Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
Scattered Items.

prayer; at FIRST only IN spots. the thicker
and louder as ,hc faith grew stronger.
Seeing is believing
Seveta! land buyers visited the east
end last week. They expressed them
selves as very we'll pleased with the way
.he property showed up. M. Afford, Of
indiana, and Ir Tabler. Of north Mis-
souri,, aud other parties were here. We
expect 20 h.ar from some of them again
Don.
:it W,.hite, Of Enid, sold and deliver.
ed last week a nice lot each of fat hogs
AID s'irep Hogs at IS per lO. sheep at
- per 100
nudge Kidwcll's two boys visited last
week in Columbia with their uncle Jim
-. Clair, and other relatives. They re.
Turned Saturday reporting that Mr.. 81.
Clair had a psraiytlc stroke, just before
%hey left, affecting his brain. There IS
'iopcs Of his recovery.
You can't alwtys some times tell by
the build Of a fellow just what kind Of a
Splinter a fellow is. Very fcw would
Judge Mr.. I~.ivesay to he much of a mixer,
but Wray and McNey are built for hik-
ing set they were not in it with I.ivesay.
oay Mr.. I~.ivesry you will have 10 train
up lively, for Mr., Agee is a mixer from
mixer town.
Say Mr.. Editor, you need not say any
thing about tins. ! will just tell it to you
conhdcnt;aliy for Mrs. George Buzan
does not want il TO get out for fear Of a
laugh. While she was up at Kansas City
last week a slick fingered Jake put his
,and INTO her pocket pid when he re-
book and money. 1t was quite a joke on
him, but She don't like the Joke
During The thunder storm Thursday.
the barn OF Bud .Scwk,rk was struck and
burned as Was \ hay stack belonging to
frank Hunter.
II e. Daughctty, while IN Versatile,
Monday having hi, piow slrarpcncd. had
ms oiIcil'l'I 'lINI'''ht'h ny W. '"b'
ming and jerking him Gown. This is the
eighth time he has been thus affected.
Mr.. Greer, the carpenter, is max ing Il
lot Of seats for the Mt. Zion church this
week. The congregation tina, worships
there bas . good end comfortable house,
which when well seated will De first class.
sTt... ,1r, la,.. .I,.,l, t,. tl,. ,,,t,,,,
Of horses. The recognize that Kindness
~ their dumb hrUlcs is a part Of their
duty.
Mrs. Dale and daughters, visited with
r. Williams and family SUNDAY.
A large number Of friends and ic,a
H!!es gathered at Win Illusions, near
Barnett, last Sunday, and an old fash
'oned neigllbnrhoOd social picnic Vas the
result. I:vcrbody brought something
good to eat and they had a fine time. !,
ma in honor Of Mrs. Illusions father
ana mother, Nat. Porter and wife, Of
lieh!o, Colo. There were about ~
tcop'e present.
Last Saturday night DR.. Wilson, Of
ED''lma, ia company of Grace Driver,
fOnk the train at Upton for Kansas CITY
where Miss Grace is helrg treated. They
we're accompanied to Upton hv Frank
Hunter and her father aud ,nu,hcr, G
Driver and wife.
Last Thursday a sfhinY party coinpos.
ed Of tiu tAnii,cs Of Geo. EuIan, VII
Crutchfell, John Kelsey, Syl Filter
My:ia am McCollister aud a fcw other,
cap.ajned by Bose Brown and wife
meandered them away to Wrbstcr's lake
They caught, cooked and ate an eve,
b. s1el 81 i,su, bu, they did i, in sucl
hurry that they forgot to get the bone
out of their teeth aud lliey are still Ia I
ing fish. Their hurry was occasioncd b,
the break ~ sle drouth. They really tx
pcrfenced "A first class shower b,tn d
,heir way home. The shower change,
the appearance Of the road and cOun,r
50 much that John Kelsey and vi!
GutchG rld los, their way and wa. unit
a-r. getting home, and men.like the
Alanr,i their wivc, for il. John and vi!
laid t!1 3 wives wanted to come by ~
way Of Marvin - see MIR. Eyhtc's net
house. 1t was sSer thus, the women !
the case lad the h!aune 20 bear.
Miss Chloe Harrison, one Of the teach
er. N the i.lior sctooi, Who has been =
N4nsusbu,y school shr past ten weel