Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-13
Scattered Items.

Mrs. Leslie SnOfgfaeS iatneI anu
mother visited them last week.
Ed Morris of Richland had a fine colt
badly cut on barbed wire one day last
week.
Syi Etter sold Myers a fine horse for
$l35 and delivered am at Versailles.
Mrs. Wash Hutchinson, Of Richie,
has been very sick for several weeks,
and is still quite poorly. Uncle Wash
says he has not slept in bed for four
weeks as he has been 80 a~nxiously caring
for her.
Hugh Barber, Of west Of Versailles,
lost . fine mare last week, which he
valued at $50.
Mr.. Abe Artz, Of near Excelsior, went
last week to Okla. to visit his daughter
and see the new state.
The Monach Coal Co., east Of Excel.
sior. shipped a load of lead to market
last week. 1t Is first coal. then zinc,
then lead. Under the management OF
Geo. Wearer this company is doing a
fine business with the "Old Simpson
Coal Bank" 1t is a producer.
John Allen and Newt Todd visited Ed
Morris, of Richland, last week, and went
fishing. They took plenty of bait"
and Of course had a good time, a. we'll a.
caught plenty Of big long fish.
The four good horses that Mr.. Wilson
sold last week to Mr.. Hall Of Latham for
sos we're only about SO years old, that 10
the sum of their ages Aggregated 50.
Bose Brown, the farmer and stockman
of Enid sold Bentie, of Otterville, for
Mayfeld. two car loads Of fat cattle for
s5.25 per 100, delivered and weighed at
Marvin, last Saturday. He also sold
same parties a nice bunch Of hogs. The
Brown Bros. George and Tom, also sold
am party some stock.
The Rev. Ike Riggs and son, of West
lawn last week visited his daughter, Mrs.
Absalom Stockall. whose husband is
farming with Brown Bros.
George Hubbard had the misfortune
to lose a good horse, breaking one Of his
tiff teams. 1t dropped dead in harness
soon after leaving the tiff mine.
Cy Williams has taken his engine to
the shops at California to have so,ne inn
portant repairs made 30 as to he ready for
threshing, saving wood and shredding
fodder when the season opens.
John Shank, Clebe Hunter and Others
went fishing last week. The fnny tribe
suffered depletion as usual, and fish and
snake stories, and how the big ones go'
away, will lie rife for weeks.
Tom Brown, of Enid, last week wa.
painting his Versailles residence, which
lie bought Of Mrs. Buzan some time
back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haynes, of Marshall
Mo-. visited with Mr.. and Mrs. White
Of Enid, last week and returned hon'
Monday after a pleasant visit, a ride owe
the country and a day at Freedom
church.
Mr.. CrutchGeld. of Latham, in com
pany with Bose Brown and family, wen
fishing last week. They caught a bi,
mess Of fish for II persons, with none I
spare, and had a real fine time.
DIR. Hubbard accompanied Jake Kauff
man and his son, John, to st. Loui
again last week and on Thursday Joli
was treated for his catarrhal troubles
r aud is reported getting on nicely.
Mrs. blackstone and mother, {
J Excelsior, visited Aunt Sofa Brown am
! family last week.
Mr.. Schol!e. Of west Of Versailles. Las
week sold 80 fine spring chickens fo
over sN lie il a success full poultr
man.
Shores Hunter, Frank Driver an
A Judge Kidwcll are making fine progre'
on their big barns. They work at the,
D when they can't farm.
Sam Clifton and sons sold Price Hur
ter a fine lot OF corn Monday at 6Oc ps
s bushel.
East Prairie school has had to close O
account cl an epidemic Of measles in III
district.
Price Hunter sold Mayfsld a carloa
Of cattle to lie delivered about July fir
at $3.50 per 10. They we'll weigh abot
400 at that time.