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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-21

The news comes from the fish
ing camp of H. S. Lamb and
George Paul and their families,
on Black river, that late Monday
afternoon Mr.. Lamb came very
near being drawn into the river
by vicious and powerful fish in
a most extraordinary manner.
Mr.. Lamb had been fishing from
ledge of rock with a line to
which no pole was attached. The
hook got caught in the leg of his
trousers and the end of the line
fell over the ledge into the water.
The first that Mr.. Lamb knew Of
his danger was when a dark mass
appeared on the surface of the
water. The mass turned out to
be big fish. 1t seized the end
of the line floating on top OF the
water and Immediately headed
away from the bank. Mr.. Lamb,
with the hook solidly caught in
his trousers, was yanked to the
edge Of the ledge before he could
brace himself. His struggles were
embarrassing because the deter.
termined fish kept the leg to which
the hook was caught dangling in
the air most of the time. Mr..
Lamb finally saved himself by
leaping astride Of a projecting
sapling, locking his feet UNDER
meath and hanging on for his life.
The fish seeing that he could
not bag his human prey gave one
angry swirl of his tawny body
above the water, released the end
of the line and disappeared
Piedmont Banner.
When the old house of Caleb
Conrow, one and one-half miles
southeast of town, was torn down
two very interesting relics were
found. One was deed made in
1874, written in long hand. The
other was leaf OF an old ledger
ON which was pasted a clipping
from sketches by John N. Ed.
wards on Gen, Joe Shelby re-
printed from the Kansas City
Times. The story gave an 40.
count Of the death of six Ameri-
cans in Mexico shortly after the
Civil War, although no date was
given in the article. Parsons,
Standish, Conrow, Moon, Lang
dan and Manarthy were shot tc
death by orders from Figueroa, q
Mexican robber chief. Captain
Conrow was a brother of Calet
Conrows hence the preservation oI
the clipping. Before the war ht
had represented Ray county in
the Missouri state legislature
Excelsior Springs Call.
Millard Huey, young farm
hand who had worked for various
farmers near Oran, fifteen miles
north OF Sikeston, and Walter
Willoughby a young married mar
also Of that city, became involved
lin quarrel there last Saturday
night and our informant says tha
they had started out of the city
limits to flight it out" Upor
reaching the flour mill, just a
the city limits of Gran, they cam
to blows. 1t is alleged that Viii
loughby struck Huey with hi
fist and kicked him in the groin
Huey walked about ten feet ant
fell dead. Willoughby has beef
arrested and is at present lodged
in the county Jail at home. Hue.
was a single man, but Willoughb,
haa young wife. = Sikeatol
Hornet.
4 Mrs. Sophia Click died at tn
old family home, three miles wes
LOT Denver, on Tuesday aged nine
.Ity years and Eve months. ShI
! and her husband, Theobald Click
and family emigrated from Mich
! igan IN 1871 aud settled in WORT
county. Her husband died sev
teral years age. Grant, City Times
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-21

ROUNDABOUT THE 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.

The bonds voted by Maiden for
water works is inadequate to ex-
tend the mains all over the city.
Reports from New Madrid coun-
ty are to the effect that cotton is
from "a to SO inches high and do
ing we'll.
The Missouri Pacific will have
fifty new locomotives for use in
its freight department. They will
be Of ths heaviest type. They
are expected to be delivered in
time for the fall trade.
Gibony Houck has announced
that he will not run his road into
Farlnihgton unless he can get the
right-of-way at reasonable fig
ures. The citizens OF Frederick
town ought to go after this road.
.--Fredericktown Tribune.
Reports are that the work of
double tracking the Iron Noun
tain south Of Poplar Bluff is pro-
eeeding rapidly. A large force
of men is engaged in pushing the
Job to completion. Heavy steel
is being used in the new track.
This is the same steel that is used
on the Arkansas division. The
double track section will be about
eighty miles long andwill be fine
stretch OF track. From sixty to
ninety days will be required to
finish the work.
Judge W. c. Ellison signed the
bill of exceptions in the Rasco
case and the exhibits were boxed
and sealed ready for shipment to
the supreme court at Jefferson
City. Prosecuting Attorney Geo.
p. Wright refused to sign the bill
Of exceptions, giving as his OBJ
lection that the record carried the
word applause" following the
speech OF Assistant Prosecutor
Marshall E. Ford. Prosecutor
Wright declares there was no
s.applause" and that the record
is therefore incorrect in giving
the reasons for his refusal to sign
The lengthy document. st. Joe
Observer.
From figures compiled by Sec
retary Of State Roach it is shown
that there is but little government
land left in Missouri, and that lit
tie is widely scattered, not to ex-
coed 1893 acres being in any one
county. All told there is but
1,06t acres OF land owned by the
United States left in Missouri
subject to homesteading or to OUT
right purchase at S1.25 per acre.
This land is found in the counties
Of Benton, Camden, Hickory,
Howell, Madison, Mcdonald,
Perry, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ste.
Genevieve, Taney and Vernon.
On July /, 1908, there we're 2,00C
acres OF government land in Mis-
souri, subiectto homestead or par-
chase.
Watermelon growers at Morley,
Blodeett, Benton and other points
say that our famous Missouri
watermelops will be ready for tbs
market much earlier this year
than usual, due to the dry weather
Of the past two months. Water.
melons stand a drought much
better than other staples and grow
and mature much faster during
dry hot weather than under ordi.
nary conditions OF course
should no rain fall from the tim,
they are planted until they art
ready for market but few woult
be marketed. One or two goot
rains, however, is sufficient fol
the raising OF . bountiful melon
crop, and the Scott county.prod.
uct will be ready for mas ket bs
the 20tho July as against weIl VI
In August previous years. Sect
County Democrat.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-21

My Gold"
According to the Missouri's
1910 Red Book, Nodaway county
takes first place as cattle, hog,
corn and apple county, the SUR
plus products Of the county entitl-
ing it to the fourteenth place
among the counties of the state
for 1907. The value of the sur.
plus products shipped out Of the
county was S5,644,1 1877.
travelling incognito, DR., B. Clark
Hyde of Kansas City, is in st.
Paul. DR.. Hyde is now out on $780,
600 bail. He registered at the st,
Paul Hotel under the name of
"B. Clarke" Ho and Mrs. Hyde
arrived from Late Minnetonka,
where theyhad spent few days.
1t is understood they are on the
way to the Pacific Coast.
1t was 80 hot last week that q
hole was burned in the awning in
front Of EMS Bros, store, and a
bucket OF water had to be thro wn
on to extinguish the fire. Reflec-
ton from the glass front prob
ably started the fire. This is a
good item to preserve and tell
your grandchildren Twenty-Five
years from now.--CIyde Times.
The Polk county circuit court
according to the Odessa DEM
ocart, will soon be called upon to
decide what is an "Oid School
Presbyterian church. !" In 1854
Hugh Ross.of Cedar eGnnty, be,
queathed his estate of $4,000 to
that church, after the death Of
his wife. Mrs. Ross died last Feb-
ruary and a nephew is contest
ing with the First Presbyterian
Church OF Stockton on the ground
that the name "Old School Pres
byterian" is not borne by any
Church.
E. S. Mahoney, tenant on the
Allston ranch, five miles east OF
Dexter, has just threashed his
wheat grown on ITO acres. His
crop amounted to 4,180 bushels,
or an average OF SO bushels an
acre. Last year on the same
ground he raised 23 bushels to
the acre which he sold for S1.05
per bushel. After taking the
wheat crop off last year he har-
vested a crop Of clover yielding
him S2,S74 for the seed alone,
Can you beat it!-Dexter States
man,
A rare bird is in the possession
of DR.. B. w. Hays, il being a
monkey faced owl. tits a young
one, although full feathered, and
wes captured at the handle fac
tory where a pair of the birds
nested in a large sycamore tree
and reared a family. The owl is
an odd-looking bird, and really
has the face OF monkey. 1t il
nearly as large as our horned owl
They are said to be plentiful ir
Florida, and the pair that nestec
lat the handle factory evidently
strayed a long way from home.- :
Jackson Item.
/. Here is chicken story. Jay
johnson had q hen sitting on sew.
enteen eggs. but on Monday o
last week biddy concluded th'
weather was too warm for her 81
she deserted the nest. Not hav'
ing another hen to take up Til,
task the eggs were leftin the oper
Inest. On Friday the eggs wsr,
! discovered to behatching out ant
this continued till Saturday, wheI
sixteen Of the eggs bad yielde,
up we'll developed young chick
ems. Jay VOWS the story ia tn
truth and he has the chickens i
!. show for themselves. CaruLhers
vile Argus,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-22
TRICK SHOOTING.
The Way Some Of the Stage Fssts Ars
Aeco nplished

When a champion rifle shot fire.
blindfolded at a wedding ring or 4
penny held between his wife:
thumb and finger or seated back to
her shoots, by means of mirror, al
an apple upon her head or on q
fork held in her teeth, the danger
Of using bullet is obvious. None,
Of course, is needed. The explo-
sion is enough. The apple is al
ready prepared, having been cut
into pieces and stuck together with
an adhesive substance, and thread
with a knot at the end, pulled
through it from the wings" SO
that it flies to bits when the gun is
fired, is Show il is DONE"
Generally the more dangerous a
feat appears the more carefully is
all danger guarded against. In the
"William Tell act the thread is
often tied TO the assistants foot.
When, again, the ash is shot off a
cigar which the assistant is smok-
ing piece of wire is pushed by his
tongue through hollow passage in
the cigar, thus thrusting off the ash
at the moment OF firing.
A favorite but simple trick is the
shooting from some distance at an
orange held in lady's hand. Great
applause is invariably forthcoming
when the bullet drops out on her
cutting open the fruit. 1t is insert
ed by hand earlier in the evening.
Another popular trick is that Of
snufiing out lighted. candles. Half
a dozen are placed in front Of
screen, in which as many small
holes are bored, one against each
candle wick. At the moment Of
firing a confederate behind the
screen sharply blows out each can.
die with pair of bellows.
In most instances where ball OF
other object has to be broken on
living persons head blank car
fridge is used and the effect pro-
duced by other means. A special
wig with spring concealed in it
worked by wire under the clothes
is generally used, the confederate
manipulating the spring snultA-
neously With the firing Of the rife.
As the ball Is of extremely thin
glass, q mere touch suffices to shat
ter it.
In these exhibitions some of the
rifle experts" invite gentlemen
from the audience to testify that
the weapon is indeed loaded. The
shown looks very well, but
1t is a shell OF thin. wax blackened
to resemble a leaden bullet. 1t
would not hurt a fy.-London Tit
pits
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-22
VARIETY ON HIS TABLE.
He Had Four Kinds Of Meat and Foul
Kinds of Bread.

Old man Wowton, the meanest
citizen in all the blue grass country,
drove up TO the market place in
Lexington, where an army Of ne
groes stood about or lay basking in
the early morning sun waiting for
some man to hire them. The old
man was so stingy that he usually
had great difficulty in engaging ne
groes to do extra work on his farm.
But this time he struck bargain
Immediately with big Bill Saunders
and the half dozen powerful but
lazy blacks who follow at his heels.
All the others were greatly sur
prised to see this gang ambling out
on the big road toward Mr.. Wow
toms place. Next morning they
we're mystifed to see big Bill and
his cronies again in the market
place.
"Whadja doin' hyuh, Bill? ?" asked
Hannibal Harrison Tyler.
'Iookin' TO wuk," Bill replied
sadly.
Thought you oil wuz wukkin'
for Mistuh Wowton?"
"Yaas, we sut'nly wuz wok'in TO
Mistuh Wowton. He come to me
yistiddy mawnin' an say: Come on
out an make hay fo' ne. i amt
gointer pay you-all emmy mo- dan
one dolluh a day, but / jes' tell you
dis-ev'y meal you-all sits down ter
yo' gointer have TO- kin's o. meat
an TO kin's O bread So we all
tux our foot in our ham an went
out ter make his hay crap"
"Well, dem huccome you-all is
come back?" Hannibal inquired.
81 gwine tell yuh," William re.
piled, with an injured air. "Yistid-
dy mawnin' we all wukked in de
fel, cuttin' hay an rakin' hay an
spreadin' hay, ontwell de dinnuh
hon blew at ~ o'clock. Den We
goes inter dc kitchen, an all W
sees on dc Dig table IS lot n.
z'bP polk an green's an bre, !. )
! goes up to de big house ~
Mistuh Wowton ter come :. WI.
please, sub, an look at dat sial i.
! soy, Mistuh Wowton, whA- Gem
TO kin's O meat you done J.. M
ised, please, suhf'
"Mistuh Wowton he say: wy,
daiah dey is-fat meat, lean meat,
skin an bone. Daiah you TO- kin's
o. meat
'Den / sez ter him, Mistuh Wow
ton, whar dem TO kin's o. bread you
done promised us?' En- he say:
wy, William, daiah dey is-vhitc
bread, con bread, crus' an crumb
Daiah yuh TO kin's O bread An
OATS why we all come back hyuh.-
-Harper's Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-22

We have just received infor-
nation that the Herrick Seed
Company Of Rochester, N. Y.
want a lady or gentleman repre-
sentative in this section to sell all
kinds Of Roses. Shrubs, Trees
and Seeds They inform us that
without previous experience it is
possible to make good wages
every week Any one out of
mployment write them for terms
and enclose this notice
Il 80
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-22

To conduct successfully any business enter
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furnished by the Cumberland Telephone &
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-22

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
FARMERS SUBSCRIBE
TO WATER PROJECT
Special 10 The Tribune.

| Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. Sept. 9.--Realizing that tne
| benefits to be derived from an addi-
| tional supply OF water for irrigation
purposes during the dry period wonic
more than make mp In short time LOT
the outlay necessary in taking supScI'p-
tions OF stock, the farmers OF Weoer
| county today pledged themselves 10
| raise a sufficient sum OF money 10 make
ND the present deficit which STANDS 10
the way of carrying the South foth
CANYON reservoir PROJECT 10 q succeSsi VI
completion.
The mass meeting held in the county
! buiIdinr this afternoon was we'll at
tended by farmers. stockholders OF inc
various canal companies aud business
men of Weber county and Ogden city
There was no difference of OPINION
on. the question as TO the present need
for more water Every one was agreed
upon that point. For several weeks
many of the farmers of the county nave
been in n constant state OF worry aoo"l
their crops because of scarcity or Wa
ter. The canal companies have had 10
guard their limited supply ike so much
gold. dishing out 10 each stocRhoidcE
his pro rata share.
The main point of discussion at the
mass meeting was the cost to each sub.
scribcr. which has been fixed at $50
an acre, and the approximate time
when the dam and reservoir can be
completed.
Mayor William Glasmann called the
meeting and explained the reason Why
the farmers are being asked to sub,
scribe TO the enterprise. declaring that
the city intends to 20 ahead with the
building of the dam at once, Wnether
the farmers take stock or not.
Ii was explained at the meeting that
of the $2ll 900 already subscribed the
farmers had pledged only about So
600. the city 100000 and the balance
pledced bv small investors. There Is
vet s140,0O0 TO be raised before inc
reservoir and dam can he built to the
dimensions first contemplated. ne
farmers present, after the proposition
had been thoroughly explained, decided
that the balance could be raised by IN
dividual subscriptions. and it was
agreed that they shall have until Octo-
Der 4 10 complete the subscriptions. -.
Angus Wright OF the Merchants
Light & Power company was present
to inform the farmers that they need
have no fear that his company contem-
Mated using the power derived from the
project, as a twenty-five year contract
has already been entered into with the
Davis & Weber Counties Canal company
for all of the power needed by the light
company.
Superintendent Frank M. briggs Of
the State School for the Deaf and Blind
advised tho farmers to subscribe for
stock in the project, and cited instances
whero lands formerly worth $50 an acre
are now selling for $500 an acre be
cause of greater water supply made
available by the building of the Davis
&; Weber Counties canal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
LOGAN GETS NEXT
POSTMASTERS' MEET
Convention at Provo Closes
With an Interesting Pro-
gramnle.

PROVO. sept. o.-Thc second day
session OF the postmasters convention
opcued here this morning with Postmas
ter A. j.. Thomas as the first speaker
His subject was he General Delivery
Svs,em.i' which he explained in detail,
including the forwarding and returning
/ of mail etc. He urged careful ettcn
tion and prompt action in the distrlbu'
ton and delivery of mail matter to pre-
7 vent complaints The many questions
asked and the difficulties experienced
! in many postoffices were considered
! The discussion was led by Postmaster
r. 3. Quay of Garfield.
( Postmaster Joseph Odell Of Logan
/ spoke on Inquiry. Forwarding and Ad'
vertising Departments. and the discus
sion on this was led by Postmaster Mrs.
/ Luella Thorne OF Pleasant Grove.
Professor A. c. Lund rendered NUM-
her of vocal selections and responded 70
cncoyes
Postoffice Inspector in Charge ". E.
Crane read an interesting paper on
1.-THE Postal Service of the Ancients.
reaching back 10 $500 years B. c. and
tracing il down TO the time OF the con-
quest Of South America b. the Span
iards.
The afternoon session was taken up
with a speech by Senator Reed Smoot'
mostly on politics ana 1cIl1nG Ihose pres
eut that they were " standpatters, con
servatives and belittling the insurgency
movement IN Utah.
Senator Smoot said he opposed the eH-
ira session Of congress. but as things
turned out it was probably good thing
that the extra session was held. AS
things turned out everything was entire,
" in favor of the administration and
especially President Taft.
Smoot scored La Toilette and his
following and spoke slightingly OF all
progressive Republicans.
Officers elected for the year were;
W. ". Wilson. Sandy, president; May
W. Griffin. Smithfield. vice president; :;
NJ. o. Poulson. Richfield second vice
president; Luella L. Thorne Pleasant
Grove. third vice president; !. b. Mad
sen. Manti. fourth vice president; {; l..
Goff. Nidvale. secretary; executive
committee a. l.. Thomas, Salt Lake;
James Glove, Provo; G. H. Roberts,
Bingham; 5. w. Ross, Lehi, H. B. Quay,
Garfield.
Logan was selected as the place for
holding the next meeting.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
News of Intermountain Region
OGDEN ORGANIZES
LA Toilette LEAGUE

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Sept. 9.-The La Toilette
Republican league Of Ogden was for.
mally launched AT n meeting tonight IN
the court room Of District Judge \. j.
Harris in the county building. Mayor
William Glasmann made tho principal
address. explaining The referendum and
recall and other features. Other speak
ers were :. s. Smith, i, j. Henderson,
and Moron II. Thomas, There was a
fair attendance for Saturday night. F.
j. HeDdcrshot was elected temporary
chairman and Moroni II. Thomas tenn
porarv secretary. \ number of new
names were added 10 the roll and the
meeting was adjourned to Thursday
evening, September gl, when there will
he an election Of permanent officers, a
programme of music and speeches on
the principles Of the progressive Re-
publicaus.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
IMPORTANT WATERS
BEFORE Federation

Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. Sept. 9.-Differcnces now
existing between the Federated shop
men of the Hartman railroad and or
ticials Of the system; the Mcnamara
case and the enforcement OF the nine
hour work day for women will be
thoroughly discussed by organized la
Dor when the Utah State Federation
of Labor meets in annual conventionn
at the Ogden Labor hall Monday,
Delegates from the various labor or
CARNATIONS of the state viii be in at
tendance, the largest representation
being expected from Salt Lake tlty
From the mining towns of the state
delegates are expected representing
the Western Federation of Miners.
Officers Of the state federation Will
he elected and other important mat
ters of peculiar interest to the various
crafts composing the federation vii
come up for discussion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
WIFE FEARS HUSBAND.
Mrs. Bradley Has Reason TO Believe Her
self in Danger.
isl 70 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune
PARK CITY. Sept. ?.--Frank Bradley,
q miner who has made his home at this
place for ten years, but for the last six
months has been employed at McGill
New, is In custody at this place. charged
with carrying concealed weapons with In
tent 10 do bodily harm. Bradley had
written two letters TO his wife at this
place, telling her OF bis intentions to re-
turn and kill her and himself
Bradley arrived In Park City this morn
ing and purchased a. revolver and a box
OF cartridges and late this afternoon went
20 his wife's home. The woman saw him
coming and fed through n back door 10
she home OF r nelghbor. Sheriff Coffey
was summoned and arrested the man
a letter was found in his possession re-
questing the authorities 10 send my chill
byen back east 30 their grandmother and
bury me IN the same grave with my
wife
The man is thought 10 be mentally un-
balanced and viii be kept IN custody
bending an examination.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
Is SEVERELY STABBED.
Quarrel About Money Leads to Serious
Cutting.
Special 10 Tho Tribune.

Special TO Tho Tribune.
OGDEN, Sept. &C. II. Raymond was
severely stabbed by ]. s, Barker at the
home OF l.. u. Libby at Cos washington
avenue, at S o'clock this evening. The
two men are papcrhangcrs and have been
partners. and they were boarding at the
Libby house. A dispute arose and Barker
seized q butcher knife and stabbed his
onponent in the left side. The blade
struck n rib and ranged downward, mar
rowly missing the left lung. The man
was taken 10 the emergency hospital
where DR.. Luke GrawshaW took SIN
stitches in his side.
In the fight Raymond threw up his
right hand to ward Off tho thrust and his
right index finger was nearly severed
Barker escaped. II Is rumored that there
is a woman in the case, although II
seemed at tho time that the quarrel arose
over money affairs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
Damage Suit on Trial.
Special 10 The Trlbun..

Special TO The Tribuns.
OGDEN. Sept ?.-Before jury in
Judge HowelTs division of the district
court today the trial Of the damage suit
brought by Mrs. Annie Van Rookhuizen
against Ogden City was taken up for
trial. The plaIntiff is asking for s3227
damages 10 her property OF Adams ave-
nue. between Thirty-fourth and Thirty
nth streets. caused by a change OF the
sidewalk and street grade IN November.
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