Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-08
Politics Quiet
At Medora
Old Officials of Billings County
are Satisfied and Little Change
is Likely to be Made.

known IOT years IOT ltS req not
political campaigns in county
elections. This year the CAM
paign will be mild, very mild; a
gentlemens campaign. That
part of the old county from
whence came the storm of thund-
er and lightning is now Golden
Valley county.
Ira ]. Wilson. now serving his
first term as county auditor, is not
and will not be candidate for
reelection.
So far, two candidates for the
office of auditor have announced
themselves, ]. A. Beery and E.
D. Peck. Mr.. Beery has been de-
putty auditor for several years
past, and Mr., Peck is now a
member of the board of county
commissioners. Beth of these
men are we'll qualified for the
position and both very hand
some. Had women the right to
vote the election would be very
close.
]. A. Paxton is now serving his
fourth term as county Judge and
is not a candidate for re-elec-
ton. MIR. Paxton has made a
faithful and conscientious judge.
He is the sixth who has filled the
office since statehood. Two
candidates are in the field for
county judge; George Dollard of
Fryburg and Victor Pherrson of
, Medora. Pherrson is now de-
putty sheriff.
John Tester, now serving his
first term as county treasurer, is
a candidate for reelection and so
far no opposition has appeared.
Mr.. Tester is a new settler, a
farmer and school teacher; has
served as county commissioner,
from which he was appointed
treasurer on the division of the
county.
Paul w. Lebo. serving his
third term as clerk of court, is a
candidate for reelection and
will, perhaps. have no opposition.
Mr.. Lebo has the honor of being
the only man holding Office who
was born in the county. His
father was one of the earliest set
tiers. Lebo is very efficient of.
fetal. He is the fifth who has
filed the office since statehood.
Sheriff T. v. Porter is a candi.
date for reelection; is a farme,
and newcomer. He Twill, per-
haps. have no opposition.
J. K. Swihart, now serving hi.
first term as county attorney, j.
a candidate for reelection and
will. perhaps have no opposition
There is an old saying. "You
better bear with the devil you
know than one you don't know"
Billings county in the old day:
had no resident attorney, and
when the services of an attorney
were required. one had to be Sc.
cured from another county
There are few in the country al
the present time. Mr.. Swihart i.
a graduate of Ann Arbor; a
young man who came 70 the
county few years ago. and is
said to be we'll versed in law.
Every thing appears to run along
we'll. What is it that is written
in the Scripture: "A profit is no,
without honor excepting in hi.
own country" We don't know
if this is correct. but it will do.
George E. Burgess. now serv.
ing his sixth term as register ol
deeds, may not be a candidate
\ for reelection. Two candidates
are in the field for this Office
There may be more. Mr.. Flint,
an elevator manager in Fryburs.
is one, and Einar Sholl. a farm
er of Shollsmade. is the other.
George E. Burgess may truth.
fully be said to be the first reg
lister of deeds in the county. Be.
fore his day few would be elected
would qualify, so little did the Of
fee pay. Mr.. Burgess was form
erly a civil engineer on the N.
P, has been in the county ove'
| l8 years, a farmer, ranchman'
banker, elevator man and alb
stractor. In all these he has beer
more than successful, and is nov
rated as one of the wealthies
men in the county.
May the best man win and al
the others be happy.
Miss Marie Ackerman. nov
serving her first term as count!
superintendent of schools. is no
a candidate for reelection. Sh
has made a very efficient officia