Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-06

"ChanEs.
CREIGHTON. April 5.-lSpecisJ Tele-
gramD-The high license ticket won out by
a big majority, electing Dr. c. c. John
son for mayor. The town went wet.
OAKLAND. Neb., April Especial Tele-
gram)-The drys won over the vets here
today by q majority Of twelve votes. The
South ward was against license. seventy
four: south ward for. license. seventy-one.
North ward. against license flfty-seven:
North ward for license forty-eght. The
peoples ticket was the only ticket in the
( field.
KEARNEY Neb April 5-CSpecial Tele-
gram. The saloon question in Kearney
was settled at a special election on March
l6. the city going wet by sixteen votes. To-
days election results: w. s. Freeman dry;
]. A. AlIhands and DR.. Charles Smith. wet
c. A Bartz, wet. Preferences only have
expressed the dry majority is fifty-eight
school ISsue ut Grand Island.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., April 5.-tspe-
cisL lin the election here today there
we're only two contests out Of four alder
manic ward elections, only nominally
contest between four candidates for the
Board Of Education. three to he elected
and an expression Of the voters taken as
TO the providing Of more school room
This expression was as between three
propositions The first was to extend the
ward school system by building a four
room building in the Fourth ward or to
extend the ward school system by adding
two rooms TO the Second ward or by buy
ing a block OF real estate in the Fourth
ward and erecting thereon a $4,000 grade
school Since the proposition was formu-
lated the board secured further PROPOSE
tons and none OF the proposed plans re-
ccved a majority. There was no proh7bi-
ton issue and therefore no change from
the high license system. The election was
moreover, as municipal and school cleo
lions invariably are in Grand Island non
partisan.
No Issue at CeutrnI city.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb. April 5.-lSpe-
cial.)-For the first time in lis municipal
history Central City faced a city election
today with no question TO be decided by
the voters The question OF wet or
dry" is no longer an issue, as the dry
ma iority is so pronounced that the liquor
question is no longer brought up and the
only thing 10 be voted upon was city
Officers. The two old parties, the anti
saloon and the square deal went together
| this year and put Up union ticket The
| Independent party was then organized and
| put a ticket In the field, but as the inde-
/ pendent is a new party formed this year
and as there were only fifteen attending
I the caucus which formed the new party.
while the statutes require at least twenty
: five, il is probable that should any Of the
. Independent candidates he elected their
right TO office will be contested in court
BLUE HILL. Neb. April Especial
| TelegramD-At an election held here today
the citizens ticket was elected. The town
went wet. Three trustees were elected
Same Policy at WahOO.
4 WAHOO, Neb.. April Especial The
wet policy will continue as heretofore
without opposition There was only one
ticket in the field and II wss non-partisan
under the head OF citizens ticket. The
following were elected: J. c. Hamilton
mayor; II. A. Kirchman. clerk: 81. Gnke
son. treasurer C. ". Temple, engineer
councilman, First ward Charles Holtz
second ward. Elmer Johnson; Third ward
John polezsl. members Board OF Educa
tion. J. J johnson and Mrs. T. ST. Martin
The municipal ownership Of The waite
works and electric light systems estab
lished last year was the reason OF a non
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