Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-29
Scattered Items.

ttncn SOnle. AHtn Wlnu, SNOW, ram, an
cold and then some. We are waiting TO
the next installation.
Bose Grown last week bought 20 cattl
Eof Jim Canada, for $500 per 100 and thel
engaged Jim to scour the woods for, 2
more as Rose wants 40.
Mrs. Hampton and her brother. Mr.
Baker, Of Akinsville, were before Probat,
court last week.
Joe Fiddler and wife have; the syu,pa.
thy of the whole community in the loss
of their child which occurred last week
from %Diphtieria. The little one was III
tered at the Hopewell cemetery.
George Brown spent a. few days last
week EST Louis with an eye specialist
having his eyes treated.
Mr.. wilhelm, Of Saline county. Mo,
spent, q, good part of last week in Morgan
aud Camden counties buying cattle. He
bought several hundred head. Seven
car loads he took to Saline with him,
while lie left a good)y humber for Gen.
Ivy TO see after for a while.
Owing to the continued sickness of
Mrs. Aliens father, Uncle Buck Cross
white, Mr.. Aliens family did not move
to their residence in Versailles as was re-
ported last week. 1t now depends on
circumstance when they will move.
Tom Brown is in Wyoming looking
after business aud visiting relatives.
While the weather has been playing
seven up, it seems to have knocked the
phone service out of commission. Every.
thing has been topsy turvy for a week or
more.
Jim Stedum. of Enid, had the doctor
to see his baby a few days ago. 1t has
not been getting on very we'll for awhile.
Hauling cotton seed meal to feed cat
tie with this winter has been as big a
business the past week as hauling ferti.
lizer to feed the wheel fields were a few
weeks back. These things take lots on
money out of the country but the users
say it pays.
John Allen had two sick children this
week. The doctor attended them and
they are improving.
MIR. J. T. Simpson, of Clarksburg, Mo.
visited old Morgan acquaintance and
made new opcs ia and around Verlai.les
las. week.
The schools in the east end never were
in better woiking condition AMI more
prosperous. Prairie Dale with Mrs.
Greer teaching seems to be in its banner
Sunny Side with Miss Sadie
Young welding the scep,er for the
second term, is moving perfectly. Excel
sior with Miss Mary Kaufman at the
helm is a success in every respect. Good
come from all our schools.
No better d ,fense of the W. {. T. u.
If it needs any defensc-could be print.
ed than their declaration Of principles,
wnicli follows:
eve believe in the coming of His
sinsiom whose service is perfect free
dom, because His laws, written in our
as we'll as III nature and in
grace are perfect, converting the soul.
1--WE hciie.e IN die gospel Of the Gold.
Ell Rule, and III It each mans habits in
life siiould be an examp e safe and bene.
for every other man to follow.
'.E,e believe that Cod created both
and wo4iie', ia tats .2Sr image. and
therefore we believe in th. Standard c;
Tor both men and women, and in
the equal right to all to hold opinions and
express the same with equal frsd~,n.
1--WE believe in a living wage; i'll an
hour day; in courts Of conciliatinn
and arbitration; in justice as opposed to
greed of gain; in peace Oh earth and
good will to men,
1--WE therefore formulate AMI for our.
adopt the following pledge. asking
our sisters and brothers of a common
danger and a I'm hope, to make
common cause with us in working its
reasonable and hopeful precepls INTO the
practice of every day life.
II yprety solemaly promise, God
I,e,lhHg ME, to abstain from AL distilled,
and malt liquors, including
vine, beer and cider, and to employ al
nropey H-esns y !lisG1h aye the usl ol
and 1rahic in the ca.,.en
40 q, firm an enforce TIE rationale
Df This pleds., we declare op, purpose to