Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-09-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.

Mfh. lHOb. IoAPtJI 'epdis'" Y"
ncsday for Texas, where she will make
an extended visit with relatives.
Mrs. EHie Avery, who formerly re-
sided in this city, but now Of Lebanon,
is the guest of friends here this week.
a. Il. Gould, superintendent Of the
concrete work on the Rock Island west
Of Versailles drove in from Windsor
Monday and stopped over night with
Landlord Farley at the City Hotel.
John p. Sullens, until recently Il citl-
zen Of this county, but now in the
employ Of the Aver Lord Tie q Timber
Go. at Olncy, Illinois, is visiting rels.
tivcs in Versailles and vicinity this
week
Mrs. +. Gwynn and children, Els.
worth and Gladys, returned home last
Saturday from an extended visit at
jefferson City and other points. They
were preceded by MIR. Gwynn. who
came out from St. Louis for a brief
vacation.
W. d. Roc and two sons and Gcne
Gcarhhrdt Of Proctor delivered n drove
of stoch hogs to this market Tuesday.
While on the way to this city three Of
the hogs became separated from the
drove and it required considerable
trouble 10 locate them.
Mira John Martin on Campbell street
has a species Of pumpkin in her garden
which il a curiosity. The vine has II
number Of pumpkins Of large variety,
one Of which measures seventy inches
in circumference, is suspended on a
box and is still growing.
Monday Sheriff Drysdalc took two
the MoniteAu county Jail. One was
Glasgow, the negro held for the SYRIA
cusc murder. and the other was Cross,
the fellow sentenced to six months in
Jail for carrying concealed weapons.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Soci-
ct, met at the home Of Mrs. VIM. For.
man Wednesday afternoon and held an
interesting meeting. After the ladics
had gone t through with ali matters
pertaining 10 the society they were
trchtcd to an elegant lunch by their
hostess which was highly enjoyed by
everyone present.
A Faycttc merchant wrote 10 the
Dclincltor asking rates Tor Il two.inch,
singlc.coluinn advertisement in that
publication. The answer was "g.GO
Tor one issuc--paymcnt in advance. "
Now, if that iaycttc merchant ever
Prowls ut the rates Of his home paper.
he ought 10 be- given 80 days on the
rock pile.-Noward Go. Advertiser.
4 tunnel 500 feet long is to be dug
by the Rock Island Railway through
one Of the big Sni hills near Lees
summit. The contract for the work
has been let TO John Bcrgger of Dem
yer, and work will probably commence
on the tunnel this week. Railroad men
say it will require expert work 20 com-
plctc this, ns II solid wall Of limestone
rock will be met for IL considerable
part Of the way. The new railway
passes through much Of the toughest
part OF Jackson county. 1t runs for
many miles through the Sni hills in
the southern and southeastern part.
Several carriage loads Of Iowa resi-.
dents, who have recently located in
Morgan county, drove to Spears Cave
To investigate the interior makeup o.
that natural curiosity last Sunday.
They were ID. ID. Case and family, &.
G.. Case, Clair piko and family, V. II.
Ross and a. Young. They were headed
by II. A. Young and family and the
trip proved quite interesting TO tn.
former Iowans, who feel that they
were well repaid for the time spent in
looking through tn. vast tunnel open.
ing through solid rock as neatly II,
though II had been carved by human
hands.