Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-03-22
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'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb 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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Csrlotta Pontiac, . seven year
old Holstein COW owned by the
Missouri College of Agriculture
has beaten the record OF
Missouri Chief Josephine in but
ter production. She produced
during the month Of January 214e
pounds OF milk which tested 3.67
per cent. This makes the butter
fst yield for the month 1919
pounds or about one.tenth OF q
pound more than was produced
by Josephine for her best months
fat production. Carlotta Pontiac
does not give the quantity Of milk
produced by Josephine but her
fat record is very much higher.
She has been milking for 140
days and in this period OF time
has produced e26s.6 pounds Of
milk containing S05.1 pounds OF
butter fat. This is equivalent to
38i pounds Of butter. Her aver.
age daily milk yield is SO 1-S
pounds. Her daily yield Of but.
ter fat is 2 1.5 pounds.
Two years ago Bryan McCarty,
a wealthy farmer living on R. F.
d. swallowed . small silver OF q
chicken bone. One day this week
Mr.. McCsrty extracted from be-
meath the skin on his thigh this
same piece Of bone after 1t had
pierced his alimentary canal
somewhere along the route. Mr..
McCarty says he suffered great
pain at different times and the
pains had been laid TO shsuma.
tism and other causes. He says
he feels like q new man and does
not care for any more such ex-
periences. .-Bonne Terre Register.
The local option election to be
held in New Madrid county on
the 9th day Of April gives promise
to be q very interesting event.
The Missourian published in the
city OF New Madrid, says, in q
suit OF rooms in the Shainberg
building the "drys have opened
headquarters with Murray Phil.
lips in charge, and adjoining
these rooms the "wets" have es.
tablished their "fort" with Amos
L. Phillips at the head, and the
busy forces OF each side are visit.
ing, consulting and arranging q
vigorous campaign.
Paul Hoffman, 9 German pa.
tient at the st. Louis City Hospi-
tel. who was to be deported, bow
ed politely as he met the Govern
msnt officer who had come to take
him away. The officer was busy
with several other prisoners and
when he again looked for Hoff.
man he had disappeared. Hoff.
man had the reputation Of being
the most polite patient 10 the hos
pital.
Columbia 10 all "hst up" over
Q trial In which one resident OF
that village 10 charged with hav-
ling cut the throat Of . dog be-
longing TO q doctor. The tragedy
happened In q pool hall, and that
10 one more count In this DEPART
ment's Sensational orusa d .
against thoss dens Of iniquity.
The city council OF Lamar has
voted TO buy the water works
there and 10 willing to pay $50, =
900 for the plant. A macs meet
ing OF residents OF the town 10 to
be hsld this week and . vote will
be taken 10 decide whether or not
TO indorss this sction Of the city
fathers.
| A young farmer Of Perry coun.
ty, sons tilus ago, while chop-
ping wood, cut Of . little finger,
snd died about two weeks after
yards q Cape Girsrdsau, whsrs
Ihe he'd been ssksn fcF tFsstmsns.