The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-03
Light VOTES CAST
IN MANY CITIES BY
MUNICIPAL VOTERS
In Many Cases lncumbents Are
Unopposed and Citizens
Fail to Ballot
OTHER TOWNS VOTING TO-DAY
Wahpeton Mayor Is Unseated in
Nip.and.Tuck Race With
Civic Leader
OTHER TOWNS VOTING TODAY

Municipal elections, held Monday
IN North Dakota cities with the coun-
cilmanic form Of government, were
generally dull affairs and many vot-
ers remained away from the polls.
Here and there, however, there were
spirited contests and some close runs
developed as local issues were given
airings.
In many cases, incumbents were
unopposed, while In others new as
pirants had no opposition as the in
cumbents failed to seek return to
their posts.
One Of the biggest upsets was at
Wahpeton where Frank Vertin, fur
niture dealer, defeated DR.. H. H. Pits
ter, dentist, In the mayoralty race
$40 to 633. Pfister had served four
terms.
Some cities operating under the
commission form of government were
voting Tuesday, among them being
Mandan, Grand Forks, Ray. Velva,
Washburn and Langdon. Eleven can
didates were seeking the five posts In
Mandan while 10 were aspirants for
three berths in Grand Forks.
Results Of Mondays elections, as
compiled by The Associated Press
follow:
st. Thomas-Aldermen elected here
were Stanley Ganssle, second ward;
J. E. Kruger, third, and A. w
Grandt, first ward.
u Has Zig Majority
P3rk River-J. D. Robertson wa
returned to the office of mayor b
. margin Of 1888 over Fred HUI
strand.
Hatton-Elmer Osking was elected
mayor here over O. T. Ofstehage, in
cumbent.
Bathgate-J. A. Bennett, mayor fol-
a years. resigned, and will be sue
ceeded by A. Slagerman. who re-
ceived 40 votes to 81 for Harry Ever
EFT.
Observation-Disclosures elected fol
four-year terms here were William
Lee. A. M. Christensen and Joe C.
Bilden.
Grafton - Casting an extremely
light vote, residents here reelected
Henry L. Sieg mayor Monday by q
majority Of 10 votes over Paul Ander-
son. w. H. Williams was elected by
majority of 10 votes over Frank
Votava for first ward alderman, while
Hugo K. Kutz was reelected alder
man Of the third ward with 1877 votes
to "a for Gene Beaugy. In the fourth
ward, Joe Rinde was elected to sue
coed J. w. Mcintyre, Jr., who resign
ed to become postmaster. 8. 8. West
gate, incumbent alderman Of the
fourth ward. had no opposition. Fol-
park commissioner, H. G. johnson
and John Kelly, incumbents, were re-
elected without opposition.
Lak0ta Names Aldermen
Lakota-Three aldermen were elect
ed In Lakota with q light vote being
cast. They are: first ward, Louis
Berg, with . vote Of 9: second ward
G. J. Libby with 1s votes. and third
ward, F. NJ. Billings with q vote OF
10.
Rolla-C. r. Jacobson, with q total
Of 81 votes, was reelected mayor Of
Rolla without opposition. Three alder
men-at-large were elected. q. e. An
derson. incumbent, with q vote Of 81:
A. A. Taylor, incumbent, with So: and
NJ. L. Daley with 50. w. j. Munro,
the fourth candidate, received 80 votes.
Oscar Hjelt, incumbent, was reelected
treasurer without opposition, while A.
p. Sumner defeated the incumbent,
John II. Lane, % to q for police
magistrate.
Drayton-A record vote was cast In
Drayton where Dr. H. NJ. Waldren was
elected mayor with 206 votes over G..
+. Reibling who drew Al votes.
Pembina-A light vote was cast In
Pembina and Aldermen elected were
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