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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
Origin Of "shannonism."

The term "Shannonism" originated
In Kansas City and grew out of the
indignant protest of honest citizens
against the methods and purposes OF
Joe Shannon In local politics. In the
Ninth ward Of that city he had con.
troll OF a lot of floating voterstmen
Of no account who usually found a
refuge In that ward and could easily
md Shannon. Somehow these men
usually got on the registration books
or ~impersonated men whose names
We're on the books. They were re-
fsrred to as "Shannon's Rabbits"
Their aid gave Shannon such positive
strength in elections that the Demo-
cratic leaders had to reckon with him.
He became q power in Jackson county
politics.
Shannon Gets Along.
Generally employed. in some capa-
city. to promote special interests, he
has for many years Jared sumptuous-
ly and has not been bothered by the
problem of how to make a living.
How much he has accumulated is not
known, as the Jackson county asses
sor has not put much on his books
against the genial. plausible Demo
cratic chieftain. but he al wear clean
clothes without asking credit Of his
washerwoman. For years he has been
under severe criticism by the Kansas
City papers, and on March IL. 1904,
the delegates In o Democratic city
convention. under the patronage Of
James A. Reed, the mayor (now a
Tor the Democratic nomi-
nation for United States s~enator)
adopted the following scathing allu.
ZION 70 shannon and his methods
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
Not Sorry For Blunder.

"If my friends hadn't blundered
in thinking l was a doomed victim
of consumption, l might not be
alive now" writes D. T. Sanders,
of Harrodsburg. Ky, "bnt for
years they saw every attempt to
cure a lung-racking cough fail.
AT last l tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery. The effect was wonder
full 1t soon stopped the cough
and l am now in better health
than have had for years. This
wonderful life-saver is an unrivaled
remedy for coughs, colds, lagrippe
asthma, Group, hemorrhages,
whoopi ng cough or weak lungs.
SOC, S1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Crump g. Kidwell.
PEYTONIA.
Eugene Kettle and daughter of
near Montgomery City visited at
j. w. Willis Saturday and Sunday.
Geo. G.. Frank and Mrs. Column
bus Penn and son were in Mont
gomery City Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis w. Goodman
were in Montgomery Saturday.
Mr.. Tate and son, who were Sc
verely hurt in an accident some
time ago, are much better.
Mrs. Love, who lives in Galloway
county, has typhoid fever.
Mrs. Thos. Penn visited relatives
in this neighborhood recently.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

Itch! Itch! tch!-Scratch!
Scratch! Scratch! The more
you scratch the worse the itch.
Try Doap's Ointment. 1t cures
piles, eczema, any skin itching.
Ali druggists sell il.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
What the Books show.

Here Is the exhibit, taken from tho
Auditors books by Mr.. Gresham, who
had charge OF sach books as CHIEF
clerk in the Auditors Office from 1906
to 1909: !,
Expenses Of the Governors Of -
flee first twenty months Of
term-January " first year to
Septsmber Of second ~year-in-
Guiding furnishings, repairs, ~.
Under Governor Folk. 1905 -os. - s.fss.s
Under Governor Hadiey. 1s0s-IO 3.g21.A
Excess under Folk ............S 2.2s5.N
Expenses Of the Governors man
y sion. first twenty months Of
term. including current ez-
penses. improvements. furnish
ings. ETC.:
Under Governor Hadley. 1gOe-1O
Including cost Of team and
surrey for family use)......... II, 942.la
Excess under Folk ............S l.701.T7
folks total expenses $40, sac. SIS
Hadieys total expenses ......... Is. 1858. 81
Total excess under Folk ......s 3.9T3 ~
Contingent expenses. including
%Janitor. and extra expense Of
clerical help and OF furnishings
OF State Auditors office, first
twenty months OF term:
Under Gordon Cd, l90s-lO.......s 5000 81
Under Wilder (R), Iso5-0s..... %2,ssi.ss
Excess under Gordon ....,...s s.4a1.11
Gordon spent 81. ss4.5o for new
furnishings and had an extra
clerk. Wilder spent nothing
for such purposes.
Contingent expenses, including
new furnishings of State
Treasurer's Office. first twenty
months of term: X
Under Cowgirl tD,, Is0e-Io .....s 4.s7s.7S
ohuer Imench M, lseo-oe...... 1.345.33
Excess under Coweii ........s 3.531.l3
Cowgirl expended s1.9ss.4s for
new furnishings and $500 for
increase in stenographer's sal
airy. Gmelich made no such
expenditures.
Contingent expenses and i'm
creased cost of clerical help in
Secretary of States office, first
twenty months OF term:
Under Roach Cd. 909-lo.....sI3 go %
Under Swanger (Rl. l9G5-os..... S,75i.65
Excess under Roach ..........s 4.s27.s1
Under Stranger the Banking
Department absorbed some of
the money appropriated for the
contingent expense fund of the
Secretary of State. That de-
partnent has not been under
the Secretary of State since
January %. 1905. hence is no
charge upon his office. Roach
has therefore had no expenses
of that department to pay.
expenses OF Attorney
Generals Office. first twenty
months of term:
Under Major Cd ls09-lo. ......s 7.41s.27
Excess under Major -.........$ 1,215.IS
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

Contingent expenses OF Attorney
Generals Office. first twenty
months of term:
Under Major CD. ls0s-1o. ......s 7.4ts.e7
Under Hadley (R), ls05-06...... 6.20s.09
Excess under Major ..........s 1.215.1s
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

Contingent expenses and in
creased cost Of clerical help in
Secretary Of States office, first
twenty months Of term:
Under Roach Cd. 1909-1o.. .S1s.3
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

Here is the exhibit, taken from tho
Auditors books by Mr.. Gresham, who
had charge OF such books as CHIEF
clerk in the Auditors office from 1906
to 1909: {,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04

IADN4S UIIutI ftOHth .-........
Under Stranger the Banking
Department absorbed some OF
the money appropriated for the
contingent expense fund OF the
Secretary of State. That de-
partment has not been under
the Secretary of State since
January %. 1908. hence is no
charge upon his office. Roach
has therefore had no expenses
of that department to pay.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-11-04
Total excess under Folk

Excess under COwgiM ......S z. 531 "a
Cowgirl expended 81. 9ss.49 for
new furnishings and $500 for
increase in stenographer's sal
airy. Gmelich made no such
expenditures.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19

for burglaring a jewelry store when a butcher shop and gro cery were within easy reach contains more uLh than humor. Prices of meats, which have been steadily advancing for months, have within the past 10 days shot upward at a speed to de light the most vOraciouS of bulls. And the money is not all going to the retailers seither, ac- cording to their statements.
 A general advance of a cent and a half pound in meats all along the line ;has been recorded in wholesale prices within ten days or two weeks. This has in some instances forced retail prices up and in others has been a dead loss to retailers because it was not sufficient to justify another increase in the price to the consumer.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19
MOORE-BERRY

Married-Last night at the Methodist circuit parsonage, one mile east of Prescott, Mir. Levi Moore to Miss Myrtle Berry, Rev. F. R. Canheld officiating. The wedding was very quiet affair, and but few of the friends l of the bride and groom knew of ] the event until this morning.
 The bride is a most excellent young lady, for the past five years having been an employe In the deaf mute institute at Little Rock and has a large circle of Friends here, her former home, who will extend to her, their best wishes. She came in last night from Little Rock at s o'clock, the groom meeting her Rt Gurdon, and the wedding ac- curred immediately after their hrrival.
 The groom is one of South Ar. ansas most energetic real estate
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19
COFFMAN DECLARED
 GUILTY OF MURDER

The evidence in the case of the State vs. Tom Coffman, colored charged with murder in the first degree, which was begun this morning closed at noon, and the argument followed immediately after dinner. The case went to the jury at $40 o'clock, and at 4:30 the jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree.
 The case of John M. Milburn vs. the Iron Mountain Railroad, resulted in a verdict for the rail road.
 The case of c. T. Palmer vs. the railroad resulted in judg- ment of $65. .O0 for the plaintiff.
 The jury commissioners com posing J. NJ Henry, Levi Moore and T. l.. Garland filed the list of grand and petit jurors for tie July term of court with the clerk, and were discharged with the thanks of the court.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19
AFTER TIE GAME

On next Thursday evening at 5 o'clock the High School pupils will present the play After the Game"
 A number of pretty songs have been introduced and very interesting portrayal of school and college days, including be lated Halloween stunt, will be pulled off.
 ''Snowballing" from the Alas kan, will follow the play and the audience will be invited to play snow ball with the High School pupils. Don't miss this scene. It is worth the price of admis- sion. The proceeds will be used for the piano fund. The play is under the direction of Mrs. Hogan, of Conway.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19
GAS FRANCHISE OR-
 DINANCE PASSED

At meeting of the city coun- cil held last night, the gas fran. chise was read first and second times, and another meeting is being held this afternoon for the purpose of taking final action in the matter.
 The ordinance grants to the Arkansas Natural Gas Com, pany thirty year fran chise for the piping of natural gas to the people of Prescott, and gives the company the right of 60 days in which to accept the terms.
 A maximum rate of 45 cents net per l ,000 cubic feet is fixed, and the pipe line must be com pleted within two years from the date of the passage of the or dinance.
 A sixteen inch pipe is to be usod to bring the gas from the fields at Vivian, La., to Little Rock, distance of 160 miles. The order for this pipe has al ready been given, and work is to begin at once
 The price fixed in the ordi- nance is the same as that fur. nished Pine Bluff and other cities, and will be quite a saving to our people in the matter o1 fuel and light.
 At the meeting this afternoon the franchise ordinance was passed unanimously, every mem Der of the council being present but one.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19
A NEW YEARS GIFT.
Prof. O. L. Dunaway, Prin.
 Tom Allen High School,

Prof. O. L. Dunaway, Prin.
 Tom Allen High School,
 Prescott, Ark.
 Dear Prof. Dunaway:
 I am sending you today by ex- press prepaid, a New Years gift to your school in the form of large framed photograph of the Main Building; also an Ark ansas pennant, together with an engraved certificate duly signed, showing that your school sus- tains accredited relation to the University, and beg that you will keep these articles displayed to- gether iE conspicuous place in your school building They are to be and remain the property of your school district. Will you kindly acknowledge receipt of the package, and send me a list of your present senior class, and also indicate about when will occur your commence ment?
 With best wishes for the New Year, I am Sincerely yours,
 John N. TiIlman.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19

men, and a fine gentlemen He has scores of friends who will congratulate him upon securing for a wife lady of accomplish ments and refinement and The News extends to both it's best wishes for a long and happy life.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19

w. R. Lollar and w. c. Dean, two prominent citizens of Taylor township, are attending court today.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19
MEAT BECOMES DEARER

A newspaper carton of a bur- glar remonstrating with his pal
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-19

Capital Stock, Paid Up, $35, 100000
 Surplus, S8,75000
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
HER BOWB 4 CARBI RETER.
May the Maid Not tire only Person
s~ared by aSsmers' .Iske.

When Mary Comford. maidservant
from the old country. went to clean the
soopa vacated by two young men IN the
house Of Mrs Matilda Meyer. !ie West
Fourteenth street yesterday afternoon
ans, - AZ amazed IN 49, the word Warning
IN bag Ietters on the sail Beneath was
n hEnd mounting to q metallic cup shaped
object on the wash basin.
Heeide the hand were two names.
William Mcclure, Jack Walsh. Ridge
Acid. Penn Mary told her mistress
there Was a bomb in the room and Mrs.
Never sent for the police.
ONLY a direct command induced Police
man HyIand In convey the thing 10 the
new West Twentieth street station
ISe.lt Powers declined To write In the
blottsr for fear 81 Earring the desk. Roll
call was held up several minutes until
h could be immersed In a pail Of cold
water. IL soaked = long time and the
bureau Of cOmblstihles was on the point
~ ending an Ambassador down when
some one remark 81 that lt was only the
carb,,retSr Of an automobile after all
lieut. Powers was 40 enraged that
he would not speak IN the combustibles
man Who arrived afterward.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11

ploits Of the feckless viii Hardy. who
did kiss Hiram Peabody's wife al a vent
son picnic. when he had promised to live
decenfly and respectfully within the Juris-
diction OF the court That and more was
coming. Ghen the Mayor becams pain
fully aware Of the presence Of the three
women. He snapped shut hrs cod. Of
Connecticut and took has sea,
Gov Fort had something very nice Ia
say about the eHpounder Of the blue
laws. The people OF the state and Of
the whole nation were admiring the way
that New Works Mayor had O. ken hold Of
dfiicult Job he ~ ia. and more than once
Gov Fort spoke of the Mayor as Governor
without taking the troubie TO correct him
self Everybody outsid" IT New York
hoped that Mayor Gaynor's admini-'ra-
ton would close IN a splendid triumph.
said New Jerseys Governor
Gov. Weeks Of Connecticut took no
issue with Mayor Gsynor ON the severity
of his State primitive laws Tho-e were
the laws which had bred men said the
Governor. and he was right proud oG IL.
Others who spoke were Judge Samuel ID
Schumacher OF the Maryland Court Of
Appeals. Judge Edwin y Eager Of the
Connecticut Superior Court Judge How
ard A. Davis Of the Philadelphia Court
of Common Pleas. Joseph /. Barbour.
representing the har of Connecticut. and
J. }. Vineyard. representing the bar Of
Missouri.
The other distinguished guests who sat
with the Governors and the Mayor were
Judge Milton A. Shumwav Of Connect
cut Dean CLARENCE -. Ashley the Rev
Henry A. Stimson. ID. o. Judge George
W. Wheeler 81 Connecticut. Judge LucIen
y. Burpee Of Connecticut. Judge How ard
!. Curtis OF Connecticut. Charles VI.
Sch~ab. Chief Justice William y. Gum
mere Of New Jersey. Justice SilRs \.
Robinson az CONNECTICUT. Judge William
II. Williams OF Connecticut. Chancellor
Mahlon Pitney ~ New Jersey. Stuvvesani
Fish. judge William l.. Bennett 81 Con-
nsctic,It. Judge Gardiner Greene of Con-
necric,It. senator John r. Dryden ~ New
Jersey and Attorney General Marcus
Holcornb OF Connecticut
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
BROADW ~ CORNER SOLD.
o. ". NOslW sVtR 90 Put ~ q m stsgy
HsaielRg % Park Ptaee.

, W Woodwork. the and 70 cent
store man. purchased Yesterday as a site
for a new Office building the southwest
corner 81 broadway and Park place.
Mr.. Woodwork paid s2OOe.OOO for the
property. ~ TO .s1 Broadway and . and =
Park place. IL N nov occupied by two
seven story and three Ave story odd fash
toned business buiidings fronting 70 fest
on Broadway and i7S feet on Park place
The corner building was sold by the
MercastiIe National Bank for a figure
close to $780, coo. The hank purchased the
property when Il absorbed the Broadway
National bsnk fe~ years ago for ssss .0as
The property 70 nO~ occupied by Bischon
a Co. the bankers.
The corner will m improved In the
near future With twenty story sky
scraper 20 cost abosn o. .OoO. 900 to erect
The lower part Of tho new building viii be
occupied by the Irving National Rank.
nov IN the Gerken Building. a. the aoueh-
west corner 81 West Broadway and Cham
bers street. and several % the uppsr
floors will be ussd by the Woodwork co.,
Germ for executive Offices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
PAPA ~ PARLEAMENT cABLED.


assppea Mers ana T1sn T.et Go.
Arturo TaFgions. con Of q member a
the Italian PaTaiamsnt. arrived On
Wednesday from Genoa by the Italian
liner Europa and WAS detained on board
by the immigration 0flcer az the request
% the Italian Consulate here. Although
he vas . cabin passengeT ho was taken %
Ellis Island yesterday aud there he es'Eed
by what AnthogisB hg AsMd besn asoainsa.
He said he vas "a years old. his Own master
and mer-ly a visitor to America.
The immigration OffiOials told him he
had been held up nj the request Of the
Italian Consulate on the strength of =
despatch from his father that he WA
eloping with a married woman.
He denied the elopement. He said he
had .Ooo On his person. 81 800 OF which.
in gold. he took from q bait and spread
out on a table before ias inquisisors
They decided that they had no right 60
hold him and he came TO the city With q
representative Of the Italian Consulate.
Another passenger by the Europa whO
was detained aboard all night vas Mrs.
Erma Heims. wife 81 an American dentist
% Columbus Ohio. Who In living in Flor
snce. Italy Mrs Helm. had several
thousands 81 dollars worth Of jewelFy
and gowns which she was asked 70 pay
duty on when she declared that ahe was
an American citizen. Later she said shs
was a foreign resident. and on proving
her claim to the satisfaction Of the Custom
House she was permitted Co land
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
THE CBEEKIEST HUSBAND.
We FsIehed ~ Prom mis Pay EnNe,epe
BeTOre His VIE Got %.

We FsIehed ~ Prem Mls Pay E,nNe'spe
BeTOre His VIE Got %.
A schems 81 married life a. viewed
by a bride Of eight days was indicated
in Essex Market police court yesterday
by Fannie Katz. 10 years old. Of GO Fast
Eleventh street. who charged her hus-
hand sam. "A bookbinder. with failure
20 support. She complained that he
had turned over his first weeks envelope
TO her with a slit in il. through which %
had been taken.
You don't expect your husband "a
turn over all his money 90 you. do you.-
asked Magistrate Corrigan.
sure I do Amt I married to himi
IN bury him what clothes I think he needs.
and give him pocket money too. What
did ! marry him fOr?- replied Mrs. Katz.
Have yOu any money yOurssIfl'
a few hundred dollars
Would you give that To him.
NO. guess mott lin his wife. What
flown I own. and he ought to turn over
all his money TO mo. He IL my husband. :
I won't enbsrtain any charge on such
a ridiculous complaint a. that said
the Magistrate. You 20 home and he
glad that your husband turns over most
% his money 90 you
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
GRO. NELSON WAS GRO. DUNN.
Brother Estabilshes identify % NySieVs-
ous Man Who B,eft HaM . Ntlsssa.

SPRINOYIKLD. Mass. March IO-The
identity 81 the late George y. NelsOn.
who died recently eaving an estate valued
at between $50 OOO and t7OO.OO0. was
established to-day in the Probate Court
when Andrew Dunn Of Rochester. v. v.
proved to the satisfaction OF Judge Long
that the man known as George ID. Nelson
was bis brother. George Nelson Dunn.
The resemblance between the witness
and the late George ID. Nelson Was 10
mark ed that IL would have been hard
20 tell them apart.
Judge Long allowed Nelson's ~ilI. in
which the bulk Of the estate IL beqbathed
TO a nephew. George ID. Dunn Of Roches-
ter.
Andrew Dunn told the Court that GeorR
vas born at Green. Shenango county.
v. u. aud that in 1871 he had HE name
changed TO George ID. Nelson ON account
81 financial troubles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
CITY C0ILEGf BOY.S TRIiI.
russr. Testify That stsbiIe. who shsI
McErath. Was &C Good mepate.

Eut0e1 TESTIFY EWau SNnbtte, HUo ~not
McGrath. Was &C Good Wepate.
Dr.. John r. Finley. president Of the
College Of the City OF New York. - ex-
pecsed a. a witness to-day IN Judge
Grains part % General Sessions To sup
plemsnt the testimony Of several nstruc-
tors yesterday IN behalf OF Vincent j.
8talDi,e. q student on trial for murder.
II has tresn the purpose Of the defence
co show that the young Italian. who at
tended the college for three years. had
q good reputation a. a quiet industrious
man.
Rome Of the tutors who gave this evi-
dsncs yesterday were Charles J. Men
delsohn. who teaches Greek; John u.
Todd Of the history department. John
r. Kelly. drawing: Bard W. stair. Eng
issh literature, George Y. Edwards. Latin;
Ma kline BerGeron. French: LOUIS 4. Soeva,
who described himpelf a. a lawyer and
literary man: Louis Sceva. his son. who
was q friend OF Stable IN college. James
Donohue another student. and Anthony
Grimm. q lawyer.
Stable paid his college expenses hv
leasing a number 81 houses M West
Fifty-third street and sIbie'ting them
In a statement Of hrs case written bv
himself Stable saws that he was bothered
by the Irish hoy- Of the neighhorhood
from the time he went there 10 live Ne
complained to Policeman Michael O'Con-
nell. who testified yesterday that he had
advised the Italian 10 get permt TO
carry a gun
On September % John McGrlth one
Of the boys OF The nsighhorhood WIS
shot by Stable. Who. according To ms
plea. did u m @elf-defence There has
h>een testimony that the nov VAS shot
in the back ~ the head
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
PAYROLL CARRIERS ROBBED
TIVE Men Beaten Nearly 20 Death h,
HlghWaymen .OU~ Taken.

PITrsnURu, March 10 Edward
McGann. paymaster. and Charles "a
Pommering. assistan, paynpasser % the
Dexter Coal Company. were attacked and
robbed by highwsym~n az O'Clock this
afternoon white carrying 5000 for the
payroll IN q wagon near the company =
mines AZ Brilliant. Ohio.
Late tonight both men were still I'M
conscious AZ n hospital in SteubenvilIe.
The murdsrous highwaymen are thought
to be hiding in the hills 81 West Virginia
across the Ohio River from the place %
the holdup.
Tonight the Dexter Coal Company
gave notice that n would pay o. .OOO for
the hiRhwaymen. dead OF alive.
McGann left Pitssburg early this fore
noon, going TO weIlsburG. W. Va. on a
Panhandle train He crossed the Ohio
River in a boat 20 meet PommerinR. who
had q light wagon. IN which the ywere to
carry the mOnev to the Dexter nine.
abcut two nElss back from the river.
The two had taken money for the pay
roll acroas this Hill many times and never
thought of highWaymen. They bad
passed an abandoned schOoolhouse far
from any other house and were about 20
enter . wood when too men sprang into
the rear part Of the Wagon Gna began
bsating thsm over thsir hQfIe MC0ann
says Pommsriag's skull ~as sviaently
crushed a the iirst bloc. for be nsoaned
and sank into the bottom Of the wagon.
A moment Iatsr McGann wa Knocked
% his knees. Mc3Ann before he finally
loaa consciousness this morning HAid he
never GOT his eyss on the faces 81 the men
who were beating him. He became un-
ooasoious for q time and when he came 90
he IVES lying BY the side Of the road with
POmmsrinG some yards away apparently
dead.
The horsss and bueEy and the money
sntchel were gone.
MC0ann tried 90 stand. but could not
he crawled 60 the De1tor mine and told
the miners. who were waiting for their
pay. POmmertng was hurried 20 a hos
pital at Steubenville. where u was found
his skull WA crushed and that one q
his eyes was knocked out. McGann too
h IN serious conditiun.
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