Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-01-28
County, Politicians
Throw Hat Ii, Ring
Several Political Announcements Pub.
lish. d in t!,is Issue Of the Pioneer
Carignan for rLes;slatu-e

II tiliS !SSVe W tl.e l'lolltCI W III w
!; found the Improvements Of severa
Of the present county officers o.
Sioux county who are candidates
for reelection. AMI wh1s. name,
will appear OIL the republican ballot
at the primary election. W ctlneselay
/, June 18th.
j Ii is now certain that tie prestnl
county officials who will seek re-
election will do so under repub'i-
can label. But it is also probable
. that complete democratic ticket
may be put into the field.
While it is understood that all
the present county officers with the
possible exception Of Auditor Col
vile and County Judge Beede, will
be candidates for reelection, it is
given out on good authority that
the voters of the west end of the
county (tliose living on that part of
the reservation opened in 1900
have complete slate and will con-
test the reelection of every present
official with the exception OF Regis
ter OF Deeds Shields. There has
also been some talk about the Endi-
ans putting a ticket Of their own in
the field: Should these rumors
materialize some very interesting
contests may be looked forward to.
Among the candidates who have
announced themselves are Charles
Gayton, present sheriff, Louis
Endres, county treasurer, James A.
Wells, clerk OF court, and Edw. S.
Johnson, states attorney. All these
gentleman have filled their respect
i've offices since their appointment
with the organization of the county,
very crcditably. While there has
not been much work in any.of these
Offices, t cy have done whatever
came before them conscientiouSly
and painstakingly. From now on,
however, the office Of treasurer will
be no sinecure and Mr.. Endres is
busy at his desk every day receiving
taxes and returning receipts and
statements. !
Register nf u ed: SHE y,
with he exception uf Auii,ur G,t
vile, done more work than any
other county officer. He is now
thoroughly familiar with the routine
Of the office and has q fine set of
records. He is deserving a second
term and it is not likely that lc
will meet with opposition.
AT the time Of this writing Audi
tor Colvil|e is ga of yn, bn
sonnet tim" since IL sta,e' 81
did no believe he wa; -,.nl az
other term iur t'" rt.lS III fhlt E'le
salary was not adequate. Mr.. Col
vile is very competent and was
highly complimented by the State
Public Examiner in his recent re-
port. Should he decide to be a
again he would no doubt
meet with but tile opposition a
he is too valuable man for the
taxpayers to dispense with.
So far as the county commission
ers are concerned, they are voted
nn in their respective districts only.
and can be reelected without trou-
BILE. J. G. Leach OF solen, COM
for the First district, is a
pioneer resident If the county and
known to all as square, upright
and prosperous business man who
is making a sacrifice of his personal
interests every time he comes to the
county seat to attend meeting of
the board. j. A. Stiles of Fort !
Yates, commissioner Of the Second
district and chairman Of the board,
is a man Of big affairs. He has
cattle and other business
interests, and the taxpayers Of the
county are fortunate that man
with his wide business expert
ence heads the board. w. w. Bu-
tolph, commissioner from the Third
district, is one Of the most success
full farmer in the county, making
tll' county board well balanced
roughout The Pioneer opines it
would b, for the best interests OF
t citiz ms Of the county TO leav
he mrnhnrship "a it is throlgh t &"
formative period which cyHry n
county mus g tir N sh.
In the scramble for minor Offices
the Importance OF having Sioux
county L, presented in G legislature
at Bismarck next winter should not
be overlooked. At t''e last lcgisla-
tive session Sioux county was made
4 part OF tie For'y-niuth Leg!sla-
tive district, which now embraces
SIOUX, Adams and Hettinger coun-
lies. This district has t'rcc repre-
and one senator. The