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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-04-26

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also iorth face value about three
ysrss ago. IT'S also true that
fn aademnifying bond was made
by iosal optionist advocates, but
it lmtained a technical loop
hob Nuff said.-Malden Merit.
stCape Girardeau on Wednes-
iidi night, April 10th Mrs. DR.. A.
!" IBlomsyer ended her life in q
tpec,ra in Hasrig. The death was
irfxsdden that a coroner's jury
NIX called to hold an inquest.
Alma Green, colored woman,
who was cleaning house for the
Blomeyers, testified before the
coroners' jury that she was work.
ing in the house when q row oc-
Cured between Blomeyer and his
wife, She told the jury that
Blomeyer hit his wife with q
window strip; that his wife
infested something in her leg and
then her husband gave her two
tinteiections of something in her
arms. Before the woman be-
came unconscious she told the
colored woman that she was 60
ing 10 die and directed her how
she'wanted to be laid out when
death came. Mrs. Blomeyer was
was q large robust healthy wo-
man and that her death was
cassed by dope there can be no
, doubt. Prosecuting Attorney
Alexander says If DR.. Blomeyer
, is not declared insane and sent
to the asylum, he will prosecute
him for assisting his wife to COM
nit suicide. 1t is a well known
fact that DR.. Blomeyer is a NOR
, phihe fiend who has been a slave
, to the drug for years, and friends
, claim the doctor's mind has been
unbalanced by its use.
II A@peeial tethe, Glohe. Demo-
Y crat under date of the 14th in
> slant, from Cape Girardeau,
l says: The first hold-up coming
r to the attention Of this city fol
years was recorded last night
when two negroes demanded
O money from jeff Heroll and shot
: him before he had time to CON-
! ply with their demand. Herol
i is at the hospital in a critica
y condition and his recovery is no
/, expected. The negroes have no
9 been caught. Heroll, who is 81
a years of age, is a merchant Q
4 Advance, a small town tweRt.
miles from here. He had been t
Hayti for a visit TO a relative an,
3 had come to take Frisco brancl
'e line train to his home. Betwee
y trains he was visiting sewers
stores in different parts of tn
u city, and at II o'clock was o
10 his way from an outlying bust
1r ness district to hotel. At
10 dark corner he was accostet
IL then shot. Shortly after tn
i hold-up Jack Adking, nigh
III watchman, was attacked by
negro at the Frisco depot. H
On put a bullet through the negrt
IL who will recover. The CAP
in must be trying to act the way
al Of the hold-up gentry in s
ee Louis and Chicago.
Judging from a report of IL
proceedings published in tn
Current Local, the board
~ equalization over in Carter cour
- ty has raised the assessed valul
- tidn on about all the real estate
thht county. Just whore q coul
s tyboard of equalization gets u
authority to perform the duti'
OF the assessor is what some
u never have been able
% 20 fHd.-Fredericktown Tribune.
i've Mississippi county is conside
Of Ing the establishing and col
av stuction of another drama,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-04-26

New Madrid wants the South
east Missouri EDITORS to be with
US at the Druinmers' mseting
May 2Srd, oath and sS w.. They
will be cordially welcrc5ento our
sity,-Record. fc
Otto Schmidt and Javier Rey-I
Een, two engineers sent by the
government Of Chill, are in the
mining districts of st. Fr;sI.oial
county studying the nssthadse a
mining ore in this county.
Thehog is destined to 60. The
lard made from his fat will soon
be of no value, for from Ray
county comes the startling dis
covery of q cease spring from
: which bubbles pure grease that
will make first class biscuits or
grease boy.
A st. Louis alderman has
broken all records in a trip from
, Paris to his home in order that
he might qualify and be in his
seat when the council convenes
, today. 1t is not 80 long ago that
} several st. Louis lawmakers
smashed the speed records going
: in the opposite direction.
Last Monday Mr.. jackson Ed
wards, aged SO years, was found
: by his son Jesse Edward and AL
, fred Doss, living on the st. Louis
road, where he had fallen from a
:. stroke Of paralysis. He was
taken home and q physician
summoned. The whole of his
= right side was paralyzed'--Farm-
Iington Times.
A Carthage paper advocates
' the planting Of nut orchards II
Missouri. Pecans, chestnuts ant
others will yield good profits
: Hickory trsas ssroS slowly arr
" are difficult to graft. A hickor!
: grove planted now will produc'
= we'll in fifteen years. The pecar
pays best for the time and labo
!, expended. *, c. Post.
,tE A New, Madrid editor was of
1t fered $4,000 for a jack tn
" other day, but when it came t.
a close the trade the buyer refuses
|. to take the long.eared anima
because it was not as high as
was advertised to be. In aminl
u to publish the animals height a
;. 10 1-2 hands, the editor got tn
81 5 before the / and made it res,
81 1-2 hands high.
Ia A. j. Baker, farmer, residin
I'd two miles west Of town on tn
at Deal place, was quite seriousl,
re hurt Wednesday, who with
"a number of others were engage
Al in putting up a wire fence, an
no while stretching 1t, the stretch'
he broke and part Of the machir
i. bounced and struck Baker abo,
the head, rendering him uncor
!. cious for q time.-Charlesto
''e Courier.
In last weeks issue of the Ire
County Register we find the 70
J. lowing comment: 'Down
Dunklin county when the loc
II option contest was on about thr
"a years ago a noble band of Ri
- brothers pledged themselves
=. stand for, if necessary, the re
- enue derived from dramsh
licenses. The county we
s "dry," the revenue fell sho
and the treasury went dry, tc
ner and county warrants. Accord
inc TO . local paper, lost their ia
oil valus-in fact went begging
nse So and 90 cents on the doll
ad- Did the pledgers make good, B
70 Democrat, in the hour of stre'
ere If they did you ought to g
to- their names, that the instance
Of ....k .1o.<nEnx, n, ry;n csnIa m
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-04-26
Around About the State.

build a $500 city hall and Jail.
New Madrid county voted for
school supervision at the recent
school election.
The dates for the Stoddard
county fair at Dexter are August
6 to 10th inclusive.
Eleven hundred pounds of
ginseng was shipped from Iron
county and brought $1,000.
Maj. A. L. Oliver of Caruth-
ersville is taking steps to have
the regimen! of State Militia go
in a body to the jamestown
Exposition.
The Clark family, evangelists,
are holding revival meetings al
points in this part sof the State,
husband, wife and daughter,
each Of them an ordained minis
ters.
S. A. Bates, of Piedmont, is
grating pecan sprouts on to
hickory trees. It is said the
grating was a success. The ex-
pertinent will be watched with
interest.
Mrs. A. s. Coker, died at hel
home in Doniphan, Mo-, recent
ly. Deceased is we'll known here
in Cape county where she livec
for number of years.-Jack'
son Herald.
The Governor has reprieve'
John and Amalek Brooks of Iror
county, sentenced to be hung TO
murder, in order to consider
petition asking him to commut
the sentence to life imprisonment
Miss Bessie Mabrey of Doni
phan has excepted clerical posi-
ton in the office of the Southeas
Land and Abstract company j
this city and has assumed he
duties in the office.
George A. Neal, cashier of tn
RipleyCounty Bank of Doniphar
was in the city looking afte
business matters Monday.-Por
lar Bluff Citizen.
Howell CountyGazette: Salen
j. Dent county. which for a gre'
many years has been the south
ern terminus of the Frisco is SOC
to get two new railroads. Or
is the Missouri Southern, whic
has already been surveyed fro
Reynolds to Salem, and the 9th
is the Missouri Lumber and Mil
ing Company road; buildin
northward from Winona al
Eminenoe through the timb'
and mining regions TO Salem.
A Sikeston saloon keeper wi
had been indicted, fined and h
license revoked for violating Il
dramshop law applied for r
nswal before the county cou
at Benton. When confront
with his former indictment, co
victioh, fine and revokal as q b
TO- his receiving license again,
secured q renewal OF his licen
by proving that instead OF bel
q licensed dramshop keeper
the time oil his conviction, he "
selling without . license. w
dom will certainly die with Il
Scott county court.-Jacks
Herald.
Mrs. W. E. Forbes, known
s.The Wonderful Woman
Taskes' is not receiving visit
now. On last Friday abe dec
cd that she needed rest and
one win Be permitted 70 interv
her Tor ) period Of Two mont
aftsr which time she win se
reseivs visitors. This disconi
uancs i due % the fact that \
Forbes has bsen visited by q
49,. = - f1z{rkw 4 >1onIa 6nilv ,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-04-26
commence talking again about
June 9th.

1 The following appeared in g
recent issue Of the Poplar Bluff
Citizen-Iudge ]. A Clark, who
spent q few days at Williamsville
is authority for the story that q
cow belonging to the agent of the
Iron Mountain railroad at Will
liamsville gave birth to sixteen
calves one day recently. The
: calves were all small, fifteen Of
them being about six inches long
! one of them, however, was a good
sized calf and was 8 feet long and
weighed about 10 or IS pounds.
The calves were all formed per-
fectly, according to their length.
This is one of the most phenem-
inal freaks Of nature that has
been discovered in this section
and it is impossible toaccount for
this action Of nature. All the
calves died shortly after birth.
The governor has commuted
the sentence of Mrs. Aggie
Meyers and Frank Hoffman Ia
life Imprisonment. These parties
murdered Frank Meyers, hus-
band of the Meyers woman, in
Kansas City in 1904. On ac-
count Of the purpose for which
the murder was committed, the
way it was planned and carried
r out the crime which these people
: committed was one of the wors'
3 in the history of the State. She
/ was taken to Jeff City last weel
: and is now atwork in the cloth
ing department.
d One night this week, after th'
n curfew had sounded, q Boone
IF vile policeman saw little bo!
O on the street and told him h,
% must go home or be put in jail
t. can right" said the boy. "I'll g
!. to Jail. "But why don't you g.
. home," asked the officer. /"
- don't want to-" replied the boy
y "Dad's at lodge, mas gone t
,r the euchre party, Buds ou
walking with his girl, sis is q
% the theatre with her beau. The
/, left me and the dog at home
r. I'll go to Jail. ."-Booneville Ad
\, vertiser.
Friday April 26, will be one {
\. the biggest days Cape Girardea
ot has ever had. The Southeas
!. Missouri Odd Fellows Annivel
!, sary association wiil--assemh
,a here that day to celebrate th
N anniversary Of the order ar
~ they will come by train and boz
A. loads. Fully 10000 people d
q expected. The local committee
: together with the commerciI
!, club and citizens, are workir
a. day and night to make this Il
banner celebration of the assoc
:, ation.- Cape Republican.
d. A negro who swept out the B
I. Four last evening set fire to Il
!. trash near the back door.
II barrel containing gasoline wi
"A Lying . few fest away. +
! 4 anne from theiire seemed to lel
:, to the bung holeof the barrel al
r. an immediate explosion follow
!. which shook the building a
NJ frightened the negro and otht
a. in that vicinity out Of q yea
,as growth, but fortunately no 0
was hurt. Charleston Courier,
nat News reached here the otf
ION day that . Morehouss gasoli
launch, in Little River, had O
Ilided with and killed an immer
e catfish, whereupon Judge Hes
ors lee went up home for day
a investigste. On his return b
~ Inc refused 10 make any sta
=. ment Is to the exact weight
~ the fish. ss Il hsd oeen divi'
arr among the 1000 inhabitants
u Morehouse before he rescl
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-04-26

Dave Long, who was to have
been hanged at Caruthersville on
the 18th, inst, has been granted
q respite for thirty days by the
governor. 1t is now though by
many that the death sentence
will be commuted to life impris-
Friday of last week the corner
stone of the new city hall at
Hayti, in Pemiscot county, was
laid by the Masonic Lodge of
that place. At twelfth hour the
ladies of the Eastern Star served
a most excellent dinner. The
usual appropriate ceremonies
were conducted. Many articles
were deposited in the cornerstone
that will possibly in many years
hence be viewed with wonder
and curiosity.
The case of Gallasco, against
the city of Sikeston was, the first
of the week, reversed by the
court of appeals. This is the
case wherein Gallasco was suing
the city of Sikeston, for $500
alleged damage regarding license
for a small lunch business. Just
what was the technical issue, we
are not informed. Gallasco won
his case in the City Court, also
the Circuit Court, but the higher
court in its decision has sustain :
ed the claims of our city attor-
ney.-Sikeston Enterprise.
With ex-Judge John G. Wear,
Of Poplar Bluff, as president Of
State Farmers and Laborers'
Union, it is confidently expected
that there will be some strenuous
politics in 1908. The judge is one
OF the most adroit politicians in
Missouri-was the Republican
nominee for circuit Judge against
Judge Jesse Sheppard, las
year and got beat like blaze'
. and it is a safe bet that HI
throw up his position as state
president of the union If the or.
ganization insists upon sticking
. to its rule of keeping out of poll
| tics.--New Madrid Record.
1t is curious how things change
A few years ago Benton, Oran
Morley, Blodgett, Commerce and
, other villages of Scott county
had two and three saloons each
y Now they are dry. There wa
. not a county in this part OF tn
q state under local option, nov
II there are few that are not. Eve
n the strongholds of the saloon
Ii like Poplar Bluff are weakening
Q and we expect soon to find tn
n entire Cairo branch free of sa
= looms in Missouri. It is said tina
a local option which was vote
y down in Butler county some tim
. ago, would carry now, and ther
IL are those who believe that Popla
q Bluff ITSELF would give a DR.
. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Courier.
70 The yindicator, published |
"a Bloomfield, in Stoddard count,
h says in last weeks issue: 18Th
board Of equalization Is in So
sion this week and will be ke
busy for another week sdjustir
- the valuations. Under the Ia
whenever the valuation reach,
So, ,0OO, 900 the tax levy must
reduced to 40 cents on the SIC
valuation. In order to make ,
adjustment Of the taxes and raj
sufficient revenue TO run t
!, county it was necessary TO raj
the values to meet the def
caused by the reduction Of t
cents on .he si00 valuation.
r. making this raise ii would nee,
n sarially increase the school /,
pc = 4 ara. ,.-;1f .lor< -
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27

I snr uowrs 70 talk over the situation.
"Grahatn," said my friend, this n
the most terrible thing that could pos
sibly have Unopened TO me. Surely
there cnn DO no doubt TINT the gold
piece that | 80 unluckily dropped will
be found and this horrible muddIe
cleared npT
~ hope so." replied. 1T seems
almost morally certain that the coin
must bc found, butt
"I3ut whhtT he interrupted with
feverish eagerncss.
"Weil," said I, spcnking slowly, not
wishing To add TO hls suffering and
yet anxious that he should realize
his position IN all its gravity, "in the
nrst place, ws can't toll how soon II
will be found. inosmuch az Mr.. Pope
feels fully assured that he already has
the noble belonging 10 the library In
bis possession be Is not likely to insti.
tute any further search for II. It
seems to have worked itself into some
decidedly out Of the way corner,
where II may not attract attention for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27

II is a well known fact tnat persons
living in the Pine forests do not suffer
from kidney diseases. One dose Of Pine
ules at night usually relieves baekache.
Thirty days treatment, slOO. Your
money refunded II not satisfied. Sold
by Frank Hart's Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27

Dear fes@1 I wanted TO tell him
that he had formed no conception of
the consnminate skill with which q
prosecuting attorney can weave q net
Of inculpatory circumstances around
innocent men. Nor did he know any
thing Of tho whimsicailtles Of the aver
age petit jury. But had not the
heart to disturb bis confidence.
CONTINUED In tomoirows Astorian.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27
ExorERATE CAPTAIN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2e.--The
local Board Of Steamboat Inspectors
handed down its decision yesterday In
the case Of the burning Of the steam
schooner Berkeley Of Point Conception,
on the morning Of November IA. exon.
Grating Captain A. D. Higgins her master
and al! his officers, from any charge 81
negligence. The vessel was valued at
$4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27
JAps BUY STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Nov. GA japanese
steamship company has purchased from
the Canadian Pacific Railroad Com
pany says a special telegram from OF
tawa to the Tribune, the Pacific steam
ers Tartar and Athenian, and will use
them In service between Yokohama
and Calcutta. The price paid for the
steamer Is said to have been S275,O0O.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27

It comes put up in a collapsible tube
with nozzle. easy to apply to the sore
ness and inflammation. for any form
Of Piles; 1t soothes and heals. relieves
the pain, itching and burning. Man
zan Pile Remedy. Price so cents. Guar.
antee. Sold by Frank Harris Drug
Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BR0sfo Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money II II fails
TO cure y. W. GROVES signature il
on each box. 25c.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
WATERS RECEDE
At PITTSBURG
All Danger From Second
Flood Will Be Over
Today.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March D.-Whne
the danger line Of twenty-nine feet was
passed in the local rivers at noon today.
there IS little apprehension being felt
by those who are any distance above
the line. Weather Forecaster Henry
Pennywltt predicts a rise until the water
reaches possibly twenty-three feet but
states that this viii be the crest and
that before the afternoon is gone there
will be n fall again, after which the
normal stage will soon be reached At
present the river Is falling at Johns
town, but most Of the water left ,Aere
curing the night or early morning. The
danger line was not reached. At points
nearer this city Il Is still rising and no
let up is looked for until noon. BY
then all danger viii be past.
Many of those within the danger lines
viii have their work TO 90 over again,
having completed their work Of clearing
their homes and places OF business OF
the debris and mud which cOngregated
IN great quantities as result OF the
high waters In some instances the
cleaning WaiCh will be necessary after
the present rise viii he as great as X
was after the record breaking food OF
last week. The weather man states that
he believes this rise viii end the high
water for the present OF least as The
mJuntet have beer cleared out Df al
most everything possible which would
tend 10 help the rivers along in their
work d. causing trouble.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
FRISCO GRAFT
INDICTMENTS
ISSUED TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March %
District Attorney Francis il. Henri has
announced that over twenty indictments
against grafters in connection with The
telephone franchises would be issued to-
day. Many of these accusations are di-
rected aaginst Abe Ruef and T. V. Hal
sey. chief lobbyist OF the telephone
company.
THE work has only begun" says Mr..
Henri. I'VE will not stop until we
have driven the grafters from office and
sUt them behind the bars. Every one
Of the supervisors who We're in office
when the trolley and telephone deals
were put through. have given evidence
against the bribe givers- We have am
pie evidence TO convict them and neither
wealth or station Will protect them
Steps have been taken TO secure the
arrest of Halsey, who is in Mania
Supervisor Gallagher. who was acting
mayor when SChmitE was away. said in
his statement TO the grand jury:
I received thousands OF dollars from
Ruef 70 bribe the supervisors. In the
case Of the trolley franchise purchase
by the United Railroads, Ruef gave the
money TO me personally IN various in
stallments One bribe was $4,000 II
was given me by Ruef. Since the 18TH
OF April l have at various times bribed
every member of the board OF supervis-
ors, except two new members and Super
visor Rea. ! bribed fifteen Of them on
the trolley steal
Mayor Schmitz is held under close sur
Velllance.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
CHARITY APPEALS
BY USE Of BLANKS
Petitions Circulated Among
Employees Of Business
Houses.

Employees Of several business firms have
taken up collections for the Associated
Charities on blanks. which appeal TO en-
ployers having a number Of workers to
give them an opportunity TO subscribe
TO the Associated Charities The firms
which have circulated these blanks in
clude the following: House x Her
mann, Anderson Dray & Storage Com
pany, Auditors Office. Interior Depart
men, Blue Line Transfer Company, and
the Law Reporter Printing Company.
OF the 5000 appealed for to complete
the necessary budget Of the Associated
Charities, $697.5O have now been secured.
Including the following contributions re-
ceived at S1l G street, and acknowledged
Dy John JOY Edison, treasurer:
Mrs Henry G. Perkins, S25: DR..
Henry g. Adams. 81: James ".
Chtt $40. G. w. Skinner. s.: w. L.
C!lit 90 Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation Religious School children. S..
John sherman, IS; cash Through NJ. II.
Ailes). 50. 'Iakoma." " s.: DR. Hairy II
Donnally, s., Mrs. Fannie Greenapple.
S3; SeIden NJ. Ely. 81: - + Alden e.
Eiectrotype Molders and Finishers
Union. No L, through II. 6. Poppe. Sec
Ietary and treasurer. $3.50; Miss Ellen
IrumbrN. 3; Miss Alice J. BOntou. 81:
Henry r. Atchison, 81: cash. 81; cash. 81:
friend. u; cash, 81; Arnold B. John
son, 81
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
MRS. RADCLIFFE ELECTED
MISSIONARY SOCIETY'S HEAD

Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe. wife OF DIT.
Radcliffe OF the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. was yesterday
elected president Of the WOman's For
eign Missionary Society Of the Wash
ing The following officers were also
elected: Vice president. Mrs. F. X. No
bic; second vice president. Mrs J. Z.
K. Kumler; third vice president, Mrs.
NJ. T. Thompson; fourth vice president
Mrs. I w. Maxson; fifth vice president
Mrs. ". S. Stetson; sixth vice president
Mrs. T. ". Barnes: recording secretary,
Mrs +. G wilkins corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. NJ. +. Smith; treasurer
Mrs. J. A Travis; literary secretary,
Mrs J. s Chamberlain; secretary for
young people, Mrs. D. =. Wiber.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
ON CAMEL
ACROSS ABYSSINIA
DISPLEASES CONSUL
Frank R. Mowrer Re-
turning to Tell Root
About 1t.
Thinks Minister Needed
at Court of King
Menellk.

Riding on the jolly back Of 8 bony
camel as the regular means Of trans
portatiOn is not Just exactly what 1t IS
cracked up to be, in the opinion of
Frank r. Mowrer. q young Yankee con-
suT' from the Buckeye State, and he
wants to come home. In fact, the con-
sui is coming home. perhaps not 10 re-
turn, unless Il should be with diplomatic
rank. and he Is leaving behind. In deep
sorrow, one Menelik. King of Abyssinia,
Mr.. Mowrer had scarcely reached his
new post, at Ads Abeba, when he
quickly decided that it was no place for
him.
Mr.. Mowrer went 70 Ads Abeba by
promotion, but II is hinted by his friends
In this city that he Is willing 10 drop
back notch or two In order to be as
signed where there is a variety in hu-
man color and a spot of green grass TO
be found. In fact MI Mowrer is said
to have expressed similar views in cor
respondence with the State Department.
with the result that he is now coming
home on leave. to talk matters over.
Perhaps with the idea that he might
agreeable post. still more of a promo
ton. Mr.. MOwrer Is coming home with
some important suggestions up his
sleeve. He does not belittle the impor-
tance Of King Menelik's court, but, in
stead, is said 10 believe the United
States should be represented diplomat
iCally at Ads Abeba