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Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

came to tLis county, where he has
spent the most of his life. He was
eighty years of age at the time of
his death, ana his wife, who sur
wives him, has attained the ripe
old age of eighty-one years. They
have been living happily together
for sixty years. He leaves seven
children, thirty-fve grand children
and two great grand children to
mourn his loss. He was a mem
ber of the Baptist church, having
been converted and uniting him
self with That church some months
ago.
The TELEGRAPH extends sympa-
thy to the bereaved ones in their
deep sorrow.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
NJ. c. HATFIELD DEAD
One Of The EARLY Settlers and
Soldier of the Lost

Mr.. NJ. G, Hatfield who was OPP
Grated on for cancer by having his
hand amputated died Sunday, never
having recovered from the effects
Of the operation. Hisremains were
buried in the Holly Grove ceme-
tary Monday, services conducted
by Bev Story Of Spring Hill.
Mr.. Hatfield had been suffering
fer a,long.t time and had grown very
feeble, The result OF the opera
ton was feared by his physicians,
bat Was resorted to-, It's the only
hope.
MIR Hatfield was mn eX-soldiel
of the lost cause, having served tne
0ouftderacy throughout the civil
wal. He came to Arkansas from
tennessee in 1859 and settled il
Nevada county, From taera ht
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

the hope Iron Words was tried
Wednesday aftelnoolI resulting in
Il verdict for the defeI dant This
suit was brought by Pr Beck for
$500 conversion Of certain ma
ehinery, and $4o0 da1 1nages.
Tfe case Of Geo. Rosenberg a.
gainst the New Orlelns and San
Francisco Railway Nas continued
as was also the case 7. c. Will
son as administrator gainst the
same defendant.
This week IS set al mt for civil
business and the crin nal eases will
ond week.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
ATTORNEY GENERAL
HERE MONDAY
SPOKE AT THE COURT HOUSE TO
LARGE CROWD.
EXPLAINS HIS POSITION
On The State Capitol Question
And Hits the Present Convict
Labor System.
EXPLAINS HIS POSITION

Hon. w. F. Kirby, attorney
general and candidate for governor
spoke here Monday at the court
house to large crowd. His speech
was we'll received and seemed to
make good impression. He went
into detail and explained his posi-
ton on the STATE capitol question,
and said
L believe the beople all favored
and wanted new capitol building,
they should get what they paid for
and not something the contractors
say is just as good. | also think
the present contractors should he
discharged and the building fin
ished by some one else"
Along this line the General said
lie didn't believe the Capitol Com
mission had the right to pay out
another cent on the original ap-
<,ropiation, and what they had
sr-;-4 esI.,: s-.ian-lif. ts''ll-
(ears from trfe-d date of the original
appropriation, was illegally paid out.
The Attorney General also went
after the convict lease system, ana
said if should be done away with,
that this comp.titlon with free labor
was not right, and the employ
ment of the convicts on railroads
alonu side of free labor was bad
advertisement for the state, and
made bad impression on outSl-
ders passing over our railroads.
causing immigration to be turned
from the state that would otherwise
settle here. He gave a glowing ac-
count of the resources of the state
aud thought they should be Well
advertised and developed.
The Attorney General spoke a
bout two hours and was given care
ful attention by all.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
CIRCUIT COURT
Notes On Cases Disposed OF
Meeks Case Results In Verdict
For $500.

The Circuit Court canyened Mon
day, Judge James NJ. Carter pre-
siding. The Grand Jury was em-
paneled and instructed Monday
morning, and j. S. Monroe was
elected foreman.
The case Of W. F. Daniels was
called Tuesday morning and was
on trial the balance Of the day
and Wednesday morning, when it
went to the jury.
Daniels had sued DR.. Meeks
4.ass ;;4r ! ! 9aa -4l5s.f 5fs-f For sS.1
Elmore johnson, alias Frank
Remington. who was arrested
sometime last Summer for robbery
committed on the person of Soon
Dotson in the north end of the
county, entered plea of guilty
and was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary. johnson 1t
appears was under eighteen years
of age, and was recommended
to the reform school.
Johnson is an Intelligent loaklng
Young man, and in his statement
to the court claimed to be an cleo
trician: said he came from Indiana
TO Flat River Mo-, where he has
been living for the past ten years.
He claimed to have Il mother and
sister that he was supporting, but
thI he got out Of work when he
committed the crime; that he Wa 5
! out of money and not knowing
what to do he borrowed gun and
held up this man, from whom he
secured something over four dol
lars.
johnson has been in jail since his
arrest, and has conducted himself
in such manner as to cause consld-
erable sympathy by those who have
known Of his case.
The ease Of Il. l., Beck against
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

Strengthen the II
purify the liver al
few doses of PRIcI-
1t is an admiraH[
r. j. Garner.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

June and was 50 pleased with it de-
cided to lcelte among us. He vas
deputy clerk in his native county III
Missouri for number of years,
and has since been engaged IN ii
number of professional occupations
but chiefly the real estate business,
which he is at present engaged in.
Mr.. Lee comes to us we'll RECON-
mended and we feel sure Will make
us a very desirable citizen.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
THE WINGO ACT
gets 4 KNOCK
IN RECENT DECISION Delivered BIZ
JUDGE TRlEBER.
WAS HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Demurrer of Attorney General
0yerruled as to jurisdiction
OF Federal Court.
WAS HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Little Rock, Oct. 9.--Ulhlted
States District Judge Jacob TriebeI
held yesterday that the Wingo act
was unconstitutional i'll the hearing
on the injunction suit brought BY
the Chicago, Rock Island and Ia
ciGe Railway Company against the
stat. Of Arkansas
Judge Tr:eber overruled the ae
mul.ren OF Attorney General kirby
as to the jurisdiction OF the federal
court, and granted the injunction
praved for the railroad corporation
The case will be immediately ap
pealed by the state to the supreme
Court of the United States. At
torney General Kirby is absent
from the city, but his intentions N
this respect have already been stated
Judge Trieber holds that the suit
against the secretary OF state, Who
is merely acting in this mntter as =
.---4---~Qsial OCH C.. nGt z suit =.
painst the stare Within the lAeafaffs
of the Eleventh amendment OF the
constitution and, therefore, IS cog
nizable in court Of the United
States, as the right claimed by the
railroad company is one arising un-
der the consultation Of the United
States.
1t is held that while the state has
the right to exclude foreign corpo-
rations from doing business within
it's borders, with or without amy
reason, IL Is power of the state ls
subject to the constitutional proVlS-
ion that no state shall pass any la"
impairing the provisions OF Il con,
tract, which is a. point mentioned
in a recent opinion by Judge "m-
field.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

Keep your vital organs IN good
condition if you would have health
through the m;,larial season.
PR1CKLY ASH BrrTERs cleanses and
strengthens tive stomach, liver and
bowels and helps the system to re-
sist disease germs
T. j. Garner, Special Agent.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
, be getting along nicely.
REVIVAL AT 0ZAN
Which Is Now In Progress Resu|-
ting In Much Good.
Special to the TELEGRAPH

Ozan, Oct. 10.-Therevival be
ing conducted by Evangelist D. W.
Eichelburger, assisted by Pastors
Lindsay and Bridges, at this place,
is assuming extensive proportions.
Since Mr.. Eichelburger began, one
week ago to-day, there have been
80 professions and many additions.
Services at 3 p. m. and 1870 p,
m. each day.
Next Sunday, Oct. 3 there will
be basket dinner on the ground,
and services at II Il. m, 2:30p. m,
4 p. m. and.7;3o p. m. Every,
body invited.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

Dry will open
ut which time
Id. D. Of Eiol-
Win lecture at
| IN the after
Eay, and will
| e. church at
[r white friends
to come and
arran gennentS
b accumulation.
~, l.. Tyus.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
HAM. .LACERATED
Ben Evans DrawnInto Machinery
of Thompson Gin With
Above Result.

Mr.. Ben Evans who has been
at the Thompson gin on
the Washington and Fulton road,
had his right hand badly lacerated
by the machinery of that gin Tues
day.
Mr.. Evans was tending the gin
stands and his hand was drawn into
the machinery, the saws stripping
the flesh Of his hand into Shields,
but breaking none OF the bones
Lis hand was Immediately dressed
oe' ..-s'i 1 esssss' - hTsss TsssllAA---s
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

To check cold quickly, get from
your druggist some little Candy.
Cold Tablets called Preventies.
Druggist everywhere are no"
dispensing Preventies, for th"N"r'
not only safe, but decidedly rettaia
and prompt. Preventics contain
NO Quinine, uvo laxative, nothing
harsh nor Sick alag. Taken at he
"sueave staee'" Preyen'hs WIFI
prevent Pneumonia, Broaehltis
LuGrippe, etc, Hence Shs name,
Preventics. u0od for fa2ssIsh emil
dren, AZ Preventica 2aioeuts. Tria.
Boxes centa-a ID by DEAl.E,ikSs
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
WARRANTS BURNED
By Commissioners Of Accounts
Wednesday,.

Tha Commissioners Of Accounts
together with the county jndge
burned the county, school and other
barred and cancelled warrants Mon
dav. The report of the Commis,
sioners, composed of D. w. Holt,
H. j. Trimble and J. S. Monroe,
was then filed, showing tie o.nd'-
ton Of the affairs of the ooNify "a
found by them. AiSAv, ,',a'.s a. tne.
warrants to be burned wAa publlsA-
ed in the TELEaBAPH Of last wee;
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

DeWitt's Carholi2ed Witch Haze
Salve is good for little burns and
bic burns, shall scratches or bruis-
es aud big ones. It Is healing and
soothing. Good for piles. Sold by
7, ]. Garner
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11

Obstinate eases of constipation
and nasty, mean headaches prompt-
ly disappear when you take De-
Wits Little EARLY Riser Pills
Sold 10y. +. }. Garner.
Washington telegraph., 1907-10-11
Wind STORM
loONEDf SERIOUS
STRUCK THIS PLACE ND INDAY- LITTLE
DAMAGE RES hTED.
D. W. HOLT HAS d LOSE CALL
From Falling TiEhbers Many
Trees and Miles II Fencing
Blown DolnFn.

This place was visiJued by a severe
wind storm Mondoy IS which at first
looked as if it was g4ding to be Sc
rious, but passed aW1ohx without any
filI.t D ~ "a every per
me % oal''s'ers Ne' bbbHHss@=n off II ffhe
!, yi - - of the court
Nv ~ Wv ~ 49, Rstriking Esq.
60 " n in out of the
Mr.. Holt for had thd| d e,1.. 4:
, ~ So '''I n-lli y would likely
- ~ i i '1oN y fueverely injur-
The wind came fl IL
and with very little " b Ea,,i,1 ,,.,,,
blowing at a terrifil lpI un4 l,aeo,.o.
- 0iio -i''N' V'lilN " fTealize that a
storm was upon then Ia
Reports from tn! hi ,,,,,,o,,,,a ina.
country for miles il ,,a,t o,,,,,, :
direction show that "a. e
fence and hundreds I - -.
blown down. ID
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-12
Around About the State.

that city.
Henry Creitzer was drowned
in a slough near Advance in
Stoddard county.
Geo. B. Stout shot and killed
his brother-in-law, Theodore
Baer, in Scott county.
The town board of Clarkton
has ordered that there be no
more Sunday games of baseball
in that town.
Sikeston had a horse show last
year and a meeting has been held
to formulate plan for another
one this year.
D. L. Linville, a prominent
citizen of Bonne Terre, commit
ted suicide. Ill health and f.
nancial troubles.
SssOran has good law. Every
citizen must cut the weeds in
front of his lot by the 10th Of
each summer month.
The County Court of st. Fran
co.'s County has announced that
no special session will be called
to consider dram shop petitions.
Sikeston oifizens are talking a
$4,000 Masonic Temple to in
clude an Opera House, Two
citizens have promised $1,000
each.
The big meetings at jackson,
Kennett and Cape Girardeau
were doing successful work ac-
cording to the reports through
the papers.
Rev. 6wope closed a meeting
at Chaffee on Sunday. There
were about 150 conversions. 76
to the Methodist and 80 to the
Baptist churches.
Sam Fortnsy was shot and
killed by Lon Melott, June 20,
at Henson, Mississippi county.
The trouble arose over some
matters in connection with the
sswmill business.
The Dexter Messenger is car
ring an order of publication in g
suit to quiet title to some real
estate in Stoddard county, that is
nearly seven columns in length
set in solid six point type.
Will Foard, a young farmer
seven miles south Of Kennett
shot his cousin, Harris Balls
twice, seriously wounding him
the evening of June 30, and ther
reloaded his gun and placing i
against his temple, pulled tht
trigger.
A peculiar situation has devel
8 oped in Stone county. Th'
county court has ordered an ex
pert examination of the affairs O
the county and men are ther'
trying to take legal steps to stol
it. The Stone County Oracl
calls them .'stoppsrs.'
Mrs. Emma Farrar had tw'
COWS killed by lightning last Fri
day while standing under q tre,
Just the other side Of Geo. Pix
leys. A family Of movers wer
under the same tree but ESCAPED
with no injury further than q se
:.
we're shock.-Advanee Guard.
While a thunder storm, accom-
panied by Q hard rain and vivi
lightning, was passing owe
6hslbina, safe blowers broke inf
the little postofics and wrecke
the safe with explosives. at 1:s
.. n. Friday. They stole abou
$50 IN cash and about $500 !
stamps.
Circuit court convened
MsryviIle last Monday, but thel
i not much doing as Judge Eli
son said no jury cases would l
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-12

vile, giving as reason FOR this
order that the farmers over the
county were needed ia their corn
fields worse than they were need
cd in the jury box.
JudgeDyer did q work Of mercy
in the term Of the Federal court
at the Cape last week. He made
quick work and "Mercy show
ed" William Parker who was
serving a six months sentence
for bootlegging got off with IL
days; Rosenthal paid $500 for
the $500 worth Of goods he could
not account for; Ross, a default
ing postmaster, plead guilty and
was released on account Of his
family; Leonard Slayback,
charged with breaking into a
postoffice had his fine suspended
because nothing was stolen.-
Exchange.
One j. T. McCreary, who land
ed in this place some four or five
week ago, and began to teach a
class of some thirty youngsters
the art of writing, suddenly dis
appeared, last Saturday night,
He had taught a three weeks
school, and had collected the
fees, $3.50, from the class for a
second term, and after giving
them three lessons, departed be-
tween two suns, leaving both his
board and printing bills unpaid.
-Oran Citizen.
Miss Irene Arnold, aged 16
years, daughter Of ex- Congress-
man Marshal Arnold of Benton,
died suddenly on June 25th.
She was an unusually bright and
promising young lady, and had
Just returned home from school
at Marvin College, ,Fredericktown,
where she won the gold medal in
expression.
There is a Christian Church at
Dover, Missouri, which has a eus-
tom of having a protracted meet
ing in August. These meetings
have been held each year for 80
years, and they begin on the Sec
ond Sunday in August. Every
body for miles around goes to
these meetings as they go to the
county fair.
! Several days ago a mad dog
got among a bunch of cattle
owned by A. D. Thompson, a
stockman, southeast of Spring.
J field, and since then ten of them
) have died of hydrohobia. When
the dog was found the cattlemen
r killed it. Thompson fears he
may loose his entire herd.
/, DeKalb county's courthouse is
, in such a bad condition that the
J foundation has to be repaired
: It seems that when the foundaticT
was dug, a sand pocket was
found, but the contractor faileC
. to put in the proper footing anc
. the result was a settling soor
: after 1t was completed.
One volume Of Mr.. Houck'l
9 Missouri history is out, and th'
? entire book should be ready
. soon. Heis giving the histor.
Of the early Spanish affairs il
0 Missouri, and will have in 1t cop
: les Of many original documentsil
. Spain and the archives at Wash
: ington.
e The dead body Of Williar
. Bradford was found on TIL
: tracks of the Cairo branch Of tn
Iron Mountain railroad, at Popls
: Bluff, on the morning Of Jun
j %. His mingled condition gav
: evidence Of having been dragge
3 some distance BY q train.
d Chaffee's new hotel containin
% l76 rooms and all modern conven
i iences, was sold last week 10 j..
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-12

The horse shows Of East Prai-
rie have grown into a demand for
q county fair.
C. H. Danes, representing
attorney Of Cape County, has
been appointed assistant Attor-
mes in the U. s. court. His SAL
ary will be So, 400 year.
Geo. W. Horn, under sentence
Of death in st. Francois county
for the murder Of Constable
Francis Burns, has been granted
a new trial by the supreme court.
Sikeston people met the other
evening and declared to hold a
horse show or fair the coming
fall. 1t is estimated that it will
take S15,0O to put the grounds
in shape.
Charleston after so longs time
has changed from An ordinary
school district to an incorporated
district, under the village school
law and now has six directors
instead of three.
1t is said that a survey for an
electric car line is being made
over in Scott county. The pro-
posed line will connect Sikeston,
Benton, Kelso and Cape Girar-
deau with st. Louis.
Under the new dramshop law
past at the recent session of the
legislature, all saloons are re-
quired to close up before 1 a. M,
and not to open until B a. m
This law is now in force.
Some of the papers say tha1
doctor Kuhn, the late superin'
tendant of the. Insane Asylum al
Pennington, is an able man buI
was 80 "stuck on himself" tha
many of the employees found i
difficult to get along with him.
The merchants Of Cape GiraP'
deau have organized and adopt
ed a plan to protect themselves
against dead beats and establish
a credit bureau. A good idea
and if a district association coulC
be formed it will be very helpful
to all.
The st. Louis papers say thai
there will be 1900 car loads o
watermelons shipped from Mis-
sissippi, Scott and Dunklin eoun
ties this year. but the people ii
that section who claim to knoy
think the statement q little exag
gerated.
The large calcining plant @
the st. Joseph Lead company a
Leadwood, consisting of twent
furnaces, was destroyed by fir
Oath OF June. The loss is yer
heavy, and will throw a larg
! number of msn cut OF employ
men until the plant can be re
built, but We understand that tn
company isp preparing to rebuff
at Harrington Times.
Corn is later in this count
, than it has been for q quarter
century. Much of it is to |
! planted yet. However, there
yet time TO plant, and farme
who are as late planting as Jul
Is may still raise good corn th
year. Backward seasons q
generally backward all the wa
through, and frost may be d
. layed to ripen the latest GRO
, Charleston Courier.
! The new Prssbytery of Ir'
. Mountain was organized at De,
: ter on Tuesday Of last week.
4 consequences Of the union and !
union Of the Cumberland Pre-
byterian and Presbyteri
: churches, the presbyteries b
came so large as to be unwieldl
J. II became necessary tharefo,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-12

Evans, of this city, chairman of
the democratic state committee,
accompanied by prosecuting At
torney j. D. Brooks and Deputy |
Sheriff Ollie Lindley, of Oregon
county, raided joint near the
Arkansas line and seized a car
OF beer and whiskey. Every
county in Judge Evans circuit
has local option and he has been
busys holding down the cid"
In Oregon county numerous
violations have occurred ard
when a car Of beer was received
the raid was planned. Accom-
panied by the authorities, Judge
Evans visited the old dlstillery of
T. V. Marshall. When the Off
GERS appeared twenty frequentsrs
jumped through the doors and
ran TO the Ozarks. Marshal and
his son were arrested and eigh-
teen. charges were made against
them. Judge Evans seized 200
cases of beer in q warehouse.
The beer was moved to Thayer
and stored in building to be
used as evidence against Mar
shall and his son at the trial in
Oregon county, July8. In How
ell county, the home of Judge
Evans, twelve arrests have been
made for alleged violations of the
liquor law since local option be-
came effective, March /. At his
trial on the 9Th instant Marshall
plead guilty to violating the local
option law on seventeen counts
and was fined So, 400 and sentence
ed to serve 900 days in Jail.
By arrangement on payment of
S700 of the fines the remainder of
the sentence was suspended dur
ing his good behavior,
Many farmers have finished
cutting their wheat. The yield
is an agreeable surprise. For
instance, 1400 acres of the Mat
thews farm looks like 20 bushels
to the acre. Joe Kiefer has 109
acres equally good; while A. ].
McFadden, G. & A. J. Matthews e
farm, reports probable yield Of
40 bushels per acre on 800 acres.
We don't want to bust the wheat
market, but we want calamity
howlers to sit up and take notice
This section of Gods country ID
IT--in big type.-Oran Citizen.
A man giving his name as
Billie Williams called at W. B
Babb's livery stable in this city
last Saturday morning and ask
ed for a horse, saying he wanted
) to go to Blodgett. After reach
ing Blodeett he sold the hors,
for $50 and skipped, and nothing
has been heard of him since
Sheriff Geo. w. Cupp and Mr.
, Babb went to Blodgett Sunda.
and returned with the horse, bu
nothing was learned of the wher
y abouts of Williams. Charleston
: Enterprise.
The lightning struck Hinkl
!. McLane's binder, June "a, Will
!, he was cutting wheat. Luthe
!. Critics, Hinkle's brother-in-lau
! was driving the binder at th
!, time. He was thrown yiolentl
to the ground, but was not ser
iously hurt. Two mules thi
were hitched to the binder wer
knocked down, but were not In
n jured. The binder was damae
: ed slightly. Oak Ridge Indies
n tor.
The wife OF q Lamar piar
dealer sold an empty organ bo
= for s1.50. Ths man who came
! load the box declared it vi
= heavy, but the woman insisted
= was empty. When twas deli
I" cred, the buyer opened the b
and found an organ in it.