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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

SiC ohOhAhVht' OuSh ga POhSO
practically prohibits amendments.
A proposed charter is read, as
published, by comparative few
people. The general public gets
its knowledge of proposed amend
ments from discussions in news
papers and at public meetings.
A proposed charter amendment
cannot escape public notice. 1t
must be first proposed by ordi-
nance, passed by the council,
and approved by the mayor. All
council proceedings are public
and published.
Constitutional amendment No.
3 authorizes the city to publish
proposed charter amendment
once a week, for three weeks, gin
two newspapers, one a daily
printed in German, This will
provide every person with a
copy. If this amendment be
adopted, the city may amend its
charter without useless expendi-
ture of large sums of money.
OPPOSING ARGUMENT.
Thereasons given by the op-
ponents of Amendment No. 8
why it should be voted down are
as follows:
This amendment should be de-
feated, if for no other reason,
just to show those who whold
trlfle with the organic law of the
state that it is useless to "clut-
ter up" the battot with matters
of small moment. What differ
ence does it make to people of u
city greater than 100000 wheth-
er formal notice of a city charter
change is published thirty days
in three newspapers or three
weeks in two newspapers? Or
whether the German paper re-
quired to be used shall be u daily
Or whether affirmative action
shall require three-fifths of the
voters voting at the election,
or "three. .fifths of the voters
voting on the proposition?" This
is net quite tweedle-dee and
tweedle- dun, but it is 80 near
that it furnishes "a beautiful illus
tration of hunting for mosquitoes
with a cannon. The frequency
with which cities are changing
their charters in these days of
fad Legislation furnishes proof
sufficient that it is already easy
enough to ammend charters with
out further reducing the restrio-
tions fixed by the founders of
the state.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeby by the Shears,
the Pencil apd the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

Pennington News--On Thurs
} day of last week Joe Knight, a
clerk in j. r. Masons store al
Mitchell, was held up and rob.
ed of q sack containing S175 in
silver. Joe had been to the
bank of Leadwood and gotten
$3.50 in silver to be used at the
store in cashing pay day checks.
When near the Spider saloon,
enroute home, he was held up by
q masked man who ordered him
to get out of the buggy. Joe
did this in double quick time.
The highwayman grabbed the
sack of silver. The noise made
by the coins convinced the horse
that it was up to him to save the
day, so be proceeded to run
away, thus saving the currency.
Joe was left with the obber, but
soon was also only hitting the
high places. John (Slim) Sut-
ton was arrested and placed in
Jail, charged with the offense.
He has not yet had his prslim-
mary, nor has the SITS been
found. Just one year to a day
before this robbery, anoth er
clerk OF the Mason store was sim
ilary held up. Two highway
man were implicated then and
both drew penitentiary sentences.
Charlottesville Democrat
Sometime during Thursday night
g sneak thief entered the room
occupied by Judge W. N. Evans
at the Majestic hotel and sue
ceeded in making away with the
judges trousers and their con-
tents. When the Judge awoke
this morning and began making
his mornings toilet he found he
was short on clothing. The
trousers were later found in the
toilet room stripped Of their con-
tents. The thief got away with
a pocket book containing two
old half dimes, one dated 1853,
a So gold piece dated 1854, two
$40 bills and 81 or S5 in silver,
and an open face gold watch and
chain. A Confederate charm
was taken off the chain and left
in the BATH room. Officers are
working on the case, but there is
little or no clue. None of the
other guests were disturbed.
Bismarck Gazette.--An un.
known man was run over and
ground to pieces by a freight
train Sunday morning about 8
O'Clock about 2 miles this side oil
Irondale. He and two compan-
ions, white man and a negro,
were beating their way on the
local freight Saturday and were
put off at Mineral Point. The;
started to walk and getting tiret
they laid down to rest. The
white man and the negro each
on the side of the track and this
fellow laid down in the center oi
the track. His companions triec
to get him not to do so, but hi
replied that he did not expect tC
60 to sleep. The man was abou
10 years Of age and little over
8 feet in height and of stocky
build. His home was in Cam
paign, Ill. There was nothing
found on him to identify him.
The Republican congressiona
committee promises to Civ,
: Brown 1000 majority in the fivl
western counties Of this district
Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Ston'
and Taney. In 1912 these SAM
} counties gave Curry a majorit!
/ Of 1929 over Russell and thel
! Russell beat Curry 1015. Yol
! will haye to raise you pledge o
/ we won't get scared.--Qzsrl
Inamocrat
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
The champions Of Amendment
No. Sgive the following reasons
why the measure should be
adopted:
This amendment now affects
Kansas City alone. Sec. 16,
Art. 8 Of the constitution, written
in 1875, requires Kansas City to
publish a proposed charter
amendment 80 days in three
newspapers Zone printed in Ger
mani having the largest oircula- =
ton in the city. The CITY has
been, obliged to pay to newspap-
sEs as much as S25, 200 for q sin
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

One of the most remarkable in
stances en- record Of death being
revealed by q dream occurred at
Mine "a, just south Of Bevier, on
Monday, when Riley Brown,
aged twenty three years, was
kicked from his car by mule,
run oyer and so severely injured
that his demise occurred a few
hours later. A year ago last
spring, young Brown dreamed
that his death would occur in
just such q manner and the mex
morning told his father, Ike
Brown, forman of No, "a, of the
vision describing to him the spot
in which he would meet hi;
death, the manner and even the
appearance OF his coffin.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18


Geo. F. Begley, of Poplar
Bluff, is experimenting with rice
on his farm, near Dudley.
On September !, there were
,51,674 automobiles registered in
Missouri. 1t is predicted that
the number will reach 100, 600 be-
fore February.
A Burlington Junction boy
found a four-leaf clover recently
Later in the day he fell out OF
The hay NOV, was hit in the nose
by ball and stepped on a nail.
He does not look for four leaf
,elovers any more.
Ironton Rsgister-Water mel
ons have "gone heggin," along
the Iron Mountain railroad the
past week or two. The south
east Missouri crop is much lar"
ger than was anticipated.
A Dexter girl recently sued a
fellow. for $40 for q kiss. That
seems a little bit high, says the
Nevada Post, but after having
taken il he would have been en-
titled to discount had he paid
cash.
The Scott County Milling Co"
recently sold 10000 barrels of
flour to the French government,
through an agent in New Orleans.
All of the 10000 barrels had to
reach New Orleans by Septem--
Der 10th
Joe Soners, aged II years,
was run over by a switch engine
in the Current River r. R. yards
at Willow Springs, Last Friday
night, and killed. The body was
cut into at the chest. He was
helping bis father, who is a wip-
er in the round house, and start
ed to cross the track not seeing
the engine backing down.
There is now a reward of $500
for the capture OF Otis Shaver,
the negro who escaped from the
Cape county jail, July 4th. He
is under sentence Of death, for
attacking a white woman, at
Poplar Bluff, early this year.
Sheriff Phil Kearby, of Butler
county, offered reward of 5000
shortly after the negro'e escape
and last week Governor Major
issued q proclamation on behalf
of the state offering reward of
5000 for Shaver's arrest.
A group of johnson county
stock buyers discussed at War
rensburg the other day the rais-
ing of sheep. 1t was brought
out that when a farmer is ad-
vised to raise sheep he merely
mutters "dcgs." The stockmen
ngreed that the next Legislature
should levy Q tax of S2 on a man
who owns one dog, S5 for the
second dog and $40 for the third.
The Johnson county Farm Bur.
eau is planning a seeep campaign
but Manager Dong insists that
the elimination Of the surplus
dogs lies at the root Of the mat
ter.
Thomas B. Ward, assistant
cashier of the defuhct Pemiscot
County Bank at Charlottesville
was convicted last week at Caru'
thersville of taking deposits wher
the bank was insolvent. He was
sentenced to two years in prison
Judge W. N. Evans, of Wes
Plains, acted as special judge il
the trial. The bank failed il
June, 1918, and there was
shortage of more than S400, 900
A. c. Tlndle, cashier of the bsnl
was convicted some time ago oI
the same charge, There or,
several similiss cases agains
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18
The Howard County Advsrtis-
er is 20 years old.

ed too high.
Better class negroes at Lexing
ton have organized a law and
order league for work among
their own race.
i When A. A. Sims residence
at Sturgeon burned a week ago,
a negro man ran into the house
and saved water melon.
Cheering thought from the
Clyde Times: "To raise hogs
successfully, a man must also be
a hog and almost live with them" "
When a young woman at
| Springfield refused to talk, the
Judge regarded tho incident Jas
so unusual that he ordered her
sent to Jail.
A health note from Lamar re.
cites that on account of insuffici-
ent business the two undertaking
establishments there have been
merged.
A Hopkins dentist has a .S5,.
QUO damage suit on hand for al
lodged injury done while extract
ing teeth for q lady. Everybody
has his troubles.
New London has q citizen who
has not shaved in twenty.six
years and who has worn boots
all that time-never shoes. His
ambition--and it seems a humble
one-is to be buried With his
boots and whiskers on.
To buy eggs on Saturday and
ship them out as poultry 1.-THE fol-
lowing Monday, is "going soms''
says the Tina Journal, which re-
cites that strange noises emanat-
ing from the storage room con-
vinced q local dealer that he
had bought "cheap" eggs.
| Judge Martindale has a peach
tree on his home place in Clyde
that performs queer. For the
thirteen years it has born fruit
it persists in giving half cling
stones and half free stones. The
tree was neither grated or bud
ded; it grew from a seedling.-
Clyde Times.
George Wick, accused Of rape
upon the person of his twelve
year. old blind step daughter at
Chaffee last September, was
tried before the circuit court in
Scott county few days ago, and
upon plea Of guilty was sem
fenced to so years in the peniten :
tiary. He is about so years old.
When the Stanberry ele ctric
light plant broke down one night
last week, a theatrical perfor-
nance was delayed only long
enough to run two motor cars
up to the front doors, then in the
spot of glaring headlights the
show went on with everybody
smiling approval Of the opera
house managers ingenuity,
! A farmer living down neal
} Rich Hill by the name Of Chas
Cough met with a peculiar ac'
cident Tuesday While he wat
, helping to unload bundles oI
} wheat from a wagon the dus
| from the straw became 80 thiol
as to make him sneeze 30 violent.
! ly that his right arm was dislo'
: Gated al the shoulder.-Trentor
Times.
Dove hunting readers of th'
| Rocky Comfort Independent GER
. tainly will get rocky comfort fol
their activities out of that piece
at looks like men and boy
; would be ashamed to go out ans
. kill the harmless little doves
3 Why, don't you know that il /
Y had not been for the dove tina
, went out and discovered dr.,
land old Noah and the rest nigh
have been floating yet9 TheI
where would you have been
You might have been a deep So
Icrab instead Of q lobster,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18
OPPOSING ARGUMENT

The reasons given by the op-
poDents of Amendment No. why
it should be voted down are as
follows:
This amendment should not be
adopted because it is peternalis-
tic, The government has dis
charged its duty when itguaran-
tees peace, liberty and equal op-
portunity to all alike, A system
of pensions has always proven a
bad thing, for as soon as one
class is pensioned another ap-
plies. We bear Of pensions for
soldiers, for police, for firemen,
for preachers, for teachers, and
so on. Where will it all end? II
such proposition as this carries
our children and grandchildren
will be paying pensions for all
kinds and classes of people with,
out number, thus ultimately tax
ing the the people into poverty
and the government into bank.
ruptcy. A pension system il
death to self reliance. Rob hu-
manity of its self'rsliance and
there all progress ends.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

'warsant fer sridsssoom.-Chief Of
Police Hunter OF Springfield, asked
the authorities In a namber of munic.
ipalities to be on the lookout for B. o.
Jepson, 20 years old. who with his
bride of three days. is on his honey
moon. Jepson is wanted on a war
rant charging him with embezzling
funds belonging to the Brotherhood Of
American Yeomen.
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Killed by Falling SIab.--R. L. Davi:
mine shOveler at Webb City, was
struck by falling slab and died a
few minutes later.
y
Convicted Woman TO AppeaI.-At.
torneys for Mrs. Susan Ross. who was
convicted at Fulton recently of the
murder Of her husband and sentenced
to a term Of ten years in the peRiten-
tiary, are expected to perfect an ap-
peal to the supreme court at this term
Of court.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18
NEW COACH AT MISSOURI U.
c. G. Vansent, Former Wisconsin Foot
ball Star, to Drill Athletes in
Freshman Class.

c. F. Vangent, Wisconsin football
star, has been appointed supervisor OF
irtramural athletics at the University
of Missouri. lie will be here this
month to begin his new duties. This
Is new position created by the uni
versity with a view of getting all men
students In the school, interested lp
some form of athletics and to take
part in contests. Athletic associations
are to be formed in every department
of the university and contests arrang
ed In every branch of sport betweeL
teams to be formed in these depart
ments. It is hoped to have at least
80 per cent of the students interested
IN some form of athletics by this neg
method.
Vangent will have charge also of the
freshman football squad. lie is sails
to be one of the best athletes that
Wisconsin has ever produced. FoI
three years he has played on the Uni
versity of Wisconsin football team Hsl
was also on the Varsity basket bali
team and hurdler and weight man on
the track team there. He will prove
valuable in training the freshman
football squad for the Tiger team.
The athletic department of the uni
yersity has procured the services OF
Jimmie" Temple of West Point for
trainer of the Tiger football team this
season. Temple has been at West
Point six years.
Steal judicial Trousers. - Circuit
Judge w. N. Evans, former Demo-
cratic state chairman, was robbed at
Caruthersville where he was acting
as special Judge in the Pemiscott
county circuit court. While Judge
Evans slept | ma hotel, a robber, on a
stepladder, fished for the judges
trousers through the transom. A gold
watch and $50 were stolen. Court
was delayed until other trousers
which would fit Judge Evans were
found.
|
Springfield Pioneer Dies.--George
y. Emery, 50, one of SpriHgfield's Z
pioneer business men. died at his
home there recently. He organized
the cltys first fire department and
was prominent in business circles un,
I'll his retirement a few years ago.
u
Bio Attendance at NJ. 1.-THE indi,
cations point to decided increase In
attendance at the University OF Mis-,
souri, this fall, according to President
A. Ross Hill. The number Of certin-
Gates from students in approved
schools examined by the university
has been unusually large.
Methodist Conference Elects.--At
the annual election Of officers of the
Methodist Protestant church in ses
sion at Mumford, W. j. Johnson oi
Fordland was elected president. and
]. F. Howe OF Iona. secretary. Iona
was selected for holding the confer
ence meeting next year.
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College Music Head ouits.-Prof II
v. Stearns, for the last four years
head Of the music department at Chris
tlan College, has resigned to become
head of the music department of the
Illinois womsR's College Jacksonville
Ill
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Former Treasurer Dles.--John d
franklin. former treasurer Of Petit
county, is dead at WinonA, Shame,
county.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18
Vote As You Like-Take
Your Choice.

Jefferson City, Sept. 12.--The
sixth of the series of arguments
on the measures to be submitted
to vote at the coming election
was issued today by secretary Of
state Cornelius Roach. Those
wishing to vote intelligently on
Amendments No. 7 and No. s,
should pre-. erve this article.
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 champions of Amendment
No 7 give the following reasons
why the measure should be
adopted:
This amendment will enable
the state legislature to pass a
bill which will pension the worthy
blind. Other states are doing
this, and it has been proven that
the small cost to the state is more
than made up in the fact that
small allowance helps them to
pay guides to assist in going to
work they are qualified to do.
1t does not mean maintaining
them in luxurious idleness, but
give them a minimum income
that enables th EN- to help them
selves.
The movement has been in
dorsed by the Central Trades and
Labor Unions, the Conference
of Charities and Corrections, and
many other leading organiza-
tions.
II through no cause Of your
own, you were to become sud-
denly blind, how would you sup
port yourselfH Suppose you
were dependent On your income
as blind people usually are, what
kind of living could you earnP
| believe, il you will answer these
questions in your mind, you will
readily understand the need of
your vote and support in this
movement.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

Former Treasurer Dles.--John d.
franklin. former treasurer Of Pestis
county, is dead at WinonA, shannon
counts.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

College Music Head ouits.-Prof. II.
" stearns. for the last four years
head Of the music department at Chris
tian College, has resigned to become
head of the music department of the
Illinois womsn's College, Jacksonville.
Ill
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

Methodist Conference Eleets.--At
the annual election OF officers of the
Methodist Protestant church in ses.
sion at Mumford. W. j. Johnson Of
Foriland was elected president, and
J. F. Howe OF Iona. secretary. Iona
was selected for holding the confer.
ence meeting next year.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

Big Attendance at NJ, 1.-THE indi,
cations point to a decided increase In
attendance at the University OF Mis-,
souri, this fall according to President
A. Ross Hill. The number OF certifl.
Gates from students in approved
schools examined by the university
has been unusually large.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-18

Springfield Pioneer Dies.--George
D, Emery, 50, one of SpriHgfleld's
pioneer business men. died at his
home there recently. He organized
the cltys first fire department and
was prominent in business circles un.
I'll his retirement few years ago.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-14
ROASTS
TONOPAH PLAYERS
TO FARE yE WELL
NOT EVEN A TRYouT FOR THE
BISHOP BUSTERS is THE
OPINION.

The Fourth of July exhibition be-
tween Bishop and Tonopah on the
local grounds was not a ball game
says the Bishop Herald 1t was not
even casino. AS a sporting proposi-
tion pinochle would have been per-
fectly devilish compared with it, The
argument put up by the Tonopal
bunch of mavericks was as devoid of
interest as a debate on the currency
question. Even as a work out for tbs
for the local team the game was a
dismal failure. The miners couldn't
field the ball fast enough to keep the
Bishop boys warm. And it was some
hot day at that. 1t is a shame 10
print the score, but it must be done
Thirty-seven to two in favor OF Bish-
op. Sounds like the result of a game
of 'one old cat" down on the lot back
of the old school house. II was a
disappointing game three ways, The
crowd was disappointed because ii
had expected to see tight game
Mickey Johns. the Tonopah manager.
was disappointed because the buncn
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-14

In the District Court Of the Fifth
judicial District Of the State Of Ne
vada in and for Nye County.
In the matter OF the estate OF
Frank P. Mannix. deceased. Notice
to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given: That the
undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified by the District Court
of the Fifth Judicial District of the
State of Nevada, in and for Nye
County, as administrator of the es-
tate OF Frank P. Mannix. late OF said
county, deceased
All creditors having claims against
said estate are requested to file the
same, with proper voucher attached.
with the clerk of the court within
forty days after the first publication
of this notice.
Dated this 18th day of June. A. d.
1914.
FRANK P. KERNE,
Administrator
J. A. SANDERS,
Attorney.
Date of first publication, June 80.
1919: J30-Jy7-14-21
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-14
RICHER THAN DREAMS Of AvAR|CE
WAS, CAROLINA NINE PROMOTION

the enclosure contained in the letter.
Mr.. Williams described the letter as
so wild and vague" that he paid no
attention to it and did not even ac-
knowledge 1t.
Mr.. Williams also testified thai
Newman had offered him stock in tue
mine.
Our discussion" said the control
Ter had been purely with relation
to the condition Of the mine, as re-
ferring to its possible bullion value
in connection with the assay office.
Newman had never said anything
with regard to this before, but one
day he came in and said: I want
your check and | forget whether 1t
was for $4,000 or $4,000 | simply
smiled and told him that did not
interest me-"
Had you ever shown any interest
in buying the stock?"
Never at ALL said Mr.. Williams.
AS to Newmans statement that
Williams had told the mayor of Sal
isbury that they ought to erect a
statue to Newman for what he had
done in developing Gold Hill. Con-
troller Williams said
THAT Is too really grotesque /
may have made some jollying re-
mark to the effect have you built
monument to Newman for his
great gold miner but that was the
extent of it"
( Newman, when he was called to
/ the stand, declared that Controller
Williams record in Gold Hill was
absolutely clean; that what he had
done had been merely out of the
generosity of his heart and in an
effort to help him, Newman, along in
his mining venture.
W. w. Spaid, Of W. w Hibbs &
Co., a local brokerage house, testl
fed that Newman had bought be
tween $4,000 and 10000 shares cl
Gold Hill stock in his own name He
added. however, that Newman ha
said he was buying for other people
The stock was bought on the curl
and Mr. Spaid could not say wht
had sold it. He never knew of New
man selling any of the stock
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-14


with governor and United States sen
ator, 1914: Wilson. 47.064: total DEM
ocratic, s5.9sS loss, 20 per cent:
Taft, S4.67s; total Republican. sS.4o0;
gain, LBS per cent; Roosevelt. 1880
total Progressive. 1924: loss. SO per
cent. Total vote decreased per
cent
Registrations in California TO June
8. 1914: Democratic. 1854 ,407; loss, Al
per cent; Republican. s2S,362; gain.
S161 per cent; Progressive, 162,564
loss. 4s per cent Registration in
creased 10 per cent.
Registration in Omaha and South
Omaha, 1914 Democratic. 1904; loss.
80 per cent; Republican, l0,s4S gain.
IA per cent; Progressive, 521; loss.
90 per cent