Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-12

NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


s'D'' '''b olIt' uiihS S"'J
A democratic barbecue at Marshall
Will be addressed by Senator Cockrcll.
Joseph w. Folk James A. Reed and
Harry Is. HaweL
Circuit Judge HAZEL, at Jefferson
City, decided that the minimum SEN
tence for bOy to the state reform
school was two years.
Republicans of the First district
have nominated Edward IIigbce, OF
Lancaster. ex-ircuit Judge. for con-
gress TO oppoB Congressman Lloyd.
w. II. Martin has resigned al reg
lister of the United States land Office
AT BOOnyille % make the race Az n re-
publican for Judge Of the Fourteenth
circuit.
Negroes OF central Missouri cele-
bratcd Emancipation day at Scdalia.
The principal address was by George
". White cx-ncgrO conPrcBHman from
North Carolina.
AZ an iiducemcnt TO matrimOny the
Missouri SOrld'B fair commission has
determined that only married men and
heads Of f,milicB are entitled tO "A copy
Of the Missouri history recently ~
aucd.
Judge TbomaF Holiday, well known
an n jurlft and politician, IL dead at
I'rcdcricktOwn. He served AZ state
auditor for two terms. For 40 years
he wa8 n probate judge, but In recent
ycarg had retired from the bench.
: Edgar G. Bailey, for the murder Of
Albert Ferguson the non-union hack
driver, has been sentenced TO hang in
III" Kansas cry jail September II.
James FOrRha. for the same crime, waH
gcntrncnd TO II years In The poni'cn-
'lary.
Mrg. LIcinda Swhclfcr, widow 81 the
Noah Swackcr, died al her home In
Glasgow, aged " years and 8 months.
She Was one u the few remaining
pioneer settler Of Missouri and had
spent the grca"r part Of her life In
Howard county
w. r. Mitchell. ~ years old. and hia
brother, a. W Mitchell, aged AZ, were
phot In "A saloon AT Sbl South west
boulevard, KbnsaB CITY, by Il man UNI
known 10 either ~ them. W. y.
Mitchell was hot, in the abdomen and
rs said N be mortality injured.
The formal transfer Of 'hc property
~ the Columbia Winter A. iish. COM
pany 10 the city WhB made Monday.
tho purchase price being $G7,t 900. The
property conrirtB Of II water works and
electric Hight plant. II VIII be on
rrollcd by II board Of public works.
There g. surprise and agitation at
Chlllicrihc over the announcement that
PROT. Elmprc Sail Of the stat" normal
faculty, VIII we'd MiaH I'olcnc" wy
man, = student In the amt rchrJl
NiHB Wyunn IA n daughter Of Dr. f..
w. Wyman. physician AT the Sac and
Fox agcn'y.
The Fourth district democratic con
rrcgfiOunl convention adjourned n 81.
JpHcph until August ~. vain the dead
lock SIN On. Judge o. NJ Spencer.
counscl Of the burlington railway, has
been asked by man Delegates from all
counties Of the Fourth diHtric, 10 per
init the ~" Of his name al II compro-
mise candidate.
GOV Dpckcry received the %r"Hipnn-
ton 81 Jacob T.. Gmclich. OF Eoonylllc.
republican nominee for state treasurer,
az "A member Of the board Of curniOrH
~ the state university at Columbia
and the state school Of mines at itolla.
JOgeph Hansen, n republican merchant
at 81 Joseph. was appointed TO sue
coed Mr. Gmelich.
MaHqu"rading M a man. doing man
ual labor n living among rough men
In South Cheyenne. WyO.. for two
years, guarding her sccr", and with no
one nlhpcc'ing her identity. lived Mrs,
Jennie vernon. formerly Of Joplin.
when sh" taken III n few days ago her
rex wn discovered and she died. She
went by the name Of Thomas Max
field. which ia said IN be her fathers
name.
a rrron"r's Jury was sworn In at
Eich"llion Macon county. 10 look into
the death II Miss Susie cupp, the 20
yrnr-old daughter 81 iiOWcll Cupp, n
farmer living In the eastern part ~ IN"
county The girl VAS found dead In
her room She left n not" stating She
had taken poison. IN" family was at
church when ghc committed the act.
She had been out driving with n young
man earlier In ia" evening.
James liurd. n farmer living several
miles south ~ Meta. shot a buzlard.
which vas pcrchcd On "A tree near the