Kirk Will Be Home

Kirk Will Be Home

The Popular Major of the 31st Michigan Comes Home to Stay

Major John P. Kirk, of the 31st Michigan who is also prosecuting attorney of Washtenaw county will be home next Thursday to take care of his campaign for re-election and to resume the duties of his office which during his enforced absence with his regiment have been ably peforrnerl by Arthur Brown and Jndge Babbitt. With the evident intention of hurting Major Kirk's candidacy, a story to the effect that he does not intent to resign his commission has been industriously circulated by the opposition. It is absolutely false. When the country called upon its patriotic sons for defenders Mr. Kirk hastened to the front, sacrificing his business to do so. Now that all need for fighting men is past, and those who remain in the service will only be required to do police duty and he can honorably resign his commission, he will do so and return to the duties of civil life from which be cannot well be spared. Major Kirk did not enter the army from choices but from a source of duty. Duty no longer demands his presence at the front and he will return to be re-elected prosecuting attorney by a majority which will put his magnificent run of two years ago in the shade.