Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13
Kansas municipalities Engage
in Annual Struggle for the
Public Offices.
.FINNEY BEATEN IN ATCHISON
Republican Succeeds ousted Demo.
cratic Mayor-New Officials for
observation-disclosures Active.

Atchison-Louis Weinmann, Repub-
lican, was elected mayor of Atchison
and DR.. C. C. Finney, Dem at, failed
to get the vindication he sought after
resigning on March 90 Weinmann's
majority is 1872 out of total vote of
4,O17 Practically all Protestant
churches actively opposed DR.. Fin
ney's reelection and Attorney General
Brewster had threatened custer pro-
ceedings against him in case of his
election. DR.. Finney resigned by agree
ment with Attorney General Brewster
to drop contempt cases against him
and other members of the Eagles
lodge. The cases were the result of
a raid on the lodge rooms after TEN.
porary restraining order had been is
sued against the building.
Hutchinson-Mayor f. w. Cook was
defeated in the city election by A. G.
Gleadall by one of the largest majori-
ties ever piled up in municipal cleo
ton. The returns show Gleadalls ma.
jority to be 61S. r. H. Finn was re-
elected commissioner of parks by a
small majority, and w. A. Koorr de-
feated j. F. Smith, present commission
er of utilities. Despite the rain which
fell continuously throughout the day
5,0S2 votes were cast. This is only
1000 below the normal vote and about
70 per cent of the registration.
Arkansas City-In the city election
o. S. Gibson was chosen mayor over
c. N. Hunt by margin of ten votes.
John Clay was elected commissioner
of public utilities over Carl Does, to
fill the unexpired term of s. NJ Blew
ms, deceased, by majority of 69S.
The vote was the heaviest in years
and the women took much interest
Winfield.-A cold rain, which began
to fall early in the morning and con-
tinued all day, caused very light
vote to be cast in the municipal cleo
ton. The pool hall question was the
only issue upon which any contest was
made. Unofficial returns give ma
jority of about $50 against the pool
halls.
Yates Center-At the recent election
the proposition to vote bonds of $780,
900 for the purpose of constructing a
system of water works for Yates Cen
ter carried by a small majority. The
| proposal to vote bonds for $4,000 to
purchase or construct an electric light
plant was defeated.
Emporia.-S. N. Parker was elected
commissioner of streets and public
utilities for a three-year term in the
annual municipal election. His major
ity over d. A. Dryer, the present in
cumbent, was 237 votes. The vote
was light.
Girard-H. r.. George, citizens can.
didate, defeated H. P. Houghton, So
cialist, for commissioner of finance by
a majority of 1871. The vote was light,
| only 1893 ballots being cast.
Pittsburg-The Citizens ticket won
a victory in three wards of Frontenac
in the councilmanie election. In one
ward the Socialists elected their can
didates.
Abilene-At the election bonds for
$4,000 to buy the county fair grounds
for a city park were voted. P. H. Hal
leck was elected city commissioner.
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Want Charges Ignored.-A resolu-
ton demanding that Alexander Howat
ignore the advice of the international
convention not to assume the Office of
president OF the United Mine Workers
Of District No. IA, until cleared OF
charges of receiving money from OPP
orators, in connection with negotia-
ton of wage contracts, and demanding
that he take office was adopted by the
district convention at Pittsburg. How.
at led the fight for the adoption Of the
resolution.
Get Measles at 62.-There are about
100 cases of measles in Doniphan coun
ty at present. DR.. J. d. Swails of Wa
thena has treated fifty cases recently
and there are fifty or more cases in
and around Troy. Among the suffer
ers was Mrs. Cordelia Whitney, aged
81, who is just recovering. School has
been closed in one district, with vir
tually every pupil i'll of the disease.
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Valley Center School Burned.-Tht
Valley Center high school burned the
other night The loss was $1,000, will
4 $500 insurance. A new modern build
ing will replace the old one.
Mare Worth More than Land
Charles Riley Cline, SO years old, II
dead at Douglas. Mr. Cline rode al
old gray mare from Kentucky to Sedg
wick county forty-hye years ago. HI
was offered quarter section of bot
tom land on which Wichita now partlJ
stands for the mare, but refused.
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Train Kills Pioneer.-James w. Ora
ham, an old settler of Morris county
was killed recently by a Missouri
Kansas & Texas passenger train. HI
stepped out in front Of the train from
behind a box car.