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The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-03
CASE AGAINST
' "'IIEIi' REED DISMISSED

The special grand jury yesterday
afternoon dismissed the case of the
state against j. d. Reed, who has been
held in the county nearly two months
in default of $3.50 bond, which he
was unable to give. Reed was bound
over to the grand jury by Justice of
the Peace L. B. Atkieson, charged
with an offense against 15-year-olld
girl, who was married.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-03
quote the utterances of the attorney
during their unexpected incarceration
BOY SHOT IN FOOT
WITH TARGET RIFLE

Shannon, the four-year-old son. of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Whitten, was shot
through the foot by Robert Erbacher.
neighbor boy, in the street near
their home yesterday afternoon. The
shooting is said to have been entirely
accidental, and was done with a %
calibre target rifle. The little boy is
resting well today and it is thought
his injury will not prove serious.
Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06

Sampson to Ellis. No. runs. KINGMAN.-Norwoo singled Fennel sacrificed. Sampson popped out to Holmes. Price safe on Holmes error, Norwood scoring. Ellis out Haber to Jensen. One run. Seventh inning.
 BERDOO. .-Boger out Fennel to Ellis Corking popped out to McKesson. Jensen out on fly to Haskins.
 No runs. KINGMAN. George singled. Haskins hit fly to center and George was doubled at first. McKesson walked. Clark doubled. scoring McKesson. Norwood out, Kelly to Jensen.
 One run. Eighth inning.
 BERDOO.-Kelly out on fly to Me- Kesson. Haber famed. Wagnon singled. Holmes singled, Wagnon taking third. Price dropped Browns pop fly and Wagnon scored. Holmes tried to score and was out, Price to Sampson. Houser was retired in the sixth, Kelly pitching, Brown going to right, Boger to short, and the other two fielders switching over to center and left. One run. KINGMAN. N.-Fennel singled. Sampson famed. Fennel stole. Price safe on Roger's error, Fennel scoring. Ellis up. Price out trying to take third. Ellis walked. George forced Ellis at second. One run. Ninth inning.
 BERDOO -Ralston walked. Boger flied to Haskins. Cooking forced Rals- | ton at second. Jensen doubled, Cock. | ing scoring. Kelly famed. One run.
Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06
Base Ball.
KINGMAN l3 SAN BERNARDINO 9.

When the San Bernardino team stepped off No. 10, last Sunday, they were greeted with breeze so cool that it made them shiver around the stove at the Beale until game time.
 Although the weather was too cold for good base ball. good crowd was on hand to root for the boys of the home team.
 Clark started in the box for King man, with Price on the receiving end. Houser, who heaves from his port side, pitched for Berdoo, and Haber caught him.
 The game by innings:
 First inning.
 BERDOO.-Ralston struck out. Boger out Norwood to Ellis. Cooking out McKesson to Ellis. No runs.
 kINGMAN.-Norwood got base on balls. Fennel sacrificed, aaber to Jen- sen. Sampson walked. Price hit a long fly to left of center for a home run, scoring NOrwood and Sampson. Ellis safe at first when Haber dropped the third strike. Ellis out stealing George famed. Three runs.
 Second inning.
 BERDoO.-Jensen singled. Kelly safe on Norwood's error. Jensen going to third. Haber hit to Fennel, who threw W to the plate to catch Jensen, but the throw was late and all hands safe Wagnon singled, scoring Kelly and Haber. Clark, whose arm was sore. was now taken out and sent to left field. Price took up the work in the box and Sampson donned the mask. Holmes famed. Houser out Fennel to Ellis. George dropped .Salston's hy and Wagnon scored. Boyer out Fen. nel to Ellis. Four runs off two hits.
Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06
3. D. D. Opens New Era
 in Cure of Skin Disease

Professor Budlongs case of eczema and physician of reputation throughout the state of Connecticut. His letter is another interesting demonstration of what is being accomplished by the famous specific D. D. D., Prescription. "It may be of interest to you to know that your life-giving preparation, D. D. D. Prescription has been of incal- culable value to me. I was covered with eczema from head to foot when ] began using your remedies. I could get no relief although I tried a thou- sand means. I applied but two bot ties of the Prescriptions; a cure was effected in very short time in less
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Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06

KINGMAN. struck out. Me- Kesson famed. Clark singled. and stole second. Norwood doubled, scor- ing Clark. Fennel out on pop fly to Houser. One run.
 Third inning.
 BERDoo.-Cocking safe when Haskins dropped his fly. Jensen singled, Cock ing taking third. Kelly hit to Fennel, and Cooking scored when the throw to the plato was late. Haber famed. Wagnon hit to Ellis and was out to Fennel, who covered first, Jensen SCOT. ing. Holmes famed. Two runs. KINGNAN.-Sam pson safe on Wagnon's error. Price singled. Ellis should have sacrificed, but famed trying to hit it out. George doubled, scoring Sampson and Price. Haskins singled, George scoring. Mckesson famed.
 Three runs.
 Fourth inning.
 BERDOO.-Houser famed. Ralston out, Fennel to Ellis. Boger grounded out to Ellis unassisted. No runs. KINGMAN.- -Norwood out on fly to center. Fennel singled. Sampson safe on Wagnon's error. Price up. Fennel out trying to take third when the catcher dropped the ball. Price singled. Ellis singled to center, and when Ralston let the ball get by him, Sampson and Price scored, but Ellis was out trying to take third. Two runs. Fifth inning.
 BERDOO-Cocking famed. Jensen singled. Kelly out to Ellis at first. Haber tripled to right, scoring Jensen Wagn CD famed. One run.
 KINGMAN.-George famed. Haskins walked. McKesson famed. Clark forced Haskins, Wagnon to Holmes No runs.
 Sixth inning.
 BERDOO.-Holmes out on fly tc George. Houser famed. Ralston ou,
Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06

than ono r1onth."-Prof. c. J. Budlong, South Lyme, Conn.
 Ask any druggist today for D D. D. Prescription. He'll tell you it allays the itch instantly-and soon there are signs of cure.
 We have handled the remedy for years and regard it as the specific for skin troubles of all kinds. Come in or ask us about D. D. D. Prescription. also about D. D. D. soap especially for tender skins.
 We offer the first full size bottle on the guarantee that unless it stops the itch at once, it costs you not a. cent.
 Pioneer Oruuujst,
Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06

Rosco Tidd, who has been erecting buildings and making repairs at the Frisco mine and mill, is again in King man.
Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06

Santa Claus has headquarters at Watkins this year.
Mohave County miner., 1913-12-06

BERDOO -Ralston walked. Boger flied to Haskins. Cooking forced Rals- ton at second. Jensen doubled, Cock ing scoring. Kelly famed. One run.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03
Prominent Horsemen For
Missouri Farmers
Week.

Hon. W. L. Houser, Mondovi
Wis, one Of the leading breeders
OF draft horses in the United
States, will discuss the subject
Of draft horses before the draft
horse breeders meeting at Col.
umbia, Mo-, January 1911
during Farmers Week.
Mr.. Mat s. Cohen, Lexington,
KY, known to the light horse
world as oneof the greatest train .
ers of saddle horses in America,
will discuss training and pro-
duction of saddle horses be-
fore the Saddle Horse Breeders
Association meeting at Colum-
bia during Farmers Week.
Hon. W. l.. Houser, one of the
extensive breeders of Clydes-
dales and Percheron horses in
Wisconsin, will deliver several
lectures at Columbia during
Farmers Week on the subject,
"Draft Horse Production" Mr..
Houser will be remembered by
many as the breeder of the Cly-
desdale mare, Princess Fortune,
which was the only Clydesdale
mare to be crowned twice champ
ion at the International Live
Stock Show.
Mr.. Mat s. Cohen is known to
saddle horse enthusiasts Of the
past two years as the trainer and
exhibitor Of the famous black
stallion, Kentucky's Choice,
which has been a very prominent
individual in the principle saddle
horse events in America. To
horssmen of few years ago, he
will beremembered by the famous
five-gaitsd mare, Edna May
which was practically invincible
in the American five.gaited sad
die horse classes for several years.
Mr.. Cohen has been highly sue
cessful, and is a man OF long ex-
perience, consequently he will
have much to say which will be
OF practical value 10 the horse
men Of Missouri.
Missouri horsemen are par
ticularly fortunate in being able
to hear such men as Mr.. Houser
and Mr.. Cohen during Farmers
Week. Special effort has been
made to secure these gentlemen.
and no one should miss an op-
portunity OF hearing them.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03
A Local Man or Woman.

Is desired right now 10 represent The
Pictorial Review in this territory-to call
on those whose subscriptions are about
to expire. Big money for the right per-
son Representatives in some other dis
tricts make over $500 month. Spare
time workers are literally paid for what
they do. Any person taking up this
position becomes the direct local repre-
sentative Of the publishers. writs to-
day for this offier oi pictorial REVIEW,
222 West S9th street, New York City.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03

Drainage comes first, II the land
needs II, and tile drainage IL the mod
ern and sensible way Of draining. II
the soil Is low In humus, stable manure
or vegetabls matter must be added;
II It is lacking in one or more of the
elements OF plant food, these must be
supplied In commercial fertilizer,
stable manure and legumes; II It Is
sour, an application Of lime is nec'
essary; II the soil is compact and there
Ia a hard pan, deep plowing must be
done. But II II needs drainage, stable
manure, commercial fertilizer, vege-
table matter. lime. and deep plowins
will be of little avail.
There are many thousands Of acres
Of land that are dry enough to induce
farmers to try to farm them and are
wet enough to soak all the profit out
Of cultivating them. Drainage on
such soils is very urgent.
Drainage may be very simple or q
very complex problem. II may reauirs
exact engineering SO that every avail
able inch OF fall may be utilized or the
location Of the tile may be so apparent
that the average practical farmer can
easily locat, II with the eye. Between
these two extremes there are cases
requiring varying degrees Of skill
Ifitis 9 complicated proposition the
services OF reputable engineer should
be secured, II there are merely wei
spots In your field, or II your neld 7
vet with plenty Of fall. Yeu shoulc
be able TO locate ana lay your tile with
no dlfioulty by following the methods
outlined In the Uniontown, Alabama
Canehraks Experiment Station bui
letins. Numbers .. 5. 9. and 10. b
sure that no mistake Is made in tilins
tour land. Thing land Il sxpensin {
and should. be done right.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03

The st. Louis syndicate that
purchased the Houck railroads
gave out the report that over a
million dollars would be spent on
Improvements. After extensions
are made this road will be anoth-
er competitor for the business
from the southern coal fields of
Illinois.
I Down in the lower counties,
ifor the past year or two, a reli-
Agious sect known as the "Holy
Rollers" has been very active and
very strenuousin its religious OBJ
servations. In many localities
the "Rollars" have not been pop
ular. Parties coming in on the
GulfWednesday report the break :
ing up of their meeting Tuesday
night at Canalou by a party of
young men Of the neighboorhood,
who entered their place of wor-
ship shot out the lights and or
dered the "Rollers'' to roll out Of
the country. 1t is said that one
young man got up on platform
and offered a reward Of $25 to
anyone who would acknowledge
to being a Holy Roller, but his
offer was refused. 1t is said the
members of the peculiar church
disappeared during the night
Cape Girardeau Republican.
Governor Hadley Thursday
paroled Aaron B. Donaldson,
serving a term Of three years, on
condition that after Donaldson
has served his fourteen year sen-
tenoe in Illinois he will be return
ed to the Missouri penitentiary
to complete his sentence. The
parole, the first of its kind ever
issued in Missouri, was done to
relieve the Illinois bondsmen of
Donaldson from paying a $4,000
bond for their failure to produce
Donaldson after his sentence was
affirmed by the Illinois supreme
court. Donaldson was convicted
in Missouri and Illinois of obtain.
ing money on fraudulent repre-
sentations. The Missouri court
affirmed the sentence first and
tho Illinois bondsman could not
produce him because he was in
the prison here. He formerly
was a minister Of the gospel.
Next time W. F. Davis, live
stock commission merchant Of st.
Joseph, wishes to use a telephone
he will avoid entering a booth
modelled after the one at the
Blossom house in Kansas City,
says a Kansas City dispatch.
Davis is 70 years old and nearly
seven feet tall. He arrived in
Kansas City last night and went
to the Blossom house to use the
long distance telephone. Due to
his height it was necessary for
him to double up like a jack knife
in order to close the door of his
booth. In doing so he became
entangled in the legs of the stool
and there was q crash and the
head and shoulders Of Davis
body suddenly emerged from the
booth. "Well, | guess those
places are not made for tall men,"
he remarked. "If | had fallen
any harder l would have busted
that boxn -
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03
Mother Cray's Sweet Pow
ders for Children.

Relieve feverishness, bad stomach,
teething disorders, move and regulate
the bowels and are pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by mothers for %
years They never fail. At all drug
gista, go. Sample free. Address, A.
5. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made 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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Hog cholera is reported as rag
ing in St. Francois county, near
Bismarck.
Work on the municipal light
plant at Fredriektown has al
ready begun.
A farmer of Howell county re-
gently shipped from West Plains
a hog weighing $40 pounds.
A Scott county farmer killed a
hog seventeen months, old and
it weighed 400 pounds dressed.
Phelphs county votes on local
option January ii, The county
went wet in 1905 by 359 majority.
T. Wrench, who is moving to
Cabool, should not be confused
with Monkey Wrench, the well
known acrobat and comedian.
Speaking Of appropriate cogno-
mems, there is Charles j. Dray,
who has carried mail on a rural
route near Linneus for ten years.
1t has not been ascertained
whether Mr.. Morningstar Of
Prairie View is any kin to the
morning stars of whom the poet
wrote, who sang together.
A carload of poultry was over
turned In the Bloekton railroad
yards one day last week and $50
fowls were killed by smothering.
That was fouling the fowls.
A man at West Plains makes q
specially Of training horses for
cirouses and he recently sold q
very fine one at good price. He
yet has two others which he is
training.
"We have almost given up
hope" writes E, E. E. McJimsey
of the Springfield Republican, "of
ever being important or rich
enough to be investigated by
Congress-"
A citizen of Galena was spur
red by small bantam rooster
last week. his right hand being
severely wounded. A maidstone
was applied which adhered for
three hours.
The Record reports fine stand
OF wheat in New Madrid country.
The season has been favorable to
late sowing and the wheat in this
county is looking good for the
time of year.
The Christian County Republic
can believes that in ten states
where women have the right to
vote 1t will be necessary hereaf-
ter to sweep the polling places at
least once year.
An investigation OF a family in
Louisiana too poor to feed them
selves revealed the fact that they
were supporting ten dogs. Which
Is a sign that they must, indeed,
have been desperately poor
"out on the Streets" IL the
title Of play to be given by the
women OF th Q Presbyterian
church in Wellsville, but they
want IL distinctly understood that
this is no curbst0ne exhibition.
A st. Francois county man.
who imbibed too much booze and
went home to whip his wife. was
arrested on complaint OF the lat
ter and fined $50 and given two
months in Jail 10 which 10 sober
up.
Miss Charlotte Worth Of Nam
moth Springs has received a gold
watch from the Frisco railroad as
prize for tomato growing. On
one-eighth OF an acre Of ground
she raised S,616 pounds Of toma-
toes.
Col. Aaron States Of Lamar,
who has been prophesyins lisas-
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03

IL now pFedlcung an incurslon Oh
chinch bugs next summer. The
only way to avert it is to burn the
dry grass now, he says.
The Hyde case will be tried
again. That is absolutely GER
tain. Floyd E. Jacobs, prosecut.
ing attorney.elect Of Jackson
county, made that assertion. 1t
came in answer to frequent re-
ports since the election that the
case against DR.. B. Clark Hyde
was to be dropped. When the
case was last called Judge Por.
terfeld continued it until the jan
uary term OF his division of the
criminal court. His order was
that it must be tried then without
further delay, "If Judge Porter
field insists that we go to trial the
state certainly won't ask any de-
lay" Mr.. Jacobs said. Frank
z. Walsh, counsel for DR.. Hyde,
says his client is ready for trial
any time.
The oil we'll on the Sam Gar.
ner farm, northeast Of town, has
reached a depth of 470 feet, and
the contractor now believes his
greatest difficulty with the quick
sand has been overcome, or at
least he will be able to combat it.
This has been trying job and
enough to daunt an ordinary man
but Fred Alton has kept steadily
at it under all the adverse cir
cumstances which has arisen. -
Dexter Messenger.
Mrs. Anna Piland, a bride of
only three months, was burned
so badly at her home in the Big
Opening, six miles south OF ST.
keston, Sunday, December 9Th,
that she died after few hours of
terrible suffering. Mrs. Piland
was wearing skirts which caught
fire from an open draft in King
heater stove. The wonder is that
there are not more accidents
among women and children from
this same source. =
Over in Mercer county the off,
cials do not mince things. They
"Go the whole hog" At the term
Of "circuit court held last week
"a cases were disposed Of the first
day by the nolle route. Out of
the 94 cases 81 were for the iIle-
gal sale Of liquor by four men.
That is what comes of the zeal
and haste Of grand juries. 1t is
easy to find an indictment, but
hard to prosecute 1t.
DR.. ]. T. Kimberlin reports a
son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Watson of near Hemple, Dec. 12
at IL minutes after 12 o'clock,
1912. This is q queer oombina-
ton of 12s and don't suppose
there is another just like It. To
have made the combination per-
feet the young man should have
weighed IL pounds, but he didn't
-he was three pounds shy
King City Democrat.
A dispatch appeared In the ST.
Louis Republic Saturday, Nov.
50th, stating that the state audi
tor. John P. Gordon had refused
to register the waterworks and
sewerage bonds Of the city OF
Dexter on the ground that the
1909 assessment would hardly
justify such an indebtness and
this would necessitate the holding
Of another election.
Dexter will likely iile Q friendly
mandamus suit against the state
auditor In an attempt to compel
him TO register the two issues Of
bonds which were voted some
months ago for sewerage and
lighting purposes.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03

Hay At the present masket prices
or sven considerably lower, Is , very
good money crop, Fsmers are now
planning on feeding corn fodder and
selling their hay. l believs this u .
good plan Don't yous
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03

should get into our town you
would not want it running around
without finding a comfortable
place to stop, would your Sure
not"
The government is paying pen
sions to 238 widows of veterant
Of the War of 1912, and the Lib.
erty Tribune has figured it ou'
that il these widows were IL
years old when the war was go.
ing on, they are now all 115 years
old. Which is something Of 9
record, even for widows.
Invitations were received by
the senate and house Of repre-.
sentatives from David r. Francis
to attend the unveiling of the
Jefferson memorial monument on
the site of the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition at st. Louis on
April 80, 1918, the 10th anniver-
sary Of the Louisiana purchase.
The Cape Republican states
that there is a probability of the
Cape fair being discontined as
the association is heavily involv-
ed. Directors and few Of the
stockholders are tired of bearing
both the burdens Of making the
fair a success against indiffer-
ence and going down in their
pockets to make up deficits.
Jim Cummins was in town yes
terday renewing old acquaintain-
ces. During the war, lin and
the James boys frequently visited
this part Of the county and oil
one occasion had quite a skirmieh
with the enemy near where the
Snapp Hotel stands. After the
Jim says that he got a
drink out of the spring that is
now the old Siloam.--Excelsior
Springs Standard.
The Mountain Grove Journal
tells OF young man who was ar.
rested the other night in West
Plains for drunkenness. "The
city marshal knew he was load
ed" says the Journal, "but he
didn't know that he was also
burdsned with six sticks of dyna.
mite, a lot Of caps and several
yards of fuse. When the officer
searched him he found the dyna-
mite and caps. They were to be
used in blasting stumps.
It was said by the late General
James L. Miner, that the old cap
ital building was euilt on an In
dian mound, and in the excava-
tions for the foundations great
many human bones and pieces of
pottery were exposed. The bod
les in these mounds that are near
the top are the bones of more re-
cent burials. Stone tombs are
usually found at the bottom of
the mounds. In some mounds
skeletons have been found near
the surface, and the stone graves
containing other skeletons many
feet below them. It is likely,
that in the excavations for the
new capital that many skeletons
and ancient pieces Of pottery will
be exhumed.
Missouri land was not very
valuable in 1878. The Spanish
could not get settlers
enough, 50 Governor Bernado de
Galvez decided to invite French
Canadians TO his colony. He
offered to give Canadian settlers
a plot of ground and the neces-
sary tools II they would settle ia
Missouri. In his official report
he said: "They are 20 poor that
when they arrive In these settle
ments they become burdened
with q family, but have not q
shirt TO wear. They would be in
great strsits II they were Obliged
to buy the farming implements
necessary for making their living.
Th;c nrc,,;ea vo.,ld ,..;t. 49,,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03

See that sheds are in good shape
10 protect the stock that are In the
pasture. The first storms DO stock
more damage than later-ssss because
they are not accustomed 10 them.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-03

The story Of cotton il . companion
piece to the story Of Schedule K-ths
woolen schedule declared By Presi-
dent Taft to be infamous and indefen-
sible.
The findings Of the tariff board with
regard to the wooden schsdule were an
alyssd BY Chairman Underwood Of ths
ways and means COMMITTEES and con
demned a. Inaccurate. incomplete and
worthless A. an aid to iesisistion
When the tariff boards tndinfs ef
the cotton schedule were made pnhns
the World decided t. ipeks lis 'sz
kvestiestion concerning L. and
aiacLel was selected Ger that poFpoes