The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-28
CITY ELECTIONS
HELD YESTERDAY
SAUNDERS MAYOR OF NEW sHAR.
ON, HARklns OF FREMONT.
VOTE ATT ROSE HILL is A TIE
Falrweather Wins over Hill BY BIG
Majority in pes Moines.-other
Results in Various Towns
Throughout the State.

iHEOuSHOut the OtalSs
New Sharon, March ga M.
Evans was defeated for reelection to
the Office of mayor by Isaac Saunders
by better than a two to one vote, IS
to 1870 A total of 269 ballots we're
cast Mayor Evans, who has been in
the chair three terms continuously or
six years, headed the Citizens ticket
Mr. Saunders was at the head of the
Peoples ticket Five candidates Of
the Peoples Ticket were chosen Be
sides the mayor four of the council,
w F. McVey p. Il. Cope, A. p Tim
brelI, who were chosen, to succeed
themselves and n. K. Davenport, a
new man. The fifth member of the
council comes from the Citizens side,
H. =. McVeigh.
Carl Briney, 166 defeated William
Young, rs of the Peoples ticket for
assessor s ..I
j. B. Heitsman Citizens ticket can
didate to the Office of town treasurer
had no opposition,
Harklns Wins at Fremont.
Fremont, March 26-One hundred
and forty-eight votes were cast in the
town election at Fremont yesterday.
Ninety-four of these went toward the
election of ]. II. Harkins for mayor
over w. G. Wharton who received SO.
w. Z. Ehrenhard for treasurer and
James Reeves for assessor were chos-
en- without opposition
Councilmen chosen were. Glen 9th.
ems, Ralph Reeves, C. G. Dinsmore,
Robert McKibben and Sam Swans
from.
The election was quiet and orderly
and no particular issue was involved
other than administration business.
Rose Hill Tie.
Municipal election at Rose Hill
Monday resulted in tie for the Office
of mayor between M. M. Denny and e.
r. CASTOR. A total of sixty-eight
votes were cast and each candidate
received half or "a votes each. The
men will decide the tie by lot.
Two tickets were in the field the
Peoples headed by Mr.. Denny and
the "Citizens" headed by Mr. CASTOR.
Frank Souter of the Peoples ticket,
defeated F. W. Waechter for treasurer.
c. B. Roland, Citizen, was elected
assessor.
Three of the new council are Peo-
ltles ticket candidates, j. r. Busby, A.
w. Hollingsworth and j. N. Moore and
two are from the Citizens side, Thorn
as McOmber and f. b. Henderson.
Little Excitement at Delta
Delta, March 26.-Municipal election
Monday was more a matter of form
than otherwise and the following citi-
zens were placed in Office practically
without opposition:
Mayor, C. p Bennett
Treasurer, c. A. Burg.
Assessor, T. ]. McNabb:
Councilmen-J. c. Reed, Roy C. Ad-
ans. A. c. Reynolds, George Heming,
John Caywood.
A very light vote was cast and little
interest shown in the election.
Fairweather Wins in Des Moines.
Des Mnfnes, March 26-Tom Fair
"CathSi Nup HShOoCA may vi VI itCo
Moines in yesterdays, election by a
majority of 1872 on the unofficial re-
turns He carried every ward in the
city against his opponent, L. Steve
Hill, with the exception of the first,
where Hill showed his greatest
strength and won by considerable
margin.
n ~. 4. -
sweeping victory for the present adj
ministration All three of the COM
missioners who were candidates for
reelection were returned to office,
Johp Budd heading the ticket, with
Harry Erase not far behind.
Unofficial returns are as follows:
FOR MAYOR.
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