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VOLUME XX. , . MARSHALL, SALINE COUNTY MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1911. NUMBER49
NOTICE
TOURING the month
December my store wii
remain open until 9 or 10
o'clock p. m.
Call and. let us show you
our fine line of Diamonds,
Watches, Silverware, Cut
Glass, Manicure Sets, Um
brellas and various other
things for Christmas. All
foods engraved free.
DWIGHT L. BROWN.
JEWELER,
East Sibe Square.
HasBsoi
DEATHS
..3
FRANCIS SIMPSON STIVERS
Owing to nn unununl rush, and tho
(act tho Republican was Issued
day early lant week, wo ommlttcd
tho ftfld nowa of .tho death o( one
of Sallno'a old and prominent cltl-
, zona, Franda S. Stivers, who pass
d iaway at tho homo of his son,
J. M. Stivers, proprietor of tho
Merchants Delivery, Tuesday Nov.
28. 10 p. m.
Mr. Stivers fell about three weeks
ago and since had (been confined to
his bed. IIo was 81 years, S months
and 19 day old, so that ho had
very little recuperating power.
Ho U survived by lour children
T. J. Stivers, south of Slater; J; H.
Stivers, Los Animas, Colo.; J. M.
nnd Miss Sarah Stivers of Mar
shall.
Mr. Stivers was born In Kentucky
nnd came ihoro as a child with his
parent's. Ills wlfo preceded him In
death In 1888. IIo was a good man
nnd n faithful momber of the Bap
tist church. For many years nnd
to tho tlmo of his doath ho be
longed to tho Oroarvillo Baptist
church. Ills life was along nnd
useful one.
Funeral services wore iheld at
tho Oroarvillo church Thursday
afternoon and burial In tho Orcar
vill'o cemetery.
MRS. LUSTER IRVIN-Frlonds
nnd relatives of Mrs. Luster Irvln
formerly Miss Cecil Huff, daughter
of Mrs. J. M. Chilcott, wcro ahock-
d to learn of her death .which oc-curred-at
her homo in 'Emerson
Iowa, Saturday night, . November
25) 1911, following an operation for
nnnfrndlcltik lira.' Chilcott WM
called to Smerftofi Tuesday weelH
by (her daughter's mho as condi
tion. ,
Tho regains were broughtt to
the homo of hor parents ,a DeWitt
Sunday and arrangements mado to
have the funeral . at Harmony
church Tuesday morning. On ac
count of tho atorm Tuesday it was
not posalblo, to bring tho remains
across the rlvor and so tho sad
rites wore postponed until Wcdnes
day. Rev. W. P. Barrett of this
placo conducted tho funeral.
Mrs. Irvln loaves ahuBband and
two amall ohlldron to mourn her
loss.
The sympathy of the people of
thte community Is extended to the
bereaved family. Miami News.
TOOMAS J. COOK, an old resi
dent of tho Bluo Lick vicinity but
of latcf of near Qtonington, Colo.,
died tjifero on Tuesday morning,
Nov. 28th, agod 62 years. Ula wife
preceded iltlm In doath in 1892. Six
children aurvivo Elmer, Ella, Vlr
gle, Essie, Hallie, of Colorado nnd
Nannie of near Ilcrndon.
Mr. Cook was a good man, a
splendid neighbor and kind father
and. husband. Jle was a member
of tho Christian' church and Elder
B. T. Wharton his former pastor
conducted thof funeral aervicea af
ter,1 which tho remains wore laid to
ret'?Cn Mt. 01ivo cemetery.
piA&vi txuiuwjn ,iyvvio
reltot jof the littf WijMavD.ayliif
dla'd i (t &e; ho wa - nearHardeBsaii
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1 odi
WLSeOOI 87 YBBM. BMVVSI'OtUl
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r .WflFioWH. .et' cltlaens,vQf
She waa a faithful member of
the Cumberland Presbyterian
church and lived a life of loyalty
to her family and her church. She
Lb survived by tho following chil
drenMrs. M. J. Harvey, Mrs. W,
E. Cook, Mrs. L. M. Gregory, Mrs,
B. B. Wkklcy.
The funeral occurcd nt the rest
dence Saturday and burial at Ar
row Rock.
MRS. JOHN MOORE died at the
home of her son, John E. Moore,
near Hardeman Sunday night, Dec
3d at the ago of about soventy
years. Her hiisband preceded her
to tho better land about a year
ago. Besides tho son mentioned
ahc Is survived by another, Will
Moore, and a daughter Mrs. Frank
Nicely of Napton. Her funeral oc
currcd at Shlloh Tuesday. Mrs
Moore waa an excellent lady and
her many friends will regret to
lose her, but havo tho consolation
of knowing that shewaa prepared
to go, after a long and useful life.
MISS MABEL THOMAS, the 19
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Thomas, died -nt their homo
near Napton at S a. m. Thursday,
Nov. 30th, after a long Illness of
tuberculosis. Her funeral occurred
at Shlloh Friday. Sho was an ex
cellent young lady Just entering
her prlmo of llfo making her death
a sad ono to hor loving parents.
Wo Join in extending sympathy to
tho bereaved family.
BRADFORD BAKER, of St Louis
formerly of Saline, died at El Paso,
Texas, Monday, Nov. 4th, after a
short illness of tuberculosis, nis
remains wcro laid to rest In St.
Louis Tuesday with Masonic hon
ors, nc was tho son of Jcsso fln
kor. noout thirty years oiu ana a
splendid young .man.
FRANK A. JACKSON, col., who
was sent to tho asylum from here,
disci at Fulton Satu day of cpllcpiy
ag;d is years, nu remains were
brought to Marshall Sunday and
laid to rest In Pennyvllto cemetery
by the Juvenile Lodge, no was
a rather difficult man to handle
when taken to tho aasyium and our
officers recall n rather exciting
tlmo with him then.
MOLLJE FARRIS, col., d!cd nt
her home in East Marshall on Fri-
Jny, Doc. lat., aged 31 years, ncr
remains wero laid to rost In Fair-
lew cemetery Saturday.
One Dead, One Injured
The remains of Cornelius Davis
who died from tho effect of an ex
plosion of gas nt his home in Kan
sas City last Wednesday were-Bent
to Arrow Rock Sunday and wero
burled In tho Arrow Rock ceme
tery. Tho remains of ,Mrs. Grif
fith, a daughter of deceased who
died about 12 years ago were also
Interred there at tho aamo time.
Funeral services were conducted at
the gravo by Rev. nook. Deceas
ed is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Cornelius Davia who was
very badly burned from tho same
explosion, which, caused her- hus
bands death, qame down from Kan
saa- City Sunday: morning wlthi her
sister Mrs. John Mc'Guffin 'and will
be with hor ior a time. Arrow
Roik Correspondent
Card of Thanks
Wo doslro through tho Marshall
Republican to extend to our friend
our deepest and most sincere
thanks for tho kindness and sym
pathy shown us during tho recent
Illness- and death of Wellington
Stewart
Mrs. Stowart and fanilly.
Bell Home Burned.
About 6,30 last Wednesday night
un alarm was sent In for a firo at
tho C. L. Bell homo on South Odcll.
By tho tlmo tho firo department
arrived much of tho furniture had
been set out by neighbors and peo
ple attracted by tho alarm.
Tho firo 'had star tod in tho up
stairs southwest room whllo tho
family was at supppjr and was dis
covered by D. L. Cooper who pass
od on his way homo. Tho upper
story and. ropf were badly dam
aged and the first story "also dam
aged badly., hy 'water, o .that the
loss la heavy.? The hbewa's a
handsome, one and Insured1 f or $85W
While peine raUt)the Belk), are
at pmf lit5 ,J(";: HuaWa. '.lira.
Hivston MttvdauiMMY .who -lived
The McNamara
Brothers Confess
A Bitter Fight has Sudden
Ending
Los Angeles, Cal., December 1.
Suddenly,, like the flicking out of
a candle tho trial of James B. Mc
Namara aamo to an end thla after
noon In Judge Bordwell'a Court
with the confession of tho prisoner
at the bar and his brother, John J.
McNarmara, secretary-treasurer of
tho Structural Iron Workori nnd
Jr'Jge. Builders' Union.
So sudden was tho turn In tho
trial that not oven the judge knew
that tho pleas of guilty were to ibo
entered to-day, and Malcolm Mac
Larcn who has had charge of the
case 'for tho Burns Detective Agcn
cy ever nlnco tho explosion that
wrecked the Times Building, was
nfhnst nnd disconcerted.
James B. McNamara pleaded tru'l
ty to murder in tho first desrrec
Ills brother, John J. McNamarn,scc
rotary of tho International Asbo
elation of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, entered a plea of
guilty of having dynamited the
Lacwcllyn Iron Works, in Los
Angeles, on Christmas .Day, 1910.
Both men's sentences wero set
for December 6, when It Is expect
ed District Attornoy John D. Fred
cricks will ask for llfo Imprison
mont for James B. McNamara, the
confessed murderer, nnd probably
fourteen years for hla brother. The
men's Uvea arc considered saved.
The great contention that the Los
Angeles Times was not dynamited
la dead boyond resurrection or ar
gumcnt.
Tonight as tho two brothers sat
together In tho County Jail, re
fusing to aoa any ono or maku any
statement, nn Interest second only
to the occuranco Itself, Interest
hung about tho question with rcf
oronco to James B. McNamara
"Why did ho confess?"
To una opposing counsel gave
the eamo answer. "He confessed
because ho was guilty and that's
all thcro in to It," declared District
Attorney Fredericks.
"He was counseled to confess be
cause that was tho best thing he
could do, in tho opinion of coun
sel," nnld Attornoy Clarcnco 8. Dar
row, chief of counsel. "I will say
now that thoro was no other reas
on or motive in it I've studied
this case for months. It presented
stono wall"
Wellington Stewart
The death of Wellington Stewart
of near Napton, a respected and
wealthy colored citizen, will cause
keen- regret to many oi pur Vcadora
throughout the county. Mr. Stew
art was an unusual man. Born In
slavery, at liberty only nftor tho
war and with neither education or
money to atart with ho achieved
wonderful success, leaving a farm
of 230 acres unencumbered as well
as several residences in Napton.
Wellington Stowart was born in
Lynchburg, Virginia, 78 years and
three months ago. .no died Thurs
day, No v.. 30th after an eight day
Ulnesa of pneumonia. He c'amo to
Missouri at tho axe of nlno years
oa tho slave of Dr.'Montor and was
lator sold to tho Marmadukes noar
Arrow Rock, whom ho served till
after tho war. no then wont to
farming on a farm adjoining tho
Marmaduke furmj nnd by hard work
and careful management and with
the assistance of tho surviving wld
ow succeeded in a very gratifying
manner.
Ho la survived by six children-
William, of Kanaaa City: Mrs.FAn-
nlo Wolls, Napton; Mrs. Corn Car
roll, Nelson ; Dr, T. J. Stowart,' St.
Louis; Jesso Stowart, Napton; Mrs.
Julia Gregory, Williamsburg, Mo.
lie waa. lor about twenty y'oars
a faithful member of tho colored
Christian church at Napton and ho
lived consistently, nis financial
transactions wcro such that all had
perfect, confldoijco la his promises,
and ha had tho cpmmunlty'a res-
poct.
His llfo should bo '.an oxnmplo
and inspiration to the rest of his
race1
Funeral services wero held at
the -residence Friday afternoon and
the remain lald.tolfeat In ceme
tery hear ,Arrow, Itbcki v 1
The Big' Sale-' V "
' TJie Botoj $tore' 'was; thronged
wkh cutomra.aU, day' yMterdaA'
and jMpet are'ihat tke'wJe will
Criminal Court
Completes Work
Eight Prisoners Sent to
State Penitentiary
Judge Rich of the Criminal Court
reduced the sentence o J W. Go
fcro from twenty voan 4 1 ten
yoara last Friday. He wm with
.the other prisoncers taken to the
penitentiary on Saturday.
William Hall and Wm. Butts, both
of Marshall, who were charged
with a similar crime were sentenc
ed to five years each.
Letter Lcc, coL, who killed his
brother at Slater, was sentenced to
ten years In prison.
Henry Jackson col , was' given
two yenra on a charge of larceny.
Geo. Meyer, charged with rape
jvMl, Jbo tried at the next term of
court.
Frank Miller, who forged n check
on the Nerw York Racket, was sen
tenceJ to three years In the pen
Itentiary.
Levi Jackson col , who forged a
chock on Ed West also received
three years.
Lafayette Scott was sentenced to
two. years on a charge of assault
with attempt to kl.
City Council
Met Monday night, Dec. 4th with
all present
I. N. Ruff granted license for
.'our ool and ono billiard tables.
Light ordered moved to corner
Morgan nnd Ellsworth from be
tween Ellsworth and English.
Ordered to put 80 candle power
light corner Washington and
Lyon.
On motion It Is ordered to In-
rrcaso Wm. Fltrgcrald's salary to
$C0 jcr month from Dec. 1st.
Ordered to borrow $C00 from
water fund for general fund.
Marriage License
Clyde Alfrcy, Nelson
Mlnnlo Berlin, Nelson.
R. V. Phelps, Marshall.
Nolllo Smith, Marshall. ,
Jesse Wood, Sinter
Edith Brummltt, Sinter
Albert Jackson, col. Marshall.
Mallnda Johnson, col , Marshall
Matthew Rnndnll, col. Marshall
Aberta Allen, col. Marshall
Walter Stephenson, col., Miami
Annie Davis, col., Miami -Thos
G. Plttard, Lorlncr, Iowa.
Clara M. Irwin, Marshall.
Landmark Gone
P. n. Rea recently bought the lot
and buildings on the alley on the
south aide of the square and had
the,buiidinga torn down this week.
They were two old frame buildings
that, formerly utood on tho square.
Ono waa part of the old Ming hotel.
Mr. Ilea will havo the lot fenced
and use it for storing machinery.
More
Home Bakinq,
Better every way
than the ready
made foods
Dr Prices
CREAM
Baking Powder
Apure,Cream of Tartar
'owder
Made frcm Grapes
Church Notes
The ladies of the First Presby
terian church will hold their Christ
mas Bazar in the Sunday school
fcth commenc-
The Big Game
The big football gamo nt the
fair grounds on Thanksgiving Day
waa on cyent of unusual Interest to
our sports and a big Crowd was in
attendance. Tho Marshall team
beat tho Slator boya 22 to 0. Both
toama were colored. The darkeys
behaved well but soVoral white
mon got Into a scrap during tho
game.
Thinks He's Christ
Believing that ho Is Jesus Christ
and that ho has como to purify the
worm and establish a paradise Is
the form that John F. nartman's
Insanity has taken. IIo was brought
to Marshall Tuesday by hla broth
er, Fred Hartman from their home
nt Emma on advice of Dr. Jarvls
of Sweet Springs and taken be
fore tho county court The court
doclared him Insano nnd ordered
him sont to tho asylum nt Fulton,
whoro he was taken yosterday by
Deputy Sheriff Sterling Price.
Hartman declares ho must es
tablish paradise on the site of his
brothor'a barn and to do eo says
ho'j.must burn tho barn. He is not
violent but.1 determined to carry
out hla self-Imposed 'mission, t Ho
is, mlddlc-agc.
It '
Among the Sick
Mra. Jos Chaftoo was on the alck
llst.the ;paat week'.
Mis G-race Dick Via quite sick at
hffcomeon Sautn Jefferson.
'Tlllie Fink was on e the Bicfc
room tomorrow, Do:
tng 1 p. m.
Evangelist Zwlngle opened the
Cumberland Presbyterian rc Ival
with a sermon Sunday morning at
the First Presbyterian church. At
both the morning and evening meet
lngs tho church waa taxed to Its
utmost capacity Indicating a live
Interest In the meetings. Thcquar
trttc of young men who assist in
tho meeting are tine singers and
are well worth a visit to hear.
At one of our Sunday Schools
COMING!
TO
Marshall, Missiouri.
The eminent physician on chrocTe
diseases will visit our city
Saturday, December 16th.
Ami will bo nt the Ruff Hotel
until 5 p.m. ono day ONLY.
Dr. Potterf, president of the staff
of the Boston Electro Medical In
stitute, is maklnj n toar of tho
State.
He will give consultation, exami
nation, an! all the medicines neces
sary to complete n cure FREE. Alt
parties taking advantage of thl
offor are requested to tnfi tn
Sunday morning there were onlythclr trlcniU thc rcau,t Qf thp
urn juuin un ii utini'i'ii in.- "KLOniont
oi 'u nnu iv years, aunougn ine
was good
i Cures DEAFNESS by an entire-
A 1 ... 1 I 1
V ."T . . A I y new Process.
one of our schools has almost tho Trcat a b,
same proportion. It Is needless to'thront nnd , d,
rifNAf!lT I '
my mm w MIIM
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Rev. M. Denny, of Malta Bend.JtCravel, rheumatism, paralysis;
was hero Tuesday nnd reports neuralgia, nervous nnd heart dls
Uiclr rally collection Sunday $98 ea8e epilepsy, Brlght'a disease and
and a fine meeting. The rally was'dl5?aBe8 ot tlio bladder, blood nnd
supported by the different colored BkIn diseases, and big neck and'
churches. j stammering cured.
I'Uca ana rupture cured without
Thc Ladles Aid of Salem Chris-1
tlan church will hold a pie supper
and bazar at thc homo of Qeo. L.
detention from business.
Asthma cured In a ahort time.
T .
ii you are improving, under your
Mason, six mile, east of Marshall famU'y phyatcIn do" "talce up,
on tho evening of Dec 15th. Every our vaIuablo tbnfc Thc rIch nn.
onc poor are treated aUke. Idlera an
v , , , . n. . i '(curiosity seekers will pleaso stay
Celebrated Their Birthday away. Our time is valuable.
Thanksgiving day was of
than usual Interest thia year
the family of Mr. apd Mra. John
Riddle of near Nelson, It 'being tho
82d anniversary of his birth and
Monday tho 27th being tho 72d an
niversary of her birth. Sev rnl of
their children and grand' children
met at tholr homo to wish this
venerablo couple many happy re
turns of the day, also to partako of
tho elegant dinner that had been
prepared for them.
The guests were Mrs. G. T. Reld,
and son, BUlle of Herndon; Mrs.
Fred Schondelmaler nnd son Rny,
of Houstonla; J. W. Rlddlo nnd
Marshall; Elmer Reld, Sedatla;
Annlo Andrew, Sweet Springs; N,
more' Remember, NOT A PENNY wilt
to. bo charged for the medicine re
quired to make n cure of all those
taking treatment this trip. Office
hour is 9 oj m.
Positively married ladies must bo
accompanied by their husbands.
Remember the date, Saturday De
cember Id at tho Ruff Hotel, Mar
shall, Mo.
To State Penitentiary
Sheriff Uaynlc, assisted by Juck
Sydenstrlckcr, John Mitchell and
Chas. Irvine took tho prisoners
sentenced to terms In tho peniten
tiary to Jefferson City Mondaj-
p tl;;To who ami Tr'f - -
and Robert and mother Mrs. Emmal ' ,NV' GJf": ,W,m' But ?,'
Thornton of Nelson.
V Guest ' iwin junti .niui-r,
' i white. Also nenry and Levi Juck-
. , K, Bon, Lafo Scott and Lester Buttsr
Special Notice ! colored.
In Inaugurating our apodal qt-
fcr we expected but comparative
v little business from It so did
not go into details. The Missouri
Rurallst, who furnishes tho prem
iums, Informs us that they can
give- only one sot of premiums to
any ono person, as their iuoa is
to get a circulation for tho Rural
1st, besides it la presumed that
those taking advantage of tho of
fer would pay arrearages at the
regular rate. So all Ave can do for
thqao who ronowod more than ono
year to get, two" sots of apoona etc
la to return the other snoney over
$1 Wi 'Anyone wishing their money
' - itWA aa Mfura sinAnar ltt.mjaiiuxi & twi an i tii-.t ii a viit. v a, vac a
"'i " n rvF -j - 'lu"jn?lov ony ? tne most, suecfMsruUHftt avral daya, She denies hav- refunded, Will pleaso notify ua
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Roy neath, who are
visiting the tatter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Wtso, north of
town, are tho proud parenta of a
daughter slneo Friday night, Dee. u
Mr, and Mrs. John Jahn gava ft
Thanksgiving dinner in honor ti
Uaydon Colverta 69th birthday afa4
nlvorsary. A number o friends:
voro, invltQd, including Mr. ad
Mrs 'Cohort, and the honor guet
was given a surprise when told oM
ilxo affair being In hla honor, v
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