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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

sion, and before that he haC
charge of the heating and light
ling plant at night.
Because of the drouth in st
Francois county, a. W. TerriI'
farm adviser of that county, was
sent by the farmers Of the coun-
ty to Colorado to buy alfalfa hay,
The farmers Of that county will
be absolutely without feed for
their stock. The last rains in
that section fell in the forepart of
April and as no rain fell there
until in August, everything in the
crop and vegetation line was
burned up. They had no wheat,
nor oats, nor corn, nor hay, no
pasture Of any kind, in fact, lit
tie or nothing in the feed line to
so on, and as the dairy interest
are extensive in that county, a
meeting was held ana the adviser
authorized to go out there and
contract for enough alfalfa to
take them through the winter.
Torture has been officially
abolished for many years from
the prisons Of this state. How
ever, a gang of municipal pris.
oners at st. Joe were taken out
the other day for exercise and
put to work pulling weeds and
cleaning up the city cemetery,
and while thus engaged, accord
ing to the report Of the episode,
printed in the last issue of the
esteemed st. Joe Gazette, which
never magnilies nor distorts any
thing Of the kind, they were set
upon by hordes of miscrents and
frigbtfully tortured and made to
suffer mach agony, as all other
folks do who fool with weeds now
for they are sure to get covered
with chiggers, just like these
chaps did.
The county court of Scott
county has ordered James Me-
Pheeters, county clerk, to pay
into the treasury the sum of ST.
l94.S4, found to be due in the re-
cent auditing. McPheeters has
been in the county clerks office
of Scott county, as deputy and
clerk, for twenty eight yeara, and
was renominated for another term
at the August primary,
Alter Wawensburg was voted
dry last winter, the saloon forces
announced that they would retail
late by refusing to vote money to
pave the streets. The women
leaders of the drys began a cam
paign to secure the funds neces-
sary for this purpose and they
succeeded in their attempt and
work is now in progress.
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 produce any favored mel
on aperson desires. The process
is not new, however, as the grow
ers in the commercial growing
districts have known it a long
time.
After making a cash contribu-
tion to a family which had plead
ed impending starvation. mem
bers of the Henry county court
saw the hungry benefciaries
spend part of the money for
admissions to a motion picture
show, which was featuring "Ten-
nessee Night Riders" "
Soon after the advance in the
price Of sugar was announced in |
Monett the price of the best grade
OF building sand also went up
and the Times newspaper of that
place is wondering if there is any
connection between the two ad- |
vances.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

The organization OF the Southwest
Missouri Apple Growers association
was perfected at meeting at Spring.
field, w. p, Brennan of Marionville
being elected president and Charles
Logan OF Logan, secretary.
The growers effected a temporary
organization there recently, the OBJ,
ject being to retain in the apple har,
vest this fall the profits that hereto.
fore have fallen to the middlemen in
the marketing Of the fruit The aim
is to deal MS directly with the con,
sumer as possible Revised estimates
place this years output of the Ozark
apple orchards at $500 carloads.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

The General Baptists are ar
ranging to build a church at
Gainesville.
The government has selected
its Lebanon post office site and is
to pay S6S0O for it.
County warrants are being pro-
tested in Scott county, due, it is
said, to the cost of erecting the
new court house.
Moberly's Commercial Club is
fostering a plan to vote bonds for
building a S125,000 Randolph
county court house.
Aurora is to have a regularly
organized fire department with
members, a chief and some fire
fighting paraphernalia.
In Macon county the Progress
sives nominated IA lady for cir
cult clerk. Wonder if her NOM
ination involved a piano deal?
George W. Holt, a Poplar Bluff
shoemaker, has invented a giant
fly trap that has established the
record of catching 1900 flies in a
minute.
Mrs. Eta Edwards, OF Lamar,
in a signed statement in the DEM
ocrat, denies that she eloped re-
Gently with man other than her
husband.
The rest room for ladies in the
new court house at Benton, in
Scott county, is now kept open
every day and is making quite a
convenience to the public.
Roy Watson, of Fordland, has
been loaned money from the st.
Louis Republic school loan fund
to attend the college Of agricul-
ture of the state university.
Rev. Clinton Baker, fifteen
years of age, is attracting con-
siderable attention as an evangel-
ist. He is now conducting a
meeting at Sikeston and there is
good interest.
An exchange, in speaking of
the new garters which are deco
rated with flimy lace and jewels,
says they will not only keep the
ladies garters up and in proper
place but will keep their skirts up,
too.
During the month of July, the
farm adviser of Scott county re-
celved calls at his office from 1853
Of the farmers of the county who
wanted advice, and as a result
very large acreage Of alfalfa
is being sown.
A former Kansas City printer
has made such a success OF farm
ing up in Randolph county that
he now has two runabouts, one
very handsome, elegantly fin
ished, trim and dainty, that he
married, and the other is a Ford.
D. L. Fox, near Willow Springs,
had five head of cattle to die one
day last week, from the effect of
eating growing cane. He says
they had not been in the cane
patch more than five minutes, GO
ing through gate the wind had
blown open, when ne drove them |
out. \
Not one dsy's work in twenty
five years is the unique record of
Frank Fiend. at Jefferson City. |
II is only fair to Mr.. Fiend to say
that he has been self-supporting |
and industrious during this per~
iod, he having worked every
night, with the exception Of for
ty-two for quarter Of a century.
During the last eighteen years he
has been employed as night !
yRtchman at the governors nan
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11
Vote As You Like--Take
Your Choice. >

Jefferson City, Sept. 5.-The
fifth 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. 5 and No. 6,
shcah pre- serve 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. B give the following reasons
why the measure should be
adopted:
This amendment applies only
to st. Louis and Kansas City, and
its purpose is to give these cities
the power by thirds major
ity of their qualified voters to is
sue bonds to an amour; not ex-
ceeding 5 per cent, of the value
of the taxable property therein,
for the purpose of constructing
or acquiring subways and their
appurtenances for the transport
ta,ion of persons, baggage, ex-
press and freight, and for pipes,
wires and cables used for public
service purposes, to be owned and
operated or leased by the city.
Because Of the rapid growth of
these two cities ip size and popn-
lation and the congestion of traf-
Gc in their business districts, it
will be necessary for their traffic
to be handled by means Of sub
ways, as in other large cities, tc
relieve the congestion in the bust.
ness districts, and to provide for
rapid transportation to outlaying
portions of the city, Because Of
the large sums involved in the
construction Of such eubways,
private capital has been slow to,
invest in them and they must be
constructed with public funds,
They can be leased to private en-
for an amount sufficient
to pay the interest and provide a
fund for the bonds.
OPPOSING ARGUMENT.
The reasons given by the OPP
ponQnts If Amendment No. 3,
why it should be voted down, are
as follows:
If this Amendment is adopted
the people Of the state will have
conferred on ST. Louis the power
to increase its drbt-makine pow
er to buy or build q subway for
traffic. Taxes in 81. Louis for
city purposes are already higher
than mad cats back, and every
time the subject of taxes is men,
TONED the average st. Louisan
froths at the mouth at the amount
Of taxes he pays as compared
Nth the amount his country cous-
in pays in Missouri. The way to
keep taxes down is to vote against
propositions like this. Save. st. /
Louis from its extravagant no.
lions. The metropolis has made
great progress the past century
without a subway and will con-
Iinue to flourish without mortgage
ing its people and future genera
lions for an expensive project not
at all necessary.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

$4,000 Fire at 5ucklin.--Fire start,
ing from an unknown. cause destroyed
the property Of the Bucklih Lumber
Company, George Smiths blacksmith
shop and J. w. Rouse's barn and other
buildings. The total loss win be s2O,s
600, with insurance about $4,000.
This is the fourth mysterious fire that
has occurred in the business section
of Bucklin the last four months.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

Five enterprising young far
mers Of st. Francois county have
bought a gasoline tractor and a
gang plow to use with it. There
are four 14-inch plcws in the
gang, which will turn a strip of
ground 60 inches, or 5 feet, wide.
1t is believed that the rig will en-
able them to turn ten acres of
land per day.
"A 1l~year old son Of Henry
Sem, of near DutchtoNn, fell
asleep while moving clover, one
afternoon recently, and dropped
off the machine. His arm was
caught by the sickle and pretty
badly mangled. The boy was
taken to the Cape Girardeau hos
pital and is getting along as well
as could be wished.
When it comes to collecting Gu
rios G. N. Spring, of Miller, en-
ters the list with a Sc bill, dated
July 3, 1915; a pair Of gloves
worn at a wedding before the
Revolutionary war; a pair OF
linen pillow slips 150 years old;
a bible printed in 17SS, and al
manacs for the years 1870 to 1893
inclusive and one for 1899.
When the Rev. VIM. Wainright
of Monet, Mo-, performed the
marriage ceremony for his son,
Thomas Wainright, and MissFay
Moore last week, he completed a
rather,unusual record. lie has
officiated at the weddings of all
his five children. Which, say
we, is not only a nice piece of
sentiment, but first rate economy.
The Moberly Monitor tells of a
woman who is suing for a divorce
because her husband called her,
she alleges, a "darned old hypo-
critic, !" and further declared that
II "She ever got to heaven, hell
would be to rent" He also had
unpleasant habits of sleeping in
the barn and then telling people
he had to do this and was GLAD to
get even the scraps to eat. He
also had a quaint custom, she
says, Of whetting a large carving
knife before be went to bed, say
ing that he would cut his own
throat before morning. He some
times varied this with similar acts
with gun. She intimates that
this finally got on her nerves to
such an extent that she couldn't
stand it.
A young man in Kansas City
attended a social function known
as a Dutch lunch the other night
and had good time. Going home
and going to bed he dreamed a
dream, or, as he told a newspa-
per friend the next day, he had a
military nightmare" He said he
was reading dispatches from the
foreign war and one that made a
distinct impression ran like this:
1.-The Germans have taken Pilse-
ner, and are now surrounding
Delicatessen, where the wurst is
Italy will most likely
engage and the Spagetta will
come out Of Turin, as the Bell
gian Hares have had falling
out with the Welsh Rarebits the
Swiss Cheese is shot full of holes,
and this will make the Irish Stew
and the English Mustard hot, and
If the Russian Caviar sees the
French Pastry I may start u
Swiss Movement watch. II is
known the Spanish Onions are
strong for mix-up, and if the
Home Preserves are called out
and spread over the German
Noodles they may Ketchup with
The Navy Beans, thereby caus-
ing an uprising of the Brussels
Srroule
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11
TEAMSTER HOLDS OESERTER
Springfield Man Arrests Former Sol
der in Hope Of Getting Fifty
Dollar Reward.

When Edward Murray approached
Charles Potter, a teamster, in thel
street at Springfield and asked where
he could find a policeman, saying he
was a deserter from the United States
army, Potter Immediately collared
him. Instead Of turning him over to
the police, Potter is guarding his pris.
oner till he hears from the war de-
partmcnt in the hope of collecting
the standing reward of $50 offered for
the arrest Of an army deserter.
Murray said he deserted from the
army post at Texas City Tex, April
IA He was hungry and tired of heing
hunted, he said, and decided to give
himself UP.
4 X
Road 10 Gulf Routed.-The routing
and marking of the Sedalia.Spring-
field leg of the proposed Lakes-tothG-
Gulf highway was completed with the
arrival at Springfield Of A. G.. No-,
ris of Sedalia, representing business
clubs of Sedalia and the state fair
board Mr. Norris made the trip by
automobile, erecting large markers
bearing the letters "L-G" at all turns
and crossroads. The route Is via
Warsaw and buffalo. and is $50 miles
ions. Sedalia has undertaken the
marking Of the leg north from there,
and Springfield will carry on the work
to the Arkansas state line The CON
struction OF an automobile highway
from Duluth, Mimi, to a point on the
gulf is the object of the preliminary
routing and marking.
X X X
Former Mayor Disclose c. YOUNG.
formerly mayor Of Lexington, who has
been in the livery business there for
the last fifty-one years, is dead at his,
home after an Illness uf liiteon weeks
lntefeounty Road club.-The five.
business mems associations Of Spring.
field, operating through the greater
Springfield committee, has made the.
initial move toward forming an in.
rereounty highway association, that
viii embrace twenty-five counties of
this part Of the state. Each county
seat town will form an Smile road
district These districts will build
rock highways TO connect the towns,
The counties included 10 the proposed,
association include Cedar, Dade. Law
renee, Barry. Stone, Taney, Christian.
Greene, Polk, Hickory. Benton. Pettis.
Dallas. Webster, Ozark. Douglas,
Wright, Laelede, Pulaski. Texas, How.
ell and Oregon.
4 4 -
$4,000 Fire at 5ucklin.-Fire start,
ing from an unknown cause DESTROYED
the property of the Bucklin Lumber
Company, George Smiths blacksmith
shop and J. w. Rouse's barn and other
buildings. The total loss win be s20,s
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

Dexter has reduced its street
lighting bill from $1,000 to $1,000
per year. Enough lights we're
removed from each ward to re-
duce the bill to 800 per month.
This retrenchment was consider
ed necessary to meet the expcn.
ditures incident to the hecompletion
of its water works, such as pro-
viding the hose and other fire
equipment,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

Hard Weather on Fairs.-The pro-
moters Of the Chilllcothe fair claim
that It was not financial success,
due largely to the extreme dry wealth
er which that part Of the country 10
undergoing.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

Pumpkin Show at eline.--The
Marceline Commercial club. has or
ganized a street, fair and pumpkin
show for September 23 and "a. Prem
iums amounting to $1,000 will be pail
for best farm products grown within
twenty miles of Mareelne. Many
Brookiield township farmers will
compete for prizes.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

Fulton Professor to lowa.-Profes-
sor ]. Hampton Atkinson, for the last
three years head of the English litera-
ture department of Westminster col
lege at Fulton, has resigned to accept
place as assistant professor in Eng
lish in the Iowa State College Of
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts at
Ames, la,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

Tie Prices cut.-A general reduc-
ton In the prices being paid for rail-
road ties, averaging cents per tie,
was announced by local tie buyers
who take the output of the Ozark for
ests in southern Missouri. A slack
demand from the railroads. resulting
from the European war, is given as the
reason.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

May Die From Burns.-WhiIe burn
ing paper In stove at her home. two
miles north Of Rich Hill, Mrs. IT. S.
Garrison was, probably fatally burned.
The blaze caught her dress. She ran
into the yard. where her children
threw water on her to extinguish the
flame
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-09-11

Former Mayor Dies.-Iose G. Young,
formerly mayor Of Lexington. who has
been in the livery business there for
the last tifty-one years, is dead at his.
home after an Illness ut iliteon weeks
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24
WESTFIELD.

There are at present five cases of IN
fantlle paralysis i'm town. all on the Wes.
Hill. and both hill schools have been
closed In consequence. Mrs. Macia OF
Orleans and her two children have rooms
i'm a tenement block IN which there was
case Of infantile paralysis and came mere
and spent a week with her sister, Mrs
LeMoreux, II is thought the disease
started here in that way, although the
Macas have had no illness OF any Kind.
Miss Minnie Gilpin of Boston has come
to visit her father, Judge Glpin'-l)r,
Fitch and family of St. Johnsbury spent
Sunday night at H. f. Gray's,-The Rev,
and Mrs. F. n. Hyde went to Derby Tues
day to attend the Orleans county associa-
tion meeting Of Congregational ministers
| District Superintendent Lowe OF ST
Johnsbury will be at Lowell Sunday and
| at Troy the same evening. -George God
| da I'd IL recovering from what was almost
pneumonia. Mrs. Goddard has been Ill In
| bed for three days.-Bert Stanhope and
| family of Connecticut came last week &c
| visit his sister, Mrs Ephriam Courser-
| Bert Courser has purchased n farm In
| East Charleston and plans to move there
| this tVnpit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24

delegates from this town to the demo-
cratic State and district convention
Mrs. Frank Finnegan and daughter MISS
Harriet, of Brooklyn, N. Y, are spend
ing few weeks with relatives mere
Mark Warner OF Hardwick was In town
Wednesday and Thursday as the guest OF
his sister, Mrs NJ. s. rncr.-Attorney-
General Rufus Brown of Burlington ana
States Attorney A. n. Grout OF Newport
were business callers in town wednesday,
Theodore Carl suffered broken arm
near the shoulder when Kicked by MS
horse while fastening the chain that held
the animal in the box stall. Mr.. Carl
also receive a severe flesh wound, caused
by the calk on the horses Shoe a.
KnsleY has moved his portable saw MIL
from the river to the west part OF the
town near the Montgomery and Westheld
lines, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph German OF
Montgomery Center were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Quite over Sunday.-ll.
f. Hall is spending a few weeks in Fair
fax and vicinity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24
JEFFERSONVILLE.

Miss Ma title Wilcox is visiting friends in
roy, n Y.-Mrs Nulholland. who was
ME guest of her sister Mrs. Annie Rus
ell, for several weeks, has returned TO
tonkcrs, y. Y.-Miss Syhil Raymore has
,one to spend several weeks with friends
n Laconla, y. H.-Miss Cora Cornish,
yho spent the summer with Mrs j. f.
Wilcox, has returned to Worcester, Mass.
Mrs Ira Morse returned from Hunting
Ton Monday.-The reservoir for the new
Fillago water system is completed. 80
Nathreen James Of England Is the guest
VI her sister, Mrs. G. f. Pope.-Miss Lulu
Ruker has returned TO her work in MOI
-isvllc.-Mr and Mrs. j \, Waterman
If Burlington are guests at q. w.
Holmes Miss Trick from Connecticut
is helping to care for her mother, Mrs.
NJ. A. Trick who Is i'll at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Clayton Scott.-Mrs. Clara
Thompson and family of Barre are guests
Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Nc
Nally.-Mr and Mrs. James Watson are
spending a vacation with their daughter
Mrs. Lewis Provost, in Detroit Mich --
Ira Morse came in from St. Johnshury
this week with new Maxwell touring
car. for which he has the ag,ncN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24
NaANGE COUNTY
RANDOLPH

Dir. and Mrs. G, J. Rumrill left Satur-
lay for STAFFORD, making the trip by au-
>omohdle.-M George Pinney and
mother, Mrs. c. +. Jones, went to Bridge
water Saturday for an over-Sunday visit.
Mrs Lima Miller Edwards Of Barre,
Who has been with her mother Mrs.
Minnie Miller at the home of Mrs. w,
II. Gladding left Saturday,-Mr and
Mrs. George O'Cain, who have been with
Mrs Rose Lucia for seven weeks, left
Saturday for St. John's.-The Rev II. II,
Crawford of Westport Point, Mass. is
the guest of his brother the Rev. q. #,
Crawford, and on Sunday preached at the
Methodist Church.-Richard Thompson
and Miss Dora Churchill of Cambridge
have come to visit in tOwn.-Mr and
Mrs Cecil Richardson. who were mar
sied two weeks ago in Gaysville, are al
the home Of Mrs, Dana Luce-Ieor
Shore. nephew Of Mrs j. e. French
who has been here for n few days. has re-
burned to Forestdale. -IIeber Holman
;xho has been very ill., was able Friday
q ride into town,-Miss Josephine Emery
Who has been in the sanitarium for treat
'nent. has gone to her home.-Mr Barnet
Eho was injured in the South Royaltor
automobile accident September ID is re
sorted about the same, but has not ye
recovered his sight.--H. l.. Patch, who
las been at White River Junction for
week, returned Saturday.-Miss Pauline
Dole arrived here Saturday to take NJ
Che teacher training course.-Mrs. NJ. G
Washburn of Cambridge, after weel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24
WHEAT CROP IN
WAR ZONE NEAR
SIZE OF LAST YE

Washington. Sept. 93.--Wheat
duction throughout the countrit
the European war zone this year
orally was only slightly less than
years crop, according to estimate
ceiVed to-day at the departmei
agriculture from the internationa
stitute of agriculture at Rome.
total production is estimated at
100000 bushels, or 92.S per
of last years crop in these coun'
Hungary, Belgium, United King
European Russia, Spain, talk Lu
burg, Netherlands. switzerland, L
states, Canada, Denmark, India. j.
Tunis and Constantine province o
geria
Barley production for the coui
named, emitting India. is estimat
Lon 600 900 bushels, or 900 per
of last year. and the oats crop d
countries, emitting Japan and In,
2.779, 900, 600 bushels, being 81.
cent of last year.
The total rye crop in the fold
countries is 5000. 600 hushe|
9S1 per cent. of last year: PI
Hungary, Belgium, Spain. Italy.
emburg. Netherlands. Russia id
rope, switzerland, United KIM
Canada. Denmark and Const}
province Algeria
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24
HYDE PARK.

new ruling OF the st. Johnsbury &
l.. c. r. r. Is that after September y no
passengers will be carried on freight
trains. This ruling went into effect some
lime ago, but on petition was rescinded.
II Is now again to be enforced because
n travelling man recovered for injuries re-
,eived by the iostling OF the cars.
Joseph Young was at home over sun
day from Grand 1sle.--Mr. and Mrs. K,
W Hulhurd wero in Richford Sunday
The Rev. Charles Hamlin has gone 70
the Maine woods for a few daYs.-Miss
Doris. DEMO was in johnson yesterday
e. c. Page has been in Burlington.-Mr
and Mrs T.. +. Badger spent Sunday IN
Danville.--H l.. Fairbanks. who was OF
duty at the post ofliCe Il part of last week
because OF Hines, is again ut work-iil-
liam Shepard Ill with infantilo paralysis
is hettor.-Mr and Mrs. George G. cole
of Morrisville were in town Tuesday
Mrs. D. J. Grant Of Rome Ga, is visiting
lo town