Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-27

on a platform of strict enforcement OF
the liquor law.
SOUTH DAKOTA ELECTIONS.
-DEADWOOD-The drys failed to
carry a single town in the Black Hills.
The wet towns email the sa1ne
~Spcarfisl, where the main contest was
waged, went wet by a.. Lead went 2
to 1 wet, Deadwocd 3 to 1, while the
Sturgis 2 to i. Central City. Custer,
Hot Springs. Belle Fourche and White
wood by easy majorities. The drys
have one consolation In the defeat of
state Representative j. TrebOr for re-
election as alderman in Deadwood by
~ votes. Lead adopted the commission
form of government and elected John
ntcfpal court. The republicans carried
every a~lderlnanic contest. the social
lists being shut out. Deadwood elected
one socialist alderman without oppo-
sition. Sturgis voted for it's school
bonds.
HURON-The election resulted in
he reelection of the present mayor
n commissioners except in one in
stance. when three candidates were
named. neither receiving a majority.
This will necessitate another election.
Charles F. koepp defeated G. A. Kelley
for mayor by an increased majority
over last year. John Madison, A. A.
Chamberlain and NJ. L. Tobin. present
commissioners. We're reelected. The
prohibition vote is larger than last year,
but too small to win. The campaign
was the most sensational in some re-
spects ever known here. Mayor Koepp
and the commissioners were given a
grand ovation last night.
eMTT(>HET r nh. ;,.,,a q. 49, Ia.
election was on the license question
and the vets won by a majority of 1877.
This makes an increase of 80 over last
year n is the largest majority in q
number OF years. Gains were made by
Il vets in every ward in the city.
The campaign was carried on for the
drys through the revival meetings dur
ing the past week and there was con
siderable excitement during the last
two days. H. c. Preston delivered an
address on the street last night in
behalf of the license question. Total
vote of the city, 1865.
MlLLER-At the election S. v.
Christ was reelected mayor. The prom
ositfon for a free city library carried.
License carried by / vote. The tenn
perance people will contest this, claim.
ing illegal votes.
STURGIS-A small vote was polled.
School bonds of $4,000 carried by 81
2 to i. License won by better than
2 to Il H. d Berger, Harlo oliver and
II. p. Perkins were elected oldermen
on h citizens ticket. Only one ticket
was in h field. There was consider
able excitement over the school bond
issue.
HOT SPRINGS-The result of the
city election was as follows: For al
derman First ward. l.. E. Highley, citi-
zens party, %; w. r. Taylor, independ-
ent party. 25. Fol alderman Second
ward. F. j. Dudley, citizens party, 4S;
J. III. Gillespie, republican, So: ]. e.
Cleaver. independent, Fl. Tor alderman
party. a; T. B. Dings, independent. 81.
For alderman. Fourth ward. J. L. Mar
coux. citizens, 50; E. H. Mosher. indie
pendent. %. The VETS won out by
1856 majority. Petitions were also pre-
sented to the voters and signed by a
big majority requesting the city council
to purchase the plot Of ground, the use
OF which has heretofore been donated
by the Evans estate. to be used as q
city park.
elected mayor in a warm election
DR.. II. r. Kenaston by a majority
of 8 votes. j. 8. Jackson. alderman Of
the Third ward, by is votes. F. M.
Wright was elected over j. q. Sebesta
by / vote in First ward. Frank Mace
carried the Second ward over Chas.
Schlect by 2 votes, The town went wet
by 2 to ! vote. Illegal voting IL freely
charged to the reform element and
arrests and action OF the grand
jury, which .convenes next week,
10 expected. Election OF Mace and
Wright, In Second and First wards.
will be contested. ]. NJ. Biggings was
police Judge by 16 majority. r.
L. Crosby elected justice by Ia ma
VALLEY sPRINGs.-The town Of
valley Springs. in the election switched
from the wet" to the dry column by
majority Of 8. The anti-saloon eIe-
ment secured IS and the license men
80 votes. The following men were
to office: r. ]. Hetland, clerk:
@. w. Wright. treasurer; p. =. Rowe.
4ssessqr::sA "A. H. Himebaugh, justice OF
the peatce; A. H. HidGes. pound mas
ter: ]. A. Emerson. George Cassidy.
q. w. Fay. T.. A. Harris, J. c.. Porter
all members OF the board OF trustees.
BRIDGEWATER.-The city election
held yesterday resulted in the election
Of g. A. Ray. mayor. over Jacob
the present incumbent, by
n majority M one. TWy0 vnarn $50