Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-05

Reports on Municipal Election IN sew
eral of the Towns OF Nebraska.
VALLEY, Neb.. April A-Cspecial- )--Elec-
ton was quiet there being only one ticket.
f. Erway, A. Resum and John Foster are
the newly elected members. Those circu-
lating petitions for saloon license DO not
seem to secure signers as readily as usual.
FULLERTON, Neb, April 4.--(special.)-
The city election passed on very quietly.
Theodore c. Koch, the license candidate
for mayor. was elected by forty-one ma
jority. other candidates chosen are II. NJ.
kellogg (pro.). for city clerk; Edward
Johnson. treasurer; Samuel Findley (pro)
police Judge; J. W. Bennett Cpro). G. E.
Carter Crro.) and w. NJ Piercy dicense).
counciln. n.
SHELTON, Neb., April A-(special)-
The election was one Of the most hotly
contested for years. There was but one
icket in the field all four of the trustees
being elected for one, two and three years.
License was the main issue and 2Os votes
were cast. The Ministerial association OF
the town made an active canvass and for
several nights last week and on Sunday
mass meetings were held by the association
to defeat license. The vote was q for and
10 against. This will be the first time
| in twelve years that Shelton has been
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without saloon.
RED CLOUD, Neb.. April 4-Cspecial. y
| Proposition for school house bonds carried
by a majority of 20. Candidates elected
are: J. o. Caldwell mayor; L. H Fort,
! clerk; ]. o. Butler, treasurer; George II.
Overing. engineer; N. w. Richardson and
| Alfred Mccall, councilmen from the North
and South wards; e. J. Overing and v. B.
Fulton. members Of the school board.
PAPILLION. Neb., April 4.-(special)-
At the village election a mixed ticket was
elected For aldermen, James speRrman
(dem.). A. Frickie Crep) and Charles
Nownes Cpop.).
LEXINGTON, Neb., April 4--(special.)-
The city election in Lexington resulted in
the election of the entire business admins
tration ticket by increased majority over
the previous year. w. A. Stewart was
elected mayor, George Roberts, clerk; Peter
Jensen, treasurer; J. w. Benedict. police
judge; II. o. Smith, engineer, the latter
two having no opposition; H. p Nielsen,
councilman, First ward; w. H. Wisda,
councilman, Second ward; A. A. May, coun-
Gilman, Third ward. This administration
favors license, and saloons have been run
under it for the last three years, which
policy will be continued the coming year.
FALLS CITY. Neb., April 4--(Speclal)-
In one OF the hardest fought city elections
this community has seen in years the citi-
zens' ticket on the license platform was
elected. The prohibitionists put up a strong
fight and polled wonderful vote. @. M.
Barrett was reelected mayor by 81 ma
jority; I. B. whitaker was elected coun-
Gilman in the First ward; 1. c. Maust,
councilman in the Second ward, and Martin
Gehling and D. Hahn councilmen in the
Third ward. Bert Baker was reelected
city clerk, and William Uhlig, treasurer
AURORA, Neb., April 4-(Special. 1.-THE
question Of schools bonds was the most in
teresting issue in Tuesdays election. The
majority for the bonds was 40 and for the
present high school site about 200. The
amount of the bond issue is $4,000 Aurora
proposes to build a fine modern school
building which win house eight grades and
: the high school, Construction will be begun
Z in the near future.