The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-02-04

to Glasgow Wednesday evening and
are being canyassed there today by
the county commissioners of Valley
county, after which the CLERK and
recorders certificate of election will
be filed with the secretary OF state,
when Phillips county will be fully
organized and ready to start in on
county government.
AS we have stated in these col
umns before, we think county di-
vision will be good thing for the
people within it's limits, and will be
OF benefit to all A great deal rests
with the county commissioners in
the starting of a new county, and
also the amount of money that is
to be expended. The new county
has three commissioners who. we
think, will have the interests of the
people in mind at all times and will
do their best to give the taxpayers
OF Phillips county a good adminis-
tration. We are not starting i'll
W .thout experienced men on the
board, as Comlnissioner-elect Ross
has had two years experience in
Blaine county. and the knowledge
gained as such officer there should
be of material benefit to the new
county. commissioners Whitcomb
and Miller are both good business
men, and Of sound Judgment, and
should make excellent officials. and
there is no t1uh l0t ' ,eat they Will
We bespeal1 a very successful official
career for these three gentlemen.
nese three offices were the most
closely contested and hard fought
], for. For the si&-year term there
were three candidates in the field
and all of them received the sup
port OF their friends. The four-year
term was contested for by Mr.. DAY.
idson and the successful candidate,
| MIR. Whitcomb, and was won by the
latter by fair majority. Frank
Schempp lost the two-year term to
Mr.. Miller, of Saco, by a majority
OF "a.
| The state senator job had the ear
mars OF being the coveted potion,
and was hotly contested for by Har-
:! ry Vagg and G.. w. Nelson, both Of
SacO, and r. T. Cookingham, of this
city. From the returns as we have
! them the race was between the Saco
candidates and was won by the for
ner by a majority of oo votes.
~ Nagg has been a resident Of
Saco for years, ana is a man COM
petent and fully able to represent
the new county in the senate, and
will no doubt acquit himself at the
close OF the session with honors.
J. r. Taylor was the successful
candidate for the office of represent
ative, and won out over his two op-
ponents by a safe majority There
was a great deal of interest mani
tested in the fight put up for his OF
lice, and the friends of the various
candidates We're busy most OF the
time. That Mr.. Taylor will work
to the interest of the people Of Phil
lips county goes without saying.
Al Shaw and Chas. Kicker We're
the principals staged in the fight TO,
sheriff, and both men put up a goo,
fight, and the Office was won by the
former by good lead. Mr.. Shaw
has had several years experience ii
the office of sheriff, as we'll as in 9th
er Offices in the county and ha'
made a good official, and there is M
reason why he Will not make goo,
for the new county. lie was the peo
pies choice and they have the con
naance in him that he can and vii
deliver the goods.
Hhe Office Of states attorney wa
closely contested for by Mr.. Hawye
af aaoo and Mr. MoGrath Of Doc
en-, and was Won by the latter b
majority Of "a. The contestant
IA the affair were hotn from I'll
amo town in Minnesota and ha
Imown each other for years. M
: NJ aGrath has the ability and enarg
make a good prosecuting attoI
nav, and no doubt but that the ,eg.
eHa, u tau couuty'5 business will re