Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1898 — City Election Tuesday. [ARTICLE]

City Election Tuesday.

The city election, to elect one councilman for each of the three city wards, is held Tuesday. The first ward is all south of McCoy avenue, Washington street and Cedar street. Voting place in the city hall. The second ward is all north of Washington street and McCoy avenue, and west of Cullen and Forest streets. Its voting placo is Eger’s carpenter shop. The third ward is all north of Washington and Cedar streets and east of Cullen and Forest streets. The voting place is the sample room at the Makeever House. The new method of voting is used, the marking being made with a blue pencil instead of an ink stamp, as formerly.