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The news boy., 1896-04-25
FROM BLODGETT.

tn view OF the fact that gardening
is all the go the following comes in
handy:
"Josie, get the hoe down
And John you get the spade
For there's the ingern's spilin'
The garden must be made"
Blodgett, as usual, sends large
delegation to Benton to attend cir
cult court this week. Among them
we note DR.. Sparks, W. r. Scherer,
]. d. Peal, Col. Monroe Fulcher, c.
W. Hawkins and a. J. Williams.
Seth Barnes, of New Madrid,
prominent Republican candidate for
the congressional nomination passed
through town last Sunday. He found
time to shake hands with one or two
of the boys as the train slowed up,
The Blodgett third nine went down
in the country couple of miles last
Sunday and took fall out of the
Pleasant Valley base ball team.
The Pleasant Valley team was com
posed of men too big for the 17-year-
old kids and dirtied the Blodgett
boys backs with score of 20 to II.
Two of the biggest and best Blodgett
players, Beckman, pitcher. and Will
liams, third baseman, were not pres
cnt, which accounts for the defeat of
the Ocean Waves.
DR.. U. H. Johnson, who practiced
medicine here from October, '93 un-
til last fall, was here Saturday and
Sunday visiting friends. He looks
as if his present location at More
house agreed with him.
c. c. Halstead and two of his little
boys, Ward and Harrison. stopped in
Oran last Sunday for few hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. Utterback, of
Morley, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Key, of this place last
Sunday.
The long editor of the Dispatch was
here Saturday and Sunday galloping
over the turf.
Had you heard it? Well then
Hello, what is it, Well nothing
ouly that Blodgett is going to have a
telephone line from here to Morley
where it will tap the line of the H.
NJ. Il \ and connect with the only
central Office in Scott county at the
Newsboy office. Good. We have at
last taken our position in the onward
march of civilization and progress.
The whooping cough which has been
epidemic among the kids here to a
greater or less extent, has nearly
subsided, and the long-drawn cut
wheeze and whoop are at last things
of the past.
W. j. Rodgers and ". p. Congle-
ton are circulating petitions to be
| allowed to open saloon at Blodgett.
At last accounts they had secured
about enough to fulfill the legal con-
ditions,
Hon. H. S. Mansfield, jury commits
sioner, of St. Louis, was here few
days recently for the purpose of hunt
ing and fishing a few. He is quite
an agreeable gentleman and an ar
dent sportsman, as well.
Miss Jimmie Nichols, one of Oran S
good looking lady school teachers,
visited here Monday, the guest OF
Miss Helen Enochs. She also made
application for the principals posi-.
tion in our public school for the next
term. KLEINsTEIN.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
We Filled the Bond.

We hardly know whether or not to
admit that we were surprised when
we learned. last Tuesday, that the
grand jury had found a bill against
the mayor of Benton for carrying
pistol. We anticipated that an at
tempt would be made, but credited
the grand jury with being onto Joe
Moore $ tricks.
Evidently the grand jury did not
know that we were peace officer,
or else they did not know that u
peace officer had the lawful right to
carry pistol, However, Joe Moore
evidently pumped them full, and he
is now getting what he thinks is re-
venge-at the people S expense.
When Deputy Sheriff Greer notified
the editor that bond was demanded
by the court we quickly gathered up
about a dozen men, representing no
less than two hundred thousand dol
lars, and made for the Judge S bench.
Judge Riley fixed the bond at slo0.
and asked who We're our bondsmen.
We announced that there We're about
dozen present if he considered them
sufficient, and we began to call the
names Hold on, said Judge Riley.
that will do "
But l would like to give YOU a
good bond, Judge" interrupted the
editor.
NO. that is sufficient, replied the
Judge. and the remainder Of the
bondsmcn seemed disappointed at
being refused the pleasure Of signing
the bond.
Not only have we the legal rieh.
to carry q pistol, but we have the
power to appoint Others and give
them authority to carry weapons
and no one knows this better than
oar gimlet-headed prosecuting attor,
ney.
Even though we held no Office, we
would be justified on other grounds.
We are public printer and have ex-
posed shady transactions and crime,
and incurred the enmity OF many of
the tougher element of our county,
and when a man can be assaulted
from behind, in open court. in the
presence of the judge, the jury, the
sheriff and his deputies. without the
assailant being in any way punished,
we believe that any jury will bear us
out in the belief that when the courts
fail to protect man he has a right
to protect himself.
If Joe Moore and his crowd are Sc
anxious to get real good case
against us, Why don t they undertake
to prosecute us for libel? They jumr
at every little. trivial matter and
try to get a case against US, but they
give the exposures made by the
NEwsBoY wide berth. If we have
not told the truth we are subject tt
the law and the punishment is boil
fine and imprisonment. Why don
they crack their whip? Echo an
swers, why?
The news boy., 1896-04-25
The Matney Case.

The case of the State VS.. Dave
Matney, for the murder of Deputy
United States Revenue Collector
Wade in October last, was called
Wednesday and the sheriff ordered to
summon 100 men to select jury
from. Thursday the examination OF
the jurymen began and by evening
forty had qualified. Twenty-four
hours were allowed for challenges
and as We so to press both sides are
figuring on the jury.
The defense is represented byJ. V,
Noel, of Perry county, while Hon
Marsh Arnold is assisting in the
prosecution.
The news boy., 1896-04-25
Resolutions Of Respect.

Whereas, it has pleased the Grand
Master of the Universe to remove
from our midst our beloved brother,
Stephen Peal, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we deplore the loss
of this brother, though our loss is his
gain, and in other fields his light will
shine as brightly as when among US,
God finger touched him and he
slept.
Resolved, That we extend our sym
pathy to the bereaved family and as
sure them of our protecting aid as
demanded by our obligations,
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of our
Lodge and copies be sent to each
county paper j. w. BATy,
Chm Com,
The news boy., 1896-04-25
Circuit Court Proceedings,

Circuit court convened last Mon
day morning at $50 O'Clock a.
,n. with Judge Riley on the bench.
After the charge to the grand jury,
the petit jury was called, the jurors
qualified and sworn, and the lever of
justice began to lift burdens from the
hearts of the innocent and to lay
stripes without mercy upon the
shoulders of the guilty.
State VS. VIM. Spaulding-murdcr
in second deSree-was called, but
en account of absent witnesses, has
not yet been tried.
State VS. Chas. Moorc--carrying
pistol-plea of guilty, and fine of $50.
State VS. Ambros Bles-disturbing
the peace-a plea of not guilty was
entered, a jury waived and trial
by court resulted in his conviction,
and his punishment fixed at a fine of
$3.50.
State VS. Felix Shankles-burelary
State withdrew charge Of burglary
and plea of guilty to petit larceny
was entered, and he was sent to Jail
for five days.
At this term of court C. P. Pollard
and his son Glover were called to an
swer to q charge of assault with in
tent to kill one Mat Woodruff. Pol
lard and his son called at 4 neighbors
where Woodruff was harboring the tif-
teen-ycar-old daughter of Pollard.
and demanded that his wayward child
be returned to him, A fight resulted
in which Woodruff fired one shot at the
Pollards, which cut off the top of the
old mans car. Glover Pollard then
fired two shots in the direction OF
Woodruff without effect. Arnold
and Elliott defended the Pollards
and the eloquent and pathetic plea
of these men in behalf of the aged
and crippled father. who was endeav'
oring to rescue his child from from a
life of shame. was not made in vain,
Whatever fault attached to Pollard
the jury was willing to forget wher
it remembered the cause that
prompted his act,
James Albright. the young mar
who has been in Jail for nearly eight
months awaiting trial for an assault,
was convicted and his punishment
assessed at fine of fifty dollars.
The case of Chitty VS. the ST. Loui,
Iron Mountain & Southern r. r. wa:
called Wednesday morning, and the
case given to the jury Thursday morn
ing about ten clock, which deliber
ated only a few minutes and returned
a verdict for plaintiff in the sum o
S20,0 1t was a damage suit fo
injuries sustained by plaintiff, Is
year-old boy, while riding upon th'
local freight train from Brider
Switch to Allenville. A collision oc
CURED and while the boy was at
tempting to leave the caboose his les
was caught in sliding door on th'
side and broken, from which he ha
been left a permanent cripple,
The news boy., 1896-04-25
PEOPLES TALK.

From the Charleston CuN VIC
notice that DR.. G. II. Butler and
Miss Francis Steck. both of Benton,
were married atChariestn last Tues
day. The DR.. and Miss Francis were
absent last Tuesday, but are now
here and both deny the truthfulncss
of the statement. However, by some
it is believed to be true-altlough
Miss Francis is still at home and the
DR.. remains at his boarding place.
We have quite number of
young men in Scott county who are
constantly wishing that something
might turn up SO they might be able
to keep their feet from under papas
table, but never exert themselves to
turn up something.
Ed. Johnson, the hay press man
of Commerce, was in Benton We'd
nesday. He says he is doing we'll
with his press and will now arrange
it so that it may be operated by
either horsepower or steam.
The colored school children of
Commerce gave creditable eXhibi-
tion one evening last week and were
invited to entertain the whites in
Hutton's hall the following evening.
The familiar voice of Blind
George and his fiddle were heard in
Benton this week.
The crowd during the past week
was unusually small for court week.
Just keep on reading the News
boy and you'll get your eyes open
after a while.
A pocket phonograph is new
French invention which is said to
work perfectly.
B9 Hall & Cooper lands for sale
in time payments. Apply to Albert
c. Davis, $40 Olive street, st. Louis.
Prof. Goodin closed a successful
term of school here last Saturday.
The Prof, is we'll liked by both pa
irons and pupils.
John Kaiser, of Sikeston, was in
the Newsboy Office Thursday and ex-
hibited a silver quarter dated 1885,
a half dollar dated 1918, and another
bearing date 1918. The quarter he
found in a Tennessee field about
thirty years ago.
n9- DR.. Rix the painless dentist is
at Commerce and will remain two
weeks. Second visit. Office over
Tenkhoff' S store.
| Malvern, Ark, stole march on
the Missouri towns and organized
the first Bland club on the 10th inst.
Senator Walker OF Stoddard
county, was in the county this week
looking after his chances for re-elec-
tion,
And now Representative De-
Reign is being urged TO become .
candidate for the State Senate.
Miss Fannie Wylie Is visiting
her mother in Benton this week.
Mrs. J. B. stubbleneld, Of Oran.
: visited Miss Eva Arnold Wednesday,
! Miss Daisy Leedy went over a
/ Commerce, Monday.
|, Geo. W. Arnold, OF Spring6isk
spent several days in Beutous y
3 - 10 AZ ~
The news boy., 1896-04-25
New Church at East Prarie.

A letter from Rev. ]. J. Furlong
informs US that new Catholic church
is being erected at East Prairie, in
Mississippi county. A beautiful site
125xl50 was donated by James Will
kinson, and Christ Glueck is the ar
ehitect. The church will be chris
tened st. Martins church, in honor
of the patron saint of Rev. Martin
Scherer, of New Hamburg-the pio.
neer pastor Of the Southeast.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16
Warning to Kickrrs.

st. Peter sits at the heavenly gates,
his hands OH the strings OF the Tyre,
and sings n low song rs he patiently
waits for the souls OF those who ex-
pire. lie hears in tho distance a
chorus of song swell from the foot OF
the heavenly throne, and he smiles rs
the music is waited along and he war.
bles n lay Of his own: There is room
in this region for millions OF souls,
who by sorrow and woe were bereft.
tits for those who have suffered the
melody rolls, but the kickers must
turn to the left. There is room for
the people who, when they we're
young, persisted in sowing wild oats,
yet doomed up their town with sinew
and tongue, but the kickers must 90
with the goats. There Is room for
the people who pointed with pride to
the beauty and growth Of their town.
who kept singing their praises aloud
till they died, but the kickers will
please amble down. They'd say the
music was all ont OF tune, and the
angelic gown @hand me down. and
they'd send for n jeweler to the moon
to sample the gold in their crown.
So while there is room for n million
OF souls, who by sorrow and voc were
bereft, w want no complaint OF the
music that rolls, so the kicker mnst
turn to the left.-UnknOwn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16
A Voice from GeOrEIR.

Silver is IN issue, Il great issue. 1t
will be the leading issue in the cam
paign OF 1896. There is a well dc.
fined sentiment among us that free
coinage Of both gold and silver Mt n
parity Of 16 to / would immensely
help business. Down South the
crops will be large, more especially
corn. But prices are not encourag.
ing. There is no money in farming
to-day nothing but a mere subsist.
ence.
We have raised enough corn and
cotton and other crops to pay or the
national debt and make the South
wealthy, but we don't control the
price OF what we have TO sell. That
is controlled up here. 4 small mum.
Der Of men tell us what we shall get
FOR our crops, and we are not in n
position to oppose them success.
fully.
1t is believed that with the free
coinage OF silver the farmer and the
wortingman would get Il better re.
turn for the products of the soil and
the factory.-Ex.Senator Walsh IN
New York journal
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16

Aluminium collins are the latest
and the New York. Pittsburg and ST.
Louis undcrtakcrs carry them i'm
stock. They are made OF uniform
width, square ends and vertical sides
and ends. such being the accented
shape of the modern burial caslict.
They are finished with n heavy mould.
ing around the bottom and at the IN.
per edge, and with pilasters Mt the
corners and with a round moulded
top. They are provided with eytcn.
sion bar handles.
Aluminium Baskets are not covered.
but finished with Il metal surface bur.
nishcd. They are lined in the same
manner. The non corrosive qualities
oil aluminium Us well ms the lightncss
OF the caskcts recommend them. 4
siX-foot aluminium coffin weighs
but 100 pounds, m oak cneket Of the
same size weighs 100 pounds. Il cloth
casket with metal lining about l75
pounds. Other metallic Baskets
weigh from $50 to 800 pounds. Alum
mum collins are not likely to be.
come popular among the poor. MS
their cost ranges from 300 to $3.50.
-EX.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16

During the last campaign one
day. said Howard, the Populist mem.
Der from Alabama, in the Washington
Post, Il went up to the top OF u con-
siderable mountain to see n hunter OF
the name Of Bill Sanders to secure
his vote. Bill was not at home, but
his wife was, n tall, lean, bony wom-
an, with dusty black hair, hollow,
colorless checks land sunken eyes, a
large month, large feet and yellow
hands. In one hand she held Il box
Of snuff, in the other Il tooth brush,
Il she was splitting amberique.
Good .mOrning, madam said |.
lie are you, stranger?' said
she.
ais your husband at home, my
good woman?'
@'No, he haint. He went down in
loon Holler this mornin' before day
and | hain't lookin' for him back I'M
til towards midnight
-'Well, madam | continued, i am
a candidate for Congress and hope
you will use your influence 10 get
your husband To vote for Inc. |
know that IA oma of your intellect,
your beautiful eyes that shine like
the dewdrops on the mountain top
when the light of the morning sun
first strikes 1t; your fresh, rosy checks
which the gods would kiss as nectar,
and your entire charming personality
i say Il woman SO endowed by
nature must have great influence
over her husband, for he WAS III.
deed fortunate to secure you for a
wife
Law, o stranger exclaimed the
woman, when you come talkin' that
away, and Sein' as how | likes your
looks anyways, | guess if Bill Sand.
ers don't vote for You he need never
expect to roost round these diggings
no more, | tell YOU
Il was much pleased with the prog.
reSs | was making and | ventured 10
put the question of most Importance
to me! Are there any Populists in
this vicinity
"'Dcar Inc, stranger she answered,
you are Il little mite too hard for me
this time. You see, | don't pay much
attention to them things, but Bill is Il
mighty pert hunter, an has killed and
skunt almost all kinds of varmints in
these mountains. But whether he ever
kotch one o them air, what you call
1t, siranger?-Populist varmints-is
more nor know. Ii you'll just walk
round the back side Of the house,
where he's got all his pelts hangin'
up a.dryin', You may find one o'them
things, for, nos that | come To think
about, Bill he yesterday mornin'
Killed one OF the dolgastcdcst critters
ever see. 1t had long legs, handy
shanks, long hair and was o eyed,
Jest bet n pound q homemade
tobackcr 1t was Il POpulist, though |
never heern tell q one aforc.'7
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16
She Hoped and Landed.

y Louisville paper publisher IA dis
patch from Newport, Ky, giving an
account of what is probably the first
leap year wedding. 1t says:
Miss Jane Metcair, aged Is years,
is the heroine of the first leap year
proposal rcporte !. The lucky man is
William Lincoln. and. after the prop
er display Of coyneSs. he said. yes.
The proposal was made at a watch
night party, while the bells were yet
changing their welcome Of the just.
born year. Their marriage took place
Today. County Judge Bennett oilici.
nting. But il seems that although
the bride vas enough of a new woman
to exercise the privilege Of leap year
she retained some feminine weakness
&c. Up To the time OF her marriage
her courage had not failed. but here
her nature reasserted itself. As soon
as IT was all over, the Getrothal kisses
exchanged and the usual vows spok-
IN she sat down and began Ia cry.
From tears she passed to sobs and
from sobs to ii condition Of hystcria.
and finally, 10 prove that she was in
lead earnest, she kcclcd over in a
amt. We say faint because we re-.
Get the theory that il was ONLY a
'cint. But the knot was tied, and with
Utmost equal expedition the couple
to housekeeping.
~NOtc, please, that there was none
II the fainting nonsense until the cri.
is was over. 1t didn't matter
hon
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16
Placer Mines bonded.

4 deal has about been consummat.
cd by which all the placer mines in
Sadorus district are to DO bonded to
u Il. Dodge OF Reno. who is thought
Ia represent a western Nevada com.
pnny. 1t includes the claims owned
l.! rcod Wendell, a. HiIdebrandt, G..
NJ. Rose and Q. n. Muller, ms well ms
those held by several Chin amen.
Tho amount for which they arc to be
bonded is not definitely known but il
in the noighborhood OF sl5, 900. Tho
new company will begin active opera.
tions 10 work the placers on an cxtcn.
sire scale, and II line Of survey for n
IL ditch has already been run from the
Little humboldt to the placcrs, n die.
lance OF - miles. IL water car be
secured to work them by hydraulic
process the gold output OF Sadorus
district this year will DO surprisingly
large. rs most OF the ground ia rich
enough TO be oven worked profitably
with rockers.-Silyer State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16

y ships rail ia found by Il line
abont 800 feet long, on Il reel. having
one end fastened to II thin. sector.
shaped piece Of wood. called a log.
Tho arc Of tho log IN loadcd to mike
1t stay vertical when tossed into tho
sca: IL then remains III the same
place lis supposed to) in the water
while the line il unwinding from We
reel. Tho limo il divided into equal
parts Of fifty feet each called knots or
l.l2Oih Of n nautical mile. Since half
n minute has the same ratio Ia IN
hour that II knot has 10 Il nautical
mile, tho ships run ut tho ratio Of ns
many nautical miles nm hour M il runs
knots in half Il minnie. n. say,
nineteen Knots pass in half II minute,
the vessel il then running nj tho ratio
Of nineteen miles mn hour.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16
Must obey the Law.

Judge Cheney has recently render
ed u decision in Lyon County which
County Commissioners would do well
TO heed. 1t was the case OF Lyon
County vs.. Della Ross.
Tho defendant had bought prop.
erty valued ut $500 from the County
Commissioners for the amount Of the
delinquent taxes, s46. She purchas.
ed the property without it having
been advertised, by Il quiet agreement
with the Board.
When the Grand jury met it was
noticed that the sale OF this property
had not been advertised, and the
Grand Jury ordered suit to be brought
against Della Ross for the recovery
OF the property. The decision rem
dered by Judge Cheney was in favor
OF the county and invalidates the ii.
tie OF all tho property secured from
the County Commissioners which has
not been purchased at a properly ad-
vertised public auction.
1t will be noticed that the County
Commissioners who worked this little
deal covered up their tracks by omit.
ting to advertise the sale rs the law
directed. or course they quoted
their conscience by agreeing that the
advertising OF the property was IA
printers steal" 1t would have cost
just two dollars to have advertised
TINT property, but that would have
broken up the little game and some
higher bidder would have got it. The
advertising laws in this State are
formed for the express purpose OF
preventing these little jobs and when.
ever n public Board fails to comply
with the law, relating to advertising.
you q always be certain that they
are up to some sort OF jobbery neces
sary to W up.-Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-16
An E-mcralda Murderer.

james p. Boone was arraigned be.
fore Judge Mack last Saturday at
Hawthorne on Il charge Of murder for
the killing Of Antoine Bacoch in TuIe
Canyon last November. Mr.. Bowler,
attorney for Boone, moved to auash
the indictment on the ground that the
Grand jury was not drawn according
to law, and hence was not n legal
body; also because John Chiatoyicb.
one OF the Grand Jurors. voted for
the indictment after he had offered a
reward for the apprehension of
Boone, that Chiatovich was interest
ell IN the prosecution and was there.
ore disqualified from voting on the
indictment; also because $. K. Was.
son. who was not in Tulc Canyon at
tina time, gave testimony before the
GRAND jury and also voted for the IN
dictment, hc being a member of the
Grand jury. Judge Mack took Mr..
howlers motion under adviscment
until March 3rd. In the meantime
Boone IL III the custody Of the Shcr.
III without bail.-Ifawthorue BuIlc.
tin.