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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-01-01

1uc puDho SohSSa
Darlington was burned one even
ing last week.
5 Here's news item with meat
in it: Kirksville 10 to have q
packing plant.
The Carrollton Produce Com.
pany has en- exhibition a forty
five-pound turkey.
Two prisoners sawed their way
out of the brand new jail at Tren-
ton Saturday night.
Missouri weather, the Urich
Herald says, is almost as giddy
as a bluejohn hirtatiop in june
berry time.
! The wire rat in her hair saved
Kansas City! girl from having
her skull fractured when thrown
from her house Sunday.
A horticultural textbook for use
in the public schools in Missouri
is soon to be issued by the State
Board Of horticulture Of Missouri.
Not all Che booms in southwest
Missouri are caused by powder
explosions. Wages and zinc ore
ara rising there and idle mines
are resuming operations.
Missouri is big state. While
there was shirt sleeve weather in
many parts of II last week the
thermometer up in Schuyler
County registered 2 below zero.
A Garden City man is the pos
sessor OF odd stone Indian relics.
They remind one of a druggists
mortar and pestle, and probably
were used by Indians for crush
ing corn, etc.
A Cass County paper asserts
that the people of Butler have
feas.ed on rabbits so much re-
Gently that many of her citizens
run for the brush pile every time
they hear a dog bark.
When a Hardin boy, according
to The News, was told to write a
sentence containing the word
.'extinct, "hehanded inthe follow
Ing: eve had eggs for break
fast and one egg stinkt."
The two constitutional amend!
ments adopted by the voters at
the late election became effective
last Saturday. One of these
amendments provides for the
initiative and referendum and the
other for a 25-cent road tax.
Last week Col. r. @. Kerens of
st. Louis gave out a statement
in which he said it cost him over
500, 900 to play angel for the Re-
publican party during the last
campaign. With the exception
of s10,0OO all this was spent in
Missouri. ~
State Treasurer Gmelich has
received from the four state de-
positories checks aggregating
sS,1S2.9S, this being the interest
on the daily balances Of the funds
held by them. This closes the
fiscal year, Interest on the
states money for the year 1908
totals 500, 442. 10, and for the four
years Of Mr.. Gmelich's term Of
once s2s9,477.4s,-
Rep. William P. Houston Of
Cass County obtained judgement
in the circuit court Of Macon
County at Is Plata against the
Pulitzer Publishing Company for
the sum. Of $40, ,0c5 5-ctual dam
ages sni $40, 900 punitive dam
ages, The action was one Tor
libel, founded on q publication in
The Post- Dispatch In its issue ol
March 8, 1907 charging Houston,
i claimed BY him, with being
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-01-01

W. %. Mapley, better known as
rUncle Billy Manley," living
near ParisSprings, is perhaps the
Ioldsst man in Lawrence County.
He is nearing his ninety third
birthday and gets about-remark-
able well for q man Of his age.
He has to his knowledge 2t2 de-
scendants who are scattered over
several states, as follows: Eleven
children, eighty-three grandchil-
Idren, III great-grandchildren
end seven great-great- grand
children.
Norman Hapgood, editor of
Golfers Weekly, and Walter
Wellman, Washington corres-
pondent Of the Chicago Record
Herald. willdeliver addresses be-
fore the studentso Of the Depart
lment of Journalism of the Uni
versity OF Missouri during the
present session.
The new $85, 900 library build
ingat William Jewell College was
formally opened Thursday. The
600 students were given a holiday
to help move the books from the
old building to the new. Twenty
thousand books were moved by
the students.
William Marion Reedy Of st.
Louis Mirror broke his leg while
getting out Of an automobile at 2
O'Clock one morning last week.
He says it was caused by a new
pair Of shoes. They didn't
"track" probably, and the moral
is obvious.
Wiser than a serpentis the edi-
tor Of the Kirksyille Journal, who
remarks: Women who don't
care what others think about their
looks wear big hats in church.
Handsome women usually remove
hats when they enter a church
building.
Because Hadley, the Repnbli-
can candidate, was elected COVER
nor of Missouri, Morton H. Penn
berton, Democratic member of the
legislature from Boone County,
has declared that he will walk to
the capital, a distance of thirty
miles.
The Dearborn wagon factory is
now running and has a full force
OF men employed with 9. r. Arm
old as manager. A car load of
wagon supplies were shipped out
Wednesday and they have large
orders ahead.
The locomotive for the Oregon
ihterurban railroad came to
Forest City last week. 1t is of an
old pattern but has not been bad
ly used, and under the skillful
hand Of George Reed may last
several years.
The F. R. Rice Mercantile
Cigar Co, Of st. Louis, last week
made a shipment of their Mercan- :
tile cigars to Havana, Cuba,
which is the center of the cigar
manufacturing industry of the
world.
Mansfield and Ava business
men raised $40, 900 for an electric
road sixteen miles in length con-
structsd from Mansfield to Ava,
and the road will be completed
and cars running in . couple d
months,
The contract for erection Of q
500, 900 federal building at Cape
Girardeau has been awarded to
M. Yeager q Son Of Danviile, I'll.
The building is to be completed
by December 1, 1909.
A portrait Of Pierre Laclede,
The founder Of ST. Louis, painted
from life, was recently found by
a descendant in France. Ths
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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-01-01


and Of The ia counties OF the
state, buchanan, Saline, jackson
and Boone spend more than any
other counties In this regard, the
city of st Louis not included.
The above is the result Of an In.
vestigation that the Department.
of Research of the st. Louis
School Of Philanthropy has been
making over the state. Other
information given out by the 90.
ciety based on recent inyestiga-
ton is that of the ia counties OF
the state, seventeen have 90
county poor houses, and haze q
meaere system Of relief for the
poor. 1t was found that Of the
causes OF pauperism which de-
manded public support 10 per
cent was caused by widowhood
and non.support, "a per cent by
old age, and 10 PER cent by
physical or mental defects or
sickness. DR., T, J. Riley, Of the
Department of Sociology at the
University Of Missouri, who ID q
director in the st. Louis School
of Philanthropy, saysi "Ths
system of poor relief in the ia
counties of Missouri is like liz
irregularly shaped wheels In q
clock, none working In har-
mony." He says that a great
deal Of money could be saved IN
this regard and better results OBJ
tanned IL there were q ate-wide
movement for the care Of Mis-
souri's poor,
Forty-five per cent OF the ferti-
lizers sold TO the farmers OF Mis-
souri, by the big packing cotnps-
nies and by other companies en-
gagged In the manufacture of
comihercfaf fertilizers, do not con-
tain the elements guaranteed by
the manufacturers printed state
ment on the outside Of the bag.
This is the result Of an investiga-
tion that the Experiment Station
of Missouri has been making with
samples of fertilizers collected
from various parts OF the state.
The experiments were made by
DR.. P. F. Trowbridge, chemist OF
the experiment station, and q
professor in the Agricultural De-
partment of the University OF
Missouri. DR.. Tfowbridge says
that the fertilizer companies
greatly increase their profits by
cutting down the supply Of the
costly ingredients Of the fertili.
zers. Most Of the companies
found to be violating the law are
in Chicago, st. Louis, and Kan-
sas City, and they supply most Of
the fertilizers used by the farms
ers Of the Mississippi valley,
The American-Breeders Assoc
cistion will hold its annual meets
ing at the University Of Missouri
the second week in January, dur.
ing Farmers Week." q week set
apart by the Agricultural Departs
ment Of the university for tha
holding Of conventions by the
farmers OF Missouri, The Amer
lean Breeders Association is
made up of the leading live stock
breeders OF the United States and
Canada. Among the other socis-
ties that will hold conventions
in oolambia during the week are
the State Board Of Horticulture,
State Corn Growers Association.
State Dairy Association. State
Association Of Highway Engi-
neers, Stats Sheep Breeders' ASS
sociation. State Swine Breeders
Association, and the State Bees
keepers Association. Corn and
|iruis exhibits win also Be held
during the week and the prizes Ia
the boys corn growing contest
tor 1908 will be awarded,
Advocates Of ; oEoss-statsrosd
from Kansas City to 81 Louis.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-01-01

t-Tarkio road--and he has
has thus far refused I'll Still
more to wonder at, is itnot, when
but Q few years sincethere were
those who said that dire calamity
threatened those who paid SO
much as S100 per acre for Atchi.
son County land. This offer and
the recent sale at $500 per acre
disproves these skeptics.
The Giee and Mandolin Club
of the University Of Missouri is
preparing for its annual tour.
The Club this year is composed
of thirty-two members and is
directed by w. H. Pommer, pro.
fessor Of music in the university.
Among the cities that the Club
will visit en- the tour are: Mar
shall, Kansas City, Lawrence,
Kas., Nevada, Carthage, Joplin,
Fayetteville, Ark, Poplar Bluff,
Cape Girardeau, Sedalia, Boon
vile, and Jefferson City. The
trip will last two weeks, begin.
ing January so,
Norbert Wiener, "the brightest
boy in the world" according to
Hampton's Broadway Magazine,
is a Missouri product, his mother
being a native Missourian. He
is the son of a Harvard Universi-
ty professor, and was born in
Columbia, Nov. 26, 1894. He
could repeat the alphabet when
eleven months old and at three
years he could read and write.
At eight he had learned enough
of mathematics, philosophy and
modern languages to enter col.
lege. He will be graduated from
college atseventeen. He intends
e ,t9s takenp. the study Of madeline.
Prof. George Porter, principal
of the Hallsville schools, has
continually tod the pupils that
they should think twice before
they speak, relates The News.
One cold morning lastweek Prof.
Porter backed up to the stove,
after having given expression to
his famous adage when q little
boy on the front seat, after hav-
ing been given permission to talk,
said: Professor Porter, I've
.thinked once" "Think agoin, !"
he replied. "I've thinked
twice." said the youngster, "then
speak" eyes, sir. / thinked
your coat tail was a scorchin', /,
Eow l think it is ablaze," replied
the obedient urchin.
"The School Of the ozarks," is
the name of q college in the heart
of the Ozark region in Southern
Missouri. The college was
founded by the home mission de-
partment of the Presbyterian
church of Missouri. Although
only in existence two years, the
school now has more than 200
students, forty of whom board at
the school. The school. is at
Forsyth, Taney county, Mo-, is
one of the most rugged sections
of the state. Many of the stu
dents have never been outside Of
their own county. G. G. Robert
son. A. B., an alumnus Of the
University of Missouri, is presi-
dent Of the college,
The town Of Quitman was visit
ed by o disastrous fire between
8 and 8 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, which almost totally destroy
ing the business part Of the town.
The fire originated near an ele-
vator shaft on the outside of the
Bilby bank building and spread
ito me Bennett general store. Q
two. story structure, and on 70 a
lone-story building occupied BY
the Rife Hardware Company.
Hard work on the part OF the
citizens rescued the stock in the
two stores with but . small loss,
aa tha fra hurnod alnmix IN
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
cLAsscock RAps LOBBYISTS.
Says a "Third House" Exists In West
Virginia Legislature.

Morgantown, w. Va. May 3l.--Fn
his speech at the Decoration Day cele-
bration at Morgantown, Gov. Glass
cock raped the lobbyists who have
swarmed to the West Virginia capital
while legislative sessions are on.
Drive them out Of business. Is hts
advice, and he asks the people to as
sist him Gov (flasscock spoke at
length OF Gen Sherman's march to
the sea. after which he touched upon
State questions.
Concerning the privilege OF voting
and the lobbyists, ne said:
4 am IN favor os declaring war
against what Is so we'll known as the
third house." and of bombarding il
with good, strong, healthy, antioch
by law that will smash it to smith
ereenss We don't need this extra
house, the Constitution does not pro-
vide for 1t, and 1t has never yet been
known to take into consideration the
public welfare or the public good when
1t was assisting the legislature In the
enactment OF laws. You young men
may be slow to enlist in this war with
me, but venture to say every veteran
here, both he who worf the blue and
he who wore the gray, is already At
attention and ready to march on
momsnt's notice.
DO you suppose this third House"
ever did or ever Will favor proper
urinary election law? No. Of course
not. Do you think such law would
help the members Of that dignified
body? No; 1t would put them out Of
business. Did you ever know that
august body to favor the submission
OF any question to the people,"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
$137,o0o STOLEN
Adding Machine Used to Loot ldahe
Bank.

Adding Machine Used to Loot Idaho
Bank.
Lewiston, Idaho. June Sit became
generally known that the Lewiston
National bank had been looted OF
$137 900 by the manipulation OF the
adding machine used in computing the
daily balances.
The revelation came following an
Investigation of the banks affairs by
National Bank Examiner Claude
Catch. who. In making announcement
Of the defalcation, said that the direc-
tors OF the institution had made up
the shortage. Whether criminal pro-
ceedings will follow the discovery of
the theft has not become definitey
known.
According to the bank onacers.
whatever action Is taken I'll be at
the direction of the treasaX officers
at Washington. to whom Bank Exam
iner Catch will make his report. They
say that the defalcation has covered q
period of FIVE years and restitution has
been made in part. It is further stated
that no suspicion attaches to any Of
the present employees OF the bank.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
HOOK AND LADDER
TEAM ORGANIZED
Eddie o'Brien Captain Of New Fire
mems orgsnlxatlon--Hoys Begin
Practice at Once.
From The, world Of Thursaay.

From The World of Thursday.
Ryneai Company No / organized .
hook and ladder team last night. Mr.,
f. J, O'Brien was elected captasn and
Martin Quinn secretary and treasurer.
The team mas eighteen on the list to
start with but expect to increase e
to at least twenty-five.
The boys got out the old hook and
ladder truck last night and took
spin or two on Spring street TO timber
up the joints OF both truck and rum
ners.
The team expects 10 enter the race
at the big meet in Carlisle the com
Ing August and in order to make
creditable showing and stand a chance
to win some OF the prize money. ~
told OF in another place In this paper
they intend to have practice runs q
couple times week until the tiEno
mentioned
Hose Co. No. Is also getting ready
for the firemen's demonstration a.
Carlisle and last night had good rum
with their hose reel on Queen street.
There Is no reason why MartinsburB
shouldn't win some OF the big priza
money II the Are laddies keep in good
practice so that leg and wind will BE-
In good trim when the time comes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
SUICIDE MOURNED
HIS FIRST WIFE
Philadelphia Welded Only Few
Days Swallows Poison.
SAID GOODBYE TO BRIDE
AND SWALLOWED POISON
Worried Lest He Had Not Shown
Proper Respect to Memory Of First
wife, News Of Whose Death In Ger
many He Received Two .AAtsssss Ago.

wife, News Of Whose Death In osr-
many He Received Two Mtssi<s Ago.
Philadelphia. June 3.--Worrying lest
by his marriage last week he had not
shown proper respect to the memory
Of his first wife. news OF whose death
in Germany was. received only two
weeks ago. Charles HUFFMAN, Of 1343
North Leithgow street. swallowed
cyanide of potassium and died.
His bride Is hsartbroken. Nine
months ago she met Mr.. HUFFMAN on
the same day he arrived from Pitts
burg. Finding that they had been
born. In villages not far apart In Ba-
varia, and that both were alone and
without relatives In . strange country,
they became close friends HUFFMAN
left Germany two years ago to come
to America. AS soon ~ be had made
enough money his wife was to follow.
But times were hard and his health
failed. Going from city to city, be
finally found work here.
I'VE were 10 happy together" the
young bride sobbed.
For several days nsighbors had no
ticed that HUFFMAN seemed distracted
and worried. I'VE were sitting with
him and talking about the car strike
for an hour, said two friends, but II
had not occurred to him that there
had been strike Mrs. HUFFMAN had
lust gone around the corner on an
errand leaving her husband alone. Re
turning, she heard cry, Josie, come
on up" Rushing upstairs, she arrived
in time to see her husband fall across
the bed.
"Goodby JOSIE" were the only
words he uttered before he staggered
and fell dead
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
ROAD INSPECTOR
IS NO MORE
Mr.. Williams is Now private Citizen
and Light viii Succeed
Him.

State Highway Inspector Howard
"A Williams Is no more. He passed
out OF Office on his own recommended
ton and has the distinction OF being
the only Highway Inspector who ever
served the State of West Virginia.
He Is just plain Howard g. Williams,
farmer, now and returns to Green
pbrter to till the soil on one OF the best
Farms in the state.
The new law, creating the Office OF
State Commissioner of Public Roads,
went into effect this week and the law
creating the office Of State Highway
Inspector was repealed by act OF the
recent legislature and Mr.. Williams
steps down and out In accordance
with his own recommendation while
on July he will be succeeded by
the Commissioner OF Public Roads.
During his term of Office Mr.. VIII
liams made an excellent record for
himself He went into the ONCE on
August /. 1907. his appointment be-
ing made by Governor Dawson at the
request o. the farmers OF the state,
who heartily endorsed him through
their various organizations.
In his office he studied hard the
problem of securing better roads for
the State and his ideas were incul-
Gated In bills which we're finally en-
acted into law with some amend
prevail or the Good Roads Commits
sion.
NTo the former State Highway In
spector must be given the credit TOR
the new road laws of the state. After
careful study OF the road problem
for almost two years during which
time he made investigations into the
building materials found In this state
which could be utilized in the con-
sstnuctiou of better system OF high
ways, he drafted the road laws when
were passed at the recent session OF
the legislature.
When the Good Road Commission
INST at Charleston his ideas were con
veyed to the Commission which
adopted his suggestion with few
changes. One of the amendments the
commission made to the bill was the
one cent property tax to be levied
For road purposes. Mr.. Williams was
of the opinion that this matter should
be LETT to vote of the people. The
commission incorporated 1t In the bill
and Governor Dawson vetoed the
bill, but the executives disapproval
was taken too late to be effective
Another change made by the COM
mission was with reference to au-
tomobiles. In his bill Mr.. Williams
provided that the money arising from
the sale of licenses to operate auto
mobiles should go into the road fund.
The commission amended the bill to
include the fines resulting from the
violation of the laws relating to the
operation of automobiles. This
amendment, many believes Is In con-
fiict with the constitution. Another
change from the original bill was
relative to the changing of road con-
tracts a.
AS the first and last Highway In,
spector, Mr.. Williams began an az
itation for better system OF roads
which has swept over the state and
resulted in the enactment Of new
road legislation, which 1t is believed
will result in better roads.
The State Commissioner OF Pub
Roads will go into Office on July !
and will probably be Charles P. Light,
of Martinsburg, who was recommend
ed to Governor Glosscock by President
Taft
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
Easter Time.

The summer schedule, which Is ia
effect on the Cumberland Valley Rail
road. requires passenger trains to
make faster time between Winchester
and Harrisburg. Time was taken on
at both ends OF the road. and al
though the changes made are not rad
ical, they are Of much Importance to
the travelling public.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
LIKE OUR COURT HOUSE.
Jefferson County Commissioners In
spect Building Here.

The county commissioners OF Jeffer-
son county were here the other day in.
speeding our remodeled court house
to get some ideas that may be OF
good use to them when they remodel
the court house at Charles Town,
which they contemplate doing From
here they went to Berkeley Springs to
look over the remodeied court house
of Morgan county. They said Berkeley
county will have a model building
when completed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
HER BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Miss Anna Costello Guest Of Honor
Last Night.

Mr.. ami Mrs. Thomas Costello,
North Qlen street, entertained a mum.
Der of young folks last night in honor
of the fourteenth birthday Of their
daughter, Miss Anna.
The following were the guests on
this enjoyable OCCASION Dorothy Hack
Harriet and Juliet Lyeth, Pearl Miller
Lillian owen. Geneva Shrader, Elsie
Thronburg, Madallne Miles. Catherine
Zepp, Edith wolfes, Salome Minor.
Peaerl, Hattie and Valley Bovey, Gen.
evive Thumel, LEICESTER Baker. Allan,
Nathan and Herman Katz, Carl
Schneider and Ivan Austin.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-05
BARBER SHOP SOLD.
W. 3 kline is succeeded BY G. Leslie
Hollis.

From The World of Wednesday:
Mr.. VIM s. Kline yesterday after
noon sold out his barber shop on
North Queen street to Mr. G.Leslie
Hollis. who took possession at once.
Mr.. Kline had been sole proprietor OF
the shop for nearly two years and dis
posed Of the business on account Of
his impaired health. Mr.. Hollis has
worked for Mr.. Kline for over q year
and Is well and favorably known