Ripley County democrat., 1911-11-03
Local and Personal News.


DR., G. Il. Martin wcs In ST Louis
this week on business.
Mayor A. ]. Rouse made a business
"trip to St. Louis this week.
EK-Judge Billie johnson Of Poynor
was in town Wednesday trading.
Miss Bess Barheld OF FairdeaIing was
here this week visiting her sister.
L. ]. Parham Is in North Missouri
visiting his children and other relatives
and old time friends.
DR.. M. NJ. Lane, editor OF the Naylor
Nail, was in town Wednesday and yes
terday sha king hands with friends.
Mrs. F. J. Page, who has been at
Charleston, Illinois, visiting her dangh-
ter for the past month, came home last
Friday night.
Mrs. Jim Merrell was very III for two
.or three days the first OF this week with
something like congestion. She is
much better now.
While City Marshal JEFF Sandin is
away on the hunting trip on Running
Water, Constable Warren Brooks is
wearing the marshal's badge,
Wednesday, the first day of the month,
was All Saints day, holiday in the
Roman Catholic church, and service
was held at St. Benedict during the day.
Ed Lowe, now on the road for Chi
,cago wallpaper house, came in the last
Of the past week for few days visit
with his family. He said he had been
having a fine business on the road.
DR.. Worth OF Owenmont farm has sold
between six and seven hundred bushels
of apples to local merchants and people
about town so far this season and hes
several hundred bushels more to sell.
8 or doses 1865" will cure any case
Chills and Fever. Price, 26c. 1882
Wild geese In unusual numbers, as
well as large hocks Of black birds, have
been going south the past week. Sew
eral good sized hocks of geese we're
noticed at one time last Sunday and all
were flying high.
Kit X. Shomwell and Eugene McGee,
assistant cashier OF the Doniphan State
Bank, were at Sikeston the past week
attending a meeting OF the members Of
Group ~ Of the Missouri Bankers Asso-
citation.
The Springfield business College does
not perform miracles; but Sny young
person doing his part while in school is
making the best Investment. He can
hold a good STU ton and is sure Of a
place at graduation.
On several nights the past week the
mixed train due here at 5;25 p. n. has
been late, ono night not arriving until
nearly midnight. Awaiting connections
and much work along the line has been
the cause OF the delay.
Captain Tom CiarK, who was formerly
and for many years a citizen OF this
county but who ia now living in SPRING
field, Mo came In for visit with old
friends and relatives last Friday and to
look after business matters. He Is look
ing and feeling fine and dandy and his
many friends here are glad to see him.
DR.. JEFF G, Page, now making his
his home in Little Rock, Arkansas,
came over from the Bluff last Friday
for short visit at his old home. The
DR.. Is looking old and feeble but ap-
pears much better than when here on
his last visit about a year ago. His
large circle Of friends were glad TO see
him again about the streets,
The officers and directors OF the Rip
ley County Bank cordially invite you
whether customer OF their bank or not
TO attend their opening reception or
Wednesday, November 9Th. from 100 t
TO 4:00 o'clock p. m. We have a beau
tiiul, we'll arranged bank, and want 20,
to see 1t, Bring the ladies, as they ar,
especially invited.
J. d. GERLAcH, Cashier.
We understand that Rev. Lee hayinI
decided to decline the call 10 the pas
torate OF the Presbyterian church here
that call has been given Rev. Jewel
OF Fredericktown, and that he has 40
cepted same and Is TO come here. Rev
Jewell is one OF the best known platform
takers In Southeast Missouri, and hi
reputation az a minister is not coniine,
10 this section alone, but he lie know
generally as a great held worker 10 tn
Masters cause.
Sheriff John II. Robinson and Cor
oner ]. T. Redwine took David Bick
ford, the Ripley county citizen fror
Gstewood township who was before th
county court last Tuesday week on a
insanity inquest, to the Farmingto
asylum lass Friday. Bickford develope
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