The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-28
Axness Heads County
Boardssas Chairman
BELL OF BAYFIELD, ELECT
ED AS VICE CHAIRMAN. !.
Ydersfad and Smith have Live
ly Contest for County Clerk 81
Yderstad has One Majority. Il
Other Business.

The organization meeting of
the County Board of Bayfield,
County was held at the Court
House in this city on Tuesday
of this week.. all business having
been finished in the one day ses-
| sion.
| The county board is composed
of thirty-five members, twenty
one of whom are new members
this year, and for this reason
the proceedings were watched
with interest, but no surprises
occurred and business of, the ses-
sion was conducted about as
usual,
The first business taken up
was the election of a chairman
for the ensuing year. Three
candidates were mentioned for
this place, namely Ole Axness
| of Mason, Don Bell of Bayfield,
and HI. II. Peavey of Washburn.
On the informal ballot the fol-
lowing was the vote: Axness
IA, Bell ii Peavey A, Warden
|3, Smith /.
On the second ballot there
were but two candidates, Axness
of Mason and Bell of Bayfield,,
Axness receiving 20 votes to IL
for Bell and the Mason man,
who has served the Board for
several terms in this capacity
was declared elected.
For Vice Chairman Bell of
Bayfield, received 18 votes to
6 for Peavey and one for Kar-
row of Cable and one for War
den of Washburn. ,
At this point in the proceed
ings the status of TIE County
Clerk came up and the Distrist 2
Attorney held chat the ratifica-
tion by the present board of the
action of the former board i'm
electing Jake Ydersadao would
not correct the matter and for
this reason a resolution was in
troduced declaring the Office
vacant and tie Board proceed
ed to elect a county clerk On
the first or informal ballot Jake
Yderstad received IL votes to
16 for r. w. Smith Of Wash-d
burn, who was also q candidate.
stad elected The close vote at
The board declared Mr.. Yder-
this time was considerable of q
surprise to many as Mr. Yder-
stad had a heavy lead when
the question was up at the D.
March meeting.
! After the March meeting ard
at the time the question was
raised as to the legality of Mr.
Yderstad being elected by the
board of which he was d MEM
Der, but Mr.. Yderstad's term
has now expired as town officer
and there can be no further
question on this point and he
will continue to- serve out the
term
! For official paper the Newso
was selected on the third bal-a
lot.
/ The Board placed on the
county or secondary system the
road running from Port Wing
through the town of Orin,sta to
the Douglas County line. This
was previously before the board
and the road had beer inspect
ed and recommended Sy a COM
mittee.
The Bayfield, County Fair As
sociation was voted an addition.
al So, 500, $1,000 of which is to
be used for fair expenses and
the balance is to be used for
erecting a barn at the fair
grounds.
The board appropriated the
sum of $150 for making an ex-
hibit at the state grain and po-
tato show at Milwaukee. They
turned down an appropriation
for an experimental plot at the
fair grounds. ~
A resolution to abolish the End
Municipal court at Iron River
was passed without q dissenting
vote, and a copy of the resolu-
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