Ripley County democrat., 1914-11-20

Missouri proclalrs a new champion
COW, Pontiac Lady josephine, one of
the prize dairy herd of the College Of
Agriculture. Her record for the year,
ending October IS, gives her first rank
In the state in milk production and
second In butter. In that time she
produced 23,4s3 pounds, or 11,19S
quarts Of milk, and 959 pounds Of
butter.
Missouri day" Mt the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition is to be May 3, 1915.
And the Missouri building, according
to w. D, Smith of Princeton, vice
chairman Of the Missouri fair commits
sion, will be ready for occupancy De.
cember l. The structure is being com.
pleted thirty days ahead of contract
time.
Announcement was made at the
general offices of the Frisco at Spring
field, that, effective November 10, aud.
itors will be removed from all passen-
ger trains on the system, their duties
to be performed by the conductors.
A fight against what II regards as a
general increase In rates by railways
operating west Of Chicago has been
begun by the Kansas City CONNER.
cial Club. An immediate appeal is to
be taken to the interstate commerce
commission.
A. g. Prown, 4T years old, an engi.
neer for the Missouri. Kansas G. Texas
while on the gangway Of the engine
locking for a hotboy, was struck on
the head by a projecting bluff one
mile east Of Portland, Mo, and fatally
injured.
All churches, school. shows and
public entertainments are ordered
closed at Montgomery on account Of
diphtheria. The regular Sabbath SER
vices are forbidden and children are
ordered not to gather in groups.
That the interior of Missouris new
capitol will be of Carthage stone was
rendered certain when a contract was
closed with Carthage company for
supplying the material, 1t is approx.
mately a 100000 deal.
The United States navy department
has placed ofders for six engines for
submarines with an engine company
Of st. Louis, The contract is worth
Mrs. Susan North, 81 years old Is
dead at her home In Sedalia. She was
the mother Of Mrs. +. Border. Kansas
CITY, and Mrs. James Devine. st.
Joseph.
Jesse Wilkerson, Sedalia cripple,
fell recently on a pavement and frac.
tured his left leg. Wilkerson Is %
years old and this is the thirty.sev.
enth time his leg has been fractured.
At the suggestion Of Rev, DR.. Ford
C. ottman Of New York, the Presby-
terian Ministerial Association adopted
a resolution agreeing to suggest to all
the ST. Louis congregations OF the
Presbyterian system that the collec.
tons Of Thanksgiving Day be devoted
to the relief Of widows and orphans
OF the war in Europe, without respect
to country.
Joplin Is one Of the few towns OF
Missouri that gave a majority OF its
votes for suffrage at the recent elec.
tion. Jasper county gave a majority
Of 6si for the thirteenth amendment.
Cyrus Phelps, s-year-old son of Col.
onel w. II. Phelps, the Democratic
politician, is dead from INJURIES re.
ceived when an autunobilp struck
him while he was riding a bicycle At
Carthage
A man believed to be named B,ge.
low, an unemployed telegraph oper.
ator Of Chicago. attempted TO board a
Frisco passenger train at Springfield.
He missed his footing. feu uRder the
wheels and was killed.
]. @. L. Carter. ss years old. for
whom the city OF Cartefsilie was
named. dled al the Carter homestead
two miles north Of tAst city recent.
" from paralysis Mr.. Carter home.
steaded quarter section OF land aa.
Joining what Is now tfe city. at The
close OF the Civil War.
James Miller, residing twelve miles
vest Of Rich HiH. who vas Injrrsd n
a. automobile accb:anf three months
szp. i enaa Of hie in1nriea Hs vas
81 1saN OLD aas 5 survived hy his
psye pnd thrss children.
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