Local option fight grows in Pemiscot county
The Pemiscot local optionists, unhappy with the county voting wet, plan a contest. They met at Caruthersville with organizers and attorneys, faces possible fraud allegations and costly litigation. Contested results could involve thousands in costs, bond requirements, and widespread inquiries across Pemiscot counties before a final Supreme Court decision.
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Pemiscot County
Ltd
Caruthersville
Portageville
Pemiscot County wets win by 251 majority
Last week in Pemiscot county voters chose to keep the wet option, carrying the county by a 251 vote margin. Since Caruthersville is the county seat and went wet, residents argued for a uniform wet or dry status across the county to curb liquor movement and missing revenue. Purma Vietor reports.
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Pemiscot
Caruthersville
Purma Vietor
Pemiscot County votes wet in focal option bid
Pemiscot County approved a wet outcome by 251 in a focal option election held Tuesday, with Hayti precinct 1 voting 75 wet to 25 dry. Four years earlier the county went dry by 7B, as wets organized to win with limited local campaigning while drys used strong speaker campaigns and county owned newspaper support.
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Pemiscot
Hayti
Pemiscot County
Cape Girardeau
Pemiscot County Local Option Election Results
In Pemiscot county the wets won easily last week in the local option election. Earlier, Caruthersville with 1200 residents reportedly cast 1400 votes in a county courthouse election, with inhabitants from four states said to have participated.
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Pemiscot County
Caruthersville
What The Argus Says on Hayti Local Vote History
The Argus notes 1910 polling figures of 823 votes, 1906 with 630 votes, and a 193 vote rise over four years as Hayti grows. It argues population and business development explain rising turnout and examines why county dry politics influence nearby Caruthersville. It lists election officials and observers involved in the Hayti ballot.
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Argus
Hayti
Ducult
Mtuyt
The
Caruthersville
Win
York
Card of Thanks and Local Election Contests
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of Mrs. Kate Lippard. The Argus notes a county local option meeting to contest a vote on fraud at polling places, with Caruthersville involvement and comments on legal representation and county factions affecting Pemiscot county’s growth.
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Caruthersville
Obion County Native Kate Lippard Dies in Missouri
Mrs. Kate Lippard born November 1863 in Obion County Tennessee married Robert Lip pard December 24 1878 moved to Missouri in 1900 died June 22 190? at daughter Mrs A Hoge home Sister Lippard lived for God since age 14 leaves husband and five children funeral at Methodist church in Hayti Little Prairie cemetery Caruthersville remains interred in hope of heaven blessings upon family.
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Kate Lippard
Obion County
Tennessee
Robert Lippard
Missouri
A. Hoge
Sister Lippard
Huyti
Little Prairie
Caruthersville
Hog law praised as strong but few violators caught
The hog law is praised as one of the town’s best rules, with only a handful willing to break it. Two occasions saw ground opened and diseased hogs exposed, yet the guilty were not punished, the last time due to poverty. The city cannot be lax toward violators, and being poor is no excuse. It emphasizes that the city is for people, not hogs and cattle.
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Pemiscot
Vemiscot County
St. Louis
Caruthersville
Pemiscot County
LiLy
Provine Accepts Bookkeeper Role at Harrisburg Grocer
We received a letter from OJ Provine at Harrisburg stating he is in good health and doing well. He has accepted a position with the McClure Flannigan Grocery Co as bookkeeper. He says the firm and its staff are old friends and acquaintances, making him feel at home.
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Oj. Provine
Harrisburg
McClure-Flannigan Grocery Co
Stearns Visits Millerville for Wife’s Illness
Stearns went to Millers ville Saturday night to see his wife who has been quite ill since leaving home on a visit a few days ago and could not return with him last week.
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Stearns
Millersville
T Here
Hayti school district valuation for 1900 set at 214150
The Hayti district covers only part of Hayti township with total assessed value 214150. Merchants and manufacturers 21260, personal property 56140, real estate 205140. North bound Frisco train from Memphis to St Louis derailed south of town due to rails spreading at a spur. None injured. engine and cars lightly damaged. The Critic notes editors’ duty to publish promptly despite idle inquiries.
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Hayti
Hayti Township
Memphis
St. Louis
City Urges Swift Weed Cutting Along Streets and Properties
City authorities should act quickly to cut weeds along streets alleys and vacant lots. Property owners must be notified to cut weeds on their premises and faced with legal enforcement if they fail to comply.
Altercation in Caruthersville Over Local Election
In Caruthersville last Friday an altercation occurred during the local option election. Carl Bloker reportedly clashed with Johny McFerland’s group, described as a five-man party, in a tense incident that drew police attention but details remain limited.
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Caruthersville
Carl Bloker
Johny McFerland
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