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Show Election. Tho stockholdersof the t.ehl Irrigation company hold their annual election In tho meeting houso oil Monday lnt. The stock woe largely represented, there being a lnrgo number prucnt The annual report of tho directors was the first business presented to tho meeting, and was received. It will bo found In this Issue, and therefore will speak for Itself allowing tho condition of tho company. com-pany. There was n deposition made manifest by a fow to chango Mr. Henry Smith nnd Mr. Morgan Kuuu but tho sentiment was overwhelmingly against making nny clinngo In tho old board, It havlngshownby Its past record that It had dono oxcullontly during tho past year. Mr. Joseph Goats was put up against Iwtli of tho old directors named nbove, but stood not tho loast chnnco of getting clectid. Mr. Smith carried tho houso nearly unanimously, yet notwithstanding fllicli ft defeat Mr Goatawnsput up against Mr. llvans This was lo sny the loaBt an injusllco lo Mr. Goats., Mr. William Mono was also put up against Mr. IJvnrw Tho lug of war, If wo may call it bo, comnienccd, although it wsb plainly seen from tho start that Kvnnn bad tho house. The question which was raised by tlio opposition op-position party to Mr. Uvniin was a very Important ono but proved a death blow to tho party who raleod It, and It nil' overy tlmo It is rulaed In that way. Tho resolution w hleh had been passed by tho directors, regarding tho cleaning out of tho creek showed that they had not tho least disposition to rob any stockholder of his water rlghls, a thing they could not do it they wished to. After discussing dis-cussing this question for moro than an hour, tho previous question was called and tho voto taken. Kvans received moro than 60 voles, Goats 14, llono 7 or 8. Tho fact of Kvans receiving such n, largo inaJoilt7 onu would have thought would havo convinced con-vinced Ida opponents that ho was tho choico, but It eecniJ such was not thu case for a voto by stock, ns provided by tho by-law e, was called for. This was tho worst brenk tho optiosltlon mndo, Tho motion wns how ever withdrawn and Mr. Uvaiia declared electee. Thcro wns no Vl'positlciof miyUuttfrHco btliO other directors and they were nlPvotcd in, which makes tho old Hoard elected and stand ns follow s: Henry Smith, Morgan Kvans, W. 5. Evans, Martin Miller and It. T. Jones. |