The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
SOUTH DAKOTA ELECTIONS.
Mitchell Votes for a Dry Town for the
First Time in It's History.

First Time in Its History.
The city election at Sioux Falls re-
suited in the election Of w. r. (Billy)
Roolittle, a veteran engineer on the
Omaha railroad. to the Office of may
or. He defeated Frank M. Pillsbury,
he present incumbent, who two years
ago was the candidate OF the munich
pal league, n who this year was re-
dominated by the league. Mr.. Doolit-
tie ran as an independent and was the
candidate of those who were opposed
80 the reelection OF Mayor Pillsbury.
crest centered on the fight for the Of
fee Of mayor. The temperance people
waged an aggressive fight for no Ii
cense, but license carried by 553.
Mitcheii-For the first time in thir-
cen years, or since constitutional pro-
addition was voted out of the state,
Mitchell went prohibition in the city
election. The fight was the closest in
years on the question, and out of a to-
tai vote of 1853. prohibition carried
by a majority of p. One year ago Ii
cense carried by a majority of 234.
A. b. Hitchcock defeated H. c. Pres
or for mayor by a majority of 3O1.
Mr.. Hitchcock was elected mayor on
the platform of a strict enforcement
of the license law. and after July l
Mitchell will be q dry town.
Sturgis-The Democrats elected Jo-
seph Myer mayor by q majority, and
". \. Jones and Theo. Tass aldermen.
The Republicans elected Matt Flavin
treasurer by 105 majority. and Fred
Harlow alderman. The Republican
poAice and city justices were elected.
License carried by nearly , to /. The
Democratic mayor makes the council
Democratic.
Deadwood-ln the annual contest in
the Black Hills between the wet and
dry elements. the former won an easy
victory In all E" towns. The most
spirited election. was held at Lead,
where four candidates ran for each Of
See. the Socialists planning to capture
he town. The citizens ticket, head
II BY John Blatt for mayor. was elect
I'd BY a small majority. but the vote
for alderman in one ward was a tie.
IN Headwood Mayor Adams was re-
elected without opposition and a S.
JS0 appropriation for a public park
was carried. AT Spearfsh Henry
Spebhins, for mayor on the Citizens
.isket, was elected without opposition.
ChamberIain-James w. Sanford,
Democrat. was elected to a fourth
ERIN as mayor of Chamberlain, the
Republican party presenting no oppos-
ny candidate. but j. +. House was
dominated by petition. Sanford car
ried each ward and the election by
more than a vote of 2 to /. The Dem
ocrats elected everything but II
llderman. Party lines were largely
2nored. License carried by 22o to "A.
Aberdeen-Mayor Alrich and the
entire Republican ticket was re-elect-
I'd by a big plurality. License carried
by 527, the largest majority in the
history of the city. The decided stall
wart victory is greater than the re-
suits of the March primaries.
Pierre-There was little excitement
here, the contest on mayor being one
sided, l.. B. Wadlight winning by . to
/. License carried by a majority of
rs votes. Bonds for sewer extensions
received a large majority. Other Off
GERS are: c. N. Fisher, treasurer; G.
c. Moulton, police Justice; S. c. Var
bell, city justice; S. G. Dewell, N. H..
agnes E. M. Hegglund and Claude
Garner, aldermen.
Miiier-Prohibition carried by IS
majority after the hottest campaign
in the history of the state, lasting two
months. The aldermen elected are
bipartisan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. went wet by "a
majority after the hottest contest in
the history of the city. 1t was the
biggest vote cast in fifteen years. Ii
n aldermen were elected.
Scientific ticket headed by Anton
IDe for mayor had no opposition. The
license question brought out a big
vote and license carried by 63 MAORI
ty.
Brstton-At the city election the fol-
towing were elected: Mayor, J. r.
Boskler; aldermen, Byron McVey. G..
F. Baker. Bert Carver and S. f. For
rest. The city went dry by so ma
jorAy.
AAexandria-After a spirited contest
of several weeks duration the city
went dry by % votes. When the re-
suits were definitely known the
church bells were rung and the ladies'
held praise services.
Webster-Very little interest was
taken in the city election outside OF
license, on which there was a strong
contest and resulted in favor OF the
license advocates by a majority OF
100. Three Republican aldermen
were selected without opposition.
Brookinqs-The city election here
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