Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-04

Close at Upland.
UPLAND, Nes., April 2--(5peeial Teie-
gram-)-At the election here today the
element Hildreth went wet by . vote
Of Is to e.
Halter Mayor of Blair.
BLAIR. Seb.. April 2-tspecial Teie-
gram.)-w. D. Halter. standpat Taft
republican. was elected mayor today with
practically no opposition. Three other
candidates had filed for election. two of
which were withdrawn by business IN
terests with which they were connected.
The third, the present mayor. a La Fol
lette progressive, stepped down OF his
own free choice.
Mr.. Halter came TO Blair over forty
years ago. and this will make his twelfth
term as mayor. Chris Schmidt was re-
elected city treasurer, 8. w. Chambers
city clerk. Karl Peterson councilman
First ward, e. costetter Second ward,
Guy Mead reelected Third ward. Owe
Anderson reelected Fifth ward, Joe s.
Cook reelected as member Of school
board and N. 7. Lund as the new
member.
Havenns Vets Have Majority,
RAVESNA. Neb.. April 2-(Special
Telegram -Ravenna went wet by thirty
four votes. Carl Linn and A. 7. Shaiten-
berger, citizens ticket, and Frank C.
Moore. socialist. were elected members
Of the town board. Much surprise was
expressed at the strength OF the socialists
and prohibifionists.
Socialists Out At wymere.
wYMoRE. Neb.. April 2-(special Tele-
gram. 1.-The warmest election Of years in
Wymore resulted In the election Of J. A.
Rsuling for mayor, with z75 votes, against
20 for II. L. Rawlings and "a for ID. II.
Mordhorst. The town remains wet, the
vote being ~ for and 25i against. The
issue here was municipal operation OF an
electric light plant for which bonds were
voted when Rawlings was mayor in 1919,
and which was built last year and was
not being operated because OF the klno
Of engine bought. All city officials sery-
ms when Rawlings was mayor were
candidates for election and all were de-
feated except W. II. wellemeyer who
was elected treasurer.
None Of the present socialist admins
tration was a candidate for reelection.
All candidates were on the ticket by
petition.
North Platte Votes for Saloons.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb., April a-tspe-
cial Teiegram.l- North Plates first cleo
ton on the wet and dry question went
wet by vote of 5si to Isl. There was a
close and hot fight for water commits.
sioner between w. NJ. Cunningham, who
has been water superintendent for the
old water works company. and Hershey
welch. civil engineer. WEIGH won by
n vote Of COS to ne.
Randolph fs DRY.
RANDOLPH. Nsb, April 2--tspeclai
TELEGRAM -Randoiph went dry by thirty
three votes. The progressive ticket was
elected. a. follows L. +. Holtz. mayor;
y. y. Ballard, clerk; II. Foje. treasurer;
p. Freitgen. police Judge; NJ. 8. whitney,
councilman.
CARROLL. Neb.. April 2--tspeclai Tel.
egram.)-carroll elected three dry men,
bers OF the village board for terms OF
two years by large majority.
PAPIbLfoN, Neb.s April 2.-{SpeciaI
DISQUALIFICATION elected two trus.
tees. w. NJ. Gehringer. democrat, and N.
J. sieberg. republican. There was no
special issue. the town remaining wet.
BEATRICE, Keb.. April 2.-(spcciai
Telegram -Barneston went wet by
vote Of 50 to 81.
Dry. winI Socialists Gait.
RED CLOUD. Neb.. April 2-(apeolai
I'D. w. Turnure was sis<sed
mayor hero today on combined rcpub-
iicsn and citizens ticket. there being only
one ticket In the field. He succceds
;. w. Foe, socialist. The vote on license
or no license resulted IN the drys winning
by twelve majority. This 10 tho third
consecutive year Of the dry policy.
Dry Force. Take Ashland.
AsHLANDs Neb.. April a-tspecial
Telegram 1.-The election was q complete
victory for the dry forcss Hugo A.
Wiggcnhorn was elected mayor over DIR.
O. w. Meredith by thirty-thres votea
Oscar Hoffman defeated Claude Chapman
for councilman In the First ward BY
two. q. l. Scott won over Jacob Sanders
IN the Second by forty-one. 7. y. DALEY.
shor. term councilman IN the First ward.
defeated Alonxo Whitaker by twenty-six
and II the only wet councilman elected.
There was no opposition TO City Clerk
L. A. chapelle or Treasurer Ernest wig
genhorn Ashland went dry last year
BY five votes.
Dry Again In Tecumseh.
TECUMsEH, Neb.. April 2-(special |
TuesNm. l-Tccumseh went dry again |
Today by a majority OF forty-slx. The
granting OF billiard hall licenses was de-
ieated by sighty-nine votes.
William Ernest defeated DIT. A. r. Fitx-
simmons for re-election for mayor by
ainety-two majority. In the Third ward.
Roy Smith ives reelected q member Of
he city council over DR.. c. w. 0raff
~ o majority OF nineteen. Or. Graft and
A. o. shaw ware elected members Of the
'chool board. and there were no other
'ontes;s.
The town of Cook In this county went
vet BY twelve majority.
Wet Victory at Humbeidt.
HUMBOLDT. Neb.. April 2-Cspecisl
Telegram. )-Humboldt went vet by ma
ority OF Hixty-seven votes J. b. Davis
IN the cltisens' ticket was elected mayor
'yor l. T. Smith on the temperance
ticket by eigh,y-seven votes. Carl Mann
N the temperance ticket was elected
councilman OF the First ward BY three
'o,ea over George Sanford on the citizens
iekot. w. s. Kaiak was reelected on
he c!uEens ticket IN the Second ward
Ivsr J. c. Simmons on the temperance
icket BY majority Of thirty-tvo votes.
a 8. Hsekett was reelected city clerk