Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-21
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Hardy's Prize Baking Powder is
,,oing like hot cakes. Ask for it.

going like hot cakes. Ask for it.
The August examination for teach.
ers' certificates will be in session here
to-day and Tomorrow, To be in charge
of the County Board Of Education.
Byrd Scoygins who has been with
"Thc Red Flag" for the past two
years, has severed his connection with
that firm and together with sam Mob.
ley departed Wednesday morning for
Denver, Colorado, where they expect
to find employment.
Mrs. V. A. &. Stockard, mother of
the groom 10 the Stockard- Husby we'd
ding and President of Cottey College
at Nevada. returned 70 her home last
Friday. She came on the eve OF her
sons wedding and was a guest OF the
Busby family until her departure.
Arno Woods, son of DR.. and Mrs. y.
q. Woods, who has been sojourning in
Trinidad, Colorado, for several months
past returned home last Saturday.
Arno has decided 10 take "a course in
college and will start in this fall in
one OF the many Missouri institu-
tiOns
The Presbyterian ladies will not
hold the whistling entertainment on
August 18th as advertised last week,
as IL is impossible for Prof. Ireland the
whistler, to be present on that date.
The entertainment will be held Tues
evening, September list, at the Opera
House.
a large barn. owned by John lmlcr
living near Barnctt, was totally des-
troycd by fire last sunday night, with
the contents consisting Of hay, grain
and farm machinery, cntailing consid-
cradle loss. Guy Kidwe!I, Mr.. imlcrs
hOn.in-Iay, who IL visiting the fam
iIy, lost two fine horses ind harness in
the fire.
j. II. Knipmcycr, Of Higginsville.
arrived here Wednesday and is the
SitHl VI MS S'h, NY II mp
meyer. Mr.. X. Is "A pleasant gentle
man and a prominent hardware incr-
chant OF lIigginsviiic, and having
heard something Of our excellent re.
sources wanted TO be "shown' some Of
them. which his BON has taken occasion
to verify.
~Iiazcll, the two-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. $. NJ. Earlywinc, died in the
southwest part Of town Wednesday
morning ut o o'clock, The family came
T. Versailles two weeks ago from Will
Son Bend and were temporarily quar-
tered in . tent The little one was
taken % Wilson Bend yesterday and
buried ia the Rpachc cemetery.
Quite a number from here tnok in
the street fair at Upton last Friday.
The third nine Of base ball players
were among the number, and played a
team Of Upton players which resulted
s~aiiles. Our boys say all they got for
their fun was a room to dress in, while
they bad the pleasure OF paying their
expenses.
The Bank 81 Morgan County has
been undergoing a complete transfer.
nation on the inside. New paper now
adorns the walls, the fixtures have
been painted Il cherry color and VAR
nihheh and the floors have been covered
with linoleum. and the metal trim
inlngs IN the counters brOnzed. T. N.
Dun did the work aud the hank pre-.
sents the appearance OF "a metropolitan
banking house.
:. J.. Bailey, secretary Of the Nor.
gan County Fruit Growers Association.
T. making an effort TO get up II fruit
exhibit, such ~ was held in Versailles
iaat fall. The main essential TO "A fruit
exhibit Is u variety OF rood fruit, and
Mr.. Bailey has been circulating among
our fruit growers this week 70 ascer.
tain whether the crop viii Justify the
undertaking. He showed us some
samples OF apples which he had re.
cured Monday, and II those are any in.
dication Of what the apple crop IL In
this county the exhibit would be q sue.
cess. They were beauties.