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

NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


district republican convention Will
meet at st. Joseph on March IL.
The Kansas City court OF appeals de-
cided that a city council has the right
10 refuse to grant a dramshOp license
even after the county cOurt has grant
ed it.
The receipts of State Treasurer X. X.
Williams for January were $l,292,394
and disbursements $3G0,314. The bal
ance on hand January 81 was 81, 7G5,-
SG5.
Attorney General Grow, who Is now
in California recuperating, will soon
return and actively enter the race Tor
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor.
Arthur Willard, aged q, Is lying at
the point OF death at Kidder as the
result of a blow and consequent fall
on the ice. Several boys and young
men were playing shiny on a pond
near the Kidder college.
G.. w. Maurice, a Chicago & Alton
brakeman whose home is at Slater, IL
under arrest al Kansas City for the al
legged theft of 81 ,0Gj worth of diamonds
from Hazel holland, a notorious wo-
man. After his arrest he weakened
and told where he had hidden the
jewels.
A sensation was created at st. Joseph
by the publication by Mrs. Rosa +.
MCGOWAN of a notice to the effect that
she had divorced her husband, Robert
A.. MCGOWAN. The notice Is referred
to by Mrs. McGowan as IA bill OF
separation" and she maintains that it
should be binding to the same extent
as are common law marriages.
A brick fell OFF the top Of a building
at Glasgow the other day and barely
graZed the hat Of a passing drummer.
If it had hit his head it would have
knocked his brains out. The same man
went through the Iroquois theater fire
and came out unscathed. A man who
so evidently bears a charmed life should
be able to get cheap life and accident
Insurance.
Paul Boehme. a 25~-year-old farmer.
had his head blown off by a shotgun
in the hands Of John hutchinson, a
California boy. hutchinson and SOIne
companions were getting a rabbit from
under a pile Of boards and Bochme
went to help them. As the rabbit ran
cut Hutchinson shot and hit his VIC
tim, whO was only about o u feet from
the muzzle Of the gun.
An unknown German was knocked
from the bridge mile west Of
Blackwatcr by a westbound passenger
while he was attempting TO cross on
his hands and knees. He fell % feet
to the ice, and died in IA few minutes.
He was about 80 years of age, , feet :
inches tail, sandy gray hair and mus
tachc. lie had no money, but was
warmly clad, and had a yalise contain
Ing bottles Of medicine.
4 rival 10 Queen" the big Galloway
county mule, has appeared in Jefferson
county. A. f.. Ashbauph, Of Fcstus.
has a mule which is nearly 10 hands
high and weighs nearly a ton The
Fulton Gazette sticks to its original
assertion that Queen" for size and
smoOthness Is without a peer"
Queen" stands q trihc more than 1871
hands high, and when last weighed
tipped the Gales at ! $40 pounds.
The Kansas City court of appeals
decided that the right Of one to he
secure against the poisoning Of the air
by noXious and poisonous smoke IL as
complete az his right to be protected
against open personal assaults or the
more demonstrative but not more de-
structive trcspass OF animals This
decision was made in the case Of A. j.
Powell against the BrOokfeld Pressed
Brick and Tile Manufacturing com
pany Of Brookfcld. Powell had ter
acres of corn neal the kilns and sued
the company for damages because the
smoke killed his crop.
Anybody who has $4,000 that he
wants 10 invest and can't find a place
for will be gladly accommodated by o
G. Nilsson. of Carl Junction, Jasper
county Mr.. Nilsson Is "A deaf mute
lie Is also the inventor of an airship
concerning the flying capabilities ol
which he makes no doubt and he II
looking about for a man who wants t6
back him in perfecting II. He conf
IDENTIFY expects To Win a 100000 prize
, at the 81. Louis worlds fair II he gets
> the desired assistance, and he gcner
Gusly offers to divide the money equal.
ly with whomeyer comes TO his aid.
, A divorce petition with ON very
/, peculiar allegations has been filed II
ihc circuit court at Joplin. Harr.
, Robertson alleges as a cause 70
action that his wife allowed the chick
ons 10 root ON The hacks Of the chain