The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
WAVE OF REFORM
FELT i THRU 4. STATE /;
LID GOES DOWN ON MANY MIN
NEsoTA VILLAGES.
Elections This Year Marked by Heavy
Voting and Close Contests No-Ld-
cense Tickets Show Remarkable Gains
in Some Places and Losses in Polk
County-General Results.

cenSe T1CkotS SNOW REMARKABLE Gains
in Some Places and Losses in Polk
County-General Results.
Returns have now been received from lis vi
Lagos and townships in this state, and the gen
eral results show that q wave of reform has
swept over this section Of the northwest. Sew.
eral villages declared in most decisive manner
against the license issue, and some of them have
this year voted for the first time to keep out
saloons. OF these 115 villages and townships
sixty-seven made the license question the main
issue. Contests were exciting in most of the
places as can be imagined from the returns.
OF these sixty-seven thirty-four voted for license
and thirty-three against.
For the first time in eight years Ada has
voted to keep the saloons out of the village.
With Shelley, Halstad, Twin Valley and u1en
"dry'' in every section-the only dry county
The results from Otter Tail county mixed.
Pelican Rapids has gone "dry" after a hard
fight by vote Of liz to 96. and Battle Lake
has declared against the saloons by vote Of
10 to 40. Other villages voted for contin-
uance Of the license, excepting Perham, which
did not make the question an issue. IS
In Polk county the license forces show a
gain In three villages-Fosston. Fertile and
Mentor (which this year voted the ''wet' ticket.
Last year they were "dry' towns. Erskine,
Mcintosh and Beltrami voted for no license as
before. '..-.-
At Breckenridge Moyle Edwards was reelected
after stubborn contest He stood squarely on
the law and order ticket. The temperance forces
won at Frazee and the lid will go down on that
village. One Of the hardest fought battles in
the history of Owatonna closed with the election
at that town. It resulted in victory for the
Heavy voting and close contests marked the
elections this year. Interest general thru
out the state. At Dawson many women Of the
town went to the Congregational church to pray
for a temperance victory while the election was
In progress. The no-license voters won.
Following the results from townships and
villages not included in those published in
IN e j o urn yesterday: ~ -
Entire County Goes Dry.
lions tuesday, Ada Shelley, Haistad Twin val
TSese b being sH the only wet towns in Norman
county, that county Is now the only dry
In Polk county, Erskine, Mcintosh and Bel
trina went dry as before, and Fosston, Mentor.
Fertile, Climax and Lengthy voted for saloons
the first three having been dry last year. VT
- Women Pray at Dawson.
MnnNs license carried II tie
the license ticket, James 0'Hara, was elected,
Josephs, Nels stenson. c. o., Holton, and Omar
| While the election was in progress many
women met in the. congregational church to
pray for the triumph OF the reform workers.
Election at Franklin. II y.
| Franklin. S1inn.-Following is the result Of the
village election: President, 81. B. Cole; coun-
| recorder, John Curran; treasurer, A. j. Olin;
| assessor. B. F. Weber; justices, 2. s. john
! son, John Drury; contable, q. NJ. Mellen.
Exciting Election at Gaylord.
Gaylord. nItn11.-The- election, the
most exciting ever held in the history Of this
village. Every legal vote in town was golled
| and the old council was reelected as follows:
Mayor w. G. Comn1ck: trustees, Charles Busch,
Fred Roepke and Charles Guetscbhopp; clerk,
Charles Geib; Justices Of peace, E. S r. John,
son and J. E. Quasi.
Results at Harmony.
Fssqt gf the xsSe
trustees; P. N. oistad, clerk; G B. Hel1ickson,
| treasurer; A. G. Johnson, justice; G. D. Nc
| Carly, constable .f.' ~
| Six Tickets at Caledonia.
| Caledonia Minn.-The annual election was
| cts in the field. Three hundred and twelve votes
were cast. Following were elected: Mayor, r. D.
! Sprague; trustees, Leonard Hill, D.. P. Stewart,
J.. A. Heymann; recorder, Charles L. Metcah;;
I treasurer Thomas Buckley; Justice of the
peace, A. J. Flynn; assessor, Edward Crotty;
constable, J. P. Palen.
Winnebago Goes s'Dry."
Wnnebago, Minn-T 1so village and township W
and F. N: Babeoek; recorder. J. il. sheim. j
Township n,arp ticket: Sidney Wa
| Sharn. inSttcoS Of A. \.
/ wasgatt and F. N. Ware. No license carried
| by SO majority. rA
French Wins at Plainview.
Plainyiew, Minn.-rhe corrected returns at
this place show the following result Of the cleo
ton: Mayer 1T;,; Andrew French; trustees Cd
"Wet,'' l "Dry.'
Kenyon ,Minn.-The license issue carried by
two majority. The election resulted as follows:
John Holme and ]. J. Pecha; clerk, Andrew Fin
Nerstrand, Minn-Ihe license forces won by
| four majority. AT Dennfson the no-license issue
carried by six majority. Hawley Falls voted
for license by majority of eight after a year
Heavy Vote at Bagley.
] Bagley, Minn-The village election resulted
| vote being heavy and closely contested: Presi
dent, Thomas Keefe; trustees Edward Groven
| val POST and Lars .UmQduls CLERK, ". y. NoEUyi
| trustees, Hans Degerness; assessor, Henry G.
| Lee; constables, Edward Barness and Burt Mel
| son; Justice Martin Willborg. 8 u
Howard Lake Goes ssDry.''
! Howard Lake, Misunderstanding is the list ei
/ village officers reelected for the ensuing year
| President A. A. Narverud; trustees, Charles
Moore. w. J. Rausch: G. A. Koenig; treasurer,
1 G. G.. Luhman; recorder, I. NJ Woolley; as
SCISSOR. r. M. Morgan; justice of the peace
vote on the license question was Is for and
t so against. SEI
Wood Lake Stays "Wet."
Wood Lake, Minn.-At the village election the
following officers were elected: President. Ga
1 Boettcher; trustees, w. r. Moore. w. G. Werner
j and julius Alike; justice Of the peace. w. o.
/ Dillingham;; assessor, a. A. Wider; constable
Fred VAIL The license forces carried by 9
vote of 80 to IS.
Library Proposition Fails
Osakis, Mrn.-After one Of the hottest cleo
ton contests held in the village for years the
/ following ticket was elected: President w. A.
i Yates; councilmen George Herberger. Lewis
| Smith and Peter Larson; recorder Orville Mil
/ Ter; assessor, F.. III. Borchert; treasurer, Nels
j NJ. EvensOn; justices of the peace, X. SWore
and w. B. Lyons: constable, s5 w Ham Il Kirk.
Two hundred and twenty Ave yctes were cast