Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-11-13

school boards 80 . permanent
part Of the educational syssem.
"Ths Laws Of the Territory" 10
the title Of the eldest book print
cd west Of the Mississippi River.
now in possession OF the Law LIZ
brary OF the University Of Mis-
souri,. The book was published
in 1908, by Joseph Chsrisss, OF
st Louis, the official printer OF
the Louisisns Territory. The
book is in an excellent state OF
preservation and contains .
numberof laws that are nov obso.
lete. At the end Of the first law
lin the volume is the following ex.
, tract: "In testimony whereof.
I've, William Henry Harrison,
r governor, and Thomas T. Davis,
Henry Wander Burgh. and John
Griffin. judges in and over the
/. Indiana territory, have hereunto
n set our hands ct vincennes, the
Q first day Of October, one thous.
. and eight hundred and four, and
of the independence OF the Unit
- ed States the twenty-ninth."
: The pocket.book in which DR..
9 VIII. Duncan, curator and SEQ
'i retary Of the University OF Mis-
10 souri, in 184l, carried all the
u funds of the University, has heen
10 recently found and presented TO
"a the State Historical Society.
~ With the old-fashioned leather
al purse was found memorandum
/. in which DR.. Duncan kept the
<. accounts Of the money received
an and paid out for the University.
in At the time that Mr.. Duncaa
ew was treasurer Of the University,
M There we're no banks in this part
90. |of the State, aieiit was necessary
'ad for him to carry the entire iund'
ss- of the University with him, unit
90, loertain times when he would
sr- make trips to St. Louis and Do
Ige posiie the mcaey in the banks Ia
". that city.
the
m "st. Louis spends $4,000 !
month for olsmsrgarine, colores
like butter,' was the statemen
=, ), |of H. H. Lamb, acting Pure foo'
:. |commissioner for Missouri, afte'
a. =. an investigation In st. Louis ant
~ other cities Of Missouri. Accord
70 ~ . ling to his report, "oleo"is sold Il
- legally at the Union Market
"a st. Louis under labels: "Fres
m nr. Creamery" and Extra Elgin.
~ Commissioner Lamb, speaking Q
! = 1.-The ways to test butter, gave OF
san the following tests for "oleo: /:
~ /. Heat the supposed butt
was in q spoon.
a.. Q. II the fat meits down cle'
,,,s, and sputtsrs and snaps. It lie OLE
Nis. margarine.
.,s; 8. Ifit froths up, 1t is butte
a,no 1. II It gives Of . tsllov
Iym- odor, It is olso.
on It is now possible Tor . you
Ito remain In his own town q
,msrl vet got at least part Of the ben
, thel fits OF Q University course. II
been lis the result Of the extension wo
xton, That the University Of Missouri
hose conducting in various cities q
rsity towns Of the state. The szts
con. sion work 10 in charge OF . co'
that mittee Of elk msmbers OF
. ss- faculty, and . series Of leetu
Ier in every two weeks throughout
Mis- school pear hss been srrang
i st. Regular COURSES are nor be
.ries- given In history. economics.
Col. GEOLOGY, English and Amsri'
La. eossrnmsat In st. Louis. Kan
MON City. ST. Joseph. .Carthage. NJ
ory Of 90. and Nevada
J that
shi.d- Homer croy, graduate Of
b and University OF Missouri.
smss. ranked while IN ne Univsrsit'
aver Iona Of the leading writer's
nd n ana humorisis Of the schoel,
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