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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10

divorce one day. died the next,
10 the record Of John Reese, Of
Princeton, age eighty.
The city marshal OF Centralis
was fined one dollar and cost
last Friday. for fighting with q
drunk man.
John Hawkins. q drunken tin-l
ner, committed suicide at Coium-
biz last week by swallowing i
dose Of carbnlic acid.
Hon. j. j. Russell has intro
duceta bill in congress TO APP
100000 for d public
building at Poplar Bluff.
As a result OF q blow over the
head with a ashort handle spade
inflicted by Sylvan Uptegroye,
Sam Williams Of near Hickory
Hill is dead.
The Mexico Business MEMS
Association has appointed COM
y
lnittes to solicit subscriptions for
So, 600 to assist in building new
kline for the Mexico brick fac
tory.
Perry Townsent, the son Of w.
G. Townssnt and wifs, who live
four miles wost of Bolckow, shot
himself with rifle Friday, at 2
o'clock p. IN. and died the same
evening.
An entire business block Of
Leadwood was destroyed by q
fire which star.ed shortly before
midnight Tuesday. The loss is
estimated in the neighborhood
Iof 10000.
The Ravenwood Gazette says
that o. p. Russ and wife Of Gen.
|try county, who have become
quite widely known asthe family
that adopted nine children. have
added another little orphan to tbs
flock, making ten wards in oil.
AT Q surpriss party giver
Grandma Gerdes on her eighty:
second birthday at Langdon re.
Gently, there we're more thar
half Q dozen persons who wer,
more than eighty years old
Most Of the visitors we're Ger
mans but the older onea hav'
lived in the county nearly hal
a century.
The Howell County News an,
West Plains Journal, both Re
public papers, have consolidated
and will be published as one pa.
per by the West Plains Journa
Co. G. r. Lustsr, former edito
of the News, will conduct an ex
elusive job Office and will hold
Ifinancial interest in The new firm
The State Board Of Agriculture
met in Columbia on December 1
and the following officers wer'
elected for the year 1908: Nor
man j. Coleman of st. Louis, wa
elsctsd president of the board o
Agriculture; A. J. Waters, dear
Of the Missouri Agriculture Col
lsgs, vice president; George B
I ~ e. $ j. . q.
Ellis, Of Appleton City, secretary
and w. A. Bright, Of Columbia
treasurer. The Executive Com
mittss Of the board Is compose
of Norman ]. Coleman, A. ]
lWstsfs, @. H. Hutchinsou, 9
IJAmesport William Chris,sins 9
Rpckport; g. W Hudson, Z
Buckner; W. i. wilkinson. Of 81
Louis. and W. j. McRoberts, .
Monticello. DR.. D. F. Lucksy
Iof Columhis, was re- elected Star
|veterinarian. ofiioers Of III
State Fair Association are, AllsI
Thompscn, president; F. "
Hudson. Bucknsr, vice president
~ 7. stinson, st. Louis. score
Itsry. The latter succeeds ]. 4
Rippey, resigned. There Wi
6i{<en applicailons for the posj
don The neu exseusre commit
=. - = u !. Z. I. +. ,..=s...5 S.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10

The 1908 Bryan Club Of Ripley
county has begun work for this
years campaign. .--st. Joe obser-
yer.
]. w. c. Dillon, editor OF the
Grant City Star. also postmaster,
has been re-appointed as post
master for the second term.
Even in Webb City the thirsty
must be getting fewer. The city
council there has reduced saloon
licenses from 81. 900 to 5000.
Fifty seven prisoners were re-
csived at the psnitentiary,
Saturday. Forty two were from
Jackson county and fifteen from
st. Louis.
AtPilot Knob may be seen
near the railway depot the re-
mains of an old fort, successfully
defended by union troops against
Genera! Price.
The Rock Island shows q big
increase in its receipts for the
last six months, 30 do most other
Missouri roads. Two-cent pas
senger rates pay.
Csssius NJ. Clary has purchas.
ed the Mexico ice plant for $780,
900. Mr.. Clay will take possess
sion at once and extend the busi-
ness as rapidly ~ possible.
Walter Bakerof Craig >shucked
1874 bushels Of corn off the
stalk In nine hoursl II he lived
In Ray county, the Richmond
Missoirian would make him q
lcolonsl.
| Uncle James Washington
Bradley died 1t his home VI
Camden Point last week At the
adyancsd age of % years. He
Twas the oldest person ia Platte
county,
State Senator Fields. Of Linn
county. representing the Sixth
district, will become . candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for lieutenant governor, making
the third aspirant for that place.
Another moonshins still locat,
Jed in the Businesses Of the 0zarkI
In Oregon county, has been raid
cd by the federal Vfficers, and VI
. result, two Of the operators ia
the illicit still are now in the fed.
sral prison in 81. Louis.
Twelve.ysar.ol Everett Lansy
at Rolla, took q target rife anc
started out on has first hunt. By
ell the precedsnts, Everett would
have killed himself or soms ooy
companion, but instead in . few
hours he brought home . nine
pound wild turkey.
| Nelson slagle, the eight year
old son Of . travelling salesman
died Monday morning at Macon
city Is the result of : curious 40
cidsnt. While dressing himssI
he put . collar button in BIZ
mouth. The button slippst
down his throat, blocking the ii
passage. Physicians made a.
lincision ID the trachsa, and foI
49, k<>...s. :. = 4 >-<<->t- a.. -
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29

rade who has two legs will sacrifice
his chair and start off in search of an
other. You are not permitted to find
yourself a chair, you might think the
boys" were getting feeble and
couldn't get up.
In the matter of conversation YOUR
wishes are consulted in the smallest
detail. If You want to talk about the
weather, weather it is; if you want
politics, you get politics; if you want
war, war is declared, or If you are real
inquisitive and want to get personal
history before the war you are also
accommodated, and the only stipula-
tion being that you must in turn be
ready to furnish personal history, dat
ing as far back as your hosts see fit to
go.
1t is only when you wish to dig out
personal acts of bravery, sacrifice and
heroism that you find the shedding
difficult and the only successful sys-
tenn is to get one Of the "boys'' to tell
how another saved his life. Then in
spirit of revenge the hero of the tale
tells one on the narrator and soon you
have them all going. You get it some
thing like this:
1T was at Nashville. A reb bullet
caught me in the side and tied me in
knot. The Johnnies were coming
across the fed bowling like mad and
was Offering up my last prayer when
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29

member of the famous First Mime
sofa. Col. Kittle enjoys the distinction
of being the only known drum major
enlisted during the war who couldn't
beat drum, but he knew how to drill
and in the early days of the regiment
drilled the officers as we'll as the men,
having previously served in the regu-
lar army. Owing to his services the
officers of the regiment felt he was
entitled to some consideration and
despite the fact that he had never
beaten drum, made him drum major.
On one occasion Col Sully, who was
in command of the regiment. ordered
the drums beaten and. as Col. kittle
was unable to find drum major at
that particular time told him to do the
beating himself and was so enraged
to learn that the drum major didn't
know how to handle the sticks that he
reduced him. Later when the regi-
ment changed colonies Col. Kittle was
restored to his command of the drum
corps, but to this day couldn't beat a
long roll to save his life.
In a place frequented by veteran
warriors one must have done some
thing out of the ordinary to receive
special recognition, but this is the
case with good many of the inmates.
For instance, Capt. Sam Schofield has
the reputation of being the best shot
at the home and the testimony of his
companions is that he sure could
shoot fancylike. The captain was
pierced through the hips with a. rife
ball at Antietam and lay on the field
the greater part of the night, but if
you don't think he can get around
with the best OF them, go out and take
look at him.
And so it goes, almost every man
las done something at some lime
which is worth knowing, and all
branches of the service are represent
ed. Infantry, artillery, engineers and
cavalry, the navy and marine corps,
they are all there, gathered from many
states, all Americans and yet repre-
senting many nationalities. Go out to
the home some time and watch the
merry, good natured procession on
stumps, canes and clutches to the
dining room; watch the veterans with
two arms ably assisting their COM
rades with one to get their sup w OF
the rations; listen to the table talk,
and then if you don't feel that the GOV
eminent in caring for these men is
merely paying interest on a debt that
can never be paid your opinion is not
worth having.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29

old Bill sprints out of the line, backs
me on his shoulder and carries me
back under a heavy"
Go on, you old liar; there wasn't a
shot fired when I picked you up or
else
Eyes there was, and you know it,
and-''
well, maybe there was, but the
only reason grabbed you was be-
cause you had my tobacco
1t is hard to realize that these old
men were once young and still harder
to imagine the scenes which they have
passed through, but as you catch the
firm ring in the aged voices as they
follow Hoods army and see the battle
light flash from their faded eyes you
know that You are among a band of
warriors whose fighting spirit ends
only with death. Get them started and
they will talk to you by the hour; con-
versation we'll worth hearing, humor-
Gus and pathetic; Of how old Jim over
there in the corner once mistook a
burned measly rabbit for a reb and
turned out the whole camp.
Sitting about you are men from ev-
cry walk of life. That man in the
green skull cap was an actor before
the war and served with New York
regiment. A wound in the throat,
fever and general hardship so weak
ened him that he was unable to take
up his profession when the war was
over. Andy over there by the door
was lawyer, and there are quite a
| few lawyers at the home.
They all know one another's history
and take deep pride in telling how
this and that one did things which
were worth doing.
"See that old boy over there reading
out of that little black book?" inquired
a house sergeant who at Gettysburg
with the battle flag of the First Min
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29
LAST OF HEROIC GENERATION
Veterans Of 1861 Are Spending Their Last Days in the Peace
and Quiet of the Soldiers Home.

A visitor to the soldiers home,
snugly nesting as it does within ear
shot of the music Of Minnehaha Falls,
shut off from the public thoroughfares
by the winding Minnehaha creek,
tlanked OH the southeast by historic
Fort Smelling and with the mighty
Mississippi almost at it's very doors,
all combining to make it one of the
most charming spots in the country,
is of course impressed with the beauty
of the surroundings, the comfortable
quarters and the general homelike air
which pervades the place, but as a
rule he overlooks the most important
feature of the entire establishment
the old soldier himself. Not that
one doesn't see the old soldiers, for
this would be impossible, and of
course every one realizes that the
beautiful grounds are their own, but
the great war in which these men took
part seems shadowy and remote as the
years roll by and the visitor sees them
as they are to-day, old men, feeble
and gray.
Few stop to wonder as to the histo-
ries of these old men wandering about
the grounds supported by heavy canes
or crutches, and few realize that per-
haps the crippled old man standing be-
fore them was one of the foremost
men of his community not so many
years ago, that he played an impor-
tant part in the events of the day or
that brilliant future stretched itself
ahead of him until the grinding four
year-struggle Slapped his vitality and
left him broken down in health or a
hopeless cripple. Few know the
home have to tell, of the experiences
they have gone through during the
long war, of their lives before the
war. After the war it is generally the
same. The best in them given to the
flag that floats protectingly over the
beautiful grounds, they were unable
to keep apace with the onrush of the
countrys progress, and one by one
have come to the home, to spend their
last days in peace in home provided
for them by the government they
fought to sustain.
To the casual eye they must appear
a good deal alike. They are all old
men, gray headed, patiently awaiting
the final roll call. Wearing the uni
form of the country which asked and
received the best there was in them
and which they cherish with an affec-
ton which only they can understand,
they simply appear as old soldiers.
But pick out some warm summers
day, sit in the park with these men
and they will tell you things that will
make you think seriously. Visit them
in their quarters, which, scrupulously
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29

raltar and how he was afraid to come
out and fight like man." suggested
the sergeant.
A reminiscent smile stole over Pad
dy's features.
THAT was when was aboard the
Tuscarora," he began. Il was in the
marine corps. Enlisted in 1861, and
served until 1865. We had rowing
commission on the Tuscarora and
were chasing about the sea to inter-
cept smugglers. We caught old
simms, who was commanding the
sumpter, at Gibraltar, and kept him
renned up for six weeks, but he
wouldn't come out and fight He left
the ship and took charge of the Ala
bama and we chased him all over the
ocean for six months, but couldn't
catch him.
Once here Paddy laughed heartily
the old son of a gun fooled us. It
was when the Alabama was being
taken into port to be equipped with
guns. We met her off the coast
about fifty miles from Liverpool, but
che was flying American mail flags
and we took her for one of our mail
steamers. Later we found out she
was the Alabama and though we
chased her for six months we couldn't
catch her. I'll tell you we all felt pref
ty GOOD when we learned that Capt.
Winslo>', in command of the Kear-
sarge, ink her in match fight
And Paddy went on, telling of
the blockade formed by Commodore
Porter il North Carolina; of the chain
of ships stretched before Vicksburg;
of life Oh the Tuscarora, on the Quak-
er City and aboard the old Constella-
ton. Told it all in a matter of fact
manner as though it were nothing out
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29

neat and clean, somehow breathe an
air of the barracks, and you will find
them the most cordial of hosts, anx-
iaus to please and eager to talk. You
will see old men, pals since the day
they enlisted, playing cribbage togeth-
er, others reading, while little groups
scattered about the rooms are going
over once more the long march to the
sea, the fiery hell at Gettysburg or the
soul racking days in the Wilderness.
Every event of those terrible days is
imprinted in their minds in letters
that can never fade. Never can they
grow tired of telling the tales of 81,
and never can their ears tire of hear
ing them. In another part of the
building an old lawyer is arguing on
the attitude Of the government toward
the trusts or the Philippine policy,
while somewhere else merry debate
is going on ever the efficiency of the
new army rifle. 1t is just large fam
lily, the soldiers home, and most of
the members are content and happy.
There is only one thing to keep in
mind when visiting at the soldiers
home, don't even let your hosts sus-
pect that you think they are getting
old or that they are unable to do as
much as they ever could. You will
note that when you step into quarters
crippled old veteran of perhaps sew.
enty years will offer you his chair and
when you demonstrate, will grufly or
der you to sit down. AS for him, he
will sit on the bed or perhaps a CON-
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29

of the ordinary, and seemed to won
der a little that any one should think
it out of the ordinary to meet a man
who had taken part in battles which
every school boy knows by heart.
That's what we enlisted for,'' he fin
ished simply, winking most ,solemnly
at the sergeant.
IF you want to find out anything
about the men or get acquainted with
them see Chaplain Smith, the COM
mandant had said, and certainly he
knew whereof he spoke. Chaplain
Smiths presence is all that is needed
to gain access to the innermost cir
cles at the home and to enter quarters
at his side is to be received with high
favor. The chaplain knows every man
at the home, knows all about him al
most from the time he was born and
is the possessor of more general
knowledge concerning the men than
any one else at the post. 1t was he
who cheerfully devoted two hours
tramping from place to place, digging
up information as though he were the
one getting paid for it, but when it
came to himself he baked. Some one
else related that the chaplain served
with the Sixth Minnesota, how he
went through the bloody Sioux war
and how he was ever around when
anything was doing. "He can tell you
lots Of good things about himself
they all said, but the chaplain simply
wouldn't and that was all there was
to it.
Col. Francis Kttle is a person OF
some note at the home. as is every
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29
POLICE METHODS IN WARSAW.
Arrested All the Men Of a Certain
Name and Imprisoned Them.

Arrested All the Men Of Certain
Name and Imprisoned Them.
Sherlock Holmes would not find
much to praise in the metho's en-
ployed by the Warsaw police len
trying to trace criminals. A III
stance of their brilliance is now maxi
ing all those not Immediately concern
ed therein laugh. Some time ago Mr..
Hautke, a manufacturer, was shot
while leaving his works, and the MUIR
derers could not be found.
The other day rumors ran through
the town that one of the criminals was
named Malicki. The police heard this
rumor, obtained the addresses OF all
males in Warsaw bearing this name
from the municipal address bureau,
and arrested them without delay.
Then they sent for the murdered
mans relatives, confronted them with
some hundred Malickis in turn, and
asked, us this the man who murdered
Mr.. Hautke?" AS none of Mr.. Hautke's
the murder, their answers were. with
out exception, II cannot say" and
they were finally dismissed.
But the Malicikis were not so fortu
nate, and are still under arrest pend
ing further inquiries. Some of them
begged the relatives to say they were
implicated in the murder, so that they
could at least be let out on bail. AS
it is, though they declare they know
nothing of the crime, they are packed
in cells like herrings in a barrel, and
are likely to remain there till the real
culprits appear.
The incident sounds more like one
of Gogors satires on Russian bureau
cratic methods than of plain fact. All
the Malickis vow they will employ
their first hours of liberty in tracing
and lynching those who floated the
story of their implication in the muir
der.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29
AN ADMlRAL's STORIES.
The Landiubber and Sea Terms-Dis-
tances on the Chart.

tances on the Chart.
Lord Chsrles Beresford has choice
collection of stories at the expense of
laymen placed in Office at the admiral
ty as consequence of a turn of the
political wheel. says Strand Magazine.
Of one Lord of the admiralty he told
delighted house of commons how re-
ceiving rerort of disaster to ship.
couched in technical phrase, he wrote
a reply demonstrating with the officer
for his use Of lad language.
Another civilian lord, looking over a
chart, and observing that one of his
maiesty's ships, homeward bound,
passed within space of two inches
on the chart an island where castawav
sailors were sheltering, wanted to
know why 1t could not call and relieve
them. Lord Charles explained that
the two inches on the chart meant a
distance at sea ofs4,000 miles.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29
Reception for the Favored Few


Congressional folk are, ex officio. in.
vited to all three state levees. the din.
lomatic, the judiciary, the congress.
sional, but they sigh in vain for en-.
tree to the army and navy blowout.
The only senators and representatives
hidden are those gentlemen with fam.
lies who enjoy the distinction of be-
ing on the military and naval commit
tees OF both houses. The wives and
daughters of many freshmen members
often ignore the three state invita-.
tions that the gods have provided
them, innocently arguing that these
biddings presuppose the fourth and
final card of admission, perhaps the
most coveted of all. But nit and
nixy. also nein, you can't come.
dea les.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29

nesota floating Over him dropped to
the ground, his rigat leg pierced by a
dozen rifle balls. "That's Paddy Car
roll. He was in the navy. Want to
talk to him."
Paddy proved a most genial COM
panion. He was getting tired of the
book anyway, he said.
Tell him about the time you had
cid Admiral Simms penned up at Glib
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-29
The Descent Of John.

She thought he was demigod until
The honeymoon was gone;
And then he seemed to evolute, down
hill,
Into demi-john.-Judge.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. April T.-SUGAR--Iate in the day a
sale Of leoo0 Cuba centrifugal for shipment vas
made az 1918 basis. g test equal to 4st cents.
basis s test, but TO-DAY the market IS firm in tone
with light dealings Duty raid prices. although It
Is said that cost and freight sigars cannot be
bought for less than cents the old price; centri
fugal. S test 4Sl; mGscovado. 50 test 3sI and
molssses sugar, s9 test Isl The London market
for beet sugar was sd to ID London cables The
stock Of sugar IN she United Kingdom as So 900
tons. The local maTEEt for refined sugar vas quiet
bgt unchanged.
NAVAL ST0RES-Spiri,s tlrpentine turned down
ward TO the extent Of about cents here and at
the primary market The local nate for machine
made barrels was 50 cents. against price Of &c
named at Savannah the latter market however.
closing quite firm in tone. Rosin was quiet. with
common 20 eood strained quoted at 3.s5 to so.
Tar held steady At so and quiet al that
BUTTER-Receipts. l.Osl packages. Steady. Cream
cry extra. Soii
EGGS Receipts $3.50 cases. Steady. Nearby
white fancy l9; do. mixed fancy u.
MILL FEED-Steady: light business. srrine
bran. ioelb sacks. TO arrive. E.75 middlings us
city bran 230 in bulk; Western red dos. 100. 10
arrive; winter wheat brand. in l0llb. sacks 60
OATS-Steady. business slow. No. 3, white, 81
No. 4. white. s5; No 9 mixed. 81.
FBOUR-Weak slow business. Spring patents.
525a570 spring clears, 4s1aA75; winter stTSights,
4oa460 winter clears 4e0s5 90; Kansas IN sacks,
patents A0a5 3; Straights a65si.5: clears 4l5a4 10
RYE FL0UR-Steady; market is dull We quote
60a5 o.
CORN MEAI,-steady; small supply. Kin dried.
ior export. S55. TO arrive; coarse meal in bags.
sal 90
BAY-Receipts 1870 tens Firm: fair inquiry
for hlgh grades. Prime timothy, Loo; No. !, s5;
No. 8 s5as0 No. s. 75as0
STRAW STEADY: moderate demand. Long re. 20
BEEF-steady; moderate dealings. Family l55Os
$500: packet, 45al50o
PORK-Firm; small Tade. Mess, H50alsOO,
family l650
TALL0W-s STEADY; dull trade City in hogsheads.
5S
LARD-Duli; prime Western, s75; city, sS; re-
hned continent 900. South American, eTS: refined
Brazilian. kegs 1l00; city stearine eizas%; oleo-
steayine, steady; New York "a; Chicago, le