Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-07-06
STATE TICKET CLOSE In EN-
MONS COUNTY

AVn60N RLu aAloCPCIuCuI 1OlCCS
were very equally divided in the re-
cent election, in Emmons county.
Frazier defeated McCumber by 80
votes. The total vote was Frazier,
1875; MrCumber, 1176; McHarg, 43.
Baker defeated Nestos in the roun-
ty by 13 votes, Baker having 1854;
Nestos, 1851; and Stegner, 90.
Cong. Young carried the county over
Sherman 14O5 to 1167. The other
votes in the county on state offices
were as follows:
For lieutenant governor: Bowman,
1896; Hyland, 1884.
For secretary of state: Hall, 1888;
Aaker, 1143; Hooker, 105.
For state auditor: Johnson, 1862;
Poindexter, 1888.
For state treasurer: Steen, 1886;
Olson, 1858.
For attorney general: Garberg,
111O; Shafer, 1927; Wehe, $50.
For commissioner of insurance:
Carpenter, 1888; Olsness, 1894.
For commissioner of agriculture
and labor: Church, 1888; Kitchen,
1854; Serumgard, 100.
For railroad commissioners: Gron-
void, 945; Harding, 1865; Knox, 951;
Mcdonnell, 14OO; McKinnon, 1901;
Milholland, 1894. q
Ward carried the county over Mac
donald by forty-six votes. For rep
resentatives, Anderson, Weisbeck,
Borr and Yeater ran in the order
named. However, Kidder county
turned in big enoug majority for all
four league candidates to eliminate
both Borr and Anderson.
The vote on state superintendent
was Nelson, 1881; Fulton, 1924.
For supreme court justices the vote
was as follows: Nuessle, 1345; john
son, 9s3; Richardson. 912; Birdzell,
800: Englert, 721; Stutsman, 6s3;
Robinson. 4s1: Burr, 315; Cole, 294;
Bothne, 141; Wooledge, 1876.
County results were as follows: =
States attorney: Lynn, 1908; Cow
entry, 1860
County Judge: Thomas, 979; Ira
cy, s15
Sheriff: Miller, 800; volk, 1911
Treasurer: Atha, 972; Carley, 905;
Kremer, 1893
Clerk Of Court: Wagner, 12os;a
Bickler, $50 f
Register of Deeds: Irvine, 1O50;e
Klaudt, 744; Shea, 6s6.
The contests for commissioner in
the various districts were as follows:
First: Lawler, 2s4; Goughnour, 81.
Second: Grunefelder, 391; Matthews,
1922; Glas, 139; McConville, Ill; Naa-
denis "a. Naaden's name will thus.
be eliminated on the fall ballot.
For assessor in the Fifth district,
Biddlecomb had 21O votes to Bader's
72. A sticker contest developed in
the First district. Fred A. Schier-,s
meister's name was the only .one ona
the ballot. He received 161 votes.
Frank Orthmeyer and Chris w.
Geier, running on stickers, drew A
votes each. They will have to de-
eide by lot which one will go on the
ballot this fall. :.
Miss Nelson carried the county for
state superintendent by a large ma
jority, and Nuessle, johnson and
Birdzell were the high men for SUI
preme court justices. Judge Nuessle
had several hundred votes ahead Of
his nearest competition.
The county candidates who will be
on the fall ballot are Miller and
volk for sheriff; Carley and Atha for
treasurer; Lynn and Coventry for
states attorney; Irvine and Klaudt
for register of deeds; Tracy and
Thomas for county Judge; WAGNER
and Bickler for clerk Of court.
Scattering votes cast for Offices for
which less than the permitted NUM-
ber Of candidates were running re-
suited as follows: For county audi
tor, H. B. Zenk, Of Hague, is high
man with three votes. For county
superintendent, n. o. Sauer was
high with twenty votes. Under the
law, both of them may have their
names appear on the fall ballot unless
they voluntarily withdrew. On the
democratic ticket, there were no fl
lings for Legislative positions. Seat
tering votes resulted in making Sam
Day, Of Kntyre, entitled to place
Day, Of Kintyre, entitled to . place
on the democratic column for state
senator, q well as Fred Kelsch, s n
u: Brindle, Sam Day and Theresa
Grunefeldsr for the house of repre-
lsentatives !.