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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22
WHERE WE STAND.
Versailles IL An Important Ship
plug Point.

Versailles is destined to become one
of the most important shipping points
on the new st. Louis and Kansas City
extension between the two big city
markets, and already the Rock Island
officials are beginning to realize the
necessity OF making an effort to con
ccntrate as much Of the stock shipping
trade as possible over their route, while
the Missouri Pacific is also being arous.
ed to action in trying TO hold these
shipments as in the past.
During the past month more stock OF
different kinds have been shipped out
OF Versailles to the st. Louis markets
over the new road than from all points
combined between here and the World :
Fair city, while the Missouri Pacific has
also made large number OF ahipments,
These facts will make competition prct-
ty sharp between the two big compe;i-
tive systems, and our city should derive
some benefits, in public way, out of
the situation. Our stockmcn and mer-
chants should get together and request
Of the officials of the Rock Island some
OF the plums to be distributed at inter.
walls along their line in lieu Of our shp p.
ping resources. The way to secure
good tntngs for our city is to go after
them with II pcrsstcncy that knows not
the word "fail."
Remember that traffic has hardly OPP
cned up here, yet our shipping capacity
is opening the eyes of the officials OF
the new road, high in authority, and
there is plenty Of evidence now at hand
to justify the argument that Versailles
must not be ignored in dshing out the
good things row in the hands of tn,
Rock Island TO be distributed along Its
new extension. Traffic Is what the
company is looking for. Increased
business derived from the advent of tn,
railway system in our midst is what oul
citizens should bc looking out for. lie,
one balance the other, and let our mcr
chants, stockmcn and citizens gcncr
ally get Il move on themselves and Il.
cure some Of the ndjuncts to be placct
before it is too late and the officials tel
us that we slept when we should hav,
been on duty. Versailles should hav,
something out of the distribution.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22

We are in receipt of a recent copy OF
the Tonopah (Ncvada) Miner, sent to
the Democrat by r. G. Price, formerly
Of Morgan County, but now in Tono-
pah where he owns some valuable prop
crty, in which n writcun is given To
gentlemen named are brothers Of At
torncy WIN. Forman of this city, and
Samuel was formerly in business here
with the Attorney under the name Of
Formnn Bros. The Miner gives the
two brothers in Tonopah ilattcring
notice Of their business success. and
produces halftonc portrait Of Sam,
to illustrate the article.
These young men have struck it rich
since going to the mining fields of Ne
vada in 1891. They are quoted rs having
interests in some of the best claims in
the Lone Mountain, GoldHcld and Gold
Mountain districts, while they are also
interested in "A fine drug store in the
town of Tonapah. They hold stock in
the Iron King, Mohawk and Snuwdrift
groups, all of which have good values
and gold, silver, lead and copper are
being mined. The two brothers are
quite popular and through their prac-
tical business methods and progressive
spirit, are climbing up the ladder Of
prosperity at rapid strides. Their Mis-.
souri, friends will be glad to hear of
their success.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22
Good Thing for Versailles.

The familiar expression, that com.
petition is the life Of trade" is verified
in the activity shown in connection
with the two railroads now in opera
tion here. Last Saturday f.. H. Calef,
the genial Travelling Freight and Live
Stock Agent OF the Mo Pacific Railway
Co., was in this city and circulated
among our business men. Our people
entertain due respect toward Mr.. Calcf
for his efforts in securing needed ac~
few months SO far as his system is con
cerned
In conversation with n representa-
tive OF the Democrat Mr.. Calcf stated
that n freight schedule was to be estab-
lished at once on the Mo. Pacific which
would benefit our merchants very ma
terially in the prompt receipt Of goods
bought in the ST. Louis markets.
The plan adopted is by through
ear for Versailles The merchandise
purchased in st. Louis to be shipped to
points on the Branch this side of Boon
vile, will be loaded into this ear and
sealed with the Versailles goods in
front. Freight will be rushed through
without transfer at Upton, and then
first opened and the goods for this city
unloaded, after which goods for other
points on the Branch will be distrib-
uted from the car. BY this arrange
mcnt mail orders leaving here for st.
Louis this morning will bring the
goods ordered by freight back within
twcnty-four hours, or as quickly as
| the runs can be made. This will b"
tions, and our merchants will apprc-
ciate the change.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22

kind TO use in your baking.
II you need work done by Il Notary
Public see Hubbard & Kavanaugh. Con-
vcyancing, etc, specially.
with his family into the Moore neigh
borhood, northeast Of Versailles, and
will occupy the Scott farm.
When you want fresh meats or groc-
cries don't fail to call at lIardys Meat
Market and hayc your goods delivered
to your door.
Mcssrs. Shanlts and Sparks of Glen
s,cd shipped a car load of fine mules
from here to the st. Louis market via
the Rock Island Wednesday.
ID. c. Hardy, the butcher, this week
purchased bunch Of me beef steers
from John r Washburn, to be butch
cred for the benefit Of his Versailles
trade
Mrs Pauline Bochn and daughter,
Miss Annie, arrived here Wednesday
from l'oonvilie and yesterday departed
Ed Clcary.
Your last roast wasn't good, your
steak was tough, that is very good
! sign you did not get it from d. G..
Hardy, the Butcher. Lc. US furnish
you good meat.
G. f. Emmett, of Chicago, was in the
city Tuesday and while here examined
several pieces of coal lands in this vi
cinity. 1t is probable he will secure
some Morgan County realty.
Sam Turpin, aged 81 years, died at
the Insane Asylum AT Nevada, Mo-, on
| Sunday, the l7,h inst, and his remains
were inferred in the cemetery at that
place, Dcceascc. formerly resided in
this county bu, had been an inmate at
the Asylum about one year
Frank Moblcy, son of our townsmnn
u. +. Mobley, who has been visiting his
parents and other relatives and friends
in Morgan County for the past few
weeks, will return to Leadvillc, Colo
where he has Il lucrative position us
superintendent of II mine in the gold
districts near that pace.
Two carloads of machinery for tn,
Versailles Fire Brick and Clay Manu-
facturing Co., To he used in their new
works in this city was received her,
Wednesday morning. Manager Harmon
is pushing the work on their grounds
and it viii not be but IA few weeks un
I'll the Company can turn out brick
The work of grading on the Rock
Island west OF this city is now com
plcted to Cole Camp Junction and tn,
big iron bridge at iIaw Creek, the last
one of any size, was finished and track
laying has been going on west this
week, while the work of grading will
be completed to Windsor this week.
The real estate firm OF st. John &
NOyca this week perfected a deal il
fine coal lands at Hickory Hin in Col,
county, fifteen miles east Of Eldon, tn,
stipulation being 100000. The lanc
shows an sO.foot vein Of excellent coal
which will he developed. During th'
past year this tirn have made sales OF
coal and mineral lands amounting tc
S4Oo, 900, and have several deals now
pending.
Fresh canned goods, flour, produce
goods OF T.. A. Williams, the South sid,
grocer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22
New Building and Loan.

A building and Loan Association was
organized at the court house Monday
subscribed, and the following officers
were elected George =. Clark, Presi-
dent; !. NJ. Shenncp, Secretary; w. T..
Petty, Treasurer; Wm. Forman, Attor-
ncy. Directors were elected as follows:
Il. A. Crcwson, Roy Thorpe, ID &. Har-
dy, Sr., j. Il, Shores, VIM. Forman, d..
c. Hardy, Jr., j. W. Johnson, q. =.
Clark. The officers and directors were
elected for one year. The new insti.
tuition is to be known as the Morgan
County building and Loan Associa-
ton.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22
City Bus Line, Phone 40.

Go 70 lIardy's grocery and ask for his
Prize };aling Powder.
shirts! shirts! Shirts. Of all kinds
Mems and Boys at tho FAMous-of the
la est pa,tern and styles.
r. +. Hays of Bunceton, was here
several days during the past week vis-
itng friends. He made application to
the Rock Island officials for II position
hs brakeman while here.
Vim. Mcndel, of st. Louis, was in this
city Tuesday shaking hands with old
friends Mr.. Mendcl was formerly in
business in Versailles and has many
friends throughout the county.
The Democrat printed posters for
profs, Cook and Lcmbke who will give
an exhibition consisting of numerous
amusing and legcrdclnuin tricks at
G!cnstcd on Saturday evening of this
week.
X T.. Crew, father of Engineer c. G..
Crew of the Rock Island, departed this
week for his home in Lawrence, Kan
sas. Mr., Crew has been tinc-ncepcr on
the construction work here for some
months.
George +. Cooper aud o. ID. bowman,
two real estate men from Kansas City,
came in here last Saturday and drove To
Camden county to loo!, over some coal
and mineral lands, with an eye 10 in.
vestmcnt.
A social dance VIII be given by the
young people of Versailles at the krauss
opera house on Monday evening, Janu-
AIRY a5th. The Cole Camp orchcstry has
been secured 30 furni,l music for the
| Occasion.
Lee A. Smith, of California, who has
accepted Il position Us butcher for ID. C
Hardy. Sr, has arrived here with his
family to become permanent residents,
and will occupy one of j. Il. Shores
houses for the present.
O.to Kuhn this week sold his
property on North Fisher street to $.
: Brooks. formerly of Windsor, the
price received for the same being $500
Mr.. Brook, expects to occupy the prop
crty AS II family residence.
| A japanese tea was recently held al
Sweet Springs attended by about one
hundred guests dressed in oriental
style, which proved "a decided success
| The costumes we're elaborate, but tn,
only thing lacking was the "Japancs,
chatter"
John Schafcr, brother of Contracto,
a. g. Schafcr, who had been helping
finish up the grading work at Col'
Camp, on the Rock Island, arrived her,
last Sunday afternoon with the entire
outfit consisting of teams, whcclcrs an,
camp equipment.
s. $. Brooks will shortly move to Yer
sailics and will occupy the residence
property recently purchased by hin
from otto Kuhn. Mr.. Brooks il TIL,
father of Mrs. III y. Talbot of Proctor
aud resided with his daughter In thi
city some years ago.
Attorney John +. Gibbs was Il st
Louis visitor from Saturday Afternoon
until Monday morning. lie ATTENDED
the opening Of Harry Iiawcs campaign
as II candidate for governor Saturda,
night, but did not come back home con
ver,cd to the iiawcs cause.
c. B Howard sold his 2?0acre i'm
proved farm, one mile north OF Glen
stcd, TO Freeman Baker, n citizen o
Grundy county, this week. MIR. Bake
will take possession Of his new pur
chase on March list, and will bring hi
family TO Morgan county TO becom
permanent residents
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22
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CITY bus Line, Phone 20.
Call for Iiardy's Prize Baking Pow
Mems heavy and fine shoes at the
FAMOUS"
Chas. o ten made trip to Sedalia
last Sa u dag returning on Monday,
Insure your property with Hubbard
d Kavanaugh. Reliable Companies
ohly.
Attorney D. Il. Wray attended the
Nonitcan crcnit court at California
portion Of last week.
General Ivy came up from Crittenden
Saturday 10 visit relatives and to look
after business matters
w W. Moore, cashier of the Bank of
Morgan County, made business trip
10 kansae City this week.
l. A. Williams gives specia a attention
IL the prompt delivery of all orders
purchased at his grocery.
f. ID. Harrison, the real estate hust-
Ter, made business trip to Henley, on
.h, Rock Island, Tuesday,
Elder Il IL. Wood, will preach at the
Christian church next Sunday instead
OF the 5Lh Snnd ~ in this month
Mrs. Fred Ilcineman has been quitc
sick at her home in ,h b city for several
days with an attack of pneumonia.
A Windsor stock buyer l. said to
have purchased $4,000 worth Of mule.
in Morgan County within the last four
weeks.
If you waat an abstrac: or title cx
amined call on Hubbard g. Kavnnaugh,
the Alb ,trac.ers, Office, first floor court
housa.
Miss l. hcl Yarnell, of California;
visited the family Of her unc,e e, DR. H.
J.. iarncIl, in th.s c.ty several days
last week.
b,g fruit crop is pred cted in NJ lis,
aour the coming season, provided the
February frost don'L nip IL in the bud
before it matcriaiiz. IS.
Indu ial affairs are developing rap
Idly in Versailles ist now. Half II
dozen new enterprises are maturing
and no boom on, either.
Dawes county preacher claims an
exchange, has eaten so many rabbits
: this winter that he has lost al taste for
yellow-lcggcd chicken.
Sam X. Price and wife returned Mon.
day morning from their visit with rel
alive in ST. Louis. MIR. Price returned
10 the city again Wednesday.
Hon A. l.. Ross, who has been con
fined to his home on McNair Heights
for the past two weeks with catarrhal
fever, we are glad TO report, is now
conva!escing.
There isn't place on the st. l.. X. c.
a. Colorado X. X. that has the assOr,-
mcnt OF hats, men, shoes, shirts, cloth
ing, etc, that can be found ia Yer
sailes, Mo, ut the FAMOUS.
Miss Virg MIA Potter, of Versailles,
who visited her sister, Mrs. Dave Poole
from Saturday until Monday, returned
home on the afternoon train Monday
California Democrat.
Some one has suggested that Yer,
saillea hpnsters get up an 'Old Maid't
Conventions" but it was found tina,
we hadn't enough old maids TO form a
respectable convention.
Il A. Williams, the South Side gro.
ccryman handles n choice line of GRO
cerics and canned goods.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22

After three years success in the meat
business, Am better prepared to give
my customers what they call for thun
anyone else In the city, ID. G. Hardy,
the Butcher.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22

Joe Rider, kelsay Il Kelsay and Cliff
ton and Estes shipped several car load
OF mixed stock, including cattle, hogs
and sheep, 70 st. Louis Wednesday,.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22
NOTICE.

Coal for sale at the Stovcr Coal
Bank, for blacksmithing or general
use. By order Of the
MORGAN COUNTY COAL Co.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22

THE DEMOCRAT, and the Kansas City
World daily, for 81. 80.
The Western news., 1904-10-12
0TARVATION DIETa.
These Make Breakfast Foods Look
Like Highest Luxury.

These Make Breakfast Foods Look
Like Highest Luxury.
The hardest fare that six strong men
and a boy of Is ever kept alive on
was the daily menu Of the Windover's
survivors. who were cast up on the
Irish coast near Kilsegg. They lived
for sixteen days on stewed ropeyarn.
without crumb Of anything else to
help digest it, except water; and
though it made them Ill, they kept
alive on it, and did not waste away
very much.
The Windover was a bark carrying
salt between Spain and the States,
with an English crew, and she was
dismasted and abandoned about a
thousand miles out on the Atlantic.
Three Of her crew were killed by fall
Ing masts, and two others were wash
ed overboard; but the seven others
took to the whaleboat and set out for
Britain. Being in too much of a hur-
ry. they took too little food. but three
large butts of water, besides the tank
the boat already held. The result was
they ate up their provisions in four
days, but had water enough for a
month, and, after starving two days
more, they tried boiling lengths Of tar
red hemp rope into a pulp and swal-
lowing it. They had keg of paraffine
wax, and though 1t made them very
Ill at first, they eventually contrived
to live on the boiled hemp, the tar,
boiled to a jelly, adding to the nourish-
ment Of the rope.
Two men who went to a small ISL
and off the Irish coast little while
ago kept themselves going for ten
days on diet almost as bad. They
landed In boat, which was smashed
by wave on their trying to relaunch
her, and they were left on the bare,
rocky island, which has only a slight
scalp Of coarse turf, without food.
Fortunately there was a spring on the
island, but nothing in the way of food
but gulls, which they could not catch,
and nothing to make fire with as a
distress signal. There are not even
any shellfish, as there is no beach, and
the pair had to subsist for the ten
days on cold, raw seaweed washed up
by the tide. For two days they
starved, but after that they tackled
the seaweed, making three meals day
Of it. until rescued.
A diet Of boots is one Of the COM
monest Of last resource foods; and,
though it is hard for a well-fed per-
son to imagine that any one could mas
ticate and digest shoe leather, pair
of long sea boots will keep man
alive for a fortnight, If he has a little
water.-London Answers.
The Western news., 1904-10-12
LONESOME SHEEP HERDER.
His Duties Simple-Feeding, Watering
and Protection of Flock.

HE Duties mp1e-Feedin9, Watering
and Protection of Flock.
The herder may live in a tent, but
he Is just as likely to sleep right out
doors, rolled up in his blankets and
tarp'; it may be that, where the feed
is uniformly good, rough cabin with
some outlying shelters will be erected.
His duties are very simple; he must
take his band, day by day. where there
will be sufficient feed and water; he
must keep them banded together and
must protect them from wolves and
coyotes. In fact. his duties are alto
gether too simple; the stories Of herd
ers driven insane by tho loneliness
and monotony of their lives are sell
dom overdrawn, and only few out Of
many are told.
From day to day and week after
week he may go without seeing a sin
gle human being, nothing but sheep,
sheep, save his almost human dogs,
and scarcely a sound in all the great
treeless waste, save the incessant, mo-
notonous, distressing baa-aabaa of the
band. Who can wonder that, when
night falls and these sounds gradually
die down to silence, the herder, resting
in the sweet relief, suddenly rises in
anger to slay the foolish sheep whose
untimely voice would start the whole
band into the noise that has oppressed
the day? All over the sheep country
in the mountains you may see what
are locally known as "herders monu-
ments;" they are piles of stones which
have been slowly gathered by the
herders and built into fantastic forms,
the attempts of the men to save them
selves from the insanity that comes
from perfect idleness. Frequently they
| find the bleached bones of a man on
the bench lands, herder who has
yielded; whose mind has given way
! under the strain of the great wastes
and the life with the band; who has
shot himself. His band has wandered
away. dropped over precipice, or CO.
alesced with some other band.-World
To-Day.
The Western news., 1904-10-12
By Paul De LdneV
Aut,or Of lord Of the Desert" "Oregon Sketches"
ond other Pacific Coast Stories

The storm grew stronger in its fury.
AS if angry at the prolonged life of the
dismantled chip, it gathered over the
spot where it was making it's last feeble
fight to live. The sheets of rain grew
thicker. the steady wind grew stronger,
the waves dashed together behind her
and reared high up into the air. Then
they broke apart and those receding
sent the vessel on more rapidly. The
spray from the ocean and the sheets of
rain from the heavens formed veil
which obscured all for a brief time.
The fishermen stood like statues for
few moments. Night was closing in.
But for one brief instant there was q
glimmer from the departing day and the
men ashore saw the stranded vessel
standing with nose in the sand while
the victorious waves were pounding
her at rate that must soon break her
to pieces.
But to render aid to those aboard the
sinking ship was impossible. No
earthly craft could live in such a
sea. Slowly and sadly the toilers of
the Colubmia wended their way to their
homes in the village where they told
the story Of the wreck.
The Western news., 1904-10-12
Precautionary Treatment,

The Dutch peasant lives with canals
all about him. and reaches his cottage
by way Of drawbridge. Perhaps it
is in the blood of the Dutch child, says
writer in Nj. A. p, not to fall into a
canal. At all events, the Dutch moth
er never appears to anticipate such q
possibility.
One can imagine the average En-
glish or American mother trying to
bring up a family In house surround
ed by canals. She would never have
moments peace until the children
were in bed. But then the mere sight
Of a canal to the English child suggests
the delights of sudden and unexpect-
ed bath.
An Englishman inquired Of a Dutch
woman, Does Dutch child ever by
any chance fall into a canal?"
YES" she replied, ceases have been
known"
Don't you do anything for it?" con-
tinued the Questioner.
'Oh. yes" she answered. 1--WE haul
them out again."
But what mean is." explained the
Englishman. don't you do anything to
prevent their falling in7 To save them
from falling In again?"
"Yes." she answered. I'VE spank
them"
The Western news., 1904-10-12

ity. For three years he has been car
rying on experiments and during that
time has cured large numbers Of peo-
pie. His first case was received in
October, 1901. and cure was effected
in the following December. From
four to eight months, according to the
nature of the disease, is necessary to
effect a cure. The use of alcoholic
drink during the period is entirely pro-
hibited. According to DR.. Canu. there
are four classes of tuberculosis and In
all these classes the electric treatment
has been successful. His patients
have come from every grade Of socie-
ty, many Of them being furnished by
the hospitals and by insurance compa.
MES. None Of them is put on a rigid
diet, although the subject Of food is
taken into consideration. Good, sub.
stantial, blood-producing foods are ad-
vised. DR.. Canu is satisfied that can
Ger can be treated in the same way
and he offers all the knowledge he
possesses to any one who wishes to
take up the treatment of this disease
by his system Of electricity.
The Western news., 1904-10-12

maturity. He has three residences, a
yacht, special cook, retinue Of
nurses, personal physician, valet and
other attendants. A pampered COW
provides him with milk. He Is kept on
specially prepared food and water,
and as for clothing-well, it would
take a column to list 1t. The greatest
care is taken to prevent him from
germs. Servants change their cos
tunes before going near him. He
travels in fumigated conveyances. He
has been studiously kept aloof from
the least speck of the proverbial peck
of dirt that every one is supposed to
absorb during life.
At the age Of twenty months he
was obliged to take sea voyage to
Europe to save his life. At the pres
ent time he is said to be as strong and
healthy as the average boy Of his age.
Not long ago he was present in person
at the dedication of a $4,000 library
willed to Brown University by his
fa thpr.