Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-09-04

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stock OF $4,000. was chartered by the
secretary of state.
Frank Melugin, Of Carthage, is pre-
pairing to irrigate 100 acres of land
near that town.
The Missouri editors had the keys
n the privileges of the worlds fair
Thursday. There were 200 of them
who took advantage of the privilege.
Later they left on the Chicago d. Alton
for Chicago.
The Bank of Arrow Rock, at Ar
row Rock, Saline county. was visited
by four burglars at an early hour the
other morning. The vault was blown
open and wrecked. The burglars Sc
cured q small sun of money and has
iIy made their escape, the explosion
arous!ng the whole town.
The total paid admissions TO the
state fair at Sedalia last week were
u ,S59, while the gate receipts were
$500 in excess Of last year. Although
the amount of premiums was $4,000
more than in 1902, the fair will have
more than $4,000 in the treasury after
all Indebtedness is paid.
Mrs. Lula Kerchevell, of Macon. is
n of the youngest women hat ever
sued for divorce in Missouri. She is
only 1G years old. She was married
last March TO Samuel K~erchevell, aged
-. She says that she went for a visit
/! with her relatives in Fayette in July
and when she returned he was gone.
ID. S. Farmer has brought a novel
Islander suit in Macon county. He asks
the circuit court to give him $500 of
b. +. Jenkins money because, as he
alleges, the latter told him by tcle-
phone that he Narmer) had squan-
dered $500 or 500 of the money of the
Lunday 4 Iion Telephone company.
Jeff Martin, a farmer living near Full
ton, was pitching hay in his barn loft
the other day, when he saw a big rat.
S~tealthily he crept forward, pitchfork
in hand, and dealt the enemy a terrific
blow. Then he slipped out the hay
loft window and broke his left leg.
To make the affair all the more hui
initiating Martin learned later that his
rat was a small black bottle of buggy
oil.
"idIi 'dhc ~ I'dIi III flc SuDtTud-
torial contest" said Senator William
j. Stone. There j. no reason why |
should. ! have told Mr.. Folk and 9TH
ers as much They know my position
exactly. | have not spoken to Judge
Can't about the matter. The candi-
date for governor will be nominated
without my assistance Or interier-
ence.'
Mrs. Naomi Wright. in the enjoy
ment Of almost perfect nealrn, has
just celebrated her nincty-ninth birth
day in Ten Mile township. Macon
county. Five generations assembled
to do her honor and the roll cali
showed five children, "a grandchildren,
90 great grandchildren and two great
prcat-grandchildren. Her oldest son
is 20. With her husband she came To
Missouri in a wagon pulled by oxen in
1899.
Mrs. Mary II. Hughes, of Macon, CON
siders that ten years patience is all
that virtue requires. She has, there
fore. sued her husband, David r.
Hughes, for divorce. The couple we're
married 81 years ago. Hughes was Of
a migratory disposition and several
times left home and was gone a few
years. In 1893 he left without warn
ing and has not been seen or heard
from by his wife since. She thinks
a decade is as long as she should wait
for his return.
Rec Ludwick, the ~fivc-year-Old son
Of a prominent farmer near Butler,
died in cNcruciating agony from eat
Ing horse corn chops and grass. The
child had been playing horse with
q number of playmates. He portrayed
the prancing steed and when hitchcd
thought to further the reality of the
innocent game by consuming real ami
ma fodder, to the great delight of his
little companions. Shortly afterward
the tiny horse" failed to prance. He
was afflicted with ramps and finally
fell to the ground and writhed with
pain. His parents were Informed and,
despite all that physicians could do,
the child died.
After being docketed a number of
times the motion for n change of
venue in the case of Clarence A..
Barnes. charged with murder in the
second degree, for shooting Repre-
sentative Rhodes Clay to death in
Mexico last summer, once more failed
Of trial at Mexico last week, Judge
Davis being sworn of of the bench by
attorneys for the defense, who charged
prejudice. Judge Houston Johnson,
the regular justice for this judicia:
circuit, then adjourned court until
Thursday, September 3. when IL Is