Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-17
ANTS WON DAY
License Loses in All Villages in
County Where it Was
an Issue.
VOTE CLOSE IN SOME CASES
Milan Votes Down Reform in Contest
characterized by Much Bit
terneSS.

Anti-license won in the villages
throughout the county yesterday
wherever the issue was squarely join
ed This was the case at WATERFOWL
Cordova, Carbon Cliff, and Andalusia
In Milan the reform or Independent
ticket was defeated after bitter fight
The election was the first regular
one held since the incorporation Of
| Silvis and Carbon Cliff. In the former
place temporary officers were sustain
ed by being reelected In Carbon
| Cliff the temperance people turned on,
to man and carried the day against
| license, which was placed on the bali J
as separate proposition. There was
one tie, on the office of village marshal
at Coal Valley, each candidate receiv-
ing 81 votes.
| Milan.
The peoples ticket triumphed at Mi
Ian over the independent The latter
stood for general reform in village af-
fairs. and the fight waxed unusually
warm. The peoples candidates show
ed more strength than their opponents
had conceded them. The vote follows.
| President-H A. Smith. peoples, 81 ;
F. w. BoultOn, independent, 20.
| Trustees-W. II. Lowell peoples. 80 :;
George Norton. peoples, 1872: D. d. OAK
on. peoples, 81: William Kale, indie
pendent, 70; John Hamburger, indepen-
dent, 81; Joe MOorehead. Independent,
10.
Police Magistrate-F. H. Harris, in
dependent SO.
Antlalusiu.
Temperance scored victory at Anda-
lusia in a red hot fight. There is no
saloon in the village now. and the re.
suit of the election indicates that there
will be none for another year. The
vote was as follows:
| President - John Kane. temperance
50; S. r. Kennedy. citizens, 2S.
Clerk-Charles Huntley. citizens. So
Trustees-Reuben Roth. temperance
IS; n. P. Phillips. temperance, 80; R
q. Thompson, temperance. 80; Adolph
Dunlap, citizens, 50; Otto Heinze, citi
zens. 50; William Strohmeier, citizens
2S.
| Police Magistrate - Henry Thomp
kins, citizens. "a.
Coal Valley.
There was no issue at Coal Valley be
You'd the personality of the candidate.
[ and those promoting the respective
{ tickets, the citizens and peoples. TIL,
t feature was a tie between the nominee
, for marshal. which will be decided b,
T. lot The vote follows:
V President-G. B. Knapp, peoples, Al
:. H. R. Martin, citizens. %.
V Clerk-Mert Conner. Jr.. peoples, Al.
b Trustees-K. J. Stenstrom. peoples
y As; James Callahan. peoples, As; Thon
|. as Connolly, citizens. %; D. H. Lyon!
t peoples. %; R. o. Wilson, citizens, 90
v Tofel Krakow, citizens. 23.
i Treasurer-Robert Patterson. pc,
1 pies. AZ; Louis Knapp, citizens, is.
Marshal-C. R. Fude, peoples, 81
Joseph Connolly, citizens, 81.
Reynolds.
There was but one ticket in the felt
the anti-license. and 81 votes were cas-
for each candidate. Those elected are
President-C. c. Johnson.
Trustees-John H. Minteer, John I
McAdam, Sam P Johnston.
Police Magistrate-J. w Jones.
Sears.
Sears had only one ticket in the fiel
and there was no issue, insurinG til
continuance of the present license pO
icy. Twenty-fOur votes were cast, an
those elected follow:
President-D. b. Sears.
Trustees-W. S. Pate William lyle
D. w. Git.
Police Magistrate-H. X. Cox.
Silvis.
At Silvis, the officers who have bee
serving temporarily, or until a reguls
election, were generally returned. tn
board of four members and villag
president being reelected. There wei
80 votes cast. The result was as fC
lows:
observation-disclosures Walsh, citizens.
Village Clerk-John Lowe, citizen
G1; Steve Devinney, peoples, SO.
Police Magistrate-Harry Hill, cit
zens, 81.
| No'NSo w Inc, CIliLthS, ~
Fred Ball. citizens. II: A. w. Flyn
peoples, 81; Herbert Love, citizens. s!
James Shannon. citizens, 93; Villa
Emmert. citizens, 81: l.. E. Carlisl
peoples, Sc; George Sleeth, citizens 8
Carbon Cliff.
Carbon Cliff people rather surprise
themselves by voting down a propo
ton instructing the village boar
Il against license, which lost 81 to 9
II There was but one ticket, the citizel
81 and this was elected as follows:
Il President-W. C. Mardis.
Il Clerk-R. w. O'Donnen.
Trustees. A. Hemmingson, P. '
Of Beckwith, William Gearhart, Jol
81 OBrien, B. F. Griffith. Thomas Game
Fl Police Magistrate-Henry Woodru
COrdOya.
] Anti-license won a comparative