The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-04-27

mains dry another year. fnerU have
been no saloons in the city for three
years.
BROOKINGS-At the city election
i $50 votes were cast. Bonds, city hall
$4,000, carried 565 for, G2 again st
Vote on mayor. First ward, Leigh ty
l22; Miles, a.; Third ward. Leigh ty
II; Miles, SO: Fourth ward, Leigh ty
141; Miles, AZ. Newly organized Com
mercial club gets behind bond quest or
with above result No wet or dry is
| sue.
| DAVIS.-After strenuous fight, foI
the first time in it's history Davis went
! dry" by vote of 80 to IA. During
the past year Davis has received the
liquor business Of Hurley and Viborg
as both these towns were dry" The
result was many brawls and much
disorder so that when election came
around this year the business mer
made an agreement to shut out saloons
for the coming year.
! JEFFERSON.--Elec passed of
very quietly here, there being but one
candidate for some of the Offices. j. b.
Fountain was elected treasurer; Art
Montague. assessor; Q. M. Johnson
clerk, and Alphonse Chicoine Jas. Den
nison and Alex Bernard, aldermen. The
vote on the liquor license question
stood SO for and 15 against.
| CANTON-Out of a total of SIG, IL
cense was defeated by a majority OF
| 49, The Carnegie library proposition
| carried by nearly 3 to /. p. S. Puckett
for city commissioner Of finance, had no
| opposition. There were three candi-
dates for the other position Of city COM
missioner, with no election. o. T.
Brandhagen received 246. John w
! Bremen 232, w. H. Shaft, 80.
CHANCELLOR. - Chancellor went
| wet" by vote Of 38 to 4. The tenn
perance people did not put up any
! fight. The following ticket was elect
ed: Trustees. w. II. Wheelhouse, E.
| c. Hofmeister and Stephen Pool; clerk
| Arthur Wenckens; treasurer, A. N
Berens; assessor, Cuny Jacobs; justice,
! T. Pool.
| VIBORG.-At the election in Viborg
the saloon question was the principal
| fight, in which both side did their best,
| the town went dry" by vote Of "a to
! "a. The following officers were
| elected: Aldermen, Ralph Allen, Don
Nelson, Chris Christensen and N. p.
Jensen; police justice. John Helm.
| TRIPP-Town election was very
| quiet. No important questions were
voted on The full caucus ticket was
elected. L. F. Kliebenstein, Theo.
pie, L. s. Sadler and c. c.. Hirsch were
elected aldermen. The saloon issue re-
+, suited in q victory for the vets by a
majority Of 65 votes.
WOONSOCKET-Th election here
brought out the largest vote ever cast,
| when POI votes were polled. A majority
of 10 was cast against saloons, so
Woonsocket will remain dry for anoth-
| er year. Busch was elected alderman
in the First ward by 8, Stackland in the
Third by 10 and Allen and Pendexter
| tied in the Second.
HOWARD-Howard went wet by 10
majority. DR.. Webb, w. w. Mentally
and Rev. e. G. John were elected alder
| men, John Arneson treasurer, Barney
O'Niel police justice. and ]. ]. Cox city
justice.
| CENTERVILLE-Th general mu-
| nicipal election, held in this city yes
| terday, resulted as follows: For mayor
| N. Noble; treasurer, e. M. Waterbury;
city justice, e. A. Morgan: police JUS
tice, Soren Christensen. alderman, F.
M. Cope, w. c Cooper, Alfred Holm
quist License was defeated by 81 ma
| jority.
WORTHING.-The election here
was a very quiet effair. The citizens
ticket was elected with the exception
Of councilman for The Second ward,
which resulted In tie. The license
question did not come up owing to pc
| titioners falling to secure the lawful
number Of signatures.
| MIDLAND-The following officers
were elected for the town OF Midland
Hilgert, James, w. Faubel, j. c. Rus
| sell; clerk, VIM. Healy; treasurer Chas.
T. Coyne; assessor, A. L. Moore; justice
of the peace, Francis p. Ryan. The
town went wet by vote of 40 to IL.
| YANKTON-In annual election Tues
day the only excitement was the saloon
| liquor license. and the town went wet
in every ward by a majority Of 270.
F. s. Vaughan, for city commissioner,
under the commission form of govern
| ment, was reelected, his name being
| the only one on the ticket.
DELL RAPIDS-Dell Rapids gave
lit majority against license out OF a
total vote OF 208, an increase of 26 over
last springs dry vote. w. G. Milne was
re- elected city commissioner over Geo
Wood by 81 majority, his election being
| taken as approval Of the commission
administration.
TYNDALL-Thec city election in Tyn-
dali passed Off quietly, the only con-
test being the vets and drys, the vets
carrying by 101 majority. Messrs. Muir
| ray Colburn, Frank Srstka and Henry
Buchholz were reelected aldermen
| without opposition.
KIMBALL-with a light vote on
| both sides, license carried by 46 ma
| jority. IL less than q year ago. Ochsner
Liesch. Yarash and Gavin elected alder
| men, and H. c, Smith and p. ". LEM
! city and police justices, respectively
| without opposition.
MURDO-Only one ticket. Mayor. J.
H. Cox; aldermen, F. M. Kratz, c. L
Kuca, H. c. Parker and M. M. Snyder;
| treasurer, L. v. Latourelle; assessor
James Mcclure: city justice, r. s.
Vaughn; police justice, J. w. Doboise.
| wet, Sc; dry, %.
BERESFORD-The election here re-
suited in victory for no license by a
majority Of 40. There was no contest
| on city offices. which left the license
question the main issue, and fair test
was had Of the sentiments Of the people
| on the saloon question.
MARION-License carried 95 to "a.
The following officers were elected
George Dirks, Jacob Heb and A. E.
Hofer, trustees; 8. c. Max, clerk; Ed
| ward Taper, assessor; j. "A. Weiland,
treasurer; Chas. Hartsough, justice of
| the peace.
FAIRFAX-Municipa election was
very tame. there being only one ticket.