Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-21

teaching school in the Wilson Bend in
South Morgan, dismissed her school so
as to visit home folks. She, with Mrs.
Collier, and another lady Of the Bend
started for Versailles about q. m. with
the slowest old "critters" that the
community afforded. The ladies, in
order to make any headway, almost wore
themselves out gathering switches and
belaboing the horses until they came to
the store where they bought buggy
whip, which was a wreck by the time
they reached town at S p. m. These good
ladies' were being much worried for
fear the humane society would get after
them for cruelty to animals.
Prairie Dale school will close Friday
the 22rd. This school was taught
by Miss Gusta femme, of Excelsior.
She has really done more than her duty
this winter and has made big success of
the school, and won the love and esteem
Of both pupils and patrons.
Saturday night the music loving folk
had a pleasant little singing at Mr..
Muinaws, and all present enjoyed them.
selves, as is always the case when a guest
Of this hospitable old gentleman.
Sunnyside school will close Friday the
22rd, with an entertainment. Miss Lima
Driver has taught in this district this
winter, and has proven herself quite a
competent teacher.
Lloyd Brown, son of Bose Brown, the
farmer and stockman near Enid, last
Saturday, while caring for his fathers
stock, thought he would rope one of the
fine mule colts which his father had
bought. He did 80, and the mule reared
up and fell back and broke its neck. 1t
almost broke the boys heart. The colt
cost SIS.
The North East Corner will lose sever
al of its people Tuesday, the 10Th.
Albert Loganbill, and family, Joel Leh-
man and family, and Horace Hunter.
will start for their new homes. in
Oklahoma. .
Joe Leib will go to Texas to hold down
a job of Engineering and Mrs. Lama
Thomason will start for her Virginia
home. May health. happiness and pros
perity be the lot of all of them.
There were social parties at Mr..
Ivys and Mr.. Jack William Saturday
night. A pleasant time is reported.
The good roads problem is interesting
our people in the n. T.. Corner. They
have dragged the road from J. c.
Driver s north of Enid on north for
nearly all the rest of the Rural Ronte
No. |, so says J. Il. Schannep. carrier on
this route, and no one appreciates it
more than he does. John was sick
Saturday and laid off. while his efficient
deputy, Mrs. schannep, served the
patrons that day.
Sunday night, the patrons of the
Farmers phone line No. z, enjoyed a
n,unical treat. Clifton Bros. entertained
everybody that desired to listen, for an
hour or SO, with speeches, songs and
/ ,stru,nental music Of all kinds rendered
by their new phonograph.
W. w. Holsopple, the Superintendent
of the Farmers Telephone Company,
while in Versailles Friday, found when
lie got ready to go home that his horse
. had gotten loose and left him, and as i,
was p. m. it was too far to walk, so he
phoned ahead and Mr.. Schopper caught
the horse and cared for it until next morn
ing, while MIR. Holsopple spent the
night with J. B. Schannep and wife.
MIR. Bev Clifton, who was operated o,
for appendicitis in St. Louis hospita
last week, stood the ordeal finely and il
' getting on the very best kind, SO say.
his physcion, DR.. Gum.
The fine weather of the past week ha!
t put farmers to plowing and few have
r made some garden, and If another wcel
/, Of such weather laps Oh this there viii
y be considerable oats sown and lots o.
garden made. But-we.are-waiting-to -to-see
. Brown Bros. shipped one car OF II
: sheep to the St. Louis market Tuesday
4 They went over the Rock Island from
VeTsail es.
; George Buzan, north Of Enid, boug,,
y Of Shores Hunter on Monday fne spal
e of mules for til5.
= Bcn Shank & Co.. OF Enid, moves
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