Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-11-08
HEAVY VOTE CAST.

HEAt to1L CAo1.
Election Passes Quitely. Vote of Two
Years Ago Exceeded. Two Hun
dred Ladies Vote.
Election day warm and pleasant.
Carriages took the ladies to the polls
today, in proper style.
Johny Anderson came up from Fargo
this morning to cast his vote for the
right mar.
George Thompson was made citizen
of these United States today and cast
his vote for the right men.
A very quiet day in the city. The
voter voted and got away from the polls.
Many ladies declined to vote at all.
/. 1t took about 2115 minutes for voter
to mark his ballot if he had decided who
to vote for If he was in doubt it required
from to minutes.
At o'clock. $50 men and 1915 ladies
had voted The total vote is greater
than two years ago. Two votes were
sworn in in the Second ward
The Russians in the county who got
city work, or work of any kind, are SAID
to be SO thankful for the privilege that
they voted today for the men who
helped them get the labor regardless Of
politics. -A ... f..
In 1890 the total vote IN the city On
governor was 667 aud in 1892 it was 52S.
This year it is thought that it will nearly
or quite reach the 600 mark. The total
vote IN the county for governor was ITO
in 80 and 1197 in '92.
The voting in the different precincts in
the city was we'll under way by II o'clock,
at which time about one-third of the
total vote OF two years ago had been cast
in the First, Second and Fourth wards.
In the Third ward only about one-slxth
OF the usual vote had been polled. The
ladies we're somewhat slow in voting in
the morning, but made up for it in the
| afternoon.
Bob Wallace came home to vote to-
day, and returned to Grand Forks to be
on hand when the returns come IN, at
secretary of the state committee. He
had little to say in advance as to the
probable result of the election today. Tc
the casual inquirer the information wa'
g1ven that it was very uncertain out
look with small probable majority TO
would be able to hold Walsh couut,
even, anG might do little better-no
very complimentary for the vote getting
powers of Mr.. Allin.
WHERE THE VOTING WAS DONE.
The sheriff'e office N the court hous
was used as q polling place in the Frs
ward. s. Hager and G. D. Barret wer
judges of election, Frank Clemens, in
spector, and r. F. Branch and P. Gaff
ney clerks.
In the Second ward F. F. Mongomer
and D. E. Hughes, the Judges, superir
tended the casting Of the votes, while In
spector Charles Porter and Clerks Ere
Klapp and George Eager handled th
official ballots and recorded the name
OF the voters as they come from tn
booths.
An error was made ia assigning tn
polling place to the usual
place in the third ward,
beng forgotten that the old court house
formerly the usual place" had passe
out OF the hands of the city or count
authorities. Accordingly yesterday
big "hustle" was made, the trustees G
the building seen, the windows patche
up and a stove put in. Joe Mason an
J. E. Herbert presinec IS judges; Alder
man H. A. Blood as inspector, and Wu
McGibbon and W. F. Hodge as clerk
The police station was the rallyin
point IN the Fourth ward, as usual. Th
, Judges we're B. s. Russell and Pet
Haas; the inspector, VIM. Fletcher. ar
T the clerks j. P. Fitzgerald and Charl
: Hensel.