The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19
SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
in
SOUTH DAKOTA
LICENSE MEN HOIST BY THEIR
OWN PETARD AT CLARK.
Vermillion Declares for Municipal own
ership and Democrats of Aberdeen
Gain Several Aldermen on the Same
Issue-License Generally Triumphs

Elections were held in many cities and towns
in South Dakota yesterday. The democrats
made gains at Aberdeen on the municipal owner
ship issue. and also carried Chamberlain. LII
cense was defeated at Canton. Arlington and
Clark. Results are given below: III
WEBSTER. s. Wocdworth (rep) was elect
10 majority 'e out Of zoo votes cast The entire
republican ticket except member of the school
six majority School bonds also carried BY
MILRANK2Mayes, Thomas @ L: B tI alder :
croai. License carried BY thirty six majority
Der, ever cast in the eity. The election was We,
hoy and Is victory for the
works. The school directors elected were:
James Lockhart; Frank Meehan,. 9. Erlandson,
ARLIN oN--Fifty nine ballots We're cast for
licensing saloons and lso against Ihe foli GSy
su 0 rsf wsTd a. Rodss os
Bianch, third John Nassau third, to fill va
canSy; T W Allen, police ' justice NV no,
25s. A strong fight was made for license, and
the town for waterworks and gas, and the ,ex-
ample Of many other towns In the state voting
Would S5 so wet IS SuE aat the
employed, by the saloon element in keeping
aess the osc to SOUGHT s asRs
Tibbets; third, 4. D: warner; school board mem
per. Thomas simpson, William McGaan,
GRoToN-,There was but one ticket except in
by majority Of ffty-nine, in a total vote
Of 1893: A year ago license carried by sixty
e. L. M peee
justice, G., W. Fischer; school treasurer. c. D;
WALKER; third. +: 4: Iegler and +. s. Tins;
Garner and ]. ": switzer;. second. 6: Eng;
F. Wi Wilson, IL nonb snd ar
voilmsg License carried by large majority
iibFidge, l., II. Gov, G. ". Bolster and 6. 3.
Snsr Of 1shoHI nodrd John A.
Newell. J.: E: Mallory and James Stevens.
SIOUX sentered in the fight
election Of Peter Haas (rep:) over his independ
ent competitor: The republicans elected large
Of their s Rop eso for Of that city SSaS
an almost unanimous vote. License carried;
ssa af
jorities. License carried by almost three te
s. A. oliver We're the republican aldermen elect
ed. License carried by a, big majority. william
fcup s aRs ssetea q
school board. Belle Travis (rep.) Is school treas
urer
ABERDEEN-Th democrats elected three ou
| of four aldermen and one member Of the
school board License carried. w. L. Hutchins
w. G. Wells and w. F.. lIoberton (dems.) Were
elected, Alderman r. NJ. Hall l(rep.> was elect
L. w. Kelly (dem). Municipal ownership was
| made successful issue by the democrats. =
MILIBR-Lcense carried by thirty-three ma
iority. The entire republican ticket except
three aldermen, elected. Charles Thorn
son. for mayor. had fifty-twe majority. I:
, : MITCHELI-Five tickets were in the field
| License carried by majority Of 206. The
$50 900 sewer bonds carried by Boil; the street
| sprinkling contract. whereby the city pays fo
| the work. carried by .210 T. A.. Duncan, VIII
| liam Koch. A. J. Kings, Thomas Wallace ant
J. e. Wells were elected aldermen. L.. e
Stair, L. W. Flotner. : George E; Foster ant
DEADWOOD-I.icense for saloons carried b,
a small majority, and the $4,000 bond cues
! ton, for a new courthouse. also carried Thi
appropriation will be used with county fund
to make $4,000. The new aldermen elected
are Olaf Seim. T. W. NIoffitt and J. W. Fargo
| Neil McDonough elected police judge. ,-,- .
| VERMILIION-The voters declared for mu
nicipal ownership Of the electric light plant b!
good majority. License was. not voted Of
and the city will remain dry another. year
| LEAD-Saloon license carried by a small ma
tority Aldermen and members Of thu, schoo
SCOTI.AND-High license carried by ma
| jority of 1871.
| CANTON-License was defeated by ninety-sev
4 en- ma iority. -,
PARKER.-Te importance won by As majority
All the al lerm,n elected temperance men.