Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1906-12-28

they Are accustoneoseoIO OeA eA0 s@0s
shy Of strangers.
While resisting arrest W. n. Humph-
rev was shot and instantly killed near
MOkane Monday by Constable Dave
Smith.
John Noles, Of Hopkins, bet his mon
ey on the election and lost it, but his
wife won the money, 50 It is al in the
family.
A Missouri man bet 50 the other day
that he would pull a mules tail. He
did but United States money is no good
where he Is now.
Thomas T. Crittenden, former COVER
nor of Missouri, and wife, celebrated
their golden wedding at their home at
Kansas City recently.
A Livington County farmer while
plowing out potatoes got his plow stuck
in big tuber and fell over the handles,
fracturing two of his ribs.
Miss Ella Ewing, the Missouri giant
ess (eight feet, four inches in heightO
returned to her home in CORN last
week from tour OF Canada.
Clinton has let the contract for mu-
nicipal lighting plant and advertised for
bids for the municipal water works.
The cost of the two will be 100000.
Edward s. Cline, collector Of Morgan
County, died yesterday after lingering
illness Of tuberculosis He was thirty
five years old and was born and reared
in that county.
Fire~of unknown origin destroyed
nearly the entire business portion Of
Madison, Monroe County, last week
The loss is estimated at $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Mrs Alfred Hickman Of near DeKalb
has an orange bush about two years old
that now has thirty-two oranges on it
Some of the largest ones wi measure
about six ipches around,
DR.. George F. Mckinney Of Warren
ton was killed by a Wabash passenger
train Wednesday, while on the yay tt
visit q patient. His neek ana two rib
we're broken and be lived only shor
time.
Michael Burk, formerly Of Hannibal
died in Newark, Ohio, the other day, ag'
iOs years, as the rese,tot horses kick
He had never been sick IN his life. Hi
sigh, and hearing were perfect till hi
death.
| Ford& Kennedy who now Own ssven
ty-acre apple orchard four miles west Q
Parnell have shipped out twenty-tw
: cars of apples from their orchard,a tota
l of ia,28Q bushels. They have S,7S
bushels left.
n The amendment to the constitution
I ysted on at the late election increasing
. the term Of office ofsheriff to four year
will not become operative until i9O|
1.-The new law will make the sheriff In
Ieligiole to reelection,
: Dave Crouch, Of southeast OF towi
o brought in a pumpkin as was a pumpki
It Saturday. II was six feet in circumfel
# ence and weighed l2S pounds. 1t WI
K raised by viii Crouch, OF the san
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
VI Mrs. Sarah Hedgepeth, the mother
% Marion Hedgepeth, the noted Coop
m County bandit, died at her homo ne
II Pisgah. CooperCounty, on Sunday lai
d She was 90 year Of age, and had been
10 faithful and devoted member et y
70 Baptist Church, and was held 10 biz
ss esteem by all who knew her.
al
Aunt Lyle, an old colored lady. vi
claims TO be ii2 year Of age, came do'
from Lebanon this week and visit
nj amsngthe earlysettlers Of this commur
Of ty. She is In splendid health and ca
le xies her age even more lightly than b
d weight--which is nearly che 800 pou
T. mark. She is a remarkably presery
I'D woman. - -Richland MirroI.
,el Joe Brewer ia the cottonBelt agent
Idalia, eight mile north Of Dexter.
:. frequently spends the night With
I. family in this city, returning TO
= work early the next morning. On !
!. Tuesday morning he left his psx
= home befors daylight and while walki
M along the railroad track towards Ida
~ \, he noticed some object eeming do
= the track. He supposed Y was a 4
until IL got within q few yards Of B
=. whom be discovered that 1t was a la
Wild cat. Soe's hair stood on end 10