The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
ABOUT the STATE.
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
DOZEN OPTION ELECTIONS HELD
Ten Additional Counties in Minnesota
Vote to Gust Saloons-Olmsted
and Blue Earth Stay Wet.

County option elections were held
Monday in twelve counties, ten going
dry and two remaining in the wet
column. The counties voting out sa-
looms are Todd, Redwood, Dodge, Kan
diyohi, Murray, Otter Tail, Pipestone,
Renville, Watonwan and Traverse.
Those remaining wet were Blue Earth
and Olmsted. Eighty saloons were
put out of business.
Todd county went dry by about 200
votes. That county is the home of
William Lee, Republican candidate for
governor in 1914. The election was
bitterly fought and the result, it is be-
leved, practically assures the entry
OF Mr.. Lee into the governorship con-
test again in 1916. Twenty saloons
go out of business in Todd county.
Blue Earth county seems to have
gone wet by about 200 majority. Twen-
ty-five out of thirty-seven precincts,
including Mankato complete, give the
vets 2,799, drys, 2,575. Precincts to
hear from will split, six probably go,
ing wet and six dry. Mankato cast
1902 wet votes to 1,011 dry.
County option lost by a decisive
vote in Olmsted county, the vets hav.
ing a majority of 261. Rochester was
the deciding factor, the majority for
the vets in the city being S26.
Pipestone county joined the dry
list, but the unofficial returns show
that the county has voted out the sa
looms by but thirteen votes. Pipe.
stone City, which voted dry last year
by % and this year by 13, gave the
dry forces majority of 48.
There are two saloons in the coun
ty, one being located at Trosky and
the other at Holland.
Hammond's Home County Dry.
With the exception of one small
doubtful precinct all others in Walton
wan county voted dry, giving prohi
bitionists a majority of 237. st. James
the county seat and home of Govern
or Hammond, voted wet by 60 major
ity. The dry victory will close five
saloons.
600 majority. Out of thirty-five pre-
cincts twenty went dry. There were
wet majorities at Olivia, Bird Island
Fairfax and Buffalo Lake.
Otter Tail county gave the drys
one Of the biggest majorities they
procured in any of the twelve coun
ties. A report from Fergus Falls sait
the county will go dry by upwards O.
1000 majority. Fergus Falls rolled VI
the biggest dry majority in it's history
1876. Four saloons are voted out il
the county.
Dodge county voted dry 2 to 1, ac
cording to a report from the county
auditors office at Mantorville. Six ou
Of eleven precincts gave the drys 644
and the vets 304. The remaining
precincts, it was said, will increase
the dry lead. One saloon is voted out
Redwood county had the bigges
vote in its history. The county com
plete gave the drys 80 majority. Th'
vote was 1854 dry and 1922 wet
Seventeen saloons are voted out.
Murray county, with four precinct
to be heard from, gave the drys a ma
jority of 10. This will be Increases
to about 200, according to county OF
hcials.
Kandiyohi county, which has beel
dry through local option, gave th
largest dry return of all. The vot
was 1,413 dry and 490 wet, or to
The township of Whitefield voted dr.,
to I.
Traverse county voted 500 dry t.
$50 wet, returns being complete.