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ed trip through the east holding pro
tracted meetings.
One Of our .grocers, Mr- r-llpward ha,
moved into the house recently vacatct
by the Harker family.
David Gibson, Ted Worsfold an,
Harry Brown from North pawucc call.
ed in Stoncham Saturday.
Mrs. Fouts and son Russell of Ray.
mcr came to our city Saturday anc
took home a load of grain and groceries
5 Caroyle Bohnrr, Arlene Olson, and
Hazel Pierce returned to Sterling Sat.
uday after visiting the home folks ov-
er Thanksgiving,
Miss Inez Dugan received a consigll.
ment OF millinery which she is selling
at reduced prices. Ladies should give
her a call before buying elsewhere.
Misses lisa and Madgc Biggs went to
Raymer Thursday and called On Stone
ham friends Friday attending literary
Friday evening, returning to their
schools Saturday morning.
Stoneham has Il new officer; Miles
Mitchell being appointed Justice OF the
Peace, he having received his commits
ion snd now has weather" eye in trim
ready to punish the first transgrcssor
A marriage licencc VAS issued last
Tuesday to Mr.. Everett Elson ane Miss
Susie Davis Of Stoneham. Judge Lam
drum performed the ceremony in the
afternoon. Taken from u Sterling
paper.
+. Chas. Roth drove to Atwood Friday
and returned Saturday with fine load
Of fine hay, but AS the dcmand WAS 50
great he was obliged TO 90 again the
following Monday returning on tuesday
with another load.
Dr. Stanton of Sterling was called to
Stoneham last Saturday to attend John
Dugun .lr. who has neen ailinp for
some time. The Doctor pronounced it Il
slight attack Of fever. The patient is
improving nicely now,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Leslie gave n
Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday to II
number of friends who were Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Whitaker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Christianson and Mr.. Stradcr. They
report delightful time.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and Hazel Mr..
and Mrs. John Dugan. Miss lnez and
Chas. Roth drove to Raymcr Thursday
and ate Thanksgiving dinner at the
Dunlap home south Of town. They re-
port having one of the finest dinners
they had had for Il long time and the
day was spent very pleasantly.
Quite number of Stoneham attend
ed the Woodman Ball at Raymer last
Thursday evening. They report hay
ing fine time and one of the largest
crowds they have ever seen in Raymer
at one time. MIR. S. Whitaker took Il
load in his lumtc' wagon and Harry
Smith took the remainder on his motor
car.
The literary last Friday evening was
well attended. 1t being a delightful
evening the house was well filled. The
election of officers and a good pro-
gramme WAS rendered.
Phillip keenan, was elected President,
W. Northrup, Vice-president. Mrs.
Howard, Secretary: Gladys Neff. AS
sistant secretary; Leslie Strader.
Treasurer: Florence Runyan, Organist-
lncz Dugan, Assistant organist.
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Buckingham Items

Mrs. Ed janson spent Thanksgiving
in Denver.
II. D. Dinsmoer returned from Stcr-
ling Saturday.
Miss Ida Bowles of Keota was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. W. E. Zelly is teaching at the
Boyer school house.
Chas. Dinsmoor and Newton Silyis
drove to Weldon on Saturday.
Mr.. l.. A. Jackson of Kcota spent
Thanksgiving day in Buckingham.
Miss Gladys Morgan w;I' the gutst
Of Miss Violet Lauar Thanksgiving.
l.. L. Silvis and II. W, Lauer have
gone to work in Cheyenne Wyoming.
Mrs. W. Zelley and Miss Edna Mc.
kec made a business trip to kaymer
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Potter Sr. and
Laura were Thanksgiving guests of
W. W. Randall's.
Mr.. SHINES and family, Mr.. and Mrs
c. II. Wilson Of Keota were guests at
the Palmer House Sunday.
Mrs. l.. +. Silvis entertained ldr.
and Mrs. A. l.. Rupp Miriam. Bernice.
and Freddie on Thanksgiving day.
Paul Memos ic!i and family have re-
turned from SCOTS Bluff Nebraska
where they were working in the beet
fields.
MIR. o. Il. Manning who has been
working at the Chain of Lakes Reser-
voir returned to his home in Bennett
Colorado.
Miss Myrtle List entertained at her
home Monday evening in honor of
Chas. Dinsmoor who left Tuesday for
Long Beach. Cal. to visit his father
and sisters. A jolly crowd was pres
cut and we have reason to believe that
Charlie viii not forget his many Buck
ingham friends. '
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Stoncham Iterns.

A brother OF Mrs. Olson is here on
a visit.
G. Anderson was Sterling passen-
gir on Monday.
Geo. Bass left Tuesday for Illinois to
spend the holidays.
Rev. l.. d. WINNER and wife spent
Sunday at Rev. .Iacksons.
Chas. Roth spent Sunday at the j.
Miller home near Raymer.
The ladies' aid will meet with Mrs.
Harry Smith next Thursday.
Mr.. Shaw and daughter and niece
Mabel spent Thanksgiving in Raymer.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Furseson and daughter
Fera, ate Thanksgiving dinner AT the
Runyan home.
Mr.. Ed Nickols and wife came up
from Sterling and spent lest week OH
their homestead.
Revival meetings began last Sunday
evening conducted by Rev. WINNER
and Rev. Jackson.
Mrs. w. Bonner and Paydo and Miss
Ncf were visitors at the Mitchell
home OH Saturday.
Jack Hobbs was Stontham caller
last Saturday relieving the grocers Of
n few Of their goods.
Rev. j. L. Jackson returned to his
home Friday morning after an extend
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-12-07

STATE
STATE

Governor. John +. Shafroth.
lat. Governor. Stephen K. Fitzgerald.
Secretary of State. Jas. b. Pcarcc.
Treasurer of State. Wm. j. Gilligan.
Auditor of State. Roady Kcnchan.
Attorney General. John Il. Barnett.
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Katherine M. Cook.
JUDICIAL
District Judges. Harry p. Gamble, of
Boulder; and Neil p. Graham, of TT.
Collins.
LEGISLATIVE
National Congress for this district,
Atterson w. Rucker, Denver.
State Senator, d. Il. Carpenter, OF
Greeley.
State Representatives. U. Il. Mad
den. Mum. and Harry Teller, Windsor
COUNTY
County Clerk and Recorder, A. j.
Luther.
Treasurer, Wm. K. Patterson.
Assessor. A. X. Fischer.
Sheriff, Samuel j. McAfcc.
Supt. Schools. w. c. Thomas.
County Judge, G. H. Bradlield.
Coroner, Thos. G. Macy.
Surveyor, A. S. Lincoln, Eaton, Colo.
Chairman Commrs.,P &. Bolandcr,
Luccrnc. Colorado.
Commissioner. Il. w. DcVinny Of
Evans, Colorado.
Commissioner w. c. Lewis. Greeley.
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Como To Church

Come 10 church at the school houac
every Sunday lnording
Sunday School at ten o'clock, fellow
Cd By preaching an hour later.
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Rates lc per word each insertions
No Insertion for less than ten cents.

WANTED Correspondents at every
station along the Burlington, from
Willard to Grover us we'll AZ places
not represented by station. II is a
good training for pupils in school, or
for those who are deprived of school
advantages. We help you. We wish
to publish Il complete history Of cast
crn Weld county every week. 1 the
section you live in is not represented
see us or write us.
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FOuND-Two strays of the horse kind
have been around my place for about
n month. Owner may have same by
proving property and paying charges.
j.. j. Norton, New Raymcr Colo.
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FOUND Stray horse, brand on left
side. Owner may have same by
proving property and paying charges.
Fred Fickcn. New Raymer, Colo.
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Time Table

No. l59 to Cheyenne. ..... Has a. m.
No. 100 40 st--,:.g ,s:iYp. m.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-10-06

A man who pretended to be a
detective, carrying a large pistol
and pair Of handouts, was arr
rested in Portageville- recently.
and as he failed to show any au-
thority as an officer, 1t is prob
able that he will have a peniten.
tiary sentence TO serve.
A large land owner in Stoddard
county is advertising that he will
place 1000 acres OF land upon
the market this fall. selling in
small tracts TO suit buyers. That
is likely to do far more good to
the county than his holding the
land for buyer in bulk would.
Up to Wednesday OF this week
two depositors had placed money
in the postal savings bank oper-
ated by Uncle Sam at the local
postoffice. This method Of giving
the people safe method of bank
ing their savings seems not to
have caught ths fancy Of the
lfFugal.-Standard.
Last Monday morning the at
tention of the people was attracted
by what appeared to be q swarm
Of bees on the south face OF the
court house clock and on the cor.
nice ct the top OF the dome.
Many conjectures were made as
to where they came from and
what they would do. 1t was
finally ascertained that the insects
were not bees, but kind of can.
die fly or moth. They had evil
IDENTIFY been attracted by the arc
light on the dome and had drifted
against the face of the clock and
remained. Bloomfield Vindica-
tor,
William Glover, a young farmer
living ten miles southeast of Kan.
sas City, and his wife were at.
tackled in their bed early Friday
morning by a man said by Mrs.
Grover to have been an old sweet-
heart of hers who she Tilted to
wed Mr.. Grover. Both were seri-
ously wounded by knife thrusts.
The man escaped. Before the
assailant escaped through win,
dow he had severed two Of Mrs.
Growers fingers and wounded her
in one arm. Her husband, who
lgrappled with the intruder, was
stabbed in the shoulder and both
arms. 1t is believed both will res
J cover.
I. r. Kelso and r. A. Sisler
acting for the college board exe-
, cuted a deed on last Thursday
transferring the college property
to Dexter school district, and re-
ceiving therefor $1,000 in cash.
The issuance Of bonds was au-
thorized for this purpose at a
special election held in this school
! district August 9Th. The build
ing win be used for high school
purposes and will be known "a
Dexter high school. The school
board will now proceed with the
/. alterations and repairs. II is
Thought that the building can be
gotten ready for the high school
early in December Dexter Mes.
lsengsr.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-10-06
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited, and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


A man in Stoddard county re-
ported a twig of an oak tree. six
inches in length, and bearing for
ty-six aeorns.
There in an enormous 'crop"
of aeorns this year, which, ac-
cording to an old Indian legend
that is said to never fail, means
q long and cold winter.
An Andrew county farmer took
a weanling mule to q show, got a
premium of S15 and then sold the
colt for S130. In the street slang
lingo, "that is going some"
The old home OF Mark Twain,
at Hannibal, has been purchased
by q wealthy lawyer and presents
ed to the city to be maintained as
q memorial OF the great author.
Will Smith, of Brighton, weighs
49e pounds, is 8 feet and 4 and
one half inches tall and meas
ures 90 inches around the waist.
The long looked for "hopea" Not
him.
A Butler druggist found an 18-
inch garter snake in his shoe. In
the wet places in the state It is
usually the druggists customers
that report these unusual discov-
cries.
The Weather Bureau Of the U.
s.. gives the gratifying forecast
that Missouri will not have frost
until after the last quarter OF the
moon, somewhere from the i4th
n the o2nd instant
a iluruisnu ,a.lner' jug wl. :.
''l. mas noa'.eu .ns p's So sOo.. up .. !.
auser.,s'0s ~ $3.50 ~. .n.s Vim ..,,, ,a;as u Saal oos
mounds and better" He must b.
hooking for a feminine "hope."
,, -, "a. -,
AZ 'ne S.ara Soun'y ,,ia .a c .ao
mouth oas s'..., aasasl, MAJ ~ oa,' =.
pau on sAn.u''.on a., a.... "..s's @ wv -, -
Fleslss :. sO'. p.oOu''s' - .se's ~ !. oa' -.
:, Wnlon ,a.. c vas s.o~a ~, =. ..s . 'ea an,
mr. ma.' - sa's sssas .s = sa ss,' y,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-10-06

The property in the cave Of
the old hermit and miser, Jones,
who was murdered recently, and
who for years had lived in the
holes in the bluffs along the Mis-
souri,, in the northwest part Of the
state, was sold at public eale
about ten days ago. Among the
articles found we're several hun
dred letters from women, who had
written to the hermit after read.
ing about him in the newspapers.
These letters we're from ell parts
OF the U. s. and Europe. The
property sold was Of email value.
They were purchased as relics or
perhaps with the hope that some
money might be hidden In them.
The articles sold for $4,000. The
administrators found $24 in the
little cave and 81, 800 in notes.
Previous to this notes worth over
50, 400 were found.
Willard McDurff, a young far
mer, was ambushed, shot and
killed, near his home, mile and
a half west of Williamsville, on
Friday afternoon, Sept. 22nd two
weeks ago to-day, while return.
ing home from town where he had
been TO take his mother who was
going to the Bluff on a shopping
trip. Butler county blood -hounds
were put on the tracks Of the as.
sassin early the next morning and
ran the scent to the home Of the
Ward boys, three brothers, who
had had some trouble with Mo-
Durf. They were arrested and
placed in jail at the Bluff as the
Wayne county Jail is not secure
for prisoners.
In letter to the editor Of the
} Lexington Lexingtonian Judge
John Kennish says he has nc
thought Of becoming a candidate
for governor and is fairly well
satisfied with the position he now
, holds. Why didn't the judge
say that he was eminently pleas.
, ed with his present job. IT'S aw'
/ fully easy to successfully coax I
fellow who is only fairly vel
satisfied"
tits published that New Mad
rid hunters killed not less thar
, oO0 squirrels IN the bayou DOT
tom last week, and one hunter L
said to have killed 139 of them
Hey, you. Jack Thompson, ge
on your slsuth clothes and hi
lover there as this, II true, seem
, to be q matter for the game war
+ den to look into.
: A 81. Louis man refused to so
/, cspt . license for his automcbil
: because the secretary Of state as
3 signed him the number 218, ant
, as he cannot secure another, b
> is frequently arrested for violas
ling the law,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-10-06
Black eyes and sore heads wer,

AZ
all the style in the Missouri bot.
toms up about East Atchison and
Rushville, the past week, when
the two towns combined routed
Bean Lake in a fierce free-for.
all, Tire greatest in local history,
according tothe local newspapers
of that section. Not less than
forty men, it is said, engaged in
the slagfest at a dance held in
the old brick store building which
stands on the east side Of the
Bean lake road near the mouth Of
Sugar lake. While no one was
seriously hurt, dozens of young
men had their eyes blaeked, their
noses mashed and had their good
looks mauled. SO much blood
was spilled it is said that the
dance hall looked like Armour's
slaughter house at the end Of q
days kill. The dances have been
held Psgularly Wednesday and
Friday nights at the old store
building. East Atehison and
Rushville young men get along
well enough together, but they
don't mix very we'll with the Bean
Lake bunch. The old store build
ing was packed with dancers
about II O'Clock that night when
q Rushville or an East Atchison
blood smashed q young brave
from the Bean Lake neighbor.
hood in the jaw and then the fight
began.
There is a good and all suffic.
lent reason for the absence from
Pleasant Hill of q we'll known
young man of that town. Ac'
cording TO the Times he secured
q box OF American beauty fosei
from a local florist, intending tc
send them to his best girl, who
was celebrating her birthday witt
q party. As he was to attend ant
expected to help the young lady
entertain their friends it behoov'
ed him to have a pair OF white
flannel trowsers pressed slick anC
clean. The Pleasant Hill pant
renovators received a box o
handsome roses with written in
struotions 10 "clean and press a
once" and q package was deliv
cred at the home of the younl
lady, containing a pair OF whit
flannel pants, accompanied by
note asking her to swear thes'
when | call this evening""
Southeast Missouri will hav
candidates for the Democrsti
nomination for state officers mex
year. Among them Hon. E. P
Deal, Of Mississippi county, TO
state treasurer; A. R. Boone, 0
the same county, for lieutenant
governors A, ]. 8. Lehr, of Car
ter county, for railroad commits
sioner; o. L. Munger, Of Wayn
county, for lieutsnant-governor
and Hon. John M. Atkinson.
Ripley county. present asslstan
attornsy-gsn for attorney
J. general.
New Madrid is 10 have a 8, 90
machine shop which will be own
led by . stock company,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-10-06

The Portagevllle building and
loan association has 81 members,
has sold 281 shares Of stock, and
has loans amounting 10 S25, 800
outstanding.
The October term Of the Cape
Girardeau United States district
court for the eastern district of
Missouri will convene on the 9th
of the month, next Monday.
A woman In Stoddard county
has a cooking stove which was
bought in the fau Of the year 1855
and q tin bucket which has been
used for lard for forty years.
In an inventory Of the estate Of
the late Col. Blees, OF Macon, ,ac-
cording TO the Kirksville Express,
It was found that Col. Blees had
spent more than StO0, 900 in fit
ting up the palatial residence,
which was so long his home, The
library alone, brimful OF old edi-
tions and editions de luxe, is val
ued at $4,000. A "Life OF
Christ" in two volumes is said to
have cost Colonel Blees 81, 900,
and Japanese set Of twelve vol
umes is valued at $500. A set
Of fifty pieces Of china-ware,
which was the property OF En-
peror Macmillan Of Mexico, is
one Of the interesting and valued
relics of the Blees home.
Jesse James, Jr., attorney, son
Of the late bandit king, and Mrs.
Stella F. James, who obtained a
divorce from him and the custody
lof their four children six months
ago, were married again at Kan
sas City, Thursday night, Sept
I21. A motor. car courtship and
the aid Of the four children
brought about the reunion. Mrs
James was allowed S100 a month
and the custody OF the children
when she obtained the divorce
| Her husband obtained the privil'
ege Of visiting the children. HI
loved them and often went to th'
home, No. 800 Elmwood avenue
to take them motor-car riding
Finally Mrs. James began goinl
out motoring with them and theI
the end OF their estrangment sooE
came,
T. W. Bellew, formerly veal
thy Priceton man, who was re'
sponsible for the first prosecution
OF the Mabray gang, died at hi
home in Kansas City last week
Bellew moved to Kansas City
year ago, 1t was an old frien'
Of Bsllsw, John r. Dohhins. VIII
drew him into the Mabray net
nobbins professed to give Belley
some exclusive information on
horse race that was supposed /
be 'fixed." The wrong hors
won and Bellew dropped $50. 90
on the race. Heimmediately in
stituted proceedings against Dob
'Ibins and James Mabray. Event
ually they were both convicted
Bellows loss, including the hs
D and money he spent in prosecut
, ing membersof the gang,amouut
led to approximately $40, 600,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-10-06
Hopkins must be given the palm

-
Hopkins must be given the palm
when it comes to the longevity Of
its citizens. Within this month.
October, the Nodaway town win
have its second centenarian in the
person Of Dr.. Thomas Lafayette,
who will be 100 years old.
J. r. Robinson, living near the
home Of Speaker Champ Clark,
in Pike county, brought to Mont
gomery in q wagon q hog weigh.
ing 1100 pounds, which is 3 t-2
years old. The hog measures 8
feet from tip Of nose to tip Of tail.
The obnoxious" ordinance re-
quiring a license Of 5000 a year
for the sale Of cigaretts, has been
repealed by the Higginsville
council, and the obnoxious ci-
garettes are now being used in
greater numbers and with added
fury.
Last December four men in
Dunklin county bought a tract of
land containing 1888 acres, west
of Kennett and ia Arkansas, pay
ing s17,50 for it, without the
timber. Recently they have sold
II to man from Perryville for
the sum Of $500, clearing
about $4,000 in the deal.
Attorney.general Major said
the action of the government 10
effect a reorganization Of the In
ternational Harvester Company
along the lines prescribed for the
Standard Oil Company will not
affect the custer proceedings
pending against the Harvester
Company In the supreme court OF
Missouri.
II a husband will not let bis
wife kiss him, then she 10 entitled
to a divorce, decided Judge Wal
ter A. Powell in the circuit courl
at independence, In the case Of
Mrs. Mary Lyle Willis vs. Archie
G. Willis. "When | would at
tempt to fondle or kiss him HI
would call me silly and tell me K
go away" testified the woman
The decree was Immediately
granted.
Our advice to the partisan
friends OF Champ Clark and Jos
Folk is that they should both 81
still in the Democratic boat. Th'
presidential question between thu
two win adjust itself alright 1
left alone, and IL the nationa
Democracy wants either Of tn,
two for its nominee, il viii fpd
way to nominate him independen
of any action on the part OF Mis-
sourisns. .--Boonyille Advertiser
Governor Hadlsy, on his returl
from the conference Of Governor
ct Spring Lake, N. j., gave itou
that there was more sentimen
among the Democratic Governor
favorable to Bryan than for VII
son for president. Hadley'a pen
chant for seeing things is quit
well known and accounted for b.
his love for notoriety, but II b
IIhas any more visions like hi
there is grave danger Of his be
ing sent to the foolish house, :
Glasgow Missourisn,
The evening world., 1911-07-19
DISABLED FERRY
TRANSFERS WOMEN
OFF ROBINS REEF
City Boat Helpless in Tide on
Way From Staten
Island.

The Municipal ferrybost stapietcn
broke down OFF Robins Reef shortly
after noon to-day anc drifted about
holplcssly In the strong tide. One OF
the rudder chains snapped and tho big
ferryboat became unmanagable.
The Stapleton vas bound for South
Ferry out of Stapleton. &. l.. and car
ried only about thirty passengers. the
majority OF them women. They were
that anything untoward had
happened until the pilot began blowing
his distress signals. lilo let the whistles
alarmed many of ito passengers.
Tho signals quickly drew 4 hcct OF
craft to the Stapleton's aid. The ferry
boat Richmond set out from her slip at
st. George at full speed and the ferry
boat Castleton. bound for Staten Island
from South Ferry. Increased her speed
to join the rescue feet. Other vessels
that responded to the signals were tho
Revenue Cutter Calumet. the Immigrant
cutter Immigrant and about a dozen
tugs.
The ferryboat Richmond was the nrst
to arrive alongside the disabled Staple
ton. which was then drifting rapidly
toward the rocks of Governors Island.
Pilot Larkin Of the Richmond made fast
wnen Pilot Busn decided TO transfer his
passengers and tho shift wal made
without confusion In spite OF the fears
Of the women.