Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-02

: NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


Green Top.
The supreme lodge, Knights Of
Maccabees. has purchased the 10000
Issue of Sedalia school bonds.
Saurbier Il Sick is the name OF a
blacksmith firm at Nineteenth street
and Fores, venue. Kansas City.
DR.. J. b. Vim, who recently died at
Macon, aged So, was the Oldest p~ractic-
ing physician in central Missouri.
DR.. Walter Mckinley. the Grant City
physician, pleaded guilty in the United
States district court to the charge OF
having sent forbidden matter through
the government mails.
Engineer NJ. c. Page, the Chicago e.
Alton engineer who was injured in a
wreck near Slater, and who sued the
company for $50, 900 damages. has ac-
cepted $500 as a compromise.
In the drill contest at the South
west Missouri LOs-Rolling association
at Warrensburg. Trinity camp, of Kan
sas City, won the first prize and JEFF
fersOn City second. Woodmen were in
attendance from many cities and
towns.
The state hoard of prison inspectors
has awarded for ss,475. the contract for
the binding Irvine building at the state
prison. 1t is hoped to have the ma
cEinery in place in time TO make twine
for next years harvest. The prison
plant will have a capacity of 10000
pounds of wine daily.
1.,n,r .bnr;sf rr,r, Nl'uyrnp rn,yn-
~ took back to Holstein from Kansas
City John Becker, the 52-year-oid
farmer vino ran away with Lena Wei
dover, the ~l3-ycar-old girl who had
been working for him. When arrested
at the Union depot at Kansas City
Becker carried a satchci containing
$4,000 in bills.
At the annual meeting of the Mis-
souri, County CLERKS association, held
at 81. Louis last week, definite steps
were taken toward Il repeal of the pres
ent road laws of Missouri and the franz
ing Of one general law covering the
conditions in every county in the state
by the appointment of a committed to
investigate all road laws 10Y in force
and make a report.
S. Il. Porter, a prominent farmer and
stockman near West Plains, has dis
appeared. Three weeks ago he went
to Springfield to buy goats. and has not
since been seen. His farm valued at
$4,000 and stock worth $1,000 have
been attached by creditors to satisfy a
lain Of $500. Several years ago,
while residing at PanOra, Ia, Porter
disappeared under similar circuIn-
stances, AND aiterward was found ID
Louisiana.
X. S. Mckinney, co nty surveyor.
was fined SEAS at Mexico for violation
OF the city ordinance in erecting hitch
ing racks around the courthouse. The
city has just paved the streets and
beautified the square and 1t refuses to
allow the county cOurt to replace the
old hitching racks. AS the county sur
,eyOr was acting upon the authority
!. OF the county court the courts must de-
eide which is superior in the matter
the county or the city.
The Missouri Christian Church Mis-
, sionery convention, recently held al
, Columbia, elected officers as follows;
President, i. NJ. Richmond, of Fayette;
Vice president, NJ. J.. NicOlsOn, of Mem
phis; recording secretary, w. S. 81
Clair, of Columbia; assistant secre'
tary, W. +. Harmon, OF Windsor; cor
responding secretary, Il. A. Abbot. OF
Kansas City; state superintendent o.
Christian Endcavor work, IL. A. Den
q ton. of W%arrensburg. 1t was deter
mined to hold all annual conventions II
June instead of September. Carroll
v ton was selected as the next place q
y meeting.
That useful animal, the goat, is be
ing put to a new use on "A farm tel
miles northwest of Columbia. a car
n load of goats was turned loose on
@ piece of ground on the Branham Hear
e farm, for the purpose OF exterminat
ing rattlesnakes. The plat OF groun'
. is thickly covered with underground
and there are SO many rattlesnakes ol
Il that workmen are afraid to enter !
= to clear 1t up. The experiment Is be
ing watched with m,ph interest. Goat
= On the state farm at Columbia hav
II proven their efficiency In clearing o!
p, thickly covered ground. but some doub
II they will be able to exterminate tn
snakes as well.
d There was a bold daylight robber
:" two miles north Of Marceline Saturday
~ Two well-dressed young men stoppe
- at the house Of Jacob Rensimer,
y wealthy farmer. They stated that the
were escaped convicts and wanted din
20 ner. After they had eaten they Gov