The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-10
POLITICS FIRING up.
First Murmurs Of Spring Campaigns
In Evidenced In village This Week.

Spring politics have already COM
menced TO simmer II the fire keeps
burning as briskly as u started there
win be considerable OF boil In evil
dence before the year y many weeks
old.
The village election, 10 select officers
for Alpha village. will take place ~
March and naturally that Is the hrst
political pot TO begin to simmer
However, fre has been kindied under
the township pot AT the same time
so that by the time the cooking OF the
first meal Is finished the second one
will be we'll along on its way
The village will require an entire
new set of officials this year. Under
ordinary circumstances the council
would have at least half OF It's mem
bership holding over but, owing to
designations. an entirely new councii
OF six members will have to be chos-
en-
There hasn't been any mention or
candidates for these offices SO Tar put
# is expected that as soon as me
camnaign gets we'll launched there
will be plenty OF candidates.
The Office OF president. clerk. treas
urer and assessor will have to be NIL
ed also. DIR. Edwards has, at much
sacrifice 20 himself, presided over the
village the past two years. lie mas
not stated his intentions as to running
again but IL is expected that he VIII
do so.
ROY Weeks Is serving his first term
as clerk and seems TO satisfy the
people very nicely.
Otto Carlson won out in a spirited
fight I'm the primary last year Tor
treasurer and II he stays in Alpha ne
win be o candidate for second term
Mr.. Carlson's intentions are up In the
air inst now but he will make den
mite announcement soon.
Hugh y. CASTOR who has been as
SCISSOR for many years is about 10
leave Alpha and the electors must
find some one to fill his place, TASK
that Is not so easy to perform Tor MI
Castor made a fine official.
The primary will be held the lauer
part OF February and the election the
second Monday in March.
Mastodon township will select ON
GERS the first Monday in April and tna'
is she big FISH in the political pond
and the one that the most angling
will be done for. The office OF super
visor mas been held by w ]. Perkins
for two years and he has made the
township good official, Mr. Perkins
hasn't announced his intentions yet
but undoubtedly will in good time.
II IS rumored abou, town this week
that Captain S. J Goodney VIII shy
his hat into the ring for supervisor
but MIR. Godney has made no open an
nouncement of his Intention the
whole thing IS rumor so far. An an
nouneement of some kind may be eN-
pected from him soon,
Harry G.. Anderson is the township
clerk and Il is rumored that Mr.. An
derson will stand for election again
his work in the Office having proved
very satisfactory.
John X. Hubbard Is filling out ms
second term as treasurer and Is par
rcd bv the statute of limitations
from third term SO that the treas
urer's office will be open for a free
for-alI scramble No announcements
or rumors Of prospective candidates
have yet appeared
The Office of Highway Commissioner
which is generally sought after Is now
held by Ben sherwood Mr.. Silver
wood has announced himself a can
didate for shorif .of Iron county 40
that his intentions as to the commits
sionership are as yet unknown. II he
follows precedent he will decline
second term to center his work upon
The sheriff race H
II Is early In the season 10 talk pol
itics but they are being talked these
nne dars in Alpha and Judging from
the earllness with which they started
INC races ought to be warm enough
A. satisfy the most particular