The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-05

indications were that Fessenden had
MOI me street car proposition car
rleo by vote of 1873 to LOOT. By
tnls plan the municipal light plant is
turned over to the street car company
for period of 20 years.
Arthur Hurd at Abilene.
Abilene, Kan, April 5.-AbiIene
elected young business mems ticket,
headed by Arthur Hurd, for MAYOR
Hurd won over w. D. Nichols ~ by ot q
plurality of Is votes. w. A. Matteson
and j. K. Forney We're elected com
m1ss1oners- This was Abilene's first
electIon under the commission form of
government.
Arthur Hurd is a nephew of A. A.
aurd OF Topeka, attorney for the
santa Fe. The election yesterday was
devoid Of party politics
Citizens Ticket at Mcfarland.
MCFARLAND, Kan, April Sat the
city election here the entire Citizens
ticket was elected. 1t was drafted bv
Ine railway men, and follows: l. w.
winner, mayor; H. A Kohler, police
Judge; councilmen-T A. Shafer. r
w. Russell, c. w. Smith, Chas. Rien. T
w. Page.
Light Vote at Sabetha.
Sabetha, Kan, April 5.-The follow
ing ohcers were chosen at the city
election here:
1tAe@J Va oOlI1S6I,
Police Judged. D. MiclSens
CITY treasurer. c. Lichty
Members board of educatfon-A. 7.
Collins, c. D. Wells, R. z. Hanes
me weather was unpleasant and the
vote was very light.
Glass Beaten for Mayor.
Marysville. Kan. April 5.-Chas. F
Puscn, the Independent nominee, was
elected mayor of MarysviIIe by a ma
jority of SO votes over Judge W 8
Glass nominee on the Citizens ticket
The rest Of the Citizens ticket was
elected.
Women Change Result.
peabody, Kan, April Silk hundred
ana AZ votes were polled in the election
mere, nearly half by women, resulting
IN the defeat of the present city officers
w. Il Sutphin. a cattle dealer and re-
tlreo FARMER, was elected mayor by III
majority over the 217 votes cast fol
John S. Holmberg, merchant. who has
peen mayor for six years. The new
counc1lmen are DR.. G. A. Baker, w, M
Fitch, S. I. Tibbins, W. H, Halter an6
l. A. Shriver.
Only One Married Man.
Chapman, Kan, April Sat the city
election held here the young mans
ticket with one exception was elected
| E. 5. Esaglen, of the old council, was
elected. w. N. Wilkins, the mayor OF
| the young mems ticket, defeated P
Scanlon, the retiring mayor, by two
| votes Wilkins receiving 1O6 votes and
Scanlon f04. Riley London, youns
| hardware man on the young mems tick.
ct, received 125 votes. the largest mum.
Der received by any candidate All Of
the young men elected, excepting one
are unmarried men and more young wo
men voted this year than at any previ-
Gus election. The young mems tickef
stands pledged to a better water drain.
age, a better fire protection, a public
vote on the question of building a city
hall and keeping separate the office:
of street commissioner and marshal.
Hussey at Lyndon.
Lyndon, Kan, April 5-The election
here resulted in victory by vote of
| nearly two to one for the Citizens
ticket headed by Mayor L. T. Hussey.
The election was hard fought and is
taken as an endorsement of Mayor
| Hussey.
Mitchell Wins 1t.
BeIoit, Kan, April 5.-W. H Mitchell
| was elected mayor over J. F. Robinson
| by a majority of 80 votes. Mitchell re-
ceived S04 and Robinson 494 votes. The
| vote was heavy and the contest very
! bitter.
County Officers as Mayor
| Cottonwood Falls, Kan, April g.
| The Citizens tickets in both Strong
! City and Cottonwood Falls were elected
by big majorities yesterday. The Citi-
zens' ticket in Elmdsle, which was op-
posed by the Independent ticket, head
| ed by Mrs. NJ. E. Johnson, whose ticket
| was put out by the women of Elmdale
was also elected, but by small ma
jority.
The following candidates were elected
in Cottonwood Falls: For mayor, T. r
Wells; for police judge, Dr. F. H
Bryant, and for councilmen, M. A
Houghton, Henry Geise. c. A Cowley
George Monroe and W. B. Penny. T
r. Wells was elected for mayor by g
/ two thirds majority.
| The Citizens ticket in Strong City
| succeeded in electing all of their can,
| didates by big majorities over the So
| cialist candidates Strong City elected
Dudley Doolittle for mayor, P. B. Nc
Cabe for police judge and the council
men elected were Bert Dunlap, DR.
Chas. Mckinley, Will Glennie, Dav'
| Jones and Ed Maloney-
In Elmdale, Mrs. NJ. e. Johnson, VIII
headed the Independent ticket which
was put out by the women of the town
was defeated for mayor by s. N Woo
on the Citizens ticket by ten votes
The Citizens ticket carried everything
with the exception Of one councilman