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


the Democrat a favorable call while In
the city on business last Friday.
A camp meeting is to be held at
Hahatonka beginning August FL and
continuing until the LIST of September.
Thos. Roache, one Of the prosperous
citizens Of Gravois Mills, vas circulat.
ing among our business men last Fri.
day.
Miss Ida Koetting Of this city was
the quest Of her cousin, Miss Katie
Smoyer in Fortuna during the past
week.
The Boonville Street Fair has been
on this week and quite a number OF
Versailles people took in the enter.
tainment.
Mrs. Elwyn Price departed Tuesday
morning for st. Louis where she will
make a brief visit with her daughter,
Mrs. j.. c. Settle.
l.. X. Miller has been appointed post
master at Fortuna, in the place of
Fred Renshaw resigned. C. Is. Slower
will act as deputy.
Fred Waller last week purchased a
fine Berkshire boar from Mayor For.
man for the purpose Of securing a
standard breed of hogs.
The wheat crop in this vicinity Is
not turning out very favorable. Ten
bushels per acre is considered an aver
age yield on what has been threshed.
The protracted meeting at Glensted
is still in progress. Rev. J. y. Busby
reports nine professions and six add.
tons to the church since the meetings
began.
A big corn crop is an assured fact In
this section Of Missouri this year. The
frequent rains have made the late corn,
while the early crop will be very
heavy.
County School Commissioner j. +.
Johnson, accompanied by his little son
and w. II. Fewcll, drove in from
Akinsville Tuesday and transacted
business in Versailles.
Charles Howard, the real estate and
insurance man. has been confined TO
his home on North Monroe street sew.
erdl days with a severe cold which
showed symptoms Of pneunania.
Mrs. Maurice Pepper, who has been
the guest Of the family of A. Pepper in
this city for the past month, departed
yesterday for her home in st. Louis.
She is a sister Of Mrs. A. Pepper and
A. Kingsbaker.
X. +. Williams, one OF the head men
on the construction work OF the new
road Mt Windsor, came in on the
Branch Tuesday morning and accom-.
panied Messrs Flick and Stubs over
the route to Windsor.
Esquire j. NJ. Clifton has purchased
the Washburn property on Campbell
street and will in the future occupy |
the same as a home residence. We
congratulate Esq. Clifton in securing |
this nice piece Of property.
A. J. and f. w. Brown, two agree
able citizens of Marshall, Mo-, we're in
Versailles last Monday on business.
These gentlemen say that mo candi.
date for Governor can head 10 Folk of
in that territory. He's ST IN Mar
shall"
We are not 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 80. Leave your orders
for Meat, Groceries and Ice with ID. G,
Hardy.
James Ratclif OF Barnett was in the
city asst Saturday, and in q converse.
ton regarding the wheat harvest
stated that the wheat crop would not
be u half yield, the thrcshers thus far
report a yield from eight to twelve
bushels per acre.
Many of Sur friends are complaining
that the bugs and worms are eating
up their cabbage. other vegetables and
melon vines. They should secure a
bottle of Kreso, Il perfect disinfectaut
and gernacidc, guaranteed. by C. ID.
Hunter, ut the Globe Drug Store.
Peter Harms, one of Morgan county's
prosperous farmer living several miles
west OF town, marketed 300 bushels Of
old wheat in Versailles Thursday Of
last week, the price received being Zoe