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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02

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crea merry at Charlottesville.
A fire occurred in Caruthers-
vile the other night. OF course
the building was a saloon.
A young man named Bugg
took shelter under q tree in
Dunklin county in q storm and
was killed by lightning.
Jules Degonia was given 90
days in jail for stealing money
out of collection basket in the
Catholic church at Potosi.
The prosecuting attorney Of
Butler county has brought suit
against the l. Mt. Ry. for violat-
ing an 8-hour day for telegraph
ers.
Melcher Siler's barn, near
Leopold in Bollirger county,
was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed. Tiler was in the barn al
the time but was not hurt.
James Rouggley, a prominent
farmer Of st. Francois county,
committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with a
pistol. He was sick and des-
pondent.
The corn crop in Stoddard
county has come out wonderfully
the past two weeks. Many far
mers who were almost discourage
ed the first of last month are now
confident of good crop.
Charles Lambert of Scott
county, aged 20, was drowned
while bathing In q creek near
Lutesville. This young man
was formerly a student at the
Military Academy at jackson.
The merchants at Kennett,
commencing July 1st, close their
doors at TOO O'Clock every even
ing during the week until Sep
tember /. Also their doors are
closed on Sunday Same hsre'
Birdie Gilbert OF st. Francois
county committed suicide by
shooting herself through the
heart with a pistol. Love affair; I;
young man proved untrue.
Wicked man, foolish girl. Cash
Book.
A change Of venue to Shan
non county has been granted
in the suit OF L. M. Henson
against Geo. Orchard then own
or Of the Poplar Bluff Citizen for
libel. Damages of $4,000 are
asked for.
The Farmers Union of Pemi-
scot county have decided to erect
a concrete warehouse with steel
roof tobe built at most convenient
point. Bids are asked for from
Hayti and Charlottesville. They
want to get it ready for this
years cotton.
The steamer Grey Eagle
which runs between Commerce
and st. Louis had some trouble
with some rousterhouts last wsss
and the captain and two mates
are charged with numbering ons
of them. They are under q s12,;
900 bond 10 appear for trial,
The rof,starb0ufs wore da.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02

or two bond propositions. one of
5000 to build a city building.
and one of 5000 10 macadamize
the streets.
DR.. F. Y. Salmon, one of the
owners Of the Salmon Bank at
Clinton which failed two years
ago, suffered a stroke OF paraly-
siA last week and his death lie
e pected at any time.
The surviving members of
QuantrelPs guerilla band will
hold their annualrsunion at Wal.
lace Grove, near Independence.
August 20 to "a, and a barbecue
will be a. feature of the occasion.
Mary Watson Of Seneca while
at q children's party, exclaimed,
"this ia the last ice cream social
/ viii ever attend, | am going TO
die" That night she lay asleep
between two other children,
lightning struck the house and
killed her. The other girls were
not injured in the least.
Charles McAllister, a Frisco
freight engineer, running west
from Monett, was killed Friday
morning by being struck by a
bridge while leaning out of the
cab window watching a hot box
on one of the cars. The body was
hurled from the cab and fell into
the water several feet below.
The river is still cutting away
the Kansas Point, and the big
eddy on the Missouri side is
steadily dropping down strea m.
It is almost a certainty that whom
the streap resumes its normal
stage later in the season, there
will be a wide stretch Of sandbar
in front of town. .-Parkville Gaz-
ette.
Rudolph Toennes, q farmer,
found a new grave on the bluff
half q mile west of Boonville,
and on examination discovered
a crude box containing the body
of a white girl baby exhumed and
found this note: "Boonville,
Mo-, May 80, 1907,--Little Anna
May" The infant was we'll
dressed.
Ben Meyers, living near Bean
Lake, finished threashing his
wheat last week, and he finds he
has 1000 bushels from 80 acres.
Charlie Conrad did the threshing,
and the story is vouched for.
This is as good as anyone could
ask for, 3S 1-3 bushels per acre /.
Meyers got 80 cents q bushel for
his wheat.-Ex.
A tank car loaded with sui
phuric acid which came through
Pleasant Hill over the Missouri
Pacific in lsaky condition
Thursday was sidetracked there.
Men we're sent TO stop the flow,
but got so badly burned and the
residents Of the town made such
a protest against the nauseating
fumes that the car was hauled
out Of town until the acid leaked
away. causing the destruction OF
a neighboring fifteen -acre field
of corn,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rice, two
Of Riplsy's highly respected and
prominent citizens, werein Char.
lesion q few hours last Tuesday
They were on their way to Ber.
trand to visit their daughter, Mrs.
G. M. Wilson. Mr.. Rice is ar
acquaintance and an old frienc
Of ye editor when he had charg,
OF the Prospect- News at Doni-
phan several years ago, and 0.
course when Mr.. Rice came tt
Charleston he visited The Enter.
prise ofhoe. Mr.. Rice says b,
and his estimable wife have been
residents Of Ripley for twenty,
flour years, and during that tim,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02
Washington county is to have
a new $500 courthouse.

Sikeston Masons intend to erect
a $50, 900 temple and opera house.
The Southeast Missouri Holi-
ness College at Des Are win open
its doors for the reception Of stu
dents September 18th.
Missouri's coal production dur
ing the year 1905, according to
statistics just made public by the
state coal mine inspeotoes
amounted to 3,755, ,77s tons. The
value of the product was IS, fe3-
$3.50.
Green Finney, formerly a
newspaper man at Marble Hill
who has been doing time for
murder, has been pardoned by
Gov. Folk, on condition that he
remain from Bolllnger county,
Maiden Merit.
With the words Goodbye,
Grace, this will end it all" /"
Louis Hawkins, age twenty-six,
a former street railway conduct
or of Hannibal, committed sui
eide last Thursday morning at
the home of Mrs. Grace Robin
son his childhood sweetheart.
Calvin Bates, son of Sterling
Bates, was drowned in Eleven
Point river, while in swimming
at Thrasher's ford, on that river,
last Sunday, a week ago. His
age was II years and he was a
bright boy. His two brothers
and half brother were with him
in the water, all older than him
but, though they tried manfully
TO save him, were excited and he
sank in IL feet of water after
swimming half a mile down
stream,
Here is a small grain of food
for the tax payers Of this state: /:
The annual cost of the tax-pay-
ers per pupil at Columbia at the
State University is S2e1, while
at the common school it is but
$3.50. II the figures were rever-
sed Missouri would lead the
whole world in an educational
line. The people who go to CO.
lumbia are no more entitled to
state help than the average
county boy that attends the dis
trict school. Dexter Messenger.
Charles Garter Of Henry coun-
ty. who has been here visiting re-
latives for several days past, left
Tuesday for Doniphan to visit
his son Arnot and daughter, Mrs.
Proctor, of that place. His sis
ter, Mrs. Mabrey, who had been
here attending the funeral of
their brother. Alex. left with
him returning to her home at
Doniphan. = Arnot
Carter, nephew, and Mrs. Thom-
as Mabrey, sister Of the diseased
also Mrs. John l.. Brooks Of
Doniphan, were in attendance at
the funeral Of Alex. Carter last
week. Mrs. Brooks prolonged
her visit several days with
friends, It having been some
years since she visited her old
home here. Van Buren, Local. !.
A patent has just been issued
to George B. Fellows Of Fairfax
Mo, and Walter W. Wade Of
Tarlic, Mo on an Ice Cream
Freezer, that win cause a new
era ofimprovsment ia ice scream
freezing. This ice-cream freezer
enables the operator to freeze
the cream with q much smaller
Quantity Of ice. than hereto
fore, and with a less sxpendi.
tture of power. This inventor
has a central as wen as an cute
lice chamber. so that the ice /
applied to the inner and QUITE
sides Of the orgam. ALSO III,
dashboard Is 90 constructed as i
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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02

200 shots being fired before the
one that ended young Palmer's
life brought the noise TO 9 sudden
termination. The accidental dis
charge Of q pistol in the hands Of
John Russell caused the killing.
The remains were brought here
and inferred in the city cemetery
Monday. The fellow and his
new bride that were being chari-
varied had obtained a divorce
from his first wife and in 20 min
utes after the divorce was enter
ed by Judge Sheppard, obtained
a license and married again.
onhearing.cf this marriage Judge
Sheppard instructed the clerk
of the Circuit court to enter an
order setting aside the decree of
divorce, but at the time the parties
didn't know of this action of
the court.
We are in receipt Of the new
melon rates on the Iron Noun
tain railroad which go into effect
August 3rd, 1907, which are
published under protest, and
the right reserved to contest the
same" by the company. Under
this tariff, the rate from melon
points in Southeast Missouri to
st. Louis, when destined for
inter- state points, is IL cents per
one hundred pounds, the same
rate applying to East st. Louis,
Cairo and Thebes. The state
rate to Missouri points will vary
with distance, but are much less,
the rate to st. Louis being 7 1-2
cents, prices being from 8 1-2 to
1913 cents per 100 pounds TO other
points in the South. In no case
will reoonsignment be permitted
under state rate and switching
charges will be absorbed.--Char-
.1eston Courier.
In the rain Of last Friday,
which was one Of the worst wa
ter-fails since our residence in
Sikeston, 1t raiRed and rained
some frogs. On the Lewis Bak-
er farmer, / 1-2 miles north Of
here, where Isaac Wilson is farm
ing, it actually rained frogs.
Mr.. Wilson informs US that while
he was plowing the rain COM
Fmenced and in a few minutes he
noticed the phenomena, frogs
were falling as hail, they were
small fellows. only about one
inch long, and the ground was
covered with them. Mr.. Wilson
has flock Of ducks and they
had feast on frogs.--Sikeston
Enterprise.
The Missouri State Sanitarum
for consumptiyss opened for the
reception of patients on Aug. 1st.
Atthe opening there were accom-
modations for only "a persons,
but the capacity of the sanitsrium
will be doubled before winter.
The sanitsrium is located a:
Mount Vernon, in the Ozark re-
gion, and is an ideal place for
open air treatment. Applica-
tons for admission are far in ex-
cess Of the capacity Of the insti-
tuition. DR.. Norwine, OF Poplar
Bluff, is on the board Of consult
ing physicians and will receive
applications for this district.
/ Ths number Of farmers that
contemplate changing their
manner Of farming from wheat
III stock Is greater than was atfirsl
expected. One farmer west Of
town, despairing Of ever getting
his lands drained. will seed the
farm to grass. Even II it is weI
grass will grow just the same
In that section, we used TO tbinb
THE wild grass would answsr, buI
are fully convinced now tha|
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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02

Made by the shsars. ths Psneti
and the psstsPot--Soue Orig
in.l, Some Credited, some
stolen, bat Nearly All Good
Reading.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02

They talk of establishing a
crea merry at Charlottesville.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-02

Sec'y. State Board ofAgricultur.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12
WOMAN RELIED
WHOLLY UPON
UMWR|TTEN LAW

Chicago. Dec. i2.-Relyng openly on an
appeal TO the "unwritten law" the at
torney for Mrs. Angelina, Anselone., ac-
cused OF numbering Philij Ferrero. let the
case go TO the jury yesterday without a
word OF testimony in defense
The woman shot Ferreo because stories
he told OF her conduct had caused her
husband to desert her.
II ask verdict from you gentlemen"
Attorney Richard Gavin said, (which
shall be In accord with the law, the evil
dence. the good of the community, and
the highest morality. ! ask you gentlemen
10 find that this was justifiable homicide.
This man had broken up her home, made
he: baby fatherless, robbed her OF an af-
fcctionate husband and destroyed her
good name. His attacks on her were ma
licious and without foundation. She had
nothing more TO live for. She shot him
II she shot him. i'm the name OF outraged
womanhood and motherhood"
Assistant States Attorney Sherman ask
ed a conviction in the name of tho law.
THE day of private vengeance is past, :"
he said. mo one either with an imagined
grievance or a real wrong, can arm him.
self with revolver and lie in wait for
the object OF his wrath. IL we are TO allow
these sentimental appeals to have weight
we might as well return TO state of
savagery. and arm ourselves and depend
on our own strength and ability TO save
our lives and destroy those of our enem-
ies."
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12

The committee appointed by the Rhode
Island Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry, to
report upon the needs of the Rhode Is
land College OF Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, recommended yesterday at the an
nual meeting of the grange In East
Providence the appropriation of $4,000 for
a new building. for new boilers for LIP
pitt Hall and a building in which 10 in-
stall heating plant
State Master Frank l.. Marchant in his
annual address condemned excessive
speeding OF automobiles on the pubic
highways.
"The reckless spirit manifested by some
drivers" he said, "calls for drastic legis-
lation for their control. There Is no class
OF people more vtally interested i'm the
safety and preservation OF the highways
than the farmer
The committee to investigate conditions
at Kingston comprised c. r. Magoon, l..
o. Cargill and w. H. Edwards. It's re-
port was made through Chairman Ma
goon and in part was as follows:
"The number of boarding students has
doubled within four years time; the
mems dormitory is full. and new and
more becoming accommodations are urged
for the women. II is not possible TO fur
nish proper accommodations for the
young people.
The quarters for women students are
not suitable and are not possible much
longer. The dairy equipment Is very de-
fective. and larger quarters are needed
for several important departments
THE boilers under Lippitt Hall are n
menace 10 the lives OF students. and II
is right and proper. on the discovery OF
their condition 10 borrow money in order
to renew them and place them i'm suit
able building outside of and adjacent 10
Lippitt Hall
eve recognize that the state cannot be
expected 10 supply all these needs at
once. vet we think that immediate action
is necessary We therefore. recommend
that the college shall be fully recognized
as the state institution for industrial edu-
cation of college grade for its young men
and women, and should. therefore De
maintained year by year I'm a manner
comporting with the dignity OF the state,
and that its needs for the press Mt year.
reduced TO the lowest terms are as fol-
lows: Payment for new boilers purchas-
cd and installed and building in which 20
install them. 5000: a building 10 furnish
rooms for 100 male students, dining hall
and kitchen for $50 people and assembly
room 10 accommodate 400 people and al
least two society rooms. $1,000: that the
State Grange urges upon tho attention
of tho state legislature tho needs OF tho
college just outlined. and bespeaks for Il
the support so urgently needed.
THAT n copy OF this report az adopted
by the state Grange be- sent TO each MEM
ber OF the legislature
a surprise OF the afternoon was the
presentation OF bouquet OF flowers -
Benjamin Martin. treasurer Of the state
Grange. who was married Saturday eve
ming. The presentation was made by Mr..
Laughln OF East Greenwich. and was
responded 10 by Mr.. Martin.
PRESIDENT EDWARDS SPEAKS.
President Howard Edwards of the state
Agricultural college was called upon TO
speak.
President Edwards gave detailed de
scrip,ion of conditions ~ the college ard
also discussed educational affairs In gem
eral as relsiin. 10 Rhode Island. In con-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12
suFFRAGETTE
EXPLAINS WORK
IN EhGLAMD

Mrs. Annie Golden Sanderson. OF Lon-
don. Eng. one OF the most prominent
workers for women suffrage in England.
and one of the women recently sent to
prison dlslng the disturbances in parlla-
ment, spoke at Sayles hall last evening be-
fore fair-slzed audience.
Mrs. Golden Sanderson proved TO be
very entertaining taIker, and showed
wide and thorough knowledge OF the
movement. which. she stated, was making
great Roadway in England. She briefly
sketched the growth OF the movement and
seemed TO be extremely sanguine of sue
cess.
Even our enemies say IT is coming
she declared.
Mrs. Golden sanderson's description oc
the events leading up TO her arrest. while
demanding woman suffrage in the halls
OF parliament last October, and her story
Of fife i'm prison was listened 10 with mark.
cd attention and was I'm part as follows:
"It was a year ago Oct p that /. with
two other women and six girls. met and
decided what to do The next day was
the opening OF parliament. We had pre-
sented thousands of petitions. We had
asked for things. But now we were going
TO demand things. We decided that on
the next day we would go into the lobby,
stand upon the benches and demand
the suffrage
1--WE went into the building singly.
There We met. and sent up word TO this
prime minister asking that bill be
presented providing for suffrage for wo-
men. He sent. word back that ne could
do nothing more for us. Then. one at
~ time, We stood up on a bench. tho
others joining hands about MS 10 keep off
.s.-It.
representation is tyranny We demand
the suffrage. the right TO assume the
obligations and duties Of voter and
many other things One by one we
were dragged down by the police, as
members OF commons and the house OF
lords. startled at the sound OF feminine
voices raised within the sacred precincts.
came running down the corridor from
both directions.
Nine of us were arrested and dragged
off. The next day we were arraigned
before a magistrate. accused of using
abusive language. We refused to ac-
knowledge the right OF the court to deal
with US, because we had had no part in
the making of the laws. The magistrate
said: Fifty pounds and sign this paper
10 keep the peace. OF course we re-
fused to do this. and he said: Two
months in the Second division That
criminals"
Mrs. Golden Sanderson described her
life I'm prison. vherc the suffragettes re-
maned about fortnight At the end of
that time they were transferred To the
First division.
Then she said, "we might have had
our own clothes and had our food sent
in. But we were determined to be mar
| tyrs and III the state wanted TO make
prisoners of US we would live at the ex-
| pense OF the state,
| Then there was an election in the
north and tho Liberal leader there scent
| ing things were going against his party.
telegraphed that we must be set free IL
| the party was TO get the election
| The speaker told OF their release and
| the big banquet given in their homer
\ by the woman suffrage societies. of the
procession OF 2oOo women through tho
! streets.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12
ROADS OPPOSE
/. WINTER SPORTS
IN CANADA

st. John. n. b., Dec. 12.-The holding OF
ice and snow sports and other forms cf
winter carnival attractions in Canada Is
being opposed by the railroads so vigor-
ously that some of the features which
have been held annually for the past 20
years may be abandoned this winter. The
railroads give as their reason for their
attitude against the carnivals that the
advertising which is sent abroad gives
the idea that Canada is "a mere frozen
fringe. north OF the States.'' and say
that this idea IL spread much further
will have n bad erect upon fmmigrafion.
The proposed carnival at Montreal Is the
particular one on which they took their
stand, but In stating their position. the
passenger traffic managers OF the Cana
dian Pacific and Grand Trunk railroads
make IL plain that they oppose the hold
| ing OF winter carnivals in general
They say that not only will they refuse
to advertise the events and will grant no
special rates, but they will refuse TO CO.
operate with any railroad that does so
and are prepared TO spend largo sums OF
money i'm addition To those already spent
10 dispel the unfavorable idea which ex-
lists abroad. on account OF previous car
nivals.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12
CAPT. A. E. COLEMAN
is DEAD AT ?,

Hyannis, Mass, Dec. 1a.-Capt Albert Z.
Coleman. for many. years commander OF
several of the steamers OF the Metropoli-
tan Steamship company. running between
New York and Boston, and later connect
cd with the Joy line. died at his home
here today, after illness of some
weeks, at the age of 70 years.
Capt Coleman was in command of the
steamer III. r. Dimock. which ran down
and sank the steamer yacht Alva owned
by William X. Vanderbilt, in Pollock Rim
slue, Is years ago. He leaves a widow and
two children.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12
Tower L. 1. Election

Tower Light Infantry Of Pawtucket met
at the armory at Pawtuckot last evening,
when after the drill supper was served
and an enjoyable time spent Speeches
were made by several. Tho men have
made good records for themselves during
the past summer and - of them have re-
ceive medals: Rifle and revolver marks
man. former Capt. G. +. Trainor: rifle
and revolver. Lieut. Charles A. Bailey;
rifle marksman. Sergt. Ahmuty and Sergt
Hoguc; sharpshooter. Sergt. Hogue. First
Sergt Parhtt. Corp. Mckinnon; marks
men, Corp. Mumford. Byer aud Payne:
rifle and revolver sharpshoOter. Musician
Porter; marksman. Musician Coty: sharp
shooters. Privates CcHf,doa. Dollcry De-
young marksmcn. PRIV atcs Grey. Gallo
way. H-C Luther. Ljuccier. Mitchell.
Mcdowell. Nickerson, Rittman, Sidaway.
Sharrocks and Tetreaut.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12
Mrs. Rorer Not Bankrupt

New York. Dec. l2.-Judgc Hough. IN
the United states district court last night.
dismissed the bankruptcy petition fled in
September against Mrs. Sarah Tyson
Rorer, the writer on domestic science.
who had for some time conducted a res
taurant I'm New street.
At the time the petition was fled Mrs.
Rorer was I'm California. but upon her re-
turn she filed an answer, denying insol-
vency. and alleging that the proceedings
against her were the result OF "A conspir-
acy TO get control OF her business and also
60 get possession OF a lease To the rooms
she occupied.
Judge Hough decided that the burden of
proof OF Insolvency was upon the pctl-
tloning creditors, and that Il had not bcen
sustained. =