Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-20
THE TOWN AND
VILLAGE ELECTIONS
Annual Town Meetings of the County and
s.r What Was Done There. = ~. -

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What Was
y The following reports of the cleo
lions have been received by the TRIB-
= UNE from the town clerks and village
recorders of the county. BY an over
sight, the Office of assessor was omit
ted from the typewriter blanks sent
out from this office, which is the rea-
son the person elected is not given in
all instances. The omission was OBJ
served by tee clerks in some cases:
ARCTANDER
Sixty votes were cast at the town hail.
John L. Henjum was elected SUPERVISOR; Sy-
yer 1verson, clerk; o. S. Reigstad, assessor;
Olaf Z. Negaard. treasurer; w. l.. Johnson
and G. T. Skindelien. constables; and the fol-
lowing as road overseers: Dist. No. 1, c.
NJ. Engen; 2. Edw. Rood; 3, Oluf Ellingson;
+, Louis Paulson; 5, Ole o. stat; 6, Edwin H.
Hauge; I, Jacob Foshager; 8, S. S. Reigstad
500 was voted for road and bridge pur-
poses.
twenty-five votes were cast at the town
hall. S. H. Stautfer was elected for super
visor; D. J. Price, clerk; Hans Halvorson,
treasurer; George Johnson, justice: Daniel
Shulz. constable. Pathmasters: Dist. No. 1 :,
August Sonstegard; 2. none elected; 3, E. r.
Rogers; +, August Carlson; 5, r. B. Batter
berry: 6, John Stenbakken.
COLFAN.
Thirty-four votes were cast, at the town
hall. Gilbert Oppen was elected supervisor
to succeed himself; Edward Larson, town
clerk; Mikkel Olson, treasurer: c. A. Geer,
justice; Albert N. Thorson, constable Path
masters: Dist. No. I Albert N. Thorson; 2
knud Syverson: 3, Andrew Engen; +, S. c.
Jensen. Taxes voted: General, $4,000;
road and bridge, $4,000 town hall fund
500.
DOVRE.
Twenty-seven votes were cast at school
house Dist. No. &c. Sondre Sondreson was
elected supervisor; X. 7. Rykken, clerk. Mag
nus Olson. treasurer; assessor, c. c. Birke-
land justice, M agnus Olson; const able, John
p. Ness. Pathmasters: Dist. No. l, Jalmar
Larson; 2, August Monson; 3. K. T. Rykken;
+, ]. a. Bergman; 5, John Swalin; 6, Gust
Nordin; 7, NJ artn Peterson; s, Tinius Olson.
Taxes: General, $125; road and bridge,
1925; special, SIS. A protest was carried
against the vote taken at the last general
election on the proposition for taking care
of the poor, on the ground that it was not
brought before the voters before election day.
The protest demands that the county at
torney take steps to ascertain if vote as ta-
ken is legal.
EDWARDS.
Ninety-one votes were cast. Chas. Torkel-
son was elected supervisor; Alo Abraham
son, clerk; w. II. Harris, treasurer; F. E.
Smith, justice 2 years; Alo Abrahamson
justice year to fill vacancy; Louis Hirman
constable. There was a close contest for as
SCISSOR, A. G. Barbknecht winning out over
J. P. Leykam by three votes. $500 was
voted for general fund and 81 900 for roads
and bridges.
FAHLUN.
Twenty-eght votes were registered. NJ E.
Nelson was elected supervisor; l.. P. Felt,
clerk; Elias Johnson, treasurer, Herman
Johnson. assessor; John Kleberg, justice; Joe
G.. Bjornberg. constable. Pathn asters-
Dist. No. 1, Peter Wicklund, 2, Peter Felt; 3,
Joe c. Bjornberg; +, Victor Skoglund; s, c.
A. Broman; 6, F. A. Nelson; Z, Filing A.
Johnson; s, Olof Westlund; 9, P. A. Sondn;
10, J. A. Wahlstrand; II, Arthur Johnson.
800 was voted for general purposes and
$500 for roads and bridges.
GREEN LAKE.
Fifty-two votes were cast at the village of
Spicer o. N. Grue was elected supervisor;
William Henderson, clerk; Theo. Thompson,
treasurer; ]. D. Henderson, justice. Path
masters: Dist. No. 1, Theodor Johnson; 2,
Johannes Thcrvig; 8, Chas. Norsten; 4, G. T.
Holt; 5, c. A. Halvorson; 6, Oscar Fau-
chald; 7, Arnt c. Carlson; 8, Ed. Ericks son; 9,
Hans Lewis. 5000 were voted tor general
purposes and $500 for roads and bridges.
The following resolution was adopted:
1--WE believe that the change, voting to the
county system of caring for the poor, was
done without proper consideration. That a
resubmission of the question will more def
nitely give the opinion of the voters"
TENNESSEE.
Fifty-seven votes were cast. The election
was held at the town hall at Atwater.
There was a close contest for supervisor, c.
J. Rossell winning over Hja1mar Peterson by
vote of "a to %. N. w. Peterson also re-
ceived votes. B. P. Hovey was reelected
clerk; F. c. Peterson, treasurer; A. o. Narve-
rud. assessor; NJ. A. Anderson, justice; Peter
P. Hovey, constable. The following were
elected for overseers of the highways: Dist.
No. 1, Henry Toensing 2, ]. E. Barber; 8,
Solomon Lundquist; i, J. H. Bartlett; 5, J.
S. Anderson; 6, 6. B. Samstad; 7, Peter P.
Hovey; 8, c. B. Danielson; 9, N. P. Anderson;
10, Andrew Flygare; II, Andrew Quist; IL,
A. J. Olson.
For general purposes tax of $3.50 was
voted; for roads and bridges, $4,000.
A resolution was adopted condcmning the
county system of caring for the poor and rec
ommending a return to the old town sys-
tenn again.
The meeting also instructed the board to
have notices printed forbidding all hunting
within the town Of tennessee of all kinds OF
game, and to have such notices posted by
the land owners.
T. 'SE.+Ez. - HOLLAND.
q Ninety-eight votes were cast, at Prinsburg
schoo1house. August Falk was elected SUI
fpervisor for 3 years; Peter Huising, clerk;
Ehme Fruehling. treasurer; M. K. Breems and
John II. Taates, justices; Henry w amer.
constable. Overseers Of highways: Dist. No.
81 Samuel Gabbert, sr., No. 2, Albert Kamp-
4 stra; No. 3, George Lottmann;z No. 4, Louis
9 Lembke; No. S, M. K. Bree1ns; No. 6, Louis
If Meyer. 5000 were raised for general pur.
poses and 5000 for roads and bridges. The
meeting voted to try steel culverts instead
: of lumber. ,15s4E >i:5r - '}5r3S