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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-01-26

For liver troubles and constipation
there Is nothing better than DeWitt's
Little Early RiSerS, the famous little
PiIls. They do not weaken the ssom-
feh. Their action uPon the System
Is mild, pleasant and harmless. Sole
b. Townsend. TIE druggist Cor. Sd
sad Broadway 4 n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-01-26

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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
EeODOld.

Isn't this beautiful winter? The
woodpiles are suffering now. We
have not had so severe winter for
several years.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. J. Van
doren, 12-pound boy February 8.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs. L. Jansen,
February s, a big boy baby.
Henry Stoverink came down from
st. Louis Monday. l suppose he is
looking for a warmer climate.
Last Friday morning. one of our
Oldest citizens, J. Scharenborg, died
at 7:30 o'clock. Hc was born and
reared in Holland and came to this
country about so years ago. During
the civil war he endured many hard
ships and during his life he had
worked at many different trades.
He was S3 years old when he died
and had acquired considerable
wealth.
Our mail carrier failed 30 pass
thru our town Monday and we are
afraid some Of our young folks will
fail to get their valentines.
KENN1cHT.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

work gu both sides. While the in
vestigations are costing the state
not a little, and, with the senatorial
deadlock, arc delaying the work 0.
| the legislature considerable, still il
is to be hoped that they will result
IN good. The time seems to be or
us now that it is not (always) the
best man that gets elected to office
but the one that stands in with the
corporations and raises the largest
campaign fund. / seems to be the
policy Of the people to give the of:
fee to the one who is able and vii.
ling to pay the most for it in dollars
and cents, and the candidates are
not the only ones to blame. The
voters should not cry "boodle" and
corruption" until they have "wash-
ed their own sox." Doodle, like
charity, begins at home. The voters
not only ask for, but they demand,
it from the candidate; and they arc
only human. 1t begins right in the
voters homes, when they ask for
their "time" on election day; or
''something to work with" And
the way to stop corruption in office,
and graft in politics is to begin at
the bottom. The action of the SEN
ate committee, tho its majority is
democratic, shows that it means
business, and will uncover every
thing that can be uncovered regard
less of which party is being inves-
tigated.
A bill has been reduced in the
house prohibiting anyone to treat
his friends on beer, whiskey, hard
cider, Or anything containing alco-
hol. 1t will have hard road to
travel if it passes, and is sure not
to pass until the last day of the ses-
sion, as the water at Jefferson City
is something that simply cannot be
tolerated, except as a chaser; and
some even drink their water first
and follow with the other to kill
the evil effect Of the wafer
Some wise ones are expecting a
senator to be elected this week, but
the friends of the republican candi-
dates seem to be as determined as
ever for their men.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
CliDDard.

Feeding and getting wood is in
order and about all one can do, too.
L. NJ. Snider and daughter ac-
companied by Miss Dora Snidcr,
visited friends in Whitewater last
Thursday.
Mrs. J. A. Millar of Whitewater
is at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Snider at this place, very sick at
present.
Mrs. D. L. Reeds sister Of Michi-
gan is visiting her this week.
Mrs. John VanGilder is suffering
from cold and chills this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Reed and sister
visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Poinsett
Sunday.
o. J. Snider and family visited
Mr.. Snider's brothers Saturday and
Sunday.
". Fl. Allmon says he thinks it is
pretty cold to teach school now and
l suppose the children think so too
as not many Of them are in atten-
dance this bad weather.
News is rather scarce so I will
close with best wishes for THE Press
and strong hopes for warmer
weather. --.- HULDA.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
County Supervision.

! Rciator Ely says that nearly
every teacher IN Dunklin county
has written to him asking that la
support superintendent Caring
! toms bill, says the Dunklin Demo
crat, and he has written to each pc
titioner the following letter.
SENATE CHAMBER, CITY OF FJEFFER
son, Feb, 2, 1905.
! DEAR SIR:-1ours urging me to
support House Bill No. 66, forcing
county supervision, received.
am always glad to hear from
my constituents on any measure
pending here III which they are in
terested, and never dodge or evade
an issue.
Of this bill | can say: We have
had on the statutes of Missouri, for
twenty years, Il law;authorizing the
counties to vote supervision fthcy
want it. In twenty years II coun-
ties have apopted it; the others can
whan they want it.
Now in my district composed of
as fine counties as Missouri soil
composes, alive on all educational
as we'll ~ other matters. only two
have adopted it, although others
have submitted 1T.
Now why should I say to those
counties, that have defeated the
proposition, you were wrong and
you must take supervision whether
you want it or not?
And why do you appeal to me as
the peoples representative? Why
don't you ask the people? This is
their business, and since the statute
gives them the right to say whether
they want it, why not let them de-
eide the natter
I do not believe would be;iusti-
fable in voting on the people Of
mine, or any county, in my district,
a new office, creating additional eX
pense ranging from $500 in Garter
to $1,000 in Dunklin when the peo-
pie Of these counties have said they
do not want it.
Unless you can meet the objec-
tions [ here point out, I shall op-
pose the bill on the broad ground
Of "salus populi suprema lex esto."
Yours very truly,
T. r. r. ELY.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
From the State Capitol.

(BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT }
Two bills have been intro dnced
to established new Normal schools,
one in northwest and one in south
west Missouri. They were both
reported favorably by the commit
tee to which they were referred, but
it is doubted very mach if they
will pass. A great many leg
islatOrs think it best to take the
money it would require to establish
these and apply it to the three we
already have.
Senator Brown has q measure to
increase the salary of the senators
and representatives from SIS day
to a $1,000 for the term. The con-
sensus of opinion is that it will not
pass.
Over half of the session of seventy
days has elapsed, and, judging from
previous years, it will take forty
or fifty days to complete the work
the legislature has on hand at this
time The senatorial deadlock is
the cause of this delay.
The republicans IN the house
showed their hands the other day
when a resolution was introduced
by Aldrich, a demo crat, asking for
an investigation of the charges that
the school fund had been looted.
1t was hardly read before Tubbs,
of nnti-tipping fame, chairman of
the republican caucus, almost fell
over himself in moving that the
resolution be tabled. He was sup
ported by all the republican leaders
on the floor, and the resolution to
investigate was lost. Queer how
they hate to be reminded Of past
campafSn 'issues.
Thejunketing committee appoint
ed to visit the various institutions,
reported last week, and lec6ihmend-
cd the amounts they thought
necessary to be appropriated. The
whole amount to be appropriated,
If the Legislature follows the ertS3com>
mendations, will be two and half
million dollars. The committee
recommends, for the Cape Girar-
deau Normal, sass, l86; and for the
insane asylum, at Pennington,
s177,716.
Representative Clark of Wayne
;s4r11ty~,is the >n1a1a that siitff.of14seiss]
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
Southeast News.

The physicians ofDunklin county
have organized county asso ciation.
The new theater at Fredericktown
was opened to the public February
II.
The papers in the lead belt report
that the mines are being forced to
close down for want Of coal.
The schoolhouse at Village Creek,
Madison county, burned on the
night of February s. The building
was valued at $1,000, and d valuable
library was also burned.
VIM. Baldwin was run over and
killed by a train near Kennett Feb
ruary Is. He was leaving Kennett
and the supposltion is he sat down
and went to sleep on the tracks.
There has been trouble at the Mine
La Motto lead mines between the
company and the laborers for some
time and the latest development is
that a lockout has been declared.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

We cannot understand how any
man who has any regard for the
truth or who gives his readers credit
for an iota Of common sense can
stuff them with rot to the effect that
the republicans Of the Missouri
house have "cut expenses down one
half" The republican members
each have one clerk, just as the
democrats had two years ago. The
republican papers prate about the
"cfficienGy" Of the clerical "barna-
cles" now on the pay roll at Jeffer-
son City. Ben Russell says, and
Ben ought to know, because he is a
republican editor in good standing,
that they are about the sorriest job
lot of miss-fits ever congregated un-
der the dome of the capital. We
admit that there are too many clerks
on the force and have been for
years, but it can't be helped. The
"gentlemen from Taney" is entitled
to just as much. room at the pie
counter as his brother from the
more populous counties and he is
going to have his rights or know
the reason why, and if the house
was unanimously republican, there
would be l42 clerks on the force.
The republican editors who are de-
liberately 1hisstating facts know it.
Be fair, brethren You can't fool all
the republicans all the time.-Cen-
treville Reformer.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

The House of Representatives at
Washington refused the other day
to appropriate little money tc in
creasethe pay ofschool teachers and
thereby secure better services forthe
schools in the District of Columbia,
but in few days after voted a sub
sidy of $4,000 to a railroad COM
pany in order to have it deliver mail
from Washington to New Orleans a
few hours earlier than it had been
doing. The railroad company was
already receiving over million
dollars year from the government
for carrying the mail.-Jackson
'Cash-B Book.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

A bill is before the legislature pro-
viding that incrininated witnesses
in bribery cases may not have their
testimony used against them. A law
of this kind would be check to
bribery, for when either party IN a
case of bribery considered the fact
that the other could secure immuni-
ty from punishment by giving the
affair away and testifying before
grand juries and on the witness
stand, they would hesitate long
time before soliciting Or offering a
brlbe in matters pertaining to public
business. As Attorney General Had
ley says, it would make bribery
dangerous occupation.-Farming-
ton Times and Herald.
THAT bill ought to become theflaw.
1t mlghthot eradicate the evil entire
iy, but it would stop whole lot of
it.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

pulSory education would bring very
great relief. You may force chill
dren into school, but that will not
remove their environments. BY
putting them into industrial schools
the Influences are remOveda and they
are taught practical usefulness-
that which will assist them in earn
ing Il livelihood and in making use
ful citizens. 1t will cost something
to be sure If you think there will
be no expense to the ordinary COM
pulsory education, You have only
to see it tried Il few years to be
convinced of vOur mistake.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

the resolution to investigate the
charges of the stock yards, and he is
also chairman of the investigating
committee. He has introduced a
bill establishing the charges OF
stock yards as follows: For driving,
yarding and weighing of cattle, 20
cegts per head, calves 10 cents per
head, hogs 6 cents per head, sheep
cents per head, and there shall be
but one yardage charged In re-
gard to feed, it says that the stock
yards shall give full weight, and
shall not charge over 80 cents above
the market price on hay, and 25
cents per bushel above the market
price of corn. 1t is considered a
good bill, and will likely pass both
houses and become Il law.
Last Saturday most of the mcm-
bers of the assembly went over to
Columbia to visit the State Univer-
sity. A special train, at the ex
pense Of the citizens of Columbia,
was run, and the legislators and en-
ployes and about 200 friends, spent
Il very enjoyable day looking over
the states property and enjoying
very good dinner in the corridors
of the main building. But while
the jolly excursionists were spend
ing the day so pleasantly, twenty
one members of the house Of repre-
sentatives, who did not make the
Columbia trip, held a mock joint
session III the capitol and elected q
senator. Representative Lee of
Mississippi county, demo crat, was
nominated by the republicans, and
Walmsley Of Kansas City, republi-
can, was Nominated by the demo-
Gratis. The republicans voted sol
idly for Mr.. Lee, while the demo Gratis
voted for Walmsley. Lee was de-
clared elected, having received 13
votes to Walmsley's 8. After this
election Mr.. Lee made a speech
thanking the mem bers and promis-
ing them garden seed in abundance.
A resolution was adopted for the
appointment of a committee to in
vestigate boodling charges against
the senator elect. The members
present seemed to find much amuse-
ment all morning in the mock
session.
Hon. +. J. Conrad Of Marble Hill
member of the state board of ag-
riculturc was, with other members,
here attending a meeting of the
board a few days ago.
Sam J. McMinn, circuit clerk of
Bollinger county and ex-state com
mitteemdh from the Thirteenth
district, was attending a meeting of
the association of Circuit Clerks at
the capitol city last week. He is
also interested in some measures
that will come up in the present as
sembly, and incidentally reported
to Joe the first thing on arrival.
He left within thirty hours.
The powers of the senate investi-
eating committee have been broad
ened by resolution, unanimously
passed last Friday, to allow them
to inquire into tie contributions
and expenditures of all the state Of
ficers. They worked several days
in St Louis, had the managers and
leaders of both parties before them,
4a,fsI fnfetr] -fhaf -fRaere .ts.as II i2tx
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
ScODuS

The therm registered -
degrees below zero the morning 0.
February l3.
| When those goosebone weather
prophets predicted an open winter
they certainly meant the wide open
kind.
Rabbit hunting is all the go around
here this week. Jonas Barks killed
26 in one day.
Asa l.. Stevens was in Lutesville
on business Tuesday.
Oda Kistner gave the young folks
dance Monday night and a good
time was reported.
John Burford fJackson was here
Tuesday.
Coon Critics of Sedgewickville
was here Thursday.
"Uncle BilP' Walker visited rela
tives at Hurricane Thursday.
Henry TaFfent and Adam Sea
baugh attended Rev. Swope's meet
ing at Lntesvfte te Wednesday night.
II. J. Line61n had business at
Mayfield Friday Y.
A. J. Lincoln has been dong some
carpenter work for Moses James at
Mayfsid recently
F. T.. Bridges had bNsiness at the
county seat Saturday.
Mas. Rosa Lincoln was the guest
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

The compulsory education bill,
introduced by Senator Kinney of
st. Louis, should become a law
We do not look upon the enact
ficnt of such measure rs one cal
Iclllated to curtail the liberty ofany
parent. Every parent owes his
child an education in order to fit
him for the duties ana responsible
ties of life. A child has right to
attend school} the state has provid-
ed a place'f6r him to 90 and he
ySshould be compelled to attend Il
Ah~tain number of months in each
Mf. Crime comes in a measttre
Mough Ignorance, and it is the
10y of every state to drive it away
8 far as'possible from the youth IN
her domains. All but eleven states
hve such law in vogue-Dexter
FMesseirger.
If you go step farther and com
pei those who must be forG1*i to
ATTEND school, to attend industrial
schools, we are with you. But we
lrste-siwsys doubted whether com
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

| Democrat-Ncws is taking subscrip-
| tiOns for the relief of the poor and
unfortunate Of that place. This IS
certainly much more commendable
than to allow then, to go out beg
ging, and the underlying principle
is always commendablc among
Christian people.
Dexter Messenger.
The Southeast Missouri Tclc-
phone Company will, within q few
years, cover every point in this sec
tion of Missouri. Besides their
numerous exchanges over the South
east they are putting in exchanges
in Morehouse, Benton, Morley and
Blodgett. 1t is the same company
that owns the exchanges at this point
and at Bloomfield.
Dexter Messenger.
Every newspaper man in South
east Missouri, and others that are
religiously inclined, have sprung the
knees of their pants in the usual an
nual thanksgiving for the package
Of garden seed from their congress-
man and senator. This IS q season
Of refreshing that comes to every
patriotic soul once every year. May
Tyndall prove as good and magnani
nous q man as Fandiver.
Charleston Enterprise.
J. G. McNair of St. Louis, who
has the largest peach orchard i'll
South Missouri, over in Howell
county, is getting another big peach
orchard in shape down in Pemiscot
county. He expects to put out
thirty-two thousand Elberta trees
with farmers, furnishing the trees
and instructions as to their care.
getting as his profit one crop of fruit
during the life of the trees.
st. Mary Times.
1t is rhmored that Perryville is to
soon have an automatic telephone
system. A Mr. Tackenbery with the
Bell Telephone Co., will install the
system. The automatic telephone
does not require any operators at
central dispensing with the Hello
girls" entirely. 1t is the newest de-
parture in the telephone instrument
and if the city Of Perryville gets it
she will have something to feel just
ly proud of:
In Stoddard county the night of
February 8, Jasper Miller's home
near Aide was destroyed by fire the
loss being $500 with no insurance, |
and on the same night James Gro
gan's livery and feed stable, II head |
of horses and other stock, his rigs
and harness were all destroyed by
fire, loss $4,000; no insurance. The
same night at Idalia, Charles Bar
hams dry goods store was burglar
lied of goods and nroney to the
amount 500.
A doctor of the fake variety re-
Gently visited Pennington and other
towns in some Of the surrounding
Soon after he and his al
legged daughter who accompanied
him, left Pennington the hotel man
discovered thst two fine blankets
were missing rom the room he
occupied and he promptly sent the
sheriff after hin. The doctor and
his daughter we're overtaken. con-
a.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
Marble Fii Missouri Thursday, February TO- 1905

search Of new victims. patronize
your home physician.
Cape Glrardcau has captured an
other plum. The bill introduced in
congress by Hon. W. d. Vandlver to
establish Il new United States Judi
cial district in Southeast Missouri,
and establishing the court al Cape
Girardcau, has been placed on the
statute book, and the first term Of
court will be held at Cape Girardeau
in October. The following counties
compose the district: Cape Girar-
deau, Scott, Mississippi, New Mad
rid, Pcpiscot, Dunlllin, Stoddard,
Butler, Ripley, Carter, Oregon,
Shannon, Reynolds, Wayne, Madi-
son, Bollinger and Perry.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
Our Correspondents.
buchanan.

Health is very good.
The cold wave hit us all right also
hit our woodpilcs rather hard.
The factory at this place has been
shut down few days.
Roosevelt Myers is carrying the
mail for F. NJ. Talent at present.
Willie Williams attended court at
Greenvillc last week
Mrs. S. f. Talent has been very
puny the past two or three weeks
but is some better at present.
Our public school will close in
two weeks.
News is scarce SOL will close for
this time. LITTLE JAKE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

GOVERNOR FOLK sent a specia! mes
sage to the Legislature last week. in
which he took strong ground in
urging the repeal Of the gambling
features of the breeders law. 1t has
been argued that the state fair needs
the license fees, hut Governor Folk
takes the ground that our great state
is able to take care Of the fair with
out licensing gambling, and he is
certainly corn ect.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16
cabee Lodge at Lutesville Saturday
Also PURIFIES THE BLOOD.

cabee Lodge at Lutesville Saturday
night and reports good time.
Prof. } M. Chostner, who is teach
ing the Hurricane school, was at
home Saturday and Sunday.
Emanuel Cook and family visited
relatives on Hog creek Friday night.
II. a. Talent made Il business
trip to GordonvIlle Friday.
Prof Rufus Hahn closed success
full term of school at this place Fri
day. .
VIII Dewhltt went to Allenville
a few days ago on business.
Bee Yount of Marble Hill was in
this vicinity Sunday.
Francis Newell went to White
water Sunday where he has a posi-
ton as engineer of W. B. Yount's
sawmill.
Mrs. ID. M. Newell, who has been
in poor health forsome time, is still
very low. JEFF.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

TIKI Kansas legislature and the
Standard Oil company are IN the
biggest kind ofa fight. 1t would be
refreshing to learn that the Suntiow-
er state had clipped one of the ten
tavies of this monster octopus.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-02-16

1t depends on what you do after
you are out of bed whether early
rising is beneficial or not. The
world would be better off if some
people never got up.-Pemiscot
ARGUS.