The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-20
Every County Where Test Is
Made Carried By Drys So
Far-Wilkin and Polk to
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Vote Next Monday.

Fargo, May 18-Clay county has
voted out the saloons by a majority
that will exceed 1000 votes. On the
face of returns until 1:30 o'clock this
morning, and with five precincts miss
ing out of 43, the "drys" lead by 961
votes. AT that hour returns obviously
indicated that the anti-license people
had carried 81 out of the 80 precincts
reporting, and with the five precincts
missing which are strongholds for the
"drys" it is safe to estimate that they
will carry 36 out of the total number
of 49 precincts.
Barnesville, always considered one
of the strongest saloon cities in the
state of Minnesota, last night for the
first time in it's history voted out the
saloons, the "drys" carrying two out
of the three wards and on the total
count have majority of nine votes.
The result in the wards is as follows
First-Yes, 48; No, So. Second-Yes,
So; No. At. Third-Yes, At; No, A.
One blank vote was cast. At the last
municipal election in that city the
<wets" carried the day by majority
of 81.
Carrying all the wards with the ex-
ception of the fourth, the license peo.
pei made a clean sweep in Moorhead.
winning out by a majority which was
reported at late hour to be II and
which was later stated to have been
reduced to 66 by the recount of the
ballots Two blanks were cast in the
first ward, two in the second, one in
the third, and two in the fourth. The
total vote as first reported was 634
in favor of license and 663 against
The vote in each ward: First ward
Yes, so; No, $50. Second-Yes, 1877;
No. 179. Third-Yes, 121; No, 133
Fourth-Yes, 255; No, 172. ...
Eastern Clay county, including such
townships as Hawley, Tansem, Skree,
Riverton, Parke, Flowing and Elkton,
gave the "drys" big majorities, Parke
township, short distance from Barn.
esville, reporting ia votes in favor Of
the anti-license cause and IL votes for
the "wets." A big surprise was ere.
ated in "dry' circles when the report
from Holy Cross announced that that
township, considered "wet" strong
hold, gave the "drys" lead of nine
votes. Glyndon, Ulen and Hawley vii
lage, gave overwhelming majorities to
the "drys."
Repeated efforts made by messenger
boys and by means of telephone calls
to reach Senator r. H. Peterson last
night to get into communication and
learn his appreciation of the endorse
ment of his county option bill in his
home county, were of no avail. Afte.
listening to the returns for a short
time, the senator must have retired
early and left word that he was no,
to be disturbed.
The first fash received came from
Barnesville announcing that the city
had given the "drys" majority. This
was followed quickly by the count
from the Moorhead wards which with
Ia lead Of II votes clearly indicated
that the 'twets" had lost votes in
their bst trenches. Then came re
turns in quick succession from Haw
ley, Glyndon and Ulen, followed BY
those from the contiguous townships
j Counting started at 9 o'clock and al
10 o'clock the wires leading to the
Courier News Office were not only ho1
with returns but with anxious in
quiries as well.
The next two big counties to occupy
the footlights Of public interest in the
state Of Minnesota are Wilkin ant
Polk counties. Voters Of the two coun
ties have been watching with intense
interest the outcome offthe election II
n Clay in order to base an idea on the
result at home.
Yellow Medicine county with twt
saloons and Roseau' county with eigh
saloons voted dry in the county op
tion election conducted in the respec
tive counties yesterday. The vote wa:
overwhelming. Every county in th;
state that has had special election
has voted dry" and 1t is. expected
that Wilkin and Polk will follow .
their elections next Monday.