Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-12-29

'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Ma by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited, and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Kansas City was found recently
by +. F. Heisler of Kansas City,
Kansas. The gun was four miles
north of Cassville, in the river in
12 feet of water, gravel and logs.
AS it was still fast to the carriage
it was impossible to extricate the
brass cannon. A derrick will be
erected and the relic will be taken
from the debris. Governor Had
ley and Governor Stubbs, as well
as Ex-Governor Crawford. the
war governor of Kansas, and ex-
Governor st. John, have promis-
ed TO he present when the gun
will be taken out of the river.
Citizens OF Monett, Webb City,
Joplin and Aurora will also 60.
A consignment of small fish
from the state fish and game de-
partment was received here and
put into the river near the fridge
last Friday afternoon. II con-
sisted Of catfish, perch, bass and
crappie to the number OF 10000,
with the two latter species large
ly in preponderance, and was OBJ
tanned thru the medium of a petit
ton prepared and circulated here
last summer by r. H. Gaylord,
the travelling sportsman of Cleve-
land, Ohio, who spent several
weeks here, aided by the efforts
OF several of our county officials
and local sportsmen. The fish in
this shipment ranged from one to
five or six inches in length, and
if they thrive in the waters of the
missouri Rhine" as they might
reasonably be expected to dc
there should be enough game fish
here within the course Of a cou
pie Of years to satisfy the mos
. ardent of fishermen. And in ad'
dilion to this consignment, Sher.
} iff s. A. Csrnahan informs US
; that the same department of thu
, national government has promis
: ed a much larger shipment o
similar fish in the near future, {
, similar petition to that abov'
, mentioned having been prepared
8 and forwarded to the Federal of
+, ficials at the same time the othe
, was sent out.-[Current Local.
Chillicothe Constitution: AT
i. ter being the subject of litigation
{ for six years during which tim
n costs of about $4,000 have &C
: cumulated, the case Of the Stat
d. of Missouri ex rel, Attorney Gen
eral Herbert s. Hadley VS.. tn
a Peoples United States Bank,
n Lewis organization, was dismis
sed Monday by Judge McElhin
ney OF t.e circuit court OF s
!. Louis county. All costs, includ
" ing receiver costs and compen
: sation, were taxed against til
state. The suit was brought
> the instance Of Bank Commits
sioner Swangsr. This is decit
: edly detrimental to Commission
Swanger's gubernatorial prof
l. poets. A state official who W
= involve the taxpayers in sue
Or heavy debt is hardly timber
of place at the head of its busine
J. affairs. The bondsmen Of &c
SO Swanger should be made to 70
ID this big cost bill, The people
Missouri have other uees for the
" hard earned funds; much bett
L. uses than throwing them away
d, extravagant state officials.
C. Boone Seanland, a widow
~ more than so years old and q
ne possessor OF 5000, 600, has ma
ried Miss Stella Paden, % yea
y old, OF New London. Followil
the wedding Mr.. Scanland ga
N. his bride securities to the amou
,m OF 5000. with an agreement !
mt other thousands each year and
ar remembrance in his will.