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The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Word comes to us of the death of
Thurman, Iowa, Monday, age sc
years. lie was one of the pioneers of
Holt county, being a son of VIM.
Stephenson, ST., who with their two
sons, Blank and Peter Stephenson,
came here in 1889, and the de-
ceased at the time of the coming of
the family here was a lad of four
summers. The two older brothers,
Blank and Peter. were the first set
tiers of Holt, coming here in 1888 and
located on what is familiarly known
as the Geo. Meyer land, now in
Forbes township. They returned TO
Indiana and in 1889 returned with
their parents and other children. The
caravan of the early pioneers crossed
the Nodaway river at the "rapids"
east of Richville. 1t consisted Of two
four-horse teams. one two-horse team
and one one-horse team. "Uncle
Mike" was born in Park county. In
diana, March 4, 1885, during the
presidential term of Andrew Jackson.
In 1861 he went to Thurman, Iowa,
where he has since resided, and where
he passed away. OF the original fam
lily OF William and Margaret Trout
man-Stephenson, there were 13 chill
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

dren; the death of Uncle Mike" is
the passing Of the last one Of this old
historic family Of early day settlers
Of this county. excepting that of a
sister. Mrs. Rachael Price, who we
believe resides at Fairfax, Mo. His
brother, Blank Stephenson, was killed
by lightning bolt May 2s, 1S41, and
1t was the first death by lightning in
the history OF our county.-Holt
County Sentinel.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

The Independence Examiner reports
that a milk company is delivering its
milk from its station at Pleasant Hill
in a 5-ton thermos bottle. The big
bottle is mounted on a 6-ton truck
and looks like a big oil tank truck.
The milk is poured in at Pleasant Hill,
the top screwed down and when it
arrives In Kansas City It is in the
same condition as when It left Pleas
ant Hill. The trip is made daily.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

According to the Lamar Democrat,
DIR. A. b. Stone sent to the Missouri
Valley College recently a skull wash
ed out Of clay bank near Marshall.
The Smithsonian Institution was un-
able to classify it and suggested that
1t might be the skull Of a prehistoric
buffalo calf. There is large, abso-
lutely flat bone across the top of the
head and no teeth in the upper max
Hilary which would indicate it belong
ed to the bovine species though it
bears little resemblance to the head
of the modern calf, either buffalo or
domestic. No one in Marshall could
explain or account for it,
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

The Maitland Herald has been sold
by s. J. Richardson to w. II. Ham
baugh of Craig. who assumed control
of his new property last week. Mr..
Hambaugh Is postmaster at Craig,
but is an experienced newspaper man.
He established the Fairfax Forum,
and for eighteen years was its pub
Usher. He will be welcomed again
into the ranks Of northwest Missouri
publishers
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Some twelve years ago when his
son Emmett was lad of 8 years, Ira
Hart of route made him a PROPOSE
tion that if he would abstain from
the use of tobacco in any form until
he was 21 years old he would give
him $25," reports the Butler Republi-
can-Press. "A few days ago the
father drew out the $25 to make good
his word as it was Emmett's twenty
first birthday" The most remarka-
BILE part of this story is that Dad
didn't forget all about it when the
time came.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

According to the Joplin Globe, Earl
Haughton, who works for that paper,
recently had an experience that comes
only once in a lifetime. A purse he
lost in the Globe mailing room was
returned to him after having been
carried to San Antonio, Tex, in the
mail bag. In some way he dropped
it "unbeknownst" in the bag. The
purse contained only 81 besides an
Identification card.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

The Howell County Gazette reports
a real never-say-die spirit among the
disappointed orchardists in that sec
tion. Having been frustrated of fruit
hopes by Jack Frost the hustlng
manager of one orchard company has
planted forty acres in Rocky Ford
cantaloupes for shipping to eastern
markets.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21
A DIFFICULT TASK
Little Mary Did Not Appreciate the
Heavy Request That She
Was Making.

There had been a difference of
opinion in the preachers family, in
which 6-year-old Mary thought she
got the worst of It.
So at prayer time she was unhappy
and resentful toward the world in
general and her own ministerial fam
lily in particular. But she knelt at
her mothers knee, as usual, and went
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

"Norborne," boasts the Norborne
Democrat guilelessly, has a greater
number Of checker players who can
qualify in more professional games
than any other town in North Mis-
souri,. II you don't believe it, let
some of the good players drop into
the drug store and try to take a fall
out of any one Of the many profess
sonals who can be found there day
and night"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

"Ordinarily, the news OF a freshly
baked pie would not travel fast or
be the cause of unusual comment"
reports L. l.. S. in the Brookfield Ar
gus, but last week the missus pre-
pared one of her famous raisin pies
as treat for her hubby when he re-
turned from a hard days work. The
pie was placed on a cooling slab on
the back porch. Soon a wandering,
wayfaring band of bees put in an ap-
pearance and came down on the pie
until it soon had a nice top cover of
honey bees. They fingered for a sip
or two only of the precious ambered
juice and left the bar-beg pardon,
pie-reeling and staggering off to one
side and endeavoring TO scratch their
domes as best they could with their
many limbs and giving one and all,
three cheers and a tiger before falling
off on the floor. viii the lady please
furnish the recipe for the many
anxious readers whom we anticipate
will write us2"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

According to the Butler Dem ocrat,
since the Missouri Pacific railway
has issued an order to close the sta
ton at Buckner from in the after
noon until 8 the next morning, the
people of that town have been as
mad as wet hens and are threatening
to boycott the railroad and use the
motor trucks which mako daily trips
to Kansas City and Independence un-
til the road rescinds its order.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

According to the Joplin Globe, the
Missouri oxide & Chemical Company
has shipped its first car OF zinc oxide
to st. Louis and in short time ex-
poets to be shipping out three or four
carloads per week.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

to be the home of some foxes Up
on investigating the. found some
snakes and began killing them and
when they thought they had them all
killed they made a count and found
they had killed 67. all Of which were
blacksnakes. ."-Gallatin Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

The Brookfield Argus is authority
for the statement that the salos of
bandolin and vaseline are said to be
decreasing since the Brookfield boys
their pompadours back.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

1t is reported that more than four
hundred wagon loads Of trash were
hauled away from Mexico during
cleaning up week. That's an awful
lot Of trash and leads one to wonder
fearsomoly where away" Is
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

There must be little white mule
around this town." observes the De-
Kalb County Herald, suspiciously, "or
else some mighty vigorous lemon ex-
tract"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Uncle Jimmy Allison is S5 years
old but saw something this week ne
had never before sccn--blossoms on
the yard cedar or fir trees, his treos
blossoms on them. lie says he has
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21
NEWS from ALL over
IMPERIAL MISSOURI
tntegeOting Happenings Which Have Taken Place
IT, the Greatest State il, the Union
The Producs of the Scissors, the Pen ADD Very
Little Actual Labor

cultivated and watched the develop
ment Of fir trees more or less all his
life but had never seen them blossom
until this week.-Hopliins journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

"The great evil of cigarette smok-
ing is made manifest by the physical
condition OF a well-known Clintonian,
Boots Lemon, who sadly admits that
he has smoked constantly since he
was years OF age" relates the Henry
County Democrat dolorously. Boots
says plaintively that he might have
been a big, strong man if he had not
become addicted TO the cursed weed
As it is, he is a stunted creature only
6 feet 2h inches and only weighs
about 232 pounds"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

An old landmark in the Ravenwood
community built in 1867 by Richard
Ashworth, and occupied by c. IL.
Spoonemore, was entirely destroyed
by fire last Saturday. 1t is thought
the fire was caused by a defective
flue.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

When w. I. Gray OF Ravenwood
recovered his car after It was stolen
last year he determined that the next
thief would get a Surprise in the way
Of protective devices. So Mr.. Gray
put stout locks on both doors of his
garage and attached a loaded revolt
yer with the barrel pointed up to the
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Nov that school will soon be out, )"
muses. the Craig Leader, 1--WE suppose
there will be the usual number of
high school graduates ready to try
their hands at starting in at the top
and working their way to the bottom
in all lines Of business"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

I'VE sometimes wonder" admits
Sharpshears in the Warrensburg Star
Journal why the modern girl when
she dresses for the ball room. doesn'e c
get confused and go to bed"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Several days ago John Baer, a
farmer living twelve miles southeast
OF Butler fished a bull out of the
Marias des Cygnes River near his
place. The bull had a yoke on and
one foot through 1t and was unable
to get out of the water alone. No
owner could be found at the time,
but Baer had the auctioneer at a sale
near his place announce that he had
a stray bull. 1t was finally found
that it belonged TO S. L. Mooney of
near La Cygne, Kas., and that the
bull had gotten into the river during
the recent high water and had travel
ed $50 miles. He was restored to his
owner.-Lamar Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

"Ono day last week while Alva
Dykes, Voy Mercer and Joel and Geo
Brummett were out in the woods
they came across a den they thought
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

We've been handed something on
a silver platter more than once" ad-
mits the Hopkins Journal, but the
reason we have nothing is because we
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Don't think the hardest job is
finding something to put in the pa
per-" grumps the Chula News. The
hardest job is deciding what to leave
out"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

about week ago Randall Jones
and a friend went fox hunting, taking
two hounds with them" says the
Greencastle Journal. "They spent
part of the night in an interesting
fcx chase, and then went home ex-
pecting the hounds to follow. When
they failed to show w next day an
other hunt was led and they
were finally founu, long with their
late prey, lying in some brush, all
dead. A live electric wire from the
Bartlett ranch was dangling by them
and evidently all three had come in
contact with it,"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Warren Cummins and T. n Gocns
from Sarcoxic.-Sarcoxie Record.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Speaking OF Red uprislngs and
blowing up postoffices and things the
residents who happened to be in the
vicinity of the court house in Gala
tin one day recently, thought they
were going to be treated to a first
class excitement when a sound like a
Bolsheviki bomb doomed out OF that
building and made the earth trem-
Bile. The North Missourian says,
however, It was only one Of the big
1GO0-pound weights of the court
house clock that broke loose and
crashed through the top and third
floor TO the second.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

zone Craig man is going pretty
strong" says the Craig Leader. "Ie
has planted his entire garden to on
ions"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

"Speaking OF spring touics" says
the Lowry City Independent, "try
giving a boy a ticket to the bal
game"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

left It on the platter, fearing the col
ored waiter would think us a tight
wad."
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

through the ordinary evening petit
tions. Finally she added:
"Oh, Lord, make all the bad peo-
pie good!"
She paused for a moment, then, as
an afterthought, added:
"And, II you can. please make all
good people NIGEL"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-21

Murrell X. Gay, an ex-soldier, died
Sunday.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05
HARDIN EFFICIENCY BILL
KILLED In CONVENTION

tuesday the convention discussing
the new constitution for Louisiana kill
ed many ordinances which were the
pets of their sponsors, and among
these was the Efficiency Bill of c. E.
Hardin, representing Vernon at the
convention. The ordinance came be-
fore the convention on unfavorable
committee report and was Withdrawn
by the introducer.
The Mothers Pension Bill was adopt
ed by the convention and two-per
cent severance tax, on resolution of
Hardin of Vernon, was adopted, where
IN parishes may levy a severance tax
an natural resources not to exceed two
per cent of the value of the product
severed.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05
The Economics of Cooperation
By PERCY REDFERN

you all the world is a mint, and all
the fruits are metal, to be coined into
capital and so monopolized. But in
our system cooperation is our end and
purpose. We get on by working more
successfully together. Your thoughts
are for the spur of competition. but
our regard is for the horse, which is
the horse of cooperation, harnessed
not to the chariots. of capital but to
the car of the common good. With us
labor is the honored servant, and it is
the ifeless thing, capital, which is the
drudge for the lowest rate of pay. Or
ganizing skill and special ability we
recognize specially, as they serve cur
societies; but, with us, the body is al
ways more than any one of its mem
bers, even tho that member be the
brain; therefore, whatever surplus a.
rises from the common efforts of all,
we divide among all in the manner
which has proved itself the fairest. For
with us none is the absolute master,
but as each is for all so all are for
each"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

The majority of people in Leesville
and Vernon Parish little realize and
as rule, know probably nothing of,
nor can they appreciate, the vast a.
mount of flattering publicity given to
this section of Louisiana through the
instrumentality Of the LIano Co-opera-
tive Colony. Hundreds of thousands
of pieces of literature, papers, mag
azines, letters, etc. have gone out
from the Colony to all sections of the
United States, yes, to all the continents
of the world, extolling the natural re-
sources of the Parish and inviting new
settlers to come and help to develop
them.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05
STRETCHING ITSELF THIN

Louisiana has shaken a defiant hand
at the Japanese and told them to keep
cut, by adopting a section rigidly ex-
Guiding them in the new constitution,
subject Of course to reconsideration.
No protests against this drastic action
have yet been received from the Jan
anese cabinet or diet, probably due to
the fact that Japanese have not set
tied in this state and show no anxiety
to do SO. The exclusion provision
therefore ranks as diplomatic gec,ure
which will probably dc no harm.
New Orleans Item.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

Talk of Americanizing New England
rings oddly on American ears. If the
cradle of our country needs American
izing, where are we?
We think of Massachusetts as the
heart of New England. Among the
states it is next to the Oldest" But
a count of her present generations
parentage shows Massachusetts to be
almost the least American of the 48
states, the World Outlook states.
The 1910 census discovered that only
80 per cent of Massachusetts folks
were native born of native parents.
More than 6S per cent were either for
eign born or were born here of foreign
parents. Later figures would be even
more astounding. The years that in
tervene between 1910 and the outbreak
of the war saw the greatest influx Of
immigrants the country has ever
known.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

Just as the vampire induces and
soothes its victim to sleep to suck its
life blood, so the pIutocrats, through
the ownership of the means of mental
influence-the schools, the churches,
the newspapers, and the Hbraries-can
and do bamboozIe, Supply, and hyp-
notize the common people so that they
submit to be pIundered and exploited
to the limit.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

The officials of the United States
department of agriculture have been
in receipt of so many suggestions rel
alive to eXtinguishing forest fires with
the use of gas bombs dropped from air
planes that it has been found neces-
sary to issue a statement for the pur-
pose Of explaining that the scheme is
not feasible. For the purpose of over
coming a detachment of men, mix
ture of one part of virulent poison to
100000 of air would be entirely suf-
ficient to accomplish the purpose, but
one of $50 parts to the thousand would
not be powerful enough to quench a
cOnflagratiOn. Another thing to be
taken into consideration is the difficult
ty of dropping the bombs with the nee
eSsary precision. The art of striking
a target with any degree of accuracy
has not been developed at this time
and there is no prospect that it will
be sufficiently perfected to the point Of
becoming available for the purpose Of
fighting fires.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

The cooperative movement depends.
equally upon idealists and men of bus
mess. 1t best flourishes where both
work together. IF it were looked upon
simply as a business it would not only
cease to be movement; it would not
remain efficient even as a machine.
AS the democratic hope and purpose
died out of it, so would slacken all its
energies for the, common good. For
sheer money-making, and nothing but
money-making, let us have capitalism.
Cooperation is more than a business;
it is movement. 1t must travel to
its land of promise, or drift back to
bondage and perish.
On the other hand, cooperation can
not live by idealism alone. Even
march to a promised land must be I'M
dertaken in order. Moses would have
lacked much power from God if he had
not been a most efficient organizer,
skilled in all knowledge of the Egyp-
tians. Pharaoh would have put up
with the loss of a good many children
of Israel if he could have retained Mo-
ses. Let us hold in respect that sober
knowledge of men and things which E.
quips the business man. And more
than this, let us ever beware Of any
enthusiasm, any idealism, however
magnificent, which scorns the cool
sense of means and ends. Nc doubt
it is superb to lift our ideas like rock
cts, and shower hopes in golden rain;
but the persistent fire in a boiler is
more valuable, as a persistent light be-
fore shrine is more poetic.
The business of cooperation is an
extension of the business of the home.
1t is a business of mutual interest. 1t
is a business which accumulates the
capital that is power, and accumulates
it for our common good. 1t is an or
ganization for supplying ourselves,
that, properly conducted, can never
fail, but always will be sure, because
we create our own certain market. 1t
is a business which is all the more pro-
fitable because, paradoxically, instead
of profit, its aim is consumption and
use. 1t is a jolly business, because
both social and sure. And so all sorts
of people find in it a guide to practi-
cal economics, a guide as cheerful as
a picture-book, instead of one as dull
as a grocer's price-Iist.
Upon its business side the co-opera-
tive movement is a college Of CON-
merce, a college whose doors stand
always open. a college in which the
only fee is service.
We say to the system that is called
capitalism: Under your rule each is
for himself. serving another's turn only
bl accident. In your world one ele-
ment alone is master, the element of
capital. Labor is crushed and the
claims of the community are ignored.
While the providence of God, the her.
itage of civilization, the labors of mo-
therhood, and the life of mankind over
the new world and old are creating
the wealth of the world, your system
grants the mastery only to a few. To
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05
FARMING FOR PROFIT

Caldwell Parish farmers have organ
lied s. new agricultural clubs this
spring, in addition to a large number
already in operation. and a friendly
contest is on to see which will secure
the best results for the season. A
ad of mixed poultry was shipped
lie of them this week, and the pro-
will be invested in standard bred
try, to be divided among the mem
80 in proportion to their contribu-
tons to the shipment. Another
farmers club has shipped carload of
hogs to St. Louis and will spend the
money for registered stock, immune
from cholera. The Caldwell farmers
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE-Near LeesviIle; a b.
acre farm; eight acres in cultivation
and fenced; two fine springs; hum
mock and loan soil, a good producer.
Sell for $500. See Pickett, Llano
Colony. 81.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE-2O-acre farm south of
Pickering; II acres cleared; E more
under cultivation; good house and
fair barn; team, wagon, and tools, al
so. $l,000-Se C. T. Pickett, Llano
Colony.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE-55-acre farm near Pick
ering; As acres cleared of stump5,
well-fenced and cultivated; family or
.chard of mixed fruits; two good hous-
.es; barns and other buildings. Price
I$3, 300.-See G. 7. Pickett, Llano
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE-2O0 acres near Picker
ing; 30 acres in cultivation; good tim
Der on the balance; hummock and
black land; good six room house with
two brick fireplaces; a bargain at
$4500.-See Pickett Llano CoIony.32
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE-Adjoining Colony land,
229 acres; all timber; house, barn,
smoke house; IA acres under fence.
Will sell for $500 per acre. See
Pickett, Llano Colony. 80
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE-East and south of Pick
ering, one mile south of Shapes
place, 90 acres, 20 acres cleared of
stumps except seven trees; low land;
good house with well, (high) 40 ac-
res timber; two new barns. $4,000.
VIII accept some cash and terms on
balance.-See c. T. Pickett, Llano
Colony.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

Send in ten cents for one month
trial subscription for your friends.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

TO EXCHANGE.-An accordion, Vi
emma style; three row keys; II base,
for Grammatic scale accordion. Or
will selI.-Address George Matt, New
llano, via Leesville, La. 46
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE-200 acres Of land; 90
acres under cultivation; house, barn,
and sheds. Lots of good timber.
Price, $40 per acre. A good buy and
should have quick action.-See Pick
cit. "a
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05
Classified Section

FOR SALE-IO2 acres; 81 acres
cultivated; 2 good houses; z barns.
Price, $4,000. Close to Colony hotel.
George T. Pickett. 39I
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

FOR SALE.-ll acres of land in city
limits of LeesviIle; all in cultivation.
groom house, barn. and poultry yard;
l-horse wagon and tools; 4 hogs sub
ject to register. Price $6O0O-See
G. 7. Pickett. 40
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05
BUY YOUR MATTRESSES

direct from factory and save money. 45-Ib.,
roll edge cotton mattress, $3.50, express pad
within $50 miles. Write for samples and
prices. Send Soc with order.
L. w. Gresham Mattress Factory
West Monroe, La. 4O4