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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
2
Reports describe Elmer Crouch in a South Main Street dress shop where a gasoline fume ignition caused an instant blast. Though flames were quickly controlled, a $20 garment undergoing cleaning was ruined and Crouch sustained hand burns.
Rich Hill voters rejected local option last Thursday by 415 against and 270 for among 685 total ballots. Campaigns stirred strong feeling with talk of boycotts, but citizens sought orderly response and consensus to move the town forward.
A Saturday hearing before Judge Thurman involved E L Parsons and others controlling Sheldon and Southeastern Telephone seeking a temporary restraining order to stop Jim Elder from using the system. The suit hinges on a mutual association bylaw that requires selling a member’s phone back to the company when they move away, a rule challenged as Elder rented the line instead. The writ was granted with bond posted, pending further action to determine Elder's rights.
Official precinct by precinct results show a dry victory by 1393 votes in Bates county for the December 10 1907 local option election. Detailed tabulation lists precincts and counts validating the outcome.
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