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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21


day. Mr.. Widder says the time
piece has been wound every day
something more than 16,500 oc'
easions.
They say it was a Missouri
farmer whose son had been re.
peatedly turned do wn for a gov
ernment job, who remarked to g
neighbor: "Well, it's hard luck
but ice has missed that civil ser.
vice again. 1t looks like they
just won't have him." "What
was the matter?" inquired the
neighbor. "Oh," said Joe's
father, che was short on spellin
and geography and missed q
good deal in arithmetic, "
"What's he going to do about
it?" asked the neighbor. 81
Dunno said the farmer. "Times
is mighty hard, an l reckon he'll
have to 60 back to teachin'
school for a livin'."
Seventeen years ago, following
an operation which resulted in a
structure of the aesophagus,
James Arbuckle, a Macon coun-
ty farmer, was unable to swallow
ordinary food. Doctors inserted
a tube into the stomach through
an incision in the lower part of
breast and during all OF this
time he has lived on liquid food
and grown hearty and fat, never
having since had any serious
illness.
Conductor Charles John chief
executive of Lexington branch
passenger train, was much an
noyed when a patron of the
Missouri Pacific left a large
bunch OF bills to clutter up the
chair car of his train. The roll
contained something like $500
and, locating the owner, Mr..
Jones cautioned him about being
careless with railway property
and returned the money,
Macon county has broke an
other record for the grand old
state of Missouri, the largest sim.
gle orchard transaction in the
history of the state taking effect
there on the first day of August,
the Wardell-McCully interests
passing to the Federal Fruit &
Cold Storage Co., Of New Or
leans at price said to be in the
immediate neighborhood Of $780,
900.
Out in the state there is being
passed around the story OF the
stump speaker candidate who
addressed the voters, saying:
"The railroads are against me;
the corporations are against me |;
the farmers are against me, and
=" AT this juncture a voice
called from the audience: {:
Damned if it don't look like
you're beat"
BY stringing the watermelon
vines with yarn leading TO a bot
tie Of flavoring extract, a Lewis
ton truck grower claims to be
able to take as many liberties
with the succulent fruit as drug
store employ can with an ice
cream soda,
Rare indeed is it when the of
fee seeks the man, but almost
of is itwhen such a quest
is unsuccessful. Bosworth must
hold another election because no
one would be a candidate for
When you see two white shoes
drying Ga a window sill and a
girl hanging out Of the same
window drying her hair, you
can bet she isn't going to eat
raw onions for supper.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21
Vote AS You Like-Take
Your Choice.

to vote at the coming election
was issued today by secretary Of
state Cornelius Roach. Those
wishing to vote intelligently on
M. 2 should preserve thisarticle.
The sole purpose in giving these
arguments is to furnish informa-
ton to the voter, and the Secre-
tary of state is in no way re-
sponsible for insertions made on
either side of any subject dis
cussed.
The reasons given why Amend
ment No. 2, should be adopted
are as follows:
This amendment affects Kan
sas City alone. The constitu-
tional limitation on debt making
power Of the city to five per cent
of the value of taxable property
therein has always been barely
sufficient to enable the city, rap
idly developing, to pay for nec-
essary public work. By amend
ment, in 1902, of the constitution
waterworks bonds Of st. Louis
and Kansas City are excluded
from such limitation.
This amendment (No. q auth
orizes the city to acquire, by
condemnation or purchase, such
public utilities as the gas plant,
electric light plant and the street
railway property, il the owner is
not complying with its obliga-
tions, and Issue bonds, not to ex-
eeed twenty per cent of the value
et the taxable property in the
city in payment thereof. Such
bonds will not be payable out of
taxes collected, but will be liens
only against the utility on ac-
count of which they are issued,
and will be paid out Of the earn
ings, or by sale, Of such utility.
Such bonds can not be issued
without the assent Of two thirds
of the voters of the city voting
at an election TO be held for that
purpose. The possession of this
power will enable Kansas City
not only to acquire public utilit-
les, If it elects to do 30, but will
also operate as a powerful pro-
lection against abuses and vio-
lations by private corporations
of their obligations to the public.
Those opposed to the measure
set forth the following reasons
why amendment No. 2 should be
voted down:
(1) The proposed amendment
is too broad in its scope as to the
character and kind of business
in which Kansas City or any
other city ought to be permitted
to engage.
(2) Excessive bonded indebt-
edness Gas would undoubtedly
result If all the powers be exer-
cised by the city permitted un-
der the proposed amendment).
is saddling a debt on future
generations that ought to be
borne by this one.
(S) is likely to put into
politics q matter that ought to be
kept segregated thereirom il the
good Of the public is sought.
(4) 1t will greatly increase
the tax rate Of the city IL it
should own all the public utilities,
and the public generally would
receive no greater benefits than it
might already be getting.
(5) II the purpose of the
amendment Is to create a club to
requisite privately owned public
service institutions Gas might
possibly be implied by the last
two sentences of the resolution),
then it is useless, as our Public
Service Commission is fully and
rightfully authorized and EN-
powered TO regulate all such
utilities. And,on the other hand,
IL the purpose be. 10 enable par
tiea gho may own public utilities
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21

Accused Woman Hangs hssself.--
Mrs. Carl Myers. who was arrested at
Carthage on charge of check forgery.
hanged herself In the woods near hee
home, She was &c years old.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21

Carthage Man Ends Llfe.-William
Johns committed suicide at Spring
field by taking poison. He had been
without work two months. and this
reason is assigned for the act. He
Is said to have purchased the poison
a month ago. He carried life in
saranee policy not subject to contest
after the first year. lie killed himself
lust four days after the 5ear vas ap.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21
COULDN'T FIX WRECK BLAME
Responsibility for Holocaust Near Neo-
sho Probably Will Always Re-
main a Mystery.

The responsibility for the recent col
llsion Of motor car OF the Missouri
& North Arkansas Railroad and a pas
senger train of the Kansas City South
ern at Upton Ford, when about forty
persons were killed, probably never
will be fixed, according to A. ]. Adams.
an inspector for the Interstate Com
merce commission, who investigated
the disaster.
"One OF two things caused the
wreck" said Inspector Adams, "and
no direct testimony ever will be-
brought out TO prove whether the
operator at the Union Station in Joplin
gave the meeting order to the motor
car crew, in which event the three
men disregarded 1t, or whether the
operator did not give them the order,
allowing them to speed to their DOOM"
+ = 4
Postmasters to Meet October s.
L, D. Thompson OF New Bloomfield.
secretary Of the State League of Post
masters announced the annual con-
vention of postmasters would be at
Mexico, October 5 and 6, Postmaster
General Burleson has announced an
official three days vacation for post
masters to enable them to attend,
Several hundred are expected,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21

Sun Burns Corn.-The official week.
ly report Of the state elimatical bu-
reau issued at Columbia shows the
condition Of the corn crop steadily
deteriorated over the state during the
last week. Except In few localities
the crop is seriously injured and even
copious rains now, the report says.
would not materially aid the corn con-
dition. The report says pastures In
the eastern part of the state are
burned up and water for stock is
scarce. Potatoes are short In some
localities.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21

For State seHator.-J. b. Gooch, q
member of the city council of Spring.
field, has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
state senator from the Twentieth dis
trict The nominee Is to be chosen
by the senatorial committee. The
party had no candidate in the pri>
mary.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.

Cleaned from Exchanges--Made blythe Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21

In Mrs. Wilson's Memory,-During
the open air concert Of the Third
Regiment band in Independence
Judge R. D. Mize suggested that
Nearer My God, to Thee!" be sung
as a tribute Of respect to the late
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President. Judge Mize asked Ben +.
Roberts, a deputy circuit clerk. a
tenor singer, to get up on the plat
form and lead the singing. Roberts
did so, and the entire audience of
more than 1000 Joined in the singing.
Men barred their heads reverently.
The band played the accompaniment
softly.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-21
HALF OF ALDRlCH WIPED OUT
Flames Sweep Through Business Sec
tlon Of Town Causing a Loss
of $4,000.

Half the business section OF Aldrich
was wiped out by fire which started
about ! o'clock in the morning in the
j. F. Powell dry goods store. Nine
buildings were consumed causing a
loss estimated at S15,OOO partly
covered by insurance. The origin OF
the fire is unknown, the Powell store
being a mass of flames before 1t was
discovered. The town has no fire de-
partment, but every citizen and scores
Of farmers formed bucket brigades
and fought the fire six hours before
1t was under control. The Powell
store suffered the heaviest, It's loss
being $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
Nebraska
Nephew of Tecumseh
Man Shot Through
Spine in Namur Fight

TECUMSEH. Neb.. Dec. i4.-(Special)-
f, \. Kehmeler of steinauer has received
word from his brother. Henry Kehmeier,
who lives in Germany. that the son OF the
latter, Fred Kehmeier, died on Thanks
Swing day. The circumstances attend
ing his passing are very pathetic and one
OF the many heart-rcndins incidents due
10 war
The son. Fred. was married In July.
and some two weeks after was called TO
his infantry regiment at Hamlin, From
there he went to Belgium and fought In
the battle 81 liege. From there he was
in the charge on Namur and on August
y, about a month after mis- marriage. he
was wounded so seriously that after all
these weeks in hospitals near Namur
and at Achen, he died. \ bullet was
lodged in his spine. At Achcn so men
were in temporary hospital.
Henry Kehmeier has another son in
the army. ana two more will Join this
month. Besides he has number of
nephews at the front. He wrote that the
harvest IN his section of Germany was
very good and that the crop was taken
and paid for by the government. His
horses were also taken.
A postscript TO his letter was to the
effect that his son-ln-law has interrupted
him during the writing to say goodbye.
as he was off to war. and the young
man expressed the opinion as he departed
that he would never return.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
SUPERINTENDENT BOOTH
FILES ANNUAL REPORT
Grom a Staff correspondent.)


LINCOLN. Dec 1L-(Special 1.-THE re-
port of Superintendent F. w. Booth Of
tho Nebraska School for the Deaf at
Omaha, filed with the governor this
morning. makes a showing that there
has been an increase in the school since
November 30, 1914, of. six pupils, the at
tendance at that time being 1852, while
at the present time there are 16S.
Forty-eight new pupils were admitted
during the biennium. of whom thirty-two
were boys and sixteep girls, The pres
ent attendance is divided among eighty
two boys and eighty-six girls. Thirteen
former pupils were readmitted, sixteen
graduated, thirty-seven were furloughed
and two died.
or the 16S now in attendance fifty-two
are from Douglas county. The cause Of
deafness is mostly due TO congenital dis
ease, of which ffty-two were made deaf
while twenty-four cases We're due to
meningitis. Whooping cough caused the
deafness of twelve.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
WASHINGTON COUNTY
PIONEER is DEAD

ARLINGTON. Neb.. Dec. 14.-Cspeciai.)
William Meirhenry pioneer resident
of this county died Saturday at the home
OF his son, w. W. Meirhenry, in the Tel
basta neighborhood north OF town. Mr..
Meirhenry was born in Germany in 1897,
His boyhood was spent in the father
land and where he was married in 1870,
he and his wife starting for the United
States two days later. They came to
Omaha, staying there a short time and
came to Washington county. which has
been his home since then. His wife died
two years ago and since then he has lived
with his children. of which he had nine.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
GAGE COUNTY WITNESSES
IN BROOKS MURDER TRIAL

BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec. 1i.-(special.)-
The trial OF Robert Brooks. the young
man who was arrested at wymore some
time ago on the charge of numbering
grain buyer named Mlnze and his stenog-
rapher in the formers grain office at
Geddes, S. D.. last April, will be held
at Geddes December 90 Judge II. r.
Crawford of wymore. who, In company
with Chief Of Police Lyttle of that city,
aided in the capture of Brooks, will as
sist in prosecuting the case Mr.. Lyttle
and w. j. Penny of wymore will appear
as witnesses. At wymore II is stated
that Brooks told a number of different
stories concerning the case. and this Will
be introduced as evidence AGAINST him.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
New. notes of North BEND.

NORTH BEND. Neb., Dec. H,-(Special)
A relief fund for the Belgians has been
raised here sufficient to pay for 436
sacks of flour, which win be shipped
some time prior to December 2S. It will
be clipped through the Northwestern
Millers' association and will get free
transportation to its destination in
Europe.
The city sewerage system, put in by an
Omaha company. is now complete and
connected with the city water system.
II will be tested Wednesday.
The Catholic church of this city has
atout completed all preliminary work for
a new house of worship. Plans and spec
ifications have been decided on and the
necessary funds are all In sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
Nebraska
Explanation Made
Of Proposed Change
In the School Laws
dFrom a Sad Corresrondentl

VI IOln "A SAaAA .NNEEtSHouutilNsl
LINCOLN. Dec. n-(Special)-The
state school law revision committee.
which is preparing its report for sub
mission to the legislature. is having con
siderable trouble, according to William
Richie, ir.. a member of the committee.
bectuse of a false understanding which
appears to prevail regarding the county
unit system which the commission do
sires to recommend. The idea seems to
prevail that the election of county
school board Of five members will work
against local school boards, but this
Mr.. Ritchle denies.
In short way the proposed change in
the law is about as follows;
II "A majority OF the school voters in
all the rural districts vote I'm favor. these
districts shall be voted INTO a county
school district for purposes OF taxation,
general administration and supervision.
Notice at the start that the adoption or
rejection of this plan of rural school ad-
ministration rests entirely with the peo-
pie affected
After the district Is so formed a county
district hoard of education composed OF
five members is elected by the school
voters at the annual school election. To
assure proper representation the mem
bers must reside in five different parts
of the county. This board is charged
with the duty of maintaining schools with
terms of equal length. and all equally
well equipped i'm every rural district of
the county. These schools are to be sup
ported by a tax levied evenly over the
entire county school district.
In addition TO this board there is to be
elected by the people one director for each
local school district. who shall represent
that local district at meetings of the
county hoard. make a choice of the
teacher FOR his local school. call the
county boards attention TO the needs of
his local district and act as agent of the
county bard. as attendance officer cts
todian of the pidstrict property, etc
This will put the rural schools of a
county under the same form OF govern
ment as is used in city schools where the
board of education selects the superin-
tendent of the schools and the teachers.
The people of these districts will elect
the board and the board in turn selects
the county superintendent taking the of.
flee entirely out of politics.
According to Mr. Richie this system. as
used in Salt Lake county. Utah, has saved
the county $1,000 in the purchase OF books
and supplies and in other ways has made
saving to the county.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
Lyle Estate Goes to
Heirs in Scotland

NORTH PLATTE, Neh.. Dec. 1A-tspe-
cial)-The jury in the Lyle estate case
rendered verdict in favor OF the claim
ants Isabella Scott ct al, Sunday after
noon. 1t found that they were the heirs
at-lsw of William ID. Lyle. who died at
Brady. in Lincoln county, in March. 1906.
The claimants are four sisters and the
children Of deceased sister, who reside
in Scotland. They were proven TO be
cousins of the deceased.
Mr.. Lyle. who came to the United
states from Scotland about fifty years
ago. served in the civil war, located in
this county soon after It's close and resided
here until his death. lie was a bachelor
The estate is worth abou, $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
strodc nuyr nInIr rrlhunc.

BLAIR, Neb., Dec. 1i.-(Speclal)-W.
X. Strobe. who has been the managing
editor Of the Blair Tribune for several
years. has bought the plant and building
and lot which was formerly owned by
w. r. Williams, who has gone into the
insurance business. "Bill' STROBE has been
a Blair boy since childhood and started
In the printing business in the old Blair
Courier office under Editor Don Van
Deusen, now of the Blair Pilot. Editor
strobe for year or more was owner
AMI editor of the Pisgah 1a) News.
selling out that paper to return and take
charge of the Tribune office.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
New Rank &C Calhoun Omen. Toda /,

BLAIR, Neb., Dec. 1.-THE Fort CAL
houn State bank Of Fort Calhoun. that
has recently erected substantial brick
bank building. viii open Tuesday morn
ing for business. w. p. Cook. who has
been the manager OF the Blair Mutual
Telephone exchange for some fifteen
years. has resigned that position and ac-
eepted the office Of cashier Henry
Rohwer Is president and William sievers
vice president.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
Liquor Seized In BInIr Hotel.

BLAIR, Neb., Dec 1.-THE Ellington
hotel was raided last Friday night by
Sheriff Compton and deputy and
number of cases Of beer and whisky
were taken by the officers II. c. Hay
den. the proprietor, was arrested and
later released on a $500 bond and his
hearing set in the district court for
January II.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15
Nebraska

an ensine last week. His clothing caught
in the engine and he was thrown several
feet and was unconscious when found by
his wife. lie has fully recovered from
the effects Of the accident.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15

Is rendered antiseptic by Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve. sure remedy for sores.
bruises. piles. eczema. Csc All drug
e ts.-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15

Mans Clothes Caught i'm Engine.
AYoCA. Dec. 14-(speciaI)-J p.
Baker, one of the well-known farmers
residing south of here in Otoe county
narrowly escaped death while operating
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-15

Julius Orlgin. the Douglas street ladies'
ready tO-wear merchant has gone IN
New York on d buying trip.
Evening journal., 1914-02-13
FEDERALS ARE
PLANNING ENTRY
INTO new YORK

NEW YORK. Feb 13.-The Federal
League officials were in secret con-
ference all afternoon at the Knick-
crtockcr Hotel. The only announce
ment they made was to hurl defiance
to organized baseball, and promised
to announce something, probably to-
day, that will open the eyes oi the
baseball public.
This announcement is believed to
be that the Federals will invade New
York this year, transferring the fran
chise of the Toronto Club to this city.
Il is said the Federals have secured
an option on a plot of ground az
Corona, Long Island This lis the
site John IT, Brush once had in view
when he thought he would lose the
Polo Grounds lease. President Gill
more refused to admit tonight that
the Federals were planning to locate
here.
Ned Hanlon secured the option on
the Corona property before joining
hands with the Federals, and tried to
induce the International League to
give him franchise to place a team
here. When he was turned down he
went TO the Federals. 1t is believed
the plans to place teams in Toronto
and Buffalo are only used as blinds
to cover up the Federals' real move
ments, and that when the time is ripe
the Toronto franchise will be shifted
here, while the Buffalo franchise will
go to Washington.
Evening journal., 1914-02-13
WADDELL OUT
OF The GAME
FOR ALL TIME

SUPERIOR Wis. Feb. 13-Rube
Waddell, the great lefthander, who.
in his day was one af the best
pitchers that ever worked in the
major leagues, will never pitch an
other game. The admission comes
from Rube himself, who has return
ed his contract to Kid Taylor, Of su-
perior, who is manager of the Vir-
ginia CMinn) Club in the Northern
League. Waddell came to Virginia
last year from Minneapolis and was
reserved for this season.
Il am sending back the contract
unsigned writes Rube from Boerne.
Texas. 81 would like to play, but
never could get in shape. / might
as well admit the truth about myself
| am iu hopeless shape. 1 have lost
54 pounds since / was up North
now weigh only 15l. l am very weak
and cannot walk 20 feet. ! am writ
ing this in bed.
81 have a nurse with me all the
time and a doctor comes TO see me
three times a week He says I prob
ably will be better when warmer
weather cCmes."
Evening journal., 1914-02-13

OF the Boston club today to talk over
the prospects of his appearing In a
Boston Uniform this season.
The Federal League officials all de-
MED that Evers had signed.
GaTncy was confident Evers would
sign. II was rumorcd, however. that if
Johnny stood fast in his demand that
Murphy should not receive Perdue and
Sweeney on the deal, the National Com
mission might not come through and de-
mand that the Chicago trouble maker
hand over something like $4,000 TO
nalve Johnny's injured feelings.
It was reported that Joe Tinker had
hauled Johnny into the Federal
League port shortly after midnight,
hut when Joe Tinker was reused from
his bed long before any baseball man
was supposed to arise, he denied that
he had even offered Johnny a con-
tract.
II just met Johnny for a few min
utes and shook hands with him" said
tinker. 1--WE haven't had a chance
to talk over matters at all yet ] will
eee him today, but there is nothing
doing new. Johnny is a sucker n he
signs up with Boston, can tell him
that"
Things we're scrambled worse today
than they we're during the entire
week. The National League ripped
Evening journal., 1914-02-13
Q. 4. q. has RALL cLTB.

The Christiana A. C. baseball team
is out and have some good players
booked The boys will play indie
pendent bali and have booked games
thus far that will give the east side
fans of the Fourth ward some good
exhibitions The Seventh ward OF
Chester. Hamilton Field Club. Fifth
ward reserves. 2 Media High, Holy
Name 9. c. of Philadelphia. Penns-
grove. Salem and Bridgeton. ~ J
viii be seen here Some players
signed by c. A. c. are; Harrigan,
Taylor. Brannigan, Stile and the Glib
bons brothers Any team from this
city wishing TO hook games should
write to No. sos East Fifth street.
The c. A. c. will give a dance in
Polish Turner's Hall tonight.