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

| that body in it's dismissal of Principal
Best, who was summarily discharged
recently with two weeks notice, and
who has sine attempted to exercise
the recall on the school board. The
license question was not brought into
vote. Both Kempker and Walker stood
on a platform of strict enforcement OF
the liquor law.
SOUTH DAKOTA ELECTIONS.
! DEADWOOD-Th drys failed to
| carry a single town in the Black Hills.
| The wet towns remain the same.
| Spearfish, where the main contest was
waged, went wet by A. Lead went 2
| to l wet, Deadwood to /, while the
vets carried also Rapid City by so,
Sturgis 2 to !, 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 or government and elected John
Fl. Rogers, republican, judge Of the mu-
nicipal court. The republicans carried
| every aldermanic 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
| the recollection of the present mayor
and commissioners except in one in
stance, when three candidates were
named, neither receiving a majority
This will necessitate another election
Charles F. Koepp defeated c. A. Kelley
| for mayor by an increased majority
| over last year. John Madison, A. A
| Chamberlain and M. l.. Tobin, present
| commissioners, were reelected. The
LII IL
| 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 q
grand ovation last night.
MITCHELL-The issue in the city
election was on the license question
| and the vets won by a majority Of 1877.
| This makes an increase of SO over last
: year and is the largest majority in a
| number Of years. Gains were made by
| the 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, 1855.
MILLER-At the election S. ".
Christ was reelected mayor. The prop
osition for 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
to 1. License won by better than
to L H. d. Berger, Harlo Oliver and
| H. e. Perkins were elected oldermen
| on the citizens ticket. Only one ticket
| was in the 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, 10; w. r. Taylor, independ-
ent party, 20. For alderman Second
ward. F. j. Dudley, citizens party, As;
j. II. Gillespie, republican, So; ]. E.
Cleaver, independent, 21. For alderman
Third ward Emil Hargens, citizens
party, n; T. D. Dings, independent, 81
For alderman, Fourth ward, ]. L. Mar
| coux, citizens, 81; e. II. Mosher, indie
| pendent, 20. The "wets' won out by
1876 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.
BONESTEEL-A. p. Hendrickson
was elected mayor In a warm election
| over Dr. H. r. Kenaston by a majority
| of 8 votes. J. S. Jackson, alderman OF
the Third ward, by 10 votes F. M
Wright was elected over J. G. Sebesta
by 1 vote in First ward. Frank Mace
carried the Second ward over Chas
Schlect by votes. The town went wet
by 2 to / vote. Illegal voting is freely
charged to the reform element and
arrests and action of the grand
jury, which convenes next week
Is expected. Election of Mace and
will be contested. ]. M. Biggings was
elected police judge by 16 majority. r.
L. Crosby elected justice by II ma
jority.
VALLEY SPRINGS.-The town OF
Valley Springs, in the election switched
from the wet" to the dry" column by
a majority fs3. The anti saloon ele-
ment secured SO and the license men
so votes. The following men were
, elected to office: e. ]. Hetland, clerk |;
G. w. Wright. treasurer; p. e. Rowe.
assessor; A. II. Himebaugh, justice of
the peace; A. H. Hidges pound mas
ter; j. A. Emerson, George Cassidy,
G. w. Fay, E. A. Harris, J. c. Porter
all members Of the board Of trustees.
BRIDGEwATER.-T city election
held yesterday resulted in the election
Of c. A. Ray. mayor, over Jacob
Tschetter, the present incumbent by
q majority OF one. Two years ago
Tschetter defeated Ray by one vote.
Following is balance elected: E. M.
Whit. treasurer; councilmen, l.. L.
Croop, j. ]. Heinrich, F. j. Ellwein, L.
B. Brown; city justice, w. L. Felmly;
police justice, w. T. Smith. License
carried by reduced majority.
ARMOUR-At the municipal election
the citizens ticket was successful The
following are the officers elected: First
ward, alderman, Otis Hatfield; Second
ward, J. B. Morey; Third ward. H. w.
Hewitt; Justice OF the peace, s. ]. Bed
dow; assessor. G.. w. Poulson. A hot
fight was put up by the temperance
forces for the 10 days preceding the
election. The city went dry by ma
jority.
HURLEy.--At the election here the
following ticket was elected: Mayor,
II. X. Sanborn; treasurer, HI. ]. Pier
police justice, w. II. Stoddard; alder
men, A. w. Bacon, r. d. WEIGH and
E. E. Berry. The election was very
quiet because the saloon question was
not voted upon and thus the town re-
/ load the goods and carry them over