Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-09-11

from Sunday until Wednesday evening
and secured many new things TO re.
plcnish his stock at the "Red Flag" for
his fall and winter trade.
David Ronche, who holds position
at the Worlds Fair grounds In st.
Louis, is making n visit with friends
in this city. lie met his father John
Roache, of Kansas, who Is also max.
ing visit with old Morgan county
friends.
DIR. II. p. Bender, the painless dem
tist, when last here extracted and
filed hundreds Of teeth without pain.
and we have not heard OF II single com.
plant, on the other hand II number
say he is indeed a painless dentist. At
City Hotel Sept. 7th, remaining until
Sept. 10th.
The Board Of Equali zation. composed
Of the members Of the County Court,
Assessor George A. Logan and County
Surveyor d. W. Eaton, met at the
court housc Monday and Tuesday to
equalize the different assessments and
act on any md all complaints coming
before that body.
The Southwest Missouri Conference
OF the M. Il. Church South convened In
Sedalia Wednesday, with Bishop C. B.
Gnllaway presiding. Rev. J. Y. Busby
pastor OF the church hero departed
Tuesday to be in attendance. lie was
accompanied by Rev. NJ. Addison also
n member of the conference, Elwyn
Price as delegate, and w. y. Gibbs as
visitor.
the new railrond west OF this city,
while handling n vessel containing
boiling water last Saturday afternoon,
met with n painful accident. The bot.
tom OF tic vessel fell ont and the scald-
ing water came in contact with both
hands scalding them terribly. lie was
brought to town and given proper at
tcntion by phy sician.
Here's n chance, boys A dispatch
from Lawton, Oklahoma, says: Any
white man who can please the dnugh-
ter OF Qunnah Parker and win her
hcart---and then the approval OF the
fathcr--will receive for his pains n
cash present of slO,0 Quanah Par.
kcr is n Comanche Indian Chief. Con.
nic Parker, the daughter, Is is years
Of age, well educated and IL said to be
beautiful-for n squaw. She wants a
palc.face husband and the old buck Is
willing TO pay for one. Here's a chance
for some Of Morgan county's good look
ing young men.
Joel Sumner, 90 years old, black.
smith working at Ben Moblcy's shop
on North Monroe street, while trying
to shoe young horse last Saturday
afternoon, received u vicious kick in
the side. lie wab knocked unconscious
and friends carried him on u cot TO tho |
Versailles Drug Store, where Drs Will
iiams and Kelly examined his injuries.
They found that three ribs were frac.
tured, while the victim sustained ex-
ternal bruises which were promptly
dressed. Sumner is n son of Col. Sum
ner living on the Usage sonth Of Yer.
sailles.
Miss Horace Greeley Perry. Of st.
Paul, Minn., bright lady Of the news.
paper profession, was here last Friday
with the Cole Younger and Frank
James Wild West. Miss Perry has had
wide experience in her role as news
reporter. having travelled all over the
country as a representative of the
American press bureau furnishing facts
and data for historical articles. She
has travelled in the far west and has
interviewed prominent characters both
in New and Old Mexico ~ we'll a. in
the tropical countries OF the South,
and Ia quite an interesting parsonage
in n general way.
Lewis Grother, one OF Cole Camps
substantial citizens, accompanied by
his son Samuel, was In Versailles on
business Monday and paid the Demo-
crat visit. Mr.. Grothcr stated that
the railroad work In that locality was
moving along rapidly and camps were
being transferred On to the west at
present. The new road will not build
right into Cole Camp. the line being
about two miles from the town proper,