The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
By Our Helena Correspondents,

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MOntana's voters, at the general cleo
eon this fan VIII vote yes, or no, on three
initiative measures, which viii appear /
on the ballots. They are the fve-miH
levy for schools; the revOking Of an
laws Of the state applying TO che manu-
f~aCture, sale and use Of alcoholic liquors.
except as applying to minors, and q
measure for good roads I'm Montana by
q throe-cent gasoline tax.
The five-mtu levy for schools was spOn-
sOred by the state teachers association and
Miss May Trumper, superintendent Of pub
lie instruction. The measure extends the
levy for the university system for. a Der-
tOd Of time past the expiration as fixed at
the time it was carried.
The additional tax on gasoline was spOn-
sOred by the Montana Automobile a~ssOcia-
ton and to date, the petitions necessary
to place the Initiative measure on the bal
lots, have been Over-subscribed by 681.
names; 1A,559 voters have been certified on
petitions, according to the official figures
announced by Charles 7. Stewart, secretary
OF state, whereas only 1925 were re-
quired.
were required to qualify the initiative, and
petitions were received from % counties.
The proposal to revoke the state dry
laws is submitted by an association
ago, and represented In a score Of counties.
Figures compiled by Chares T. Stewart,
secretary Of state, shOW 2O5,821 registered
voters in Montana for 1926, as compared to
211,45O in 1924. Silver Bow eads the list
with 23851 voter; Cascade second, with 49,
653; Yellowstone third, with 9,5S7. The
counties registered voters follow: Beaver
head, $3.50; Big Horn, 2,341; Blaine, 2,452
~BrOadwater, 1858; Carbon, 4,S05; Carter
1857; Cascade, 1868; ChOuteaU, $3.50.
Custer, 4,S58; Daniels, 1,175; Dawson, 1904.
Deer Lodge, 6,279; FallOn, 1905; Fergus
1926; Flathead, 6,S53; Galatln, 6,451; Gar
field, 2,174; Glacier, 1920; Golden Valley
I17RAs Gpnito- 1859 HILL A296s Jefferson
2,O52; Judith Basin, 2,613; Lake, 1859;
Lewis and Clark, 1879; Liberty, 942; Lin
con, 2,6S1; Madison, 1851; McCOne, lao
Meagher, 1870; Mineral, 1,16S; MissOula
9,2S2; Musselshell, 1892; Park, 5,129; Phil
2,330; Powder River, 1900; Powell, 2,72O
Prairie, 1,439; Ravalli, 3,73S; Richland
I2,424; Rosebud, 1882; Roosevelt, 2,O94
Sanders, 2,23S; Sheridan, 3,104; Silver Bow
23,651; saltwater, 2,S41; S~weetgrass, 1867
Teton, 2,234; TOOle, 1887; Treasure, 40
Valley, 1907; Wheatland, 1889; Wibau1
LOTT; Yellowstone, 1851.
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An illustration of the laXity in birth re
cOrding was shown in a letter received b
= Lucian L. Benepe Of the state bureau G
: vital statistics. Miss Ida AhO, Of Turul;
. Finland, who was born in Butte, April il
, 1899. and who's birth was never recorded
; is seeking passport back to the states and
T is being withheld until her birth paper
+ can be shown Miss AhO was the daughte
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Raksi Of Butte, an
was baptized by a Finnish priest in thl
city, during the fist year Of her life. Sh
was later adopted by Henry and Soft
q AhO, whose name she adopted and no Leg
documents Of adoption were recorded.
Z Mr.. Benege has attempted to locate II
e parents and the priest who baptized he
but up to the present time no records ca
be found Of her parnets and infOrmati1
revealed by a party in Butte says "Tl
Finnish priest committed suicide son