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The Daily Morning Alaskan
Skagway, Alaska
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Ketchikan, Alaska, held an election last Saturday where voters approved incorporation as a city by a 65-vote majority out of 103 total votes. Seven councilmen and three school directors were elected, all leading citizens, amid concerns over potential hoodlum influence. Population exceeds 800.
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Ketchikan Decides For Incorporation.
LIGHT VOTE WAS CAST
Alaska's Newest Town Holds an Election and Becomes a City-
Seven Good Citizens Chosen For Councilmen and Three School Directors Elected.
Ketchikan is now an incorporated city.
At an election held last Saturday the question of incorporation was voted upon, and carried by a majority of 65 in a total vote of 103. Ketchikan people say that owing to the absence of miners and prospectors, less than half of the known vote was polled.
The following were the successful candidates for councilmen: John W. Stedman, J. R. Heckman, M. E. Martin, M. M. Hopkins, Boyd Young, Harry Inman and Robert Allison.
J. F. Hunt, J. W. Garrett and J. R. Beagle were chosen school directors.
The men chosen to office are all leading citizens of the new city. It had been feared that the hoodlum element would prevail and the substantial citizens are rejoicing over the result.
Ketchikan claims a population exceeding 800.
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Ketchikan
Event Date
Last Saturday
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incorporation approved by majority of 65 in total vote of 103; seven councilmen and three school directors elected; substantial citizens rejoicing over result avoiding hoodlum influence
Event Details
Election held where question of incorporation carried; successful candidates elected for councilmen and school directors; low turnout due to absence of miners and prospectors