Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-29

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Entered in Post Office at Versailles, Missouri, .s second
class mail matter.
For Governor, 1904,
JOSEPH w. FOLK,
Circuit Attorney of st. Louis.
1t is stated that Reed will withdraw from the race
for Governor and make it unanimous for Folk. That
would be the thing for him to do.
Over in Northeast Missouri, not far from Kinks
vile, twenty farmers, all democrats, have organized a
Folk club with the following motto: Joe Folk in
Spite of He'll"
One week from Saturday Morgan County Demo-
cracy holds the primaries to determine our choice for
Governor. 1t will be Joseph w. Folk, if our voters
turn out. See that a full vote is polled.
Nine more conntics and "a more delegates to the
State nominating convention is Joseph W. Folks
record for last Saturday. How does the squirming
anti-Folk pageant like the dose by this time!
The Bunceton Eagle says: 1T is now declared
that the report of the consolidation of the Democratic
State Machine Company and the Republican Federal
Machine Company under the name OF the Inter
national Craft Works is erroneous
Louis Berger las been a deputy in the collectors
Office at St. Louis for forty eight years. During this
entire time he has never lost a single day on account
Of sickness and although he has worked over columns
Of figures for nearly a half century he does not now
wear sIectacles.
The department of agriculture has discovered that
En.ic.,y ,nIxtlr an 1yeI1 kYnuyn a . a Tree S1rav
viii absolutely eradicate the germs Of typhoid if used
TO purify drinking water. II is said that 90 cents
"oIth If the mixture will purify a million gallons Of
W1tcr.
Joseph W. Polk now has zoe delegates pledged him
to the State nominating convention at Jefferson City,
and still many more are to be heard from, which will
place him beyond the reach Of any set Of 'bosSes,"
machine politicians or pie eaters who have been his
only enemies in his race for the Governorahip
Hon. w. G. Riggs, editor Of the Queen City
Leader, has been elected by the Democrats Of Scluy-
lsr county for representative. Editor Bisgs is a good
newspaper man and a Folk supporter, and there
should he a number Of representatives Just like him
sent to the state house if Folk is TO be their head
y. Slaughter, wealthy Macon county farmer
has received word that the Kansas City Court Of
Appeals had reversed the finding of The lower court in
granting him a divorce from his wife, Lucy SLAUGHTER
a year ago. As Slaughter remarked soon after The
divorce decree WAS entered, he is somewhat AIT ted
over the present status of his family.
Ten days ago a small pimilc came on her lower liz
and Mrs. Mccormick used a brass pin in o,..ning the
eruption. Blood poison set in and the Inflammation
spread over the face and 10 the brain before the ser.
iuusncaa OF the case was realized and a physician had
been consulted. Within a week meningitis had r..
suited and the victim died.
a st. Clair county man advances a uuiouc reason
why he should be elected sheriff. This is that he has
been in jail mole than any other man il, the county
Tom hewitt is the candidate, aud he has served
several terms as county Judge during most of each of
which he was locked up by order of Judge Philips. of
the Federal Court, because he wouldn't vote to have
st, Clair county take steps to redeem he, famous
railroad bonds.
Harry Il. HaweS, who claims to hold u cinch on
Ill delegates in st. Louis and three scattering
has given up tho ghost in his effort TO defeat JOS.