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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28


city are some wonderful deposits Of can.
mel coal said to be 70 feet thick and some
very valuable clays. 1t has two rail.
roads. the main line Of the Rock Island
from St. Louis to Kansas City, and the
Missouri Pacific branch from Boonville.
Its new Odd Fellows building that cost
nearly $4,000 is a most creditable fea.
ture.
The north half Of Morgan county is a
fine rolling country and is we'll improved
and is as fne appearing agricultural coun-
try as one could wish to see. The south
half is broken and heavily timbered and
abounds in minerals. Much lead and
zinc has been mined here and it is be.
lieved that the rich mineral wealth Of
the county has as yet been hardly
touched.
Versailles has a live.up. to. date com
mercial club and our committee was
rendered every possible courtesy by this
organization. In charge Of a committee
including Messrs. i. ID. Harrison, II. A.
Young, W. W. Kinloch, K. NJ. Livesay
and Rev. J. w. Turner, the editors made
a long drive through the interesting
country that lies south Of Versailles.
We saw some fine sceuery, sou.e beauti.
full streams Of water, clear as crystal
some delightful otd water driven mills.
We saw Spears Cave, a strange freak OF
nature, which is in fact tunnel through,
a young mountain as we walked through
and come out on the other side.
Further on in our drive we found a
natural bridge. While not large affair
il was unique and wonderful
At about one O'Clock just as every.
body was getting good appetite for
dinner and some of us we're wondering
where we would get something to eat
we reached Webster's lake at Gravois
Springs. Here we found that Col. Il. A
White and w. Il. Gold of Versailles had
taken a short cut from town and had
ready for the party one of the best din
ners we ever enjoyed ont in the woods
The table was loaded with we'll cooke st
fried chicken. hot biscuits, bacon, pota
toes, hot coffee and other good things te
eat.
Here is the land Of 6ne air and clea
water. The spring here is said to have
a flow of AZ cubic feet Of water per Sc
cond and it is proposed to utilize thi.
stream in the development of big
power plant. Competent engineers hav'
made surveys and say that at this poin
alone a system can be installed that viii
produce 0Ol horse power plant. Ma
con Republican,
The above is correct in all details, ex
cept that the water power from the hi,
spring will be 1900 horse power.-Fd.
Scattered Items.
Will Collier, Of south Morgan, die
business in Versailles Friday and Satur
day of last week He reports his part o
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28


This man found a market. There Is
a mill in st. LOUIS which refnes this
mineral, and it agreed to take the
product of the mine at a good price,
and new industry began here. }. N.
Southern, the owner Of the land,
made a mining lease and receives a
royalty on all the mineral marketed.
There was sold last year from this
one little spot on one hill more than
$500 tons Of this mineral, AID the
great deposit was just touched along
the edges. A great face Of the min
eral is now exposed. Again hard
times hits us and but for that there
would probably be building here now
u refinery. The raw material sells
for from four to six dollars u ton,
while the refined sells from $lS To
$22. The mine seems mex haustible
and there Is probably plenty Of the
same mineral on the other tracts
owned in Independence. II is used
largely in the manufacture Of paint.
But / am not here TO look after
mines, and will probably not have
much time to do so. The last tiMe
went over the hills and down few
abandoned SHAFTS, it took u week TO
yet rid of the accumulation of wood
ticks, and have not had much en-
thusiasm about investigating at first
hand since. Our press committee is
here byi invitation to investigate club
house sites. When you look for
pretty sites for club house in Mis-
souri, you are troubled by multi
plicity of places emphaticaIly avail
able. There are more pretty places
in Missouri than any Of us who stay
at home have an idea Of. Omar D..
Gray Of Sturgeon and Philip Gansz
OF Macon are the other members of
Tie committee. Gray is q kind Of Il
Pooh Bah in his town. He owns the
only paper, the only telephone ex,
change, runs real estate and insur.
ance company, and is general advisor
for everybody. He concluded he
wanted to 90 to congress, and if he
fails it will be the first time he evel
failed in anything lie undertook.
Gansz is from Macon. His town il
proud Of his paper and if u man were
to try TO start new paper in Macon
he would not get any advertising pat
rOnage, and if he tried to start free
paper ! believe they would rise ~
and mob him. As consequence
Gansz liz called "Coloncl," owns .
lot of nice property and is Il mclnbe
Of the school board.
We will start out inspecting an'
being entertained tomorrow. w
are ~ 80 to Eldon, Mo-, before w
return from this trip. do no
know where Eldon is, but will le
you into the secret in another letter
Vim. S., Jr.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28

Thomas Shultz has gone away on a
visit.
Bill Shultz and bnd Johnson have gone
on another trip.
Decoration Day will be observed by
the old veterans and the graves Of their
old comrades lecOrated.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28
Florence Items.

El Day had an old fashioned house
raising Monday.
Henry Bremsr and wife went TO Soda
liza Tuesday.
Fritz LOCUS and bIenry Kruse made a
trip to Smithton Tuesday.
Jim Williams has bought a fine look
ing horse.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28
Notice.

To the old soldiers of both Union
and Confederate armies, also Sons OF
Veterans, you are hereby requested
TO meet in Versailles on May 30th at
l p. m. prompt, for the purpose OF
decorating the gratcs of deceased
comrades.
Ten'e*Htuy,
W. T. HoWEN.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28
the country fourishing.


Most all report their corn coming up
we'll and the land in good condition,
with everything favorable for a crop
provided the season continues as il is at
present.
Chas. Mason, the butcher, bought
fat cattle OF Bose Brown last week for
which he paid S4.35 per hundred.
T. NJ. Hunter, Of the east end, deliver
ed wheat to Moser, the miller. at Yer.
sailles last week between showers. He
received 81 cents for il.
Last Saturday evening the dogs scared
Frank Leatherlnan's mules, which were
loose in the lot, and one of them ran Into
barbed wire fence and was badly cut
The wound, some inches long, was
dressed and sewed up and the animal
seems to be doing very we'll.
Communion services at Mt. Zion wer.
! very interesting and largely attended.
Mrs. Judge Kidwell and daughter visit
ed Sunday with Aunt Sofa Brown and
family.
Mr.. Greer did some work on Mt. Zion
church this week, also built nucs and
did other repairing for J. {. Driver.
Or. BrownGeld, who returned last
week from an eight weeks visit to rela-
tives and friends in Iowa, says he lik ss
Missouri better than ever. He says tax.
ing everything into consideration people
here are making more and easier money
than they are in Iowa. He stopped al
Boonville and they showed him the
Boys school and their fine country and
lie thinks Missouri institutions are ali
right,
Foot washing, communion service:
and dinner on the ground, with two ser
mons, caused large congregation to
worship at Big Rock church Sunday.
The several applicants for the differ
ent schools in the county are often kept
waiting for several weeks for the board
TO take action. This condition is Otter
because the applicants either have nc
certificate or else the board is patiently
waiting for an applicant with more ex.
perience Or higher grade certificate.
Married, Monday, May 26th.. in Yer
sailles, A. W. Ofiner and Miss Sophii
Bell, Of Meta. Mo.
Last Saturday night at 8 O'Clock Tom
Brown received telegram to come al
once TO St. IOnis. He went II 20,
want to know more ask Tom.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28

Scattered Items.
Will Collier, Of south Morgan, did
business in Versailles Friday and Satur.
day of last week. He reports his part OF
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
IoULD SEND A COLORED
ALTERNATE

|The Republican convention
hich meets at Butte on the l4th
h, should by all means give
eir loyal ally, the colored voter,
kognition, and it would be the
binently and proper thing tor
convention to at least give
km one of the alternates to the
publican National Convention.
There are more than 1000 ne
4 voters in this state, 95 per
it Of which have been loyal at
A times on national issues lined
i like a stone wall for the Repub
hn ticket, they have been
lhght for at voting times, but
i the political enrolment and
onOrS thereto they have mere
lore been studiously avoided.
/ think it about time, and the
II thing to do, is to start off
sht in the campaign by giving
sognition where it is due and in
'king for an alternate delegate
a recognition extended to this
bal element of the party, we do
D think we are asking too much
ID that the same should be
Iantd.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
NEWS FROM CHICAGO

Rev. VIM. Gray, of this city
who has made so much talk about
building a home for the aged
Baptist Ministers is now out OF
a church himself. Rev. Gray is
unpopular with the people, no
body wants anything to do with
him it is reported that he will
soon leave the city and go TO the
Philippine Island and large
number OF colored people in this
city will be very glad when he
takes his departure.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
SPECIAL PROGRAM

There will be special program at
the St. James Literary next Wednesday
eve. and the ladies' will serve refresh
ments in the basement. This program
will be free, the ladies who will have
charge of the refreshments hope to ra-
ise funds for the purpose of sending
delegate to the Institute which meets
in Great Falls the 18th Inst.
The program presented by Miss NJ
Johnson last "Wednesday eve. was eve
ry way creditable one. Mr.. Chas. Cole
doing himself especially proud in a solo
also Miss Tressa York rendered very
pleasing piano Solo. Miss Clara Howard
also favored the society with an instru
mental Solo.
The society decided to purchase a pl-
ano and from now on there will be no
trouble about the musical end OF pro-
grams to be given by the Society.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

The Western Press Association
will meet this year two months
earlier at DeMoines, Iowa, the
time has been changed so that
the newspaper men can attend
it and also the National Conven-
tion at the same time and only
have to make the one trip for the
year. So the Association has
been called to meet at DeMoines
on June the 10th to 18th.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
they CHANGED FRONTS

Bro. Bailey, of the Kansas City
|fror, is saying some very
'ftinent htings just now which
no small degree reflect on the
Stability of some of those
nom at times we think are the
Fpngest, he cannot account for
.dden changes of the altitude
supposedly strong race journals
'np were so strenously opposing
~ and who after an invitation
Washington came bac k as
~ supporters. We take it that
pan is allowed to change his
'nd even up unto the eleventh
w, and besides these eminent
~ pushers headed by the
'aallc Nicodemus Chiles, were
IN upon the mountain top and
.0En the beauties and granduer
me valleys below and then
Fh to the inner sanctum of the
.Fers that be and great joys
epered into their ears, and
Y all this Brother Bailey who
Y stand; and our only surprise
Our mountain fastness where
ms we are not thought of is
he editor of the Mirror was
" put In the cold in this mighty
triumphant procession of
drivers when they~took the
Ohs capitol by storm.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

And now the Republican lead
ers have it up to them and we
will see if they will at the coming
convention at Butte give recog-
milton to the colored voters by
the selection of one as an alter
nate to the National Convention.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

fifty-fve in number in the poe
ession. 1t was controlled and
directed by one R. E. Moore of
this city, another individual by
the name of ]. w. Moore acted
as master of cermonies for the
occasion.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

The great Brownsville debate
certainly seems to go the limit
in the u. s., and even Senator
Borah of Idaho, sought to win
his first lesson in the Senate at
the expense of the poor Negro
Soldiers,
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
Mr.. Geo. R. Jackson, of N. Y.
Mr.. Samuel Green of Rochester,
N. Y. are in the city on a visit.

The fourteenth annual session
of the Imperial Grand Council of
Colored Shriners of United States
will be held at Staunton, Va. COM
mencing July 18th, 1908. John
C. Tones who was the first color
ed mason in the United States to
have the Mystic Shrine degree
conferred upon him and a patent
OF power and authority was CIV
en- him to institute temples OF
the mystic shrine in the United
States will attend the convention
He will be accompanied by Hon,
E. II. Morris, 7. Webster Brown
Abner A. Hodges and A. Z. Har-
per and S. H. Prather who are
prominent colored shriners in
this city and members Of the I'M
perial Grand Council of the
Mystic Shriners of North and
South America.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

In its dying days the Lindsay
administration did change its at
titude of non-recognition to the
colored brothers and put one or
two men as park tenders on the
West Side. Better late than
never.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

The Grand Annual Plaindealer bene-
fit will be given this year in connection
with the FIRST public appearance OF the
Helena Colored Band probably at the
Auditorium, watch for the announce
ment Grand Minstrels by the Band.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

Rev. D. P. Roberts, Bishop c.
H. Shaffer will leave the city next
week for the general conference
of the A. M. E. Church at Nor
folk, Va.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

Two Sundays ago the Compact
Negro Knights TemPlars OF this
city turned out but they made a
very unfavorable impression
upon the people there, was about
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

LIB. Bass will give the program at
St. James Literary next Wednesday, II
will be the best that has ever been
given.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

in local political circles and it
seems as though there will be a
multiplicity of candidates for
everything in sight at the ap-
preaching fall elections.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

Ray Stannard Baker has GER
tainly been in around and among
the boys and learned oftheir
thin ways.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

Mrs. w. T. Carter, of Pittsburg
Pa, is in the city on a visit.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

Geo. II, Lee was up this week from
Hunters Hot Springs visiting his family
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

1t is reported that John F. Fry,
proprietor Of the Keystone Hotel
in this city will soon sell or his
place and 60 to some other place.
From all accounts Mr.. Fry seems
to be unpopular with quite a
number Of persons, his departure
from Chicago will not be regret
ted.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
h MONTANA PLAINDEALER.

weekly by The Montana
p,.,ndealer Company
BASS, EDITOR.
..,;oO s2.oo per year, Strictly in Ad-
Advertising Rates on Application.
IA, second-class matter April H.
\. POST Office at Helena, Montana
Act of Congress of March g. 1879.
Isr.,, all Communications to The Montana
yl.indealer, 10 South Main Street.
Helena, Montana.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

Any person coming to the city
of Chicago who desires a very
nice place to stop at can inquire
Of Mrs. ]. Z. Johnson, 1898 Wab-
ash Avenue, Chicago.
Mrs. Johnson's place has been
highly recommended by a large
number OF colored persons who
have already stopped there from
time 10 time.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

III our ears to the grass
We hear ominous rumblings
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

Utica. N. Y, April 1.-THE
saloon keepers of Watertown
have become infected with the
anti-Negro sentiment which has
taken a strong hold on that COM
munity since two battalions OF
the oath regiment OF Colored
troops were assigned to Madison
barracks at Sacketts Harbor near
Watertown.
The saloon keepers are not an
xious for the patronage OF the
Colored soldiers from SackettS
Harbor and are doing many
things to discourage the men
from frequenting their places.
Exhorbitant prices have been
charged in many instances, while
at other times the glasses have
been deliberately smashed on lIle
floor before the patron as soon
as he finished the drink and re-
placed the glass on the bar.
One saloon keeper has large
sings printed, bearing the words
prices here subject to change
without notice" Yesterday a
Colored trooper went to the bar
with a friend. One took whiskey
and the other beer. When they
asked chow much?' the bartend-
er replied Sl.5O explaining that
beer cost 50 cents a glass and
whiskey 81 drink.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01

THERE
|IN UNION
ERENGTH.

h is to be hoped that the grand
Inference Of the A. M. E. Church
hicb met at Norfork, early this
.Ootb will not in the natural
|eut of things have anything to
with Brownsville.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
NEW YORK SALOONS DIS
CRIMINATE AGAINST
COLORED SOLDIERS

Watertown Saloon Keepers do
not care for Trade Ffom Troop
ers.
Some Smash Glasses After Serv-
ing a Drink and Others Charge
Exorbitant Prices-Shametul
if True, and Should Be Fought
at Once in Courts.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-01
PEACE /!

PEACE
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|UNIONIll
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-25
WIND BLEW 50 MILES
AN HOUR AT Ell PASO

FL Paso. Texas, Nov. 25.-At 12:45
yesterday afternoon in what is consid-
cred to have been the worst sand
and windstorm in Ell Paso in years,
the wind gained the maximum velocity
of GA miles an hour
From the top of the El Paso and
Southwestern building Colonel n. d
Laane. the weather man, and his as
sistants, could not see more than hal
mile in any direction on account o.
the clouds Of dust and sand.
Pedestrians hurryng home to The
midday lunch were driven into the res
taurants, which did good business
while the telephones were kept busy
with messages that business mer
would not be home for lunch.
From the hillside the sand wa!
blown down into the business distric
with such force that back homers'
were reminded of hail storms and
after facin gthe storm a short dis
tance, the majority either turned thei
! backs into cafes or sought the stree
cars. The wind played havoc will
back fences, screen DOORS awnings
and signs, blowing them down in vari
Gus places about the city, and alst
damaged trees, shrubs and flowers.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-25
LOOKS BAD FOR
RAY LAMPHERE
Prosecution Scores Two Important
Points in Notorious Murder
Trial.

Laporte, Ind, Nov. 25.-The state
scored victory today in the Lam
phere murder trial when Judge Rich
ter after exhaustive arguments by both
sides, announced he would instruct
the jury that if the evidence showed
Lamphere set fire to the Guinness
house even if the fire did not cause
the death of any persons therein, the
jury must find him guilty of arson.
The state scored another victory when
it secured the incorporation in the in
structions of a paragraph by which. il
the jury finds any one Of the four
persons in the house lost his life as
a result of the fire and that Lamphere
set the fire, then it must find Lam
phere guilty Of either murder or man.
slaughter
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-25
TO DEFINITELY SETTLE
DISPUTE OVER BOUNDARY

El Paso, Texas. Nov. pa hearing
is to be held soon in Ell Paso under
the auspices of the United States gem
eral land Office at which the boundary
of the state Of Texas and New Mex
leo will probably be definitely decid-
ed for at least a part CT the way. The
Rio Grande river ss it existed in 1858
is the real boundary. But thai stream
has often changed its course and 1t Is
mooted question just where the bed
of the river was at that time. This
hearing has been ordered by the land
Office at Washington and grows out OF
the claim made by Texas that the
Santa Teresa grant in New Mexico
is partly in Texas and that the court
of private land claims in 1902 award
F.! ed all this grant to New Mexico.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-25
THANK SEWING DINNER AT ST.
vINCENT'S SANlTARlUM

The Sisters of Charity will give an
elaborate Thanksgiving dinner in the
big dining room of the orphanage to-
morrow from | to o'clock. Every
delicacy that the palate Graves VIII
be served and the dinner promises 10
be a genuine gastronomic treat. me
price Of the dinner will be 81 and the
proceeds will be added to the fund OF
the new hospital to be erected at an
early date. AS the dinner is for a
laudable purpose it is safe to say that
it will be generously patronized
In addition to, but separate from
the dinner, will be the bazaar to be
conducted on the second floor OF the
Orphanage at which all sorts OF fancy
articles, etc, will be sold. Many beau
tiful gifts suitable for Christmas pres
ents will be available. This sale VIII
take place on Thursday, Friday ant
Saturday evenings.
Mesdames Rapp, will have charge
of. the exchange table; Miss Clara Oh
son will preside over the fany booth
while Miss Woodson and Mrs. Clare!
will attend the candy booth
No one should fail to take a look
in at the bazaar.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-25
THANK SEWING EXERCISES,
SECOND WARD SCHOOL.

The following Thanksgiving pro-
gram was given this afternoon by the
pupils of Miss Schnepple's room,
Second ward school:
Mother Goose Soldier Boys, March
and Recitation.
Five Puritan Maidens, Drill and
Song,
A Thanksgiving Wish, Gillie Bow
ler
School Bells Are Ringing, Song by
eight little girls.
thanksgiving Recitation by eight
girls
Autumn Leaves" Song by five
little girls.
I'VE are Thankful Recitation by
five boys. ,,...-.....
"Those Evening Bells" song by sev.
I en- girls.
I A Girls Thanksgiving, Recitation
by eight girls.
The following Thanksgiving program
was rendered thise afternoon by the
pupils of Miss Amelia Gutterman's
room
Recitation Welcome, by Aturio Ro-
nero.
Song, Little Birds, by six children.
Recitation, November, by lnez AL
arid
Song, Red, White and Blue, by IL
girls.
! Drill, Little Sewing Girls, by ten
girls.
! Recitation, A Boys Treasure, by
Frank Quintana.
| Play, Mother Goose. Characters.
Teacher, Louise Teare.
Mother Goose, Halle Madole.
Boy Blue, Manuel Pine.
Miss Bo-Peep, Josefita Alarid.
Tommy Tucker, Willie Thayer.
Little Boy in Lane, Charlie Eber.
i, hart.
Jack and Jill, Amarante Alaird and
Lulu Varela.
Jack Horner, Ramon Baca.
Goldilocks, Della Hill.
, Jack-the-Jumper, Frank Quintana.
, / Song, Goodbye.