Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-01
Mos. Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from ali
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

ating Congressman Mcclure.
A request 10 the officers of the ARM
and navy departments to attempt tc
produce rain in the northwest to pit
out the forest fires by repeated firms
of the coast defense guns on the cOas,
was denied. It was estimated thai
such an attempt would cost 100000
Following "A conference between
Harry Bone, United States district at
torncy for Kansas and Attorney Gen
eral Jackson 1t is announced that for
the first time since Kansas has had
prohibition the revenue officers will
act in concert with the state officers
in the enforcement of the law.
Two Missouri Pacific fast freight
trains met hcadon at Blackwater, Mo,
killing four trainincn and wOunding
two others. twenty-five cars we're
demolished and two engines reduced
to scrap iron.
More than 500 aeroplanes have been
built and sold in the last few months
at a cost Of $~2,5000,000 and all fac.
tories are filled with orders for more.
A New York court has ruled that
az assumed name is legal and may be
recognized In the courts.
Catcher Sullivan OF the Chicago
Americans has repeated the feat of
Catching a ball thrown from the top
OF the Washington monument.
Testimony given before the congress,
BioDal committee investigating Indian
affairs. shows that each of the 2.!@Gr
Usage Indians is worth $4,000. which
on a per capita basis, constitutes them
the richest people in the world.
The increased freight rate an.
nounccd by In" Interstate Commerce
commission from Kansas points to
Chicago viii not go into effect at this
time. The vigorous protest OF the
shippers caused the rates TO be sus.
pended pending a hearing.
An examination viii be held at To.
pcka, Kan, October I and > for those
who are applying for appointment to
West Point and annapolis. Senator
Bristow will make appointments from
those making best grades.
A rca end collision on the Grand
Trunk railway Two miles east Of Du.
rand, Mich, tclcsCOpod the rear sleep.
or and killed eight passengers.
The Missouri Retail Merchants as.
Bociation in convention at Springfield
adopted resolutions indorsing II
legislation at the next session Of the
legislature which viii tend to relieve
the people OF the high cost OF living.
WOrkmen doing street work on
Lake street. in the very center of
Reno. New, uncovered a t"n.foot ledge
OF copper. Several hundred pounds
of the metal was extracted. 1t Is
nearly solid.
Negotiations between the striking
coal miners and the operators in the
Southwest district are being brought
10 a head. The mine owners have
acceded to the increase in wages de,
manded by the union. The miners arc
delaying settlement on account Of con,
ditions attached 10 the proposition.
Gov. Shallenbergcr announces tina,
he will contest the result Of tho Ne.
'braska primary election If the resul,
shown that Dahlman has been nomi
mated over MIN for governor.
Gov. Haskell appointed a CAPITA,
locating commission to select the sit,
for Oklahoma's capital and It i'm
mediately selected Putnam City, 6
suburban boom addition five miles
outside the city limits. Now Oklaho
ma City people are raising n protest
A Missouri sheriff says that in foul
years he has attached 100 motor car.
for debt and only ono horse and As
Eumes therefrom that II is tho motoi
car owner who is living beyond hi,
means.
Powerful explosives are 20 be drop
ped from an airship upon the deck,
OF the Tallahassee to test the effect.
President Taft has asked all mem
Dcrs OF his cabinet to be his guest
nj the White house for three days Sci
TENDER 26. 81 and -, when the firs
cabinet meetings will be- held.
Beginning March | there will b
built at Kansas City by a Chicag,
clothing firm a building % storie
nigh or seven stories higher than an,
existing structure.
The coolest weather ever Pecorde,
in August by the weather bureau a
Denver marked the beginning OF th
cold wave. At Sheridan, Wye, 2
degrees a recorded.