Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-05
DRYS DEAL WITH SOCIALISTS
Combine at Fairbury Benefits Lat.
ter Party Only.
OTHER NEBRASKA ELECTIONS
Table Rock Goes Wet by Majority of
Four--Drys Annex Harvard with
Margin of only six Votes
Curtis is Dry.

FAIRBuRY, Neb., April t--(speclal.l--
The outcome Of the municipal election In
Fairbury was quite surprise to the
people OF Fairbury and showed there had
been an exchange OF votes between the
socialists and prohlbltlonlsts for the pur-
pose Of putting Fnirbury In the dry
column and also elccung the formers
ticket. The plan worked out successfully
for the socialists. as they elected three
councilmen, including J. J. Mulkey. w.
Singleton and Benjamin Mlllikan. but
dlsastrously for the prohibitionlsts as
Fairbury went wet By i0T votes.
CURTIS. Neb., April 4-(special Tele-
gram.)-The city election held Tuesday
resulted in the election Of w. :. Gilbert.
Van e. Peterson and Lafe Christensen
as members Of the city council. Tho
vote on the license question was 10 /
in favor Of dry city.
EDGAR. Neb.. April 4-Cspeciai Tele-
gram 1.-THE election Tuesday resulted
In the election OF A. II. ocker as mayor
for the third time. No license carried by
a majority OF lld The total vote was
as
ALBION, Neb.. April i.-(Speclal,) D.
Albion went wet by a majority OF fif-
teen. Last year the city went dry by
thirty-nine. The following are officers
elected. Mayor. IL. +. Lehr; councilmen.
@. Flemming and S. J. ollverious: clerk.
Il. 7. Flotree: treasurer. w. S. Price; en-
gineer, +. NJ. Silk: school trustees
Frank Day. James Fox. w. b. Watson.
Edward Mansfield. william weltEeI and
Frank Doten.
VETS Win ut Table Rock.
TABLE ROCK. Neb., April 4-tspecial) }
Table Rock went wet by a mjority Of
two votes. The saloon and pool hall
issues were voted on direct. under the
Initiative and referendum" the former
carrying by a majority Of two. and the
latter by twenty -four. The following
candidates were elected for two years:
c. l.. wemple. DIR. w. s. Cherry and C.
II. Carmichael. F. W. Ault was elected
for one year TO fill the vacancy
Wednesday morning. bright and early.
two prospective applicants for saloon
keeper, were on the ground. looking over
the situation.
SHELTON. Neb.. April 4.-(speciaD-
]. B. Hodge. w. 8. Ashton. o. R. Tritt
and NJ. H. Weaver were elected village
trustees Tuesday and the vote for license
was almost to l. Pool halls will not be
granted licenses. The town will have
two saloons the coming year.
NELSON. Neb.. April 4-(special l-F.
Il. Bottenfield was reelected mayor. Two
members OF the present council. +. A.
Scherzinger and william Hall, were de-
feated by majorities Of 4 and II respec-
lively. w. A. McHenry was elected city
clerk. ]. q. Foster. city treasurer; s. A.
Lapp. police Judge; F. B. Cope. city en-
gineer. The wet question was not a
direct issue here at this time
Harvard Dry by Six Votes.
HARVARD. Neb., April 4.-tSpecial. D
Harvard passed into the dry list Tuesday
by six majority. There were 20 votes
cast. The First ward tied on the license
issue and the Second ward gave six ma
jority for the dry side. Last year the
to@n went into the set list by thirty-four
votes and the year before in the dry list
by one vote
WEST POINT. Neb.. April 4.-(SpecIaI.l }
The municipal election Tuesday passed
off quietly. The following \. re elected
Mayor. William Dnl: clerK. August
Hanft: treasurer. C. w. Aekerman, city
engineer. George Shaw; eouneilmen. WI.
liam stieren. IL II. Howarth. Frank L.
Boyer; school trustees. James C. Elliott
and DIR. II. L. Wells.
GIBBoN. Neb.. April 4-tspecIal)-
Village election went off quietly. the
drys winning by ten votes out Of I6s cast.
H. +. Flint. w. II. Buck and NJ d.
Marsh were elected trustees.
LYNCH. Neb., April 4-tspeciail-
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