The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-03-31
THE CITY ELECTION.

On Tuesday next the city election
will be held and there will be elected
a mayor, treasurer and two aldermen
in each of the two wards.
The issues involved in the election
are the same which led to the attempt
ed impeachment and removal of
Mayor Townsend, and this impeach-
ment the supreme court decided to be
illegal The four members of the
council who voted for Impeachment,
and whose terms expire, are standing
for reelection, viz: Ransom Buck and
M. l.. Webb in the first ward, and
Charles H. Bennett and George In
gram in the second. For mayor the
council party has put in nomination
B. Willis How, and for treasurer,
August Rein.
1t will be remembered that the entire
differences grew out of the determina-
ton of the council to purchase the So
called brewery property ''chiefly for a
pumping station" as shown by the
minutes of the council. Mayor Towns
end did not believe it wise to purchase
the property for that purpose, refused
to sign the order for $3.50, the amount
of consideration named in the deed,
and so stated. This incensed the
council, and proceeding on the theory
that the mayor is bound to sign every
order presented for his signature by
the council under penalty of impeach-
ment, proceeded to impose that pen
atty. Upon appeal to the supreme
court the action of the council was set
aside. During the tendency of the
appeal, the council ordered another
order drawn for $3.50 for the pur-
chase of the property. signed by the
president of the council who assumed
to be acting mayor, and the treasurer
was enjoined from paying this order.
So the matter stands at, this time,
and the above named ticket goes be-
fore the people upon an issue which
has practically been decided to be il
legal by the courts of the state.
The ticket in opposition to this idea
of purchasing the property for that
purpose is as follows:
Mayors. Beidleman,
TreaSurer-L. KellS,
Aldermen, First ward-James H. Jeu-
kins, Albert Kluge.
Aldermen, Second ward Joseph G.
Lovaas. Leroy S. Bishop.
Mr.. Beidleman is not new in city
affairs. He was member of the
city council when the City Hall was
erected, and is proud of the fact that
the building was erected and equipped
inside the amount appropriated-a
rare instance indeed in city affairs
the committee turning back into the
treasury about $3.50 after the compile
ton of the work.
He was also member of the COM
mittee which built the iron bridge,
which cost the city about $4,000 and he
stood over the work from first to last,
getting full value for the money ex-
pended. He is we'll known in this city
where he has resided and paid taxes
for many years-an old settler in fact
and has been identified with the growth
and prosperity of the city for more
than quarter of a century.
The treasurer-Mr. Kells, needs no
introduction to the citizens of Sank
Centre. He has been it's treasurer for
many years. and on scores of occa
sions has advanced money to meet de-
mands on an empty treasury, without
compensation. 1t has been his pride
that the orders of Sank Centre village
and city have never been dishonored
nor deferred. He has been faithful
and accommodating officer.
The candidates for aldermen of the
First ward are both men fully quail
fed for the position. Mr.. Jenkins is
an old resident here, we'll known to
everyone as a Woodworking, indus
trious laboring man, mason and
plasterer by trade, and he enjoys the
respect and confidence of the entire
community. He is level-headed, safe
conservative and will make an excel
lent alderman.
Albert Kluge, for more than two
year past has been in the employ of
w. S. Dean & Co., as confidential
book-keeper and general assistant in
the business of the firm. He is
young man, experienced in business
affairs, clean, energetic and accurate
just the kind of man needed upon a
board which has to do with such ex-
tensive financial affairs as devolve
upon city council. He is exceeding
ly modest and unsssuming, never
pushing himself to the front, and it
was only upon the earnest solicitation
of those who we'll knew his admirable
qualifications for the Office that he
would consent to accept the candidacy.
The candidates in the second ward
are both we'll and favorably known.
Joseph G. Lovaas is an expert machin-