The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-03
TWO ELECTIONS HELD HERE
Two Members of the Board OF
Education Are Chosen
A PRETTY WARM TIME
Great Interest Shown and Something
Doing Every Minute While
Polls Are Open


Every few years the good people Of
Sank Centre sit up ana take notice
whenever the annual election of direc-
ors Of the Board of Education takes
place. They sat up and took notice
this year. Result. AS votes were
cast and there was plenty of interest
taken in the election from the open
ing till the closing of the polls.
The election was held in the Board
room at the new high school building
last Saturday. March %. The polls
were open from 10 to - and from to
4.
The terms of Lucas kelIs and DR..
E. j. Lewis expired and two members
were to be chosen to succeed them.
Mr.. Kells decided not to stand for a
reelection. DR.. Lewis was a candidate
and with him on the ticket was DR.. / B..
+. He nam. There was a second
ticket i'm the field. namely j, A..
Caughren and G. d. Marshall. The
voting resulted i'm the election of
Messrs. Caughren and Marshall. The
number of votes received by each can
didate was as follows:
j. il. Caughren, PSI: c. ID. Marshall,
2s3: T.. J. Lewis. l53: Fl. F. Henne
mann, l79. OF the total of 44s ballots
cast 81 were of the scratched yari-
ETY..
It was the liveliest school election
held h1;,,re 90; a number Of wears and
Tie herald is told that but once be-
fore were greater number OF votes
cast. The women voted freely, near
ly third of the total number of bal
lots cast being those of the fair sex.
Good delegations from the three coun-
try districts, which are a part of the
consolidated district. came in and
voted. There were lI3 votes cast dur
ing the morning hours, the remaining
335 being polled between and p. m.
1t was a good natured contest and
everybody in the vicinity of the pol.
ling place seemed to he having u fine
time.
The old board will meet this even
ing to canvass the returns Of the
election and wind up it's business.
The new members will then be sworn
in and the new board will or ganize.
Of the two retiring members Lusas
Kells has seen the longest service. He
has been a member of the board fOl
thirty consecutive years past and fol
twenty-eight years has been the
treasurer. kr. KelIs has been an ex-
cellent school director and has seen
the fruition of his hopes n the cree
ton, completion and occupancy OF
the present fine high school building.
Mr.. Kells retires with an honorable
record and the respect and esteem OF
the entire community.
DR.. f. J. Lewis has not served on
the board SO long as has Mr.. kellS.
but has been a member twice, some.
thing like fifteen or twenty years all
told. For the past several years DIR.
Lewis has been the efficient president
of the board DIR. Lewis has always
taken great pride i'm the schools and
has worked conscientiously fol
their best interests. He is much graf.
flied that the new building has beer
erected and occupied during his term
of service. DR.. Lewis retires with
the respect and confidence of the pa.
irons of the school and the public
generally.
The two new members of the board
are well known i'm this community
Mr.. Caughren is one of Sank Centres
foremost citizens, liberal, ublie
spirited and always ready to further
any legitimate effort to promote Sauk
Centres interests. Mr.. Caughren do