Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-10-20
Republicans Have Strong County Ticket.

hISt ISiH' anu one SOOu term ue-
serves another,
j. A. Nelson, candidate for coun-
ty attorney is now serving his first
term, and he has made one of the
most able prosecutors the county
ever had. Previous to being elected
two years ago he had served some
six months as county attorney, hav-
ing been appointed by the board of
supervisors to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of C. n. Houck
when he was appointed district
Judge. During the War he took a
most active part in all the war act
ivities here, was secretary of the
Red Cross, Winneshiek County Chap
men, and devoted considerable of
his time in making speeches through
out the county and adjoining terri
tory. He has filed the office of
county attorney In most able man
ner, taking care of all legal matters
in a very highly satisfactory way,
making one of the best attorneys the
county ever had!y During his first
term in Office he has secured seven
convictions of serious offenses in
which the offenders were sent either
to the reformatory or the peniten-
tiary. Attorney Nelson is a good,
square official, one who will give
every man a square deal, ana at the
came time serve the interests of the
county in the way the law says that
it should be served. He is popular
and well liked among all classes, and
will be reelected to the office he
has Served SO faithfully the past two
years or more.
O.. o. Ellingson, one of the best
sheriffs the voters ever put in Office
here Is the choice OF the Republic
ans for sheriff this fall. Ole is
known to practically all the voters
in the county, and we have yet to
hear any one speak anything but
good word for him.. He has been an
economical official and at the same
time has kept the sheriff's Office up
to high standard. Ole is not one of
those officials whose aim is to make
trouble for people on petty offenses,
but he is a fellow who will uphold
the laws and enforce them in the
propersmanner Sheriff Ellingson is
popular and well liked by all and his
big majority in the primaries testifi-
ed to that. His good work this fall
in clearing up burglary cases and
the conviction OF the offenders shows
that he is on the job. And there is
another thing that can be said about
Sheriff Ellingson. he will give every
man a square deal, and his record
has proven it, and those are the
kind of officials every county wants.
His record in Office has been good
one, and the people know it and will
retain him in office ON Noy.i2,
Coroner l.. B. Willis, of Decorah
is a candidate for reelection. Mr.
Willis is a member of the firm OF
Willis & Ness. and has served the
pasct two years as coroner and filled
the Office in a most satisfactory
manner. He Is a gentleman well
known over the county, mighty
capable, progressive business man
and one who has served and will
serve the county we'll. "A
The three republican candidates
for supervisor, NJ. c. Bergan Of the
first district, C. j. Burgess of the
third district and E! NJ. Jerviss oi
the fourth district, are all worth,
of most loyal support. They are mer
of wide business and farming ex-
perience combined, men of integrit,
and honor, and in this most impor
tant county Office We need men o.
their capacity. Each one OF these
candidates were accorded large
vote in the primary, which was evi
dent that their constituents knew
them well and were desirous o.
having them. represent them on the
board of supervisors. They are al
men of honest convictions and viii
give Winneshiek county honest ser
vice.