Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07

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A. Moulton, of Lewistown, then nom
mated John Sellers, of Forest Grove,
and the nomination was seconded by
w. w. Badger, of Gilt Edge.
F. E. Wright moved that the rules
be suspended and John Sellers be
nominated for the office of county
clerk by acclamation. The motion
carried and Mr.. Sellers was unanl.
mously nominated.
The nominations for clerk Of the
district court were next in order. A.
B. Lehman nominated Edmund Wright
to succeed himself. d. c. White plac.
ed in nomination the name of Thomas
e. Smith, OF Lewistown. On the bal
lots being counted Edmund Wright
was seen to have received 45 votes
and Thomas E. Smith %. Edmund
Wright was thereupon declared to be
the nominee of the convention for dis.
trict court.
Chairman Won Tobel then asked A.
B. Lehman to take the chair. Frank
Day nominated Frank Z. Smith as
county attorney, this was ably sec.
onded by w. w. Badger, of Gilt Edge.
Rudolf Won Tobel named o. w. Belden
for denomination to the office. The
nomination of Mr.. Belden was sec
onded by E. w. NorDn. of Lewis
town. N. l.. Poland, of Gilt Edge, and
W. T. Neill, of Garneill. On the vote
of the convention o. w. Belden re-
ceived 38 votes and F. 4. Smith 80.
Mr.. Belden was then declared nom.
mated for the office OF county attor-
ney.
The chairman announced that the
next order of business was the nomi-
nation of a candidate for assessor.
Frank Day placed the name Of Emil
Plum in nomination, w. A. Hedges
nominated Dan Lutz, of Garneill, and
II. c. McEvony, of Gilt Edge, named
Samuel Hurvitch, of Gilt Edge. The
ballot resulted:
Emil Plum. 3S.
Dan Lutz, IL.
Samuel Hurvitch, 10.
Mr.. Plum was then declared nomi.
mated by the county convention.
The chairman then announced that
nominations were in orcer for county
superintendent of schools.
l.. W. Eldridge nominated Miss Ada
Meyersfck. II. A. Moulton seconded
the nomination. Fred II. Warren
moved Miss Meyersick be nominated
by acclamation. Chairman Won Tobel
ruled that the motion and nomination
were out of order, as Miss Meyersick
had identified herself with the Demo.
cratic party. w. A. Hedges then NOV
ed that Miss Meyersick be endorsed
by the convention. The motion was
carried unanimously.
n. l.. Poland, of Gilt Edge. placed
in nomination the name of Otto F.
Wasmansdorff MS county surveyor. On
motion OF +. E. Wright the nomina.
ton was made unanimous.
The next office for which nomina-
tions were in order was that of cor
oner DIR. F. F. Attix was nominated
by acclamation.
w. T. Mcfarland was nominated for
the office of public administrator by
acclamation.
The nominations having been all
made the chair called for the report
of the committee on precinct commit.
teemen. w. w. Badger read the list
as follows:
Stanford-Frank Mitchell.
Philbrook-H. Montgomery.
Utica-Fred r. Warren.
Cottonwood-Matt Wannebo.
Trout Creek-W. II. Barney.
Garneill-W. II. Peck.
Upper Cottonwood-H. A. Welch.
Ross Fork-Joseph King.
West Lewistown-Gordon o. Shat
er.
East Lewistown-Wm. Medigar.
Deerfield-Theo. Hoseland.
Moccasin City-Thos. Garlick.
Grass Range-H. p. Imislund.
Forest Grove-D. l. Tyler.
Stuart-Fred Coos.
Box Elder-N. T. Smith.
Moore-Al. Fleming.
Judith-Frapk Fuller.
Gilt Edge-Chas. f. Edwards
Musselshell-N. G. Brockway.
Halbert-Tom Halbef.
Lavina-D. w. Slayton.
Kendall-John Jackson. Jr.
Elso-Henry Willis.
Findon-Al. Morrison.
Wilder-Chas. Tyler.
New Year-Joseph Meredith.
Yogo-Eugene Poirier.
Edgewater-Robert McMahan.
Pine Grover. w. Noble.
Rockford-P. T. Eiston-
Wareham-John Ross.
East Fork-J. VI. Weldon.
Maiden-J. B. Shaw.
Moccasin-L. ID. Wilkerson.
Alder Grove-W. II. Fergus.
Flatwillow-Walker J. Wells
| Cruse-Frank Schultz
Whisky Gulch-Charles A. Wright
Weede-
II was moved and carried that tn,
report be adopted as read and tn
central committee was instructed 4
fill out any vacancies
Township officers were named a.
follows by delegates:
Big Spring-wm. T. Mcfarland.
Moore-Samuel Wolfe, J. p: Al
bert Deaton, constable.
Maginnis-Orlando Sawyer, Chas
Young, J. p; Clyde Stephens, Henr!
Phipps, constables.
East Fork-A. l.. Lang. J. p: J. Mi
Ter. constable.
Pine Grove-Hugh Mclean, J. p.
Philip Jimmerfeld, constable.
Lower Cottonwood-Herman Otter
J. p; F. Bristol, constable.
The report of the committee TO Sc
lect names and delegates recommend
ed for the state convention was the
read. IL was as follows:
Delegates. d. Waite F. +
Wright. W. A. Hedges, e. X. Cheat
lie. r. Won Tobel, ID. W. Slayton, +. I
Smith, II. p. Imislund, Geo. J. Wied,
man, A. c. Greene, Geo. Pirrie, w. I
. Symmes, Fred X. Warren, ]. NJ. Vrot