Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-09-19
More Legislative Nominees.

And still the reports Of republican leg
islatiye primaries and conventions con-
tinue to come in. Three conventions
were held Saturday. In the Fourth
district Walsh county-lThos. F. Nc
| Hugh, mayor OF Grafton and a brother
of Pat McHugh. who has been member
Of two legislatures and the con. con-, was
named for the senate and DR.. John Mont
gomery, Alex Thompson and Ole O.
Hangrud we're nominated for representa-
tlves.
In the Twenty eighth district Anton
Svensrud of Bo.tineau, for the senate
and James Reed OF McHenry, for the
house was the ticket named. Mr.. Reed
| was prominent candidate for the house
in this district last fall, he being Mr..
W1llman's strongest opponent at the
| Darlington legislative convention.
The democrats of the Fargo district
have named Taylor Crum for the senate
for the house. Mr.. Crum is prominent
attorney of Fargo and was a resident of
jamestown in the early days. He made
a uulilDCl VI SpCCCl1Co lol I1uldCA IdSU
fall. Mr. Christianson is leading drug
g1st, and Mr. Lowell is a farmer and
business man of known popularity and
ability. As member of the con con. he
was conspicuously instrumental in Sc.
curing the agricultural college for Fargo.
Mr.. Lowell could have had the demo-
cratic nomination for governor had he
desired it.
The republican county cenveation of
Eddy county was held Saturday. The
delegates to the legislative convention
are for DAVID B. Wellman for the secate,
and Dave will be nominated. The Fos-
ter-Eddy--We district will bewell rep
resented in the senate. The legislative
convention in this district-will be held
at Darlington Sept. 2lst. The Wells
county people will probably send dele
gates favorable TO L. l.. Walton for the
house and Fosters delegates Will be for
Mr.. Barlow. The democrats have al
ready held their convention and have
nominated the following ticket Heber
McHugh for the senate and j. NJ. Patch
of Eddy, and G. J. Schmitt of Wells. for
the house.
Yesterday the republicans of the
Second dlstriet-a portion of Pemblna
county--named Wallace NJ. Holbrook
for the senate, and E. H. Bergman aid
John Stodleman for the house. All OF
the nominees are strong ones. Of the
three Mr.. Bergman is the best known
away from home. he bavlIg been d prom
inent member of the last Legislature.
He is an Icelander by birth. but there is
nothing slow or icy about him. He
came within one or two votes of being
one of the republican nominees for rail
road commissioner.
Richland county honored one of her
members in the con. con.,-Andrew
Slotten. with the republican nomination
for the senate. r. H. Atkinson. 4. 1.
Ink and O. O. Heglie are tie house
nominees.
Fires Driving Game Before them.
! Mandan Pioner: The soldiers in the
National Park have been kept busy fight
ing forest fires which have been raging
all through the Rocky Mountains this
| fall, owing to the extreme dry weather.
These forest fires have disturbed the elk,
deer and other wild animals. One band
of elk estimated to contain 1900 are now
congregated in a valley near Red Lodge.
Mont. supposed to have been driven
from the Park by forest fires. If the
game laws of Montana and Wymoming
are properly enforced, these noble ami
mails will not be ruthlessly slaughtered.
but will drift back to the security of the
National Park before winter sets IN.