Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-18
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.

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defeat woman suffrage at the first
session of the new Arizona Legislature.
Many members Of the single tax
colony at Arden, y. Y, will leave be-
cause Of the divorce action Of Upton
Sinclair.
The home of C. Z. Hackworth, near
Nickerson, Kan, burned with the
thermometer at IS below zero driv-
ing the family out in the cold.
A California Judge rules that m
cannot serve on federal juries in that
state.
A three.year.old child at IIuntley,
Mont, found a carbolic acid bottle and
took q drink giving some to his baby
brother also. Both died.
Tucson, Ariz., has started a move
ment TO adopt a commission form OF
government.
Judge Carpenter has ordered the
examination Of the packers account
books.
Mark Wilkins, convicted Of killing
his affinity, vas hanged at San
Quentin prison.
DR.. A. j. Mahr, state health officer,
says there have been no deaths from
meningitis at McAlcster. Ok, as re-
ported.
Ten cities and towns have quaran.
tined against Texas cities where there
are cases of meningitis.
Nevada, Mo, is facing a water
famine as Il result of the cold. Water
in the reservoir Is nearly used up and
pumps cannot replenish the supply.
Railroad companies in Kansas are
dividing their fuel supply and giving
coal to the people to prevent suffer
ing.
Fire in the Chicago Board of Trade
building ruined the pit room and
threatened the entire building.
At Beaver, Oh, $40 a ton was
offered for coal and found no takers.
County Offices are closed.
Union Pacific railroad records de.
stroyed in the Equitable building fire
in New York, may make necessary
an entire new issue of stock certiti-
Gates.
VIM. Fairlelgh, the st. Joseph pio-
neer who died last week, left an
estate valued at $500 goo.
At least 200 head of horses and
many head of cattle have died from
eating wormy and bad corn near
Marysville, Kan.
A committe of ,Ictmore, Kan, cit'-
Zens dug a Santa Fc train out Of the
snow after two weeks delay, and ran
II 10 Larned for provisions.
A woman Is serving on a murder
5ury In Seattle and must sleep in the
same with the II male jurors.
Several animals at Newton, Kan.
were bitten by a rabid dog and the
entire town fears hydrophobia.
McComb City, Miss, is again under
protection of troops because of the
railroad strike.
Two women were killed and a
wealthy planter fatally injured by q
band Of white men at Blytheville,
Ark.
Twin brothers at Wichita married
twin sisters, and the same day twin
boys were born to the parents of the
bridegooms.
All of the veterans poisoned by
hash at the Leavenworth Soldiers
home are out Of danger and will re
cover.
At Junction City, Kan, petition.
asking that the commission form o.
government be submitted to a vott
are being circulated.
A timber wolf entered the mali
street OF Muskogee, Ok, and grabbed
a package OF meat from a child be
fore being killed by an officer.
Bachelors at Murdoch. Kan. rane
ing In & from 90 to 40 years hav
organized for the purpose of advel
Using for wives.
Kansas is temporarily opened t
Colorado cattle because of the an
mails starving in Colorado during tn
extreme cold weather,
Both the Rock Island and the SAINT
Fee have stopped trains at Kansa
terminals and have given up attemp
tug 10 get them through.
A 17-yearGsASt. Joseph boy Wake
l6 miles through srrcx to take a teacI
ers examination and secured the pos
ton.
Owing to the extreme weather an
q lack Of fuel the University Of Ka
sas at Lawrence is closed.