Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-12-23

: NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


cllned TO make q report Ousling James
}. Butler, of st. LoGis, from his con-
gressional seat. Butler was unseated
in two previous contests.
Judge w. w. Graves, the defeated
candidate for circuit judge in the But.
Ter district, and Attorney General Ed
c. Crow will form a partnership and
open up a law office in St. Louis after
retiring from their respective Offices.
The Scdalia city council granted a
franchise to the Sedalia e Warrens-
burg .nterurban electric railroad TO
construct and operate a railway
through Sedalia. The line Is to be
built from the new Missouri Pacific
shops in East Sedalia to Warrensburg,
a distance Of 80 miles.
In the circuit court at Lexington
Judge Samuel Davis awarded James G.
McGrew a $500 judgment against the
Missouri Pacific railway for over
charges in freight rates. McGrew has
several similar cases pending. Nc
Grew is n of the biggest Touring
mill and coal mine operators in Mis-
souri,.
b. ]. Titus, a ~stockman. residing near
Schell City, until last week had an Cd
dity in a COW. For the last four years
this cow has raised on an average OF
3M calves a year. The first two years
she bore twins, last year triplets and
this year four calves, all of which
lived except the first three his year.
Tho nTrIt i,rtTn.I ta, 49,, tEi, ,;,-r
and the COW died.
The republican post office primary
election al Nevada resulted in a victory
for ID. w. Graves. Fewer than 200
votes were cast. Graves will be in
dorsed by "A majority of the city com
mittee members. o. w. Ncfl, who OPP
posed the primary, did not place his
name on the ballot. He claims the in.
dorsement Of a majority Of the city
and county central committees.
The republican electors for prcsi-
dent and vice president for Missouri
meet at jefferson City January 9 to
east the vote Of the state. This will be
a formal matter. The official vote viii
be certified in triplica,c. One list will
be sent by special MESSENGER TO the
secretary Of state at Washington, am
other will be mailed to the president Of
the senate and the third will be de-
posted with the federal judge of the
district.
The conviction Of Harry A. Faull-
ner, former member of the St. Louis
house of delegates ON a charge of per
jury, has been affirmed by the supreme
court. Faulkner, who was convicted
and sentenced 10 five years imprisOn-
mcnt on his second trial, will prob
ably be taken to the p~enitcntiary i'm
mcdiatcly. The case of Louis a. Deck.
or, another former member of the
house Of delegates, convicted Of brib-
cry, who received a hve-year sentence,
was romandcd for a new trial. Both
cases grew out Of the Suburban rail.
way franchise Doodle scandal.
The quarterly meeting of the board
If %curators Of the Missouri state uni
y"raity closed q three days session at
Columbia last week. During the pro-
rccdingS the following elections and
appointments were made: Gardiner
Lathrop, Of Kansas City, was unani-
mouSly chosen president Of the board
to succeed the late DR.. John y. Nincil.
+. ~. Brown, Of Jefferson City. cx-su-
pr"me court reporter, was appointed
attorney to collect the collateral in
heri'ance tax TO take the place OF
Judge Noah NJ. Givan. resigned. c. b..
Faris, Of Charlottesville, was elected
vice president Of the board.
Representative Cowhcrd introduced
two bills Of interest to Missourians.
One was TO extend the provisions Of
the pension law to include the Kansas
City station guard. n home guard or
ganizltiun. formed by federal army Of
ticcrs just after Sterling Prices raids
In Missouri, but which was never mus
tered into the service. Mr.. COwherd
has faint hope Of favorable legislation,
but introduced II at the request o.
constituents. The other bill directs
the auditor for the war department 10
audit and report on all claims OF Mis-
souri, and MissOurians for supplies fur
nishrd TO union troops during the civil
war. There II a large mass or such
claims. ON OF which are genuine, ana
many said to he un warranted.
The fourth annual meeting Of the
State Historical society Of Missouri
closed after an interesting session. The
society voted to take steps towards cs-
tablishing "A quarterly publication. the
main contents Of which would be Mis-
souri, history, Papers we're read by J.
C.. FaRg, of Bowling Green; phil f..
Chappcll, Of Kansas City; Miss Minnie