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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

The Countess Poni de Castellane. Of
France, is suing for divorce. The
countess was before her marriage,
Miss Anna Gould, of New York. and
she will probably return to that city
to reside
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

At the ostrich farm in Jacksonville
on February 25th "A marriage cere-
-mony will be performed in the lions
den. A purse of one hundred dollars
in gold will he presented to the cou-
pie to be selected for this novel cere-
mony.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

The Louisville and Nashville rail-
road Company has entered into an
agreement with the Order of Railway
Conductors to increase the pay of
conductors.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

ularly interested in the biography OF
great men-hence their keen disap-
pointment in the publication of
the biography promised them by the
Lake City Index.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

Valdosta, Ga, was flame swept Sat-
urday. The Henderson Crawford
Buggy Company, the freight depot OF
the G. S. & F. railroad, the warehouse
of Armour & Company and the steam
laundry were destroyed by the fire.
The losses will amount TO over $685.
600.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

The Atlanta Journal says that it is
now ascertained that Geronimo, the IA
nous Indian chieftan married a wild
CIV. He was brave enough to do most
anything.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

1t is said that the Florida East
Coast Railways bill for material sup
piled by one Miami firm last month
was $1S,000.-Miami News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

Mr.. c. H. Hart, a prominent stock
man of Osceola county, has sold his
stock of cattle and eloped with his
wife's sister, Miss Viola Goodwin.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

The book of Esther has been drama
tized by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Grad
ually the deep truths of the old book
are being revived.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

The average girl would rather mar
~ in haste, and repent at leisure than
TO never have a chance to repent at
all
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

Some American circus owners are
considering a plan to raise wild ami
mails" on Sarasota Key, off the coast
of Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

Pensacola has invited the North At
lantic fleet to maneuver in her har-
Dor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

The Clyde Steamship Company con-
tinues to bring a large number of pas
sengers to Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

Prof. Andrew Sledd, of Lake City,
is considering investing in Miami
real estate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

The man or the woman who knows
how" has a key as wonderful as a
magician's wand.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

5000 men are at present employed
in the work of building the East Coast
Railway to Key West.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09

We praise the East Coast-Why
don't the East Coast newspapers praise
us?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1906.

The Tampa Herald is posing an
Broward's personal organ.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09
Tdt OCALA BANNER
FRANK HARRIS, Editor.
p. v. leavengood, Business Manager.

Motto: The Banner, believing those
e the top well able to take care of
themselves, has taken its stand in the
barbados with the common people
and its fight will be made for the bet
terment of those at the bottom.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-09
Run Do,

"a RHlS is a common 4
sion we hear o.
side. Unless III
some organic trouble. Il.
dition can doubtless be rem
Your doctor is the best al
Do not dose yourself Vi,
kinds of advertised rems5
get his opinion. More than i
you need a concentrated al
to enrich your blood and
up the system.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13

". II. Woolery, of Richland, was
''doing" Versailles Wednesday.
w. r.. Turner, the Wa-lloo
medicine man, Of Lebanon, Mo-. is
dispensing maps and medicine here
this week.
|. NJ. Houston was in from Barnett
Tuesday looking after Business
matters. he was q caltat at the
REPUBLICAN Office.
"Two Merry 1,rMnrS'' will be the
big laughing. event Of the season.
Since last presented here here. Wood
& Ward had the play entirely rewrit.
ten and vsvised up-to-date.
Krasss Opera House Dec. 21s'..
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13

am now located in Room No. & Ma
son & Hardy Bldg. where ! am ready /"
make your Abstract, write your Insur-
M,ce. do your Notary Public work etc.
Phone 2G7.
Mrs. J.E.. Briscoc, Of Versailles,
who has been visiting in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cook, Of this city ;.
returned home yesterday morning.
--Bunceton Tribune.
1.-TWO Merry 'Tramps" as present
cd by Wood 4 Wards company is
not one Of the ordinary melodramatic
tramp shows. 'rhc nature OF this at
traction 10 strictly a musical comedy ..
Krauss Opera House Friday, pes
21st..
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13

Overcoats, Ladies' Coats,
Blankets, Shoes. Children's
Goats, Underwear, Woolens,
Outings, Shirts, Suits for
Men, Boys and Children, all
going at lowest prices.
6. W.. B1ERSAcH,
ON the Corner,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13
Notice..

Beginning Monday, Dec. 17th, 1905,
all Barber shops will close at SIP. M,
except Saturday nights, then at II.
An extra five cents, will be charged
for shaving the neck.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13
LOCAL NEWS.

n full holiday attire.
The churches are preparing for
heir annual Christmas festivities.
Attorney Owens Of Warsaw was at
ending circuit court here this week.
Charley Clark, the Upton tele-
phone man, was here Monday night
md attended the show.
John Etlin, a St. Louis druggist,
$ now behind the counters at D.. C..
fardy's corner drug store.
The Palace Grocery has the best
Our for the money in the Versailles
,arket. w. N. Gibson.
Miss Emma Grip, who makes her
ONE with her sister, Mrs. John Nc
lain, is making a visit this week
Iith friends in Cooper county,
we are not kicking about expenses,
1t WE ARE paying the highest mar
price for hides, fur and all kinds
lproduce. &. II. PRICE, the Butch
and Grocer.
A Sedalia mule buyer came here
sDnday and is in the south part OF
He county picking up a load of mules
EA Sedalia firm. Morgan county
MES are always in demand.
19hn Brokmeyer and wife start to.
brow for Galveston, Texas, and
IN there will 90 to New Orleans by
eamer, and will make quite a tour
fore their return to Versailles.
Judge W. H. Martin, with his stem.
Fapher, W. w. Kingsbury, came in
pnday morning and the docket for
BDecember term of circuit cour,
eing rushed through with vigoS.
dr. and Mrs. p. J. Fourcauit, who
been residents of Pittsburg,
1., arrived here last Sunday and
aguests of Mrs. Fourcault's parents
and Mrs. Geo. Morrow. They
ect to remain here for the present.
The next entertainment of the Mid:
Lyceum Course will take place
yhe evening of Dec. 81. The
1rigal Lady Entertainers is the at.
zion, and a fine treat is in store
l those who attend. Nobod,
bid miss it..
The Moniteau County Herald say.
)ifornia had a game OF basket bal
Ethe mud Thanksgiving day. Two
|fsailles school kids had a fight las
4day in the mud and water of 3
kch which would distance any kind
basket ball game.
II. Krushen 'of Excelsior was ir
ersailles Tuesday having brought
and Ebcr Gill to this city, where
Two brothers took passage to the
an Haudle country in Texas,
hey went to the new country for tn,
hrpose OF locating there permanently
PIN. their families.
DIR. ]. +. Beale last week attended
,sseting of the railway surgeons o.
+ Rock Island system, held at HoI
brings, Ark. He was accompanied
the trip by Miss Bryan Howard,
no went on through to Memphis,
Inn, to make a visit with Mrs. A,
Knipmcyer formerly of this city.
p. II. Padgett is having a bricl
Fix placed in front OF his feed store
Fischer street, John Martin being
: contractor. That makes a com,
tic string OF brick sidewalk from the
st-ofice north and east to tht
pck Island right Of way. Now leI
city authorities insist on the Rocl
and System making a more pre-
ntable means Of getting 70 its ucpOt
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13

This is a lively week in Versailles,
owing to circuit court.
Homemade mince meat for sale
at the Palace. w. N. G ilson.
Miss Maud Livingston returned
Sunday from a brief visit with friends
in Sedalia.
Herschel Mason, Jesse S~norgrass
and Frank Hamlin were Sedalia vis-
itors Sunday.
Mrs. f. Price was called to St.
Louis a few days ago, owing to the
sickness Of her daughter, Mrs. ]. G.
Sc tile.
For your pictorial cards and post
ers for the Holidays come to the Re-
PUBLICAN office. Our supply is not
large, so you better not wait too long.
A "good roads, measure ought to
60 through with a whirl at the COM
ing session of the Missouri Legislature,
if the roads and weather keep up the
present gait.
S. S. ~Fordyce, Of Norlina, N. c.,
who purchased the Berry Bowlen
farm, three and a half miles northeast
of the city some time ago, is now a
resident OF Morgan county. He call
ed Wednesday and had his subscrip-
ton set up to Jan. list, 1908.
Miss Anna Lewis Sims will give an
Elocutionary and musical entertain
ment at the Opera house next
Monday night. Miss Sims always
gives satisfaction in her entertain
ments, and she will be assisted in
this one by the best musical talent in
Versailles. Admission, reserved seats
35c, general admission 25c, children
15c.
w. +. Mann, with his company,
presented GAS Sold in the Hills at
Krauss' opera house, Monday night,
to a good audience. The play was
well produced, but the company play
ed to a disadvantage, owing to the
fact that much of the scenery could
not be used on the stage here. How
ever, the production was Ear above
the average and gave good -satisfac-
ton.
A business that does not have any
expenses does not amount to much.
You do not have to take a pencil and
figure, it is plain, you can make a
better selection from a large stock OF
goods, than from a small one. So
come in and see our fine line OF corn
fed beef, pork, mutton, and veal in
season. Sausage of all kinds, salt
smoked meats, home rendered lard,
staple and fancy groceries of all kinds.
We also pay the highest market price
for hides, furs, and produce of all
kinds. &. II. PRICE, the Butcher
and Grocer.
While Versailles is about closing
one of the most prosperous Yeas in
her history, we feel safe in saying tina,
the year 1907 will far ovcrreach tina,
of the present so far as our industrial
affairs are concerned. There are a
number of splendid propositions in
sight which will cause our growing
little city to fairly hum in different
channels, provided they can be land.
ed without impeding obstacles. The
proper wires are working, yet We can.
not afford to make these plans public
just now, for fear of having to ''back
up" because Of their failure. But
time will tell, and our people may res
assured that there will be something
doing in this mans town before the
trees put on their summer garb. Keep
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13

Cut Suits tor young men, at the IA.
NOUS.
DR.. ]. d. Hubbard made a bust.
Tess trip to Sedalia the latter part Of
last week.
Rev. l.. X. Kenncv, Of Glensted,
was a caller at the REPUBLICAN Office
last Saturday.
Phone POT. Room 6 Mason & Hsrdy
bldg Chas. W. Kavanugh. Notary,
Real Estate, Insurance and Loans.
Sid Spurlock is arranging to open a
stock of general merchandise in the
vacant room west of the City Hotel.
Jewel Williams, the express man,
says he is on the water wagon now.
He is operating a big iron tank which
holds fifty barrels.
l handle the only hard wheat -four
in Versailles. Made from Turkey
hard wheat. W. N. Gibson.
Carl w. Biersach has an interesting
Christmas advertisement on another
page of this issue, which should be
read by our shoppers.
Remember the Anna Lewis Sims
Entertainment next Monday night.
1t will be strictly a home talen,
performance.
Circuit Court is grinding away as
we 60 to press, and we will no,
attempt to publish the proceeding
until next week.
Winter Caps Plush, Melton, Water
proof and Corduroy. Styles Have.
lock, Windsor, Judge, Golf, Hunt.
ing Brighton, ETC., at the FAMOUS.
VIM. Burgess and wife arrived here
last Sunday from St. Louis and will
stop with Mrs. Burgess parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jos Tuckley, until after the
holidays.
The season for preparing New yea
resolutions is now 50 close at hand
that we fear some Of our absent
minded folks may neglect their dut,
in that respect.
A number of Texas gentlemen were
here this week looking after in
dustrial openings, and while sevcra
good things are pending, they havs
not as yet ''popped." .
Rev. +. X. Wolfe, who is stationed
at Gillian, cane down to Versatile,
Monday to shake hands with Gle
friends and enjoy a hunt. He reports
a fine girl baby as a recent arrival a
his home and both mother and bab,
are doing fine.
Expenses may bother some peopl,
but its not %bothering us. We are do
ing business and guarantee goods a
good as you can get any where ant
prices as cheap as if expenses count
ed for nothing. Yours for goot
goods, good service and prices tina
are right. &. II. PRICE, the Butche
and Grocer.
+. y. Harrison went to St. Loui
today. and from there goes to Jefer
son City to attend the ImmigratiCl
Association convention which meet
in that city Friday and Saturday
This convention has for its object thu
increase of the states population
One of the features of the convention
prizes is on farm products. Mr.. Har
rison is one OF the delegates to thu
convention from Morgan County.
The annual Bazaar and supper givel
by the ladies OF the Christian churcl
at the Opera house last Friday night
was well attended and proved a pleas
ant affair throughout. The proceed
netted the ladies' about $50, which
was a neat sum to add to their church
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13

Iisou II oHC VI INT uCIcSdtcs 10 tnc
convention from Morgan County.
The annual Bazaar and supper given
by the ladies OF the Christian church
at the Opera house last Friday night,
was well attended and proved a pleas
ant affair throughout. The proceeds
netted the ladies' about $50, which
was a neat sum to add to their church
fund, and paid them well for their
trouble. The ladies having charge
Of the Bazaar wish to thank the little
girls who lent their assistance in max
ing the affair a grand success.
!. b. Johnson. with his two sons J.
j. and Lester Johnson, are here this
week from Comanche county, Kan
sas, and have decided to locate in
this county. Mr.. Johnson, with his
family formerly lived in Morgan
ty, and went to Kansas to grow up
with the country, but he has conc to
the wise conclusion that Old Mlsaairi
is good enough for him and that Nor
gan is the garden spot wherein to
light.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
Taken to Little Rock.

John Beavers, Sr., who on Septem-
Der g. was shot and seriously injured
near England by his son, John Beav-
ers, Jr, in an alleged family quarrel,
has been taken to the Little Rock
Sanitarium, and is in a critical con-
dition. He will lose his left arm, and
three fingers on his right hand were
shot off as a result of the quarrel.
viii Try Arkansas Pickers.
A. B. Moore, of Guthrie, Oklahoma,
passed through Fort Smith recently
with 100 white cctton-pickers, who
will be distributed through the farms
in the vicinity of Guthrie Mr.. Moore
said that he expected to be able to
give the men work for the entire year.
While at Fort Smith Mr. Moore re-
ceived message instructing him to
secure as many pickers as is possible,
as there is a large demand for them
in the Guthrie district The pickers
are Abaid Is cents per 100 pounds.
Most Of them are married men and
will remove their families to Guthrie
on the promise of Mr.. Moore to give
them a years work. Mr. Moore will
return in short time for another lot
of pickers. The men were drawn from
Washington and Benton counties.
Reunion at WaIcott Postponed.
On account of the excessive rains
the Confederate reunion ct Walcott
has been postponed. The condition of
the roads and the continued rain rem
dered it next to impossible to make
the reunion a success. Walcott will
perhaps set another day, when it is
to be hoped that conditions will be
more favorable to holding the re-
uniOn
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
NEWS OF
ARKANSAS

Murder and Lynching in Areenta.
John B. Lindsay white of Jackson
Vile, Pulaski county, was killed, and
his son, Milton Lindsay, was injured
by two negroes, declared by Milton
Lindsay to be Carrot and c. c. Column,
at the door of the Colum undertaking
establishment, sos East Washington
avenue, Argenta, on the night of De-
tober g. The negroes were at large
at last accounts. They escaped by
locking the doors of the rear rooms
of their establishment just after the
shooting to cause those who gathered
to believe they were still in the build
ing. They evidently got out of the
building within a few minutes after
the first shots were fired The two
nigh are believed to have gone toward
Nenifee, where they formerly lived.
The house was dynamited by the Of
ficers, but no one was found therein.
The killing was the echo of a tragedy
of some weeks before, when one of
the Columns was killed H. Black
burn, a negro about 81 years of age,
who conducted a confectionery store
in Argenta, next to the grocery and
undertaking establishment of the
Columns, was lynched the night fol
lowing at the corner of Sixth and
Main streets. just a half block from
the city hall, which contains the city's
jail and fire station. The negro did
not confess nor did he make any
statement. He was seemingly so
badly frightened that the only words
he uttered were "Oh, Lordy. Oh,
Lordy!' Blackburn was strung up
to a telegraph pole. a rope about fifty
feet in length being thrown over the
cross-arm at the top of the pole, and
the victim of the mob being drawn up
about half way to the cross-beam.
Shortly after he was strung up some
fifteen or twenty shots were fired at
him, and many of the bullets took
effect in his body.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11

A Tragic Accident.

Ernest Carter, who lives in Missouri,
was accidentally killed recently while
hunting near Late He was visiting
his brother, Charles, and with friend,
Arthur Sillman, were hunting sruir-
rels. Late in the afternoon they dis
covered squirrel in a tree and the
two brothers attempted to scare the
animal so that SilIman could get
shot at it. Carter was shaking a bush
trying to frighten the squirrel out of
it's hiding place and Sillman was walk
ing backward and looking up into the
tree, when he stumbled and fell. The
gun, which was a single barrel was
discharged in the fall, and the entire
load of shot with which it was loaded
struck Carter in the chin, neck aud
breast, killing him instantly Carter
was IS years old and he and Sillman
were great friends. They had known
each other a long time and were in
separable companions. Mr.. Sillman is
grief stricken over the horrible acct
dent. The corpse of the unfortunate
man was shipped back to his Missouri
home for interment
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

The total valuation of all the real
and personal property of Randolph
county for the year 1906 is S2,922,25S.
The personal property valuation is ST.
90,003, as follows: Horses, $209, 1852;
mules, $153,93S; cattle, $151,120 hogs,
29,5S1; sheep, $4,017; wagons, ST.
II,
W. L. Grayson's eight-year-old-daugh
er was killed recently at Huntington.
y the accidental discharge of a shot
sun which had been left on a bed.
bout a year ago a ive-year-old
laughter was killed by a log rolling
ipon her.
Ex-senator Sid kilgore recently
picked five bales of cotton from
hree-acre tract of upland on his
arm near Magnolia
William S. Morgan has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Tupelo, jack
son county vice j. F. Gardner re-
ipned
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
Good Shooting For a Kid.

J. B. Reese, the 14-year-old son of
S. B. Reese of Nashville, on a Sun
day morning recently killed IS teal
ducks on the pond on the Glendale
stock farm at one shot. A
number of ducks were swimming
around on the water when the shot
was fired, after which Is were Sc
cured. The boy shot again as the
ducks arose to fly away and killed
another, making IA ducks at two
shots. Ms Reese states that he does
not allow his boy to hunt on Sunday,
but that such shots as those made
last Sunday morning N a measure
palliates the offense.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
A Remarkable Growth Shown.

With the close o: the present official
year, J. H. Hinemon, superintendent
of public instruction, VIII turn over
the affairs Of his office to Prof J. J.
Doyne, wGo has been elected for the
next two years. For this reason the
biennial report of Superintendent
Hineson IS of special interest. He is
now completing his report and Will
have it in the hancs of the printer
soon. Although the general tables
in the report are for the past two
years, in his general summary of
conditions during his term of office,
Superintendent Einemon makes COM
parison of the school facilities of Ar
kansas at the present time and at the
time he went into office, four years
ago. A remarkable growth is shown
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
Preacher Convicted Of Hartoring
Fugitive.

Rev. W. R. Brown was convicted in
the Pike County Circuit Court on a
charge of conaealing a fugitive and
sentenced to one year in the peni-
tertiary The man to whom he gave
shelter was James Harris, who was
charged with intent to kill. Harris was
in the Pike county Jail and made his
escape. The officers had reason to be-
lieye that he was in hiding at Rev.
Browns residence They went to the
house and the minister denied all
knowledge of the fugitiye's where
abouts. The premises were searched
afterward and Harris was found and
taken to iail.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
Street Duel at Beebe.

Ed Turnage, a prominent citizen of
Beebe, was recently shot and danger
ouslS wounded by Ed Stearnes.
SteaTnes used a pistal and fired five
shots, two Of which struck Turnage.
One bullet entered the right side,
passed around his ribs and lodged
near the backbone. The other
entered his right hip and rang
ed downward to the knee. Systand-
ers say that Turnage drew his pistol
after he had fallen and tried to shoot
his assailant, but that his pistol fail
ed to fire. Stearnes had been pay
ing some attention to Turnage's
daughter, to which Turnage objected.
and this brought on the difficulty.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-11
Boil Weevil in Arkansas.

In answer to an inquiry, W. G. Vim
cenheller, director Of the Arkansas Ag-
ricultural Experimental Station at Fay
ettefille, writes that there is no ques.
ton in his mind but that the boil wee
vii has already made its appearance
in Arkansas and that unless precau-
tons are taken by the farmers it will
spread to a larger territory next year.
Mr.. Nincenheller has been in commu.
nication with Dr. w D. Hunter, who is
in charge of the government entomolo-
gist work in Texas and Louisiana, and
Dr.. Hunter states that GEready the
Weeyil has made its appearance in Mil
Ter, Lafayette and Columbia counties.
According to the report from Mr. Hun
ter the Weevil has been found not more
than twelve or fifteen miles north OF
the Louisiana state line in Columbia
county, but he believes it will spread
farther north and will migrate east
ward just as it has done in Louisiana