Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-01
NEWS FROM MISSOURI !
Law Examinations Postponed.

The state board OF law examiners,
created at the recent session of the
general assembly, met at Jefferson
City for the purpose of efecting an
organization. w. r. Ragland, Of Mon
roe City. was chosen president of the
board I'M Henry d. Ashley, Of Kansas
City, secretary. Unless an order re-
scinding the action taken is issued,
there will he no examination Of appli-
cants for license to practice law until
mex January. the examination to be
held at Jefferson City. Originally II
was intended to hold an examination
in st. Louis and Kansas City next
month.
"Held Up n Joplin Conductor.
Two masked highwaymen held up"
and ,obbed a conductor, c. w. SOurs,
on one of the Southwest Missouri
electric cars between Galena and Jop-
lin. AS the conductor alighted from
the car at the state line telephone
station to get orders he was confront
ed by the high waymen, who had been
secreted In a field of millet. They
took the days receipts, $50. The rob.
berry was done so quietly that no ex-
element was created among the pas
scngers. AS they were leaving. the
highwaymen fired one shot in the d.
rection Of the motorman.
Farm Hand Alleges False Arrest.
Recently a horse belonging to Rube
NEn1too rvo,I.hr eor,,or of VornNa
county. died after being ridden by
Hugh Miner. a hand on Walton's farm.
Walton had Miner arrested, charging
him with stealing the horse, but later
the charge was reduced to one OF ma
liciOus conduct. Neither charge was
proven in court. and Miner has 10Y
brought suit against Walton for SILL
onment.
The enrolment nj VI. =. U.
An official statement issued by r.
win Switzler. registrar of the Missouri
State University, showing the enroll
ment Of the summer term just closed,
together with the residences OF STU
dents, gives the total enrolment as
396. which Is so per cen above the en-
rollment of the previous year OF all
Missouri counties the largest enroll
ment was from Jackson. Jasper, Pike
and st. Louis counties,
Machine Typcscttinx school.
To meet the demand for machine
operators in the printing trade a type
setting school has been established in
the Baird building at Kansas City.
Printers throughout the country de-
string to learn either the linotype or
monotype machines can get all infor-
nation by addressing the Southwest
ern Machine Typesetting School. Baird
building, Kansas City. Mo.
Jumped from Train On Iads bridge
Escaping from her niece, who was
after an illness. Mrs. Laura Oxford.
aged 20. jumped from a Burlington
train that had stopped on the Eads
bridge and was drowned in the river
below. Nervous trouble Is considered
responsible for the suicide.
Conference mt Cnr~UthrrsVt11e.
Plans looking to changing the place
Of the 81. Louis annual conference OF
the Southern Methodist church next
month, from Charlottesville to some
point further north. fave been aban-
doned and the ministers of the confer
ence will face whatever danger there
may be at the southern point.
Rain Washes Away sidewalks.
The heaviest rain in the history OF
C%larksburg recently fell there. The
eastern portion of the city was food
ed with water. ranging in depth from
" to 6 feet. Sidewalks were washed
away and travel in that section sus
pended, Such conditions were never
witnessed there before.
Arrest EOIlOws shooting.
Sheriff George A.. Marting arrested
Edward Smith. an inmate of the Sol
diers' home at ST. James. charged
with killing Jacob Nef. another in
mate. The killing was the result Of
an old grndge that has existed between