Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14

Ia Versailles.
A Rock Island tunnel near Lee
summit will have to be cut 500 fee
through solid rock.
Mrs. Paul S%purlock departed Mon
day morning for a brief visit with he
parents at Clinton, Missouri.
Miss Mury Witten returned Wednes
day afternoon from u two months so
journ in Colorado and New Mexico.
Elder L. y. Woods filed his regular
appointments at Highland and Hope
well Inst Sunday morning and evening
respectively.
A marriage license was issued Mon
DAY by Circuit Clerk Thomas to Albert
T. Tucker of Cole Camp and Miss Laura
| ANNA Palmer, of Licoln, No,
About 800 men are engaged in con.
strnction work on the Rock Island be-
tween Kansas City aud Versailles "a
say nothing Of the big team shoveis
and other machinery being used
We are no, just beginning the free
delivery of meats TO our customers but
have been delivering free Of charge
ever since we began business and will
continue to do so. Leave your orders
for Meat, Groceries and Ice with ID C..
Hardy.
A party Of Boonvilie fishermen com
posed Of Charles q. and I'd. B Miller,
James and Romeo Memincl, arrived in
Versailles Monday evening and Tues.
day morning started for h%rnhoidt's
mill and the Nlaugua for IL weeks out
ing. They were fixed for n good
time.
Ben Conner living near Excelsior
drove a team 10 I!opewell church last
Sunday night and during services some
vandai selected his team from the
hi'chcd near the church and cut
the harness 20 pieces. Such depredl-
lions deserve the severcst punishment
the la" preacribes
On Thursday, August 27. the big day
at the BuncctOn Fair, the Missouri
"iil have n cheap rate all along
the line. The round trip from Yer
.,aillca to Bunceton will be 81, from
Will be- soc This cheap rate
Will give ever body a chance 10 see
the Fair az a nominal cost.
Thursday night OF las, week Hon
loci u. Hubbard and Col. &. c. Mcr-
lot brought out their herd of hounds
And had u fine fox chase on Zwauzir
The hounds succeeded IN START
ng two foxes which proved one OF the
most interesting chuscs these tw,
have enjoyed in many n day.
y. Il Nallcischicd of EooHvil!c, the
,enIal agcrt OF the Anheuser-Busch
'rcwing Association IN that city, was
Icre TUESDAY interviewing j w. Liv-
nga,on, their Versailles agent Of the
association. II Mr.. Walterschied's
'ortIy physique Is any critcrian To 20
", the hnheuaer-husch hop elixir"
must be a whole doctor shop
j. ID. burnett of Cedar Falls, A.
ND NJ. Randolph of Davenport, Iowa,
nd A. NJ. Lauphcre o: Chamberlain.
'onth Dakota, were here last week
accompanied by II A. Young. the
eai estate man, took a tour Of Morgan
farming interests. These men
we're all very much cla.ed over discov.
rles here and ii Is more than probable
ha, they viii a.! make some invest
acnts in Morgan county dirt.
Messrs. J f. Koontz Of Pennsylvania
nd W. I. Hughes Of West Virginia,
40 ~extensire capitalists who have in.
cres,s at Fortuna. were in Versailles
uesday u drove out TO the buffalo
ilnc to take "A look at this mineral
property. These two gentlemen have
n eye on Morgan county's mineral
aud will probably make
ONE extensive Investments here.
a basket meeting was held At Mount
Scho, four and "a hulf miles northwest
II Versailles. las, sunday. Rev. l. j.
'aughman Of this city preached two
ermons, n in the morning and the
In the afternoon. At the moan
our dinners were served on ih,
round and a large crowd gathered To
njoy the exercises. Plenty OF good
led by Miss smiley and an ex.
client choir wao "a OF the features.
II q. Evans Of Marion, Iowa, arrived
n his city Monday morning and pro-