Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
ELECTIONS IN The TOWNS OF
DICKINSON COUNTY.

ELECTIONS IN THE TOWNS OF
DICKINSON COUNTY.
Buhrer Mayor at Enterprise, Shep.
herd at Herington, Sellers at Hope
Butcher at Solomon, Talbot at
Chapman-Lively Contests Re-
ported.
ABILENE's ELECTION QUIET
For Mayor. ....... ............P H. Halleck
For City Treasurer. ........M. ii. Malott
For Treasurer Schoolboard... &c. A. Hodge
For Police Judge. ge..................J. q. Porter
For Justices .,...J. P. Quinn, W. T. Davidson
For Constables. ...J P. Simpson, Jas. Adams
FOR CoUNCILMEY.
First ward. .......................J.C @. Llghtner
Second ward. .....,....,C. Il. Rlce
Third ward d......... ............S Il. C0wan
Fourth ward. d..,..........",....O. Q. Towner
FOR MEMBERS sCHooLBoARD.
First ward. ".,.....,."......,..O. I. Byefs
Second ward. rd....................J. nj. Glelssner
Third vard............. ........P. J. Stoddard
Fourth ward. d......................H. @. Lower
Attached territory. H. A. snider ID
The city election was a very quiet
affair in Abilene. Only about 445
votes were cast, half those registered
The Republicans elected the entire
ticket except city treasurer, M. H.
Malott, Democrat, receiving major
ity OF 800 over J. B. Edwards. H. A.
Snider, Citizens, defeated j. R. Van
voorst, Republican, for schoolboard
In the attached territory. The Re-
publican city ticket had no opposi.
tiou except treasurer and councilmen
in FIRST and Fourth wards. The vote
on city ticket was;
1st End Sd 4th Tot'l
Mayor
PHI. Halleck, Rios 1876 81 ITO AL
Treasurer
J.B. Edwards, r.. 2l SO 10 3s 107
N. II, Malott, D.,.," % l9l % S6 4is
Police judge
TO. Porter. R...... 50 1s9 IS los All
School board treasurer
CA. Hodge. ,R..,.. 81 129 8 1l3 A5
Justices
J,P. Quinn, R...... "A 100 rs % BIZ
W. 7. Davidson, R.. 81 1876 70 20 3'2
Constables-
J.P. Simpson, r.. u 70, 70 20 SS
Jas Adams, R...... 72 128 Il 10 3N
\ First ward-Councilman, j. G.
Lightner, Rep, So; Theo. Hasshagen,
Dem, 81; school board, 0. P. Byers,
Rep, 90. Twenty women voted
Lightner received 1S, Hasshagen,
Z, Byers IA.
Second ward-Councilman, G. f..
Rice, Rep, 1874; schoolboard, J. M
Gleissner, Rep, 1926.
Third ward-Councilman, s. r.
Cowan, Rep, 30; schoolboard, 2, j.
Stoddard, Rep, 81.
Fourth ward-Councilman, c. G.
Towner, Rep, ST. A. Lightner, Dem
81; schoolboard, H. G. Lower Rep,
1O9. Thirty-one women voted.
Attached territory-Schoolboard, D.
R. vanvoorst, Rep, AS; Fl. A. Snider
Citizens, 30.
HOT TINE AT ENTERPRISE.
ENTERPRISE, April 2.-The city
election here was one Of the livelies
in the towns history and was fough'
largely on Hoffman issue. E. V
Hoffman was renominated for mayol
and was supported by the "dry" ele
ment. j. F. Buhrer was brought ou
against him and was elected, receiv
ing 1888 votes to Hoffman's al. Their
was no contest on the remainder o
the ticket, and E. +. Grosser, B. A
Flack, c. V. Topping, K. c. Dederic
and L. E. Steigleman were chose
councilmen; Z. B. Holt, police judge
VETS WIN AT SOLOMON.
SOLOMON, April 2.-lhe followin
we're elected as mayor and council fc
the ensuing year; Mayor, F.. I
bdtcher; council, W. s. Leadbeatel
Jno. Gatchett, c. Kuhn, r. S. Mo
gan, G. M. Spaulding; police judg'
H. B. Aldrich.
Mr.. Butchers platform in part
published over his signature lal
week 10: 1.-The Law and Order woul
make good men and women by r
strictive laws, sumptuary laws; IL
putting into force the old blue law
etc. We do not question their inte
tions, out twenty years Observable
Of the attempt to enforce the Prohil
tory law have shown us a dism
failure, making more hypocritt
=, sycophants and liars, un-making m
more than drink Of beer or whisky
QUIET AT CHAPMAN.
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