Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-03-18

NEWS FROM MISSOURI.


TINS year, according to DR.. j. &. Whit
ten, professor OF horticulture in the
University Of Missouri.
The Missouri Historical society
has completed arrangements for an
exhibit Of the society at the worlds
fair. 1t will comprise bound volumes
OF every newspaper published in Mis-
souri,.
Prot. +. Il. Mumtord, acting dean Of
the University of Missouri college of
agriculture, does not think Missouri
will have a large wheat crop this year.
From reports received" said Prof.
Munford, the general, impression OF
the farmers Is that the conditions have
not been favorable for a maximum
wheat crop IN 1904. The winter has
been cold and the ground unprotected
by snow"
In the opinion Of A. J.. Ellis, OF
jefferson CITY, who Is engaged in
bringing lana buyers TO Missouri from
other states, The immigration to this
state in the past three or four years
may furnish some political surprises
this fall. Mr.. Ellis thinks that more
than 10000 men who have moved into
Missouri and who have not voted in
this state before Will cast ballots ut
the coming election.
Attorney General T.. e. Crow, who
has been al %Kcdlands, Cal, for several
months 10 rccuperat. his health, has
returned To St. Louis. Mr.. Crows
health, which a partly undermined
by his vigorous prosecution of the
Doodle cases last yoar Is now fully re-
stored and he expressed himself AS
feeling as strong a. ever. He will
% proceed TO MAKE arrangements
for trying The remaining doodle cases.
At Il mass meeting Of Missouri uni
vcrsity students at Columbia the STU
dcnt Building movement" was
launched and subscriptions amounting
10 S2,A8S we're received. Because of
school duties rover Than 100 students
were in attendance. The average sub
scripriOn was nearly $40 The proposed
building Is 10 cost $4,000 and will be
built by thu Young Mems Christian as
sociation Of the university.
The republicans Of the Second on
%rr"ssional district held IA convention
AZ Broukhcld. Forrest 6. farris, Ui
Mobrrly. and Ed r. Daily, Of Chilli.
Gothic, were elected delegates and &
y. Vile8, Of Nprbornc, and W. r.
Flarpi"rs, Of Paris, allcrnatcS 10 the
national convention, all by acclama-
ton. The committee decided to hold
The congressional nominating conycn-
zion n Paris, the date TO be hXcd by
the chairman Of the committee. John
e. Mckinley, Of Union yiIlc, was pres
ent, and, upOn invitation, addressed
the convention.
The prevalence Of bla"llcG amonr
the cattle Of Missouri Is aruuEinp The
apprehension Of cattlcmcn all pvcr the
stat" Although there have been no
heavy losses from this disease, il has
spread over "A wide territory and there
IL scarcely = county In the state that
has not suffered slight losses. Re
guests for hlacklcp vaccine have gone
TO the state board Of agriculture from
Onc-fourth he counties If The state and
in the past month more than ZOO
doses have been sent out by the Mis-
YOuri experiment station at Columbia.
I:Hpcrimcuts are being carried on and
a bulletin CT the subject VIII be issued
in a few weeks.
Marc .,,se is s,w, in This eoc,lnr
y, H.. c,,,,ry d,ri,. u.rob and
,rru ,b.u ~, anu char rori,d -,
the year In view Of this, the Mis-
sonri cDIl""" Of agriculture gave out