Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-09
Scattered Items.


arch Coal Co., is shipping car loads Of
coal to Sweet Springs, Mo.
Joe Rider last week bought some cows
of John Kidwell.
Effie Akin. of Enid, visited relatives
and friends the past week at Akinsville
and Fortuna.
Orley Silver, who has been spending
the summer in Morgan, visiting relatives
and friends and also doing farming or
any other work that came handy, last
week returned to Watonga, Okla, his
home.
Bose Brown and family and the Will
hite family spent the day at George Blu.
zan's Sunday.
Jim Kaufman Tuesday sold at auction
live stock, machinery SC. and will leave
soon for n term in a Kansas school.
John Kaufman will also attend the same
school.
George Buzan was at Barnett Monday,
where he took his daughter to enter
school,
Mrs. Alice Kaufman, daughter and
sisters returned home to Garden City
Thursday, after pleasant visit with rela-
tives and friends in Morgan and Miller.
Born, Sept 3rd, to Sam Nichols and
wife, boy.
Mr.. Wilhite, wife and baby, have re-
turned from California and will soon
have possession of their farm where they
will be at home to their friends. Russell
ard Ollie did not return rs they held
good and paying positions and was well
pleased with Cal
George Brown last week went to St.
Louis to have his eyes treated.
The Farmers Telephone Co. had its
annual meeting last Saturday, elected
officers and did other important business.
Mrs Alice Jones, of Freedom. and
Mrs. Sally Hunter, of Nebraska, last
week visited Mrs. Letta sears and othei
relatives at Barnett.
Jones, Rider and Bowlin are sowing
100 acres Of wheat OH the Taylor farm
rear Enid.
Bose Brown last week bought Sic
Campbell's corn in the field. Mr.. {. il
going to move out west.
Miss Edna Dale is at home taking ;
rest from her studies and visiting rela
tives and friends.
Perry Scott bailed hay the past weel
for w x. Hunter, who gets so per to,
for it delivered al Versailles.
Uncle Norman Gray. south of Yer
sailles, had a paralytic stroke one da.
last week
Born, Sept. 2nd, to Fleet IIargett an
wife, a girl.
Mcsdames T. NJ Hunter and Sail
Hunter last week visited with Mrs
Frank Hunter.
George Scott and Haywood Tioma
J lookc cd at several lunches of cattle in tn
} east end last week. Mr.. 7. bought
{ head of Sid Campbell.
Robert Ingersoll once said: MAX
home the loating place and plavgroun
of your children and ten chances to on
! the little feet that tracked your floor
. with mud will not leave their foot prin,
along the paths of vice and crime; III
sweet faces of your boys that have bee
4 such iov to you in their childhood wi
not adorn the rogue's gallery; the lit
{ hand that has been so often pressed
c your lips will not push the chips aero
the gamblers table, the chubby arms
u your daughter that have SO often el
il twined your neck will not be einployt
to embrace street rowdy, and the Ii,
e not pressed to those befouled with o.
e scene language nor the wine that lea'
to shame"
a There is tall, dark man in cur Vi
o age who braccd up after several years
al riotous living, and the Northern Ligli
10 are gradually fading out Of his nose, al
his breath complies with all santa
x laws. Being man of unusual abilit
"A he is earning fat salary, and a goC
- many people wonder why he lives frr
ally, and wears raiment that is alma
N seedy. Some suppose that he is salti'
;" down large quantities Of samuleons
,e his cellar. but he isn't. Being aske
n the other day, what he was doing wi
" all his money, he replied: ~ am pa
ing for dead horses am so unhapp
m constituted that can't enjoy life vine,
:" owe money, and while / was in the r
nj paint department was great succt
IA as progressive debtor. | usually ps
- cash for my drinks, as the barkeep'
had a prejudice against the passbo
.st system. and I went into debt for gr
y. and clothes and other luxuries of Il