Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-06-08
Francis n. ReeS.
A Through-Going Candidate for
County Court Clerk, of Knox.

Being encouraged by many that was fully qualified
Ito fill better paying Office than that of County Surveyor
forth and ask the good people of Knox county
life give important office that of County Court
Clerk
So in June 1916 nearly years ago which
in any Republican friends way or any Republican
friend and in this and under these
started forth seeking the nomination for that Office decided
by the Republican Primary Election be held August 4
Being raised farm with poor chance obtain any book
knowledge in those days following after the Civil
know at p whilst we'll acquainted with
pow the matto the the maui wedge other farming
tools by hard labor with hands, for raising debt all
boys of those days taught that they justly owed their
ens But at Fl could hardly write possessed only
an old Bueback Speer New Testament old second hand
Reader and of Ayers Amanas and gone as far
Compound numbers in Rays part third Arithmetic We
then called them COMPOUNDED numbers"
From attended entirely at my own expense
could only work WHILE then to school while. First
tended Winter an3 Spring Term Subscription School
vile Ky taught by Gov James and Hon. John H. Wilson
for several Among many studies penanshp
speciality and Common Schools taught taught
mansp down the Rock BOTTOM pupil could write
and understand the systems WELL
In the time of achieving qualification for public business
made Chief Deputy Sheriff. thereby Chief Tax Collector
low compensation and during the hardest times money
been the Civil War; when my was made to
bleed at the compuson of having crowd upon and collect
then 3d. 90 poll tax the white and the 81 poll
the poor black the law paid over every dol
lar and dime promptly where properly belonged and that
was the best business plan could follow
have and been twice elected the poor office County
Surveyor The first term of four myself
but finding by experience to be poor office o to
orsake his farm other business therefore the second
time for that Office chiefly for the great meeting the
wishes of Knox county people sacrifice myself by
ing my back farming to fill such poor office as poor as
have done the best could dividing lands among heirs
and settling disputed lines using Partially between and
man, but all parties right and alike.
invite the good people of Knox county 60 over the
walks of life both Office and of Office and you can DOS
sby believe qualified with ability fill such office County
Court Clerk If possibly believe to be sober man.
right and fair for into his sixties County
Surveyor has waded the been soaked with cold rains
met the cold and singing Winters winds for the seven or
eight by being caught many miles from labor
be taken by the fire out of the blasts of winters
time life and let other take the door abor
stead and place by suffrage vote the County
Court Clerks office and if do will promise be
faithful Industrious and honest treating parties as
just and fair in that office treated my 1900 school chill
ren that placed under and have my
running and settling their disputed lines as
and also promise that would handle and the
other of the public that will be placed
Court Clerks hands annually did collector
paymaster OF same. Very truly
Advt FRANCIS M. REEFS a