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1940 (President)-Aiken, Industrial, 2,553; Thomas. Soc., 5,454; Browder, Com., 2.711.

1940 (U. S. Senator)-Shipstead, Rep., 641,049; Benson, Farm-Labor, 310,875; Regan, Dem., 248,658: Grace Holmes Carlson, Trotskyist Anti-War, nominated by petition, 8,761.

1940 (Governor)-Stassen, Rep., 654,686; Petersen, Farm-Labor, 459,609; Murphy, Dem., 140,021; Castle, Indus., 3,175. 1938 (Governor)-Stassen, Rep., 678,839: Benson, Farm.-Lab., 387,263; Gallagher, Dem., 65.875: Castle, Industrial, nominated by petition, 3,175. PAST VOTE OF MINNESOTA 1872 (Pres.), Greeley, Dem. and Lib., 35,211; Grant Rep., 55,708.

1876 (Pres.), Tilden, Dem., 48,587; Hayes, Rep.. 72,955; Cooper, Greenback, 2,389; Smith, Proh. Rep.. 144.

1880 (Pres.), Hancock, Dem., 53,315; Garfield. Rep., 93,902; Weaver, Greenback, 3,267; Dow. Proh., 286.

1884

(Pres.). Cleveland, Dem., 70,065; Blaine, Rep.. 111,685; St. John, Proh., 4,684; Butler, Greenback, 3,583.

1888 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 104,385; Harrison, Rep., 142.492; Fisk, Proh., 15,311; Streeter, U. Lab., 1,097.

1892 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 100,920: Harrison,
Rep., 122,823; Weaver, 107,077; Bidwell, Proh.,
14,182.

1896 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem. and Peoples' (Populist),
130,735; McKinley, Rep., 193.503; Levering,
Proh., 4,339; Palmer, Gold Dem., 3,222.
1900 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 112.901; McKinley,
Rep., 190,461; Woolley, Proh., 8,555; Debs, Soc.,
3,065.

1904 (Pres.), Parker, Dem., 55,187; Roosevelt.
Rep., 216,651; Swallow, Proh., 6,352; Debs, Soc.,
11,692.

1908 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem.. 109,401; Taft, Rep.. 195.843; Chafin, Proh., 11,107; Debs. Soc., 14,527. 1908 (Gov.), Dem., 175, 136; Rep., 147,997; Proh.. 7,024; Soc., 6,516; Ind., 593.

1912 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 106,426; Taft, Rep., 64.334; Roosevelt, Prog., 125,856; Debs, Soc.. 27,505.

1916 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 179.152; Hughes, Rep., 179,544; Roosevelt, Prog.. 290; Hanly, Proh.. 7,793; Benson, Soc., 20,117.

1916 (U. S. Sen.), Dem., 117,541; Rep., 185,159: Proh., 78,425.

1920 (Pres.), Cox, Dem., 142,994; Harding, Rep.. 519,421; Watkins, Proh., 11,489; Debs. Soc., 56,106.

1924 (Pres.), Coolidge, Rep., 420.759: La Follette. Progs., 339,192; Davis, Dem., 55,913: Foster Workers, 4,427; Johns, Soc.-Lab., 1,855.

1928 (Pres.), Hoover, Rep., 560,977; Smith, Dem.,
396,451; Thomas, Soc., 6,774; Foster, Com..
4.853; Industrial, 1,921.

1932 (Pres.), Roosevelt, Dem., 600,806; Hoover,
Rep., 363,959; Thomas, Soc., 25,476; Foster,
Com., 6,101; Coxey, Farm, Lab., 5,731; Reynolds,
Ind., 770.

Back in the period of Louis XIV, Minnesota belonged to France. Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart, French explorers, were the first white men known to have set foot within her boundaries. That was in 1655. They stayed in the region a year and then returned to Montreal laden with a fortune in fur pelts. In 1763 the region passed from France into the possession of Great Britain.

Minnesota was the scene of the bloody Sioux Indian uprising in 1862 in which hundreds of whites and Indians were slain. Historic spots and scenes of the uprising are marked in profusion in various parts of the state. They

The twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are the metropolitan area of the Northwest, are the markets through which pass the Northwest's products, grain, livestock and produce. Duluth, on the Great Lakes, is the outlet for much of the wheat and all of the iron ore exported from the State.

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1872 (Pres.), Greeley, Dem. and Lib., 47,288; Grant, Rep., 82.175.

1876 (Pres.), Tilden, Dem., 112,173; Hayes, Rep., 52.605.

1880 (Pres.), Hancock, Dem.. 75,750; Garfield, Rep., 34,854; Weaver, Greenback, 5.797.

1894 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 76,510; Blaine, Rep., 43,509.

1888 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 85,467; Harrison, Rep., 31,120; Fisk, Proh., 258.

1892 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 40,288; Harrison, Rep., 1,342; Weaver, People's, 10,102; Bidwell, Proh., 995.

1896 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem. and People's (Populist). 63,793; Palmer, Nat'l (Gold) Dem.. 1.071; McKinley, Rep., 5,123: Levering. Proh., 485. 1900 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 51,706; McKinley, Rep., 5,753.

Mississippi's vacation season is twelve months long, and most of Mississippi is a year-round country club. It is only in the last fifty years that the state has become a winter resort for visitors from the North; but for more than a century inland Southerners have moved to the Mississippi Coast or to the state's many quiet springs and mineral wells for their summer retreat. The Coast, freshened with the constant breeze from off the Gulf. is built up almost solidly with hotels, tourist camps, and cottages.

The new highways bridge the centuries of Mississippi's storied past. The Mississippi River bridge at Vicksburg spans the channel down which in 1863 Grant ran his gunboats past a gauntlet of fire from Confederate batteries. The seawall drive at Ocean Springs follows the Old Spanish Trail. The mile-long Iberville Memorial Bridge lies across the entrance to Biloxi Bay where in 1699 the French established their first capital in the Mississippi Valley.

1904 (Pres.). Parker, Dem., 53,374; Roosevelt. Rep., 3,187; Debs, Soc., 392. 1908 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 60,287; Taft. Rep.. 4,363; Debs Soc., 978.

1912 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 57,227; Taft, Rep.. 1,595; Roosevelt, Prog., 3,645; Debs, Soc., 2.601. 1916 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 80,422; Hughes, Rep.. 4,253; Benson, Soc., 1,481.

1920 (Pres.). Cox, Dem., 69,277; Harding, Rep.. 11,576; Debs, Soc., 1,639.

1924 (Pres.), Davis, Dem., 100,475; Coolidge, Rep.. 8,546: LaFollette, Progs., 3,494.

1928 (Pres.), Smith, Dem.. 124,539; Hoover. Rep.. 27,153.

1932 (Pres.). Roosevelt. Dem., 140, 168; Hoover, Rep., 5,180; Thomas, Soc., 686.

Spring comes early to Mississippi. On the Coast the camellia Japonica and wistaria bloom in February. The lavender wistaria's' lacy clusters shade a sun that is warm enough even this early for North are snow-bound, young grass carpets the tennis and other sports. While golfers in the greens of Mississippi's courses; and "Mid-winter" tournaments attract special trainloads of players.

Mississippi's misty wooded hills where pines and live oaks are green the year round usher in the Spring with flashes of white dogwood and the faint pastel bloom of redbud and yellow jessamine. Peach orchards are bouquets of blossoms. Traveling the Coast's "Azalea Trail" is an experience.

April breezes from the warm Gulf of Mexico open the summer yachting season. Small craft harbors like the new marina at Gulfport shelter fleets of moth-like sailboats. Excursion launches carry tanned picnickers to the sea-swept beaches of Ship Island, twelve miles offshore, where grim Civil War fort has been converted into public recreation center.

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958,476 871,009|1,111,043 697,891 Aiken, Soc. Lab., 209.

1940 (President)- Thomas, Soc., 2,226; Babson, Proh.. 1,809; 1940 (U. S. Senator)-Truman, Dem., 930,775; Davis, Rep., 886,376; Rinck, Soc., 1,669; Baeff, Soc. Lab., 196.

1940 (Governor)-Donnell, Rep., 911,530; McDaniel, Dem., 907,917; High, Soc., 1,555; Cox, Soc. Lab., 205. 1938 (U. S. Senator)-Clark, Dem., 757,587; Caulfield, Rep., 488,687; Hodges, Soc., 1,712; Oberheu, Soc. Lab., 292.

1936 (President)-Thomas, Soc., 3,454; Lemke, Union, 14,630; Browder, Com., 417; Colvin, Proh., 908; Aiken, Soc. Lab., 292. 1936 (Governor-Stark, Dem., 1,037,133; Barrett, Rep., 772,934; Botz, Non. Part., 4,082; Duemler, Soc., 2,807; Williams, Com., 345; Cox, Soc. Lab., 295 PAST VOTE OF MISSOURI

347,203; Chafin, Proh., 4,231; Debs. Soc., 15,431. 1912 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 330,746; Taft, Rep., 207,821; Roosevelt, Prog., 124,371; Debs, Soc.. 28,466.

1872 (Pres.), Greeley, Dem. and Lib.. 151,434; 1908 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 346,574; Taft, Rep., Grant, Rep., 119,116; O'Connor, Lab. Rep., 2,429; 1876 (Pres.), Tilden, Dem., 203.077: Hayes, Rep.. 145,029; Cooper, Greenback, 3,498. 1880 (Pres.). Hancock, Dem., 208.609; Garfield, Rep., 153,567; Weaver, Greenback, 35,135. 1884 (Pres.). Cleveland, Dem., 235.988; Blaine, Rep., 202,929; St. John, Proh., 2,153. 1888 (Pres.). Cleveland, Dem., 261,943; Harrison, Rep., 236,252; Fisk, Proh., 4,539; Streeter, U. Lab., 18,619.

1892 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 268,188; Harrison, Rep., 226,918; Weaver, Peoples', 41,213; Bidwell, Proh.. 4.331

1896 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem, and Peoples' (Populist). 313.576; Palmer, Nat'l (Gold) Dem., 2,363; McKinley, Rep., 239.333; Levering, Proh.. 2,462, 1900 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 351.922; McKinley, Rep., 314,092; Woolley, Proh., 5,965; Debs, Soc., 6.139.

1904 (Pres.), Parker, Dem.. 296,312: Roosevelt Rep. 321,449; Swallow, Proh.. 7,191; Debs, Soc., 13.009.

1916 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 398,025; Hughes, Rep.. 369,339; Hanly, Proh., 3,884; Benson, Soc., 14,612. 1916 (U. S. Scn.), Dem., 396,166; Rep.. 371,710; Soc., 14,659; Soc. Lab., 962.

1920 (Pres.), Cox, Dem., 574,799: Harding, Rep.. 727,162; Watkins, Proh.. 5,142; Debs, Soc., 20,242; Christensen, F.-Lab., 3,291.

1924 (Pres.), Coolidge, Rep., 648,486; Davis, Dem.. 572,753; LaFollette, Progs., 84,160: Faris, Proh. 1,418; Johns, Soc-Lab., 909; Wallace, Comm. Land., 259.

1928 (Pres.), Hoover, Rep., 834,080; Smith, Dem..
662,562; Thomas, Soc., 3.739; Reynolds, Soc.
Lab., 340.

1932 (Pres.), Roosevelt, Dem., 1,025,406; Hoover,
Rep., 564.713; Thomas, Soc., 16,374; Upshaw,
Proh., 2,429; Foster, Com., 568; Reynolds, Soc.
Lab.. 404.

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1940 (President)-Thomas, Soc., 1,443; Babson, Proh., 664; Browder, Com., 489. 1940 (U. S. Senator)-Wheeler, Dem., 176,753; Cheadle, Rep., 63,941.

1940 (Governor)-Ford, Rep.. 124,435; Ayers, Dem., 119,453: Fredrickson, Com., 1,713.
1936 (President)-Lemke, Union, 5,549; Thomas, Soc., 1.066; Browder, Com., 385; Colvin, Proh., 224.
1936 (U. S. Senator)-Murray, Dem., 121,769; Larson, Rep., 60,038; Monaghan, Ind., 39,655.
1936 (Governor)--Ayers, Dem. 115,310; Hazelbaker, Rep., 108,914; Cavanaugh, Soc., 917; Ryan.
Union, 838; Fredrickson, Com., 374.

PAST VOTE OF MONTANA
1892 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 17,581; Harrison,
Rep., 18,851; Weaver, People's. 7,334; Bidwell,
Proh., 549.

1896 (Pres.), McKinley, Rep., 10,494; Bryan, Dem.
and People's, 42,537; Levering. Proh., 186.
1900 (Pres.), McKinley, Rep.. 25,373; Bryan, Dem..
37,145; Woolley, Proh., 298; Debs, Soc.. 708.
1904 (Pres.), Roosevelt, Rep., 34,932; Parker, Dem.,
21,773; Swallow. Proh., 335: Debs, Soc., 5,676.
1908 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 29,326; Taft, Rep..
32,333; Chafin, Proh., 827; Debs, Soc., 5,855.
1912 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 27,941; Taft, Rep.,

The earliest peoples inhabiting the northern Montana plains were apparently Snake Indians of Shoshonean stock. Later Nez Perces, Flatheads. and Kootenais pushed eastward through passes from the headwaters of the Columbia River system. Then came horses and firearms, and the whites themselves to set up an entirely different state of affairs in their hitherto relatively peaceful existence. First, a growing and expounding Siouan race, pressed forward also by an expanding irresistable Algonkian stock, occupied the high plains and pushed back its peoples behind the wall of mountains. These were the Crows from the south. the Assiniboins to the east. Lastly, armed with strategy and firearms, and given speed and range with horses, the Blackfeet came forth from their forests to become the terror of the north. They grew strong on the abundance of food and game on the Great Plains, and pushed the Crows beyond the Yellowstone River, until met by the forces of white soldiers and the tide of civilization.

The mountains of Glacier National Park in Montana are made up of many layers of limestone and other rocks formed from sediments deposited under water. At intervals muds were laid down which later became consolidated into rocks known as "shales" and "argillites." Limy or calcareous muds were changed into limestone. The rocks show ripple marks which were made by waves when the rock material was soft sand and mud. Raindrop impressions and sun cracks show that the mud from time to time was exposed to rains and the drying action of the air. These facts indicate that the area was once covered by a shallow sea. The geologist estimates that these depositions were made several hundred million years ago.

In the plains area east of the mountains are

18,512; Roosevelt, Prog.. 22,456; Debs. Soc..
10,885.

1916 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 101,063; Hughes. Rev.
66,750; Roosevelt, Prog., 298; Benson, Soc., 9,564
1920 (Pres.), Cox, Dem., 57,372: Harding, Rep..
109,430; Christensen, F.-Lab., 12.204.
1924 (Pres.), Coolidge. Rep.. 74,138: LaFollette.
Plogs., 61,105; Davis, Dem., 33,805; Foster.
Workers, 357; Johns, Soc.-Lab., 247.
1928 (Pres.), Hoover, Rep.. 113,300: Smith, 78,578:
Thomas, Soc., 1.667: Foster. Con.. 563
1932 (Pres.), Roosevelt, Dem., 127,286; Hoover,
Rep., 78.078; Thomas, Soc., 7,891; Foster, Com..
1,775; Harvey, Lib., 1,449.

other lime and mud formations, younger and softer than the rocks which make up the mountains. but formed under much the same conditions. These contain many forms of life, such as fish and shells.

In Glacier National Park some of the ancient glacier ice still remains in the higher portions of the valleys and a study of these ice fields helps in interpreting the history of the park during the Ice Age. It is evident that ice did not cover the entire range, but that the higher peaks stood out above the ice, which probably never reached a thickness of over 3,000 feet in this region. The V-shaped valleys which had been produced by stream erosion were filled with glaciers which moved slowly down the valleys. The ice froze onto all loose rock material and carried it forward. using it as abrasive to gouge out the rock, the valley bottoms, and sides. Gradually the valleys were molded until they had acquired a smooth U-shaped character. There are examples of this work of ice in the park, among which are Two Medicine, Cut Bank, St. Mary, Swiftcurrent, and Belly River Valleys.

In addition to smoothing the valley down which they moved, the glaciers produced many rock basins called cirques. These are the result of ice plucking in the regions where the glaciers formed. Alternate freezing and thawing cause the rock to break and the resulting fragments are carried away by the moving ice mass. In the majority of cases the cirques have lakes on their floors. The park is dotted with these little lakes scattered throughout the high mountain country. The valley lakes are usually larger than the ciroue lakes and have a different origin. As the glaciers melted they deposited huge loads of sand, mud and boulders in the valley bottoms called moraines

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1940 (U. S. Senator)-Butler, Rep., 340,250; Cochran, Dem., 247,659; Ruthven (by petition), 8,982. 1940 (Governor)-Griswold, Rep., 365,638; Carpenter, Dem., 235, 167.

1938 (Governor)-Cochran, Dem., 218,787; Warner, Rep., 201,898; Bryan, by petition, 76,258. 1936 (President)-Lemke, Union, 12,847.

1936 (U. S. Senator)-Norris (by petition), 258,700; Simmons, Rep., 223,276; Carpenter, Dem.. 108,391. 1936 (Governor)-Cochran, Dem., 333,412; Griswold, Rep., 257,267; Mehrens (by petition), 5,746.

PAST VOTE OF NEBRASKA

1872 (Pres.), Grant, Rep., 18,329; Greeley, Dem. and Lib., 7.812.

1876 (Pres.), Tilden, Dem., 17,554; Hayes. Rep., 31,916; Cooper, Greenback, 2,320: Smith, Proh. Ref., 1,599.

1880 (Pres.), Hancock, Dem., 28,523: Garfield, Rep., 54,979: Weaver, Greenback, 3,950: Dow, Proh.. 1,599.

1884 (Pres.). Cleveland, Dem., 54,391; Blaine, Rep., 76,912; St. John, Proh., 2,899.

1888 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 80,542; Harrison, Rep., 108.425; Fisk, Proh.. 9,429; Streeter, U. Lab., 4.226.

1892 (Pres.), Cleveland, Dem., 24,943; Harrison. Rep.. 87,227: Weaver, People's, 83,134; Bidwell. Proh., 4,902.

1896 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem. and People's (Populist), 115,999: Palmer, Nat'l (Gold) Dem., 2,885: McKinley, Rep., 103,064: Levering. Proh., 2,040.

1900 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 114,013; McKinley, Rep.. 121,835; Woolley, Proh., 3,655; Debs, Soc., 823. 1904 (Pres.). Parker, Dem., 52,921; Roosevelt, Rep., 138,558; Swallow. Proh., 6,323; Debs, Soc., 7,412. 1908 (Pres.), Bryan, Dem., 131,099: Taft, Rep.. 126,997; Chafin, Proh., 5,179; Debs, Soc., 3,524. 1912 (Pres.). Wilson. Dem.. 109,008; Taft, Rep.. 54,029; Roosevelt, Prog., 72.614; Debs, Soc., 10,174. 1916 (Pres.), Wilson, Dem., 158,827: Hughes, Rep.. 117,257; Hanly, Proh., 2,952; Benson, Soc., 7,141. 1920 (Pres.), Cox, Dem., 119,608; Harding. Rep., 247,498; Watkins, Prob., 5,947; Debs, Soc., 9,600. 1924 (Pres.), Coolidge. Rep., 218,585; Davis, Dem.. 137.289; LaFollette, Progs., 106,701; Faris, Proh., 1,594.

1928 (Pres.), Hoover, Rep., 349,745; Smith, Dem.. 197,959; Thomas. Soc., 3.434.

1932 (Pres.), Roosevelt, Dem.. 359,082; Hoover. Rep.. 201,177; Thomas, Soc., 9,876.

Emanuel Lisa, in 1805, established a trading post at Bellevue: the American Fur Co. put one there in 1810, in charge of Col. Peter A. Sarpy.

Fort Kearney. on the Platte River, was built in 1848 for the protection of the Oregon trail.

Omaha was founded in 1854; the first legislature met there in 1855; the State constitution was ratified by popular vote (for, 3,938; against, 3,838) in 1866. The State capital was moved from Omaha to Lincoln, in 1867.

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