Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-03-02
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
Hardware Men Elect Omccrs.

Hardware e Elect Omcers.
The eighth annual meeting Of the
Missouri Retail Hardware Dealers as
sociation was held at Kansas City.
The election of officers developed q
surprise. The st. Louis members got
up a boom for Vice President w. II.
Hahn for president, and members
from many of the small towns fell
into line. Mr.. Hahn was elected Dy
a vote of Fl to IA. The secretary Is
elected by the executive committee.
The other officers elected We're: Vice
president, NJ. A.. Wengert, Kansas
City. Executive committee-Taylor
Frier, three years; O. w. Johnston,
OF Marshall, two years, and w. 7.
Shoop, of Richmond, n year, tie
last two named being reelected.
Open n Springfield Hospital.
The new st. Johns hospital at
Springfield has been formally opened
to the public by the Sisters of Mercy.
The building has been recently COM
pleted at a cost of $4,000. Several
checks for $500 were received on the
opening day by the sisters to help pay
for the building and help in furnishing
it. The hospital is said to be n of
the finest in the state. 1t Is built OF
brick. is three stories high and is sit
uated in the center of a large plot,
which is being laid out in gardens and
walks. Last spring Gov. Folk laid the
corner stone Of the building.
Sues Roberts Estate for 100000.
Alleging that she is the legitimate
child OF the late Joseph S. Roberts,
OF st. Joseph, Mrs. Mamie G. Darrell,
, colored, has brought suit in the circuit
court of Buchanan county for $1,000 600
| against Frank N. Devorsas, admins
TRAITOR Of the Roberts estate. Mr.. Rob-
erts, who died June 90, 1905, was vice
president Of the Observation-Disclosures
man sues on an alleged breach of on
tract. The laws of Missouri do not
recognize the rights of an illegitimate
child to share in an estate.
University to buy Live Stock.
An appropriation Of $4,000 to pur-
chase improved live stock for Missou-
ri university has been made by the
board of curators at the monthly meet
ing of the executive board. This APP
preparation was provided by the last
legislature. The hoard decided to ap-
point an assistant to Prof. c. +. Mar
but in geology, because a large share
of his time Is now required in connec
ton with the soil survey of the state
Which the university Is making.
ArchbishOp Ireland mt Kansas city.
Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul, adj
dressed an audience of $4,000 people in
Convention hall at Kansas City upon
the subject, 1.-THE Republic of WASH
ington.' United States Senator War
ner acted as chairman and introduced
the distinguished prelate. More than
10000 tickets had been sold, and thou.
sands of people attended from Kansas
and Missouri cities and towns to hear
the lecture.
The Omc Favor Temperance.
The Jasper county Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, with n mem
bership Of 800, will hereafter use no
more patent medicines containing al
cohol, and will patronize only physi-
clans who favor temperance. This
was the gist of a resolution passed
at Carthage at the temperance union
meeting. Many of the delegates were
In favor of %tabooing all patent medi-
cines.
To Open Springfield Normal.
W. T. Darlington, state superin-
tendent of public schools and presi-
dent elect of the normal school recent
ly located at Springfield. has arrived
there from Jefferson City and Is pre-.
pairing for the summer school OPEN
Ing. Mr.. Darlington a y that tho
new normal at Maryville will open
about the same time that the Spring.
field school will begin.
improvements Mt Arcadia.
A commercial club has been organ-
lied at Arcadia with the following
officers: l.. Miller, president; F.. W..
Pempleman, vice president and F.. NJ.
Davis, secretary-treasurer. j. p. Cur
ran, president Missouri immigration
association, attended and assisted In
the organization. The city IL now
building q light plant and q bank