My Trails into the Past

Hamilton, Montana, Voting Day This week’s theme would have gone well with last week’s theme of voting. My great-uncle, Anthony “Tony” Hork, served as Ravalli County, Montana county recorder for fifty-two years, from 1911 to 1962. [1] Tony ran as a Republican and served until his retirement. To meet this week’s theme of stormy weather, on 7 November 1950, was another election, where Tony ran unopposed for Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder. That particular day, seventy-five percent of Ravalli voters went to the polls despite the stormy weather. [2] This was the first snowfall of the year. It began as rain in the morning and when it grew colder, the snow began to fall and made the roads and streets slippery and visibility poor. “The storm made the evening uncomfortable for election revelers and reporters who gathered the returns, but did not seem to affect the voting.” [3] Holdrege, Nebraska, Wind Storm On 26 June 1922, a huge storm of wind, hail, and rain caused damage in the town ...