Voters Storm the Polls in Richland School Board Election

Never in the history of Richland have the residents shown as much interest in a school election as was evidenced Saturday when practically every voter in the entire district turned out to voice his preference of the two well known and respected candidates, C. G. Harding and Jack Roberts. Both men have been residents of Richland for many years and number their friends by the dozen so that it was thought the result would be very close. However, owing to circumstances which had nothing to do with the popularity of either candidate, Mr. Harding won by a majority of 74 votes, he receiving 216 and Mr. Roberts 142. Cars were used to convey voters from the outlying districts and no bets were overlooked by either side in grabbing the chance of a loose voter and the enthusiasm ran high from the time the first vote was cast until the polls closed at 5 o'clock. There is one thing which the people of Richland would like to see done and that is a permanent place of meeting established for the school board and regular hours of meeting on certain dates so that the taxpayers may have opportunity of attending and showing the interest they feel in matters pertaining to the welfare and education of their children.