Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-02-26

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'I'N'i upper, dSeu ''H, u iioy'
was accidentally shot by his brother.
sged -. and will die.
w. A. Fuller, a brakeman on the
Hannibal a. st. Joseph railroad.
slipped from a car step at Mooresville
and fell under the train, dying from
the injuries.
Senator Cockreli introduced a bill
authorizing the secretary Of the treas
ury to pay Marion county the sum Of
s 1900, expended for repairs Of its
courthouse after its use and Occupa-
ton by the United States military dur
ing the civil war.
stephen A. Mitchell has just finished
the locating survey for the Kansas
City q Lexington electric railway.
The road is projected by ]. G. McGrcw,
a wealthy coal operator and mill own
cr at Lexington. and McGrcw Is al
ready arranging for the right-of-way.
Rev. w. Pope Yeaman. for 20 years
moderator Of the Missouri Baptist as
ISOLATION and the organizer Of Delmar
Avenue Baptist church in st. I0uis,
died suddenly on his farm near Co
lumbia, where he had lived for several
years. Mr.. Yeaman was born - years
ago in Kentucky.
Illinois abandoned the $500 square
feet in the agricultural building for eX-
hlbition purposes and it has been TAX
en- by Missouri. The extra cost To- the
Missouri commission for installing an
exhibit in this space will b. $l5, 900.
This makes a total of $780, 900 allOwcd
by the Missouri commission for agri-
cultural exhibits.
Henry Dorman, of Nevada, is the
oldest ~cx-soldier in the United States
and the oldest pensioncr on the rolls
of the pension department. He re-
Gently celebrated his lOJth birthday.
Despite his great agc, Mr.. Dorman
walks without a cane and is quite ac-
tive. He fought through the war Of
1872 and the civil war.
A three-days' show Of Missouri corn
under direction of n. j. Waters,
dean Of agriculture at Missouri uni
ycrsity. over 80 900 ears Of corn were
displayed and they showed Missouris
cereal glory. Prizes a~ggrcgating ST.
600 were awarded and the prize corn
viii be exhibited at the worlds fair.
Mrs. Herman K. Dietrich, wife OK
the United States consul to Guayaquil.
Ecuador, died al cher home in Utica.
after a brief illness, Of ~pcritOnitis. She
waS Il years Old. Mr. Dietrich was
notified of his wif"'s illness "A week
ago and is now on the way home. He
will arrive in about two weeks. The
burial viii not be held until he re-
turns.
The effort TO revoke the license OF
Miss Stella SnidOw, the Audrain
schOol-tcache who was sued for 81 600
for whipping one Of her pupils, Miss
Maggie Caldwell, has failed. The
county school commissioner, J. n.
Cross, has decided hat there is no.
sufficient ground to revoke the license.
The jury in tn" damage suit decided
that Miss Snidow was justified in the
chastiscmcnt of Miss Caldwell.
Fred w. Fleming. of Kansas City.
Senator William j. stone, Coz, w. II.
Phelps, GOV. Dockcry, Col. Nose Wet
more, Charles w. Knapp. Of the st.
Louis Republic, David r. Francis
State Chairman w. a. ROCKWELL. Maj.
Harvey Salmon, Congressman Dear
mond and Congressman Champ Clark
arcamOng those who are being doomed
for places on the Missonri's big four
at the democratic national convention,
K. \. Hatcher keeps a store In Jop-
lin. he bought three showcases from
tJL.,tr IIi., arl mamma, Hon
were not dust proof he refused to pay
Tor them or return them, although he
used them. Tho court Of Jasper corn-
ty decided in his favor in a lawsuit,
but his was set aside by the II OF
appeals, which says: we are not
aware Of any rule of law that viii.
Justify Hatcher in keeping the casef
without paying anything for them"
The Bolton Hereford Cattle com,
> lany, which will raise white-facc cat
J tie and ship them to the Kansas Cii5
market, filed articles of incorporation
The company has bought 2,iOO acres
Of grazing land from William II. Hum.
phrcy. The farm IL in IA county
: near Bolton. Tn" company ha
stocked this farm with 100000 Wortl
Of Hereford cattle. MIR. Scarlet, th'
[ president Of the concern, is an Eng
lishman. who recently came 10 this
country.
The reports Of the students OF III
Missouri university TO the registrar In
! dicatc that IS per cent. Of those wh'
answered the question in regard 10 'h'
g employment of their parent or qua