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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07
A BIG CELEBRATION.

The Fourth Of July celebration in
Versailles was grand success. The
"Dawn's Early Light" approached
bright and clear and many of our peo-
pie were up early to assist in ushering
in the day. The memories of the oc-
casion still linger in many breasts-in
fact in many other parts of the anat-
omies do we find some significant
evidences of the day we celebrated.
1t was day of rousing activity, filed
from sun-up to sun-down with many
exciting events and lurid Incl
dents of a charactef that pleased and
amused all who spent the Fourth in
Versailles.
The celebration was under the
management of the local camp Of the
W. O. w. lodge and the members
have occasion to feel proud of the re-
suits. One of the largest crowds ever
attending a picnic here were well en-
tertained and all highly pleased with
the days program. People came
from miles around Versailles bring
ing their dinner which they enjoyed
at the picnic grounds. The Versail
les Corret Band furnished music for
the occasion, and several pDmiment
speakers addressed the crowd. All
kinds of amusements were in evil
dence on the grounds, such as swings
music, etc, with plenty of stands for
refreshments. The Matinee novelty
tent attracted the younger element of
the crowd with their horns, whistles,
Gains, parasols, confette and in fact
everything calculated to appeal to the
children.
| Nothing happened to mar the
pleasure OF the day or to interfere
with any part of the program and the
whole celebration, day and night was
a splendid success, and those hav.
ing the management are to be COM
mended for the manner in which the
affair was conducted.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07

Have your Abstracts made by
Chas w. Kavanaugh.
Mrs. Boyd of Upton visited sew
eral days this week with the family
of NJ. Spidel.
Carl Duff departed this week for an
extended visit to Colorado. He goes
to that climate for the benefit of his
health.
Mrs. Frank Hooper of Atchison,
Kansas, arrived here last Saturday
and is the guest of Mrs. Lucy
Bakewell.
Attorney Amos Knoop and wife
departed lart Saturday for Sedalia to
spend the Fourth with Mrs. Knoop's
mother.
Sam Livingston and wife arrived
here last Sunday and stopped over to
enjoy the Fourth with home folks in
this city.
The Brick Plant team went out
Sunday morning and defeated the
Moreau second nine 20 to 3, with
Atwood Long in the box for the
home team.
c. V. LaDow came down from
Kansas City last Sunday to make a
visit in Versailles. He is son of
V. f. LaDow, one of the operators of
the Versailles Clay Plant.
The Linn Creek Revelle came out
last week with II columns of orders of
publication requiring double edition
of the paper. This looks rather pros
porous fol-, the Reveille.
Between the big storm, the base
ball game and the lively ushering in
of the Fourth of July the first few days
this week were strenuous enough to
suit the average Versailles citizen.
The rain interfered with the game
OF ball which was to have been play
ed at the base ball park last Friday
between members of the Red Men
and X. P's. The game was post
poned to future date.
DR.. Joel ID. Hubbard's profes.
ional card appears in another column
The Doctor, whose Office is at his res
idence on East Newton street, ha!
come back to his old home to prac.
ticc his profession and as ne is wei
known throughout Morgan Count,
we bespeak ior him lucative practice
Frank Washburn OF Gravois Mill
was here Monday looking after busi
ness matters relative to his Gravoi
store. He was quite jubilant over |
fishing trip at Pofter's where he land
ed 200 pounds of the finest iisl
caught this season. He says Mil
ler's cat wasn't in it with his catch
Ross Martin who spent pleasan
vacation with his parents, MIR. ant
Mrs. John Martin, shd other Yer
sailles friends, returned to St. Lpui
last Sunday. Ross has been holding
a position with the St. Louis Repub
lie as collector on one OF their routes
but assumed another position on re
turning to the city.
Joseph Pepper, the Runceto1
merchant spent the 4th in this cit,
the guest of his brother Adolph, ant
family. While here he distributed som
advertising matter of the Bahceto
lair among which were some Yer
: unique and Well conceived designs
We thank Mr.. Pepper tor one of tn
"Fair Rootefs" which now adorn
O,ir sanctum.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07
Kavanaugh's liveryharn. Phone 40

Kavanaugh's livery barn. Phone 40.
WHEEroN.-It is good, Sc a glass
at Soda Fountain of ]. B. LUMpEE.
DR.. Morris Pepper and wife, OF s..
Louis, who spent the Fourth in Ver-
sailles, returned home Wednesday.
Chas. w. Kavanaugh the Abstracter
would like to write your deeds,
mortgages, contracts, etc.
Miss Josephine Doran came over
from Mnceton last Saturday and spent
the Fourth with friends in this city.
T. A. Williams. the South Side gro.
ce"yman, handles "a choice line of gro-
ceries and canned goods,
Miss Maud Baker is visiting Flor
ence friends this week. She remain
ed there after the picnic Tuesday.
We are now open and will be pleased
to see all customers at our new Livery
Stables on Fisher street. Rigs for city
driving, stylish and up-to-date.
WILLIAMS BROS
An adjourned term of the Morgan
County circuit court will be held in
Versailles next Friday and Saturday.
We beg our readers to excuse us
this week for the shortness of news.
Tuesday, you know, was the Fourth.
Miss Pearl Markell came down from
, Kansas City on Tuesday of last week
and is the guest of Miss Like Schaper.
!. c. Sumner left Wednesday for
Kansas, where he goes with view
of locating. His family will remain
here until he finds suitable location.
W. H. French of Moniteau county
was in this city last Saturday visiting
relatives. Mr.. French formerly lived
in this city, his father owing property
on Campbell street.
The ladies of the Methodist church
at Glensted will give an ice cream
and box supper at Glensted Friday
July l4th, 1903, proceeds to be use,l
for the benefit of the church.
The land Office at Boonville wa.
vacated last Friday afternoon and the
books, safe. ETC., were shipped tc
Springfield, the Boonville Office.
having been consolidated with the
one at Springfield.
Joe Wendlecan the Barnett hote
and restaurant man, came in Monda,
and watch the Versailles ball team
"do'' the Sedalia Sentinels. Joe
says they'll have to send out theil
league team to cope with Versailles
Deputy Surveyor Sam McClanahan,
accompanied by Dean Price, Joe
Ihruston and Archie Jones were on {
surveying tour at Stover last Friday
afternoon and they were caught ir
the rain storm. They were somewha
soaked when they reaehed Versatile.
in the evening.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07

The South Side Millinery Bazaar
lis selling fancy ribbons at greatly re-
duced prices. This sale will continue
during the summer, call and inspect
the stock.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07
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LOCAL NEWS. {
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Kavanaugh's livery barn. Phone 40.
DR.. r. ]. Gibbs, of Proctor, spent
the Fourth in Versailles.
Cool off by drinking a PHOSPHATE
at Soda Fountain of J. B. LUNpEE.
A social dance was given at the
opera house on the evening Of July
9TH
Coca Cola, Delicious and Refresh
ing. Try it at scdp Fountain of ]. B.
IUhIFEE.
Rev. V. NJ. Crutsinger of Glensted
was in Versailles last Saturday on his
way to Proctor.
Try our Pride of the West Flour.
$3.50 per cwt. Every sack warranted,
at NJ. l.. JoACHIMI's,
tohn Wassung went to Kansas city
Saturday to visit friends until after
the Fourth.
Phone 173 for buss to all trains,
Williams Bros. 'buss line meets the
trains at both depots.
y Henry Adair of Kansas City came
in Monday and spent the Fourth with
Versailles friends.
Try our CHERRY, CHOCOLATE, PINE
APPLE, STRAWBERRY or Nut SUNDAE.
]. B. LUMPEE.
Spices, Nuts, Rasins and other
materials for cakes and pies at f.. A.
Williams south side Square.
Mrs. Lena Duff visited her brother
Joe Gattermeyer, at Olean several
days last week.
Chas. w. KaTanaugh, Abstract Of
fee. 1st door north OF Mason & Price S
Butcher Shop.
Orders 'phoned to 1T3 will be an
swered promptly. NiJllans Bros
lyy IS line meets all trains.
Attorney Z. M. Carter made a
visit several days last week to his for.
mcr home in Linn Creek.
40 get the best value for your
money in Lumber, Lath, Shingles and
o,hes- Building Material go to Ant
weller & Hardy.
IfSou want to borrow money on
your farm see Chas. W. Kavanaugh,
the Abstracter, office in block north
west corner public square.
Mrs. &. Settle, after two week S
visit with her pare nts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elwyn Price. departed for her home
in St. Louis last Saturday.
FoR SALE-Two span heavy draft
horses, no better in the comfy.
MONARCH Coal & MINERAL Co.
Simpson Coal Bank.
Prof. w. S. Dade and wife came
in from Csceoia last Saturday and
have been spending the week with rel
atives and friends in this city. Prof.
Dade has secured the Osteola schools
for the coming year.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07
The Lid Is On.

We positively will not deliver any
goods on Sundays. Markets will be
open until 0 O'Clock on Sunday morn
ing and no later.
d. c. HARDY,
Mason 4 PRICE,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07

To The Public F!

Having purchased the goods and business of
the Millinery Bazar, respectfully invite all in need
of Millinery goods to visit my store, inspect the
goods and get prices. Mrs. Child will spend the
summer in Texas, returning about September lst by
way of Kansas City where she will purchase the
latest styles in millinery. She will continue as
manager of the Bazar and will visit St. Louis and
other markets, thus securing all the latest designs
in head-gear.
Thanking the public for past favors and solicit
ing your future patronage, | beg to remain.
Respectfully,
i MRS. N. E. MOUNTS, Proprietress.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-07

Jeff Roberts, proprietor of the bow
ling alley and restaurant on the west
side of the square, met with an ac-
cident which resulted in a broken
leg Wednesday morning. While at
tempting to close one OF the large
doors between the front room and
alley he slipped and fell breaking one
of the bones in his right leg jus,
above the ankle. DR.. Yarnell dressed
the injured member and the patien,
Is resing easy at this time. Fortu.
hately Mr.. Roberts carried a policy in
an accident insurance company which
will pay him ter dollars per week
during his confinement.
Let us prove to you that we rhc
savcsyou money on your Lumber and
Building Materials when you repair
the old or build new house or barn
ANTwEILER & HARDY,
The Lumbermen.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
Helpful Hints for Her LddyShip
Bv du

Already the week of wonder and of joyous expcc
atiOn for the little folks and the grownups has
its course and we facc the coming year.
Standing the threshold of the year 1906,
wish all my readers most prosperous season and
with the realization that each day will bring its
quota of work for each of us, express the hope
that this work may be simplifed much possible
land yet be Thoroughly, and that each bit of work
will be pleasure and delight instead of drudgery
Let us make work and duty beautiful and attrac
tive, good habit indeed, that we can look them
square in the face and have our fight against
the old-time fear of drudgery and slavery which
household progress implied and demanded.
Let us concentrate and simplify along all lines,
even though an intense desire to do as our more
wealthy friends and acquaintance may possess
In the ordinary vernacular, "cut it out" for If you
do not, you are going to heap upon yourself an UNI
limited amount of care, worry and misery, which
combination is going to prove to be like canker,
that will either need the dissecting knife of that
physician known to but few Doctor Common
Sense; or that will make you a very sick woman,
not physically but mentally, until all your friends
will sadly exclaim they alphabetically shake
their heads: 81 do not know what is the matter
with her. She is so changed. All the sunshine has
gone from her. She looks unhappy and
miserable as she always says she feels"
You will find with the adoption of some system
that YOU can do away with much unnecessary work,
once of neglect Things will look just as "spicand
span" if you concentrate
Pack away carefullylall things you DO not need.
And remember where you pack them, so you can get
them should you need them. Do not have too much
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
Continued on Fourteenth Page)

of course some jostling, but it was all accented in
the spirit of the The hint gave last week
TOR 1906 Christmas preparation has already been
accepted. One letter received this week. informs
me that the making of several gifts has already been
started, and that this mother is determined that os
soon as they are finished she will put them awav
until Christmas time and in the meanwhile she will
ndd. by purchase and by her handiwork to her col
lection SO that she will know all the wear through
That all her dear and friends will have been
provided for in ample time.
Another letter tells me that the writer has two
presents finished The letter reads, in part:
while looking over an illustrated New Yorl,
paper, came across excellent black and white
reproductions OF handsome cats and beautiful dogs
Now, had only shortly before finished reading
your talk about your Aunt Hannah in THE SUN
OF December 3D. and it came to my mind that had
two friends, who loved pets and always had them,
who could be provided almost on the spot with
Christmas presents. So up l jumped and procured
my scissors and at once carefully cut out the pictures
Then quickly found some green and also some red
cardboard, and with the aid of paste had two hand.
some panel pictures completed within half-hours
time ~
II followed Aunt Hannah's method. and wrapne,y
up each panel carefully and put it in a pretty box
around which | placed wrapper with the name
of each friend on each box '''
why, think it is just fine, this idea, and
am going to work and commence to embroider q
cushion design I've decided to buy. | certainly will
not find it difficult to hide my gifts away for whole
year, because I've just made up my mind to do it,
Continued on Fourteenth Page
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
BY EIednOre du Bots

bricabrac display, as if each room were the sales
room of some big department store.
If you desire an outing once day set your hour
for your walk. Then look upon that time of the
day if you had to catch train ut that very time
With this suggestion well grounded you will have
that daily walk just the very hour itself
is bound to be reached.
BY similar suggestion and system you will make
other appointments with yourself to do other
things, sucn as joining the Village Improvement
Association of your city or town, of joining the
Ladies' Aid Society of your church, of taking up the
reading of your favore authors and keeping abreast
with current literature. Most of us have been
and too many of still are-slaves to household
nicely details which have kept us indoors all day
long, fussing about STOPPING, bending climbing and
working until night gladly welcomed and day
break feared. For it continuous per-
Torrance.
Without being the least bit selfish, let the uness
of each day be our own. BY such an absorption of
goodwill enabled to radiate health cheerful
ness and goodwill about us, and do our work
most completely and thoroughly. We will be most
helpful to Others while having been thoughtful to
ourselves. We will have placed ourselves in the
attitude wherein our hardest tasks will be met with
seemingly the least effort.
And l hope all will find each day of 1906 filed
with profit and comfort, health and harmony, and
with tasks quickly and satisfactorily accomplished
Everywhere, during the past week. the Yule-
packages and looked happy, and in the shopping dis
solid walls of humanity on the streets There was,
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

An orange, weighing three pounds, measuring
twenty-five inches in diameter (O was recently
taken from tree in the grove of Senator McConkey,
near Winter Park. The pulp and juice filled three
quarts while the skin surface covered little over
a square foot. The variety was that OF California
speciality, Washington Navel; but we doubt ii the
Golden Coast county has ever shown up such u
prodigy. Seeing is believing you know; but there
are cases when one must take the word of another,
so we shift the responsibility for this story the
shoulders of the editor of the Herald, in which
found the statement.
The Tropical Sun printed recently an interview
had with some gentlemen from New York who visited
Cuba to investigate conditions that existed in the
line of oranges and pneapples. They announce that
the pineapple outlook is one from which Florida
growers need have no fear. The output is deterOr
atng in quality as well quantity and size. The
Florida grower has quicker transportation, better
quality of fruit and no duty to pay. All this may
be true yet should Americans carry on in Cuba
plantations as carefully cultivated as they are in
Florida, the situation might change. We probably
have nothing to fear from the native element but we
may have from intelligent culture backed by abund
ant capital,
The 81 fruit rate per 100 pounds from California
to London and other European ports announced so
glccfully by the San Francisco papers as having
been secured turns out to be untrue. No such rate
has been granted by either of the great railway
systems-the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
that reach Eastern connections. An effort, however,
is being made to secure this figure to New York on
fruit intended for export. But few California or
anges reach European markets. but it is hoped that
If the new arrangement is completed, shipments
would greatly increase and prevent all fears of
production which appears to be the trouble, just now
on the Golden Coast Florida, at least has no occa
sion to worry over this possibility, for many years
to come
Continued on Fourteenth Page)
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

To one and all, both great and small we wish
good cheer all through the year.
Turn over a new leaf, if you will; but let the
moving finger trace upon it pure thoughts and noble
resolves.
We have done it so often in the past we hope
to do it many times in the future; but how stands
the record of resultsH
Are we any wiser by our experienced Can we
look backward and see, at the parting of the ways
that we took the right path and not the wrongG
Question the Oracle If you will, as to what shall
happen as the days of the New Year go by but base
not your hours of happiness upon Hope, for it hath
Disappointment for twin sister.
The Tallahassee Capital hit the nail squarely on
the head when it said after reading Secretary
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
PRELUDE.

What thenY Shall we sit idly down and say '''
The night hath come; it is no longer day? :
The night hath not yet come; we are not quite
Cut of from labor by the failing light;
Something remains for us to do or dare,
Even the oldest trees some fruit may bear
For age Is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress;
And as the evening twilight fades away,
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
-Longfellow.
Sad and solemn the cadences of the diving
year Only few months ago, how full of life and
vigor was the new year. now grown old and ready
to drop into the irrevocable past 1t has spent it's
life on earth, for good and ill., and it's footprints are
eternal. Nothing can be altered nothing recalled
1t has left its ineffaceabe marks and they cannot
be removed, --Macaulev
His face is growing sharp and thin
Alack our friend is gone.
Close up his eyes; tie up his chn
Step from the corpse and let him in
That standeth there alone
And waiteth at the doors
There's new foot on the floor
And new face Mt the door
My friend,
"A new face ut the door,
-
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

Editor Jordan of the Punta Gorda Herald re-
Gently acknowledged receiving Ponderosa, or Won
der lemon, that was half large a peck measure
and "a beauty in shape and color" This beats the
Miami eggplant story, DE Soto County can, for the
present, crow over her sister county on the east
coast
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

General Albert w. Gilchrst of DE Soto County,
who is prominent politically before the people, not
long ago brought with him from New York City an
Okra recipe, obtained probably from the chef of the
WaldOrf-AstOria, which he commended to the wives
OF his constituents in the county and to his friends
elsewhere. He to the front with So
called petriied orange which he has added to GER
tain museum of natural and unnatural curos he
maintains at his Punta Gorda home. 1t was found
five years ago of the creeks down there. Why
it has been kept so long from public notice is not
stated, but we have the of the Herald that
it Is a perfect specimen, showing the bud and stem
ends and all the natural markings of the rind, and
weighs just about as much as the ordinary orange
No more sensible advice could be given to the
farmers of the South the subject of cotton rails
ing than that contained in the circular letter issued
by President Jordan, advising no increased acreage
but making strong appeal to "plant an abundance
of small grain, and side crops" as well as 'more
hay cattle and hogs that the farms may become more
selfsustaining." This advice does not apply to
Florida, for year by year diversified field crops in
connection with groves have increased their acreage,
and nowhere south of Mason and Dixon's line can it
be said that prosperity is pronounced than with
us, and the keystone of this arch of prosperity has
engraved on it Diversified Crops"
The South, says the Southern Farmer, needs
homescckers and if it can get the ready made Ameri
to down from the Middle West it would
prefer them to foreigners Yes but with the Govern
ment opening up millions of the most fertile land
in the world under irrigation canals in the Rocky
Mountain region, the Middle West farmer will be
sure to go there instead of coming where the race
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30

Wilson's report, the farmer must be convinced that
he is rich, even If he gallus and his prin
eipal asset is yellow dog"
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-30
December 80, 1905
Conducted by w. e. Pab0r

problem is q most serious one in the cheap black
labor that is reardng the South more than any other
cause. The South needs white aboring men as much
as it needs fore-handed white farmers; and, If the
nativebon cannot be had, let the foreigner come
and be made welcome.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-07-07
QUIET FOURTH IN GOODLAND.
No Celebration This Year-Fats and
Leans Play BAH.

The Fourth in GOodland was a
quiet one This year the city did not
provide for a celebration. preferring
to fOregO the pleasure and expense,
and allow other small places like
Kanorado and Edison to celebrate and
get the crowds Many Of our people
went to Norton some to KanoradO
and Edison
The small boy was given the free
dom Of the town, and improved the
opportunity TO bang away with crack
ers and other fireworks, according to
his inclination. The principal feature
OF the day was the game OF base ball
between the fats and leans at
Athletic Park, to which admission
was free. Nearly the whole town, not
having gone elsewhere, turned out TO
see the game, and nearly all business
houses were closed The game was
an amusing one, and occupied nearly
three hours, resulting in a victory for
the fats" with a score OF "a to 25.
In the evening there was some vol
unteer fireworks display People that
stayed at home to rest and enjoy
themselves had really a good time
1t is estimated that over a hundred
persons from GOodland attended the
celebration at Norton.