The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08
DR.. PRICES
TRYABITA FOOD
rRF ONLY CELERY WHEAT FLAKE

of that amount, while the city alone is
paying Sc 900 a year for hydrant rental
Those who placed the municipal own
ership issue above the temperance issue
say that many of Anderson's supporters
worked for him and then nullified their
efforts by trying to elect a wet coun-
WEIR CITY.
Weir City, Kas., April S-Entire Re-
publican ticket elected. Allen, for
mayor. by 265. ever Hargiss. Democrat,
! present incumbent A mayor police
judge, city treasurer, school treasurer
chosen. Alien mayor-elect has been
treasurer for past four years.
Ell DORADO.
Ell Dorado, nas.. April "a. ]. Hol-
Citizens ticket, defeated z. N. Smith.
the present mayor, on the Improvement
ticket, by over 300 majority. The ball
ance of the Citizens ticket was elected
/ councilmen.
LINCOLN CENTER.
Lincoln Center, Kas., April S.-The
City election resulted in the election of
/ the Citizens ticket, headed by J. NJ
Grubb, a Leading merchant for mayor.
Strict law enforcement was the issue
The proposition for a city library also
carried
Holton. Kas.. April 8-Charles Norris
candidate for mayor on the Law and
Order ticket. was defeated by W H.
| Webster. the opposition candidate, by
I fifty votes. Peter Bryant for police
judge and G. R. Beckwith for city
treasurer. opposition candidates, were
elected, but J. P. Moore, the Law and
/ Order candidate for treasurer of the
board of education, won The Law and
| Order ticket elected three councillnen
and one member of the school board
and the opposition two members.
CLOUD COUNTY.
Concordia, kas. April S.-The election
in the third class cities in this county
resulted in the election of wet tickets
/ at Clyde and jamestown. without OPP
position. In Glasco and Miltonvale the
dry ticket won by small majorities.
Postmaster Sawhin announces that
free city delivery viii begin here June
I. Examina lions for carriers viii be
held April IS.
GREAT BEND.
Great Bend, Kas.. April S-The cleo
ton here was an exciting one. The
question has not been matter of poll
tics, but is wet" and dry" For the
past year the vets have been in con
/ troll, so far as the saloons have been
paying fine of $50 each There have
also been the restrictions that there
should be no ..backrOOms" or no
screens, SO that every one in the sa-
! looms is in plain sight of passersby. The
/ city marshal has also furnished each
/ saloon with a blacklist. containing the
names of habifual drunkards. The
probabilities are that a dry mayor and
enough dry councilmen viii be elect
! ed to control affairs and an attempt will
be made to close the joints and to stop
any bootlegging that may be attempted.
MANKATO.
Mankato, Kas., April S.-The Citizens
ticket was elected in this town Dy a
ma jority ranging from 80 to 125. g. r.
Kramer, Democrat, is the new mayor.
It was a, fOregone conclusion that that
ticket would win and the interest was
not great. In spite of the ringing OF
dinner and COW bells in front Of the
E. residences of voters by small boys to
apprise them Of the election, only a few
turned out The council is about half
4 Democratic and half Republican.
ELLSWORTH.
Ellsworth Kan. April Selection
was very quiet here. There was ony
one nomination for mayor. but two
tickets for councilmen- Those on the
Citizens ticket were all elected Mayo,
G. T. Tremble; councilmen, 7. G. Odon-
nell, F. T. Demuth, NJ. L. Meek, N.
Harris, r. F. Malaby; police judge. n.
Bruner.
The council are entirely new men:
none of the old council would run this
spring; AS votes cast, of which 127 were
ladies'
ARGENTINE.
Argentine, April S.-The Republican
victory in Argentine was almost as
complete as that in Kansas City, Kan.
DR. D. F. Chopper, Republican was
elected mayor by a majority of 1So
votes over Ancil Scoville who opposed
him on the Citizens ticket. The Demo-
Gratis got one councilman out of the six
elected.
ROSEDALE.
Rosedaie, April S.-Dr. B. M. Barnett
the Citizens candidate for mayor IN
Rcsedale, was elected over DR.. o. NJ.
Longnecker the Progressive candidate.
by a majority of %. The Progressive
party succeeded in electing A. w. Hahn
police Judge and John Cannon treasurer
of the school board. The Citizens par
". besides the mayor, elected council
men in the First and Second wards.
The Progressive carrying the Third ana
Fourth wards,