Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-04
SOME
TOWNSHIPS All
AREAL SURPRISE
Defeat OF Supervisors Clark Corbin.
and III. =. Cunningham MOL
Anticipated.
sEARL IS WINNIE II zUAA
Staunch Republican BajIi#ick Returns
Democratic Member 10 Board
For Another Term.

po-g< island rountv Yesterday did not
materially change the political COM
u}exion OF the board Of supervisors IN
The new board there are q Repub~
iCans and 10 Democrats while year
ago the standing was 20 ana A. zen
0crats lost representation IN ROCK IS
laird and South Rock Island townships
but gained in Hampton where ClaFk
C0rbiu. Republican running on the
Tndependent ticket was defeated by l..
A. Schave Democratic nominee OF the
Peoples party
one of the big surprises was the
defeat 18th South Rock Island OF super
visor IT, S. Cunningham Democrat. by
August f. Schmid, Republican, lhe
latter won by a narrow margin OF 10
votes. receiving &03 10 zss for MS
ennoneuf j. W. Maucker and John K
Campbell were elected justices The
su1arvfsor-H. S. Cunningham. D.
2S8- August IT. Schmid. r., sos.
Highway commissioner r. ID. a
Campbell, d.. 261s Arthur Roberts, r.
sos
Justice of the peace-B. d. Farrar,
d. 1856. J. W. MauCber. d. ll5, J0hn
7. Campbell. r.. POS
C0ns1able-E. g. Kinney. DE 1871
Henry Case. H. 1S5.
Sicvers Reelected.
In Coal Valley township Martin
slevers. Democrat. was reelected
supervisor over A. j.. Blaser, RepubA-
can by % votes The vote.
Supervisor-M Martin SleFers. d. 81
A. L. BIaser. r., %.
Commissioner of hiEhWays-tl T.
Knapp I'd. us, william Paul H. 90
Justice of peace-T- j. Murphy,
r. e.
William W0oIey. D.. 5a-
William Peters. r. 40
C0ustabIe-D If. Moran De- 55s T.
kracElow. r., 3.
Powell Wins again.
j. O. Powell Republican. was again
named supervisor from Drury town
ship. winning over his Democratic
rival. Willard Miller. ~ 10 10. The
cote
Superv5s0r-2IiIlard Miller. d. TO-
J. O. Powell. r.. 121.
Commissioner OF highways arI
Witt. 50 VI IT, Beeney. r.. 49,
School trustees Theodore Fowler,
S. Edward Feltmau. r. 1876.
Justice of the peace-osborne ReE-
noIds. D.. 104r Henry Bopp, d. sos
j. F. Price. r. I04.
EEi~-za tfa=- .-AEaa-a# -Aata .'.- $50
Edward Anderson ID. 54s Edward
Reynolds. r.. 81.
Titteringi0H Returned
Edginetou township returned VI. a.
Tftteringtou Republican. TO the board
of supervisors. lie defeated F. u. Mil
Ter. Democrat 1870 to- s. The vote.
Supervisor f. Miller d. 81. NJ
A. T5lter5ugt0n. r., I5a.
81 .--Es ,-e s
Stropes. d.. A; Adolpa Dunlap. H.
School trustees-W. p Wait. H.. s.
Frank Balrnger r.. 14z.
Justice of fue peace-H. p. Mack,
d.. o. John j. Marley. d. 81 q. ~.
Schiess. r., J6.
Coustabtes- Fired Lowe. D.. 64- Ii
r. Frank H.. SIS " FL WenE r.. 1U1
W. II. Stanley FL. l01
New Man in Rural
A new man will represent Rural
township ON the board Of supervisors.
William Caughey being named at yes
-erdaE's election. The Union ticket
was the only one in the field Mr.
CauEheE who is Republican, sue
Ceeds Paul W WadsW8rta, Republi-
can. oaa Of the veterans on the board
who has served = years He declined
to be q candidate this year as he is
moving to Milan. The ticket which
was named without opposition was as
follows.
Supervisory william JauEneE.
Highway commissioners - Frank
Reynolds and william Wilson.
Justice of peace william Caugbey. +
ConstahIes- a. Baird and j. ".
Bailey.
The proposition Tor eliminating a.
poll tax carried by d vote of 10 to 9.
Bowling Results
Nominees ON the Republican ticket +
were elected without opposition in /
Bowling township each candidate re- /
ceiving I5 votes ais follows
Highway commissioner - Walter .
Kahn
School trustee David Rathbun.
Justice of the peace-John Lowe.
One Ticket i'm Andalusfa. /
The G. O. r. had things its own
way IN .Andalusia township. having
the only ticket n the field as follows
Commissioner of highways Albert /
Guyer- /
Justice of the peace-D. i. Sears. +
Consta6les-Johu Kane. Albert Nc /
hiIlp.
School trustee-WlII Daxon. f
-A- me town meeting IN the after +
noon the sum of 5400 was voted for
the Coal creek bridge
Denis Take Buffalo Prairie.
Democratic candidates won i'm BUT
faio Prairie. as the following figures /
indicate
Commissioner of highways O. +
Nanatta- D. is. Theodore Moorehead. /
r., l.
Justice OF peace-John McKiIlip. u. t
A., VIII Aegiunis, d.. IS @. D.
Hauck, 9- Joseph Carlyle. r, J.
Constable-F'red Taylor. r., 8.
Tie at Black Hawk.
A tie resulted in the vote for JUS
tce of the peace in Black Hawk town
ship. four receiving one ballot each. !.
The election officials tossed coins. de-
ciaring Frank H. Harris and Newt
Wilson to be the winners. Republic /
cans had the field to themselves. those I
elected being:
Commissioner of bighways-Fred +