Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-12-10
BIG VOTE OUT
AT SANDSTONE
Contest for Mayor Results
in Tie Between Madison
and Walker.
Officers Elected in All Viii
ages of Pine County
on Tuesday.

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Pine county went to the polls Tuesday
and cast their ballots for village Of
fees. On the whole there was not
much excitement, and in some of the
villages the vote was very light, but
in Sandstone it was different. A hot
contest for that of mayor brought out
a big vote-in all ASP ballots being
cast Only once before did the village
of Sandstone cast a larger total vote
and that was in the presidential cleo
ton of 1928 when $50 citizens regis
tered their choice. In the general
election of 1880 the village registered
44S votes and in the presidential cleo
ton of 1924 there were but $50 votes.
The contest for mayor Tuesday be-
tween the incumbent, Harry Madison,
hotel proprietor, and Fred Walker,
superintendent of the William Penn
Stone Co., resulted in a tie vote-224
b 224, four ballots being spoiled by
putting crosses after both names or
other errors.
The law provides that the canvass
ing board which is the village council,
shall meet within two days, ascertain
the results, and in case of a tie vote
determine by lot who is the winner.
The mayor maintains that he holds
over until another is duly elected and
qualified.
H. o. Bilstad was reelected coun-
Gilman of Sandstone, without oppo-
Sition, receiving $50 votes, and Axel
Larson was elected constable without
opposition, 297 votes being chalked up
for him.
FinlaySOn Turns Out.
Finlayson was another village that
registered strong vote in proportion
to its population, los ballots being
cast. Banker H. E. Shafer was elect
ed mayor with 60 votes to Al for An
ton Faudskar, incumbent. AS coun-
Gilman the voters chose Sylvester
Petry with 81 votes to AZ for Dave
Samuelson. w. F. Bowers was re-
elected constable without opposition.
In the village of Askov, A. Hen
riksen was reelected mayor by a vote
of 80 to 25 over T. N. Thomson. ].
r. Petersen was reelected council
man for three years over Martin john
sen, the vote being AZ to IS. Tony
Sebald won out for constable over
J. H. Sorensen by a vote of Al to "a,
and ]. C. Jensen was reelected justice
OF the peace, being unopposed and re-
ceived 81 votes.
]. H. Hill was elected mayor of
Bruno by a vote of 43 to 81 over Ed
Downing. George Wehking nosed out
Ernest Bliss for councilman, 80 to 81.
Louis Lindstrom was unopposed for
assessor for one year. The office of
assessor is otherwise two years, but
as the village set off from the town.
ship for all purposes last year it now
became necessary for the village to
elect an assessor for one year. John
Walsh won out for constable over
Carlton Stafford, 81 to "a, and E. w.
Adams was unopposed for justice of
the peace, getting So votes.
Rutledge village cast 4S votes and
there we're close contests for the offices
OF mayor and councilman for three
years. Frank Guss was elected mayor
with q votes and his opponent,
Charles Mills, got 81. Frank Bowers
vas chosen councilman with q votes
and 81 voters expressed their choice
for Luther Scott.
Contest at Sturgeon Lake.
Axel w. Carlson was reelected
mayor of Sturgeon Lake village with
"a votes while his opponent, George
Biederman, garnered "a votes. Earl
Olson was reelected councilman for
three years, 81 to 20 over Russell Gill
bert. As councilman for two years to
I'LL the unexpired term of Joseph Sc
lenski, Joe Bartczak was unopposed
and received As votes. Hartley Gray
and Frank King were elected justices
of the peace without opposition and
James Fjosne was unopposed for con-
stable.
The election in Willow River viii
lage was rather quiet, with no oppo-
sition on the printed ballot, hence
only So votes were cast. DR.. w. C.
Ehmke was reelected mayor with so
votes and A. e. Wahlstrom received
- votes for councilman. August
Brandt was elected justice of the
peace for two years. Theodore Thomp-
son and R. T. Addington each received
six votes for justice of the peace for
one year, the names being written ON
the ballots, and Henry Sharlow was
elected constable.
Hinckley reelected it's mayor, O..
b. Thompson, with As votes, there
being no opposition. Chas. H. Leyden
was reelected councilman, also with
out opposition, and received 43 votes.
VIM. Lammerts was chosen constable