Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-12

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cured a divorce from his wife al
leging that his wife had thirty
five cats in their home and she
gave them the choicest of food
and permitted them to sleep in
his bed.
What has become of the Hon
orable Jess Tollerton, Hadley's
political "houn' dawg," whose
baying of the Democratic moon a
year ago could be heard from the
Iowa line to the last possum gulch
on the southern borders of county
Taney? The Honorable j IS
didn't want to become a candi-
date for office, but he certainly
would take the stump and "be
state auditor" if John P. Gordon
undertook to let his name 60 be-
fore the people for reelection.
Gordon announced his candidacy
several weeks ago. He is stand
ing flat-fcoted on his record as a
Democrat and his unswerving
policy of living up to his whole
duty to the people of Missouri
under his oath Of office. He has
the first crooked penny of Repub-
lican partisan misuse of State
funds yet to pass him without
detection and opposition. Toller-
ton hates Gordon as the devil
hates a saint. There isn't Re-
publican pie-counter politician
in the State that doesn't hate him.
But the Democrats love him and
are going to re.elect him by a
majority ten times the vote he
got four years ago. They invite
the bitterest opposition of Hadley,
Tollerton and others who do not
like Gordon's method Of protect
ing the public treasury. Mis-
souri, never had y public official
who deserved more than Jno. P.
Gordon. And he is going to be
rewarded. That's a certainty
Clayton Argus.
George Buchanan, a farmer,
who died last week at his home
near Bunceton, Cooper county,
left 1000 to seven negroes who
worked for him. Buchanan left
an estate of about 100000. He
owned one thousand acres Of the
richest land in Cooper county,
but lived in a house which was
furnished with only a few dollars
worth of furniture, and was with
out any comforts. Buchanan
was more than so years old and
lived so years in Cooper county
coming their from Ireland. He
bought his lard at S6 an acre. 1t
is worth about S100 and acre. OF
the money bequeathed to his ne.
gro servants, $4,000 was to Rose
Doris, who kept house for him,
and 1000 to each of the six OF
hers who worked on the farm,
The rest goes to his relatives in
Ireland.
l wish l had a whipping post
for a miserable old wretch like
you," Judge Porterfield at Kan
sas City told Frank Wyant, a mi
ser who lives on the river front
| Wyant was in court because he
wouldn't contribute to the sup.
port of his son, IA man like
you should have fifty licks.'
Wyant promised to be in court al
8 o'clock the next morning with
$40 to buy the boy a new suit oi
clothes and shoes. Judge Por-
terlield told Wyant he would or
der him to Jail if he didn't sup.
port .he child. Wyant says he
has $4,000 in bank accounts
He has been in the juvenile court
before for failing to cloth his son
C. E. Gary farmer, whose
home is near White church, How.
ell county, was awarded a judg-
ment Of s2,9ee.ee damages in the