Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1886 — WALKER ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

WALKER ITEMS.

Democracy in the ascendancy. At the town meeting in this township yesterday the best of order and good feeling prevailed, and resulted as follows: Frederick S. Meiser, Democratic candidate for Trustee, was elected over W\ Stockwell, by 6 majority. James W. Spriggs the Democratic candidate for Assessor was e ectedover W. Kennedy by twen-ty-seven majority. Albert Lurnes, the Bepublican candidate for J ustice of the Peace, was elected over Bhoads by one majority; and Drobably both Bepublican candidates for Constable were elected —cannot give their majorities at this writing. There was, we believe, 112 votes polled. Meiser received lif-ty-eigiit: AV. Stockwell fifty-two; Joseph Tanner one: James W. Spriggs sixty-nine v v. Kennedy forty-two; Albert Lumes fifty-two: Bhoads fifty-one; John F. Pettit sixty-four. We cannot give the number of votes McNeil, tho other Bepublican candidate for constablo, receeived

OLD HARD SHELL.