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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
The Stories In The January New
Idea,"

The first number of the New Idea for
the new year brings some unusually good
stories, which are an index of the high
class of fiction to be offered to our read.
ers during the other eleven months to
come. Margaret Hamilton Wagenhals,
whose work has appeared before in the
New Idea, contributes charming story
entitled 1.-The Vances' Christmas Week, ~
in which the affections OF young couple
are temporarily upset, but happily read
justed in the end. A new series OF
sketches, "Some Neighbors," is begun i'll
this number by Marion Hill, the well
known writer of short stories. Nothing
escapes Miss Hills powers of observa-
ton, but she is never unkindly in snap
shooting ones "queerest" neighbors.
You may recognize some of the people
who are living near you, in "The Grants
of Haggard Hospitality" but of course
she does not mean you. An experiment
in housekeeping by three bachelor girls
in Bohemian New York and the surpris
ing result furnishes material for a good
story by Edith Summers, called THE
Equiiateral." The illustrations are done
by competent artists.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Half OF Missouri Is "Dry."

When Miller county, at election
last Saturday, went dry by 800 or 700
majority, it made the 57th county in
the local option column, just half the
state. To this must be added Knox
county, which also went dry Saturday
last by 685.
Butler, Bates county, was carried
by the temperance "fanatics" at cleo
ton held Monday by majority Of
1855. Bates county, outside of Rich
Hill and Butler, voted on the ques-
ton Tuesday, but up to time Of 60
ing to press we have not learned
which way the cat jumped.
Marries county will vote on Satur-
day, Dec. 21st.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Scattered Items.
HUNDREDS OF SALOONS CLOSE.


Chicago, Dec. 6.-The result of the re-
cent elections on the liquor question
have just become effective, ahd hundreds
of saloons all over the state have been
put out of business. The following
counties are without any saloons at all:
Edwards, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Union
Wabash and Williamson. all located in
southern tier, and, to large extent, re.
fecting the wave of prohibition sweeping
up from the southern states. Jackson.
vile loses "a saloons, Duquoin %. Her
rim Is, Carterville is, Marion L., Mound
City /, and Tamaroa 10.
There seems to be something doing all
along the line.
FEwER ST, LOUIS SALOONS.
st. Louis, Dec. 5.-According to the
report of Excise Commissioner Mulvihill,
the saloons are decreasing in numbers in
this city at the rate of 300 year. There
are now ?, l50 saloons. This is attributed
partly to the raise of 800 in the license
fee, the rigid enforcement of the liquor
laws and the fact that breweries are not
allowed to take out licenses.
800 year looks good, but il ought to
be 1000 900 or more. so as to end the
DEVILS work as soon as possible.
Nor A SALOON IN FIVE COUNTIES.
Anna, H. Dec. S.--Five counties in
this section of Illinois are without sin
gle saloon, and all liquor received in this
part of the country since the local option
law went into effect has been or is being
shipped back to the original shippers.
If we could only say there was not
saloon in all the U. S. we could feel
proud.
WILL Nor HANDLE Liquor.
Cairo, ILL.,. Dec. S--The express com.
panies have added a new feature to the
war on whiskey by refusing to receive
any liquor of any kind for shipment into
any territory where saloons are barred.
All express agents he.e have formally
notified liquor dealers that orders to that
effect have been given them.
Everybody's motto should be: Touch
not, taste not, handle not"
Shores Hunter, last week. bought of
starret Philips, of Proctor, 40 head of
two.year-old cattle for $50 50 per head.
Jake Kaufman, Dec 3rd, bought, at
the Artz sale span of good mules.
Yearling steers sold at the Artz sale for
s27,75 per head Rgood price for pan.
nicky times,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Our Assistant Editors.
WALNUT GROVE.

Jake Ramer has been hauling corn to
market.
Arb Ar,z's sale was we'll attended and
we are told that stock brought fairly good
prices.
Fine weather has been very advantage
Gus to farmers and those who are build
ing.
o. +. Devinna has ninety acres of corn
he is trying to gather and dispose Of so
he can return TO Texas.
People have been disappointed in the
turkey market. Mrs. Sam Raner mark
eted hers at Fortuna.
Work is progressing finely on the
Martin barn, six or seven hands are at
work on it.
Trade Of all kinds is very dull.
p. d. Adair's new house has the ap
pearance of being almost completed
Johnny Kaufman and George Driver
were at Jim Hatfields last week.
Trus Wood, has rented 90 acres of
land in Benton county and will move to
ii soon.
Corn gatherers are scarce and are conf
nianding 81 90 per day.
Mrs, Billy Gearhart made a business
trip to Mr.. Doty's last week.
Miss Jessie Doty mashed her finger
very badly the past week.
A daughter of Uncle Thompson Estes
is visiting relatives here
(The above did not reach us until
Thursday noon, that was too late. posi-
bly, sent to the postoflice by a man on
Monday. most of them will carry a letter
three days, and mail it then--if they hap
pen to find it'd.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

Brown bros, Tuesday morning, NOV
ed their herd of cattle to stockheid out
west. Corn is too high to feed to low
priced cattle as long as there is plenty of
cheap roughage.
Mr.. Smith, the Hamilton Co., Kansas,
land agent, will pilot few of Morgan
county people to see his bargains in
western Kansas, during the holiday
cheap rates. We prefer Morgan dirt to
any of Western Kansas sand,
II. c. Daugherty, Tuesday shipped his
father, Judge Daugherty, of Little Nor
gan, fine lot of chickens Of the Rhode
Island stock. He expects to send him
some OF the Silver Laced Wyandottes in
the near future.
Mrs. Osgood, of Ogden, Utah, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Dale, this week.
DR., Osgood will join his wife here in a
few days.
| BURKErT'S EXpERIEScE WITH PRoHI-
BITIoN ISSUE.
Washington, Nov. 30 Senator Bur
bot, ia a r,enher Of the d;s,r;c, commit.
tao aud yi,, have 70 ,,ss rro, the rro.
h;h;,o, hi, ,,hich ,,,;i, h. ,,.s.r,.d 70
corar.ss ord wu, nro,;d. ,or ahsol,,e
nroi;l;,;or; IL ,,o ra,io,aI oo,;,o, do
no, b.,;e,e ia. N.brast,a ssra,o- 10 con.
corr.d 40 70 ,,o,, bo ,;,l ro,. ~, ia. s,h
Zoo, ia l,o,,s so,ro,,;,a oho,, ,,,.
wo, rro,,;h;,;o, wor,s for h. has ,;yod
IN a nro,;h;,;o, state lie to,d ~. ,h,,
vhen h. wos IN Corrc;l pIr9 Ia ,hs,s
we're sa,oors in y;ola,;or os ,ha low aud
he knows that l;ouor was sold in other
Iowa TOWNS hut he savs ,ba, ,he ,es,r;c.
tion was noter, and III. enforcement, of
the law became more and more rigid
and while Iiouor Is now sold in the nro.
hibi,ion districts of Iowa the sale grows
less each wear
Senator RrrLe,, cor,ac,.d ,he ;daa ,h,,
German communities are inclined to
o,,os. nrob;h;,;o, aud "a s,yor ,;h.,al
laws in the matter Of saloons and social.
ed "personal libertv." lie saws that the
Germans when they frs, come IN
This country are inclined to favor Iibera,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Ozark Mountains.

Harold BELL Wright, Arthor of THAT
Printer of Udells, has brought out new
story, "The Shepherd OF The Hills" iii
which the Ozark region figures. "Preach-
in Bill who runs the ferry, character
in the story, is supposed to express the
"Hill Billies idea Of their country in
the following: when God looked up
on tn work of his hands an called hit
good, he war sure a lookin' at this Ozark
country. Rougha Law Yes! Hit war
made that away on purpose. Amt moth
in to fiat country nohow. A man just
naturally wear hisself out walking on a
level Thought ary down hill Z spell him.
An then look how much more there is of
hit! Take forty acres O. fiat now an
hits just forty, but you take forty
acres o. this here Ozark country an God.
mighty only knows how much 'twould
be if hit war rolled out fiat. 'Taint no
wonder tall God rested when he made
these here hills; he just naturally had t
quit ferhe done his beatenest an wal
plumb gin out Pointers.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Wet Local Option Meeting.

A local option meeting was called
at the opera house Tuesday evening
by friends OF the saloon. A very
small audience responded although
the city had been billed and the band
engaged to furnish music. f. M.
Carter, of Versailles, was the princi-
pal speaker of the evening. He is
known in Morgan county as an ad-
vocate of temperance, but spoke here
against local option, saying that he
was opposed to the use of liquor,
would not and never expected to
touch it himself and if he had the
power would wipe it from the face Of
the earth. He said if every good
man and every member of the Meth
odlst church, of which he was a mem
Der would take stand against liquor
it could be banished. His only plaus-
able reason he produced against local
option was the loss of revenue and
chat liquor would be sold by drug
stores. He cited Versailles, our sis
ter city, as an example, saying that
this city was bonded to the limit and
that under local option now existing
the municipal officers would be at a
loss to meet the expenses OF the city.
DIR. II. {. Garvin, pastor OF the Con-
gregationsi church and an earnest
friend of local option work, in a re-
ply to Mr.. Carter's speech, compli-
mented the opponents ability to
speak, had he been on the right side,
and said there were many who if they
could see the two forces lined up and
take one good look at the representa-
tives for both they would not be long
in deciding unquestionably for local
option and clean folks. He said he did
not question Versailles Indebtedness
but it must be remembered that YER
sailles had been handicapped with sa-
loonsor the liquor traffic for many
years during the time the debt was
made .-Eldon Advertiser.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

Last week Allen Bowlen bought a s73
stove of stove peddler, and now he
wishes he had not. A dozen or more
farmers made like investment.
Miss Nellie Mcco,,is,er of Erid las,
week weu, to Kansas civ for mr,lica,
,rsa,usr, She was scoom,,,isd b,,
her sister Miss Iucv Ross n, vsrsai,,es
,. :, Mt, c.,;
,..;,,a.. a,1 ,.;a;,;.,, ~. -, So.
NUS io"' sears, o' barnett mas oeen
WIN ne' 'a'he' fanny w. tuu'e''
w. 'ne pas. ".eN' Wv. ." '''',"s
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49,
i s,;,i srfr.r;ro ,,;,,, h;s ;ou II. hos had
serious tim. for 8 or o weeks hrt II ;s hon.
ed the worst is over and he will soon
be his Jolly self.
Quite N npu,hpr cf the schpnl tea oh evc
os The county mat lac, SATURDAY. rioh,
with Miss Ns,l;s Ala, M her ta,b.
er's residence and organized a Teachers
Reading Circle. They will hold their
next meeting, Saturday, Dec. lAth, with
Miss Nellie, and the program ar.
ranged last meeting will be discussed.
This is highly commendable step and
school boards should keep an eye on
sueh progressive 'eaehers ana employ
sueh al early dates SO as 10 insure eom'
D, ~, e.,
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n,"',., ,,' M s. '''' ~" " N''>'' '' -
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Nhas' Le'ch"orlh' VINO recently sou
MS ia1m west OF NefsaiiIes' ana who'
-. '' ~,
'e'''''es' WI, soon move u Ne'sa'',e'
"neie nc VIII MAKE MS nome uh''i he
Se'ee's permanent ioea''oh'
After Saturday, December lith, the
Enid postothce will be discontinued and
several new names will be added to Route
No, from Versailles aud to Marvin.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Brain Leaks.

Determination and doubt never COM
promise.
But you needn't put off returning
thanks for whole year.
A man is always willing to listen when
in deep trouble.
Some people demand personal liberty
and then insist that it is license.
But, after all, those who are only
thankful one day in the year are SUI
premely selfish,
When man wants an excuse for
meanness he usually begins by criticising
the churches.
Christmas kept with the pocket book
spirit can never equal the Christmas
kept with the heart.
We are just hoping that Santa Claus
will bring us pair of suspenders that a
nineteen. year-old son cannot wear.
Talk about bravery! What's the mat
ter with the courage young fellow
musters up the first time'he gets into a
barber's chair?
A whole lot of trouble would be avoid
ed If people merely kept going straight
ahead instead of dodging around to see
where trouble is.
If it is lying to tell the children about
Santa Claus we are going to be liar just
as long as there are children who will
listen aud believe.
When buying Christmas presents wor-
ries you it is sign that neither you nor
the Recipients are going to get much
good out of the presents YOU send.
It is easy to advise people to "buy
Christmas goods early, but who of us can
refrain from joining in the Christmas
rush? That's half the fun of Christmas.
This is the time of year when lot of
grabbed old souls who want chance 10
dodge their responsibilities begin telling
us how wicked it is to keep up the old
Santa Claus tradition NJ. Maupin,
in The Commoner.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

d,outh in his home Lincoln Nebraska
Bv a change in the opera,iou of the excise
law there we've 10 days when no liouor
yas sold The saloons knowing that
any violation of the law would preyeu,
then, from obtaining n ,ice,s. strictly
adhered to The CLOSED shop " greatly to
,he arroy,rce of t,oea ,eon,e who felt
that ,bev must have a daily "nip." But
;uco,, ,v.s d,y for 10 days and many
ci,iyens wer. 60 we'll nleascd with the
,r,,rer /, ,yh;ch nrob;hi,;,r "a yvo,l.d sor
,ha, leng,h of time. tha, they will prob.
ahlv make the CITY a dry town the next
time they vote n, the oues,iop
Tho Nehrasla sera,nr had auother IN.
,eres,irg exnerience He had been sneak.
iny /, minnesota and was n, a train the
dav previous 10 the Fourth of Iu,y.
going from Minnesota into Iowa. Al
every town in Iowa where the train s,op.
ned there was rumbliup Of boxes and
barrels and the passengers craped their
recls ont of ,he windows IN see what il
was all ahput n ,yas found that at every
town the train slammed few tegs of
bs,r a few c,s.s of baar aud a few oacL.
aces of wbislev were uuloaded. probab,v
, ,rucr load nj each ,,ace ,youId he ,he
average Some one vho krew the CON
d;,;ons exn,a;rsd ,ha, ,ha I;,ror su,n,v
was for celebrating the Fourth of Iuly
which led another 10 saw that il WAS an
ex.u,la n, how nro,;I,i,io, d;d NOT ,ro,i
bit pu, Senator prrte,t who had lived
in Iowa said. "pefore there was prohi.
hilton car load of Iiouor would have
h.s, rao,;rcd IN snnr,y t,,a dr;rLars mn
Eou,,h of ruIv /, each of these TOWNS
When Won reduce /, from a car load ,o n
,ruck load some,hiup has been accom-.
nlished "
have ;rst o,e more Ru,le,t axncr.
;erce lie was matino politic,l speecb.
es in Maine during one campaign, and
was surprised IN find when he reached
Portland that the peo,le cared nothing
abou, the GENERA, election. the member
os CONGRESS NOR ANYTHING else Th.
Yhole f.ht cente,sa npou the election of
n sheriff The nominee Of fhe Republi.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Circuit Court!

The Morgan County Circuit Court
has been in session this week, with
Judge Martin on the bench Monday
and Tuesday, when he changed
places with Judge {. A. Denton, of
the Doth Judicial circuit, Judge Mar
tin going to Warsaw to preside. Dur
ing the two days the following cases
were disposed of.
State VS.. Jas. Meyers, felonious as
sault. Dismissed.
State VS. John Padgett and J. X.
Callicotte, affray. Padgett plead
guilty and fined $4,000. Forfeiture
of Callicott's bond, but as he was
recently appointed State Veterinary of
the new state of Oklahoma, his bonds
men are resting easy.
State VS.. Jas p. Blackwell, absent
ing himself to avoid giving evidence.
Plea Of guilty, sentenced two years
in the penitentiary. Paroled.
State VS.. VIM. Harp and Frank
Rogers, burglary. Plea Of guilty and
each sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary.
State VS.. Bully Meadows, burglary.
and larceny. Plea of guilty, sentenc-
ed to five years in the penitentiary.
State VS.. John Sidebottom, selling
liquor to minor. Plea Of guilty and
fined $4,000. Paroled.
State VS.. Geo. Twitchel, Walter
Twitchel and Jessie Sims, affray.
Tried by jury and Sims fined $500,
and the Twitchels $1,000 each.
State VS.. Vince Braden and Tom
keen ahray, Keeney plead guilt,
and was given four months in Jail.
Braden tried by Jury and acquitted.
Court will probably continue over
sato next week day or two.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

Arno Woods has a new picture
machine, and when he gets it "sot"
he gives it yank one way and it
makes a picture about three miles
long, and then he gives it yank the
other way and it makes another three
miles long, total length six miles, at
least you would think it was that
length if you saw one of the pictures,
and they are good ones too. p. S.
They may not be quite that long.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Winter To Be Mild.

According to the Goose bone prognos-
ticator, the coming winter will be mild
one.
Harry Johnston, former Alton, ILL.,,
iceman, who has relied for fifty years on
the goose bone, says that the bone this
year shows but one cold snap, and tina,
will be toward the latter part of the
winter.
Other weathef prophets say the slime
on fish is not so heavy, the shucks on
corn are thinner and the buds Oh tree:
are not so heavily wrapped as they would
be II the weather was to be cold.--Mis
souri, Democrat
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

We received an offer from a Chica-
90 firm this week to run an ad for
them calling for canvassers to distri-
butte mail order catalogues. We did
not accept it, as our Versailles mer-
chant give us such a splendid adver-
tising patronage(a) we could not
afford to help their worst enemies to
capture the rich trade OF the farmers
OF Morgan county.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

Bros. l.. r. Kenney, and Uncle
Joe Curry, of Glensted, were in Tues
day, and mailed out the minutes of
the Lamine Baptist Association.
While here we noticed they drank
considerable, intact nearly drank it
dry (the water tank), and on asking
the reason, they supposed they had
to come to it, and were practicing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

visiting in the home of her uncle, r. T..
Draffen, of near here returned home last
Saturday afternoon. n.-Bunceton Tribune.
Geo. 7. Short, of Versailles, and Miss
Sarah b Short, of Cooper county, were
married al high noon today at the resi-
dence of Capt Ewing Roberts in south
Boonville. Rev. w. 7. Russell, of Kan
sas City, tied the knot Missouri Demo-
crat Dec
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

Word was received here this week
that win Young, formerly a promin-
ent farmer, of High Point neighbor
hood, who moved back to Pennsyi-
vania last spring, was dead. Mrs.
Young is a neice of Jas. McNair, OF
this city.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

Mrs. d. c. Brown, Of Buffalo,
Wyoming, who had spent pleasant
time visiting with her mother, Mrs.
NJ. M. Moreland, and other relatives
of this city and vicinity, for several
weeks, returned to her far west home
last Thursday, arriving there safely.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
phone No. l35.
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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12
Gathered From Our Exchanges.

Dan Wray, Of Versailles, was here at
tending meeting of the Training school
Board today. Missouri Democrat, Dec.
g.
Miss Ne,tie Draffen, All attractive
Young lady, Of Versailles, who has been
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

]. G. Briggs, formerly of this city,
now of Kansas City and New Mexico,
was attending court here this week,
witness in the celebrated Carter case.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

If you want Notary Public don't for
get the Phone 267, or call at room 6 Ma
son & Hardy Bldg. Chas. W. Ksva.
naugh, The Abstracter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-12

Old papers for sale at this office.
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The Republican,
(Successor to THE DEMocRAT.)
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-31
M GREElE

& NJ aned tfpI !, lpe J i5sgf.
isnepely and b lscriminat ieh
cannot Ne rest fined the e6ncentsa
lion ot power thaa possible w sls VI
|iablses 6ntinnes and liner and ~
|isS mad i mani testy TINT under the syss
TEN set ividuaiisn aud private prop
erty. the tyranny and ppression 81 an
|oligarchy ots wealth cannot be ayoldei,
then sscialism will triumph and ina
Inst tatlon 4 81 private Il psopeTty VIII,
perish. u n, jss,
The admlnistrat Ion has been thus
'far sqceessfufsiu showing that dangers
from individualism can be effectively
regulated. !! and that abuses in the exer.
else OF private property can be re-
strained. Thus a great hseryatiye
victory has been won and the coming
of socialism has stayed. n
The question which yea hare alti.
mattel ;to meet is, not; whether we shall
return 70 d scondltion Of unregulatel
railways and unregulated trusts, but &
fs5whethcsswe shall smaintaln q strict
System ofSregulation OF railways and
trusts or whether We shall Sturn the
copntry5over5 to- the advocates Of gov:
eminent ownership and state social.
ISM. Any one who seeks a retrogate.
steIiifrom the policy ofthe administra.
ton, on the theory thatsit would be q
)real'step toward conservatism. is; blind
10: every political sign Of the times.
II: one attempts to fix; the center Of.
the conservatism Of the country, he Is
likely to tix2it in New gland. II he
is seeking the community where ap-
peais to righ.2o.sness and justice
awaken a -'as-s Use, he will find it in
New. ,lingland. Hence, It Is that have
tventured at this time and under the
circumstances have described to dis.
cusa the political aspects OF this pan.
| &c. and to appeal to YOU whether Demo.
Gratis or Republicans. not to allow an
acute condition involving pecuniary
loss and mental strain, serious as It is,
to lead you from broad. impartial.
just and patriotic view of the situation.
--ln this widespread catastrophe /
have the. deepest sympathy with the
great body of business men and wage
eTners who know are honest and
who have to bear the bruut of 1t. ami
! feel that the greatest solicitude anil
anxiety for their recovery. But urge
them not to allow their resentment at
conditions to be made weapon
lagalnst the public veal.