Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-02-05
: NEWS FROM MISSOURI. ;


a a city OF the fourth class.
Gov. Dockery issued a pardon to
Frederick Johnson, who was sent to
the penitentiary from Jackson county
in September, 1898. for 10 years for
burglary and larceny. Johnson has be-
come totally blind.
Francis NJ. Wilson says Platte coun-
~ will undoubtedly have a candidate
for the Fourth district congressional
nomination this year. Mr.. Wilson
doesn't mention any names, but he
hints that the candidates initials will
be +. NJ. w.
G.. w. Maurice. a Chicago e. Alton
brakeman whose home Is at Slater, IL
under arrest at Kansas City for the al
legged theft of 81 ,0G5 worth Of diamonds
from Hazel holland, a notorious wo-
man. After his arrest he weakened
and told where he had hidden the
jewels.
A sensation was created at st. Joseph
by the publication by Mrs. Rosa II.
McGOwan of a notice to the effect that
she had divorced her husband, Robert
A. McGowan. The notice is referred
to by Mrs. McGowan as "a bill OF
separation" and she maintains that 1t
should be binding to the same extent
as are common law marriages.
A brick fell off the top Of a building
M Glasgow the other day and barely
grazed the hat Of a passing drummer.
If it had hit his head IT. would have
l,,nI,l Iii, Irat,p D,,t Nh. ya,un ~, a ~
went through the Iroquois theater fire
and came out ~unscathed. A man who
so evidently bears a charmed life should
be able to get cheap life and accident
insurance.
An unknown German was knocked
from the bridge one mile west of
Blackwater by Il wcstbound passenger
while he was attempting to cross on
his hands and knees. He fell 70 feet
to the ice, and died in u few minutes.
He was about so years of age, 8 feet )
inches tall, sandy gray hair and mus
tache. lie had no money, but was
warmly clad, and had a valise contain
ing bottles Of medicine.
Gov. Dockcry has appointed John
Sherwood census enumeratOr for Mo-
berly. The appointment was made
upon the petition of the city council
of that city and in compliance with
section 1858, revised statutes, which
provides that the ~ levy in cities OF
more than 10000 shall not exceed GO
cents and in cities Of less thar 10000
50 cents. This special enumeration il
to determine the tax levy.
The past two weeks the remaining
country stores and post Offices Of Cald-
well county have been connected with
the local telephone system Of the coun-
ty, Bonanza being the last village To
get in touch with the world by phone,
Now every post Office in the county
and every township is in communities
ton with each other. In many Of the
localities n large per cent. OF the farm
CTS have phones in their homes.
A rival to Queen" the big Galloway
county mule, has appeared In Jefferson
county. A. Il. Ashbaugh, OF Festus
has a mule which Is nearly 10 hand.
high and weighs nearly a ton. The
Fulton Gazette sticks to It's original
assertion that Queen "fOr size and
smoOthnesS Is without Il peer
Queen" stands Il trinc more than 1SX
hands high, and when last weighed
tipped the scales al $40 pounds.
The aggregate capital of the 20 trus,
companies In business in the state on
September 8 was $2l, 7l2 800. since
that date two new ones, one capital
lied at $50, 600 and the other at 500,
600, have been organized, increasing
this total to $2l .3G2 800, and this |,
further increased by the increase made
in the original capitalization Of on
Of them from $4,000 to $500 900, {
net increase Of $50 900, and makini
the aggregate capital stock Of the trus
companies 1922, l12, 900 at this date
against s2I 1890, or a gain Of $500,
900 in the -four months,
There are In Missouri /G7l stat
hanks, the aggregate capital stock o
which reaches $21, 1852, 900. The las
official statement issued by the bank
ing division Of the secretary Of states
office was on September 8, 1909. a
which time the aggregate capital stool
of the Gi2 state banks then In existence
was $2l ,0GS. 600, a gain since that tim'
Of $685., 400. This Increase Is not who'll,
due Ia tho incorporation Of new banks
because many Of the old established
ones made an increase In their origira
capitalization. This gain of 1858 400 Il
divided as follows: New banks, Si73.
600; increases. $4,000.
Beside state banks there are In Mis-
souri 93 private banks, whose aggre