The Mankato free press., 1917-03-16
BApuFD THE SALOONS.
VI zeE LIKE SAHARA
MAPLE : GOES, VERY DRY;
FIFl q I'VE MAJORITY 81
Good ThundsF Remains in the :Wet
Column BY Small Number; Elections
Were Held Yesterday In Villages and
townships in Blue Earth County;
Officers Chosen and Money Appro.
priated For the Ensuing Year Ing

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Mapleton voted dry yesterday by
fifty-five majority. The vote on
the question of license or no license
was: License ITO; no license, 165.
Three saloons went out of business
in that village today. At the conn-
ty option election held in Blue
Earth county year ago last sum-
mer Mapleton voted dry by eight
votes. Yesterday the death knell
of the saloon was sounded in that
village. -
The village officers elected fol-
low: President, Henry Pagel; trust
ees, M. Schimmelle, r. B. Hanna,
James Emerson; clerk, Charles
Schweitzer; assessor, William AZ
brecht; treasurer, William Strobel!
constables, John Johnston and Joe
Schimmelle. .1tt
Wet in Good Thunder. i,,s
Good Thunder voted wet. The
vote was: License, rs; no license.
SO. The following officers were
elected:
President R. j. schneiderhan; )
trustees, c. c. Bruscke, s. C. Darge,
Ed Maldahn; treasurer, F.. II.
Morlock; recorder, II. B. Mielke;
assessor, w. Bruss.
Rapidan.
Supervisor, William Eberhart; clerk.
Carl Bosin treasurer, o. C. Kunhel;
assessor, Charles Sperlich; constable,
Arthur Just; Justice of peace, George,
B. Macomber. Taxes were voted as
follows: Revenue, $1,000; road and
bridge $4,000; resolution to abolish
town treasurer; resolution against
any law to make wider sleighs. Us
Madison Lake. srbf
John Loeffler, president; p M.
Lyons, Paul Fasnacht and Elmer
Casper, trustees; clerk, F. B. Knott;
treasurer, F.. w. Wondra; assessor,
L. F. Daschner; constable, G. w.
Knapp; justice Of peace, H. l..
Shelby.
Supervisor, G. w. Huffman; clerk,
S. r. Brush; treasurer, H. T. Doy; as
SCISSOR, e. NJ Griffith; constable,
Gearge Buckmister; justice of peace,
L. Hemingway. Taxes were voted
as follows: Revenue, $500; road and
bridge, $500.
Decoria.
Supervisor, Earnest Herzberg, three
years; supervisor, Henry Kurch, one
year; clerk, John Hanson; treasurer.
A. E. Hall; assessor, C. K. Todd;
justice of peace, Frank Rossler; con-
stable, Willie Kruse; money wanted,
$1,365.74; road tax, general pur-
poses S1,O24.31.
South Bend.
Supervisor, tie between j. w.
Roberts and J. L. Keene; clerk, F.
]. Melvin; treasurer. Moses Rob-
erts; assessor, David e. Crane;
justice of peace, Z. ]. Hultengrin;
constables, John H. Hynson, A.=-A.
Laird; sexton, r. A. Wigley. ~
Tax levy, $1,000 for all purposes.
Tie. will be decided by casting iot
at two O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Eagle Lake.
President, w. w. Hulce; councns
men, c. D. Pickle, J. N. Compton
and L. A. Peterson; recorder, F. p.
Day; treasurer, A. NJ. Reynolds;
assessor, two years, George Mac
beth; justice of peace, two ye4&
H. Cummings; constables, one year,
L.
years, ]. L. Burgess Twenty sew
en- votes cast. Only half as many
votes as candidates.
Mankato Township. 49,.
Democratic ticket: For supervisors
James Ballard; for treasurer, Henry
Foelster; for clerk, A. H. Spa11dihg;
for assessor, Dan Foley; for constablss
Anton Wilmes, Ed. Miller; for just
ice of the peace. Clarence Pohl, John
Beineman. Fifteen hundred dollars
was voted for town purposes; $500
for special purposes.
Garden City.
Supervisor, Knud Petersen, three
years; clerk, G. w. John; treasgrr
er, E. H. Monroe; assessor, l. M.
Crane; constable, F. r. Wilde; jus4
tice of peace. c. A. Gilman. ensa
Revenue, $500; road and bridge.
Village of Vernon Center. 's,,,s Sase
President of council, A. C. Gray:
trustees, G.. c. Cornish, Thomas
Johnson, Gus Nelson; recorder. A.
,G. Halverson; treasurer, R. G.
Champlin; assessor, D. A. Slater;
justices of peace. ]. H. Robinson.
J. A. Swell. ,,n,.
Lime Township.
Supervisor, Earnest Boehland;
clerk, Peter Schultz; treasurer, OF
to Guentzel; assessor, Herman
Guentzel; constables, Frank Bach
land, Walter Schultz; Justice ,of
peace. Lewis Hermager, Joseph n
Rausch.
Money voted: General purposes.
$500; road and bridge, $1,000. ~
Placed Bombs on ship.