01-09-1900 election minutes VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
Minutes of Village Election
January 9, 1900
Minutes of the annual Village Election of the Village of Elk River in the County of Sherburne and
State of Minnesota, held at Recorder’s office, where it was directed to be held by the Village Council
after giving due notice thereof as provided by law, on the 9th day of January 1900.
Dr. C.J. Scoboria, one of the qualified voters of said Village who had within 20 days before said time
been designated and appointed by the Village Council to act as Judge of said Election, and N.D.
Trumbull, who was elected by acclamation, who being present with the Recorder at the hour of one
o’clock P.M.; each of them duly took and subscribed an oath to perform faithfully the duties
required of them at such election.
And the said Judges and Clerks being duly qualified forthwith opened the polls by proclamation and
the election proceeded by ballot without adjournment or intermission until closed.
The subjects voted on at such election as stated in the notice thereof were to elect: one Constable,
three Trustees, one Recorder, one Treasurer, one President of the Council, one Justice of the Peace.
At 4 o’clock P.M. the polls were closed, proclamation thereof having been made by one of the
Judges 30 minutes previous thereto.
The Judges then proceeded to count and canvass the vote, and continued without intermission until
complete and result declared.
Statement of Result of Canvass
The following is a true statement of the counting and canvass of votes by ballot at the annual
Election of the Village of Elk River, County of Sherburne and State of Minnesota, held January 9,
1900, and proclaimed to the voters by one of the Judges of Election.
Dr. N.K. Whitteman, President 103
C.S. Wheaton, President 2
J.S. Guerney, Trustee 105
H.D. Mills, Trustee 49
Henry Castle, Trustee 58
H.C. Hastings, Trustee 47
J.H. Romdeune 55
R.E. Dare, Recorder 55
E.E. Bryant, Recorder 49
Andrew Davis, Treasurer 57
C.E. Castle 48
E.H. Davis, Justice of Peace 105
Eug. Dickey, Constable 7
The following were declared elected:
N.K. Whitteman, President
J.S. Guerney, Henry Castle, J.H. Romdeune, Trustees
R.E. Dare, Recorder
Andrew Davis, Treasurer
E.H. Davis, Justice of the Peace
Eug. Dickey, Constable
Attest:
Chas. M. Babcock, Recorder
C.J. Scoboria, N.D. Trumbull, Judges of Election