Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-12-30

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Hire was caused by a defective Gue.
Arrangements are being made bj
which the Hannibal shops of the Bur.
1inRtOn railroad will he enlarged. Tb,
movement carries with II a plan &c
NOV" the coach and paint Department.
to Aurora, H., and devote all the
shops to the repair OF locomotives
with the exception Of the freight car
repair yards. This will greatly in
crease the working force and will mean
larger pay rolls.
a meeting was held at joplin 10 nor
rect an organization through which IT,
begin n campaign for the passage Of u
biII for the establishment of q state
normal school at webb CITY. A bin
was passed At the last session of the
l"tiHlatur", but Gov. Dpckcry vetoed
1t. II has been determined 10 renew
the effort and truBt to GOV. Folk To
sign the bin If the legislature can be
Induced TO pass IT,.
There Is . story that Charlie GIL. OF
~. Louis. stands n splendid chance ni
beng made state labor commissioner
10 succeed william Anderson, Of 81.
Louis. whose term expires I'm Fcbru.
AIRY. There are u number of appljcan,s
fbr IN" position, among them J. G..
Han, OF Columbia. and Tom =. Rixcy,
Of Joh"sbnrE. who held IL for a time
under Gov. Stephens, by whom he war
asked 10 resign.
Ernest H. Wood, the ~nnWIy-clcrtcd
representative In congress- from the
Twelfth ST Louie district, had n fist
hght with Thomas Cannon. an aitor-
h"y. In the cOrridor Of the Laclndo
building Wood received the worst of
IA" argument, getting n bad black eye.
The tronbl" CDnc up over WoDd'r
claim Of $1,000 f." for getting n j,i1K.
in"nt for 81 5000 for Jacob BinD apaingt
fh" St. Louis Transit company.
when jos'ph ". FOLK takes the oath
MS governor At Jefferson CITY. ut noon
january ., the same simplicity in the
Inauguration crrcmOniog that mas been
obsnrv'd IN the initiation into oncc
Of his % pr"d"rrHgOrg viii be ubgcrvcd
A. far M ppsgibl" even the reception
or inaugural BAH a the executive man.
''' '' v ''''''H"I NO IHVl'H'lbH?
"III u" issued. but any one may al.
''hh, equal prIvil"2"e being extended
TO all
Shorif james Moore. Of Calliwa;
county, bag received q letter from men
signing 'h"marlvcB Wilson and Holt
nj Sparta. White county, Tenn. con.
'''''hH MAJ 'h"Y robbed Ia" pc@t O'ic"
aud ~ "
'"' ' D." non e S'br" At Hon. Cal
'"nhIy on IN" might Of October
a. me men are willing. 80 they say.
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81 sparta 'h'y ray, Tor carrying ron
''''''' "''pHhA IN" letter has been
'''"'" over '" 1"h'rhi authorities.
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n"''H ~ me" United states comes from
"ih' i~''fn"l'r. "h"r" it is obtained
~" = prhhlc IN lead smelling The
p~''''''''h amounted in 1870" to GGl
,'i" 81 matte. IN" nickel content Of
ms Hhl'" was lI'.2bo pounds, valued
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~ cunning b'Hhloh 4" ~" l"Eislh'ur"
I" n'I"''I 81 b''R aH"ctln& railrnada
""' 'n' laws "hlch now govern them.
'"'"h measures whi'h IL an
"n"p'"''," VI " I'Khs STATUTE. ~ TO pro-
nun '~''''"' ""''h'S WORKING trans