A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.did ya know?Flour Adulterater Fined. A. H. Hubbard, the well known traveling man of this city who represents the Well & Wiggins Grocery Co. in the Indian Territory and Kansas, returned this morning from his regular trip. He was in Ritchie, Mo., yesterday while the trial of A. R. Sprague, charged with adulterating flour with corn meal, was in progress. It seems that Sprague had some difficulty with an employee at his mill and the man was discharged. He, to get even, at once had Sprague arrested for adulterating his flour which offense is a misdemeanor and punishable by fine or imprisonment. Sprague was arrested Monday and had his trial yesterday before a justice of the peace. He was fined $5 and costs and at once appealed to the circuit court. The case is a very interesting one, as it is said that all millers adulterate more or less. The defense made was that it was adulterated at the request of the purchaser.
The Carthage R-9 School District Board of Education is having a special meeting Wed., April 2, at 5:15 p.m. at the CSH Conferrence Room, 714 S. Main St. Did Ya Know... Fri., April 4, is the deadline to register for a course on raising tomatoes. The course, sponsored by Jasper County University Extension, will be held April 8 & 10, 7-9 p.m. at the Jasper County Central Annex. The fee is $15 per person. Contact the University Extension Center, 358-2158.
The green on this particular par three lay behind a large bunker, so any shot that made the green would disappear over the bunker. After the last player hit his shot, the first player ran down the fairway without waiting for the others. He disappeared over the bunker and in seconds came running back, jumping and screaming, "I got a hole-in-one! I don't believe it! I got a hole-in-one!" "You've got to be kidding," said the other three players. "You run ahead of us and disappear where we can't see you and then start yellin' about a hole-in-one and you expect us to believe you!" "No, no, it's true. I swear it," he said crossing his heart. "Go look. I left it in the hole to prove it!"
The three incumbents opposed in yesterday's City Council election were defeated. The last minute, week long Third Ward race waged by former Council member Gary Mohr against the phantom opponent Steve Ogle fell short by seven votes. Ogle resigned from the Council after his name was placed on the ballot when he was transferred to Nashville. Mohr entered the race as a write-in candidate little more than a week before the election but State law requires a candidate to receive a majority of votes to be elected. A Mayor/Council appointee will hold the seat until the next City general election.
Totals as follows: 1st Ward Mike Harris-unopposed
2nd Ward Charlie Bastin 78
Bill Denney 26
3rd Ward Steve Ogle 76
Gary Mohr 69
4th Ward Art Dunaway 277
H. Schillinger 163
5th Ward Donna Harlan 162
Tom Bewick 149
Neel Baucom, 1161; Steve Montague, 943; Tony Diggs, 580.
Yes 818; No 293
Mornin',
A couple a comments on the quirks of an election. In the 68 precincts counted from the County, there were 56,853 registered voters. Of that number, there were only 7133 ballots counted for yesterday's election. Comes to a whopping 12.55% turnout for the County. The good news is that Carthage R-9 School District cast 1,516 ballots for School Board, that's 241 more votes than were cast in the entire Joplin R-8 School district, but still shy of the 1992 votes cast in the Webb City School Board race. Another odd fact is that in the Carthage Ward 3 race, 182 voters cast ballots, yet 76 voted for the resigned Steve Ogle and 69 voted for write-in Gary Mohr. 'Course that means there were 27 votes left on the table for one reason or another. Other wards had some nonvoting ballots, but not enough to sway the vote. Carthage showed a typical off season turnout with a total of 1194 voting on the Occupation license issue. Little less than 20%.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin'.