Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-01
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
n 0. Johnson.
For Supervisor

N. 0. Johnson, candidate on the re
publican ticket for member of the
board of supervisors, for the term be-
ginning Jan. 1, 1917, was born IN
Sweden in 1851 but has spent the last
fifty years of his life in Wapello coun-
ty. He began farming in WapeNo coun-
ty at very early age, In fact, when
farm hands received only seventy.five
cents per day
BY industry, economy and good bust.
ness management Mr.. Johnson has ac-.
qu1red one of the best stock farms in
Agency township; It Is known az
"Scandia Enterprise Farm and Ger.
tainly is all that the name implies.
Along the driveway leading from the
road to the house, wesnotice that every
bridge and culvert is of cement Every
angle and grade shows care, diligence
and judgment. The house is a strictly
uptodate modern home and the stock
barns are electric lighted throughout
and the milking Is all done by machin.
cry, eSe.ytsr f!S,s g.,tls,s.s
Mr. Johnson is not seeking this Of
flce for the salary that is attached to
It, but feels that 1t is now high time to
inject into the affairs and business
care and business acumen that sue
cessful men apply to their own bust.
ness.
Being the owner Of nearly 400 acres
OF land makes him heavy taxpayer
and Mr.. johnson is of course interest.
ed in seeing that. every dollar paid
out by the county, shall buy one dol
lars worth for the county" Mr.. John.
son has been trustee OF Agency town;
ship for number of years and has had
a wide and extended experience il,
grading and the building Of culverts
and bridges and general road work.
which together with an extended bust
ness career. with business men and
men of means. men who do things.
makes him an ideal man to conduct
the business Of the county in an econ,
omical, intelligent and business like
way.
In looking over his tax receipts Nj.
Johnson finds that he is now paying
out Tor I'M more money for one years
taxes on his 800 acre home than he
was formerly able to get for whole
years hard labor-and board himself
and he is therefore decidedly opposed
to selling more bonds-and, then more
bonds-and so on plunging the county
further and further in debt, making
more interest to pay-and consequent
ly more taxes.
Mr. Johnson is very enthusiastic for
good roads over the county and for
permanent grades, culverts and bridges
but feels that close application of the
principle Of economy and pfudence in
extending the county funds and care
fully watching Of details might give
better results.
II nominated and elected Mr.. John
son promises the public the same care.
full. economical, business like manage
ment of the county's affairs that he has
always applied to his own affairs.
And now, good brother Cor sister, II
you are not acquainted with N. O.
Johnson of Agency township and will
90 down and look over his hon'e farm
and see It as It is you will say that the
man who takes this pride in the c'l-
verts, roads. bridges and farm bNild-
ings at home and who has produced it
by his own brain and muscle lis the
man I want to conduct the county's
business for me-.
If you're in trouble get LAWYER, IL
you're sick get a doctof-but let ns
get an all around business man to do
the county's business.