The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-11
LICENSE WINS BY Two
Vernon Center Residents Vote Yester-
day to Have a Saloon.
Was a Lively Day in That Pretty
Little Village.
Miles Porter Is Elected President of
The Council.
M. H. Caller Chosen Recorder. 0ther
Officers BaiIoted.
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ton passed off quietly, the weather be,
ing ideal for the polling of large vote
Out of a possible ninety votes eighty
four were polled.
The principal and all-absorbing topic
of the election being the question of IL
cense or no license" License carried by
the small majority of two.
Both sides had their full quota in the
field from the opening to the closing of
the polls, and considerable scratching and
number of personalities were INDUCED
in as will be seen from the count.
Now that Vernon Center must have
a saloon, the sentiment of the people
favors high license, the licensing of only
one saloon, and a thorough enforcing of
the laws governing it.
The following is. the official vote with
names of those elected.
For President Miles Porter, 70; G..
F. Force, 8. Frank Cooper, l.
For Trustees-E. C. Mares, At; A. G.
Gray, 80; Gus. Nelson, 80; G. F. Gran
mis-, 81; E. L. Warren, l.: Frank Cooper,
8. E. c. Mairrs, Gus. Nelson, and A. G.
Gray were elected
For Treasurer. E. Quimby, 81;
A. G. Wilbur, %.
For Recorder-M. II. Caller, 81; A. W.
Petrich, 2; A. Henderson, l.
For Assessor johnson, 81; j.
D. Morrison, %; G. F. Grannis, /.
For Justice of the Peace-A. W.
Petrich, 81; HI. E. Young, SO; L. S. Terry,
81; S. B. Babcack, 20.
For Constable-Geo G. Stoner, So;
Claude Meixell, 81; O. ]. Randall, 81.
For license, 43; against license, Al.
Vernon township election resulted in
the straight ticket being elected as fol-
lows: For supervisors, G. G. Cornish,
chairman; Henry Schwarz, three years;
H. J. Good, two years; G. G. Cornish,
one year; town clerk, F. S. Hemingway;
town treasurer, F. G. Wilbur; assessor,
Geo. R. Gray; justices, F. S. Hemingway,
1. j. Rambo; constables, Geo. R. Gray,
Fred HI. Mertesdorf.
The township voted $3.50 for general
purposes.
Eagle Lake.
There was warm fight at Eagle Lake
yesterday. The license people won out
by one majority. The following ticket
was elected: M. T. Cook, chairman;
Asborn Englerth, DIR. G. A. Smith, ]. A.
Smith, J.. A. Henry; recorder, J. P.
Braun; treasurer, F. NJ. Otto; assessor,
F. w. Hilton; justice of the peace, J. P.
Wagner, Edward Mynard; constables,
Will Netrow, L. M. Anderson.
Decoria.
Supervisors-Albert Juliar, chairman;
M. j. Bowe, H. H. Gerlich; clerk, Ole
Andengaard; treasurer, George Juliar;
assessor, Louis Cords; justices of the
peace, A. H. Matteson and Ole Anden-
gard; constables, John Hayes and How
ard Preston; 5000 voted for town pur-
poses. There were three tickets in the
field. Ole Andengaard received all the
votes cast.
lie Ray.
Experimentation Anderson, L. T. Sill
key, Fl. T. Fraunk ;clerk, M. K Van Buren,;
assessor, E. j. Russell; justices of the
peace, Edward Dunn; constables, Isaac
Jenkins and John Casper.
Shelby.
Supervisors-R. T. Remfferd, S. A..
Way, w. H. Look; clerk, S. R. Brush,
treasurer, FL. F. Day; assessor, T. T..
Hannay; justices, G. ]. Lower, c. D.
Buckminster; constables, T: ]. Sails
bury, E. R. Day; $500 voted for general
township purposes.
Lime.
Supervisors-Matt Borgmeier, three
years; Morgan Brooks, two years; T.
H. Rausch, one year; clerk, Jacob Born;
treasurer, Henry Schultz; assessor, Matt
Sanger; justice of the peace, John May
er; money voted, for general town pur-
poses, $40; road and bridges, $500; pay
ing bridge bonds, 5000; interest, $50; to-
tai, $l,l00.
Mankato.
Supervisors-John j. Miller, three
years; ]. j. Romack, two years; John
Ireland, one year; clerk, George Hodapp;
treasurer, G. Sieberg; assessor, G. Watts !;
justices, George Schultz, George Scheur-
err; constables, S. Wenner, Charles
Schultz; money voted, for general town
purposes, $780,; special road fund, $3.50
Judson.
| Supervisors Richard Wigley, William
w. Jones, William Johnson; clerk, David
Davis; treasurer Bunyan G. Williams
assessor, Hugh G. Jones; justice, Henry
Fuller; constable, C. G. Jones; money
voted, for general town purpose, 500;
for bridge across the Minnesota river
$500; one ticket in the field.
Butternut Valley.
Supervisors johnson, R. j. Will
Jams, Alec Hanson; clerk; j. E. Owens
treasurer, Sam Hellecksen; assessor, j
E. Jones; trustees, Andrew Kabrud; $500