The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-07
SUCKERS WIN In
SOME CASES, COME
CLOSE In OTHERS
BOND ISSUE FAVORED
FOR NEW BUILDING
AT CLEMENTS

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New importance was attached
to the office of mayor at village
elections throughout Redwood
county Tuesday, due perhaps to
the lengthenlng of the term from
che to two years by the last leg
islature
Even where filings were few,
races developed in most instances
and where candidates were pre-
sumed to be unopposed, sticker
tickets came into the picture,
successfully in some instances.
sOther issues were scarce. SUCH
matters as liquor licensing which
has caused no little interest in the
past were not reopened. Clements
balloted on issuing $4,000 in
bonds to build a fire hall, rest
room and council room, with 81
votes favoring and Al opposing
the project.
REVERE is famous for close
races and it is not unusual to find
E. T. EbbeSen one of the contend
ers. This week he lost to Ray
Iverson, incumbent mayor, 81 to
26. Louis Flick was renamed to
the council with Al votes and
Ross Lee was elected justice OF
peace with 33. A close contest
resulted for constable, John Bru-
deli beating George Hoffrogge II
.ta 10:
MILROY likewise elected a
mayor by a margin of one vote,
Herman ,Kremin holding the Of
fee with AZ to R. F. Edwards 49,
Scott Dysart won a council seat
with Al votes and James R. To-
masek was returned as recorder
with 81 of the SO votes cast. Mrs.
Erma Dysart was reelected
treasurer with Al while Charles
L. Reed got 70 for justice of peace
and Clarence Penke SO for con-
stable.
WALNUT GROVE elected DR..
w. c. Ferguson mayor on stickers.
defeating J. G.. Weeks, incum-
bent, Ill to "a with 2O2 votes
cast. L. S. Tyler got 1872 votes for
trustee while Sven Swenson is
constable with At and Otto Grem-
inert was named justice of peace
with Is.
SEAFORTH also has new
mayor in A. j. Bernardy who got
35 votes to Is for Lars Grong.
Both were new candidates. Char
les Pistulka, incumbent and Jo-
seph D. Troske had close race
for councilman, Troske winning
% to 81. Fifty-six votes were
cast.
LUCAN reelected incumbents
over sticker candidates, L. c. Pat
terson being returned as mayor
with 48 votes to "a for Charles
Brau as Emil DanieloWski receiv-
ed 81 for councilman to Reuben
Rieke's 80. Clifford Wichmann
received nine votes for constable
BELVIEW elected j. j. Ziegler
mayor with SO votes but had a
close three cornered race for
trustee, Andrew Peterson getting
% votes, Clarence Kohls 81 and
David Davidson "a. A. w. Lyslo
was elected treasurer with 68
while George Olson led the justice
of peace balloting with 18 to Ia
for Jacob Olson and IL for Oscar
Gimmestad. Voting for constable
also was scattered, Adolph Leo
nard being high man with IA.
VESTA reelected H. J. Ode
gard mayor with IS votes to IS
for William Nelson while William
Raveling won over Albert Cert
jejansen for trustee 80 to 81 and
Fred Gertjejansen defeated w. S.
Southmayd 106 to Al for treasur-
er. William Lehmkuhl got 10
votes for justice of peace and
Henry Lee, IL for constable.
WABASSO cast 1856 votes and
had a close race for mayor, Ma
thias Schueller succeeding himself
with SO votes to SO for D. E. Sim
clair, sticker candidate. R. F..
Druck, who was appointed to the
council when Henry Goblirsch
moved away, was returned to of
flee with So while F. w. Hirsch
is justice with 20 and M. w. Fag-
an, constable with q votes.
FRANKLIN had but one con-
test and cast only ITO votes. C.
P. Sather present mayor defeated
John Schroeder, former mayor,
81 to 48. W.. j. Caven was re-
turned as councilman, G. A..
johnson as treasurer. Two just
ice of peace offices were open and
when c. E. Benjamin and E. F.
johnson each got three votes,
both were declared elected.
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