After Election Bluffer Debate Over County Commissioner
Frank Rider challenges editor and Republicans over support for West End Progressive candidate Robert Abel. He cites road neglect and unsafe bridges in Valley County and questions party loyalty. Respondent defends GOP stance and insists on voting for capable local candidates regardless of party.
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W.Y. Coon
Robert ‘Abel
Robert Abel
W. W. Coon
Howard Spencer
Cou
Saco
Valley County
West End
Bei
Rider
Ed.tor
Ridéx
Abel
Weare
Local petition seeks road dam repair near Saco
Residents along Larb Creek request county action after a stockman dammed a coulee to block a road. They urged the county attorney to investigate and address road obstruction without citing a local commissioner appointment.
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Larb Creek
Robert
Abel
Saco
Lonesome Fighting Alone for the Progressive Cause
Walter Shanley denounces Bull Moose leanings in Glasgow Montana, accusing him of patronage schemes tied to land office interests and county printing fraud. The piece portrays Shanley as battling party bosses, with references to Joe Dixon, Taft, Beede, Rhodes, and local figures in a long-running political feud.
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Glasgow
Shanley
Joe Dixon
Federal
Landh
Montana
U.S
Land Office
Walter
Chas. N
Taft
Chicago
Rhodes
County News
Beede
Prc
Sit
Office
Stephens
Eeng
Bull Moose
and ‘Oee
Oly Copartes
Pars Week KE Ribiles
Republican Party
Pal
John
Is. Slattery
Progressive Party
Cgne
Isa
Slattery
Glasgow Independent Report on Committee Picks
A Glasgow Independent item notes that the Bull Moose convention selected candidates from within the committee, effectively choosing themselves. The piece emphasizes discretion for future reference.
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Fox
Glasgow Independent
Miss Flora Simms Earns Praise as County Superintendent
Miss Flora Simms, County Superintendent of Schools, visited Saco and discussed her tenure. Former principal of Saco, she previously taught in Hinsdale and Culbertson, praised for ability and personality, with Valley County schools described as in peak condition.
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Flora Simms
Saco
Hunter
Simms
Bull Moose Reform Demands Campaign Expense Funding
The Bull Moose party urges individual members to pay campaign expenses for their chosen candidates. It denounces old systems of funding and proposes a salary funded by a year’s earnings for party workers. The piece accuses Shanley Slattery and Fox of self serving aims and hints at a continuation on page 6.
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Bull Moose Party
Shanley
Fox
Slattery
Bull
Messrs
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