Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-07

mass meeting There was no issue on the
saloon question and the city remains wet
The vote Is the lightest vote ever cast In
the city election, only 200 votes beins cast
cut Of LOO The mayor and all the toun-
cllinen were reelected as compliment
to complete the sewer and paving propo-
sition which they have begun The fol
lowing were elected: NJ. NJ. Rothleiner.
mayor; William Brecker, city clerk; w.
A. Boettcher. city treasurer; Louis Brun-
ken, William Kurt, Frank KersenbroCk
anu Gus Prieb, councimen; +. j. Nc
Caftery water commissioner; John H.
Parker city engineer c. {. Hardy and
Wood Smith were elected as members OF
the Board of Education for three years
COLER1DGE-Colei dse voted wet 20
day, by seven votes. Pool halls carried
by four votes.
d. WOLBACH-For license, "a. against
license, a. The town has hean dry the
last wear
BATTLE CREEK-only one ticket in
the field-Charles Werner, republican 10
seph Dittrick democrat. Forty-eight-votes
were poiled. There were no issues. the
question of license or no license having
never been an Issue here. The town will
remain wet.
TILDEN-Town goes dry by 10 votes.
the first time in fifteen years. Egbert
Winters and p. Thompson were elected
members of the board. There have been
two saloons in Tilden: Pool halls were de-
feated by about 100 Local issues brought
this about in which the proposition of
rambling was uDpermost
DODGE-In village election F. c. Hor-
ack and II. r.. Holster were elected trus-
tees; obth new men. Only one ticket
nominated, but some scratching Saloons
not an issue. A. Schlosser and e. w
Montgomery retiring trustees.
Alma Changes.
ALMA-Alma dry. Was wet in 1914 ].
G.. Thompson elected mayor
OCONTO-Thc question for or against
license was the main issue in the VII
!age election held here today. The three
candidates Tor village trustees on the law
and order ticket which was virtually the
license ticket were elected over the two
candidates on the citizens protective
ticket by large majority. In the specific
polled a majority of % votes,
HARRINGTON - Mayor Anton WalS
was reelected for the fifth time today
There was but one ticket in the field
and no issue was voted on. only light
vote was cast Other city officials
elected are: Clerk, w. II. Pohle; treas
c. smith; councilmen, s II. Morten and
NJ. f.. Eby. Town remains wet
SARGENT--Guy Brown and D. NJ Shaw
we're elected village trustees. Sunday
base ball carried by majority of D.
LYONS-W. :. Newmeyer and c. w
Little were chosen as members of the
village board at the town election today
The vote stood as follows. Newmeyer,
1S7: Little, Ill; Robbins, 9S; Prime, H.
Little and Prime ran independent. New
meyer and Robbins were nominated by
the citizens ticket which is supposed to
be the temperance ticket. Town remains
dry.
FARNAM-Hugh Ralston, w. G. Par
ker and w. T. Greenlee we're elected to
succeed themselves as village trustees
License was defeated again, Issues, for
ball were defeated. 1t was also voted
that the town board be instructed to in
stall storage batteries for light plant.
WYMORE-Dry by sixty-four. Wet last
year. Adam McMullen, mayor.
TEKAMAH-Dry. No change. S.. a.
Wassum. mayor Pool halls defeated.
DECATUR No change.
AURoRA--Dr. J. NJ woodward, mayor
saloons not an issue. City hall bonds
HAMPToN-Dry. No change.
GILTNER-Tie vote on saloons. Dry
HARTARD-Dry. wet last year. Nor
rS Thomas, mayor. Pc
No Change at Falls city.
FALLS CITY--Dry by twenty-six No
change. r. a. Heacock, mayor
RULO-Wet. No change.
DAVID CITY-At the city election held
here today the saloon question was the
main issue. Vote on this proposition was
a majority of fifty against Issuing license,
against a majority of three for the drys
on this question a year ago. J. r. Evans
was reelected mayor, II. II. Sellhorn,
treasurer; S. Clingman, engineer; w G.
Flickinger, i. w, Wright and w. F,
Cook, councilmen r. B. Swennie, city
clerk, II. o. Schaaf, G. A. Becker and
the school board.
PI4ATTSMOUTH-Em J. Richey.
republican, was elected mayor, defeating
John Z. Sattler, present incumbent II.
NJ Soennichsen was reelected treasurer.
The liquor question was not an issue. but
Plattsmouth will have seven saloons for
EMERSON-Emerson swung into the
wet column again otday 123 TO n. A. A
Davis, Frank Heeney and f. A. Biersdorf
were elected to the council. Four sa-
looms will open up in May.
WAYNE-D. H. Cunningham. republi-
can, mayor. No vote on saloons; now
dry.
CREIGHTON III ]. steinhausen,
Dry at Friend.
FRIBND-Friend went dry by a ma
jority of "a c. E. Bowlby, who ran on
the wet ticket is elected mayor. John
Scheidt, dry, carried the First ward for
councilman and J. Z. Whitcomb, wet, the
Second ward. II. L. Bricley, wet elected
clerk.
BANCRoFT-For license, ~; against Ii
cense, SO; wet, majority New board
elects mayor.
BENNINGTON - Charles Schliep and
George Dierks, both republicans, were
elected to the village board. Town re-
mains wet. No local issues.
HYANNIS-Dry by a majority of n
Last year vets carried by a majority of l.
but no saloon here during the last year
because a petition with a sufficient num-
Der Of freehOlders would not be secured
Trustees elected for two years are Dan
Egan, w. NJ Alden and A. e. Sheldon.
EUST1S-The trustees elected are f. r.
Schroeder William Schilpp and w. s.
burnett. The village remains In wet col
umn.
ARAPAHOE-Arapaho remains in dry
column by a larger majority than last
year. The vote was 50 for license and ia
against. Charles a. Patterson was elected
mayor: +. c. Wagner, cleEk. and r. F.
Emmett, treasurer.
DEWlTT-Town went dry by one vote.
first time in six years. Vote on bonds
for public park defeated.
CLAY CENTER. +. Wheeler mayor,
and balance of citizens ticket without
opposition.
SPALDING-Wet. No change.
CEDAR RAPlDS-Wet by three Dry
last year.
SILVER CREEK-Wet. Dry last year.
BEIGRADE-Dry by six. Wet last year
PRIMROSE-Dry by seven. Wet
GENOA-Dry by seventy. Wet last
year
FULLERTON-Dry by eiehty-eirht.
Wet last year by ten. r. A. Richardson,
LEIGH-Fred RabeIer was elected in
place Of II. =. Buhman for village
trustee. a. A. Alderman and J. H.
kucera are the other trustees elected.
The town will remain