Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-05-23

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Jefferson City.-Governor Major has
approved house bill 972, the big gen
eral appropriation measure, alter
vetoins items aggregating Sl6S,2SA.
This bill carried more than $4,000, 900
from the general revenues, $2.760. 0.00e
from special funds and ss,500;oee
from the capitol building fund.
The first item vetoed was $4,000
set aside to purchase a motor car for
the governor. He then vetoed the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the trans
portation and maintenance Of the Mis-
souri, naval reserves; $39,sS9 for caAa-
missioners Of st, Louis court OF ap-
peals not authorized; $4,0S0 for inn
provements at the poultry expert
meat station; $4,000 extra for the
state normal schools; $4,000 for cor
ridor at colony for feeble minded; S2.
900 of appropriation Tor state dairy
department: 100000 for new buildings
at state fair
The governor announced that willis
he had approved all relief bills this
year he will allow no more altar thia
The policy is bad and is rapidly
growing" he said.
In vetoing the appropriation for .
motor car for his own use. the gov-
ernor said:
"One cannot rest being jolted up
and down over the hills and hollows
Of Cole county" said the governor. u
am not opposed to motors. but whes
! make a business OF rlAisg In Que Il
viii DO a car that purchase with my
own money"
Streams that head In the Ozark
mountains and flow into the Usage and
Gasconade rivers several times during
the Late winter and early spring have
been thankful Of water, enabling the
free passage OF hsh from the larger
streams clear to the uppermost pools
Of the smaller rivers and creeks. The
foods have restocked the smAu
streams. Reports from early expedi-
tions to the Niangua, the Maries, the
Gravois and the Tavern indicate an
abundance Of black bass, erappie.
channel cat and jack salmon In these
streams unknown for years. The only
trouble with the fishing SO far has
been too much water. These are the
streams which, with the Gasconade.
supply the finest and gamiest black
bass to be found In the United Statea
The contract for constructing the
foundation for the new state capitol
viii be awarded to T.. H. johnson &
Son OF sedalia for s91.32i. as soon az
the Arm fiies a bond for $4,000. The
bid Of this firm was the lowest out of
IA bids received, there being a differ
ence OF nore'than $7s,so0 between the
highest and lowest bidders. The COM
missioners will specify in the contract
that the work must be completed By
September 1. The commissioners an
nounced that they expect to have the
new building completed within three
years.
Eugene johnson, his wife and theIS
young child were all terribly burned
By the explosion OF q gasoline stove
on which Mira Johnson was preparing
their breakfast. Their home Is la
Washington Park. q suburb. Only the
timely assistance Of neighbors saved
their lives and prevented the destrno
tion af the house.
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The governor has approved the
Goodson full crew. bill. which the
railroads say is designed to add an un-
necessary expense to them. In view OF
the modern equipment OF brakes and
couplings. II provides that there must
be three brakemen on all freight
trains OF more than ~ cars on al
roads more than IS mliss In length.
and additional men on certain classes
Of passenger trains
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1 The striking miners OF the eo<i
nelds IN the vicinity OF Chsdeston, w.
Va. rejected the proposals. Of Cor.
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