Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-28
FLASHES Of THE WEEK
JOTTINGS FROM KILOGRAMS
Int resting Items Gathered From All
Parts OF the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

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meeting place of the Missouri State
Federation of Labor which has just
adjourned at st. Joseph, Mo.
Pittsburg, Kan, found its gas sup.
ply shut off on account Of a broken
main at independence. Industries
using gas for fuel were compelled to
close down.
A bulletin was posted at the NJ, X.
& r. shops at Sedalia, Mo-, saying the
plant will be closed for an indefinite
period. Nearly 700 men are employed.
Masked men held up a car on the
Iditarod tramway one and a half
miles from Flat City, Wash, and stole
$35, 900 in gold dust.
The farmers congress Of Nebraska,
meeting at York, adopted resolutions
attacking the reciprocity bill.
More than 5000 Indians have been
In camp at Watonga, Ok, two weeks
attending the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Indian fair.
The 'rces and shrubs of Hill City,
Kan, are putting out new leaves and
blossoms as though it were spring.
An alleged insult to the United
State flag by Mayor Speer OF Denver
in ordering it hauled down by the
marine corps is exercising officials in
WASHINGTON.
Tho defeat Of the reciprocity move.
ment in Canada will put millions of
dollars into the pockets of ]. Ogden |
Armour and others through a big deal /
1n cash wheat.
TWO trainmen are killed and several |
passengers injured in a collision be- |
tween Southern railway train No. IL
and a switch engine on the outskirts
OF Atlanta.
Custer proceedings have been com.
menced against the four councilmen
or liunnewell who have disagreed
with Mrs. Ella Wilson, the mayor.
Motor cars and parts thereof ex.
ported from the United States in 1911
will aggregate approximately 500.
100000 in value.
Push buttons have been mounted
on posts five miles each side of elias.
cow. Mo-, to call the ferry boat with.
out delay.
The Citizens State bank of Chau-
tuqua. Kan, was robbed of about $50
IN silver and the vault door blown
into the street.
After singing more than 100 verses
OF Casey Jones' Harry Roberds of
Springfield. Mo, was committed to
the asylum at Nevada.
Incoming Missouri Pacific and
Santa Fe trains met at a crossing
near Kansas City, killing an engineer
and lnJuring several passengers.
A gang organized for the purpose of
robbing railroads, with agents in Chi
tago. Kansas City and Leavenworth.
mas been found at Kansas City.
Heads of the fire departments OF
all the larger cities will attend a
convention of the National Firemen's
association at St. Louis.
Near Chickasha. Okla, Rex Brown.
Z young farmer, 90 years old was
shot and fatally wounded by his
brother, Tandy Brown, % years old,
He had asked Tandy to stop teas.
ing his little niece.
Complete returns from Maine show
dry law repealed by majority OF
twenty votes. Il
A plot, by which every prisoner in |
'he county Jail would have escaped. |
was discovered and stoned at Atcbi. |
son. Kan, by Sheriff Taylor.
DIR. S. J, Crumbine, secretary of
the Kansas state board of health. an.
nonnced that no further effort would
be made to get pure milk for Kansas
City, Kan.
+. l.. Hendrey, formerly president
OF the All Night and Day Bank of
Memphis, is charged with embezzle.
ment and fraudulent entry by d. A.
Frayser, receiver Of the institution.
The board of fund commissioners
will put the $~S,500,0OO bond issue for
Missouri's new capitol building upon
the market at once. The bonds are
to be sold by competitive bids.
An indictment has been returned AT
Boston against the officers of the
United Shoe Machinery for
violation Of the Sherman antitrust
law.
The seasons for nearly all game
birds except quail have closed for this
year and only ducks and geese may
be shot In Kansas. The new fish and
game law has shortened the bunting
season.