The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-03-14
ELECTIONS, QUIET IN
MOST PLACES; BOND
ISSUE DEFEATED

There were no third term bug
aboos or foreign policies as issues
as township voters cast their bal
lots during Tuesdays snowstorm
TurnoutS were. excellent in
some instances although in many
handful of voters transacted the
business at hand and elected I'M
der the new Australian ballot law
which replaced the time worn
procedure of the town meeting.
There was no common trend in
ievies. some voting more, others
less than last year. Farmers voted
up to $1,000 in one instance for
farm to market roads. A bond
issue proposed for roads in Sher-
idan township was voted down,
however. ...
Around Walnut Grove, town.
ships considered the proposal of
the village that they appropriate
$50 per year for the use of a fire
truck which the village would
purchase. -. -. ,
CHARLESTOWN cast 43 votes,
electing Arthur Leopold super
visor; Hugo Trapp, clerk; Lyle
Schwanke,. justice of the peace
and Roy Haak, constable. $4,000
was set aside for general revenue
purposes.
WATERBURY voters reflect
ed Robert Moore supervisor from
a field of three including George
LANCE and Walter Christensen.
Arthur Senst defeated Robert
Price, incumbent, for clerk. Otto
Beermann was elected justice of
the peace and Louis Kratzke, con-
stable. Revenue funds of $500 and
road and bridge. levy of $4,000
were voted. -s..- 49,. .
REDWOOD FALLS township
had the biggest election of its his
tory, with LOT votes cast. H. G..
Schmidt replaced Sherman L. Park
as supervisor, receiving 81 votes
to 48 and William Dunlsvy de-
feated D. M. Tiffany for clerk, SO
to So. The township voted $4,000
for roads and bridges and re-
venue fund of $500.
SWEDES FOREST gave Oscar
Anderson two offices, those of
supervisor and constable, but he
will keep only the supervisor po-
sition and Walter Knutson who
received three votes for constable
to Is for Anderson will take the
police office. Anderson defeated
incumbent supervisor . William
Eide Al to SO and Theodore Knut-
son beat Knute Hegdal, clerk, As
to 43. H. o. Knutson was re-
elected justice of the peace with
10 votes. The road and bridge
fund was set at $3.50 and revenue
at $3.50. There were 81 votes cast.
PAXTON reelected E. E. Wet
more supervisor and George
Claussen, incumbent clerk, de-
feated Joe Ruder. $500 was APP
propriated for road, bridge and
general expenses.
NEW AVON voted $4,000 for
the road and bridge fund and $500
for the revenue fund, casting only
80 votes at a quiet election. Of
ficers elected are: A. w. Raddatz,
supervisor, with 81 votes; C. E.
Luescher, clerk, with 38, votes;
Glen Ruhl, justice of peace with
seven and Frank Schwab, con-
stable, with six.
VESTA township cast IA votes
as Paul Gladitsch defeated Henry
Kletscher for supervisor 80 to "a.
Frank Kotval was elected clerk
with 26 votes and Ed Boushek and
Charles Boushek received plurali-
ties for justice and constable. The
town raised $1,000 for roads and
bridges and $500 for the revenue
fund.
UNDERWOOD voters raised
$4,000 for the road and bridge
fund and $3.50 for the revenue
fund. Officers, elected without
opposition, are Erwin Kremin,
supervisor; Henry Christopherson.
clerk; William Rust, justice and
Peter Barber, constable. Thirty
votes were cast.
HOMER township set no lev
les, only business being the cleo
ton of A. j. Searles as supervisor.
BROOKVILLE reelected John
F. Nelson clerk with 81 votes and
L. B. Frederickson, supervisor
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