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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-11-16
Proceedings Of the County Court.

County court met in regular session
on Monday, November 6, present us
follows: JIG. Keithley, presiding Judge,
A. ]. Craig and J. C. Keithley, associate
judges, j. c. L. Mcknight, prosecuting
attorney, and j. w. Hughes, clerk.
On petition Elisha Eaves is appointed
constable OF Jasper township to fill un-
expired term of f l. Weatherman, who
failed to fill required bond.
T j Burkhart files petition for
new road in sections and 3, 2l-l9.
Ordered that the surveyor view and
mark out sai road and report on same
on or before the second day of next re =
ular term, county TO bear expenses OF
survey.
AAStolpc presents petition for change
OF road in sections and 3, 2i20. Sur
veyor ordered to view and mark out
same and report at the next regular
term OF this court.
Samuel Carpenter, poor person, al
lowed 81 out OF pauper fund.
J S Coffelt, 4 J Smith and 4 } Burli-
hart allowed Sll each, and Joshua Al
len $40, as part pay for services as road
overseers.
NJ Cummings, $l6.66 for keeping
Boone Smith, pauper for November
and December.
TUESDAY.
Petition OF j p Silcr for new road
presented. Surveyor ordered to view
and mark out same and report at next
term of court, county to pay expenses Of
surveying and petitioners to pay balance
OF expense OF establishing road.
Surveyors report on II NJ Irwin road
approved and ordered spread on records
In full.
Road on Roark along railroad ordered
opened.
Surveyors report on w l. Luttrull ct
nj road approved and ordered spread on
records in full and road ordered opened.
Surveyors report on w G Bass ct nj
road approved and road ordered opened.
Accounts were allowed as follows:
3 Rose, for keeping Mrs Kelley, n paupcr,
August, September and October, -. ... q M
| e 4 Hicks, ~ days as road ovcrsecr, ..,. 30
| j Wilson, for guarding and caring for
Len Gardner, insane. with assistants, 500
MEBrd, 3 days on roads, SIS; 2days work
pla,s,s6; cash paid forhclp and meals, 23 N
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-11-16
Lead Hill High School
Cheapest Reliable School in the Countr

Cheapest Reliable School in the Country.
Regular opens September II, 1905;
Good board including lights fuel had from 81 ss
a
Pupils
subjects Missouri
Arkansas
The shortest and certificate higher f
than hold will lead Hill school,
the path and
Pupils this school tuition
few good steady girls find light housekeeping their board
Remember that than half the Second certificates
have been pupils OF this school
For further particulars call address
A.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-11-16

! W Hughes, for postage. and medicine for
prisoners In jail, S5.05: III orders 1T Noy
term s765; filing So papers, Sa.'5; II
warrants. s6.l5: q warrants Sept term,
pOn: orders, Soc; total. -. -. %, 40
" II Price, 80 envelopes. 81; 100 posters
fOrcOllcctor, 81 publishing notice to tax
payers in paper, ss,50; publishing pro-
cccdings, S2O, total. al,..................... a5al
W Moore, postage, express, etc, 5.7a
W Reese summoning Jurors, boarding
prisoners, waiting on court, etc, aud eX-
penses Of taking Len Gardner 10 as ylum,
SSa.S,: total. al,..,............... ......... III a
JCkeithley, days a. judge and 81 miles, % ~
W.T. Floyd S " 40 goo
A J Craig s " % $500
Ordered that the court adjourn until
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-11-16
WEDNESDAY,.


Surveyors report on j X Ross ct al
road filed and cause continued.
Road petition Of A Jaroslawski ap-
proved, Surveyor ordered to survey
same at next regular term at expense Of
petitioner.
School fund bond and mortgage Of
NJ + Davis for 800 with Arthur Brown
and M Davis as securities approved,
aud warrant ordered drawn on perma-
nent school fund.
School fund bond and mortgage of j Nj
Brown for $50, II + Davidson and w
Gladson as securities, filed and ap-
proved; loan made in lieu of one to Ms
Hughes for like amount.
Ordered that warrant be drawn to w
Coble n Co for Sl.65, and one to G w
johnson for $50, for accounts allowed
September II, warrants having been
overlooked at that time.
An account for SlS.7 was presented
by the Missouri school for the deaf for
keeping Erasmus Brumtield, disallowed
on account of want Of Justice.
Bills were allowed as follows:
B Harris, for examination and medical 3
attendance OF prisoners, s,................ so
Mary G Henderson. for board and medicine
two omonths for Rebecca Hartt, pauper. 81 II
THURSDAY.
Road commissioners report on w A
Boyles ct al road, filed September 8, ap-
proved and ordered spread on records
in full, and road ordered opened.
Surveyors report on X Ross ct al
road ordered spread on records in full
and road ordered opened.
Surveyors report on l. G Taylor ct al
road having heretofore been filed and
approved, road is ordered opened.
Petition of G A Holt ct al for new road
continued on account Of want of evil
dence.
Road petition OF J d Ray continued
Bills were allowed as follows:
Buxton & Skinner, blanks and stationery, q 81 "A
j G l. Mcknight, salary as prosecuting at.
torney for quarter ending October 3l,... 125 &C
J W Hughes, for keeping revenue books
for quarter ending October 3i,.......... h.U
w L LPumphrey granted license to run
ferry across White river at the mouth
Of Elbow creek.
Quarterly settlement Of j w Hughes,
county clerk, filed, examined and ap.
proved.
Quarterly settlement of J W Reese,
sheriff, examined and approved.
Quarterly settlement Of w Moore,
circuit clerk, examined and approved.
Sheriff allowed SOC day for board ol
prisoners confded in Jail for 1906.
Bills were allowed as follows:
W R Adams, printing subpoenas,. ........s 5.g
N Merrill. 3 days work on roads In unorgan-
lied territory,......... .................... 3U
Parrish 4 Tolerton clothes for Len Gard
ner and supplies for court house and jail, HGi
A II Parrish. ti25 salary as treasurer and
t26.6i for disbursing school money. Isl 81
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-11-16
Official 1irrctnrp.

Secretary of State IL; T. SWanser
U. s. Senators WIN. Warner
Member of Congress, lith Dist, ", 4; Tyndali
Stss Suase ssns'Ju ss Judicial Circuit Jonu T. Moore
Representative j. A. ,IhGyy nepay
County Clerk ~ husnre Msnre
Circuit CLERK and Recorder ni.tnnsnu !. Moote
Prosecuting Attorney 1'o' L. nGhnisai nInlsaI
tGeSsnlsi to%mssoner Of schools l.. i. Williams
shsris Assess0r j. ". Reese
Coroner j. NJ Y ! bFGEa Siya
CIRCUIT COURT.
Court meets fourth Monday in April and
October.
, oouSrH COURT ] c. Kei,blev
Assoc Judge Y. Y DIST w. A. T. I fia9S HssiS
Cour, meets frat Monday in February, May,
August and November.
PROBATE COURT.
Court meets second Monday IN fepruary'
May. August and November.
TOWNSHIPS.
BEAVER. NJ "a u.rk
justices. o. ~ ho"As' nan Johnson
ConstaDie
CEDAR CREEK.
justices, D.M' Irammeli' " +. + T. pssget psSsctt
Cohs'ap'es
JASPER.
Justices j. J.R.Boyd. J r. Allen,
isaaC ouPp.
NEWTON. -, ,-
J,o,;ces Frank Davis, W. \. BransOn
0onstable John Burnett
OLIVER.
Justice G. W. johnson, j, w. landeii
Constable James Alsup
SWAN. :, n,
Justices W. 5. Jones, B, l.: 1rllhth
So"esa''e
SCOTT.
2on.tsSs II. 4. Williams
0ons''''' RIG CREEK.
Jastices S.P poison. A. J league,
,..,s,ab,o 4. T. Gam
No"''"' -
soCIErIEs
MASONIC.
A.F and A. NJ Forsyth Lodge No 40, meets
on Saturday upon or aiter the iuii itoV,i ~ Ill
J.W. POWELL sec. ~ 90,
A.F. and 4. NJ: klrbyVille L0age & No. hsi"rs GDrs
meets on Saturday night npor OF next before
the full moon In each month. N, =,
~. W. 'AS"ASpi' m
A. f. and A. M.-Claiin Lodge, NO: 2zS, ITO
TEN, Mo-, meets on or before the iuli moon III
each month. GA. JAMES, W. M.
U.E. s.-Chnpter No. 49,. meets first ana third
Thursdays In each month.
Mrs s. A. WEATHERaAN, W. NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
STEALS AND CANDLES
FUNDS OF COUNTY
Clerk Makes a Winning and
Returns Coin He
Had Stolen.

SEATTLE, Aug. 22.-Courthouse circles
are much wrought up over well defined
report that a well-known clerk in the en-
ploy of the county gambled 1920 of public
funds, and 1t Is stated semf-officially is
5000 ahead of the game, even though his
official head must come off, On account
of the prominence of his family, his name
is refused by the county officials. who
announce there will be no prosecution
as the sum taken has been returned
According to the story, the clerk re-
ceived the amount in one transaction and
managed in some way to secrete the re-
ceipt Armed with the financial ammu-
milton, he sought out faro bank and
risked the county funds on his System"
play.
He won and lost the entire amount sew
eral times, but was stricken with remorse
when ahead of the game and hurried the
next day to return the total sum Dor
rowed." 1t was then the venture in fren-
zied finance was discovered and detec-
tives were employed to look up the
details No other sums are missing.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
Objects to Com
parsons With
Los Angeles.
City of Angels Is
Seeking a Re-
duction.
w ants I en- Million
Cut From As
sessment.

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 22.-The State
Board of Equalization consumed the
entire session to-day In hearing the ap-
plication of the Board of Supervisors OF
Los Angeles County for reduction OF
that county's assessment The Super
visors were represented by o. w. Long
den. chairman of the board. and Super
visor ]. o. Lowe, a real estate broker.
DIR. Washington Dodge. Assessor of San
Francisco. was present and engaged in
lively discussion relative to the COM
parative assessment of San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
Dodge had come to Sacramento to be
present at the hearing tomorrow
asked for by the real estate board OF
San Francisco for the purpose of de-
Tending the valuations he had placed
on property in the metropolis against
criticism by the real estate men,
Chairman Longden of the Board of
Supervisors asked for horizontal re-
duction of 25 per cent in the Los An
geles assessment as returned by As
SCISSOR Ward. Ward gave the total
valuation of Los Angeles County as
S237. 600. 900 and asked that $4,000, 900
of this valuation be taken of. He as
serted that the assessment of Los An
geles, on a comparative basis. was far
above that of San Francisco.
Supervisor Lowe claimed that from
1898 to 1906. as shown by the assess
ment returns, improvements in Ala
media County have increased $4,000, 900
and improvements In San Francisco S4,-
0OO.000. while the improvements in Los
Angeles County have increased S35.-
100000. He said that in 1904 Los An
geles issued s12,OOO,0OO in building per-
mits and San Francisco $15.000.0 1000
Dodge objected to the comparisons
made with San Francisco. declaring
that loves figures took in the twenty
two incorporated cities and towns in
cluded in Los Angeles County, while
the San Francisco figures stood for
that city alone. Supervisor Lowe said
Assessor Ward had made an assess
ment which was higher than conditions
justified. Dodge said the Los Angeles
Assessor had failed to assess local SER
vice corporations, which in San Fran
cisco he CDodge) had assessed S20.O00.-
600. Dodge said he had not brought
evidence against Los Angeles. but was
prepared to combat any unjust COM
parisonS-
Dodge said when he heard Los An
geles representatives were in San Fran
cisco securing data on assessments he
went to Los Angeles for a similar pur-
pose He had applied various tests and
discovered that In Los Angeles property
was assessed only at 35 per cent of it's
selling value, while in San Francisco
the assessment Is So per cent On Mar
ket street, San Francisco, the assess
ment of the Blythe block is $3.50 a
front foot. as against s1400 foot on
Spring street. Los Angeles.
While no action was taken before ad-
journment this evening, 1t is believed
the board will sustain Assessor Wards
figures. San Francisco will be heard
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
GOLD TOOTH
FOR ELEPHANT
IN new YORK
Pound Of Chloroform
and $43 Worth of
Metal Required.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Lena. the big
gest elephant of the hippodrome herd.
had her tooth filed to-day She roared
and beloved until those watching
thought the building would fall down,
and at intervals she sent a small army
of men with hooks and ropes sprawling
all over the stage of the place. but
eventually a liberal dose of chloroform
had its effect and she lay quiescent until
$43 worth of gold had been pounded into
her defective molar. 1t required one
pound of chloroform to subdue her.
Lena knew something painful was going
to happen. She paced the stage like a
human being with a toothache. tossing
her trunk and letting out bellows that
could be heard blocks away. She fought
vigorously After time, however, her
keeper contrived to make her lie down
and half a dozen workmen with stout
ropes and a pulley fastened her to- the
floor. Then skilled veterinarians framed
a funnel of pasteboard covered with abb
sorbent cotton and through this admin
istered chloroform. Lena fought desper-
ately. Although seemingly tied down Sc
curely, she wriggled out of the ropes
with ease and rose, to her feet, carrying
the physicians up with her on her back.
Another half hour was needed to get her
PROSTATE again and then the doctors
pumped the anesthetic into her as fast
as they could. DIR. Potter then. with huge
instruments. pounded gold into, the
tooth
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
REVOLVING MURDER
REVEALED BY CHILD
Girl Says Mother and a Mill
Hand Killed Her
Father.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 22-The lit
tie daughter of Mrs. John Lea to-day
confessed TO her grandmother at Murray,
Ga, where she had been sent on a visit,
that her mother and James Hix, a saw
mill man, who boarded at the home of
the Leas, killed her father. Lea was sup
posed to have committed suicide. He was
employed in a saw mill near Cleveland
Tenn.
The story is one of the most revolving
in the criminal annals of Tennessee Lea
was found hanging by a rope, which was
attached to one of the beams of the saw
mill. His neck was broken. coroner's s
jury pronounced him a suicide. Then
Hix and Mrs Lea disappeared The lit
tie girl declares Xix held her father while
her mother broke his neck with a wea-
pom. Hix telling her where to strike They
threatened to kill the child If she told
according to the little one. Hix has been
arrested at Spring Place, Ca, and off,
GERS are looking for Mrs. Lea at Sher-
man Heights, Tenn. whore she is living.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
T ARMER'S BOYS
AND GIRLS Of
GREAT HEIGHT
Tallest Son Stretches
Up Seven Feet
One Inch.
Special pispatch to M. can.

BLOOMINGTON, H.. Aug. 22.-The
family of Jams Murra, residing In Winnie
bago County, Is the tallest in Illinois.
The father has farm near Adaline. The
combined height of the family Of seven
persons is forty-five feet. or an average
of about six feet five inches.
The father, born in Germany, emigrated
to this country and has resided near Ada
line since 1868. The oldest daughter, Mrs.
John X. Rull, living near Titonka, Iowa,
is six feet three inches tall. Finn Murra,
aged thirty, who is principal of the
school at st. Anne, ILL.,, is six feet four
inches in height
Richard Murra, aged twenty-eight.
teacher of a large district school south
Of Polo, is the pride of the family. He
measures six feet four inches and is well
developed, physically and mentally.
Evert Murra, aged twenty-six. is the
prize-winner as regards height, measur-
ing seven feet one inch. He is a team
Ster.
Tennie the youngest daughter. is the
wife of Charles Mullin. She is six feet
one inch in height John. the youngest
son, Is only twenty-five years Of age. The
youngster has not yet attained his
growth. being only six feet eight inches
tall He is very slender and it Is be-
lieved that. he will reach the height of
his tallest brother.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
Wife Thinks Hns-
band the Victim
of Foul Play.
Mrs. LOngm0re Asks
the Police to
ASSfSt Her.
Mystery Surround
ing Santa Cruz
Man UnS0IUed.

Mrs. T. V. Longmore came up from
Santa Cruz Monday in search of her hus-
band, who has been missing since August
10, and yesterday she reported to the po-
lice that she suspected he had been the
victim Of foul play.
LongInore and his wife owned a restau-
rant in Santa Cruz, and short while
ago he received good offer and sold
out He was not a man to remain idle,
SO he and his wife decided to come to
San Francisco 10 find a location. At the
last minute, however, Mrs. Longmore
decided she could not take her children
from school, so he came without her. He
arrived here the afternoon of the 9Th and
registered at the New Western Hotel on
kearny street. The next day he wrote
to his wife thta he was not feeling WELL
and if she did not hear from him the
next day she would know that he was on
his way home. He alto teIephoned 10 his
niece here, Miss Hughes, but as she had
company she did not see him.
LOngmore had expected TO sell his home
In Santa Cruz, and when he left he gave
his wife power of attorney with the re-
mark that If the people were not satisfied
with the power Of attorney to telegraph
10 him and he would return and sign the
deed A telegram was sent TO him on
August II and returned to Mrs. Longmore
with word that he had left the city. She
then called UP the New Western Hotel on
the telephone, but with the same result,
and on Thursday she made up her mind
TO come to the city.
Accompanied by her three little chill
dren-Marguerite, aged eight years; Carl
aged six, and Victor, who is only twenty
months old-she reached this city and was
told that her husband had paid his bill
and had left She then called upon sew
eral friends, none of whom had seen her
husband later than Thursday night, Au-
gust 10. Charles Launner of HoIbrook
Merrill q Stetson. was the last man who
saw him. He left him on Market street
Thursday night about 10 O'Clock.
Longmore is Is years of age, five feet
nine inches In height. of light complex
ion and smooth shaven. The thumb on
his right hand has been amputated at the
first joint When last seen he wore
gray mixed sack coat and striped trous-
ers.
Before leaving home and in the presence
of his wife he wrote in a small book
which he carried in his vest pocket: "In
case Of sickness or accident please notify
my wife, Mrs. T. V. Longmore, Santa
Cruz Cal"
During all their married life Longmore
and his wife have never quarreled. and
when either was away from home they
never let a day pass without a letter On
this fact mostly Mrs. Longmore bases
her idea Of foul play.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
RICH WOMAN
MURDERED
BY FOOTPAD
Shot to Death on
a Street Of
Chicago.
Crime Committed Near
Fashionable Del
Prado Hotel.
Robber Seizes Victims Purse
and Escapes From the
Scene.
Special Dispatch to The call

CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-When attempting
to protect herself against the attack of
an arme1 robber, Mrs. S. +. Mize, a
wealthy New York woman, was shot and
killed tonight by the footpad, who fed
with her purse. Mrs. e. F. Wilson of
Las Cruces, n. NJ, who was with Mrs.
MiZe when the robber accosted her, fed
to the Del Prado Hotel, short distance
away, where both women had been liv-
ing, and gave the alarm.
Guests of the hotel, seated on the
broad verandas and in open windows, al
ready had heard the shot and the
screams of the women and within few
minutes scores of men were searching the
neighborhood for the murderer. Up to a
late hour he had not been apprehended.
Mrs. Mize and Mrs. Wilson had left the
hotel for stroll and were near the corner
of Fffty-eighth street and Washington
avenue when a young man stepped in
front of them, and holding a revolver
threateningly, aecosted Mrs Mize.
II want your pocketbook'' he said
Instead of complying, the woman struck
at the raised weapon At the same time
she called for help. Mrs. Wilson, terror
stricken, had turned to flee back to the
hotel when shot was fired. She saw
Mrs. Mize fall.
Run away" cried the wounded wom-
an. He has shot me-
The robber paused only long enough to
snatch purse from Mrs. Mize's hand
and then fled into an alley
Running to the entrance of the Del
Prado, Mrs. Wilson called out to the
group on the veranda that her compan-
ion had been killed and then collapsed
The police were informed at once and
it was not until after their arrival that
the body of Mrs. Mize was removed.
Mrs. Wilson did not recover conscious
ness for some time after her removal
to her room, and was so hysterical that
the police could obtain from her no good
description of the man who committed
the murder.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
COWBOY MINER REACHES
THIS CITY UNHERALDED
Walter Scott of Death Valley Brings
Reputation, Dog and Money to
Incarnadine Town.

"Scotty'' has arrived in San Fran
cisco. He came IN last night on the
coast train and took himself and dog
and money TO the st. Francis. where he
intends TO rest up a Bit before dau5-
ing the crimson on the town. From
the cold reception given him by the
Eastern press during his whirlwind
tour Of the big cities he was 10th to
make known schedule of his fun here,
lest some of the other mining aris-
tocracy outdo his alleged spectacular
show OF wealth.
Walter Scott, the mystery from Death
Valley. came unheralded and but for
the reputation he made in not spending
the money he talked of in Chicago he
would have received no notice from the
curious public that scans the register
for notables.
Il only came here to see the town."
he said last night, "and want to rest
up before there is somethfn' doin' Ny
health has been bad since / made that
fast trip from Los Angeles to Chicago.
but / will do a little of this part of
the State in which 1 made the rocks
before leaving here"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
lanes Archer Writes
Of Suicide lin
Hasty Note.
LeaUes Hotel After
a Quarrel With
His Son.
DetectIUeS Think He
Has Taken to
F2zght.

The members of the family and friends
Of James Archer until recently a guest
at the st. Francis Hotel, believe that he
has committee suicide The local de-
tectives. who have been asked to solve
whatever mystery surrounds Archer S
strange disappearance, do not take kind
ly to the theory of suicide, but believe
that Archer has fed the city, after a
quarrel with his wife. The missing man
was formerly engaged in the railroad
business in Arizona and recently came
to San Francisco with his wife and son
and took apartments at the st. Francis
Hotel.
That Archer's inclination to enjoy him
self about town with old and newly made
friends was not pleasing to his wife is
freely admitted by Mrs. Archer and her
son. In fact ii is said that an attempt
to induce Archer to abandon convivial
friends and pay more attention to his
family during their sojourn at the ST
Francis led to a quarrel and his leave
taking possibly his suicide.
According to the story told by young
Archer TO the police and the detectives
Of Morse'S Agency. who have been en-
gagged in trying to find some trace OF the
missing man, Archer Sr., spent the better
part of Saturday about town with sew
police department he had known for
many years.
Returning to the hotel trif1e under
the influence of liquor, Archer was asked
by his son to go to their apartments,
where the latter upbraided his father for
his conduct
Immediately afterward Archer returned
to the hotel bar, where he addressed a
note to his wife, in which he said he
was going to commit suicide, and, dis
patching the message to Mrs. Archer's
rooms, he left the hotel. At first Mrs.
Archer and her son were disposed 60 re-
gard the threats in the note in the light
of a joke, but when Archer failed to re-
turn to the hotel at a late hour, the
mother and son became alarmed and
notified the detectives.
The more the officers have investigated
the Archer case, the more firm have they
become in their belief that the missing
man has not taken his life, but has found
congenial company and has quietly Slip
ped out of town on a southbound train.
archer is fifty-five years of age, short
in stature, weighs 2l5 pounds, is of light
complexion, has a smooth-shaven face
and when last seen wore a black suit of
clothes and a Panama hat.