Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-17

NEWS FROM MISSOURI.


her fourth president. Rev. J.
Edwards kirbye. In the presence Of a
number Of distinguished guests.
All the exercises were held in Stone
chanel, AMI the event was the most
spectacular and gorgeous In the his
tory Of the college. which was founded
in 1873. with DR.. N. J. Morrison as
the first president. The faculty, senior
class and many of the visiting repre-
sentatives of the various universities
and colleges we're clad in academic
caps and hoods and gowns. The cell
ebration began in the forenoon, with
a procession Of faculty. alumni and
students to Stone chapel. Dean Ed
ward NJ. Sheppard. marshal OF the day,
presided. Rev. Charles NJ. Newman.
pastor of the First congregational
church Of Washington, ID. c.. delivered
the principal address. Talks were also
made by Rev. Charles S. Mills and Rev.
William Jones, both of St. Louis.
Buildin. 'Oliscum In ~. lOuts.
The fund OF $175, 900 needed to build
viz INV CtilSCiLl at -. iF'"i' -
ready in sight. The special coliseum
committee of the business Mems
league has announced that a large
part of the subscriptions are already
IN land anG that raising the alanc1
is expected to be n matter ol chi? Il
little time. The committee figures
that there are $4,000 business houses
in st. Louis which will profit by the
building rf the coliseum and the bring
ing of conventions to St. Louis. Each
nf these firms is to be given an op-
pOrtuuity to contribute.
Insurance superintendent Eni"ined.
Judge Elmer b. Adams, in the United
States circuit court, granted "A tempo
rary order restraining Insurance Com
missioner W. ID. Vandiver from carry
ing into effect his order rcvoking the
lirersc of the New York Life lnslr.
ance company to DO business in Mis-.
souri,. Monday, November 90, was the
da.o set when Commissioners Vandi
yer must appear before the United
States circuit court in Jefferson City
to SIlOW td'ISe WHY d pei llt'I'h'
Junction should not be issued.
Aged Women's Home Dedicated.
The ninth annual convention Of the
Kings Daughters and Sons, OF Mis-
souri,. which was held at Mexico was
marked by the consuInmation OF .
plan which this organization has been
working on for several years, when
the Kings Daughters and Sons home
for aged women. located in Mexico and
recently completed. was formally
opened and Dedicated.
Frnmk Fnrri< Acts Hs Judge.
When tho adjourncd September
tern of the circuit ON for PULASKI
county convened at WaynesNille, or
account If the absence of Judge l.. B.
Wnodside. the members of the lar
chose Senator Frank ". Farris. OF
Stoelvillc, AZ special Judge to hold the
term of court. One murder case was
on tho docket, besides several impor-
tan civil cases.
Dead Girls Swrethenrt Held.
Austin Francis, the young man who
the police have been holding since the
day after the tragedy, has been formal
IL charged with the murder of Winona
Newton, the l5-year-old girl whose
body was found November 3 in the
southeastern part of Kansas City.
Francis was the girls sweetheart.
Reward fr NUrdercss.
Gov. Folk has issued a proclamation
Offering II reward of sl50 each for tne
known men who on October 8 muir.
dered John Sonar at Frankclay. st
Francois county. Semar was a salOOr
keeper AM was killed by the two mer
who were trying to rob his place.
Want Their Money Rnck.
Suits were filed in the ct. Louis cir
cult court by Fred and Mary Klemn
and T.. and William +. Klemm against
the North American Investment com
pany and certain of its officers askin:
for an order requiring the defendant!
&c cancel and refund the money invest
cd by the plaintiffs in certain bonds
issued by the company.
Took tits Father for n Thief.
John r. Best, Il farmer who live:
eight miles southwest Of Butler. wa!
shot by his son George with a double
batrelcd shotgun. One charge strucl
him in the face, the other IN the chest