Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
RESULT OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION
IN IOWA.
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aldermen elected: Ward one, long
term, Ed Stahl 10S; Thomas Olinger,
20. Short term: William Horribly, 90;
w. j. Hamilton, SIS; VIM. Hanson, 10.
Ward two: S. W. Garvin, 1867 Henry
Melcher, "a. Ward three: j. M. Brun-
ner, Al. No opponent. Ward four:
Lincoln Antrim, 40. Both telephone
franchises carried.
Peoples Win at Murray.
Murray, April 1.-The peoples tick
ct won in the municipal contest here
yesterday and last night the event was
celebrated by firing salutes with an
Wis. DR.. j. f. Hasty was elected
mayor over A. S. Carr by 101 major
ity. Geo. Christy was elected alder
man by 1O2 majority over c. G. Cone.
II. M. Dolittle, alderman, over c. l..
Miller, by ~ majority. w. C. Martin
dale, treasurer, over E. Myers, by 1OS
majority. w. R. Hines, clerk, over A.
X. Bishop, by sc majority. w. H. Har-
man, assessor, over F. R. Frank, by
12S majority
Republican Mayor in Clinton.
Clinton, April 1.-The republicans
elected E. A. Hughes mayor by 200.
The council will be republican by one
vote. The tax to support the new Car
negie library was carried by large
majority, hundreds of women voting
for it.
Newspaper Man Chosen.
Sioux City, April Wv. Caldwell,
city editor of the Evening Journal, was
elected mayor by the republicans by
majority exceeding 1900. The indi.
cations are that he has carried nearly
the entire ticket with him.
Republican Mayor in Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs, April 1.-The NUM-
cipal election was the most exciting
in the history of the city. The reppb-
licans elect six of eight aldermen and
Dell G. Morgan, mayor, to succeed E.
Jennings (dem.). The others elected
are republicans.
Other Towns Fight Over Local Affairs
Other towns in this part Of the state
report heavy votes cast but local af-
fairs only figured in these results. At
Missouri Valley the element favoring
saloons won easily.
No Contest in MarshaIltown.
Marshalltown, April mo party
lines were drawn in the election here.
Kirby was elected alderman in the
first ward, Mcbride in the second,
Green in the third, Webster in the
fourth, Arnold and Psenicka in the
fifth. A light vote was cast.
WaterWorks Issue Wins.
Deep River, April AT the cleo
ton here the proposition to bond the
town to construct waterworks carried,
so votes for and against
Citizens Win in Washington.
Washington, April 1. - The
election here was a complete victory
for the citizens ticket and municipal
ownership. The election was one of
the warmest and bitterest fought in
the history of the city. There were
two tickets in the field. The Citizens
| favored municipal ownership of the
electric light plant.
Vote at Cherokee.
Cherokee, April Cherokee elect.
ed only three aldermen, all with the
opposition of the republican party A
report that the saloon men hoped for
light vote SO that they might have
chances for carrying saloon petition
successfully stirred up interest late in
the day and brought out a considerable
vote.
Light Franchise Adopted.
| Correctionville, April George
Thum was elected mayor on peoples
ticket by majority of twenty-one ov-
er l.. H. Adams, citizens candidate.
The rest Of the peoples ticket, howev.
er, was defeated by good majorities.
An electric light franchise was adopt.
ed by one-sided vote.
Democrats Carry What Cheer.
What Cheer, April 1.-The demo.
Gratis elected the entire ticket except
one councilman at yesterdays cleo
ton.