Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-22
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

Press Bond last week traded his res
idence property in this city to Mrs.
Buzan for an sJ-acrc improved farm
located three and a half miles east of
Versailles. Press will probably dispose
Of his business interests in town and
move to the farm with a view Of rccup-
Grating his health. While we regret t"
lose him and his estimab.e family from
our midst we hope the change may
prove beneficial TO him.
II. Schafer, of DcSota. Mo-, was here
Monday and Tuesday, and while here
made definite arrangements to 'lsh
a bottling works in Versailles. He Sc
cured "A building from j. 7. shores on
Walnut street, southwest Of the square,
and cXpcets to have his machinery and
equipment here ready for operation by
the first of March. Mr.. Schafcr is a
practical bother and will manage the
plant himself. He viii Manufacture
soda water, ginger ale, lemon sour and
other non-intoXican,s, and has a ap|en-
did field for his business here.
City Clerk Clark Mcfarland in his
financial statement Of the general fund
Of the City of Versailles, from .Ju Y LIST
10 December 3lst. 1903, gives the totals
as follows: Receipts SiiJs.O Of; paid old
warrants outstanding *33. Sc accounts of
..1.... ..-I F... Sy.t ~. ,L,,l -, ,,l
supplies for streets SsGj.1i, criminal
costs Sl5j.3D. incidental supplies Ss.O5:
balance on hand &5oi7; total S!iJ. OF.
The total outstanding indebtedness
5000. 10. Resources, on taxes for 1902
and prior $5i-, taxes for 1893 $3.50 I
,otal sll36.94.
A most peculiar accident with a lucky
Termination happened at Higginsviilc
recently. Mr., Erust and his SISTER were
crossing the Missouri Pacific tracts in
Il buggy with the torn curtains up. 1t
was Il stormy evening and they failed
to notice an approaching engine which
struck the buggy squarely and pitched
its occupants onto the c~ow.catchcr.
With great presence OF mind Mr.. Ernst
managed TO grasp II rod and held him
self and sister until the train stopped
They were uninjurcd but the horse had
to be killed.
John B~roitmcycr this week placed a
new switchboard in the central Office
of the Versailles Telephone system.
Manager tOUk has combined the Old
and new switch-boards at the Office and
the Company n now accommodate
800 en- ,tolncrs, while $50 telephones are
now in use, the business having so in.
became Il necessity to add the new
switch boa I'd. Mr.. Brokmeycr has i'm
proved the system in several particulars
in the past few months, and we have
ms good telephone service as any town
the size OF Versailles in this part of
the state.
A move is being ngitatcd by several
OF our enterprising business men TO or.
gaHize II company for the purpose Of
starting AN aX.handle factory in this
city. Such an enterprise would in our
opinion prove "A successful yenturc and
he II valuable adjunct To Versailles in
,lustr,al features. Thee il AN Goddess
amount of aecond-growth white oak
and hickory near the city which could
he sod to the factory for 81 per cord.
A plant could be erected ready for OPP
GRAFTON at IA cost " ST.. OoO that would
create II payroll Of more than 81, 500 per
month which would be distributed
among our business men. Our citizens
should give this matter their Earnest
consideration and add another feature
" Versailles industries.