The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-05
c. ON TIN y E ID
Incumbent Wins In
Three-Way Contest
By Margin of PSI

ternoon after the 10 aspirants had
quiet person to person
drives for weeks.
Vote Elsewhere Light
Snow and disagreeable weather
combined with = lack Of issues cut
down the vote cast by some other
North Dakota municipalities Tuesday.
Fargo polled but slightly over half
its usual vote to name Fred O. Olsen,
q seed dealer, president Of the city
commission from q field Of seven
candidates. w. w. Fuller and A. T..
Peterson, incumbent commission
were reelected with IS candidates In
the race. Olsen succeeds A. T. Lyn-
ner, who was not candidate for re-
election.
Williston's sharply fought election,
hinged on q light and power rate Is
sue, ended in the naming Of new
deal' slate Of candidates headed by
Eugene Bruegger. He defeated the
incumbent president Of the city COM
mission, H. T. skovholt. by 400 votes
with q total Of 1,647 cast.
Minot Elects Patterson
Jack A. Patterson was named
Minot's mayor in an election In which
the city changed from the commits
sion to the aldermanic form Of gov
eminent. Patterson had q lead Of
$50 votes over J. NJ. Thornton In q
field Of five candidates. Carl B.
Davis was reelected police masis-
trate and Keith Thompson city treas
urer.
Patterson is . member Of the state
house Of representative and u q
Great Northern telegraph operator.
At New Rockford the incumbents.
John F. Gross and II. ]. Olson. were
elected city commissioners. H. q.
Hudson was named police magistrate.
]. Harvey Dodes was elected park
commissioner for four years and
Raymond Fertig was voted the five
year park term. Although there IL
. question whether the office win be
retained. A. q. Gardner was named
Justice Of peace. The total vote wal
525, or 81 per cent Of the registration
At Williston the self termed new
deal' ticket. campaigning on q plat
form demanding sweeping reduction
In power and light rates, swept into
office. Eugene Bruegger decisively
defeated H. T. Skovholt, incumbent
Arthur Johnson and Oscar q. Lee
were named commissioners. They
were running mates Of Bruegger
John Shaw, . member Of the COM
mission for many years, was retired
Dickinson Names Incumbents
BY small majorities, q. J. Manning
and George senour, incumbents, were
returned TO the Dickinson city COM
mission. The vote was light. Man
ming won over N. L. Auner, 7o4 to ~
and 6enour Was victorious over p. D
Mars, 81 to go. r. u. Dickinson
and Leon Stuck, candidates without
opposition, were elected police magis-
trate and city Justice, respectively.
Fred Carlisle and g. B. Waldrou
were reelected to the Fargo PARK
board without opposition.
Harry Z. NcHugh, polling 1,251
votes, Vas elected president Of thu
Devils Lake city commission. He Wi
unopposed. The only contest WI
the three.cornered race for the Other
two commission posts. Gust sjelseth
polling lyOse. and Jack Mclean with
I. 067 were elected over Frank Coyk.
endahl. who received $50 votes.
Allen v. Haig. president, Charles
Pllsbury and Banding Fisher, 10
firing commissioners, were not can
didates.
d. q. DUEL, incumbent, with So|
votes, was reelected police magis
trate over J. 9. Adanson who -
ceiyed ~.
II. n. Richtman. was unoppose'
for park board member 70 nm Il
vacancy created BY the reclamation
Of Howard Naher.
Hillshoro reelected L. =. 0oorg
president Of the city commission m
elected two commissioners 70 81
places Of two who are retiring "A
were not candidates. Only as vote
were cast.
John Glen and A 4 Halvefso
were elected 70 the park board q
six year terms without oppooitio
and ". =. Outhbest was named
The four year term.
~ Z result q Tne6day,s voting,
". johnson holds four public Offices
IN ad1iti0n - being city TREASURY
ard county justice u the paaoe. 4
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