Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
PINE VILLAGES
co To POLLS
Four Cornered Race for
Sandstone Mayor is Won
by Walker.
Close Race for ASkov May
or: Not Much Excite
ment Elsewhere.

ment Elsewhere.
The annual village election
throughout the state are over once
more. and in Pine county most of the
results were anticipated before the
votes were counted since there were
not many contests. Sandstone usually
has a contest for the office of mayor,
and this year was no exception since
there were four men in the race. A
somewhat lower number of votes were
cast this time than-laSt year. OF the
AL cast 209 were given 10 Fred Walk
er TO re-elect him as mayor for the
coming year; Harry Madison received
IFS votes: B. Ahlm. 81 and A. J. Hall.
%. For recorder II. A. Johnson defeat
ed the incumbent. NJ. Bulls, 251 10 1I3.
For trustee H. 0. Bilstad won over
l. ". Edstrom- The treasurer, R NJ.
Sandwich. had no opposition. and y.
p. Johnson won the assessor job over
c. Edstrom. For Justice of the peace
J. H Tomhaye was reelected. and
|. K. Antonsen is the constable.
Eriksen Reelected ASkOy Mayor.
In a close race for mayor of the
village of Askov for which 49, votes
were cast c. Eriksen won reelection
by receiving IS 10 A. Henriksen's SO.
Paul Frokjer. new in the field. won
for councilman over Carl Miller. Mr..
Frokjer will succeed J. R. Petersen.
4 veteran on the council who retires
this year Thorvald Andersen. the
present treasurer. won for reelection
over Albert Johnson. Thovald L.
Sorensen was reelected clerk in a
contest on the ballot against c. Rich
ard Petersen. Rasmus Petersen had
no opposition for the assessor job.
Anton Gravesen won over T. y. Thorn
sen for justice Of the peace. Bert
Smith. one Of the present constables.
won his job again for two years with
out opposition. Holger Kilstofte was
elected the other constable over
Elmer Morgensen.
Brook Park Election.
s. Peterson was reelected TO head
the Brook Park village council. and
T. G. Larson. H. H. Williams and
E. a. Shaske gained the council posi-
tions. For justice Of the peace E. s.
Hooker and {. T. Palm were elected
with ". ". Orr and l. A. Judin get
ting the constable jobs. There was
no election Of clerk or treasurer
which jobs are held respectively bv
Winfield Hughes and George Fohr-
man.
Hill Reelected at Bruno.
]. H. Hill again heads the council
at Bruno by virtue of his reelection.
and Charles Spragu was reelected
TO his council seat. F. s. Fairchild
was reelected clerk. and John VAIL
strom again is treasurer. Pat Muir
ply. ST.. was elected justice of the
peace. and D. D. Mccoy for constable
two years and |. NJ. Plumb for one
year.
Eddy is New Hinckley Mayor.
With H. Fara retiring from Office
A. E. Eddy was elected TO head the
village council of Hinckley, and Her
man Schmidt was elected as council
man. George W. Empey is again
clerk as is Martin E. Berg treasurer.
Pat Healy was elected to serve as
Justice of the peace as was Al Zim-
brick for constable.
A special levy OF $4,000 carried as
did the license ticket.
Pine City Quiet.
The village election in Pine City
did not excite anyone and the present
mayor. in fact the whole council were
reelected. John Biederman is the
mayor. and Clark Pennington was re-
elected clerk: Tom Ling. trustee: j.
D. BOYLE. treasurer: Charles Stephan
received the honor Of being chosen
for two Offices. assessor and justice
OF the peace. Mr.. Penning ton was OPP
posed by Stanley Hansen and Mr..
Ling by Charles Beechel. James Sui
livan was reelected constable.
Carlson Sturgeon Mayor Again.
Axel ". Carlson. Chevrolet garage
man at Sturgeon Lake. again heads the
village council with NJ. NJ. Barnes
and Earl Olson gaining council seats.
Frank King was reelected clerk and
John F. Kolosky. treasurer. Hartley
Gray is justice Of the peace and
Bruce Barnes. constable.
The proposition. shall a license be
granted TO sell intoxicating liquor in
the village of Sturgeon Lake" lost
As to II.
Ehmke Reelected.
Dr.. W. c. Ehmke was chosen again
by the voters of Willow River to be
the mayor, and A. E. Wahlstrom was
elected councilman for three years
and Herbert E Johnson councilman
for one year. NJ. L Melberg was re-
elected clerk with r. T. Addington
again chosen for justice of the peace.
Henry Sharlow was reelected con-