The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-04-27
ELECTIONSIN DAKOTA
LICENSE CARRIES IN THREE.
FOuaTHS Or TOWNS.
In Nest ri Aldermen and Mem
beers or iioards or Education Were
Elected with Li,t.a Opposition, Al
xhongh Mitchell Had Five Tick cts


places for mayor. assessor and justices
or the peace.
Party lines were not closely drawn.
out the question of licrGsc or no license
was the issue in most instances. Liccnse
carried in morc than two.thirds NJ the
cities and towns. generally by decisive
mnjoritics.
Mitchell: Considerable interest was
displayed In the city election Tuesday
on the Eve tickets Ia tho field. License
carried by majority OF 2OG. The $780,
600 sewer bonds carried by sol. and the
street sprinkling contract. whereby the
city pays for the work. carried by IL.
II. A. Duncan. William Koch. a. j.
Kings. Thomas Wallace and J. Wells
were elected aldermen: l.. T.. Stair. j..
w. Ploiner. Geo. II. Foster and W. T..
Upton were elected To the board OF cdu-
cation.
Parker: Parker gave - majority for
prohibition, against IL last year. All
three OF the new aldermen elected are
prohibiiion--John Applcby over lee
kingley In the First ward. Bert Morgan
without opposition In the Second. and w.
Wood over Herbert Jones In the Third
ward By ] majority. The mayor nnd
four OF the six aldermen are no license.
Candidates for the other Offices were
without opposition. The church bells
werc rung.
Deadwood: The city elections Tues
day were very quiet IN all Black Hills
cities. In DeadwOod license for saloons
carried by small majority aud the So
600 bond question for u new court house
elso carried. This appropriation will be
used with county funds 10 the tasnl
amount OF $4,000. The three new 81.
dermen elected are Olaf Scim, Il. w.
MONT and j. W. Fargo. Neil Melon.
ough was elected police judge.
Sioux Falls: Interest in the city cleo.
fion here Tuesday was ccntered In the
fight for city assessor, which resulted In
fhe election OF Peter Haas. the Rcpub-
iican nominee. over his independent com.
petitor. The Republicans elected ma.
jority OF their nominees for the city coun.
ell and will rctnin control OF that body
by an almost unanimous vote. Mayor
was not voted on. License carried.
Aberdeen: AZ the city election Tues
day Walter Hutchins. IN the First ward.
w. G.. wells. In the Second. and W. +
Hoberton. IN the Third. all Democrats
were elected In the Fourth ward T.. NJ.
Hall, Republican, was elected by Il ma.
5ority. License carried by n majority
or 2i2. The total vote was 1907. The
street lighting franchise figured largely in
the result.
Geddcs: The citizens ticket won Tues.
day over the peoples ticket by the cleo.
tion OF Frank III. johnson for mayor by
a majority OF IL aud all the rest OF their
candidates except assessor and one jus.
tice OF the peace. The peoples ticket,
headed by Dan Lamb. led strenuous
eight 10 down the opposition. The citi.
gens' party also elected four out OF the
ak aldermen.
Sturgis In the city election Tuesday
by n small vote IL. u. Berger, 4. VI.
Anderson and :. \. Oliver. Republicans,
were elected aldermen. License carried
by big majority. William Grams. he.
publican, mud Charles Runkel aud y. III.
Loup. Democrats. were elected members
OF the school board. and Belle Travis,
Republican. school treasurer.
Redheld: The city election here Tues
day was very quiet. License carried 10y
n heavy vote. Eight aldermen were elect.
ed. the city council having been COMPEL.
ed By mandamus proceedings 10 call the
election for an additional ward. The
new officers are NJ. j. O'Ncill. treasurer:
~ W. a t7tfts NNAiAf lAhAlNF. anu II. -
Warner. city justice.
Pierre: License carried in this city
Tuesday by majority OF -. There
were no other contests and the vote was
light. Aldermen elected are Frank Illi-
bridge. l.. II. Glow, G.. W. Bolster aud
C. II. Billinghurst: members OF school
board. A. e. Brink. +. l.. Fuller. G l..
Deland, John !. Ncycll. ]. l.. Mallcry
and James Stevens.
Canton: Those who are opposed TO
che open saloon won n sweeping victory
Tuesday. Three ont OF four wards gave
no license n majority. Out OF total
vote OF 53l no license carried by 90.
members OF the school board and alder
anon were elected without opposition
Arlington: Arlington went dry"
Tuesday by a vote Of l29 Co IS. the larg-
est majority for M license ever cast in
this city. There has been no saloon in
this city for twcnty-thrcc years liz
cense was the only Issue the aldcfmanic
ticket going through without opposition.
Vcrmiliinn: The vote 81 Ncrmillinn
Tuesday declared for municipal owner
ship OF the electric light plant by good
majority. The election was tame. only
half vote being polcd License was
not voted on. aud the city will remain
dry for another year.
Salem: License carried here Tuesday
by vote or iUl 10 ~. The proposition
60 maintain a library by a tax 10 be
levied by the city failed TO pass by % to
IS votes. The entire caucus nominees
for both city aud school Offices were
elected by biz mnjoritic-.
Armour: At the election held In Ar
mour w. NJ. Xciglcr. John Hand aud
Charles Zeigl"r were elected as alder.
men; +. r. Him. city Justice; G. +. Kyle.
police justice. The ouly contest was over
license. which resulted IN ~ majority for
license
WoonsocEct; The election resulted In
the overwhelming drrcnt "a an the Ram.
scy candidate. License carried by ~
majority. The aldermen elected ARE j.
u. Whiting. Louis Brnthhurg. l.. ]. Enc
bore; assessor. l.. ~ Frank
Miller: l.icruSr carried by thirty.
three majority. The entire Republican
ticket was elected except three alder
men. Cherries Thomson. for mayor. had
- majority.
Bcrrsfotd, After hot contest this