Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-11-27
Hardy's Prize Baking Powder is
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There was considerable disappoint.
rncnt manifested here last Sunday be-
cause of the nonarriyal of the sunday
papers. just wait.' was freely cx.
pressed.
Atcr three years success in the meat
business, ! am better prepared To give
my customers what they call for than
anyone else in the city, ID. &. Hardy,
the Butcher.
| W. A. Nichols and daughter, Miss
Nora, returned to their home in Soda
| liza the first of the week, after IA pleas
ant visi, here with the family of Capt.
W i. Nichols
| We understand that the Buffalo Lead
and Zinc Mine in South Morgan, which
is in charge Of Supt. Yates, win have
a lot of ore for shipment AS soon AS
traffic on the Rock Island gets fairly
opened mp TO the st. Louis market.
EsTRAyED--Cow and calf, from my
premises near Carver. Cow branded on
right side with letter 49," COW and calf
have tags in right ears. Reward for
their return to my farm in Camden
county. j. NJ. SUMNER, Carver, Mo.
| was in Versailles on business Tuesday.
! He was formerly Interested in mining
| in Morgan County, and now speaks in
glowing terms of our future prospect,
with the matter of transportation "a
settled fact
| The new Rock Island has been the
means of bringing about one reform.
| The Missouri Pacific has reduced the
passenger rate on The Branch from
four cents TO three cents per mile. This
means something to the travelling pub
! lie of Versailles.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held AT the NJ r.. Church, South, in
this city yesterday, E!dcr Joseph Gay
! lor, of Springfield, who is assisting FL
der T. Il. Woods in a protractcd meet.
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inp the services,
A va A. Trenton, the genial agent Of
the Missouri Pacific railroad at Upton,
was married last Sunday afternoon at
/ 3 o'clock TO Miss Minnie Thomas, Of
near Fortuna, Rev. Il. W. McClusky,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church of
| l. T. 4
John Wassung the harness maker,
contemplatcs erecting building on
West Newton street which he will
occupy with his saddlcry store. The
ground was leased from John Free
brain and is located opposite NJ. .Ioach-
ini's store. The building will be com
"lctcd ut once.
IIarrisonvllc claims TO have club
Of lady bowicrS. SO has Versailles, but
the q ference between the two is easily
distinguished. Ilnrrisonvllc bowlcrs
roll balls on the smooth boards in the
bowling alley, while the Versailles
bowlcrs roll out dough on smooth
bread boards in the family kitchen.
Contractor Ilamlin now has the frame
work of DR.. H. =. Yarncl's new resi-
dcncc on McMair Heights erected and
ready to he enclosed Mr.. iIamlin re-
ccivcd a carload Of 1900 brick from
Jefferson City Monday TO be used iu
the fucs. This is "a big item that will
be overcome when our brick plant gets
in operation.
Here's "A farmers recipe for Kidding
his premises of rats and mice: II You
sprinkle sulphur on your floor anc
through your corn as you gather, there
viii not be rat or Il mouse bother. II
stacking hay or wheat or oats sprinkle
on the ground and little trough caci
load and my word for it rats or mice
can't stay there. A pound OF sulphe
will be sufficient TO preserve large
and viii not hurt the corn for bread.
A destructive fire visited the town %
windsor on the Rock island west o
here last Saturday morning. The bes
livery stable in the town and two resi-
denccs were completely destroyed. II
the livery stable were ia horse onl,
one being saved and that scorch ID 81
IL had to be killed. Contractor J. II
buck lost three head OF horses in tn
blaze, as did also Supt. Gould, HAVING
charge of the concrete work on the new