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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27

900 OF this sum will be used to
drag the system Of inter- county
seat highways, and 4 like amount
must be distributed to all coun-
ties making requisition for same
for permanent improvements on
county roads, as provided by law
Requisitions for state aid on
county roads from this $200, 900
fund must be fled with the State
Highway Department before
August let. Rsquisitidn blanks.
together with table showing the
amount due each county. based
on its assessed valuation, were
forwarded by the state depart.
ment 10 all county clerks on June
18th, with the request that they
attend to the matter, In order
that the state department would
have time to investigate plans
and specifications submitted by
the county courts. The State
Highways Department sends out
the warning that 1t may be nec.
essary to call a special session Of
the county court In some coun-
ties. in order that application for
these funds may be made before
August 1st, as required by law,
or else the appropriation for the
county this year will revert to
the state road fund, and federal
funds appropriated, is available
to match dollars with counties,
districts. or persons
interested, 10 the construction Of
"state roads," 90 provided by
the Hawes' road law.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27

77 ~ 977T ~ ~ - 491l -777 -f1 777-'
Y When you have Backache the liver Or
Kidneys are sure 10 bo out of gear. Try
6anol 1t does wonders Tor Tie liver, kid
neye, and bladder A trial 35c bottle
or Sanol will convince you. Get y at
the drug store 26-b2t.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27
CIVIL WAR VETERAN,
MAMIS 70 Enll llSr.

Atlanta.-You can't tell W. a.
nllis that he Isn't as good q rnan
at seventy-four as be was 30.
years ago, when he Tanged half
o dozen countries as d soldier OF
fortune, and led 3 company Of
Georgia volunteers through the
war between the states.
Mr.. Ellis. an inmate Of the Old
Soldiers' home. wants to enter
the service Of his country. and
to help beat the kaiser. 30 far
be has not been, able to induce
recruiting officers In any branch
to accept him. Until two years
ago he was q resident Of Griffin,
except when he was fighting for
the Confederacy or with Lee
Christmas, the famous 0iibustaz,
in Central America and Mexic0
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27
@SLAcKERr HOLDS he
GAVE WIFE WRONG AGE

Kansas CITY. Mo.--To keep
bis wife from knowing his exact
asa which 10 considefed too ad-
vanced. Anthony echwatken of
Kansas CITY. Kan, told the clerk
be was twenty-five pears old
when he applied for q marriage
license last January. He regret-
ted his efforts 20 fool Cupid
when he was brought to police
headquarters for Investigation
on a ~slacker" charge. He now
declares his age IL thirty.one
and says he can prove Il BY birth
records at Hammond, Kan.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27
All Counties Get
| Good Roads,

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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27
ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--M Made blythe Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Orig-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

y i 4 I'd
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AAsss'
The organization Of an oI
couapsny was started IN Cap
Gjfasdeau = few days ago whs,
meeting wac held in that city
Most Of the men connected will
the venture are well known ther
they having been former Frisc'
railroad men. The company viii
deyslopthe oil fields Of southeas
Missouriand northeast Arkansas
Alter Contractor Hinermal
won the contract to pave severa
streets in CaruthersvilIe, h,
came to the conclusion that ths
resolutions were improperly
drawn up and 1t would be unsafe
for him toproceed with the work,
It will be necessary to publish
the resolutions again, this time
the material to be more specific.
ally named.
A woman named Mary Dsmen,
attempted suicide at Commerce q
few days ago by cutting her
throat with . butcher knife and
little hope 10 held out for her re-
covery, according to the Benton
Democrat. Worry over bad
health 10 given as the reason for
her action and It is probable her
mental condition 10 pretty we'll
described by her name.
Editor Miller, Of the Bloom.
fisld- -fribuns. is howiing ! q gfiev-
ous hewl about losing eighteen
Of his best frying size chickens
through being poisoned by some
dastardly coward and he calls 1t
q ''hellish trick" and other un-
complimentary names. And at
that we don't blame him much
for the loss Of that many good
fryers in this piping time.oi 90
cent chickens and Accent eggs
is enough TO make the best Of us
forget our Sunday school teach.
Ing temporarily, At least.
AT the regular meeting Of the
cIty council an ordinance vas
passed prohibiting the running
at large within the city limits
chickens. dusks. geese. turkeys
or any other domestic fowl. The
ordinance strikes at the root Of
shis nuisanee BY making the
owner Or keeper OF such fowls
that are found running at large
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27

Fremont Nobs -pctFi1od trunks %
OAK trees hAvo been found 50 FEET mn
d&raronnd ii sandplts kere. N theory'
Sdvnnced 4 that the treeS wera buried
seyer6I centuries go Nhea th1 etre1l
that y nolx TIE PIotte rlvex ct ~
channel >kfouSh hexe. Ihcre ore noy'
- ~ IT, y ~ rI6f1n nIx1 ~
n c1p ll1 lalto1 1>ll6lL
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27
Organization 81
Home Guards.
PROCLAMATION Dy GOVERNOR
SHEnsaick D. GARDNER.

~~--
Whereas, thsFs IL . general
recognition throughout the State
|oi the immsdisks nssd Of an ade.
|qusts home dslsnss h the differ
snt ssctioas n no State, on no.
count Of the approaching with
drawalon August 9th, OF oil Of
the, National Guard units Of Mis-.
souri, into federal service, and
Whereas, under the provision Q
OF the constitution and laws Of
Missouri, and particularly under
Section 8S7S, Revised Statutes
Of Missouri, the Governor 10 Civ
en- the express power to "orgsnixe
and muster into the service such
Ifor,es as may be necessary In the
temporary absencs OF the Nation.
al Guard And,
Whereas, 1t is necessary that
all units be organized under the
immediate direction OF the Cover
nor, now.
Therefore, !, Fredrick d. Gard.
ner. Governor Of the State Of
Missouri, hereby direct the Mis-.
souri, State Council Of Defense TO
at once take upon themselves the
immediate organisation OF q body
OF men Tor home defense in the
different cities and sub. .divisions'
81 Tho State; and to that end
(a) Call to their aid ell able.
bodied men, irrespective Of age,
md not in coallIst with the draft
81 the Federal Governments;
,(b) Cooperate with County
and City Councils Of Defense,
and such local auxiliary commit
Eee 90 the State Council OF De.
len go may select or recognise; \
II.
(o) Provide for the temporary
differing by men recommended
10 the Governor by .hs Adjatant
general of the Stats, who will sci.
scl the best qualified men for tie
in consultation with the
Council OF Defense and the local
committees recognized by said
Council.
Z (d) This body Tor home de-l
tense will serve % volunteers In
his hour OF nations need. with
out compensation, and each local
community will provide uniiorms
ss may be needed. Ills expsct-
I'd that arms and ammunition
will be provided under the pro-
visions OF therecent Act Of Con-
gress approved June 14th, 1917. |
(s) Any citizen contemplst.
Ing the formation Of q Home
Guard Of any character should
communicate at once with the
Missouri Council Of Defense at
Jefferson City, and act In accord-
snos Win the rdiss oi said coun-
Ill. .-s
r Uy~sts-~-s. MP. -
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The wheat crop yield in SCOT
County 10 estimated at 70 pc
cont Of the normal.
The Hight plant in Lilbourn he
been sold and that town will nov
be supplied with current from
6ikeston.
Kansas City boasts Of . mai
BY the name OF Loda Gum Wit
has registered for military ser
vice. That's nothing. Wes
Plains has popular citizen
known as "Johnny Pistol" =
Gazette
The small boy and gun combi'
nation resulted in the usual thing
at Matthews, Scott county, q few
days ago. Eight year old Or.
willie Porter killed HE three yeai
old brother instantly, playing
with q loaded shot gun.
A "wet and dry" election ID
scheduled for Poplar Bluff in the
near future, petitions having
been circulated recently calling
on the Council to declare such
election and fix a date therefor.
The city will vote separately
from the county, 1t is thought.
The biggest head Of cabbage
has turned up At Cape Girardeau.
a farmer named Masters having
Brought cnein with a wagon loaa
marketed In that city which
weighs 18 1.2 pounds. 1t was
raised on a farm on Juden creek
north Of Cape Girardeau q few
miles.
! Have you placed your name
on the Red Cross membership
roll yet? II you have not do 90
at once. The boys on the front
will need your aid and every
dollar put in this great work
means some comfort for suffer-i
ing American boy. Help the
Red Cross. 81
The Missouri Pacific railway
has a large force Of men working
on the oompany's ground around
the new 10000 passenger sta
tion at Charleston. A Landscape
gardner will be there in q few
days and the grass plots and
flower places will be laid out.
Considerable money will be spent
on the improvement.
In less than . week the Butler
county Circuit Court had Q gfist
Of fourteen prisoners to 60 to the
state penisentiary. representing
various s2rts and degrees Of
icriminslity and yet ! goodly
bunch to be tried. Itswas thought
! spsclsl caf would be used "a
transport the prisoners % the
state cspitaI. according to the
Citizen Democrat. :,
The canning demonstration at
Frsdericktovn last week. by the
representative from the state
Department 81 Agriculture vas.
attended BY 22t women oi the
city and Vicinity BY actual count
according To the Demoorat- News
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
FIRE LOSS ON
SOUTH SIDE

During slight storm Thursday af-
ternoon, lightning struck the barn of
Philip Klug in South Dickinson and it
quickly burst into flame. The fire
hose which is kept on the South Side
for emergency cases was quickly put
into play and the fire laddies did some
excellent work, but the. three or -four
tons of hay in the loft. of4the Barn
proved hard to conquer. The fire was
finally extinguished with the aid of
the chemical but it is almost beyond
repair. A small shed across the alley
south was also scorched to some ex-
tent.
A Buick car in a portion of the
barn was removed before the fire
reached it and when pushing it
through the gate Miss Elizabeth
Klug's foot was caught between the
axel of the car and short post and
badly crushed. The services of a ply
sician were required to dress the in
jury.
The loss on the building will amount
to several hundred dollars, with nc
insurance, in addition to the loss of
three tons of hay and two stoves
which were stored in the building.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
Crop Experts Urge
Importance N0W of
Planting Winter Rye

Winter rye is a promising crop in
North Dakota farming. Director
Cooper of the North Dakota expert
ment station, when questioned in re-
gard to rye, stated that the acreage
this year is about three times as much
as usual and that it could profitably
be increased from a million and a
quarter acres. Aside from producing
crop of grain it also, when sown
early, produces fall pasture, which
will be quite an item this fall, if rains
come, which can be expected. Pas
turing the rye in the fall will not
hurt it for next years crop. The
earlier rye is sown the better chance
it will have Of making a good crop
next year, provided it does not get
big enough to form joints, even
though it is not pastured.
In the western part Of the state
the rainfall has not been heavy
enough to pack the plowing, so that
the soil is in good condition for SOW
ing rye in the stubble. The cost Of
putting in an acre of rye in this way
will be about 40 cents per acre for
man and horse labor, Plus about So
for seed. No more work will be re-
CURED until next July, when it needs
harvesting.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
HUNTING SEASON WILL
OPEN SEPTEMBER IS

North Dakota nimrods will have
just thirty days this year in which to-
hunt prairie chicken, or grouse, the.
date Of the open season on the prairie.
fowls being from September l6 to-
October IL, both inclusive. The
change in the game laws at the last
session Of the legislature makes the.
season open later than heretofo ore and
allows but thirty days for. hunting,
whereas in former years the season
extended until later in the fall. The
bag limit is five birds per day for
each hunter as against ten hereto
fore. The duck season opens Septem-
Der is also and continues until De-
cember 1, with a bag limit of fifteen
as against twenty last season.
A bill was introduced during the
Legislative session to prohibit hunting
with dogs but, contrary to the general
belief, this failed to pass.
Local sportsmen are already max
ing plans for big. hunt on the open
ing day, some parties planning to GO
to the big slough out in eastern Dunn
county for duck hunt, others to the;
lake region around Steele, and still
others intend to drive 10 the Bad
Lands for chicken hunting.
From numerous reports received
local sportsmen are of The opinioa
that game is plentiful this season es
pecially along the streams
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
PRUITT AGAIN FACES
BOOTLEGGING CHARGE
IN DICKINSON COURT

VIM. Pruitt was again a guest Of
Sheriff Hartung for a few days this
week until friends arranged for and
put up a cash bond Of 5000 for his
appearance in district court on a
charge of bootlegging. Pruitt was
taken in last Friday night by Sheriff
Hartung and Deputy Nolan, and it
is alleged that he had in his posses
sion a various assortment of bottled
beverages prohibited under the bone
dry law. At least, so state the Off
ciaIs, he "pcddled" one small pint of
"forty-rod" to Bert Barnes, who was
innocently acting as middleman for an
agent of the sheriff. After this busi-
ness transaction officers raided
Pruitt's room and secured a dozen
bottles which corresponded in color,
size and shape, and perhaps taste, to
the said bottle which figured so
prominently in the business transac-
tion. Pruitt was taken in by the
Shorthand Barnes went along for
company, the latter held in the county
Jail unable to secure bonds for his
release.
Pruitt is under $500 bonds on a
former charge of bootlegging, and
gave local officials considerable trouble
locating him early in the summer.
He was brought down from Montana
and put up cash bond for his ap-
pearance.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
Local Men HOnOred
With Commissions
AtTrui1ing Caz,.p

The announcement of the complete
list of commissions issued to gradu-
ates Of the first officers training at
Fort Smelling has. been made and in.
cludes a large number of students
from North Dakota. Dickinson young
men honored were James l.. Mons6n
sergeant of Co. K, who received a
commission as first lieutenant, and
William J. Danish, supply sergeant OF
Co. K, received a commission as sec
,ond lieutenant, the former of the
first company and the latter the third
company.
Both of these worthy young men
have made their home in Dickinson
for the past few years and have been
connected with the city schools. Lieu
tenant Monson taught physical cul-
ture, science and civics in the city
schools for two years and Lieutenant
Danish was in charge Of the manual
training department. Both were
members of Co. K when the first regi-
ment was called to the border d little
over a year ago and both have been
in almost constant service for Uncle
Sam since that time. They passed the
required. examination and were ad-
mitted to the first officers training
camp at Ft, Smelling three months
ago and to be able to be granted COM
missions from among the thousands
in attendance there speaks well for
their military education and prior
training.
The lieutenants are now made men,
bers of the Officers Reserve Corps
and as yet have not been assigned to
service.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
LEHMAN ARRAIGNED
ON MURDER CHARGE

On Monday morning Adolph Leh-
mann, accused of the murder Of Ma
thias ,Wetzstein at Richardton last
June, was arraigned in district court
and upon motion of the attorneys, the
case was continued until September
a, the first day Of the regular fall
term Of court. Affidavits were filed
with the court from large number
stuf Presidents of Taylor and Richardton,
Including relatives of both the victim
and the accused, stating that on ac-
count of so much prejudice existing
anong the people Of the county it
was believed impossible to secure a
fair and impartial trial, and petitions
were presented asking for change of
venue to some, other county. The
court set the future date for hearing
arguments on the motion. It is be-
lieved, however, that the state will
offer no objection to transferring the
case to some other county, and that
the case will come up either in Nor
ton or Burleigh county.
The defendant appeared in court
with his attorneys, Z. "A. Simpson Of
this city and Benz. NJ. Rigler Of Rich
ardton: States Attorney a. A. Bur-
geson is prosecuting the case.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR
REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE
EXAMPLE SET BY FRAZIER

At Aberdeen, South Dakota, after
their experience of "a year ago with
|. W.. W. forces, the home guards
have been active and have broken up
several 'jungles" Of the order and
representatives of the l. W. W. have
been charging the guards with being
too rough in their work.
A few days ago Arthur lie Seuer
of St. Paul, claiming to be a legal
counsel for the I. W. W. and former
mayor Of Minot, N. D., came to Gov
ernor Peter Norbeck with request
for proclamation similar to the one
which he said he had secured from
the governor Of North Dakota, In
which the latter called upon all people
of the state to abide by the laws
and forbidding any officers of the
state to search any individuals for
arms unless they had first secured a
search warrant for that purpose.
After discussion of the situation.
Governor Norbeck declined to take
the desired action, believing that
local officials knew their powers and
duties and could best cope with local
situations without executive instruc-'
ton, so long as there were no grave
uprisings to deal with.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
BIG TINE AT
new HRADEC

The cornerstone of New Hradec's
magnificent new church and parochial
school will be laid on Sunday next,
August 10th, amid impressive cere-
monies. The exercises for the day
will begin at 1 p. m., Immediately fol-
lowing a sumptuous dinner served by
the ladies Of the church.
Bishop .Wehrle Of Bismarck will
preside at the exercises, assisted by
Rev. FIR. Francis Tomanek of New
Hradec and priests of surrounding
parishes. A musical entertainment of
unusual merit will follow, this to be
interspersed with selections by 20
piece band Of Dickinson.
A unique country bazaar, at which
automobiles, ponies, cows pigs anC
turkeys will be distributed to those in
attendance, will prove of much inter
est. A novelty goods fair will be OF
attraction to the ladies.
The evening will be given over tc
country dance at an especially built
pavilion.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
O'CONNOR ADULTERY CASE
HAS BEEN DISMISSED

The adultery charge against Robert
and Tom O'Connor, which was trans
ferred from Belfeld to Justice Fol-
SONS court last week, was dismissed
at the hearing held Tuesday. The
0'Connors were arrested at the in
stigation of Mike Frieze, husband of
the woman in the case," the COM
planning witness being married in
Glendive, Mont, a short time ago to
Mrs. Abe, formerly of this city. Tes-
timony was introduced which indi-
Gated that Frieze had left his bride
with the O'Connor boys until he found
suitable lodgings and that later when
he returned he expressly stated that
as far as he was concerned she could
depart Immediately for a warmer
climate, which she absolutely and
positively refused to do.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-18
CHUMICK IS.
COMMITTED
TO ASYLUM
SLAYER OF CALDWELLS DE-
CLARED INSANE BY SPECIAL
COURT JURY TUESDAY.
Physicians Believe Accused Cannot
Live Longer Than Six Months
Owing TO Diseased DIain.

Mike Chumick, sclf-confcssed slay-
er OF J. H. Caldwell, prosperous
rancher of the T-.ylor vicinity, and
his wife, on April 3Oth, was on Tues
day of this week declared insane by
a jury called for special term of
court. Judge w. C. Crawford presid-
ed, States Attorney Burgeson ap-
pearing for the state and Attorney
Leslie A. Simpson for Chumick.
Doctors H. A. Davis, G. A. Perkins
and j. W. Bowen all introduced ex-
pert testimony which went to show
that Chunick was lns.ne without the
possibility Of doubt. This testimony
was supported by that given by Sher-
itf r. N. Hartung, Deputy George
Nolan and others who told Of the
mans maniacal actions while i'm
prisoncd in the county Jail.
In his charge to the jury, Judge
Crawford dWelt upon the ract that
the jury panel was c.lled only to de-
termlne whether or not Chumlck was
insane, and that it had nothing to do
with the determination of mis- guilt in
the killing Of the Caldwclls. An in
sane man cannot be tried for crime
until his sanity is established.
1t was only a matter Of minute
or two for the jury to arrive at a
unanimous verdict that the man IN
question was maniac, and following
the report of Foreman Alf. White,
Judge Crawford committed Chumick
to the hospital for the insane at
jamestown until such u time that he
might recover his sanity sufficiently
to stand trial for murder, the crime
with Whirh he is chs rpol
The following well known Stark
county men served on the jury:
Alfred White, J. c. F. Parker, }. V.
Jessen, E. l.. Peterson, L. C. Baker
and Thos. Nottingham, Dickinson;
Charles Howe and j. f. Christen,
Taylor; J. F. Gardner and AL. Hike,
Belfeld; R. J. Fleck and ]. R. Bag
genstoss, Richardten.
Chumick Cannot Live Long.
The accused man has only few
months to live, five or six at the.
most, is the verdict Of one Of the ex-
aminng physicians. He is afflicted
with the malady commonly known as
softening Of the brain, which in al
most every case proves fatal. If this
proves the case, Chumick will soon
meet the death he seems to SO much
tcmpts at suicide. Immediately fol-
lowing the Staying of the Caldwells
he attempted to end his life by shoot
ing himself through the body. Hav-.
ing an almost perfect physical con-
stitution, he recovered from the SEEM
ingly fatal wound. Later, while con-
fined in the county Jail, he drank az
quantity Of poisonous disinfectant in
an effort to die, but the prompt at
tentions Of a physician frustrated his
designs.