When the generators could no longer meet the demand and were costly to operate the city contracted with Show-Me-Power Cooperative. Thomas A. Bruce organized the first telephone system. Charlie Jeffries joined the Bruces to install the system around Bruce suffered agony from her eyes and was blind for 30 years until her death on May 8, The telephone system was sold to United Telephone, now Sprint.
Salem led the world in the production and shipping of railroad ties for a time.
While the early lumber companies cut the vast Ozark pine forests, timber has remained a major asset, with white oak staves for barrels, oak flooring, pallets, charcoal briquettes and lumber. The Bunker-Cul1er Lumber Co. Dent County has had its ups and downs economically, but is proud of its record of having five banks during the Great Depression without a failure. The Great Depression years brought many changes. In the 13, acres Dent County's skilled labor force made needlework industries a natural.
Today, foreign competition has all but wiped out the local needlework industry. Roads were built and improved. Salem Memorial District Hospital was built and became a major industry and health provider. Today's largest employer in Dent County, U. Foodservice, is an institutional food business and began in Salem as Craig Distributing.
In , the Craigs sold their business to Kraft Foods, which later sold to Alliant, and is now owned by U. In Salem attracted widespread media attention when it impounded a Labrador retriever accused of biting a child during a backyard play-date.
Louis Blues hockey player David Backes publicly spoke out. More legal wrangling occurred and a final courtdate was again set in October A week before that final hearing, Phineas was kidnapped from the veterinarian clinic at which he was boarded. The judge at the hearing determined that Phineas had never bitten and ordered Phineas returned to the family at which time the person who had stolen Phineas returned him to the care of his owners. Loss of farm population often due to the aging of farm owners ended these sales.
According to the U. As of the census [19] of , there were 14, people, 5, households, and 4, families residing in the county.
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The racial makeup of the county was Approximately 0. There were 5, households out of which The average household size was 2. In the county, the population was spread out with The median age was 40 years. For every females there were For every females age 18 and over, there were About The Republican Party holds a majority of elected offices in the county, as nine of the county's 14 elected officials, including the county's three commissioners, are all Republicans ;.
On July 13, the county commissioners, Darrell Skiles R , Dennis Purcell R , and Gary Larson R voted unanimously to lower all flags to half staff every month on the 26th for a year to protest the Supreme Court decision regarding same sex marriage rights. On July 14, the county commissioners reversed their decision to lower the flag citing improper flag protocol concerns. Brown R- Rolla. Missouri's two U.
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Smith of Salem in the U. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, , to complete the remaining term of former Republican U. Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district.
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Dent County is, like most rural counties, conservative and often solidly supports Republicans at the presidential level. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to win Dent County in ; he lost the county during his reelection bid, and since then, voters in Dent County have strongly backed Republicans. Like most rural areas throughout Southeast Missouri, voters in Dent County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings.
In , Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman —it overwhelmingly passed Dent County with The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In , Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state —it failed in Dent County with The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research.
The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.
In , Dent County commissioners voted to officially mourn the US Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage. The flags at the Dent County Courthouse and the Judicial Building were to be lowered to below half-staff on the 26th of each month for a year.
However, after encountering criticism from supporters, the commissioners reversed their decision. Of adults 25 years of age and older in Dent County, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article or section contains close paraphrasing of one or more non-free copyrighted sources. Eliza E. Violet M. Joseph H.
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The interpreter has asked correctly of the applicants and answered truthfully their responses to Missouri Department of Health form MO The interpreter must have a valid photo I. Couple must not be related to each other through and including first cousins. The license may be issued at the time of application if the ceremony is being performed within 30 days RSMo The license must be used within 30 days in the State of Missouri only. After that date the license is no longer valid and may not be used. For mail-in requests, please include the groom's full name, bride's maiden name, date of marriage.
Previously married applicants will be asked to provide the date their last marriage ended by death or divorce. You will be asked to affirm all information is true and correct to the best of your knowledge and that you are free to marry under the laws of the state of Missouri. Your signature on the application is considered sworn affirmation.