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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
County Court Proceedings.


Court met persuant to call by l..
Harris. presiding Judge for the purpose
of settling with the viewers and engin-
neers Of Drainage District No. 2 and
any other business that might come
before them, there being present, l..
Harris, presiding Judge, j. W. Stanley,
associate Judge western district, E. s.
Williams, sheriff and w. H. Stone,
clerk, aud the following business was
transacted:
Gu certificate OF Geo. Ponder, court
reducad the assessment on lot /, block
5, Kegler's ist addition to city OF Doni.
phan, to $3.50, for the tax year of 1912.
W. F. Stanley presented his resigna-
tion as constable otCurreAt River town
ship which was accepted by the court.
and Marion Winters appointed to fill
the vacancy.
o. X. Baldwin was loaned $i55 cut
OF township school funds,
Charles Rice loaned sl25 out OF town
ship school funds.
Allowances were made as follows:
H. B. Quisenberry, flour and feed
for poor farm, $ii.65
CHI. Doyle, special road work $H.2O,
T. II. Ramsey, lumber for county
roads $l2.5
IS. Kochtitlxy Construction Co.,
construction work on Naylor Drainage
Ditch No. 1, S797 80.
VIM. NJ. Andrews, 8 days assistant
engineer Naylor Drainage Ditch No. /,
$50 90.
w, W. Johnston, drugs for poor farm
$isO5.
Luther Rountree, helping survey
Drainage District No 2, Sis.
Geo. Cane, same, 81. 90.
W. c. Hancock, viewer Drainage
District No. 2, $24l.
Il. L. Deem, same, $2lS.
J. W. Stewart, same, $24l.
Wm. Andrews. engineer, $500.
Mutual Telephone Co., phone rent
at poor farm 81 90.
Court adjourned until January 20
1914.
Mrs. c. H. Ireland and little son, o
Little Rock, Ark. are here on a visi
TO her father and sister, E. Summerlir
and Miss Ouida Summerlin
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
Democratic Central Com
mittee Meeting.

The members OF the Demo-
cratic County Central Commit
tee are called to meet at the
court house in Doniphan, on
Saturday, January 81, 1914, for
the purpose of electing a treas
urer Of the committee. and trans
acting any other business that
may come before the meeting.
D. c. CUNNINGHAM,
II. E. BRAscHLER, Chairman.
Secretary.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
Fire at Warm Springs, Ark.

Early last Sunday morning the build.
ing occupied bv W. A. Holt, at Warm
Springs. Ark, eighteen miles south-
west Of Doniphan. with a stock Of gem
eral merchandise was destroyed by Are,
Of unknown origin, and the entire con-
tents destroyed.
The loss was total, there beng no
insurance on either the building or its
contents. Tho second story was occu-
pied by the l o. o. F, aud woodmen
lodges as a meeting place, and the
lodge outfits were lost, nothing being
saved from the building.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16

A Columbia barber got tired Of
paying for electric lights in his
shop, so he laid the wires in such
away across the meter as to trans
NIT the current and not affect the
reading of the meter. For this
clever ruse he was haled into
police court and given the mini
mum fine of Ave dollars.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
Winners In Southeast Mis-
souri, Acre Yield Contest.

The Acre Yield feature OF the
Southeast Missouri Corn Show
held at Cape Girardesu January
$40 was a phenomenal success,
bringing out more than 150 en-
tries in the different counties
composing the Third Normal
School District. The contest was
held under the direction OF Mr..
Babe Jck, OF the Agricultural De-
partment. Each contest was
held under the direction of Mr..
Bahcock, Of the Agricultural De-
partment. Each contestant was
required to ill out blank informa-
ton card before planting his corn
and was also required to give a
story of the cultivation. The
contest was open to everybody
and it will be noted that the prize
winner from Frankli county was
a young woman, Miss Flora ID.
Dahl, of Berger. The acre WAS
measured in each case aud the
yield verified by a disinterested
party and certified by him as cor
rect.
The winner of the first prize
(S5000 incash) was G. W. Tis-
dale, of GordonyiIle, Cape GirSr-
deau county, on a yield of 80
bushels, The second prize was
won by Eric Palmar, Eminence,
Shannon county with a yield Of
SO bushels. (This prize was S25..
90 CASH. The third prize (Sl5.-
90 in cash) was won by Hon. W,
d. Towe, Cuba, Crawford county,
with yield of 93 ia bushels.
Those winning scholarships
/ from the different counties were: !:
Bollinger county, Elmer Sitzes,
Gypsy, 80 bu. Cape Girardeau
county, Glenn Hensley, Jackson,
81 1.2 bu. Crawford county, W.
D. Towe. Cuba, 93 1-2 bu. jeff
erson county, Emil Wallace,
House Springs, 68 bu. Franklin
county, Flora D. Dahl, Berger,
IS bu. Perry county, Reginald
Swan, Wittenberg, II 7-12 bu.
Scott county, 7, A. Wylie, Chat
fee, S8 hu. Shannon county,
Eric Palmer, Eminence, SO bu.
Stoddard county, E. ]. Mahoney,
Dexter, 80 bu. Wayne county,
Clarence Rubottom, Greenville,
80 bu.
The indications are that the
Second Acre Yield Contest,
which has just been launched by
Mr.. Babcock, will be an even
greater success than the first one
which has jlst closed.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
An Ideal Women's Laxi-
tive.

Who wants 10 take salts, or castor oil,
when there is nothing better than Dr..
Kings New Life Pills fer ell bowel
troubles. They act gently acd natur-
ally on the stomach and liver, stimulate
and regulate your bowels and tone up
the entire system. Price, 25c. Al all
Druggists II. e, Bueklen & Co, Phil
adelphia or ST, Louis.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16

The city co1ncil failed to have quor-
um at their meeting last Tuesday night,
and as result Homer Miles, did not
get the matter OF a franchise for his
proposed electric light plant before the
board for consideration. He has pur-
chased larger engine to run his dyna-
mo and II franOhise is granted 10 him,
will put in some street lights, and after
awhile will purchase larger dynamo
and then larger engine and 90 on. un-
ell be has a full grown electric ligh
system.
George d. Sloan has money 10 loan
on improved farms on reasonable terms.
See him before placing your loan. a..
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
n you are . TrifIs Ssnsi.
tive.

About the size Of your shoes it's some
satisiacsion 10 know that many peo-
pie can wear shoes a size smaller by
shaking Aliens Foot Ease into them.
Just the thing fer dancing parties, and
for breaking Ia new shoes. Said every
where, 25c. Sample Free. Address.
Allen 8. olmstsd, Leroy, N. Y.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16

Rev. Joe Munday, Of Louisville. KY,
made an address at the courthouse here
last Sunday afternoon to men only. His
subject was the "While Slave Tranio,''
and he claims to be the originator Of
the Mann bill. dealing with that sub
ieet. His address was a a good one and
we'll received by his audience.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
MISSOURI NEWS.

tFlc street ear line Oegan opera
tion last week-in the show win
dow Of a merchants store.
A Bolivar man after buying 53
'possums caught in four nights
in the wilds of Polk county, t1rn-
ed 'em loose in the court house
yarlandhad them photographed;
after which he shipped them to
Kansas City. And yet Mem
phis gazabo said, "No one really
iikes possum."
At Albany one day last week
remarkable marriage was con-
Quoted by Rev. G. w. Maxwell
at the circuit clerks office. The
bride was 13 years of age, the
youngest which has been seen at
the courthouse for some time.
The BRIDES mother, of near Dar-
lington, accompanied her and
gave her consent to the marriage
The groom is Il.
James Campbell, railroad and
public utilities magnate, credited /
with being one Of the wealthiest
men in st. Louis visited the office
of Assessor Schram and voIuu-
tarily increased his assessment
to more than | million dollars.
The increases voluntarily made
by Campbell in the last two years
have aggregated more than $780,,
900. He is one of the largest
holders of Frisco railroad stock.
1t was boy who notified re-
venue officers Of the moonshine
still in Texas county which was
captured recently. Its presence
had been known to a number OF
men who feared to tell OF it, bat
the lad told all about il as soon
as he accidently stumbled upon
it. The Oregon County Leader
says this indicates that the mex
generation in Texas county will
be more courageous than the
present.
Attaches of the court OF a JUS
tice in Springfield declare that
one of the constaOles spent $3.50
for candy Christmas, which he
gave to feminine friends. The
constable's weakness for giving
sweets to the fair sex was found
out when he sent several boxes
to a supposed lass who turned
out to be decoy in the form of
several male employees in a law
yer's office. The "admiring lass"
enjoyed the sweets very much.
Gastronomic note from the
Mound City Jeifersonian: "Lum
Patterson and his little flock OF
band boys which he had under
control at New Point, had a pie
social last Saturday night.
Everybody knows that Lum has
stomach trouble and also what
an effect two or three good old
farmer pies have on the digestive
organs, bat he says they create
no>senssticn whatever il a per-
son understands his business in
eating pie. He says a person
should be very careful and al
ways begin eating a; the pointy
end of the pie to obtain good re.
suits"
The other day nine staiwart
mon were seen marching into a
photographers studio in Macon.
They were accompanied by an
older man aud woman. There
was much curiosity aroused by
this spectacle. Investigations
disclosed that they were all sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. INLAND Abrams,
who lives southwest of Macen.
The eldest son is 4S years old
and the youngest ia 10. The el.
dest son is IS years old and the
younesst is 10. The father is 70
years old and the mother 80,
They have fourteen grand.child.
zen. The whole family had gath
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16

II you are in need Of money see Geo.
D. Sloan for terms aud time before bef-
rowing. Once in court house With proc
bate Judge. slI
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16

fact that a man ia Seymour was
sent to jail for Stealing one of
these hides from a neighbor.
The Joplin News Herald sug-
gests that those constant quar-.
rels between Hebson and Under
wood afford an excellent oppor-
tunity for the sergeant.at-arms
of the house to win the next No
bel prize.
The pastor OF the Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church recently announ-
ced for his subject: Morning,
"The Three Sides of MAN." even.
ing, "CatGh as Catch Can"
Rather an athletic minister, what?
/ A Maysville man went to a
poultry farm the other day and
bought twelve chickens. He
wrote out check for S12, in the
twelve month for the twelve
chickens and was just twelve
hours on the road.
The Springfield Republican
says that Huerta should not be
blamed for celebrating his birth
day with pomp, ceremony and
feasting, as the chances are that
this one will be about his last,
anyhow.
Liberty has prisoner who has
gone on a hunger strike, and he
ism I a suffragette, either. Hesa, 9
that he is going out of Jail dead
or alive, and thai he isn't going
to eat any more until he is taken
out. Another prisoner there de-
cided to do the same thing, but
! he didn't last long.
! A cantsts was given by the
First Baptist Church in Sedalia
recently to which the admission
fee was one large Irish potato.
The church was crowded, and as
a result twelve bushels of pota-
toes were given to poor families
in the town.
There are some who scorn the
possum and declare that no one
really eats it. But at a possum
and chicken pie supper at a
church in Hamilton recently the
possum was 80 much relished
that 1t ran out and many had to
content themselves with chicken
pie. And those who had par
taken of the lowly possum with
such enjoyment were white per-
sons, too.
A Hopkins man resorted to
strategy in the motion picture
show the other night. A woman
in front of him had her hat on
and the man couldn't see very
we'll. He asked her to remove
her headgear. The woman in
dignantiy refused. The man pul
on his own hat, Immediately there
came a chorus of Take 1t off
take it off, you big rube" from
persons behind him. He slylS
removed his hat as his little
} scheme had served his purpose
The woman thought the persons
behind her, we're shouting at her
when as a matter Of fact, thu
shouts were directed at the luan
and she removed her hat in |
iiffy.
A storekeeper at Montgomer.
City has sprung a new one in tn,
! guessing game. He took a. biz
rooster and, after letting hin
. fast for a day, put him in hi
! show window with a large pan o
, corn, the kernals of which ha,
! been eoanted, He offered a priz
, TO the persons guessing neares
> the number Of grains the roosts
|, would eat in twenty minutes. TIL
!. rooster had a ravenous appetit
and for FIVE minutss IL looked q
. il there would not he a singl
3 kernel left. But by the time th
0 twenty minutes had ELAPSED h
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16
The 1914 Assessment Books.

County Assessor Arch Y. Moore the
past week finished werk on the tax
books for the tax year Of 1913, which
are known as the assessment books OF
1914.
On the land tax book there are $50
entries, and the total value of the en-
tries, b different ps reels OF real estate,
is s., o, 1856, an increase over the values
Of III preceding tax year of 1918,
which sailed, s., 500, i62 Of $t30,024.
Of 1918 books there are assessed
for kation $50, ,426 and fraction OF
&C. 100 acres OF land. valued at $780,
302, 1854 town lots valued at 1856, 500.
On the 1914 DO ok there are assessed
for taxation 3S9,6l7 acres OF land. val
ued at S2,33L375, and 1857 town lots
valued at $3S5,si1
This shows an increase OF 9221 acres
Of land over the number OF acres assess
ed in 1918, while there is an increase OF
only 3 town lots in the year. The as
sessment on the land acreage from 1918
to 1914 increased 1890 bat on the
town lots, while there was an increase
OF three lots in number returned, there
was decrease in valuation Of $40.
The personal assessment book shows
2920 entries, the total personal ASSESS
ment being $S90,263, against $S58, 1857,
in 1913, or an increase OF SS2, 2,O96.
In the listing of personal property the
returns for the year 1914 are as follows;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-02

naught 107 CHoffman), to 1, third 1llne'
1.o3 2-5 Hardy. Swish ran.
Third race-Seven furlOngs; Palaclo nan
dicaD: 8 year olds and up; value $500
10. won Vested Rights, 50 (Ford), Is 10 D.
second; SOsius, 50 (NeylOn), to /, Jnlru
Time I .28 2-5 Cantem, John RearoOn ran
Fourth race-Chapultepe handlcapi SIX
furIongs: year Olds; value $3.50 OrDs Ito
(GrOth). + TO ], won; King Worth, lGz (Mc-
Cabel IL TO g. second; Milton ROblee, 115
(O'Brien), s to ], third Time. III dooges
Lemon Joe Anytime Little VIII, tlOrln ran
Fifth race-Mile; selling; year oldS ana
up; value $500. Mandadero, HOO % Brlen).
to 1, second; Marshal Tllghman, lU2 OOa@-
SOM, to !, third Time, 1:3S 50. Kick. .
w. KennOn. Swede SAM Ave ran
Sixth race-One and One-eighth miles;
selling; 4 year olds and up value $500. Rey'
1912 wv W. Taylor, to /, won; Burnt can
ale, 100 a MOTIF, 9 to ;, second; Falcada,
lO5 Gentry, Il to /, third Time, 1913 Ia
hoe, Little Narchmont, Mamie McDee ran.
Saturdays Results.
First race-SiX furlOngs: selling year
Olds and up; value $500 Daylight 4Us
CO'Brien), to 1, won; Baron DeKaIb, 100
(AIeutry) 3 to 1, third Time, 1:15 To Fer
roma Originator, Dad Stearnes, Maggie,
DarI-y, CCrdOva, Lee Harrison, GelicO King
StaIvart DR.. J. B. Berry, hobby ran
Second raCe-SiX furlongs; selling; year
old and up; value $500. GimH, ITO Ike
deris), Z to l. won; Visible, 10Y (COlHns), s
to / second; Calethumpian 107 (Neylon), II
to I, third Time, 1:12 As. HaSson, Etheida,
Sam Grigsby, Tight Boy, Great Frtar, Right
Little, Tom Murphy, Toy Boy, JeSSUp Burn
Beda, Binocular. La CazadOra ran
Third race-Mile; selling; 3 year old5 and
up: value $500. The Monk, 10 (ksdeTlsl,
IS to 8, won; Miami 100 a Motif, to 1,
second; Phillistina, es CMetcaID, to !.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-02
Mitchell Seems Bright Boxer
-:I:- -:I- -:I:- -:U;- .;.:-
May Make Things Hum. Belief
BY t. s. ANDREWS.

matching a practically unknown lad
named Billy Murray against the, huShy
80 EIouck. a middleWeight, VINO mas
NET ths hest and defeated most OF
tbaT, II was cOrrect-Jtmny dld nave
so1oetbing NJ his sleeve-for Murray
proved a Tartar for Houck- ne LCuS ~
cIeverIy and had a punch anu a. w
end of the 14th round the IeLeLS5
stopped the contest when Leo W.
HELPLESS against the ropes, ana gave
the newcomer the benefit of knoeh-
ont Tom Jones, who is handing AZ
VVOIgast. SAYS that he had Murray OUT
west for some time and had him 1IghL
Kid George and others at Reno; InaL
he is a good middleweight and ready
for the best in the business
Kid williams Disguised.
Sam Harris and his prOtege, kld.
Williams, have left Los Angeles in dis
gust and will stop over in Chicago a
few DAYS to see if there is chance TO
get Johnny CoulOn into a match with
the Baltimore boy. Harris claims that
Tom McCarey offered to guarantee
Johnny $4,000 and another $1,000 from
Harris the moment he stepped INTO
the ring. with a privilege, but that
Johnny has passed the buck. Harris
would like to get a match with COulon
above all others, as he wants to annex
the bantam title and then go after the
worlds championship, but the chances
seem slim at present for match, al
though Johnny has assured me that he
will take on Williams as soon as he
has had a couple of good tryouts-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-02

- AN FRANCISCO, Calf, March who
has not heard Of CrolPs Gardens, Ala
y media. IN its day the most popular
training camp for pugilists within a
score Of miles Of San Francisc02
The place referred to had vogue, how
ever before If was known as Crolfs- 1t
was called Neptune Gardens 80 years ago,
and It was favorite Sunday Longing place
for people from the San Francisco side Of
the bay.
There were skating Kinks, shooting gal
Ieries. dancing paviIions and what not
attached to it in those years and not the
beer that was drawn in stems from a thous-
and kegs.
The Alameda folks resented the idea OF
catering to san Francisco's Sunday thirst
and love OF frivoIity, and BY vote, OF
church Wardens or something Eeptune gar
dens was doomed.
Down through the years the buildings
and the fountains and the statuary disap-
peared piecemeal and Croll took hold just
In time to save a few stables and a garish
structure, all peaks and angles, known as
The WigWam-
Tearing it Down Now.
A few days ago a crew Of carpenters was
busy dismantlng the Wlgwam, and when
the old line sports heard Of the fact pugil-
istic memories Of the long ago were revived.
Why, fight fans Of several generations have
crowded into that Wlgwam from time. to
time to watch champion ring men prepare
themselves for ring struggles that are ia
nous in the history Of the game.
BY the same token many Of the stars Of
the boxing arena who trained in the wig
wan have passed to the beyond Let me
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-02

First raee-Six furlongs; selling: year
olds; value $500 Dalston. 112 CMOlesworth).
even, Woni Superl, 1O5 (Kederis), to / sec
ond; Ceos 10 CIetcalf) Is to l. third Time.
l:l2 Hinata, Thomas Hare, Ada Kennedy,
Admirals Daughter ran.
Second race-Seven furlongs; selling:
year olds and up; value $500. Christophine.
81 a. MOTIF, IL to g. won: General March,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-02

dead now. I saw Mike Conley, the Ithaca
giant, train at CrOlPs for his match with
big Joe McAuliffe and saw Peter Jack
son train there for his bout with Jim JEFF
fries. jackson was on the down grade then,
although he was still as proud as Lucifer
and resented any suggestion that he was
scarcely the Peter Of old
jackson Undaunted.
At settling time up at the Olympic club.
Peters hand and said: peter, Jeff told me
to give you his best and tell you not to be
doWncast"
Jackson snorted.
srYou tell Jeffries to mind himself he
retorted Just let him give me return
match and he will BE the one that will be
saw Jim Corbett train at the old Wig
wan for his San Francisco match with
Jeffries, figured that what he needed most
Of all to successfully cope with the boiler
maker was weight and muscle.
COrbett Trained for Drawn
At CroIl's he had his exercise room fitted
up like a professional strong mans den
There were giant lifting bars and big
weights and all the rest OF 1t but-they CID
The funny part of it is that while Cor
bett was training for Drawn Jeffries was
training for speed At Jeffries's training
quarters when the fight was near he said
to the writer: Il want you to watch closely
and tell me honestly if I outlook Corbett."
Coming away from the ring he stopped
at the press benches and said to me. ''Weu,
=, you certainly did, I answered
Sweat the Pound Off.
1t was at the WigWam that Joe Walcott
trained when they had to keep him in the
boiler room Of the ferryboat coming across
the day Of the fight. This was Tom
O'Rourke's scheme for removing a reluctant
pound of weight and saving his forfeit
Bob Fitzsimmons trained there for his
match with Jeffries and Joe Cans trained
there for several matches. George Dixon,
Abe Attell, Tommy Ryan, Hugo Kelly and
an army Of pugilists whose names 1 cannot
lust now recall, also pitched camp there.
And now all that remains Of the Wigwam
is the stump Of a chimney and a few splln-
ters Of wood painted red, green and yellow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-02
Wreckers Tear DouOn Old
Wigwana Where Pugs Trained
Popular Training Camp For 80 Years, Where Many
Fighters Groomed Themselves For Battle, Is
Being Raced; Fitz, Corbett Jeffries
and Others Knew It Well.
by v. ". NAUGHTON.

recall a few Of the names: Jack Dempsey,
Tommy Warren, Paddy Duffy, Peter jack
son, Joe Cans and Joe Dixon
Saw Old Timers Train.
The writer was one OF those who had old
reeolIectiOns called by the passing Of the
TVigwam. I saw Tommy Ryan train there
for his match with Jack Havlin, Of Boston,
at the California Athletic club a good quar-
ter Of a century ago.
Havlin, I remember, had trouble with his
weight He was a protege OF Tom O'ROurke,
and It was necessary to keep him in the
Turkish baths for several hours on the
day of the bout Poor Jack had nothing
left but his pluck when he tOed the scratch
and that did not save him from merci-
less prOdding-
Just as far back in the abyss Of time I
saw Paddy Duffy, OF Boston, train at the
Wigwam for go with Tom Meadows, OF
Australia, one Of the best welters the
world ever saw.
Lots He Didn't Know.
Meadows was peculiar fellow. He knew
a boxing ring as a billiard champion knows
a green table, but there were coolies OF
things he didn't know He had to make
weight for Duffy and he decided the best
way to accelerate reduction was to starve
himself
one day over at Joe Dieve's. where he
trained ne boosted that all he had eaten in
"A hours was an apple.
You'll be weak some one remarked
Don't you believe it," he answered IF
I can only make the weight, III lick him
The apple diet did for Meadows, who
after a few rounds was too feeble to keep
his arms up. Both Meadows and Duffy are