The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-10-19
CANDIDATES ARE MEN AND
WOMEN WELL FITTED FOR
THE POSITIONS THEY SEEK
THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED AND PROVEN
On the Eve of Election Grit-Advocate Gives
Personal Sketches of the Various Can
didates Who Comprise the Per-
sonnel of the Republican
County Ticket
THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED AND PROVEN

AS the readers of the Grit-Advocate
we'll know, this paper is Republican at
heart, and at all times when a good
ticket is presented to the voters by the
Republican party, that ticket receives
our support. Yet, whenever there are
matters before us, political or other
wise, of interest to the community,
we try to give an unbiased plain state
ment of facts concerning these mat
ters of interest.
Just now, on the eve of election, the
community is naturally interested in
the candidates who are seeking sup
port and who are to transact the bust
ness of the country for the next two
years. 1t is therefore no more than
just that the Grit-Advocate, at this
time, give personal sketches Of the
personnel of the republican county
ticket, for we believe that this ticket
is an exceptionally strong one, COM
posed of men and women who are well
qualified for the positions they are
seeking.
The editor of this paper has per-
sonally known each and every candi-
date on the Republican county ticket
for term of years. We have known
them as citizens interested in the well
fare of the county. We have known
of some of them holding other offices
of trust, and as a whole they are
bunch of winners, who have made good
in their own personal undertakings as
we'll as in the service of the public.
In giving these personal sketches of
the candidates on this ticket, we do
SO from the facts derived from our
personal knowledge, rather than being
influenced by an biased opinion we
might have of them due to their be-
ing on the republican ticket.
County Clerk and Recorder
MRS. NELLIE E. NICHOLS
Four years ago Mrs. Nellie E. Mich
OILS came before the voters of Sedgwick
county asking for their support for
the office of county clerk and record
er. At that time she was a resident
of Sedgwick. She had been success
full teacher before her marriage, and
following the death of her husband
she undertook the business manage
ment of the meat market at Sedgwick,
formerly operated by Mr.. Nichols, and
made a success of this business. Al
ter her election she moved to Jules
burg with her two daughters, Ger
trude, who is now a member of the
Sophomore Glass of the Sedgwick
County High School, and Margaret,
who is second grader in the Jules
burg Public School. Mrs. Nichols en-
tered upon the duties of her office
with & firm determination to make
good, and she has made good, for no
one can successfully deny but that she
has been one of the best county clerk
and recorders Sedgwick County has
ever had.
During Mrs. Nichols term of office
the business has practically doubled
in volume. In the year 1918, just
prior to her assuming the duties of
county clerk, the fees of the office to-
tailed $5,421.30; in the year 1921 the
fees totaled $9,4SO.29; thus far during
the year 1922 with nearly three
months left the fees total $8,300.67.
Other features of the office have
greatly added to it's duties, such as
the ever increasing automobile licen-
ses, the visitors auto licenses, 1896 of
which have been issued this year; the
recording of the auto certificates OF
ownership; the keeping of the road
record book which has been installed
by Mrs. Nichols, and from which one
can quickly ascertain the amount of
business transacted and money eX-
pended in each road district of the
county. And yet, Notwithstanding
this much increased work of the coun-
ty clerks office, Mrs. Nichols has eff
ficiently conducted the affairs of the
office with the aid of but one regular
deputy. In addition to her efficiency
in keeping the records of the office,
she has also proven herself most
painstaking and economical purchaser
of office supplies. Her pleasing per