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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18
VindicatiOn.

Under the liquor laws operative in
the state Of Missouri the saloons Of
the large cities are controlled by cx-
rise commissioners, one for each city.
The law empowers these excise com
missioncrs to regulate the hours dur
ing which liquors shall be sold, to re-
woke and issue licenses and to formll-
late regulations for places where
liquor is sold, such, for instance, AS
10 dcbar music, the display Of works
.oi art" and the selling Of intoxicants
10 women. The law also requires
that saloons shall he closed on
election days. on days when political
party primaries are held and on Sum
day. In pursuance Of this statutory
regulation, the 81. Louis excise com
missioner recently ordered the
saloons Of that city closed from
Thursday midnight until the regular
hour for opening az a. m. Monday.
This was because the Democratic city
primaries were 10 be held Friday and
the Republican primaries were to be
held Saturday. sunday was regular
closing day anyway. In conse-
qucncc, not only OF this law, but its
enforcement, St. Louis was practically
"dry" for n hours. Never before
in the history Of The city, SO far as
any one remembers, has prohibition
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18
John n. SnorGrass Dead.

Died, at his home 3 1-2 miles
south Of Versailles, Thursday, Mar.
1lth. 1909, John II. Snorgrass aged
Al yrs, 10 mon,hs and 16 days.
Mr.. Snorgrass was born in Morgan
county, Mo-, April 26'h, 1861.
Married Belle Duh May 18th, 1888.
70 this union was born six children,
Eve OF whom, with the wife, survive
him. Funeral services we're conducted
At the home Friday afternoon by Rev.
W. E. Bcwley, of the NJ 4. church,
and the remains inferred in the City
Cemetery Friday evening. He was
an industrious and honorable citizen,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18
Notice OF City Election.

Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in the city OF
Versailles, Missouri, on Tuesday,
April 9Th, 1909, for the purpose Oi
cIcc,ing the following named officers:
A Mayor and City Marshall, each to
serve two years; one Alderman in the
East Ward, one to- serve two years,
and one to serve one year IN place OF
!. E.. Irgerc, resigned.
SAMUEL DANIELs,
Attest: Mayor.
J.. ". MCCLELLANp,
City Clerk.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18

While our pcpldc are somcwha,
slow about getting Started on the
spring election, still we find there is a
good deal OF interest being manifest
ed and strong desire that.good men
be selected, men who will have an in
tcrcst in making better streets, clean
ing up the town, getting the light
plant on substantial basis, etc. A
representative of the REPUBLICAN has
been making inquiry and finds tina,
the following parties are being urged
to take different Offices: For mayor,
+. ID. Harrison; aldermen of the east
ward, Dr. r. @. Kelly and Dr. n.
X. Enloc, and for west ward Frank
A. Whitc. While these gentlemen
arc not seeking these Offices, we un-
dcrstand they viii accept il pressed
They ;i,c AL ,htip uho ianoV how To-
keep their own homes In 'siractivc
condition, and want the very best
there is for the city. They are ais,
men who will attend to business. and.
with the interests they have at stake.
it seems to MS it would be hard to
make a better selection. They ar,
men who have no selfish interests, but
only the best interests of The city.
Wha, say y"r1 Shall We elect them
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18
Attest {:
Judges OF Election.


East Ward Elwyn Price, Paul
Spurlock, Orin HamlIn and f.. A..
CrcwsOn.
West Ward-W. T.. McVcY, !. W.
Dromgoll, &. V. N. Hudson and ].
l.. Vaughan.
1t is expected the old pooling
places viii be used, the Wilson feed
yard for the east ward, and Squire
Cllnon's office IN rlt court house for
the west ward, but If the judges can't
find roou,s, they can hold election ont
Of doors, anyway so as to have an
election, n foil vote and fair count.
W. r. trey, Of Akinsville, returned
friday from three months sojourn IN
the State Of California Upton Times. '
Miss Edith Mounts, accompanied by
her friend, Miss Cora Hubbard, came
over from Versailles Sunday morning
and spent the day with Upton friends,--
Upton Times.
I. G. Legerc. Of Versailles, Morgan
coun,y's representative in the legislature,
was a passenger enroutc to Jefferson
City, Monday, accompanied by hts wife.
---Tip,on Times.
.~=-a-l.
The merchant nj this day aud aRe who
undertakes to operate n business without
advertising is simply living In the past
lie will he eng'iifca by the progressive
procession, aud "sidetracked" by the
merchant u tact.---Tipton Times.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18
Notice To Teachers.

The regular March examin-
alton will be held at the Pub
lie School Building, Yer
sailles, Mo-, Friday and Sat
urday, March Goth and -a7th,
1909.
WRAy WITrEN, Co. Com'r.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18
Scattered Items.

IRE 'cived too late for last week but too |,
good to go into the waste basket.)
Did you plant some garden or SOW any
oats last week, Is the buring question
now' No, we did not, did your
hose Brown and family visited Vance
Roark. Of Barnett, last Sunday.
Abe Wenger last Saturday sold James
lIuges span of mules for $3.50. Shores
Hunter says he Offered a fellow $500 for
Two spams Of mules but he wanted =
thousand.
Henry Jones and family took advan-
tage Of the good roads and fair weather
of last week and moved to the John
Allen farm which he has rented for the
season of 1909.
,lr. Self and wife. of Glensted, visited
With Mr. Waddell's family last Friday
and Saturday.
r. N. Hunter, last Monday shipped
1hrec car load Of fine cattle TO St. Louis.
The many friends and acquaintance of
Miss Jennie 2ali ~ere sadly grieved to
learn of her death. All synpathize with
ihe bercavcd relatives.
Mr.. Linglc, the phone doctor, ishaving
lot of much needed repairs on the
various phone lines Of the Farmers Co.
Mrs. Sue Pennington. of the Gravois.
last week visited her brother, Joe
t-ehannep.
Joe Spurlock, of Proctor, was in the
east end last week looking after business.
Russ Akins has rented the Ross farm,
southeas, OF Enid. Russ will go back 20
his old home in north Missouri.
Nj. Waddell visited relatives near
Marvin last Sunday.
ora Lea,hernan last week solh his
driving horse for a good price and later
bought combination saddle and driver
for $50 less, Younger and OF fine siyc.
ora thinks II" has a good exchange.
Monday while Ira McCollistcr and
Roy Lrathcrman were duck hunting
seven wild geese H>f in tieir path, at
which ,hry shot seven times aud winged
one Of In NJ. They went round over the
neighhori.ood showing their prize, saying
look see We did We killed n bear we
dh
Mrs rcltor, Of Denv,f, Colo, visitc d
last Sunday with her brother, Joe
Srhanncp.
Bose Erpwn is preparing 10 SOW ninety
acps of fax. lie bought part Of his
srcd at Windsor aud it is costing prcttS
price too
I'D. Gc!lrs. mail "to'cr" on route No
T. went to S,ovcr Saturday evening re-
turning Sunday. Eds mother, Of Smith
ton, has been with him several days
Sh" returned home this week.
The Star Of Bethlehem, the only sta
spoken Of by sacred writer's, is visible
this year fot the first time IN five hundred
years. If you dc 'irc to see 1t, you should
he sure to look il up since YOU viii
scarcely b. here on it's next return.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18

u. NJ. Hatfield received notice that he
has been appointed carrier on X. j..
y. No 4, to begin Apii' rst, 1909.
George Driver left Tuesday for hs
claim in Colorado. after prolonged and
pleasant visit with h0niefolks.
Sowing onts, clover, aud timothy seed
and breaking old meadow for corn IL
now progressing lively.
Feeds Of all kinds begin 10 show @
scarcity and all kinds vi II is saleable at
fair prices.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18

Hogs, cattle. mules and horses are
selling right along, and the prices are
generally satisfactory, but everything Is
scarce. and there is big home demand,
as we'll as demand forthe trade.
Joe Rider and Co., bough, a nice
bunch Of young steers. of Neal driver
and 20 head of heifers Of brown Bros.
Monday.
Allen Bowlin and family last Saturday
and Sunday visited Mrs Bowlin's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Turpin Of Indian
Creek.
Miss Millie Driver, the charming
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Driver,
who has been sojourning in Colorado for
the past several months. has recently
returned, much pleased with the great
west, but still better pleased to be at
home with the loved ones.
Leck Schannep last week bought Of
the Mack Moore estate forty acrces Of
raw land for f37 80 per acre.
Frank Hunter sold his 70 acre home
farm to Mr.. Ramer for $40 per acre.
There are others lilec Mr. Rancr WHO
think Morgan county land men good
society. good ncighbrs, good markets
and much better than sands and winds Of
the west.
The relatives and friends Of John II.
Snorgrass were overwhelmed with grief
on learning Of his death All symps-
,hizc with them IN their home Of grief.
Joe Schanncp last week bought good
three year old mule Of Bob Burns for
Si27 50
Last Friday night the Oak Grove
school united with neighbor school in
giving closing exercises, which proved
very interesting and was largely attend.
ed, showing that both teachers and pu-
pills had been doing their duty.
Mr.. Rupert Of Excelsior, went to Yer
saillcs Saturday, visiting old friends and
look ing after busncrs.
a crew of ak people working IN the
interest OF the Twentieth Century Farm
er canvaascd Versailles and vicinity last
week, making a large addition to III,
subscription list of said paper. ThcI
went from here to Fldon.'
Garland Snodgrass, who holds po
sition at tn Boonvlllc Reform School
las, Tuesday visited his grandfather, ID
= Taylor, also his mother. Mrs. Nnnri
Snodgrass, Of the same place.
r. NJ. Hunter was offered 1876 per lO'
for his cattle a, home We hope he go
big profit above that, but we are CUES
sing Later: They brought So 81 pc
+ 100 in st. Louis.
our brave little girl, Miss Ethel Bo"li
who is attending Versailles school fro,
the eas, end, met with slight acclde'l
in having the wheel Of her buggy to Civ
way, but she had II repaired and onl
lost one day from her classes.
Fd and willard Silvcy Of JcTerso
City, Mo-, were summoned to the bed
, side of their father, I'uclc Dick Silvc,
who IL very sicl. at the home of his sol
=. NJ. Silvey. west OF Versailles.
II You don't believe that the MOI
r gan County REpUmIchN is the onl
, newspaper published in Morga
: County we invite comparison, an
willingly leave it to your decision.
! Miss Rachael Kurt was pleasant
surprised 10y few OF her friends Sat
7 urday evening, March 10. Ih
5 evening was spent IN playing game
and music and everybody rcPor,c
! a nice time. Those present were
1 Misses Mildred Price, Lille Hunter
c Helen Price, Gladys Buck, Bratric
i, KinIoch, Mcssrs Irwin Young, Harol
~ Moore, MARCEL Forman, Bob Burns
k Gussic Hcincman and Eugene Moore
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18
Open Session.

The High School will give an
open session Friday evening March
a6, beginning at 1890 O'Clock.
Price 10 cents. Proceeds to go TO
pay for the piano.
PROGRAM.
Music Orchestra
Song School
Roll Call.
Bible Reading Eunite Hunter
Recitation Ross Burns
Solo Rachel kurtz
Debate: Resolved, That the Anti
Jap law should be passed:
Az. Neg.
Edwin Williams viii Gibbs
Ncva Duff Frank Eumpcc
Alpha Agce Rosina Curtis
Orchestra
Quartcttc:
Francis Thorpe
Nora Chism
Roma Wray
Mary IIabbard.
Select Reading Grace Clifton
Solo, violin Mary Hubbard
High School Notes:
Beatrice KinloCh
Howard Stephens
Piano Solo Edith Mount
Orchestra.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18

DCcn IN fOrCc lot SnCn JOnR perIOu.
II may therefore be conceded that
this temporary prohibition furnished
a good test both OF the possibility OF
preventing the sale Of liquor, when
the authorities are determined to- en-
force the law, and of the benefits to
be derived from closing the saloons.
What, then, are the facts1 From
midnight Thursday until midnight
Friday II arrests were made for
drunkenness, and it is conceded that
the police we're unusually. active be-
cause Thursday was primary
election day and the force was under
strict orders to bring in everyone who
was found to be under the influence
of liquor. From Friday midnight to
Saturday midnight, there were II
more arrests for drunkenness. From
Saturday midnight to S a. m. Mon
day, there were two arrests for drunk
cness, making a total Of "a arrests tor
this cause in the n hours. This is
undoubtedly the smallest number of
cases of drunkenness reported in st.
Louis during any 77-hour period.
The significance of the figures is
shown when comparison is made with
the previous week. From Thursday
to Friday midnight of the proceeding
week, there were 66 cases of drunk
cnncss and from Friday To Saturday
midnight there were no such cases.
In 48 honrs, therefore, during the
week previous, the arrests for drunk
cness totaled IS2 against "a for y
hours during the "lid' week. The
"a cases Oh drunkenness that were
found are easily accounted for. One
OF them originated in East st. l.ouis,
across the river, and the other ~
canc from what are known in st
Louis as sid clubs" organizations
which have az their sole object tn,
circumvcntion Of the law on day,
when the law requires saloons to b,
closed. These clubs have ncvcI
been subject to regulation and Will,
the 2,2oo saloons Of the city tone t.
every 400 residcnts) are closed the,
do a thriving business.
st. Louis excise commissioner ha
never been quoted as favoring Ii1uo
prohibition, although he has been j.;
constant advocate Of the most stric
regulation. Concerning the result
OF the IT hours Of enforced prohibit
ion he says:
Well, what do you want me to say
Facts are facts; you can't get aroun'
them, can yOu1 There is no hOuL
that closing the saloons has beer
morally good thing. The polic
records for the past two days show 1t
There have been fewer arrests 10
I drunkenness, naturally, BUT ON
= TOP or THIS THERE HAVI
BEEN NO SHOOTING SCRAPES
= NO PEOPLE CUTTING ON
= ANOTHIIR--IN FACT, FEWEI
= ARRESTS FOR CRIMES or AN
: SORT. The PROPOSITION |
? IT'S OWN ARGUMENT.
= And il is argument that shoul
= be used in every nook an
: corner OF the state by tn
s prohibitionists and Womcn's Chri,
y tan Tcmberancc Union worker
j whD are just now engaged in the tas
= Of lining Missouri up with the state
y in which the sale of liquor is made
: criminal O1cnse Woman s Nationi
c Daily.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-18

good husband and loving father, and
will be missed by those left to mourn
his loss.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
CIGARETTE FIRE
COST f WORTH
MANY THOUSANDS
'cARELEssNEss WITH BUTTS,
STARTS a FIRE in TEXAS r
&,@., 4 i .5.5E CITY. +, ~ <. -
200 RESIDENCES BURNED
IMPOSSIBLE 70 SECURE CORRECT
AMOUNT oF@aTHEv LOSS At 80
zoo RESIDENCES BURNED
IMPOSSIBLE 70 SECURE CORRECT
AMOUNT OF THE. LOSS At ~ "
49, 5~s PRESENT.
Six People Were Seriously But Not
Fatally lnjured-Railroad Right. Of
Wav Was All That Saved the 6usi-
ness Part Of the City From Entire
Destruction sse. 49,. = !.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 8. 3.-Startig
in barn, presumably from a care
lessly thrown cigarette, fire this af-
ternoon burned over twenty blocks
in the residence portion OF Fort
Worth, destroying cmwfyepsHurttr
Worth. destroying four churches, ov-
er 200 residences and the round house
and machine shops Sof the Texas and
Pacific railroad. -.:g.. I'LL III. si,.sts4,.. !.
Tonight it is impossible to secure
estimates Of losses and insurance that
are In any degree accurate, for the
reason that those who suffered are
scattered in seeking shelter wherever
they could find it and tt will be day
or two before the full extent of the
personal losses will be known.
: The Texas and Pacific railroad Of
f1cials place their loss at a quarter,
Of million dollars. e The losses to.
church property include the Broadway.
Baptist and the Methodist church,
their losses being estimated conser-
vatively at over 100000. ~
From Annie street onsthe south, be-.
Continued on page six.) 4;
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
(Me.), Randell (Texas), and Stat
ford wis.,.

Washington, D. c., April 3.-Fear-
ing that the demands which they
have made for an opportunity to vote
on some of the principle schedules
in the Payne tariff bill might re-
suit in changes which they could
remedy, more advantageous than pro-
visions now in the bill, nearly thirty
republican members of the house met
today and agreed upon the changes
which they desire to have submitted
in the form Of committee amend
ments. Il.
At the same time. meeting of
all members of the ways and means
committee was in progress to pass
upon amendments which the subcom-
mittee of the republican members
had submitted. There are fifty or
sixty which the committee will re-
port including the striking out of the
countervailing provision for coffee
and the duty on tea.
:. Inferring that they would vote
against any rule to restrict amend
ments to the Payne bill unless chan
ges they desire are provided for by
the ways and means committee, the
republicans who met today decided to
send the following petition to chair
man: ,,s ,..... t~ -
To the republican members of the
ways and means committee: ~
4. .sThe undersigned request your
to present the following
amendments to: the Payne
tariff bill: y S|<s. ~. =. -
can amendment providing for a
duty of As cents a ton. Of. 1000 pounds
Continued on page six.) \
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
OIL EXCITEMENT GROWS.

Douglas, April 3.-The oil excite
ment still continues and seems to
be growing stronger as the reports
continue to come in. There does not
seem to be any question but that
there is oil in this country, the only
question is whether it is here in pay
ing quantities. Since the first re-
port last week of the we'll att Ryder,
investigations have been made in
wells which have been out of use
for some time on account Of the oily
taste and a trace of oil has been
found in many of them, some in
quite large quantities. w. F. Ehiers
has samples taken from well less
than three miles from Douglass
which shows the oil in quantities az
good as any yet shown. At yder
experts are now testing the wells ana
oil there and looking for Indications
of oil and it is thought that COM
pany will be formed and a machine
brought in and an attempt made
to find out the facts in the case.
The queer part about this is that
the oil is already refined and can be
used in the lamps.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
|FRENCHNAN LANDS FIRST PLACE in BIGGEST Sporting
Event OF YEARS.: big MONEY FOR MARATH0NATICS

stand and was rubbed vigorously by
his trainers. After three or four
minutes, he resumed but he was
plainly legweary. Styves suddenly
started at speedy clip in the
eighteenth mile, which brought him
half a lap ahead Of Shrubb in less
than a mile. This was the first indi-
cation of Shrubb weakening and he
appeared to be using his utmost
strength to prevent the Frenchman
gaining lap. Longboat about this
time dropped out OF the race, thor
oughly spent.
Styves gained the coveted distance
on Shrubb in the twentieth mile.
His time for 20 miles was hour
81 minutes "a As seconds, more than
two minutes ahead of the Marathon
record for the distance. =
Hayes was running strongly in the
twenty-first tmile, and was cutting
down his lost distance rapidly,
while Shrubb had slowed almost to
walk. At the end Of the twenty
second mile 1t was SO dark the run
ner hardly could be made out on the
opposite side of the field. Shrubb
staggered now walking, now trotting,
while Hayes was gaining at every
stride, even cutting down Styves'
safe lead. .~
On the first lap of the 25th mile
Dorando passed Shrubb, reaching
second place. A few moments later
Shrubb gave up. From this point to
the finish, the crowd watched on the
struggle for second position, conced-
ing that Styves must win. Hayes
continued to gain, but was firing
and it was evident early in the twen-
ty-sixth mile that he could not over
come Dorando's lead for second
place. It was about dark when
Styves with sensational sprint,
crossed the line. Dorando, Hayes,
and Maloney kept on to the finish.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
RETURNS FROM FUNERAL.

Grand Forks, N. D., April SC. L.
Halberg, policeman of Superior,
Wis.,, was in Grand Forks On his re-
turn from Adams, N. D., *Nhere ~
attended the funreal of his brother. a
United States soldier, who was shot
and instantly killed in the Philippines
on Feb. 5. His slayer was a negro
soldier who is in the guard house
charged with the murder. According
to the news received from the Phil
ippines the murder was unprovoked
and the negro will pay the extreme
penalty, it is believed.
The body was sent to Adams by the
United States government. The par
ents of the deceased reside at Adams
The funreal was held Wednesday and
was largely attended. .--,..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
HOLLANDERS ARE PLEASED

Bowman, n. d., April 3.-Father
Van Den Heuvel arrived from Beach
and spent portion of the week in
Bowman on parish business.
Speaking of the colony of Holland
ers which came over with him set
Ting at South Heart, Father Van
stated that they are all very much
pleased with the country and are en-
thusiastic over the prospects. The
colonists are all people of some
means, bringing money enough to pur-
chase land and start farming. Anoth.
er large colony OF Hollanders will ar
rive here next fall followed bv still
another next spring.
Over therer they take an intelligent
interest in everything which nertains
to this western country and there is
plenty Of money to be secured to fin-
ance any colonization scheme where
the land is good and the farming con-
ditions favorable. 5ss# .s4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04

soon cut sgyes'a'lead to fifty yards,
finally coming on even terms with
him In theEsixth mile. Styves sprint
ed desperately, soon leaving Shrubb
far behind, Shrubb, dropping back
with DoTaRdo and Longboat. The
Canadian, ttarteds out to, catch the
FrenchmaAs cutting his lead to IS
yards at the end Of the sixth mile.
Hayes Was tapped again by the lead
er. The ninth mile brought Long
boat up ato the front of the pack
that followed Styves. He had drawn
up to within so yards of Styves in
the tenth mile when Shrubb started
a sprint that soon brought him on
even terms with. the Frenchman.
He passed sStyves and finished the
ten miles fin S. minutes 16 is Sec
onds. f3Shrubbt and Styves gained
two-thirds of lap on Dorando and
Longb0ate In the eleventh. The two
passed DorAndo and Longboat for the
first gain Of q LAP on them in the
thirteenth VI mile..y The fourteenth
mile saw some pretty jockeying by
them.S The crowd could not quite
figure YoutS whether the Frenchman
was trying to worry Shrubb or sim
ply was impatient because running
second. @ He would sprint wildly for
time, gain the lead and then drop
back to second place.
Hayes was, a full mile behind
tne leaders at the beginning of the
fifteenth mile, but was showing signs
of waking up. Shrubb took nourish-
ment and slowed up bit, while
StyYes kept right on, his stride be-
ing quite as quick and even as at
the start. Dorando gained some of
his, lost ground in the sixteenth mile
and the thousands of Italians on the
bleachers went wild as he passed
Hayes again. Longboat here showed
signs pf weakness and was losing
ground. In the seventeenth mile
Styves carried Shrubb along in a FUR
ious sprint, while Longboat suddenly
stoppe in front of his training