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The fire department is entitled to great
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credit for their heroic effort to stop the spread of the flames, and had it not been for their or- ganized assistance, many more buildings would have been destroyed and the loss would have been much greater.
Because of the poor quality of the drinking water that was secured from the wells and the inadequate fire protection, the proposition of a water system had been agitated for some time. but it was not until the present year that it ma- tured. In January an election was held to vote on the proposition of bonding the town for $50.000 to install an adequate water system. At this election 132 votes were cast, 123 for and 9 against the proposition. The city council immediately let the contract for the work and the system is now more than half completed. The water is to be taken from the Yellowstone river and two large settling tanks have been constructed. The tank at the river bank will have a capacity of 200,000 gallons and the tank located on the hill above the town will have a capacity of 300,000 gallons. This will insure a supply of clean water for domestic and other purposes free from the sedimentary contamination which now prevails. The pump has a capacity of 750 gallons per minute with two intake pipes of twelve inches in diameter. The plant will be turned over to the city early in September and Glendive will have a water system second to none in the state.
A sewerage system is to be built in the near future and the plans have been drawn, and bids asked for. The plans as drawn by the city en- gineer provided for a twelve-inch waste pipe to the river, but the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, which will soon install its machine shops here, offered to pay half the cost of the system if a twenty-four-inch waste pipe was used.
In April, 1906. the Dawson County So- cial Club was organized with a membership of seventy and club rooms have been secured in the spacious block now being erected by Harry Helms. If the present plans are carried
out Glendive will have one of the best equipped club rooms in eastern Montana. The officers of the club are: Dr. A. A. Baker, president ; Theo. Lentz, vice president; H. N. Dion, sec- retary; E. S. Haskell, treasurer; G. D. Hol- lecker, T. F. Hagan and L. R. Barnett, di- rectors.
Glendive has a well drilled and well disci- plined militia company which was organized in 1905, and now has a membership of sixty. This company has among its members some of the best rifle shots in the northwest and each year a number of these are chosen to represent Montana at the national shooting tournament held at Seagirt.
There are three religious denominations which have. church edifices, the Episcopal, Catholic and Methodist. They each have a large and devoted membership and their aux- iliary societies of young men and women are in a flourishing condition. There are several other denominations which have organizations here but no regular church services.
There is probably no city of the size of Glendive, anywhere, that boasts of such an ar- ray of fraternal societies, with their convenient auxiliaries as can be found here. Brothers and sisters of almost every order and degree com- pose the majority of the adult inhabitants and this has much to do with the charming social characteristics of the town. The Masonic fraternity, which embraces the following lodges : Blue lodge, Commandery. Chapter and Eastern Star, is in a flourishing condition, and owns the Masonic Temple at the corner of Merrill avenue and Bell street. Other lodges are : Knights of Pythias, I. O. O. F., and Re- bekahs, A. O. U. W. and Degree of Honor, B. P. O. E., F. O. E., Orients, M. W. A., Royal Neighbors, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men, Brotherhood of Railway Conductors and A. R. U.
The officers of the town since its incorpora- tion have been :
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1902-Mayor, J. H. Miskimin; council- men, A. S. Foss, C. E. Bell, W. F. Jordan and E. P. Baldwin ; clerk and attorney, H. J. Hal- vorsen ; police judge, J. C. Sorenson; treas- urer, C. A. Banker.
1903-Mayor, Henry Dion ; councilmen. Joel Gleason, W. B. Foster, C. E. Bell and Guy R. Lowe ; clerk and attorney. H. J. Hal- vorsen; police judge, J. C. Sorenson ; treas- urer. C. A. Banker.
1904-Mayor, Henry Dion; councilmen, Guy R. Lowe, J. M. Rapelje, Joel Gleason and C. E. Bell; clerk and attorney, H. J. Halvor- sen ; police judge, J. C. Sorenson ; treasurer, C. A. Banker.
1905-Mayor, D. R. Mead; councilmen. W. F. Jordan, J. C. Taylor, J. M. Rapelje and Guy R. Lowe: clerk and attorney, H. J. Hal- vorsen : police judge. J. C. Sorenson ; treasurer, C. A. Banker.
1906-Mayor. D. R. Mead; councilmen. J. M. Rapelje, D. J. Donahue. W. F. Jordan and J. C. Taylor : clerk and attorney. H. j. Halvorsen: police judge, J. C. Sorenson : treasurer, C. A. Banker.
Glendive is making a very satisfactory growth this season, both in the increase of population (which is now more than 3,000). the number of new residences and business blocks built or under construction, and the greatly augmented volume of business in all lines. It has partaken in a liberal measure of the brimming cup of prosperity passed around so generously over the entire northwest during this year. The indications are also, that the bright prospects for this city and county have only begun to appear : that a steadily increasing progress will be recorded as the vast ranges are per pled with new settlers and new lines of railways built. The present outlook for Glen- dive and eastern Montana is indeed optimistic in a most marked degree.
WIBAUX, the second town in point of size and importance in Dawson county, was started in 1881. The first name given the new town
was Beaver, but this name did not last long and it was soon changed to Mingusville. In 1887. the name of the town was again changed to Wibaux, named after Pierre Wibaux, the rich stockman who has lived there for the past twenty-six years. This town is located in the famous Beaver creek valley, on the Northern Pacific railroad, six miles from the Dakota state line and thirty-one miles east of Glendive. Being situated on a broad, fertile plain, its advantages soon became known, and with the increasing settlement of the surrounding coun- try, the commercial importance of the town was assured. The town has grown from a dug-out in 1881 to a flourishing little city of about 700 people.
The town was platted in May, 1896, by Morris Nolan and wife, but it has never been incorporated.
In May of last year, Wibaux was visited by a $26,000 blaze, which swept away the prin- cinal business block of the town. The losses were as follows: Orgain Co., $15,000; Cor- nell &. Smith, rooming house, $3,500; C. B. Lantis, barber shop. $500; Mrs. O'Neil, house, $1,000; Mrs. Pickering, hotel, $5,000; Gar- land Kidd, household furniture, $1,000.
The town sustains three churches, the Catholic. Episcopal and Congregational. It also contains the usual complement of business houses found in towns of this size. It is a great shipping point and thousands of head of cattle and sheep are shipped from it each year.
Wibaux has a splendid future ; its inhab- itants are enterprising, progressive and ambi - tious, and its church and school facilities are equal to every need. The people are wrapped up in their little city, eager to promote its progress, and extend a welcome to all desirable citizens to join them in the work of develop- ment of their rich and enterprising community.
SIDNEY is a village on the Yellowstone river, in Newlon township, first settled in 1887. and is fifty-five miles northeast of Glendive, the county seat, and twenty-five miles south-
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west of Fort Buford, the shipping point on the Great Northern railway. It has a bank, saw- mill, and a Methodist church. It also has daily stages to Mondak and Glendive. The popu- lation of the town is about 200 and being lo- cated in the center of the most fertile section of eastern Montana, its prospects for becom- ing a thriving town are exceptionally bright. With the completion of the government irri- gation ditch which is now under construction a large influx of settlers are expected in this section and a railroad line down the Yellow- stone valley will undoubtedly be constructed in the near future.
TOKNA, a postoffice in Dawson county with a population of seventy-five, is located on the Yellowstone river, in Newlon township, first settled in 1881, thirty-six miles east of Glendive, the county seat and shipping station, and twenty miles southwest of Sidney, the banking point. Tri-weekly stages to Glen- dive, Sidney and Ridgelawn, and telephone connections.
Other postoffices in Dawson county are : Adams, Circle, Cohagan, Enid, Fairview, Gos- sett, Hodges, Jordan, Kismet, McMillan, Mos- by, Newlon, Norvelia. Ridgelawn, Three Buttes and Viall.
CHAPTER III
POLITICAL.
The political history of Dawson county covers a period of twenty-four years. Al- though the county was first created in 1864 and again in 1869, no attempt was made to form a county organization until 1882. Prior to this time it had been attached to Custer county for judicial and other purposes, but with the coming of the railroad and the rapid settlement in this section. it was found neces- sary to have a separate organization to take care of the rapidly increasing business. Ac- cordingly, in September, 1882, the county of Dawson was organized with Glendive as the county seat.
The first officers of the new county were as follows: E. K. Weeks, Ebon Slawson and Robert Poutet, county commisioners; J. F. Maloney, probate judge; George R. Tingle. clerk and recorder; Henry Dion. sheriff; D. R. Mead, treasurer; John P. Nolan, assessor. Mr. Nolan resigned the office of assessor and
on November 23. 1882, D. S. Prescott was ap- pointed to fill the unexpired term.
The first act of the county commissioners after the organization was to establish voting precincts throughout the county. Four pre- cincts were established, number one at Glen- dive, number two at Burns House, number three at Newlon school house and number four at Keith station house. The appointment of election judges for the election to be held No- vember 7, 1883, was the next act of the com- missioners and the following judges were ap- pointed for the precincts following their names: W. M. Coleman. J. E. Walton and H. E. Tuttle, judges precinct No. 1; J. L. Burns, E. Dunlap and G. F. Grant, judges pre- cinct No. 2; John O'Brien, David Stewart and W. W. Newlon, judges precinct No. 3; Morris Nolan, N. F. Fountain and Andrew Smith, judges precinct No. 4. The township of Newlon was next created and set apart and
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composed all that portion of the county lying west of the Yellowstone river and north of Burns creek, which territory comprised nearly half of the present county of Dawson and all of the present county of Valley.
The political record for the year 1883 is lost to history, as is also the vote of the elec- tion held November 4, 1884. The names of the candidates for office for the year 1884 are a matter of record and the name of the can- didate who was successful is given first, as below :
For Congress-Hiram K. Knowles, rep., J. K. Toole, dem.
For Representative-George R. Tingle. dem .; Gus Grisy, rep.
For County Commissioners-Andrew Mc- Lain, rep .; George McCone, rep .; John Lee, dem .; D. Cavanaugh, dem.
For Probate Judge-James McCormick, rep .; H. J. Haskell, rep .; Wm. E. Lonnegan. dem .; Alex. Gillespie, dem.
For Treasurer-Allen J. McMillan, dem .; Hope S. Davis, rep.
For Clerk and Recorder-W. H. Ray- mond, rep .; F. N. Brown, dem.
For Sheriff-H. C. Tuttle, rep .; N. W. Comford, dem.
For Assessor-N. R. Brown, pp .; M. N. Brown, dem .; J. L. Burns, rep.
For Surveyor-W. W. Newlon, rep .; Ira Hall. pp .; Wm. Lonnegan, dem.
For Supt. of Schools-J. N. Ray, rep. : Dr. Daniel McIntosh, dem.
For Coroner -- Dr. A. R. Duncan, rep., E. W. Narry, dem.
In the election of November 2, 1886, the Republican party was generally successful in electing its candidates, though some of the Democratic candidates were elected. The re- sult of the vote was as follows :
For Congress-J. K. Toole, dem., 217; W. F. Sanders, rep., 202.
For Representative-Alex. S. Gillespie, dem., 171; C. R. Scobey, rep., 241.
For County Attorney-H. J. Haskell. rep., 254: James Ramsey, dem .. 1 ; John Trumbull, clem., 152.
For County Commissioners-Wm. L. Sin- gleton, dem., 184; Emmet Dunlap, rep., 211; Peter Gallagher, dem., 163; S. L. Bean, rep., 235; Ebon Slawson, dem., 188.
For Probate Judge-Fred C. Klein, dem., 153: James McCormick, rep., 264.
For Treasurer-A. J. McMillan, den., 204: Joseph C. Auld, rep., 209.
For Clerk and Recorder- G. N. Chun, dem., 162; W. H. Raymond, rep., 248. For Sheriff -- Thomas Matthews, dem., 194; H. C. Tuttle, rep., 217.
For Assessor-Jesse Reeves, dem., 192; M. M. Carson, rep., 219.
For Supt. of Schools-A. R. Duncan, rep., 206; E. W. Narry, dem., 206.
For Surveyor-N. E. Young, dem., 186; W. W. Newlon, rep., 224.
For Coroner-A. J. Hogg, rep., 404.
For Administrator-J. B. Kelly, dem., 177; . A. L. Smith, rep., 235.
At the election held November 6, 1888, '442 votes were cast for the respective candi- dates for office. The Republican candidates were again generally successful but some of the Democratic candidates were elected. The result of the vote was as follows :
For Congress-W. A. Clark, dem., 213; T. H. Carter, rep., 229.
For Representatives-Chas. Bowers, dem., 171 : H. J. Haskell, rep., 247.
For County Commissioners-A. W. Sny- der, dem., 206; George F. Grant, dem., 227; Henry E. Day, rep., 198; George McCone, rep., 223.
For County Attorney-John Trumbull, dem .. 171 ; Thomas C. Holmes, rep., 253.
For Sheriff-Morris Cain, dem., 204; Joel Gleason, rep., 223.
For Treasurer-Joseph C. Auld, rep., 399.
For Clerk and Recorder-A. N. Savage, dem., 159: James McCormick, rep., 267.
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For Assessor-D. Cavanaugh, dem., 289: M. M. Carson, rep., 137.
For Probate Judge-Taylor John, dem., 229; J.M. Ray, rep., 194.
For Administrator-A. L. Smith, rep., 425.
For Coroner-F. C. Klein, dem., 224; Wm. Lowe, rep., 202.
For Supt. of Schools-Alice Cavanaugh, dem., 271; Mrs. Nan. Little, rep., 156.
For Surveyor-C. C. Staples, rep., 215: N. L. Miller, dem., 213.
A special election was held May 14, 1889, for the purpose of electing delegates to the state constitutional convention, which resulted as follows :
H. J. Haskell, rep., 212; Alfred Myers, rep., 141; O. F. Goddard, dem., 140; D. O. Cowan, dem., 122.
After the organization of the state and the adoption of the constitution, it was necessary to hold another election for the election of county officers. Accordingly an election was held in Dawson county on October 1, 1889. which resulted as follows :
For Congress-Thos. H. Carter, rep., 281 ; Martin Maginnis, dem., 242.
For Governor-Thom. C. Powers, rep .. 289; J. K. Toole, dem., 256.
For Constitution, 364. Against Constitu- tion, 25.
For Senator-W. S. Becker, dem., 290; D. R. Mead, rep., 249.
For Clerk of District Court-J. G. Ram- sey, dem., 316; Frank Mclntyre, rep., 197.
For County Attorney-Thomas C. Holmes, rep., 377.
For County Commissioners-Angus Brown, rep., 235; Emmett Dunlap, dem .. 82 ; George F. Grant, dem., 257; Charles Krug, dem., 270; Edward Marron, rep., 224 ; George McCone, rep., 247 ; C. A. Thurston, dem., 230.
For Clerk and Recorder-James McCor- mick, rep., 339: John W. Whaley, dem., 194.
For Sheriff-Joel Gleason, rep., 342; Tay- lor John, dem., 195.
For Treasurer-Joseph C. Auld, rep., 200 ; J. R. Widmyer, dem., 248.
For Assessor-D. Cavanaugh, dem., 312; M. M. Carson, rep., 227.
For Administrator-Chas. F. Little, rep., 275; John DeJong, dem., 252.
For Coroner-N. W. Comford, dem., 282; S. E. Grinall, rep., 235.
For Supt. of Schools-Alice Cavanaugh, dem., 301 ; Gertrude G. Hooper, rep., 237.
For Surveyor-H. L. Miller, rep., 300; B. F. Peer, dem., 227.
Only the record of the vote for the con- gressman is available for the election held No- vember 4, 1890, which was as follows :
For Congress-Thomas H. Carter, rep., 161; A. L. Corbley, lab., Ir; W. W. Dixon, dem .. 139; W. F. Field, pro., 8.
The result of the vote cast at the election of November 8, 1892, was as follows :
Democratic electors, 268; Republican elect- ors, 343.
For Governor-T. E. Collins, dem., 276; Wm. Kennedy, pp., 30; John E. Rickards, rep., 309: J. M. Waters, pro., 15.
For Senator-Thos. P. Cullen, dem., 315;
H. Hodgson, rep., 302; E. W. Harvey, pp., 9. For Congress-W. W. Dixon, dem., 259; Caldwell Edwards, pp., 29; Charles S. Hart- man, rep., 328.
For Location of State Capital-Anaconda, 3: Boulder, 3; Bozeman, 222; Deer Lodge, 8; Butte, 7: Great Falls, 132 ; Helena, 267.
For Clerk of District Court-Chas. F. Bean, rep., 324; Hubert C. Clancy, dem., 297. For Sheriff-D. Cavanaugh, dem., 306; Joel Gleason, rep., 313: Henry C. Opie, pp., 20.
For Treasurer-James S. Almy, pp., 32; Alex. S. Gillespie, dem., 319; E. S. Johnson, rep., 271.
For Assessor-M. H. Brown, dem., 333;
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N. R. Brown, pp., 40; Neil Stewart, rep., 266.
For Clerk and Recorder-James McCor- mick, rep., 372; Jesse E. Walter, dem., 252.
For County Attorney-Thos. C. Holmes, rep., 294; John J. Kerr, dem., 282.
For Supt. of Schools-Alice Cavanaugh, dem., 262; Eva Harpster, pp., 72; Alvira A. Truax, rep., 304.
For Administrator-John B. Kelly, dem., 259; Chas. Tilyou, rep., 334; Thos. C. Tyrrell, pp., 26.
For Surveyor-A. M. Baird, rep., 475.
For Coroner-M. J. Garrity, dem., 239; J. H. Hunt, rep., 354; G. W. Stoddard, pp., 20.
For County Commissioners-Harry Helms, dem., 346; Wm. Lindsay, rep .. 308; Archibald Morton, rep., 298; George H. Mont- ford, rep., 41 ; O. D. Polley, dem., 282; B. F. Peer, dem., 219: Andrew Smith, dem., 312.
Following is the result of the vote of the election held November 6, 1894:
For Congress-H. S. Corbett, dem .. 109: Chas. S. Hartman, rep., 270; Benjamin Mal- den, soc., 4; Robert B. Smith, pp., 100.
For Location of State Capital-Anaconda, 113; Helena, 389.
For Sheriff-S. D. Bovee, rep., 246; D. Cavanaugh, dem., 252.
For Clerk and Recorder-J. H. Lemley, dem., 190; James McCormick, rep .. 302.
For Treasurer-Henry Dion, rep., 245: Alex. S. Gillespie, dem., 242.
For Assessor-M. H. Brown, dem., 181 ; J. M. Rhoades, rep., 316.
For County Attorney-Thos. C. Holmes, rep., 293; E. B. Kennedy, dem., 192.
Superintendent of Schools-Mrs. Mary Hagan, dem., 211; C. R. Scobey, rep., 271.
For Administrator-T. W. Berry, dem., 1.45; Wm. Lowe, rep., 328.
For Surveyor-L. N. Allen, dem., 153:
E. Harpster, rep., 319.
For Coroner-Thomas Lee, dem., 189; T. J. Pollard, rep., 280.
At the general election held November 8. 1896, the Republican candidates were gener- ally successful. The result was as follows :
Republican Electors, 384: Democratic Electors, 175; Socialist Electors, 3.
For Congress-Chas. S. Hartman, rep., 112; O. F. Goddard, dem., 359.
For Governor-Alex. C. Botkin, rep., 347 ; Robert B. Smith, dem., 195.
For Senator-Jos. C. Auld, rep., 327; Chas. A. Thurston, dem., 228.
For Representative-Wm. Lindsay, rep., 265; Charles Krug, dem., 253 ; Daniel Green- walt, pp., 34.
For Clerk of District Court-Chas. F. Bean, rep., 296; John H. Lemley, dem., 261.
For County Commissioners-Chas. R. No- ble, rep., 345; Alex. M. Baird, rep., 296; T. J. Pollard, rep., 306; Harry Helms, dem., 258; B. H. Peer, dem., 163; Andrew Smith., dem., 218; J. F. Butler, pp., 7; James Brooks, pp., 21 ; James Tarbell, pp., II.
For County Attorney-Thos. C. Holmes, rep., 363 ; August H. Sawyer, dem. 191.
For Clerk and Recorder-James McCor- mick, rep., 555.
For Sheriff-C. R. Scobey, rep., 259; D. Canavaugh, dem., 307 ; Thomas Kean, pp., IO.
For Treasurer-James W. Mckenzie, rep., 305 ; Alex. S. Gillespie, dem., 226; J. S. Almy, PP., 30.
For Assessor-E. J. Lemoyne, rep., 335; Ira M. Alling, dem., 214; Jerry Cain, pp., 8. For Administrator-Wm. Lowe, rep., 365; Wm. Peoples, dem., 160.
For Coroner-S. J. Washington, rep., 298; G. E. Osterwind, dem., 234.
For Superintendent of Schools-Mary Dilts, rep., 190; Mrs. Marie Eisenhart, dem., 63; Nora Johnson, pp., 316.
For Surveyor-Richard R. Cummins, rep., 487
The result of the election held November 8, 1898, was as follows:
For Congress-Thos. S. Hogan, pp., 34;
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A. J. Campbell, dem., 169; Thos. C. Marshall, rep., 299.
For Senator-Thomas Cullen, dem., 318; Henry J. Haskell, rep., 197.
For Representative-Alex. S. Gillespie, clem., 224; Wm. Lindsay, rep., 284.
For Sheriff-D. Cavanaugh, dem., 292; Joseph C. Hurst, rep., 229.
For Treasurer-James W. Mckenzie, rep , 497.
For Clerk and Recorder-James McCor- mick, rep., 302; H. R. Schwanke, dem., 207. Mr. McCormick died July 11, 1900, and R. L. Wyman was appointed July 16, 1900, to fill the unexpired term.
For County Attorney-Thomas C. Holmes, rep., 487.
For Assessor-M. H. Brown, dem., 299; C. C. Staples, rep., 212.
For Superintendent of Schools-Estella Bovee, dem., 256; Nora Johnson, rep., 261.
For Surveyor-R. R. Cummins, rep., 275; WVm. Graham, dem., 223.
For Administrator-Wm. Lowe, rep, 476.
For Coroner-Wm. F. Jordan, dem., 226; S. J. Washington, rep., 271.
At the general election held November 4. 1900, the Republican candidates were success- ful with one exception, that of the office of the state senator. The following is the result of the vote :
Republican Electors, 518; Democratic electors, 236; Socialist electors, 2; Labor elec- tors, 5.
For Congress-Samuel G. Murray, rep., 493; C. F. Kelly, ind. dem., 2; Caldwell Ed- wards, dem., 248; Martin J. Elliot, soc., 3.
For Governor-David E. Folsom, rep., 480; Thos. S. Hogan, ind. dem., o; Joseph K. Toole, dem., 268; Julius Fox, soc., 4.
For Senator-Wm. Lindsay, rep., 380; Thos. P. Cullen, dem., 404.
For Representative-George McCone, rep., 436; C. A. Thurston, dem., 327.
For County Commissioners-J. A. Mor- ton, rep., 442; W. C. Gleason, rep., 468; A. M. Baird, rep., 414: Harry Helms, dem., 376; John B. Kelly, dem., 363 ; Chas. Stierle, dem , 270 ..
For Sheriff-John Kennedy, rep., 404; George B. Williams, dem., 383.
For Treasurer-Hope Davis, rep .. 405; D. H. Driscoll, dem., 359.
For Clerk and Recorder- R. L. Wyman, rep., 459: H. R. Schwanke, dem., 293.
For Clerk of District Court-Jens Rivenes, rep., 425; Gilbert N. Burdick, dem., 341.
For County Attorney-Thomas C. Holmes, rep., 450; C. C. Hurley, dem., 313.
For Superintendent of Schools-Grace Skinner, rep., 758.
For Assessor-A. H. Johnson, rep., 405; M. H. Brown, dem., 365.
For Surveyor-R. R. Cummins, rep., 466; Wm. Graham, dem., 285.
For Administrator-Wm. Lowe, rep., 488; J. H. Lemley, dem., 268.
For Coroner-S. J. Washington, rep., 478; John Butler, dem., 266.
The following is the result of the election held November 6, 1902 :
For Congress-Joseph M. Dixon, rep., 415; John M. Evans, dem., 160; George B. Sproule, ind. dem., 9; Martin Dee, soc., 13.
For Representative-George McCone, rep., 442 ; G. N. Burdick, dem., 201.
For Sheriff-John Kennedy, rep., 280; George B. Williams, dem .. 390.
For Treasurer-Hope Davis. rep., 419; Albert Johnson, dem., 223.
For Clerk and Recorder-R. L. Wyman. rep., 398; Fred Goulding, dem., 260.
For County Attorney-Thos. C. Holmes, rep., 308; C. C. Hurley, dem., 340.
For Superintendent of Schools-Grace A. Skinner, rep., 523.
For Assessor-A. H. Johnson, rep., 430; M. H. Brown, dem., 230.
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For Surveyor-R. R. Cummins, rep., 501. For Administrator-H. A. Sample. rep., 408: John Butler, dem., 206.
For Coroner-W. B. Foster, rep., 413; D. J. Donahue, dem., 216.
At the general election held November 8. 1904. the Republican ticket was again suc- cessful in nearly all cases. but the Democrats succeeded in electing five officials. Following is the result :
Republican electors. 743: Democratic elec- tors, 183.
For Congress-A. G. Gormley, dem., 244; Joseph M. Dixon, rep .. 767 : John H. Walsh, SOC., 22.
For Governor-Joseph K. Toole, dem . 378: Wm. Lindsay, rep .. 663 : M. G. O'Malley, SOC .. 17.
For Senator-George McCone. rep., 741 ; Tullie Cato, dem .. 294.
For Representative-F. P. Lieper, rep., 705 : Robert Dorg. dem .. 339.
For Sheriff-J. A. Culwell, rep .. 442; George B. Williams, dem., 635.
For Treasurer-John Sorenson, rep., 506; Fred J. Goulding, dem., 557.
For Assessor-A. H. Johnson, rep., 592: Chet Murphy, dem., 463.
For Clerk and Recorder-R. L. Wyman, rep., 693 ; C. L. Rood, dem .. 347.
For County Attorney-Jens Rivenes, rep., 460; C. C. Hurley, dem., 600.
For Clerk District Court-H. A. Sample, rep., 725: L. N. Allen, dem., 318.
For Superintendent of Schools-Grace A. Skinner, rep., 529; Estella Bovee, dem., 530.
For Administrator-Frank Sparger, rep., 575: B. F. Dawson, dem., 420. Mr. Sparger committed suicide in April. 1905. and E. L. Herrick was appointed.
For Surveyor-E. S. Baer, dem., 609.
For Coroner-A. E. Aiken, rep .. 581 ; D. J. Donahue, dem., 413.
The citizens of Dawson county have al- ways exercised exceptionally good judgment . in the selection of the men to fill the various county offices of their county and the political record of this county is clean.
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