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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-03-24

Almost a billion passengers wefe
carried on the railroads OF the United
States in 1916. Only Do were killed.
There we're less fatalities among rail-
road employees in 1915, than any year
since 1898.
OF tile total kiiied--patrons. employee.
non-trespassers and trespassers-no1
than one-hali were trespassers.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-03-24

SSSS$SSSSs$SxSSS$SS$SSSSS$
The Marble Hill public school
would have closed this week. but
the patrons and citizens OF the
| district subscribed the amount
short of tn,ueh for another
month, and the school will last
four weeks longer. Marble Hill
Press.
Henry Hayes, IS years old,
died at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. D. B. Hayes, at Hayti,
March 9th. He was the oldest
native citizen Of Psmiscot coun-
ty and nephew of the late ::Dr. G..
M. Hayes, on whose farm the
town Of Hayti was built and from
whom the place derived its name.
They had a hog killing tilus
that was right at the Frank Le-
aure home last week. A hog
was killed that dressed 675
pounds. There we're several
neighbors present and all had a
jolly time. The hog was three
years old and one Of the biggest
ever butchered in the neighbour
hood.-Benton Democrat.
William Hagerty, farmer
livingInear Alexandria, Mo-, re.
eeived an unsigned communica. i.
ton Tuesday stating that
his son, Earl, Is held for 49,.
600 ransom by Mexican bandits
in the state Of Sonora. The let.
ter was mailed at Ell Paso, Tex,
| The father states that his son
formerly was employed by rail-
road in Austin, Tex, and that he
had not heard from him for
about five months.
Mrs. Martha l.. Brown, known
as "Grandma" Brown, was found
dead on the floor by her bed on
the morning of March 1st, in her
home near Morley, wi ere she
lived all alone. She had been
ailing for some time, but was not
seriously i'll. A neighbor boy
went over about 6 o'clock and
made her fire, after which she
arose and dressed. About s
O'Clock a neighbor lady went in
to see her and found her dead.
She leaves two cons, both mar
ried and living at Morley.
Some q or 13 head Of fine
cattle belonging to Claude Me-
Lane Of Lownds, have died DUR
ing the past week, and several
! others are expected to die as q
: result, it is thought, of ptomaine
poison contained in silage thai
was fed to the animals. Mr.. Nc
: Lane called in two veterinarians
last week and they gave it al
their opinion that ptomaine con.
, tanned in the silage was the cause
, OF the tr rouble, we are told. Mr.
McLane's loss will be very heavy
as the cattle are easily worth
, on an average of $50 a head
, Greenville Sun.
, Last Friday the Scott Count.
| Milling Co., Of Sikeston let tn,
! contract for the erection OF a new
concrete and steel grain elevate
at this place to the Burrell En-
gineering and Construction Co.
Of Chicago, the same compan,
: which recently completed th'
new 100000 bushel elevator TO
this company at Oran. This mes
plant, which will be located a
I the Iron Mountain and Frisc'
tracks near the west mill Of tn
: company. will consist Of sixteeI
tanks So feet in height and 2
:, feet in diameter. To the top o
: the cupola will be "a feet, Will
!. the head honse. containing tn,
! machinery for the plant, vii
tower liz feet high and will hav'
1 base of 24x45 feet.-Sikestol
Herald.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-03-24

SssssssS*Sss$SsSsSS$SSASS'
Wayne county farmers say
they have been much troubled
by wolves Of late.
Poplar Bluff is having new
municipal electric light plant in
stalled. 1t is to be completed not
later than August 1.
Five hundred and sixty acres
ot land in Stoddard county, near
Essex, were recently sold to Uh-
nois purchasers for s1S,4SO.
The Southeast Missouri Drum
mers Association will this year
have their 18th annual meeting
at Poplar Bluff, May 25, 20 and
q.
The Eighteenth District X. OF
p. lodges will have their annual
meeting at Campbell April 10.
1t is expected that the grand
lodge officers will be present in q
body.
c. R. Lagos, q teacher 10 the
public schools at East Prairie,
recently disappeared from his
home at that place and left a
wife and child without any ex-
planation whatever.
The Methodist Aid Society OF
Linneus recently held waist and
arm special. Reports do not
state how the game is played,
but from experience, we judge it
require a masculine arm and .
feminine valet.
Sunday, February q. was the
frat Sunday many years at jack
son without religious services in
some OF the chunehes. This con-
ditioN was brought about by the
epidemic Of diptberia in the city,
which has caused the mayor to
prohibit all public gatherings.
The city officials at Caruth ers-
vile have awarded j. W. Car
neon the contract for paving
portions OF Ward avenas and
Third street at q price Of ST.
190.16. Under the terms OF the
ordinance, the work is to begin
not later than August 1st and
be completed in ninety days
thereafter.
Miss Leta Myers brought suil
in 1915 for SIC, 900, against Noah
Bess, a young man of West
Plains, alleging breach OF
promise. After a hard fought
battle, she secured judgement fol
$4,000. Now Bess is attempting
to evadA payment of the claim
against him by going into volan'
tary bankruptcy.
A private telephone exchange
is to be installed in the cour
house at Jackson, Cape Girardea
county. when an official il
wanted the call goes to the coun'
ty clerk, who will use his privat,
connection and notify the officia
wanted, who will thereupon go t
the booth. The county viii
eleminate The cost OF abcIt |
half dozen phones.
Fire originating from the kit
chen flue al the Alton hotel Wed
nesday afternoon about Q o'clocl
destroyed the building and con
tents, spreading to Gums hard
ware, which was also completed.
destroyed. Owing to the higl
wind, the citizens were kept bus,
to save the circuit court house
which stands directly across tn
street. and in wake OF the flames
Very little OF the contents 0
both burned buildings was saved
The property loas is estimated a
about sl0.v00. partly covered b.
insurance.--S o nth Missoar
Democrat.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-03-24
Robert O. Grow, whose dis
apearance from a st. Louis hotel

NHS0f 6hiN0 At0uA y 0As A<ouio hoeUA
December 81, 1916, occasioned
90 much excitement, on the be-
lief that he had been murdered
there, arrived home Wednesday
morning, safe and sound, after
serving q year in the United
States Army at Warren, Mass.
After leaving st. Louis, Mr..
Grove went east and there joined
me service. After spending q
ysar in the artillery branch Of the
service. After spending q year
in the service, he bought his re-
lease and decided to come home
again to make another start. 1t
is probable he will again resume
his work as agent for some life
insurance company.-Penliscot
Argus, Charlottesville.
William Busick, a miner and
a convict of Joplin, on wednes-
day shot and killed his wife and
then committed suicide, The
shooting took place while they
were on their way to the theater.
Mrs. Busick, who had been ac-
cused by her husband OF being
unfaithful, armed herself with Il
revolver, and Busick had two
revolvers. When he drew one Of
the weapons from his pocket,
Mrs. Busick reached for her re-
volver, but Busick fired two
shots at her and she fell. He
then fired two bullets into his
own breast and fell near her.
Raising himself on his elbow he
fired two more shots into her
body, then procured his other
pistol and shot himself twice
again. The woman died Instant
ly. but he lived an hour.
John SwArtz, aged 75 years,
died at Kingston last week, and
the body was taken to Carrollton
and buried at the Trotter ceme-
terry. In 1896 a band of Gypsies
ware passing through Carrollton
and one of their number, an old
lady, who was reported to be III
years old, died there. She was
known as "Queen Of the Gyp-
sies," aud her name was Saline
Swartz. The body was buried al
the Trotter cemetery, and a small
marker placed at the head Of the
grave by some Of the band
About four years ago a grand.
daughter of the old lady died a
Minneapolis, and the body wat
taken to Carrollton for burial
John Swartz, who was buried
there Monday, was a son of th,
"Gypsy Queen"
Fire last week destroyed 4
block and a half Of the larges
buildings in the down town sec
ton of Cape Girardeau, causing
a loss estimated at 5000, 900. Tht
destroyed buildings include tn,
Riverview and Terminal hotels
and the Buokner-R -Rsgsdale de-
psrtment store. Several of thu
guests at the Terminal hotel hat
narrow escapes in cropping thei
way out of the smoke filled build
ing and two were injured. Cap'
/
Girardeau's fire department con-
sists of one hose reel and thre,
firemen. There is No engine ant
the water pressure in the mainl
is relied on in fighting fire. |
was difficult to get streams to th,
top OF the five story hotels
Chaffee, fifteen miles away sen
a hose company on a specia
train, but the firemen could d,
little in checking the flames
Luckily the wind was from tn,
north. This blew the fire towar,
1.-THE river and it found nothin,
more to consume after sweepinl
the two blocks nearest the waite
front.
1 Worth Remembering.
! II you want to get mans keenes
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-03-24


the right to increase their fare
one.half cent per mile and their
freight rates 8 per cent, which
was to go into effect March i,
has been held up by a decision
Of a circuit Judge in Jefferson
City on the ground that the COM
mission has no authority to
change rates as established by
the legislature. The case will
now go to the Supreme Court.
The South Missouri Baptist
Assembly has purchased large
tract Of land north OF Van Buren
on the Current River on which
permanent buildings are to be
erected for the holding Of sum-
mer chautauqua assemblies. l..
r. Scarborough, president Of the
Southwest Baptist Theological
Seminary at Fort Worth, Texas,
will be assembly preacher. w.
d. Bolton of Tarkio will have
charge of the classes and lectures.
The first annual assembly will.be
held July 8 10 10.
! W. H. Caldwell, superinten.
dent Of the Hillsboro Dredging
Co.. Of Tampa, Florida, arrived
here Wednesday with q boat
equipped with specially con.
structed machinery for putting
up the front levee at this place.
The boat is at the decyperie, be.
low town, and will commence the
work at once. The st. John
Levee and Drainage District Of
ficials will push the work Of levee
building as rapidly as possible
New Madrid Record.
st. Francois county. was or.
ganized February the 22nd, 1922
and all the marriages that took
place in this county previous to
that date, are recorded in Ste.
Genevieve county. The mar.
riages ia St. Francois county
from 1921 to 1885 are recorded
in book "a" and "B" of the
land records Of the county. 1t
seems that one record is all that
the county had q; that time and
on one page is recorded deed,
and on the next a marriage or
two, while on the next there are
perhaps a deed or two.
Mrs. Eliza Higgons Of Skies
ton has filed suit against the
Frisco for damages. She alleges
she was injured while alighting
from a train:ln Sikeston last year.
An agent Of the railroad care
lessly placed the false step or
box too far under the permanent
step 80 she was made to step on
the outer edge of the box, throw.
ing her forward on the frozen
ground. The left knee was in
jured on account of the failure
of the railroad man to catch heI
as she started to fall, she says,
She wants $4,000 damages and
$50 medical fee.--Benton Demo-
crat.
West Plains is becoming more
metropolitan in every way, bu,
in this instance it is bad taste tC
boast. Three boys, whose name:
the police insist upon keeping
secret, stole the automobile o
DR.. H. G. Shuttle last Friday
night and took joy ride. Th'
automobile was taken from tn,
! garage in the rear of the Shuttet
residence on South street. Fol
several hours the boys enjoyed q
real Joy ride, which came to {
. sudden end when the car wal
damaged in an accident. Th'
iJsnity of the three boys wa
learned from a gasoline deals
, who sold the boys q supply o
, gasoline, recognizing the car q
the time. The car was badl,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-03-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.

Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited, and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All interesting Reading
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-03-24

A colored preacher was ve-
hementiy denouncing the sins Of
his congregation. "Bredern and
sistern. All warns yo' against
de heinous sin OF shootin' craps.
All charges you 'gainst de black
rascality oh liftin' pullets, But
above else, bredern and sistern,
All demolishes you 'gainst de
crime Of melon stealin'." A
brother in a back seat made an
odd sound with his lips, rose and
snapped his fingers. Then he
sat down again with an abashed
look. "Whuffo, nah fren',"
said the parson sternly. "does yo'
rar up an snap yo' fingahs when
All speaks OBJ melon stealin'?
"Yo jes remin's me. pahson',
the man in the back seat answer.
cd meekly, "wha' All LET nah
knife"
Newspapers and preachers
often have quite a problem in the
wording of obituaries and funeral
sermon, but a Warrensburg
negro preacher decided to tell the
whole truth over the body Of
Willis Banks who was killed by
falling from a train. The preach
or said he had been told that
Banks was a gambler, a convict,
that he stole from his mother and
that he had violated every law
OF God and man; and il these
things were true, Banks soul
was now sizzling in hell's fire
which was 100000 times hotter
than any ordinary fire. And
now his dusky congregation are
all sore at the preacher and it is
a safe bet no more sorrowing
relatives will call on him to
preach funeral sermons.
There seems to be some con-
| fusion and misunderstanding as
to the date of the state primary
election this year. Some state
ments have been made that il
will be held on August 4th and a
candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor inform
ed the readers of the newspaper
of which he is editor the date for
the primary will be August Sth'
Section 5S56 OF the Revised
Statutes provides the general
state primary shall be held "the
first Tuesday in August. This
year the primary falls on the
first day of the month. Candi-
dates who want their names on
any ticket must be prepared tc
have them filed with the proper
authorities not later than 60 days
before the. date OF the primary.
The Supreme Court of this
state Wednesday affirmed the
decision OF the circuit court tha
.he Mingo Drainage District il
legally Incorporated. While th'
work Of surveying and plating
the district had never stopped
pending the decision of the court
the ditch may now be completed
The Mingo Drainage District il
one OF the largest drainage pro-
positions in this country. Th'
district embraces some $1,000
acres Of land, some -third
of which is in Stoddard count,
and the other in Wayne county
The probable cost of the ditcl
will be S250,000. The distric
means much to Puxico and vi
cinity as its completion will be
big thing for that city. The dis
trict was incorporated under tn
act OF March "a, 1918. The in
corporation was attacked by B
F. Wilson. G. s. Gilbert, l.. A
Pratt and 18 other owners o
land in the limits OF the disiric
who in their view Of the deere
should be nullified -Bloomfiel,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-11-27

Was driven by Lem Gibbs, was going
down steep hill. at the bottom OF
which there was sharp curve In the
road. The driver lost control of the
machines and when II struck the curve
the auto was overturned. throwing the
occupants out. The men all escaped
any injury OF consequence with the ex.
ception Of Mr.. Gibbs. The left side
OF his head and face was considerably
bruised and skinned. However. the
most serious injury was a fracture OF
the left scapula. After the accident
Mt. Gibbs was unconscious for a short
time, but soon regsined consciousness.
The party, after righting the auto. pro.
ceeded TO their destination. from
which place DIR. olmsted was called to
administer TO Mr.. Gibbs. The injured
man was brought here yesterday and
left for Oakland, Cal. where he will
enter hospital until well recovered,
when he will 10 to Southern California
TO spend the winter with his wife. now
there.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

O27s2.
Elko, Nevada, Land Office. Novem.
Der 10. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that JOEL.
l.. BLACKBURN. OF Reno. County OF
Washoe, State of Nevada. has filed
in this office his application 10 enter,
under the provisions OF Sections 1906
2307. Revised Statutes OF the United
States, the following described land
via:
The Southeast quarter OF the South
west quarter (SEA of 3WlI) OF Sec
ton 30, Township a. North, Range 81
East. N. p. 2. & IL. containing 10
acres. within the Elko, Nevada. Land
District.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
Versely the lands described. or desiring
10 object because of the mineral char
acter OF the land. or for any other rea.
son, TO the disposal TO applicant
should file their affidavits OF protest
In this office. on or before the 1st day
OF January. 1917.
JOHN Z. ROBBINS. Register
First publication. Nov. II, 1916.
Last publication, Dec. 90. 1916.
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under the provisions Of Sections 1905
1907. Revised Statutes Of the United
States. the following described land.
viz:
The West half Of the Southeast quar-
ter (wh Of sea- Of Section %.
Township "A North. Range IS East. NJ
d. B. & NJ. containing so acres. within
the Elko. Nevada, land district.
Amy and all persons claiming ad
yersely the lands described. or desiring
to object because OF the mineral char.
acter OF the land. or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidayits OF protest
in this office, on or before the Let day
of January, 1917.
JOHN E. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication. Nov. II, 1916.
Last publication, Dec. 90. 1916.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
02793.

02793.
Elko, Nevada. Land office. Novem'
Der 10. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that JOEL l..
BLACKBURN. OF Reno. County Of
Washoe, State OF Nevada, has filed in
this office his application to enter.
under the provision OF Sections 1906
and 1907 Revised Statutes OF United
States. the following described land.
viz:
The West half of the Southwest
quarter (Wh OF SW14) OF Section %,
Township A North. Range 55 East, NJ.
d. p. 6 NJ. containing 80 acres.
within the Elko. Nevada. Land Dis.
trict
ANY and all persons claiming ad'
veTsely the lands described. or desir.
ing to object, because OF tine mineral
character OF the land, or for any other
reason, TO the disposal 10 applicant,
should file their atfldavIts OF protests
In this office, on or before the lst
day OF January, 1917.
JOHN f. ROBBINS. Register
First publication, Nov. II, 1916.
Last publication, Dec. 20. 1916
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
o279l.

o279l.
Elko, Nevada, Land Office, Novem.
Der Is. 1916.
Notice Is hereby given that JOEL l..
BLACKBURN, of Reno. County OF
Wnshoe, State OF Nevada, has filed in
this office his application 10 enter.
under the provisions of Sections 1906.
1907, Revised Statutes OF the United
States. the following described land,
viz:
The Southwest quarter of the North.
east quarter (SWA OF NEt) OF Sec.
ton %, Township AZ North, Range So
East, NJ. D. b. & NJ, containing 40
acres. within the Elko, Nevada. Land
Office.
ANY and all persons claiming ad
yersely the lands described, or desir
ing TO object because of the mineral
character of the land. or for any Other
reason, TO the disposal 10 applicant
should file their affidavits OF protest
in this office. on or before the lst day
of January, 1917.
JOHN Z. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication, Nov. II, 1916.
Last publication, Dec. 90. 1916
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

bSIhOs
Elko. Nevada, Land Office. Novem.
her 10. 1916.
Notice Is hereby given that SANTA
FL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
by John s. Winter, Its attorney in fact
OF Whlterock, County OF Elko, State
OF Nevada, has filed In this office his
application to enter, under the pro
vision OF Act OF June 4. 1897. the fol
lowing described land, viz:
Southeast Quarter OF Southeast
Quarter OF Section Five, and East Halt
OF Northeast Quarter, and Southwest
Quarter of Northeast Quarter of Sec.
ton Eight, Township Forty.four North,
Range Fifty.two East, NJ. d. u. & NJ.
situate in tho County Of Elko. State OF
Nevada
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir>
Ing to object. because OF the mineral
character Of tho land, or for any other
reason. TO the disposal to applicant,
should file their affldavits of protests
in this office. on or before the twenty.
ninth day OF December, 1916.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication. Nov. 20. 1916
Last publication, Dec. 81. 1916.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Elko 0646.
Carson O6707.

l"pRr.me2. o! the Interior. Z. S
Land Office n ElkD. Nevada. Noven
Der "a. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that JOHN j.
HNLTON, OF HILTON, Elko County. Ne
vada. who, on Dec cmber %. 1911, made
pesert Land Application. Carson City
06707. now Elko. No. 0646. for EIf
NWS; ElE sWA Sec. IL: E1R NWI4 T.:
Eh SWA. Section 13, Township so
North. Range - East, Mt Diablo Base
Z Meridian. has filed notice OF inteu
ton 10 make final Proof. to establish
claim 10 the land above described. be
fore the Register & Received of Tho
L. $. Land O'f'Cc 1T Elko. Nevada, on
the eth day al December, 1916.
Claimant nan es as witnesses;
John L. HyItcn, OF Hylton, Nevada
Paul Vett"rS. OF Hylton. Nevada
Charles c. RoHrrts, of Hylton. Nevada
Harry Reyn ',l>. OF Hylton, Nevada.
JOHN + ROBBINS. Register.
First publi"aI"r Nov. "a, 1916.
Last publiC.:iOn. Dec &c, 1916
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APPLICATION NO. 4te7

Notice OF Application for Permission
10 Appropriate the Public Waters OF
the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
goth day OF October, 1916, in accord
ance with Section SO. Chapter 140, OF
the Statutes Of 1919. one w. II. LIEF.
FINGWELL, OF Bishop. County OF
Inyo. and State OF California, made ap.
plIcation to the State Engineer of Ne.
vada for permission to appropriate tho
public waters OF the state OF Nevada.
such appropriation is TO be made from
Greek No. 2, otherwise known rs
Stodderd Creek, ut point in tho SEX
OF NEM, Sec. l, T. 81 ~, II. 81 e., Nj.
ID. u. & NJ, by means OF dam and
headgate, and 100 cubic feet per sec.
ond Is 10 be conveyed to a point In the
SEA OF NBh, Sec, 10. r. 81 N. Il. 81
H., NJ. ID. d. & NJ, by means OF pipes,
bitches, fumes and tunnels, and there
used for electric power purposes.
Water 10 DO returned to stream In
the SEA OF NEh, Sec 10, r. 81 NJ,
X. 81 o., NJ. u. d. q NJ
w. M. KEARNEY, State Engineer.
First publication, Oct. so. 1910,
Last publication. Nov 20, 1915
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AUTO STEALING IN RENO

Stealing automobiles seems TO be
tie most popular diversion at the pres.
ent time in Reno. says the Sparks
Tribune. Last night Roy Weldon, a
rancher on the Virginia road. left his
machine in front of the T. and D. The,
atre and when he and his family came
out OF the playhouse the machine was
missing. The machine was a spas.
senger Ford and bore license mum.
Der 1896.
This Is only the last one reported
OF many machines that have been stol.
en- In recent weeks.
Sometimes the machines are recoy.
cred in some out of the way place as
was the case with a Hupmobile be.
longing TO Theodore White. After the
car had been used for a Joy ride II had
been abandoned at the corner of sth
and Washington.
other owners are not 80 fortunate
and have never recovered their cars.