The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
Clark County Results Found to be
About the Same 40
Were At First
Reported.
CARTER ADMITS DEFEAT
Freight Engine Sparks Set Fire to
Farm Meadow and Con-
sumed Stacks Of
Hay.

. KAHOKA. Mo-. Aug. THE mem
bers of the county court and the
county clerk, sitting as canvassing
board, made the official count of the
primary election returns Friday. The
count resulted in few changes and
the vote as appeared in The Gate
City OF Wednesday was practically
correct. One change in the official
vote gave Bert L. Gridl,y the nomi-
nation for prosecuting attorney over
N. T. Cherry by eighteen votes. in
stead OF twelve as reported. Other
changes were unimportant.
Friends Of D. T. Shuler and Paul
Laken, republican candidates for sher-
id, were in hopes that the official
count would change the tie between
them, but such proved not to be the
case. Both received 1913 totes. Ac-
cording to the Missouri primary law,
cases of tie must be decided by lot
In accordance with the law, at the
conclusion of the canvas, the names
OF thestwo men were written on cards
of exactly the same size, placed in a
hat and Presiding Judge David Rider
drew therefrom the name of the man
who shall make the race. Dan T.
Shulef WIS the name drawn. He re-
sides in Kahoka and will make an
exceptionally strong candidate. In adj
dition to this tie, there we're three
others Of minor importance. F. c.
Woodbridge and R.. M. Hennessy re-
ceived the same number of votes for
constable of Des Moines township; r.
j. Duncan and w. H. Sutton were
tied for democratic committeeman
from Folker township, and W. H.
Sutton and Henry Calvert, democrats,
were tied for constable of Folker
township. These ties were disposed
of in the same manner as the Shuler
and Lakin contest. Woodbridge won
for constable of Des Moines town
ship, and w. H. Sutton was twice
lucky, getting both jobs, committee
man and constable Of Folker town
ship. The tickets Of the two parties
are as follows:
Observation-Disclosures: SamI
A. Durf1inger: Judge county court
western district, William L. Smith;
judge county court eastern district,
Jefferson y. Rebo; prosecuting attor-
ney, Bert L. Gridley; sheriff, George
w. Arnold; assessor, Frank NJ.
Thompson; treasurer, Thomas J.
Daggs; coroner, DIR. F. A. s. Rebo.
Representative, Frank
M. Harr; Judge county court western
district, Lewis p. Muhrer: judge
county court eastern district. Harry
O'Bleness; prosecuting attorney,
James H. Talbot; sheriff, D. T.
Shuler; assessor, Harry NJ. Owen;
treasurer, Joseph F. Wagner; coro-
ner, John L. Mcconnell.
]. P. Talbot, the aged father Of
Prosecuting Attorney James H. Tai
bolt, died at his home in Farming
ton, Iowa, Saturday morning at /
o'clock. He was aged So years.
Secretary P. 1. Wilsey of the Clark
Harpe, H., Thursday, in the interest
of the fair.
Telephone advices from Kirksville
state that Charles F. Carter admits
his defeat in the race for congress
by $50 votes. Judge NJ. A. Romjue
was the successful candidate, with
Sidney ]. Roy OF Marion county,
close third. This was one of the
most spectacular political contests
ever waged for a nomination in the
first district. Five candidates entered
the contest and it was horse race
from the time the word go was
given until the close Of primary day
on last Tuesday. For weeks 1t was
known that the race would be close
and each candidate and their friends
worked hard and took every advan-
tage to put their man across. Many
trades are reported to have been
,y1t 80
was spep.. A surprising thing was
Of Kahoka, and Judge N.
NJ. Shelton Of Macon county. On the
face of the returns, it looks as though
given to Carter and the Whiteside
vote to Roy and Romjue. Had Clark
county been unanimous for Carter as
his friends contend it should have
been, he would have won by small
plurality Whiteside carried Clark
county and this was the only place in
he district where he made a respect
ul showing. Luray, Carter's old
home, only gave him twenty-five
7otes. A very poor showing, as COM
pared to what he received in his for
ner contests. Many predict that Car
er els down and OUT but his staunch
supporters say he will come back"
Miss Ethel Resor has gone to Mar
JUS, Iowa, where she has accepted a
position as bookkeeper.
Sparks from a Burlington freight
Engine set fire to the meadow at the
)chsenbecker farm west of Kahoka
Friday afternoon. Several acres OF
meadow were burned over and sew
raj stacks of hay and cat shocks
we're consumed. The loss will be con-
iderable.
Mrs Henry e. Lang left this week |
or q visit with her sister Mrs. Chase |
Iilhousen OF Marbleton, Wyo.
The city of Kahoka is installing