Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-01-17

'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen,
but Nearly AIT Interesting Reading.

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When the industrial Loan COM
pany, the poor mans bank. pro-
NOTED by Col. James Gay Butler,
the philanthropist, to prevent
small borrowers from falling into
the hands of tloan sharks"
opened for business at 728 Ches-
nut street, St. Louis, the other
morning, hundreds OF men and
women were standing in line on
the sidewalk to file their applica-
tions for loans. Through mem
bers OF the BOARD of directors and
stockholders, applications for
loans aggregating $4,000 we're
on file before the bank formally
was opened. All applications re-
ceived were taken upimmediately
for Investigation. Within two
days the applicants will be inc
formed % to whether the loans
will be made. The bank is caps
italized for 100000.
Use Of a shotgun to enforce the
collection Of an advertising ac-
count proved an unremnnerative
undertaking to j, d. Goffman,
editor and owner of the Fair
Grove Times of Green county and
now he is In the Springfield jail
serving out q S1O0 fine, which
was imposed by Judge Alfred
Page of the criminal court. Coff-
man entered plea to exhibiting
a shotgun in a threatening man.
ner. He declared that he coult
not hirea lawyer for lass thar
500 and rather than pay that fei
he entered his plea. He also de-
clares that he will work his fns
out in Jail, rather than pay it
His wife will print the paper DUR
ing his incarceration.
Miss Grace Williams of GallatiI
has been working for the pas
year in an effort to reduce he
weight. and has succeeded il
taking off 30 pounds. Miss Will
Jams weighed 2s7 pounds whel
she was eighteen years of age ant
now weighs 24O. A year ago sh'
went to the pumping station
where her father is employed ant
began shoveling coal and doini
the rest OF the work around tn
place, and the treatment was o
beneficial that she soon put he
dad onto the night shift ard ha
since been attending to the de-,
work herself. She is probabl,
the only young woman in tn
United States holding this kind @
position.
For Thanksgiving dinner Nj
and Mrs. John Hall, southeast {
town, killed two Of their gees'
! and while dressing them found
> nugget Of gold in the craw {
: each. These proved to be valu
. able geese, but they were yet
J learn the real value OF their flocl
. for they sold two geese to Henr
: Klump, Sr., for Christmas dir
{ rtner, and q gold nugget was foun
. In The craw of each. The fow
}. which seemingly, had been feet
2 ing on such nuggets, were sold
Il regular market price, but the
is one goose remaining Of I'll
4 flock and ii remains to be see
a whsther ita insidss are > poek
: OF gold.--Atchison County Mail
!, After all people are much alil
. In this world Of ours. When u
nj Warrspsburg Commercial Cll
y was organized . couple Of huns
i red eager souls fairly fell oy
10 each other with enthusiasm
's Join. When the joining was ov
ID and the business Of the club se
10 tied down to hard work for u
10 community and the paying
" dues, tie memhsgship slump
10 OF to next TO nothing IN no til
land there ere othsrss