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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
Lawyers and Printers.

Delegate Rodgers, of Clarem"rs, some
time ago declared on the floor OF the cor
vention that it would be godstnd If
there were not so many lawyers i'll thu
convention, inferring that they were ir't-
tering away valuable time splitting hair
on legal points The fact that the cor
vention has had at least wo.thirds of II
printing done and has not yet dcterm,n
cd whether it is being grated or not
leads to the conclusion that it would be d
still greater godsend If there were more
practical printers in the convention,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
Great "First Week" In Missouri
Stale assembly.
Jefferson CITY, Ian. )


The week just closed has been one of
the most remarkable first weeks" in
the history of Missoni general assem-.
bl;es since orr grard!at!ers quit coming
horseback and by steamboat up to the
little village III the hills. which an early
writer on travel, dVs, ibes as the "dear-
est Of all state capitals.
Form rly, every sna Of a.gun and his
brother came clown or "up'' or "ovcr'
to Jeff CITY" as the case might he, to
get him job." Tins year the son-of a
the most part missing. And why? Ask
your Ercle Bill Phelps of Carthage why.
Or ask any railroad man or poll ician.
The passes were few and far between and
stetnboating and horse back riding being
somewhat obsolete forms OF trave! these
latter days, the place seekers and the
bnncl hat always comes here to tell the
house how to Organize was missing. For
which glory be. There wasn't much ex.
citeinent attend rg the opening of the
fortv-fourth general assembly. The
speakership fight was lively for couple
Of day 8 and then Atkinson, backed by
the governor, had everything pushed off
the boards. Simmons, Crosslcy, Staple
and finally Houston of Cass got out of
the race and their supporters began to
wonder il they couldn't land somebody
for stcno .rapher or page.
ALI HARMONIOUS.
Everything is harmonious at Jefferson
City. he house introduced lot of bills
Yesterday and next week it is going to
get down to business. There was one
thing about the bills introduced. There
didn't seen, to be half 50 many fool
relsurs as usual. All of them seencd
to be aiming at something businesslike.
Tubbs, ths irsepressibe, of course, in
troduced his bill for the prohibition of
tipping And those who have gone up
against the propositions Tubbs has faced
can't blame him, The an,i-tipping bill
deserves better fate than that forecast
{ ed for it. 1t happened that when it WAS
? placed upon the calendar, it was number
ed "a3."
There is gcipG TO be lot of ralrrad
legislation tins winter, and most of il
sane The railroads have come to the
conclusion that they are up agains, it ON
the AGENT fare AMI hey are going TO lool;
cheerful while they nre taking that in
evilahle pill. There is going to he a bill,
which will doubtless become law, max
ing the penalty for nonconfornity will,
the maximum, freight rate aI fixed bv the
state. a iime and jail sentence instead
vi a PROPERTY f"tfeitare. That will keep
the railroads from getting into cour, up.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10

the chances are that when every MEN,
Der who has peculiar ideas along that
line gets a whack at that bill, neither
the governor nor anybody who drafts a
measure will recognize the child of his
brain.
FAvoRs FOLK.
Unless it develops over the excise bill,
there isn't going to be much of divi-
sion between the friends of Folk and
Stone in the house this time. The Or
ganization of the house is decidedly
friendly to the governor. He has had a
finger in every movement in the election
of the speaker and the applicants for
committee places are consulting him.
The chances are that the test will never
come, however, and everything will be
lovely as a midsummer nights dream
after full diet of ice cream and water
melon.
II the division does come, it will be
about half and half in the house, with
possibly Stone advantage i'll the senate.
There has been some complaint here
about the lack of passes. That com
plant was not SO loud last night a
lumber of the members who had been
expecting to remain here fitted away
and with them went most of the noise
tlia, was made abou, the lack of free
transportation Joplin Globe.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
Scattered Items.

ptorpe weaver, OF tne Monarch SOdl
CO., three miles east of Excelsior, went
to Versailles Saturday on business.
Joe Spuriock, the Proctor merchant,
went to Versailles Saturday after goods
and to look after other business.
Chas Ensninger. of Proctor, deliver
ed on Jan. lst, l09', to the shippers at
Stover, fifty POO pound hogs, for which
he received the top of the market.
Jake Cline, of near Stovrr, was in Yer
sallles Saturday shaking hands with
friends and doing little business on the
side.
Frank Etter, of Rocky Mount, passed
through this vicinity with Ell head of
fine young steers lie had bought near
Bromley, Mo and which he was taking
to Pettis county to sell.
Mr. Caldwell, who bought the Brown
field farm, Cne mile west of Versailles,
last week bought l25 head of stock hogs
in the neighborhood of Ironton, and
brought them to his farm where he now
has 300 head on feed.
Mr.. Greer, three and half miles east
of Versailles, the chicken man, has built
large and commolious chick house,
which he has divided into six pens with
nice wire runs in front He has his breed
ing stock all in place and ticely arrang-
ed. There are three pens of Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, two of silver Wyando,ts
and one of Buff Orpendorps.
Esq. John Holloway and Mayor Russ
Atkins, of Fortuna, wee taking in the
beauties of Versailles last Saturday
Berry Hawks, the Moreau farmer and
stockman. was transacting business i'll
Versailles the fifth.
John Allen, who resides three miles
east Of Versailles, but who owns some
nice resident property oil North Monroe
street, rented the same to Jake Cline,
who takes possession March first, at
which time he also takes charge of the
Cline feed yard. now run by Cline and
New
Mr.. Potter, of the bus line in Versailles
bought OF w. A Taylor two fine Silver
Laced Wyando,t cockercls, which was
delivered the Sth Mr. Taylor makes a
specially OF Silver Laced Wyandott
chickens.
Mrs Allen iiowles has sold to the pub.
lie thirty five Bronze turkeys for breed
ing purposes. She has the best stock Of
this breed in the county,
Jack Williams bought Of Frank l.eath.
erman on Jan, 2rd fine span of mules,
for which lie paid 2S5 90.
Joe Schannep is delivering mil ct hay
to parties in Versailles at s. % per ton.
Mr.. Fordyce purchased of Berry Bow
lin, fine span of mules, paying S2So.0o
for them
w T.. Jones, of near Excelsior, has
bpu sht up a iine..hunch of calves, paying
so, 50 per head.
Sol CARRIER and Abe driver. of near
Excelsior, are being hown the beauties
and opportunit es of the Panhandle coun-
try. by Ike Kaufman, the real estate
man.
Bose brown and family visited Sunday
with Will Cru,chield, who has quite Il
sick boy, caused by sticking a nail in his
knee.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10

Our business firms did big busin.
ess in 1905, and are now taking :,
rest, but will probably open up an adj
vertising campaign in the near future
that will help them to largely increaS,
their business for 1907.
There was quite lively time at III.
Martin Hotel Tuesday, caused by tn,
burning out of a Aue. 1t caused
quite flutter among the scholars
but the scare was soon over, nobod,
hurt, and but small damage done,
Died, at her home four miles north.
west of Versailles, Friday, Jan. 4th,
1907, Mrs. Chas. Ball, after a shor.
illness, and was buried Sunday in tn,
Mt. Nebo Cemetery. She leaves >
husband and infant child, with man,
relatives and friends to mourn hcv
loss.
II the big captains of industry con-
linue to harp on the perils OF
prosperity the Democrats may
conclude to make it paramount,
issue. They can cite history to show
that the country is subjected to no
such pcrils under Democratic rule.
Kansas City Journal.
County Clerk Buck and his fat as
sistant, All Burns, "turned the rascal,
OUT last Monday, and are now do
ing business for Morgan county. MIR.
Bucks experience as successful
business man thoroughly qualities hin
for the work of his office, while his
deputy, who served two terms a
county collector, will ably assist hin
in his work.
Speaking OF lights anyway, what
seems to be the matter with the pres
ent scrvice2 There are several bad
crossings without lights. The on
where the Rock Island. V. & S. and
Mo. Pac. all cross is particularly dan
gcrous these dark nights. Those in
position to remedy this matter have
been notified, and it is nothing les.
than criminal GOODNESS to ne glrct s.
important a matter.
The Stotesburg Tribune advocates
a law compelling all drinkers of liquor
to take out license to cost SIS j
year. A fine is to be the punishmcn,
for taking a drink without having 4
a license: Likewise the saloon keep
er will be fined for selling the drink.
All men who drink and have licens,
are to wear tag like dog tag, thus
having two badges of indentiicatlon,
his nose and his tag.
Mrs. Susie Moycr. of Sedalia, Dis
triCt Deputy, 1. o. O. F., accompan-
led by Mesdames Hayden, Winner.
Iseman and Kahler, OF Setlalia, came
over Wednesday for the purpose OF
installing the officers of Morgan Rebe-
kah Lodge J. O. O. +. of this city.
We shall try and have full report OF
the "doins" in our next issue.
The farmers complain that in "
muddy time they canno, bring inl!
load of anything to the city. While
the country roads are pretty rough II.
spots, their trouble begins when they
strike the city limits, for our streets,
cut up by our big city traffic, are
then impossible. We must have
better streets.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10

on an injunction proceeding, as the
courts will no enjo,n the execution of a
judgment under criminal statute
MONKEY WITH RATES
There will lie mo or less monkcylng
with the maximum freight rate legisla.
ton all the way down the line. The up
shot will, probably be something very
much like the present law but with the
criminal clause instead of the forfeiture.
Among the bills introduced Yesterday,
there were several anti lobbying meas
urcs. The first introduced was of this
kind. These people who are following
the governor along this line have an eye
on your Uncle Bill Phelps, but 1t will he
long time before hey get him there.
He is blamed sight closer to the COVER
nor than some people think and a good
deal too smooth to run counter TO any
law such as tina, proposed
There are few bills to prohibit free
passes, a few ballot laws and general
primary hill Snake Kinney, member of
the senate from st. Louis, wants TO pro-
hibit child labor and has bill which he
thinks will do it. Nearly everybody III
the assembly wants to amend Walmsley's
game law Speaker Atkinson has bill
to revoke the licenses of foreign corpor
ations doing business in this state when
they take their cases out Of the state to
fcdral courts.
TALK ABOUT MESSAGE.
The governors message is being talk
ed about more than most messages have
been. The governor is going to have
smooth sailing on the accent fare propo-
sition. but he is going to have tough sail
ing OH his proposed excise plan. The
COVE nor wants t. put all OF the saloons
in the state nnder two or three licenses
one from the city, one from the county
and one from the state, all three to he
necessary If the saloon IS in a city. The
state license would he granted by All ex-
else commissioner who at his own wish
III pnt cut OH Il llCtHSt dt any tlIllS. i Ills
" uld put the saloon men at the mercy
of the one officer and would build up a
saloon machine.
To this many of the members OF the
legislature are opposed. They don't
like he idea, and they are going to swat
that bill when it comes rp.
LAWYERS STARTLED.
There is a disposition OH the part of
lawyers to look askance at the governor s
bill to compel witnesses in bribery ca,es
to testify. They regard it as a removal
oi constitutional rights and they believe
that il Is dangerous to the liberties of the
people TO fool with these thinge. The
general primary law recommended by
the governor will probably be passed in
some form. The governor has not indi.
, Gated jIst what lie wants in that line and
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
M arpiage License.

{ Fleet Marriott. Versailles s.
Ruth Smith, Slower.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
Called to Outline Plan for Federal
Regulations of Railroads.

Washington, March 27.-An import
ant conference was held at the White
house tonight at which the railroad
situation generally was discussed.
Those present We're Secretary Of the
Treasury Cortelyou, Secretary of the
Interior Garfield. Assistant Secretary
Of State Bacon, Chairman Knapp and
Special Counsel F. B. Kellogg, OIL the
interstate commerce commission AMI
all members of that commission except
Messrs. Prouty and Cockrell, who are
out of the city. The conference lasted
two hours and a half.
After the conference adjourned it was
stated that the meeting was called to
outline scheme to be presented to the
next congress for the federal regula-
ton of the railroads of the United
States. The plan proposed by Jacob H
sehiff for remedying the railroad sit
uation which has attracted great deal
of attention was not taken up at the
en6arence. MIR. Kellogg, who ha:
denied thsthe Hartman Investigation
up at the eonfe. question was brought
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
ANGLO-SAXON CATHOLICS.
Better Representation in the Sacred
College Asked for.

Rome March 27.-The prominent
prelates now here have
presented to Papal Secretary of State
Delva a memorandum setting forth
the Importance of the Anglo-Saxon
Catholic world compared with the re-
mainder of the Catholic world 1t was
stated in the memorandum that Cath
olic in the United States, Canada, Ire
land. Great britain and the British col
olics in the United States. Canada Ire
and it was asserted that no Catholics
SO vigorously took up the cause Of the
church in its conflict with the French
government as the Americans, Irish
and English. who were classed as the
wealthiest Catholics and as those from
whom the Holy Sea caa expect the
greatest amount OF support. Tns
memorandum concluded with assCnt
for better representation or the Anglo
Saxons in the sacred college.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
HOT WORDS PASSED.
Editor Eritton and Assistant Attorney
General CIcmnts In n Clash.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Especial TO The Messenger
Raleigh, n. C, March 27.-Thers
came near being a fight this afternoon
in the Office OF the governors private
secretary as an outcome Of q hearing
Of the White case There were hot
words between Assistant Attorney
General Clement and City Editor
Britton Of the News and Observer Two
affidavits read by respective sides in
hearing We're denounced by counsel as
unfit for publication. Attorney Means
asked Editor Britton il he expected TO
print these. He replied that he did
tated to in matters Means sad the
publication was improper. Britton
said that it was part of the record
and that there was entire right TO use
it and that the attorney had nothing
TO do with what was published. Glenn
ent said that the affidavit and Ger
tain other matters brought out were
unfit for publication. Means thereup-
on said that Editor Britton thus had
official opinion, TO which Britton re-
piled that the attorney general had
nothing to do with the matter or what
was published. Clements then moved
towards Britton. saying that he pre-
sumed he was gentleman and would
not publish these afidavits, but that
if he did publish them he was no gen.
tleman but a cowardly cur. Britton
instantly rushed at Clement. but at
this instant the private secretary
sprang between them and as Means
was published. Clement then moved
some statements as to Clement if
these affidavits were presented. Ar
rington kept a tight rein ON the situa-
| tion, however, and preserved the
peace. Editor Britton said that he
| could see no reason for not printing
evidence brought out in remarks Of
attorneys:
Montgomery introduced an affidavit
! made by a man named Turner, from
Statesville, to show that Sheriff. had
| made a statement tending to show he
| had betrayed some girl. This brought
out counter affidavits read by Attor-
ney Lynn from four men that they
had been familiar with Annie White
and also said that he had letters writ
ten by her to show her character
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
BIC FIRE IN ELIZABETH C|T1'WORk OF TRAIN WRECKERs
Loss Estimated Between $780,
900 and S450,000
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN
to be Under Control and Spread
RapidIs-Nine Business Esta Dlish-
mentS Totally Destroyed.

Elizabeth City, \. c., March 27.-
A fire of unknown origin which started
here at a late hour last night, resulted
in an estimated loss of between S40O,-
600 and s45O.000 in property. 1t was
thought that the fire, which originated
in the large brick building occurred
by the Owe Grocery on the west side of
PoindeXter street and which was COM
pletely destroyed was under control,
but it started again at an early hour
today with renewed vigor and spread
rapidly The establishments of MessrS.
Broughton and Etheridge, H. II.
Lavenste:n, L S. Gordon. 3. I. Har
ris Joseph Eisenburg, L. Lavenstein,
Lavenstein Brothers, 7. " Williams
and c. a. Johnson were totally de-
stroyed. The establishment of the D.
NJ. Jones Company, one Of the largest
wholesale and retail hardware concerns
in the state, was damaged to the ex-
tent of about $4,000, with small in
surance 1t is estimated that the total
loss to the stocks Of the various eS-
Establishments is about s250.0O0 and on
the buildings about $150,00O to 5000
nOO
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
WILMINGTON, n. c., MARCH 20, 1907
was doing the killing. | cannot ac-
count for more than two shots OF Tom

was doing the killing. 1 cannot lc-
count for more than two shots OF Tom
Walker
The prisoner on his cot was allowed
to make statement. When he got
to the house he found his wife crying
and much excited; he told the Of
ficers to leave; that the beer belonged
to his wife; again and again warned
them to leave his house; he started
toward Chief of Police Chason to pitch
him out of the window; the chief
threw his hand to hip pocket to draw
pistol; he then fired, and afterward
shot at the other officers; had never
made any threats against the police
and had nothing against them"
The counsel for the defense, Messrs.
G. G. Rose and J. S. Newton, made
able speeches for their client and deny
ing premeditation and purpose. Solic-
itor Sinclair and assistant counsel, Mr..
@. K Nimocks presented the case in
a mercilesSly clear-cut manner, shoW-
ing all the elements of murder in the
first degree.
The judges charge was brief but
mastery. The jury retired and in %
minutes returned to the court room,
rendering through A. E. Rankin, fore
man the verdict of murder in the first
degree. The judge passed sentence,
the latter part Of which was in these
exact words: And that on the 18th
day of April, between the hours % II
a. m. and 3 p. M, you be taken to the
place of usual execution and hanged
by the neck until you are dead, dead
dead, and may God have mercy on
your SOUL
Walker had a fair trial His able
young counsel did their best and TIE
prosecution was calm and without
passion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
TENDERIOIN RAIDER.
W. II. Naneum Turner Becomes City
Editor Of Raleigh Times.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., March 27.-Constdble
Bynum is tonight causing a profound
sensation in Raleigh's tenderloin dis
trict by making wholesale arrests of
keepers of low class disorderly houses
who, of course, are we'll known, and the
grand jury will have plenty of business
Arrests are to be made of keepers Of
higher class places.
Sanford L. Rotter succeeds Mr.. Simp-
son as editor of the Raleigh Times. W
P. Mangum Turner becoming city
editor.
The appeal of Annie Turner, coloted
found guilty of being accessory to the
attempted murder Of L Banks Holt, OF
Graham and sentenced to 80 years IN
the penitentiary, will be argued in the
supreme court Tuesday. A new trial
is asked.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
CARNEGIE ON THE SITUATION
Absolutely Endorses President aiu'
tudc Towards the Railroads.

Washington, March 2.-AnoreW
Carnegie, who is in Washington for
few days visit, today expressed the
following opinion ON the railroad sit
uation:
Il absolutely endorse the Presi-
dents attitude towardc the railroads.
He is the best friend they have and
they ought TO realize it. The railroads
had better stand with him. If they
do not accept his moderate measures
they may be confronted by a man in
the white house who viii approach tbs
question Of the railroads from an en-
tirely different standpoint regard the
! Presidents influence as to the rail-
roads as wholesome and conservative
| Mr.. Carnegie 1unched with the pres
ident today. Others present were Vic<
President FafTbankH. Secretary Codtei'
you: Assistant eeGe3ary Of State b
con and RoeR< g. Mccormick. foemsl
lampasasdor a Etaasa
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-29
Train on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road DeraiIed
REV ARD OFFERED BY COMPANY
No Person Was Injured-Train Mar
rowiy Escaped Piunsins Over En-
bankment Into Riyef-DetectiVes
Making Every Effort To find Guilty
Parties.

Pittsburg, March 27.-Train No. 20,
on the Pennsylvania railroad, known
as the keystone Express, east bound,
was derailed near Wilmerding, Pa,
fourteen miles east Of mere early to-
day. The engine, two mail cars, and
combination baggage and smoker
left the track. No one was hurt. The
derailment was undoubtedly the work
of train wreckers. Both the eastbound
and west bound tracks had been tam
pered with, one rail joint on each
track being displaced within a few
rods of each other
A yardman, where the express was
wrecked, few minutes before the ac-
cident occurred, reported to the Off
cfals that he saw two men walking
along the track. He gave detectives
a description of the men, and every Ell
fort is being made to find them.
The scene of the wreck is at a sharp
curve, near Turtle Run, and almost, as
if by a miracle the outside rail held
against the grinding Of the heavy train
and prevented the whole train from
plunging over, a 40foot embankment
into the river. The two rail joints
Sampered with were not more that
Is feet apart and it is authoratatively
stated that had a train on the west
bound tracks come along it would GER
tainly have crashed over the embank-
ment. This would have probably hap
pened had not the Chicago limited
train No % been late. Fortunately
| it was delayed and reached Wiimerdine
some ne after the Keystone express
| had been derailed. -----A~-+~~-=
AS in the case of the Chicago limit
ed wreck last week, the same method
was adapted The spikes, bolts and
| fish plates from an entire length OF raj
had been removed and the rail turned
inward on tracks numbers and 4
the main tracks east and west bound
Nearby were a track wrench and
paid of gloves in the creek below
| a claw bar, nuts, bolts and fish plates
| were found.