Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-06-08

ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made blythe Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.


According to q new law passed
by the last Legislature women may
now be elected 90 school director.
a petition has been circulated
asking signatures Of the citizens
Of Dexter. praying the city coun-
Ec;l TO set aside the ordinance
which prohibits hog pens prac-
ticslly all over the city. In other
words the privilege. 10 asked OF
The council to- allow any one who
wants TO, erect and maintain Q
pen and raise hogs therein.
Batter fromvtle Ozark region
will be served to the men at the
officers training camp ut Savan-
nah, Georgia. The Mountain
! Grove Creamery Company has
secured the contract from the
government calling for $1,000
pounds Of butter to be shipped to
| Savannah, between June l., and
January /. The Frisco Railroad
will run Q through refrigerator
car from Mountain Grove to Sa-
vannah once each week to ship
the butter.
| Oflicials OF the Iron Mountain
Mining and Smelling company.
will begin mining iron ore at Iron
Mountain on . large scale in .
short time. The company is In
corporated with paid up capital
stoole Of s250. 900. The oompa-
ny's real estate holdings include
the Big and Little Iron Mountain
which are said to be rich in ore.
A reservoir has peen constructed
along with q pumping plant at q
cost OF $500. 900, and ore will be
mined by the hydraulic system.
State Grain Inspector, Jim
Bradshaw, has brought q man.
damus suit against the state aud
1 itor TO compel him to issue war.
rant for S27 30 10 reimburse Brad.
shaw for money that he certifiss
he paid out In tips 70 Pullman car
porters and walters In hotels and
cafes while travelling on official
business during the months Of
1 January, February. March and
April. Bradshaw says he has
been advised by the attorney
general that tips are legal. He
wants the state TO stand for the
tips he palmed to ebony hued
Ethiopian porters and demure
Mattresses Ia the city cafes.
8. w. Hampton on Friday OF
/
last week found a dead man in
the river near the mouth Of Net.
! elsen's Slough above New Mad
rid and'the next day Ed Hamp-
ton found another about 200
yards below where the fret one
was found. Coroner G. M.
Shellenberger being notified held
an inquest Saturday afternoon
and finding nothing to identify
! either OF the bodies. had thsis
remains buried on the river bank,
Monday Q Mr.. Esters, Of Hick.
;. man, KY, hesringof the finding
OF the bodies came to our city in
search Of two sons who were
| / missing. After talking to ths
| Coroner the bodies were identi.
fed a. those Of his sons who had
left Hickman the middle Of las
/ week in . gasoline launch fol
!, thsir farms below that city. TIA
was the last he knew Of them
, From the fact that they botl
, wore watches and carried s,m,
, money which were missing wher
I thsir bodies were found, Il IL be-
I lievsd they met with foul play
, II L isreported that the easolin'
. launch has bssn locatsd 81 Car
! uihsrsvilIe where Il was cold b.
! two boys. Mr. Esters will rstur'
! iuter 10 remove The bodies :
their honns ~ Nsx Msassa EHsses'