Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-04

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A Missouri girl married a young
guide, who, after the wedding took out
4 thousand dollar life insurance policy.
On trip the young bridegroom was
killed. The widow notified
the family in note that read; "Blll
parst away yestidy. Loss fully covered
by insurance"
Governor Folk has renewed the re-
ward offered for the capture OF b. b.
Spencer, who is wanted for having
smupeled fire arms into the state peni-
tentiary, which were used by the con-
yicts in the awful riot some time since'
The reward offered is $500 and stands
good for one year.
The litigation between John W. Glib
eaut and Hosier Keeney OF Brecken-
ridge has come to an end, Gibeaut re-
Gently obtained $1,000 damages from
Keeney because the latter, who, is
Breckenridge merchant, sold Gibeaut's
son toy pistol, which caused his death
from lockiaw. Keeney this week paid
Gibeaut the $1,000 Judgment
Forty two years ago the Presbyterian
Church and Masonic lodge hall were
burned in Platte City. This was during
the war and for all these years these
two organizations have held claim
AGAINST the government for damages for
$4,000. Last week $4,000 was allowed
and after expenses are paid, each will
have about 81 200.
During the progress Of a trial in a
Justice court at Hannibal one day last
week George W. whitecotton and John
+, H. Plowman, attorneys in the case, got
i, into heated argument and finally came
e to blows. A red-hnt time looked very
promising, but officers separated the
q men and the lawyers were each lined 81
ana the costs for offending the dignity
and tranquility Of the court.
g A queer accident occurred near Arkot
last Friday, whereby railroad trair
! was stopped for few minutes by run
!. away team Of horses. The team wa'
one OF number being used by corn
! huskers on the G. C. Carr place, and a
: the mail train steamed into view th
+Apa;r OF horses became frightened an
N started on run directly toward tn
D. train. The engineer reversed, bu
as could not stop in time to be missed b
1t the team, which dashed against one
tho coaches, much to the constenatio
a Of the occupants OF that car. Bot
ad horses were somewhat bunged up by u
I'm unusual experience, and the car in'
30l which they had dashed also showed
few marks from the happening.
H. Again we call Judge Ellison on d
~ carpet in connection with his rece
-; declaration that marriages after NJ
-. wears should be barred. Al SaiiE
~ Kan, last Friday, Mrs. Martha Hp
age lO5 years. filed apetition for diyor
from her third husband, who LIFT
lai' eight years ago. She alleges in !
ne petition that she was 81 years, old VT
fse' her faithless husband abused her
NJ, shamefuliy that she "kicked him ou
ana Now let Judge Ellison ponder over
ultimatum he issued to those OF US
Jity are on the shady side OF 80, but 8
in's have "love's dream" hidden under
wo- diaphragm. Here we have a wor
rae whc at the sge Of 81 years had vigor
the oueh ief. to kick her husband out
. the cold world. Can Judge Ellison
,ify himself in the position that SUI
o"" woman should not. marryp Again
man, insist that the Judge must raise the
the raeeable age limit to 100 years.-W
ired County Times.
un- Without railroad passes, enao
.. them to slip away and spend Supda
,uple 4. Louis or Kansas City, state leg
their tors are going to iind jefferson on
,ion- mighty dull place this winter.
died NAV induce them to do faster work
,har usual and cause shorter session 0
~ ~. llegislature. Bates County pemocr
Editors are still talking about pu
s : ~ the federal fund of s475,0N into
M =, public school fund Of the state or q
49,. y - ing It up among the various cour
80 In either case St. Louis, Kansas
'nso, st. Joseph and other communities
smeae state that don't need the money
get the most Of it.-centraiia Guar
nine II IL said the whisksy trust win
raised troll denatured alcohol. Aa the S
til Of ard OH controls the whiskey trust
ID en- see that IL does not interfere with
ribbon its products. We, the people, II
abiR- ably get It In the neck.-Law
chieftain,
. re- There Is talk Of new % 900 ,0oo
n for tol building At Jefferson City.
I n.id cut It down few million and spe