Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-07

which resulted as follows: Total
number of votes cast were 1877 as
follows:
votes
David Schreiner l
A. j. Wiedenbeck
Walter Austin 5
Judge Clementson
Mr.. Granville
Mrs. Fowler z
Harry Carthew
Mrs. G. B. Clementson 8
Mrs. Tennent 5
L. A. Clark 5
w. E. Webb l
C. H. Bashford %
G. B. Clementson 81
J. H. Fowler 102
j. H. Fowler receiving majority
of all votes cast, the chairman de-
clared him elected director for the en-
suing three years.
E. G.. Morse moved a vote of
thanks be extended to Mrs. Ellen W.
Tenant the retiring director and said
motion being duly seconded, was un-
animously adopted.
Judge Clementson moved that in
accordance with the notice given that
the School Board be enlarged from
its present membership of three to
seven members, which was duly Sc
conded.
Thereupon Judge Clementson ad-
dressed the meeting upon the subject
strongly favoring the change in the
membership of the board. Mr..
David Schreiner made few remarks
in opposition. The motion was then
adopted by a rising vote of la to
Sc and the chair declared the motion
carried.
Judge Clementson made motion
and moved that a committee of three
be appointed by the chair to select
four names to be voted upon by the
meeting and the same being duly
seconded, was carried. Thereupon
the chair appointed such committee
consisting of Judge Clementson, David
Schreiner and Edward j. Austin, who
retired to the principles office and
later returned recommending the fol-
lowing persons to be voted upon as
members for two years.. Emma
Schreiner and G. B. Clementson; for
one year, Mrs. E. ]. Austin and Mr..
j. T. Bennett.
Judge Clementson moved that we
proceed to elect the four names pre-
scented by this committee, which mo-
tion was duly seconded, and upon a
rising vote said motion was lost and
the chair so declared.
Mr.. E. j. Morse moved that we
proceed to elect four persons to re-
present the other four members of
the School Board. Said motion was
duly seconded by Judge Clementson
and it was stated that the two re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
should be elected for term of two
years and the next two highest should
be elected for one year. Said motion
was lost and so declared by the chair.
Many other motions were made
and withdrawn and Judge Clement
son moved that the clerk be instruct
ed to cast ballot for Mr.. David
Crichton as member of the board
for one year. Said motion was duly
seconded and carried and Mr.. erich
ton was elected. DR.. j. H. Fowler
moved that the clerk be instructed to
cast a ballot for the election of L.
H. Stevens as a member of the board
for one year. Same was seconded
and carried and so declared by the
chair, and there were many other
nominations made, all of which were
withdrawn.
Judge Clementson then moved that
the clerk cast the ballot for the cleo
tion of Mrs. E. j. Austin as mem
Der of the board for two years.
Same being duly seconded and no OPP
position being made the same was
carried and the chair so declared.
Other nominations were made but
finally withdrawn and Mrs. Fowler
made a motion, which was duly Sc
conded md carried that Mrs. e.. b.
Clementson be voted upon as mem
Der of said board and same was so de-
clared by chair.
Upon motion of Mr.. David Schrei-
ner the meeting was adjourned.
The Board as at present constitut-
ed and located is as follows:
First Ward: j. H. Fowler, direc-
tor.
Second Ward: w. ]. Brennan,
clerk; L. H. Stevens, one year and