Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
DR.. SIF70N is CHOSEN

LII r. kEfU DLlCAN lIShEA
FOR STATE SENATOR-AN-
OTHER CANDIDATE FOR COR
ONER NAMED.
DR.. j. w. Sifton was selected to fill
the vacancy on the republican legisla-
tive ticket from this county at the
regular meeting Of the Republican
County Central Committee last Satur-
day evening.
The meeting was called by the
chairman as soon as Mr.. Beck's resig-
nation was known and resulted in the
unanimous choice of DR.. J. W. Slfton
to succeed Mr.. Beck as a candidate for
state senator.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman of the committe who, in
"a few brief words, spoke the objects Of
the meeting, and the general high re-
gard in which Mr.. Beck was held as a
legislator and business man. Also of
the loss to Stutsman county and the
city of Jamestown from business
mans standpoint.
The meeting was held open TO gen.
eral remarks and discussion. After
some deliberation nominations were
called for to fill the vocancy and it was
moved that DR.. j. w. Sifton be the
nominee of the committee.
The chairman then called On the
committe collectively for further nom
nations and then on the members in
dividually, and there being no further
nominations offered, announced that
if there were no further nominations
the nominations would be closed.
There being none the nominations
were closed and a count of rising
vote showed that DR.. SiftOn was the
unanimous choice Of the committee.
ThereupOn it was announced that
DR.. J. w. Sifton had resigned from his
position on the county ticket, as coun-
ty coroner, and that vacancy in this
position existed.
This matter was taken up and DR..
Gilbert d. Todd OF Medina was nom
mated. There being no further nom
nations, he was unanimously chosen
as the nominee for county coroner.
A committee of three was appointed
by request to notify DR.. Sifton Of his
nomination as state senator. They
soon returned with the nominee, and
in few brief remarks he thanked the
committee and gave assurance that he
appreciated the honor and would rep
resent the county to the best Of his
ability, if elected.
While not wholly surprised at his
nomination the doctor had done moth
ing to secure it, and it goes without
saying that better nomination is sell
dom made.
A better man to represent the coun-
ty rs interest in the state senate could
not be found than DR.. Sifton, is the
sentiment of the people of the county
and that he will do the position JUS
tice goes without saying.
Doctor Sifton was born in Toronto,
Canada, in June, 1865, and graduated
in medicine at that place in 1890. He
came to Valley City in the same year
and lived there nine years, during
which time he practiced his profession
and made wide circle of friends. He
| welded Miss Ida NJ. Weiser, popular
young lady of that place, in 1892 and
finally came to jamestown in 1899.
Since coming here DR.. Sifton has
practiced his profession as in Valley
City, and besides gaining a large
practice has also made wide circle
of friends and continually risen ir
prominence as one of the leading mer
Of the city.
At the spring election last passed
he was chosen one of the aldermen OF
his ward.
1t is with pleasure that his towns.
men see him headed for the senate
with every probability of an election.
A DRUMMER'S JOKE.
The Duluth NeWs-Tribune contains
over half column devoted to the tell
ing Of drummer joke that was per-
petrated upon prominent passenger
conductor on this division which hap
pened some time ago and has been
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