Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-11

Of which the butt log scaled 1897 feet;
the second i,267 and the third i,i4i,
making total OF 3,7S9 feet. This is
said to have been the largest tree in the
swamp. II was hauled to the mill by
Thomas Graham, w. r. Rice and Lue
Pritchett, using three yoke Of cattle and
four mules. The log will be cut In
to quarter-sawed lumber which will
bring si2O on the market.-Advance
Guard.
Once every year for thirty-twc years
Professor Jones, Of Lancaster, Mo-, has
issued a challenge to anybody who talks
English to stand up against him in a
spelling match. The professor is evi-
IDENTIFY acquainted with the status OF the
public schools on the spelling question
and wasn't afraid to go around with
chip on his shoulder. His challenge
has at last been accepted by Miss Jessie
Hamilton, of Macon. She has the GER
tifcate of her schoolteacher stating
there is no word in the language that
she cannot spell.
Mr.. Morrow, OF Medora, purchased a
new rifle and was trying at target prac-
tice on mark on the island opposite ST.
Aubert. While thus practicing Johp
Glover and his fourteen-y -year-old son
came towards Mr.. Morrow but we're con-
cealed by the timber. Mr.. Morrow fired
shot which went through the target
and going distance Of 1870 yards fur
ther struck young Glover in the ohin,
passing around the jaw, severed the
carotid artery, producing death in fif'
teen minutes. The distance fIom Mr.
Morrow to the boy was go yards.
DR.. Burris OF Bloomfield was fined SO O
Monday for selling bitters that mad
you feel good. The doctor had sold bit
ters, according to the testimony, TO on
who was bilious: to another who suf'
fired from diarrhoea and to anothe
troubled with a cold and another annoy
ed with bronchitis. 1t was apparen
that all the patients were afflicted IAN
the tavorite prescription was bitters in
variably. twill require the sale of 80
dollar bottles to fetch the doctor ou
whole, cost included. This bitters pro
position in a local option county is SON
times bitter.
! Miss Nora Odell, through her attol
neys, J, w. Stokes, H. b. Williams an
". H. Richards, filed in the circu
court at Oregon last week suit Il
500, 900 damages against Thomas Stricl
Ter for breach Of promise, and the your
man is enjoined from dispo>ing OF ar
his property, in any way whatever, VI
til result of the suit is known. II
young man is worth probably $4,000
r owning fine farm Of 200 acres in Da
9 township, besides other land in Clal
township. We learn that the case W
be bitterly fought and that noted la
yers for the defense will be hired
I. oppose Stokes, Williams and Richart
:, Craig Mirror.
: Died in this city, December, IS, i9'
: Vim. Kingsley, "Irish Bill" at abe
i the age of i25 years. Funeral servic
3 were conducted by Rev. Ts B. Tul
u baugh. Interment took place at
r. Bloomfield cemetery, Wednesday, I
lcember, 10. Irish Bill was born in i
v land in 1881. He was left without p
,e ents in early childhood and knows III
81 about his family history except that
e had an elder brother named John P
1t rick. When about i2 years Of age
" was placed on board Of an English ira
=. ing ship. When he became prof
,e sional as sailor, he was placed on
a English -of-war assigned to L
Nelson's squadron and took part in
battle Of Trafalgar in 1905. He cont
% ued in active service as an English 81
=. -, or, taking part in many expeditions,
u. GLIDING the Crimean war and the TAX
'. OF Sebastopol and visiting almost ev
= seaport in the known world. In 1851
n was discharged frem the English
vice and came TO the United States
~ attached himself TO an American cru
~ which was cruising around the bor'
:" OF Mexico, as the war between
United States and Mexico had left
ial settled conditions in that section
in quit the American ship at New 0rlt
n in 1857 and gave up the life Of a g
IN as he felt he was growing rather old
he that class OF service. Here he met
red Irish friends who resided in Stod'
the county, No, .,and he came TO this COZ
the with them, spending his summer
on this county and his winters In New
unt leans until the rebellion. He join
Iconfsderats regiment In is6t-tal
es- part in many engagements and SUR
nan ering at the close Of the war,
zen his regiment at Shreveport, Louisi
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