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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-06-05

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
Observation-Disclosures SsSSSssssssSsssssSssSss

l WooA ~, tuht he uO56H KNOW
lhow to spend q day of rest. He
feels all Of time like he ought to
be doing something. So he goes
fishing, or pixies off to the ball
lgame.''
In a frenzy of rage and with
out any apparent provocation,
John Palmer living about six
miles above Dyersburg, attacted
his 25 year old son, Green, stab
bing him seven times. They
were both ir a buggy in front of
their home when the deed was
committed. After his attack on
the young man he went into the
house after gun to kill another
son who was on the place at the
time. The old man, who is 60
years old then made his escape.
Sheriff Dawson and George Simp-
son with his hounds went on
track of the man. He was found
dead within short distance of
his home. He had wandered
around the country and returned
home to kill himself.-Pemiscot
County Press.
This is the way the patriotic
LeGrange Indicator teaches his
tory: In the creation of this
world God saw fit to make the
first land here in Missouri, so sci
entists tell use, and, being the
first created, this state was form
| ed out of the cream then on hand.
She was made before material
ran short; consequently there
was no p;ling up of sand, rearing
OF granite mountains or other
worthless material just to fill out
space and make room for states.
No, Missouri land was formed in
order that the good people might
have a good place to live.
A representative OF the State
Historical society has been in
yestigating the ruins CT an an
cient city and great fortifica.
tion in "the Pinnacles'' in SAL
inc county. There are eviden-
ces that this was the stronghold
Of an agriculture and pottery
making people, as considerable
pottery and some old granaries
have been unearthed. Along a
800 foot wall four rooms of skeIe-
tons have been found, packed
closely together, from which the
investigators argue that the fort
was destroyed after q long seige.
West Plains Gazett.
About two acres OF the Fort
Pillow Bluff just below Osceols
Arkansas, went into the Mississ-
ippi river Saturday 10th inst,
just a few minutes after the
steamer Ferd Herald had passed
down. The water was forced
from the river bed into the fields
Of Abner Drivers plantation on
this side Of the river and hum
dreds of fish were left high and
dry. The noise OF the caving
banks when they struck the wat
er was something terrific.
William Pitts, q young colored
imam from Silver Greek, Ranpolph
county, was in Salisbury last
Saturday and attracted no little
attention on account Of turning
TO . white man. He was as spot
tied as leopard, and il the
change continues as much in the
next two years as il has in ths
lpast two years, the transform.
alton viii be complete.
Themembers Of the negro Bap,
list church il Carrollton wert
thrown into q state Of conster'
nation when lightning struck
their church steeple during ser.
vieas o. Sunday nornins Of Ias'
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-06-05
Memorial Services
OF THE Orders
/. o. O. F. AND REBEcKA l. O. o. F.
The Grand Master

The Grand Master
Of lhe Grand Lodge Of Missouri has set june eh as Odd
Fellows Memorial day and request that ell Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs observe this day.
Current River Lodge No. 541 and Rebekah Lodge No.
se5 will observe as Memorial day Sunday, June 7 ct
the oemetry.
All members Of both orders win please meet at their
hall st 80 when PROCESSION viii form and march 70
the eemetry where appropriate services viii bs held
Music viii be furnished BY the boy band Of Doniphsn
who viii head the procession.
All visiting Odd Fellows are Cordially Inxited.
r. Mncz. sssestszy.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-06-05

DR.. Moulder, Of Puxico, has
a ginseng bed from which he will
begin to market the plants this
year, and he expects to make
quite a fortune out of it.
A pelican, blown inland by q
storm recently was killed near
Poplar Bluff. From tip to top its
wings measured s fit. 8 in. Its
beak was 18inches long.
The Dalton Adding Machine
Co., of Poplar Bluff has a pay
roll of $4,000 a month, which
makes a handsome showing on
the store receipts of the city.
A wren in Iron county raised
five wee wrens last year in the
roof of a wagon which made two
twelve mile trips a week. This
year she is repeating the perfor-
nance.
AT a recent school election held
at Cape Girardeau, the levy of
so cents for school purposes car
ried by a vote of nearly 3 to /.
AT the regular April election this
levy was voted down.
AT a special school election
held at Lilbourn, in New Madrid
county, last week, $1,000 bond
issue was voted for the purpose
of buying a site and erecting
theron a school building.
Cape Girardeau county court
made a very sensible order:
That all grading be done on the
public roads by August 10 and
all graveling by December 1. To
work the roads later in the win
ter.
While a party of young folks
were oharivaring Frank Brewing
and his bride recently at the
home of David Browning, near
Humphreys, Guy Warrington was
accidentally and fatally shot in
the head.
l.. T. Henry of near Whiteside
sold his farm OF 1 500 acres to a
Kirksville man for S100, 700. In
the deal $40, 900 was in cash and
100000 in Kirksville property.
Mr.. Henry paid $4,000 for this
land several years ago.
Col. John A. Ockerson OF st.
Louis, member Of the Mississippi
River Commission, is the recip-
lent OF the Order Of Chevalier Du
Merite Agricole from the French
government. Colonel Ockerson
was director of the department OF
liberal arts during the worlds
fair.
DIR. Y. d. Craven has on ex-
hibition in his office a horned
snake, about fifteen inches long
which was caught in the Bluffs a
short distance east of Excelsior
Springs. This species is very
rare, being seldom found in the
last fifteen or twenty years. The
curiosity attracted quite q little
attention.
The st. Lnuis court OF appeals
has handed down . decision thai
gives Bob Russell, mayor Of
jackson. a black eye. Russell,
as mayor, refused to sign a sa-
loon license after the city coun-
oil Of that town had granted the
license. Now his "Nibs" will
have to shove his fist over thai
little city permit.
There is often considerable
management by the firms thaI
buy municipal and drainage bond
which costs the districts consid-
cradle money without an adequ'
ate return. For instance ; drain
| age district Ia Pemiscot county
recently sold soms bonds amount
ing q s28< 900, ct > premium o.
| 50, 100. which seems 10 be \ pro.
Int. But the bonds are dnfef
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-06-05

Clede National bankin st. Louis,
10 be paid for s., 900 upon deliv-
cry and $4,000 on the first Of
each month thereafter until all
has been paid, extending over a
period Of two years. During
this time they will be drawing in
terest amounting to the sum of
S3i, 900. II this money was all
paid or delivery the county
would receive over s11 800 inter-
est ct 4 per cent. We call atten-
ton to this matter because it is
a plan by which the citizens OF
this county have been worked on
some occasions, and it has often
appealed to our judgment that
some plan might be adopted by
either the courts or the viewers
or the contractors by which the
district could be saved these
amounts.--New Madrid NJ s..
sourian.
The Modern Woodman of
America are making big prepara-
tions for their annual log roll
ing to be held at the Cape some
time during September. Head
Consul Talbot will be present and
a strong effort is being made to
induce Neighbor William Jenn-
ings Bryan TO be present for an
address, This is one meeting
that will be success, in the face
of the fact that previous ones
were not.
The "dignified" announcement
is made by the Maryyille Rep
ublican that the State Normal
briokIayers and the cigar makers
OF that town played u game of
baseball last Sunday--a keg of
beer going to the winners. Such
announcements help (9) a state
normal school wonderfully
Al. Flentge OF Cape Girar-
deau bought a steer from Jake
Campbell last Saturday that
weighed one ton and fifty pounds.
Mr.. Vasteling, the city weigher
in the Cape, said it was the big
gest beef he had ever known to
be weighed at the Cape. 1t
brought Mr.. Campbell Sl13.
"Uncle" George French Of
Clinton, eighty-four years of age
took his first dose of medicine a
few days ago. He has hereto.
fore managed to get along with
out aid from the doctors, but re-
Gently he has been suffering from
rheumatisni and sought relief by
using medicine.
A man was arrested in Calla-
way county some time ago and
fined for selling hard cider con-
trary to the local option law. He
appealed the case, and Judge
Ryors decided that the man had
q right 10 sell cider, even il it did
contain seven per cent OF alco-
hoI.
The Missouri state supreme
court has decided it a felony to
steal chickens. At this rate in
only few more years the rcolor-
ed brother who INDUCES in his
favorite pasttime will find him.
self confronted by the penalty Of
hanging.
The citizens Of Dearborn are
preparing to have a grand DEM
ocra.ic rally on Saturday June 8,
at which time some Of the most
prominent Democrats in the
state will be present 10 address
the people on the political issue
OF the day.
A Springfield woman paid the
conductor her street car fare ono
morning with . I'VE dollar bill
and it took him several minutes tc
make the change. II wish | had
had s4.o5 worth of pennies. = hs
II =
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Many interesting stories are told by
the engine crews on some of the ex-
press trains, relating to their expert
ences with hoboes at this tine of the
year. when the majority of them de-
sire to &C to the larger cities. On one
of the western passenger trains a few
mornings ago ole man was found lying
on top of the tender and when the fire
man went to shovel over some coal I'M
consciously stepped on him. The man
demonstrated when ordered off, but
realizing that his chances We're small
consented to leave the train at the
next station. At this time of the year
manly have just been released from the
county jails where they are in the
habit of passing the winters and the
authorities of one town are always
glad to refer them to some other place
for residence other than their own. A
sharp lookout is always kept by the
police and officials at this station and
very few stop off here.
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Colby-Royai.

William E. Colby and Miss Hattie
NJ A. Royal were married Tuesday
evening at the residence of the brides
mother. Mrs. Lizzie S. Royal, 16 Mt.
Vernon avenue. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Horace II. Hayes,
pastor Of tho Free baptist church.
hnd vas witnessed by a gathering of
the immediate relatives and intimate
friends of the contracting parties. A
reception followed the ceremony and
the customary refreshments were serv-
cd The newly married couple had
some little difficulty in starting away
on their wedding journey on account
of their friends hiding some of their
wearing apparel.
On their return from their wedding
trip they will reside for the present
on Mt. Vernon street. The bride has
been employed for some time as book
keeper at the Vannah Hardware COM
pany and the groom is employed at
the Snow-HaZZard shoe factory.
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ON THE "A, G. w. LINE.
Construction Crew Has Resumed Work
of Setting Poles For Wires.

The construction crew on the Lew
iSton, Augusta & Waterville Electric
line. which; is under the supervision of
Carl c.. Wentworth of this city are
rapidly pushing the work of setting
poles for the trolley wires. This crew
has been idle for about two weeks on
account of the lack of poles, but suff!-
cicnt nave arrived so there will be no
further Celay. The men are now at
work several miles this side of Augusta.
1t is the intention of the company to
run it's wires across the Kennebec riv-
or about two mites north of Augusta
and through the northern section of
the Capital city direct to Litchfield
and from there to Sabattus to connect
with the Lewiston line. This will ne
cessitate the placing of about 1000
more polcs. The wire will be of such
heavy voltage that the government of
Augusta will not allow the company
t. string their wires OH the city poles
for the present. The power which this
wire will transmit to Lewiston
for the electric road will come from
the Fort Halifax Power Go. in
Winslow as soon as that plant is con-
structed.
When the Lewiston, Augusta &
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Union Grange.

The meeting of the Union Grange
held with Pittsfield Grange, in an all
day session Wednesday was largely at
tended and much enjoyed. over $50
were present in the afternoon. Owing
to the absence of Master Of the Local
Grange o. E. Libby, Past Master
George Rogers presided at the meeting.
The address Of welcome was given
by Fred W. Jones and the response by
Hollis Bracket of Newport. The
question box for general discussion
took up the time until noon when
Baked Bean and Pastry dinner was
served to about 200.
The meeting was called to order at
40 P. NJ.
The committee gave a report Of the
program arranged for the next meeting
of the Union, which will be held In
Corinna the third Wednesday in April.
The question, What Degree of Sue
cess Can the Fruit Growers Attain in
Growing Larger and Higher Colored
Fruits?' was opened by George w.
Patten, followed by A. A. Eastman,
Dexter; Harry Goodrich and A. ].
Lang. Palmyra; Hollis Bracket, New
port; C. S. Shaw, Newport; Mark
Bond, Corinna; w. o. Hilton. st. AL
bans; Mrs. Nettie Bemis, Harmony;
Mrs. Belle Foley, Palmyra and others
The remainder Of the program was
as follows:
Vocal solo. Miss Edna Martin: read
ing, Mrs. George Kimball; reading
Salina Patten: song. Ina Delano; song
Iva Farnham: reading, Jesse Farnham
reading. Lizzie Tibbetts; reading, Mrs
Evart Varney
The following Oranges were repre-
scented at this meeting: Hartland
.Corinna, Newport, North Newport
Palmyra, Detroit, Plymouth, Dexter
and Eastville.
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10th Anniversary Of Water
vile Lodge, No. 5, A. O. U. w.

Waterville. Lodge, No. 5, Ancient Order
of United Workmen. celebrated their 18th
anniversary last evening with appropri-
ate exercises. Large delegations were
present from the Oakland and Rocham-
beau Lodges, also members of the Degree
of Honor, besides many visitors. The ex-
ercises were informal and immensely en-
joyed.
Waterville Lodge, No 5, was instituted
March q. 1852, with % charter members,
as follows: Jonathan NJ. Garland, David
P. Stowell, Charles w. Goodwin. Wesley
]. Maynard. Rufus N. Hodgdon. James
NJ. Wall, Henry H. Spencer, Milton Per-
cival, w. S. B. Runnells, Frederick D.
Nndd. Charles P. Sreman, John ]. Nc
Fadden, E. N. Small, Charles p. Toward,
Charles D. Sayward, William Haines,
Frank w. Whitman, Wilmington Dins-
more, l.. j, Cote, Alfred C. Williams, Ed
ward o. Robinson. Edward l.. Veazie,
Homer F. Benson, Nathan F. Hall, Willis
Mitchell.
The lodge organized with Jonathan NJ
Garland past master workman and Will
liam 7. Haines master workman
The lodge now has 24S members, with
the following officers: Past master work
man, William D. Carey: master work.
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MANY VISITORS.
PelI c'ason Camp, Sons of Veterans
- Prove Delightful Entertainers.

Many visitors were entertained
Wednesday evening by Pell Clason
Camp Sons of Veterans at G. A. r.
hall and their guests were unanimously
of the opinion that the comrades of the
Gardiner Camp were most delightful
entertainers. The regular meeting was
followed By banquet and camp fire
The committee in charge OF the af-
fair consisted of Percy Hill, John
Grant, George. A. Cobb A. Cobb, s. A
Cobb, Herbert Spear and Elmer Wing.
Among the visiting camps represented
We're \. c. Pray Camp, No. of Au-
burn; Shepley Camp, No. of Port
land; J. Wesley Gilman Camp, No. q
of Oakland: Gen! r. w. Hyde Camp,
No. as of Bath; AppOmattoX Camp, No.
SO of Brunswick; Fl. G. Staples Camp,
10. y Of Augusta; Gen. Tilden Camp,
No. 81 Of Hallowell; Abraham Lincoln
Camp. No. 80 OF Sherman Mills; Gen.
John a. Logan Camp of Yarmouth.
among the distinguished visitors
Pre- sent were Division Commander Geo.
III. Bangs of Augusta; Mayor Will Z.
Atkins, Hon. .. r.. ClasOn and Guy Hill
dreth. Esq, of Gardiner; Commander
Percy Gribben of Shepley Camp OF
Portland, Past Commander Charles K
Tilden and Commander Dana 6. Skill
lings of Gen. Tilden Camp of Hallowell;
Commander Hallett of J. Wesley Gill
man camp of Oakland. Commander
Leonard H. Merrill of Heath Post, q.
A. r. were present and with him d
number OF the comrades of the Post.
Following the regular meeting of the
Camp banquet was served in the low
or ilall at which about $50 were present.
After the banquet speeches were made
by Division Commander Bangs, Past
Commander Charles X. Tilden and
Commander Dana G. Skillings of the
Hallowell Camp. Commander Percy
Gribben Of ShepIey Camp. Commander
Iallett of J. Wesley Gilman Camp
Commander w. o. Cobb of Peil Clasor
Camp, Mayor Will c. Atkins, Hon. o.
Il. ClaSon. Guy Hildreth, Esq. and
Commander Leonard Merrill of Heath
Post, q. A. r.
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Fairfield Electric Railroad in order that
the track and the trolley poles be a
greater distance apart. may be seen at
the office of the city clerk. This petit
ton for the change was brought before
the session of the city government last
Tuesday night by the company attor-
ney, Hon. c. F. Johnson. Mr.. johnson
stated at that time of the need of the
Improvement as the poles in some
places We're too near the track for pub
lie safety, especially in the summer
time when the open cars with running
boards are used. The municipal Of
ficers formed themselves as a commit
tee to view the ground and at a con-
venient time will be taken over the
line and at the next regular meeting
of the government, the officers will re-
port.
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Somerset Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the real estate trans
fers recold ed at the registry Of deeds
office for Somerset county the past week:
Observation-Disclosures D. Barrett to S.
Elizabeth j. Young.
Farfeld-A. p Morrill, to A. w. Spauld-
ing; Arthur Fl. Totman to Calvin G. Tot
man.
Starhs--Gustavus II. Grant to Geo. L.
Grant.
Norridgewock-Justin D. Ames to Frank
/. -lmes. $500: Chas. J. Savage to Fred
Salley, Jr.. $45.
Pa!myra-S. Perley Goodrich to Eunice
]. Hill.
PittsEeld-Wm w. Church to Prescott
S. Fushor; Prescott S. Pushor to Chas. L.
Coleman.
Detroit-Chas. T. Coleman to J. R. Bean
Athens-Cyrus E Corson to Annie b.
COrson, SI0o; Edwin F. "Trip to Rudolf
Loherg: Sewan Hinton to Linn Wooden
Co. ct al: Willis Stevens to Ira A. Par
ker, $500; Henry Pearson to Henry Crib
ben.
Canaan--John w. Drawn to Roland ].
Drawn. sec; John N. Drawn to Eugene
solon-Trank NJ vittum to Lena NJ
Fallon.
Hartland-Aldea Hinton to Linn Wooden
Co. ct al; Jennie Fuller ct al to Linn
Wooden Co. ct al, $1100: Chas. o. Burns
to Linn Wooden Co. ct al: Frank Stafford
to Linn Wooden Co. ct al
Brighton-Susan II. Lyon to w. l..
Moody
Moscow-E. f. Greenwood to Isadore
Anson-Fred w Bunker to Fl. f. Skid
more, $3.50; David B. Abbott to H. E.
SkidrnOre.
New Portland-John T. Jordan to Otis
Ripley-Reuel H. Dyer to Chas. p Kit
fridge.
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Furlouqhs Granted.

The following furloughs have been
granted. Chandler j. Webb to Bel
fast: George G.. Bennett to Blackstone;
Andrew w. Herbert to Richmond; JOS
eph Miller to lewiston; James II.
Lewis to Brockton; Thomas Davis to
East Hampton; R. Franklin Chase to
Atlanta, Ga; Edgar Foye to Wiscas-
set; Walter Sniflins to South Norwalk,
Conn; John N. Donnell to Bath; Ed
ward T. Duchenay to New Bedford !;
John Getchell to Chelsea, Me-: Merrill
Seiders to Bath; William King to Hart
ford; Henry c. Van Buren,, James
Brown, Samuel White. to New Yorr:
City; George S. Bradford, John Leigh
ton, john f. White, Edwin Frederick,
Edward Frederick, Charles Bassett,
Thomas S. Nelson, Joseph E. Billings,
James S. Hayward and Timothy
O'Brien to Boston; Charles n. Downes,
Thomas Moran and Zachary 4. Belden
to Providence.
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w, c, T, u, Meetinu.

y very interesting meeting was held
Tuesday evening in the G. A. r. hall by
the members of the Togus branch W.
c. T. L. The meeting opened with the
president. Mrs. Towle. presiding. After
the regular order of business c. E.
Tm1 rendered an original poem on
st. Patrick day. which was very much
enjoy Few. H. S. Burrage' gave a
very j II sting talk on prison reform,
especially to the young people, and Mr..
Turner responded with an account of
now a boy friend of his fathers in Eng
lani some time ago accidently set the
house on fire, and was tried, convicted
and hanged for the offense. After
some remarks by others the meeting
adjourned.
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Supreme Court.

There are 2s1 cases on the continued
civil docket at the present term Of the
supreme court and 81 equity cases. The
number of continued divorce libels is e.
The first jury trial was commenced
Wednesday morning. being a special as
signment from the December term. 1t is
numbered 142 on the docket, that Of Frank
Padham VS.. A. s. Meader ct AL g. w.
Cover for plaintiff; L. r. Folsom for de-
PENDANT.
Other assignments as specials brought
over from the last term for the first two
days are as follows:
154-Butler VS.. Brown. Phillips; Butler &
Butler
1eS-Moore ct al. VS.. Philbrick ct al. Good
win; Gould &. Lawrence.
341-Meader ct al. VS.. Padham. Folsom
Cover & Hight.
11-Faunce VS.. Judkins. Goodwin; But
Ter & Butler.
Insane.
lS9-Simonds VS.. Maine Telephone and
Telegraph Co. Gibbs; Butler s. But
l-r
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UNDER ONE HEAD,
HallowelI and Winthrop to Have Same
School Superintendent.

A meeting of the respective school
boards of Winthrop and HalIowell was
held at the Hallowell House Tuesday 1t
was decided to form a union under enc
Superintendent and elect a man who
could give his whole time to the business.
The State, under the new law, provides
$500 per year besides the amount paid by
each city or town united under such a
union toward the salary
The union was duly organized Tuesday
but no superintendent elected. E. A Bal
ley was elected chairman and D. C. Skill
lin secretary.
Dinner was served in the dining room,
those present being L. A Bailey. j. IF.
Moore and DR.. Badger of Winthrop, and
Mayor Skillin. G. A. Stafford and Rev H.
l.. Nichols of Hallowell. The meeting
was adjourned to meet again next week
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man, George T. Foster; foreman. John c.
Crowley; overseer, Walter McAlary; re-
corder, Roscoe W. Hanson; receiver, Hem
~ T. Hoxie; financier. L. p. Mayo; guide
Perley o. Wood; inside watch, Benjamin
F. Frank; outside watch, John Redman
The lodge was opened by Master Work.
man George T. Foster and the short form
used.
A delightful musical program was rem
dered, as follows:
Piano solo, L. p Mayo
Vocal solo. George r. Foster
Piano duet, Misses Lashus
Vocal SOLO Miss Eliza beth McMahon
Duet Cpiano and violin).
Miss Merrill and Miss Eva Bowie
One candidate was initiated, after the
musical entertainment. in the Order of
Pluto. This furnished considerable
amusement for all and the degree was
worked in a creditable manner.
After the initiatory work all adjourned
to the banquet hall, where under the d.
rection of the ladies of the Degree of
Honor a supper was served and the ladies
should be congratulated upon their excel
lent work
A social dance followed the banquet,
for which Keyes' Orchestra furnished the
music.