Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OTHER ELECTION RESULTS.
) Observation-Disclosures

Parker This city's election was
quiet and a light vote was pollcd.
George w. Hit, for mayor L. l.. ellis
by. for treasurer. C. NJ. Pier. for city
justice. and L. A Wendt, for alder
man in the Third ward having no OPP
position. In the First ward Il. l.. Gle
land defeated j. D. Cotton by "a major
ity and j. d. Stout defeated H. c.
Pfeiffer in the Second ward by % ma
jority. For police justice j. T. APP
pleby defeated w. IL. Sheldon by 81
majority.
Madison One of the most inter-
esting and closest elections in the his
tory of Madison was held today the
main Issues being the license question
and school bonds. The $4,000 school
bonds, with over 800 women voting,
hundred and twenty seven votes were
east for license and 425 for no license.
1: is probable that another count Will
he taken before the drys will be thor
oughly satisfied with the results. The
liquor issue was bitterly fought be
tween the two factions.
Watertown After being forced
TO meet the hottest campaign ever put
up in Watertown on the liquor issue,
the vets won the fight in Watertown
by Il ma jority of 43G. The total vote
,t%s'N
in the city. WATERFOWL has always
been in the wet column. returning ma
jorities for license when NO particular
fight was on of as high as 3 to 1. The
drys claim results as a victory on the
showing of the gain made.
Chamberlain In Il very hot con-
test for city commissioner in this city,
Mai r. H. Somers received 125 votes
and Judge w. G. Graybill 12l. Elmer
.t,,.. "a ~,
missioner without opposition. rs We're
three members of the school board
The saloon question has not been agi-
tated here, yet license carried by the
smallest majority in years, the ma
jority being %
Washington Springs The city
and school election in Washington
Springs resulted as follows: Commits
sioner, Fred lIeene. 49, George Faust,
40, School director, William Sink. 165;
W. b. Wilson, IA. Seven thousand dol
debtcdness For. 1S7, against, Ga The
electric franchise ballot failed of ma
jority of all the votes cast.
Centcrville- -centerville went dry
by G7 majority. There was no vote
on license in Viborg. Hurley, Davis and
Monroe. Marion goes wet by a de-
creased majority, 67 to 81. and
& Chancellor also continues wet by Il
decreased majority. 43 to g. These two
towns are the only wet territory in
this county now.
Spencer In the city election here %
Votes We're cast against license and a
for license. with defaced ballots. The
election will be contested, as there We're
100 votes cast and only 159 registered
voters Kammerling. Blackwod and
Gletisch, all dry, were elected trustees
Pierre The vets carried this city
by u majority of IA. and Fort Pieire by
3D. In this city q. III. Jaynes was elected
member of the board of education, de
ieating the woman candidate hlrs
Whitcher. Frank Craig was selected
member of the city commission.
Deadwood Every town In the Black
Hills Went wet, except Spearfish
where the drys Won by 49, In both Hot
Springs and Sturgis where they walked
vigorous campaigns. the drys were de-
feated by small majorities. The Lenr
reform ticket was defeated here.
FL Point-License carried here by
lis majority out OF 200 votes cast
Three candidates for alderman were
elected without opposition. They are:
James Walsh, first ward; Mike Gill
second ward. and John Curry. thirG
ward.
Miller-At the city election license
was defeated by &c majority. the
largest ever recorded against saloons
here Last year the town went wet by
IL majority. In one ward socialist
was elected alderman without opposi-
ton.
Saskatchewan total vote of 9,
less than last year, the town went we,
by majority of SO, double that of las
year. John Parker was elected mayor
and G. A. Novotny. A. d. Boyd and l.
j. Glynn We're reelected aldermen.
Huron election resulted ou
of the vote on commissioners. The
highest candidate not receiving u ma
.jority of the votes at the election TIL,
totals We're: d. w. Wagner. 547 Ed u
Wilson, 397; j. Il. Ohlwine. 225
Beresford-'rhe city election center
ed in bitter fight between A. d. Loft
Ter and S. o. Steensland for mayor ant
resulted in Loffler's reelection by
35 majority There was no vote OF
license.
Tyndall-Tyndall went wet by 5;
majority. William Thompson wa.
elected mayor, +. f. Chladck, treasurer
c. Ribble, James Barber and A. q. ;5err
aldermen. without opposition.
Bridgcwater-Brid city cas-
III votes, "a dry and 1.1 wet. H. G
Smith, T.. j. Eilwein and Elmer Boil
linger We're elected members of the
city council.
MISUNDERSTANDING is wet b,
81. The public library proposition car.
ried by SO majority. The citizens
ticket was elected without opposition.
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