The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-08
Mont.b.ilo Township Election.

Inc annual township eleCLlOn at
Hamilton for Montebello township
was held yesterday and the conten-
ton for Office brought out large
vote. Not quite as large as was poll
ed two years ago, but almost Two
vars ago the saloon question was
voted upon and that accounted for an
unusual large vote.
The total number of votes polled
yesterday was 884, out of this 547
were men voters and 337 ladies' The
results show that in no instance would
the results have been changed had
the voting been confined to the men
voters
E. NJ. Leroy, republican. the present
town clerk, defeated Tom Dodge,
democrat, Leroy receiving 22l lady
votes and 321 men, while Dodge re-
csived SO women, and 1877 men votes.
E. +. Dennis, republican, the pres
ent assessor defeated j. Ii. Orr, dem
ocrat, Dennis receiving 232 women
votes and 391 men, Orr rec Swing rs
women and 1877 men votes.
For collector there We're three can
didates in the field, DR.. J. p. Sennett,
independent, he receiving III women
and 204 men votes, he being elect ed,
defeating Highly, 81, and Prather.
60 Frank Highly, democrat, received
1872 women and 1911 men votes. r..
L. Prather rsceived ITO women and
144 men votes.
Tom Wyles on the republican ticket
was the only candidate for highway
commissioner, he receiving total of
576 votes.
For school trustee, o. E. Pence re-
publican, defeated Joe David. demo-
crat, Pence receiving 207 women and
265 men votes. David receiving So
won m and 240 men votes.
For constable there were four can
didates in the field, two of whom
were to be elected. R. II. Athey, dem
ocrat. received 263 votes, Oliver
Craig, republican, 23s: Fay Tyrrell,
131, and W. n. Tanner. SO. The lat
ter named was not regularly on the
ticket, his name being written in by
that many Of his friends.
Ths only contention that was made
for offices was for collector and as
SCISSOR. The three candidates for col
lector each made thorough canvass
and effort for the job, while engaged
in this some personalities were in
dulged in that leads to be one Of the
candidates. and by the way it was the
successful one, saying that after this
was all over one of his opponents
would ge THE Jblamdest tongue fan
ming that he ever had, with the OK
ception OF his tongue tanning the
election Is over.
Mr.. Orr, the democratic candidate
for assessor made a hard canvass for
tbs position over E. F. Dennis, the
present incumbent OF the Office, but
the fact that Mr.. Dennis received a
majority of 4O7 over his opponent,
and that without any effort at can
wasting for the office. shows that Mr..
Dennis has the contid snce of the peo'
pie to be able to handle the office in
satisfactory manner.
Vicious Dog Bites Four Year Old Boy.
Last Friday morning, Harold, the
four year old little boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Mekemson was out
playing in their yard and CHANGED to
see strange dog in the yard. In get
ting near the dog in his play, the
animal jumped onto the little fellow
and bit him in three places, on the
cheek. the arm and his hip. Mr.,
Nj skemson and a physician was imme-
diately summoned to the home, and
as soon as he could get away Mr..
Mekemson started in pursuit of the
dog. He got within shooting distance