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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
kRANK.
Little Morgan.

Rev. c. II. Harrell held his regular
appointment at Stony Point Sunday.
Chas. Daugherty and wife, of Sedalia,
spent Sunday with their parents, Judge
Daugherty and wife
Aunt Mat Warren, of Sedalia is visit.
ing the Holman relatives in Little Nor.
gan this week.
Mrs. Wallie Homan, OF Kansas City,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nit Holman.
Quite a number from Little Morgan
attended the Jas. Allison sale last week.
We regret very much to lose Mr.. Allison
and family from our midst.
The wife Of Jas. Wagenknecht present.
ed him with the seventh son last Thurs.
day morning, and now Little Morgan is
looking forward to a Faith Doctor.
Misses Myrtle Page. Ruth Smith AMI
I;unice Shoemaker all closed a very
successful term Of school last week.
Leslie Graves, Of New Lebanon, was
in our neighborhood last week buying
mules. He bought five of J. w. Smith
and two Of Joe Weaver. <
Hub. Adams cad Miss Matte I.angon
were married last Thursday and the
wedding bells are still juggling.
Invitations are out announcing the wedd-
ing Of Mr.. Sidney iIotsenpillcr and
Miss Gertrude Holman Wednesday
evening, March 6.
Little Morgan now has almost ON.
plete telephone service. Quite a number
Of phones were put IN Saturday.
Sam Honian, who was taken sick the
day before Xmas. and has been very i'll
ever since, has at last, We are glad to say,
taken a turn for the better, and the
chances for his recovery now seem good
Dave Hotsinpiller, who was crippled
in the hip while %butchering Xmas week,
is not improving very rapidly.
Miss Addie ~IIotsenpiller, WHO closed a
very successful term of school 1T the
Brick several weeks ago, has been filing
a vacancy in the college at Ottervillc,
made by the Prof.'s wife being called
away Oh account Of the severe lllness
of her father.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Orpingtons, Rhode Island

OipinBtOub NuOuc isioh"
Plymouth Rocks. There are
varieties of each Of thess breeds
the breed in the order that they stri1
my fancy. They are all good breeds, arc
these Is little difference, except color, III
the different breeds. There are stfa'fs
of excellent layers among OF all these
breeds, which one can find If they but
search for them. In our climate
should always recommend some OF the
rose comb varieties. The Silver Laced
Wyandotte variety strikes my fancy.
They are fine size, quick to mature
begin laying early, at 4 TO o months Oh,
are active hustlers, gentle, lieaIthini ah'
hardy. They have a low rose conn
that never freezes, and they are fine ali
the year round layers. Have excelieN
as winter layers anything I ever tried
and I have raised sixteen different
varieties Of chickens. 1t makes little
difference how good your breed o'
poultry is, there will be no profit in u
unleess it is properly cared for. 1t must
be properly housed and fed, cleanliness,
light. warmth and dryness are essentials
in the poultry house. Not too many to.
gether. Plenty of the right kind of feed,
jndiciously given, to any of above breeds
housed in comfortable quarters will re
tnrn handsome profits.
kRANK.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07

by the Missouri Corn Growers Associ.
alton In cooperation with the State Board
Of Agriculture and the Agricultural Col.
lege at Columbia, and promises to be Of
great interest to every Missouri boy who
has an opportunity to grow some corn
during the coming year. A long list Of
prizes will be offered at the State Corn
Show In January for which every boy In
the contest can compete. There are no
fees, no difficult requirements and every
Missouri boy is eligible. In addition to
the prizes at the State Show a large
number of local and country contests
have been arranged at which local banks
and merchants are offering prizes. One
OF these contests should be organized in
every community where corn is the i'm
portant crop.
There will be two classes of boys in this
contest, the yonng mems class or those
over Is years and under 20, and the bays
Aass. or those IS years and under. The
amount of corn to be grown in the young
mems class Is at least one acre and in the
boys class one-fourth acre. Corn for
planting should be secured in the neigh
borhood II possible so that it will be we'll
adapted to the soil and climate. Where
good corn cannot be secured, however,
the Agriculture College will supply orn
of good quality to those who wish it.
Several prominent corn breeders have al
so offered to give corn for this purpose.
All boys wishing to enter this contest
or those wishing further particulars
should address,
M. y. MILLER,
Secretary Mo. Corn Growers Association,
Columbia, Missouri.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07

In an editorial on ADVERTISE ng, an ex.
change says: "When you see 4 news
paper without much advertising in its
columns you will find an editor without
much money in his pockets" That's a
fact. Aud it is also a fact that whrr.
merchants do not advertise in their home
papers the best trade Of their territory
goes to the merchants in adjoining towns
who do advertise, or TO the mail order
houses in the cities Ozark Democrat.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
For School Commissioner.

From what we can learn there is nc
candidate for this important Office.
Mr.. Wray Witten, our present efic-
ent commissioner, has consented to
serve another term, if it is the wish OF
the voters, so when school meeting
day comes vote for MI. Witten-he
fills the bill all right, you can't find
a better mar for the place.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Ladies' Skirts. the latest
creation, just received at
Carl w. Biersach's
On The Corner.
To The Farmers or Morgan Co

The corn, to which ! called your
attention on Jan. "a, in this paper
has been received, and is now ready
for distribution. We want good corn
raisers to get this corn and plant it by
itself, 50 it won't get mixed with other
corn, and On good ground, and this
fall let us have one of the greatest
corn shows that Morgan County eve
had. We will not all get the prem
ium but we will all be benefited many
times more than it will cost us, and
whether you get this seed, or not, we
want every farmer in the county to 90
into the contest, and be here at the
show next fall, to compare notes and
hear what Prof. White has to say on
the subject Of corn raising. This
corn is now at my Office ready for
distribution.
II D,,x
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Poultry Department.

We are glad to have a Poultry
Department in the REPUBLICAN.
Undoubtedly the paper goes into man,
homes where there are no exclusive
Poultry papers, yet the house wife is
much interested in poultry SO may gain
many helpful hints from this column.
For most Of the Poultry raising Is left
to the ome folks, the men considering
It too small business for them. but is It a
small business? We read a great deal
about the Missouri mule, and men de.
light to buy, sell and trade mules, that's
a big business.
Mr.. Miller, of Crescent City, Mo-,
believes that chickens are a big business
too. as he recently paid $500 for four
OF the feathered tribe, and thought lie
had a bargain. How is that for those
who say 20 we'll a chicken is a chicken,
a scrub 10 good enough for me Yet,
the chicken business is big, big in
Missouri; her output last year. 1906. was
estimated at then $500 900, and
it was all done by the women, in many
cases the men not being interested
enough to furnish suitable or necessary
quarters, the warm side of the fence OF
anywhere else being good enough for
the chickens, yet, I dare say, every man
is much interested in that SO,OOO,N DO.
What a great help it is in providing
the necessaries, comforts, and wen
luxuries, in the homes of this great
commonwealth. As it is now coming to
the time Of year that the hatching fever
is OH we wish this week to take a look
at the breeding pens. We notice at a
glance that the breeding stock is ready,
the cocks and cockerels are all there,
where did they come from o, you took
time one day and called on Mrs. A., b.
and c., got a cock at each place, one was
black, one white, one barred, etc. You
didn't notice whether they were too
young to he mature, or so old they were
inpotent, or whether they were under
weight, poorly fed and run down, or
affected with a bad disease Of scaley legs.
The most you tho't of was getting those
ROSTERS for Soc each.
If YOU have those kind OF heads for
your first step in your usual worst luck
you ever had" for you will have it,
whether you ever expected it or not.
In the first place, no one ought to sell a
rooster for Soc. 1t costs 81 cts to raise a
Plymouth Rock, 80 cents a Wyaudotte,
or 70 cents a Leghorn, to maturity. so
why have we gotten into the habit Of
giving them away. You say, 80 we'll,
my chickens live on what would other
wise go TO waste Now suppose Mr..
A. and Mr.. B. each have 81 OO worth of
grain that he has raised, MIR. A. lets his
waste, Mr.. Is. feeds his to a Plymouth
Rock cockercl. When he is mature sells
him for 50 cents. Mr.. A.. has lost all Of
his, Mr.. Is. half. where be might have
made a little profit. Poultry ~raisers,
don't give your stock away, its too hard
to raise. The heads of vour flock ought
to be first, all Of one breed and color, of
full standard weight, bright, active,
good shape, red combs, strong and
healthy, and not more then ten liens to
one cock. Well the mail man is coming
and I mnst stop this minute.
MRS. W. s. GREER.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
High School Notes.

The Agriculture class has finished
the main lectures and will devote the
remainder of the year to field work.
The class in Physics has begun the
study of Electricity.
The enrolment has increased each
day. The rural schools are closing
and the boys and girls are taking adj
vantage OF the course offered in YER
s%ailics.
We had seve5ai visitor last week,
among re number was A. G.. Baker
and Judge Daniels. We are delight
ed to have you come. Visitors en-
courage both Instructors and pupils.
The Eureka and Excelsior debating
societies will meet Friday afternoon,
March 8. The young men are
anxiou, to have visitors attend their
meetings.
The Sophomore girls rendered a
Literary program last Friday. The
young ladies did exceptionally well,
considering the TING they gave to the
work.
The Seniour and Junior classes
haze been having prose compositions
in attn the past week.
The Seniour class in English, sub
mitted their first monthly theme this
week for correction.
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Missouri Boys Corn Growing Con-
test
A npmoth boys. corn growing contest.
is leiug organized among the boys OF
Mi souri for 1907. II is bciuy conducted
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07

The Barnett Entuprise has been
resurrected by S. o. Burks, and
comes out in good shape, chock full
of advertising, which shows the bust
ness men Of Barnett are loyal to their
home town, for the newspaper is the
builder, well edited and newsy. We
wish the new enterprise success.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Arthur Henderson. Defendant.

HIknHT TtHucIsoh, btIeHuubt'
At this day comes liaintia herein, by her At.
torncy aud files her petit II aud affidavit, al
leging among other things that defendant. Ar.
thur Henderson. il not a resident Of the state at
Missouri. WlerenroD, II is ordered by the clerk
H. vacation that said dets,dHiI nj lie notified by
publication that plaintiff has a. inmeuced a suit
against HIM III this court the object and general
nature Of which is TO obtain "a divorce from de-
frndant on the grounds VI general indiguitit-
aud ,icsertion. and that unless the said Arthur
Henderson he and appear Mt this court. Al the
next term thereof. to he legun and holden 4
the cont house in Tive City OF Versailles. IN said
comfy, on the 18th day u April next. and on or
before the Dtst '.Hy Of said lei M. answer OF plerd
to the petition IN said cause. the same viii lie
taken rs confessed, aud Judgment viii be rem
dcrcd accordingly.
AMI il is iuttIlei ordered, tina, a copy hereof
be published, according to law, in the Morgan
County RFpumIcAs, a weekly newspaper print
ei and published IN said county Of Morgan, for
four weeks successiVeiy the last Insertion to e
at least t,,iriy days before the first day Of said
April tenn Of sa,d cDnrt.
W. THOMAS, Circuit q ,rk.
4 true c'py from the record
Witness nv hand aud the seal O tie
isEk'l. circuit Couri al Morgan c unity 'iii,
y 4h jsv ~ rc'y.. lyO7.
. W. g, TyfeNAs, Circuit Clerk.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
ORDER or PUBLICATIONS.

In the Morgan County Circuit Court.
STATE OF MISSOURI, -.
County Of Morgan, April Term, Igor
Lille henderson, Plaintiff,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Missouri Boys Corn Growing Con,
test

A npmotii boysi corn growing contest.
is heiug organized among the boys OF
Missouri Tor 1905. Il is bcin4 conducted
, 1907-11-01
THE NATIONAL STRENGTH.

After sll the strength of the nation
is in the small investor-the great az,
gregatioIi of people who have sinai!
sums upon wuich they are dependent
Tor an income, Many of these watch
the stock markets closely and when
they believe the bottom has been reach.
ed they buy and hold till they have
made what they consider a fair profit
This is the plan suggested by Jay
Gould. Buy when the market is low
and sell When the market is high. Just
at the present time the stock market
small investors with a few dollars are
taking advantage of it. Unless history
refuses to repeat Itself, they will reap
n reward. None of these careful lnves.
tors buys on a margin. That is a prac-
tice they do not approve. They buy
outright, put the stock away in their
strong boxes and hold it till a favorable
time to fell. The more conservative
investors refuse to have anything to ID
with common stocks, always Placing
their money in the preferred issues,
but this is carrying the matter of in
vestment almost to the extreme, as the
common stock of the great railroads OF
the nation are generally considered
good investments If brought right.
The Wall street furry will doubtless
result in a renewal of the demand for
a law that will stop the buying and sell
ing of ''%futures,'' both in stocks and
merchandise. Cotton, grain and flour
have been Used for gambling purposes,
to the detriment of legitimate business,
and with just as little purpose as gam.
bling at faro or poker. If the thing can
be stopped, 1t will be to the distinct
advantage of the nation.
, 1907-11-01

hang within the little roof. The shaft
Ii about 40 feet deep and at the bot
tom Is frigidly cold water. On its sur
face are chunks Of Ice, some of which
may be raised in the bucket. There
has been much speculation as to the
formation of this ice, which is in the
we'll the year around. Many shallower
wells in the town never freeze. There
are undoubtedly extensive springs
uear the bottom Of the well, and it is
thought possible that the streams
which supply 1t flow through under
ground caverns. From the well sounds
which may have been the cracking Of
the ice. but which have been attrib-
uted to other causes by superstitious
people, have been heard to issue In
the winter and the spring.
Some of the former tenants refused
to drink the water. preferring to bring
what was required a long distance.
The water has a brackish taste, prob
ably caused by limestone formations
In this vicinity. but In view Of the
phenomena associated with the house
the well Is looked upon with sus-
picion by many persons. Some house
wives ever Brighten their children by
telling them that the ghosts will drop
them into the frozen well II they do
not obey their parents.
, 1907-11-01
WATCH YOUR TONGUE
If Furred and Coated, 1t is a Warning
of Trouble to Come.

When it is the morning after the
night before, you do not have to look
at your tongue to know hat the stom,
ach is upset, the head is aching with a
dull rhythm, and that all the world
looks black hi dreary.
1t may have been lobster Newburgh,
Welsh rarebit or some other tasty dish
that looked much better at night than
the morning after. There is no need
to look at the tongue thermometer then
for symptoms Of trouble. You natural
ly go to your box of Mona stomach
tablets, and with one Of the little re-
levers bring joy and gladness to the
physical system.
The real time to watch the tongue
is all of the time. If it is coated with
a white fur, or possibly with dark trim,
mjngs, even though the stomach does
not tell you by acute pain Of indiges'
ton that it needs help, yet the coat.
ing shows that you are getting into a
bad way and that there is need of Mi
ina
Mona is so positive, so sure, SO re
liable in its curative action upon the
stomach that A. H. Cordiner, the local
agent, gives an absolute guarantee with
every 50-cent box he sells to refund
the money unless the remedy gives
absolute and complete satisfaction.
, 1907-11-01
HOUSE HAUNTED;
ICE IN THE WELL
GREWsoME STORIES OF YER.
MONT STRUCTURE INHABITED
BY GHOSTS.
BRAVE TENANTS OCCUPY PLACE
Admit Doors Sometimes RattiecJsW-
Ish PeddIer and Hungarian Pa
triot Supposed to Wave Been
Killed There.

Brandon, Vt.-Disregarding the
grewsome stories related BY former
occupants Of the "frozen-well" house
an unimposing building on the out
skirts Of this village, MI. and Mrs.
Truman Lyons and their 1s.year-old
daughter, Lucille, have lived In the
structure four months. causing won
der on the part of many villagers who
believe the place is haunted. Mrs.
Lyons asserts that nothing of an I'M
usual nature has transpired since she
and her family took possession, and
that she has no fear, despite the fact
that the doors sometimes rattle in the
night after a fashion that might alarm
the u%ninitiated.
That the house is haunted has been
maintained by nearly all the former
tenants. some Of whom stayed there
but a few days, while others remain
ed for months, despite what they later
described as startling experiences.
The building has been without a ten
ant at times for years, few persons
having the courage to live there. in
view Of the reputation given 1t by the
villagers. Various theories have been
set forth to account for the alleged
manifestations, and among these Is
the story of a Jewish peddler. who. 1t
is said, stopped at the house many
years ago, while 1t was occupied by an
old man Of unsavory reputation, and
never came forth again. Little was
known of the old man or whence he
came, as he received few visitors and.
apparently had other means of sup
port than his trade, that of a shoe
maker. The old man disappeared mys-
%teriously some years ago. One place in
the parlor floor sounds hollow when
a person steps on 1t, and this has
given rise to the rumor that the Jews
body was secreted underneath.
About 80 years g the house was
rented by three foreigners. said to be
Hungarians Of noble birth, exiled from
their country for political reasons. The
men evidently were we'll supplied with
funds, were secretive as to their pasts
and kept within the house most of the
time. Two of them soon left for parts
unknown. The third never was seen
again, and the belief has since grown
that he was made away with and his
body secreted on the premises.
Thomas WEIGH, who, with his fam.
lily, occupied the house some years
ago. stayed there several months;
then moved away. He afterwards dc.
clared that nothing could have induced
him to remain longer. WEIGH said that
on returning home from work each
evening he saw lights dancing at the
windows of n Of the upper rooms,
when he knew there was no human be-
ing within the chamber. Each night,
before the family retired, he went over
the entire house with a lighted lamp,
searching the hooks and corners but
falling to discover q trace OF anything
wrong.
The manifestations continued, how.
ever, and WEIGH gradually became
, 1907-11-01

Daily Republican. 5o cents . month
, 1907-11-01
Light. Dancing at tn. Windows.

alarmed. When the doors began to
open during the night after being
locked securely before he retired, and
when mysterious shutting noises and
signs and groans apparently we're
heard by the distracted family, WEIGH
decided that 1t was time to move on
before more terrible events occurred.
Shortly afterwards, 1t is said, a Jolly
party OF young people, returning from
a dance. conceived the idea Of visiting
the untenanted house. Two young men
volunteered to go ahead and investi.
gate. They entered the pathway lead
ing to the front door and paused
aghast, for at M OF the upper win.
dows a faint light was shining. It
flashed, died away, fickered again, be.
came bright and then vent out.
Weak with fear. but determined to
brave it out. the boys crept cautious.
ly up the steps. They tried the knob.
Suddenly the door opened, there was
a blaze of light. and something struck
and threw them from the steps to the
ground. When they mustered SUFFICIENT
courage to again look at the house the
door was closed, the building was
dark. and there was no sign Of any
presence other than their own. Thor.
oughly terrified. they made their way
back to the others, gasped out the
story, and the little party hastened
homeward, giving the "frozen-well"
house a wide berth.
The frozen well" IL located IN the
yard of the dwelling and 10 covsrsd
by an antiquated house. constructed
OF rough boards, which has fallen into
decay. The bucket and ropes WON n
the hands. Of othsr aasaeaHras' at31a
, 1907-11-01
WORK SUSPENDED.
Men Withdrawn From Road at North
Platte.

North Platte. Neb., Nov. 1.-The Tn.
ion Pacific Railroad company here has
withdrew and discharged 200 men who
were working on extension Of trackage
in the west end of this city. Wednes.
day evening all laborers working on
the construction OF the ice lake east
If this city were discharged. One mar
had just arrived from Central City
work On the ice lake. Although ar
rangements had been made for the use
of these teams, he was told employ.
ment could not be given him.
, 1907-11-01
Be Charitable

to your horse as we'll as to yourself.
You need not suffer from pains of any
sort-your horses need not sufer. Try
a bottle of Billiards. Snow Liniment.
1t all pains. ]. NJ. Roberts,
Bakersfield, Mo. writes: II have used
your Linlment for ten years and find
it to be the best I have yer used for
man or beast" Sold by L. j. Mills. A
Druggist.
, 1907-11-01
MERCHANTS, DISPATCH SOLD.
New York Central Has Acquired Prop
erty Of the Company.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. Announce
ment was made today that the New
York Central line has purchased all the
property n franchises OF the Mer'
chants Dispatch company, which
means the retirement OF the latter
rom the transportation field as an in
dependent company. The Merchants
Dispatch is said to be the oldest organi-
zation OF It's kind In the country.
, 1907-11-01

The Y. w. C. A. held an initiatory
today after assembly.
, 1907-11-01

Anything in the bookbinding and mi
ing line may be had at The Republican
bindery. Give US = trial and be con
vim Cd that the best Of work cen be
had 1t right prices right here at hons
, 1907-11-01

Next Friday evening Mrs. Clark, as.
sisted by J. l.. Hunton. will give a
lecture upon the philosophy of music,
followed by a recital from modern
composers. Everyone is cordially in
vited.
, 1907-11-01

Prof. Gilman entertained Captain
Heavey and his football team, with
their friends last night at a Halloween
reception. The guests are noticeable
today for heavy eyes and profuse ex-
cuses but there is no one who does not
firmly declare that it was more than
worth WHILE" wen in the light of "the
day after"
, 1907-11-01

Large emblems upon the foreheads
of several Of the male students stin
give evidence Of the Delta Theta
Kappa initiation Friday night.
, 1907-11-01

The Student material finally went to
the printer Wednesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-26
Those Delicious Lemon Pies

The kind that make your mouth
water" are easily made with no fussing
and at the least possible expense if you
use "OUR-PIE' Preparation. 1t is put
up in air-tight packages and contains
the right proportions of the choicest
ingredients. Every package inspected
and guaranteed under the Pure Food
Laws. Don't hesitate. Try 1t today
and then tell your friends. At gro
GERS. 10 cents.