Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-15
Chud Born in jail.

Chlld Born In jail.
In the Galloway county jail, In Full
ton. Mrs. Alva Bailey, charged with
being an accomplice of her husband
Ted Bailey, of Farber. who shot and
killed Jay Lawder, a wealthy mine
owner Of this city. last fall, gave birth
to a daughter. The trial OF man n
wife vas to have been called at tho
May term of court. but because OF the
approaching acccuchement 1t was
postponed. July l6, in a special term
Of court, the trial will be held. The
mother and child have been removed
from the jail and will remain at q
private house until then.
Defeated Candidate Wants Damages
s. w. Dooley. attorney for d.. ID.
Peeler, a defeated candidate for sher-
in in the last democratic primary In
Bates county, filed petition in the cir
cult court against J. A. Coombs. chair
ma of the democratic county COM
mittee, and James Angle, democratic
nominee for sheriff, for 81 1000 damages
alleging that Coombs and Angle con.
spired to defraud Peeler out of tho
nomination for sheriff. Angle was
elected by one vote.
MOuntRinOu Faith.
The people OF Aurora are said TO b5
in dead earnest about removing the
capital from Washington to that city
and have great faith that 1t can be
done, says the BrOOkfeld Gazette.
Something is said in holy writ about
faith removing mountains, but we
fear II will tackle a big job when 1t
attempts TO remove the national capi.
tai and the Washington monument.
Alfalfa In Missouri.
Z. r. Bales of Montserrat is succes3.
fui in raising alfalfa, a grass hard IA
cultivate in Missouri. He raises three
crops of two tons to the acre yearly
Watch carefully the first year." said
he, "and NOW the weeds which are
growing faster than the alfalfa. After
this there is no danger. The alfalfa
will take the lead and there will be
no more weeds"
The Iniversity Annual.
The Savitar, the Missouri univer-
sity annual. this year Is dedicated to
Mark Twain, who was born In Mis-
souri, and has Il degree from the uni
versity at Columbia. The book con,
tains q letter from Mr.. Clemens thank.
ing the students for dedicating the
book to him. Homer Croy. the youns
humorist from Maryville. is the editor
in-chief.
viii Use the River.
The Kansas City Commercial club
has Endorsed a plan to establish q
freight service on the Missouri river
with three big boats carrying 800 tons
OF freight each. Twenty committees
are to collect $685. 900 In stock sub.
scriptiOns for the enterprise. The
boats can be built and the service be
gun inside of a year, 1t was claimed.
Missouri jamestown building.
The Missouri commission for the
jamestown exposition. after conferine
with Gov. Folk, has decided on plans
for the state building, which Is to be
somewhat similar In construction to
the Missouri building at the Lewis
and Clark exposition In Portland.
Condition Of Wheat Crop.
The condition of the wheat crop n
Missouri declined 10 pints In May, ow
Ing to the drought according to thu
June crop report issued by Secretary
Ellis. The condition On June LIST wa
n. compared with 81 a year g NJ
rust has been reported.
N Independence CampmeetinE.
A camp meeting IL to be held II
Independence from June 10 to "a. Thu
tent will be pitched at the corner a
Maple .venue and Usage street. 4
male quartette will furnish the mus!'
and Rev. Mr.. Kirkland of Kansas, viii
conduct the services.
For food Missouri Roads.
The interstate good roads meeting
at Chillicothe, under the direction o
the state board OF agriculture. will b.
held September 8 to 3.