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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-09

Cardwell will have electric
lights furnished by Q private
corporation capitalized at aO,-
900.
II is estimated that there are
1,00U acres OF watermelons near
enough to East Prairie to ussthat
As q shipping point.
Myrtle Chandler, young
woman Of Iron County. has been
arrested onya charge Of violating
the local option law there.
A recent census OF Kennett
elbows that city's population to be
A,477, a gain OF about 30 per
cent in the past five years.
At Cape Girardeau, q young
woman filed her application and
took the civil service examination
for the position Of carrier-ci
The school enumeration OF
Cape Girardeau shows 3,24s
pupils, on which basis the city
has a population Of approximate.
ly $4,000.
Hog thieves are operating on
q large scale over in Mississippi
county and the farmers are Offer
ing a 500 reward for arrests and
convictions.
Charley Buckley, aged IL
years, of Campbell, broke q $50
plate glass window in q jewelry
store at Piggott, Ark, In order
to steal a $3.50 watch.
Over In Scott county, at Ben.
ION, Rev. Joel Adams, q Baptist
minister, and his daughter, Mary,
were united last week after a
separation OF 20 years.
Dexter, Sikeston and Charles
ton have been assured by the
Iron Mountain railroad officials
that work on nav dspots at each
place would be commenced with.
in the next thirty days.
That he has the largest horse
IN the United States 10 the avow-
cd belief of Porter Taylor OF
Montgomery City. Mr.. Taylor's
horse 10 6 years old, stands
twenty hands high, and though
not fat, weighs 1000 pounds.
Henry Payne who shot and
killed his son lin. .law, Lon Fer
guson. ct Parma, on May 9th.
was recently sentenced to 30
years In the penitentiary by
Judge McCarty in the New Mad
rid circuit court upon g plea OF
guilty.
A writer in the Gallatin North.
Missourian would swat the sugar
trust by going back to the plain
and simple life Of thirty or forty
years ago when every farmer
planted enough cane for a barrel
Of sorgum and when granulated
sugar was placed on the table for
company only.
When the school census enum.
orator visited the home Of Mrs.
Con Roach, wife Of tho secretary
Of state, in Jefferson City, shs
asked him to have o chair and
take his time. Then she gave
him the names Of nine school
children and remarked that they
had four others not In school.
Times certainly have changed
and things are not as they were
in the olden days. The Jesse
James artillery. including the
pistol with which he was shot and
the weapon with which he shot
others, were on exhibition at Col |
umbia recently, and the Louie |
lana Press.J journal says they did
not create halt the excitement
they would have done thirty |
years ago.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-09

der was the defense Of q Rich
Hill man on chargs Of being in
toxirsted. The Enterprise does
not4crsdit the story and declares
faith In the rumor that the fellow
10 60 scheming Republican, us
ing this method to take q short
arm jab at William Jennings
Brypn."
IsAt he has the oldest ear OF
corn In Missouri is the belief CT a
Webb City man who bases his
claim on possession OF a petrified
ear OF corn found recently by
workmen excavating for a resi-
dence. After shot Of dynamite
in limestone q rock Of peculiar
formation was picked up and
later proved to have been at one
time an ear Of corn.
The fishing average OF Cass
county office-seeker would be
hard to equal and unless he can
get more votes than he has
caught fish it will be for him q
solo election with . salt river fin
ish. According to the Pleasant
Hill Times, the candidate has
lived within a mile Of Grand river
for fifty years and caught only
one fish, and that catfish about
six inches long.
The odor Of a fire sale still clings
to the home of a Fulton man
whose wife went visiting after
she had been pressing up few
things with her electric iron.
When she returned the iron had
burned through the table, carpet
and floor. The damage was not
great when measured by actual
lose, but everything IN the house
smells as III II had been bought ut
about 80 cents on the dollar.
Since Platte City closed its ga.
looms 2 IL years ago, it has lost
the following business enter
prises: One hotel, one livery
stable, one grocery store, one dry
goods and shoe store, one 10-cent
store, one auto repair shop, one
hardware store, and not one new
business enterprise has been
started and maintained in Platte
City during the past 2 1-2 years.
Its real estate never had a lower
market value. There are many
vacant houses.
You can nearly always tease a
tame goose and make it wild, but
not everybody can take wild
geese and tame them. Clinton
county's wild goose farm now
comprises $50 Of the species,
thoroughly domesticated. In adj
dition to the market for feath-
srs, OF which each bird yields
about two pounds a year, the ow-
ner finds them great help in
making weather forcas;s, for
which he has a prediction. Just
now, by aid ofthe geese, OF ofcourse,
he predicts a wet season.
/ "Here 10 q story from Taney
county, says the Independence
Examiner and without anybody
eagerly saying, Lets hear it,"
goes right ahead with the narra-
tive. "In the hills is q cross
roads store run by man who is
q little Of everything and who
has noney and does not mind
lending It at a good rate of inter-
est. A travelling man was In the
store the other day talking to the
when . big negro ran
into the store, ranup to the ccun-
ter, laid down q quarter and then
ran out without giving anybody
q chance 10 speak to him. The
storekeeper picked up the quar-
ter and put II In his pocket. Did
you notice that niggerf' he said.
He borrowed S4lfrom me d year
ago and agreed to pay me %
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-09

II
black dye that | 10 hair and whisk
ere have turned from black II
snowy white.
A Burbank in the animal king.
dom, is the Ethel Courier's class.
ification Of o neighbor who 10 OK !.
hibiting some rat tailed oats and
claims to have crossed the species
so long at war.
\ Acting on the old theory that q
cat may look at . king, one oi
the graduating class Of the Cali
fornia high school sent COM
mencement invitations to John
D. Rockefeller and ]. P. Nor
lgan.
Carpet beaters are 90 numer-
ous these days at Carrolton,
says the Republican Record, 1t
is almost necessary for q fellow
to have HE wife beat on the
bed with q slat before he can 20
to sleep.
The old summer home OF the
late George G.. Vest at Sweet
Springs was sold last week by the
sheriff in a partition suit. The
house and lots brought 1915. The
building had been allowed to get
out Of repair.
There was a new pair of stock
ings in town Monday morning,
but we don't know just who was
in them. They seemed to bs
white with half-inch blue stripes
that ran around them. New
Franklin News.
A GOODNESS is to be expected
among members OF Altamont's
newest organization, the rolls
including well-to-do farmers Of
that vicinity. The farmers have
formed an ice club for their
summer convenience.
A headline in the st. Louis
Republic reads: ''Miss Elsie Sut-
ton Of IvesdaleP Pummeled In Face
and Four OF Her Mothers Teeth
Knocked Out" This should be
q lesson TO Miss Sutton to wear
her own teeth, and not her
luother's.
A beer case that never con-
tanned anything more objection
able than milk bottles WAS paint-
ed gray when Shelbina milk
mans family heard certain
rumors about the amount OF beer
consumed by the head Of the
household.
Ninety.five years old, Edward
M. Coe of Shelby county has not
lost interest in good roads. On q
recent trip from bis home To-
Shelbyville. four miles away, he
rode a four horse drag 80 effec-
lively that the Herald rose to
remark IL wished there were more
like him in the country.
"Popcorn Charley" was the
name a Slater man won for pro-
ficiency in the art Of corn pop.
ping, and now the Rustler says
another name must be invented.
The former popcorn artist has
gone in for squab raising and
now has more than 500 pigeons,
though he had only twenty six
when he started year ago.
A farm once owned by q king
is the sales offering Of a Cape
Girarleau family tired OF rural
life on a tract of land decided to-
the great-grandfather by the
king Of Spain in 1904. The farm
consists of i34 acres about q mile
north OF jackson. "The king
who made grandpa gift Of ~
has been dead o long time, and |
don't suppose his kids would care
what we do with It." said one OF
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from a terrible death, and thanked
John warmly.
"You must forget what l said to
you just now, my lad" he said. "You
are cut above those idiots outside.
Don't waste yourself on them any
longer. They are nothing but cattle,
fit only to drive. You can make
something of yourself, if you want to.
You're the right sort of metal. Look
at mel | was a messenger boy once;
today I'm a millionaire, self-made. In
this world man Is just what he
makes himself. That is the law. There
is nothing else to it"
Burton, notwithstanding his usual
readiness of speech, was now quite
tongue-tied. He took the presidents
outstretched hand bashfully and shook
hands with Reeves and Mary, not fail
ing to notice that the girl clasped his
work-hardened fingers in both of her
small, well-manicured hands; then,
after a moments hesitation, he hur-
ried out.
By this time the police had cleared
the street. Burton, his head in a
whirl, walked to his humble rooms
and there dressed himself in a better
suit of clothes than that which he
wore while at work. Anxious to avoid
his comrades for the time, and in the
belief that a novelty might distract
his thoughts, he made his way to the
great tent in which Rev. Thomas
Branton was conducting his religious
service.
Near the entrance he encountered
Flora, who also was attired in her
holiday best. With the fickleness OF
her sex, she greeted John with much
disdain. Hardly taking this attitude
as personal, he asked if she would go
with him to the revival meeting,
whereupon Flora shifted and tossed
her head.
"Huhl l should say not" she cried.
BE seen with you? Nothin' doin'l
I'm going out with Teller that amt
on strike. He's workin' an willin' to
spend his money shown ME good
time. l amt got any use for idle
buns like you.
Here, then, was new point of view
for John. One of the very people
whom he meant to benefit by the de-
mand of shorter hours and better pay
was annoyed with him because of his
own self-sacrifice. Indeed, he had the
modification Of seeing the girl stroll
in with her new man, a grocery clerk,
who, by the way, seemed little pleased
with the situation when he discovered
the size and quality of his displaced
rival John, however, was more
amused than piqued, and laughingly
Struggling his shoulders strobe away
in the direction of the tent.
Branton was discoursing with real
fervor, and John watched the effect
of the preachers eloquence in per-
suading people to "hit the sawdust
trail" until his own attention was dis
tracted from the more serious pur-
pose Of the gathering by the thrilling
discovery that Mary Temple occupied
seat on the platform. From that
moment he took no great interest in
anything but the girl.
He hung about until the meeting
was closed, and contrived to meet
Mary who was being escorted home
by the minister. She greeted him
warmly and introduced him to Mr..
Branton. John, more for the sake of
saying something than because OF any
active ZEAL asked the revivalist how
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only to rouse her assailants to a pitch
of ungovernable frenzy, and soon,
wholly overcome by fear and ex-
haustion, she became almost uncon-
scious.
Indeed, she was in very real peril,
when Burton forced his way through
the mob, tore open the door of the
car and lifted her in his arms.
CHAPTER II.
Hitting the Trail"
Burton was barely able to snatch
Mary to safety when the car caught
fire, the gasoline tank blew up and
the costly vehicle became a mass of
fire. A few of the angry women tried
to bar the rescuer's path, but John
Rugged the girl to his breast with his
left arm, while, with the right, he
swept aside some half-hearted as
sailants, and carried the scape-goat Of
the accident to the child into her
fathers office.
Mary, who had never quite lost con-
sciousness, was almost paralyzed with
terror until she found herself in the
strong embrace OF man whose
dahntless manner brought with it a
sense of security. She half opened
her eyes and listened to what he was
saying, though John was not in the
habit OF mincing his words. Then.
with sigh of relief, she nestled
closer. For the moment she forgot
the difference of station. She was
only aware of being weak and help
less woman and that this big, strong
man was protecting her, like some
ancient knight of chivalry daring the
dragon which would slay an innocent
maid.
The two had just reached the door
Of the office when a police wagon
dashed into the street and the repre-
sentatives of law and order began dis
persing the crowd, partly by persua-
sion, partly by the vigorous use Of
their sticks. The police did not stop
to inquire who was in fault. There
was a mob, some windows were
broken, and a car was in flames
these obvious items sufficed!
Z was singular fact that neither
the girls father nor her fiance had the
slightest mixing of the peril she had
incurred. The stone hurting through
the window had forced them to seek
shelter in a corner of the room, so
they did not even know of the cars
presence. They were, therefore, very
much surprised when Mary entered,
leading John Burton by the hand.
John had set her down in the lobby
and was turning to go, when she had
held him and pulled him into the Of
flee after her. Rushing to her father,
the girl told him OF the terrible occur
rences Of the past few minutes and
expiated on her rescuer's heroism.
Those fearful creatures outside
would have left me to burn to DEATH
she cried impulsively, IF this brave
man had not swept them aside and
brought me in here to safety. | had
the narrowest of escapes. | was just
lifted clear of the car when the gaso-
line took fire and the limousine burst
into flames
"You forgot that the women were
excited by the injury to the poor little
girl" put in Burton, almost timidly.
ooh, no, don't. It wasn't my
fault-the child ran right under the
wheelsl''
The president was greatly shaken
by the dramatic developments Of the
hour, but he was naturally thankful
fer the preservation OF his daughter
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CAST OF CHARACTERS.


JOHN BURTON, foreman at the
Plainfield Steel work., heir to a
large estate and tenth marquis Of
Castleton.
MARY TEMPLE, daughter of the
president Of the Plainfield Steel
company.
Mr.. REEVES, manager of the Plain.
field Steel company, engaged to
Mary.
REV. THOMAS B RANToN, min.
ister.
BILL THOMPSON, friend and fol.
low worker Of Johns.
FLORA, girl friend Of Johns.
EIRST EpIs0nr
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21

Vinje clothing store, is one of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments. 'The picnic was gotten up
for the children and their parents
and friends and we expect to have
a good time if the weather is plea
SAINT, - said Mr.. Peterson yester-
day. "There will be plenty of re-
freshments and the ladies will bring
picnic baskets filled sufficiently to
take care of one or two persons be-
sides the members of the family. We
expect many will wish to 60 to the
lake Sunday and for this reason we
have decided to let whoever wishes
ride on the train out and back. Reg
ular fares will be charged"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21
Lutherans to Hold Picnic

A Sunday school picnic to be held
at Lake Minnewaska next Sunday is
announced by a committee from the
Synod Lutheran church in this city.
While the pro gam is prepared espe-
cially for the children, parents and
friends have been invited and a good
time is promised for all.
Yesterday the Northern Pacific con-
sented to furnish special train which
will leave here at nine o'clock in the
morning and return at eight in the
evening. Any person who wishes to
spend the day at the lake will be pri
vileged to use this train at the regu-
lar mileage rates. Those who wish
to attend the picnic are urged to bring
picnic baskets.
Peter Peterson, salesman at the
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21

ers in Morris indicated SO degrees in
the shade and passed the hundred
mark in the SIN. No heat prospra-
tions were reported but several
horses dropped in the harness and
others we're visibly affected. Ben
King and Jerry Lawler lost one
each in this city and Chas. Glover
who lives south of the city lost an
other.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21
Medical Men Meet

The West Central Minnesota Medi-
cal Association held its meeting in
this city Tuesday at which time Off
GERS Of the association were chosen.
DR.. E. T. Fitzgerald placed his office
at the disposal of the members and
after the meeting served choice cigars
to the smokers. The association in
cludes Stevens, Traverse, Big Stone
and Pope counties.
In the selection of officers DR.. Ran
som, of Hancock, was named presi
dent, and DR.. Fitzgerald of this city
was made secretary and treasurer
DR.. Leuty was chosen district dele
gate to attend the medical meeting at
Minneapolis this fall.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21

hopes to meet many of the former
friends.
Walter Gutzmann. butcher at the
Splitstoser meat market, is suffering
severe pains this week, having the
misfortune of cutting a deep cash in
the calf of his foot while butchering
last Monday afternoon.
Roy Knight came down from Har-
vey, N. D., Saturday to spend the
week here and at the lake. Mrs.
Knight and children have been here
for several weeks for an enjoyable
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Suckstorff. Mrs. Knight &C
companied Mr.. Knight to Harvey this
week.
A. B. Newton was called to Bang
or, Wis, Sunday night by message
announcing the sudden death of his
brother-in law. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon at Bangor and was
conducted by the Masonic lodge at
Bangor of which deceased was a mem
Der. Mr.. Newton was expected home
last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Jongewaard were
visiting here the latter part of last
week after having attended the we'd
ding of their son William to Miss
Smith at Watertown. Mr.. Jongewaard
reported that Will was excused from
the Iowa national guard on account of
being a citizen of Minnesota, but that
Herman has gone to the border with
the Sheldon company.
John Stanley treated number of
his young friends to an automobile
ride out to Linden Beach, Lake Min
newaska, last Sunday where they
escaped the sweltering heat. On the
home trip they were accompanied by
the Misses Edna and Marion Hanson
who came to spend few days with
relatives and friends in town, return
ing to the lake Tuesday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21

ing with friends.
Archie Towner has begun work on
remodelling and building an addition
to his farm home north of town. He
has set aside liberal amount for i'm
provements about the place.
Miss Anice Dablow went to Star
buck Wednesday morning for the pur-
pose of having her foot X-rayed. Her
foot has been giving considerable trou
BILE lately and it was feared complica-
tions were threatening.
Miss Alice Logue, popular steno-
grapher at the Morris National bank,
has been granted a brief vacation
which she is spending at Big Stone
Lake. Miss Logue was Joined by her
sister from New Ulm and together
with party of friends are having
an enjoyable outing at the lake.
Engineer Fred Dablow and family
returned to their home at Thief River
Falls Monday after a brief visit at
the home of Mr.. Dablow's mother,
Mrs. Fred Gieseke. Carl Dablow,
who is a fireman at Breckenridge and
who was also here several days last
week, returned to Breckenridge on
Saturday.
An ordinance regulating auto driv-
ing or the streets of Morris will be
considered at meeting of the city
commission to be held Tuesday even
ing at the armory commission cham
bers, All car owners or those inter-
ested in legislation of this kind are
urged to be present and participate
in the discussions.
Miss Hazel Zahl came up from
Minneapolis Friday evening to spend
a couple of days at the home of her
parents in Morris and to visit former
friends. Miss Zahl will be remem-
bered as the obliging central girl''
in Morris for several years but who is
now one of the operators IN the Min
neapoIis exchange. Her visit here
the first of the week was the first
day off" since going to Minneapolis
last winter.
W. L. Colyer is packing his grip
today and getting ready to spend
week at Duluth, Superior and the
twin cities. He goes Duluth Monday
to attend an undertakers' meeting af-
ter which he plans to spend the rest
of the week free from business cares.
1t is the first convention in several
years which he has attended and he
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21
CITY NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. S. A. Flaherty has been
spending the week in Litchfield visit
ing with friends.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21

Archie Towner has begun work on
remodelling and building an addition
to his farm home north of town. He
has set aside a liberal amount for i'm
provements about the place.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21

Miss Anice Dablow went to Star
buck Wednesday morning for the pur-
pose of having her foot X-rayed. Her
foot has been giving considerable trou-
BILE lately and it was feared complica-
tions were threatening.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-07-21

hopes to meet many of the former
friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
Employees and Railway Com
panies Disagree as to Why
Workers Were Discharged.
DUE TO DEMANDS, SAYS
ONE; DENIED BY OTHER
Both Concerns, It Is Stated. Dis
tribute Bonuses or Part of Earn
ings to Men Each Year.

The charge that certain members of
the committees which presented for
consideration to the Capital Traction
Company and the Washington Railway
and Electric Company a memorandum
of agreement between those two public
utilities and the recently formed local
branch of the Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway En-
ploycs were discharged because of their
connection with the forming of the or
ganization was both affirmed and de-
MED today by the parties concerned.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company yesterday stated that the
communication submitted to it was
signed by four men. three of whom
are discharged employees" Representa-
tiEes of the committees seen at head
quarters of the American Federation of
Labor today declared that three of the
deDutation named, w. B. Meade, Charles
L. Lewis and Frank Diggs. were dis
charged either yesterday morning or
when the demands for higher pay and
shorter hours were delivered and that
the connection between their losing
their jobs and their activities in the
new movement is obvious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
R. A; SAREATY REFUSES
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
Assistant U. S. District Attorney
Silent as to Buchanan Indict-
ment Proceedings.

NEW YORK, March Assistant
United States District Attorney Ray
mond A. Sarfaty, who appears today
as a witness before the congressional
committee investigating Impeachment
charges brought against United States
District Attorney Marshall by Repre-
sentative Frank Buchanan of Illinois.
refused to answer any question in re-
gard to the proceedings before the
grand jury which indicted Mr.. Bu-
chanan.
Mr.. Sarfaty said he took this posi-
ton under instructions from District
Attorney Marshall, who told him that
this was the wish of both the Attorney
General and himself.
The evidence on which Mr. Buchana n
and other members of Labor's National |
Peace Council were indicted was pre-
pared by MIR. Sarfaty. who had charge
Of all proceedings before the grand
jury. The indictments charge con-
spiracy to instgate strikes in muni-
tion factories in the interest of Ger
many.