Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-04
Leigh Springs Surprise by Defeat
ing Regular Candidates in Favor
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were elected trustees: Richard sullivan,
A. NJ. Fields, Thomas Crook, NJ Carmody,
and F. p. Andrews.
BATTLE CREEK, Neb., April s-(spe-
cial)-With Peter Newark and William
Hengstier trustees, voters decided against
slot machines and gambling.
stanton TO Buy Electric Plant.
STANTON. Neb.. April 3.-(Special.) 1.-The
election yesterday was a quiet affair.
There was but one ticket and the candi-
dates were generally satisfactory A propo-
sition to purchase the electric light plant
was carried by about to l. The plant Is
at present owned and operated by Frank
L. Sanders & Co. The franchise expires
October next and a proposition has been
made by them to turn the plant over to
the city at that time.
HEBRON, Neb., April 3.-(Special.)-
the election Tuesday w. II. Rhodes was
elected mayor by a majority Of thirteen
votes, which means that Hebron will have
no saloons. The result is usually close,
Mayor WATSON being elected last year on
the license ticket by one majority.
STELLA, Neb.. April s.-(special Anti
license people elected Charles Shafer and
Daniel sarvls by good majority for the
two year term. H. G. Fanlell was elected
for the one year term on the license ticket.
The two followers on the board are for
license.
UPLAND, Neb., April s.-(Special.) 1.-The
village vote stood IS against license and A
for license. Louis Hives and e. d. Jackson
were elected to I'LL the vacancies on the
town board
WAKEFIELD, Neb., April S-(special.)-
Wakefield voted dry" again yesterday by
Is majority. The village board is now
solidly for no license. which means that
Wakefield will be dry for at least two more
years.
License Mt FaIrbury.
FAIRBURY, Neb., April 2-(Special.)-
The municipal election yesterday resulted
in the election of the license ticket by
good maIorities, Dan Kavanaugh, for
mayor, receiving SOS votes; F. L. Rain.
city clerk, 3l7 majority; ]. o. Evans, treas
urer, 575 votes; w. W. Watson, city en-
gineer, las majority; r. r. Riley, police
judge 565 votes. The candidates for mayor.
treasurer and police Judge had no oppos-
| ton, the nominee on the anti-license ticket
having withdrawn. For councilman, First
ward, F. NJ. Rain was elected; Second
ward, Ed Ayres
NORFOLK, Neb., April Especial Tele-
gram.)-Democrats swept everything in
Norfolk from Mayor C. B. Burland down
Bonds amounting to $4,000 for new high
school were ordered by vote
| ALBION, Neb.. April 3.-Jesse Graham,
| the high license candidate for mayor, was
elected in Albion by a majority Of 81 agains;
| Dr. c. c. Barnes the no-license candidate
| The question Of the saloon was decided
| in favor for saloons by a majority of 80. L.
| Harry Cline, high license candidate, was
elected over Frank Day and A. williamson,
| II
| Shirley for councilman. The remaining
ofices went TO high license candidates. ex-
cept city treasurer.
HARVARD, Neb. April S.-Cspeciai.)- J.
Mr.. Higgins was elected mayor. Phillips
and Griess. aldermen; swartz clerk
Brown. police Judge, and Bller and Moyel
for members OF the school board, all &c
succeed themselves except Greiss. The
| city went for license, this being the only
ticket in the field.
SEWARD, Neb., April 3.-(special.)-
The city election produced mixed re-
suit W. Q. Dickinson (rep) was re-
elected mayor; John Suppinger (dem.), city
clerk; II. A. Groff Crep.) city treasurer
Carl Bemis. city engineer; Samuel Pence
Charles Fallen and George Bernecker
counciImen. Seward is largely republi
can town, but the Independent Orde
league formed an alliance with the salooi
interests thereby ejecting four out Of nv
democrats.
HOnOrs Easy at Hastings.
HASTINGS, Neb., April 3-(Special.)
Party hohors were about evenly divides
IN the election. The republicans made
clean sweep on the municipal ticket. bu
only one OF the party's four candidates 10
the school board was pulled through
Party politics, however, had but little I
DO with the voting. The school distric
! fight was waged almost entirely upo
2 fractional lines and there was liberal ''cut
, ting on both sides in the municips
J lineup. The republicans gained the ONO
OF police Judge from a democrat who ha
I held It twelve years. and the party ais
l secured another place in the council. tn
democrats gained three places in tn
\ school board. Those elected are: Pollc
2 Judge, David Bryson; eouncilmen, BdwaI
T. Bowers. A V. Cole, c. L. Alexand'
and d. NJ. Bali; school board, C. G. Ian
5 r. A. Damerall, W. T, BlaclKman aud
H. Jones.
HILDRETH. Neb.. April a-CspeciaL(
The for license ticket won by IS ms
/ jority.
. WILCOX. Neb.. April a--CspeciaI)-T
| uiy nchet won by nNe MAJORITY
y CAMPBELL. Nebo April s.-(special.)
D AS usual Campbell went wet For yeal
Z there has been but one ticket here.
BLUE HILL, Neb., April 3-(special)
3 Blue Hill at the election decided for liceni
< and elected o. r. stonregan and B.
Meents for trustees
6 BLADEN, Neb., April 3.-(Special)
Bladen goes dry by a small majority.
Z big night was made against saloons.
+ Quick WOtk at Table Rock.
TABLE ROCK. Neb.. April s.--(special
AZ the municipal election held here ye
: terday the battle was a hardly fought OF
the issue being license or no license, a.
both sidea seemingly confident Of victor
The result was as follows; J. M. la
and J. r. Owens. license. were successf
The license men are in the saddle. and n
morning. il Is understood. there are 70
applicants IN town. looking over the he
and seeking signers for their petitions
STERLING, Neb.. April a-(special.l
At the village election q light vote W
poiled. Three vacancies were filled by I
election OF two high license candidat