The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-04-27
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
SOUTH DAKOTA TOWNS MOSTLY
VOTE FOR LICENSE.
large Vote in Most Piaces-Where
Party Lines Were Drawn the Vic.
tory Was Chi ely with Republicans
Returns from Many Towns.

Municipal elections were held Tuesday
in number of South Dakota cities and
towns. In most instances party lines
were not closely drawn and the chief is.
sue was license or no license. The vote
polled was generally larger than usual.
MITCHELL.
In the city election Tuesday the citi
zens' ticket was successful George A.
Silsby was reelected mayor; NJ. r. Kib-
bee, treasurer; William NJ. Smith, school
treasurer; Mark Harris, assessor; Jane
Mckinley, police justice; Marvin
Reeves, city justice.
The main feature of the election was
the voting on the issuance of $4,000
bonds for extension of water mains and
100000 for extension of the sewer sys
tenn Both issues carried practically
unanimously.
The registration was the largest in the
the history of the city, there being 1,25O
registered and 800 whose names were Sc
cured by a canvass of the city after the
day of registration had passed.
ABERDEEN.
Aberdeen is Republican by 81 major
ity. The following ticket was elected:
Bales; police justice, A. o. Jones; city
justice, w. II. Finch; assessor, Fred d
Campbell.
The bond issue in the sum Of $122,0
for the extension of water and sewer
mains and installing a sewage disposal
plant carried by a big majority.
License carried by 200 majority; 1,219
votes were cast, the biggest poll ever re-
corded here.
CANTON.
The Republican ticket had no opposi-
ton, and officers were chosen as follows
Mayor G. II. Fitch; assessor, George Oh
son; treasurer, II. Anderson; police JUS
tice, ii. III. belong; city justice, ID. "a.
Hawn.
License carried by % in a total vote of
$50. The contest for license was spirited,
but without disturbance. Canton has
been without saloons for eighteen years
BERESFORD.
AS a result of one of the most exciting
city elections which ever took place here,
high license was voted down Tuesday by
a majority of votes. The fight was
battle royal from the time the polls open
ed until they closed. Ole Ofstad was
elected mayor.
VERMILLION.
Henry L. Ferry, Socialist, was elected
mayor over w. C. Brant, Republican, by
20 majority. The Republicans win all
other offices. Assessor, w. III. Wildman;
treasurer, Il. E. Stinson; justices. j. A.
Copeland, and II. S. Stanley.
Ferry's election is said TO be the begin
ming of a fight for municipal ownership of
the electric light and water works sys-
tens.
CHAMBERLAIN.
The city election held here Tuesday re-
suited in sweeping Democratic victory.
The fight was between the Republican
party under the direction of Col. j. NJ.
Greene, national committeeman, and the
Democrats under present Mayor James
w. Sanford, who was a candidate for
reelection. Sanford won out by 81 ma
jority in the warmest fight ever held in
this city, overcoming a normal Republic
an majority of 20.
The entire Democratic ticket was elect
ed, excepting one alderman.
SIOUX FALLS.
Sioux Falls was carried by the Repub-
licans. George w. Burnside was for the
third time elected mayor by a plurality
of 601. The Republicans elected all their
nominees for aldermen, as follows: K.
A. Hubbard, George A. Knott, j. s.
Bandy, Ed Johnson, Henry Peterson, Il.
j. Bushell; city treasurer, Charles l..
Norton, Republican,.
The Republicans also elected all their
nominees for the board of education.
The election was a quiet one and very
heavy vote was polled.
STURGIS.
At the city election held Tuesday Stur-
gis went Republican by 60 majority. The
following ticket was elected: Mayor,
Henry Perkins, Republican; treasurer,
Matt Flaven, Republican; assessor, V.
NJ. Beaver, Republican.
The Republicans elect the entire school
board, including the member at large,
and the treasurer.
A large vote was polled.
PLANKINTON.
The Citizens ticket won out at Tues
days election, the Republicans electing
one candidate, HI. V. Sears, for city
treasurer.
Carl Furchner was elected mayor; r.
Il. Wilson, Democrat, assessor; w. G.
Groves, Democrat, school treasurer; Ger
kin, Democrat; Dyer Republican, and
Kelly, Republican,, councilmen.
There is 30 majority for saloon license.
BELLE FOURCHE.
Henry Chamberlain was elected may
or, defeating T. G. King by votes. The
saloon question entered into the fight,
Chamberlain favoring wide open town.
WOONSOCKET.
The election was quiet, as no political
nominations were made. The fight was
on the license question, and license was
defeated by 10 majority.
RAPID CITY.
f.. d. Emrick had no opposition for re-