The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-12
LICENSE WON OUT
Election Day in Minnesota Towns
and Villages.
EXCELSIOR AND HALsTAD CLOSE
Regular Spring Election of Presi-
dents, Trustees and Other
village officials.

The supporters of license generally car
ried the day in town and village elections
in Minnesota yesterday. The closest fight
was in Excelsior, where license had but
single vote to go upon and in Halstad,
where the "drys'' won by the same mar
row margin.
Results are given in Journal specials as
follows:
Aitkin--rhe regular caucus ticket was de-
feated by the Independent ticket: Mayor,
lanes lanes ~ Mari: trustees P Casey. j. Petra
BORG borg and Georgs Davis; treasurer, A. A.
Sweetman; recorder; B. Moran.
Alden-S. j. Lombard president; E. P.
Greedy, G: svendsen and N. p. Anderson.
trustees: III. A. Ebert treasurer D. E. Walk
er, recorder; Bert Swan, assessor; John Gray,
marshal; Bert Cotterell, constable; A. K. Ner-
ton, justice.
Alexandria-The only contests were over
Herman Nootnage against the old mem
Der. He is bookkeeper in the Birkhofer
brewery.
Annandale-Presdent, John Rennie; trus-
tees, John Heaton, Theodore Culinary, Will
liam klatt; recorder. S. H.: Mcclure; treas
urer, John Burr: assessor George Eagy; JUS
stables, George Maurice. James Walters.
Arlington. A. Cosgroye, president; A.
Bauer trustees: W. c. Porter, recorder; v. F.
Schmoll, treasurer; P. W. Esser, assessor;
l. Burfeld, justice; H. Kuhlmann, constable.
E. j. swedlund, E. A. D. salter, H. W. Jones;
recorder, o. II. Larson; treasurer. Henry
stene; assessor. e. H. Toensing. License car
Austin-C. II. johnson (dem.) was elected
mayor mayer over c: l.. Vest; Treasurer. A. 4.
man large, G. A. Horrell; alderman, first
ward, John Robertson; second ward, P. Bump;
third ward. John Konnovsky. License car
ried by large majority;
N O T nppil 1 NV II ma Ort
Battle Lake-Presldent, John J. Rudh;
councilmen, 7. A. Ransvad H. G. Kerr and
+. J. A. Larson; recorder, E. j. Rudh treas
urer. H. Q. Head; assessor, 0. c. Hanson !;
justices, Harvey Johnson and F. Larson; con-
stables, E. w. Hinkston and II. A. Berg.
License carried by 20. majority.
Beaver Creek-License won out, and E.. ].
Dubar was elected president Of the council.
- Becker-Superyisors. Irwin A. Wagner,
chairman; Andrew Swanson, Paul Jensen;
town clerk, J. H, shepardson; treasurer, e.
II. Farrls; assessor, Nels c. Nelson; justice
L. A. Schak; constable, John Selg. .
~ BelIingh5aau?-May9r, f. Powell; eouncilmen.
recorder, F. +. walter; treasurer, C: E.
krousse; assessor. j, J. Fraas; justices of the
peace, for two years, +. o. Donovan; for one
marshal, A. l.. Mitlestadt.
Benson-Mayor, G: R. Alsaker: trustees,
l. c. Gilman, Arnold Olsen and Peter Mum
son; recorder, Arthur Arnesen; treasurer,
Andrew Wilson; street commissioner, NJ. An
derson: assessor, Knut Frovold; constables,
Frank Collins and Gilman Thompson. Lii
cense stood 156 for. 113 against.
Big Lake-President, J. M. Haven; re-
corder, +. E. Wellington; trustees, c.. V.
Snyder, Aaron Brown, VIM. Moores; treasur-
er, A. J. Johnson.
Bird Island-President, William Mcmahon
council, Albert Baarsch, Sever P. Killy, w.
H. Jewell; recorder, Frank Murray; treas
urer, Alfred Jury; justices, James Curran,
!. S. Gerald; constables, Thomas Kelly, Frank
Hodgson.
Brownsdale-No license by IA. A. Swift.
president, n. N. Palmer, S. w. Clark, J. J.
Hunt. councilmen; Charles Hunt recorder;
n. K. Dahle, treasurer; J. F. Knox, assessor;
A. D. Brown, Justice; John Emerson, con-
stable. .-.
Buffalo - President, John Prahl; trustees,
+. o. McGaffey, VIM. korb, j. j. Johnson
treasurer, HI. S. Swanberg; recorder, l.. e.
Dudley; assessor c. o. Taylor; justice of the
peace, c. H. Worse; constables, Fred Wegen,
George Irving. -'-
Burlington Township-T. w. Chiffon, chair
man; Thomas Alexander and Frank Stilke,
supervisors; j. Moline, assessor; l.. w. Ober-
hauser, clerk; Fred Lindow, justice; John
Hurley, constable
Clarkfeld-At the election license carried