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J C MacLeod publisher notice records Warner Dakota mailing details and class two post status for the local newspaper.
23 Oct 1885
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1885
Page
1
J C MacLeod publisher notice records Warner Dakota mailing details and class two post status for the local newspaper.
Notice announces a November first election in all counties south of the 46th parallel to adopt or reject the constitution and separate articles. It also calls for choosing a temporary seat of government and electing state officers, two representatives to Congress, judges, and legislators per the constitutional provisions. Polls open 8 am to 5 pm, with sheriffs and county boards to post notices as required.
Delegates from forty five of fifty six counties plus parts of southern counties gather in Huron for the Republican state convention to nominate state officers under the Sioux Falls constitution. Brown county arrivals push for influence but are largely shut out. the body adjourns amid speeches and committee work before evening balloting.
Hon Arthur C Mellette republican governor candidate and territorial republican committee chair will address audiences in Warner on Oct 27 Aberdeen on Oct 28 Groton on Oct 29 and Webster on Oct 30 The South Dakota republican party reportedly appoints John R Gamble of Yankton to probe for political heresy.
The Chicago lawyer Emory A. Storrs left an estate under $3,000 though his annual income from his practice reached $25,000. The note cites Webster’s quip that lawyers “work hard, live well and die poor” reflecting the paradox in his career.
A diverse group of Democrats from across the territory met in Huron on Wednesday. After debate, they declined to endorse the Mitchell convention's address but opposed the constitution and supported minority representation.
A clerk in the pension office in Washington was discharged by Commissioner Black for saying in a street car that any one meaning Cleveland would be an ass to undertake to rim a democratic administration on republican civil service principles. The clerk claims the remark was a joke with no disrespect, but Commissioner Black disagrees on the joke's appropriateness.
Delegates gathered for the first state Republican convention in Dakota, voting on questions and committee charges to influence federal patronage. After votes of thanks, the convention adjourned as district delegates nominated circuit judges, with Judge Seward Smith chosen amid a late night, exhausted crowd.
Sixty three delegates attended the Republican county convention in Aberdeen. They selected S. H. Jumper and H. A. Tice as temporary chair and secretary, adopted permanent organization, and named delegates to the state convention. The slate includes J. Q. A. Braden for state senator, J. D. Lavin, J. T. Dowe, J. D. Mason, W. C. Allen, J. L. Carlisle, and C. M. Mott as county judge, with a compromise choice of W. I. Steere for Warner district. The ticket is regarded as fair and likely to win.
Local items report Indian summer days and cold nights, box elder seed for sale, land rental, and fills in the Warner market. Movements include Rob and Mike Clawson returning to Manston, a mass convention for a commissioner candidate, and several notices on crops, cattle, and carriage.
Rondell notices confirm subscriptions and advertising agent C nd Humphrey, with locals W E Kiddard and J W Wagner updating homes and travel. W I Steere wins district commissioner nod at county meeting. Geary Williams and Steere named delegates to Aberdeen convention.
Armadale reports: Democrats organize in the territory while two parties may strengthen county governance. Wheat prices rise, farmers rush wheat to market, and a railroad project between Brown and Spink counties appears unlikely. J K Chandler buys Wagner’s stake in a steam threshing business, aiding farmers, as Angus Bell Jr. lies ill delaying college plans. The Churchill ranch foresees a five to six hundred bushel wheat yield today.
Notice is hereby given that the partnership between J K Chandler and Wagner under the name Chandler and Wagner is dissolved by mutual consent. J K Chandler continues the business and assumes all liabilities. Warner, North Dakota. October 1, 1880.
Land Office at Aberdeen Dak issues multiple notices of settlers filing to prove continuous residence and cultivate lands across sections in Warner and Rondell Brown County. Names include Nevers John A Peterson Arnsorn Swenson, Peter Larson Warner, Jons Smithy, Samuel Ensley Edwin Fisk George Wright, Lucy Sauer, Jennie Williams, Jour Vance and others with witnesses listed for each claim. Notices dated 1885 to 1886 reference registrations, timetables, and attorneys such as C T McCoy and Ralph L Brown.
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