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? - The Jackston Herald GUARANTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION. OUR UftU fut ill ttw ;p part if Ifn tat, m if ttn ftofH M tin tint, tut mmt m id pop'i ii: tfit tine. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE Vol. XIII " -- - ' Jackson, Missouri, Thursday, November 24. 1910. No. 2. i coco DcoooococccocococccoccooGooacccocc; ti LIST OF PRIZES GIVEN AT GIRL, 15, PERSUADES MAN TO QUIT WIFE "ELOPEMENT OF ELLEN"; "WHEN A MAN'S SINGLE" CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW o o . o o o 8 () o o () o o o () o o () o 8 ( o o o ) o coco oooo ccoo ccoo occo oooo cccoccoo oooo coot COURT PROCEEDINGS (Continued from last week) Upon request of M. E. Shelton public administrator. Chas. W. Lincecum, a feeble-minded minor whose funds having become ex hausted, is admitted to the asy lum as a free patient. Wallace Brothers were ordered to put the heating and water service at the jail in better work ing order. Coroner Nettles was allowed $25.56 each for holding inquests over the bodies of Otto ilitt and Frank Emehein. Reports of Justices of the Peace Wilier, Uelecke, Holmes, Yount, Heise, Steger, A. J. Ilitt were approved, as were the re ports of Constables Howard, Rodenmayer, Points and Weiss. Special Commissioner J. C. Whitaker ordered to make re port on the work on Jackson Ap pleton road. Road Overseer Crites of No. 7 was allowed $25; Chas. Ulrich for bridge work, $11.50; J. H. Langston, $38; Louis Bengen heimer, work on public square, $31.90. County Treasurer J. G. Putz, presented the following warrants cancelled, for which he was given credit: County Reven .j r'uad, $2,003.78: stenographer scrip, circuit court, $60.94; road district fund, $394.69; court and jail fund, $4,259.66. Total, $10, 435.81. Sheriff Schade was allowed $4 for board of Gad Reed; S. T. Daley was allowed $8.75 for sup plies to jail and court house; Welsh Mfg. Co. for disinfecting jail and county farm, $120; W. CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF GAPE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK JACKSON, MISSOURI From Report Made to State Bank Commissioner November 10, 1910 RESOURCES: Loans, Discounts and Uonds $449,749.56 Overdrafts 879.34 Heal Estate 10,000.00 Furnit ure and Fixtures 2,000.00 Cash ami IS i 1 1 . Exchange 88,031.35 $550,660.25 LIABILITIES: Capital $ 50,000.00 SURPLUS 60,000.00 Undivided Profits 10,963.89 Dejmsitit 429.696.36 $550,660.25 TOTAL RESOURCES NOV. 10. 1909 $503,257.54 TOTAL RESOURCES NOV. 10, 1910 $550,660.25 Gain - - - - $4 7,402. 71 NO PUBLIC FUNDS ThU statement is an eloquent endorsement of a progressive policy and sound, legitimate banking principles. : : : : : If you are a patron of this bank and have thus contributed to our business success, we assure you of our appreciation. : : : If you do not transact your business with this bank, let this be an invitation to become one of our satisfied customers. : : : Very truly yours, ED. HOWARD. Cashier Gladdish, sprinkling. $15; J. W. McCombs, jail supplies, $54.32; Mo. Training School for Boys, $40; Industrial Home for Girls, $75; Sheriff Schade, election ex penses, $162; Everett House, jail fuel. $171.06; Wesley Nance, sal ary, $112; D. M. Scivally, taking Gad Reed to poor farm, $2; F. T. Braun. support of paupers, $5: R. Walther, pauper coflins, $51; Fritz Umbeck, cistern at farm, $18; G. D. Barnard & Co., election supplies, $522.45, tax books, $83.75, supplies for coun clerk. $89. Standard Printing Co., stationery county treasurer, $15, county clerk, $714, $16.21; A. Gast Banknote Co., station ery county treasurer, $25.85; State of Missouri, support of pa tients at sanitorium, $247.26. Warrants ordered issued for following parties for temporary relief: Robt. Reed, (col.) $ 7,50 J. B. Williams 10.00 Barbara Tuenze 5,00 Sarah Liene 10.00 Jas. Renfroe 10.00 Hannah Proffer 5.00 Ellen Easly 10.00 Anton Schumer 5.00 Edmund Smith 7.50 Sam Allegood 10.00 Willie Fruch 5.00 Mary C. Hager . 5.00 Sarah Green and children. 7.50 Mary A. Jackson 5.00 Annie Smith 5.00 Millie Lucy 5.00 Sarah Mayer 5.00 Margaret Booth 5.00 Mrs. M. L. Mabery 7.50 B. F. Welker 10.00 Bernie Hilderman 10.00 Arthur Snider 7.50 Ed Thomas (col. ) 10.00 Coma Ervin 5.00 OllioCole 5T00 Chas. Grant and children . 2.50 Polly Hopper 5.00 John Roberts 5.00 Mrs. Lucy Philipps 7.50 Mrs. Edith Bean 7.50 Warrants issued to G. H. Holmes, justice of peace, $5, for canvassing vote of election; F. II. Weltecke, justice of peace, $5. for canvassing vote of elec tion. J. M. Slagle. $3.00 for rent polling place. Leona Williams application for loan of $200 from school funds, granted. J. E. Schmuke, circuit clerk, presented bills of costs in crim inal cases amounting to $361.65. allowed. Girl Defeats Bachelor. One of the most unique elec tions of the State was held in Jasper county, where Miss Del la Sharp was chosen clerk of the Circuit court. Miss Sharp won, the nomination over a man deputy by 677 majority. Miss Sharp attended and ad dressed all meetings of the Re publican party. The bachelor was a well-to-do farmer. She carried with her a box of cienm - o - and cards on which were print ed; Delia Sharp needs your vote on November 8 for Circuit clerk." She presented lead pencils to Democrats with the iniutKtion, "I brought this for you to scratch vour own tickpt. on November 8. I am sure that you would rather have an old maid in the office than an old bachelor, for he is a splendid farmer; If he gets the office he will hire some one to run it. . I have run the office so long for others, I am sure I can run it." Tne Chrysanthemum show given last Thursday and Friday by the ladies of the Presbyter ian church was one of the best every held in this city. The display of flowers were most beautiful and the babies "cutest ever." The following chry santhemum prizes: Class B Bush Form-B e s t spectmen red Mrs. Fannie Jenkins; twenty-inch Batten- burg centerplace. Best speci men yellow Kate Macke; twenty-inch Wallachian centerpiece. Best specimen pink Mrs. Al vin Boss; twenty-inch French embroidered centerpiece. Best specimen white Mrs. Alvin Bo; pair of embroidered' pil low cases. Best specimen odd variety Mrs. Vaughn Priest; stocking bag. Best two plants yellow Kate Macke, 75 cents. Best two plants pink Mrs. Fred Goyert. 75 cents. Best two plants white Mrs. Vaughn Priest. 75 cents. Best two odd variety Mrs. Dr. Ayers, 75 cents. Best collection not less than twelve plants Mrs. Gerry Sib ley, hand-painted sugar and cream set: Mrs. Alvin Boss, hand painted vase. Class C Ostrich Plume-Best specimen yellow M r 8 . Lillie Wilson, embroidered towel. Best specimen white. Mrs. Vaughn Priest, fancy apron. Single Stem Best specimens red Mrs. Vaughn Priest. Yellow Fannie Hope. White Mrs. Alvin Boss. Odd Variety Miss Hazel Hen derson. Best collection not less than five plants 1ra. Vaughn Priest. , Miscellaneous Best selection of chrysanthe mums grown by one person 1st: Vaughn Priest. 2nd: Mrs. Al vin Boss. Third prize Mrs. Fannie Jenkin j. Judges. y Mesdames Phillip Heyde, E. D. Hays, Mike Owens. Baby Show. The prizes awarded at the ba by show last Thursday after noon are as follows: Under 4 months Joseph Har old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wagner. Four to 8 months Joeph Da vis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Weasel). Eight to 12 months Jill La Pierre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. LaPierre. Twelve to eighteen months Katherine Schmuke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schmuke. Each received a half dozen cabinet photographs, donated by A. F. Williams. "Ma Dusenbery" "Ma Dusenbery and Her Gearls" was the" chief attraction at the 'Mum show last Friday afternoon. The entertainment consisted of songs, recitations and character pieces. "Mother Dusenbery" Miss Bess Litzel felner Mesdames Gockel. Hays, Wolters, Henderson. Tally, Sib ley, Armstrong. Klien, Jenkins, and Wolters were dressed as the gearls." Some of the songs and sketches rendered by this family created laughter con tinually. They promised to re turn from "Vermont" next year and bring their "Pa." The proceeds for the two days Chrysanthemum show brought a total ef 350. C. A. Macom and wife and son, Lloyd, went to Illinois last Saturday to visit relatives. Ethel Belt, 15 years old. de lared at Police Headquarters at St. Louis, Thursday, that it was due to her argument that William T. Pate, a married man, and the son of a wealthy farmer at Oran. Mo., eloped with her to St. Louis. Pate was arrested by Detect ives Flynn and Howaid when he reported for duty at the United Railways Company sheds at Park and Vandeventer avenues, on a warrant charging him with enticing the girl to St. Louis. The girl was arrested 1 a few minutes later in a room at 2929 Locust street. She refused to accompany the detectives until thev agreed to ; Single," and judging from the permit her to carry a revolver in ! numerous encores given "Uncle a hand satchel. The weapon Jim" a d "M'3a Briscoe" was on the bed when the detect-met with the neartv approval of ives entered the room. a" "I'm not a soulmate or an affin-' The cast wns con.posed as fol ity." the girl declared in the loW9: w- LaPierre, "Uncle matron's room. "Iam in love Jim : M. Kanuol, Uncle Pete"; with Pate, ant I persuaded him G- Morton. Winthop Briscoe; to elope with me to St. Louis. c- Jones 1aul Briscoe; Misses He doesn't love his wife, and Flcwsie Kurre, Mrs. Briscoe; she doesn't love him. I told jNorma Gockel. Evelyn Briscoe; him he had better elope with me. ! Bess Litzelfelner. Norah O'Niel and he did." m Mrs. Ruby Wolters, Eleanor The homes of the parents 0f:IIorton Pate and the girl are within a ! Both plays were composed of short distance of each other in ! nome talent and owing to sev Oran. and according to a state- ;eral nttI mishaps during the mentmadeby Pate. Miss Belt's ;three weeks practice the mem- father nermittPd him tn k-PPnlbers of each cast were handi company with the girl. "I was living with my wife at Leesburg. Fla.. and we quarrel ed continually." Pate said. "I would often return to Oran to relieve my mind of my troubles, and it was on one of these visits that I met Ethel. On Sept. 12 my wife wrote me a letter, in which she stated that see never j wanted to see me again, and she j intended to sue for divorce. "I told this to Belt, and he I agreed that it would be all right Ifor me to keep company with I his daughter until my wife ob tained her divorce. , I never thought of eloping with the girl until she suggested it to me." Pate, who is 27 years old, and the giri have been living in St. Louis since Sept 27. He says his father is wealthy, and he is confident that the dfficulty will be straightened out. He was preparing to go to work as a street car conductor when he was placed under arrest. His Dog. A Dutchman addressing his dog, 8a id; "You vas only a dog, but I vish vas you. When you go mit your bed in you shust turn round tree times, and lay down; ven I go mit the bed in I have to lock up der blace, und vind up der clock, und put de cat out, and ondress meself , and me frau wakes up und scolds, den the baby wakes up und cries I have to valk him mit de house round; den maybe ven I gets myself to bed it is time to get up again. Ven you get up you shust stretch yourself dig your neck a lettle und you was up. I have to light the fire, put on de kedle, scrap sum mid my vife already, und git myself breakfist. You play around all day und hev plenty of fun. I hat to vork all day and haf plen dy d rubbles. Ven you die you was dead; ven I dy I haf to go to h 11 yet." Coining. TheBartolla Concert Company at the High School building on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 24. This is the first number of the Lyceum Course. Last Thursday night a goodly sized audience assembled at the Armory hall to greet the comedy play entitled, "The Elopement of Ellen." The play was produced ex ceptionally well and from the continuous applause at the close of each act we believe everyone enjoyed it immensely. The parts handled by Smith, LaPierre, Macom, Randol. Misses Kurre, Williams and Mrs. Ruby Wolter were excellent and each one aquitted themselves in great st le. Friday night the Armory hall was crowded to Its doors. The play was entitled "When a Man's capped as they were compelled to make a premature appearance for the 'Mum show. Mrs. John Snider directed both plays and deserves much credit for untiring efforts. These two plays netted the ladies of the Presbyterian church about $150. ' . PEMISCOKOUNTY BRUTE WRITES ABOUT HIS DEED The following is a true copy of the letter which was left by Martin Rollins, slayer of Annie Austin. The letter was written on a yellow paper bag, an old menu card from the dining car of the Frisco, and two shipping tags from some firm in Blyth ville: "I heard sweet Annie singing last night, and I can't stay here, and Annie gone. Mrs. " Austin was the cause of it. Annie put her hand on my shouHer when I shot her and said shoot. They never would have caught me. I was in Blythville yesterday, and took dinner there. I am ready to die. I stayed all night one mile from Denton and went back to Holland and got dinner there. And crossed the ditch in a boat and came over to New berry Gibson's and stayed till night. Mr. Maxwell, don't think hard of me for taking your gun off. I like you all fine, so by by. Martin Rollins ' "Annie told me to shoot her. Said she wanted to die, and I guess she did. All I ask is to send me home. J. J. Rollins is my father's name, Wickliffe, Ky. Martin Rollins. I ain't sorry that I killed An nie. She stood so that I could shoot and hit her in the heart. I killed Annie at 12 .4" ed at my watch aftpr j could get away, but I die, as the one I love 'wk- ui.ot. I want to is gone. She said she was ready. Be good is my prayer. "The first shot killed her and I want it to do me the same. I could get away but I want to die. Steele News. Miss Martha Cramer enter tained the Sikeston football team last Friday night.