Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-17
NEWS FROM MISSOURI. ;



The Centralia Guard Is in favor Of
Circuit Attorney Folk. Of st. Louis, for
governor.
Each circus which shows in Kansas
City this year will have to pay $500
for the first days license and $3.50 for
each succeeding day.
An ordinance for the paving Of
South Tenth street, st. Joseph, brought
to light the fact that 81 widows live
on the street or own property there.
w. Turk Roberts was killed in a coal
shaft five miles southwest of C~entralia.
The air In the shaft was foul and he
called for help. While being taken
out OF the mine he fell from the bucket
to the bottom and died a few hours
later.
Gov. Dockery granted sick pardons
to the following: George Farrell, of
Jackson county, sentenced to five years
from December Is, 1900; William
Jones, sent from Marion county to
serve five years from June 90, 1900, for
robbery. Both have consumption.
Word was telephoned to Rolla Of
the killing of George A. Mize by Oliver
Hopkins, which occurred at Edgar
Springs, Phelps county, 20 miles from
Rolla. The difficulty was brought
about by the settlement of an account
which occurred about two weeks ago.
c. f. Marbut. Of the department Of
geology of Missouri university, left for
south Missouri to make an overland
trip through Ozark, Howell, Carter,
Ripley. Shannon, Texas and Dent
counties to collect facts for the large
map that will be made by the univer-
sity for the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition.
The state board OF arbitration has
effected an agreement between the lead
miners and their employers in the Flat
River district of southwest Missouri
and 200 men who have been out Of
work for two weeks returned to the
mines. The men demanded an eight
hour day and increased wages. A
compromise vas effected.
Every senator and representative OF
the general assembly of Missouri may,
before the list of August each year,
appoint one cadet to the military de-
partment OF the University of Mis-
souri, at Columbia. These appoint
ments carry with them free tuition.
usually q good suit OF clothes and first
class military instruction.
Claude /. Holiday, deputy chief clerk
Of the railway mail service in St. Jo-
seph, killed himself at his home, GIG
South Ninth street, by hanging at mid
night. Holiday was one of the numer-
GUS victims Of the Santa Fe wreck at
Lyons, Kan, seven years ago and con
tinued suffering from injuries received
then was responsible for the deed.
II Samuel Duermyer, a Sedalia huck-
ster, wins his suits against John w.
Evans, a Katy" detective, also of Sc
dalia, the bank account of the latter
will receive a serious setback. Duer-
myer has sued Evans for 800, 900 on
four counts On the grounds that Evans
the huckster, his sons and
damages in two sums of $4,000
each and two of $35, 600 each.
The South Missouri Live Stock asso
has been organized, with head
quarters in Springfield. 1t is the pur-
pose OF the association to include all
The counties in the southern part of
the state and to protect and increase
the live stock industry in their section.
One of the principal objects is to have
an inspector in each county who will
see that no diseased stock is brought
the county, or see that 1t Is quar-
as 500 as the disease develops.
The sultan OF Morocco may not be
much of %potentate, but he knows where
to send for good live stock. J.. w.
S. Langerman, MorOcco's commissioner
to the St, Louis worlds fair, has just
| ought his majesty a brace of mules,
4 number Of Angora cats and goats,
some fancy dogs, and a PAGER and a
breeding. The carriage horses were
Buff and Blue well known ribbon
winners, and they cost his royal nib3
81. 900.
The farmers in the Burlington bot
tom, ear Harrisburg, find that what
thought was a disaster to them
was really a blessing. The floods
out all their corn, but it de-
from six inches to six feet of
rich soil on their land, They replant-
their crops as soon as the water
had subsided and their corn came ur
so quickly and has grown so fast that