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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-21
]. A. Dowdy 4 Accompany. on

J. "A. Dowdy q &Company., one
Of NE oldest merchantils firms
Iof Dexter, closed their doors on
last Friday evening. and went
into bankruptcy. Their schedule
of ibilitiss, in round numbers is
s23, 900 and their assets are given
in at $4,000 to s1l.000 Local
creditors, scattered al over this
section Of the county are caught
for something like $40, ,00O;whole.
sale people OF Carlo and st. Louis
! 81, 200; different estates Of which
John A. Dowdy was sdministra.
tor and guardian 5000; the
balance of the claims are secured
by mortgages and personal
security. OF course, his bonds.
lfnen On these estates viii have to
pay Dowdy's shortage in these
matters, where they are fnancia-
ally responsible. Dexter Mes.
ssngsf. ~
\ Dick Niblsck, who lives several
lmiles west Of jackson. found
strange visitor in his yard the
Other morning. It was g bird,
1.-THE IKE Of which was never seen
in this part Of the country. It was
about fifteen inches high, color
LOT & light collored owl, with Q
strong pointed bill. Its feet
have long, thin, weak looking
toes resembling the hind feet
OF aibullfrog. When approohed
lie stuck its head between the
lpsiIings Of the yard fence and
1.-THE folks caught it. The bird is
handy with its bill,f for il you put
your hand In the cage It strikes
lyou quick as lightning. The
strange creature was doubtless
lmigrating and became tired out
lin its fight and came to the
lground during the night.-Jack-
son Cash Book.
! Mrs. L. H. Everhart, wife OF o
farmer living one and one half
miles north OF Sedalia, and her
seven year old daughter were
killed at their home Thursday by
q simultaneous explosion Of a gal
lon Of coal oil and a stick Of dy-
Mantle. Mrs. Everhart was pre-
paring TO starta fire In the kitch-
en- stove and as It did not burn
quickly she took the can OF oil
and started TO throw some In the
jstove. Instantly the oil explod.
ed and with It the stick Of dyna.
mite that was laying on top of q
cupboard in the kitchen. The
entire side Of the house was
blown away. An infant In q
room adjoining the kitchen es-
capped unharmed.
Edgar G. Barton OF William
Jewell college has presented to
the historical and economic col
leotions an iron fork over two
hundred and fifty years cid,
, made by hand In Germany. The
fork is Of one piece Of iron and
has two prongs. In 1700 1t was
brought to Virginia by q man
named McBrom. In 1922 it was
brought from Virginia to Mis-
souri, by Andrew McBrom, and
Ifor years was the only iron fork
|, Ia Shelby county, although
wooden forks were commonly
used. Doctor Maness has also
: presented the society ten dollar
bill issued by Claiborne F. jack
son in 1852 in the name OF the
D state Of Missouri.
, A suit has been filed in the
,, Ray circuit court which seeks to
. snjoin and restrain the Ray
county court from purchasing .
site and building thereon . coun-
ty poor house. The judges and
clerks Of Elmira precinct ct the
Especial election are the plaintiffs
lin the eass. In certifying 10 the
!, vote cast 10 that precinct st the
; special election. March 6, they
stated The vote wss sixty for the
proposition 10 sesen against;
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-21
The Richmond Missourian ha,

The Richmond Missourian has
discovered that tight shoes make
orow's feet in the faes.
A stock show will be held al
Bloomfield, Thursday and Fri.
day, September % and Gath.
A stave factory 10 to be sstab.
hshsd at Idslia, q small town in
Stoddard county, on the Cotton
Belt Ry.
A merchant Of Piedmont has
established q reading and resi-
room in his store for the benefit
Of the town as well ss the country
folks.
James A. Kenney, an aged and
highly respected citizen Of Pop.
lar Bluff, died one day last week.
Kennedy was perhaps the oldest
member in the Masonic lodge In
the state.
Advance, Q small town in north
part Of Stoddard county. was
considerably damaged last week
by q Cyclone. Several houses
and barns were demolished, but
luckily no lives lost. 4
Citizens Of Charleston ere talk
ing of organizing 9 fair sssocia.
ton. According TO the Enter
prise q meeting will be called
soon and the preliminary steps
taken to organize and be ready
for this fall.
The Annual Encampment Of
the g. A. r. for the department
of Missouri will be hcld at Joplin
Mo-, beginning Wednesday, May
12, and continuing one week.
All members are invited TO At.
tend as q good time is assured.
Roy Chism the oldest Of the
three Spickard robbers charged
with completely In shooting Mar.
shal Caraway at Jamesport has
been sentenced to five years in
the government penitentiary ct
Fort Leavenworth and q fine of
S10O.
According to DR.. G. A. Ellwood,
professor Of sociology In the
University Of Missouri, in forty
years Kansas City will have q
Of 100000 people.
1t 10 his prediction that st. Louis
will have 1000. 900 by 1920, and
st. Joseph by 1000.
The Merchants Hotel ct Stan.
berry, was destroyed by fire early
Monday morning. It created
quite q town excitement, from the
fact that about twenty or thirty
guests had TO escape from the
building in their night clothes.
No casualties resulted.
There are 1900 peach trees in
the peach belt Of South Missouri
and new orchards are constantly
being started. Two years age
1000 car loads Of apples were
shipped from that section and
last year 200 carloads Of peaches
went out TO foreign markets.
Missouri has 800 miles OF mao.
adam roads and Of this 100 miles
were constructed In 1908, says
Curtis Hill state highway en-
ginesr. More than 800 miles oI
gravel roads were built last yeal
making about l,e00 miles in oil
In the year si,e5s, 200 was OK.
pended.
Uncle Sam still owns 27,46t
acres Of land IN Missouri, but th'
cream has been taken of. Still
this land would be turned to goot
account In most counties, but W
are only cultivating our best nov
By and BY ell sorts and condi'
tions Of land will be put 70 some
useful purpose.
Frank Mitchim, the newspaper
man and who 10 well known d
Southeast Missouri. lisa critical
~ n st the home Of his brother
10. G. Mitohim. DsSoso, No., ans
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-21

Miss Johnny Davidson charged
with the murder Of O drunken
young fellow whe was annoying
her sister with whom he had been
keeping company for some time,
was given q verdict of not guilty
by q jury Of twelve down at Me-
osho.
Last Saturday afternoon
Marshal John Wallace and May.
or Robinson Of Maryvills made q
raid on q bunch Of crapshootsrs
who had gatherd in q livery barn
as q result eight men pleaded
guilty and paid their fines and
costs amounting to s25.10 each.
OF 5000 hogs which DR.. ]. W.
Conoway Of the Missouri College
Of Agriculture inoculated with the
immunizing serum developed by
him, only 8 per cent Of the hogs
died. This is one Of the interest
ing points in Doctor Conowsy's
report to the state board Of agri.
culture.
Rose Parnwell was arrested In
Jefferson county last week,
charged with attempting to mur.
der her husband. The charge
was made In o sworn statement by
her husband, who is now suffer-
Ing from q gun -shot inflicted by
her. He did not reveal the at
tompt until he thought the
wound would result in his death.
Phillip Flood, aged %. fireman
on. the Himmelbsrger Harrison
log train, was accidentally killed
last week at Tslliposs. He fell or
jumped off Of 3 moving train
and his body was badly mangled.
The remains were taken to Risoo.
were Squire Neal. Of Parma. held
an inquest. The knights Of
Pythias lodge, Of which he was q
member, shipped the body to his
former home ct Csdiz, KY.
A new telephone line to be
known as the Farmers Telephone
Co., is building and will soon be
completed between Bloomfield
and Idalis. A big benefit not
only to the people OF Idaha, but
to our people as well. At present
we have no communication be-
tween the towns at ell, and this
new line will put US into CLOSE
touch with every town In the
county.-Vindieator.
Here is another peg to hang an
Office on. The West Plains Ga.
zette says: "A bill creating the
office Of circuit attorney has pass
ed the state senate and is now be-
fore the house. Should the bill
become @ law IL will be the duty
Of the circuit attorney to attend
each court In his circuit and
assist the county prosecutor in all
criminal cases. Such q law Is In
effect in Arkansas and other
states and is satisfactory"
VIM. Long Of Hamburg, twelve
miles from st. Charles, has q
spring Of fine clear drinking
water flowing up out ofthe stump
Of . tree In his front yard. Long
cut down the tree Wednesday
and as soon ss the trunk fell q
gusher of water began to flow
from the center Of the stump. II
hiss been running ever since and
the proprietor thinks the water
has valuable qualities. Resi-
dents for miles around are visiting
Long 10 see his new wonder.
| Oss Of Wayne county's prom.
inent stock raisers and dealers,
George W. Mclean, who handle'
Eonly the best breds Of cattle. re-
gently shipped 70 an eastern mar
kst > ear losd of fine young
stssfs. The car consisted o.
Twenty head, and their average
weight was t,sOo pounds. Thel
sold Tor $500 per hundred. ons
fancy Hereford weighed a.0S(
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-22
AIexan0ria 6azette.

pUBIIsHRD DAILY AND TRI.WKKKLY At
GAZETTE BUILDING. $40 63H PhLHCh
STREET.
Entered at the Postoftce Of AsxsndriA, VIZ
0inia. a. second -clsss mstter.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-22
TO TEST LABOR LAW.

The case OF the Dsuville Knitting
Mill', convicted in both the mayors
aud the corporation courts fer violation
of the labor laws, will be tested before
the Court of Appeals. The facts iu the
case we're agreed upon yesterday morn
iOg before Judge Aiken. The knitting
mills operate ten and half hours for
6re days In the week, but Saturday work
only seven aud half hours, masking q
to.sl OF sixty hours week. The former
plan of the mills 10 working ten hours q
ds7 for six days was changed st the re-
qasst of lhs employees to ALLOW them q
hall holiday every Saturday. The case
was brought to the attention OF court
several months sgo BY q representative
OF the labor department and the oRtcone
will sfscs M any large industries. Ihs
state law forbids the working of labor
sys In the mills oven ton hours day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-22
MURDERER sURRENDERs.

Johu E. Smith, colored, of Washing
top, who shot and killed his wife after
quarrel early yesterday morning, made
his escape from mob of colored men
who chased him, spraog into the icecold
waters of the Eastern Branch aud swan
half mile 10 safety, landed and then
returned to the scene of the murder to
surrender himself TO the police. he
bad almost reached his homo when the
Police arrested him. He is now In a
cell.
Smith says that he came home shortly
after midnight aud found his wife 10
company with two other colored women.
He brought them some beer and after
this was disposed Of, started out to buy
some mere. A quarrel eusued between
him aud bis wife, she charging that he
was going to keep an appointment. he
says she struck him in the face and he
warned her that If she struck him sgain
be would kiil her, drawing out bis re.
volver 10 emphasize his warning. When
she struck him agsin be fred at her
hire tins., zach bullet penetrating the
nraiu. Then be rap away to escspe from
The mob OF colored men and women that
bad been drawn to The house by the
noise of the quarrel and the sound OF
pistol shots. After escaping he decided
that bis greater safety lsy In surrender.
Jog to the police, and be swan back aud
was within a few doors of bis home
when the police arrested him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-22

FOR RENT
The RAvENsWORTH FARM; possession
given January l, 1910. Apply on place or
5y mail to MRS. LEE. Burkes, Fairfax
eounty, Virginia. auo
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Bad Symptoms.

The woman who has periodical head,
aches, backache, sees imaginary dark
spots or specks floating or dancing before
her eyes, has~gnawing distress or heavy
full feeling n stomach, faint spells, drag
ging-down/ feeling in lower abdominal or
pelvic region. easily startled or excited.
IrreguM or painful periods, with or With
out Iklvic cataerh, Is suffering from
weaknesses and Arrangements that should
have eS1y attention. Not all OF above
sympto.ss aE likely to be present IN any
NEGLECTED or badly treated and such
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nana IKE surgeons knife II a1sy DO not
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clseS as Or. Plcrce,s -EaYorite- -3rescIln'
ion TO medlcile has such slropg
pI0iessi6MaI llQrsaauC1L- -Ql l-eacll-0l-ts
c.IIpGrcd dicDtS-Mnrih more thap any
Enmner Of prdinarS SnQp;proteSslona1 Les.
tlO.Onials,- The very best ingredients
known TO medical science for the cure OF
woman's peculiar ailments enter into its
composition. No alcohol, harmful, or
habit forming drug is to be found In the
iist OF It's ingredients printed on each
bottle-wrappcr and attested under oath.
In any condition OF the female system,
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription can do
only good-nevcr harm. Its whole effect
Is 10 Strengthen invigorate and regulate
the whole female system and especially
the pelvic organs. When these are de-
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icina will. 1t 7pUt often preUent them, II
taken in time, and thus the operating
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avoided.
Women suffering from diseases of long
standing, are invited to consult Doctor
Pierce 10y letter. free. All correspondence
Is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address DR.. K. V. Pierce.
Buffalo. n. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser rooo pages
is sent free on receipt Of 2l one-cent
etamps for paper covered, or 81 stamps
for cloth hound copy. Address as above
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w bile business By mail and prepare TO.
positions IS chsutf:urs end repair men. we
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Martha Washington Cafe
Opened Thursday morning, De-
cember ?, at the northeast cor
ner of King and Washington
streets.
High-C'ass Restaurant for
Ladies and Gentlemen

which it is intended to make a
credit to Alexandra. AS a res
taurant it is the wish Of the pro.
prietor to make it 10 Alexand ria
what the New Willard Cafe is to
Washington aud the Jefferson
Hotel Cafe is to Richmond, A
simple luncheon or an elaborate
dinner will be served at Moderate
Prices, aud everything Will be
first class. Let it be place where
the Alexandria people can meet
and bring their out of town
friends to enjoy the best that can
be had to eat.
noy26 I'm
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
IS YOUR FAMILY READING
WORTH WHILE?"

So much of current reading is
merely entertaining at best that the
question naturally arises, is it worth
while? Your sons and daughters are
bound to read something. They hun
ger for stories which take them into
the other half of the world-the
world Of adventure, of valor. of
fortune-making The problem is to
give them such reading without put
ting into their hands the literature
that is either silly or demoralizing.
The editors of The Youths Compan-
ion believe that a periodical can be
made entertaining and yet worth
while" and The Companion is con
Quoted on that theory And that is
one reason why more than half a
million American families read it.
The paper is safe, but not dull. It's
tales of adventure illustrate the adj
vantage of fortitude and self-reliance.
It's stories Of character lay stress on
the truth that right conduct is never
a mistake.
Every new subscriber will find. it
of special advantage to send at once
the $1.75 for the new 1910 Volume.
Not only does he get the beautiful
venetian Calendar for 1910, lith-
ographed in thirteen colors and gold,
but all the issued of The Companion
for the remaining weeks of 1909
from the time the subscription is
received.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION.
Companion Building, Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this
office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
For Years SUPPORT,

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: Notice is
hereby given that the appraisers ap-
pointed to set apart and assign a
years support to Mrs. Matte V. Ell
lis and six minor children, the widow
of NJ. L. Ellis, deceased, havo filed
their award, and unless good and
sufficient cause is shown the same
will be made the judgment of the
Court at the November term, 1909,
of the Court of Ordinary of Terrell
county. This October 4, 1909.
w. B. CHEATHAM. Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27

In the afternoon he was carried
to the state farm at Milledgeville by
Sheriff Robertson, accompanied by
a deputy from the prison commits
sion, in an automobile.
Clifford NJ. Orr, who was reared
in Dawson and went from here to the
bank he is charged with having
helped to wreck, was an employee of
the Exchange Bank for twelve years,
beginning as a minor clerk and work
ing up to the position of cashier, an
office that he held for several years.
He resigned six months before the
failure of the bank and settled in full
his Indebtedness to the institution.
He was indicted by the grand jury of
1907, on three counts.
The trial of the first indictment took
place in March, 1903, the jury re-
turning a verdict of guilty. When
sentence was passed upon him at this
time the defendant stated to the
court that he reiterated his plea of
not guilty.
Orr is married, and has a wife and
a daughter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
PELLAGRA CAUSED BY WATER.
The Deadly Scourge May Also Origi
nate With StarchY Foods.

The Deadly Scourge May Also Origi-
nate With Starchy Foods.
Pellagra, the new disease which
has been followed by many deaths
throughout the country, and espe-
cially in the south. is due to impure
water, according to army surgeons
Careful study Of pellagra has been
made by Surgeons Joseph F. Sfler
and Henry j. Nichols at the Illinois
state general hospital for the insane
at Peoria, Ill, and the reports have
been reported to the surgeon-general
of the army 1t has been found that
spoiled corn, or corn that has fer
mented, does not cause the trouble.
1t appears that patients afflicted with
pellagra have first undergone an
affection of the intestinal tract re-
sembling dysentery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
TWENTY-oNE GUNS FOR BABY.
international Fleet in Hudson Joins
i'm SaIutiD0 New German p,.;ucn

international Fleet in Hudson Joins
in SaIuting New German Prince.
The boom of guns from the great
international fleet lying in the Hud-
son awoke New York a few days ago
to a full realization of the fact that
another son had been born to the
German crown prince and princess.
The baby is the third son of the
couple.
The news of the baby's birth was
communicated officially to the Ger
man vessels five days after his ad-
vent. Immediately the happy event
was told to the American. British,
French, Italian and Dutch vessels.
and from each one salute of at
least twenty-one guns was fired in
honor of the prince. Some of them
fired a greater number of shots. All
in all 399 guns were fired.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
MExICANs WHO LIVE IN TREES.
The Object of These Elevated Homes

The Object of These Elevated Homes
Is Protection From Earthquakes.
In order to protect their homes
from earthquakes many of the ma
tives in the territory around Chill
pancingo and other towns in the state
of Guerrero, in Mexico, live in trees.
Some of these tree homes are of
large size, and are ingeniously con-
structed. Reeds and grasses are in
terwOven with the twigs and branch
es of the tree, much in the manner
that a bird builds its nest. The Sc
verest wind seldom loosens it from
the tree. Where the trees are large
and stand closely together houses
of two or three rooms are frequently
built in their branches. These houses
also afford protection from the tigers
and other wild animals which are
found in that region in large num-
bers. 1t is said that a tiger will not
attack its prey unless it is upon the
ground.
The prime object of elevating these
houses into the trees, however, is,
as mentioned, to keep them from be-
ing shaken down by the severe earth
quakes which visit the Guerrero ter
ritory at frequent intervals. The
rocking of the earth gives the trees
a swaying motion, but does no dam
age to the houses. In some locali-
ties whole villages of these tree
homes are to be seen. None of them
suffered damage from the recent
earthquakes which wrought such ruin
to the buildings upon the ground.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
MUST MAKE GOOD HIS PROMISE.
Offered Free Public improvements If
Town Would Abolish Saloons.


Town Would Abolish Saloons.
The town of Hudson, o., will be
in position to expect j. w. Ellworth
when he returns from Italy in three
weeks to carry out the promise he
made the village on condition it
would vote out the saloon and put
the telephone lines underground
The village has even painted it's
homes white, the shutters green, put
red tiles on it's roofs and planted
English hedges because Ellsworth
said he liked these things. Now the
villagers anticipate that Ellsworth
will make good his pledges to give
the village an electric light plant,
waterworks and a sewer system, pay
for all of it himself and transfer it
to the village to own and operate.
Ellsworth made his promise TO
Hudson when he left a poor boy and
returned a multi-millionaire.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
For DiSmiSSiOn,

Georgia, Terrell County Where
as, d. K. Christie, administrator of
Herschel Christie. represents to the
Court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully
administered Herschel Christie's es-
tate. This is, therefore, to cite all
persons concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can,
why said administrator should not be
discharged from his administration.
and receive letters of dism;ssion on
the first Monday in November, 1909.
This September, p, 1909.
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-27
For Leave to Sell Land,

State Of Georgia, Terrell County
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has applied to the Ordi-
nary of said county for leave to sell
land and improved city property be-
longing to the estate OF Mrs. FlorelIa
c. Turner, for the purpose of paying
debts and distribution. Said appH
cation will be heard at the regular
term of the Court of Ordinary for
said county, to be held on the first
Monday in November, 1909. This
Oct. 4, 1909. b. f. MELTON.
Adm's Estate of Mrs. F. c. Turner.