Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-28
!; NEWS FROM MISSOURI.


Already 800 Jars Of fruit have been
collected for Missouri's fruit display
al the worlds fair.
me south wall OF a double two-story
brick business house Of j. II. Kay.
Tor, at Nevada, fell. An excavation
Tor a new building TO adjoin it was
the cause.
There are four persons living in the
same house in Rails county whose
combined age is 3oG years. They are
Mrs. Ann Waters, Miss Polly Roland
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson.
Harris Hurst. the Missouri ossifei
man, Is 20 be brought to his home i'm
Washington county from a New York
Hospital. The New York physicians
found his case too hard for them.
A banana train on the Frisco was
wrecked two miles north of Everton
and IL cars derailed. Three tramps
were on the train and one of them was
Killed. The other two men were badly
hurt and probably will die. The wreck
a caused by the spreading of the
track. About SO feet OF the tract!
was ON up.
Plans are making for some changes
IN the library If Missouri university
SC as to give room for the Vest col
lection of books which was presented
lc the university by ex-senator Vest
when he retired from congress. An
additional Dor will be fitted up with
shelves and tables, making an addi-
:ional reference room.
At a meeting OF Missouri stockmen
end breeders at the state fair grounds
IN Sedalia, il was decided to perfect a
state organization in the interest of
the Industry and TO prepare for a grand
exhibit at the worlds fair next year.
~. ii. Gentry, president Of the Missou-
ri state fair board, was authorized to
appoint a committee OF five from each
class OF stockmen to meet at Kansas
City. October 90.
Morgan G, McAlahan, for 80 years
. missionary to The pCnr in st. Louis
and northwest Missouri, is dead in ST.
Louis. Mr.. Mc4lahan was born SO
years ago IN Saline county. At 80 he
tcgan his life f Christian mission
work, and in the face of repeated OF
tcrs Of commercial positions, for
nearly a third OF a century his life
was one of simple heroism. He never
married and had no living relatives
except a sister.
President w. ). McDcarmont. OF
the Cape Cirardeau normal; Supcrin-
,endent J.. VI. Greenwood, of Kansas
City; President John X. Kirk, OF the
ford, Of Moberly: President f. B..
Craighcad, of the Warrensburg nor
NAL; Prof. G. b. Buchanan, of Sedalia:
Walter Williams, Of Columbia, II
Commissioner J. n. Hawthorne Of
Kansas City. embracing the foremost
educators Of the state, met at Jcffer-
son City on Saturday in the Office OF
state Superintendent w. r. Caring
ton to formulate plans for the prcpa-
ration of a state educational exhibit
at ST. Louis during the worlds fair.
Gov. DocEcry has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates 10 represent the state
OF Missouri at the American Mining
congress-, which meets in DeadwGod
and Lead, S.. d., September 7 to l2.:
w. b. Williams, Rich Hill; 4. G. Rem
bauer, NOvinger: j. G. McGrew, Lex
ington; ". T.. MurliI, Bcvier; B. VI.
Johnson. Mendoza; Is. +. Wiley, Lex
ington; William Ballew, Higginsville:
William Walton, Higbee; II. J.. Can't
well, St. Louis: A. A. Daugherty,
Mine Lamotte: j. II. Bartle, Union:
Hugh McGrcgor. Potosi; John Kings
J.. w. hyler, Webb City; Henry
Brumbecli, Mt. Vernon.
The h;th generation was added 10
one family living in Pettis county the
other day. The representative Of the
first generation is SIS years older than
l.. T.. Holland, who is 90 years old,
gave birth TO "A boy. Her mother, Mrs,
Edmond +. Sheldon, the grandmother
Is i3 years Old; the preat-grandmoihcr
IS Mrs. Elizabeth Stitzel, aged Ga years
and the great great-grandmother IL
Mrs. Eleanor Burke. A curious fact Is
that each of these generations Is just
about 20 years older than the otncr
Mrs. Burke Is a vigorous woman, and
rather thinks she may live to be q
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Missouri's university at Columbia Is
performing a notable work In agri'
culture and horticulture. The c
horticultural building will open In
September. 1t Is two stories high
with a basement. On one side are
two lighthouses for experiment. The
first floor IL divided into classroOms