The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-04-12

The village municipal campaign
was opened Monday evening of thi
week with the naming of candidate
for trustees on a ticket that viii
bear the name Citizens"
The convention which named this
candidates was held in the village
offices and was attended by about
80 qualified electors.
During yesterday afternoon sec
ond ticket, to be known as the PEG
Pies ticket. was placed in the run
ming at a convention held at Rey-
broco roof garden. Seventeen elect
ors attended this meteing.
Yesterday was the last day that
candidates could be named for the
election which will take place Tues
day. April "a.
The candidates on both OF the
tickets include men of divergent bust
ness interests and are said to have
been chosen with a view of giving the
town adequate representation on the
board from a geographical stand
point
or the candidates named on the
Citizens ticket, two of them, Guy II.
Shearer and Grover c. Davis, are
members of the present board All
five members of the present board
were nominated at the convention
Monday night, but unwillingness of
two OF the members to serve again
resulted in the naming of three new
men.
The men chosen on each ticket are
well-known business and profession
al men with substantial property in
terests here. l.. NJ. Smith. present
member of the village board, who
received the highest vote cast for
any candidate at the election two
years ago, is a candidate for re-elec-
tion on the Peoples ticket. He is a
resident OF the west part OF town.
The Peoples" Candidates
DR.. t. L. Cartney. dentist. is one
of Filters best-known professional
men, and so far as Is known this is |
the first time that he has permitted |
his name to be used as a candidate
for any public office. He lives on
South Yakima avenue and has prop
erty interests on Main street.
r. A. Reynolds. manager and
founder of Filters oldest store. the
Filler Hardware company, is pio-
neer business man, who has served
on the village board and has been its
chairman. He resides in the south
.s,1 l. h.
erty holder.
E b. Fowler is proprietor of the
Peoples meat market. and lives on
north street He is a successful bust
ness man and just now is busily en-
gagged in re-etablishing himself in
business in a new location. having
been one of the victims in Filer's re-
cent fire.
o. j. Childs. the other member OF
the Peoples ticket. is South Yakima
avenue resident. and a pioneer bust
ness man. Until last fall he was local
manager of the Farmers Grain and
company. but Is now operat-
ing as an independent grain dealer {
and seed contractor.
An executive committee with au-
ihority to fill any possible vacancies
IN the Peoples ticket. was named at {
he convention yesterday afternoon.
This committee includes A b. Wood. 4
George Hamilton. Frank Fehren-
packer, John r. Blass. Charles Be 2
nenderfer, H. II. Schildman and d.
4. Davis. who is also a member OF
imflar committee named by the Op-
'osition ticket
The sCifixcns'' Ticket
Guy H. Shearer. present chairman
I the board, is president OF the First @
lational bank and resides on South
'akima avenue. He has served a. Ia
hartman Of the board for the past Il
40 years and earlier in the towns s.
istory also served on the sssard. 81
Grover c. Davis is also a member 81
/ the present board and has served in
a similar capacity on previous oc- al
ssions. He Is a member Of the firm lii
! Davis Brothers. pioneer draymen
I'd horse dealers He is also a mem 81
n OF the board OF trustees Of indie sh
sndent school district No. 4, and tls
the Twin Falls county fair board, BIZ
ing one Of the active assistants IN an