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A transcription of a page 1 article from the 16 Nov 1916 issue of the Simcoe Reformer. [Some paragraph breaks added by transcriber]
Related articles: Sanderson obituary and Heirs at Law

Houghton Election
The death of Reeve Sanderson of Houghton caused an election to be held yesterday in that township.
John Hazen, a member of the council, resigned to run for the higher office, but was beaten by J. W. Maguire by 14 majority.
To fill the vacancy in the council, George Whitesell outran J. W. Hetherington by two votes.