Ripley County democrat., 1912-05-10

Sam Lawrence, at Columbia. Miss.
Mrs. W. E. Montgomery, nee Miss
Alice Borth, who had been here visiting
her parents, returned to her home at
chafiee last Monday.
F.E. Smelser loans money on i'm
proved farms on Eve years time. See
him at DR.. Martins real estate ONCE on
Fridays and saturdays. .i2-u
Alphonso Paul, having purchased the
house and lot on East Pine street for
merly owned by Lewis Johnson, has had
the house moved back on the lot and 10
building an addition to the front.
Tom Cartwell, who recently traded
places with Marshal Sandlin, is having
a new poarch built along the front OF
the building and intends to otherwise
improve and enlarge the house with the
intention Of opening boarding house.
City treasurer John A, Brooks issued
check this week for 81 800 additional
water works bonds called in, which
makes $500 Of the bonds paid of now,
and leaves outstanding $500 bonds yet
to be paid, with several hundred dollars
still in the sinking fund to be applied 10
the outstanding Indebtedness.
The new fixtures and outfit for the
Johnston branch pharmacy, in the Wall
building, next door to the postoffice on
Washington street, are being put In
place and we don't believe we misstate
the fact when we say that, when COM
pleted, 1t will be the handsomest thing
OF the kind anywhere outside OF the big
cities. 1t will be elegant in every re.
spect.
The old schedule Of running time on
the Cairo -Doniphan line will be res
toTed Sunday next, May i2th. and after
that the moonlight Limited" will be
forgotten except In the minds Of those
who had to travel on it II they wanted
to travel at all by rail. The passenger
train will arrive at 1928 p. m. and leave
at 1888 p. m. There will be no change
in the schedule OF the local freight,
Bully for Watch!
A special came in over the branch
Wednesday about 100 p. m. containing
raill oad officials and members Of the
railroad and warehouse commission who
we're going over the l. NJ. system in the
state on an inspection trip. Rubs
Oglosby got off and shook hands with
some OF the boys, as he Is a candidate
for denomination at the August primary,
From expressions heard at various state
gatherings Of Democrats within the
last year or two we are rather Of the
opinion that In 80 far as this nomina-
tion is concerned next August Reuben's
name is Dennis.
At the meeting OF the city board last
Tuesday night, besides the transaction
of lot OF routine business, a number OF
appointments Of city officers were made,
1t being the meeting when the new
board takes hold OF the work, Otto
Fritsch having notified the board that
he did not desire to serve as street COM
missioner any further, rendered his re- :
ignation aud "a Merrel was appointed
to the vacancy. Will Moore was ap-
pointed superintendent Of the water
works vice W. F. MoClain, who did not
apply for re-appointment. John A
Brooks was reappointed city treasurer
and Jas. F. Fulbright city attorney,
| Prosecutor Jim Fulbright sold his i2-
acre tract Of land on North Walnut
street, west Of the stand pipe, this week
to a gentleman named Murphy, WHIT
came here from Florida. with his iami,
lly, and will make his home here. They
come from every place TO stay in RIPPLE,
county, Uncle Jim Edwards says h
met a man, stranger to him, few
days ago, in the road, and In converse
zion Uncle Jim asked him where he wal
from, and the stranger said he can't
, from heaven, but that be had gotteI
tired Of staying there and hearing muci
there OF Ripley county had concladet
to come bssk to earth and make hi'
, home here.
The graduating exercises Of the Don
: iphan high school will begin next Fri
/ day, May II, with class day exercises OF
+ the high school campus at o'clock
Everybody invited. A class play will
D be given at Wallis hall on Saturda,
1 night May 18th, $3.50 p. IN. The bac
calaureate sermon will be delivered OF
9 Sunday morning, May 10. at II o'clock
' at Wallis hall by Rev. g. L. Rogers
!. pastor Of the Baptist church. Th
q graduating exercises and class address
r will be given at Wallis hall on Monda.
evening May 20, at $3.50 o'clock Hor
n Walter Williams. dean Of the college @
journalism Of the state university wi
deliver the address.