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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-03-08
ENTITLED 70 ANY MOTTO
Andrs~ carneslss Achievements
Surely euf'eient 70 Allow Him
Thss Privilege

Mr.. Carnegie has been an interest
ing and decidedly picturesque witness
In the steel trust investigator. From
the time he borrowed money to en-
gage IN business. down through years
Of his shrewd and successful financial
ventures to the present hour. he has
been the central object Of interest IN
connection with the enormous growth
OF the steel business.
Do manifold and varied have been
his methods and workings that. on the
witness stand. be was Obliged to ask
his counsel to refresh his memory On
what to him was the simple matter q
securing the appointment OF enc Of
HE attorneys 30 . place In the prsst
dsat's cabinet
His repetition Of his former en-
phstio statement that the steel bust
ness needs no tariff 10 entsztainins.
IN view Of the advantages accorded
that business a. the result Of existing
schedules
-AIl is ven. sisce ell soss better.
according 10 his statement 10 TIE
ironmaster's motto. Exactly what he
means is not clear But tbs man who
can select cabinet members and defy
the robber tariff while enjoying the
enormous benefits Of the system may
AsSe any scs, q motts be nay choose
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-03-08

'ROUNDABOUTTHES 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.
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county recently lost "a head o.
fne hogs from cholera.
Atthe last session OF the county
court in Mississippi county over
$4,000 was paid out to various
creditors.
A man at Fornfelt, who lost
both legs by falling under a box
ear, has received the sum of &c.
900 as damages.
A negro woman publicly whip.
ped a negro boy at Ironton be-
cause he had broken his promise
to marry her daughter.
Washington county is being
tested for oil wells. A company
has . lease on 760 acres and a
trial we'll will soon be dug.
Noah Count of Chiggerbits,
says that many young man has
taken his first step toward the
bankruptcy court in a pool hall.
Since there is only one saloon
in Maryville there is talk OF cut
ting down the salaries Of the city
officials in order to make both
ends meet.
James Williams, near Craig,
has recently lost eight horses out
of a herd of twenty one, believed
to have been caused by eating in
the stalk fields.
r. e. Race has been chosen
secretary Of the Mexico CONNER
cial Club. With a name like that
he ought to make things move a
little faster in Mexico.
Some of the papers Of thla Sec
ton are saying some nice things
about W. D. Vandiver for gover-
nor. He represented this district
eight years in congress.
A lawyer in Dearborn has q
sign in his office that is catchy
and at the same time contains
sound advice. 1t says: "Come
in without knocking; 60 out the
same way"
A real estate firm OF Morehouse
recently sold q farm containing
800 acres for S125 per acre. The
buyer was an Illinois man. Peo-
pie from all sections are locating
in Southeast Missouri.
They voted on the local option
in Nodawsy county a week or
more ago. The county went
"dry" by majority of 1880 out
of total vote of2946. Four years
ago the dry majority was 6O6.
Hal Woodside, who was Gov
ernor Folks private secretary,
has announced his candidacy for
the position OF State Auditor,
against John P. Gordon, present
incumbent, on the Democratic
ticket.
Levering hospital at Hannibal,
caught fire one morning this
week and was damaged to the
amount of about S15, 900. All OF
the patients were removed 10 near
by residences while the fire was
raging.
Hon. W. D. Vsndiver has de-
cided to get into the race for the
Democratic gubernstorisl nomi-
nation. Mr.. Vsndiver Is very
smooth and will be heard from in
the race. He would make On ex.
cellent official.
The Wabash will double track
lite road from Birmingham to Ex-
oelsior Springs Jonction and also
at other places along between
Kansas City and st. Louis. The
second track from Birmingham
to Excelsior Springs Junction
will cost s27s, 600 and vill be for
a d;efa nee of II uo;Iaa
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-03-08

souri, hope to see the Missouri
Pacific railroad successful in its
fight on the Little River Drain.
age district. That organization
may not be proceeding exactly as
we all would have it, but the
main thing is to get large, suf-
ficient waterway through the low.
lands that will carry the water in
something like a channel. The
railroad company waited too long
to make its protest. Many good
lawyers think that it lost its day
in court, and that the supreme
court will not prohibit Judge
Sheppard from continuing with
jurisdiction of the cases. Al.
ready. more than 100000 have
been expended in preliminaries
of organization and location. All
OF this would be lost, il the dis
trict's affairs should now be sent
back to New Madrid county,
Kennett Democrat,
DR.. ]. C. B. Dixon, veteran Of
the Mexican War and the oldest
resident of Howell county, died
at West Plains. He was born
years ago in Eastern
Tennessee. Left an orphan when
8 years old, he was bound out by
relatives to a half-breed Chero.
kee Indian medicine man, a grad
uate OF an Eastern college. Doc.
tor Dixon came to West Plains in
1865, where there were only three
houses in the town. He was a
charter member of the Masonic
and Odd Fellows lodges of this
place. When he was 80 years
old he Joined the Shriners at
Springfield. He was the largest
property owner in the city, own
ing more than fifty business
houses and residences. He is
survived by a widow, a con, E.
A. Dixon, and daughter, Mrs.
Andrew Vanwormer.
The 17-yeaE-old wife of Will
Aker, farmer, liviag between
Clarkton and Maiden, was burn.
ed to death, Wednesday morning.
She was standing in front of a
fire, with her back to it, holding
her baby, when her dress caught
fire. She dashed the child to a
bed and ran to the yard. Her
husband met her and made an
effort to extinguish the fire, but
her body was 80 badly burned
that she died in Il few hours.
Why will people run out into the
wind when their clothing catches
fire? Fall down, roll over, cover
yourself with quilt, or anything
to stop the blaze.-Kennett Dem
ocrat.
The preliminary trial Of Roy
charged with killing James
H. (Polk) Shelby, Friday even
ing, January 26, was held at Six
eston last week, and Miller was
AS deputy marshal,
he had arrested q nephew Of
Shelby for being drunk and die
orderly. Shelby, an old man, q
cripple, but who had been in fre-
quent shooting scrspes, hunted
Miller up to make him eat his
own gum" Miller shot first,
Soon after the killing shelby's
brothers threatened to make
trouble, but 90 far, have not done
4. Shelby was well connected
In Scott and Mississippi counties,
Jim Lake who lives near. Elk
horn one day last week was
.hucking corn and throwing the
out through the cracks Of
The crib. A horse was eating
them IS he threw them out and
in grabbing for one got Lske's
hnger In his mouth and bit the
"a
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-03-08

I Monday morning before by shoot
! ing herself in the head with q
! target gun.
The health officials at Charles
ton are 90 lax that they allowed
: the funeral of a boy who died OF
! scarlet fever, in the Baptist
; church last week. The announce
ment was made that the church
was fumigated at once.
According to the. decision of
the supreme court, handed down,
sustaining the verdict of the Nod
away county circuit court, Hez
Rssco, murderer Of the Hubbell
family, will be hanged 90, Tues.
day, March 20, at Maryyills.
Sikeston is preparing to do
, away with the office of city as
, sessor. 1t seems the law provid-
es that the county collector or
clerk shall furnish the city with
certified abstract OF the city as
, sessments and this will be used
by the collector.
A new hotel to cost S85, 900 is
to be built at Poplar Bluff and be
run OF both the American and
European pEan. 1t wild be- five
stories and be made absolutely
fire proof. 1t is planned to have
100 rooms, and there will be every
modern convenience, including
circulating ice water in each
room.
A we'll known Missourian re.
Gently found in his trunk an old
diary with this entry: august
10, 1887: Went I'd the railroad
station to see my sister off, and
by some chance Harry Blank
was there to see bis sister off,
and in the rush and noise and
confusion we got mixed and |
hugged his sister and he hugged
mine."
tt elate Mrs. Nancy E, Mcclure,
who died last week at the home
of her son, Elder j. D. Mcclure,
in Albany, left large number Of
defendants. Until her death
there were five living generations
represented in her family. The
living decendants number 8 chill
dren, "a grandchildren, 76 great
grandchildren, and IL great
grest-grand children.
Cities have their troubles like
the rest of us. Kirksville, for in.
stance, has been owing a plum
ber's bill of 81, 1875 since the fall
Of 1910, when its waterworks sys-
tenn needed emergency treatment.
OF course, its awfully hard to pay
a bill that has been lodged as
long as that, hut the Express
points out that eveps plumber
should be given his dues.
In a special election in Mound
City, Saturday, the proposition
to vote bonds in the sum OF s15,-
600 for the purpose of installing
a sanitary sewerage system and
extending the present system Of
waterworks carried by a majority
Of more than eight to one. A two
thirds vote is required. There
were seventeen votes sgsinss the
waterworks extension, and 341
for it.
Ira A. Mcclellan of Dewitt,
found s400 in gold q few days
ago while looking over the per.
sonal effects OF the late Mise
Amanda Sanderson, Of whose es.
tate he is administrator. The
money was wrapped in q ball Of
yarn that was found in q sack of
carpet rags. According to men,
crsndum found with the money,
the money had been placed there
more than 10 years ago. Mrs.
Amanda Sandersen, mother Of
Miss sanderson, does not remem.
Der anything about the money.
Mrs. Sanderaon Ia f0l vaars ola
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-03-08
Heard about the Indian mas.

Heard about the Indian mas
sacre. Well, a lot OF the week.
lies have been msssscrelng an
Indiaa for two weeks now in their
columns. He originally met his
death on q railroad track in ILL.,
nois, and has been given no rest
since. Patent medicine.
Interested land owners of Scott
and Cape Girardesu counties met
at Cape Girardesu raaently and
organized an association called
the Southeast Missouri Drain =
age Association" Their object
was to dig a ditch of sufficient
size to drain all the lowlands of
the above counties, with the hope
Of eventually connecting it with
the Himmelberger-Luce Canal in
New Madrid county.
Joseph Baker, II years old,
who first discovered lead ore in
Kansas, died at Joplin, Wednes-
day. Death wss due to pneu-
monia. Baker came to Joplin in
1885 in the early mining days.
Believing ore abounded across
the state line, he went to Galena, =,
Kansas, two years later and
found lead in the first shaft he
sunk. The strike caused a rush
OF prospectors to the new camp.
Charley Moore, a gambler and
noted bad man, known through
out Southern Missouri and North
ern Arkansas, has met his doom.
He was shot from ambush last
Friday night while on his way to
his home in the suburbs Of Nam.
moth Springs and died a few
hours later. A few days before
hs had, without provocation, fat
ally shot Robt. Kirkpatrick, who
had -hved with him.-West Plains
Gazette.
A farmer residing near Pilot
Knob, Iron county, was aroused
one night recentlyabout midnight
bya man in the room, who was dis.
robing to get into another bed.
He spoke to the intruder, who re.
piled, pretty cold weather, isn't
itP" Seeing shat the stranger
was mentally unbalanced, he took
him to an officer, and il was later
discovered that he had but re-
Gently escaped from the asylum
at Pennington.
Farmers east and north OF La
throp say they sse and hear
wolves every day. 1t was at La
throp, you remember, that they
held a wolf drive recently which
resulted in the corraling Of one
owl. This department once knew
a man whose imagination was 30
powerful that one coyots five
miles away sounded to him like a
pack OF timber wolves in his front
yard. But maybe there are
wolves around Lathrop.
After Woodbridge Golden was
sentenced to two years in the
penitentisry at Brookfield, for
assault to kill he cursed Judge
Fred Lamb and othen court off.
GERS, and his sentence was in.
creased to fya years. Further
incensed, Golden turned to the
judge and said: 81 don't give a
damn il you make it ten. judge"
"Mr. Clerk, "ssid the court, turn
ing to the circuit clerk, 81 SEN
tence the prisoner to ten years in
the psnitentiary."
Here's an example Of real
gameness. In the Wabash aoety-
lene works at Moberly the other
night the superintendent, whose
name is Morris, discovered an
acetylene tank on fire. II It blew
up, it meant the plant would be
destroyed and a lot OF men would
lose their lives. So Mr.. Morris,
regardless Of the fact that Ii was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
THRILLING STORY
OF RESCUE ON LAKE
Passengers and Crew Taken OF
by Life-Savers Just Before
Steamer Sinks.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, November ae.
Survivors who reached here to-day
told thrilling stories Of their last mo-
ments on the steamer South Shore.
and of their rescue by ife-savers just
before the boat plunged to the bottom
of Lake Superior. near Grand Aarsis.
on Sunday.
Il have sailed the lakes for years
and never before eneountered such an
experience as this" said Arthur King
fireman on the steamer. to-day. IT
vas not long after the boat struck the
heavy seas that her seams opened. and
the water poured through them Two
men and their wives were aboard ~
passengers. The women were remark
ably cool but they did not know the
real danger. We. down below. knew
we were right In the graveyard Of the
lakes
The windows were soon smashed
and the starn torn away. A. the boat
began to all the fires got low. ! was
standing In water up to my waist. and
deck hands passed coal a. they could
soape 1t together. As soon Is they
would get q pile OF It together. water
from the seams would wash II away.
and finally We threw into the 0re boxes
q number Of tons Of hard coal We wsg0
carrying a. freight
"Au night We tossed around the
lake In that condition Just before
noon Sunday, the nve-s2vers on
shore. six miles away. saw our white
flag and came to the rescue. We all
Jumped into the ife-savers'c boat and
made for the shore The wheelsman
dashed her wheel and headed her
straight for shoCe. She started In a.
prett;ly a. anything you ever saw. and
then suddenly dropped out Of sight"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
No Prospect Whatever OF His
Ever Becoming Lord
Muncaster.
ny Ia MARaUIsE DE rONTENoY.

by la MARQUISE DE fVNbS"s
- pMUNp PENNINGTON. president
Of the Minneapolis. 81. Paul q
r. saulte Ste. Marie Railroad and
- director OF a number OF other
lines OF -ailrca d and OF Minnesota ID"
Wisconsin banks, declares that he will
not use the title OF Lord Muncaster
when he inherits that peeraSe For
he claims to be heir 20 the present ana
fifth Lord Munoaster a. well as to the
Iaiisr's estates. comprising Nun aster
Castle and about $1,000 acres OF land
in Cumberland, including some very
valuable mineral rights
Now there Is no prospect whatsoever
Of Edmund Pennington ever becoming
Lord Muncaster. The Barony OF NUN
caster was created by George III. In
NTH baronet O. hts line. with remai:r"-
er to his third brother. Lowther Penn
ington. since he had no male iosue.
The second Lord Muncaster had an
Only son. who f6came the third oa."h-
This peer had three sons: Augustus:
who succeeded as fourth baron ana
~ko left nc sop. Josslyn. the prAr' II
ard NTH Lo'd Muncaster. who Is chilli
less: and Captain the Hon. Alan Penn
ington. Of the royal navy, who In the
next and sole heir to the peerage ana
the estates. He has no son, but some
grandchildren by his daughter. the
late Mrs. Edgar Drummond.
Now II Captain Alan Pennington sur
wives hts elder brother. the present
peer and lives to succeed to the Bar
ony of Muncaster. the latter Will be-
come extinct with his death IN default
OF male issue. and will not descend to
Edmund Pennington or to anyone else
while the Muncaster Castle estates In
Cumberland will 80. according 70
present dispositions. to his nephew.
Andrew Drummond. eldest son OF the
sister Of the present and next Lord
MuncAster Andrew Drummonds
younger brother. Mai6win Drummond.
is the husband Of the widowed Mrs:
Marshall Field. Jr.. Of Chicago. ana
should Andrew die Without Issue II IL
Maldwin Drummond and his American
wife, daughter OF Louis Huck OF Chi-
caxo, who will become eventual own
ers OF the MunoaSter Castle estates.
There is. however. Just a possibility
Of Edmund Pennington. Of Minneapolis.
inherit1ng the Pennington oaronetcy.
created by Charles n In favor Of Sir
william Pennington Lord Lieutenant
and vice Admiral Of Cumberland and
westmorland in the seventeenth CEN
fury. have mentioned above that the
frst Lord Muncasters barony was
made with remainder to bis third
brother. Lowther. He had. however. a
second brother. OF the name Of Joseph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
ONE OF LIFE's TRAGEDIES


Atlanta. Ga. November 2s-Sacri-
ices for the family and re.norse be-
cause he could not make still further
sacrifices Is believed 10 have led r. w.
Fitch. local street car conductor. to
kill himself either yesterday or sunday,
% that his two children might havs
hss hfe Insurance ~ onooL Fitoh's
lawyers have received . letter from
hin. ws1c6 ended BY saying: Tn
OotaG - WIND my nttJs bou ~ 81
~ - gA1o 81 VesiA."
0De yoag go MIA Gavs q - sWu
Mood - . fSuitlssD ea,0vt 70 ave Id
wssS's ME Relatives say that he had
been wei and worried ever since.
Reosasiy he purchased . Loo. on whica
% busSA o house for his two youno
eAildren, Charles and Anna. who lived
WITH relatives ~ Lake City. q G,
WAsa q practically vas ccmpSeee1 -
Seu1A shae - hacked Ss79 % pay fos
sAs ooussrvcsssa work. Sncs ~ ha1
esksn sAe s1sle % she proverty In MD
ssas - guardhn FOR the chil1rsa. IL
oeorgsa law prevented hin from boF-
rowing money on 10 He ha1 Slncs
made threats 70 end his nse - that MIS-
cStIHsep couSd obtain his Hfe insur-
soee sna anish paying for she prop-
0TSy. ~ trace Of Ne hos bsea eoUal
- - lSsaSDUorV0 ~ naGo3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
SHERIFF IS SLAIN

sNss % He Aeeepss 1pSstsesso - 80
tep FoTRers Hone.
Olive Branch. Miss November 90
". T. Harris. sser'R OF De Soto Coua-
", was killed and G. W. Treadway,
farmer, probably fatally ~ounded In 9
revolver BATH eyesterday as the Treed-
way home. whore the sheriff and {
poe,s had goos % arrest the farmer
fresdway wss charged with drivfns
odacers iron his home. Members OF
the posse state that Tresdwsy had
invited sheriff Harris TO enter BIS
home. 40 Harris reached the doorway
he We shot down. An exchange o:
sboss between the posse and Tread
way, assisted By his two sons. fol-
lowed The elder rrcadway's arms and
shovlAery were ridded with bullets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
Especial to The Times-Dispatci

Especial to The Times-Dispatch1
Harrisonburg. Va, November 2S--
While returning from his work late
yesterday afternoon, George Henry
whitesel. sixty -five years Old. q wide
" known carpenter OF the Spaders
Church neighborhood. fell dead on h's
wagon seat His companion. who was
driving. caught him and prevented his
body from pitching headlong into the
road He leaves nine children, includ-
ing ArA Miller. Of Staunton. wife q
Harvey B. Miller. the well known train
control inventoc: OFT and Roy WHITE
Sci, telegraph operators near Lynch
burg, and Mrs BERTHE Huffman. OF
Welsh. ". Va He belonged 20 the
United Brethren Church
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
four PERSONS
BURNED TO DEATH
Lose Lives in Early Morning
Fire Before Assistance Could
Reach Them.

Newport News. Va, November 2s.--
In . IRE that destroyed q farm house
IN the Mennonite settlement in War
wick county early this morning. Mrs.
John c. Layman. aged forty years. and
three boys. aged one. two ana three
years, respectively. were burned TO
death before assistance could reach
them. Several other persons were Sc
riously injured. When discovered. the
entire lower floor Of the house was In
flames. and efforts were made 10 res
cue the occupants by means Of ladders.
One woman and an infant were saved,
though the woman 10 dangerously
burned. and Is now in q hospital here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
CORBIN SHIELD NAY MANAGE
NEW ACADEMY AT LiNCHDU00

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Lynchburg. Va, November Cit 10
reported on what appears to be good
authority that Corbin SHIELD. who was
manager Of the old Academy Of Music
At the time OF the fire. will be manager
Of the new theatre after the reopening
about the middle Of December. Mr..
SHIELD has been manager for the Wells
syndicate at several points since the
destruction Of the Academy here April
70. 1911, and It Is expected that he Will
return here In Q short time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
Social and
Personal

A great many Richmond people went
90 Petersburg yesterday evening to at.
tend the marriage OF Miss Grizzells
Mullen. daughte Of Judge and Mrs. J.
NJ Mullen. to Robert Gillian, Jr. The
wedding was very quietly celebrated 81
the home of the brides parents al
$40 o'clock, and the ceremony wal
performed by the Rev. Edmun Pen
dleton cambridge. rector of 81. PauFs
Episcopal Church. In Petersburg. Mrs
Lane Lacy. Of Newport News. was
upatron Of honor. and Thomas Bragg
GILLIAN attended tho groom as his
best man.
The bridesmaids included Misses
Lee Booth and Althea Waite. and the
Eroomsmen were Messrs. Thomas WIFI
Son Mullen. c. Sutton Mullen. Rich
ard T. Wilson and Herbert Bragg
Gillian Little Isabelle Gillian Crock.
ford was flower girl.
Returning to BalCmSre.
hsr and Mrs Howard Bruce. the
latter formerly Miss Mary Graham
Bowdoin. who have been spe ending their
honeymoon IT the Virginia Hot
Springs. will return to Baltimore to.
day. Mr.. Bruce formerly made his
home in Richmond and has a great
many relatives In this city. His wed
ding to q Baltimore girl was a prom
inent event OF the late fall season
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce will occupy. an
apartment at the Washington for the
winter.
Marriage IT Je4eFsoa.
A marriage was celebrated yester-
day at noon in the paxlor OF the JET
81 bAn ravifA HnGd1A~
ston. daughter of MI and Mrs r. L
Huddleston. and DR.. George Wesley
rarNer. both Of Bedford. Va, were mar
risG Rev. Ernest Stevens. Of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church. formerly
OF Bedford. oficiated.
This was by no means a secret mar
rage. but the young people preferred
this quiet ceremony to An elaborate
church or home wedding
Miss Verna Thaxton and Professor
Z e Rogers, Of Aoneta, accompanied
them 10 Richmond and were present.
After a tour to Wellington and
other points North. Dr.. and Mrs Parker
viii return 20 Bedford to reside.
OF Interest Here.
The Bostol Herald Of November II
contains the following Of interest to
society in Virginia:
The Copiey Plaza ball .ocm was In
most attractive dress IN the way OF
decorations for the reception Friday
afternoon at which Mrs Sears-Ra
say presented her daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Sears Harold. to her Bos-
ton friends. Bshin5 Mrs. Ramsay and
her daughter. who received alone. were
masses Of cameiia Ereenery brought
from the Southern home. Westover
Va, and over the long line OF gold
and white boxes was trailing Southern
smilax interpreted with white gar
denias and pink camelias BY
o'clock the spacious ball room door.
which WAS found ideal fo- dancing. wa
FLIED with soung people. among whom
were a bevy Of Harvard undefgradu'
a.es. who kept up the dance for N
hour o. more. Mrs Ramsay. stately
handsome woman. with a fne manner
wore IN imported gown Of dark green
satin and lace. and her daughter wa
girIish and very pretty In
white chiffon and pearls. with
q cluster Of jasmine At LEI
belt. At the tea table were the Misses
Miriam Sears. Nora Saitonstail. Anne
Means, Eleanor Fabyan. Grace Lock