Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-05-23
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but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
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In the five years previous to his
death j. X. Zimmerman a cattle
dealer Of Kansas City paid only
s1.75 in taxes in city and county.
When the administrators named
in his will took charge of the es-
tate they found that it would foot
up considerable more than ST.
100000. When that became
known H. e. Barker, city asses.
sor, began looking over his books.
He found the S1.75 item but no
more andnow suit has been be-
gun against the estate for Sz10,-
000, the amount Of taxes that
would have been due the city and
county il Zimmerman had turned
in proper return. The bulk of
this money, If 1t is recovered will
60 to the county, as the city can
sue for only one years taxes
while the county can sue for
three years.
Mr. e. ]. Segesseman, who
lives northwest Of Amazonia, was
in town last Saturday, and made
a call at the Democrat Office. He
told as that he found gold in a
drift in his place. He noticed
what he thought to be gold in the
sand in the drift and gathered up
a sample Of 1t and sent 1t to the
state geoiogist at Roiia, who re-
ported back that there was gold
in it. The assay showed .02 of
an ounce to the ton. OF course
this would not be pay dit, bat
Mr.. Segessemsn has been maxi
ing q little investigation and
thinks he has found dirt which is
richer. He will send q sample of
this latter find for analysis. The
sample which he had assayed al
so showed silver, iron aud aiami-
num.-Savannah Democrat.
While walking over his farm
north Of Hopking the other day.
8. A. Fleming discovered 9 huge
rock that was partially buried in
the ground, and upon further in.
xestigation, found tha4 the naiRa.
tars boulder had fallen from the
heavens as its path could be trac-
ed by the limbs OF q trse through
which Il had fahaa and injured
the branches. The rock weighed
about twsaty pounds and is Of an
antirelg dikenent fornatioa o.
any rock formation found in thai
Immediate vicinity or In thai
country.
Captain Bill Aaderscs. ~
brave and a. bloody . soldier al
ever led an attack with bride
eeins between his teeth and pie.
tois In both hands. lies buried in
the old City Cemetery, Richmond,
His grave 10 unmarked-and tbs
wonder is why the u. D. G. oI
Missouri do not at least erect
| head -stons and q foot stone ovel
his dust, even II nameless unto
the day when the bugle eail o.
last review is sounded over ths
client tents of death. .-Richmoni
Missourisn.
i Mound City had > specia
election May Is to vote on in.
cressing their Indebtedness in ths
sum Of 81. 900 for the purpose Of
putting in o new reservoir. They
also want 10 oil their streets snt
hsys raised enough money b
popular subscription to do 90
but according TO the Jeffersoniar
the city council won't allow th'
work 10 be done.
4 The Kansas City Electric LigA
! Co.'s pulmotcr, reeentIy installet
ia the hope Of saving life. 10 no
proving the success that its in
yentor hoped for. It's record d
|, far is about on . par with that o
bloodhounds In estchi In
criminals,