Nevada county returns show mixed votes by township
Election tabulations from Nevada county indicate results by township with totals for candidates Donaghey Worthington Hood White Denman Prescott and various measures including road tax license and sale of wine. Several districts report for and against numbers though Leake township remains pending about 70 votes.
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Nevada County
Leake Township
Donaghey
Worthington
Hood
White
Denman
Prescott
Camden
Ouachita County
Ludwig
Fitzpatrick
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Unclear voting tallies across multiple measures and names
The report lists numerous names with vote counts and outcomes for measures including road tax license and wine sale. It notes Democratic losses and Republican gains in 1908 with a mix of totals for No 9 and No 10 and various precincts.
Piano Prize Exhibition Extends Voting Period
The New extends the piano contest closing date by thirty days to October 31 due to delays in delivering the grand prize. Prizes include a Kimball piano at Hesterley Drug Store and a Marlin shot gun at The News office, with districts listing winners and participating stores. Local residents are urged to visit shops to view prizes and support candidates.
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Hollenberg Music Company
Llesterly
Kimball Pisano
Hesterley Drug Store
Studebaker Runabout
Prescott Hardware Company
Draughon's Business College
News Office
Jewel Elgin
Baker’s Drug Store
Prescott Supply and Hardware Company
Nevada County Drug Store Ad Promises School Supplies
A Nevada County store invites families to bring in children for school supplies. The ad states they have what students need and offers a ready source for back to school items.
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Nevada County Drug Store
Candidates Stand for District 1 and 2 Races
The article lists candidates for District No 1 Mrs Dale Wilson Miss Bettie Brown Miss Effie Crossland and Miss Blanch Miller all Prescott. District No 2 shows voting tallies or population figures including 120 059 12 157 8 154 1 020 216 500 162 384 26 573 3 463 1 2 160 8 140 600 345 21 473 675 68 372 14 357 2 650 658 19 640.
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Dale Wilson
Prescott
Bettie Brown
Effie Crossland
Blanch Miller
Weather summary reports warm spell with scattered showers
In the eastern part of the state average daily excess temperatures ranged 1 to 6 degrees while the west had two cool days and five warm ones. Maximums varied from 89 to 98 degrees. Nights cooled to 51 to 65. Mean weekly temp near last week, 5 degrees above 1907, 2 to 3 above normal. First five days nearly no rain. last two days showers, heavy rain in two western counties. Prescott 1.26 inches. Pope and Nevada counties showed excess rainfall. rest of state drought like, eastern counties almost dry.
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Pulaski County
Nevada County
Clay County
Prescott
Pope
Nevada
City Council Adopts Warrant Call and Prisoners Safety Committee
At a meeting led by Mayor Arnold last night a quorum was present but business was light. Current month expenses were approved and warrants cas Read. A committee to devise ways and means to keep city prisoners safe was appointed with Aldermen Greeson Pittman and Gee on it. The session adjourned to October 6.
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Arnold
Greeson, Pittman and
Gee
Hempstead goes wet in parallel county results
Hope and surrounding towns face a shift as Hempstead County leans wet by 1200 to 1500 votes, with Washington and Fulton planning alcohol sales once January arrives, while Hope remains dry after four years without whiskey.
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Washington and
Fulton
Hope
Hempstead
Gore
Washington
Taft Declines Spokane Offer for Shovelman Job
William H. Taft replies to D. Van Arsdale of Spokane offering a shovelman position if references pass. In a Hot Springs letter dated Aug 24 Taft says he is not available, as he has a job at least for the next two months and is not open for engagement.
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Spokane
Wash
D. van Arsdale
Idaho Railway & Navigation Company
William Tl. Taft
Hot Springs
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Westerly Drug Store
Monroe Almand
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Stella Hirst
Florence Hatley
Rosston
Dully Gorham
Blevin
Kate Norwood Doyle
Nannie Leslie
Belton
Bank of Prescott
T. C. McRae, Jr
T. W. McDaniel
Boughio
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Exa Cantley
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Ethel Bailey
Beryl Bryan
Emmet
Lona Barton
Mattie Phillips
Laneburg
Alice Marshall Emmet
Farle Barham
Emmet District NO. 4
T. J. Mendenhall
Johnnie Hambrice Davidson
Grace Thompson
Effie Allder
Myrtle Herring
Bodcaw
Etta Hamilton
Buckner
Mary McSwain
Jennie Joy Nichols
Buckner No
Minnie Wimberly
Nettie Blakely
Texarkana
Miller County
Montgomery
Lafayette County
Taft
Ozan Mercantile Co
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