The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-05

didate Against Him-The John
sou-CreeI Combination at Devils
Lake Defeated-FargO Mayor Re
Decentralization Results In
Few Minnesota Cities.
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D., BISMARCK, April Mayor Patter-
son was reelected at the city election
today without opposition. His OPP
ponentS sought to obtain a candidate
against him, but after a large mass
convention, which Endorsed Patterson.
no one would consent to run against
him and his opponents gave up the
fight.
This evening, after the election was
over, the local creditors of Kate Z.
Kern, the lessee of the Sheridan house.
from which Patterson was ousted by
the proprietor, E. H. BLY,, at the eXpira-
ton of his lease last fall, applied to
the court for the appointment of Pat
terson as receiver, and he was so ap-
pointed. The aggregate of local claims
tai. Miss Kern came here from Valley
City and leased the hotel last fall.
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FARGO, N. D., April An the mu-
nicipal election today, ]. A. Johnson.
the present incumbent and indepen-
dent candidate was elected mayor over
o. G. Barnes, the regular Republican,
by 500 votes. The balance of the ticket
elected was: ]. Urion, Republican. city
treasurer; E. c. Gearey, Republican,
police justice; J. H. Hanson, Republic
can, city justice; p. H. Cummings and
Joseph Ames, Republicans, aldermen of
the First ward; A. J. Craig. indepen-
dent, alderman of the Second ward:
Arthur Lewis, Republican, alderman of
the Third ward; S. B. Clary, Republi-
can. alderman OF the Fourth ward:
Alex Stern. Republican, alderman Of
the Fifth ward; J. Ostbye independent,
alderman of the Sixth ward.
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STEELE. N. D., April 4.-The follow
ing named city officers were elected:
Mayor, Editor Wood; aldermen, G. M.
Hogue. H. Mayer. J. B. Spangler. B.
H. Smith: clerk, ] NJ. Patterson; treas
urer. c. I. Hendrix; marshal, S. 5.
White. The city tax last year was
eighteen mills. The County board made
the new bank here the depository of
their county funds equally with the
Bismarck banks.
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JAMESTOWN, N. D., April 4.-Alfred
Steele was elected mayor at the city
election today over Bailey Fuller can
didate for reelection, after a hard
fought contest J. B. Durbee was elect
ed city treasurer over D. Baldwin. No
party lines were drawn.
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DEVILS LAKE, N. D., April 4.-The
city election today resulted as follows:
Ole Serumgard, mayor; T. a. Haslam,
treasurer; D. G. Duell, police justice;
L. D. McGahan. city justice; Capt. e.
E. Terman, alderman, First ward; A.
S. Pattie. alderman, Second ward; J. o.
Baughman, alderman, Third ward.
The contest for the mayoralty was
close and exciting, Serumgard, the adj
. ministration or straight Republican
candidate, defeating John Nimmo, who
represented the combined Creel, silver
Republican and Democratic anti-Hans-
brough opposition.
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MANDAN. y. D.. April 4.--P. w. McGil-
He is a Gold Democrat, and ran against
saloonkeeper named Mccormick Editor
Wilder. Pcpulist, was defeated for justice by
McKendry. Republican.
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ST. CLOUD, Mimi. April Al. A.
Mcdonald was elected mayor Of St.
Cloud. He is a silver Democrat, but
politics did not enter into the contest.
The vote stood: Mcdonald, 693; Sam
MacKrel, 457; Cooper, 176. The other
successful candidates are: John NJ
Rosenberger, treasurer; w. H. Alden,
Z. c. Scott, Justices; aldermen, First
ward, L. E. Wakeman; Second, C. D.
GrinOlds; Third, ]. D. Kcwalkows,.i;
Fouth, Peter Munsinger; Fifth, o. F.
Doyle; Sixth, G. S. Purvis; Seventh,
Fred Whitney.
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HENDERSON, Mimi, April 4.-The
annual city election was held today,
and resulted as follows: Mayor, E. l..
WEIGH; aldermen, H. NJ. Schultz and
Z. B. Haney; justice, Nels Peterson; as
SCISSOR, S. Book.
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- ST. PETER, April 4.-The city cleo
ton occurs tomorrow, and, although
there is no particular issue at stake,
considerable interest is manifested, and
there is competition fer each of the Of
fees. There is a fair registration, and