Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-08
MANY CHANGES TO
DRY COLUMN MADE
Returns from Municipal Elections
Reveal Trend Toward Restric-
ton Of Liquor Traffic.
rwENrY.FoUR CIOsE SALOONS

MUNICIPAL tl0atA0AN
braska Tuesday revealed an unusual
number of changes from the wet to
the dry column by cities Of the state.
out OF seventy-one cities reporting
dry. twenty-four changed from wet
10 dry. out Of fifty-seven cities re-
porting in the wet column, nine had
changed from the dry column. e
The changes to the wet column
included Hebron, Emerson. Superior.
wahoo, silver Creek, Rushville and
Bassett. rp
Changes to the dry column i'm
cluded Cothenburg, st. Paul Ord,
North Bend, Geneva, Wymore, Al
biou. Kearney, Tilden. Springfield,
Friend and Alma. Loup city went
dry for the first time in thirty-nine
years
A number OF towns voted on Sun
DAY base bail, but this issue was not
up IN any OF the larger cities. Ere
mont elected republican mayor
HASTINGS went wet by narrow mar
gin ana william Madgett was elected
mayor of Hastings and Mayor Ryan
Of Grand Island was re-eleeted.
wvNoRR-prv BY srxty-four. Wet last
wear. Adam McMuliep. mayor
TEKAMAhm,p,ryi so 20 bslis dsfeated. -
DEcATJfi-Dr No change,
AIJRORA-f5r. J. NJ. woodward, mayor
saloons not an Issue. City hall bonds
1HasAnMsProN-Dry. No change.
GfTSrNEE-Tie vote on saloons prs
i' HfiAREvSRAED-Dry. wet iAst year. Nor
ris Thomas. mayor.
No change at rails city.
FALLS cITY-Dry By twents-six. No
eh sss = & svs 4. s ks eSasG mayor;
VERDON-Wct. No change.
DAVID cITY-At the city election held
here today the saloon question WAS the
main issue. Vote on this proposition war
a majority Of fifty against Issuing license
aeaihat majority OF three for the dryi
S Mas mn, re. egssd" mayor, H. II seilhoTn
treasurer: S. Ciingmafi, engineer; W. q
FYlcklnger. r.. w. Wright and W. n.
Cook, councilmeh 7, p. swennie. city
&. =. Coo we're reelected members Of
i.rfTsM i, 9th -amnonds j. Richey
republican, was elected mayor, defeating
John r. sattier present Incumbent II
NJ -Soennichsen was reelected treasurer
The liquor question was not an Issue. but
Plat!smouth viii have Sevcn saloons FOL
EMERSON Rmorvon swung into tho
vet column again otday. l8 20 "a. A: a
Davis Frank lseensy and y A. hicrsaori
looms will open up IN May.
NAYNE~D.. II. Cunningham. ropubii'
can. mayor. No vote on saloons: now
mayor ss;s No 5S vote On = saiSons; now vet
Drs at FRIEND.
FRfEND-Frlend went dry by ma
iority 81 a. G. .. howlby, who ran o.
the wei ticket. u elected mayor Johl
sefeldt. dry. carried the First ward 70
councilman aud 1T. Whltcomhs vet, en-
second ward. n, .. BFicley. wet. eiecte'
clerk
BANCROFT license. ~; against i
ceEee -; wet majority. New boar
elects mayor.
BENNtNcToN Charles schlJep an
GEORGE Dlerks, both republicans. wor
elected 10 tho village board Town n
mains wet No local issues
HYANflIS-l5fy 81 = majority OF 2
Last year vets carried BY a majority OF
aNt no saloon here during the last yea
thEaH44 q reutlon with \ sufficient nun
Der of lrceholdera would not be secured
tTHeItft elected for feo years are pa
Erin. VI II Alden and A. 10 sheldon
g9TIs The trustees elected are r. =
eonto3qcr william Sohilpp and VI
Duthett The village renaine h wet co
sARAPAHons Asapahos rqsnaisp IN d.
toGt11l ~ q larger majority than la
war The vote vac o for license and 4
against. CharfcaA. Patterson was tleCte
W2KoI n e: MagneF. clerk, and =.
t 1,.,,,i.ls :, ~. went dsg ~ one yos
Ter public park fcfeafed
ebay cENrERl,JsE. whs4lsf. mayo
and balance OF citisens ticket wftho'
oFFoeltion, 49, !.
EA /, I9 3 I : !, wet 4, No shaAss
,1s,hDAh RARips-Wet BY three. DE
SllNEk GREER wet, Dry last yea
bEi.qkA DEFY BY six. Wet Last yea
GENoA-Dry ~ seventy. Wet Ia.
,sFiiEI Z. BY e.Essy-slsn
Wei last year ~ ten. R A. Richardso
lsrlba FRED Rsleier was elected
afs q - Pullman tor villa
tlHhtet, A. ~ Alderman and -.
Kaecla ara the other trustees electe
Apr Town VII remain wet.
Efstalf- iieiiEh oP referendum yo
ore nesst 81 field. 4 II. rice "
.IdRpsA f--jeilh Muck and v. Laas
eiee.sd trustees, Renain wet
Isl PE1RfOt -Snperier weat wet tod,
tslhAriy-tix majority. roang, wet cane
date for mayer. elected BY thirty-thrI
r. bozseneser, drF candidate for eounr
nan tof third ward. only enc Who "
coffMBCs 8. wet No change 81
Humphrey Wet. No change.
Republienh Mayor In Fremont.
FREMoNT-oeorga a. Murrsl. reps
ntan, Was elected mayor today over
n HERE. democratic incumbent BY
majority. HERE won two years ago
tle Three republicans IN the council I,
et7fiffe tiftnecfatE nlakinE she soaf
tlye republicans and three democra
aerk Deiamatyr, republican. and Ire
iifer, Piambiae, democrat. were re-elect
Ihe only i8aue was more publicity
tte affairs OF public utilltiea. The Il
son means q Ahakeup IN The board
scFIUYLER--otto zuelow. republic
tIected mayor, no oppoaiti0ns John Ca
Efmocrat. treasurer Allen Cameron.
ppolicsn. clerk License was not.
ATKTNsON-The town IN ia first ,
n'felion ID the mayoraity contest Z
total 81 tS votes. Nelson deinoc
received 1877 Ravens, republican. "a
i48ce involved,
today. q VI. SINCLAIR. j. W. Holmes
walter Trimbie were elected couu
sEwARD-The proposition 20
lo.o0 bonds for q new high school hl
Uefflan was elected mayor ana y
HuEhIE1T councilman n the Eaet, VI
bonn NulfInger Ia fhe West ward
oAKL.AND--A. Hamp,erafroln was
e'fclqa mayor .py. large malol