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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
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LOCAL NEWS.

Monday was Democratic day in
Versailles.
Good Fits Guaranteed in Clothing
at the FAMOUS.
Postmaster J. w. Mills made a
business trip to Jefferson City Tues
day.
OH. A. Young and family enjoyed
an outing down on the Usage this
week.
Mrs. Luther Fry of Webb City is
making a visit here with her parents,
lanes McNair and wife.
The Latest New Idea lOc
Patterns now on sale at Carl
w. Biersach's, on the corner.
Mrs. ]. c. Settle of St. Louis ar
rived here this week and is the guest
of her parents MIR. and Mrs. Elwyn
Price.
Ben Goodman, who left here sew
eral weeks ago on a trip through
Oklahoma, returned Tuesday and vii
remain in Versailles for the presen
at least.
Mrs. James McNair, who had beer
under treatment with a specialist il
St. Louis arrived home Tuesday
with but little improvement in he
condition.
Fred Nichols Manager OF the Nat
Poultry and Egg Co., wants you
produce, poultry, eggs, ETC., an
will. as he always has, pay the high
est market price for the same.
Buy a copy of the Sunday Pos
dispatch from Warren Tillman, tt
agent, and read good fiction whic
is furnished at high price. A COZ
of Sunday edition costs only &c.
Circuit Court convened Mond;
morning with Judge W. Fl. Mart
on the bench. The Judge shove
courtesy to the Democratic coun
convention by adjourning court
II O'Clock to allow the Democr;
the use OF the circuit court room
their convention.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
A series of accurate and absorbingly

A series of accurate and absorbingly |
motion pictures OF the
San Francisco earthquake, and the
attending fire will be exhibited at
Krauss' Opera House Monday night,
Aug. 20. The films run for two hours.
Mrs. Shores Williams and baby of
East St. Louis made visit here dur
ing the past week with relatives and
friends, having accompanied her
mother, Mrs. G. II. Mason, on her
return visit from Raymond and other
Illinois point. n
Elder f. B. Woods, who is now
holding the pastorate of the Christian
church at Carson, Iowa, arrived in
Versailles Tuesday to make visit
with his family and other friends.
He will spend two weeks at home
before returning to his Iowa field of
labor.
Ben Clifton, son of Justice ]. M.
Clifton. who arrived home last week
from Kansas City, and VINO has been
suffering with Bright's disease, is
rapidly improving since he came to
Versailles, The hcalthful air of this
locality has a decidedly favorable
effect which his friends are glad tc
: note.
Herbert S. Woods spent the pas
week in Fayetteville, Ark, where h'
visited the college in that city. H'
: found the institution in pretty goo'
shape, having had 800 students las
year. Herbert stopped at Spring
field on his return and states that the
were having hard time getting
:. jury to try the men implicated IN tn
y, recent negro killing.
!, lin Hubbard will depart for S
"a Louis about September 1st when h
will enter Christian Brothers Collee
where he will take an advance
collage cource covering five year
- His father, DR.. J. ID. Hubbard, w
y. accompany him to the city and &
- him started in good shape. Jim is
- close student and with proper app
cation will make his mark in Il
at
future.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Bring your poultry, eggs, butter,
hides and junk to the old reliable
Nat. Poultry House, where you get
the highest market prices and good
treatment. Fred Nichols, Manager.
The change Of time on the Branch
of the Mo. Pacific went into effect
last Monday morning and now the
morning train arrives at 10 O'Clock
the afternoon train arriving in Yer
sailles 4 80 reaching Tipton at 5:15.
This causes the crew to lay over in
Upton at night making the run to
Bonneville early in the morning.
The connections all along the line
are made better by the change.
The game of ball that was to have
been played here last Sunday after
noon between Versailles and Cole
Camp did not materializc. The Cole
Camp team came, but were disap'
pointed in their pitcher and owing to
delay at the grounds became disgust
ed and left for home. A large crowd
who had assembled to see the game
were sorely disappointed, but their
money was returned, yet it was Il
mutual disappointment all around.
Seven young ladies held a pillow
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Krauss on North Monroe street
last Saturday night, and it was jolly
. affair. Any sleep that the ladies got
, had to be stolen, the floor and Il
: pillow being the only couch to which
they were entitled. As no one was
v asleep splendid lunch at midnight
= was most pleasing feature OF the
q entertainment. OF course the pillow
were laid aside while the lunch was
served.
G The Missouri Camel Coal Com
e pany who are sinking new mine on
d some of their coal property on the
$. Miller county line southeast Of Yer
II sailles have struck vein OF came
ct coal which bids fair to be the best ye
a discovered in that territory. III
IL company are still developing the fin
nc and will soon be in position to max
favorable report, but will not verlI
-- the find until they know positive
what they have got. it will be give
n out in due time.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Still at the old stand and ready to
pay the highest market prices tor
poultry, butter, eggs, junk, etc. Fred
Nichols, Mang'r Nat. Poultry House.
Misses Ross Witten and Myra
Stephens went to Eldon Wednesday
as guests of Misses Opol Harvey and
Maud Franklin. They also attended
the Eldon-Versailles ball games.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hamlin of Jeffer-
son City are the happy parents OF a
fine girl baby, which was reported to
the grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orrin Hamlin of this city the past
week.
Miss Alpha Stephens, the sweet
little daughter of MIR. and Mrs. W.
l.. Stephens, of Versailles, is visiting
the family Of her uncle, +. +.
Stephens, and family, of Bunceton.-
Bunceton Eagle.
Gov. John p. ST. John of Browns
vile, Texas, was here several days
last week looking after some business
. matters. The Governor speaks II
glowing terms of Texas and thu
country south of where he is located
He says it is Gods country in reality
Y The editor of this paper went t
4 Versailles Saturday, on business
= He found that cnterprising little cit
enjoying substantial growth an
n pursuing a liberal policy toward
v public and private enterprises tn;
will make its future securc.-Smltf
ton Sunbeam.
Circuit Court was occupied all da
Tuesday on the case of the State "
Bert Thruston charged with fclonlo'
" assault, the trial being by jury. Th
- is the case in which Thruston Stable
- Dan Hester some time ago near the
u homes, owing to family trouble. II
> Jury found Thruston guilty and a
sessed his fine at S100.
" Unusual interest attaches to T.
~ attraction at Krauss' Opera Hou
10 Monday night, August 20, in that
90 will offer series OF movl
:" pictures depicting the events atlen
ing the great earthquake disaster
mt San Francisco. Manager Kra'
ir- announces that the usual role
ol be dcviated from somewhat. !
ed performance will run for two no
ar and the management announces t
10. the moving panorama will be &C
ad plete, showing the disaster from
beginning to the end.
70. Chas. w. Kavanangh the Abstra'
ro. would like to write your dee
mortgages, contracts, etc.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
Embroidered Waist Patterns.

We still have a large stock to
select from, not wishing to win
ter them over we have decided to
sell them at prices ranging from
$1.25 to $500 in order to sell
them quick. They all go at one
third off of the regular price.
Popper's Emporium.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Shirts. Shirts, Shirts of all kinds, at
the FAMOUS.
Private money to loan by Chas.
Kavanaugh.
For fresh tender meats at all times,
call on the Butcher and Grocer.
&. II. PRICE.
Mrs. T. l.. Townley of Texas,
arrived here this week and is the
guest of the family of her father, J..
M. Clifton, and other old friends.
The new Democratic Central
Committeeman for Versailles are
f. NJ. Carter for the East ward and
w. r. Petty for West ward, both are
good selections.
John Miller's colored base bal
team went to California last Sunda,
and cleaned up the "coons' OF tha
place to the tune of Q to and go
back home the same night.
Quite a crowd of base ball en-
thusiasts went to Eldon Wednesda,
and yesterday to see the game bctwce'
Eldon and Versailles teams the gam
yesterday being a double-header.
Chairman +. G.. .Snorgrass OF th
old Democratic county committe
came over from near Upton Monda
to attend the county convention, an
was pressed in to jury service at Gil
cult court.
Wray Witten, who has been i
attendance at the State Universi'
arrived home last week for h
vacation prior to the opening OF Il
fall term of the Versailles publ
schools.
i Why should you go elsewhere wit
your produce, poultry, eggs, etc
when you always get the highe
prices and best treatment at the o
standby, the Nat. Poultry Hous
= Fred Nichols, Manager.
), Mrs. B. +. Delhi of Salt La
Civ. Utah. arrived here on Thursd
of last week and will remain in Il
city with her mother, Mrs. r.
L Hunter. Mrs. Delhi was formerly
&c business in Salt Lake City.
ri" w. X. Bond, who had been abs'
y from here several years and who d
ing his absence had made tour
ay the Philippines and Hawaii, aIri,
in in this city Tuesday and went to Il
I'd nett to visit his brother, T. p. Boz
ty His looks indicated that his tour
at been very agreeable.
''' f. A. Williams, the South Side 8
or ceryman, handles a choice line oi {
cerles and canned goods.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
Don't Blame Me /!

1t is not my fault. ] have plenty
of good tender Meats, and If you VIII
persist in eating old tough stuff, keep
il Yourself. G.. II. MASON,
The Get There Butcher
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
Clothing Department.

Here is where the knife does its work. No
attention is paid to what the goods are or will
be worth, we must make room for others that
are on the way. The entire summer stock must
90. Summer Coats and Pants, regular Out
ing Suit worth $l2, will go in this sale, includ-
ing Fancy Vest, for $1,000.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
MEMS DRESS SHIRTS.

See our line of Mems Dress
Shirts at soc, 75c, ST., 1.25, 1.5o
and 200, there is nothing to
compare with them at that price.
Go to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-02
STATE PRESS COMMENT.

Custsr County Beacon: The idea OF Jim
Dahlman being elected mayor OF the great
city of Omaha That's the trouble with
30 many OF our large cities now-they seem
unable to shake OF their Dahlmans.
Schuyler Free Lance. It's a rare day
when Omaha does not have a robbery OF
some kind. Omaha lie considered the worst
criminal resort OF the nation. The oma-
hogs SHOULD elect w. ]. Broatoh mayor and
keep right along in the procession.
Kearney Democrat: The Burkett bill
making two judicial districts has been
accepted by the senate which indicates
that the senate has listened to the voice
Of the politician rather than to the voice
OF the people. vox Del, vox populi, never
goes far enough to be understood by the
senate and our state will be divided by the
Platte river.
Nebraska Politician: self-government is
something for which the cities and towns
OF Nebraska long have contended. The
decision of Governor Mickey to recommend
to the legislature that chartered munich
palities be permitted to govern themselves
in the future will meet with general ap-
prevail. There is no argument to be made
against the plan OF allowing a city 70 make
itb ONn AS IL - dN pItHtul ltklE-
lators who can have no possible personal
interest in the drafting Of charter measures
sometimes are induced to assist in passing
or defeating a charter by the promise OF
support for some pet measure of their own.
Fremont Tribune: The Burllett bill for
dividing the state into two federal judicial
districts has passed the upper branch OF
congress and gone to the house, where 1t is
said to haYe good prospect Of getting
through. The Bee wants to know what
Senator Willard was doing for Omaha when
he let it pass, for ii it becomes a law II
will diminish the Importance of Omaha as
judicial center. Judge Munger has helped
the cause of the measure by citing the
number OF long days he has had to work
during the year to keep up with the docket,
and the showing is a shocking one TO those
who have had anything to do with courts.
The judge has actually had to work most
of the time, finding very little leisure 10
shoot ducks and fish. Mr.. Burkett has
demonstrated mis- capacity for legislation
by expediting the bill and getting It through
| far in advance OF its place on the calendar.
He knows few things about how this
work IS done
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-02
CASTLE YESTERDAY.
saturday Evening Post.

Saturday Evening Post.
In the Valley of Contentment, just beyond
the Hills of Old,
Where the streams are always silver and
the sunshine always gold,
Where the hour Is ever morning and the
skies are never gray,
In the yellow haze of springtime stands the
Castle Yesterday -srH.
Oh, the seasons that we spent t0eTs when
the whole wide world wae yoDng;
The friends we've had as msi6 and lad,
the sof gs that We have s&HEi
The echoes of their music cannot quite
have died away,
Castle Yesterday.
And the loving hearts We knew tSTre ia
the time OF trust and truth,
Surely still they, wait behind us in the
Pantheon of youth
But the angel OF the valley at the portal
bars our WaY. .,.+
And a flaming sword forbids us from the
Castle Yesterday.
When the pilgrimage is ended, may We
turn then. may we change -
To the vanished and familiar from the
present and the stranger
Who so chooses to his heaven-If shah be
content to stay
Where the ghosts Of dead years wander
through the halls of Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-02
ISSUES AND SIDE ISSUES

The primary election campaign in
Omaha, which is approaching its close,
Is replete more with side issues than
issues. Among the issues OF the cam
paign, of course, are, economical and
business-like administration Of city af-
fairs, the regulation of public service
corporations and the requirements OF
honesty and honest labor from every
city official and emplOye. On these
points all candidates are profuse i'm their
promises. The further issue on which
there is divergence is that between
the enforcement of the law with puri-
tanical strictness on one side. or with
unrestricted license and RIGHTEOUSNESS
on the other. or with reasonable and
sensible discretion as the third choice.
The effort to ring in municipal owner
ship by resurrecting the subject OF
water works purchase has made no i'm
preston because those attempting now
to fiaunt the municipal ownership ban
ner have shown themselves in the pas
to be INSTRUCTORS of municipal owner
ship when within reach and their claim
for credit for promoting the water
works purchase is badly punctured b,
the fact that Omaha seems no nearer
municipal water plant today than 4
WAS three years ago.
The same is true with reference I,
the FOntanelle claim for credit for tn,
direct primary law. This law was Sc
cured by the united action Of the legis
lative delegation from Douglas count.
in which FOntanelle members were Il
the great majority. The principal o
the direct primary, on the other hand
which requires free and unimpede,
choice of nominees by the rank and nile
is practically nullifed by the method
OF the FOntanelles. who undertook Il
advance to make up slate among thel
own members and rule out all othe
candidates, thus usurping 10 a self az
pointed political junta. rights tina
should be exercised by the whole party
Even il the FAataAelle candidates wsr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-02
JUDICIAL REVIEW AMENDMENT

Agreement on a judicial review
amendment to the Dolliyer- Hepburn
rate bill by the known friends of that
measure marks an important stage in
it's progress in the senate. The amend
ment, while it specifically provides for
appeal to the United States circuit
court from the orders of the commits
sion, has obviously been drawn with
the purpose of limiting appeal strictly
to the minimum required by the con-
stitution, Jurisdiction being conferred
on the circuit court only Ito hear and
determine in any such suit whether the
order complained of was beyond the
authority OF the commission or in vio-
lation of the rights of the carrier Sc
cured by the constitution"
1t has been the view of many Of it's
strongest advocates, including the pres.
ident himself. not only that the con.
stitutiOnal right of appeal would exist
In any event, but also that the validity
of the bill would not be impaired il
express review provision were not made
in 1t. Others. however. who claim to
be friendly to it's purpose, hold that the
measure would be unconstitutional with
out such provision for court review
Still others, who it is believed are really
hostile, have taken advantage of this
point to obstruct the bill and to cloak
the real motive Of their effort to defeat
or to weaken il.
The fact that President Roosevelt ap
proves any proposed amendment will b,
accepted by the public as assurance thar
1t surrenders no substantial point in Oh,
struggle for rate control, and that a
the same time it may secure substantial
tactical advantage for the bill in tn,
senate. If on the one hand the amend
ment removes honest constitutions
scruples Of senators favorable to raj
rate control, it will tend on the othe
hand to unmask those who have merel.
made pretense of such scruples.
The public has justly looked with ex
IRENE suspicion on the obstinate effort
in quarters hostile to the bill to enmesl
the findings of the commission to tn
utmost in judicial proceedings, but n
suspicion can attach to an amendmen
really drawn to strengthen the Law
when IT runs the gauntlet of the courts
as IL must eyentuallv 10
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-02
POPULAR CHOICE OF. SENATORS


The democratic world-Herald, which
has been vOciferously demanding di-
rect primary nominations when not
within reach, is openly opposed to di-
rect primary nomination OF candidates
for the democratic state ticket this fall.
To excuse its backsliding it offers a
plan for getting public sentiment on
democratic aspirants for the United
States senate by requiring them all to
take advantage of the constitutional
provision permitting them TO go on the
official ballot by petition. This propo-
sltion, so far as IL relates to the demo-
cratic choice for United States senator,
would not call for a discussion. but for
the fact that 1t had already been previ-
ously suggested for the republicans by
those who are opposed TO both direct
primaries and state convention nomina-
tiop.
The plan to submit the names of all
senatorial aspirants to an expression of
popular preference on the regular bal
lot at election time might be feasible
II all agreed to do so and all legislative
candidates agreed in advance to stand
by the candidate in his own party who
made the best showing. The rub would
come, however, in enforcing the popu-
lar choice, should the party majority
In the legislature be close and the cor
poratlons control enough inscriptions
members to thwart the popular will.
That is what happened when Senator
Van Wyck sought reelection in 1887
and that is what happened again in
1901.
The constitutional expression OF
preference at the election, however
would unduestionably be better than a
knock down and drag-out fight in the
legislature, or a barter and sale market
in state convention, but it would not
be as good as a direct primary nomina
ton, which would give every member
Of the rank and file of the party a voice
as to who should be the recognized
candidate for United States senator and
entitled to undivided party support in
the Legislature. .....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-02
STRUGGLE ron SUCCESS.
Changes Noted in the Conditions of
the Contest.

Chicago Tribune.
The worldwide struggle for success has
always been going on, but nowhere has it
been so generally participated in or so hard
fought as it is now i'm the United States.
It is the biological struggle for existence
carried into the highest sphere of life The
struggle for existence among animals is
carried on chiefly with tooth and claw. The
battle for success among civilized men is
carried on mainly with cunning, skill and
genius. There have been some changes in
the conditions OF the contest besides that of
weapons which are worth noting.
The struggle for existence among animals
In state Of nature necessarily is imme-
diately destructive. however much in the
long run it may promote evolution, while
that among civilized men generally is and
almost always might be wholly construc-
tive. Under natural conditions the numbe.
OF animals that can find in a given area
enough nuts or fruit or grass to live on is
strictly limited. The success of some,
therefore, means the death OF others. II
the vanquished are not killed by the vic
tors they must starve to death.
The same thing was true once among
men, but science, the arts. division of labor
have made il true among Them no longer.
Whether one mans success hurts other
men depends now on the way he wins and
uses it. II he win 1t by treacheTy and rob
berry and use il for purposes of extortion,
like some American captains of indus
/ try" IT is injurious TO others. Its effects
are strictly analogous to those OF the de-
/ structive victory OF the beast that preys.
! On the other hand, the success OF the man
! who rises. and, having risen, holds his
place by sheer force OF character and
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but TO those over whom he triumphs ant
| everyone else man cannot honestly ge
to and keep at the top OF a great bushes
without introducing into it economies o
improved methods which benefit his custom
ers and the public. He cannot honestly
get TO and keep at the top OF his profes
sion, whether IL be that OF lawyer, ply
stefan, engineer or statesman, without rem
dering services that rebound to the advan
tage OF the community.
The public does not think things out fast
but usually In the end il gets around Z
the right conclusion. Under the infiuenc
Of the classic English political economy
which came near teaching that everythih
economic that Is is right there long eN
listed tendency TO regard every man VIII
achieved large material success as a kim
OF public benefactor. II has lately dawne'
on the popular consciousness That maj
may amass wealth and give employment
to thousands OF people and still be only
public robber-a human beast that preys
II seems likely, therefore, that hereafte
a healthier public sentiment regarding tn
struggle for success will exist. There viii
be- as there should be, a disposition 4
measure a mans genius and claims TO pub
lie respect less By the results he achieves
and more By the way he achieves them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-02
ARBITRATION UNLIKELY.

One noteworthy feature of the recent
coal conferences is the indispositlon Of
the riiners all the way through to coun-
tenance settlement of differences with
the operators by arbitration. Several
proposals of arbitration We're formally
made by the latter. but all were ignored
or rejected by the former.
The Onfer telegraphed to President
Roosevelt by the operators of the south
western district compromising Missouri.
Kansas, Arkansas. Texas and Indian
Territory. to submit all questions at is
sue TO arbitration before a commission
to lie appointed by him. the award to
be binding on both operators and
miners. is Identical with the proposition
which the miners unanimously and de-
risively voted down. W. d. Ryan of
Illinois, one OF the leaders OF the miners,
who made the motion that "the arbitra.
ton proposition be referred and placed
on file among other memoirs for future
reference" in his speech declared. amid
applause: ~ don't believe i'm arbitratina
anything unless | know l am going tC
win"
1t is therefore not likely that the
president, for the present at least. will
take any step toward arbitration i'm tn,
/ southwestern coal region.