He y nne book Keeper, and
has . good knowledge of he records
OF the county. He pledges himself.
II elected. to do public abstracting.
which the law contemplstes al reg
lister Of deeds should do. and all fees
earned by him in pursuance Of the
work of making abstracts will be
turned into the county treasury.
This will mean an addition of sew
eral hundreds Of dollars . year to
the amount Of fees turned into the
county from the once of register
Of deeds. IL not this pledge worthy
Of the careful consideration Of the
taxpeyers! ff>
One Of the best and most reliable
citizens Of the county has been nom
mated by the democrats for the Of
nee of county treasurer In John Cum
name Of Silver Leaf. Mr.. Cunnane
is one Of tae oldest residents Of this
county. coming here in the early
sos. He settled on land near Sill
yer Leaf and has been q Dickey
County farmer ever since. John
Cunnane is one of the best citizens
this county ever had, honest and
straightforward and thoroughly re-
liable. The democrats are proud to
recommend him to the voters for
election to the responsible position
Of county treasurer. Should he be
honored with the position the financ-
es Of the county will be placed in
careful hands and the public will
have gained an accommodating and
appreciative official.
Joseph C. Lantz. young resident
Of Glendale. Is the candidate for
Clerk Of Court. Wherever he ia
known. Joe 10 recognised as a reli-
able and very capable young man.
He is at present in charge of the
Glendale gas plant and enjoys the
confidence Of his employers as q re-
suit Of faithful service. and the
warm friendship Of all who know
him. He has an excellent education
and is qualified In every way to fill
the position to which he aspires
Obliging and courteous at all times
those who have business in the ofiice
of Lne clerk Of court. and nearly ev.
cry one does have. would find him
an accommodating official. The vot.
ers Of Dickey county will make nc
mistake in electing Mr.. Lantz.
One of the most important of the
county Offices and one which touches
more closely than any of the 9th.
ers all Of the people of the county II
that Of States Attorney. He is the
official upon whom rests the enforce
ment Of all laws. and 1t is his dut,
to guide and advise the board ol
county commissioners and other Of
ficials in all matters pertaining tc
revenue and taxation. The demo
Gratis have nominated for this i'm
portant position Attorney ]. A. Nc
Kee Of Oakes. Mr.. Mckee bears ar
enviable reputation AZ q practitioner
and is recognized rs ope Of the ables
lawyers In the county. II elected Il
the Office he pledges himself to tn,
enforcement of all laws, and vii
1ivo IN oil vno<<o,e 1o ,,,hs.h A.
county has an interest. the careful
attention which they deserve.
County commissioners are to b,
elected in two of the districts: Th,
first. where James c. Pollock of Val
Meter township. is the democrati,
nominee. and the Fifth. where Com
missioner George Hatfield of Ken
township. is candidate to succeed
himself. The voters of these twt
districts have no more importan
duty to perform on Nov. z than 1,
involved in the election of the twt
county commissioners. The boart
OF county commissioners has charR,
of the business affairs Of the count,
and is directly responsible for tn,
expenditure of the Taxpayers money
Level headed. conscientious men
who are interested in and thorough
ly acquainted with the needs of tn,
county should be placed on the
board Of county commissioners ant
In James c. Pollock and George Hat
field the democrats present candi
dates who possess the qualification.
necessary to make them valuable
members. Both are extensive farm
ers and are deeply interested in the
welfare and future of the county
believing in progress but standing
firmly against extravaganza. Mr.
Hatfield has already ably served hi.
district in this capacity for one term
and has been honored by his fellow
members as chairman of the board
this year. He has made one of the
best commissioners this county has
ever had. and the people of his dis.