Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-21
Results of the Contests in the
County Yesterday.
LICENSE QUESTION FIGURES.
Milan. Sears, Port Byron, Etc.
Choose Officers.
Party Lines are Not Consid.
cred in Most Instances.

Village elections were held In
many Of the towns in Rock Island
county yesterday. and in most in
stances the license question was the
issue. and strict party lines cut no
figure.
at the village election at Sears
Yesterday. The citizens ticket was
put up BY the people favorable to the
sale Of liquor in the village. while
the peoples ticket was nominated BY
the snti-licsnse wing. The vote was
40 followe: President, ]. E. Crouch.
p. 46; Thomas H. Dougherty. .. 4S.
Clerk. A. A. Allen, p, 40; j. F. Nc
Carthy. G, AZ. Trustees, E. d. Fish
er. p. 46; A. D. Thompson. p. Al;
George A. Montgomery. p. 81; Peter
La Franz, Q. 81; J. E. Griffin. G. A;
G. De Voc, c, AZ. Treasurer, c. H.
Dibbern, p, Al; u. F. Rooster. 9, AZ.
Police magistrate, L. N Stooksy. p,
48; Peter Scleuter, Q, AZ.
At Milan the peoples ticket car
ried the day. Mr.. Thacher. the
pretident-elect, has served the
town for several terms In that Ca
pacity. The vote: President, c. w.
Thacher, p, IS; Joseph Huyett. In
dependent. 50. Clerk. CLARK H.
Smith. p, 1o1; 8. B. Wilson, /, IS.
Trustees, George Tenges, p, ITO;
Thomas Cannon, p. ITO; George N.
Brown. p, Ill; H. P. Walker. /, 81;
John Wharton, i, 40; William Holmes.
1, IS.
!. Anti-Licenss ID the County.
At Port Byron the question Of Ii.
cense was In issue, and those CD.
posed to it won. The result OF the
village election there is appended
President. A. A. Olin, anti license,
i05; q. E. Merryman. license, 81.
Clerk, B. A. Lamb. al, 1O8; William
Kelley, l, 30. Police magistrate, y.
Whitesides. al. It's NO opposition.
Trustees. H. c. Metsgar, al, 1O7, w.
NJ. Banker, al, 1G8. John Moody, q !,
104; Henry Necker. l. 81. h. Schwen-
necker, ], 81. John McCallister, l, So.
In Hampton the results were as
follows: President. Otto J. Guckert,
peorl-s, 43; Mortimer Fleet. citizens,
Al. Clerk. Henry Nichols, p, 20;
William Ferman. G. Sc Police mag
istrate, Henry Clark, p, Sc; George
B. Henry, c. Al. Trustees, Gustav
Harder. p, 81, George A. Crawford,
p, 8.John E. Robesson. p. 26; Maniel
Smith. c. 81. William H. Sand, Q, Sc.
Abner J. Sibley, c, As.
In Cordova the anti license people
won as follows: President, J.. Cool,
anti-license, IS; J. B. Vaudeourgh,
license, 81. Clerk, .. G. Handel,
al. So; F. A. Mullery. ]. ~. Police
magistrate, W. B. Phelps, al, IS;
Theodore Abbott. l. 40 Trustees,
H. L.-Durant, al. IS. Jere Bryan,
a., SO, George W. Tew, al. Sc; Carl
Wendt. !, 43, WILDER Bruner. /, As.
Harry Ely. l, 46
The citizens ticket was elected in
Coal Valley. the result of the election
being: President, Robert Patterson,
"a; s. L. stafford, g; clerk. q. B.
Knapp. So; H. r Martin, 9; trustees,
Jesse Kerns. q; Mart Conner. Al;
William Callahan. 23; John Ellis. 43;
police magistrate. John T. Pa;ter-
son, IS.
In Andalusia there was but one
ticket in the field, the candidates
who were elected being: President,
James G. Brittop; trustees for two
years. Ira H. BufIum, Charles Bur-
goyne, John j. Huntley; trustee for
one year, Charles Bogner; clerk,
George Spickles. The candidates
for president and trustees are
pledged to granting saloon license.
upon condition of . petition for any
such license signed BY the majority
Of all lega. voters Of the village and
presented before the board.