Minutes of Village Election March 1911
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 Phoenix 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 14 day of March 1911, and L.
Polland and E.P. Babcock 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 10 o’clock A.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
One President of Village Council
Three Trustees
One Recorder
One Treasurer
One Assessor
One Justice of the Peace
Two Constables
Also to vote on the question of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage
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 March 14, 1911, as proclaimed to voters by the Judges and Clerk of Election:
Geo E. Page received 104 votes for President of Council
F.M Plank received 75 votes for President of Council
Geo E. Page was declared elected President of Council
Burns Plummer received 105 votes for Trustee
E.P. Babcock received 102 votes for Trustee
Geo Worden received 105 votes for Trustee
William Norval received 74 votes for Trustee
Perry Clute received 76 votes for Trustee
Charles Silhauer received 74 votes for Trustee
Burns Plummer was declared elected Trustee
E.P. Babcock was declared elected Trustee
Geo Worden was declared elected Trustee
F.N. Corey received 179 votes for Treasurer
F.N. Corey was declared elected Treasurer
W.F. Chadbourne received 179 votes for Clerk
W.F. Chadbourne was declared elected Clerk
F.D. Waterman received 179 votes for Assessor
Fred Waterman was declared elected Assessor
H.C. Hastings received 179 votes for Justice of the Peace
Wm B. Beck received 178 votes for Justice of the Peace
H.C. Hastings was declared elected Justice of the Peace
Wm B. Beck was declared elected Justice of the Peace
Will Iliff received 179 votes for Constable
John Walley received 177 votes for Constable
Will Iliff received 1 vote for Constable
W.O. Seamans was declared elected Constable
101 ballots were cast for license
78 ballots were cast against license
E.P. Babcock
L. Pollard
Judges of Election
Attest: W.F. Chadbourne Clerk of Election