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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-28
xERENsKY ONCE A SUSPECT
cxarss Secret Police Had Watched the
Present Ruler Of Russia
: for Months.

Petrograd.--When the revolution
broke out in Petrograd the police sta
tions were fred. The crowds Joined
In the firemaking.
4 No one seemed to realize that the
records Of the "Black Hundred" would
be Of more use in existence than in
ashes Any attempts Of souvenir-seek'
ing onlookers to seize any Of the docu-
ments from the bonfres met with re-
sistance.
I. A bank clerk was In the crowd
around one Of the fires. Among the
books and papers dumped into the
blaze he saw q dossier marked "Keren'
aky.n He seized this and made q speech
that persuaded the crowd that the
Kerenslky record ought to be saved.
j Recently the bank clerk presented
the dossier to Kerensky. It consisted
of several hundred pages and showed
that the secret police had been follow
Ing him night and day for SIX months
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-28
BUYS GLASSES 70 GET IN WAH
Southern Youth, corrects Defect Il
Vision and Passes Army
Examination.

Cincinnati. There was nothing
about the appearance Of Robert n Hok
llngsworth, eighteen years old. Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, to Indicate that be
possessed coin OF the realm, but be-
willingly spent So In order 70 Join the
regular army
HoIlingsworth, registered as Ii.
borer called lit the army recruiting
station and sought 10 Join any branch
bf the service necause Of q defect
In his vision he was told he could not
be accepted unless be obtained spec.
tacles. Y N
The youth refrfned 10 the station
hater in the day ind was examined
with the glasses ul. passing the test.
He had paid es for the spectaclea,
HollInesworth was assigned to The
medical acrps,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-28

Although the 4throne" Of England ID
popularIy believed to be the huge up.
holstered chair at Buckingham palace
there 10 an old legend 70 tho effect that
sAwhere ye king slts. there ye throne
bf England standa"
! u thls be true the humble, battle
SCARED kitchen chair shown In the
above photograph Is particularly exalt'
I'D, for II not only holds HE majesty
George the Fifth, but has actually en-.
threned him on the ruined battIements
cf the Chateau ThIepval In northwest
ern France.
/, England and France, fighting eide
by side, have only recently wrestled
Thlepval back from the German hosts
which selzed Il many months ago. A
Hrltish general ls explaining the bat
tle TO HE majesty, who 10 Q close stu
dent Of strategy and 10 quick to re
ward q victorious leader.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-28
tiol The new Dance.

New York. -Hark ye, men and maid
ens-over fortyi
Dowagers and young bucks too old
for military service will dance this
fall the Brooklyn rock" The Amer
lean Society Of Professors Of Dancing,
In congress assembled at. the Hotel
Majestic, passed out this information
ana explained the comfortable lines
and strokes Of the new hop
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-28

''ROUNDABOUTTHES 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.

w. w. Strother and daughter,
Zella, ofFredericktown have been
sued for $1,000 damages by the
father Of a girl who was injured
last May when the Strother oar,
driven by Miss Zeila, struck the
girl and seriously hurt her.
Citizens Of Neely's Landing,
in Cape Girardeau county, have
decided that they will not permit
a beer depot to be conducted
there and have notified q man
who was acting as agent for such
that the business must be stopped.
The coal supply at the Far
mington power plant was totally
destroyed by fire last week,
thought to be caused by combus-
ton. Fire has been discovered
many times before. but was OK
tinguished before any damage
was done.
An item in the "Forty-years.
ago" column Of the Jackson
Cash Book, OF last week stated
that civilian Byrd sold five
head Of cattle Saturday. weigh
ing 4,23O pounds, at 2 1-2 cents
gross. The largest one, a COW,
J weighed 1925 pounds"
Mississippi county has received
the services OF a Federal farm
adviser as a result of a weeks
campaign to enlist 300 farmers in
the movement. Prof. Vannatta.
: Tor Missouri University, has been
appointed to the place and will
| take up his duties at once.
Reynolds is another southeast
Missouri county that is getting
|, into the good roads game, Its
Court having recently authorized
an election to be held on Nov
> ember 3rd for bond issue for
100000 to improve its road sys.
tenn. It seems to be catching.
The gratifying news is made
public that the Missouri Supreme
court is only two years behind
with its docket, or closer to being
caught up with it's work than II
has been In So years. There are
u 344 cases docketed for the Ooto-
n Der term and January call Of the
}, court.
= The farmers near Uniontowr
in Cape Girafdeau county have
purchased a rock crusher and OF
Z certain days assemble at the plan
= and crush considerable quantities
y for the roads in their immediate
y neighborhood. Last Monday
p over seventy-iive loads wer,
crushed, which was enough t.
,r hard surface a road for some dis
y tance.
!, ASpringfield liquor dealer will
: 1900 mail order customers, whit
has been in the business for thir
ty years, is going to quit. Th'
Y, inrcads Of prohibition along will
~ soaring war taxes makes 1t i'm
\
70 possible for a dealer in liquor Il
" make q livelihood, the retiring
p man says. Hewill engage in tn
Y manufacture and sale Of sol
is drinks after the first Of January
w next.
= Cape Girardeau will probabl,
y have wet and dry election in th
y near future. W. G. Shupp, man
y ager Of the Missouri Anti-S -Saloo
League, has been in that cit
A. several days looking over III
IN situation for such q move. 1t
ID believed that Shupp was sent !
to I the Cape at the request Of sever,
be business men who did not fave
r. the action ofthe city council som
Re time ago in raising their take
e. and letting the saloon taxes re
main as they we're.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-28

the undertakeFs now oa"iSo s'N'
county S15 for pauper funerals.
Orsn is considering voting 2
bond issue for the purpose of
constructing . municipal lighting
plant.
The Stoddard County Poultry
Association has close to seventy
five active members and is stead
lily growing.
The City Of Charlottesville has
received a new SO 800 automobile
tire truck. The old fire wagon
and team is to be sold.
Hayes Eaker, living at Hux'
near Lutesville, was kicked to
death by one of his horses, while
hauling wood recently.
. L y. 6 lftaN q. tFia.,
7. M. Turner, nine years ago,
purchased 1874 acres Of land in
Scott county for $4,000. Recent
ly he sold it for $4,000.
A Rails county farmer cold
fourteen sucking mules Tor
81, ,4S5, averaging more than slo7
each. Another span Of the same
age sold for S375.
Poplar Bluff has a business
college which opened for its fall
session last week with good at
tendance from that city and var
ious points in southeast Missouri
F. A. O'Brien, a young switch
man working forsthe Cotton Bel,
In the limo yards, was run ovel
by a car and died from loss oI
blood several hours later, recent
ly.
The docket for the September
term of circuit court in Stoddart
County has out forty-one crimi'
nal cases, and lob civil actions
OF which thirty.one are for d.
vorce.
Lee Masters Of Cape Girardea'
after spending more than forty
two years in the service OF mill
ing company there, has beel
forced to give up the work on ac
count of bad eyesisht.
Southeast Missouri sends on
the joyful news that our sectiol
is not afraid OF any meat famine
ss the 1917 crop Of frogs. 750,
0i7.S02 in number, will soon b
ready for the harvest.
The Roberto Crawford crushing
plant at Mingo started crushipI
rock several days ago and hav
already filled many orders. The
have yet enough orders to kee
them busy for some months.
Kennett failed to sign up 70
the Chautauqua next year, ac
cording to the News, despite tn
fact that the program this yes
has peen conceded one Of tn
best balanced ever rended ther'
Morris Tinder Of Scott Count,
. young farmer, raised 1,5C
bushels Of Irish potatoes on twelv
acres Of land. He now has twent
mules at work preparing land I
plant 800 acres in wheat this fal
Sam H. Tuttle 81 Sikeston wa
awarded the contract for the ne
sS5, 900 school building at Cal
uthersville. He is also erectin
another school building at Grow
der. . fast growing town il 500
county.
Abig timber concern is oper
Ing up work in Wayne county 9
. 10000 acre tract Of land an
will install d number Of mills
manufacture the lumber from Il
tract. The land probably aitel
ward win be mined, provided ol
in paying quantities can BE- d
veloped.
|I.I| A.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-09-28

The few Gernaa prisoners who have
been turned ovof TO work for the
United States Ia exchange FOR their
food, are fairly fl rapture over their
situation. The food of the Americans
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
Liberal Market Increasing.

Up -four years ago, Liberal was
the largest local broomcorn market
in the world, and today there are
more resident dealers in the brush
than any town its size in the south
west. But the last few years, the
farmers have been venturing in the
wheat and other crops and the brush
business has decreased.
Liberal as general market place
is becoming known and that reputa-
ton will stand as long as the present
business men and its organization is
in existence. The city is growing
each passing year, and today it is
able to furnish better general mar
ket than ever before. Ten years ago
the market extended only as far as
cattle, broomcorn and watermelon
seed, but today Liberal affords a
splendid market for cattle, hogs,
poultry, eggs and milk products.
When the north and south railroad
begins its service, the wholesale
houses may be able to add to their
territories, and more enterprises
which will prove helpful to the peo-
pie of the southwest will establish a
place in the Capital City of the
Southwest.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
BIG CREAMERY
GETTING NEAR
Farmers Getting Back of
Proposition With
Cash.
Despite Poor Crops Equity
Creamery Meets With
Approval.

The dry weather which caused the
poor crop this year may have been a
boost for one institution-the Equity
creamery. While it is easier to get
a man to spend money in prosper
GUS year, it is easier to boost the
dairy industry in an off year, as the
failure of crops brings home to the
farmer the necessity of having some
thing that will yield steady income.
This year is going to cause many
to increase their dairy herds. Even
if feed is high, the price of butter
fat usually keeps pace and if one can
get the money to buy the feed and
sell at profit the price is not Of so
much consequence.
Horse feed, too, is high and the
horses this year have produced but
little, while the old milk COW will en-
able the farmer to buy not only the
feed she needs, but have little left
cream at market price and at the
Under the plan of the Equity
every stockholder shares in the pro-
fits of the business. He may sell his
chream at market price and at the
end of the year he will receive a
check for what was mormerly the
manufacturers profit. This, Of
course, creates more of an incentive
for producing the cream needed tC
make the creamery success.
But one fitfy-dollar share is allow
ed to one man, so that is all the in
vestment necessary to secure an in
terest in what will in time be one o.
the biggest institutions in the west.
Every farmer should take shar,
and boost the proposition along, a
it was started by the farmers them
selves and no foreign concern or in
dividual will have any share or voic,
in the concern.
With few head of mixers, a crol
of milo and kafir with silo to keel
the crop, no drouth, or sand storm
no hot winds can bar the western
Kansas farmer or the Oklahomial
from making money.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
.KNISELY GOES
TO FORT RILEY
Liberal Physician Ordered to
Report at Training
Camp,
Business Men rendered Fare
we'll Ovation Last
Night.

DR.. Arthur L. Knisely has been
ordered by the Adjutant General at
Washington, ID. c., to report at Fort
Riley, Kansas, on the tenth instant
for active duty. The doctor is First
Lieutenant of the medical corps. He
will start today for Fort Riley.
Lieutenant A. L. Knisely is the
first physician of the city to be called
into active service. He did not rush
into the enlistment as a volunteer, in
fact had no desire to go, but a short
time ago he received letter from
the medical department which asked
for a reason why he should not go.
The doctor couldn't state that he
wanted to dodge the matter and
answered the letter by saying he was
ready to serve his country when call
ed. He was called, and later he
went for examination, and now
comes the order for active duty. DR..
Knisely came to the city the year of
1906, and from the moment he estab-
lished an office, he has been busy.
His practice has been extensive and
he will leave many patients in the
southwest who will regret his going
much.
He has been a generous contribu-
tor to the city's prosperity, to the
Red Cross, annd has from time to
time given the best that he had in his
profession to those who needed his
services but were not financially
able to pay for his time.
Last night at eight O'Clock
several of the business and profes
alonsi men and friends of DIR. A. L
Knisely met in the room under thu
First National bank and held a smok
er in honor of the doctor who left to
tday for Fort Riley where he will en-
ter upon the duty which his countr!
has requested him to perform
Several heart to heart speeches were
made and few passing remarks in
tended to encourage the guest were
given. The doctor has world ot
friends in the city who regret to ses
him leave, but everyone of them are
proud of him for stepping out and
doing his part in establishing the de-
mocracy for which we are seeking in
this war
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09

The first installment of European
war pictures are now ready for re-
lease and the Majestic theater has
secured the contract for Liberal. Be-
ginning next Monday night these pic
lures will be shown, each Monday for
eight weeks, and thus, we, thousands
of miles from the scene may view
the work of the opposing armies,
fighting for supremacy of nations.
Motion picture photography is won
derful 1t may bring even grim war
to our very doors, annd preserve for
the coming generations the actual
history of events in pictures. Do not
fail to see these pictures, as they are
well worth seeing.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
+. Enlistments This Week.

Recruiting officer, Don Donate,
reportes the following enlistments
during the past week:
John w. Kelley, Liberal.
Robert S. Clawson, King, Kans.
Arthur /. Leaning, Liberal,
Jesse E. Leaning, Liberal.
Vern G. Williams, Liberal.
Edward M. Mulligan, Liberal.
Charley B. Callahan, Forgan, Ok.
Lloyd F. Critics, Tyrone, Okla.
John c. Hampsten, Hooker, Okla.
Joseph R. Hubbard, Hardesty.
Thos. C. Davidson, Hooker.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
1OOUT OF 90
READY TO GO
48 Pass, Yet All But Ten
Have Claims For
Exemption.
10 Per Cent Fail to Pass
The Required Physical
Examination.

Out of sixty men examined under
draft only ten have passed and have
not claimed exemption. About
twelve out of the sixty failed to pass
and were exempted Immediately.
Those who have filed reason to be
exempted, will have their cases tried
before the district board. Several
single men claim exemption for agri-
cultural reasons and others for the
reason that dependent is relying on
their labor. And then there were
other reasons given, but the main
idea that no eagerness is shown to go
into service. Many of the claims will
not be considered and the draft will
become effective. This is the list of
ten men gathered from the first
three days work of the local board
and the men have passed the physi-
cal examination and waive any
claims of exemption:
|, Lorence Rasler
Charley Maxwell
Pearl Hibbs
Marion L. Hays
Luther NJ. NARROW
Stanislaw Wrotnowski
Walter Eldon Dudley
Lawrence M. WINNER
Clayton Malone
William Chet Johnson
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
SOUTHWEST COMPARES FA-
VORABLY.
Other Sections of, State Hit By
Drouth and Short Crops.

Other Sections of State Hit BY
Drouth and Short Crops.
A keen observer of crop conditions
of this city returned from trip
through the state, this week, and he
sizes the situation up in this man
ner: "Recent rains will make half
crop of corn in eastern Kansas and
western Missouri where generally
the yield is from fifty to one hun
dred bushels to the acre. The cen
tral part of the state will have only
corn fodder, if anything at all. The
central part of the state was hit as
hard on the wheat crop as the wes-
tern end, but the eastern end will
yield good crop of the golden
grain. One carefully observing the
situation from the east to the west
cannot conclude otherwise than wes-
tern Kansas will produce a better per
centage of spring crops than the
central or even the eastern section.
Practically all the spring crops adapt
ed to this section are as yet in fair
shape, and with a favorable amount
of rainfall during the months of
August and September there will be
much more than half a crop.
After an observation of the gener-
al conditions in the southwestern Sec
tion, one wonders why the farmers
should try to raise Indian corn, when
other crops, practically sure, may be
grown with the least possible amount
of rain. The last few years there has
been established a market for such
grain as kafir, milo and cane and
generally good price for broom
corn. 1t is fact that the people in
central Kansas are losing more on
their investment than the farmer in
the western part of this state"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
C. M. Light Buys
Two Elevators More

C. M. Light, the elevator man of
Liberal and Beaver, has added two
more elevators to his list this week.
The Bolin Hall elevators at Tyrone
and Hooker, Oklahoma, were trans
ferred to him one day this week. Mr..
Light is not expecting to have his
elevators over flowing with the gol-
den grain this year, but has suffi-
cient faith in the future. crops to
make the investment. .
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
To Accept the
State Plan.

For the last three weeks a COM
mite appointed by the Liberal
Chamber of Commerce has been
gathering statistics in order to as
certain the number of farmers who
would need seed wheat and who
would not be able to have the seed
unless it were furnished them on the
share or note plan. When the COM
mittee was sent out, there was an
idea that local supply company
could supply the farmers in the
trade territory, but from the report
of the committee the amount of seed
needed is far greater than the esti-
mates and it now appears that the
local company is not strong enough
to get the seed to the
farmers.
The only way to have all the seed
needed is to accept the state plan,
which the committee selected for
that work will Immediately try to
have extended to this section.
The continued dry period is no
great encouragement for sowing
wheat. 1t will require a heavy rain
fall and a general one, to prepare the
ground for the fall sowing as it is
only waste of labor and good wheat
to sow it when there is no favorable
conditions.
A few of the business men are put
ting out seed wheat on the share
plan, but they are picking their
farmers and the farm tracts.
Those who desire to have the state
wheat may apply to the committee,
and pay 20 per cent down and
then contract to deliver to the rail-
road station the fifth share of the
crop to the state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
CHAUTAUQUA
PROGRAM OUT
Fourteen Excellent Programs
of Music, Lectures and
Entertainments.
Ticket Sale Will Soon be
Started Committees
Z BUSY.

The Chautaqua for Liberal this
year is the biggest affair of the kind
that has ever come to the southwest.
The program will cover period OF
seven days, and the best talent that
money can buy appears on the pro-
gram as given below. This Chau-
tauqua is one that will pay one to
drive good many miles to see. Note
the advertising on another page. This
is the program from day to day:
First Days Program.
Afternoon Concert by The Althea
Players.
Evsning Concert by The Althea
Players.
Lecture, Lou Beauchamp, "TaAe
the Sunny Side"
Second Days Program.
Afternoon, Concert by The Metro
politan Men Singers and Ada Roach.
= Evening Concert by The Metropol-
itan Men Singers and Ada Roach.
Lecture, Brooks Fletcher.
Third Days Program.
Afternoon Concert W. S. Ellis and
The Hawaiians.
Evening Concert by Ellis and the
Hawaiians.
Lecture, William Rainey Bennett.
Fourth Days Program.
Afternoon program, Concert by
members of the Pinafore Company.
Entertainment Recital, Miss Jane
Dillon.
Evening.
The Big Musical Event-Real
Music and lots of Comedy. Remark
able Singing Chorus. Elaborate
Scenery. Bring the children and
watch them enjoy "Dick Deadeye,"
William Sellery, famous movie
artist:
Evening.
Wonderful sacred concert, includ-
ing a beautiful cantata by the entire
Pinafore Company, including Marie
Horgan, William Sellery, Arthur
Pacie Ripple, j. H. Duffey and Harry
J siLckstone. Splendid chorus and
4 TYork Orchestra.
'|ser< Fifth Days Program.
Afternoon Concert, Ruby Norman
and "Peggy' Hill.
Program of Magic and Mystery,
Frank oDucrot. -
Evening, short concert, Ruby Nor
man and "Peggy" Hill.
Lecture, DIR. Edward Amherst OFT.
Sixth Days Program.
Afternoon Concert by Walter
jenkins and Mile. Madeleine Archi-
nard. /,
Evening-Presentation of that de-
lightful, wholesome play "Little Wo-
men" by the original New York cast
Seventh Days Program
Afternoon Concert by Harrison
Keller, one of the worlds greatest
violinists, and Stewart Willie, famous
pianist. (The musical treat of the
Chautauqua.)
Evening-Short concert by Harri-
son Keller and Stewart Willie. 4
Most famous lecture in the world,
@Acres of Diamonds" by DIR. Russell
H. Conwell.
A week of the greatest Chautau-
qua programs in the United States
for the price Of one ticket for "Pin-
afore" or "Little Women" in the
large cities.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
To Build MoJern Home.

Another fine residence will begin
construction in short time The
]. E. George residence on Grant ave-
nue. south will be a 13-room home,
modern and constructed with tiling
and stucco, and a tiled roof. There
will be basement about 30x40. The
building will be two stories above
ground. When completed it will be
one Of the most imposing residences
in the city. A garage will be built out
of the same material on the premises.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
Eureka. Kansas. Herald, july -

Eureka, Kansas, Herald, July IL,
1917:-"Saturday evening many
came from out of town to see and
hear the great opera "Pinafore," the
most elaborate production ever pre-
sented on the Chautauqua platform.
The Pinafore company carries high
class orchestra, a large chorus of
young men and women, and car
load of special scenery and proper
ties. The leading actors are all cele-
brities of renown. The Pinafore
company was one of the strong draw
ing features and was appreciated by
the large audience. Will be at
Chautauqua beginning August 27.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-09
Over Half Inch Rain.

The rain fall in Liberal was .56 of
an inch. The fall extended east and
was general as far as Hutchinson.
There was a.heavy fall south Of here
as far as the river, but light north
and west. There has not been a suf-
ficient fall to put the ground in good
shape for preparing the ground for
wheat, but wherever it visited the
row crop will be much benefited.