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Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
HankS-D Dunn.

Married, at the home of the bride S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Dunn,
McNair Heights, Versailles, at 1900
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, Nov.
Iath. 1913, William Hanks and Miss
Lillian Dunn, both of this city. Rev.
l.. T. Orr, of the Presbyterian
church performing the ceremony,
only few relatives and friends being
present. MIR. Hanks has been resi-
dent of Versailles for some time, one
of the quiet industrious young men
so much needed. Miss Lillian was
born and raised here. was a very sue
cessful school teacher, and popular
with her associates. The happy
couple left over the Rock Island for
a wedding trip to Kansas City, and
after their return will make this city
their home for the present. May
happiness and prosperity be with
them.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Child Burned 10 Death.

Saturday evening, about 1880,
Master Howard Taft Cline, aged 9
years and six months, was sitting on
the porch Of his home, Wes,lawn,
striking matches, which some smoker
had left within his reach, and while
his mother was gone for a bucket of
water his clothes caught fire and he
was burned almost to a crisp, death
resulting in three hours. He was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cline. Fun
eral servicvs were conducted by Rev.
l.. T. Clark of the M. f. Church,
South, Sunday, and the remains in.
tered in the city cemetery
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Mrs. Sarah Mcfarland Dead,

Mrs. Sarah Mcfarland died at her
home, Wednesday evening, Nov.
9TH. She had been troubled with
dropsy ef the heart tor over year,
and after supper that evening she was
taken i'll and died almost immed-
lately. She was 50 years OF age, the
wife of f. c. Mcfarland, and daugh-
ter of William Kidwell. one of Nor
gan county's early settlers. She is
survived by three brothers, w. A.,
Josh and Joe B. Kidwell. Funeral
services were held at the home on
North Monroe street Friday after
noon, conducted by Rev. l.. +. Clark
of the M. f. Church, South, and the
remains inferred in the city cemetery
to await the last great assembly.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Observation-Disclosures Z
LOCAL NEWS.


Mrs. Lon !. Sears and two children
of Stringer. n NJ. came in Saturday
to occupy their old home at Barnett.
MIR. Sears is now in Frederick. Okla. I,
but will join his family at Barnett
soon.
Miss Annie kavanaugh. who is en-
ploved at the Bell Central in Kansas
City, came home Sunday to spend a
few days with home folks.
Mrs. Geo A. Brown was visiting
her parents. Mr.. md Ms. Robert
Boan of Barnett Friday to Sunday.
The merchant who will bring on
some ''genuine" pepper, should do
warm business, we haven't had ANY
for several years, and fear we have
forgotten the flavor.
Miss Nellie Buck and neice, Miss
Helen Gibson, of St. Joseph, Mo.
came down Saturday morning to at
tend the funeral of their neice and
cousin, Miss Helen Buck, of Excel
sior Springs. They visited with
friends here until Tuesday. when the y
departed for their home in St. Joe.
Royce Moser drove up to Warrens.
burg Friday, bringing back with him
his sister, Miss Neva, and Miss Mil.
dred Price. who are attending the
Warrensburg Normal. They returned
to school Sunday evening via the Mo
Pac. Yes. they came down for {
square meal and to see the folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Heineman
Mr.. c. W. Kavanaugh and Mis-
Beatrice Kinloch, drove over to Cal
ifornia Friday in MIR. Heineman'
auto. What did they 60 for2 The
say to learn the price OF real estat
in California. We have CAREFUL
examined California papers but flint
no notice of Versailles parties apply
ing for marriage license.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Mrs. John NJ Powers, of Warrens-

Mrs. John M Powers, OF Warrens-
burg, Mo-. came over last week for
a few days visit with her sister, Mrs.
DR.. p 6. Woods.
Ridgely Kerens of Bunceton, came
over Tuesday to visit his brother, V
L.. of the Cardell Drug Co.. return
ing home today.
Sheriff Williams left Wednesday
evening for Galena. Stone county, to
attend to legal business.
Two car loads OF U. ). troops
passed through here on the Rock
Island Wednesday,, bound. we sup
pose, for Mexico. or whatever place
they were headed for.
There are so many rumors in re-
gard to the deal for the Clark land,
and contract for the county home we
will have to wait until we get the mat
ter in better shape. Will try and
look it up, with help.
Wonder il Bert Smiley won't come
up if we get that auditing committee
to examine the county's books. Bet
he comes.
One of the worst storms ever known
SO early has been raging:on the lake.
in the east, with frost clear down to
Florida while we are enjoying fine
October weather. Come to Morgan
County, if it is fine climate and
good health you are after.
The county court did not see it.
way clear to buying the big road max
ing machine for IS .oo,, although the
Co. offered to build 20 miles of good
road south, worth $40, 600, the Yer.
sailles Commercial Club offered tt
put up 81 900 to help pay for roac
building, the Co., after doing th'
work, to take the machine now here
and send the county new one. I
goodly number of our enterprisiny
citizens are busy trying to raise th'
amount necessary and get The ma
chine and give Morgan county wha
she SO badly needs, good roads
Hurrah for the good roads folks. an,
may they win.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Just The Kind OF Doctor
Hes Wants.

Mr.. Baggy-De white doctah done
told po' Brudder Feebles dat his con-
situent was all run down and dat
he mustn't doa lick o. work for two
mont's, hut dess set round and rest
and eat 'zackly what he liked and
plenty of it.
Mr.. Slack-I.awd's blessin'. sab I.
How much do dat smaht white doctah
cost a pusson?
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
To the People OF Versailles.

have always said. because | most
firmly believed it, that the people of
Versailles and Morgan county gener-
ally, are the best people in the world.
II believed it before, now believe
it more, and harder than ever. No
people ever worked harder to save
a PERSONS property than our people
did to save ours, when our home
caught fire last Sunday while
was away. know no one ever worked
harder 10 save another mans proper.
ty than our people did to save ours.
Everything was done that it was pos
sible to do, and, while the house was
destroyed, it was only because it was
impossible to save it. We want to
thank every one and all tor the kind,
generous and noble way they came to
our aid and say we are glad to live
among such people. We can never
find any better, and for that reason
we are going to stay right here among
them. Its good place to live and
good place to die.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. FARLEY.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
At The Presbyterian Church

As the pastor, Rev. l.. Il. Orr, is
engaged in protracted meeting at
Bethel, Cooper Co.. he will not be
with his congregation here Sunday,
but has arranged ior Rev. Y. W.
Whitsett to fill his appointment here
SO come to church and enjoy the day
as you should.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Rock Island Time CARD.

Rock Island Time Caro-.
WEST BOUND DEPARTS
No. 27, Daily Limited-Kansas
City, Colorado Springs. Pu-
eblo and Texas points. N 2
No %, Daily Local-Kansas
City and all intermediate
points. Also all points ives,
% hours to Denver. ..... .320 p nj
EAST BOUND DklARTS
No, %, Daily, Limited-St.
Louis and all points east 2:37 a, m,
No. "a, Daily, Local-St. Louis
intermediate points and all
points east, st,.............l:55 i :55 a. NJ.
No. IS, local freight west bound, de
parts at 9'5 a. m. No. S6, local freight
eastbound departs at 3'24 p. m.
S. p. AYERS, Agent.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
"Strin9ing Up" Forces
Drug Plot Admission.
Convict at Missouri "Pen" Keeps
Secret 20 Days; Outside
Source Still Unknown.

JEFFERSON CITY. Nov. 9.--Steve
Willis, st. Louis convict who has
been "strung up" with his hands
in rings attached to the wall above
bis head, with bread and water as his
only food for twenty days, in cell at
the penitentlarv, broke down today.
the authorities declare. and declared
to Warden -. G.. McClung that he
had received whiskev and morphine
tablets from a negro ''trusty" convict,
Major Wright.
Willis was found in stupor in the
blacksmith shop three weeks ago.
Both wliskey and morphine were
found in his possession. Refusing to
divulge the source of his supply he
was ordered "strung up" until such
time as he would reveal how the con-
traband goods came to him.
Wright was Immediately taken be-
tore the warden and denied having
smngged the stuff in to Willis. lie
was locked up in SOLITARY" and will
receive the same kind of punishment,
that Willis did until he tells where
he got it on the outside.
The morphine is in the shape of a
preparation known as heroin and
more than S1OO worth of il in small
tablets has been found in the prison
in the last few weeks. 1t was re-
failing among the convicts at three o
the small tablets tor a quarter, which
meant tremendous profit for some
one.
1t is penitenfiary offense to SNUG
gle drugs or liquor to the convicts
and if the outside conspirators are
caught they will face a term within
the walls.
Wright was "ent here rom Kansa
City and is serving a sentence o
seven years on charge of robbery
He was employed as a "trusty" ahou
the prison stables outside the walls
Willis originally came to th
prison from Kansas City serving
sentence of three years on Charg
Of grand larceny. He isnow serving
a sentence of five years on a simila
charge from ST. Louis. He was nom
the worse phyically when tuaned ou
of the punishment cell. the official
say, except that he was hungry ano
enjoyed the good meal given him
He will return to the customary treat
ment and fare accorded the conv!Ct
who have not violated the prison rules
He stood punishment nine hours {
day for the twenty days.
Very little whiskey has been found
but the large amount of ''dope" dis
, covered since the punishment o
Willis began aroused Warden Nc
Clung and other officials to the i'm
portance of supbressing the SNUG
Cling. &. Journal,
What do you think of that3 Tall
about the dark ages, Turks, Bulgar
ians and sich, why this is wors,
disgrace to the Imperial State thai
the James Boys and their dolngs
1t is either careless or Connivance
hunt out the guilty official and Civ
him dose of the same sort, no on
y will kick on that.
h Marriage Licenses.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Millinery Bazar

The Millinery Bazar is the place to
buy your Hats. a big stock, little
prices and good Trimmer to do the
work, after you make your selection.
n. +. MOUNTS.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13

Mutt and Jeff" who we're get
ting to be pretty regular visitors at
Eldon, going down to see their best
girls on Sunday, have quit going.
The reason-why the boys made the
fatal mistake of taking dinner with
their dulcineas, and they had taken
their appetites with them, and on
their return home the following day,
"Jeff' had the following from his in.
amorata: "Dear old bum: You
mustn't come any more. Why. it
ould take an So-ton silo to keep
you a year, and am not in the stock
business. Wishing you jolly time :,
and square meal, if you can find it,
| am not
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Annual Bazaar.

The Ladies of the Methodist
church will have their annual Turkey
dinner and Bazaar, Thursday even
ing, Nov. 20. You are cordially in
vited.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Wood! Wood! Wood!

If any of our subscribers prefer to
pay their subscription in wood bring
it in now, for Jack Frost is billed for
an engagement in the near future. and
a warm fire is the only weapon tnat
will keep him at proper distance.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Miss Helen Buck Dead,

Miss Helen Buck, of FL Dorado
Springs, Mo-, died at hei home of
enlargement of the heart, Friday.
Nov. 9TH, and her remains were
brought here for interment, this be-
ing her former home. She was u
years of age, the daughter of Mrs.
f. X. Buck, and had many friends
here. Services were held at the NJ.
+. Church, South, Saturday evening,
conducted by the pastor, and the re-
mains consigned to earth in the city
cemetery.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13

The railroad trainmen east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio
have been granted by the arbitration
commission an increase OF 7 per cent
IN wages to Offset the same increase
in the high cost of living. Beats a
strike, and will cost the railroads an
increase of SO, 900 900.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
DR.. Dunlap Osborne
Practice limited to Diseases Of Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat, and Consultation.
EYES TESTED AND GLASSES FURNISHED
Rooms II and IS in Woods Block,
Dersaiiies, Missouri.

Furniture OF all kinds repaired
and satisfaction given.
kIDwELL h MCDoNAID.
Furniture Store
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
SUBSCRIBE FOR
THE REPUBLICAN
500 AYEAR.

No.653 arrives 1915 p. M. departs
11:3O p. IN.
No. 694 arrives S:l5 p. nj. departs
1855 p. III.
No. 63} daily passenger carries ex
press and baggage.
Nos. 694 and 695 daily, excep, Sunday
Mixed train carries no baggage, no ex
press
|. b. LAKIN, Agent.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
For Sale or Trade.

The Noyes property, Benton street,
Versailles. Good terms to responsible
party. Mrs. r. w. MOVES.
S17, 9th ST., Boonville. Mo.
No. A 3t-adv.
The Millinery Bazaar is a specially
on Making and Trimming,
N. +. MOUNTS.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13

W. T. Trey, of the Fruitdale Farm,
was down to the city Tuesday and
called few minutes, but didn't have
time to scrap for fear Of missing his
train. He was busy kicking on the
absolute waste of the taxpayers money
in building the new county home --
first, a piece of ground suitable for
gardening and farming would make
the institution nearly self supporting
and the inmates healthier and hap
pier, and suitable buildings, good
for the next twenty-five years could
have been built for about one-fourth
the cost. He thought the big road
maker was good thing.
Morgan County republican., 1913-11-13
Yours truly,
Miss

When "Mutt" read the letter he
fell in dead /fln/, and when he
came to, with the rug swimming
around the room in the great food OF
tears, he declared that if "Jef"
couldn't 90 back he wouldn't, but,
that resolve, and has resolved to try
it again-possibly his girl has sllo.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13
Little Bobbie S Pa
By WILLIAM F. KIRK

brands of meditating. Now. that old
farmer wasent meditating enun to
make his he'd AXE I have often no.
tised a villager setting on a barrel in
a grocery store & looking at a ripe
punlin He will look at that pnnkin
for a hour & look wise. Anybody
wud think he was lost in thought. Pa
sed, but if he ever had a thought he
wud fall OFF the barrel. That medi-
tating simply meens that the man is
too lazy to go home & do the chores,
sed Pa. That isent the kind of medi-
tating that Newton did & Socrates &
the other wise guys. Thay thought.
& thay thought deep.
Can you mediate? I asked Pa.
Oh, certingly. sed Pa. Meditating
isent a hard job for trained mind.
1t is jest lite morning exercise for a
man like me. Only weak or unframed
minds find trubbel meditating, & thay
newer try 1T much anyway.
A woman newer reely meditates,
Pa sed A woman mite start but she
wuddent git far. If she Started to
meditating on the number of planets
in the universe, she wud finish by
meditating on the number of yards
in tailored suite. Winners minds
is so nimble & alert, Pa sed, that they
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13

can not keep the road. Thay bound
here e there like so many frightened
rabbits, while the master mind of a
man will talk up subject & follow
it thru to a logical conclusion. Do
maik myself cieer to you, Bobbie?
Not vary, toald Pa. I think Ma Is
jest as smart as you are wen It Gums
to thinking & / think she spends moar
of her time thinking. She helped me
to think out 10 problems last mite wen
you was at the lodge, & then had a
piece Of her mind left to give you wen
You calm hoan1 singing Wen the Har-
vest Days Are Over. Jessie Deer.
I did sing littel last mite, sed Pa,
but that was recreashun for me after
hard day of meditashun. There is
nothing that freshens up a mediator
as much as singing. Pa sed After
he had sung a, few simpel ballads at
mite he can start rite out meditatfng
the next morning jest as IL he wasent
tired the day beefoar.
That is a vary careful explanashun.
sed Ma, but wen you were singing last
mite 1 was doing sum deep meditating
myself. If you sing next time you cum
hoam from lodge you viii have to
change lodges. Mediate on that
awhile, sed Ma.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13

= ASKED Pa last mite what Medita-
shan ment The teecher sed that
each Of US shud look up word &
tell her about it in the next day at
skooI. & the word she gaiv me was
MedItashun. only she dident spell it
rite on the slip. she spelled it Medi-
tation.
Well. sed Pa. that is pretty hard
word to give a boy Of yure age. I
am not so sure that yure mother wud
know the word if you asked her to
explain it.
Indeed. sed Ma Well. Bobbie. let
yure father explain it if he IS so wise,
& after he has got the word all
bungIed UP I viii set you rite.
Meditashun. sed Pa, is thought. 1t
meens the process Of setting down
sumware & reAeckting on the queer
things in this life, such as hobble
skirts & the Lame Duck dance wich
New York socity has taken up. 1t
meens thinking. deep thinking.
That is what thought told Pa.
! herd a old farmer saying last mite
wen he was setting in front of the
grocery store that he was ineditating.
OF course. Pa sed. thare is different
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13
Julian Eltinge Tells Women
How to Make Hands Beautiful

good. l also add couple of lines In
blue pencil on the backs to make the
hands look slender These methods
of improving the shape and size Of the
hands are used entirely by the
Parisiennes, and you will see many of
them with their fngertips almost
blood red, as well as the lobes of their
ears This is OVERRIDING it, of course.
but little rouge used on the fingers
gives most attractive effect, as any
woman will see who will try it.
THE size of the hands can also be
apparently decreased by the way in
which they are held and any woman
with little practice can perfect her.
self in the graceful treatment of her
hands. The first rule is never to allow
the breadth across the back to be
seen, but to hold the hands so that
the narrowest portion. for Instance
the thumb and forefnger, or little
finger. viii show. This will give the
person who is looking, at them the
idea that the hands are long and
slender, although the exact opposite
may be the case. do not exaggerate
when / say that d woman's hands are
equally as important as the face in at
tracing the attention of men. / know
that great many men, I had almost
said the majority. notice girls hands
before they notice her face, and are
attracted according to their beauty
and shapeliness, or repelled by their
i'll kept condition. One other thing.
On the stage I always wear bracelet
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13
GONE BEFORE

A country minister, driving to
church with his new overcoat on the
seat beside him, lost the coat en- route
and announced his loss from the pull
pit
Dearly beloved, he said, Il met
with a sad loss this morning. Some
where on the river road, while driv-
ing to church, lost my fine new silk
lined overcoat If any OF you find 1t
l hope you'll bring it to the parson-
age.
"It's found. doctor" said voice
from the back of the church.
BLESS you, my friend. Heaven bless
your said the minister, beaming on
the speaker gratefully.
"Tt's found. sir, continued the
voice. II came along the river road
just after you, and II wasn't there"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13

to the cable, and friction quickly and
gently brings IL to rest.
This looks to the uninstructed like
a very difficult maneuver, but the ex-
periments at Buc have proved that it
is easily managed
HOW 1T WORKS
Once fastened to it's perch, the
aeroplane can remain there as long
as may be desired, and always ready
to take instant flight The detach-
ment from the cable when the flight
begins is an extremely simple matter.
The aviator starts his engine, the
machine follows the direction of the
cable, and within a space of 100 feet
acquires enough velocity to sustain
itself. Thereupon the aviator pulls a
cord, which opens the lock Of the
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13
STILL ROOM FOR REFORM

Samuel" said Mrs Sternwife. you
have not yet told me what good re-
solve you have made since your birth
day
why. my dear, protested Sam,
you know that 1 have no small vices
or bad habits at all. Don't you know
that you have induced me to stop card
playing and smoking and drinking
and going out at nights, and every
thing else I used to think that ]
wanted to do2"
Yes, my dear" answered Mrs Stern
wife. but it sometimes seems to me
that you read the advertisements OF
liquors and cigars with a.sinful salts
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13

clutch. and the aerop1ane is hence
forth free, like bird on the wing.
At present Bleriot is devoting his
attention to the study of the best
way to utilize his aero perch for
hydroaeroplanes. starting from and
landing upon ships. The decks of
warships are too much encumbered
to afford good maneuvering space for
aeroplanes, and Bleriot's idea is to
suspend his cable perch from rods
projected alongside the vessel When
the aeroplanes were not in use they
would hang beside the ship somewhat
like boats swung out on their davits
for launching, and when the time
came for starting them they would
take flight with the ease of alba
trosses set free.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13
THE LARGER PORTION

He had taken her out to supper. hop
ing and trusting that she wouldn't eat
very much. but she ordered some
pheasant with trimmings.
why. George she remarked later
on. you're not eating any OF this
bird. Won't you have some2"
My shares coming replied he,
nournfully. Il get the bill"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13
A DARK STORY

rs your story sufficiently dramatic?'
asked the manager. Does 1t contain
crimes, poisonings--is 1t dark enough" ?"
Dark" reiterated the author in
surprise. why. the moment you be-
gin to read it youth think you're on a
train and have gone right into the
tunne1,v