Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
Reports From the Spring Elections in Town
ships and Villages Of the County and
NeighbOrh00d, Held March 10.
Town of Lake Andrew.

Town of Lake Andrew.
Sixteen votes were cast. Meeting
was held in District No. TO- Officers
elected: Supervisor for three years,
I. }. Johnson; clerk, Peter Skoglund;
assessor. John A. Skoglund; treasur-
err, X. Thorson; justice, Refer Erick-
son; constable, Peter Norstcdt. The
amount voted for revenue fund was
$500 and for road and bridge fund,
500.
Town of Lake Elizabeth.
Votes cast, p. The meeting was
held in schoolhouse in District No.
50. Officers elected Supervisor for
three years, Louis E. Peterson; SUI
pervisor for one year, to fill vacancy,
John G. Peterson; clerk, G.. J. Boom;
assessor, F. A. Rosenquist; treasurer,
Nels Rosenquist; justice, Chas. f.
Johnson; constable, Louis Rosenquist.
Pathmasters elected by districts: |,
John Flygare; ?, A. T. Blur; 3, Anton
E. Larson: 4. Louis E. Peterson; 5,
Chas. Holmgrcn; 6, Aug. Johnson; !,
Emil Broman. $500 was voted for
revenue tax and 5000 for road and
bridge fund.
Town of Lake Lillian.
As votes were cast. Meeting was
held in School District No. 5. Of
GERS elected: Supervisor for three
years, Albert Frankson; clerk, J. G.
Flann; assessor, VIM. Johnson: treas
urcr, Ole Linn; justices, John F..
Johnson and A. II. Wick: constable,
James w. Hanson. Amount of taxes
voted for revenue, $l25: for road and
bridge fund. $3.50; special appropria-
ton for County Ditch No. "a, 1925.
Town of Mamre.
Number of votes cast, 4S. Meeting
was held in schoolhousc Section II.
Officers clcctcd: Supervisor for three
years, l.. f. Lofven; clerk. P. NJ.
Johnson: assessor. Otto Holmgren;
treasurer, T. Z. Ostund: justice, A.
Benson; constable, John p. Bodin. A
revenue tax OF POO was voted and a
road and bridge fund of $500.
Town of New London.
Officers elected: Supervisor, A.
Berglund: Treasurer, w. S. johnson:
Clerk, A. A. Skeie: Assessor, A.
Lundberg: Justices, J. 0. Nelson and
Nels Guam: Constable, V. E. Olson.
Town of Norway Lake.
l'"rty-one votes were cast Meet
ing was held in District No. r. Or
Ecers elected: Supervisor Tor three
years. y. \. Jorgenson: clerk, J. J.
Wick; assessor. O. T. Hagen; treas
urer. Lewis Bcndickson: constables,
Ole Durham and T. Tolcfsrud. A
road and bridge fund of $500.
Town of Roseland.
IL votes were cast. The meeting was
held in Dist. No. 81. Officers elected:
Supervisor for three years, T. Stob:
Clerk, H. F. Bruss: Assessor, Olof
Tatting; Treasurer, Peter Lindquist:
Justices, John Zuidema and A. M.
Renstrom; Constables, Ole Renstrom
and Charley Koska. $4,000 was
voted for revenue taxes, 100000 for
road and bridge fund and an appro.
priation of $4,000 was voted for ditch
tax. An independent vote was taken
on the new road law with the result
that all votes were cast in favor of
the old road law.
Town of St. Johns.
Eighty seven votes were cast and
the meeting was held at Pcnnock.
Officers elected: Supervisor for three
years, John Swenson; clerk, w. A.
Strand, assessor, Jas. L. JARRETT;
treasurer, +. G.. Bcrglund; justices,
Jas. l.. Jarrett. w. A. Strand. A tax
of $3.50 was voted for town fund and
$500 for road and bridge fund. For
supervisor, clerk and treasurer there
were contests and the votes cast we're
as follows: John Swenson ~, Hans
Hanson 43, for supervisor. w. A.
Strand 81, c. c. Haug IS, for town
clerk. F. G. Berglund as. II. G..
Florcn IL, for treasurer
Town of Whitefield.
There was 81 votes cast Meeting
was held in School Dist. No. S.:
Officers elected: Supervisor for three
years, John p. Johnson: Clerk, A. O.
Nelson: Assessor, Carl Arson; Treas
urer, P. N. Olson; Justices, p. P.
Eddy and Hedge Nelson; Constables,
o. S. Rasmussen and P. A. Johnson.
Andrew Peterson was recommended as
supervisor of roads. A revenue tax
of $1,000 was voted and a road and
bridge fund of $4,000 was voted. On
motion it was resolved that the SUPER
visors be instructed to enforce the
noxious weed law.
Town of Willmar.
Number of votes cast, 50. Meeting
was held in the City Engine House.
Officers elected Supervisor for three
years. Nels II. Anderson; clerk, Al
bert J. JohnsOn: assessor. c. J. Han
son; treasurer, Edward Edwardson
justice. c. a. Nord: constables, To-
bias Rasmussen; poundmaster. ID. W.
Haley. $3.50 was voted for revenue
tax and 1900 for road and bridge
fund. A resolution was passed to Tor
bid hunting III the township.
Town of East Lake Lillian.
The meeting was held at the
Thorpe schoolhousc and there were
70 voters registered Officers elected
Supervisor for three years, Enoch