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Sharp County record., 1906-11-02
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]. P. Founders has moved into
his new home
A. A. Arm has commenced
building his new residence.
DR.. T, N, Rodman was in Bar.
rem Fork Saturday on business.
Lem Dixon has moved out on
his new farm, two miles east Of
Sidney.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. White Of
Polk lost their youngest child a
few days ago.
Rev. W. Nj. Duren filled his
regular appointment here Sunday
and Sunday night.
The Sharp County Telephone
Company has been doing some
much needed work here.
Teddy Hawkins has been COM
PEELED to be absent from school
for three weeks on account of
sickness.
The Masons had a big time
Saturday night they had II
O'Clock supper at the hotel and
28 plates were laid.
Messrs c. 7, Conyers and
H. B. McSpadden were in our
town Monday. They are in the
gin business at Barren Fork.
Profs. Manning and Albright
and W. 7. and G, N. Horn of
Cave City were visitors at the
Masonic lodge Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. B. Kirk lost
their youngest child, 8 months
old, Sunday morning at 2 O'Clock.
Membraneous Group was t h Q
cause Of its death,
Mrs. NJ. E. Lawrason has re-
turned from five months visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Dodson,
at Shamrock, Texas She had a
delightful time and has improved
very much in health
Merchant John Johnston is
making considerable improve
ments. The new warehouse is
finished and the retail depart
ment has been fitted with shelf
ladders, increasing stock capac-
ity.
The Ash Flat correspondent
seems to be worried about the
Hardy and Ash Flat electric rail-
road. Sidney expects to have a
full line Of weI~equipped air
ships in operation between Sid.
ney and st Louis by the time
the Hardy and Ash Flat electric
line is finished,
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02
H A R D Y E.

Anderson Paden, t h e King
Mills miller, shipped a car of cat :
tie from here Monday.
Mrs. Albert Beck of Thayer,
Mo-, is here visiting Albert's
mother, Mrs. j. E. Beck.
The homeseekers continue to
come. Several are here this
week looking at the country,
Mrs. Jernigan accompanied her
husband, Rev. F. P. Jcrnigan,
Sunday when he came to fill his
appointment here.
Ernest Halliburton Of jackson
township, who will take the dep
utyship under Sheriff Wm, D.
S ith, was here on business the
first of the week.
The grading for the side track
at Sugar Creek has been COM
pleted and the work will be fin
ished as soon as cross-ties and
steel are furnished.
MISS Essie, the eldest daughter
of j. A, HarrelI and wife, came
in last Sunday, and after spend
ing a day or TWO here with reia-
tives, left for Cave City, where
she will stay with her grandpar-
ents and attend school.
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02

The homeseekers continue to
come. Several are here this
week looking at the country.
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02

Mrs. Albert Beck Of Thayer,
Mo-, is here visiting Albert's 5
mother, Mrs. j. E. Beck.
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02

Anderson Paden, t h e King
Mills miller, shipped a car of cat :
tie from here Monday.
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02
POrtia Wiped Out By Fire.

Twenty-slx buildings were des-
troyed by a fire in Portia last
Sunday morning which started
from the explosion of gasoline
stove in restaurant. The loss
includes the entire business Sec
ton of the town and a number of
residences. Some OF the des-
troyed property was partially
covered by insurance, but on
much of it no insurance at all
was carried. The blow is a se-
we're one to the town.
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02
THE RECORD
BY CLAUDE L. COGER.
p O U @ H K EEP SIZE.

Health in this locality is good.
The finest crop of acorns for
years, and fewer hogs to eat it.
Lottie Abee is able to be up
again after two weeks illness.
One more week of fine wealth
or and good use has been made
Of it.
George Ring has a this year 9
cornstalk 16 1-2 feet high, Can
you beat it?
j. G. Brandon has remodeled
his residence, and will have an
up-to-date place when finished.
A. j. Tompkins has had his
residence newly rooted by that
"do.it.now' workman, Fletcher
O'Neal.
Cotton is opening slowly, and
hands to pick are scarce. Corn
is damaged by rot, The frost
did some damage to late cotton,
M. D. Barnett and wife, Thos.
Harrison and wife, r c h a r d
Barnes and wife, Joe Medlock
and wife and G. B. Freeman and
wife all have new boys at their
homes.
The Watkins gin has put up 65
bales of cotton, the Johnson gin
20 and Dyston's gin 6. Jake
Barnes has bought j. D. Hines
interest in the Taylor G Hines
gin in town.
Th Independent telephone
company has extended its line
five miles east, and phones have
been put in for Lee Campbell,
William Norris, J. A. Gay, Allen
Smith, G. W. Freeman, G. W. |
Smith and j. D. Hines.
One dash of moving is over.
George Medlock has moved to
his new residence on the west
side of town and Henry Taylor
has moved to the property va
Gated by Medlock. W. T. Camp
bell is now on the Dock Taylor
farm and D, D. Hines is on tho |
Campbell place. Marion Norris
is on the Hines place.
We notice it is claimed that one
Will Morgan of Center has the
best colt in the county, but we
have long since learned not to
believe all newspaper reports
Big Rock township can show a
horse colt that at six months old
weighed $50 pounds. 1t is IA
hands high, we'll made, good COL
or, and is owned by W. T. Camp
bell.
The action of the last levying
court in the matter of bridges
came as a surprise, but it meets
with almost unanimous approval
in this section. The location for
the bridge on lower Strawberry
will cause some local discussion,
but we run. things democratic
down here and where the COM
missioners say put it, there she
goes.
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02
Bee Gums As Assets.

Nj. A. Beaver of Randolph
county has filed a petition in
bankruptcy in the federal court
10 this city, lie places his az.
sets at 1925, consisting of 1875 bee
gums, and his liabilities at $500.
News,
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02

The small home patronage
seems not to be limited to this
school. We learn Of another one.
which reports 2l4 pupils to the
county examiner, that has a to-
tai enrolment of l75, 90 of whom
are boardeTs, thus leaving only
50 of the 2l4 in school. We MIGHT
be discouraged, if we could not
compare ourselves with Others
Schools like this ought to be
worth more to the children of the
district than to anybody else.
They ought to be worth a great
deal to the community at large
by creating better educational
sentiment and higher ideals gen.
orally.
Sharp County record., 1906-11-02

School IS still doing nicely
just one thing needed, and that
is better attendance in the five
lower grades We understand
that cotton picking is keeping
many of them out. The five up
per grades are holding their own
all right, and we think they will
continue to do so. While quite a
little number will drop out to
teach winter schools, quite a lit
tie number are to enter yet.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
EPIDEMIC FEARED
STRICKEN CHILEAN CITIES IN De.
PLORABLE CONDITION.
Rainstorms Follow Severe Shocks at
Valparaiso and Santiago-clear.
ing Away Wreekage.

Observation-Disclosures were two slight
earthquake shocks here Thursday
night.
Rain began falling again, increasing
the sunerings Of thousands who are
living in tents. Many sought refuge
In houses whose walls are in a danger.
GUS state Of ruin.
1t is believed that If the rain con-
tinues much longer a serious epidemic
is sure to break out.
About 10000 workmen are employed
in clearing away the ruins here and in
searching for bodies of those who lost
their lives during the recent earth.
quakes and fires.
In the wreckage of a house work.
men found n child alive in a barrel,
which had protected it from harm.
The naval school Is to be recon
structed, and 1t is expected that the
cadets will be able to resume their
studies there in about two months.
The sale Of articles of food is strict.
ly supervised by the city and govern.
ment officials. to prevent any abuse N
the direction OF the increase in prices.
Merchants detected In the act of sell
ing food above the fixed prices are
compelled to close their stores.
In order to guard the people as much
as possible from suffering during the
heavy rains a complete drainage sys.
ten has been constructed at all the
spots where the population Is living In
tents.
President Riesco has visited all the
tented parts of the city in his efforts
to do everything here to encourage the
homeless people.
The commercial houses and the
banks will pay their employees their
full months wages to assist them In
their present hardships. The gov.
eminent will also pay its employees the
same day.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Some Terse kilograms:

Too much rain for cotton In portions
of Texas.
Wheat in North Dakota and Mantle.
ba reported damaged.
Call money in New York. Z per cent,
the highest in several months.
After a four days frenzy, caused by
the episode in the Hartman stocks,
the New York exchange has settled
down. e.
Announcement OF dividends on
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
stock causes a frenzied buying In Wall
street.
The insurrection in Cuba has caused
a tumble In island securities in Lon.
don.
There are persistent rumors in
New York money circles Of early
large gold Imports.
Available cash balance In United
States treasury, s1sO,152.414; gold coin
and bullion. $11O.9S ,554; gold certiH.
Gates, $42,2s1, AGO.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
JAps NOT WELL PLEASED
JAPAN TO INVESTIGATE KILLING
OF PoAcHeRs.
Killing Of Mikado's subjects Nay Rs.
suit In That Country Asking
Heavy Damages.

Washington-Japan has decided to
make an investigation into the killing
OF tho Japanese pOachers and to have
representatives present at the trial Of
hose who were captured In Alaska
before 1t takes any steps in the direc-
tion OF settling the matter.
The Japanese government Is not
well pleased over the killing of It's
subjects. and 1t has ignored the de-
partment Of state, which notified 1t
that its subjects had been killed by
the Alaskan police force while raid
Ing the seal rookeries. 1t is now prob.
able that the J%apaneses government
Will make a claim for indemnity.
This investigation will be made by
the Japanese embassy at Washington.
1t has commissioned Masanai HAM.
hara, the second secretay Of the en-
bassy. to proceed to Alaska to make
the investigation and to be present
at the trial Of the prisoners, who will
be arraigned at Valdez, Alaska. Mr..
Hanihara will leave Wednesday, and
on his way west will stop at Chicago
to have a conference with Solicitor
Sims. Of the department of commerce
and labor. who made the investigation
Of the seal question and reported to
Secretary Metcalf the killing OF the
Japanese.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
ILLINOIS G.. O. p. CONVENTION.
Presidential Boom Of Speaker Cannon
Endorsed.

Springfield, Ill.-The ticket named
below was nominated by the repub.
licans in state convention:
Treasurer of State-John F. Smul.
ski.
superintendent of Public Ins.ruc.
tion-Francis G.. Blair.
Trustees OF the State University
Mrs. Carrie s. Alexander, Ere | Hatch,
Alexander McLain, l.. l.. Lehman
(short term.
The presidential boom of Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon. for 1908, which was
launched by his own congressional dig.
trict, was given an enthu .'astic In.
dorsement by the convention.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
CARNEGIE SPELLING REFORM.
II Has Been Adopted BY President
Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay. N. Y.-Presiiant
Roosevelt has adopted the Car.
negie spelling reform movement. The
president has issued orders to Public
Printer Stillings that hereafter all
messages from the president and all
other documents emanating from the
white house shall be printed in &C.
cordance with the recommendations Of
the spelling reform committee headed
by Brander Matthews. professor Of
English At Columbia university.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Rate Law Effective August 20.

Washington-There will be abso.
lutely no fomality of ceremony
incident to the taking effect of the new
rate law and the reorganization Of tho
interstate commerce commission. Tho
law takes effect Tuesday. August 20.
1t Is not certain whether there will be
any members of the commission here
on that day. Only n is in the city
now, Senator COckrell, and no move
has been made toward having a meet.
Ing. 1t is explained that there Is no
occasion for any meeting or Formally.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Attempt On stolypin's Lie.

st. Petersburg-The city has not re.
covered from the shock of the bomb
thrown at the official residence Of
Premier Stolypin. In which 20 people
were instantly killed and many others
wounded. The premier's injuries we're
not serious. but his son was seriously
hurt. His daughter. at first reported
dead. still fingers. although she a
scarcely recover, as both her legs were
90 badly shattered that amputation
was found necessary.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
ONE HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR.
Empire state Speeds Ten Miles In
Eight Minutes.

Buffalo, N. Y.-One hundred miles
an hour was the rate OF speed made
by the Empire State express train a
few miles east OF this city Friday
In an effort to make up time lost q
few minutes previously. Engine 1915,
In charge Of Engineer Marley. jumped
out OF Corfu with a train OF Elk cars
after It. The first ten miles were
made In eight minutes. three being
run at an average below 10 seconds,
and one was made In SO seconds.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Kansas Is preparing to roll In
wealth once more as a result of I'M.
p~Tecedented crops. All a%nticipations
have been surpassed. From present
appearances the state will have co..
900, 900 bushels Of wheat. or 10, OOO, 900
bushels more than the big output of
last year, Corn Is also In splendid
condition. and from these two cereals
Kansas expects to be enriched to the
extent OF Sis. 900. 900. Once more it
Is to be said emphatically that there
Is nothing the matter with Kansas
except a little difficulty in getting
hands enough to gather her grain.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
RECORD BREAKING RAiNsroRM.
Bodies Washed Out Of Graves BY
Downpour at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo.-A terrific rain.
storm prevailed in Kansas City and
vicinity, causing more or less serious
damake.
In Kansas City 500 inches OF water
fell. a record for the time. three hours
and a half.
A telephone message received from
Elmwood cemetery says that several
bodies were washed out Of their graves
by the recOrd-breaklng rainstorm.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

That opportunities for poor but en-.
ergetic young men are still to be
found in this country is manifest in
the circumstance that such IA young
man, with no other capital than a two.
cent stamp, cleaned up y matter OF
$4,000 by bidding for the Panama
canal bonds. Ii that youth does not
develop into a Napoleon of finance
the indications are at fault.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
eANDERA, CUBAN INsURoENT
CHIEF, SLAIN IN BATTLE
WAS TERRIBLY MuTILA1EO
eandera's Death Believed to Mean
End Of the Revolt In Havana
Province.

Havana-The body Of the negro,
Gen. Quentin Bandera, the most
daring insurgent In Havana province,
who was killed in a battle, lies in the
morgue at Havana hanked by those OF
two mulatto comrades. all rrightfully
gashed by the long, heavy machetes
Of the rural guards, who ended their
career. Across the street, in Neptune
park, a great crowd, mostly negro
friends of Bandera. are watching the
morgue with silent interest.
1t is believed the insurrectionary
movement in western Havana has
been broken by Bandera's death.
The arrival of Bandera's body here
was the first news Of the fight in
which he met his death. The conflict
occurred at the Silveira farm, near
Punta Bravo, Is miles from Havana.
A detachment of 80 mounted rural
guards, under Capt. Ignacio del Gado
and Lieut.. Martinez. searched through
out the night for Bandera's party.
At 0 o'clock In the morning the
guards were breaking through a wire
fence at the edge OF the Silveira farm,
when they were suddenly fired upon
by Bandera's followers, 20 in number.
The guards rushed upon the insur-
gents, but with the exception OF their
chief and his two leading comrades
they all escaped.
The guards made the chief and his
two companions a special object of at.
tack, and all three received several
bullet wounds and were horribly mutt.
lated by machete cuts. Not one of the
guards was wounded.
Bodies Terribly Mutilated.
The bodies of Bandera and his com
panions were placed in n wagon and
taken to Havana. An examination of
Bandera's body showed that his prin.
cipal wound was a severe machete
blow on the head. which cut on his
left ear and made an ugly incision
in his face. He also had bullet wounds
in his arms and breast.
The condition Of Bandera's two dead
companions was eve more shocking.
Their faces and heads were terribly
gashed, and they also had machete
wounds in their breasts and on their
arms. The clothes OF all three men
showed every evidence Of the hard life
which they had been leading while
eluding their pursuers.
Gen. Gomez Enters Denial.
Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, at his for.
NAL arraignment, denied the allega-
ton that he had engaged In conspiracy
against the government.
The government expects that the
steamer Mexico, which will sail from
New York on Saturday, will bring is
rapid-f!re guns, 10000. 900 cartridges
and 10000 Lee rifles.
Tomas Estrada Palma. Jr., has
joined the Havana city militia.
The disturbed situation OF the coun-
try is interfering with nj The
transportation OF merchandise by rail-
road has practically ceased. shippers
fearing the seizure Of their goods.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
EMOTIONAL INSANITY PLEA.
Attorneys Conclude to Make That
Thaw's Defense.

New York, N. "a decision was
reached by attorneys for Harry X.
Thaw that Thaw's defense to the
charge OF killing Stanford White will
be a plea Of emotional insanity.
This will include as part of the de-
Tense that Thaw's insanity existed
only until after White was killed, and
that Thaw Is now sane again, and has
been since the killing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Pat Grove Arrested and Released,

New York. N. Y.-Pat Grove. OF
Omaha, who was acquitted Of the
Cudahy kidnapping. and who recently
came to the city. was arrested.
charged With being q suspicious per.
son. lie WAS taken to police head.
quarters. The police. however. were
unable to find Q record Of . case for
which they believed he was wanted,
and he was released.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

The poet Hollands prayer in 1856,
God, give us men," was answered. 1t
had been answered before it was ut.
tered. We had men and they stood
forth when the imperative call came.
We have them now and they are not
so much in Obscurity as they were In
1886. We have stronger, greater men
In the forefront now than we had
then and there are plenty more who
will stand forth when the call upon
them is unmistakable.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Standard and Central Indicted.

jamestown. N. Y.--The federal
grand jury for the western district
Of New York has returned indictments
against tho Standard OIL Co. and the
New York Central Railroad Co, chang.
Ing violations Of the interstate law in
giving and accepting special rates In
the shipment Of oil.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Engineer and Fireman Killed.

Indianapolis Ind.-Passenger trsfn
No. rs. on the Big Four railroad,
running between Elkhart and Indian
apolis. wa dsrailed at Taft, 20 miles
northeast OF Indianapolis. Engineer
Parker Buggy and Fireman Harry Guy
were crushed to death under their en-.
CINE. None Of the passengers was In
jured. The engine. tendcd. baggage
car and smoking car left the track
and rolled down an embankment.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Germany Is still fighting the re
bellious negroes In her southwest
African possessions. or the 5000
soldiers sent there to subdue the ne.
groes. 2.120 have been killed. 1000
have returned to Germany as invalids
and 1000 more are In the field hospi.
tai The war has cost Germany to
date 500. 600. 600. Perhaps. says the
Atlanta Constitution, this IN why Eng.
land, France and Italy have decided
to reduce their standing armies and
relieve the taxpayers a bit. The
kaiser isn't hall AZ fierce as his mus
gacha.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Alas for the hens of Franklin. Pa.
Sit they ever so patiently, it is re.
ported that the shock of blasting op.
rrations now going on in their neigh.
borhood Is killing the unborn chicks
and reducing the maternal sitting to
a mere physical exercise for the cul.
tiyation of patience.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
CARS EFFORTS TO SECURE THE
SUPPORT OF PEASANTS.
BOLD BID FOR SUPPORT
Crown Lands and Appendages For the
Peasants, and Then Go Before
the Country Upon the Issue.

St. Petersburg-An important series
Of conferences are being held at
Peterhof, on The question Of L.,
immediate distribution OF tile crown
lands and appendages. to the peas
ants, In an attempt to find a partial
solution of the agrarian question by
m%easurably appeasing the landhun'
ger Of the peasantry. The government
mas definitely decided to proceed with
the original plan outlined August 7
for settling the agrarian question re-
CARELESS Of parliament, and go to the
country upon the issue at the coming
election.
The Distribution Of Land.
Within a fortnight an imperial ukase
will be issued, directing the agrarian
commission to begin the distribution
u 100000 d~essiatines Ia dissiatine
Is abou ~ acrcs) belonging to the
appendages, 1000, 900 d~essiatines be,
longing to the crown, and 1000, 900
dessiatines Of land offered to or pur-
chased through the peasants bank.
Only the forests and lands belonging
to the state, the preservation Of which
is considered necessary for the fu-
ture agricultural prosperity OF the
country, will be reserved.
How Financed.
The transaction will be financed
through the peasants bank. Little
cash will be required. The landlords
and other sellers will be given market.
able landscript, eventually redeemable
by the peasant purchasers in Install
ment notes designed to meet the In
terest and amortization. The en-
peror will not give up land of the
imperial family as a free gift, but like
other landlords he will accept script.
1t is believed that no parliament will
ever dare to repeal this temporary
law. Nearly all the present restric-
tons upon the peasants as a class will
also be removed. This in substance
Is the governments bold bid for the
support OF the Russian peasant mil
lions against the propaganda Of the
re~volutiOnists.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Wilson visits Packing pIants.

Omaha, Neb.-Secretary Wilson OF
the department of agriculture. un.
attended. and without disclos.
Ing his identity. drove alone In a
closed carriage to the packing plants
In South Omaha. After q short In.
spection OF several OF the plants. the
secretary returned to this city. say.
ing: u don't want my identity known"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

In Ithaca, y. Y, four cripples re
Gently engaged in a hand-to-hand com.
bat over an argument as to which II
of them was really the most unfor.
tunate. The incident illustrates the
pride that human nature takes in any
kind of a distinction.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Sevcnty-tive Jews were arrested In
Odessa recently for defending them.
selves against hcodlums. In Russia
it is a serious crime, for a Jew not tC
stand still and be killed when the
fanatics get after him.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Another pedestrian-this time a
Greek-has turned up who is walking
around the world on a wager of 500.
OOO. Funny that no one ever hears
OF these tramps winning the pot. And
anyhow, where do they get the money
with which to bet?