The diamond drill., 1919-04-05
CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OFF,
GERS WILL BE CHOSEN
GOOD ROADS AMENDMENT UP
Is One of the Three Amendments
to be Voted on, the Beer and
Wine Being Another


OF Crystal Falls will vote for city
county and state officers and will also
be called upon to vote on three con-
stitutional amendments that have
been submitted for public approval.
The election this year will be the
first one in which the women OF Mich
igan have taken part to any great ex-
tent and their entry into state affairs
will be watched with a great deal OF
interest, especially their attitude up
on the ''beer and wine" amendment
which is to be submitted
The state Offices to be filled are two
justices OF the supreme court, two
regents OF the University OF Michigan,
member of the board of education, a
state superintendent Of public instruc-
tion and two members of the state
board OF agriculture. The republican,
democrat, socialist and prohibition
parties have nominated candidates for
these Offices.
The county Office to be filled Is that
OF commissioner OF schools. For this
office the republicans nominated John
r. Mason, and Mrs. Beulah Robinson
filed a petition asking that she be.
placed upon the ballot as the "in-
dependent" candidate She Is the on.
ly candidate on the independent"
party ticket.
The city offices to be filled are one
commissioner and one Justice Of the
peace.
Arvid Bjork has been nominated
for commissioner, and has no opposi-
tion for this office.
For justice OF the peace there are
two candidates, William X. Dawson,
who has held the office many years
and is an old and respected citizen,
and Louis Miesler, who is running for
the Office for the first time.
The voters will be called upon to
pass judgment upon three constitu-
tional amendments and they are as
follows.
The first one on the ballot provides
for the borrowing OF money by the
state for the building OF good roads
This amendment is very important
one, and II 1t carries 1t is the intention
OF the legislature TO provide assist |
ance to the various counties so that |
they may connect up the disjointed |
pieces OF trunk line and give Michi- |
gan real system OF good roads There |
is no specific sum called for, the
amendment providing that not more !
than $50,000,000 OF bonds may be is (
sued. IL is intended 10 issue about |
s5,000,O00 each year for few years. /
II you want good roads (and we
hope that everyone who reads this
wants them) vote "Yes" by marking
cross (X) in the square after the
word yes" under this first amend
ment.
The second amendment provides for
the increasing OF the salaries OF state
officers. The salaries are fixed by the
constitution in this state and state
officers have not been granted the in
creases that almost every other sal
aried person has been granted, due
to the high cost Of living. II you
want to give state officers an Increase
vote yes on this amendment also.
The last amendment on the ballot
~ the Beer and Wine Amendment"
Mt Is adopted beer and light wines
.-.Ay be manufactured, imported and
sold In the state.
II you want TO allow beer and wines
TO be sold vote yes" II you do not
want beer and wine sold; In other
words, II you want to keep beer and
wines from being sold in the state
under sanction OF the law vote mo"
In the square opposite the word mo-.
The greatest interest. in the state
will be in the first and last amend
ments. In the county the interest is
in the contest for county commission
er OF schools and in the city II will be /
centered in the contest for justice OF
the peace.
Every American citizen who prizes {
his or her citizenship should get cut
and vote next Monday. An election
Stacker is the worst kind OF a Stacker q