Ripley County democrat., 1910-08-19


Brinkerhoff station this week.
Miss Myrtle Stewart is at home from
Springfield where she has nice posi-
tion, being called here by the illness Of
her mother.
Miss Lora Anderson went 10 81. Louis
Monday to get the newest fancies in
millinery work. and win remain there
for some time.
L. J. Parham and wife left last Tues
day for visit with relatives at their
old home in Pike county. They expect
to be gone month or six weeks.
We want Hickory and Ash Handle
bolts, Oak and Walnut logs.
T. L. Wright Lumber Co.,
Doniphan, Mo.
David Gregory this week sold his
farm on the west prong of Little Black
to q gentleman from Iowa and gives
possession this fall. We did not learn
the consideration.
Mrs. John NJ. Atkinson and son. Owen,
of Jefferson City, who have been here
for some weeks past visiting with old
neighbors and friends, returned home
last Friday.
Mrs. Ehie Mitchell, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Chester Pearce, and
Miss Xetah Lawrence, went to st. Louis
the first OF the week to attend the fall
millinery openings.
Hardy Cartwright Of the Flatwoods,
accompanied by his sisters, Mrs. John
W. Gary and Mrs. Dick Borth, left last
Monday for Rocky Comfort, Mo-, to
attend family reunion Of the Cart
wright family to be held this week.
Rev. Theodore Copeland of 81. Louis
who was expected to come here this
week and assist Rev. Heys, pastor OF
the Methodist church Of this city, in
series of meetings. was unable to keep |
his appointment, and Pastor Heys 10
carrying on the meetings alone.
Hon. Geo. W. O'Neal, formerly a !
well-known citizen of this county but |
who some years ago moved to Oklahoma
and was elected to the Legislature Of |
that state when II was FIRST admitted to
the Union, came In last Saturday on q
visit to his old home and friends.
Miss Jessie Hudson, Doniphan's tai
ented young recitationist, came home
the past week from tour among the
smaller cities Of Kentucky where she
had been giving series of entertain
ments. Wherever Miss Jessie appears
she always makes an impression and
Sasip As 4 very charming and gifted en-
tsrtsiner.
Hon. Milton M. Brown Of st. Louis, |
an old-time newspaper man who repre-.
sented Monroe county in the Legislature
away back there in B. Gratz Browns
term as governor about forty years ago,
and served with Hon. PiRckney Mabrey,
was in town yesterday. Mr.. Brown is
interested in oil development and he
will come here again later, when we J
shall have more to say on the matter. !
DR.. NJ. N. Lane Of OILY was in town
this week. The Doctor, when q kid, was
devil in country printing Office and
he become 80 eHamored of the blamed
type lice and Office towel that he hes
never been able to get away from his
irst love. and he 10 arranging to start
newspaper on his own hook at Naylor.
Doe. is a good fellow, clever writer,
and the town 10 growing, has hne
country around 1t, and ought to give
him a good support.
E. d, Kieth. who with his brother has
been conducting short-order house
next door 10 the State Bank on Mill
street, died last Monday morning and
the funeral was held at 0skridge GENE.
terry Tuesday. He had been sick some
time with GLOW fever. He was q native
Of Indiana and came to Missouri In 1870. |
His age was 50 years. He leaves q
widow and two children, and was q
member Of the Missionary Baptist
church.
DR.. D. F. Luckey, state veterinarian,
who is spending the summer here with
his wife and baby, was called to Ironton
Tuesday TO look into an infection that
10 causing the death Of many cattle In
that section. Some weeks ago several
carloads Of southern cattle were un-
loaded, under the thirty-six hour law,
for rest, feed and water, and since then
an infectious disease has broken out
among the cattle there and q number OF
COWS have died.
Professor r. e. Morris, the new su-
perintendent Of our public schools, and
his wife and children came In Aoaday
and are getting ready TO settle down