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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-13
BULLETIN v.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

The inspectors Of this Departs
ment have, during the past six
months, weighed foods in hum
dreds Of stores in this state, re-
porting on blanks provided for
the purpose.
FLOUR.
It has been found that flour in
sacks was often short from Ia
pound to 4 pounds per sack; even
where there was an apparent at
tempt to comply, The gross weight
scarcely equalled the required
net weight.
The millers Of Missouri are
reminded that there is q law in
this state which requires all sack
or barrels in which flour is sold
to bs plainly labeled or stamped
with the number Of pounds oi
flour contained therein. Section
t0578 Revised Statutes 1899, vol
2, page 244s, reads: "A bar.
Continued on fourth page.l
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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-13

the county $75,0 900 to build q
home for the poor and Insane.
Mrs. Amanda Keene, the old
est resident of Boone County, |
died Thursday night. She was
so years, 8 months and s days.
To Jim Wilson of Pineville
troubles aever come singly.
First his uncle fell in q well, and
then his COW went crazy and ran
away, and as yet has not been
found.
Arthur Simerly Of Andrew
county pleaded guilty 10 the
charge of abducting and ssduc.
ing his halfsister, and was SEN
fenced to serve two years in the
peniteatiary.
Citizens Of Laclede county who
are more than 10 years old are
organizing a club. The Lebanon
Republican, which is helping the
project along, says there are
more than 200 of them.
State prison binder twine will
be sold this year in lots of 1000
pounds and over at 8 3-4 cents;
freight to be paid by the pur-
chaser. There will be about a
million pounds of state twins to
bs sold this season.
Congressman Russell introduc.
ed bill into congress asking
that W. H. Standish, of Red
Springs, Mo-, be allowed to con-
siruct u dam across James river,
!lStaae coUnty, S0 as &c diveES
part of the water into q tunnel to
: create electric power.
| Base ball fans over at Poplar
Bluff are said to be making o
strong effort to form a league
consisting Of seven other towns
!, Hot Springs, Argenta, Helena
!, Jonesboro, Paragould and either
Wayne or Hope. The Bluff had
o good salaried team a couple q
seasons ago and If they decide
to 60 into the new proposed
league they will make q deter
mined effort to capture the pen
: liant.
eI Frank Hoffman. 81 years o
age, living about six miles north
west of Bernie, on the Ridge
shot and killed himself at hi
home on the Oath ult, It is SAT-
" that the killing was accidental
= however, when the young mai
!. picked the gun up, he said: "
= had an uncle who killed himsel
. this way" and pointed gun a
forehead. Immediately tn
n gun was discharged, making
- wound in the head that cause
10 death a short time later. H
y was q son Of H. Huffman.
\. The parents of the parties an
n Q number Of the people living |
the neighborhood visited the re
ception room Of the Macon ia
: Sunday afternoon to witness tn
. marriage of Robert Munsey, q
70 and Lizzie Hill, q country girl {
u 18. Young Munsey had bee
= arrested at Pittsburg, Kan, la
III week on q statutory charge pre-
80 ferred by Miss Hills fathe
' He was placed in Macon county
dark hole, and after standing it
n, few days wanted to make term
or the young lady was entirely wi
or ling. A marriage license VI
a. procured, the relatives and otl
at ers assembled and the Jail dool
IN flung open for young Munssy
in walk out and take his part in y
H. interesting ceremony. He car
atl out ell right, surveyed the crow
'rd then gloomily shook his head 81
es, walked back, the Jail doors clio
)b6 ing behind him. Just why
'65 changed his mind 90 suddenly
"a, lone knows, but he was dete
ivn;nod IN hat ha vo,,ld not marr
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-13
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchangss--Made by the Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.


Moore Brothers Of Graham
shipped carload Of tightening
rods to Indiana Wednesday.
Missourians who wish to go to
Paradise should purchase tickets
to Smithville. Paradise is q viii
lage near there.
There is q Chinaman in st.
Joseph by the name of Dan Lii.
It is presumed he was christened
by Theodore Roosevelt. lt.-Mem =
phis Democrat.
A donkey club is being organ
lied at Dexter and it is said that
it will be the largest organiza-
ton in point of membership ever
attempted at that place.
Attorney Rutledge, of New
Madrid county, is being spoken
of as q candidate for State Sena-
tor in 23d district to succeed
Hon. ]. W. Farris, of Stoddard
county.
| A panther or some other fero-
cious animal is eating calves and
hogs near Henson Station, Mis-
sissippi county. A hunting par
ty will be formed to capture the
animal or animals.
j A man named Joe Leist, abou'
30 years of age, shot and killed
himself at limo, Friday of last
week. Financial trouble is at.
tributed as cause of the rash cot.
He leaves q family.
/ A Sedalia woman who was fin,
ed S. Tor laughing in court has
asked that the fine be remitted.
pleaded that she was compelled
to giggle, as a mouse had rur
under her skirts and was climb
ing.
Two st. Louis brothers have
entered suit to regain the prin
cipal part Of the corporation o.
Hermann, Mo-, east of the court
house. The land is valued a
5 81 900, 900. Property owners ar
: not worrying over the suit.
!, The professor of Greek at tn
i state university receives $4,000
year and the professor of Lati
$500. The Joplin Globe say
both Greek and Latin are dea
9 languages, but in Missouri Gree
: is deader than Latin by an eve
. siooe.
Il The four leading Republica
\ newspapers Of Missouri are or
posed to Taft. They are tn
Globe Democrat, the Kansas Cit
n Journal, the at. Joseph Gazett'
"a and the Springfield Republican
% They do not seem to have muc
y influence. oe.-Jamesport Gazette.
= Bryan will have o yalkove
: for the nomination, and IL tn
= New York World and st. Lou
Post Dispatch fight him hal
: snought he is sure OF the pres
st dency. Until they have begs
l. to fight him his prospects wei
t. not 30 bright. Demt
fe crat.
= Judge J. L. Fort, Of Dexte
- has Withdrawn from the race I
=, the Democratic nomination I
- governor. He will give his re-
sons later. The report tn
Judge Fort has withdrawn fro
n the gubernatorial race comes
a. interesting connection with of
or cial figures as to petitions filed
ce jefferson City. The Cowhe
ne petitions contain 13,028 nam'
by the Hadlsy petitions 1o.a
NJ names; the Stapel petitions ~
,m names and the Fort petition
's- which figures are eloquent in !
~ lstion to the Judges announ'
nd msnt of vithdrawal.-Brookf
J. Argus.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-13


A few cases of smallpox are
reported in New Madrid county.
Sikeston claims more miles OF
granitoid sidewalks than any
other town in Southeast Missouri.
In the first we'll drilled by a
new company in Knox county
oil was struck at a depth OF 1,042
feet. The field is believed to be
extensive.
Mrs. Jacob Roth of Boonville
gave birth to triplets, two boys
and a girl, Saturday. She is 52
years old, and has 8 children be-
sides the triplets.
The south side annex OF the
Frisco shops at Springfield were
CLOSED last week and 58 men,
principally machinists, were laid
off. The Aorth side shops also
lsid off q men.
esquire" ]. 8. Connell, one Of
the widely known farmers in
Marion county, died recently OF
pneumonia. He was serving his
thirtieth year as justice OF the
peace OF his township.
A lot Of negroes who had set
led in East Atchisop we're run
out and sent back to Kansas last
week. The negroes were i'm
prudent saa She people arONHa
Atchinson did not want them.
Why don't our Republican
friends tell us about how much
Demosrats hnsc stolen from Mis-
sourip Certainly they have had
the books long enough to find
out.-Monroe City Democrat.
Trenton is to have a new
wholesale house, and oil and gas
company, a new musical conser'
vatory and a golf club. The
Republican Tribune says Wal
street and its panics can &c
hang.
While public we'll was being
drilled in the main street IL
Clarksburg, lead was struck at I
depth of 108 feet. Miners sa.
the lead is extra fine quality an'
that there is undoubtedly q larg'
quantity of it.
"Broken Heart Drug Store" !
the name Of q pharmacy in Fay
cite. No explanation Of tn
name is offered by the proprie
tors, but it is > delicate invitatio
to the lovelorn to come in an
drown their sorrows in sundae'
Frank Schooler, a brakema
of Trenton, was dragged frol
the steps Of the engine ct Blak
early one morning recently b
a snowdrift, thrown under tn
wheels, and one leg tsrribl
mangled, and he was otherwis
injured.
John Hicks, aged seventy
eight years, one Of the olde,
residents Of Aurora, died Nor
day at his home there while 81
ting in his chair and his wi
combing his hair. Mr.. Hicl
was 9 veteran Of the civil vi
and lost Q limb at the battle
Mobile Bay. He was present
the surrender Of Senator Cool
rell OF vicksburg.
The Missouri Republican con
mittee not snly refuses TO Gel
sure Sub-Trsasurer Atkins
the mysterious disappesran
of sci, 900 from bis ofics, but j
dorsed the efforts being made
Senator Warner 10 hare ihe go
eral government relieve him IN
responsibility. Missouri \
publicans win hold to the Dc
trine Of Tradition, division .
silence. ."--Lawrencs Chisftair
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-13

missed her and killed his mother
in-law. He then threw himself
under moving passenger train
and was ground to pieces.
Phillip E. Chappell, who was
state treasurer of Missouri, about
twenty-five years ago, died at
his home in Kansas City Sunday
morning at the age of seventy
one years. He was a native Of
Galloway county, and received
his education in the common
schools Of that county and at the |
state university.
The state food department
states that more than one-half |
the vinegar sold in Missouri as
apple or cider vinegar is merely |
distilled vinegar made from alco-
hol and artificially colored, and
denounces it as a fraud, pure and
simple. Artificially colored
vinegar is unlawful in Missouri,
and its sale will be prohibited.
When q Nodawsy county
couple became engaged they
signed a contract settling all
points concerning property rights.
The prospective groom agreed to
pay off a mortgage on the home
of the bride and provision was
made for the disposition of their
property in case either died be-
fore marriage. They were mar
ried last week.
James W. Turner, Boone
county farmer, died suddenly last
week. For twenty years he had
drunk on an average a quart Of
whisky a day, and left a shed
full Of empty jugs which he
wanted used in constructing q
monument to his memory. The
recent adoption of local option
in Boone county possibly made
Turner conclude that life was nc
longer worth the living.
| According to the Democrat
this is the shortest will ever filed
in st. Clair county: SIN the
name of God, amen. I, John T
Lumpkin, Of Iuka Springs, st.
Clair county, Missouri, make
this my last will, hereby revok-
ing and making void all former
; wills by me at any time hereto
; fore made. After paying my
, Just debts and funeral charges
! bequeath and devise as follows
1 l give and bequeath unto m!
. wife, Alice M. Lumpkin, all m!
Z wealth, real estate and persona
. property"
G. W. Cox, woodchopper
G. whose home is at Franklin Juno
ton, confessed to Missouri Pacif
q ic railway officials at Sedalis
that he removed the rail from tn
track on the top of Ottervill
Hill, fifteen miles east Of Seda
lie, on Friday night last, that re
suited in the derailing Of
: freight train from st. Loui
Cox said he had intended
3 wreck and rob the fast Nilsson
= Pacific Kansas City st. Lou
: :. passenger train No. 4, which WI
= = due at OtterviIle q few minute
), : after the freight was wrecked.
,r Miss Maud Morga an, who taugl
a the primary department
10 the Adrain school, deserves
ID Carnegie medal for heroisr
IL Miss Morgan's room was direct
In over the heating boiler which O.
,r pioded. The floor was shatter'
+. and sunk into the basement ca
r, Irying the teacher and mai
re small children down with
BY John Dowell was reaching in I
TO wrsckage for victims and fou
IN Miss Morgan pinned down b
de meath piece Of the boiler,
on at once tried to extricste her. |
Ia. shs said, HJohn, let me GO; ga
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-13

town the other day and bit three
persons but its hide is now on
exhibition there.
A mass meeting of the citizens
of Bloomfield was held the first
of this week for the purpose of
considering a proposed Chautau.
qua and Stock Show.
From the 5Sth Annual Report
of the schools of Missouri, which
has just been received, the num-
ber Of children in Missouri Of
school age is 9s8,767; 741,745
were enrolled in school last year
and Sill, ,712,7i5.42 was spent for
educational purposes.
The United States senate has
passed a bill placing the Con-
federate cemetery at Springfield
under the supervision of the fed.
eral government. The cemetery
| in which Union soldiers are bur-
ried and the Confederate GENET
cry adjoin and it is proposed to
place both under the direc-
ton Of one superintendent. This
has been done at other places
where there are Union and Con-
fsdsrate cemeteries.
At Brentwood, in Stoddard
county, Mrs. Garrett died on 22nd
ult, from the effects Of a severe
beating, administered by her
husband q few days previous.
The deceased lady made a state
ment of the facts before her
death. The husband was not at
home at time Of death, thus saw
! ing his cursed soul from being
swung into hell at the end Of a
rope, by a mob Of bis infuriated
neighbors. From last reports
the sooundrel had not been cap.
tursd.--Malden Merit.
Early yesterday morning Q
man and wife, and two sons
. claiming to be Noah Lobb's fami'
ly, from Myrtle, Oregon county
Mo-, appeared at the Union Sta
, ton. The woman was in thu
last stages Of consumption ant
the husband and sons said the!
had started to take her some
where in Illinois to be taken carr
Of by her relatives, but as sh'
was to weak to stand furthe
: travel they decided to take he
; to Levsring Hospital. The Lev
ering ambulance took the inva
q lid there. Seven dollars wer
= paid for one weeks fare an
, treatment in the poor ward, an
! the husband and sons went away
The woman died at 4 o'cloc
u yesterday afternoon, and tn
Q body was removed to o'Donnell'
q undertaking rooms. Since leav
d ing the hospital Lobb and h
. sons have not been heard Of
Hannibal Dispatch to Gloh
4 Democrat, Monday 9sh.
n Mrs. Harry Galeener OF ne'
y Delta in Cape Girardeau count!
il died from hydryphobia last Wee
@ nesday. Sometime befol
D, Christmas Mrs. Galeener wi
of surprised to find one mornir
q that o cat which had disappeart
ct several days before had rsturnt
y home. She noticed that it vi
r. poor and hungry and set o,
q some food for 1t. As she Lean
a over the animal sprang at h
8. With all the ferociousness OF
l. wild cat. It sunk its teeth in
as her cheek and she was compel
b. to pry open its jaws before
RS would release 1t grip. It aga
to sprsng ct her and caught h
he wrist in its teeth again punctu
ne ing the skin. Mrs, Galeen'
d; who is between 90 and 90 yss
nd Of age, was nearly overcome
e. fright and had TO be assistsd
he her room and bed. A physici
no was called to treat the wouT
'r- made by the cat, in anticipati
". of the ssttino In OF hydrophoh
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04
Thanksgiving Service

A very pleasing Thanksgiving
service was the union meeting at
the Methodist church thanksgiv.
lug night The clergy were rep.
resented by Rev. H. Nelson Trae.
lit, of the Episcopal church, who
read the scripture lesson, Rev.
y. + Boyce, of the Methodist
church who offered prayer, aud
Kew. w. Judson Oldtield of the
congregational church. who
preached the thanksgiving ser.
mon, the main line of thought
being that all ofour innumerable
blessings are crowned and made
double enjoyable by the great
condescension of God in coming
down and dwelling among men
making his abode in the hum
BILE and coutrite heart. The ser
mon was full of thoughtful help
to the devout heart, and the ser.
vice was made attractive and in
spring by several well rendered
musical selections by the choir.
The collection, which was for
the benefit of the chlldren's S
home at Sioux Falls, amounted
to s12 69.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Will be Held in Milbank, December
Is aud is.

The meetings will com mence
at 1:3O and 7:3O the first day. and
at 1880 and 2:3O the second day
Among the speakers will be
Prof. Skinner. who has been on
the faculty of the agricultural
college four years. Mr.. w, D.
Mckee, one Of the leading live
stock breeders of the country.
and strong corn advocate; Mr..
t. ID. Ashburn. of Ne ebraska. who
has worked in institutes in that
state several years; his wife.
Mrs. Ashourn, very highly rec
ON mended for her work along
household lines, and Superln.
tendent Cham berlain.
The subjects discussed will be
horses, meat production, dairy.
ing, poultry. fruit and tree cul.
tnre. AIRY farming, crop rotation.
grasses, fertility, aud addresses
on household work. There will
also be d question box.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04
WILL OF JOHN T.. WOOD
Among Other Bequests the Methodist
Church OF this City is Be.
Queathed $500

The following statement o,
matters relating to .he will OF
the late }. G. Wood, is taken
from the Santa Cruz Daily Surf,
from which it will be seen that
the Methodist church of Mil.
oank was donated $500 from the
estate. The institution thus re.
mem bered was Mr.. Wood $
church home during nearly all
or MS active life, and durin 9
nearly all OF this time be was a
trustee and steward on the off
clal board. and for some
years was superintendent of the
Sunday school. The Surf arti
Gle says:
The will OF the late John c.. Wood
ana the petition for probate of will
was filed TODAY.
geo \. Wood, Guy l.. Wood and
Lawrence j. Dake are named as ey-
ecutors.
The devioes are Lottie F.. Wood,
Edna A. Nye. Wallace. George W.,
Jonn G. and Warren j. Wood. the
wife and children.
In the Will the Y. NJ. G. a. and the
Methodist church of this CITY and the
Methodist church of MiIbank, S. D..
are each left 500. but codicil filed
on october !, 1908, while at the St.
t'eleha Sanltarlum, changes the will
SO that the local Methodist church and
\ NJ G. A. each get 800.
BY the premises of the will the wife
receives one'thrd of the estate and
the other two-thirds are to be equally
divided among the children.
ne estate Is to be handled by the
executors and when the Youngest
chlld reaches the age of u years. the
income from the estate is to be divid
ed among the children and wife ac.
corClng to the share. When the
Youngest chiid reaches the age of 30
years the estate is to be divided, but
the amount advanced previous to the
making out OF the will to auy of the
children Is to be deducted from their
share.
A provision cuts from the will any |
OF the children if tLey should use in
toXlcants or narcotics to excess.
The value OF the property is as fol-
lows:
Inc old IoWne homestead, valued !.
at $500.
Hall interest in Is lots in Wood |
BROS. Addition to Del Mar. s3il2,
Recreation Park lot, 5000.
Lots in Bayona tract, $3.50.
Lots IN Wlllowbrook tiact, SlO5O.
10 acres in Bay View tract s3374,
5 lots in Wood Bros tract 1926.
Ucovich addition, S25OO.
King street 4 lots, sl4OO.
Broadview lots, $3.50.
10 acres in Arana Gulch. $3.50.
Family home, 1880.
Personal property stock in East
Side Mill & Lumber Co., $500.
Santa Cruz Automobile Co., 500.
PromlSsory notes, Sl3-5O,
Household goods. $1,000.
santa Clara county property. $500.
property outside state, S4575O.
Reai estate in California does not
'xceed $4,000 in value.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04
MakOchA Clnh

The Makocha Study Club met last
Friday at the home of Mrs. Kayser.
with eleven members present. Roll
call was responded to by "household
economics"
The lesson topic for the afternoon
was Nathaniel Hawthorn, and Mrs.
Saunders proved herself an able
leader. Mrs. Bouck read an article
from the Bay View Magazine on 'The
Home Life Of Hawthorn" Very we'll
written and interesting reviews of
four OF his best known books: "Scar.
let Letter" by Mrs. Bleser; "house
OF Seven Gables" by Mrs. Middle
brook: Twice Told Tales" by Mrs.
Ferguson and "The Marble Faunn
by Mrs. Kayser followed, and other
me nbers gave incidents of bis life.
In keeping with the season was Mrs.
Benedict's paper on ''Thanksgivinp"
aud Ooane Robinson's g 'Tha ankspivlnr'
in the Dacotah Magazine to which the
club lis ,ened.
After q piano duet by Mrs. Bouck
and Mrs. Nelson the meeting ad-
journed.
MRS. THAD FULLER, Reporter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04
Death Of Gen. /. C. AbbOtt

Mrs. A. M. Abbott OF this
city has received copy of the
Washington Evening Star, con.
talnlng a notice of the decease
of the late Mr.. Abbott's elder
brother, Ira G. Abbott, from
which we Gull the following:
Ira &. Abbott was born at Burns.
N. u, Dec. IA, 1924. When ten years
OF age his father. a farmer, went west
and settled with his family at Bu-
chanan, Mich. There the boy was 3D.
ucated IN the public schools. He was
given q final year in business col.
iege at Eikhart, Ind. He remained in
Elkhart five years after graduation
as clerk in bank and general
! store. He then went to Bur OAK.
M ich., where he engaged in q com.
mission business in connection with
a general store. He married Nav. Ia,
1891, Electa A. Shear, who survives
him.
ne was appointed post master and
held the office several years. When
the civil war broke out he left his bust
ness, resigned his commission as post
master, raised a company and went
to the front. He was the first man 10
present himself, it is said, ia Michi-
gan, and his was, the first name en-
rolled. He had organized the compa-
ny largely at his own expense and he
was made captain. He remained ia
the service to the end Of the war. His
regiment, the lst Michigan Infantry,
was IN many battles, and Mr.. Abbott
was TOUR times wounded-in the leg at
Second Bull Run and IN the face at
Gettysburg, but he always returned
to duty.
he was promoted rapidly from cap.
tain to be majcr, then lieutenant col.
onel and finally to be colonel of the
regiment When the war ended he
was made brevet brigade general.
10 January, 1865, his health failed
aud he was put on court m artial duty
10 Washington, but he remained ia
the service and participated in the
grand review
Following the war he was appoint.
ed revenue collector in Michigan and
held the Office tour years. He then
came to Washington and took clerk
ship In the pension Office, which po-
sltion he held up to the time of his
death.
He was an active member of Uni
versalist church. B. B. French Lodge,
A. F. A. NJ; Burnside Post. G. A. f.,
and president of the Michigan State
association at the time of his death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04

Letters remaining uncalled for in
M!lbank postoffice Dec. 2, 1908.
Cole, Rev. D. G. . Dunn, LIE
H ggens, William Marboe. a. ..
Mastuson, John Wertz John
In calling for any of the above
please say advertised" and give
date OF advertisement. II not called
for in fifteen days will be sent to
the dead letter office.
A. M. NIXON, Pm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Merry
we're called to Minneapolis last
Tuesday evening by a telegram
stating that Mr.. Merry's
mother, who is 90 years of age,
was quite i'll, and with little
prospect of recovery.