Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-22

NEWS FROM MISSOURI.


80 ''bppb, poIb ia 81
rensburg 60 years ago, Is dead.
Charles e. HOLMAN, a resident OF
Kansas City AZ years and a veteran OF
Dc civil war, is dead.
The thrO- year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wilson, Of Excelsior
Springs. secured possession of an
ounce bottle OF laudanum and drank
about half Of its contents before It's
mother could prevent 1t. A doctor was
hastily summoned, but the little one
died about midnight.
A recent ST. Louis dispatch said the
friends OF Mayor ROlla Wells and the
Jefferson club may declare war upon
the aspirations Of Senator William Joel
Stone to represent Missouri as ore OF
the big four" at the ST. Louis ma
tional convention and succeed himself
as national committeeman.
Peter Dowell, 50 years old, n farmer.
who lived alone in "A little house ncai
Cambria, drew from the bank last weck
$4,000 and, IA he supposed, safely hid
II away in his house. It represented
his lifetime savings. The night that
he became his own banker thieves
broke into the house and look all the
money.
John Gancy. an old man, shot and
Killed Mary Sigler, his niece, and
Grover Foster. his nephew, at st. Jo-
seph. He then shot himself and may
die. Ganey and his wife had q,Iarrclcd
and she went TO the home Of the niece,
NJ vc cisIr. NJ. Si.J., a.I a., H..
ter vent to Gan"y and tried to make
peace. In a frenzy the old man shot
them both and then himself.
A st. Clair county man advances a
unique reason why he should be elect
ed sheriff. This Is that he has been
In jail more than any other MAJ in the
county. "TOm" hewitt Is the candi-
date, and he has served several terms
as county judge during most Of which
nc was locked mp by order Of Judge
Philips, OF the federal court, because
he wouldn't vote to have ST. Clair
county take steps to redeem her IA
nous railroad bonds.
One of the insurance companies do
ine business in Pettis county has can
celled an insurance policy on the barn
and corn bins of NJ. NJ. Bolton. who
served az a juror in the DuntOn casc.
Tho barns Of II. c. Thornton and A. Is.
Absher, two Of the jurors, have been
burned recently. the firebug leaving q
note In each instance, telling what he
intended to do for the remaining jury
men. Rewards a~ggrcgating $500 are
oncr"d for the inccndiary.
Alice N~cssenhcncr and brother, Ed
ward Mcclain, were arrested at Iianni-
bal on the charge Of bnrglarizing the
grocery store Of Henry Ealcs. Mrs.
~Nesscnhcner IL tn" woman who was
convicted in the Hannibal court Of
common pleas two years ago on the
charge ~ numbering her husband by
administering a dosc Of poison and
sentenc"d TO be hanged. The decision
was reV"racd however. in the Missouri
sl:prem" court on a tcchnicality.
One hundred students of Missouri
university, dressed az hobOcs, held M
the Wabash train two miles north Of
Columbia and held complete posscs-
sion during the remainder Of the trip.
They were so clcvcrly disguised that
many II the passengers mistoOk them
for real hobOcs and contributed small
change. The students awarmcd over
the engine and rode on the pilot, and a
number Of the most daring rode the
bumpers in true hobo style. The
whole Idea was an innovation and was
so successful that II will be made an
annual GuGut and will lr tsrt,.I tIr
annual hobo convention Of Missouri
II University.
N IS talked at Jefferson City that
Gov. DOckcry will call an extra scs-
sion Of the legislator" before the state
committee meets here, June 10. to fore
stall the action Of the committee on
hOme rule in the cities. Should the
governor issue his proclamation for the
extra session it would nccessitatc the
holding Of special elections In the fol
lowing counties TO I'll vacancies caused
by death and resignation since the adj
journmcnt Of the general assembly:
Jackson county, John r, Crisp, Scott
county. Lon V, Williams; st Charles
county, John II. Stumbcrf. all dead;
and in Lawrence county, Isaac V. Nc
Ph"rgon, Greene county, John +. Tracy
and John ". Britain, all resigned.
Since the spring term opened many
Of the students Of the University Of
Missouri have been preparing for the
competition for the various prizes,
scholarship hOnOrs and fcllowships Of
fercd by the university. More viii
compete this year than before and the
competition will be closer. heretofore
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