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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1886
Page
1
A Republican caucus of Warner township voters will meet in the Warner schoolhouse on Saturday October 2 1886 at 730 PM to choose three delegates for the county convention in Aberdeen October 6 1886 which will nominate county officers by order of committee September 15 1886.
Brown County Republicans held a county convention at Aberdeen to select delegates for district and territorial conventions. J D Reeves of Groton chaired and a resolutions committee urged immediate admission of Dakota as a state and opposed division along the 46th parallel. Delegates elected included Puil Skillman and J B Richards with Gordon nominated for congress and Yankton delegates instructed to vote the county totals. Tax levies for 1886 were set, showing a total Brown County levy of 9.5 mills and a territorial levy reduction of 0.3 mill.
Maj L A Burke has been commissioned as resolver of the U S land office at Aberdeen. A petition to the president requests Judge L K Church be appointed governor of the territory.
C. H. Prior resigns as assistant general superintendent of the C M and St P railroad and CO W Case is appointed to fill the post. Aberdeen Fergus Falls Pierre Railroad progress noted with cars due in Aberdeen in October. Frank Farnsworth of Mandan Oregon, shot by Frank Meade at Merchants Hotel St Paul, dies September 9.
Hon C H Phillips of Nashville Tennessee was accidentally shot and killed last Friday noon by Mayor Raina his close associate. The accident happened twelve miles east of Britton in Marshall County while the two men duck hunting. Phillips remains were placed in a casket and sent to his home in the south.
Regular September 6 1876 meeting of the county board includes approved bills for clerk of court fees stationers and jail work. Tax levies for 1886 set, bids for court house accepted, abatement requests denied, adjournment set for October 4.
Notice states sealed proposals due Sept 22 1846 at 1 pm for building one schoolhouse in Newhope township near northeast corner, with plans in the hands of U and date and bid opening by C. Sanborn. Bids to be opened at O. C. Sanborn. rights reserved to reject any bids. Dated Newhope Sept 1 1886.
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