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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-07-02

| Missouri has more sheep than
any Of her border states. With
the exception Of one other state
no other slate has 80 many sheep
worth 30 much money per head.
i oae Of fthe most valuable steals
ever made in Sedalia, probably,
was made last week by three Sc.
dalians who broke into thesmoke.
house Of Q citizen there and took
ten sides Of bacon and five hams.
"A Monroe county farmer re-
GENTLY shipped two car loads, 240I
Ishaep, to Chicago and sold them
Isk { net profit Of over fifteen hum
dfed dollars, counting the wool
taken from them after he bought
them to feed.
| @. F. Bran Of Denver has
been notary public since 1885, |
He was born In Germany seven
Ity-six years ago, and came to
this country when fourteen years
Of age. He located in Worth
H.
County in 1867.
Truly we are living in a motor
age. When q Fayette parson
ldrove down the street there in q
spick and span machine, q mule
coltgave it's mother farewell
look, then followed the car down
the thoroughfare.
| "A former Neosho man who at
times adopts the nom de plume
OF "B ,scawt" justifies his choice
BY his versatility. His accom-.
plishments include bookkeeping
oratory, stenography, oartooning
acting, writing farming and
teaching.
Things certainly looked bright
for q hobo at Moberly Tuesday
when he found a 50 bill on the
sidewalk. Clouds hid the sun,
hoxever, few minutes later,
when he was arrested and forced
to surrender the monay to the
man who lost it.
Caes county has man named
Smith, who appears to be we'll
advanced in the way of office
holding. He is justice OF the
peace, Democratic township com.
mittesman, member Of the town
ship board and was recently cleo.
ted as q member Of the school
board.
"Hello, Ed" and "Hcwdy,
Joe" were the greetings exchan.
gsd at Fayette the other day
when two Civil war veterans saw
each other for the first time in
fifty years. The men were mem.
bers Of the same company dur
ing the war and had separated
on Red River in Louisiana, June
8, 1895.
Among the unique industries
noted by members Of the Ozark
Press Association in tour from
Joplin to Powersite last week
was that Of basket making. AT
Branson several persons are en-
gagged in stripping trees for
splints, which they weave into
baskets, for which a steady mar
ket has been found.
Thinking to play q joke on
their friends q Clinton couple
started the rumor that they were
about to elope, then got into
motor car and drove away. Their
friends obtained another machine
and followed. Before there was
time for the laugh to 60 around,
an officer arrested both on the
charge Of violsting the speed
law.
r. you were to reach for nice
ripe strawberry in your garden
and just miss catching hold of q
Louisiana alligator, the chances
are you'd be frightened too. A
Brookfield woman had such an
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-07-02
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

Ler0Sting Reading. y
Isssssssssssssssssssssssss
The Mokane Missourian has
just celebrated its twsnty-firsi
birthday.
A geologist has Q rocky time
in this world, AYERS the Louisia.
M Press Journal.
Forty-nine years q policeman
was the term Of service Of a
Springfield pioneer who died
there last week.
The whitest dog in Fayette Ia
owned by q negro woman who
has given it the name "Nigger
Man." chronicles The Democrat.
Leader.
The board Of health at Lexing-
ton has resigned because the
council refused to pass an ordi-
nance abolishing pig pens in
that city.
The twenty.one-acre farm at
Anthus, known rs the Less COT.
fee farm, was sold at auction last
Saturday, and was bought by
James Coffey at s1oa.5O per acre.
A Marshall citizen, ninety -one
years old, 10 setting an example
which, IL followed generally,
would prove the despair Of dem
lists. He is outing his third set
Of teeth.
Hopkins is to have Q ''beauty
spot" A local merchant has
agreed togive the town y flower
garden and hopes to start some.
thing by way Of example to 9th.
or citizens.
A force of men on the st. Jo-
seph line Of the Burlington route
finished laying new rails on their
road last Saturday from Came
ron junction to Stewartsville.
Every two new rails laid weigh a
ton and require 100 rails to q side
for every mile.
Hon. ]. M. Bowers, Represen-
tative from Wayne county, is
successor Of C.l G. Michim, as
editor and owner OF the DeSoto
Press. Mr.. Bowers was born
and reared in this county but fer
the past several years has serv--
cd the people Of Wayne county
in the official capacity as law
maker in Jefferson.City. In los
ing Mr.. Bowers, Wayne county
loses q valuable man and Jeffer.
son county gains one. Ellington
Press.
Robert Crow, insurance agent
and former postmaster of Ca.
ruthsrsville who disappeared SO
mysteriously from the Pontiac
Hotel In st. Louis, December 21,
1914, has been found according
to admissions made by ofiioisls
Of q life insurance company In
which he carried . policy. The
insurance officials declare an en-
listed soldier in the United States
army has been positively identi-
fed AZ Grow. They decline to
state ct what post he is stationed
or under what name he il enlisted.
Attorney. General Barker re-
gently filed information in theSu-
prene Court against Is big smell
ter and lead and zinc companies
which he alleges are in q pool
and unlawful combination to
control the price Of zinc ore in
this state. This suit has been
contemplated for some time. It
has been charged by the zinc
producers in Missouri there 10 no
competition in the sale of ore, as
o few persons absolutely control
the market and they are forced
10 sell at one-third Of the value
Of their ore. The court is asked
to name o commissioner to sake
testimony.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-07-02

There must be work done By tire
hands or none Of US would live. and
work done By the brains or the lifa
would not be worth having. and the
same men cannot do both. -Ruskin.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-07-02

Missouri has thu hens Biggest
nest, the poultry productsS ex-
coed annually in value the COM
bined snhuh outppt Of gold and
silver Of California, Colorado,
and Arizonia, and is annually
greater than one-half the annual
production Of gold in the Unit
ed States.
Vandalia's night watchman 10
no rsspecter Of persons. The
other evening soon after dark
the mayor Of the city tried to run
his motor car with the lamps
dark. The night watchman was
on the job, and in police court
the next morning the mayor was
compelled to fine himself for vi
olating q city ordinance.
There are points Of interest at
tending every wedding feast,
but 1t isn't every bunch OF guests
that sit down to pie made Of
gooseberries that are old enough
to vote. The Warrensburg Star.
Journal reports that at a Blairs.
town wedding the pastry for the
feast was prepared from goose.
berries "put up" the year the
bride was born. The young la
dy's age was given as 81 years.
Gentry county grows more
bluegrass than any other county
in the world. Missouri is cred.
tied with growing more bluegrass
than all the states north of her
northern border and more than
all the states south OF hor south.
ern border. Missouri bluegrass
seed is shipped to Kentucky
and there mixed with local blue.
grass seed in order that the Ken.
tucky bluegrass seed weigh
out.
Because Roy Mayall, Of Cla.
rinda Iowa, gave his 5-year-old
cousin. Albert Msyall, a cigarette
here a few days ago, he must
serve sixteen days in jail here
as a result of the fine imposed on
him by Justice W. L. Johnson.
He was fined $40, while the costs
amounted to about S12, none Of
Of which he could pay, he an
nounced. He was committed to
Jail in default. Dem.
ocrat. Forum.
II is an Ozark legend that one
Of that regions richest zinc
mines was once traded for o dog
en- cans of cove oysters. Two
prospectors, confident Of finding
silver, located a mine and estab-
lished q smelter. When with
the first blast the only metal OBJ.
tanned was zine, they disposed
Of their entire holdings for $3.50
in trade at a neighboring com.
missary and moved on in their
quest Of the more precious metal.
H. Hummol OF Burnham, re-
ported to the police that he had
been robbed of S110 on the train
going to Kansas City. Two men
on the train accused him Of pick
ing up their roll OF money which
they said one Of them had drop
ped. To prove that they were
wrong Hummel drew his own
roll from his pocket and told
them to count II and see IL it did
not contain S110. They did and
handed 1t back. Some time later
Hummel discovered that instead
of his S110 he had only one dol
lar wound around some paper.
"He was holding the mule
while the brute was grazing and
ell at once something happened
and the first thing John recalls 10
that he was kinder coming TO
himself and was lying on the
ground with Q skinned head and
he don't know whether the mule
kicked him, showed him over and
stepped on his head or just what
happened, but he does know that
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-07-02

DONIPHAN, MISSOURI
Its Q long, long time to stay ii
Clay County, but J. G.. Wear 0
Excelsior has spent seventy
seven contented years within III
borders.
Twenty.seven cars Of Missouri
mules snroute to England passst
through Odessa the other day
The mules were valued a: 500, ,0O|
says The Democrat.
A Richards man who wantet
to get rid Of . cat threw It on
passing freight car the other da,
says the Progress. The oar wa
4 self.dumper and the oat cam,
back.
Thirty.five years in the poor
house was the pitiable record o
q woman who died recently ii
Charlton County. She was n
years old and a native Of Switz'
erland.
Missouri is one of three states
in the Union where cobalt il
found, IL occurring at Mine La
mote and at Frederioktown. Tht
mineral Is found also In Oregon
and Idaho.
County Line Church. located
near the Johnston Pettis county
line north Of Lamonte, will OBJ.
serve with fitting ceremonies this
month the seventyty- first ami.
versary Of it's founding.
The water got 90 high In Far.
mer Thompson's barn lot near
Brimson, in Grundy County,
that he had to hastily knock to-
gether a shute and drive eighty
head Of 300.pound hogs into his
haymow.
In one day o Butler doctor was
called to treat two women whose
left arms had been broken at ex.
actly the same place. Both
women were named Wolf, al.
though they were not related to
each other.
John Watchel csme in one
day last week to pay his SUBJ
scription, and told us that he had
IN apple tree which has apples on
one side as big as hens eggs and
and was in full bloom on the 9th.
sr.--Rosendale Signal.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the band met them at the train
and our lads treated them fine
and dandy, they ran in ten SCORES
10 our two," says the Amster-
dam Local reproachfully in re-
porting q lost ball game on the
home grounds.
David Atkins, aged "a, now q
oitizen Of Dearborn, was one oi
The pioneers Of Atchison, going
here in 1866. AT that time there
we're only o few camps Of white
people, but the Kickapoo Indians
we're plentiful; however. they
we're friendly to the palefaces.
Gasoline from q tank ten feet
distant had leaked into John
Dickey's cistern ct Urioh, and
when John smelled it, just to
make sure that it was gasoline
be dropped In a lighted newspa-
per. Mr.. Dickey,s face and
hands were severely burned In
the explosion that followed.
In the Boone county bottoms
. great deal Of wheat, corn and
alfalfa thought to have been
killed by the recent high water,
will yet make Q good yield, says
the Harrisburg Truth. Crops on
which the water stood only Q
short time are reported as only
very slightly damaged.
A william Jew well student. civ.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

These ommissions were far from
being intentional.
The suggestion of Arcadia as
the place for a tri-county fair was
made because that city occupies
middle ground between Lee and
Polk counties and would, there
fore, be the most convenient. 1t,
however, Polk county wishes Lee
and DeSoto to participate as
counties in her fair, let her ex-
tend the invitation and support
it with the offer of the necessary
facilities and privileges.
AS Lakeland already has the
requisite grounds and buildings,
it would doubtless be to the adj
vantage of Lee and DeSoto to go
there instead Of incurring the ex-
pense of securing adequate facili-
ties at Arcadia. Further, if the
fair were held at Lakeland dur
ing the last week in January, it
would be very convenient point
from which to ship the exhibits
to the big fair in Tampa begin
ming Feb. 4th.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23
Highly Valued Compliment

That great newspaper, the Flor
ida Times Union, is not lavish OF
| Iindiscriminate in beStowing
praise. The following, therefore
from the "Short Talks" column
in its edition of the 18th is some.
thing to be highly appreciated, as
lit is:
"While the state has lost an ex-
cellent officer, in the retirement OF
Adrian P. Jordan, lately food and
drug inspector, the newspaper
fraternity welcomes him back at
his post as editor Of the Punta
Gorda Herald. Mr.. Jordan has
not been entirely apart from news
paper work, even while busy as
inspector, but it was impossible
for him to give a great part of his
time to the paper, and now that
he is able to be "on the job" reg
ularly, those who read the Herald
have noticed the change. Seems
almost as though the linotype
man must know the boss is around
and the print is better and the
more pleasing. The edi-
torials were always good, but now
there are more of them, and the
quality is not in any degree les
sened. We hope he enjoys being
at home as much as we enjoy the
results of his return. :"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23
Those Many Fairs

The Punta Gorda Herald says
there are many fairs to be held in
Florida the coming winter and
proceeds to mention them, but,
strangely enough, omits one of the
most important, the Polk county
fair, to be held in Lakeland next
February. The Herald also sug-
geSts that Lee, DeSoto and Polk
should unite and have tri-county
fair at Arcadia. Why Arcadia ?
What's the matter with Lake
land Lakeland Telegram.
In the hurry of preparing The
Herald's list of fairs, it was nat
Iural that several were overlooked
and, i'll view of this, it was re-
Iquested that some one prepare
and publish a complete list of all
the fairs that are to be held with
the dates thereof, that the news
papers may give them ample pub
licity.
The Polk county fair was not
the only one overlooked by the
Herald. The Jackson county fair
to be held in Mariana; the Volu-
.sia county fair to be held at De
Land; the Taylor county fair, to
be held in Perry; and possibly
two or three Others were omitted
from the Est "iven in this raner.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Wood sarcastically ascribes to
him; otherwise, he would not have
made the error, which he is manly
enough to acknowledge, that a
constitutional amendment is nee
essary to change the method of
paying county officers. Sec. 6 of
Art. VIII of the constitution di-
rects that "their powers, duties
and compensation shall be pre-
scribed by law" The editor S
error was caused by the recollec-
ton that, some years ago, se4l-
stitutional amendment had to be
adopted to enable the legislature
to change the pay Of supreme and
circuit judges, and, without care
fully investigating the matter, he
inferred that the same thing
would have to be done in the
case of county officers.
After all, however, there is no
use for the governor to call into
special session the same men who,
during this years regular session,
refused to pass the bill which Mr..
Wood is now so vigorously advo-
eating before the people.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

The Ocala Star justly criti-
cises Mendenhall' s lawyers for Of
fering dilatory pleas and other
subterfuges for delaying his trial
instead of going to work and
proving his innocence. If they
know he is innocent and can prove
it, why do they seek delay in pres
enting the proof? The course
they are pursuing makes people
believe that, knowing his guilt,
they are taking advantage of ev-
cry possible pretext to delay and
defeat justice and save Menden'
halls neck.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

This county is growing an i'm
mense crop of old maids. Girls
who are earning salaries instead
of becoming expert housekeepers
and home-makers, regard their
salaries as more desirable than inn
pecunious husbands; and the
young men who are earning fair
salaries hesitate to ask the girls
TO surrender theirs for marriage.
Hence, also, fair crop of bache-
lors.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Why, in the name of Tom Walk
er and his pal, do not our Jack
sonville friends agree on the ex-
act dates of the press meeting
Some have it Oct. 18th, 14th and
18th, while others give it as Oct
14th, 18th and 10th. If we dc
not get the correct dates pretty
soon, we are going to Jacksonville
on Oct. 10th and stay there til
the Goth, SO as to be sure to b'
present on the right dates, and We
shall expect banquet every ev
ening at $50.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Ocala Star Our contempra'
ries will do Ocala and the Confss
crate Veterans of the state favor
by announcing that the annual
meeting of the Florida division
will be held in this city Oct. 27
%, 30. 0cala intends to give the
old soldiers a warm welcome, and
hopes to see them all and many of
their friends.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Amongst the many idiotic
things that fools do is the smash
ing of straw hats on Sep. 18th, as
was illustrated in Jacksonville on
that date. 1t would be all right
if the super-asses smashed their
own straw hats; but, when 1t
comes to ruthlessly running the
hats Of others, we submit that the
idiots ought to have their noses
smashed. Everyone should know
that, in Florida, straw hats are
fashionable all the year round /;
but, if they were not, every man
has a right to wear any kind of
a hat he pleases and to maui the
fool who irtarfereg with him
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Ocala Star:-We would like to
correct and console the Lakeland
Telegram and Punta Gorda Her.
aid as to our attitude toward qua
vas. That mellow fruit is one Of
our greatest joys, and the Ocala
fruit stands always watch us
closely when it is in season. 1t is
true that a person has to educate
his nose before he can eat a qua.
va, but ours was educated twen,
ty-fve years ago.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Tallahassee Record Now, you
pencil pushers of the State press
here's your opportunity. Think
of Brother Jordan-ex-Pure Food
Jordan-being so ungallant as tC
criticise Miss Agnes Ellen Harris
knowledge of guavas. If the
housewives of Manatee, Lee and
DeSoto would follow Miss Harris
instructions, they would never
have to buy anything put up in a
tin can or glass Jar outside then
own district. Miss Harris has ac,
complished more for the State OF
Florida during her connection
with the canning club work than
Pure Food Jordan could accom-
Dlish ~ ton voarS.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Apala C hi C o | a I m S THE
Wauchula Advocate says that al
entire change of state officers
would probably help Florida. II
the Advocate had in its employ a
faithful employee who had proven
his worth, how would it help the
Advocates business to fire this
man and put in his place new
man whose capabilities were an
known?
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Amongst other admirable char
acteristics that might be mention
ed, the Tampa Times has the
courage to express its real views,
no matter how disagreeable they
may be.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

A huge dictionary in The Her
aid office does not contain the
word meaning a little dog, fee,
physte, phoice, or whatever it is.
"Thorn will please tell us how n
thunder to spell it.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

How some people who have no
money can afford to act arrant
fools, passes our understanding.
People with plenty of cash have
the privilege of playing the fool.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

In the old plantation days of the
South, when there came a few
days of rain, the darkeys had a
jocular observation, "More rain,
more rest" Now it is, More
rain, less cash. ="
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,

The shipping Of Florida cattle
to the great Western packers goes
merrily on. One thousand were
shipped from Fort Myers Monday,
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

The Florida Grower The
orange crop will not be more than
normal; the grapefruit crop not
more than so per cent of normal.
Growers should not sell for cash
at less than full price,
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Tampa Tribune: = The New
York World refers to Ex-Governor
Gilehrist IS INTENDED clothing
We are shocked and panied tc
learn that the ex-governor didnt
have his valet with him-and il
Boston, tool
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

The backbone of summer, which
was broken last week, has been
repaired and is in fine fix this
week. Hence, these tears that
gush out from pores all over us.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23
STATE PRESS COMMENT

Tampa Tribune Our Ex-Gov-
ernor coined word at Boston.
He combined Boston and hospital
ity and made it Hospitality,
which greatly pleased the Bean
Eaters.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23
Mr.. Wood Answers The Herald

St. Petersburg, Sept.17.-EDI-
TOR THE HERALD II notice in
your issue of Sept. 18th an editor
ial under the caption of "Adver-
tising Mr.. Wood. | feel that
this editorial places me in wrong
light before your readers.
In the first place, | have not an
nounced myself for any political
office, but have undertaken war on
the fee-system as applied to our
County Officials. The matter
which was prepared for your pub
lication | consider a news item
which the majority of your read
ers would be interested in and
from the number of signed petit
ions that | have received from
Punta Gorda and vicinity,
know whereof | speak. In the
second place / mast take exccp-
ton to the following paragraph
of your editorial:
In calling for an extra session
of the legislature to submit an a.
mendment to the constitution, Mr.,
Wood betrays that ignorance of
the Florida constitution which
characterizes four-fifths of the
members of every Legislature. I'm
der the constitution, special ses.
sion is prohibited from submitting
a constitutional amendment. "
| am very well aware that an
amendment to the Constitution
can not be proposed at an extra
session. The passage Of law
however to place County Officials
upon a salary does not require a
constitutional amendment, as their
compensation is purely statutory
From one who processes such
erudition and constitutional
knowledge to the exclusion OF a
bout "four-ffths of the members
of every Legislature" | am sur
prised at your ignorance on this
point and trust that you will give
this correction the same valued
space as you did your editorial.
Thanking you in advance, | am
Very truly,
F. A. WOOD.
1t will be noted that Mr.. Wood
says he "has net annouiced for
any political Office" nevertheless,
the newspapers at least, through
out the state, regard him as can
and he is responsible for
the fact that they so regard him.
What he is doing now is simply
a preliminary examina-
ton of the conditions with view
to announcing as a candidate, if
they seem favorable. He is, there
fore, a presumptive candidate.
AS to four-fifths of the members
of the Legislature being ignorant
of the constitution, that is fair
conclusion to be drawn from the
fact that nearly every one of the
bills passed by them, when scruti-
nized by the supreme court, is
pronounced unconstitutional. We
have been told by a gentleman
who is a close observer, that some
bills which were passed by a
vote of both houses
and approved by the governor, on
being reviewed by the supreme
were declared unconstitu-
tional.
The Herald editor does not
profess such erudition and con
stitutional KNOWLEDGE" aS Mr.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-09-23

Tampa Times :-Editor a. p.
Jordan of the Punta Gopdl Her
aid, suggests that DeSoto, Lee
and Manatee counties hold tri.
county fair. Good suggestion
Go to it!