Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-27

w dIu,t IA. ". w nltlnS, second, "A. III.
Phinney Third, Tracy Armstrong;
Fourth. j. F.. Bruce. The vote on the
question of granting twenty year
franchise TO the Hawkeye Telephone
Company of this city carried with little
opposition, insuring immediate work on
the new plant as soon as the council.
passes an ordinance regulating the
rights of the company in the city's
streets.
Brfstow.
Bristow-Our city election was tame
affair Only one ticket MAS put up. Mr.
II. a. Foote was reelected mayor.
Marengo.
Ma.e.so Tho CIT; election passed of
quietly here, resulting in the election of
u. II. Been for mayor, the present in
cumbent he having occupied the chair
for twenty years. For counciImen--
First ward. Alex Cupp; Second ward,
Charles =. Lyon: Third ward S. e. Nc
Bride. The fight for councilmen was
particularly interesting. owing to the
fact that the young men elected Charles
Lyon, popular young man, as against
three other candidates. Mr.. Lyon re-
I.
Rocky
Rockwell - The municipal election
held here yesterday was one of the most
spirited in the history of Rockwell. Two
tickets We're in the field--tne nom parti-
san. headed by the present mayor, C. w.
Harris. and the independent. with o. *.
Dick for mayor When the votes We're
ECOllnfpd III n hat Mr.. In, .,t
had received 100 and Mr. Dick 40. The
G. w. Harris; councilmen, George r.
Higley. r.. Dietrich: clerk, j. f. Red
ding; assessor, F. c. Bowe; treasurer,
Geo. II. Fuller
Eldora.
Eldora-City election passed off very
quietly yesterday. there being but one
ticket in the field. Ellis ID. Robb was
elected mayor; II. l.. Huff. city solicit
tor; j. NJ. Stout. assessor; G.. Nc X
Duren. treasurer and p. S. Davis. park
commissioner. The Cedar Valley Tele-
phone Co. was granted a franchise by
a vote of almost three to one.
Union.
Cnion-The election here yesterda,
was a spirited affair. The only confess
Was for mayor. II. C. Chaplin was
elected mayor over Wesley Barnes by !;
vote of 50 to AZ. Geo. Letley, Jr., was
elected clerk; c.. f. Lawrence, treas
llurer: j. G. Lounsbery. assessor; r. NJ
| Lockwood and c. S. Anderson council
men.
Crcston.
/ Creston-The democratic candidates
suffered defeat in the municipal cleo
| ton. Out of five aldermen elected fou
We're republicans. The council is re
publican.
jefferson.
| Jefferson-There was very quic
| election here. only one ticket up. which
was the citizens ticket, and was elect
ed in full. The Jefferson telephone ex
change was granted a twenty-yea
\ franchise.
Boone.
Boone-The election here was not OF
party lines. The citizens ticket win
in the first four wards. electing tn
following aldermen. j. p. schwein. Nj
j. Kelley. w W. Goodykoontz and /.
4 ~. il- deItfjIIttS 1Ntutt III III
4 Fifth ward. electing b. p Hoist. Th
heating plant franchise carried by BIZ
majority. There was no mayoralt.
| contest.
Oskaloosa
! Oskaloosa--In the municipal election
two republicans and three citizens wer
elected to the City council. The waite
ordinance was defeated. Only local is
sues in the election.
Independence.
Independence-A light vote was cas-
in the city election. Only aldermen wer
elected. The First and Second ward
vert democratic. The Third, Fourth an
Fifth went republican.
Fort Dodge.
4 Fort Dodge-The city election was
very quiet affair With little interes
manifested. a very fight vote wa
polled and no deduction of permanen
value from a partisan point of view ca
be made from the result. Indication
are of democratic tendency. The city
i overwheliningly republican,, but tn
4 Democratic candidate for city solicitor
4 Nj. j. Mitchell, was elected by major
.iit,- Of ,3n o.scr the republican cand!aat.
/ ID. 7. Younker. In the First ward job
\ Nelson, republican councilman, wa
elected without opposition. A. p. North
up, democrat, was elected in the Secon
ward. In the Third ward. c. A. Nolye,
4 ton, republican, was elected. In tn
Fourth ward a. j. Parsons. democra
was elected over c. v. Findlay by /
majority.
Red Oak.
Red Oak-In the city election the RI
publicans elected assessor, solicitor an
two councilmen. The democrats cleo
ed the councilman in the First ward.
Perry.
Perry--The city election involve
aldermen only. 1t resulted: First war;
Dixon, republican received SO major
lily over Resser, independents; Secon
ward, Finn, republican. received is m;
jority over Kern: Third ward. two a
dermen We're chosen. O'Connor, cit
zens' received sc over Brown and Hel
ry, citizens. received 40 over Thoma
The proposition to grant franchise fl
an electric heat and power plant WI
defeated by "a votes.
Centerville.
Centerville-A light vote was pole
I in Centervile. The Republicans ele
: two aldermen and the democrats on
: No other officers to be elected.
Colfax.