Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-28

mains dry another year. Inere nave
been no saloons in the city for three
| years.
BROOKINGS-At the city election
$50 votes were cast. Bonds. city hall,
| SOS, 900, carried sos for, G. against.
| 1922; Miles. Al; Third ward, Leighty,
n; Miles. So; Fourth ward, LeiGhty,
141; Miles, AZ. Newly organized COM
| mercial club gets behind bond question
with above result. No wet or dry is
sue.
DAVIS.-After a strenuous fight, for
the first time In it's history Davis went
dry" by a vote of go 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 hat when election came
around this year the business men
made an agreement to shut out aloOnS
for the coming year.
JEFFERSON.-Election passed off
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,
justice Of the peace; Milt Haviland,
clerk, and Alpnonse Chicoine, Jas. Den
nison and Alex Bernard. aldermen. The
NONC Sh llc llluOI liCCllSS HuCoNIoLi
stood 60 for and Is against.
CANTON-Out of a total of 526, Ii
cense was defeated by a majority OF
80. The Carnegie library proposition
carried by nearly 3 to /. p. S. Pickett,
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. IT.
Brandhagen received 246, John w.
Bremen 232. w. H. Shaft, SO.
CHANCELLOR. - Chancellor went
wet" by a vote of 3S to 4. The tenn
perance people did not put up any
fight. The following ticket was elect
ed: Trustees. w. Fl. Wheelhouse, r.
G. Hofmeister and Stephen Pool; clerk,
Arthur Wenckens; treasurer, A. n.
Berens; assessor, Cuny Jacobs: justice.
4. Pool.
VIBORG.-At the election in Viborg
the saloon question was the principal
subject of controversy. After a hard
fight. in which both side did their best,
the town went dry" by a vote of ca to
"a. The following officers were
elected: Aldermen, Ralph Allen. Don
Nelson. Chris Christensen and n. =.
Jensen: police Justice. John Helm.
TRIPP-Town election was very
quiet. No important questions were
voted on. The full caucus ticket was
elected. l.. +. K~liebenstein, Theo.
Statesman, J. K. Mayer, Geo. Boep-
pie, l.. s. Sadler and G. c. Hirsch were
elected aldermen. The saloon issue re-
suited in a victory for the vets by a
majority of 65 votes.
WOONSOCKET-The election here
brought out the largest vote ever cast,
when POI votes were polled. A majority
of 10 was cast against saloons. Sc
Woonsocket will remain dry for anoth-
er year. Busch was elected alderman
in the First ward by s, 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. McNally
and Rev. +. G.. John were elected alder
men, John Arneson treasurer, Barney
O'Niei police justice. and J. ]. Cox city
justice.
CENTERVILLE-The general mu-
nicipai election, held in this city yes
terday, resulted as follows: For mayor
N. Noble; treasurer. E. NJ. 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 affair. The citizens
ticket was elected with the exception
Of councilman for the Second ward,
which resulted in a tie. The license
question did not come up owing to pc
t]itioners falling to secure the lawful
number Of signatures.
MIDLAND-The following officers
were elected for the town OF Midland
for h ensuing year: Trustees, John
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 a 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 n on the ticket.
DELL RAPIDS-Dell Rapids gave
III majority against license out of a
total vote of 208, an increase of 26 over
last springs dry vote. w. G.. Milne was
reelected city commissioner over Geo
Wood by "a majority, his election being
taken as approval OF the commission
administration.
NDALL-IH 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 or
both sides, license carried by 46 ma
jorfty, IL less than a year ago. Ochsner
Liesch, Yarash and Gavin elected alder
men, and II. c.. Smith and p. ". LEM
city and police justices, respectively
without opposition.
MURDO-Only one ticket. Mayor. ]
III. Cox; aldermen, +. M. Kratz. C.. l.
kuca, III. c. Parker and NJ. M. Snyder;
treasurer, l.. v. Latourelle: assessor
James Mcclure; city justice. r. s
Vaughn; police justice, j. w. Doboise
wet, Sc; dry, %.
BERESFORJo-The election here re-
suited In q victory for no license by 8
majority of 49. There was no contest
on city offices, which left the license
question the main issue, and a 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. K
Hofer, trustees; S. c.. Max. clerk: Ed,
ward Taper, assessor; j.. A. Weiland
treasurer; Chas. Hartsough, justice o
the peace.
EAIpEAx NEunic;naY alaot;on mn,