The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Names of the Successful Ones
At Yesterdays Election.
FEW CONTESTS REPORTED
Eagle Lake Township Votes Out the
Saloon, Voters Turn Out Well
and Cast Their Ballots.

Yesterday was election day in the
towns and villages. The day was ideal
and as rule good turn out was re-
ported in the various precincts. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Eagle Lake. =, -.
President of Council-B p. Robert
son.
For trustees-C. +. Wagner, E. NJ
Pressnal, j. Z. Reed.
For recorder NJ. b. Cook.
For ASSESSOR. b. Reynolds.
For treasurer j. l.. Cummins.
For Justice of the peace 2 years
s. VI. Pressnall.
For license-35, against license 46
The other ticket was headed with the
name of George Macbeth for presi-
dent of the council
Advocates of no license are jubilant
over the victory of yesterday. Early
in the day it looked as though license
would carry.
Village of Good Thunder-President
V y. Hirscher; trustees, Pat Gainor,
+. c. Darge, W.. b. Falancer; clerk,
f. III. Griffin; treasurer, +. II. More
lock, assessor, Mathew Duff; constable,
Charles Manthei; justice, f. +. Ulrich.
Favor license
Village of Madison Lake-President
II. G. Wirig; trustees, p. j. McGrath
Albert Moeri, r. w. Fox; clerk, j. p.
Pitcher; treasurer, w. J. Seeker; as
SCISSOR, f. b. Knott; constable, John
Neary; justices, J. X. Knapp, Julius
Reinsberg. The license question was
not voted upon; the interesting fea-
ture was the fight made on julius
Reinsberg for justice of peace.
Belgrade township-Supervisor for
three years, c. A. Severance; town
clerk, William Peterson; treasurer
John Robert; assessor, G. A. High.
ST.; justices of peace, Frank Lindholm
and Frank Jefferson; constables, c. HI.
Loucks and John Andrig. One thous-
and one hundred dollars was appro-
priated for road and bridge fund, and
500 for township purposes. /, A vote
was taken for bonding the town for
$1,000 to be used in building new
road on the hill. The vote on this
proposition stood so for and 10
against.
LeRay township-L. r. Silkey SUI
pervisor; treasurer, Walter Macbeth
clerk. NJ. J. Ryan; assessor, f. J.
Russell; justice of peace two years.
Z. j. Russell; constable two years,
Isaac Jacobs; one year, John Mosher.
Twelve hundred dollars was voted for
town purposes.
Jamestown-Chairm w. a. Lyons !;
supervisors, Charles Doran and An.
thony Banes; clerk, James Murphy
treasurer. Pat Murphy; justices of
peace, Robert Madigan and William
Smith. Six hundred dollars was voted
for town purposes.
Judson township-Supcrvisor, three
years. John Norman, two years Wal
l'l -. hciculIll. tcdl, II. v. oOHtS
clerk, o. +. Jones; assessor. Richard T.
Thomas; treasurer Richard NJ. Jones
constable Hugh G. Jones; justice Rich
ard Wigley. Voted to raise $1,000
for general town purposes.
South Bend-superivsor, John w. Ro-
berts; clerk, G. A. Hultengren; treas
urer, Moses Roberts; assessor, j. A.
Williams; Justices L. Anderson; con-
stable Mason Hynson. For town and
road purposes 800 was voted. Two
tickets were in the field and a
friendly contest was waged.
Decoria-Supervisor, Dick Herzberg
clerk John Hanson; treasurer Henry
Hodapp; assessor, Attamont Burlison
Justice +. r. Eddy; constables, Hans
Kleing and Fred Thrum. Two thousand
dollars was voted for general town
purposes.
Town of Mapleton- supervisors B. O.
Taylor; clerk "A. +. Hill, treasurer, O.
= w. Heaser; assessor Jud Cornell; con-