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Evart Review April 5, 1918 THE NEW BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Orient - Edgar J. York Sylvan - John V. Cockerton Middle Branch - Claude W. Orvis Marion - Vern E. Sible Evart - D.H. Zeller Osceola - Irvin Chase Hartwick - Herbert J. Porter Highland - A. Kanouse Hersey - John R. Ladd Cedar - Alfred Zimmerman Rose Lake - M.R. Lawton Sherman - Duane Briggs Richmond - James H. McLean Lincoln - Augustus L. Johnson LeRoy - A. Eugene Madole Tustin - Clarence M. VanAntwert THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM DEFEATED Although we have not the full official vote upon the county road system, there is no question but that the voters of Osceola County defeated the proposition by a decisive majority on Monday last. A considerable cause for the adverse vote was the people were not sufficiently informed in regards the benefits from the proposed law. VOTE OF EVART AND OSCEOLA TOWNSHIPS The following is the votes cast for township officers in the township named at the official election held Monday. Osceola Township Supervisor - Irvin Chase, R 152 -- 12 Thomas Deacy, D 140 Clerk - William Rogers, R 233 --181 Irvin McGowan, D 52 Treasurer - Ezra Niergarth, R 161 -- 35 Charles J. Mills, D 126 Highway Commissioner- Fred Diehlman, R 203 --181 Conrad L. Arndt, D 85 Overseer of Highways- Edwin M. Cox , R 205 --130 Ezra Meyer, D 78 Justice of the Peace- William Rogers, R 225 --168 David Rorison, D 57 Member Board of Review - Solomon A. Stein, R 206 --135 Clark Somers, D 71 Constables - E.C. Cannon, R 216 Frank E. Turner, R 214 Thomas E. Cruikshank, R 214 James N. Gardner, R 228 Fred Seath, D 64 Andrew Booher, D 68 Earl L. Dake, D 53 Louis Jagger, D 47 County Road System - Yes 128;-- No 161 Evart Township Supervisor- H.L. Cowley, R 72 D.H. Zeller, U 82 - 10 Clerk- William Echlin, R 60 Gideon Bowley, U 93 - 33 Treasurer- Ralph Brown, R 71 Fred Maddern, U 84 - 13 Highway Commissioner- Silas Rogers, R 84 - 13 Willis York, U 71 Justice of the Peace- Andy L. Smith. R 72 C.K. Hinkley, U 74 - 2 Member Board of Review - Duncan White, R 83���18 Herbert Maddern, U 65 Constables - Clare Ramey, R 63 Earl McCain, R 63 William Brackett, R 77 Willis York, R 84 John Hinkley, U 84 Robert Seath, U 70 George Worden, U 63 Frank McCain, U 62 County Road System - Yes 45; No 109 ORIENT TOWNSHIP ELECTION Supervisor, Edgar York; Highway Commissioner, William Comstock; Justice of the peace, B.L. Dake; Member board of review Joseph Lloyd; constables, John Marks, Orville Martin, James S. Brady, John Youngs, Jr., County Road System: Yes 16; No 117 Evart Review April 12, 1918 SOME LATE RETURNS FROM TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS Sylvan Township Supervisor, John Cockerton; -Clerk, Roy Davenport; Treasurer, Ivan Chase; Highway commissioner, Harvey Dearing; Justice of the Peace, full term, Mathias Breuer; Justice of the Peace, fill vacancy, Ernest Hiatt; Member board of review William Comer; Constables, John M, Schooley, John Martin, Eugene Pritchard, Ernest McCarn, County Road System: No 60 Yes 25 Hartwick Township Supervisor, Herbert J. Porter; Clerk, Rufus F Thompson; Treasurer, Roy Severs; Highway commissioner, Harvey Dearing; justice of the Peace, full term,Sylvenus B Thompson; Justice of the Peace, fill vacancy, Archield Ory; Highway overseer, George Ransom; highway commissioner, Clinton Shanafelt; constables, Henery Wiickham, Jack Hilts, Sam Sawyer, Fred Davis; member board of review, Frank Peel; County Road System No 20, Yes 72. Middle Branch Township Supervisor, Claud W. Orvis; Clerk, David Hulliberger; Treasurer, Clifton Rizor; Highway commissioner, Jay Lindsay; Justice, Francis M. Richardson; board of review, John Fankhauser; Constables, W.A. Wellman, A.S. Cross, Clyde Linsday, Foss Lux. County Road System: No 64; Yes 6 Hersey Township Supervisor, J.R. Ladd; Clerk, Arthur Steinhoff; Treasurer, John Wickett; Highway commissioner, John Vance; Justice of the Peace, fill vacancy, Archie Norris; Member board of review, G.G. Schlegal; Constables, John Payne, Lee Wood, Steven Tift Herman. County Road System: No 55; Yes 45. Return to Evart Review newspaper articles |