The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-05
ELECTION RESULTS

Concordia. Kan. April 6-PropOsaI to
vote $4,000 bonds for a soldiers memorial
majority OF 357. Mrs. Edyth Layton was
elected member OF the school board in op-
was elected councilman in the First ward.
No other council contest. The city did not
vote on mayor this year.
Abilene. Kan. April 5-H w Rohrer
opposition. the only office filled at yester-
days election
Cherryvale, Kan, April "a $4,000
school bond proposition was voted down
here yesterday for the third time The old
eitS eom1ission was reelected.
Arkansas City, Kan, April -5.-In one Of
the hottest municipaI elections held here in
years George Mcintosh. Labor candidate,
4 retired santa Fe engineer. defeated NJ \.
Sinnott former mayor and present city
. clerk. for office of mayor by approximate
~ 80 votes. Frank l.. Thompson, present
mmiSSiOner of public utilities, defeated
George w Sims, Labor candidate, by less
than 100 votes.
reelected commissioner of streets and pub
lic utilities in the city election here
J. Reynolds, Dryer carried every precinct
except two Reynolds carried the indorse-
ment of the EmpOria labor unions and was
strongly backed BY those organizations
Fred Heath and Mrs. Norman Tripplett,
were elected 10 the board Of education
Liberal. Kan. April 5-Liberal Will grant
a natural gas franchise to G L. Woods, NJ
Mcoaisg. This was decided when
! the citizens of Liberal voted T19 TO Isl in
| FRANCHISE and the matter was left to cleo
ton The McQulges have a 1OOOo0OO-noot
4 viii immepdiately resume drilling in their
second test, which is down ESQ feet They
have also pledged deep test for oil in ad-
/ ditiOn TO the. gas wells
Neodesha. Kan. April 5.-A. s. shaffer
4 ufSGi Of
the city commission and G.. c. Pitney and
Robert Hall We're elected members OF the
election here on account of the all
day rain and the absence Of a contest the
vote was very light
Manhattan. Kan. April 81. c. Barber
was elected mayor of Manhattan by ma
4 jority Of 9ss votes over V. V. Akin, incum-
bent total Of 1.420 votes we're cast
Pratt. Kan. April By majority of
49, George Scantlin. former councilman,
was chosen commissioner Of public utilities
election here The total was 9fs to TG6
r. J. WOolwine was elected to the school
| board by a majority Of 25I over W. n.
Hogue-
Lawrence. Kan, April 81. G Stevens
vas elected commissioner Of finance of
Lawrence to succeed himself There was
no contest, consequently the vote was light
Newton. Kan. April 5.--w. E. Francis,
candidate for city eomnlssione r., on the mo
by a plurality of $40 Francis platform
opposed the granting of a thirty-five year
electric light and power franchise A total
Of 2,5o4 votes were pOlled-
Independence. Kan. April 81. G..
Fowler, former commissioner Of finance
was elected mayor OF Independence over
Louis Ernst. by about 500 majority. No
| other officials were &c be elected
OTTAWA, Kan. April SIN the city cleo
/ ton here George Il. Ross. Former state
grain inspector. won over A H slater
former mayor. in the race for commissioner
/ Of public utilities, by majority of il
votes. of lit votes cast Ross received
| SAT and Slater, $40
| lola. Kan. April "A. 4. Morris was
/ elected commissioner of public utilities
/ over Harry n Slater. present incumbent
/ at yesterdays municipal election.