Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-04
NEWS FROM MISSOURI. ;


Official notice has been given that
the division Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
e. ST. Paul railroad will be moved from
ChillicOthe to Laredo, Mo, November
-. The city of Chillicothe has brought
suit for $G5 900 against the Milwaukee
Tor making the move officially an.
nounced. The suit was filed in cir
cult court last week.
The Southwest Missouri Light COM
pany, Of Joplin, was sold to Judge Da-
vid ID. Hoag, OF Joplin, late of Kansas
City; George ". Moore, OF Now York,
and A. NJ. Barron. of Joplin. The COM
pany will be merged with the Missouri
Ice & Cold Storage company into one
corporation, to De known as The Jasper
County Light 4 Power company. Fifty
thousand dollar5 will be spent in i'm
prOyom"nts.
Kansas City may not secure the ia
nous organ at the Festival hall at
the worlds fair and its ultimate dcsti-
nation Is doubtful. II was built by a
Los Angeles Ocal.J company originally
for the Convention ball in Kansas
City. When the Los Angeles a5socia-
ton lately changed presidents the
first agreement between the two
parties was a~brpgated, and new pro,
posals were made, which. 81 far, have
not been agreed upOn definitely.
While Kansas City still has a good
chance to sccur" the organ for its
Convention hall, the instrument is for
sale at the price of sG5. 900.
DR.. n. +. Wryman, for years prom
inen' in professional and business
circles in St, Joseph, was committed
10 the state hospital for insane after
an exciting scene. He engaged a liv-
cry rig and drove rapidly down South
Sixth street from Felix street, scatter
ing handsful Of gold and silver coin
TO PEDESTRIANS. He was pursued by
policemen, who effected his capture.
Or. Weyman threw away about 81,
900. He became violently insane from
the use of drugs. Miss Edith I%iinnen,
member Of an old and well known
family of 81. Joseph, was found dead
in the office Of DR.. Wcyma1 several
months apO with a bullet wound in
her heart. Dr. Wcymau alleged that
she committed suicide.
The Missouri synod of the Northern
Presbyterian church, in session at In
dependence, voted to hold its next
meeting at BrOokGcld. Reports were
received on ministerial relief, and IT
was shown that the contributions did
not come up to the expectations of the
synod, and it was asked that the aver
age OF IS cents per member should be
raised 10 80 cents. Roy. Garter, who
has in charge the various young peo-
Pies societies, reported favOrably on
the work in 81. Louis and in the Platte
prcsbytcrios. Especial mention was
made by the synod Of the work Of the
ONE in foreign missions, The synod
has given S2l 1893, 81 per cent. more
than last year. II was urged that
clcipymcn give m Sunday in October
70" the advancement of tn" cause Of
temperance. Favorable reports were
made as to the cvane"listic work
throughout the synod.
9TH" Youngest generation does not
remember the greatest governor Mis-
souri, ever had says the Springfield
Leader. This was Gov. Robert NJ.
Stewart, who was governor just before
the war broke out, from 1853 to 1850,
az the governors term then wa only
two years. There is no telling to what
heights Of political prefcrment Gov
Stewart would have reached had he nol
been addicted to one habit that ruined
his life. and that was whisky. AT tho
Charleston convention, In 1860, stew
art would have been nominated for
vice president along with Douglas, hu'
he got on one Of his big iamhor"cs
ana Of course queorcd hilnEc!f. Ht
used TO do some Of the most ludlcrouS
and outrageous things while he was
occupying the gubernatoi1al chair
Upon one Of his sprccs he demanded
the keys Of the p~enitcntiary and was
going 10 urn all Of the prisoners GU
and pardon them in a bunch
Miss Alice NJ. Greene, OF Pacific, WHIT
came into prominence several months
ago by refusing 10 marry a young MAJ
after she accompanied him TO Clayton
for 2 license and had selected thr wed
ding ring, was married last week Il
Jesse J. Rubbing. of Wcllston. Ate
returning from Clayton with the II
ccnse Miss Greene and her former in
tended returned to st. Louis, selected
, ring and were TO meet AT the home o
, her aunt on Maple avenue, in ID
, Hodiamont, where the wedding was I,
take place, On her return trip Mis-
Greene left thee ar at GoOdfcllow ave
. nue. 10 see "A friend, while the youn'
!, man proceeded to the Maple aVpnu