Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-10
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Ii phone is dead and we have no II
~nec,ion with Me world any more. We
need the phone doctor very much.
Corn cutting and preparing for wheat
sowing is attracting the farmers atten-
~,ci,,ion these days. Corn is maturing
rapidly and time to plant wheat is here
and the ground is not in very good o n
di,ion and there is much work to he
done.
Some few have threshing TO do vet,
bu, with the splendid outfits III the field
will soon wind up this part Of the work;
then corn Shedding and wood saving
will be IN order.
Mr.. White will have a public sale
next Wednesday September 10. lie has
rented his farm to Mr.. Will Wray and
Mr.. I:t,er and will move to California
FOR his wiie's health.
Quite a number Of friends from a dis
lance attended the show and visited old
friends las, week. We met some who
said they we're surprised at the growth
Of Versailles since their last visit, which
was six wears ago. One couple had not
been in Versailles for about ~ wears.
hence noted considerable change.
Mr.. Nit McDaniels past away Sunday.
Lung affection vas the trouble. We
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huential men. All who knew him mourn
with the bereaveh family.
All the schools are opening with good
attendance and more than the usual
interest. Much good work vii! be done
this winter. The Prairie Dale school
has been III session one week and teach.
or. pupil and parents all seem highly
pleased with the prospects, and the inter.
est aud attendance extra good.
Mrs. Osgopi who is visiting her moth.
or, Mrs. Dale, has been quite sick hut is
better, and her husband. DR.. Osgood.
came back TO see her Tuesday.
Chlistnan Il Bird went west Monday
with a drove Of lS head Of nice young
cattle looking for buyers.
Mrs. Stewart. of the Fast End. fell
about a~crk ago and d:slocated one OF
her hips, from which she has suffered
very much. She is getting on very well.
Miss Rhe,ta Dale. after a pleasant va.
cation with honiefolks. returned to
Lebanon Mo, where she is at ,he head
of the millinery department of Clark
Bro,'s big tore. She went by way Of ST.
Louis TO buy her fall sto,k.
Uncle Mike Mcdonald las, week sold
~ head of 100 pound cattle for which
he received a good price. These were
fine feeders and will top the market
when finished.
Harry Stockton is building y ""r
h use on his farm. VIII, Gn a 5 the
carpenter at the head Of affairs
Perry Moore is making tine lica1way
ON his residence. He has 1t a!inp>'
ready for the pla,terers. The I'D. l..
Lehman residence is also ready for TIE
plasterer. Things are looking up in the
building line. Greer has seats alino,,
completed for Mt. Zion church.
Mr.. Na,h Lewis, Of Flo en- ,ransac =
ed business III Versailles Tuesday.
The Farmers Telephone Co HI
their annual meeting last Saturday. a
fair attendance Was out, and all the old
board WAS elected. Some important
business that many thought necessary
was not transacted, however, the com.
pany is prosperous.
Geo. Weaver. Of the Mona'ch Coal
Company, il loading a car OF GOA to be
shipped from Versailles to low .
John Kaufman and Oakley Kaufman
are visiting this week in Garden City,
Mo.
M. las Hale, Of Cole c., Mo-, was in
Versailles TUESDAY Oh his way to visit
relative, in south Morgan.
WYATT bowling and wife. of Sloan,
wer. in Versailles Saturday visiting rela-
lives and friends And taking i'll the
shows.
Mr.. Dan Booker. of near Excelsior,
died las, week Ut his home. His many
friends mourn with ,!e family over their
sad loss.
A camping party from Springfield
;adulged in the sport OF catching
frogs by lack light, ssys the Leader.