Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1906-03-16
Local and General News.


ty primary election.
w. H. Horton and son Ernest camp
in Tuesday evening from New DOM
phan, Arkansas, for q short visit It
their old home.
The spring season will begin net
Wednesday, the sun crossing the hrf
on that day. That interesting any
pleasantly anticipated event is know
as the vernal equinox. |
Circuit court will convene in regulf
session next Monday. Cases are as
signed for seven days, from March 2
March 26, although court will continR
for two weeks or more.
Mrs. A. E. Richmond has just rd |
turned from St. Louis where she pun
chased large stock of new millinery
which is arriving and is being UNI
packed in the store room just west d
Unterberger's, on Washington street.
Mrs. E. Sumerlin returned Monday
from trip to st Louis, where she hah
been to purchase new stock Of spring
millinery. Her shop in the Neal-Hat-
mon building has recently been re-
modelled, repapered and put in .
neat condition for the new goods.
B. W. Slayton was here Tuesday
awaiting the arrival Of one of the
deputy state veterinaries to inspect a
bunch of cattle he had recently pur-
chased in Arkansas, which he wished to
bring across the line and take to his
home place, on Little Black, for feed
ing before putting them on the market
EDITOR DEMocRAT;-Please announce
that the Springfield Normal Summer
School will open April 9th and close
June 9th. Approved work will be of
fered for first and sscond grade certih-
Gates, and excellent review work for
third grade. Teachers notes will be
accepted, as last summer, to be paid
next fall. J.A. TAYLOR, Pres.
The ladies' of the city and surround
ing country will soon receive notices
and invitations of millinery openings
in this city. (and the husband and
father of daughters, too, for that mat.
teri, and they will all "iust have tc
have new hat" and "my DEAR" OIL
"darling, duck of a pop" will have tc
cough up the price.
Judge o. E. Parsons, Of Sedalia
came in "Wednesday morning and ha
since been getting acquainted with ou
people. He is candidate for the po
sition OF Railroad and Warehouse com
missioner, and is ably qualified to fl
the place. He is an old railroad man O
years of experience, though for tn
past eight years he has been Probat
Judge of Pettus county, the county /
which Sedalia is located. He il yer
nice gentleman in every way, and is
r Democrat OF the tried and true strair
No better selection could be made fo
the place, and we commend him to tn
\ kindly regard of our people on the da
Q of the primary.
!, John Clark and wife, Tom Hall, Wn
= Lawing, Wm. Hutson and A. H. Hol
left Tuesday noon for Kensett, the sts
o ton in Arkansas from which the Don
q phan Lumber Co. send their men
work at their new mill. The mill site
on the river about mile or so fro
Kensett, which is very small static
on the railroad. BY the same train tn
J., the above party went out on, three ca
, loads Of machinery and timbers for II
II small mill the company is first to ere
'e there, went out, and also carload
horses. As soon as the small mill Is
and running material will be sawed
a lot of houses to be erected near I
. mill site for the men TO live T..
New Doniphan will become a fixture
the map Of Arkansas. Mrs. Clark "
reside at Searcy until the new houi
are builded.
Sam whaley says he has the regu
packet ready to take the defeated ca
didates up Salt river, and that she '
leave the foot Of Returns street at
early hour Sunday morning. Th'
who are short, financially, on account
a too brisk canvass, can secure emplt
'rs ment aboard the boat to pay their p
cage, but no promise Of future patr'
age win be accepted. Sam says
nd old craft win be loaded to the guar
'cs ~ but Q safe passage is assured TO |
ist however, II few Of the more violer
to attacked ones sall overheard and
lost, no attention win be paid TO th'
for there ars plenty Of recruits com
on to take their places In coming q
~ " paizns. Hare all the fun you can
Is Of your trip, boys. but b SURE . ret