Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-18
Around About the State.

The Missouri Legislature will be aske,
to appropriate sl50,OOO for a new powe
plant at the penitentiary.
WA. Forsythe, of Greenwood, mar,
keted a steer of his own raising ant
feeding that attracted attention, ant
sold well, bringing $i26.75.
A girl in Utica shot four times at {
book agent and missed him. We dom
know any statute that would fit her case
but she ought to be convicted anyhow
W. r. Nash, who lives six miles east
of Platte City, raised, last year, 5000
bushels Of corn on 40 acres and sold the
same 10 Judge James Morton for 81 ,224.
Platte City Landmark.
Love making at Nevada has strenu-
GUS ways. A man married a young wo-
man there recently and his former sweet
heart rocked his house, broke the VIM
dows and finally set 1t on fire.
John Gill, farmer who lives near
ReadRille, drove 200 turkeys to Wells
vile Friday and sold them to one Of the
local dealers. He was three days on the
road. He also bought 500 worth Of
furs. Readsville is in Galloway Coun-
ty and is IS miles from Wellsville.
There is balance in the state treas
ury Of nearly 100000, OF this sum
more than s475, 900 is an old war claim
secured from the government by Sena-
tor Cockrell at the close OF his long SER
vice in the Senate. The money was not
received by the state until after the last
legislature adjourned, which In part
accounts for the heavy balance that has
since been carried in the treasury.
A Carruthersville minister preached
sermon on profanity. During the dis
course he took the ground that "damn"
vas not swearing, but simply used by
men to emphasize what they say. The
minister while calling on the members
OF his congregation q few days after,
met young lady, one Of the vivacious
girls, who said: "Elder, that was q |
dsrased 20 sermon you preach cd last
Two young men Of DeYter were plac-
ed in fall recently to serve fines for carry
ing concealed weapons and disturbance.
These are the first offenders Of the law
that have been placed ip Jail for months.
Some years ago the jai was usually full
to overflow, but Of recent IL 10 the ex-
ception for the jailor to have charge.
II is evident the moral tone of this
:ouuty has improved wonderfully since
local option was adopted.-Vindicator.
Odessa is said to be all agog over the
report that detective has been at work
in that vicinity and there is a sugges-
;ion that he has secured enough evidence
If the illegal sale OF whiskey in that
own to supply the grand jury with work
or several days. Men may come and
men may go but the fight between the
,oeze and anti-booze element in some
'laces will go on forever, or until the il
egal booze-sellers agree to quit and be
rood. |,
The reversal In the Birks case In Bar
y County threw the costs upon the state
nd Circuit Clerk Gardner recently
the bill ofcosts In the sum Of
i.i04, IA, the largest during his term of
fiics for single case. The .ase was
eversed because The prosecuting attor-
ey of Barry County omitted the word
inflicted" from below the word
wounds" In the information filed.
'retty expensive word something over
100 letter. ID
Fire in bayfield,, resulting from .
park from passing Wabash loeomo-
we, burned twenty-five acres Of mea-
ow and dozen tons Of hay on the
rather estate q mile northwest ot q
iaryville last Wednesday night. The I
re was started by the southbound pas. 4
enger train due in Maryville at 8:45. II
he blaze spread rapidly, and u was 4
OF until nearly midaiehs that residents
( the neighberhood succeeded In ex-
the flames.
Levi Boster is dead 81 bis home near I
Iouston, in Texas county, ct the age Of =
l6 years. Boster is said to have been Ia
10 oldest man In the state Of Missouri.
[e was born at Christianboro, Va,
une 8, f790, and had lived in Missouri +
noe ts4S. He always wore homespun !
othing, cowhids boots and . hickory | !
iirt. His white hair fell over hfs :
aoulders, and he had worn . long gray
sard for over half q century. Bostef
otsd tor Andrew jackson for president, 4
nd had voted for every other Demo- .
rafic candidate for nresfdent aiuna. lc