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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22
SCATTERED ITEMS.

Joe Moore shipped a nice lot Of
IA. cattle to St. Louis Monday.
Judge Kidwell and family visited
with A. l.. Bowlen Sunday.
Chas. Hunter and family and Frank
Hunter and family visited with their
parents, T. Nj. Hunter and wife Sum-
day.
Bose Brown went to Slower coal
bank Monday. He aims to thresh
soon.
Miss Lizzie Shank of Columbia. is
spending week or SO with her broth
er, John, at Enid.
Sunday the Presbyterians had an
all day meeting at Hopewell. Din.
ner on the ground and large attend
ance.
Green Huff ran and family visitet
Toe Moore's Sunday.
Mr.. Dan Raber has relatives from
Johnson county, Mo-, visiting him.
Oscar Scott and family, Joe New
kirk and family and Chas. Hays ant
family spent Sunday with John Shan
at Enid.
+. NJ. Hunter Monday bought
nice lot of 500 ID. cattle Of Jim GraC
ey, 'of High Point, for which he pai
4 cents.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

Mrs. NJ. J. Ratclif's mother and broth
er, Mrs Eberhart and son, visited her
last week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Imlcr Sat
urday fine boy, and to Mr. and Mrs
Roscoe Rybee girl.
There was an ice cream social at Mr..
Doty's Monday night, 1t was given in
honor of the birthday of his daughter,
Miss Orlena. There was large crowd
present. All had very splendid time
and departed, wishing Miss Lena
many more birthdays as happily spent.
w. A. I!etts, of near Marvin, sold his
farm last week.
Prof Strong and his hoy graduates OF
l9l intend taking an outing to Ha Ha
Tonka this week.
NJ. W. of A. meets Saturday night
Remember the date.
Mr.. John {. Phillips was haruscd by
Rev. Mundell Monday afternoon.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22
Sedalia Mo.
His 87th Birthday.

Versailles, Mo.,-Sunday, June
18th, William BerkstreSser Of this
city celebrated his S7th birthday.
He was born in Pennsylvania in 1924
and has lived in Morgan County since
1906. He is the father of II chill
dren and has so grandchildren and
90 great-grandchildren.
He has been a member of the
Church of God 66 years and has vot-
ed for II men who occupied the
presidential chair. This means that
he is a Republican. His first vote
was for /achariah TAYLOR. Mr..
BerkstreSser has never been confined
to his bed but one day from sickness,
and that was when he had the mumps.
Mrs. Berkstresser, who is rs years
old, does not enjoy such good health.
This good old couple will celebrate
the tittieth anniversary of their mar
riage July 4. Mr.. Berkstresser has
been twice married, --~Globe-Demo-
crat.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22
"A Morgan County Enterprise.

Editor w. w. Kinloch, of the Ver-
sailles Republican, sends the follow
ing reply to inquiries we recently
wrote him concerning noted water
lower proposition III south Morgan:
Collins Lake is located 10 miles
south of Versailles. and is in Morgan
county. This is an artificial lake
make by dam from which .rowtr is
generated for the Use oi two Touring
mills and a saw m II, The lake is
fcd by wonderful spring which gush-
es from under an i,nmenS~ bluff, and
which flows As cubic feet per second.
Messrs. A. l.. Ross and VI. A
Young. of Versailles, are entitled to
the credit of surveying and making
known the possibilities of this spring,
having employed the best engineers
20 do the work. There is a fall of
s, feet from the spring to its inter-
section with the Big Gravois creek ,
which gives very considerable
amount OF power also.
Messrs. Ross and Young have re-
cenly sold this fine power to Kansas
'C,ty parties, who expect to develop
it for factory purposes in Versailles.
When fully developed the lake will
embrace an area Of about 20 acres,
skirttd on two sides by high pictur-
esGue butts. and will make one of the
most attractive resorts in Central Mis-
souri,. There are now in the lake an
abundance of game and other fish.
while boating and bathing will be at
traCtive features. There is abun-
dance of room f'r bungalow sites,
and 4 number OF our people are con-
tempiatlng the erection Of cottages
and bungalows for use during the
summer season.
With the completion of the pro.
posed dam. trolley line from Yer
,ailIes to the lake and on across tC
Linn Creek is only one of the pos
sibilitieS of the near future, anc
would be paying investment, ss
great tonnage can be had from the
country passed through, to say moth,
ing OF the passenger business which
would result. The Reveille.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

and Judge II. B. Bode; Union
Judge A. A. Witt, c. {. Iehrt, A.
Kramolowsky, A. w. Hoffman and
A. ]. Gorg; Washington-J. II.
Dickbrater. II. ID. HebheIer, +. H..
Ottn, l.. ]. Kruel and Fr. W. Bagby.
The Sedalia Boosters Club were
hosts of complimentary luncheon
given the visiting delegates at the
noon hour, appreciation of which
courtesy was acknowledged by vote
of thanks at the close OF the Convcn-
ton and as ~ earnest of the zeal and
intentions of those present consider
able sum of money was contributed
toward defraying the expenses OF
pushing the work.
NJ. V. CARRoL, SeCy.
Sedalia, Mo.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

James Hubbard, vino has been at
tending Christian Brothers College,
st. Louis, for the past four years
graduates this week, and we feel sure
with high honors, as he will deliver
the graduating address. He had al.
reacy graduated in the field of sports
of all sorts, and now he graduates On
menta, lines, and stands fully
equipped for the battle of lie.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22
Versailles and Morgan County
Street Fair.

Versailles, Mo-, June II, 1911.
The Street Fair meeting was called
to order by +. ID. Harrison, Presi-
dent OF the 1910 Street and County
Fair.
F d. Harrison and c. W. Kav-
anaugh, respectively, were made
temporary Chairman and Secretary.
by vote of the clllzens present at
the meeting, F. ID. Harrison was re-
elected President fer the Street and
County Fair for the year 1911, and
&. W. kavanaugh reelected Secre-
tary for the 1911 FAIR. Geo. H.
Carpenter, Chas. +. kardell and J..
". Kaufman were appointed COM
mlttee to suggest the names of ten to
compose the Board OF Directors for
the 1911 fair, the following names
being submitted and approved: jim
Hughes, G.. II. Price, Adolph Pop.
per, Oscar Scott, l.. 3. Hawks, Hen.
~ Warnke, AL Webster, Ed Morris
!. 5. Kline and &. G.. Guenther.
RESOLVED, that W. Kaufman
George H. Carpenter and Charles F
Kardell be added to the Board o
Directors. On mo on duly second
cd said resolution vas unanimously
adopted.
By a vote OK the members presen
the president and secretary wer
made ex-officio members OF the Boar,
of Directors.
4. l.. Ross was elected Treasure
and J. J. Jones vice-president for tn
1911 Fair.
On motion the Board Of Director
are to meet in Versailles Wednesday
The 2s,h day of June, 1911, to al
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

President and Mrs. Taft celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary Tues.
day. The editor and wife have beer
married longer than that, but folks
didn't make such a fuss over us or
the 25th year as they did over the
Taits. Why3 And we needed the
silver more than they.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

Frank Clifton, OF St. Louis, is
home for a vacation.
Judge Daniels and wife took Miss
Maurine to St. Louis today for treat
ment, possibly aho,her operation
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22
Two Airdomes.

Versailles is certainly blv-, nr
- as far as airdomcs Ire con.
Cerned, for no sooner was cne start
ed than the second one was also bui.d.
ing. Messrs. Petty S Krauss have
theirs about ready for business, and
the Dresie Bros. have one up and
going in the rear of the Woods Block.
They are as thick as Republican news
papers, but unlike newspaper, they
will have to make money or qu'.
These institutions will Evr our peo"
pie an opportunity o! getting away
from their troubles fer part Of the
time, provided you have the dime.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

point committees and make further
arrangements for the 1911 fair.
G.. w. kAvANAUGH, Secy.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

The dairyman who has few acres ot
alfalfa can he very independent, of CON.
binations that try TO raise the COS, of
feed
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

Cole Camp has voted bonds for
waterworks.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

Old Papers for sale at ths
oihcr-good to put under carpets.
Il. cents per 100.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-22

WARSAW IS beginning to talk water
works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-25

North Brothers Stock company in
what Happened to Jones'"
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Vaudeville.

Vaudeville.
Miss Hilda Keenan,, talented daugh-
ter of versatile Frank Keenan,, who in
early days lived in Topeka and Wich-
tia, will make her first appearance as
a star under the direction of her faith
er in a pretentious vaudeville sketch
called Sarah" on February 27. Miss
Keenan, is only IL years old, but has
had some very valuable experience I'M
der her fathers instruction. She was
his main support in 1.-The Heights in
which Mr.. Keenan, starred last season,
and in SARAH she has much the same
duced to the extremity of asking for a
job as waitress in a boarding house in
an Alaska mining camp.
Mr.. Keenan, has spared no pains to
give his daughters sketch a brilliant
setting, going so far as to engage
great Alaska exhibit at the recent
Alaska-Y Yukon exposition in Seattle,
and went to Alaska for that purpose
on behalf of the government, to paint
the elaborate sets of scenery.
Miss Keenan, is not on the stage be-
cause she is stage struck, quite on the
contrary. She says it is merely mat
ter of business and occupation.
81 have been told" naively remarks
Miss Keenan,, that I have dramatic
talent, inherited talent, and that with
my fathers name to assist me, I should
be a success on the stage. But. truly,
I don't care for it at all. I mean
am not crazy about it like some girls
I know who would give anything just
for a chance to walk across the stage.
But 1 realize that if anything hap
pened to father we would all have to
make our own way and 1 have no
head for business. So I'm going to
make much out of my opportunity
now as 1 can"
''POIly of the Circus'' Tonight.
Frederic Thompson's Polly of the
Circus will be the attraction at the
Grand tonight. All the life of Polly
has been spent under the round top
and in the circus car. She knows no
world not covered by canvas, nor did
her mother. When the play begins the
circus tents are pitched on the COM
sonage in a small town. This causes
scandal in the burg and the pillars of
the church gather at the parsona ge
to protest to the minister against the
sacrilege. Polly is injured by a fall
from her horse and during the circus
is carried into the minister's house
A motley crew of clowns riders, aero
bats and canvasmen flock to the par
sonage where they are we'll received
by the young minister, much to the
disgust OIL Ine ueaconS OF the church-
The minister agrees to care for the
girl until she is well enough to return
to the circus and he does care for her.
He soon learns that the little circus
rider is ignorant. He begins instruct
ing her. He weeds out her wonderful
growth of circus slang and teaches
her to read and write and makes her
80 well contented with her new home
that when she RECEIVERS she does not
return to her former sawdust world.
Eleven months pass by, and the
minister and Polly come to love each
other. But the tongue of scandal is
wagging in the village and the dea-
cons call upon the parson and demand
that he send the girl away. He re-
fuses but Polly decides to go away.
She does and rejoins the circus. A
month later the circus again comes to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-25

Anyone very DESTROYS of knowing what
happened the aforesaid gentleman by
the name of Jones can easily learn by
going to the Majestic theater any
evening or Wednesday and Saturday
afternoon of the week beginning Mon
day evening next. North Bros. Stock
Co. will present for the approval Of
Majestic patrons George Broadhurst's
great comedy success, What Happen
ed to Jones" This play has been pre-
sented in Topeka, but not in recent
years and should prove an exceptional
ly pleasing bill. It is a favofite offer
ing with the big eastern stock COM
panies and Manager North thinks ..tne
best is none too good" for his patrons.
The entire strength of the company Is
utilized in this production and the
scenic vestuFe is promised to be some
thing far above anything yet staged at
the Majestic. Mr.. Harry North, after
two weeks absence, returns to the cast
for this week and balance OF the sea-
son. He will appear in the character
of an Indian in this play, a character
izatfon entirely foreign to anything he
has yet played in this city. Mr. Spur
rier will appear as Jones. Go and see
what happens to him. Souvenir pic
lures Monday evening.
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one of them and lived with them. go
ing to their weddings and feasts and
not threatening them with punish
ment every time they laughed
Again we have other children in the
Grove of Daphne. Here is where they
could hear lovely music and play
games and sing and dance to their
hearts content. The Grove of Daphne
was the great playground of the peo-
plea really truly plac to enjoy
ones self. for no place is a real play
place even for grown-ups from which
children are excluded.
The children of that time were just
like the boys and girls of today. Men
and women may be wicked and fight
and work only for money, but boy and
girl nature is always the same.
The little girls of the day. played
house and had dolls and acted like
grown-ups and the boys were soldiers
and chariot racers just like the chill
dren of today.
Now there are lot of wise old col
lege professors digging over ruins in
the East. One of these was of a city
5000 years old and the most impor-
tant fact he discovered was that the
queen of this long forgotten race of
people used a bathtub and her little
girl. who was princess, played with
dolls
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SLOW But STEADY.
Progress Is Being Made Toward Nor
NAL Business Activity.

New York, Feb. 25.-Dun's Review
says:
Though progress toward normal
conditions of business activity is SLOW
it is steady. In this progress the iron
and steel trade is taking the lead, and
its gain is so notable as to promise
well for other branches. The per-
centage of production to capacity is
continually increasing and the evil
dences of expansion not only in finish
ed products, but n-pig iron, multiply
in such a way as to have favorable
effect on business sentiment.
The important rate decisions bring
to an end a period of uncertainty that
has prevailed since the spring of 1910.
While these favor manufacturers and
merchants, their final outcome should
be an expansion of Industrial and mer-
camille activity beneficial to carriers
and shippers alike
In the dry goods trade there is an
increase in transaction and there is
no heavy surplus stock to cause pro-
lOnged depression. Accompanying
the decline in raw cotton there has
been some unsettlement of cotton
goods values.
The footwear market continues
quiet and featureless; staple lines are
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the town and when Polly attempts to
mount her horse she Swoons and is
caught in the Shelterlng arms OF the
minister. The final curtain falls as the
circus winds its way out of the village,
leaving Polly. and the minister gazing
at the departing caravan. The circus
scenes are true to life and a novelty,
such as Mr. Thompson is noted for.
Jerusalem Ranked as Wonderful Place
AS "Ben Hur," Klaw & Erlanger's
great Biblical play, tells the story of
the life of the people in the time of
the Great Master, many children ap
pear in the various scenes. The
American boy and girl of today have
differing but little from the work and
play of the youngsters of the days of
Ben Hur." In the play the little ones
can see just how the lads and lassies
of olden times shared in the great
things which were happening.
Jerusalem was a wonderful place
for children. There were theaters and
circuses, not like the modern circus,
it is true, but one in which men fought
with wild beasts and horses raced in
chariots. Daily there marched
through the streets the legions of
Rome armed in glittering breastplates,
carrying swords or sings or spears.
Instead of cannon they dragged after
them huge machines with which stones
We're hurled at the walls of cities to
batter them down. At the head
marched a man carrying a golden
eagle, just as today the boys and
girls see a man bearing a flag. Drums
were not played, but there were
bands of trumpeters playing marching
tunes that stirred the blood. Marvel
Gus buildings crowned the hills Down
the road from Jaffa or up from Egypt
caravans with CamelS led by c1riOIlS1V
dressed men passed hurriedly
The boys were expected to go to
school until they were 1 , years old,
after which they We're forced to learn
trade. Much time was given to the
study of religion, but he had his hours
for play His playground was the
house-top and from it he could see
all that passed in the streets Then
there were the great feasts when fam
lies from all parts of the country
came to the city. bringing boys and
girls with them, for the children
could not be left behind any more
than they can today. Boys and girls
from the mountains, children who
lived on the seashore, came up to this
great city and met their cousins play
ed with them and fought with them,
just as they do today
In the play of Ben Hur' children
go out of the city to meet the Master
in the Bible. They carry palm
branches, broken from the roadside
trees. This event is celebrated and is
called Palm Sunday. To their little
minds it was a holiday on which to
march and sing as boys and girls
march and sing today. They went
forth to meet Hero and welcome him
to the city, for the Master was the
greatest Hero in Jerusalem He was
loved by the people because he was
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elements Hitchcock gives as much;
an ability to be screamingly funny by
only a gesture, a way of saying bur-
Iesque aside that sets his audience to
laughing for what they know not, and
a naturalness, always that easy natur-
alness, that stamps him as one of the
most able comedians of the school now
holding forth on the stage.
Credit to the producers, too. for
scenery and costumes unusually hand
some, and a company that is uniformly
good, although. with the single excep-
ton of Flora Zabelle, not particularly
so. By far the most pretentious scene
staged here this season is the final
one of The Man Who Owns Broad
way a scene in which glittering uni
forms, and the vari-colored hues of in
Vulnerable incandescents and the pol
ished marble surfaces of a palace front
are blended into one harmonious
whole.
Hitchcock was made to be funny.
1t is his mission in life; he tries to full
fill it, and usually succeeds. "A way
With him. as personality is sometimes
indefinitely explained, tells the story.
He comes on. and you Immediately ex-
pect to laugh. He may not say a
word, or he may run in a short COM
ment-and you do"
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reason for the everlasting popularity
of James Forbes comic classic OF
slang is not far to seek. II has pic
turesqueness of Characterization, with
close fidelity to nature; the klndiy
American spirit of humor runs through
it. and underlying all there is ora
matte story of vivid climaxes and OF
strong heart appeal
The publis has been charmed by the
sIangy. warm-hearted Patricia O'Brien
and has learned to love her indepen-
dence and grit; it has been moved 10
both tears and laughter by the MARIA
tive of swiftly moving events when
are woven around her, and because its
heart and its sense of humor have re-
sponded irresistibly to the play 1t will
not willingly let it die Miss Aug. is
fitted by both nature and stage train
ing for this role and is surrounded by
a strong cast.
At the Majestic.
What Happened to Jones?' No
doubt that will be question very
often asked during the next week.
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generally slow, buyers not anticipating
their requirements. Speciality goods
continue to sell well and the produc-
ers of these are generally busy, but
comparatively few of the plants are
working under full Roadway.
The amicab1e settlement of the dis
count question is favorable develop
ment- There is some improvement in
the demand for domestic hides, in
Guiding both packer and country
stock, and sales of both kinds are
larger, with prices steady to firm.
The question of terms of discounts
in the leather trade now bids fair to
be finally settled, as at recent meet
ing between the show manufacturers
and tanners compromise was made
on the question, and it is expected
that this decision will be adopted gen
orally throughout the trade.
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Ruth st. Denis Coming.

An attraction of unusual interest is
scheduled for presentation at the
Grand for one night only. Henry
B. Harris will present for the
first time here Ruth st. Denis in
a program of dances combining the
series founded on the religion ond Gus
toms of ancient Egypt il addition to
the now famous Hindu creations.
This attraction is one which should
appeal to all classes of theater-g oers
for it is novel in its conception, artistic
in its development and provides an en-
tertainment unlike anything hereto
fore seen. in Topeka.
Miss ST. Denis has been widely
praised for the beauty of her work
and she stands today without a peer
in her own field, in fact she has ere
ated an art quite her own for it is as
much pantomime as dancing and tells
a story of motion. The Egyptian
dances to be included in the program
when Miss ST. Denis appears here.
were only recently produced in New
York for the first time. Miss st.
Denis is assisted by company of
some fifty people in addition to an
augmented orchestra which will play
the music under the direction of Wal
ter Meyrowitz.
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Bank C1earings.

Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
the week ending February % shows
aggregate of $26777, $4,000 as against ST.
1856 402, coo last week and s. 762, 600 in the
corresponding week last year. The fol-
lowing is a list of the cities:
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Wife Got Tin Top Advice

MY wife wanted me to take our boy
to the doctor to cure an ugly boil" writes
d. Frankel, of Stroud Okla. Il sad put
BuekIen's Arnica Salve on it, She did so.
and it cured the boil in short time.
Quickest healer of Burns, Scalds. GUS,
Corns, Bruises, Sprains, Swellings- Best
Pile cure on earth. Try 1t. Only 2Sc at
Campbell Drug Co.
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Raymond Hitchcock Is Landed.

The New Orleans Tfmes-Democrat
says of Raymond Hitchcock in George
H Cohan's greatest success, 1.-The Man
Who Owns Broadway which will
come to the Grand on Wednesday.
March s.:
lone hundred or more people who
got to the Tulane theater before s
O'Clock were able to buy standing
room to see Raymond Hitchcock and
his company present The Man Who
Owns Broadway those who came lat
er were denied admission to the thea
ter, because of the lack of place to
put them. Those who couldn't get in
missed a great deal
'sThe secret of the musical comedys
success is in the combination of
forces: George Cohan's and Raymond
Hitchcock's. The lines that sparkle
with wit, the situation that make for
continued interest, the music, some of
it swinging, catchy, other parts heavier
but still tuneful-Cohan gave those