Marshall County, SD History - Books .....First Election 1886
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Book Title: History Of Marshall County, Dakota

FIRST ELECTION.

    This election will long be remembered as a most bitterly contested one, by
the farmers' ticket and county ticket parties. The farmers' convention met in
Britton, July 4, 1885, and put the following ticket in the field:

Commissioners
Henry Gerberich. 
Ralph Hay. 
Ole Buswick.

Register of Deeds, Geo. C. Wilson.
District attorney, T. B. McDonough.
Probate Judge, Francis Jewell.
Surveyor, Samuel Denton.
Treasurer, D. Greenhalgh.
Sep't. of Schools, C. A. Tuck.
Sheriff, Ezroe Boyd.
Assessor, Joseph Corlis.
Coroner, E. L. Howe. 

Justices
Wm. Johnson.
C. H. Loveland
E. M. Ireland
P. C. Howell.

Constables
Geo. West.
Jno. Murry.
Denton and Manning Smith.

    The county convention was held in, Britton, July 18, and put the
follow-candidates in the field:

Commissioners 
Jno. H. Waite.
S. H. Marsh.
E. M. Ireland.

Register of Deeds, J. E. Dyer.
Sheriff, Ezroe Boyd.
Treasurer, C. M. Furber.
District Attorney, T. B. McDonough.
Probate Judge, W. E. Brown.
Assessor, J. B. Dunne.
Sup't. of Schools, Mary Wolf.
Surveyor, A. C. Poore.
Coroner, P. E. Hibbard.

Justices 
P. C. Howell
Wm. Plaisted
Robert White
R. Dunne

Constables 
M, Smith
A. E. Sherl
J. B. Dunne
J. Rook

Clerk of the Court, E. A. Cooper (Appointed).

    The principal contest in this election was for the office of Register of
Deeds and County Clerk; J, E. Dyer was elected by a small majority. Mr. Boyd
declined the nomination on the farmers' ticket. Mr. Cleary, of Newark, was put
on the ticket.

    The farmers' ticket carried the day, with above exception, and Britton was
chosen temporary county seat, but will undoubtedly remain the county seat. The
Britton town site syndicate agreed to furnish office room for county officials
to January 1st, 1887, free of rent.

    D. T. Hindman and S. A. King were appointed commissioners in 1884 to
represent North Day county (now Marshall county). Both declined a nomination the
following election.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY, DAKOTA.
ITS TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY, SKETCHES OF PIONEER SETTLERS, WITH THE NAMES
OF ACTUAL SETTLERS, WHERE THEY ARE FROM, AND WHERE THEY LIVE; ALSO THE MILITARY
AND SISSETON RESERVATIONS.
BY
GEORGE HICKMAN.
BRITTON. DAK.: J. W. BANBURY, PUBLISHER. 1886.


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