The Dickinson press., 1889-09-07
Republican County Convention.

Republican County Convention.
The republican county convention
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the legislative convention and plac.
ing in nomination Il candidate for clerk
of the district court assembled at
Hotel Windsor, Richardton, on Thurs
day. according to call. L. II. Bonney
called the convention to order. O. c.
Bissell, was elected temporary chair
man and J. NJ. Tracey secretary. The
chairman appointed j. G. Campbell,
II. H. Henderson, G. ]. DeFrance, Ed.
George and E. Hughes a committee
on credentials. The report of the
committee was adopted us follows:
Dickinson:--J. G. Campbell, W. n.
McCloy, j. c. Thompson. c. II. Kline
felter, NJ. Lenneville. L. T. Messer.
smith, d. d.. Hersey. and I. II. Ryan.
proxies to j. G. Campbell; d. l. Bal.
ley, L. j. Krlcek, G. w. Tilton, and
G. S. Langdon.
Gladstone:-R. j. Turner, proxy to
r. Lee, 0. C. Bissell, w. II. Brown,
and r. Lee.
Taylor:-H. II. Henderson, j. NJ.
Tracey, and Andrew Knutson.
Richardton: G. ]. DeFrance, Benz.
Webb and j. NJ. Kilgore.
Antelope:-J. II. Mcclure and f.
Hughes.
Spring Vale:-Peter Palm and T. S.
Underhill.
Farmers Valleys. Swensen and
Z. w. George.
The temporary organization was
then made permanent. Onmotion the
vacancy OF the central committee in
Richardton precinct was filled by the
appointment of Benjamin Webb, he
being named by the delegates from
that precinct as their choice. The
following delegates to the Legislative
convention were elected by acclama-
ton: j. Il. Scott, of Dickinson; Rob-
ert Lee, OF Gladstone; j. NJ. Trccy, of
Taylor and r. S. Bookings, of Ante.
lope. Nominations for clerk of the
district court being in order Il. II.
Bonney was unanimously nominated.
The following resolutions were then
unanimously passed:
Resolved, That n. G. Lawrence is
the first choice of this convention for
state senator.
Resolved, That the republicans of
Stark county in convention assembled
heartily endorse the candidacy of En-
Governor Pierce as Il senator from
the state of North Dakota.
Several speeches were made and the
convention adjourned.
ANTELOPE NOTES.
Ole Tollefson has removed to He
bron.
Shad Chandler has turned his pre-.
empti0n into Il homestead.
Geo. McTier is helping to run Mr..
| Vikings threshing machine this sea
son. while G. j. Torrey is his engineer.
Miss Nettie Henderon has been en-.
gagged to teach a term of school south
of Dickinson, to which place she
went last Sunday.
Our people are we'll pleased to know
that Stark county is represented OH tho
State ticket and propose to give Mr.,
Cnderhill a big vote.
Ed, Hughes and j. II. Mcclure
were chosen as delegates to represent
this precinct at the republican county
convention at Relaxation.
Mrs. Chandler will leave for south
ern Illinois in u few days, where she
will remain for Il short time visiting
parents and friends.
Milton Bobb was married on Sun
day last and his marriage was cele'
brated by a good old-fashion roundup
at Mr.. Underhill's on Thursday night
Everybody enjoyed themselves as on
ly the people of Stark county know
how to do. About fifty couple were
present.
Joseph Mcclure has sold off all Ills
personal property here and will sool
leave us for, probably, Port Townsend
Washington. Mr.. Mcclure is com
PEELED to take this step on account o
the health of his wife, who has been
under the care of a physician in the
east for the past two years.
For Sale Cheap.
A second hand wagon, cutter ant
disk harrow. Apply to j. +. Kricek
or j. G. Campbell.
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