The Neosho Times from Neosho, Missouri • Page 3

THE NEOSHO TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1925 FROM OUR EXCHANGES The Carthage Evening Press states that a Bermuda Onion Association has been formed in Carthage and in- excess of 100 acres has been pledged for growing Bermudas. The Carthage Chamber of Commerce is planning to have a terrapin derby soon. They have advertised for twenty-five terrapins, but if they have the success of the recent derby In Oklahoma they will have to increase their number. Sarcoxie has about given up hope of securing a cheese factory. It was thought about a year ago that they would get one of the ten factories are to be placed in southwest Missouri, but interest has ebbed and there is now no immediate prospect of Sarcoxie's securing one.

Call for Diogenes! Perhaps he will find his man in Sar'c'oxie. A traveling man while making his regular trip there last week told the editor of the Sarcoxie Record that there were more honest men in Sarcoxie than in any other town ever in. The Seneca News-Dispatch reports the death of Albert Sparlln, aged 84 years, who had been a resident of this county all his life. He was a member of one of the Sparlin families who settled in this section at an early date. The store of J.

C. Shell Co. at Powell on Sugar creek was robbed last week, the robbers taking about $126 worth of goods and from $12 to $20 worth of nickels that Mr. Schell used to the tomato peelers at his cannery with. The Cassville Democrat reports a Washburn farmer sold $397 worth of beans off of 0 four acres of land and is saving the remainder of his crop for seed.

Other farmers in Barry county are turning in interesting reports about their beans and tomato crops. Walter Dabbs, who is attending medical college at St. Louis, came down for a week's visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.

N. Dabbs, of Rocky Comfort. Walter has one more year to study and then he will be ready to practice his Wheaton Journal. Walter Mclntyre of Diamond whose leg was seriously injured on the llth when he jumped from a truck of the Ozark Pipe Line Co. to avoid being caught in a collision was brought to Neosho last Thursday for treatment.

His right leg was badly torn at the knee. He was-employed by tile Ozark Pipe Line in building their new station. The Lanagan reporter for the Anderson News-Review states that E. H. Wilkins of Independence has commenced building thirty-five cottages at Elk-O-Zar and has his own contracting crew with him.

He has all kinds of workmen and enough work to keep them busy twelve months. Joe Bowman of Fail-view accidentally gave a watermelon party one day last week. He was taking a truck load of melons to Anderson the truck turned over into the ditch, spilling the melons. The news soon spread around and the melons were well taken care of by the young people of the town who happened out that way. T.

C. Hayden of Webb City is offering the boys and girls of McDonald county a chance to start in cattle. He Is offering to ship a carload of calves to Anderson if the boys and girls will apply for them. They may keep them three years and at the end of that time cither buy them or give them back to him, and keep the offspring. We understand that Annie Lansaw, a woman'of near Goodman who was sentenced to 30 days in jail at Pineville was never behind the bars.

Though her expired, the neighbors think it not right the court orders should be ignored, as the court ought to know what is right and what is News-Review. A man and two women of the "brazen" type drove into Lancaster one day last week in a big car bearing an Oklahoma license and parked in front of the Christian church, relates the Lancaster Excelsior. One women remained with the car and the man and owier woman sauntered down to the square, and the woman entered a grocery store. She made a purchase of a lOc bar of soap and tendered a $20 bill. The change, $19.90, was handed her when suddenly she remembered she had the correct change and asked that the $20 bill be returned to her, handing over the dime.

The "switch" was not noticed until some time later, but -by that-time the trio were many miles away. Shoe Shining. Brown shoes will take a splendid polish if rubbed over first with a slice of raw potato. Then apply polish and see how they shine. oooooooooooooooooo THIS WEEK IN MISSOURI H1STOK1-.

oooooooooooooooooo Compiled by the State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia. Floyd C. Shoemaker, Secretary. September 20-27. The same power of fiery spirit which drives its owners on to greatness in an unguarded moment, may mean his undoing or committing of a deed which he will regret the rest of his life.

On September 27, 1817. two prominent met on Bloody Island, a dot of land out from St. Louis in the Mississippi river. They came to fight the most famous duel in Missouri history. The man mortally wounded forgave his antagonist.

The victor carried with him to his grave the wound of regret and self-rfeproach. Thomas Hart Benton had killed Charles Lucas. It is surely true that racial characteristics, environment and training affect the deeds of men. In the encounter between Benton and Lucas 4a pi lc two orccn Latin race and the Anglo-Saxon race with the inherent traits of each. Benton came of English stock with a nature of aggressiveness and self- sufficiency.

He was taken by his mother, a widow, into the wilds of Tennessee where they built a plantation and lived the rugged frontier life. The rigor of this environment made its indelible imprint on his virile, fiery character. Theodore Roosevelt in writing on the life of Thomas Hart Benton speaks of him as a "hot spirit of the West" and says of him, "Benton was deeply imbued with the masterful, overbearing spirit of the spirit whose manifestations were not always pleasant." "At that time duel- ling prevailed more or less throughout the United States, and in the South and West to an extent never before or since attained. Like Jackson, Benton killed his men in a duel." In speaking of the experiences of i Benton after he had gone from his home in North Carolina into the wilds of Tennessee, Roosevelt says, "It was somewhat of a change from his early training, but he took it too kindly, and though never a vicious man, he bore his full share in the savage brawls, shooting and stabbing affrays, which went to make up one of the leading features in the unattractive social life of the place and epoch." Charles Lucas was of Norman ex- traction, his father and mother both being natives of Normandy. In tho Missouri Gazette for November 1, 1817, a few weeks after the fatal encounter with Benton, there was carried this description: "From his most tender years he disclosed penetration, judgment, originality of mind, independence, paid a particular respect to the rights of others." In speaking of his associations and conduct at Jefferson college, Pennsylvania, the Gazette says, "His conduct was chaste and irreproachable he became the friend of his fellow students he left the college generally regretted and came back to St.

Louis." Benton was a specialist in land litigation cases and found a fertile field for his professional services in St. Louis. Lucas was likewise a lawyer and it wat at court that the first seeds of discord were sown. They fell on ready ground as William Montgomery Meigs writes in his. "Life of Thomas Hart Benton:" "Doubtless, the antagonism between the French and the American settlers was an important factor in the quartely.

The Lucases were French, and that formerly controlling element was, as Gant says, very sick of the unceasing push of the bustling Americans, while the latter were Impatient to secure entire control." Lucas has given an account of the first trouble between Benton and himself in his letter written August 11, 1817. "The cause of differences between T. H. Benton and me are as follows: At October term of court of last year, Mr. Benton and I were employed on adverse sides in a case.

At the close of the evidence he stated that the evidence being so and so, ho requested the court to instruct the jury to find accordingly. I stated in reply that there was no such evidence to my remembrance; he replied, 'I contradict I answered, 'I contradict you, He then said 'If you deny that, you deny the I replied, 'If you assert that, you assert what is not "He immediately sent me a challenge which I declined accepting, for causes stated in my correspondence. The jury in a few minutes returned a verdict for me, and in opposition to his statement. He never even moved for a new trial. Since that time we have had no intercourse except in business.

On the day of the election at St. Louis, 4th August, 1817, I enquired aiSHcond meeting- with Lueas paid tax in time to entitle him to vote. He was offering his vote at that time. "He applied vehement, abusive and ungentlemanly language to me, and I believe some of it behind my back, all of which he declined to recant, I am prepared to do not propose to to give me satisfaction other than by tho greatest extremities. This is the state of the dispute betwt-fn T.

H. Beiiton and myself. I make this declaration, that, let things eventuate as they may, it may be known how they orginated." It is said, although without absolute proof, that the abusive language uttered by Benton when he turned to the election judges was: "Gentlemen, If you have any questions ask, answer, but I answer charges made by any puppy who may happen to run across my path." According to the customs' of the day no gentleman could allow such terms to be spoken without remonstrance without losing caste. Lucas sent his challenge, "I am informed you applied to me on the day of the election the epithet of If so, I shall expect the satisfaction which is due from one gentleman to another for such an indignity." They fought on Bloody Island, at ten paces and were both wounded, Lucas severely and Benton slightly. Colonel Benton demanded another fire.

Charles Lucas told his second, Mr. Joshua Barton, to re-loac Bartoj shoot again would iTat to let him be wanton exposure of the life of the man who was suffering from a wound which, judged by the profusion of blood, might soon prove fatal. Upon the urging of Dr. Quarles and Br. Barton, Lucas sent his answer to Colonel Benton's demand that he was satisfied and required no second meeting.

Colonel Benton declared he was not satisfied Lucas should pledge himself to come out again as soon as his wound would permit him for a second encounter. Lucas gave his promise and retired with his second to the boat where he fainted from loss of blood. During the time Lucas was recovering from his wound his second and Mr. Lawless, Benton's second, attempted to pacify Lucas and Benton. The difficulty between them was adjusted and the intention to have a second meeting was given up, according to Lawless.

But when Benton was about to withdraw the demand for a second meeting "he was assailed with reports of the most offensive nature to his feelings and reputation." Colonel Benton felt the necessity of disproving these reports and demanded that continue to fight or Lucas answered with a note to Benton saying that he knew nothing of any such reports, yet without knowledge of their nature he would grant Benton an opportunity to gratify his own wishes or those of his newscarriers. THREB The second meeting was held tit sunrise on the same Island. The terms were In the main the in the first duel except that the principals were to stand at a distance of ten feet from each other. Benton was untouched, while Lucas was struck in the fight arm and the ball' then lodged near his heart. He died within one hour.

In the account given by Lucas" father, Benton approached his wounded opponent and expressed his sorrow. Lucas Benton with being his murdered and declared he could not forgive him. Upon reflection and realization that he was dying his murderer and declared he and do forgive' you," and gave him his hand. The date of the duel was the blackest day in Benton's life. He was known to brood over It in after years.

In his apparent effort to erase it from his mind and eliminate all evidence of it he destroyed all the papers connected with the duel. The fatal outcome of the affair had such an effect upon him that he never again went to the "field of honor" to engage in a duel. IX THE COUXTRY OF MILK If you can't fetch in an oil well on your homestead, start a dairy farm. Both pay; and the flow of milk will continue longer than the flow of petroleum. Reputedly, a milk farm is successful wherever the country is suited to it.

Wisconsin and Minnesota seem to JKS whole states built great barns shadow the countryside and the creamery is the hub of a great wheel of farmsteads. It is pre-eminently the land of the buttermilk as well as the land of the sky-blue water. The presence of these overflowing fountains of buttermilk bring a syecial charm to motoring up in that region. Motor in Dairyland and grow fat. It is the diet of avoirdupois.

Termination of a month's vacation should fill one full of pounds and vitamines. We have heard of productions that "lard the lean earth." The dairy farm kalsomines it with buttermilk and embosses it with butter and cheese. Besides the cowbells in the meadow, there is no prosperous music like the big milk cans jostling each other In the wagons going to the creamery. The country tinkles with them from sunup till H. Collier in the Globe-Democrat.

Love, like ice, is awfully slippery and it soon thaws. One of the troubles with this country is there are too many young men and women in college that really ought to be working. IIIHIIIIIHIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH It is with pleasure that we announce the completion of our Twelfth Annual Inventory and we wish to thank our friends for the successful year which we have just closed, for it was by your help and patronage that the ear has been one of our successful ones. Our Slogan continues to be "BETTER GOODS FOR mm We are still distributing: the famous DeLa- val Separator. If you have an old separator of any make come in and see how we can take it in on a new De- Laval.

Soldr-on-ettsy-time-pay- ments or a liberal discount given for cash. SPECIAL PRICE ON EMERSON" THE STOVE SEASON IS NOWHERE We invite you to inspect our line of wood and coal heaters, cast and steel enameled ranges. Our enameled ranges are of the Quick Meal line, enameled outside and in, guaranteed not to rust. No higher in price than some cheap lines. Coal hods, stove pipe, elbows, stove will find our prices on these very reasonable and good, second to none in quality.

Both in disc and hoe, fertilizer and plain. To move quick will sacrifice price. Our sales on FEDERAL CASINGS continue to increase notwithstanding the fact that they are a little higher in price than last season. All Federal goods carry the Factory Warranty and they stand ready to make good any defects. can supply you with Syrup Pails, Wood Kegs and Lard Cans to put your new sorghum in.

You will find our prices as low as the lowest, quality considered. "Will your fire burn for 36 hours without replenishing? There is but one heater that will stand this test and that is the c- Simons WILSON HEATER -This is oa nrcount of the perfect con trol made possible by the patent out side Down Draft. All the gaaes are burned no heat escapes perfect combustion prevents waste eaves one-half the fuel. Now is the time to do your fall plowing. We can supply you with walking 1 sulky or gang plows of the best makes and at prices that will surprise you.

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