The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-10
School District, City Elections Create ,
Much Interest, Heavier Vote Than Usual
School Trustees. City
Officers Elected Here
And Throughout County

Last week was election week
in Big Horn county, with
school district elections held
here and at Wyola Saturday
and city elections in Hardin
and Lodge Grass on Monday.
Most interest was shown in
the city election, where compe-
tition developed for the first
time since the beginning of the
war. The candidates on the
Citizens ticket for mayor, A.
M. Crilly; treasurer, Melvin
Cook; and police judge, Charles
A. Corkins, were unopposed.
Close contests developed in
the races for aldermen, with
four of the six candidates OF
the Progress party elected.
Given majorities by the voters
we're Jack Helmann, George
Daniels, Ray Morissette, Jens
Kalberg, l.. R. Cool and Sam
T. Meeke.
The voters favored giving
the Big Horn Oil and Gas De-
velopment company a franchise
by a large majority, 1872 to %.
It was estimated that 81 per
cent of the registered voters
cast ballots, an unusually large
number for a city election.
The vote by precincts on the
basis of unofficial returns:
No. IL First Ward)
For mayor-A. M. Crilly, 80.
Frank Elder 2, John Putnam l,
Sam Meeke l.
For treasurer Melvin Cook
SO.
For police judge-Charles A.
Corkins 80, r. A. Vickers l
For aldermen-Jack Helmann
g., George Daniels 60, Stark
Bair At, Earl Cammock A.
Gas franchise 81, against
No. 10 Second WardD
For mayor-A. M. Chilly 80,
George Daniels /, Sam Meeke
l, John Putnam l, A Buzzetti
For treasurer-Melvin Cool
For police Judge Charles A
Corkins SO, John Putnam I.
For aldermen-Jens Kalberg
68, Ray Morissette Al, Garold
Fish A, Lyle Ifntinger 43, Sam
Meeke 1.
Gas franchise-for So, a.
gainst I.
No. 10 (Third Ward)
For mayor-A. M. Chilly 1874,
Frank Buzzetti l, L. R. Cool /.
For treasurer-Melvin Cook
1877.
For police judge Charles A.
Corkins 100
For aldermen Sam T. Meeke
sc, L. R. Cool IS, E. c. WEIGH
man rs, A. c. Sweeney 40, RAY
Morissette 2.
Gas franchise-for 76, a.
gainst 9.
Lodge Grass
In the Lodge Grass city
election, only one candidate
filed for each office. Elected
were cliff Clanin, mayor;
Frank Mason and c. C. Green
first ward aldermen; Howard
Mason and Clarence Westbr ook
second ward aldermen.
School District 17-H
A total of 281 voters express
ed their preference in the e.
lection of school trustees fol-
District 17H. Elected were
Archie Wilson of st. Xavier
and Sam Denny of Crow Agen
cy.
Ballots at the three pollin!
places were cast as follows:
Hardin-Wilson 1913, Dem,
1874, James Kelly II, total vott
140.
st. Xavier Wilson 16, DEM,
IA, Kelly 4, total vote ID.
Crow Agen y-Wilson u
Denny 80, Kelly 81, Pet,
Pitsch, Jr., 1, Clarence Carpe
l, total vote 1913.
School District 20
In the Wyola school district
balloting was on an additions
three mill levy as well as tn
trustees. The levy passed cas-
lily. New trustees for Distric
20 are Harold McGovern an,
Cecil Wham. w. j. Graham /
the holdover member of tn
board.
School District 16
Not a single dissenting vot
was cast on the additional five
mill school levy which was OF
the ballot in District 16. TIE,
Dumler was reelected truSte
and will serve on the boar
with Glen Noyes and job;
Olenik, holdover members.
School District 2
In the Pryor school district
Arnold DinSdale was electet
trustee. He was the only can
didate for the office. Othe
board members are William
Masterson and John Smar
Enemy.
School District n
Jack Mattox was chosel