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4 . i THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, APRIL' 8, 1920. - t ' ' i i ' i I I .. 1 - . . . i err I WOMEN VOTERS VICTORIOUS IN AIWII PAVIAIIA UIIT tLbU I V New Electors Take Active Interest in Politics and Name Several Bdard Members. Municipal elections io all parts of Nebraska Tuesday were marked by a heavy vote polled by women elec tor and the naming of women to many seats on school hoards and in 'a few cities to eouncilmanic posi- Definite policies for civic reform were embodied in the platforms of nearly all women candidates. Bond issues for permanent highways, paving, sewer, municipal buildings ana parks were given overwhelni ing majorities in nearly every city where the proposal were submitted. Pre-election predictions as to the stand women voters would take on many issues were shattered when the votes were counted. In many cities where the question of Sunday amusements were an issue the wom en strongly favored amusements. Auburn Boys Care for Babies While Mother ' Votes Sunday Ball fuburn, Neb., April 7. (Special Telegram.) Sunday base ball and moving picture shows won in the municipal election here by a com fortable majority. It was the lead ing issue in the election and the campaign methods used during the day on the part of the church wom en who opposed it and the men' and boys wflo favored, made the election the snappiest that has occurred in years. Most of the church women of the town gathered at the churches during the day and held prayer meetings and then marched to the different pollingf places to register their votes against Sunday amuse ments. . Young boys interested in Sunday base ball solicited voters to favor the proposition and several of them took care of families of children while mothers went to the polls and voted for Sunday base ball. Women in the Second ward proved themselves apt politicians. They sprung a dark hor.se for coun cilman in that ward in the eleventh hour in the oerson of Dr. Irvin, in opposition to Col. Ernst. Irvin's ! name had to be written on the bal lots and he won by 50 majority, There, were over 500 votes cast tn .L. i I ! Three Women Elected in O'Neill After Stiff Fight OVVeill Neb., April 7. (Special.) The women of O'Neill elected their two nominated candidates for the school board and obtained one 'member of-the eity council in the .election Tuesday, Mrs. Kobert Ar bithnot was elected to the School board, receiving a vote" of 313. Mrs. Ethel Hubbard, against whom a de feated faction at the women's mass meeting centered tneir ure, receiveu 305 votes. Their opposition was scattered and did not total SO votes. Mrs David Stannard . was elected to the council in the second ward, having no opposition. Mrs. W. T.'Evans was defeated for council in the first ward by T. F. Birmingham by a vote of 77 to 60; Harry Claussen, third candidate in. that ward, receiving 69 votes. In the third ward, Mike Johnson; for council, received 110 votes; Mrs. C. H. Cooper, 62. Charles Daly was elected mayor over S. L. Berry , by a. vote of 319 to 205, The total vpte cast t the city election, was 524, of these, 337 being men and 187 women, a percentage Of about; two to one. . Kearney Votes $125,000 to r Erect' School Building Kearney, Neb., April 1. (Spe cial.) Kearney school patrons yesterday voted $125,000 bonds to erect a new school building. The ratio of votes for the bonds being about six to one. This will make possible erection of an eight-room modern school with accommoda tions for 400 ( pupils, relieving the congestion which has existed for the past two years with a greatly in creased attendance of pupils. Paving and Sunday Ball Favored in Lexington Lexington, Neb., April 7. (Sr ciaL) The city election here re suited in the following: officers being elected: W. , A. Stewart, mayor; Maud Smith, cjty treasurer, no oppo sition; M. O. Bates, city clerk; Harry Smith, city engineer, no ) position., . Mrs. Wade ami D. P. ftankin were elected school board members. Sunday base ball carried by a majority of 88. The election was quiet. The fight on the offices centered on the proposition whether paving should be continued in the city'or not, and by the vote the, peo ple want paving.'. '.. Two Improvement Bonds Carry at Hastings Election Hastings, Neb., April 7. (Special Telegram.) Two public improve ment bond issues carried by substan tial majorities in the city election. The issue of $100,000 for an auditorium carried 1,046 to 654. and the issue of $75,000 for a downtown park carried 1,007 to 707. The council men elected are T. F. Frye, Walter Livingston. O. C. Zi.nn and A. D. Lay; members of the school board, C. W. Foote. C. K. Struble and A. R. Thompson. Women's Slate Victorious ,lnf Fremont City Election Fremont, Neb., April 7. (Special Telegram.) The Women's Club Central Labor Union fusion ticket won- the city election here. Mrs. Catherine Marshall and Miss Eliza beth Forster won places on the school board, defeating C. D. Marr and C. F. Dodge. J. A. Yager, Fred Drew, F. H. Wallace and Eric Eric son were elected to tbe city council over Joseph Widhelm, J. T. Young, Charles,1 Buckeley and John An drews, i Women workers at every' polling placo'palsed out cards favoring all the winners except Drew. 1 York Election Quiet. York, Neb., April 7. (Special Tel egram.) City election was a very quiet affair, only about 50 per cent of the vote cast.' Councilmen elected are W. W. Feaster, J. G. Gibbs, J. W. Bamett, Andrew Schmtlel and J. M. Meredith; members of school board. W. W. Wycoff and C. R. Kecklcy. . , Will Complete Sewer. Beatrice, Neb., April 7. (Special.) There was but; one ticket , in the field at Wymore city election as the citizens decided some weeks ago to let. the present fboard serve an other two years because of the con struction of the new sewer system there. The ticket as elected is as fol lows': Mayor, CV-H.-Hansen; clerk, D. K. Wendell; reasurer. T. D. Mc- Guire; councilman, II. rrauernicht, L. R. Cadman; board of , education, John Lang, C. 13. Scott and, E. J. Aimer. Syracuse Keeps Pool Halls. Syracuse! Neb., ' April 7. (Spe- cial.)-The, village election lierevas devoid of excitement exoept for, an attempt of the woman's organiza- B OWEN'S Value-Giving Offer ' For SATURDAY Linoleum Patterns In Extra Heavy Felt Base Floor Covering 65c Six Choice Pat. terns, suitable (or Bathroom, Dmmg Room. Square Yd. ! See our advertisement In this paper Friday. ' Bowen's Rug and Drapery Seetlon la the "Busy Spot" la this store. Qreatest Value-Qivlng Every Day. Rj3owen & wu mut tmru ,tions to vote out1 the pool halls. Pool halls were favored by two to one vote. The following were-elected as members of the town board: Frank D. Hancock, E. W. Amende and Willis Pickering. The members of the board of education were Mrs. Grace C Nocklas and Mrs. Anna Mason. These candidates were championed by t the woman's or ganizations. ' ) ' Dark Horse Wins. Lindsay, Neb., April 7. (Special.) At the election here C. J. Carlson, M. J. Weidner and F. W. Edwards, were elected to the village board. Edwards was run in as a'dark horse. He is the owner of the Lindsay Tlectric Light and Power company. Few Women Vote. Fairbury, Neb., April 7. (Spe cial.) 'The city election passed very quietly. The vote was .light Very few women used their right of suf frage. The following were elected on the council r Dr. A. lUynch, Ed ward E. Baldwin, George A. White and Charles Gilmore. John C. Hartigan was re-elected city clerk; Mrs. Belle Jenkins and Mrs. Nina Potter were elected members of the board of education without oppo sition. ' Columbus Vote Light. Columbus, Neb., April 7. (Spe cial.) A light vote was cast in the city election. The honors for of ficers were equally divided between the democrats and republicans. Only 927 votes were cast, of which 360 were women. v De Witt Keeps Pool Halls. De, Witt, Neb., April 7. (Special.) An attempt was made, to vote out the pool halls here but' lost by 12 votes. The village board elected were C..C. Shoemaker, Boyd Leaper and Edward Rossitf r. Manager Plan Fails. ' Beatrice. Neb., April 7. (Special.) The city manager plan was de feated here in the municipal election, three commissioner candidates, C. C. Farlow. J. R. Ellis and J. - B. High winning over Dr. H. M. Hep-pi-rlen, Jed C. Fisher and A. T. Mil bum, manager plan candidates. The welfare ordinance was defeated by 10 votes. About 1,000 women voted. Norfolk Honors Even. Norfolk, Neb., April 7. (Special.) Frank Lowry, Emil Koehn, John Kerber, democrats, and M. C. Eras er .republican, were elected as coun cilmen in Norfolk city election. S; E Martin and James H, Lough, re publican were elected on the board of education. Louisville to Play Pool Louisville, Neb., April 7. (Spe cialsPool hall license carried here by a majority of 11. William Stohl inan, L. J. Mayfield and C. J. Pan konin were elected as board of trus tees. C. W. Merriam and I. C Stfndcr were elected on school board and Miss Mary McGrew was elected on the library board. Oppose Pool Halls. Ogallala, Neb.. April 7. (Spe cial.) Pool halls were voted out of Ogallala by a majority of 17. A. L. Chindgren and Manse Sheffield were elected on city board of trustees. C. E. Nichols and A. P. Moore were elected on the school board. Jury Refuses Recompense ' To Man Alleging Injury The Burling railroad yesterday won the first case tried this term before Judge Woodrough in United States district court .when a suit of William Blivins of Superior, Neb., brought against the carriers for ?5,000 and alleging serious injury through carelessness of the com pany in Suddenly starting a car loaded with grain sacks which caused the sacks to fall on Blivins and injure him, was refused by the jury. . . Frank . Maple of North bend is suing the Union Pacific for $25,000 for personal injuries alleged to have been received at North Bend when the defendant company failed to place a step for his convenience in leaving a passenger train. lift Off Corns! Lift. touchy corns and. Apply a few drops of "Freezone" upon that old. bothersome corn, instantly that corn stops hurting. Then shortly you lift it right off, Nebraska Man Named , President of New Farm Writers' Association Chicago, April 7. The American Farm Papers Editorial association was organized with C W. Pugsley, Lincoln, Neb., editor , of the . Ne braskan Farmer, as president The first annual meeting of the associa tion will be held in St. Louis, May 9, 1921. The organization was formed to promote the. welfare of the mem bers and the farming interests and to obtain legislation beneficial to the farming industry, it was an nounced. Twenty-five farm publi cations signed as charter members. Other officers included Carl Wil liams of Oklahoma City, editor of the Oklahoma Farmer, vice presi dent, and C. V. Gregory of Chi cago, editor of the Prairie Farmer, secretary-treasurer. Sandstorm Club Organized By Former State Guardsmen The "Sandstorm club" was organ ized by nearly 200 former Nebraska National Guardsmen who met at the Castle hotel Tuesday. John Dil ranch was elected president; Lester kinsey, secretary; Charles W. Ham ilton, treasurer, and Willjam Bruett, chairman. vThe Uuion Pacific and Burlington railroads and the Grain exchange sent checks totaling $200 to pay for tin entertainment The Sand stormers guarded the interests of these companies in 1917. Chamber of Commerce Plans Trade Excursion May 23 If plans of the Chamber of Com merce materialize the largest trade excursion ever settting out from Omaha will start from the city May 23. Tentative discussion of the route and time to be taken up in the jour ney was held yesterday between R. H. Manley and the committee formed to plan the trip. Southwestern Nebraska and east ern Colorado will be the sections visited. The trip will likely end in Denver. Fremont Episcopal Pastor Accepts Call From Kearney Fremont, Neb., April 7. (Spe cial.) Rev. George $t. G. Tyner, for the last two years ,. rector of St Doesn't hurt I IV i 1 P V 'mX calluses right off with fingers J - V 3r, J X root and all, without pain or soreness. II "'v . . ' Hard corns, sof corns, corns II ) iy . between the toes, and the r j II N. humbugJ V- . , I pia ) i( y a "Jir y ' v 1 ,nd R V V 0 Schr, 1 ... & W . Jr vNv pian $j Tiny bottles tf,'Frecune"cost N - U4"16 but a few cents at drug starts '7T - mnmtmm VICTOR Special Just Out! New- VICTOR Dance Record Left All Alone Again Blues --and Whose Baby Are You? Both by Jos. C. Smith's Orchestra. Limited supply received by express. You Can Get Yours at. MICKELS James Episcopal church of Fremont, has resigned to accept a ci io . Lukes Episcopal church at Kearney, Neb. He will leave Fremont May 1. His successor here has not yet been named. At Kearney he suc ceeds Rev. George G. Ware, who will go to piympia, Wash. Fremont Man Sells Farm to Retire and Dies Week Later Fremont, Neb., April 7. (Spe cial.) J. E. Overficld, who last week sold his 10-acre truck farm near Fremont at $1,900 an acre, died last night. He was 64 years old. 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