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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04
The Royal Oak.

The actual tree into which Charles
vanished was hacked to pieces within
few years by relic hunters, and The
present royal oak at Boscobe is mere
ly a descendant. A salver made from
the original royal oak is still pos
sessed by oxford university. and count
less chairs, tables, altars, picture
frames and snuff boxes claim TO be
made out Of the same sacred material.
Charles H. intended to commemorate
his escape at Boscobel by establishing
new order Of knights Of the Royal
Oak" but thought best mot to keep
awake animosities." The name Of the
Royal Oak" has been preserved in
the navy since 1864. The first ship
to bear this historic name met with
an ignominious fate, being burned by
the Dutch when they came up the Med
way in 1867. Oak Apple day, now lit
tie observed except by school boys,
was formerly great anniversary and
for long after the Restoration a Royal
Oak invariably figured in all civic
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04
GREENE WAS A LUCKY MAN
HE Lost Five Dollar HilI Found In
Two Places, and HE Conscience
Elastic.

IF anybody but Greene had told me
this wouldn't have believed 1t, and I
wouldn't have believed him IL II had
happened to anybody but Greene"
said the man. "The other day Greene
lost Eve dollars. When he got home
he began to figure out where he might
have lost It. There was o chance every
time he took out his pocketbook. He
had had his pocketbook In his hand.
he remembered, when heleft the drug
store at One Hundred and Fourth
street, and again when he left the for
lists at One Hundred and First street.
"In order to expedite the search
Greene telephoned the news Of his
loss to the druggist. The druggist was
very accommodating. He promised to
put the whole drug store force on the
Job and to telephone back the result
as soon as the premises had been
thoroughly searched.
while waiting for a message from
the druggist Greene telephoned to the
florist, and received similar assur-
ances Of cooperation. In about FIVE
minutes the druggist called up. The
Eve dollars had been found lying un-
der the edge Of dry goods box ON the
pavement and would be handed over
to Greene.
"Greene jumped into his coat and
grabbed his hat, but before he got to
the door the florist telephoned that
the FIVE dollars had been found in the
ash can Just outside his door, and
would be held against all comers until
Greene called for It, Greene's con-
science Is Of the India rubber variety,
80 he had no compupctions about COL
lecting the five dollars from both drug
gist and florist. I'll bet that wouldn't
happen to anybody else on earth but
Greene"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04

Mrs. orubb. wife Of General Gruhb.
who was formerly United States min.
lister to Spain. is the only woman in
the United States who has been hon.
ored with the Spanish order Of the
Order Of Noble Ladies of Maria Luisa.
She received It recently from the
queen Of Spain. Mrs. Grub now re-
sides at Edgewster. N. J.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04
Missouri College Grows.

4
Statistics rscently compiled al
the Missouri Agricultural College
show that in the past five years
the number Of students attending
its courses has increased 227 per
cent. In the same period of time
the University, as whole, has
increased its attendance by 40
per cent.
He who seeks an explanation
of this remarkable growth in pop.
ulanty OF the Agricultural Col
lege will find 1t partly in the gen.
eral awakening 10 the Importance
of agriculture as a fundamental
vocation and partly in the effect.
i've work the college itself has
done in the establishing of new
agricultural standards.
Missouri Chief, Josephine, and
her six noted stable mates with
records of from 900 to over TOO
pounds of marketable butter ar.
nually, all OF them bred at the
college farm, have attracted wide
spread attention. On some of its
outlying farms the Experiment
Station has succeeded in increas-
ing the yield of clover from one
half to two tons per acre by proper
soil management, and in South.
west Missouri it has been shown
that corn may be increased twenty
bushels and wheat twelve. The
horticultural department has dis
covered methods of pruning peach
trees 80 as to produce two addi-
tional crops in eight years. The
Veterinary department has sent
out Information and given direct
help to hundreds of hog raisers
throughout the state, as a result
OF which it has been estimated
that the farmers of Missouri have
saved $500, 900 in a single year.
1t will be remembered, too, that
at the 1910 International Live
Stock Show the Missouri College
had the highest scoring student
stock judging team that has ever
judged at Chicago in the eleven
years that these contests have
been held.
In ways similar TO these the
Missouri College has come to be
regarded with favor by the farm
ing and other business interests
of the state, and young men who.
eight or ten years ago would have
taken up the study Of law, medi-
cine or engineering are now en-
rolling for work in agriculture.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04

had, and the smaller egg inside
was unbroken. This is an egg
freak, the like Of which we have
nevers seen before. jackson Cash
Book.
ia looking over some Of the
records in the probate office the
other day." says the Fulton Sun,
Judge W. H. Dawson found a
sale listof fhisgrandfather's estate.
The sale was held in October
1846. Among other items that
were sold and listed was q red
cow and calf lfatS6.25. A number
OF negroes were listed in his estate
and negro woman and child
were sold at another sale for $3.50.
The taxes that were paid on $50
acres of land west of Fulton for
1846 amounted to little over 50,
and in another year about S13.
The automobile law, one Of the
revenue measures passed by the
46th general assembly that es.
capped the executive axe, is maxi
ing the secretary Of states office
a very busy place these hot days.
BY the terms of this law it will be
necessary for every owner of an
automobile to take out a liceu SO
August 1st, and applications are
coming in at the rate of 300 per
day. II you own a machine it
would be we'll to ge! busy at once
and get your application on file,
thereby avoiding the crush on the
first day Of the month.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04

..n his KIND.
7 suppose lawyers as rule. run 10
cate and pets
What makes you think that7"
because should think they would
naturally 20 to something in the fee.
line.-
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04

'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Oripi
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

@SSSSSSSsSssSsSSSSSSSSSS
Dexter was 3S years old on the
Fourth Of July.
West Plains has postal saw
jngs bank which opened up July
81.
Two large wolves have been
killed in Mississippi county the
past week.
Jules Boyer Of Ste. Genevieve
celebrated his Goth birthday an
niversary on the Fourth.
AT a family birthday celebra-
tioR near East Prairie last week,
there were III persons present.
A resident of Jakson claims to
have killed 1872 sparrows in nine
shots. The birds must be very
thick in that city.
Parma Victor: II is said that
there are sixteen murder cases
awaiting trial in the Dunklin
county circuit court
A company from Little Rock,
Ark. is to establish a branch at
Hayti and put up a S2S, 900 build
ing, gin and compress.
A girl, fifteen years old at Ad-
vance has attended school four
years without missing a day or
being tardy a single time.
The intrest received on the
state funds from the banks which
have the same on deposit for the
month OF June amounted to So
7o3.
The youngest bank deposition
in the state is said to be q little
girl in Hannibal, in whose name
a deposit was made when she was
bnt ten hours old.
A resident of Fredricktown has
a flag which was carried in Gen.
eral Joe Wheeler's command dur
ing the Spanish American war.
Two men were shot down while
earring this flag in tie battle of
Santiago.
The wheat crop on farm of
ITO acres in Stoddard county,
yielded 1880 bushels. This is in
the Allstein ranch. Last year the
yield was not so large, but a sec
ond crop Of clover seed was har-
vested which brought in S2,874.
In Hannibal recently, a hus-
band discovered q man in the
room with his wife upon return
home and q fight resulted be-
tween the men. While this was
in progress, the woman drank
the contents of a bottle of ca,bolic
acid an died in a few hours.
A farmer in Cape Girardeau
county recently divided his prop
erty, consisting Of 655.-6 acres of
good land, valued at S33, 3,432,
among three sons and three
daughter. while two other daugh-
ters win BE- given cash instead OF
land. He went to that county 10
1881 and worked as a day laborer.
Charleston has placed q license
OF $500 per day on .'merchantile
agents., defining such as those
persons "going around from place
to place in the city and taking
-. A. ..<<,~.7- a.. s..&,,.o Alt.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04


that the prospectsare pretty good
now for a big run.-Farmington
Times.
Cape Republican, E. Eaker
a spy in the Confederate army the
last two years Of the great conflict
which was started about 80 years
ago, came back to this country
Saturday to visit relatives for the
first time since he left here over
40 years ago. Not in twenty years
had a word been heard of him by
his relatives and they heard years
ago that he had died and passed
on to his reward. Eaker was born
and reared near Marble Hill and
was a youth when the hostilities
between the north and south
broke out. He became imbued
with the enthusiasm of war and
its hazards and leaving his
friends and relatives started off
south, running away from friends
and other close relatives to take
4
lup the pursuits of war, whatever
should be assigned to him. He
got into the secret service of the
southern army and suffered all
the hardships and dangers which
went with the work he was assign
ed to. His relatives were union
sympathizers and Eaker learned
before the close OF the war that hc
would not receive a kind welcome
when he returned home. Hence
his absence of At years. Heisno
SO years old and his hair is as
white as snow.
Aprize- winner liar in the Dex-
ter Statesman: In one OF our
banking institutions came a timid
girl OF some sixteen summers.
She stood at the window of the
teller who received deposits.
The cashier was writing and
merely glanced up, saying to
himself, "small depositor-ab about
S2-I'll let the assistant wait on
her." Suddenly he heard a small
piping voice say: "Mister, | have
two Irish potatoes here" She
got no further, for every employe
and Official Of the bank we're
punched at the window in a giffy
while the cashier was making
most abject apology, saying:
"Pardon our rudeness, Miss, we
all were under theimpression that
1t was jnst money you had in
your hand"
A dog affected by rabbies was
killed by Marshal Jeffers last Fri
day afternoon. 1t came from the
direction OF Ashervile, and bit q |
COW and two dogs for Tom Brooks
OF the Greenwood settlement. |
About 20-odd dogsin Dexter were
bitten by the brute before the
Marshal found 1t and killed it
and since then the marshal has
shot q score or more of dogs, and
has ordered those suspioioned of
having peen bitten muzzled. 1t
will be wise to avoid all dogs in |
Dexter, just now, especially those
that act strangely. Don's let your
valuable dog run loose, for II
they act peculiarly they liable
to die Of an injection Of lead
Statesman,
George Hartls showed us an
egg yesterday which was laid by
one Of Otis Moore's hens. 1t was
as large as a goose egg and per-
feet in shape. Inside of this egg
was another perfect egg OF ordin-
ary size. The hen laid two OF
these double eggs. One of them
was bsoksn, and i was found
that both the large egg and the
one inaide Of II had the white and
yolk IN perfect form, Only the
large egg Of the one shown US
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04

Findlay, o. July fs--All july
weather records we're broken here
by a fall OF snow which lasted several
pl4nutss-
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04
Easy lInIna.

Patience-This novel says eyes
we're riveted to the ioor for an In
slant. but he quickly raised them.
pstrice-Must have been weak sort
Of rivets. Yopxers Statesman,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-04

Notice is hereby given that all who
owe 1909 taxes must pay at once ia order
Respectfully,
a-As vi 3. RopEHsos.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
STIFF SENTENCE FOR PIGGER.

r. V. Martinson was convicted yes
terday before Judge Davis for the
keeping and maintaining common
nuisance at corner of 3rd and Ward
streets, and was sentenced to six
months in the county jail and to pay
a fine of $500 and costs of $1O0. A
barrel of beer was seized which was
ordered destroyed and the fine
and costs were entered as a personal
Judgment against the defendant.
Remitters have been received by
the clerk of county court, in cases of
tn State VS.. Joseph Schumacher and
the State vs.. William Kelly. Judge
Davis was affirme ed in the Schumaker
case, and in the Kelley case the de
fendant was granted . new trial.
OF all the cases that have been ap,
pealed from the county court of this
county, Judge Davis has been re-
versed in but two cases. He has nev.
er been reversed in a civil case, and
has been reversed in just two GRIM
inal cases. This is an exceptional
record and it is doubtful if there is
a judge in the state with so small a
percentage of reversals by the su-
preme court.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
No. 2 On The N. P. Held Up
Near Valley City. Four
Men Who Did The Job Es-
capped in Automobile.
Engineer Vas Shot Twice.
Robbers Get Everything Of
Value From Many Passen-
gers ON The Train.

A report from Valley City
this morning states that No..
2, on the Northern Pacific
was held up last night be.
tween Buffalo and TowerCity
east OF Valley City, by four
men, who escaped with their
booty in an automobile.
The men boarded the North
Coast Limited at midnight
near High Line two covering
the engineer, Sam Olson, and
the fireman, with guns OF.
son put up a fight and was
shot twice, but will recover.
One covered che passengers
and got about $500 besides
valuable jew elry. They
jumped into an automobile
and went south, followed by
a large posse. ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
Tasker Miner Who Shot and Nearly
Killed His Son.in"Law, Butterwiek,
Alias John Rose, is Found Guilty.

Andrew Jensen, the miner at Tas.
ker, n. D., who several months ago
shot his son-in-law, Butterwick, alias,
John Rose, in the arm and chest with
NO. lO shot gun, nearly causing his
death, was found guilty of assault
with deadly weapon with intent to
kill, the jury returning it's verdict
about $50 o'clock Wednesday after.
noon. The jury had deliberated from
noon that day.
The trial began Tuesday and prov
ed rather interesting.
The chief witnesses for the state
We're Butterwick and his wife, who
is the daughter of Jensen's wife.
Each gave damaging evidence against
Jensen.
The shooting as the result of trou-
BILE of long standing. Butterwick claim
ed that Jensen and the wife's mother,
attempted to coax his wife away
to a dance near Burlington. He got
on the train and foiled their plane
and he informed his father-in-law
that sometime he'd "knock his block
off Jensen had Butterwick arrest
ed the next day and he was given
hearing before Judge Murray. That
afternoon he returned to Tasker and
he accompanied his wife to Jensens
home, to get some of his effects.
Jensen appeared in the doorway not
over 80 feet away with a shot gun
and altho Butterwick says ne was
backing away from the house, hreo'
the shot mangling his arm and IN
juring him about the chest. Butter
wick walked to Tasker and was orot
to Minot, where his arm was ampu-
tated His life was almost despalreo
of for some time.
The defense secured Palda, Greene
Aaker and claimed that the shoot
ing was done in self defense, tna'
Rntterwick had threatened to put
Jensen out Of the way.
In the trial it developed that the
mans name was not John Rose at
al, but one Butterwick, who mercy
assumed the name of Rose 'when no
married Mrs. Jensen's daughter. ne
claimed that the reason he olo LILO
WAS because his parents objected 10
his marriage.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
ANDREW JENSEN, TASkER
miner, found GUILTY
eiaily believed that Blaisdell would
rather see Hanna's political downfall

eially believed that Baisdell would
rather see Hanna's political downfall
'nan to win himself.
Honest jim Johnson, who suf-
.ered defeat for congress in the last
campaign, according to latest rumors,
Will be candidate again. Jim
made splendid showing wherever he
vas able to do any campaigning, and
if the state is divided into districts,
lie will stand good chance to win.
The Democrats do not figure much
of electing a governor again. They
will make their big fight for national
committeeman. Among the candidates
mentioned are Geo. Duis Of Grand
Forks, Billy Collins of Bottineau, E.
H. Stenvick, the game warden for the
northern district, and B. S. Bryn-
jolfson.
Andy Miller, one of the strongest
insurgents in the state, will undoubt-
edly be a candidate for governor and
if so, he will have the support of
Gov. Burke and the Democrats Al
tho a terrific fight was made agains,
Miller in the last campaign, he came
within a thousand votes of being the
high man. Miller has a way of cam
ho l., ~
his political stock seems to be on
the decline, Andy gets out and
all to the good for a while.
Burdick wants to be governor or
congressman or something. Young
of Valley City would like to be con-
glessman from the proposed middle
district. Hanna and Helgesen will
have a battle for congress in the
eastern district in case the districts
are formed. 1t may be that they will
compromise and one of them pull
out to become candidate for COVER
nor. ..a> .-z
Jim Hanley of Mandan will surely
be after something, probably con-
gressman or governor. Just now
there are a tremendous lot of men
about the state with political ambi-
tions.
Frank Talcott will probably be the
stalWart candidate for governor
The Democrats can scratch up
plenty of candidates for governor for
Instance, Jones, of Rock Oliver
Knudson, the bank examiner, Frank
Helstrom the warden of the peniten-
tiary, and Senator Mcdowell of Mar
H'ontinued on Page 1!l
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
A GOOD FRIEND TO
THE NORMAL SCHOOL

Hon. E. G. DISCARD Of Neville, N.
D., accompanied by his family, au-
toed to Minot and visited at the home
of his uncle, Thos. E. DISCARD. Mr.
DISCARD is prominent banker at Nc
Vile. He reports the crops fair in
that vicinity, although from Pleasant
Lake to Minot, there were some bad
>spots. Mr.. DISCARD was member OF
the appropriation committee in the
last legislature, and he deserves con
siderable credit for being one who
worked for allowing the appropriation
for the Minot normal school. There
was considerable influence brot to
bear on this committee to hold on this
appropriation for two years, but Mr..
DISCARD believed that the people were
entitled to normal school at this
place. ' y
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
HOLLIS AND Crane AFTER
new NORMAL PRESIDENCY
EASTERN STAR WILL
HOLD BIG PICNIC

The Eastern Star will give picnic
and ball at Wildwood park a week
from Friday. The park has been Sc
cured exclusively for members OF
that body and besides members of
the Star, all Masons and their fam
lilies will be welcome. The picnic
will begin at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon. A lunch will be served in the
evening", and the ball will take place
in the evening Good music has been
secured. Those who Nike the water,
can go to the grounds In gasoline
launches or automobiles will be run
to and from the grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. s. c.. Reighart of
Sheldon, H., are guests at the home
of w. n. Rdghart, brother Of the
former. ..,.
The forming base ball team will
hold a. dance at the home Of John
Stakston, week from Saturday. No
highballs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
WOMAN KILLED
IN OREGON
Mrs. Rasmussen, Nee, Miss Nora
Fitzpatrick, Meets Death in
Wreck-6abe Badly scaIded.

Mrs. j. w. Rasmussen of Els
worth, Wis, a former resident OF
Mountrail county, south Of White
EARTH was killed in the wreck of a
passenger train on the Oregon Trunk
railroad near The Dalles, Oregon, late
July 10, a sun kink" in the rails
causing the disaster. The engine
went over a forty foot embankment
and one passenger coach fell on top
of the engine. Five passengers were
killed, and twelve were badly inJul-
ed, from the escape Of steam.
Mrs. Rasmussen formerly was
Miss Nora Fitzpatrick and until few
years ago lived on a ranch along the
Missouri in old Ward county. Many
of the old timers will remember her.
She had been visiting at her old
home in Wisconsin and was en- route
to Oregon to live, when her life was
taken. Her little baby was badly
scalded, but it is thot, will live.
The remains passed thru White
Earth en- route to Wisconsin for bur
ial and many of the old time friends
of the deceased went to that place
to meet the train.
T. v. Bailey, from north of the
city, has sold his homestead to r. NJ.
Martin, Of Medicine Hat, Alta, who
will take possession at once. We are
glad that our Canadian friends are
wise enough to invest in North Da-
kota. dirt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20

The Man Who Has Been Making Such
Successful Flights About the state
VIII Be Here Aug. II.

Lucky Bob" St. Henry, with hls
Curtiss aeroplane, will fly in Mino'
Aug. IA, the opening day OF the reg
istration for the Berthold reservation
This aviator has made successful
flights at Darlington, his old home
where he ran an auto garage, at Val
lev City, Devils Lake, Bottineau and
jamestown, and he has had but one
accident.
St. Henry makes beautiful flights
and he has never yet disappointed
crowd, going up sometimes in a
strong wind.
Geo. r.. Btakeney, his manager
was in Minot, the first of the weeA
completing arrangements for the ex-
hibition.
Coming as this does on the open
ing day of tho registration, there VII
be an immense crowd here. More
particulars later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20
Several Good Men Are in the Field
for President Of the New Minot
Normal School-HoIlis Has Gov.
Burke's Endorsement.

Prof. Hollis, Of the Valley City
normal school, was in Minot Tues.
day, interviewing several of our Cit
liens, concerning his chances for be-
ing elected president of the Minot
normal school. The selection OF the
president will probably be made at
the meeting to be held in this city
July 25. Prof Hollis has been con-
nected with the Valley City normal
for the past eleven years and he has
had normal training in New York
state. He is considered an especial.
ly good man. He has the endorse
ment Of Gov. Burke, who is using his
influence in his behalf with the mem
bers Of the board.
Prof. Crane Of the jamestown
schools, Is a candidate also for the
position. Mr.. Crane Is a young man,
"a years OF age, and Is considered
very bright scholar. He has had nu
normal training, although he is one
of the most brilliant educators In the
state. He is well known in Minot,
having had charge Of the summer
school here at one time.
A Wisconsin candidate Is Also in
the field.