The interior journal., 1917-05-08
CIRCUIT COURT AT LIBERTY

Monday was the opening day of
the May term of the Casey circuit
court and big crowd was at Liber-
ty. Business generally was fair ard
politics-well, there was more poll
ties than anything else. All of the
5O-odd republican candidates for
county offices were present, while the
three aspirants. for the democratic
nomination for State Senator, Hons.
J. r. Mount and II. Clay Kaufman,
Of Lancaster, and Jay Harlan, of
nanville, we're on hand by a large
majority. Each also had friends there
boosting his cause. In the afternoon
the Senatorial candidates spoke. Mr..
Harlan starting the ball to rolling.
He was followed by Mr.. Mount and
the Mr.. Kaufman. Each told of his
love for his party and country and
the good things he had done for both.
The speeches were all creditable and
interesting and the immense crowd
many standing through the three
speeches-gave rapt attention. All
of the gentlemen have followings in
the estate Of Casey" and the friends
of each claim the county for their
man. The Interior Journal proposes
TO let you pay your money and take
your choice between them. Knowing
and admiring them all both as gen.
| tlemen and democrats, it can and
will support, and do so cheerfully,
either of them in the final, but until
after August 4th, it has no prefer
ence.
Space is too limited to give the
names of all of the republicans as
piring to fill the county offices of Ca
sey, but to the /. J. il seems unfor-
tunate that the democrats are sitting
idly by and letting the enemy have
all the good things going. Casey coun-
ty has a democratic officer or two and
she might have more if the demo-
Gratis would stand together and assert
their rights. The county judges Of
flee is filled by a good democrat,
Judge Lafe Sharpe, and f. c. Moore,
another splendid democrat, is county
attorney. Why could not history re-
peat itself and do even better next
time? ANY way, an effort should be
made.
Among the republican candidates
is our old friend and fellow newspa-
per man. Editor Henry Thomas. He
is running for county judge. Mr..
Thomas is as clever a man as ever
trod shoe leather and why the deuce
he came to be a republican. we can't
conceive. Another old friend, Lincoln
Wells, is wanting Office and if a re-
publican has got to have the place,
it would be hard to find better citi-
zen or cleverer man for the job.
However, the Interior Journal is not
naming republicans for offices in Ca
aleaurhara for ~ iS NOT
business. 1t is its business, however.
to urge democrats to be active and
keep up an organization, and this
can best be done by having a candi-
date for every Office in the gift of the
people.
Circuit Clerk Land informed the
|. j. that both the civil and criminal
docket is large this term, but it is
pleasing to know that the latter does
not contain. murder case. Court
will last about ten days or two weeks
and number of visiting attorneys
are on hand for the fray. Judge Car
ter is circuit Judge of the district,
and Mr. Huddleston, who prosecuted
John Baker for murder at the last
term of the Lincoln circuit court, is
Commonwealth Attorney.
n uedl Ol NdSeN COuHty sui
has been turned this spring and an
unusual amount of corn is being
planted. The good farmers have fol-
lowed the injunction to raise corn
and other foodstuffs and Casey will
have her full quota. Wheat is looking
first-rate. having come out greatly in
the past few weeks.
Liberty is growing by leaps and
bounds. A number of new and COM
modius homes have been erected re-
Gently. the business portion of town
is well kept and everything presents
prosperous appearance. The town
enjoys a 24-hour electric service, has
good pavements and its public build
inPs are in ship shape.
Liberty has acquired a good citi-
zen in Russell Brown, of this city,
who has bought out Sharpe & Hum
phrey's insurance business. Mr..
Brown is a fine fellow and will
doubtless do well in his new home.
Later he will add the real estate bus
mess. Mrs. Brown will ioin him the
middle or latter part of the month:
Stanford regrets to lose these good
neople. but it is good to know that
thev are not far away.
W. X. Shugars, Derby" as his
many friends know him, is doing
splendidlv on his farm, mile from
Liberty. He has the tan of regular
farmer, but there are no corns in his
hands to indicate that he holds the
plow or hoe handle a great deal.
However, he has a mighty good, clean
looking farm and somebody works
on it. even if father does not hurt
himself. Mrs. Shugars and w. X. Jr.,
are greatly pleased in their new
home ard derby" is so well content
ed that he very seldom leaves the
place to go anywhere.