Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-06-16


Howell county shows but forty,
seven negro children, twenty six
boys and twsnty-ons girls. The
white boys and girls number re-
spectiyely S,632 and 3,422, a total
of 7,101 for the county, and an
increase Of about one hundred
since the previous year.
The Clinton County Democrat
lhss discovered THAI next 10 Swe-
den the United States has the
largest Swedish population Of any
country in the world. This dis
covery doesn't strike the editor
of the Taney Traveller as being
out OF the ordinary. "Take Ire
land, for instance" says the
lTaney editor. "Next to the
United States, ireland has a larger
Irish population than any country
under the sum-"
In 1868 the people Of Macon
county voted on themselves a
debt Of 100000. This was to
build railroads and the railroads
were never built. This debt has
been repudiated for 43 years by
the people of Macon county and
it has increased to So, 100000.
The people refused to pay this
debt until May Gard, when COM
promise was made on $3.50, 900.
An election will be held during
July to vote bonds to pay off these
bonds.
While drilling we'll on the
farm of H. Bybee and son south
OF Fulton the other day, the drill
brought up small particles that
looked like gold. One of the men
| with the well diggiag outfit was
an old prospector and he was
satisfied that it was gold. Speci-
mens were brought to town and
one authority pronounced it py-
rites, but another is said to have
tested it and found that it was
Ilgold. itwas stluck at a depth of
come eighty feet.
! According to The recent deci-
sion OF Secretary of State Roach
all automobile owners and drivers
must have a license under the old
law to run before August LIST, On
that day the new law goes into
effect and a new license will have
, TO be had, the fees being annual
J and varying in proportion to the
size and power of the machine.
1t is said that'some machines are
running without displaying the
. license number, and somebody is
liable 10 get into trouble on ac-
count OF it.
Miss Bessie Wilistt, who has
8 been connected with the office ol
| the Carter County Land & Fruit
. Company for the past year, wen
9 to Montay Monday where the
9 firm now has its headquarters tc
!, continue her work with them
d One Of her first acts upon reach
ling the new town--which has bu
lately been wrested from the will.
y derness which hedges it about
: was to discover and summarily
!. dispatch-with a pine knots
O rattlesnake which sported fiv,
rattles besides the "button." /
it had been a bold, bad mouse In
y stead OF q snake--but Of oours
q that would have been anothe
! story.-VanBuren Current Local
. They have q police judge il
= West Plains who set a new prece
. dent recently. A drunken MAJ
entered a hotel and created a dis
i turbance, A marshal attempte
j, his arrest him but he resisted
sr using some bad language. B
b, the assistance OF another man h
srlwas finally taken to the polio
at court, where he then refused
lg make bond. Thereupon he ws
Of fined s25. 90 for contempt OF cour
Of This quieted him down and b
I: lgave bond. Next day he az
in coirt and was hne
Slf.20 for disturbing the peas
- and the same amount for resistin
a. an offscer. After he had paidi
Twas invited into another roo
Inv The notice Judge. who ordere