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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-12-06


Ing is to bs enlarged in the
spring. perhaps double size.
Sim Oliver Of Holden carried
an accident policy. He was in
an accident and is now Q leg
poorer and 5000 richer.
The man who has q good chunk
Of Missouri land, has 1t paid for
and is living on it need not have
much fear Of 3 financial panic.
The Wabash pay car last week
left checks along the road.
When it reached Moberly $685.
900 10 cash were turned loose.
A farmer near Grant City
husksd an sight-acre patch of
corn Lest week that yielded 9 lit
tls over ninsty.ssven bushels to
the acre.
Judge ]. M. Cain, aged eighty
years, q citizen OF Dorsna, Miss
issippi County, was married Sun
day to Mrs. Mary c. Lane of the
same place.
Ths. Missouri board Of railroad
yeomfai onsrs has ordered 3 re.
letlon of.sxpress rates within
ths state. The percentage OF re-
duetion is about twenty.one.
Hon. W. A. Rothwsll Of Mob
srly, the Democratic national
committeeman from Missouri,
has gone to Florida. to spend the
winter. on account Of his health.
Absorbing 10 . Holt county sx-
change, the town Of Oregon
was established near
ly thirty-five years before the
signing Of the Declaration OF In.
dependence.
Albany's sxsfair grounds have
been sold to Gentry County for
. poor farm. The Ledger says
that leaves the place without q
place In which to hold cslebra-
tions and reunions.
William H. Osmer, q former
United States deputy marshal,
plead guilty before the United
States court in st. Louis, last
week, TO making false claims
against the government while act
ing ss officer, and was fined
$1,000, the minimum penalty.
AT Paragonld on . recent night
. burglar entered the home Of
Clyde Mack and threatened his
young wife, who had retired,
took s35 from the dresser, cut off
Mrs. Mack's hair under . threat
Of death, il she made an outcry,
and escaped.
"A Mound City merchant, is
bound 10 please. The other day
an Oregon woman came in and
ssksd for . yard Of elastic. The
prics was 15 cents. She protest.
Cd that she could buy It in st.
Jossph for ton cents. "All right
madam" said the merchant. ~
hs stretched out the elastic and
cut her OF . yard, /" We meet st.
Joseph priees!svery day."
Poplar Bluff Democrat. "A Pc
tition for the incorporation Of the
Littls River Drainage District
vac argued in the circuit court
Wednesday. A vast map OF ths
territory was hung on the south
Wall Of ths court room and bril-
liant attorneys discussed for and
against svsry feature. ThS dis
triot sovsrs 5i3, 900 acres. is min
sty miles long and ranges from
three 70 iftesn uilss in width.
The proposed improvement 10 ss-
timstsd 10 cost g, ,600, 900. It ID
planned 70 dig drsinaes canals ID
J6t he water Oh covering the
isad: Tksrs Z considerable op-
clliu9 y - reopIalion end lbs
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-12-06

tickets as they buy them, "n+'
take observations rrla,Ive ,,e
service, then finally make hi.
kick to the management just as
thousands IT passengers 10, /
IS said that this official klpaN
Is not to be spo,ter, ia 4
sense, but it is TO be ais a..
simply TO see how Tia publ. -,
handled, and he will tell tn,
management how the public i
handled on the Burlington lines.
Six more wagons with a mum
Der of colored men went up un t,,e
river last Sunday to commenc,
husking corn. The yield will t.,
better than last year, probably
ten bushels to the acre. Som,
who are familiar with the con
ditions claim that several acre,
will yield 100 bushels but it il
thought that fifty bushels will b,
a fair average. The crops are
later in maturing up there thal
on the highland but are mad,
with about two months worl
making it much cheaper that
can be done on the high lands
New Madrid Southeast Missouri
an.
The people Of Craig are tskir(
steps to prevent the repetition ,t
last summers flood in which >
good portion of the town was un-
der water for several days and .
great amount of damage done.
The floods are attributed to the
railro ad bridge over the little
Tarkio which is not sufficient to
pass the water during the heavy
rains and that it backs up flood
ing the town. Steps will be taxi
en- to enlarge the outlet so that
the water can have free egress.
Jesse B. Webb, who was con-
victed last week on a charge of
manslsughter in the first degree
and sentenced to 8.years in pris.
on, has been allowed an appeal.
He is under $4,000 bond. Webb
was convicted Of having entered
into a suicide pact in Smithville,
with a young woman, who was
supposed to have been his wife.
Webb's contention was that the
young woman shot him and then
killed herself.
West Plains is getting very
metropolitan. In a few days
trash cans will be placed around
the public square and other
places in the city 80 that people
can throw refuse and waste pa.
per in the cans instead Of
in the streets and alleys. The
cans are furnished by the Civic
Improvement League. They will
have no lids and will always bs
open. Gazette.
Col. M. B. W. Harmon was no
tilted Thursday by Congressman
Charles F. Booher of Savannah
that his claim for $1,000 back
pension had been allowed. He
should have been receiving .
pension since 1884, when he wa
shot through the bridge of the
nose with q muskst ball. Col.
onel Harmon served in an Ohit
regiment. He lives on a farm
near Pickering.
The jsnitor of the Y. M. G. A
did not know whether there wa,
going to be shower of time.
pieces or some stray asronsu
had been turned upside down
q few miles up in the air aboy'
that town He heard a thuml
on the roof and on investigation
found q very good watch, whicl
up to date has not been claimed.
The Peoples baEk and the Ban
of Flat River were consolidated
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-12-06

The differences between q good and
q bad chauffeur Is merely the differ.
ence between wreckiess and reckless.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-12-06

law, was released from Jail on
condition that he will pay the
costs of his case, S446, and leave
the state.
In Houstonia, Pettis county, n
swarm of bees took a fancy to a
church. All summer they were
allowed to labor in peace, but
last week the weatherboarding
was stripped off and S25 worth Of
honey taken and sold to a Hous.
tonia merchant.
The Pennington shirt factory
is a thing Of the past. It is clos
ed down for the reason, it is said
that a sufficient number Of girls
could not be secured to run it
with profit. The best of The
hands have secured work at the
factory at Cape Girardeau.
The parties boring for gas and
oil at GAINESVILLE, have incorpor-
ated under the state laws as the
keystone Oil and Gas Com
pany," with capital stock of
$4,000. They have commenced
buying GOAL rights in that vacini-
ty and have accepted a franchise
to furnish gas to the town.
A Boone County man recently
received q legacy amounting to
$3.50. He said he was an old
man and did not care to spend
the money, 80 he deposited it in q
Columbia Trust Company in the
name Of the infant son of q friend.
The money is to draw interest for
thirty years before the young
man can claim ii.
Geo. Heck was accidently shot
by'a oomrade, Leonard Douglas,
while shooting ducks on Iron
Mountain Lake in Iron county, a
few days ago. Douglas was in
the act of shooting when the boat
was overturned precipitating
both men in the water, but they
managed to swim out. Heck
died the next day from his injur.
les.
Frank James, the former Mis-.
souri, outlaw, has arrived at
Fletcher overland from Illinois,
and will live on his quarter sec.
ton in the little pasture. His
wife and the family of his son,
Robert James came with him.
They will live in Fletcher until
spring when they will move to
the farm where Mr.. James 10
having neat cottage built
Oklahoma Exchange.
Turner Doolin, OF Louisiana,
Pike County, father OF Is child. d.
rem, was burned to death in his
buggy near there Sunday. He
was intoxicated and 1t is sup.
posed that he overturned a can
of coal oil In the vehicle, and that
it caught from his pipe while he
was asleep. His body was al
most crematsd, and the buggy
was consumed except the shafts,
TO which the horse was found
hitched and uninjured.
While digging near Fulton a
pair OF huge antelers were un-
earthed ct q depth Of twelve feet.
Though every care was taken in
liftingthem out the antlers fell
to pieces, which was caused by
great age. This recalls the find-
ing OF q walnut log at q depth OF
thirty feet some years ago. Wise
folks explain these depos-
its by saying that in early days
the Missouri followed . different
course through the kingdom Of
Galloway.
The Burlington railroad CON-
na M, 10 oraatfaa ...tk AZ
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-12-06

It's wise man who can distinguish
The difference between . pilfering
souvenir hunter and an oldfashioned
theft. f.--Baltimore sua.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
RUSSIA ASKED
TO EXPLAIN
UNCLE SAM MAKES PEREMPToRY
DEMAND IN CASE OF THE
WALLlNGS.
THEY MAY BE DEPORTED
Imprisonment Of Americans Ordered
as Blow to Socialist Organ
ization-Apartment
Searched.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 22.-The United
States embassy called peremptorily on
the Russian authorities Monday for an
explanation of Sundays arrest of VIII
liam English Walling, the American
millionaire socialist, his wife, formerly
Anna Strunsky, well-known Russian
novelist. and the latter's sister, Rose
Strunsky.
1t is believed the police do not in
tend to hold the trio, but took them
into custody that they might have a
better chance to extort information
from them concerning their associates.
Their early release is looked for,
coupled with orders, however, for their
immediate departure from Russian ter
ritory.
Walling, his wife and sster-in-law
were arrested here while at dinner
with party of Firms Walling had
Just returned to st. Petersburg from
the socialist congress in Germany and
France. He also spent several months
in Geneva, where he frequented the
headquarters of the Russian revolu-
tionists, with whom he is intimate
Their apartments were searched
! from top to bottom. Whether or not
the search resulted in the nnding of
anything incriminating cannot be
learned. The police say the party was
arrested because of their association
with members of the Finnish Progress
! n1- 1.1 hnF
! Wallings has given financial aid to the
/ revolutionists. The American embassy
1 found the prisoners in separate quar-
tiers. Mr.. Walling was sent to the de-
/ tention prison, his wife to the women's
/ prison, and Miss StrunslSy, who is ap-
parently regarded as the most import
ant captive, to the new jail recently
built for the secret police. The Firms
with whom they were associating were
also arrested.
William English Walling, who is go
J years old, is the son of DR.. Wiloughby
Walling of Chicago. He is a grandson
Of the late William English Of Indian
apolfs. Both he and his wife, whose
maiden name was Anna Strunsl1y, are
widely known, principally through
their literary work in connection with
the Russian revolution.
Walling was arrested in st. Peters
burg in January, 1906. because of his
alleged interest inS the revolutionary
movement but was released soon af-
forwards. He was graduate of the
University of Chicago in 1897 and is
known as an ardent socialist. His
wife is a Jewess of striking beauty,
She became known to fame years ago
as the collaboration with Jack London
in the Exemption Mace Letters" She
was born in Russia, but with her par
ents came to this country while she
was very young. {
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
GREET PRESIDENT
souTHERNERs GIVE ROOSEVELT
RoUslNG WELCOME.
MILITARY PARADE AT WcKsBURG
Prominent Leaders of Both Parties in
Attendance and City Is Over
flowing With Visitors.

Vicksburg, Miss Oct. 22.-Forty
Thousand persons welcomed President
Roosevelt Monday. The steamer
Belle of the Bends, having ON board a
number of the most important citizens
of the city and state, among them
Governor-elect e. F. Noel, Senator
elect John Sharp Williams and Mayor
B. w. Griffith, met the President and
lis party at Delta, La, across the riv
er. A fiotilla of steamships Joined the
river parade. President Roosevelt, ac
companied by Gen. Stephen d. Lee
Mayor Griffith and Secretary Latta
led the street parade. The streets
were congested with cheering thou
sands, and the Louisianans and Missis.
sippians Wed with one another to give
him a royal Southern welcome
The drive led to the National Park
through the National Cemetery, where
Gen. Lee pointed out the famous
points OF the historic Vicksburg bat.
tlefield. The President was driven to
the courthouse, where every inch OF
space for a quarter of mile was filled
with patriotic citizens.
Gov. ]. H. Kibbey of Arizona arrived
early in the morning and joined the
Presidents party, accompanying him
to Nashville.
-Four visiting military companies
one each from Meridian, Natchez. Por.
Gibson and Hazlehurst, took part in
the parade, which was mile long
The most prominent political leaders
of both parties were here and took
part. One of the prettiest pictures of
the day was the singing by the school
children of the city in honor of the
President. Natchez, Dickson, Monroe
Greenville and a hundred other towns
sent big delegations of citizens. Ev
cry train coming into Vicksburg car.
ried four or five extra coaches and
the city's hospitality was strained to
accommodate them.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
EARREL AS LETTER BOX.
Mail Had Been In Odd Receptacle for
TWO Years.

Two letters. which had been found
under circumstances which give to
the matter a somewhat romantic in.
terest reached the division of dead
letters a few days ago. having been
transmitted with letter from Guaya.
gull, Ecuador, addressed to the post.
master general by Allejandro Mann.
who explained that while on a nleas
ure cruise in his private yacht he
called at the post office of Bay. in the
Galapagos or Tortoise islands. a
group in the pacific. of the west coast
OF Ecuador, and near the equator
Upon examining barrel, which was
placed there many years ago by the
British government for the reception
Of mail, etc, for the accommodation
OF passing vessels, he found in II
the TWO letters mentioned, apparently
intended for delivery in the United
States. Both were written IN Dcto.
Der. 1905, and wefe directed to mem.
oers OF the families of the writer's
Though the letters were badlv
faded and weather stained, as well as
somewhat damaged by insects. the ad.
dresses aer fairly legible.- and IL is
probable they will reach the hands
OF those for whom they were intend.
ed, through the postmaster Al the ~.
noes OF Observation-Disclosures Dta
patcn to the Baltimore American.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
THE TALE OF 4 FISH.
A Related to His Friends by the
Veracious Jenkins.


They had been discussing fish and
fishing, when Jenkins suddenly added:
did ever tell you about Pitt Sing,
my pet Japanese fan-tailed goldfshf
Bought her from Jake Hope for s4a,
and she is no longer than your finger.
But about her intelligence. OF course,
shs comes when called and eats out OF
your hand and all that childish non
sense; but here's thing she at6
which Indicates thought, reasoning,
brainwork. One day q candisstlck Tell
from the mantsf ON 10 the thick glass
bowl in which Pitt Sing was dream
ing. The csndlestick cracked the
bowl and knocked small hole in it
Pitt Sing, all alone In the drawing
room. Jaw the water that was essen
tial to her existence flowing through
the hole. and what do you think she
did, She plugged up the leak with
her tail. and in that position found
her on my return an hour or SO later.
She had saved her life, but the end of
her tail. from exposure to the air. was
all shriyelsd and cracked. had to
massage it with cold cream before the
poor little thing could swim again. /"
There was painful silence for a few
minutes; then when Dumply said 1t
looked like rain everybody but Jen-
kins followed him out
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
MORE THAN HE COULD HANDLE
Brother Jones Was a Few Thousand
Beyond His Capacity.


1t was little out-ofthewav Church
Just after the foot washing had been
observed, which is a custom followed
by that particular religious sect 81
people, that the preacher announced
that the congregation would ioin in
singing hymn No. 20, my Soul. Be on
Thy Guard; Ten Thousand Foes"
etc. Jones, red-faced, broad-shoul-
dered giant. tried to put on a lot OF
energy and sing tenor, for this was a
special occasion. and he seemed to be
the whole church, since he was mu-
Seal director, and the only choir they
had, as we'll as janitor and deacon; in
fact, he did everything but preach.
Jones rose up and In stentorian tones
began to sing in pitch too high.
When he got TO the second line
THE ten thousand foes" etc.) 1t was
necessary for his voice to rise beyond
his capacity, and he broke down. The
congregation began to litter, and a
brother In the front row said: Pears
TO me like you're leetle too high. -
And the old gentleman In his shirt
sleeves, over in the amen corner. rose
up with a judicial air and drawled
out: "S'pose we just try 5.ooO."-.
Judges Library.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
STANDARD TO
FIGHT BIG FINE
BILL OF OBJECTIONS TO LANDS
PENALTY SERVED ON DIS
TRlcT ATTORNEY.
WILL ATTACK ELKINs LAW
Trust Complains Also That 1t Knows
Nothing About Alton Pact
Error in Number Of VIC
Iations Claimed.

Chicago. Oct. 22.-Plans for the ire
mendous effort that win be made by
attorneys for the. Standard Oil Co. to
have the s29,24O,0OO fine imposed by
Judge Lands wiped out by the United
States circuit court of appeals was dis
closed. twenty-five main points, each
one of which the attorneys will argue
is sufficient to have the record-break-
ing fine declared void, will be ad-
vanced when the case comes to trial
in January.
The principal arguments will be;
1. That the government attorneys
failed to inform the defense of the
Alton immunity agreement.
= 2. That the ElSins act, under which
the conviction was obtained, was I'M
constitutional
8. That as the Hepburn act was
passed before the indictments were
returned, prosecutions under the pro-
vision of the Elllins law was illegal.
4. That Judge Lands did not COM
pute the number of violations correct
ly.
8. That certain evidence should
not have been introduced.
6. That the Standard Oil Co. ac-
cepted the rates in question with the
understanding that they were author
lied rates.
Prosecution Has Bill.
A copy of the bill has been given to
United States District Attorney Sims
and Special Assistant District Attor-
ney Wilkerson and Parlin will this
week begin their study of the docu-
ment and make their preparations to
combat the arguments advanced. The
bill will not be filed in the court of
appeals, however, before December 1.
Included in the bill, as given to Mr..
Sims, is copy of Attorney General
Bonaparte's letter to the district at
torney, which was read in Judge Lam
dis court at the time the immunity
matter was finally disposed Of This
states agreement was made previous
to the beginning of the trial The at
torneys argue that if they had been
informed of the agreement under
which Alton officials took the witness
stand they would have questioned him
Inherently.
Ell<ins Law Attacked.
In attacking the constitutionality of
the Elkins act and in contending that
the passage Of the Hepburn law made
It unlawful to prosecute for violations
OF the repealed Hlkins' measure the
Standard attorneys hope in the event
of favorable decision to furnish a
basis for freeing the company from
numerous other suits pending.
It win be contended that Judge
Landis failed to compute the number
OF violations correctly. Instead of
each shipment constituting a viola
ton, the defense will claim that either
the number of settlements between
the company and the railroad or else
the number of times the rate was
granted should be the only things con.
sidered. In the one case the number
of violations would be about 300, while
in the other it would be reduced to
only three. Convictions were obtained
on 1852 violations
other arguments that will be ad-
advanced are mainly those introduced
at the first trial
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
MARSHAL KILLS TRAMP.
officer Fires at Close Range When
Vagrant Draws a Knife.

Pacific, NO. Oct Getty Marsha;
Seal shot and killed an unidentified
tramp on the streets here at o'clock
Monday morning. The man was be-
tween so and 60 years Of age and was
robust and powerful
Marshal Seal met the man shortly
after daylight and ordered him to
leave town at once. The tramp was
insolent, and when the command was
repeated replied that he did not have
to move on until he was ready. He
drew a large pocket knife and threat,
ened to kill the marshal, saying: 'PH
rip you open, like did the other fel.
low The marshal shot at close range
and the tramp fell dead
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
Be sinuu,ar.

Are we growing too much alike?
Some one has asked this disturbing
question, and some one else-eyi-
IDENTIFY in panic--has been rushing
about taking stock" Of the appearance
OF people in general. They may be
preludiced when they record that we
nave no higher ambition than to be
mistaken for our aeighbors; still. it
cannot be denied that few of us are
content to rest in condition which
marks us as singular among the
many, even though it may be singu-
iariy beautiful. healthy, happy, or
wise.--Lady's Pictorial.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
Accused Boy Ends Life.

st. Louis, Oct 22.-Charles Votruba
ended his life, his parents declare, be
cause Of the humiliation incident to
an accusation of theft made against
him which caused him to be led
through the streets by policeman in
uniform. He was not arrested and
was released from custody as soon as
the woman who had lost the money
declared that ne was not guilty, but he
felt the disgrace keenly and a few
hours later drank carbolic acid.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-10-24
FISH CLAIMS
HE HAS WON
COUNT or PROXIES SUSPENDED
BECAUSE AN INSPECTOR HAS
A STIFF NECK.
HARTMAN SILENT ON SUBJECT
-
astuass to Discuss Chances in the llli-
noIs Central Contest and
WIN Not Make
Statement.
HARTMAN SILENT ON SUBJECT

chicago. Oct 22.-Satisiied that they
have the pending election for control
Of the Illinois Central won by at
least $4,000 votes, stuyvesant Fish and
bis STAN Of lawyers and assistants rest
Cd ALI day Sunday. The lawyers for
the Hartman side were busy prepar-
ing the papers in the proceedings by
which they hope to have the injune-
ton, which restraints them from voting
$4,000 shares, dissolved.
william Nelson Cromwell, who, in
The absence Of Mr. Hartman. is in con
troll Of that side of the fight, spent
most Of the day in the offices of the
Illinois Central in conference with
president Harahan, Ralph NJ. Shaw
and other Of the Hartman lawyers.
Mr.. Cromwell has been assisted all
along by two lawyers from his New
York office, and in the afternoon two
more arrived.
The Hartman election inspector,
Mr.. Fritch, declared Sunday that a
stiff neck prevented him from contin-
uing the count, so nothing was done in
the canvass. So far, about 100000
votes have been canvassed. OF these,
2S6,OOO are enjoined shares and will
not figure in the result The total
vote, counting everything, will be
about 775,OOO, from present indica-
lions, which is about so per cent of
the capital stock of $4,000 shares.
Fish Has Lead Of 10000.
Mr.. Fish ha a lead of 10000 at the
present time, which he expects to
maintain to the end Some of his lieu
tenants claim a final majority for him
of between $4,000 and 10000
Complaint is made by some of the
Fish people of the methods of Inspect
or Fritch, who is first assistant to
president Harahan. In the canvass
Saturday night bunch of Fish prox-
les appeared, signed by stockholders
who are known to Fritch He copied
the names of the stockholders aud,
summoning an assistant said:
"Have these men seen and get from
them revocations Of these proxies"
Mr.. Wenman, the inspector for the
Fish side, protested against this sort
OF campaigning in the election room
but Mr.. Fritch merely replied:
Il have got a right to ask friends
Of mine to revoke proxies they have
given YOU"
OF the 100000 undisputed votes cast
100000 are in favor Of Mr. Fish and
100000 for Mr.. Hartman,