Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-12-30
co. COMMISSIONER lis
ELECTED 1ST DIST.
A, d. GRANT, JAMESTOWN ME.s-
! CHANT, CHOSEN TO FILL VA
VI CANCY ON COUNTY COM
MIssIONERs BOARD.

meeting Of the county commissioners
to fill a3rvacancy on the board, caus-
ed by the resignation of Harry Past
LAS commissioner from the James
town District, the following members
CT the board were present Tuesday.
Commissioners Geissler, Farley, No
gosek, and Norden. Absent. Past.
AS required by law, County Audi
tor Blewett and County Judge Conk-
lin sat with the Commissioners for
the election to fill the vacancy.
The meeting was. called to order
by Chairman Geissler, and the reslg-
nation of Mr.. Past, dated Dec. 20eh,
1909, was read. A withdrawal of
1.-The same resignation, dated Dec. ~,
was also read! The board acted upon
the resignation, accepting the same,
and took no action upon the wl.h:-
drawal of the resignation.
The opinion of States Attorney
rhorp was given that nothing in the
code prevented the board from act
ling upon the resignation, and taking
no action upon the withdrawal of the
lesignation.
| A communication from-the James
town Commercial Club endorsing G..
| E. McElroy for the vacancy was read.
| An endorsement was also read, of
Fred Wolfer. whose name was pre-
sented by the Republican County
Central Committee, consisting of
members in the 1st Commissioner s
District. .a
An informal ballot was taken with
| the following result:
G. e. McElroy received vote; O.
G. Wonnenberg, 5 votes. Mr. Won
nenberg being notified Of his elect
ion appeared before the board and
stated that he could not accept the
appointment.
Mr.. Wonnenberg thanked the
loard for the honor conferred upon
him, but stated that for private rea-
sons, he would be unable to fulfill
the duties Of the position.
Another informal ballot was TAX
en- with the following result: Wolfer,
q; A. D. Grant, 2; G. E. McElroy, @.
There being no election, it was NOV
ed that recess be taken until 1880.
Upon re-assembling an informal
tallot was taken with the following
result: Fred Wolfer Q; M. Murphy
! =; "A. D. Grant 8. No election.
Another informal ballot was TAX
en-, resulting the same as above,
with the exception of G. e. McElroy
receiving one vote instead of M.
Murphy. It being apparent that the
board, as present constituted, could
not fill the vacancy, it was moved
that the county treasurer be called
in to act with the board, as is pro-
vided by law in such cases. R. b.
Wallace was then requested to sit
with the board, and an informal bal.
lot was taken which resulted as fol-
lows: "A. D. Grant, s; Fred Wolfer
2;;.f 'sss,5 5tf4331 81 ai.-5.
Mr.. Grant was declared elected.
The informal ballot was made for
NAL, and the newly elected member
was notified Of his election: lie
appeared, took the oath Of Office and
occupied his seat upon the board.
The newly elected commissioner is
ene Of the well known business men
Of jamestown, engaged in the gro-i
cery and hard business, and Is
rresid dent 1.-THE jamestown Fair AS
ISOLATION.
SECRETARY ORCHARD RESIGNS.
Fargo Forum Rev. John Or
chard, who for the past ten years has.
been field secretary for the North
Dakota State Sunday Sch nDl Assncfa-