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Show i RESULT OF BEAVER ELECTION CONTESTED, Renuhlicans Claim Vote Count Was Irregular and Cause i of Boyter's Defeat. j ! Republicans at Beaver will contest the count made of the ballots at the Beaver municipal election, according ; to a story in the Beaver Press. The i race for the office of mayor was exceedingly ex-ceedingly close, John Barton, Democrat, Demo-crat, being declared the winner over Henry Boyter by a narrow margin of six votes. It is claimed by Mr. Boyter's Boy-ter's supporters that mistakes wove made in the throwing out of 'spoiled' ballots. Upon that belief, the Republicans Repub-licans have filed a contest suit in District Dis-trict Court. The planitiff in the suit also maintains that persons were al-'o-'-ed to vote who were not residing within the corporate limits of the city of Beaver. ; The date for court hearing upon the action is set by Judge LeRoy Cox for December 13. ; o |