Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-11
Around About the State.


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erin law in New Madrid county Sun
day night before Ghristpas.
It took only five minutes for st. Jo-
seph jury to find saloon keeper not
guilty of assault, although the plaintiff
proved by disinterested parties that he
had been knocked down on the street,
and the saloon keeper told the jury that
he had given the man "h--l OF a beat
king City Democrat.
Nearly thirty years ago when the leg
islature reduced railroad fares in this
state from four TO three cents mile all
the railroad managers swore they would
be bankrupt, but in less than three
months all the roads were compelled to
put on extra trains to accommodate the
increasing traffic.-Butler Democrat.
The alfalfa fields OF George and
Adolph Neuman, near Point Pleasant,
were moved five tines this year and
welded sevar tons to the acre. II the
hay was sold at sig a ton, in the stacks
Ia low price,, the crop would bring Ss4
per acre, ,whicn lisa fairly profitable crop
for New Madrid County land-New
Madrid Record.
Suppose Democrats had robbed the
Kansas City postoffice Of thousands and
the St. Louis subtreasury OF tens OF
thousands, how the Republican papers
of Missouri would be bowling "Poor
Old Missouri" How the welkin would
ring with cries against the corruption
of the "Bourbon Democracy."-Que"n
City Democrat.
Hillman Rutherford Richuond
miner, formerly of Higginsville, has
made affidavit that he has reason to be-
iieve another man helped Hoffman kill
Clarence Myers. Mrs, Myers attorneys
hope to show that Mrs. Myers state
ment that two men killed her husband
Is true The man referred to was a
gambler at t1igginsviiie.
Will Parks, colored, aged about thir-
sy years, employed as a cook at the
f1uckins Hotel, was almost ,nstsftiy
killed, and Macje Bird, a mulatto en-
ployed as second cook at tho Delmal
Hotel, sustained perhaps, fatal injury
in pistol duel resulting over both mer
p,y;ng attention to the same woman
Hattie Kinner, a, Sedalia.
Lucy Campbell, negro woman, die'
recently at Springfield aged i03. Sh
belonged to three different persons a
various times during her slave life. On
of her owners was compelled to sell he
70 pay a debt for whiskey which h
had used. "Marse John drank me up,
was the graphic way in which the oil
darkey recalled the transaction.
Hon. James @. Gillesby, member
the legislature from Boone count!
Tuesday filed in the federal court a pet
tion for discharge as voluntary bans
rupt. He gives az his liabilities an III
secured debt Of $8.5s3 due the Rollin
aid fund of the State University,
which l. v. Hockaday Is sathe receive
He schedules his property at si75.
Many of the rural schools in Nodaws
County have been closed, owing to u
fact that the districts have run out
money to pay the teachers. The deci
ion of the supreme court knocking o.
township organization left Nodaw'
County without township collector
No taxes are being paid as consequent
of the books being tied up, pending
decision Of the supreme court.
At Laclede last Saturday q tbr
year old girl was run down by q Blu
lington train. She was standing wi
her back TO the train unconscious
danger. The brakes rapidly reduc
the speed Of the cars and when
cowcatcher struck the little girl 1t tur
ed her about and gently sat her do
in the right way, where she "gaIed W
wondering eyes at the great iron mc
ster halted above her,"
A ilght between powerful hnanc
factions which has been In progress
ST Louis for more than year, cnlm
ated one day last week when the natl
al Bank OF Commerce absorbed
Fourth National Bank and transfer
all Of its business, cash and books 10
former institution. II was one of
quickest and biggest financial dealt
record in ST. Louis. The total amo
involved Is So, ,000, 600,
Just after President Roosevelt's m
sage had been read Congresses
s,amp Clark came into view Of . dc
Aspipspsr msn. Champ Is alw
good Tor an interview, 50 they wan
70 gethis opinion Of the message
hsyea'trsad it, said the Missour
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