Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-12-02

NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


soA county since 1855, is dead at War
rensburg, aged 80.
j. w. knight, ex-school superintend-
cnt OF Pettis county, is dead at Sc
dalia from the Kick Of a mule.
T.. r. Scott, a linotype operator en-
ployed on the Sedalia Evening Sentinel,
attacked his wife with a pocket knife,
or otlcr sharp instrument. He stabbed
heT over the hcar,, in the neck and the
temple, intiicting dangerous wounds.
J. 7. Smith. editor Of the Missouri
Farmer, at Monroe City, has started e
movement for the men Of all parties
TO contribute 10 "A fund to buy a home
fO "Rube" Oplcsby, the defeated can
didafe for railroad and warehouse
commissioner.
An Excelsior Springs lawyer sug.
gests that IL a new county should be
formed from the Fishing river and
Washington township country IT be
named Folk county. There is some
talk 81 an attempt TO have the new
county formed.
a ropor, IS in circulation that 70.
] IHEl'I iIpi' I'''''t '''''' w ~ -
Eagle. will seek TO secure the secrc-
taryship Of the senate, foT several
terms held by Cornelius Roach, editor
~ the Carthage Democrat, who Is an
dcrstood TO 10 a candidate.
V'ndcr q decision ~ the supreme
company must pay 10000 to Patrick
Marley. Of Slater. Marley was for 30
years an engineer on the Alton and in
August. 1901. his engine blew up near
MoXicp and he was pinned beneath tn"
wrcckaec. Porh OF his limbs had 10 b"
amrutatod.
Harry Il. Halves. Of 81. Louis. demo
cratic leader, has employed Judge w.
". Williams, Of Buonvillc 10 bring
contests for all the defeated democratic
city candidates. Halves believes ne
can prove thai in some places there
was crooked work done after the bal
l99s wen into the boxes
Jamcs Rainwatcr, Jr., VINO was shot
at Carthage two weeks ago by Miss
Pearl Sykes, is dead. Miss Sykes is in
Jail al Joplin. accused of murder.
when 81" was informed that Rainwa-
ter was dcad she became hysterical,
bu, said that she was satisfied with
the outcome. Rainwater and Miss
sykes had been swcethcarts several
years.
VI. A. Jones and j. Vi. Merritt held
the position OF postmaster at Nanduser,
J,x-, .-,,rty To-. turn Altar fRiIr
months in office Jones was checked up
Q27p short by an inspector. Merritt
then took hold and after a month he
was surprised &c find his cash $50 short
when the inspector called. Both wrr"
sentenced TO six months in the Iron
county jail.
Mitchell F~iuncgan, a former "nGi.
nccr for the Missouri Pacifc, has
brought suit at Scdalia for $4,000
damage against the company. June
=, 1909, Finnigan's train cOIlidcd
hcad-on at Cole Junction with another
freight train. He was buried under
the wreck and the contents Of "A tanl
Of muriaric acid drcnched his person
burning him 50 badly that he was per
mancn,ly incapacita,rd for railroad
work.
THANKSGIVING was observed AT the
state ~pcniicntiary by the suspension
~ woPk and an unusually good prison
dinner. The cOnvicts we're permitted
TO indulge in "amcs and exchange visits
among themselves, as well as receive
guests. The quantities required of TIT
several tens which wen9 to make NJ
the bill of fare are AZ follows: flftceI
hundred pounds OF nam, So bushels o
potatoes. beet pickles, s barrels q
-four. 900 gallons OF coffee and ZOO
mince pies.
Five hundred taxpayers ~ Macol
county have pctitioncd the count.
rouT 10 order a special election TO vot'
on n proposition 10 compromise the NJ
4 VI. bonds which are outstandinI
against the city at Is ccnts on the dc
lar. Mo-, Of these bonds are held b
eastern persons. They foot mp, vii
, interest. a little over 81 500 900. fo
many years the sentiment OF IN" peu
pie has brrn avcrsc to any comproWis
, III this old debt and when such a propo
y sition was voted on ten years ago
p was overwhelmingly defeated. Tn
e proposition of the ~bOndholders expire
with the veal
| a new theory has been advanced
I the Mrs. Gay murder case, nea
7 Agency. II IL that the murder was nc
committed by the negro whose action
were so suspicious II who was report