The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-07

Mr.. Belknap has served efficiently and
well for several years in the past as
road overseer in his home district,
when he always gave creditable &C
counting for the funds and labor con-
sumed, this is the first time he has ev-
er asked for a county office, and it
requires but small information to see
that it is desire to be of service to
his county and his neighborhood that
prompts him to announce for County
Judge. Mr.. Belknap is n good roads
enthusiast, and it is perhaps largely
his consuming love for good roads
that is very largely responsible for his
entrance into county politics. While
he is wheel-horse of Democracy, he
has heretofore been content to work
and vote for his friends, and this will
be the first opportunity he will have
given them to return favors bestowed.
Mr. BelEnap is business farmer,
who has made a success of his own
business, and is just the kind of mei,
for best service in attending to county
business.
The Times is authorized this week
to present the name Of John G. Hunt,
of Route &, Pennington, as a candi-
date for the nomination for Sheriff
of this county, subject to- the will of
the voters at the Democratic primary
election, which will be held on August
3, next. Mr.. Hunt is one Of st. Fran
co.'s county's best citizens, is so years
old, and is a native Of this county,
where he has spent his entire life. He
is a member of one Of the oldestsand
best families in the county, with large
and influential connections. While he
as well as all his ancestors have been
Democrats, the subject of this sketch
is the first of the Hunt family to ask
for office. He is a son Of w. B.
Hunt, one of the splendid and sub
stantial old citizens of this county.
For the past quarter Of a century Jno
G. Hunt has been regularly employed
in the mines, where he has very sell
dom missed a day from his work. He
is a hard working, capable and COM
petent workman, who loves his work,
but he now feels that he has reached
that age where less vigorous employ
ment would be helpful, and has there
fore needed the solicitations of a num-
Der of friends and entered the list of
candidates.
The Times is especially pleased this
week to present the name of J. W.
Jones, of Flat River, as candidate to
succeed himself as Associate Judge Of
the County Court from the First Dis
trict of st. Francois county. The
splendid work in which Judge Jones
has taken a prominent part in conduct
ing the business affairs Of the county
for the past two years is well known
and needs no comment or commenda-
ton. His many friends know that he
has made good" in such position,
and have insisted that he submit his
name for another term in the place
with which he has become familiar, be-
ing thoroughly conversant with the
county's needs and the best method OF
securing the desired ends. He is al.
ways "on the job, and the close at
tentior he has given to the county's
business makes him now practically
an expert in attending to the many
critical situations that are constantly
coming up for settlement. The first
term in that position is largely &
school of instruction, which quail
fies the right man for far better work
and Judge Jones has proven himself
an unusually apt pupil. He has the
necessary application and intelli
gence to render to the people even {
better accounting of his services a!
County Judge than he has in the past