Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-07

: NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


"oIy a. IdyUc mas DTOuBnt Suit at
Kansas City for divorce against her
husband after 80 years of married life.
y pretty baby boy between two and
three weeks old was found by Il. L..
Ihaycr, of Kansas City. in the yard in
the rear of his home at 2SlS Baltimore
avenue about $50 O'Clock in the morn
Ing. The child was wrapped in u shawl
and was lying in some weeds neal The
barn. 1t was sent TO The humane So
cirty.
II Is claimed Tor q daughter that was
recently born to MIR. and Mrs. Bert
Dummitt, Of near Monet. that it has
more living relatives than any other
child in the United States. II has.
among other kin, 2 grandmoihers, 2
grand!athers, , Observation-Disclosures, .
great-grandfathers, 10 great-great
aunts, 8 ereat-great uncles. IA great
uncles, 10 great aunts, S unclcs and 8
aunts.
Benjamin Wright, of Richland. Ore,
and his brother. Daniel Wright, of
Trenton, are visiting together at Tren-
ton after a separation OF 30 years.
BENJAMIN Wright started for Califor-
MIA in 1852. Near St. Joseph he and
his team and freight were captured by
Indians. He escaped a few days later
and went on west empty-handcd. This
Is the first time since then that he has
pcen III missouri. lie IS - years old.
Miss Helene Phelps. daughter Of Col.
w. II. Phelps. OF Carthage, died re-
Gently after a lingering illness al Ashc-
vile, y. g.. from consumption. Scv-
cral months ago Col. Phelps took her
10 Ashcvilto to a sanitariuin IN The
hope that The climate would prove bcn-
rhcial, but She steadily declined. Col.
Phelps ana other relatives NcIo At her
bedside, He l'il IT one" with the body
for Carthage, where into.lIont was
made.
Several counties will make aericu!-
'Ura! ana horticultural Exhibitions IN
'"o h"i"' u we county al 'Ho h'a'c
iaiI III "odaI!a' AUGUST l'--Z' ana 'h'
olSpIaS" bE lhdl'Idual "Aflp''pr" VIII
"" numerous ana extensive ana o.
~ QnaII'!' Champion hcTdH 'l i've
S'o'h' COMM from inc bfccuIilS oS-
'apllshiHeh'S oi men VINO nave Dc'h
"'"hoI" III every Ho'aoIc contest 10.
IN" past " years many o. me ahiiia'S
b'lhS lr"Sh lmpor'a'lohS' selected
from 'holce european h'fdS, VIII DC
az inc 'aHf.
One Of the latest Departments 10 he
added III the course of study a, Mis-
sou university is that of domestic
science. # is proving to be a very pop
nIar study ana many OF the brightest
ro-edS are enrolled IN the classes, TINS
IS inc only department IN ihc rnlv"r-
SHY IN "hl'h mere ar" no boys. Inc
rul'S 90 iol c%clndc IN" brJS from
taxing II, but none 81 Them nave en-
roll'o domestic science IS the SCI
chce al housekeeping ana me boys
nave h'ei content 10 i"aN' lhlS Il'er-
e"'lhS study 10 me girls.
DE-. X. G. Cummine, one Of Mary
villc's mos, prominent physicians,
met with Il peculiar and serious &C.
ciden, while feeding his horses. A.
to: tossing hay down into the feed
manager from the loft. The pitchrork
was thrown down and the doctor fell
on the upturncd fork. a pronc enter
ing the flesh and narrowly missing one
Of the Kidneys. Arthur Andrews and
Joih hlhsI'y hrard me nan chl' lW
assistance ana W"f" ho'l'h'd al 'hc
rIi@h' 'h"y i"ulln MN IN ')f' NahI re-
moved me ii"lG from the b"uy ana
'o"E VI 'hininihs nome, WlI'rn II"
VIII pro"t"iy remain III hcd wa
months ~ "rd'f I" recover
Col. II. II. Greg, superintendent ~
mines and mctallnrgy OF The Missouri
Worlds Fair commission. has just re-