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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19
Might ON Beid szssnsaia

On lonely night Alex Benton Of
Fort Edward, n. y J, climbed Bald dMoun-
tain TO the homa Of . neighbof, tortured
BY Asthma, bent on curing him with DR..
King's New Discovery, thai had cured
hinself Of asthma. Thia Btnderfnl
medicine sooR relieved and quickly cuf-
ed MS neizhbor. LaEer i cnfto his sons
wife Of : sewers lung trouhle. hiliions
believe its tie greatest Throat and Lung
cure on Earth Coughs, Colns, yft1p,
Henforrhzxes md Sore Lungs are surely
cured BY &. Best <of Hay Fever, Grip
and Whoopipe con9h. 80 sad <i.m
Irial to<lle Zee. Guzfantecd ~
Jo19stoa't kh4Ff14ey.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19
NUMBER 10.

his acts and that his divine ap-
|proval was upon all he had doas.
II Mr.. jackson had followed the
example OF Edward VII while
Prince Of Wales, who went upon
the witness stand 10 q Grim. con.
case, and the English people said,
"perjured himself like q gentle-
man." he would have saved the
reputation Of the pretty young
lady. II is only charitable to
say, and is probably true, that
he lie crazy and shsuld be in q.
lunatic asylum.--New Madrid
Record.
The Agricultural Department
of the University Of Missouri is
unable to supply the demands for
the hog cholera serum, discover
ed by DR.. ]. W. Connoway.
Since the announcement of the
discovery was made in January.
thousands Of letters from twenty
four other states, have been re-
ceived, asking for information in
regard to the new hog cholera
cure. The university is sending
out the cure as fast as possible,
but is hampered by lack Of facili.
ties for handling the serum. Il
is estimated that $500, 900 is lost
annually as result OF hog-chol-
era and the fact that the new
cure is proving successful in
stamping out the disease has
created great interest among the
farmers and stockmen.
The burial Of George H. Crumb
took place Wednesday afternoon
at Poplar Bluff. He died Mon
day, March 1st, in a hospital at
Jacksonville, Ill, whittier he had
been taken several weeks ago in
the hope that he might recover
from paralysis, whichhad render-
ed him practically helpless. A
lightning stroke sometime agosis
said to have been the original
cause of Mr.. Crumbs fatal illness.
It had paralytic effect on him.
He came here recently from his
home at Bloomfield, Mo-. to visit
his daughter, Mrs. B. G. Hsrri-
son. While he was her guest he
suffered a relapse and was sent
to the Jacksonville sanitarium.
Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat.
A contract to erect q 100000
monument to the memory Of the
late w. E. Shelton, ST., Of Kennel,
Mo-, was landed by F. M. Norman
4 Moore, Dexter, No. This con-
tract was given by Lee Shelton
and W. F. Shelton Jr., and is to
mark the grave of their uncle.
1t is to be placed in the Kennett
Cemetery. Monument will stand
81 feet high and be made of the
the best Barre Granite and viii
weigh 20 tons. 1t will mark the
grave of one Of the Oldest and
/ wealthiest citizens of Dunklin
Observation-Disclosures.
The bonds for the waterworks
system for Sikeston, amounting
to $50, 900, will be sold on Mon
day, April 5. 1909. Then it will
! not be long until the contract is
let and work commenced on this
long felt want for our city. Be-
! fore the close Of the year it Is ex.
|pected that the system win be
completed and ready for service.
: This viii insure better sspitation.
lpurer water, and improve the
health OF our citizens. -sikeston
, Herald.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19
'RoUNDABOUTTHEs STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

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Chester Boyers, dressed in his
wedding garments, plunged into
swollen Cane creek and swan the
torrent, determined to be at the
side Of his BRIDE to-bs at the hour
appointed for the wedding cere-
mony. He was there on time,
but was rather wrinkled speci.
men of the ardent aud daring
lover. The lucky girl was . Miss
Spsrkman, who lived near Poplar
Bluff.
The rewards for Luther Ander-
son, charged with the murder OF
August Wagner, the AudraiA
farmer and stockman, and HE
pad, Frank Lusby, who has a bad
record in Missouri, have been
raised to $500. This $500 reward
was offered by Governor Hadley
and Audrain County foF the APP
prehension and arrest Of both
parties, and the county has been
searched byboth officers and citi-
gems for the much wanted men.
W. J. Taylor, an aged man who
lives near Arnica, Polk County,
is in Jail at Springfield, charged
with drawing the pension Of q
veteran Of the same name for
several years past. The prisoner,
it is> charged. in some manner
unknown TO the federal authori.
ties, got possession Of the dis
charge papers Of the real Taylor,
applied for and was granted Q
pension.
A neighborhood quarrel near
Bnslar, growing out of the wsAp-
ping Of an unruly pupil by 3
young women teacher, came to 8
climax yesterday morning with
the shooting Of James Harrison,
a we'll known farmer, by his near
est neighbors, Charles E. Garner
and his con, George Garner.
Harrison is not dangerously in
jured. The Garners have been
arrested.
Last week the Liberty Advance
published a list OF names Of those
who entered the Confederate
army from that county and were
either killed or died frem wounds
and disease. The list embraced
217 names Snd of those 136 were
killed outright in action. That is
q big casualty list for one county
that was scarcely settled when
the war Of the sixties began.
In the Missouri legislature Rep
resentatiye Kimsey Of Texas
County has introduced o bill to
lpay all Confederates $40 per
month who are eligible to enter
the Confederate Home OF Hig-
ginsville. This pension is not
paid the inmates Of the Confed-
crate Home. This bill carries "a
appropriation Of $50. 900 per year
/ Mrs. Anna Webb, wife Of Sam
uel Webb. > farmer, residing
near West Plains. was burned te
ldeath while fighting forest firea
lon the farm. Someone saw he
lighting the flames on her cloth
ling and told her hrsband, whs
II :
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19

A
Bollinger county will hold .
local option election on March 16.
The public school building ct
Piedmont was destroyed by fire.
last Tuesday week.
The bricklaysrs Of Caruthers-
vile, who were being paid fifty
cents an hour, struck for sixty
cents.
Jim Fair was fined $500 and
and given three months in jail in
Howell county for acting as agent
for Long jane" female "boot-
logger"
Dudley, a small town in Stod-
dard county, at the intersection
lof the Frisco branch and "cat''
railroads, is soon to have a depot
and telegraph Office.
Beginning May the 1st, the
Southern Express Company will
bid sdieu to the Frisco system
and in its staadswili be installed
the Wells Fargo Company.
The t0-year-old daughter of
Henry Benton, Of DeSoto, recent-
ly mysteriously disappeared from
home and'no trace of her where-
abouts can be discovered.
Since it has been held by the
supremecourt that a trust cannot
collect a bill, the Caruthersville
Democrat suggests that we all
buy our goods OF them. Well,
don't wef
Portageville held an election
recently to vote bonds for the
digging Of an artesian we'll. The
votes stood los for 45 in oppose
ton. Our neighbors must be get
ting ready for prohibition.
The mighty Mississippi and
Ohio rivers, and their tributaries,
are said TO be rising very fast and
the farmers in the lowlands Of
mississippi. New Madrid. and
Pemiscot counties are much
alarmed.
| A colored man living at New
Madrid, who had been sick for a
long time, recently desired to
unite with the Baptist church and
was accordingly baptised in q
bath tub in the presence OF a
number of his people.
Fred Brand, the contractor who
has the job Of tearing down the
old court house, commenced work
Monday. When the work Of tear
ling down was started the bell in
the tower tolled solemnly the old
buildings funeral knell.--Jack.
son Cash Book.
During the electrical storm one
night last week lightning struck
two chicken houses out west OF
here, one at Bob strop's and one
at Bob Mabrey's. In both in
stances all the chickens were
knocked off the roosts and one
chicken at each place was killed,
jackson Cash Book.
Ben f. Greer, who worked in
Chaffee as a car inspector for tht
Frisco, was between two cars re-
pairing an air tube Saturday
night, when an engine backet
down on the train and one whee
: run over him cutting off both leg
above the knees. He was takel
to the hospital at StsLouis an'
there is little hopes Of bis recoy
sry. He is father Of six children
-Illmo Headlight.
caru.hsrsyills papers publisl
long accounts Of the social earth
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19

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DR.. Treasure is 3 valued resi-
! dent Of Mercer County.
A ty-fve-year.cld mule
kicked the bucket in Slater last
week.
Many Missouri farmers are
turning their attention to tobacco
. growing. 1t is profitable crop.
Though the dramshop license
in Clinton is only $4,000 q year,
there is no rush Of ofapplications.
The Democrats of,Kansas City
have nominated ]. W. West and
the Republicans U. 8. Guyer for
mayor.
A gray eagle was caught in
MERCER County last week. The
bird is very rare in this part OF
the country.
The wealthiest negro in rural
Missouri, it is believed, lives in
Montgomery County. He owns q
GENERAL store and 1000 acres of
land.
High water prices we're reached
this mesk on Holt County land
when DR.. E. M. Miller bought
shs Early Van Dsventer place
for $50 per acre.
Charles Ovens Of 6kidmore has
Bought w. ]. Skidmofe's ZOO
acre farm just outside Of !, Skid
more's city limits to the SOUTH
east, for $4,000.
Noiseless powder may be all
right in warfare, saysthe Macon
Rebooiican, resigrelly,- = but
would never become popular for
uso at q Fourth OF July eelebra-
tim.
Several druggists have paid
good, big knes for violating the
focal option law recently, It's
better to let the other fellows
throat go dry than get it in the
neck ones self:
Adam Argo, Mercer druggist,
met small success as an argonaut.
Booze prescriptions brought him
gold, all right, but not enough to
nay a $500 fine and attorneys
fees and leave u profit.
Besides the revivals, which are
saving souls all over Missouri,
medicine shows are introducing
marvellous remedies to cure all
the Ills of the body. People who
buy the medicine would do well
TO get we'll fixed spiritually first.
Petitions have been filed with
the county clerk from the citizens
OF Dearborn, Parkville, Camden
Point and other parts of the
county, asking for special cleo
don TO vote bonds 10 erect . new
jail. The county court may order
an election some time in May.
Because one man shot a guinea
hen which be said was trespass-
ing, about two weeks ago, two
families near Maroslins have be-
come involved in trouble which
already has resulted In one mems
Der Of each family being shot
Had this only happened in Ii,
mountains It might be played VI
70 snother Of fhose awful feuds
H.. 4A.- a1t..n. k~<,xu. a..
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19

~ utu nut uaN6 y Ihlf trihis uut
because of technical error in
Ehe indictment. Il is not even
denied that he performed the
operation at the request Of that
Rev. scoundrel, Clyde Cow, and
that she died from the operation,
but on q frivolous technicality,
which seem to be all the higher
courts look for nowadays. No
wonder the people have little or
no reverence for the higher
II that girls brothers
had been OF the right sort neither
Hemphill or Cow would ever have
been tried, for they would have
been shot down like two sheep
killing dogs.
'The only way to drink Mis-
souri, water is to take chances"
says the Bogard Dispatch. "It
may kill you and 1t may not.
The Missouri River seems to be
good only for catfish and steam
boats" The Dispatch evidently
Il mininformed. Missouri River
water contains a good deal of
mud, but otherwise is exception.
ally pure. In the days of sail
ing vessels ships which made
long voyages had TO have Mis-
souri, River water. A cask Of
Missouri River water two years
old 10 fit to drink, while cask OF
''clear, sparkling spring water"
half that old will smell to heaven.
Two drunken men recently
boarded q train en- which was a
Hallsville minister. Shortly
aftsrward one of them declared
his pocket had been picked Of q
Ten dollar bill and he intended to
search everyone on the train.
The minister, who was just across
the aisle from the mon, happen
ed 10 have q ten -dollar bill in his
Focket, and when the men starts
cd toward him feigned sleep.
One Of the men.shook him hard
several times but the minister
would not waken, 80 the other
man protested. "Let him alone,
bill," he said. "don'tyou see he's
drunker'n we arep"
Gov. Hadley granted his first
parole Thursday. Edward M.
Brown, convicted in Scotland
County in January, 1908, Of
grand larceny and sentenced to
the penitentiary for two years,
was the beneficiary. Clemency
was granted in this case at the
instance Of the warden and the
foreman of the broom factory,
under whom Brown has been en-
ployed. Brown is only twenty
years old. The warden said il
would be an act Of mercy to par
don him and the foreman said he
would find employment for him
on a farm.
Frank Hinton was here Satur.
day exhibiting the skin Of a large
black wolf captured in o steel
trap near wheeler's Camp on
Pennook, on the 18th. The vol
was thirty inches high, weighed
eighty-6ve pounds and measured
six feet from the tip Of his nost
to the tip of his tail, before h,
was skinned. The wolf wa
caught by .wo toes 10 the trsI
and Mr.. Hinton shot him thre'
times before he fell. Jim Pool
bought the skin and viii have !
tanned and made into . rug
East Prairie Eagle.
Two negro tsamps from 81
Louis went to sleep in a Goa
chute st Hsyti last Sunday night
The platform of the chute is sls
waited about 20 feet above th
ground. One Of the negros
awoks sometime in the night. IN
forgetting that he vas above III
earth. walked of end fell 70 th
ground. He broke one srm IN
h;~ isw kone The railroad com
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19

balance OF SS,27S.03S.O6 In the
state treasury on March /.
Columbia recently voted s97.-
500 for the purpose Of erecting q
high school building and . ward
school building in that city.
John Ksnnish, the newly ap-
pointed state insurance commis-
sioaer, assumed the duties Of his
office March /, succeeding W. D.
Vandiver.
A bill has been introduced in
the state Legislature to allow Mrs.
Laura See $4,000 on account Of
her husband, R. E. See, being
killed while:deputy warden.
The Missouri constitution has
been amended twenty-five times
In thirty years by fourth the
voters. 1t is now time for the
lthree-f -fourths to make a new one.
In the person Of Edmund B.
Beard, st. Francois County has
perhaps the oldest man in the
state. On Tuesday End the ven.
cradle gentleman was 100 years
old.
The most remarkable develop.
ment in the Missouri dairy in
dustry in the last two years has
been in the 0zarks, and the pro-
ducts isn't supplied by goats,
either.
The Missouri National Guard
did not attend the inauguration
Of President Taft, as was arrang-
ed some time ago. There are
several reasons why, principally
that it took too much money.
William Grinner and his wife
were found dead in their room at
st. Louis, Monday morning, hay-'
ing died from starvation, being
too proud to ask for assistance.
They were 60 and 65 years Of age,
respectively.
Ex- Governor Dockery passed
Che says) his fifty third birthday
q few days ego, and in commem-
Grafton Of the occasion the citi.
gems Of Gsllatin called on the gov
ernor at his home and extended
their congratulations.
Being rapidly beaten into in
sensibility at the hands Of an in
furiated negro, at Wellsville, ex.
Representative Walter Mabry, q
well known attorney and Mont
gomery County politician, shot
and killed his assailant, Bruno
Stephens, in that city Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock. It was
purely an instance Of self-defense
and MIR. Mshry has not been
placed under arrest at this time.
Who says q woman can't throw
q rock? A blue tailed hawk
perched on Q fodder shock and
Topped ITS wings derisively 81
Mrs. Frank Jones, Of the East
Tom neighborhood, Benton Coun-
lty. She pointed Q gun at the
bird and then concluded not To
shoot, but just grabbed up q rocl
and flung it straight and hard
The hawk nops no more, but ii
hide hangs in the Jones' home tc
lgiys the lie to the man who say
. woman can't throw.
A married woman In this town
who Il . blonde, found > lont
\ iblsok hair on her husbands coat
Shs accused him Of triiIing. HI
exclaimed that the hair mus
have come from the tail OF
bIaok horse he had rented from
one Of the livery stables, Th'
wife called up The livery stable
and found ont that, sure enough
hsE husband had rented 8 blaol
!. horse. lie a great husband VIII
lean make hIs W1fs believe such
horse tsiI as thE -Iouisisnl
Press
d.. HsmphiIl. who vas tris
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-19

Two negro tFamps from 81,
Louis went to sleep in q coal
chute at Hsyti last Sunday night.
The platform of the chute is sls-
waited about 20 feet above the
ground. One Of the negroes
awoks sometime in the night, and
forgetting that he vas above the
earth, walked of snd fell 10 the
ground. He broke one srm and
his Jaw hone. Thsrsilroad com-
psny has placed him in ears Of
their physioisn CaruIherssills
Dsmocrst.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10
HoW,s THIS?

We offer One Hundred dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO, To- ledo, O.
 We, the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fl. nanclauy able to carry out any ob- ligations made by his firm. wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Q
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern. ally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surface of the system, Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con stIpadon.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10
MAKES WORK EASIER
Alaska People Arc PIsnsOd to LOurn
 How It ls Done
sdpadon,

It's pretty hard to attend to duties
 With a constantly aching back;
 With annoying urinary disorders. % Doau's Kidney Pills make work easier.
 They cure backsche.
 They cure every kidney ill.
 p. A. Johnson, 4Si0 South l. St.. Tacoma, Wash, says, "I recommend Doqn's Kidney Pills just as high to-day as did several years ago. For quite a period of time, suffered from kidney trouble, the secretious from my kidneys being very irregular in action aud caus- ing me much annoyance When Doau's Kidney Pills were brought to my atteu' tion, procured box and they entirely disposed of every sign of my trouble. have had DO return attack since and know that the cure Goan's Kidney Pills performed was permanent one"
 For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents. FOster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N, r., sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-DOan's-snd take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10
What Paulding Collected. By LULU JOHNSON, Copyrighted, l9os, by Associated
 Literary Press

"Want to go into business, do you" repeated Peter Paulding as he regard cd tho erect form before hlm q had begun to think that you were trying to qualify as a salesman In sporting goods store"
 Dick Paulding smiled grimly at this aIlusion to his athletic prowess. "In any event." he~rominded his father, -''my medal winning should assure you that you will get sound mind in sound body"
 "I wish I could be as certain of the mind as I am of the body" was the sharp retort as the older man regard cd with frank admiration his boys physioue. You know what told you,
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10
FROM HAMBURG TO SRAGWAY

MT Herman Grimm has received a shipment of the famous Breckenridge Sour Mash Bourbon" which was dis titled 10 Kentucky in 1887 and then shipped 10 Hamburg. Germany, and there placed iu bond, after which it was imported to the United States, coming to Skagway via Cape Horn,
 This urch travelled liquor Is the finest whiskey ever received in Skag' way, and while it lasts can be had at the Pack Train Bar at twenty-five cents per drink or slO the gallon. Orders by phone (No. 7O) will receive prompt attention.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10

AA AAkaAlaNkAaA AaA AAH'
 HIS JUST DEBT boy. If you want to come after me in the bank you'n have to start at the bottom"
 And sweep out the floor" asked Dick quietly. "I guess l can do that sir"
 "we're not educating you to be janltor." explained the elder hastily 'I mean at the bottom of the financial ladder. You will have to start as runner"
 "Is that one of those chaps who go to the other banks to collect drafts and things and carry wallets attached to chaInsgo asked Dick, with Interest
 Just that" said the father dryly Ut will be a novel experience for,you to have about you any money that Is chained. trust the sensation will in- cuIcate lessons of industry and pru' dence. There Is some collecting to be done that is not from banks-from Hi- ram PettIs. for instance. He owes $2OO.OOO that he won't pay. See what you can do with that"
 why, thought that old Pettis was good for millions" cried Dick wonder ingly.
 "so he is-when be wants to pay. The trouble Is that IF this instance he thinks that he has been badly treated by the bank, and he says we can walt his pleasure. We don't want to sue, so I guess that you had better go after him. That win keep you busy for awhile"
 "Tu run over to his office right awayr' cried Dick aleruy, "I guess 1t won't take long to get that out of him."
 wait and see before you brag," warned Peter Anyway, don't go to his office. This is a personal matter, and you want to go to his house, Pet tIs Is crank about keeping his person al affairs out ot the office of Petus, Plnkertou S Permaln You might run up this evening"
 Dick nodded, and, after some talk about other business matters, he left the bank firmly convinced that his new life was not going to be so bad after all.
 On leaving college be had asked that he might have couple of years In which to travel, but instead be swung to athletics. Thus four years had passed while he was acquiring a case of trophies, and he was now content to begin bis business training.
 He had rather dreaded that begin nlng, for hls father, though just, was strict and his son knew that 1t meant starting at the bottom.
 It was rather good fun to be sent after Hiram Pettis. Dick had never met the eccentric old mIlianaire, for he had mixed little with society while In training, and, on the other hand Pettis was breaking Into society on his daughters account.
 Dick had heard many odd tales of the old man, and he thought 1t would be more or less of lark to camp on his trail for awhile.
 He was even better content after his first visit, and he rather hoped that the collection would not be made quickly, for on that occasion he met Eleanor Pettis. She was Indeed good to look upon.
 He had not seen much of the women of hls mothers set, Be had made ath- letics bis hobby, and he had noticed women only at the track events. Then they formed merely a mass of brilliant color in tbe stands, and be thought of them only in the plural.
 For the first time he now thought Of
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10
ERArgRNAL oRoER oF EAeLEs

Regular meetings of skagway Aerie No. 25, Fraternal Order of Eagles first and third Wednesdays in each month, in their hall on Fifth Avenue, at S:S0 p. m. sharp.
 All members are requested to be present and visiting brothers are in. yited to attend.
 HENRY A. RHODE, Worthy Pres.
 J. NJ. Keller, Worthy secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10
Said wba, Re Meant.

The visitor had dropped penny Into the little two-year-old boys bank.
 "what do you say now. JamieT prompted papa.
 'sNforew answered Jamie to papa's horror. Chicago Tribune
The daily Alaskan., 1909-02-10
EREE AND AccEPrED MAsoNs

Regular meetings of White Pass Lodge, No. 11S, Free and Accepted Masons, second and fourth Fridays of each month, at 8 p. m. sharp, at Ma sonic hall, 225 Fourth avenue.
 Sojourning and visiting members are requested to meet with us.
 T. J. STANDISH, Secy.