Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16

: NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


gist Of Joplin, has disappeared, taking
with him all available cash.
K. j. Burton, who IL charged with
having cut a policeman's throat at Ma
:Ou, about six months ago, has been
arrested at Memphis.
George Marshall Francisco, 60 year,
old, who Is dead at Marshall, was the
first male born in that city. He was a
soldier under command OF StOnewall
Jackson and the first commander OF
Marmaduke camp, Confederate Vet
Grams.
Nelson w. Mcleod, chairman of the
st. Louis citizens committee which
II pushing Circuit Attorney Folk for
governor, has sent a circular letter to
the democratic county officials and
democratic county committeeman ask
ing them to organize Folk clubs in
every township in the state.
Boys set fire to a tree AT Thirtieth
and Oak streets in Kansas City the
other night. The warning Of their
mothers not TO play with matches in
the house led them 70 go out of doors
to have fun with them. They thought
a forest fire would be great sport, but
somebody Told No. II engine hous.
and the iircmen put a stop to The fun.
Congressman John r. Hunt, of the
Eleventh district. has declared himself
for Halves for governor. Hunt was a
candidate for the office in 1896 against
the incumbent, Charles +. JOY, but
was defeated by about $500 votes. a
year ago Hunt succeeded in turning
the tables IN eX-COngrcssman JOY
and was victorious by close to 5000
votes.
The first annual meeting Of the Mis-.
souri, Corn Growers association will
be at Columbia January 3. 1904. or.
flcers will be elected and a temporary
organization effected. Prizes will be-
offered for corn displays and the sub.
iect Of corn growing Will be discussed.
The meeting will last four days. A
feature will be a corn school conduct
ed for the benefit of the association.
An organization Of Missouri repub.
lican county chairmcn and secretaries
was effected at Clayton, with NJ. w.
Gustin, Of Salem, for president; DR..
Alonzo Tubbs, of Hermann, vice presi.
dent, and p. T.. HORNE, Of Cassvillc
secretary. A committee was appoint.
ed to draft a declaration OF principles
upon which The organization stands.
the !eynotc Of which il Harmony and
organization"
The Missouri congressional deleea.
ton was well represented at the rive,
improvement convention at Kansas
City last week. Congressman Cow
herd Il the author of the resolution
which was adopted by the congress tC
present to the United States congress.
Senator Cockrcll vas chairman Of The
committee on resolutions. Congress-
mar Iuckcr and DuueEcriy we're in
attendance ana took "A prominent part
Miss Claudia Flint, Of Bethany
iH the champion ice cr"am soda con
sumner OF Il state whose young wome.
are all pretty fair Consumers. A
Bethany rcstaurateur offered a watch
to the person buying The most ice
cream sOdas from him In the season
ending September 20. Miss Flint wGr
the watch by turning In $500 tickets
each representing "A soda that she had
bought. Her average consumption on
this showing was Is sodas per day.
Guy Robinson. of Joplin, an alleged
h~Orscthief, and Pauline Young, a girl
who was infatuated with him. were
married in the Greene county Jail AT
Springfield, where Robinson is beinf
bald tfpIin, trial Thn pirl aIntnt
from Joplin with Robinson, and hung
around the jail at Springfield sitter ht
was arrested. Recorder WhitlOck re-
iectcd the couples first application fGI
u license, saying he must have evidence
OF the consent Of the girls parents.
A few days later the girl appeared with
o letter Gf consent from Der parents ir
St. Louis. and the license was issued,
This dispatch recently cane from
jacksonville. H.: The marriage OF
Frank Snyder, Of Maysyille. Mo, and
Miss Frances Blackburn. Of this city
was to have taken place tonight al
the home Of the bride. This evening
a letter was received from Snyder
written in Chicago, stating that he
would no, he here, but giving no rea-
Sons for his acton, Miss Blackburn
belongs TO a well-knOwn famiiy, and
200 Invitations had been issued tor the
wedding. Snyder is a well-lo-do farm.
er. His relatives wired that he started
for Jacksonville, and they are unable
to explain his conduct.
Probably the crudest piece Of cOun-
terfei,ing FOR which anybody was "
tried in a United States court was that
which brought Elisha Dawson and