Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-04-21
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take them to another town for
sale. This came to the notice of
the postal authorities and he was
arrested on the charge of using
the mails to defraud. In addi-
ton, he would send checks drawn
on Bloomfield hank in which he
had no funds.
Inspection of dairy cows for
tuberculosis, a thing the pro-
gressives in many small Missouri
towns have striven for and failed
so far to get was provided for in
an ordinance adopted in Colum-
bia "-uesday night. The govern
ment has shown that u COW which
appears to be in perfect health
may have the disease and pass it
on in the milk to adults and bs-
bies. The state offers, through
its veterinarian, to send trained
men to any town in the state at
hardly any cost to the town or the
dairymen, who will give milk
users the only certain immunity.
There remains no valid argument
against the inspection. Towns
which have not accepted the
states offer should harken to
specialists on the disease when
they say tuberculosisis is not hered-
itary, that deaths from the dis
ease, in cases where proper meas
ures are taken in time, are pre-
ventable-and at home.
Lafayette county will have
much improved roads if two pro-
posed Smile road districts are
formed. Petitions for the dis
tricts have been presented to the
county court. One district would
include Higginsville and the other
would adjoin it on the east ant
include Corder. All the roaC
money collected in these districts
would have to be spent in them
Since both districts would includ,
rich parts of the county the in
crease in their share Of the count,
road money would be consider
able. No bond issue has beeI
provided for in either district, bu
it is the intention of the petition
ers to present to the voters a bon'
proposal for rock roads "s sooI
! as the new state road bills becom
laws. With the new Lexington
district adjoining the proposes
; districts on the north Lafayett
county soon would have a splen
; did mileage of rock road.
: There are two notably goo
points to the Women's Civi
, League at Unionville, as may b
|, observed from the Republican
t "lt met" says the Republican
q "and transacted a lot Of busi
q ness.'' The league, it appears
a is keeping all the city officia
4 busy doing its biddings. 1t hs
q laid these two important princi
pies: "Every citizen has tt
right to call upon the officials
the town to enforce its laws" an
!, keeping the city clean rests pr
marily not upon the mayor
y upon its marshal, but upon Il
u individual property owner; yol
9 example is power in yo,
, block"
" After making expensive prep'
i rations to engage in tobac'
growing and raising one fine crC
o Clay county planters have be-
If badly stung by the trust whi'
IL offered a ruinously low price I
!. leaf. 1t is said, however, the re
70 reason was the breaking of Il
ct Kentucky pool and throwing bo
> the heOs and 1910 crops on I
m market at once. Il will probat
st be a long time before they "
lget up against ths same CONT
nation Of unfortunate circuI
stances again. Next year conc
70 tons should be great deal b
p ter and much higher prices shot
N be realized.