Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-31
Progressives Win in Sharp
Three-Cornered Fight at
State Center
NO WATER WORKS FOR LlscoMB
Proposition to Bond Town Fails by 10
Majority-sharp Mayor, of LeGrand,
and swearineen Reelected at Albion
-Bollenbacher Wins at Melbourne
Results in Full.
Results in Full.

There was much interest manifested
| in town elections thruout the county
Monday Eleven Incorporated towns
elected mayors and members of thu
| and clerks. Local issues bobbed up
dn different communities to enliven the
interest, but for the most part the per-
sonality of the candidates figured in
the contests.
Prosressives Win at State Center.
The progressive ticket won in the
three cornered fight at State Center,
and Max Patton succeeds Robert Cow
dy as mayor of the town. Elected with
Mr.. Patton on the ticket were B. c.
Whitehill, 7. S. Wood and Lawrence
F. Rohde, councilmen. There was q
total of 212 votes cast, Patton receiv-
ing LAT to Sc cast for +. r. Wyatt, of
the peoples ticket, majority Of 81.
The citizens ticket had no candidate
for mayor, and the progressive ticket
had no one in the field for either as
SCISSOR or treasurer. w. B. Bower, of
the peoples, was elected assessor, and
M. J. Rohwedder, of the citizens /,
treasurer, without opposition.
Liscomb Votes Down Water Works.
mo water works for Liscomb was
the verdict Of the ballots in that towns
election. This was the only interest
ing feature Of the election, as there
was but one ticket in the field. The
proposition to bond the town for q
sum not to exceed $4,000, for water
works. purposes, was defeated by a
majority of Is, 80 having been cast
against, to 26 for the proposition.
George e. Morey was reelected mayor,
f.. C. Nichols and l.. Schryver as coun-
cilmen; G. w. Biersborn, treasurer,
and e. H. Trease assessor.
Sharp Mayor Of LeGrand.
l.. B. Sharp, and all but one of the
citizens ticket. were elected in Mon
days election at LeGrand Mr.. Sharp
was opposed by d. w. Beebout for
mayor, heading a ticket styled "repub-
lican." L. A. Hammond, John Krughel
and Martin Lamer defeated E. e. Wha-
ley, w. S. McCarl and A. w. Arnold
for the council. Sharp had majority
of IA, receiving AZ votes to Beebout's
SO. E. L. Condor, Of the republican
ticket, defeated ]. NJ. Hockett Of the
citizens, for treasurer, and A. L.
Moore, Of the republican ticket, was
elected assessor without opposition.
Swearingen Wins at Albion.
Mayor E. L. Swearingen, of Albion.
was reelected, together with the entire
citizens ticket at Albion. F. NJ. Kin
sey and complete peoples ticket OPP
posed Swearingen, and G. G. Lamb,
William Presnall, r. G. Pinney, and
Joshua Stratton for the council.
total Of 100 votes was cast, and Swear
ingen received majority Of Z over
Kinsey. B. L. Burgett was candidate
for treasurer on both tickets.
BoIlenbacher Mayor Of Melbourne.
w. H. Bollenbacher, heading the in
dependent ticket, won out in the cleo
ton at Melbourne, and two members of
the council were carried thru with him.
A third was defeated by eleven votes
by the opposition candidate on the cit
liens ticket. Ninety-eight votes were
cast, Bollenbacher having a majority
Of 16 over Walter Canaday. Elected
with Bollenbacher were L. S. Kocher
for three years on the council; Martin
Boysen for one year; Charles Wensel
for assessor, and Walter Canaday for
treasurer. j. E. Retz citizens defeated
Frank Becker, Independent. for the
other three-year term on the council.
Citizens Win at Laurel.
The citizens ticket won in the
Laurel election, carrying in its entire
ty over the peoples. Cecil Rogers for
mayor received 81 votes, to 81 for
w. H. Awtry. c. F. Toedt and r. S.
Warren were elected for the council
over ]. K. Patton and I. II. Holden.
links Patton was elected treasurer,
and III. A. Weissenburger assessor,
over H. H. Smith and ]. C. McIlrath,
respectively.
Dckson's Good Majority at clemons.
c. Dickson, for mayor, on the citi-
zens' ticket, received a big majority
over o. L. Lundon, Of the Independent
ticket. Mr.. Dickson received IS of
the 4s votes counted w. j. Clemens,
Albert Christensen, and Michael Keep
pei were elected to the council. Glenn
OnS and CnrlSCenSOn Udu no dppOSItloIA,
appearing on both tickets, Keep
pei was opposed by Oris Spence, of the
ticket. for short term on
the council. d. NJ. Mccormack was
elected assessor.
Other Elections Of County.
The four remaining elections IN the
county, in which there was but one
ticket in each field, resulted as fol-
lows:
Gilman-Mayor, F. r. Ensminger;
s. Gregg, H. S. Ellis, w.
w. Imler: treasurer, j. w. Doze; as
SCISSOR Charles Pohle.
st. Anthony-Mayor, s. NJ. Meekins:
Clark Jay, William Schap-
err Henry Van Orsde1 Chris Muschick;
clerk, Charles Lindquist; assessor Ed
ward Flanagan; treasurer, w. n. Dick |
erson.
Rhodes-Mayor, H. NJ. Weeks; coun-
cilmen, George Blink, Frank ANYWAY;
treasurer, Walter Miles.
erguson-Mayor, F. w. King; coun-
rilmen, C. W. Wills, Oliver Cunning
ham; clerk, DR.. Grove Harris; treas
urer C. F. Buffer; assessor, Louis Idso.
In the Police Court.
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