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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-09-11

men over 21 years Of age in
Centralia.
The Hume Telephone tells of q
75-year-old citizen who was re-
Gently converted and baptised in |
a mill pond.
The finishing touches are be.
ing put on the new courthouse at
Galatin. It will be dedicated
some time in September.
The old courthouse at Colum-
bia was sold last week, for 81, $50.
Itwas built 90 years ago and is
without a crack or seam.
Farmers near Warrensburg
are rather excited over q sheep
being struckby lightning, for they
believe those animals immune.
The anti-saloon league Of Mis-
souri, has selected Rev. ]. E.
Moore to be it's president to sue
ceed Rev. U. G. Robinson, fired.
The new Christian church at
Elmo was struck by lightning
and damaged to the extent of
about $100 during a storm recent-
ly.
A boy was born recently to Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip Pop of Excelsior
Springs. Now Papa Pop is the
man behind the popping good
smile.
i A fine horse in Chillioothe died
from "acute indigestion" Per-
haps it got some bran that was
intended for breakfast food for
humans.
The Standard Oil pipe line
burst just north Of Bucklin one
. day this week, and about 800
. barrels of crude oil were lost be-.
fore the break could be repaired.
Last Monday while in a fit of
jealousy, Lora Clark, nineteen.
year-old girl, shot and fatally
wounded her rival, Minnie Boyd,
on the streets at Springfield, who
: was in company with her sweet.
heart, Hiram Testerman.
A young man in Parkville re-
turning from a picnic put his
q thoughts into these soulful words
"Here is to the chigger, that is
, no bigger than the point of pin,
but the lump he raises, itches
- like blazes, and that's where the
/ rub comes In"
If Robert Kenney, nineteen year'
old Of California, has confessed
that he murdered his father, Cole
: man B. Kenney, near Lupus
= July 20, according to the state
A' ment of Jesse Hornbeck, tn,
= sheriff, who arrested him, ant
!" Roy Kay, the prosecuting attor
ney.
AL At q recent Camden Poin
!. wedding a very important AM
N meddlesome fellowobjected to tn
ceremony being performed by tn
local minister, saying that he ha
" never been 'sardined. y. c
course he meant ordained, b.
= anyway that did not stop .h
!, wedding,
!. Jim Piekerel OF Rushville al
"a fourteen roasting ears the otht
vs night and a little latter went
look for q doctor. He complain
ed that his stomach hurt him bl
= he was at q loss to know whit
- had caused the pain, It is sai
$ that two bales Of hay were PR
{, scribed for him.
or The crew on the Cairo branC
es local freight abonded the ira
Id one mile east Of Poplar Blu
u. Monday night Of last week
! midnight and left the train stan
- ing on the main track. They hl
=, been on duty full sixteen hou
&. and the law fixes 9 iins Of $50
!. AL employees who violate the L
ia by working after that times 4
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-09-11
'ROUNDABoUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges~-Made blythe Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.


I. is said that the apple crop in
Bollinger county is almost q fall
ure.
Fifteen head OF fine sheep were |
killed by lightning, near Jack-
son. |
SCOTT county Democrats have
sent W. ]. Bryan a 70 pound
watermelon:
Centerville, the county seat OF
Reynolds county, is without q
doctor. That is evidently q
healthy country.
The Republican says the DOCKS
ct for the regular October term
of the Butler county circuit court
is the largest in the history OF the |
country.
Great preparations are being
made ,fors~ events Aat tha- Cape
Girardeau County Home comine
pset 70 be held at jackson on the
25snd 2e,insts>.s
Poplar Bluff will vote on q
proposition September 6th to zee
whether or not the oity win grant
. twenty year franchise for apI
electric light plant.
The Stoddard county fair will
be held in DEXTER, Or Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday an.s Fri
day, September s7th 70 S0th and
October .st and End, 1908.
As she was preparing a fold
ped fer the night, Mrs. Henry
Bowman, wife Of the postmaster
OF Bowman, aboye Cape Girar-
deau, found q large snake on the
mattress.
The river bank ct Birds Point
10 reported to be in worse oondi-
ton than ever. The Cotton
Belt incline is rapidly being
washed out and will soon be out
pf commission.
Barney Serafni, late Of Poplar
Bluff, but now Of Louisiana, Is
the inventor of Q machine for
making envelopes and he has
been offered and refused $40, 600
for the patent.
The work Of double tracking
the Iron Mountain has been com.
menced at Poplar Bluff. The
main line is TO be double tracked,
It is said, to st. Louis, and possi-
bly, to Little Rock south.
J. B. Cowan was tried and con-
yicted at Gresnville last week on
four counts for violating the local
option law. He was fined $500
on each count. Judge Fort oi
Dexter was called in to try the
case, Judge Williams being dis
qualified.
A mixture Of Calomel and car.
bolio acid was placed in the vel
Of . negro Of Poplar Bluff last
week, which colofed the water
II was discovered before any o
Il was used. The officers wey'
unable to And out xho. the guilt,
parties were.
A Wisconsin man presented "
J. Bryan with > donkey ss |
mascot and L 4 nov up 70 som
one to present William TAFT witt
On elephant as . mascot for hi
party. For the want Of : bstte
elephant how would z copy Of th
Missouri Primary law doi-PaE
pa Victor;
Editor Bales ofthe Britt ri
bune got nd Of neighbor's chick
sns BY printing some small card
With the words, keep your d.
chickens st home. Signed Bal
-. TO each card he lied
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-09-11

t 10 said that q plan is on foot to
bond the town for thirty thousand
dollars and put In q municipal
plant. -Sikeston Hornet.
Morley has made an excellent
record this year as q fruit grow.
ing, corn, wheat and pea
growing section, raising two
crops on the same land in one
year, and has raised, shipped and
sold more and better watermelons
and cantalopes than ever before,
and more than any other station
in Missouri this year. The Fris-
co company has shipped over
four hundred carload Of water
melons, between thirty and four
ty carloads of canteloupes and
the Iron Mountain company has
shipped enough to bring the
number Of cars up to between
Eve and six hundred. d.-Scott Co,
Citizen.
A story comes from Central
Kansas that the most wonderful
crop Of corn that country ever
experienced is fast maturing
The stalks are fifteen feet tall in
most fields and the ears are more
than half way up the stalk. 1t is
80 heavy that the stalks are
breaking down and it is feared
that much corn will be lost or
that account as the ears are Of
great weight. The crop is 80 fal
advanced as to be safe from 9
drought. 1t is free from worms
or other insects.
William Darnell, aged 81 years
recently died in Madison county
and 1t is said of him that he new
er swore an oath, was never in
,toxieated, never was in a scan
dal, never was sued or sued any
body, was never called as q wit
ness in court and never served al
a grand or petit juror. He wa
an old-fashioned, God-fearinl
Missionary Baptist, and was new
er sick but three days in his life
-Ex.
John L. Miller had to returl
money that was sent from Okla
homa for a Jug of whiskey, sucl
as he ships to "dry" countie
south Of the Cape. The Okla
homa customer was q doctor VIII
formerly lived in Stoddard coun
ty. John l.. says he can shi
his goods everywhere excep
Oklahoma. The lid is there a
tight.-zCape Progress. 4
A night blooming cereus at th
Commercial Hotel has attracte
considerable attention this weel
Shortly | jer dark the blossom
begin to unfold and are at the
best about mid night, BY morn
ing they are closed and the
droop and die. 1t is the mo
beautiful plant Of the kind probs
bly, ever seen in the valley.--Irc
County Register.
| Up in Bollinger county a goo
road league was organized at
meeting ct Marble Hill on the 2
G. D. Coffman being elects
president and Jas NJ. Irby seer
tsry. It 10 the purpose of the q
sociation to work hard for Il
improvement Of public highws,
in that county.
Dunklin Democrat:-The He
aid newspaper of this place hi
! changed hands, Virgil McKi
had managed it about 18 month
but got enough glory and mont
out of HE experience as an edit
30 leased the office to Geo. VIII
and W. N. Smith, two Paragon
, printers, who win be at the hel
The proposition Of the: Sout
. east Missouri Ice, Light q Po'
er Co., 10 the village of e
: Prairie, 10 furnish power TO III
7 their town with electricity v
= submitted to . vote Of
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-09-11

them in his garden. The offsnd-
ings chickens Of course swallow.
ed tho corn and then ran home
gagging with the cards dangling
fromatheir beaks. The owners
readt the cards and the chickens
bothered no more.
A south Missouri man recently
was tried on a charge of assault.
The state brought into court as
the weapons used a rail, an ak,
a pair Of tongs, a saw and q rife.
The defendent's counsel exhibit
ed as the other mans weapons o
. scythe blade, q pitchfork, 9
pistol and q hoe. The jury's
verdict is said to have been:
RESOLVED, that we, the jury,
would have given q dollar to
have seen the fight"
Central Missouri farmers are
complaining of the depredations
of an enormous rattlesnake nam-
cd Big jim. The snake is eith-
teenfeet long and as big around
as q keg. II eats the white door
knobs that farmers put in their
hen houses for nest eggs. The
snaks IL called Big Jim because
il frightened . negro named Jim.
90 badly 90 yeara ago that he fell
In the Gasconade River and was
drowned.
The editor Of the Campbell
Citizen tells q tale about q mys-
terious woman in black who is
terrorizing the town at night.
He describes her as being dress
in the LATEST styles. OF course
that means a diractpire dress, in
cluding the bracelet that goes
with that style Of gown. And
worst Of all he declares she wears
No. / slippers. We wonder how
he knows.
Last week Joseph Huber plow-
ed up an old silver coin while at
work on his farm. The coin has
the date Of 17S9 and bears the
shield Of Spain. The incription
can be partially made out, and
these indicated that it is Spanish
coin of the two reals denomina-
ton, being worth about 25 cents
in American coin.=Perrvville
Republican. VI
The Maiden Merit says that in
due time g petition signed by the
required number Of taxpayers
will be presented TO the county
court praying for q vote on town.
ship organization ct the coming
fall election. II such Q propo'
sition carries It gives TO each
township three road suparvisors
en- assessor and collector.
South county Democratic
farmers and admirers of William
J. Bryan on Monday shipped
monster watermelon TO the Ne
branksn. The specimen q
southeast Missouri pure-foot
! prodgcta tipped tha scales ct 4
, pounds and was in perfect con
7 dition. The melon was ssn
from Blodgett.
I. The sid" was put-on Fuesda.
! night ct IL O'Clock and nov
al Evans is without saloon for tn
b first time In his history. Th
q closing performances was well at
81 tended, and judging from th
81 bulging pccksts that were motto
Il On the streets. the drouth will nj
be gfeatly felt Tor : few days {
lsast.
The public schoploi chsrlssto
has engaged quarters outside Q
the public school building, o
Z account of the latter being unab
l-lto socomodete sll the. soho
sIchildrsn
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-09-11

at Poplar Bluff, is thought to be
nearing an end.
Lately, when Lamar citizens
meet, instead Of the customary
greeting, one says TO the Others
"who is poisoning the dogs?"
and the other passes by in si-
lence.
Tom barrett, sent to the peni-
tentiary for naturalization frauds
in st. Louis, was released last
Saturday, having served three
years and eight months Of five
years sentence.
The Hopkins Journal is author
i ity for the statement that man
near the town picked 1,05O quarts
of blackberries from a patch less
than one half an acre. He sold
them for a little above 800.
To illustrate the value of the
Missouri mule the Mexico Intel
ligeneer says: 81. v. Willis Of
this county, paid $50 for a mule
and after putting in II crops
with the mule, sold him recently
for $780,"
Atchison county has ninety
six automobiles, fifty.eight Of
which belong to farmers. Holt
has thirteen and three belong to-
farmers. Holt is entitled to q
few more if she keeps up with
Atchison in this line.
Salisbury women are afraid to-
90 home in the. dark, if they
happen to be delayed. An octo-
pus, owned by q travelling show
man, was STOLEN and Let loose in
the creek the other day, and 90
far it has not been found.
Now comes the opportunity OF
the farmers wife TO break domes-
tic records, Mrs. G. F. Self of
Neosho has "put up" 1000 half
gallon cans and TOO quart cans
OF blackberries and 100 dozen
glasses of jelly this summer.
James Ebenezer Hughes died
at his home in Osborn Tuesday
, morning. He is said to have
been the oldest Missourisn born
, in what is now Howard county.
He was born in March 1927, be-
3 fore Missouri became state.
That senseless prayer chain
has broken out again in Kansas
8 City, this time among the mem
d bers of the Catholic church, and
: is being roundly denounced by
J, the clergy. II any town in this
: county needs praying for-bu'
o what's the user
A Lebanon woman was married
recently to her former husband
after being divorced from him 2f
u years the two had not seem each
q other, and their daughter hat
10 grown to .omanhood. The hus
70 banais q prosperous stockmar
" Tof Enterprise, Ore.
ut Isaac H. Sturgeon, one of tn,
,e old landmarks Of st. Louis, diet
in that city Saturday Afternoon
in the 81 year of his age. HI
- held public office in st, Loui
= continuously for 5S years. retir
" ing from the Office Of city comp
!, troller about I years ago.
at Hon, A. L. oliver, who re
i'd GENTLY received the Democrati
O. nomination for state senator froI
the twenty-third Missouri distric
N will not be old enough to b
n sworn in until the second day Q
/, - the next session. However, ths
:, win not be long TO wait. HI
\. lelection II practically assured.
nd d, Beeler was picking appt
lrs for Mike May last Thursds
on and Friday and from three ire,
aw he picked "a bushels. At s150
he barrel they would bring 81
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-09-11

lace Hagenback shows because
the date would effect their horse
show.
The Charleston band boys viii
soon be out on q dress parade.
They ordered fifteen uniforms
last week ct the cost of S155.00
Work in the railroad shops at
DeSoto has been resumed with q
small force of men. The shops
have been closed for i've months.
The Iron Mountain Railroad
Co., is making preparations to
enlarge their car shops at Poplar
Bluff and will employ fifty extra
men.
We understand the dry element
in New Madrid county will start
their petition again shortly after
the November election. They
hope to get a vote on the propo-
sition in December.
The town of Bell City, up in
Stoddard county, has not main
tanned a municipal government
for the past nine years and the
county has ordered said town to
be attacked to road district num-
Der 2.
Ben Adams says that the Cape
is now assured Of getting that
cement factory. The ground
has already been bought and
there is enough money in the
banks to purchase-the necessary
machinery.
Fire at New Bloomfield, Cali
laway county, situated about u
miles north Of this city, Tuesday
night destroyed three store build
!ings and the entire contents. The
loss Is estimated 10 be about $40, :
600, partly covered by insurance.
Ben Brown. the IA year old
son of D. Brown the blind man,
who ran away from home about
three weeks ago, was picked up
Monday by the officers at Jones'
boro, Ark, and man sent after
HIM. He was returned to his
parents Tuesday.-Charles
Courier,
William Norton Gum died a
his home in Clarkton, Dunkline
county, on the 14th, aged g
years. He was noted for being
the greatest walker in Southeas
Missouri, q walk of fifteen o.
twenty miles being nothing Il
him. He was a great hunter ant
had killed more bears than an!
man in the section,
Tuesdays Republican contain
ed q telegram from Ozark, Chris
tain county, to the effect tha
, Congressman Russell made
, speech at that place Monday af
, ternoon, after which q numbe
Of Republicans of that count!
visited him at his hotel and tol
him they would support him an
W. ], Bryan at the Novembe
election.--Courier.
They are filing up this weel
, down ct the old Kneibert hous
, the frat cistern aver dug in Jack
. SOP. Years ago the people a
defended on what was known q
[ the ''town spring" for water, bu
/ when the cholera came and kille
8 so many people here the ide
prevailed that the epidemic re
t suited from using the water frol
the spring, So the people be
Igan to build cisterns. s.-Jackso
!, Cash Book.
4 Il Is q setsled fact that Sikel
Q ton Ia to- have . system Of wstel
: works. Mayor Malcolm. and tv
g or thrse members OF the board I
!. alderman are out this week Ii
4 vestieating plants in differeI
.tlparts Of the state and upon the
return they win reveal to the oil
: council such information as th,
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19

Joe H~ightower 10 10 Louisiana, Mo.
this week to look IT = farm He IL ON
q trade With Mr.. Fritz OF that place.
Mr. Fritz made the last trade for che
Noonon property here aud 1. still the
owner OF the Noouon store building.
The steamer Tennessee passed
here going up Sunday evening having
made the "trip back in exactly one
week. She returned to this place
Thursdsy aud put on the remainder
OF the wheat stored here, about 900
sacks .-Rev. & w Hatcher, forme,-
ly pastor OF the Baptist church Of this
city. latsr Of Csrrollton, has accepted
the psstorate III the Baptist church NJ
Canyon City, Colo. Rev. Hatcher
went to California about q year ago
on account OF his health. -Mismi
Nsws.
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars he.
ward for spy case Of Cstatrh that a
not be cured by Halle Catarrh Cure.
Y. J.. CHENEY a co. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known y
J Cheney for the last rs years. and -
iieve him perfectly bor orable In sill
business tr%snsactiocs and financially
able To carry out any obiig stiUns
made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halle Cs,srrh Cure IL takeo ioteru-
ally, acting directly .upon the blood
and mucous surface OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottls. Sold bS oil Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipstion.
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19

difference. As for what she did" went
on the old man. whose GOODNESS TO wo.
men and merciless Justice 10 both sexes
alike had earned him the nickname Of
Iron Heart"--'ss for what she did, II
II had not been she who interviewed be.
tween the emperor and death II would
have been the fate Of another 10 do
10. II was a fortunate thing for the
girl. we may say, that II happened to
be her arm which struck mp the
Weapon"
"Or she wouldn't be here tonight,
iou mean" laughed the baroness.
Don't YOU think. then. that bis majes.
~ In right TO single her out for so
much honorT" Her eyes were on the
dancers, yet that mysterious skill
which most women Of the world have
learned taught her how not to miss the
slightest change Of expression, II there
were any, on the chancelIor's square.
lined face.
Ills majesty is always right" he re-
piled automatically. IAN invitation to
a ball, a dance or two. a few compli-
ments. a call 10 pay his respects-a
gentleman could not be less gracious.
And his majesty Ia one OF the frst gen
tlemen In Europe"
"He has had good training what to
10 and what not to do" The baroness
nung her little sop Of nattery to Ger
berus with a dainty ghost Of q bow for
the q who had been as a second
father to Leopold since the late en-
peror's death. "But--we're old friends.
chanceIlOr"--she was not to blame that
they had not been more In the days
dal-'so. tell me. can you look at the
girls face and the emperor's and still
say that everything will end with an
invitation. Q dance. some compliments
and q call to pay r~espectsf"
Iron Heart frowned and sneered.
wondering what he could have seen
twenty-five years e TO admire In thts
Mighty woman. He would have 90.
capped from her now II escape had been
feasible. but he could not BE- openly
rude to the wife Of the grand master
of ceremonies ut the emperors ball.
and. besides. be was not unwilling per
haps TO show the lady that her senti.
mental and unsuitable innuendos
rs the buxzirg Of q 6y shout his ears.
I'm close upon seventy and no long
~ q fair judge Of q woman's Attrac-
IONS" he returned careiessly. ~ look
u her face conveys nothing to me. but
we're she Helen Of Troy instead Of
Helen Mowbray the Invitation. the
dance. the compliments and the call.
with the ppeSsnt Of soms jeweled scu-
ventr. arv Al that arr permisatbls n
ne circumstances.
.sEhst ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I: Ana ~ has,,
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19

Date Shauks, 7. A. McANistsr add
Clyde Shsnks are u home from the
Pecos Valley. N. NJ. where they have
bees for q week. They report no rain
since April and everything very dry.
DIR. Otto Dierker. sylvan Grove,
Karsss, was here the nrst of the week
and visi,ed bic father. VIM. Dieker
sod family several days. This young
physicisn hes es,sblished himself In
that city and now enjoys . very large
practice. He 10 spother Saline
county boy who has made u success
and is doing we'll The Base Ball
Association OF Sweet Springs ha. 90.
cured the services Of w. Il. Clemsns
OF The Missouri Valley College tesm
as pitcher for their nine during the
next three mouths, June, July and
August. The salary to be paid 10 $50
per month. He 10 On excellent pitcher
aud will add strength to the nine.
He will reside here's Sweet Springs
Herald.
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19

i,iicJ Lgruu"ss q Lyuuui ais pdss,un.
'tcly az " wns IN bin TO admire ANY
woman. but TINT dn, was - Gar DIS.
tant MS 10 be remembered with scorn.
aud nov such power as she hnd over
him was merely to excite q feeling OF
irritation.
II seldom trouble myself to JEST
he answered.
"Ah. one knows that truly great men
are born without q sense OF humor.
Those who have II are never az sue.
cessful In life rs those without"
smiled the baroness. who was by birth
n Hungarian and loved laughter bet.
ter than anything else except compli.
ments upon her vanishing besuty.
How stupid OF me TO have tried your
pntiencei That girl rs you NO un.
rompromislngly call her, has two
claims to attention at court. She Is
the English Miss Helen Mowbray
whose mother has come to Kronbure
armed with sheaves Of lntroductions
to us all She Ia also the young wom-
on Of whom the papers are full today,
for II Is shc who saved the emperor's
iIfc."
"Indccdr' said the chancellor, n gray
glenn In his eye rs he watched the
white figure floating on the tide OF
music In the arms Of Leopold. I'm.
dcedg'
II thought you would have known.
for you know most things before
other people hear Of them went on
the baroness. Lady Mowbray aud her
laughter are staying at the Hohen.
lnnrenwald hotel. That's the mother
sitting on the left OF Princess Men,
fried-the pretty Dresden china per-
'on. But the girl is Q great beauty"
"It's generous Of you TO say so. bsP.
oncss." replied the chancellor. u
didn't see the young lady's face at all
clearly yesterday. was stationed too
far away. And dress makes Q great
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19

covered The county court judges
aud Prot J. L. Lynch absndoneA the
hotel a. Whites island yesterday
morning. which was surrounded by
water. They stepped into a ski6 at
the front door and pulled for che
shore Judges Hickman and Gaines
and Prof, Lynch arrived here yester
day at moon. They report great dam.
sge TO crops In the locality. The
White Bros. alone. will probably loco
200 acres OF whest.-Slater Rustler.
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19
Death Was on His Heels.

Jesse Y. Morris. 81 skippers. Va.
had a close cali In the spring ~ 1903.
He says: IAN attack Of pneumonia
left me so weak and with such a fear.
ful cough that my friends declared
consumption had me, and death Vas
on my heels. Then ! was persuaded
To try DIR. Kings New Discovery. IL
helped me immediately, aud after
taking two and . half bottles was q
~elI maa sgaiL. found out that
New Discovery IL the b,st remedy for
coughs and lung disease 10 all the
world" Sold under guarantee At oil
drug stores. Soc and 900. Trial
bottle free.