Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-11-06

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local charities and to Methodist educa-
tional institutions.
William Roberts was arrested at
WarrenSburg and accused of the mir.
der Of John Brendel, city marshal Of
Knobnostcr. Loge Roberts, Finis Han.
ma, William Lemsley and Charles Hun
ter are also under arrest as parties to
the crime.
Excelsior Springs visitors who drive
out to the Samuel3 farm say that
Frank James has turned farmer in
earnest. lie is living on the farm
with Mrs. Samuels, his mother, and a
few days ago a party that drove out
to the farm, about eight miles west
OF Excelsior Springs, found the former
bandit blowing.
The body of Edward Shepherd, of
C%arrOlltOn, was found in a shallow
pool of water. He told his wife gOod-by
Monday morning after breakfast, went
uptown and purchased a revolver. He
was seen during the day, but did NOT
get home that night. BY an accident
his body was found in the pool. There
was a bullet hole in his forehead.
Circuit Attorney Folk addressed the
students vi Missouri university at Co.
lumbia the other night. He was in
troduced by Walter Williams, the we'll
known editor, as one who, making the
noble motto of the state his own in
public service, unswayed by passion,
undeterred by fear, careless of per-
sCnal consequence" had done his duty.
Mrs. Ossie o. Rollins was divorced
from ex-State Senator James r. Rollins
In the circuit court at st. Louis, her
complaint being that her husband fire.
quently @ to sleep at the supper
table, that he persisted in playing cards
two nights of the week, often remain
ing out late and sometimes all night,
and that at times he had been cruel to
her.
Rev. David Hogan, Of Vernon coln-
~, must pretty nearly hold the belt in
Missouri as a marrying parson. He
welded his 1,00ah couple near Deer
field last week. Rev. Hogan Is 90 years
old. He first came from Tennessee to
Missouri in 1892, and has livc1 in this
state constantly since 1859. He has
been a minister in the Cumberland
Presbyterian church since 1888, and
delivered the first sermon ever
preached in Vernon county in an old
building which was used for several
years as Il schOolhouse, church and
courthouse.
Coal Oil Inspector William +. Flynn
and former Coal Oil Inspector Daniel
OConnell Tracy, before going before
the grand jury a St. Louis, turned
over TO Sheriff Dickmann about $40
900, fees OF the Office. The sheriff will
hold the money pending the decision
Of the supreme court as to the COnSti-
~tu'ionality of The coal oil inspectors
law. Judge Tracy and Inspector Flynn
were summoned to appear as witnesses
before the grand jury. II had been
charged that they had violated the
law governing the office by withholding
about 10000, collected as fees.
because Of the contempt proceedings,
II for no other reason. which grew out
Of Editor Shepherds criticism of the
Missouri state Sllprclu" court, and for
which he was fined $500. much interest
attaches 10 the motion tor a %rehearing
in the case OF itubcy OgIesby against
the Missouri Pacific Railroad company.
The last railing OF the court in this
case was adverse TO Oglc3by. In sub
hitting their brief In Opposition 10 The
motion for y rchearlnG Of this case
Bob" Railey and Mart Clardy. altOr-
neys for me railroad company, attack
the press with as much visor as Shep-
herd exercised in criticising the court.
For many years ex-senator George
G. Vest has spent his summers at
Sweet Springs. He was talking a few
days before he recently left that place
for st. Louis of the way in which he
happened to select it for his summer
home. "Fifty-eight years ago." he
said, II came here deer hunting. AT
that time the forest was u~ndergrown
with %chaparral, traversed with paths
OF deer which came here for salt. In
three days !, with two companions,
killed "a deer in this vicinity. The
forest abOunded In game of all sorts
and many hunters and settlers camped
about here. | got into the habi, OF
coming here and built the first cottage
In this park"
Russell Porter. the fo~ur-year-Old son
OF Fred J.. Porter, OF 1916 Euclid
avenue, Kansas City, drank a portion
of the contents Of a bottle Of brandy
Will" travelling with its mother on "A
sleeping car between Chicago and Kan
sas City, The boy secured the bottle
some time during the night while his
mother slept. In the morning, as the
rain nearnh Kansas CITY. she could not