The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-07-19
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING

The annual school election for the I
township scnool district Of Crystal Falls
occurred last Monday and with il came
the contention as to the right Of the
women of the district 10 vote under
the act which the district is operating.
The polls Of the election were opened
at the regulation hour and the official
ballot contained the names Of four
candidates for the two Offices
Adolph Justified and j b. Sch
wartz for the Office Of School inspector
and Arvid Biork and Alfred Healy for
the office Of member Of the board Of
education The election board, i'm
medi&tely after organizing, took
up the question of what should be
their policy if any of the women
should present themselves to vote.
BY unanimous vote they decided
TO refuse them vote until the matter
should be passed upon by some court
so that each side of the question might
be considered The action of the
board was not taken because the mem
bers believed that the women had no
right 60 vote or because they did not
want TO see them vote. 1t Is the pril
yate opinion of the members, as, AS.
certained by reporter for this paper
afterwards that women have right
to vote But. they argued there is
some question about IL and as long as
that question hangs over it. il Is our
duty to protect the rights Of the can
didates by limiting the suffrage TO
those that are known to have the right
beyond question A telegram from
Attorney General Oren was presented
60 the board in which he reversed an
opinion given in letter Of previous
date ia the written opinion Mr. Oren
stated til it was his opinion that
women could not vote in Crystal Fall
and u the telegram he stated that
when he delivered the written opinion
his attention had not been called to
the local cot which regulates the cleo
tion iii this school district and that
altar reading that act II was his opiu.
ion that women has the right Co vote.
Prose atiua Attorney Watson was call
az in ana SHOWN the opinions and was
asked 10 state 70 the board his opinion
e. the matter He replied that the
board had thp opinions Of the attorney
general % guide the board ia it's de.
alterations and a. the attorney general
IL recognized a. the highest authority
IN the sstte Dn such matters ne did not
feel il Within his province to give any
opinion VA the matter one way or the
other Attorney H. II. Abbott was
also called in when the only women
that presented themselves 10 vote
Madames Erickson, Scadden and
Margison asked the right Of suffrage
Mr. Abbott stated that he thought
tine women had q right, to vote under the
act and asked be board to allow them
g cast their ballots Mr. Abbott would
not give j as his opinion that women
had the right to vote, confirming him.
self 70 the statement that ho thought
that the courts would hold that they
had such right But the board was
obduraie aud The ladies were turned
down.
This ended the matter as far al the
women voting was concerned FOR th,s
year but tho ladies cay that they in.
tend 20 have the matter in such shane
next year that there will be no guoss
work about it There were but few
votes cast the interest not being very
great 0f the ballots cast MI. Luafeld
received D6 votes aud Alr. Schwartz iG
Mr. bjork 50 vote. and Mlr. Haelg 10
votes.
The new board consists IA Tobn
hasselstrom chairman s J. Gribbla
secretary = q Bnnctt "A LustfeId
and Aryid Biork
During the noon hour the school tax
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