The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-20
Hettingcr County Organize.

MOtt, n. D., June IU.-InaC det.
finger county takes no back seat
ward advancing the interests OF the
Missouri slope and promoting the
welfare of It's wi people. was forci.
bly, demonstrated when a big onven
ton of Hettinger county citizens met
in the court house in pursuant to a
call by Mr.. Stone, president Of the
county federation of commercial clubs
and organized what will be known
as the Hettinger County Development
league.
Secretary Slosson Of the Missouri
Slope Development league. raped the
convention to order and presented
the plan which had been worked out
in the different counties similarly or
ganized ny him throughout the slope
this year and which plan has pre-
viously been disclosed through the
explained every detail In an able
ner. his address being especially in
teresting.
Following are the officers elected:
President-F. G. Orr. Mott.
secretary-A. c. Goldtrap. Regent.
Treasurer. j. Murphy, New
England.
4 committee on bylaws was ap-
pointed consisting Of Robert D.
Berry. F. s. Dewey and ]. B. slosson.
which will report later.
A nominating committee consisting
of r. f. Mccain. l.. r. Hoffman, and
enator II. p. jacobson was appoint
ed to select the vice presidents Of the
county league as follows:
Paul Bohn, ST.. Mott.
Alva Hers. Bentley.
p. e. Harvey. Burt.
Jacob GRADER. Regent.
]. A. Meyers. New England.
Township 1921 to "a respectively:
Fred knaus. Charles Gilbert, Frank
Bundy. w. e. Wayt.
Township 1891 to 81: Frank
Mehsner: A; Christianson. Eugene
Starks. w. E.. Lutz. ]. A. Lien. Frank
Wagendorf j. F. Wanek.
Township 134-sl to 81: l.. H. Con-
radson. John Schleicher. Geo. Kline,
M. c. Rasmussen, Lewis N. John
son. Chas L. Rafferty,, Oscar Streh-
low.
Township 1851 to 81: P. d.
Walker. F. Steiner. w. L. Bushart. A.
g. Lundeen. G.. w. Armstrong, Jos.
Stecker. John Cartsens.
Township 1861 to 81: A. Hirnins,
John Sem. ST.. William Colgrove.
Thomas Blaine. c. w. Herstein. g. A.
Albrecht, John Schmidt.
Adams Also on Map.
Hetttnger, N. D., June 20.-A meet
Ing for the organization of the devel-
opment league for Adams county as
sembled in the court house Wednes-
day. and was called to order by Carl
Lewis. o. T. Peterson was chosen
temporary chairman. After having
made some very appropriate remarks
as an Introduction to the genera pro-
ceedings Of the meeting, Mr.. Peterson
introduced John b. Slosson, secretary
Of the Slope Development league. who
in a very clear. concise talk outlined
the leading features and of
the league.
When Mr.. Slosson had finished
speaking, Mr.. Peterson called for a
vote to decide whether the county
should or should not organize. The
vote was unanimous for organization.
The following officers were chosen:
President-Boyd Bobb. Haynes.
Secretary-C. w. Lewis. HettinEer.
Treasurer-V. T. Edmonds. Chand-
Ter.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the chair: A temporary
executive committee. composed OF DR..
j. e. Curtis OF Haynes; J. L, Hort.
of Reeder; and w. r. Lanxon Of Het.
finger.
AS soon as the regular meeting had
adjourned the temporary executive
committee went into session and ap-
pointed a vice president for each
township in the county.
A meeting for the completion OF
the organization of the league viii
be held at Hettinger. Wednesday,
June 10.