Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-29

NEWS FROM MISSOURI. ;


Bonds for 500. 900 voted at Hannibal
TO rebuild the electric light plant will
be floated at home.
The Third district republican on
gressional convention will be held at
Richmond March %.
Republicans of the Ninth congress
sional district will hold their
ton at St. Charles on March 3.
Sheriff Wiley Huston prevented a
Jail delivery at Troy by finding three
steel saws and a file in M of the
prisoners cells. There are four men
In jail and they had sawed the bars
almost in two and then filed the cracks
with soap to prevent detection.
Judge Thomas A. Sherwood has re-
covered his health and returned to the
practice of the law at Springfield. He
has entered into partnership with
Henry G. Young, a son of his law part
ner before he was elected to the SUI
preme bench, than 30 years ago.
While Fred and Lena Ernst, near
IIigginsvillc, were crossing the rail
road track in the buggy they were
struck by a swift-moving passenger
train, which tore their buggy to pieces,
but both Ernst and his sister fell upon
the cowcatcher and, after being car
ried on it some distance, were taken
off unhurt.
The marriage for the third time of
Mrs. Shaffer = Smith-Althciser-Smith-
~Berry-Berry to Moke Smith, after hav-
ing been separated from him twice
and married to three other husbands,
gives Mrs. Smith the most remarkable
matrimonial record of any woman in
Missouri. In seven years she has been
six times married and five times di-
yorced.
1t is stated that there will be some
important changes in the western d.
vision of the Chicago & Alton railway
system. Mexico will be a division
point instead of Slater. The Cedar
City branch will become an important
factor for the 6rst time since its on
struction after the completion Of the
1t Is stated that trains will be run on
this new road by June /.
Fifty members of the alumni CT the
state university enjoyed their third
annual banquet at Carthage recently.
The elegant Elks' clubhouse was beau-
tifully decorated for the occasion. The
membership was made up from resi-
dents of Carthage, Joplin, Nevada, La
mar, PIERCE City, Golden City, Webb
City and NeoshO. Responses to tOasts
were made by DR.. Richard Henry
Jesse, president Of the university;
John w. Lawson. dean OF the law de-
partment, and ex-Secrctary Berry G..
Thurman, OF Lamar. university cura-
tor.
Representative Shackleford, OF Mis-
souri,, has r~cintrOduced the old bill
providing for the creation of the ma
tiOnal Niangua forest reserve in Mis-
souri,. He proposes that the secretary
of agriculture be authorized to pur-
chase timbered lands along the
Niangua river, in Camden, Dallas and
Laclede counties, to the extent Of 150,-
900 acres, exclusive OF mineral rights.
Dallas and Laclcde counties are added
to the bill, which formerly only cov-
cred Camden county. The amount so
expended is not to exceed $500 900, and
$50, 600 Of that amount Is to be avail
able Immediately upon the passage Of
the act and until June 80 1906.
Mr.. ana Mrs. David NJ. Pollock ccle-
brated the siXty-third anniversary Of
tl,t, ,..fa-. l.. k,.I T.,. g..
days ago. Mr.. Pollock was born in
Fennsylysni' and is 81 years old. His
wife was born in Indiana and Is sc
years old. They were married in Ran
dolph county, Ind. The combined ages
of the heads Of families who attended
their party was lib years and their
average age was 10 8-l7 years. Mr..
and Mrs. Pollock have lived in Holt
county since 1864. lie has been a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church for &C years and his wife has
belonged TO It for 20 years. Both the
old folks are in fairly good health,
tnair ages considered.
The state historical society has just
completed a collection Of the journals
OF the general assemblies OF Missouri
from the earliest general assembly of
the territory Of Missouri. The col
lection is the only one complete. The
Earliest Of these journals form an in
teres,ing study Of the progress of Mis-
souri, and the Louisiana purchase in
100 years. The business which occu-
pied the attention of the pioneer Mis-
souri, Legislators would be ignored this
day. One Of the most important acts
OF the legislature Of 1916 was AN act
to encourage the killing Of wolves,