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ORDINANCE NO. 998.An Ordinance to anetid Ordinance 979, entitled An Ordinance Regulating the Fees of Certain Officers and Persons, and ’The Taxation of Coats in Misdemeanor Ca»e9, paused and approved August 14th, 1911, by repealing Section 4, of said Ordinance. and enacting n new section, to be known an Section 4 in lieu thereof.Bo it ordained by the Council of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as follows;Section (1). Section 4 of Ordinance 979 is hereby repealed, and a new section, to be known as Section 4, enacted in lieu thereof to read as follows;Section (4). Fees of the City Marshal and Policemen.The City Marshal or Policemen shall be allowed fees for every conviction, the same to be taxed aa costs, for each case as follows:For making arrests........$2.00For serving subpoenas on each witness............ .50For summoning each jury.. 1.00 For execution of every warrant of commitment foreach defendant....... 1.00For serving writ of attachment ............ .50For serving any order or notice.50 For serving any summons or writ not hereby provided for............ .50For making each bona inmisdemeanor case........50For each mile of travel in the service of any process outside city limits... .05Section (2).- To Take Effect When.This ordinance shall take effect and be In force from and after its passage and approval.Passed this 15th day of January. 1912.. F. A. KAGE.[Seal) President of theCouncil.Approved this 22nd day of January. 1912.F. A. KAGE.Mayor.Attest:GEO. E. CHAPPELL,City Clerk.Officer Kills Old Soldier.James H. Shelby, an old Confederate soldier, about 70 years old. and better known to most every one aa Jim Polk Shelby, was shot and almost instantly killed by Roy Miller, night marshal of the City of Sikeaton, at 20 minutes past six o'clock Friday evening, January 26. 1912. Miller used a 32 Smith Special revolver and fired three shots into his victim while about four or five feet from him. each shot taking effect near the heart, two on one side, one on the other, and any one of which would have been sufficient to produce death. After the shots were fired Shelby turned around, leaned against, the saloon building where he was standing, stood motionless for u half minute and then slid backwards, some one catching him before he fell on the sidewalk. He was placed on a cot in front of Nall Jackson's saloon, where he was shot, remained there for about seven or eight minutes, after which men picked up the cot and started home with him. He died when about opposite Frank Mount's marble yard, at 6:40. The trouble between the two men grew out of Miller arresting Rufus Shelby, a nephew of deceased, a few days ago for some offense he had committed. It is alleged that when the matter reached Shelby's ears it an gerad him and he resolved to call on Miller later for an explanation. On the evening of the killing Miller was in Kirby’astore, when Shelby came along and told Miller he wanted to see him. The two men walked afew yards west to ti point infront of Nall Jackson's saloon, where a few words were passed between them, when Miller drew his gun and fired. There are a number of rumors concerning this matter. Some say Shelby made an attempt to draw his gun and others contradict it. Some allege that Shelby had threatened Miller's life, others deny it, Shelby has been regarded as a dangerous man by people of this locality for many years. He had figured In a number of shooting scrapes, having shot and wounded several men, and was himself wounded three or four times. A few years ago he was seriously wounded in a pistol duel with Bud Graham. Andrew Cooksy shot him fourteen years ago, but this wound was not of a serious nature. One or two of Shelby's victims died from his pistol shots, it is alleged Mr. Shelby is survived by a wife and several brothers and sisters. His brothers from East Prairie and Charleston came over early Saturday morning and are here now. The murdered man was first crippled in one limb during the civil war. In years gone by he had been mayor and marshal of Sikeston and deputy sheriff of Scott county. He was nicknamed Polk” on account of his admiration for President Poik. The coroner's jury held an inquest Saturday afternoon. Deceased owned a farm and several houses and lots in Sikeston and was worth several thousand dollars. He had been a citizen of this place for many years, coming to this locality either before or directly after the Civil war. Miller has been placed under $5,000 bondand will have his preliminarytrial before Judge Lescher in a few days. Funeral and burial Sunday afternoon. Sikeston Herald.The EvanstonChristian church at Cincinnati for two nights a week has been converted into a moving picture show,and its pastor, Rev. Justin N. Green, is the manager. Our idea is to provide the right sort of amusement, says the pastor-manager, i * * * I believe the moving picture can he a great agency for good, both as regards amusement and education, but some theaters display films that have a bad moral influence. The first production was David Copper-fieid and it was shown to a crowded house. The proceeds will be applied to the general needs of the church. Globe D.Modern WoodroesRaise Insurance RatesBy a majority of 150 delegates to the national convention of Modern Woodmen of America, in session at Chicago Jaa. 27. a resolution was adopted which will raise all life inaurance rate's in the organization from 60 per cent to 100 per cent. The new rate will not take effect till Jan. 1. 1913. The rate will affect old and new members alike. For the benefit of those who object to the higher rates, the committee announced a cheaper rate insurance, known as term plan.D. Donahue of Bloomington. III., member of the Legislature, stated he would lead a movement to ask the General Assembly of Illinois to set aside the action of the Modern Woodmen Convention in increasing rates. He denounced the increase In rates as exorbitant and deserving of the severest condemnation.
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The Cape County Herald
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, US
Fri, Feb 02, 1912
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