. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. ciated life andpublic service of a high order, the governor of the state readily yieldedto the preponderating voice of the people, and appointed the deputy toserve out the unexpired term. When the time came for another elec-tion, in 1906, the action of the governor was fully justified by the peopleof the county, who elected Mr. Johnson for the succeeding term inthe office. In politics Mr. Johnson is a Democrat and always loyal to hisparty and energetic and effective in its service. As a citizen he is pro-gressive, public-spirited
. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. ciated life andpublic service of a high order, the governor of the state readily yieldedto the preponderating voice of the people, and appointed the deputy toserve out the unexpired term. When the time came for another elec-tion, in 1906, the action of the governor was fully justified by the peopleof the county, who elected Mr. Johnson for the succeeding term inthe office. In politics Mr. Johnson is a Democrat and always loyal to hisparty and energetic and effective in its service. As a citizen he is pro-gressive, public-spirited and enterprising, enthusiastic in his supportof every worthy undertaking for the development and improvement ofthe county and the betterment of its people. But he applies his energiesin this behalf with intelligence and judgment, and seeks the advance-ment of his locality only along lines of wholesome progress, involvingenduring Avelfare and substantial advantages of permanent value. Socially he is very popular, a welcome addition to all good circles ?\ ^ I. EUGENE STUETEVANT HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY 689, and a fruitful contributor to their enjoyment. He is a gentleman ofhigh character, superior intelligence and a most genial and companion-able nature. In every relation of life he is a type of the best citizenshipof Linn county, of western push, enterprise and resourcefulness, ofpatriotic devotion to the interests of his country—of elevated Ameri-can manhood in every way, and he is universally appreciated andesteemed as such wherever he is known and by the people of all classesand conditions. EUGENE STURTEVANT While himself a man of peace, with all his years and energies tothe present time (1912) employed in the domain of production, EugeneSturtevant, one of the leading farmers and stock men of the Grantsvilletownship, this county, comes of a martial strain, his father having beena soldier in the Civil War and his grandfather one in the War of would not hesitate to foll
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