The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-12
Madison lake.

Justice of peace p .-'~y Pitcher.
Constable, c.. w. Ai.!T.
| Assessor. Chas. Popelka.
There was an exciting contest ON
for treasurer and assessor. The vote
on treasurer was tie 40 to 40, and
in the settlement by draw, ii. @.
Wirig was the winner, Chas. Popel-
ko was an easy victor over Chas
Reinsberg for assessor.
Mcpherson.
Supervisor, Fred Kruse.
Clerk, John Bestman.
Treasurer, Frank Chase.
assessor, William Doermann.
Rapidan.
Supervisor, Carl Targarson.
Treasurer. q. C. Kunkel.
Clerk, Carl Flo.
Assessor. Charles Sperlieh.
Justice of peace. A. ID. Johnson.
Constable. Arthur Just.
Voted for general town purposes.
$1,000. . mills was voted for road
and bridge purposes. A motion to
lost, vote 101 to a. A resolution
was adopted calling ON the legisla-
ture 90 change the state good road
law to the effect that the building
of all public roads shall be taken
over from the state highway COM
mission and be given to the county
and town boards. The idea was sug-
gested that a very large part OF the
taxes now paid goes to provide soft
office jobs and fancy salaries instead
Of being put ON the roads.
Shelby.
Supervisor, Fred Busse.
Treasurer, H.. +. Day.
Assessor, Elm. Griffith
Clerk, s. II. Brush.
Justice. l.. r. Hemingway.
Constable, III. II. Crook.
Money raised, general purpose,
$500; road improvement, $500;
other purposes, 500.
Sterling.
Supervisor, f. t. Hicks
Clerk, ID. G.. Keith.
Treasurer, C. II. G.. Hagel.
Assessor. S. NJ. Grover.
Justice, w. w. Taylor
Constable, A. G.. Conrad
Voted $1,000 for town purposes;
mill tax for road purposes; voted
to put floor i'm town hall. The La.
dies Cemetery association realized
so from the dinner served yester.
day during election.
st. Clair.
President, Henry Thielman.
Trustees. Jake Chase, A. Quinn, J.
Fitzloff. All reelected.
Recorder, Charles O'Connor.
Treasurer. c. J. Pagenkopf.
The village and the township of
Mcpherson have contributed 800
loads of gravel to the road between
st. Clair and Mankato.
Vernon Center Village.
President Of council, r. G. Glen.
ent; trustees, Charles Redfield, c.
H.. Bates, Gust Nelson.
Treasurer, w. J. Richter.
Clerk. a. @. Halverson.
Assessor, ID. A. Slater.
Justices, J. II. Robinson, II. f.
Young.
Money raised, general purpose,
$1,000.
Vernon Center Town.
Supervisor, Fred Wingen.
Treasurer. Fred Mertesdorf.
Assessor. George Gray.
Clerk. F. G. WILDER.
Justice. +. ID. Fleming.
Constable, ii. A. Wilde.
Money raised, general purposes. .
mills.
Wells, wet 235 TO 16S.
Delavan, dry IS to 35.
Keister, dry 81 to %.
Bingham Lake, dry by 90.
Mountain Lake, dry by 4.
Jeffers, dry by 10.
All towns In Freeborn county are
dry except Albert Lea.
Lakefield is the only wet town
left In Jackson county.
lie Sueu Center, wet. 40 60 IS.
Cleveland, wet. tie vote. 81 to 81.
Slayton, dry. Al majority.
Fulda, wet, 80 majority.
Avoca, wet, 80 majority.
Lake Wilson. dry, 90 majority.
Holland. wet by ~ majority.
Jasper, dry.
Wabasso, wet, 81 TO ~.
North Redwood. wet, 10 majority.
Vesta, wet, Is majority.
Dundas, wet by majority.
Nerstrand, dry by "a majority.
Glendale, dry by two TO one vote.
blooming Prairie. wet by votes.
Alma City, wet, IS majority.
Lewisville, dry. IL majority.
0din, dry, Ia majority.
Truman, dry, 10 majority. r
Sherburn, wet, 131 to 10G.
Triumph, wet. 4s to 81.
Monterey, dry, So to 20.
Ceylon. wet, az TO 80.
Dunnell. dry, AZ to II.
New Richland remains dry on a
tie yOte