The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-28
ELECTIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
License Carries in Most Of the Larger
Cities and Towns-VermilIion for
MunicipaI Ownership

Municipal ownership.
Elections were held in many cities
and towns in South Dakota last week.
The Democrats made gains at Aber-
deen on the municipal ownership issue.
and also carried Chamberlain. License
was defeated at Canton, Arlington and
Clark. Results are given below:
Webster-L. S. Woodwork Rep.)
was elected mayor over L. G. Levoy
(non partisan) by 120 majirit yout of
400 votes cast. The entire Republican
ticket except member of the school
board was elected. License carried by
ried by a good majority.
Mlbank--Mayor,T Thomas J.. Brouck:
alderman First ward, w. w. Reeves .
Second, ]. S. Farley; third, Edward
Phalen; treasurer, F. Croal. License
carried by sc majority. Some 433 votes
Were rolled, the largest number ever
cast in the city. The election was
hotly contested, and is a victory for
the element which has installed sew
erage and Nrterworks. The school di-
rectors elected were: James Lockhart,
Frank Meehan, G. Erlandson, j. ID.
Burkhart and f. II. Benedict.
Arlington-Flfty-nin ballots were
cast for licensing saloons and 1870
against. The following officers were
elected: r. w. Reed, alderman First
ward; A. F. Blodgett, Second j. w.
Blanch, Third; John Massar Third, to
fill vacancy; T. w. Allen, police just
ice.
CIark-kO license was carried by a
majority of 4S. The total vote pClled
was 25S. A strong fight was made for
license, and in view of the fact Of the
recent bonding of the town for water
works and gas, and the example of
many other towns in the state voting
for license, it was freely predicted that
Clark would go wet. 1t is thought that
the method employed by the saloon
element in keeping "1oaters'' in town
to secure their votes helped to defeat
the object sought. Aldermen elected
were: First ward, j. d. Smith; Sec
ond, B. A. Tibbetts; Third, A. d. War
ner; school board members elected,
OtdSI DUH W. (Al plll Z. y. upper,
Thomas Simpson, William McGaan
Groton-There was but one ticket
except in the First ward for school in
spector. License carried by a ina jor-
ity of 50 in a total vote of 1913. A year
ago license carried by 63.
Redfleld-Assessor l.. E. Gregory
justice, H. G. Warnock; treasurer, Nj.
J. O'Neill; police justice, G. w. Fisch-
err school treasury, c. D. Sterling
aldermen, First ward, H. c. Burch and
j. d. Fargo; Second, S. E. Morris and
d. f. Walker; Third. F. A. Legler and
E. B. King; Fourth, Peter Norbeck and
A. w. Hopkins; members of school
board, First ward. G. H. Garner and
j. w. Switzer; Second, G. Engstrom
and F. H. Blumc: Third, A. Chase and
F. w. Wilson; Fourth. John l.. Bout
and II. II. Vollmer. License carried
by large majority.
Pierre-License carried by major
ity of 55. Aldermen elected were:
Frank Lillibridge, l.. H. Glow, G. w
Bolster ard c. B. Billinghurst; mem
bers of school board, A. C. Brink. F
l.. Fuller, c. f. Deland, John |. Newell
j. E. Mallory and James Stevens.
Sioux Falls-Interest centered in
the fight for the city assessorship
which resulted in the election of Peter
Haas (Rep.) over his Independent com.
petitor. The Republicans elected a
large number of their competitors for
the city council. and will retain con
troll of that body by an almost unani-
nous vote. License carried.
hamberlain-Every ward gave the
Democratic candidates for aldermen
substantial maiorities. License car
ried by almost three to one.
Sturgis-H. B. Burger, A. NJ. Ander-
son and S. A. Oliver were the Repub-
lican aldermen elected. License car
ried by big majority. William Grams
(Rep) and Charles Runkel and n. H.
Loup (Dem.) were elected members of
the school board. Belle Travis (Rep.)
is school treasurer.
Aberdeen-The Democrats elected
three out of four aldermen and one
member Ct the school board. License
carried. w. l.. Hutchins. w. G. Wells
W. F. Hoberton (Dems.) were elected
Aid. E. M. Hall (Rep.) was elected in
the Fourth ward by IA majority over
l.. w. Kelly Dem). Municipal own
ership was made a successful issue by
the Democrats
Miller-License carried by 33 ma
jority. The entire Republican ticket.
except three aldermen, was elected
Charles Thompson, for mayor, had So
majority.
Mitchell-F4ve tickets were in the
field. License carried by majority
of 206. The 100000 sewer bonds car
ried by 301; the street sprinkling con-
tract, whereby the city pays for the
work, carried by 210. T. A. Duncan,
William F.. Koch, A. ]. Kings, Thomas
Wallace and j. z. Wells were elected
aldermen. l.. e. Stair, l.. w. F1otner,
George e. Foster and w. E. Upton
were elected to the board of education.
eadwood-License for saloons car
ried by a small majority, and the $1O.-
600 bond question for a new court