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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
FAMILY 10 Rescued.

William Butterick. his wife and Ave
children were rescued Sunday from
their home two miles north of Creve
Occur lake. where they had been i'm
prisoned for two days and a half.
A st. Louis fisherman who refused
to tell his name was rowing at the
north end of the lake when he was
attracted by a woman waving her
skirt from the second story window OF
a partly submerged house. The water
already was 2 feet above the second
floor Of the house.
Buttcrick had not moved out when
the Missouri left its banks, thinking
the position Of his house safe. Their
water supply gave out and they were
compelled to drink river water. After
being rescued in the fisherman's skin
they were taken to the Creve Occur
boat hOis" and later provided for by
a farmer living nearby.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
TWENTY HURT IN WRECK.
Passenger and Freight Collide and
Both Engines Are Demolished.

st. Louis, Mo.-Twenty passen.
gers, the greater number of whom.
were brought to St. Louis early Fri
day, were injured when d passenger
train and a freight train ran together
in a headOn collision on the Wabash
railroad near Pendleton, Mo-, Thurs.
day night. ,
OF the 140 passengers none waB
killed, though several of the Injured.
are believed to be in a serious cOndi.
ton.
The passenger train was n hour
behind time and IA running at a
greater speed than usual. The wreck
Is believed to have been caused by a
misunderstanding OF orders which
would have held the freight train at
Truesdale.
Both engines were demolished, and
the baggage and mail cars badly
wrecked. Coaches were thrown from
the rails, but not badly damaged.
Engineer Chris Smith OF the pas
senger train was the more seriously
injured. He has n broken leg and
internal injuries. He was taken to
his home In Montgomery City.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
At ITS CREST
100000 WATER DAMAGE AROUND
ALTON, ILL.
DECLINE HAS BEEN PREDICTED
Over Five Thousand Acres Inundated
On East Side Of Mississippi--
More Dams Break.

st. Louis, Mo.--The high water
at st. Louis Is now at It's crest with
a stage OF 34.S feet, according to the
Offcial forecast of the weather bureau
Friday. In the last "a hours there
was a rise of threc-tenths of a foot.
Above st. Louis the river will fall
slowly, the prediction says, but there
Will be a further rise between st.
Louis and Chester.
At Alton there was no rise In the
last "a hours. The Missouri at st.
Charles rose two inches.
Comparison With 1903 Flood.
While the extent of the present food
In the Mississippi river does not ON
pare with the food Of 1903 around
Alton. a clreful estimate Of the dam
age done by the waters IL almost As
great.
Those who are pest informed as to
the situation there say the damage to
crops. farm lands, houses, boat prop
critics, etc. will amount. this year, 10
1891 900. In 1903 the damage was
estimated at $35O,OO0, with "a higher
stage Of water by 5 feet. This Is be.
cause the farmers in 1903 had not
planted so extensively as In 1908. The
year before they had a flood which.
while 1t was not so extensive as that
Of the following year, frightened them.
There was no warning Of a possible
rise this spring given by the river
last year.
At 8 o'clock Thursday night the
Henry Wagcman levee OH the Mis-
souri, shore. opposite Alton, broke. The
levee protected 1900 acres of farm
land belonging to Henry Wageman.
Eli and Ellis Keenc. ,Joab Watkins,
Ernest and Edward Balster and Frank
Meyers.
In East st. LOul, the situation Is
still one of danger, and hundreds of
men are working hard to save such
of the bikes and entertainments In the
low sections as have not broken.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Newspaper Mems Trio,

Fairfield. Ill.--The annual junket
junket OF the Southern Illinois News
paper Correspondents Association
will take place next Sunday and Mon
day, when 100 newswriters will be the
guests OF Congressman William Is.
Mckinley, president of the Illinois
Traction Company, on n trip from
East ST. Louis to Champaign, ILL.,. and
return. T.. II. Childress will accom-.
pany the party as the representative
from Fairfield.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
eEvEN PERSONS ARE RESCUED
FROM HOME NEAR cREvE
COEUR LAKE, NC.
LIVED ON RIVER WATER
Greet Passes St. Louis and a Fall OF
OF Of a Foot 10 Reported
Heavy Loss at
Alton.

st. Louis, Mo.-While the crest
Of the food officially has passed st.
Louis. the stage Of the river has re.
manned virtually stationary for "a
hours, and probably will remain so for
a day or 30. The stage Of the river
Monday was 3t,S, a fall OF 4 Of a loot.
Traffic has not been resumed on
the st. Louis levee. but East st. Louis
thus far has withstoOd the floods.
Night and day shifts have been work.
Ing on the levees, strengthening them
and keeping a lookout for any posi-.
bic breaks.
Above st. Louis the worst reports
come from st. Louis county on the
Missouri river side.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Engineer Blown to Pieces.

Imla City, Mich.-The Grand
Trunk fast freight was wrecked
two miles EAST Of here. TIL" boiler Of
the engine blew up while the train
was going 80 miles an hour. The air
brakes worked automatically, stop
ping the train. Engineer ThOs. Fibbs
OF Port Huron was blown to bits.
Fireman William Brown Of Port Hu-
ron was thrown 80 feet from the train
and probably fatally scaldcd. Head
jured.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
3 PLOTTERS KILLED
ITALIAN COLONY THROWN INTO
CONSERVATION.
WERE MEMBERS OF BLACK HAND
Rich New orleans Merchant Shoots
Down Italians Seeking Money
From Son in Home.

New Orleans, IA.-Pictro Ola
coma, a wealthy wine merchant, killed
three Italians who were attempting To
force his son TO give them a sun OF
money and his watch early WedneS'
day.
The shooting occurred at the home
OF GiacOna.
The dead: Giovanni Baraca, two
unidentified Italians.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Police Were Surprised.

The first news OF the SHOOTING Was
a surprise to the police. They had
received Indirect advices that the
wine merchant was the prey OF Black
Hand conspirators. but, as he had not
complained to them, they had taken
no action for bis protection.
A telephone message from the
home says that everything had been
arranged to trap the three men, who
were Black Hand plotters, by the
father OF the young man, VINO was
asked to pay them a large sum. All
the bodies have been removed to the
city mOrgnc.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Accused Lynchers Are Acquitted.

Enid, Okla.-A jury In the fed
eral court acquitted +. A.. Green,
George \. White and Frank Williams,
charged with lynching Frank Bailey.
a negro who shot Conductor Kelley,
near Usage Junction, July lG, 1907.
The government was trying to make
an example Of the Usage case In or
der to discourage %lynching.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Fears Bubonic PLAQUE.

New York-Suspecting, because OF
a mysterious death on the steam
er Maracas, just into port from
Trinidad and Grenada. that the bu.
bon'c plague now sweeping La Guayra
may have been carried to Trinidad
and there infected the ship. DR.. Doty,
head OF the quarantine station here,
10 OBTAINING the vessel.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
BRYAN Refuses to Talk.

Lincoln, Neb.-William j. Bry.
an declined to discuss the proposed
antiiniunction plank for the Repub'
lican platform. Mr.. Bryan said he
was not interested In any OF the
planks of the platform prior to their
adoption by the convention, when he
thought he might have some comment
to make.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Gould Seeks to concuIate wife.

Belle Haven, Conn.--To court his
love, Frank Jay Gould. are New York
millionaire. has leased the p. p. Red.
dington estate here, which adjoins the
cottage at present occupied by his
angry wife. Gould Is daily visiting
his children and hopes through them
to again hold first place In his wife's
heart.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

A Chicago physician Is now In the
limelight lecturing about the absurdlty
OF the feminine costume. This sort Of
thing apparently gives the men a Ger,
tain amount OF amusement and neither
Inconvenience nor discontents won,
anklnd In general. Therefore. no one
really objects to what IL = harmless
pleasure.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Paper Companies Are Fined,

Washington. d. C.-Twenty.four
companies manufacturing manila
wrapping paper were fined 1000 each
by Judge HOugh In the United States
circuit court Monday. They pleaded
guilty on Friday last to maintaining
an Illegal combination In restraint OF
trade.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Circus Train In Collision.

st. Paul, Minn.-A special dis
patch from Bismarck, n. d., says
that the Colmar Bros. circus train
early Sunday collided with an engine
at Medina, seven miles east of Bis.
marck. on the Northern Pacific. TWEEN.
ty-four draft horses were killed and
one was slightly injured.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

my observation tells me-" says
George Meredith, that the minor
work Of the present day Is altogether
superior to that OF the mid. Victorian
time-and before It," But how about
the masterpieces? asks the Boston
Globe.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

A scientific expedition IL to start
from Massachusetts to seek for fos
sils In the Antarctic circle. This Is a
long and toilsome way to go, consider
ing how many fossils can be found
nearer-much too n~earer-home. re.
marks the Baltimore American.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
AsIeep. Walks to His Death.

Memphis, Tenn.-Michael O'Neil.
driver Of Engine Company No, 6 of
the Memphis fire department, while
walking In his sleep Sunday morning,
plunged headlong through the hole In
the floor used to reach the apparatus
below, and was killed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Fullerton, Cal.--While going at
a terrific rate on a trial trip I'm
an automobile, 8. o. Minter Of In
dianapolis, aged 25, was instantly
killed by the overturning OF his ma.
chine. 1t Is believed Minter had
tainted from heart failure just before
his machine left the road.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

What is England coming to? In
Sunderland there are families living
on boiled potato paringB. and OF the
total number OF 72.127 deaths regis
tered in London last year 2S.723 took
place In warehouses. hospitals or pub.
lie lunatic asylums.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Certainly, there arc plenty OF au'o.
mobilists who run carefully and re-,
spcct public rights. But that does
not make 1t any the less painful for
the man who IL knocked down and
killed by one Of the reckless percent
age.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

A minister in New Jersey Is telling
wives not to boss their husbands,
which shows how even IN this on.
lightcrcd < some me- VIII 80 blind
ly up against the most primitive In,
stincts Of the eternal feminine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Tn" Philadelphia doctor who dc
clar"d recently that the bu't"rCup was
the cause OF measles. and now rises
again 10 remark that it Is also r"Spon.
Hibl" for cancer, obviously has 10
poetry IN his soul.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

In this country the death rate among
the miners IL "a to every thousand
employed. In Belgium In 1906, the
number was O.9i. in Great Britain It
was ~, In France 1t was 81 in 1908
and in Prussia it was is In 1904.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Belgium Is now importing yearly
about 81, 500, 900 worth Of automobiles,
motor cycles and bicycles. These I'm.
ports have quadrupled in four years.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

In Pitisburg n Salvation Army OFF,
Ger stood in a coffin and delivered a
Plt'shurg lovers OF the grew
sOme therefore were not Obliged TO
buy a ticket TO Laporte.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

The American poet who rhymes al.
ways'' and Railways" In n OF the
current magazines is running Alfred
Austin hard.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Here are some Interesting figures
given BY the New York Herald for
users Of gas meters: In three months
out OF 2.SOJ meters tested, after com.
plant, 52i were correct, 1870 were
fast and co we're slow.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25
Roosevelt Fills s~snford's Place.

Washington. ID. C.-The presl.
dent Friday appointed James a Fow-
Ter OF Knoxville. Tenn. assistant at
torney general, In place Of Edward r.
Sanford, appointed United States
Judge for the Middle and Eastern dis.
trict OF Tennessee. Fowler and San.
ford are law partners.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Rita" tn" English novelist, rccov.
changed and c,r a serial story that
she had sold him, but that won't help
the daily newspaper ~spacewritcr a bit.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

An English explorer declares that
IL" north pole IL shifting It's ground.
Pcrhal 5 i, finds itself hardly pressed
by modern "Xfchi,idM and enterprise,
and this Is the way It Is escaping dis.
COvrTy.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

II Is easy to understand why mems
straw hats have such narrow brims
this season. The Merry Widows used
up all the straw.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Commander pcary has not yet made
w his mind whether. after he reaches
the north pole, he will find he south
pole, too, or stand aside and give
sOmnbOdv disc a chance.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Some Of the college students are
beginning 10 realize that " they had
not taken such a lively Interest IN
football last fan the final examina'
tons wouldn't have proved so serious.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

There are now not far from 1000
miles Of railroad under block signal
operation. nearly 10000 miles OF which
has been added within a year and a
half.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

A member of the Vanderbilt family
has married an American. II must
mortify her people dreadfully.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Secretary Taft In speech to Univer.
silly Club members, who congratulated
him, pays tribute to his wife.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

The mosquitoes are going to have
a Joyous time in Chicago this summer.
with 1000 women pledged already to
wear sandals.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Wheat natures in Canada in from
30 to 100 days.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

John Burns is said TO have the best
working library Of any member OF the
English house OF parliament.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-25

Yate wood of Australia has the en-.
slle strength OF good cast iron.
The newspaper., 1908-12-18
the same, it found to be infested

the same, it found to be infested
by living injurious insects or con-
tagious diseases in any state of
development. No person or per-
sons, either as owner, agent, SER
want, employee. or common car
rier shall bring or cause to be
brought, into any county of the
State of Colorado having a county
horticultural Inspector, from any
district. county, state. or foreign
country, any trees, vines, shrubs,
scIons, cuttings. or gratis without
giving notice of their arrival at
their destination, at once, TO the
horticultural Inspector of the
county; and such articles shall
not be delivered to consignee,
planted, sold, or in any way dis
tributed. until permission to do so
has been given by the horticul-
tural Inspector.
Each and every violation of
any of the provisions of this act,
and each and every noncompli-
ance with the provisions thereof,
or any of them, or noncompli-
ance with any notice or direction
given by the horticultural inspec-
tor in charge, under the pro:
visions of this act, shall be pun
ishable by fine in the sum OF
not less than FIVE nor more than
one hundred dollars, and each
and every day that any person,
firm or corporation shall tail 10
comply with any notice in writing
received from the horticultural in.
spector in charge under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be
deemed separate offense."
c. p. GILLETTE.
Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collins.
The newspaper., 1908-12-18
Courting of the King and Queen of Spain.

Everybody was now calling
them "our young people" Mon
sieur Paoli continued his courte-
sizes to me, and | was so enchanted
with the pretty love-story that |
went every day 10 the villa to
watch it. 1t was no more the
baron who came out TO greet the
arriving king, but the princess
herself, and | am certain she must
have been often watching behind
a curtain or she could never have
appeared SO quickly as she did
after footman had gone in to
announce His Majesty's approach.
She was always simply dressed
suit of scotch mixture for the
motor drives, with a tiny straw
sailor hat and bit of a veil, no
longer worn over the face; some
times a dark blue cloth skirt and
light blue silk blouse. But one
looked little at her garments; her
face, with its halo of sunny hair,
was so bright, so radiantly happy
that one didn't care to miss look
of it. And the king-as he dashed
up, dropped his fur coat and
sprang out of the car, slight.
boyish figure. hat in hand-always
wore look of ardent joy. They
would shake hands in a most
British way; they spoke English
usually, for the king knew the
language well and the princess
had" little Spanish then, but
when they were planting the two
little lemberica trees which they
set up in the grove on the hill
slope "in memory of a never-to-
be-torgotten day" as the king
said. they were speaking French.
From when King Came A
Courting." in the January Define
ator.
The newspaper., 1908-12-18
Notice OF Ditch Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Tropic Ditch company
will be held in the Crook hall in
the town of Paonia. county OF
Delta, state of Colorado. Jan. l l
at , O'Clock p. m. 1909, TO elect
directors for the ensuing year
and transact any other business
that may come before the meet
ing. WELDON HAMMOND. Secy.
J. NJ. UNDERWOOD. Pres.
The newspaper., 1908-12-18
Commercial Printing.

OF every sort and kind prompt
ly turned out at this office. Give
US a trial order. We want to
prove that we can please you.
The newspaper., 1908-12-18
Colorado Will Combat Injurious Insects.

passed. cDtltlGO ~ Dill lOT dn ACt
to Prevent the Introduction, I'm
portation or Spread of Injurious
Insects and Plant Diseases in Col
orado," etc. This bill goes into
effect on the first of January,
1909. and makes the entomologisi
of the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege, State entomologist, and also
makes it his duty to enforce the
provisions of the bill.
] shall endeavor to make an
honest effort to carry out the
provisions of the above mentioned
act for the purpose of protecting
the horticultural interests of Colo
rado so far as possible, in reason
against the introduction or spread
of insect pests or plant diseases
of all kinds. Nearly all of the
injurious insects and plant dis
eases now troublesome to the
fruit growers in this state have
been introduced upon nursery
stock.
AS many of the most serious in
sect pests and plant diseases of
other fruit sections are still un-
known here, ! consider it very
important to maintain very strict
quarantine regulations in order to
postpone these hindrances to
profitable fruit growing 10 as re-
mote date as possible.
Realizing tina. you are likely to
be shipping nursery stock into
Colorado. | am taking this
method OF notifying you. in good
time. OF the more important pro-
visions of the act. relative to the
introduction OF nursery stock in
to Colorado. The following quo
tations from the bill will doubt
less be OF special interest to you:
For the purposes OF this act,
the entomologist OF the Colorado
State Agricultural College is here
by declared to be State entomol-
ogis,. whose duty shall be. di-
rectly or through his deputies or
horticultural inspectors, to carry
out the provisions of this act.
Every owner or renter OF
nursery in Colorado shall erect
and maintain upon the premises,
or in connection herewith. suit
able structure for the fumigation
OF nursery stock. buds and scions
with hydrocyanic acid gas. and
all stock. before leaving the nur-
sery, must be fumigated with this
gas, or otherwise treated in ac-
cordance with written or printed
instructions furnished by the
State entomologist. Every pack
age. box. or bundle of nursery
stock, buds, scions, or cuttings
that are sold or otherwise dis
pose1 OF in Colorado by a nur-
sery. or a dealer in nursery stock.
either within or outside the state,
must bear a certificate signed by
the owner or renter of the same.
certifying that the nursery stock,
scions, cuttings. or buds have
been fumigated, or otherwise dis
infected, in accordance with the
laws of the State of Colorado. IT
nursery stock, scions, buds or
cuttings are brought into the
state by private parties or COM
mon carrier. without a satisfac-
tory certificate of disinfection,
they must be fumigated with hy-
drocyanic acid gas, or otherwise
disinfected by the inspector of
the county where received before
4 tLn
The newspaper., 1908-12-18
Wanted.

A few first class Real Estate
Loans. optional payments on
Town Residences. no delay,
money on hand.
{. c. HAWKINS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-07-11
A rr,p to the sam soott Ranch.

Last Sunday We rode out to the ranch
Of our old friend Sam Scott, situated
about two miles north Of town on q
small creek that empties into Laughing
Water. 1t is charming spot at the foot
of old Buckhorn mountain, and it's
beauty Is much enhanced by the many
improvements that Sam and his boys
have made since We were there befor'. :.
A large root cellar, a stone building of
two rooms with an iron roof which
serves milk house on one side and an
assay Office at the other, and here too
lie stores his tools and surveying instrn-
ments. An excellent stable and COW
sheds are placed at convenient dis
taDce and he has the lumber piled up
and seasoning to build better and larg-
er residence in the fall.
Along the creek below the honse there
are two artificial lakes formed 10y dam
ming the creek with good solid rock
dams that will not wash away. These
lakes are stocked with trouL and bass,
which will soon be large enough to fur
nish source of profit AS well as adding
much to the table. We mention all
these things TO show what by good man
a cement and industry and taste can he
d me on so small patch of ground as Is
a res. For though Sam has homestead
here yet Is acres is all that he can plow
aud it is enough.
Here with his excellent wife, his stall
wart sons aud comeIy daughter, sam is
enjoying the sunset OF life. And here
as with each circling year as his shadow
falls farther and farther to the east, he
Can have the pleasure and satisfaction of
seeing what he has done, and to know
that his life has been worth living, and
that it has not been a failure.
&. W. ROBBINS.