The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-05
Spirited Scrapsin Many Towns
Yesterday
M'CLORY At DEVILS LAKE
DICKINSON TURNED DOWN COM
MISSION PLAN-GRAND FORKS
ELECTED MURPHY BY Big MA
JoRITY--LANpER A WINNER AT
RUGBY.

Grand Forks, NJ. D., April 5.--The
following ticket was elected at Grand
Forks, Murphy getting majority OF
$50:
Mayor--M. f. Murphy.
City Treasurer-T. j. Hagen.
City Justice-R. J. Purcell.
Police Magistrate. r.. Church.
Park Commissioner-W J. Edwards.
Aldermen First Ward-Dr. Geo. S.
Thomas and r. J. Smith.
Alderman Second Ward-Geo. Sails
bury.
Alderman Third ward-A. G. Lock-
man.
Alderman Fourth Ward Fl B.
Wadsley.
Alderman Fifth Ward-K. c. Hunter.
Alderman Sixth Ward--John ID. Tur-
ner
Alderman Seventh ward-o. T. Ell
lestad.
Devils Lake, N. D., April 5.-P. j.
McClory was elected mayor of Devils
Lake yesterday by SIG votes as against
172 for Fred ]. Traynor. The size Of
McClory's majority was a great sur
prise.
The following Aldermen were elect
ed: Avery johnson, DIR. @. J. McCur-
rem, Louis Hansen, Geo. B. Hoult and
A. Newgard.
Lander Winner.
Rugby. N. D., April 5,-H. c. Ian
der is mayor elect of this city. His
majority over o. T. Toftsrud was rs.
with practically every vote i'm the city
polled. Other results of the election
were as follows:
Martin Benson was elected city
treasurer without opposition.
For the office of city justice e. A.
Foss defeated L. I'll. Bratten with
majority OF two votes.
George w. Frame had majority of
thirty votes over I'll. ]. Mcdonald for
the office of police justice.
William c Hostbior and p. A. Mon
son were erected as alderman from
the First ward.
Fred Sn1itn and John Kellesvig
were chosen as aE7remen from the
Second ward.
Fl. I'll. Hall was elected In the Third
ward and the race for the other place
resulted in a tie vote between George
T. Mclean and Harold B. Nelson.
Fight Warm One.
Park River, N. d., April 5.-The
features OF the days election here
were the mayoralty contest and the
fight for alderman in the Second
ward. The mayoralty fight was a
warm one. Joel B. Myers winning out
over ]. J. Dougherty by a majority of
20. Myers majority in the nominal
ing caucus was Is and Dougherty re-
fused to take this decision as final and
the race as an independent
In the Second ward John Fitzpat-
rick defeated Thomas Koppang bv
small majority.
Angus White was elected alderman
in the First ward without opposition
AS was Samuel Holland in the Third
ward.
Robert Holmes for city treasurer,
John r. Johnson for justice of the
peace and Edward Code for police
were elected without 5p-
position.
A Record Majority.
Hillsboro, N. D., April SIN a 1lotlv
contested election here today K. 6.
was elected mayor over
Martin Rude by a majority OF 60, the
argest majority ever given In the city
election s. X. Swenson was chosen as |
alderman in the First ward, p. N. |
Iightwood in the Second and John OIL |
son In the third. Ole Bammen was
he choice for city treasurer. Lars
SOrden for notice ma eiStl.ate and ToSy, |
Hong for city justice. The interest in |
he election was exceptional and a |
otal vote OF nearly 800 was polled.
Commission Plan Lost.
Dickinson. April 5.-The commits
sion plan OF government lost here by
! majority of a little over a hundred, |
here being little interest i'm the mat |
er, and only a small vote being re-
corded. The following officers were
elected: r.. FL, Johnson, mayor: r.
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