The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-29
INTEREST IN CITY
ELECTION PICKS UP
Lynn WhitsOn Will Have Emil
Dahlem as Competitor at
Polls Tuesday
5 FILE FOR ALDERMEN
Charles Gray, C. E. Bohall,
Arthur Weisner, Ralph
Steffes and Chas. Parks

Interest in the annual city cleo
ton which will be held Tuesday,
April 8, perkei up considerably be
fore filing time closed Saturday
evening.
1t is usually the desire of those
who have served the City as Mayor
or Aldermen faithfully to retire ut
the end of two terms.
The terms of Mayer l.. w. Whit
son and Aldermen z. E. Boheh
and Charles Gray expire this
month.
None of them were particularly
keen about continuing in the pub
lie service. The demand that
they permit their names to go on
the ballot again this year was in
sistent, their consent was OBJ
tanned and friends circulated the
petitions.
Arthur Weisner and Ralph
Steffes, well known young business
men, were induced to file for al
dermen by a group. Just Before
filing time closed Saturday the
petition of Charles Parks, candi-
date for alderman, was filed.
There had been a report spread
about the city for several days that
Emil Dahlem would ra candidate
for mayor. His petition was fled
Saturday also.
| Ben Dubois, candidate for
reelection as city treasurer, and
R. R. Kells, candidate for muni-
cipal judge for an other four-year
terms, are unopposed.
There will also be a special
municipal judge TO elect. There
are no filings for this office.
Mayor Whitson is completing
his first term as mayor. He has
met ell requirements and has a
good grasp on city affairs.
The fight against him appears to
involve the chief of police. The
Herald understands it is expected
that if he is reelected Mr.. Whit
son will reappoint Joseph Miller,
who has been the efficient head of
the police department for several
years.
Mr.. Dahlem comes from one OF
Sank Centres oldest families. He
is well known to every voter in the
city. He does not equivicate On
the chief of police. He says if the
voters do not want Mr.. Miller re-
tai tt their wishes can be carried
out il he is elected, as he guaraI-
tees he will name a new head Of
the police department if he is elect
ed.
| Under Sank Centres City Chart
er the duties of the mayor are linn
tied. He appoints the Chief of
Police and the Council confirms or
rejects as their judgment dictates.
| The retiring aldermen have CIV
en- literally of their time for the
best interests of the City. They
watch city expenditures and are
entirely familiar with the city's re-
quirements.
| Messrs. Weisner, Steffes and
| Parks, are dependable citizens, and
would make valuable officials.
| With the filings the voters have
a wide range to select from. There
are approximately 1900 voters in
the city. The issues at stake
should he of sufficient Importance
to bring out a large vote. The pol
ling places will open at 6 90 A. M,
and will close at 900 p. NJ. The
First Ward is all that portion of
The city on the north side of Third
street. First Ward residents will
vote in the southwest room, first
floor of the Armory. The judges
will be John Law, George Rein
and Louis Larson.
/ The Second Ward takes in all
of the city on the south side of
Third street. The polling place
will be in the Firemen's room,
first floor, front. of the City Hall.
The election judges are Geo. Fish,
j. w. Ward and l.. A. Walker.
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