Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-11
CITY PRIMARY AND SCHOOL
ELECTION PROMISE TO KEEP
VOTERS BUSY.
WRONG ADVICE GIVEN TO
VOTERS By GERMAN PAPER
Reobachter Tolls Readers to Vote for
Two Candidates for Mayor and Four
for Councilman, Which Would Result
In Ballots Being Thrown out-List
of Candidates.

The fact that two elections are to be
held in the city on Monday promises to
keep the voters of the city busy. The
municipal primary is fixed by a statute
for Monday, as is also the annual school
election The voting at the primary
Will be done at the polling places des-
igIlated BY the official election notice,
and the school election will be held at
the secretary's office Of the MARSHALL
town Club, in the Masonic temple.
II the German reading citizens of
Marshalltown act upon the advice OF
the local German paper the Beobach-
ter. and vote al the primary as that
paper advises in its current issue their
ballots VII be spoiled and thrown out.
The Beohachter tells its readers to
vote for two Candidates for mayor and
four for councilman which is contrary
to the law governing the election Not-
ers in Mondays city primary may vote
only Tor one candidate for mayor. and
TWO for councilman. When the votes
are counted the two highest for mayor
and the four highest for councilman
will be declared nominated and the
candidates before the election on
March 81. 1t should be borne in mind
by all voters that any one who tries
to vote first and second choice in the
primary will have his vote thrown out.
Primary Candidates.
There are seven candidates for
mayor and ten for councilman before
the primary. The candidates, as their
names will appear alphabetically on the
ballot. are: For mayor. o. D. Ashhrook.
Merritt Greene. w. H. Jones, George
NJ Lyon, w c. McCarten, Joseph
Mohr, and Frank G. Pierce. For coun-
Gilman, L. Derby. l. T. Forbes. George
Herman, Myles kelleher, .Dorr l.. Lamb,
Frank G.. Placels. Emil G.. Sele1ne, John
D. Vail, E. Lester Williams and w. c.
Workman.
Polls Open at 4; Close at 7.
For the city election the polls open
at "a. No., and close at p. M The
polling places are as follows:
First ward-No. 22s East Main
street.
Second ward-Cental fire station.
Third ward-No. 1S6 West Main
street.
! Four ward-South Third avenue po-
lice station
| Fifth ward-Bohemia hall.
| The school Election.
| In the school election the polls will
not open until o'clock in the morning,
! and will close at o'clock. There will
| be but one voting place, in the Masonic
temple. There are three directors to
| elect. two for the full term OF three
years. and one for the unexpired term
/ of w. NJ Clark, in which there remain
| two years.
r,,,l, ri la or
| the full length terms. in the persons Of
! L. c. Abbott and T. /. WATSON, who are
/ present members of the board. For the
short term there are two candidates,
1 p. E Cummings and Dr. George John
son.
Usual Tax Levy Issue.
! The election of the directors. how
ever, is not the only important ques
ton to come before the voters, who will
be asked to vote on a tax levy for
school house purposes. This is the
same matter that has to be voted on
each year according TO law. and is no
different from the levy of past years
The question is on voting a levy OF
$4,000 for school house purposes This
amount is fixed 20 keep up repairs on
school buildings, pay outstanding war
rants. and keep up the interest on the
districts bonds Without the levy the
board would be compelled to default
on its interest. which must he paid
For some reason or another there are
certain voters who do not have enough
interest in the welfare OF their own
children as they are cared for in the
public schools. to vote for the yearly
levy, and vote against it. The public
schools can not be run without money.
and repairs can not be kept I'D on
buildings without funds. II is there
! fore necessary 10 vote this levy an
nually.