Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
FLASHES Of THE Week
JOTTINGS FROM KILOGRAMS
Interesting Items Gathered From Al
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small %Space-for the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

Nlh'u ava IT. ''N
fornia by Sidar Jawala Dingh, a
wealthy Hindu farmer of California.
Markle Jones tried to shoot up
a dance At Bower, Ok, and was
killed by John Allen, at whose home
the dance vas held.
Four railroad men were killed at
Ieesburg. Ga, in a collision on the
Central OF Georgia railroad.
William Joiner. a negro. and +. VI.
jenkins, "A white man, escaped from
the pcnitcntiary at LaVsing, Kan, in
a heavy fog.
The wife of "A s.. Louis black
hand victim was offered $4,000 not
to prosecute her husbands slayer.
The Illinois legislative Insurance.
committee favors making OF fire in.
surancc rates by the state.
A county organization of the Kan.
sas equal yuffrage movement was per-
fccted At Wichita.
President Taft has appealed to the
American people to aid the millions
who arc s'arving in China.
Two men held up and robbed the
opcra.or at the Santa Fe depot in
humboldt, Kan.
The Kansas state board Of health
plans 10 establish a tuberculosis camp
at Rosedalc.
Ro-uhmissionists al lola formed a
club to boost Mayor Billiard Of To.
prka for the nomination for governor.
A Gas explosion destroyed the old
house at Coffeyville. Kan, formerly
q rendezvous for safe blowers.
Hiram Hyde, pit boss at a Windsor,
Mo, mine, was killed by falling down
the shaft.
Ben Cravcns, Oklahoma outlaw, was
given a life sentence for the murder
Of Alvin Bateman at Red Rock, OK.
Wiceta's commission demands a
o. per cent reduction on January gas
bills because of low pressure.
Mayor Harrison served notice that
no more stunning parties will be
permitted in Chicago.
Judge Angel of the United States
court al Detroit refused to qnash the
indictments against the bath tub trust.
The deposits in the postal banks
now aggrcgat" nearly - million dol.
lars.
The first meeting of the Fedora
ton of Missouri Commercial Clubs
is in session at Jefferson city
A robber, surprised in a minister's
house at Denver. escaped through Il
crowd after leaping from a window.
At The local option election in La
mar, Mo-. the drys won by a majority
OF 50.
President and Mrs. Taft gave the
second reception of the winter at the
White House.
The Federation Of Missouri Com.
mcrcial clubs met at jefferson City
TO plan advcrtis ing Tor the state.
Members of the Topeka Elks lodge
plan to secure bail for Ward Speel.
man, the defaulting bank teller.
John Ryan and linos Jones, army
prisoners, escaped from the Fort
L~eavenwerth ~guardhouse.
Efforts are being made at Jeffer
son City to lease quarters for the com
ing meeting of the Legislature,
King Harris, Il negro preacher, Is
being held for the murder of 20 blacks
during the past year at Louisville, Ky
a wreck on the Iarkawanna rail
road e Chcnango Falls, n. Y.
killed two persons and injured severa
others.
An eight-inch section missing from
a c. & A. rail at Farmer, Mo-, wa!
discovered just in time to avert
wreck.
The 4. S. supreme court has de
cided that beer is "A commodity an,
must be carried by railroads int,
dry" territory.
A rear end collision on the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy road at Hull. III
killed n woman and injured fou
other passengers.
A petition to dissolve the America
Telephone and Telegraph compan
has been presented to Attorney Gel
eral Wickersham.
The Kansas Agricultural college ha
received a gift of $4,000 willed tn
school by Mrs. NJ. c. Wilson OF 30
ton.
Mayor Dever of Junction City, Kan
refused TO consider a petition for
commission government signed
more than 1000 voters.
The c.. NJ. st. p. railroad declare
dividend of 3 per cen Instead OF Il
usual 7 per cent.