Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-29

j. j. Hotz (d) .................. 2Z0
Prof. Carl E. Seashore (r) ........174
Joseph Brun (r) ......w.........1 1856
James w. Dvorsky (d) .........18 1873
Charles Bauer (d) ...............17 Ut
o. G. Van Meter (r) ............ lilo
o. H. Brainerd (r) go
F. H. Shoals (d) .................12 1
Contest at Let's.
Let's, March 27.-After the most
warmly contested election In years the
Citizens candidate for mayor. I. r.
Snyder, was elected over the republi-
can candidate. DR.. A. Brown, BY plu.
rality of one vote. The rest OF the
republican ticket was elected by q
large majority. There Is probability
Of contest.
Qulet at cantrlI.
Cantril, March 27.-The election was
quiet and resulted as follows: Mayor,
w. d. Jones; clerk. Miller; treasurer,
j. H. Cassidy; assessor, Cunningham |:
councilmen, w. +. Harbridge, Frank
q. Stone.
WelIman's New Administration.
Wellman, March 27.-The election
ClC ASAOAutLJ iCoulICus MdyOI, VI. w.
Klockenteger, assessor. D. F. Kirk
patrick; treasurer, M. r. Struble, re.
'corder, e. Bradford; councilmen, o. r.
Laylor, H. G. Moore.
Vote Improvement at centervlIle.
Centerville, March 27.-By total
vote of $50, Centerville adopted by a
majority the plan for public improve
ments, on which the contest was made,
the candidates pledged to the improve
ment policy all winning. The result
follows: Aldermen, Geo. w. Needles,
(rep.) by ten majority; D. G. Bradley,
(rep.) by 26 majority: A. G. Pratt,
(ind.) by 62 majority.
Close Vote at Packwood.
Packwood, March 27.-W. X. Bot.
torff, Citizens, was elected mayor Mon
day by a plurality of A. The total vote
was 76. Treasurer, A. Ryman, citi-
zens'; councilmen (three years., A. A.
Edmund, citizens, J. o. Caviness; coun.
Gilman Zone Year,. T. F. Paris. citizen.
Close at MediapoIls.
Mediapolis, March 27.--Mayor j. A.
Bridges, by the close plurality Of two
votes, was reelected to another term
Of office Monday. He has served as
the towns executive for number of
years, and his victory on the demo.
cratic ticket in conceded republican
community Is considered remarkable,
The other officers elected are: Re.
corder, F.. B. Fulmer, (citisens');
councilmen, A. Van Mise, two years.
(citizenso; M. j. Seeds, three years
(city); Robert Foster, three years
tcity); j. w. Corbett, three years,
(city); treasurer, b. H. Mckee; asses.
sor, 8. D. Heller, (citizens'); park
commissioner, H. s. Blake, (city).
Hot Contest at Shenandoah.
Shenandoah, March 27.-In the big
gest vote ever polled In the city with q
hot fight in each ward, the issues were
between the conservatives and radi.
calls. Shurtz,. radical In the first ward,
received a hundred and forty-one
against Gibson one hundred and sew.
enteen. Second ward, McMahall, con.
sentative, had one hundred and
eighty-two against Hamilton, one hun.
dred and seventy-nine. Third ward,
Auracher, conservative, had one hun.
dred and sixty-five against Mentzer,
one hundred and fifty-six No party
politics was in the election.
Warm Election at New London.
New London, March 27.--A great In
terest was manifested in the city cleo
ton here Monday. 1t was indeed "a
hot old time," as one business man
expressed it. Out Of 238 votes cast
the vote resulted in the election of the
following: Mayor, Hiles, (Citizens)
Ill; T. q. Rhodes, (people's), 1911.
Councilman, g. Nugen, (citizens) J,
1872; w. L. Weller. (people's), 104.
Councilman, s. J. Pierson, (citizens') J,
1913; J. =. Carter, (people's), 107.
Clerk, J. H. Hobbs, (citizens'), 1853.
Assessor, Cad Layman, (citizens') J,
ISL; Geo. Denny, (people's), 83. Treas.
urer, v. H. Shields. (citizenso. 1854.
DR.. Pitman Mayor Of Salem.
Salem, March Pin spirited con-
test for the mayoralty yesterday DR..
C. W. Pitman, citizens ticket, was
elected by a vote Of so over r. Tones,
who received AZ. Only the Citizens
ticket was in the field for the rest OF
the officers, as follows: b. A. Win eth,
G. 3. Lester, councilmen; G. i. Wade,
recorder; r. G. JOY, assessor; o. H.
Tyner, treasurer.
One Ticket at West Point.
West Point. March 27.-There was
no interest in yesterdays election, the
citizens ticket being the only one Ia
the field Mayor, Lawrence Smith;
clerk, M. P. Boercer; Assessor, John
Kempker: aldermen, G. g. Byers, ]. w.
Conley; treasurer, j. A. Crackenbaum.
#. Madison Council Democratic.
Fort Madison, March Pin the al
dermanic election here Monday the
democrats carried the council, standing
six democrats to four republicans. The
election resulted as follows:
G. w. Fruehling, rep; Dan P. Henry,
rep: II. F. StempeI. dem: John JunRe.