Minutes of Village Election 1909
Minutes of Village Election
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(a)The lines following the letter (a) in this blank are left to write in the fact, that “the electors present
at the time and place named for opening the polls, elected the judges and clerk vice voce, because
the Council had neglected to make such appointment,” or “because the persons so appointed, or
one or more of them, neglected or refused to serve” (if such as the case).
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At the Annual Village Election of the Village of Elk River in the County of Sherburne and State of
Minnesota, held at Grand Army Hall being the place where it was directed to be held by the Village
Council after giving due notice thereof as provided by law; on the 12 day of Jan 1909, and Rausem
Bailey and C.D. Lashbrook two qualified voters of said Village, to act as Judges of such Election,
and one qualified voter of said Village to act as Clerk of such Election, each of whom had within
twenty days before such time been designated and appointed by the Village Council to act as Judges
and Clerk respectively of such Election (a) ____________________
Who being present, at the hour of one o’clock P.M., each of them duly took and subscribed an oath
_________ to faithfully discharge the duties required of them at such election, and the said Judges
and Clerk 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
President of Village Council
Three Trustees
One Recorder
One Treasurer
One Assessor
One Justice of the Peace
And also to vote on the question of license for the sale of liquor
At four o’clock in the afternoon of said day the polls were closed, proclamation thereof having been
made by one of the Judges thirty minutes previous thereto. The Judges and Clerk then proceeded
forthwith to publicly count the votes cast, and the result thereof was duly proclaimed to the voters
by said Judges and Clerk, who recorded the same in the Village Minute Book.
STATEMENT OF RESULT OF CANVASS
The following is the true statement of the result of the counting and canvass of votes by ballot at the
Annual Village Election of the Village of Elk River County of Sherburne and State of Minnesota,
held June 12, 1909, as proclaimed to voters by the Judges and Clerk of Election:
Frank Salter received 135 votes for President of Council
Frank Salter was declared elected President of Council
John Virgin received 141 votes for Trustee
Bert Carr received 141 votes for Trustee
W.P Rhoda received 77 votes for Trustee
L. Pollard received 138 votes for Trustee
John Virgin was declared elected Trustee
Bert Carr was declared elected Trustee
L. Pollard was declared elected Trustee
H.J. Heebner received 138 votes for Treasurer
H.J. Heebner was declared elected Treasurer
O.J. Whitman received (blank) votes for Clerk
O.J. Whitman was declared elected Clerk
F.D. Waterman received 141 votes for Assessor
F.D. Waterman was declared elected Assessor
E.A.D. Salter received 141 votes for Justice of the Peace
E.A.D was declared elected Justice of the Peace
92 ballots were cast for license
47 ballots were cast against license
R. Bailey
C.D. Lashbrook
Judges of Election
Attest: W.F. Chadbourne Clerk of Election