An illustrated history of Skagit and Snohomish Counties; their people, their commerce and their resources, with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington .. . lative struggle over the bill. When the creation of Skagit was at last effectedpursuant to law. Special Commissioners H. , F. E. Gilkey and H. A. March met Decem-ber .-). 188;), with Harrison Clothier as acting clerk,and called a special county election to be held thesecond Tuesday in January following for the pur-pose of selecting a full corps of officers. Inview of the fact that this election was the first heldi


An illustrated history of Skagit and Snohomish Counties; their people, their commerce and their resources, with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington .. . lative struggle over the bill. When the creation of Skagit was at last effectedpursuant to law. Special Commissioners H. , F. E. Gilkey and H. A. March met Decem-ber .-). 188;), with Harrison Clothier as acting clerk,and called a special county election to be held thesecond Tuesday in January following for the pur-pose of selecting a full corps of officers. Inview of the fact that this election was the first heldin .Skagit county, the records thereof are submittedin some detail. The conventions of both partieswere held at La Conner and were unusually har-monious. In fact, a conference of Democrats andRepublicans was held, as the result of which theRepublicans made no nominations for sheriff andassessor, while the Democrats made no nomina-tions for auditor and the office of coroner andwreckmaster. The Republicans met Saturday. Dec-ember S?. 188:5, with James Power as chairman L. Martin as secretary, full delegations beingpresent from every precinct, except Sterling. J.


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