The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-04-20
Temperance Forces Make Big Gains All Over
South Dakota in the Election Tuesday.
-Favors Statewide Fight. y
SEVENTEEN col VOTERS LEAGUE.
From Wet to Dry in Elec-
tions Yesterday, y,-Pierre
and Hot Springs Dry.

and Hot Springs Dry.
Substantial gains in practically
every city and larger town of South
Dakota was made yesterday by the
Temperance forces in the license ques-
tion in the annual spring elections
Seventeen municipalities were added
to the dry column, no cities chang
ed to the saloon policy and the wet
majorities in the cities favoring Ii
cense were heavily reduced.
Among the notable acquisitions to
the dry zone were Pierre, Fort Pierre
Hot Springs, Salem, Hill City, Spen.
Ger, Whitewood, Waubay and Egan.
between Pierre and Rapid City, Was
ia is now the only wet town. In the
Black Hills country, the drys made
heavy gains with the exception OF
Deadwood, where the saloon forces
increased their majority of last year.
In Sioux Falls, Watertown and
Yankton, the largest dry cities in
the eastern half Of the state, the sa-
loon majorities were cut down. In
Mitchell. Aberdeen, Rapid City,
Woonsocket, Howard, Madison, and
many others the dry majorities of
1915 were increased by large pro-
portions.
Means Success This Fall.
At the state headquarters in this
citysof the South Dakota Anti-Sa-
! loon league, yesterdays results were
taken as an indication of the success
of the state prohibition amendment
at the general election this fall Ii
was pointed out that. the temperance
forces have not lost city or town in
the spring elections and that gains
were recorded everywhere.
"It is the greatest victory the tenn
perance forces ever won in South
| Dakota" declared Supt. R. N. Hols-
aple According to the present re-
ports, we have held every dry town
and gained eighteen wet ones. In the
towns staying wet, we have reduced
the saloon majorities about SO per
cent
1.-The fact that Mitchell, Aberdeen
and Rapid City went dry again is
Significant. believe it is conclusive
| of the voters of the state on the tenn
, perance question and how they will
vote in November. All we have got
to do is to chrystalize this sentiment
and see that our votes are cast"
IIimball Votes Dry
Kimball, S. D.,-City Election
passed off quietly here yesterday,
with big vote being polled. Kimball
went dry by 13 votes. ]. E. Yorish
was named as mayor over e. b.
Lumbard by majority of three votes
The total number of votes cast was
239, being 19 more than year ago.
Fred Griswold won out for city
treasurer, P. V. Lenz for police JUS
tice, A. D. Boyd in the Second ward
and John Verschoor in the Third
ward. C. A. Novotny and T. W..
Weiss tied for the vote in the
First ward with forty each.
In the mayorality fight. Mr..
Lumbard received 115 votes and Mr..
, Yorish 112. The vote on license was
113 for license and 126 against.
| Results from Cities.
| Towns going from wet to dry
Hot Springs, 90; Eureka, 81;
Faith, 16; Hosmer, 21; Whitewood,
IL; Selby, 5; Washington, II; Ft
Pierre, 35; Pierre, 80; Waubay,
"a; Stickney, II; Roscoe, IL; Sal
EN-, 12; Spencer, 16; Hill City;
Vienna; Egan, 2.
Towns which were dry and re-
''iasard canistota. ats s5; Howard, 42;
woonsocket. IS; Faulkton, 2e; Mil
ler, 115; Plankinton, is; Mitchell,
2s4; Elkton, 8; Madison, 269; Gus
ter, so; Flandreau, 1903; Valley
Springs; Murdo, 13; Gettysburg, 40;
! sisseton, 81; Spearfish, "a; Rapid
City, 1874; Aberdeen, So; Kimball,
l13; Milbank, 100; Webster; White
Lake, 81.
/ Rockham, d: Bristol, Al; Phillip,
g; Avon, 38; Estelline, rs.
4 Towns which were wet and re-
NAMED wet are:-
+. Belle Fourche, Sc; Elk Point, -;
lWatertown, 142; Freeman, 90; Tyn-
dali, 8; Davis, IL, (to be contested);
Sioux Falls. 3S1; Corsica, a; De
smet, 81; Huron, "a; Trip, 76;
Java. AZ; Bowdle, 16; Lennox, 15;
Memo: Bridgewater, 49,; Yankton,
1874; colome, 81; Gregory, 20; Dali
Ethan, S5; Gary, 10; Pukwana, 30;
tDeadwood, 191; Lead; Sturgis;
4 Letcher, 81; Edgemont; Wasta;
Central City.
Bonesteei, So; Herreid; Henry;
Mobridge, $50; Tabor, 80; Castle
wood, %; Emery, 80; Hetland, ~;
Parkston. 90: South Shore, 20; Uti-
ca. s2 Lennon, 6; Scotland, AZ;
Lesterville.
| The following towns. which have
been dry because of faulty petitions
or other legal technicalities. have
voted wet: Ward. Davis, IL: Re
lance. 81. These towns may still re-
main dry for the same reason as be-
fore.
J. The following towns remain dry
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