The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-03
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Hall,
City of Bookings

April 10, 1917.
City Council met as per adjourn
ment with Mayor II. b. Mathews, Al
dermen Hoy, Johnson, Pilmer, Sayre
and Swering present. Aldermen Beals,
Cole and Olson absent.
The council convened itself into a
c%anvassing board for the purpose of
~canvassing the returns of the munici-
pal election held on the 18th day of
April, 1917. The returns were return,
ed with the poll books sealed up by
the judges of election and were opened
in the presence of the board and the
result of such canvas showed the vote
as follows for city officers:
In the First Ward there were cast
209 votes of which Geo. ID. Cole for
Mayor received 10 votes; w. II. Conk,
lin for Mayor received AS votes; w. II.
Leighty for Mayor received 50 votes;
b. II. Sayre for Mayor received u
votes. ri. f. Haroldson for City Treas
urer received 176 votes; O. o. Olson
for City Treasurer received 33 votes.
H.. Hanson for Police Justice received
1863 votes; n. A. Hanson for City JUS
tice of the Peace received ia votes.
H.. H. Hoy for Alderman for the First
Ward received 164 votes.
In the Second Ward there were cast
POP votes of which Geo. d. Cole for
Mayor received II votes; w. H. Conk-
lin for Mayor received 60 votes; w. H.
Leighty for Mayor received IS votes:
b. II. Sayre for Mayor received As
votes. II. F. Haroldson for City Treas
urer received 1877 votes; o. o. Olson
for City Treasurer received 60 votes.
H.. Hanson for Police Justice received
1853 votes. N. A. Hanson for City JUS
tice of the Peace received ia votes.
H. X. Halvorson for Alderman Second
Ward received LOG votes; Chas. Gam
BILE for Alderman Second Ward receiv-
ed 81 votes.
In the Third Ward there were cast
159 votes of which Geo. d. Cole for
Mayor received Is votes; w. II. Conk-
lin for Mayor received IS votes; w. H.
Leighty for Mayor received So votes;
b. H. Sayre for Mayor received 80
votes. H. F. jiaroldson for City Treas
urer received 123 votes; o. o. Olson
for City Treasurer received 33 votes.
H. Hanson for Police Justice received
122 votes. N. A. Hanson for City JUS
tice of the Peace received 124 votes.
Jas. F. Brooke for Alderman Third
Ward received AZ votes; A. L. Moberg
for Alderman Third Ward received
LOG votes.
In the Fourth Ward there were cast
219 votes of which Geo. d. Cole for
Mayor received % votes; w. H. Conk-
lin for Mayor received SO votes; w. H.
Leighty for Mayor received IS votes;
B. H. Sayre for Mayor received 81
votes. H. F. Haroldson for City Treas
urer received 1853 votes; O.. o. Olson
for City Treasurer received 81 votes.
II. Hanson for Police Justice received
164. N. A. Hanson for City Justice of
the Peace received TIA votes. Chas.
Martinson for Alderman Fourth Ward
received 144 votes; r. A. Pilmer for
Alderman Fourth Ward received 8S
votes; B. L. Thompson for Alderman
Fourth Ward received 81 votes; E. B.
Wiley for Alderman Fourth Ward. re-
ceived 80 votes.
The total vote for the respective
officers is as follows:
Geo. d. Cole for Mayor received II
votes: w. H. Conklin for Mayor re-
ceived 232 votes; w. H. Leighty for
Mayor received 270 votes; B. II.
Sayre for Mayor received 211 votes:
H. F. Haroldson for City Treasurer re-
ceived 594 votes; o. o. Olson for City
Treasurer received 100 votes; H. Han
son for Police Justice received 618
votes; N. A. Hanson for City Justice
of the Peace received SAG votes; H. H.
Hoy for Alderman First Ward receiv-
ed 164 votes; H. X. Halvorson for
Alderman Second Ward received LOG
votes; Chas. Gamble for Alderman Sec.
ond Ward received 81 votes; Jas. F.
Brooke for Alderman Third Ward re-
ceived AZ votes; A. l.. Moberg for
Alderman Third Ward received I06
votes: Chas. Martinson for Alderman
Fourth Ward received 144 votes; r. A.
IPilmer for Alderman Fourth Ward re-
ceived SO votes; B. l.. Thompson for
Alderman Fourth Ward received. 81