Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-22

Fresh canned goods, -four, produce,
etc, assured to customers purchasing
goods OF Il. A. Williams, the South Side
grocer
a merchant at IIarrisonvile offered a
prize for suggestions as to how to in
crease his business, and Of the nineteen
replies, sixteen advised him to advertise.
Dr. l.. +. Hurt OF Boonville, democrat
ic candidate for railroad and warehouse
commissioner, was in Versailles Wednes-
day circulating among the democrats of
Morgan county. He went from here TO
Barnett yesterday to interview other
friends. DR.. Hurt is one of the wheel
horses of the democratic party in this
end of the state and will make il warm
for o,lier candidates. in the field.
The new clay plant has been turning
out some fine specimens of brick the
past week which the company will make
use of in their own buildings on the
grounds. Two colors, granite and red,
have been manufactured which prove
conclusively that the big institution will
do even more than was anticipated by
our people. The output will be enor-
nous when the plant gets into full opcr-
alton
Now that school is out the average
school boy who has been housed up for
several months studying facts and figures
will recrcatc each in his own sweet way.
Some will fly their kites high in the air,
others will trot a few extra heats on their
bicycles, while the larger per cent will
haul out their fishing tackle, dig bait
and pcramb,ilatc TO the neares, creeks to
tantalizc the Gnny tribe. So it goes with
the school boys. They have earned
their recreation.
M. Joachim returned last Thursday
from northern Arkansas, where lie had
, been in The interest of his new town site
| located AT Winnerva on White River.
| The recent high waters resulted in the
loss Of valuable boat owned by the
| Winnerva Mercantile and Development
Co., of which he 10 president, which is
to be replaced by larger and better
steamer. The Democrat has Just com
plcted fine booklet for this company,
and that section is to be thoroughly de
velopcd by them.
Rev. e. N. White delivered the annual
sermon to the graduating class of our
public school last Sunday evening, at the
Baptist Church. The church was crowded
the class attending in Il body. wearing
class colors, blue and white, every mum
Der, with the exception of Miss Josephine
Bicrsach, who was sick at her home, be-
ing present. Rev. White delivered fine
sermon, which was not only highly ap-
prcciatcd by the eleven members of the
graduating class, but was received with
profound interest by the large cougrcpa'
ton who listened to the splendid culogy
and christian cxaltation.
While the Democrat has been cTpand-
ing in general way. New PRESSES new
material and plenty OF everything that
pertains to a frst-class printing plant
has been placed in the office and we
are now able To announce that a very
live addition has jus, appeared which Is
"A little out Of the ordinary but Which is
the noblcst OF them all. It il ten
pound boy baby which arrived at the
home of our junior partner, Mr.. Duff
last Saturday afternoon. Al are doing
we'll, and Dave will be himself again in
due course of human event, The new
conner has been chrs'oncd Thomas Price
Duff.
Il A. Williams, the South Side gro
I ceryman, handles n choice line of gro
4 cerics aud canned goods.