Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-05

most prominent corn oreeuers III
Northwest Missouri, brought an
ear of Reids Yellow Dent to the
Burlington Junction Post office,
Wednesday, that is Superior to
any heard Of in the number OF
grains it contains. The ear is II
1-2 inches long, 8 inches in cir.
cumference and has 26 rows with
total of 1894 grains.
Secretary CT State Roach wants
the II, 600 owners Of automobiles
in Missouri to understand that
the license plates they now have
will be valid until the first day of
February, 1912, and that under
no circumstances can 1912 IL
cense be used pryor to that date. I,
Owners of vehicles, however,
may send in their applications for
1912 license plates at any time
prior to February /, and they will
be duly listed and shipments
made SO as to reach destination
by February !.
In 1905 a resident of Monlgom-
cry county returned to his home,
after having several years in
Alaska. When the assessor come
around the man told him he had
$40, 900 in gold dust aud note
for Sc, 900 in a bank az Valdez,
Alaska, which the assessor did
not list. Later, however, the
} county board Of equalization add
: ed these items TO the mans as
sessment list. Litigation followed
! the same being settled by the
Supreme court, which declared
8 that property which had never
3 been in the state was not assess
able in the state.
Jeff Benge went home to his
fHrn 3 miles northeast of Gamer
on. 1t was stated that he began
, to abuse his daughters and that
an old negro house keeper inter-
fered in their behalf, when I've
shot her in the head. The daugh-
ters fled to the field and brought
back The colored man, Lee. They
!, found that Mr. Benge had turned
! The revolver upon himself anc
had shot himself in the mouth
- His cheek and an eye are gone
;, but he mayrecover. The woman
h brain was protruding from th'
q bullet holes in her skull, 1t il
. likely that she will die.
If The Linn Creek Reveille ha
20 come forth in favor Of war be
d tween Missouri and Arkansas.
IS has discovered that the southern
Of slate charges two and lfal
,e times as much for a marriage Ii
ID cense as Missouri, on .he ground
that Arkansas girls are wort
a more than the Missouri product
J. Well, Linnie, OIL top, il you
IN just get the ammunition an
as command the invading army int
,v The land OF Razorbacks ard Hill
m billies, we'll willingly be one {
,e the privates. But say, fcllert
@. that won't do, for lots Of Arkan
,d saw lovers come over into ou
20 county to get married, and the
an generally kick on the price owe
a here.
to A North Missouri farme
lie whose hog was killed by .rail
s. wrote to the claim agent for
or settlement, says writer in Il
nd Columbia Statesman. He pennt
in his communication thus: "Dei
rk Sir: My razor back strolled dow
ed your track a week ago toda,
He Your twenty-nine came down Il
g line and snuffed his life ava
in You can't blame me, the no
I'D you see, Slipped thru cattle gat
&c, SO kindly pen check for tie
the debt to liquidate " He r
IL ceived the following reply; 80
to twenty nine came down The Ii
"a and killed your hog, we kno
lie but razor backs on railroad irac
ID. quite often meet with wo
Ia. Therefore, my friend. We cam