Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-11-20

week.
A number Of Odd.Fellows from the
lodge in this city will go to Fortuna
tonight to assist the lodge there In
initiatory work.
A. Funger Il salesman from st. Louis
arrived here Monday evening and has
taken a position in NJ. Joachimi's big
department store.
Miss Maud Livingston, who had
spent two weeks visiting friends in
Sedalia, returned TO her home in this
city Tuesday evening.
After three years success in the meat
business, am better prepared to give
my customers what they call for than
anyone else in the city, ID. c. Hardy
the Butcher.
We can't find rooster with "crow.
err" of sufficient calibre to do the thing
justice, or we'd put him up to sound
the alarm. But the new railroad Is in
town, just the same.
On the 9Th and 10th of December the
District w. c. Il. IT,, will hold two
days session in this city, and on the
evening of the 9th Ex-Gov. John p. st.
John will address the assemblagc. A
regular program will be carried ont.
The Daily Clarion Leader, of jack
son, Miss, last Saturday gave out the
announcement that Fred Sullns, for
nerly of this city, and Miss Anna X.
Lemon of jackson. are to be married
on the 25th of November, and cards
are out TO that effect Mr.. Sullcns is
at present city editor of the Clarion
Leader and is well.known to most of
our readers.
They have been complaining of wet
seasons and muddy weather in the
west, with SHOWS in the north west, and
overcoat weather in the east, while in
Missouri it has been one of the finest,
faircst falls we ever experienced. The
roads in Morgan county are better now
than they have been in years. We
have no complaint to make of the
weather, just now, at least.
r. L. Jackson killed young Ameri-
can eagle on his farm six miles south
west of Huntsville last week that
weighed ten pounds and measured
seven feet one inch from tip to tip of
wings and three feet from beak to tip
of tail. 1t is the first eagle ever heard
of in that locality. 1t was shipped to
will keep it to show his markham
ship.
The big Sedalla Touring mills owned
by the Scdalia Milling Co, was dcs-
troyed by fire last Sunday morning.
The plant was owned by Morris Ilartcr,
whose loss is estimated at $500, 900.
The Sedaia planning mill adjourning,
was also burned, with n number OF
Missouri Pacific freight cars. The des-
truction of the Touring mills is big
loss to Sedalia, as it was one OF the
best in this section of the state.
The roads, fields and right of way on
the new road has been kept hot for the
past week owing to the tracklaylng by
the big gang OF workmen and the novel
tracklaying machinery which was com
ing toward town from the east. Sat
urday and Sunday, II stranger wonld
have supposed that country fair was
in progress in Elwyn Prices pasture
northeast OF town. We estimate that
half the people in Versailles visited
the scene, and it was sight, too.
Quite ripple of excitement was ere
atcd about $3.50 o'clock Monday night
by the alarm Of fire being sounded
The fire was found to be in a small
frame building recently erected by +.
NJ. Scoggins Mt his feed yard, In the
southwest part Of town. The building
contained lot of grain and fodder,
the latter having caught fire in some
unknown manner. The blaze WAS sub
dued before any serious damage re-
suited, yet there was plenty Of smoke.
j. L. Warren, manager and treasurer
OF the Lafayette Home Mining Com
pany, was in Versailles last Saturday,
driving here from Cole Camp. The
company which he represents has large
mining interests in Morgan, Camden
and benton counties, and they are de-
veloping them TO the fullest extent.
Mr.. Warren is a practical miner and
has great confidence in the mineral re-
hources Of this section Of the state, this