Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-10
BALLOTING IN
FARGO AND THIS
CITY is LIGHT
Grand Forks Voters Had
Cast Over 700 Ballots
at 1:30.
LIGHT RAIN FELL
IN SOME PLACES
Reports Show That Interest
is not as Great as
Expected.
TO GET RETURNS.


The Herald has made arrange
ments for a complete and carly re-
port on the first district congress
sional election. Reports will be re-
ceived as rapidly as the count Is
completed in the various precincts,
and inquiries regarding the election
will be answered over the 500 line
on both telephones. The $50 and
100 lines will be used for receiving
returns. and no inquiries can be
answered over those phones.
Reports received up to 3 o'clock this
afternoon indicate that heavy rain
and light voting go together in several
parts Of the First district where voters
succeed the late Henry T. Helgesen.
From other sections of the district
come reports of cloudy weather and
comparat lively light vote.
An unusual light vote, judging from
the campaign that has been made, is
being cast according to reports from
the 13 counties in the district. Grand
Forks voters had cast 1853 ballots at
1880 o'clock, while Fargo showed but
349 votes at noon, less than one-third
of the normal vote.
1t seems that Grand Forks city and
part of the county are experiencing
the heaviest rains of the day. The
rain has been falling at intervals
nearly all day, and consequently the
vote cast until the middle of the aft
ernoon was rather light, approximate
ing altogether about $50 votes out OF
an estimated total of 1900. It was,
however, realized that the heaviest
vote usually is cast in the latter part
of the afternoon and If weather con-
ditions improve, there is a possibility
| that a pretty heavy vote may be cast.
Z, Tp,sner acounty, reports a light rain
i early this morning. and it was said
that the voting SO far did not indicate
strong interest in the outcome OF the
special election.
| I'm Walsh county a light rain fell
intermiftently during the forenoon.
but shortly after o'clock the weather
cleared and prospects of a substantial
vote frightened considerably.
Traill county reported little
sprinkling this morning. Voters were
being taken to the polls in auto
mobiles and the number of ballots
cast was said at o'clock to be sat
| isfactory.
From Fargo came reports to the
effect that Cass county had experience
ed no rain during the forenoon and
early afternoon, but that the vote,
nevertheless, had been very light es-
pecially in the city of Fargo.
| Pembina county reported: No rain
and light vote.
Reports from Cavalier county said
that heavy rain fell last night, but
today the weather was cloudy, prom
Using rain late in the afternoon! A
! light vote had been cast during the
morning.
In Ramsey county it rained all
morning until about II o'clock; the
sun then shone for little while max
ing it possible for a number of voters
to reach the polling stations. At
o'clock the rain started again but at
the latest reports the sun was shining
brightly.
In Nelson county heavy rain was
falling all day and the vote cast ap-
peared to be very light.
| Light Vote in City.
Early this afternoon 146 votes had
been cast in the First ward, first pre-
cinct. and 4s in the First ward, second
precinct.
One hundred and five votes had
been cast in the Second ward, 4S in
the Third. 80 in the Fourth and 1870
in the Fifth, both precincts.
From the Sixth ward no reports
had been received up to 4 o'clock this
afternoon. 81
In the Seventh ward, first precinct,
104 votes had been cast early in the
afternoon and 92 in the second pre-
cinct
Altogether about one-third of the
i total votes of the city had been cast
during the first part of the day. Re
ports from various townships in this
county indicate about the same pro-
portion.
The Final Hour.
Qualified voters who have not had
the chance to cast their ballots earlier
in the day may still be able to do so
If they hurry to their precinct booths
which close at clock.