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Butte County Race Sees Woman Candidate Triumph Over Jimmie Van Wert
In Butte County an attempted political showdown over Superintendent of Schools ends with Miss Smith defeating Jimmie Van Wert. After a boycotting campaign and a cowboy tactic, Van Wert seeks forgiveness and offers Miss Smith a deputy post, which she accepts, then he proposes to make her his partner in the office.
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al Wood
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