Fergus County Democrat., 1906-09-18
Publisher and Proprietor
A GREAT CONVENTION

fidence of employers and co-laborers
alike Later, he went into the butcher
business in Maiden and sold out five
years later to engage in the same busi-
ness in Lewistown. He was proprietor
of thriving business here for fve
years and then went to ranching on
Beaver creek. He owns some valuable
property in this city and is counted
one Of the substantial men Of the coun-
ty.
It mattered not whether it was work
ing in the mines in Colorado, riding the
range in Fergus county, ranching over
in the western part of the basin or run
ming real estate and insurance office
in the growing town of Moore, John
Malcolm, who was nominated for the
four-year term for county commission
er, has had the confidence and friend
ship Of those with whom he worked.
A little man with big heart, splen-
| did judgment and untiring industry is
| the gentleman from Moore. He has been
prominently identified with the growth
| of Moore and if he is elected commits
| indeed be fortunate.
Although the second city in size in the
| county, the town of Kendall has been
| almost entirely neglected by the board
of county commissioners now in power.
| The people Of that lively place are de-
termined that they will place man ON
| the next board who will not entirely ov-
erlook he big camp while working for
| the best interests of the entire county.
The man selected by the people Of
| Kendall for the board of county COM
missioners was J. NJ. Parent. The
county convention very gladly recogniz-
ed their claim and Mr.. Parent was Civ
en- the two-year term by acclaimation.
| J, M. Parent is well known all over
the county and there is no one who
stands higher in the confidence and es-
TEEN of the people generally than he.
He was at one time principal OF the
Lewistown public schools and made an
enviable record in that position. He al
so served a very satisfactory term as
county school superintendent.
When Kendall was yet a village Of
a dozen or so cottages, he went over
there and started a general store. His
name is indissolubly linked with the
upbuilding of that thriving camp. Mine
owners, men who work in the mines.,
competitors in business, everyone in
the camp, in fact speak Of j. M. Par
rent only in words of praise and COM
mendation. They know that he IS
honest to the core, that his word is as
good as his bond, that he will work
impartially for the best interests OF
Fergus county and they intend to see
that he is elected.
There isn't much need of saying much
of Ed Martin, who was nominated for
: county sheriff Ed is known to about
every man, woman and child in Fergus
county and he numbers every one OF
them as his friend. A sterling, manly
courageous young fellow is Ed Martin
) and, in every way, deserving of the
sheriff's office to which the people OF
Fergus county intend to elect him.
/ For treasurer, the democrats nomi
| mated B. F. Gordon Of Straw. Mr.. Cor
! don was, for a number of years, prom
! inently identified with educationa
matters in Fergus county and, in tha
> way, became well acquainted in man!
e sections. Wherever he is known hi
. uprightness of character is recognized
] He is eminently fitted for he position
g for which he aspires.
g Moreover, Mr.. Gordon is running Of
e platform which will be of interest t
: every taxpayer in Fergus county. H
/. is pledged, in case of his election, I
a distribute the county funds among tn
8 different banks of the county in pre-
s porion to their capital stock, and, in
sofar as it is legal, turn into the treas
e ury whatever monies may be derive
# from the county funds in the way G
r. interest This will be a considerabl
l. item and that alone should cause tn
l. election of Mr.. Gordon by large vot
II For assessor John S. Marshall wa
10 named. Mr.. Marshall has been a res
dent of Fergus county for many veal
r and is we'll acquainted in all portion
es Of the Inland Empire. He is we'll qua
flied to fill the position to which he a.
s. pires and the present outlook indicate
of hat he will be named by big vote.
n For county attorney, Roy L. Aver
ne the young man who has served
efficiently; for the last two years
he that Office. Mr.. Ayers was pittt
ly against another very popular your
is democrat, David Scott. The fact tn
p the convention believed that Roy