River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-05
The City Election.


last spring and 800 in 1904.
F. M. White was elected mayor
without opposition, and GLE. Pratt
was elected alderman of the 4th
ward and R. w. Freeman of the 3rd,
there being no contest for these
| positions in these wards. Their e
was no contest for supervisor in
| any of the wards, consequently the
| candidates for these Offices were
elected practically with unanimity.
For assessor there were two candi-
| dates, F. A. Howe and w. H. San
derson. For this Office 335 votes
were cast, of which Howe received
125, and Sanderson 21O, a majority
of IS. ]. r. Henderson and Welles-
/ lev Vannatta were on the ballot for
city treasurer. There were $40
votes cast for this Office, of which
number Henderson received 1919 and
Vannatta al; majority of So for
| Henderson. There was contest in
the first ward, ]. E. Chapman op-
posing F. V. Williams the present
alderman. Williams received %
votes and Chapman IL. In the
Second ward Harry E. Chinook,
the present alderman, was opposed
by John Elliott who was elected by
a majority of five votes.
On the question of license 351
votes were cast, of which 189 were
for license and 1872 against, major
ity of 81 for license, as against "a
majority for license at the election
a year ago.
But 226 votes were cast for the
judicial ticket, distributed as fol-
lows: Bushnell 100; Grace22; O'Neill
IS; Timlin 10.
The Pocket ballot law was disap-
proved by majority of 81 in total
vote of 1919: II for to 1913 against.
On the question of purchasing
the water powers 285 votes were
cast, IA being against the purchase
and on issuing of bonds 286 votes
were cast, 19 of which were in OPP
position to the proposition. 1t is
likely that these few votes cast
against the propositions were mis-
takes in marking, the voters intend
ing to have given their approval but
mistook one square for the other.
CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor. M. White.
Assessor-W. H. Sanderson.
Treasurer. R. Henderson.
WARD OFFICERS.
First Ward: Alderman-F. V.
Williams; Supervisor-C. o. Chin
mock.
Second. Ward: Alderman-John
Elliott; Supervisor-G.W. Chinook
Sr.
Third Ward ,Alderman-R. W..
Freeman; Supervisor-Thos. TAFT!
i Fourth Ward sAlderman-G. E.
Pratt; Supervisory. E. Bailey.
| The Amsden White Russet pota-
to.
Watch for our add next week.
Delmonico Restaurant.
Mayor MCGUIRE was reelected in
Hudson and Steve Hawkins was
elected mayor in New Richmond.
Miss Inga Simonson of Baldwin
spent the past week with her sister,
Mrs. Lewis Nelson, returning home
Monday.
In the Spring time we all want to
be sweet. We can make you so
with our cocoanut kisses. Delmon-
leo Restaurant.
Mrs. E. D. U1rich came down
from St. Paul again Tuesday to as
sist her mother in attending her
brother, Homer Campbell, who is
very sick.
Miss Maude Teare and Miss Grace
Noble of White Rock, S. D., have
been visiting here the past week,
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John VIM.
i The members of the Rebekah
! Lodge are kindly requested to be
present at the next regular meeting,
April IL. Important business on
hand; also, some social features.
Meeting called at 8 o'clock.
Judges, fresh, always on hand,
cream sticks on Mondays, choco-
late Eau Claires on Wednesdays,
cream puffs on Saturdays. Any
goods made to order at any time
At the Delmonico Restaurant.
Miss Jennie Harnsberger, former
ly of this place, has had charge of
music and drawing in the Alexan-
dria (Minn.) schools but she has
inst been elected as supervisor OF