----- Original Message ----- From: <vonnilou@earthlink.net> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 3:50 PM > ===================================================================== > Source: NDMCHENR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NDMCHENR] Transcription Towner Newspapers > > > Partial Transcriptions of Local Columns of Some Towner Newspapers: > > Source: The Independent; Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota; September > 28, 1894, page 1 > > The Republican County Convention has met and done its work. The result > is place before the public in the way of a ticket, and the verdict of its > favor with the people will be recorded in November. We will admit that in > every political campaign there are many disappointed, and in this case it > is not an exception. Yet the ticket placed in the field is an > exceptionally good one. So far we have heard no complaints on the greater > majority of it, and the masses are willing to admit that , taken as a > whole, it is a strong one. True, the outside precincts have not much > representation, but then no person can have anything like an average living > to take one of the county offices, as there is not enough in them to keep a > man alive who would have to come in here and pay rent and keep up his > household expenses. Taking all things into consideration the ticket is a > good one and each and every true Republican in the county should take off > his coat, roll up his sleeves and work for its election until the polls > close -- always remembering that republican victory means more than > individual gain. > > > Republican County Convention. > > The Republican County Convention for this county convened at the court > house in this city last Saturday afternoon in accordance with the published > call. The delegates began to arrive early in the morning despite the rain, > and by the time to call to order the entire number of delegates were > present with one exception. Caucsing and electioneering was the order of > the day up till the convention was called to order, and even then, some of > the delegates were loth to "let go" > > About 2 o'clock a caucus was held and a combination made which eventually > decided the ticket. The result of the combine was manifested by the > election of the entire ticket, with but one exception, as decided upon by > them. Only one trade was made of any importance and that was in the office > of Clerk of Court, in which case both candidates for the office were left > out and the nomination given to A. B. HOUSE, of the 4th precinct, with a > promise of the deputyship to Geo. W. WILSON. This seemed to satisfy the > majority and was agreed to. It is reported that there was 18 out of the 29 > delegates into the combine, making it almost impregnable. > > The convention was called to order by A. J. AMES, chairman of the > Republican County Central Committee, at 2:15 p. m. Geo. H. SOULE was > nominated temporary chairman and F. M. HARRIS, secretary. > > On motion the cairman appointed a committee of three on credentials, and > named Henry ERICKSON, E. G. LUNDE and T. E. FOX. > > It was then moved and seconded that the chair appoint a committee of > three on rules and order of business, which was duly carried, and E. A. > FOX, Robt. HUTTON and Ed RIPLEY were appointed. > > The convention then took a recess of half an hour to allow the committees > an opportunity to make their reports. > > Upon the calling of the conveniton to otder the following report was > received from the committee on credentials, which was unanimously adopted, > viz: > > Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention, your committee reports as > follows: We, the committee on Credentioals, find the following delegates > entitled to seats in this convention: > > Precinct No. 2 -- W. R. PITTS, John BROTEN, Geo. HOFFMAN, E. G. LUNDE, > Lars H(?)ANION. > > Precinct No. 2 -- A. L. HANSCOM, Henry ERICKSON, Anton STRAND, Geo H. > SOULE, F. M. HARRIS, Robt. HUTTON, Ernest CHURCH, Geo. KIME, A. TORSON, J. > J. EGGE, A. J. JACOBSON, per proxy of J. H. LOCKHEAD. > > Precinct No. 4 -- A. B. HOUSE, J. M. LAZIER, R. A. FOX, A. B. HOUSE per > proxy of A. PETERS, T. E. FOX, per proxy of Iver KNUDSON; Ed. RIPLEY, by > proxy of Geo. STEVENS. > > Precinct No. 5 -- Geo. CHAMBEERLAIN, John TOWN, Geo. FREEMAN, George > NOBLE. > > And we herby recommend that the following delegates from District No. 1 > be seated in this convention, subject to the decision of the convention: > Geo. STRONG, J. C. WILSON and Thos. BERRY. > Signed. T. E. FOX, > E. G. LUNDE, > H. ERICKSON. > > The report of the committee on rules and order of business was then read > and adpoted. It read as follows: > > Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention, your committee wish to > report as follows: > That the temporary organization be made permanent. That the delegates to > the Legislative Convention be disposed of first, and that all other > nominations come as per the call, and that no dl=elegate be allowed to > spead more than twice on one subject without the permission of the > Convention and not longer than ten minutes at each time. > Signed, Ed RIPLEY, > Robt. HUTTON, > R. A. FOX. > > It was then moved that the Villard delegation be allowed to cast the vote > of the absent member, and the honor fell to the chairman of that > delegation, W. R. PITTS, who used the the vote throughout the balloting. > > On motion the chair appointed George STRONG and John TOWN as tellers and > John LOHN as assistant secretary. > > The nomination of delegates to the Legislative Convention now being in > order, it was moved and seconded that A. L. HANSCOM be the choice of this > convention and that he be allowed to chose his own delegates. The motion > carried and Mr. HANSCOM selected R. A. FOX, G. A. JACOBSON, Geo H. SOULE, > George STRONG and A. L. HANSCOM. The selection was concurred in by the > convention. > > The followin g ticket was then placed in nominatin, viz: > Auditor Allan MITCHELL. > Sheriff Robert GORMAN. > Register of Deeds C. M. GUMELIUS. > Treasurer Jas. E. REID. > States Attorney A. J. AMES > Clerk of Court A. B. HOUSE > County Judge G. A. JACOBSON > Justices of the Peace > W. D. MCCLINTOCK, > Harvey CHASE, > A. G. ANDERSON, > Frank LEACH, > Constables > Thos. FORSYTHE, > John CHAMBERLAIN, > A. K. LUND, > Louis ERICKSON, > Assessor 1st District > George STRONG. > Assessor 2nd District > Lars HANSCOM. > Assessor 3rd District > James LOCHHEAD. > Assessor 4th District > J. M. LAZIER. > Assessor 5th District > George FREEMAN. > County Commissioner 1st District > James WILSON. > County Commissioner 5th District > August KITZMAN. > County Central Committee > Dist No. 1 Geo. STRONG, > Dist No. 2 W. R. PITTS, > Dist No. 3 Geo. H. SOULE, > Dist No. 4 A. B. HOUSE, > Dist No. 5 John TOWN. > > Geo. SOULE was unanimously nominated as chairman and A. B. HOUSE as > secretary. > > The convention then adjourned. > > > Receipt For Tomato Pickles. > > I have the best receipt in the world for making Green Tomato Pickles. > Will send it free to any address on receipt of two cent stamp, or upon > application > C. A. DEMMING > Oakland P. O., McHenry Co., N. D. > > > More to follow. > > > > > > --- > --- vonnilou@earthlink.net > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > >