The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
Election Matters.

April 10 1891
Editor Times:
We were greatly surprised to
read in your paper that VIM. Conness and
G, '. Shove were again in office in the town
of Brule.
We wish to state that we do not recognize
any part of that ticket as officers in this
Town for the year beg mining April 3, 1874
Below We give the names of those who we're
legally elected. both by majority Of the
whole town and "A large majority Of the votes
east ut Precinct No. l, the one established by
the people. known as Little Canada, or Ma
pie, to-wit:
FOR SUPERVISORS:
9. :. Howard Chairman; / red sandln' Al
bert ". Holmes d majority ~ Maple, No. H.
For GIerk-J. \. Robertson.
For Assassor-CicCrgc DOherty.
For Ju.tfce-Miite Gallagher.
For C0E-tablC-IEomas Wright.
Tor Treasurer. u. Vi. Peterson ma oT9ty
~ Maple. prert. No IT,
We viii give T." Iaits regarding inns
matter. Ih i>t3 or ie.'l 'he p#Hp.5 tsla"it7li-
60! Pe.IH- place -, -4i PIE. 'a' center Oh inc
}c"n. bG3lt = Town h'llI' ana @gS4jcu tha' ali
meetings should be htlG there.
III ~ without the consent OF the people
tae Town Board l&II oil another polling
place at the East end OF the town, some ten
mics from the one established by the peo-
PIE, ana named 1t precinct No,
In the beginning OF ls!S, probably In order
TO make his own election sure for the next
year, the Chairman changed this polling
place to precinct No. /, and the one estab-
li,hcd Nv the people he made precinct No .
Now in April 1898 the greater number Of
the legal voters voted at Maple, the polling
/ r,1gf +,}t li-l,a Nv Of %
but We were not allowed to vote money for
any purpose, the Chairman claiming that
that must be done at the place he called
precinct No. ], which was eighteen miles
from many of the electors.
At the polling place which the town board
| named No. /. there was not more than eighty
/ legal voters but men were gotten from any
! town or state and held there for ten days be-
i fore the annual town meeting, just for the
/ purpose Of voting
/ The leaders of that ticket were well aware
| that they could not be reelected legally, so
1 by changing the polling place and by bring
! ing men into the town Just for the purpose
| OF voting they were not only reelected but
voted a tremendous tax on all taxable pro-
| perty in the town; the highway tax alone
| being between nine and ten thousand dol
! lars. Out of this amount there was about
one thousand dollars worth OF work done on
roads and bridges. A large amount was eX-
/ pended for streets, sidewalks, putting III
/ pumps and wells, building a fire hall and
paying policeman to walk around the stumps
at a little place in the East end OF the town
called Brute Station.
We don't know what was done with the
| county money. The people grew desperate
| under such proceedings, and number OF
| bn m brin Cnjt
| the town board. They placed their griev-
| ances in the best legal hands that the coun-
! ty could produce. The ease was nut off, and
| parleyed over for a long time. at last it was
brought before the Judge to decide which
was the legal place to vote on the money, or
rather which was precinct No. 1, the one es-
tablished by the people. or the one made by
| the town board The Judge decided in favor
Of the town board, for the reason, 1--WE have
| learned since), there being so many orders
ONT which wound be illegal should he decide
| that Mamie wa. the only place that money
could be voted on. The LAWYERS said it would
| require $3.50 to appeal the case but the peo-
| Pile having such heavy taxes to pay could
! not afford 10 have the ease appealed at that
| time. The case has since been appraIed and
| viii no doubt be settled TO the Dcople's sat
! isfactinn
IA F,.h lsot ruJr-e T2,r,,.rfs de ont manor.
or nnticc,.. Inning of another precincf or
| polling Dl,.e to be known rs prrrinct No. 3
! also ,nn,tpti,,sr .fpsnrrtor- and clerks Of ell
! ection. and tn. town board signed those no
| t;r,.- and He Town CIrr[, n,accd IN the no
/ tfr,~ in ffv. public places
| On a.. "a dav uf April 1904 the electors vot-
ed af thu hr,.,. di ircrcuf poiiinr plarr, elect
ir- rhr anopI..,, rfrl,,.:. Or p,Ir ticket VITA
4 lar.-r.Iu:Iiaritv. The in~nei.tnrs of election
counted che ballots. mad, the returns an&
/ har,iad them to the uut -aing Town Clerk.
I The Town clerk ana Chairman seeing that
! they mad been defeated. would not hand in
1 any RETURNS except What THEY called poIiiH-
! mace ". l. claiming that the law ONLY pro
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