Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-26
TEN OF ELEVEN TOWNS OF
COUNTY HOLD THEIR EIEN-
NAL ELECTIONS.
GOOD. NATURED RIVALRY
SHOWN IN MOST PLACES
Contests Develop in Most Of the
Towns, at Least For Part Of Offices
Failure to Place Crosses Opposite
Name Results in Defeat Of Alexan-
der Dobbins az State Center Mayor.

Ten Of the eleven towns of the coun
ty-Clemons being the exception-held
their biennial elections Monday. Good
natured rivalry existed in the different
elections, as contests were on in most
Of the towns, at least for part of the
offices to be filed. The Clemens cleo
ton is held in the odd numbered years
State Center's election developed
quite a merry fight even tho there was
but one ticket on the printed ballot. So
many voters centered on Alexander
Dobbins for mayor that he would have
been elected over the regular nominee,
T. s. Wood, had It not been that eleven
voters neglected to place the cross in
the square opposite Dobbin's name,
which was written on the ballot.
Wood received So Of the 100 votes cast,
and Dobbin 81 ballots that were
counted. w. A. Miles, for councilman,
whose name also was written in, got
Sc votes against F. S. Cozzens' 81, but
announced that he would not quality.
Cozzens will, so that he will be on the
council. The personnel Of the council
is R. E. Gray Frank Ball, E. E. Ben
son, G. T. Corbett, and F. S. Cozzens,
M. j. Rohwedder was electd treasurer,
and W. B. Bower assessor.
Citizens Ticket Elected at liseomb.
The Citizens ticket was elected at
Liscomb, where Mahlon Russell re-
ceived a total of AZ votes to 10 for
Lyman Schryver, the only one appear
ing on the Independent ticket.
For the council, those elected with
out opposition were N. W. Boyd, E. F.
Clark, E. S. Packard, B. F. Worries, and
W. o. Van voorhis. Henry Leise was
elected treasurer, and p. H. Trease
assessor, without opposition.
Gilman Patronage Divided.
Voters Of Gilman divided their
patronage between the Peoples and
Citizens tickets, electing two from the
former and three from the latter ticket.
S. v. Chenoweth, who was elected
mayor, was on both tickets. The mem
bers Of the council chosen were Lewis
Eng1eson and n. G. Bennett, Peoples
r. A. Dunlsle, W. D. Fanton, and
Thomas McGrew, Citizens. J. J. Jacob
son was elected treasurer and G. F.
Pohle assessor, without opposition.
No Contest at Learand.
At LeGrand there was no contest, p
D. Harvey being elected mayor, N. o.
Keen, John r. NManship. A. B. Sloan,
Myron Sawyer and r L. Pemberton
councilmen; C. I. Twedt treasurer;
and C. B. Adair. assessor.
PresnaII Defeats chrisman at Albion.
W. D. Presnall was elected mayor OF
Albion over j. E. Chrisman, in a some
what spirited election. Some Of the
candidates for the council were on both
tickets, and two Of these, D. W. Hilsa-
beck and n. N. Pratt, were elected to
the council The other three council
men elected were on the ticket headed
by Presnall, In the persons Of ]. Bal
lard, c. Burt, and n. Cowgirl. r. w
Stevens was elected treasurer, and HI.
r. Sturm assessor. They were on both
tickets.
Mason Mayor Of Melbourne.
W. n. Bollenbacher, former mayor of
Melbourne, who stood alone on q ticket
as a candidate for the council, was
elected over L. II. Ferris, the opposi-
ton candidate. w. B. Mason was
elected mayor, and the other members
Of the council chosen were J. o. De-
Butts, A. S. Anderson, A. H. Rokey,
and F. w. Roskopf, A. Sanderman was
elected treasurer, and H. N. Whistler
man assessor.
Split Tickets at Rhodes.
At Rhodes H. w. Neff, on both
tickets, was elected mayor, c.. W. Allen,
A. Mead and Charles Blink, Jr., to the
council from one ticket and c. J. Buck
and A. F. Pike from the opposi ton
ticket H. F.. Suffer defeated J. p
Satterfield for treasurer, and c. F.
Dewey won for assessor over H. M
Weeks.
U. Moore LaureI's Mayor.
Union Moore was elected mayor of
Laurel on the Peoples ticket, over j.
c. Buffer of the Citizens ticket. How
ever, only one candidate for the coun-
Gil on the Moore ticket was elected, in
the person Of r. e Lindquist. James
M. Irons, John Reifschneider, Carl A..
Sietmann, and G. e. Ross, Of the OPP
position ticket, were chosen to the
other places on the council. but M. c.
Patton and H. A. Weissenburger, Of
the Moore ticket, were elected treas
urer and assessor, respectively, over
j. NJ. Buffer and &c. M. Dtarr.
St. Anthony Contest.
The St. Anthony election developed
a contest in which Fred Russell won
the mayoralty over J. B. Gaunt, and
with the winner two candidates for
the council on his ticket were elected.
They were G. A. Tight and j. c. F.
Dunn. The other three members of
the council elected were Francis Tag
atoff. g. W. Mccormack, and E. c.
Gaunt. E. E. Cooper, on both tickets,
was elected treasurer, and S. N. Meek
ms, Of the Gaunt ticket, was elected
assessor over j. w. Tight.
Ferguson Election Quiet.
The Ferguson election was quiet, N.
I. Buckles being elected mayor, and l..
Scott, R. w. Keeven, W. z. Ee-ss-
son, Carl Atkins, and Charles Powers
members Of the council. J. A. Work.
man was elected treasurer, and J. r.