Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-12
AL INCORPORATED TOWNS OF
COUNTY HOLD ELECTIONS
MONDAY.
LAUREL VOTES TAX
FOR SCHOOL HOUSE
District Ne. 2 70 Have New Building,
and Old School House in No. 4 10
Ordered Soid-rwo Tickets in Field
at State csnts-cemplsts Results Of
the County.


The eleven incorporated towns Of
Marshall county, outside of MARSHALL
town, held their school elections Mon
day. At Laurel tax levy proposition
was voted on. and carried. This will re-
suit. in district No. having new
school building to cost $500. Two
tickets were In the field at State Cen
ter. and the same was true in some Of
theRother towns, including Melbourne.
In several Of the towns. however. there
were no contests. The complete results
follow:
Laurel Votes Tax.
The Laurel election resulted In
George Putnam being eelcted director
at-large to succeed Edward Paul. Here
theshght was close. and in the thirty
five votes cast Putnam had but ma
jcrity over Paul John 1fcIlrath was a
candidate. and links Patton received I
vote, altho he was not candidate. The
vote to levy tax to build $500
school house in district No. Z was prac-
tically unanimous. as was also the
proposition to sell the old school house
In district No. 4.
state Center, HiIlesran and Adams.
A. H. Hilleman and F. W. Adams
were elected directors at state Center.
both to succeed themselves. Hilleman
receivd 70 votes and Adams IS. The
other candidates were ]. p. Allison,
who received 81 votes. and E. E. Ben
son; II. w. N. Gilbert was elected
without opposition as treasurer, re-
ceiping Is votes. He succeeds f. L. Dob
bin. A total of 1es votes was cast.
Two Tiekets- at Melbourne.
Two tickets were in the field at Mel
bourne, where considerable good-na-
tured rivalry was shown. and with the
result that for director one from each
ticket was elected. Henry Hessenius
and William Chollett were the candi-
dates for director on the Citizens tick
ct. with Henry wilsterman running for
treasurer on this ticket. The Peoples
ticket contained Robert tanning and
Louis Blink. both running to succeed
themselves. and L. J. Wallace for treas
ures. .Hesesnius won over Blink by
majority Of votes, 40 to II. tanning
won over Gilbert So. to 81. a majority
Of H. Wilsterman won for treasurer,
defeating wallace ~ to 40. Whistler
midi succeeds J. o. DeButts as treas
Erer. The total vote cast was %.
Contest at Liseomb.
A contest was on at Liscomb. where
a good sized vote was polled. and
where Frank Dillon and II. D. Johnson
won for director over c. c. Church and
l. p. Jessup. Dillon succeeds F. G..
Nichols on the board. and Johnson was
re elected. 8. Dickerson was elected to
y oS
Not chivalsous ut Gilman.
At Gilman a unique situation existed
in that two men were elected over two
women as members Of the school board.
w. H. Jones and Ray Sutherland were
the winning candidates, defeating Mrs.
G.. r. stansberry and Mrs. p. j. Jacob
son. W. HI. Jones succeeds Arthur
Jones on the board. and Ray Suther-
land succeeds James Wylie. A small
vote was cast.
One Ticket at Ferguson.
There was but one ticket in the field
at ferguson. where G. B. Martin. DR..
F. w. Cowgirl. and o. A. Finders were
elected directors and George w. Curtis
Jr.. treasurer. Martin succeeds David
Thompson, Cowgirl succeeds J. F..
Gowdy. and Finders succeeds himself.
Oliver Cunningham Is the retiring
treasurer. The vote cast totaled II.
Albion Election Tame.
The Albion election was q tame az
fair. NJ F. McKibben being the only
candidate for director, to succeed John
.. Fraley Forty votes .:e-c cast. 30 OF
them being for McKiben and for
Ralph Hill. who was not candidate.
Quiet at ls0rand.
Tha T~crand election was also very
quite. only IS votes being cast. David
N Ferguson and Edward II. SHARP
were elected directors. both to succeed
themselves. Hiram Hammond was re-
elected treasurer.
Ne Opposition At Rhodes
a. r. Pike and n. F. Buck were re-
elected at Rhodes without opposition.
H.IF. stoufYer was elected treasurer
also unopposed. Astotal Of Al votes was
cast.
Same Condition At cfsrnons.
william Ward in district No. 2. and
Byron Borton. In district No. 8. were
elected directors at Clemens. Ward
succeeds H. o. Edlridge. and Borton
himself W. A. Pollock was re- elected
treasurer. The vote totaled ~.
Wajka~say at g., Anthony.
30 opposition confronted "A. j. Bryant
ard +. b. Turner AZ directors at st.
Anthony. ana tho total vote Of SO was
cast almost unanniously for the two
candidates, : votes being registered for
L.AsR. KeoNpfe who was not candi-
date. and who retifes.s succeeded by
Turner. Bryant euccsAds himself. H.
G. van Orsdel was reelected treasurer