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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
LOUIS ROTH.
IMPORTED TEAS.

T HAVE the sole sale for Yorkville OF
the we'll known o. & o. TEAS, COM
prising such grades as India and Ceylon,
Formosa and Oolong, etc., which l can
recommend to lovers of good Tea, at the
right prices.
Try package CREAM of WHEAT
PREPARATION, new, easily digested,
health food, 20 cents.
have in another shipment of MACK
EREL IN KITS. They are nice at Sl.2O,
also loose in barrels at 10 cents piece
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR as we'll as
prepared for use, along with Maple Syr-
Nf LOUIS ROTH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
Humorous department.
POTTER PALMtR'S TWO ENGINEERS.

know a good story about Potter
Palmer which has never yet been pub
lished. One day Mr.. Palmer went
down into the engine room of his hotel,
and, in some way got into dispute
with the engineer. Mr.. Palmer ended
the matter 10y telling his employe TO GO
to the Office and get his salary and get
out.
Now, this engineer had been in Mr..
Palmer's employ Is years, and knew
every pipe, wire and rope in the big
hotel. The manager of the house,
who, by the way, is now st. Louis
landlord, was greatly put out when
the faithful employe told him that the
"old man" had "fred" him.
"Jim," said the manager, II don't
want you to 60. We would be in
trouble for months if new man took
your place. I'll tell you what you do.
Go and shave off that mighty beard
YOU wear, dress up in your Sunday
clothes, and go and strike the 'old
man for your old job"
An DOur ldIeI WI. ainiSi ""S
preached by a smooth-faced, neatly
dressed man, who courteously inquired
if he needed the service of first-class
engineer.
"That's just what 1 do" was Mr.;
Palmer's reply. THE man I've had
has been discharged. He had been a
long time in the place, but he got 'sas-
sy.' As your papers are all right, you
can try the place"
That happened years ago; but Jim
still holds the fort. Mr.. Palmer has
never regretted that he "fred" that
"sassy jim" and hired in his place the
gentlemanly, smooth-faced man who
keeps everything in such perfect run
ming order.-Globe- Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Good Deal of Feeling Against 1t From
Postmasters.

fObtiudotoEbs
There seems to he a good deal OF
feeling among the fourth-class post
Offices all over the country against the
rural free delivery which has been es.
tablished by the postofice department,
and the hostility to the system has
taken various forms. The reason for
this is hat the rural free delivery cuts
down the patronage of the fourth class
postoffices, not only in regard to the
mail, and consequently the postmas-
ter's salary but as thousands of these
postoffices are in small country stores
it wars against these establishments.
Now that a wagon goes over the
country roads and delivers the mail
direct to the houses of the country
people, many who used to 60 to the
store to get their mail need not do so
now. The hostility has grown so in
tense in some places-for instance, in
Maryland-that actual interference
has taken place to break up the sys-
TEN. The department has sent out a
circular letter Us general warning to
the 10000 postmasters to quit their
hostile attitude. In this circular
warning against moesting mail boxes
placed in country roads is given. At
tention is called to the penalty for dis
turbing these boxes, showing that the
fine is not less than 500 nor more than
1000, and that Imprisonment of not
less than one year or more than three
is imposed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20

LEAVING ADELAIDE BEHIND.-A
young man who had recently returned
from the Australian colonies to wed
the girl of his heart was reproached
the other day by his beloved for his
fckleness.
81 know you say you love me very
much" she exclaimed, "but l daresay
you said just the same thing to the
other girl whom you have treated so
heartlessly-poor thing!"
"Wha. other girl ?" gasped the as.
tonished lover, who was conscious OF
an answering fidelity to the fair being
whom he had ever loved.
"Why, the girl in Australia" an
swered the innocent. 81 overheard
them say the other day that you left
Adelaide to come to me-"
And it took sometime and a large
map to convince her that he was not a
ssgay Lothario. ."-London Tit-Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20

The SKYRoCKET BRAND.-A mai
travelling, entered a tavern, and seeing
no one present but the landlord and
Negro, seated himself and entered into
a conversation with the Negro. Short
ly, he asked Sambo if he was dry
Sambo said he was. Stranger told
him to 90 to the bar and take some
thing at his expense. Negro did SC
and shortly left. Landlord says to the
stranger
"Are you acquainted with that mig
ger"
"No, never saw him before; but
why do you ask ?"
81 supposed so from your converslne
with him and asking him to drink"
"Oh |" said the stranger, 81 was ex'
perimenting. The fact is, was dry
myself, and 1 thought that if your
LIQUOR didn't kill the Negro in Ii
minutes, 1 would venture to take
drink myself"
Landlords curiosity fully satisfied.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20

QUITE A DIFFERENCE Bank Direc-
tor-Stole 25 cents, did he? The
scoundrel. I'll arrest him and have
him sent to the penitentiary this very
day. The idea of cashier of ours
doing anything like that is enough
to"
Bank Examiner-Pardon me, sir
but YOU seem to have misunderstood
me-"
ooh! Well, perhaps I did. I've
been little deaf for good many
years."
"What I said, was that your cashier
left only 25 cents in the safe. He stole
all the rest"
"Great Cesar must see him at
once and get him to compromise the
matter.-Philadelphia Call.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
| AIN! +!

1UST received lot of nice Hosiery for
u Children, Misses and Ladies, lot Of
Mems and Boys Straw Hats at 10 cents,
Tablets, Ink and Paper, Vanilla and
Lemon Extracts, Brass Shoe Nails, Pict-
ure Frames, Envelopes, Suspenders, Tin
ware, Baby Caps, Satins, Muslins, Hats,
Flowers, Combs, Cotton Cards, Machine
Oil, Playing Cards. Tobacco, Pipes, Yarn
Baskets, Rolling Pins, Zinc Oilers, Pins,
Needles, Candy, Brooms, Backing and
Brushes, Horse Brushes, Curry Combs,
Checker Boards, Looking Glasses and
Corsets. SEE Me WHEN YOU NEED
ANY OF THE ABOVE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20

p6 A colored gentleman applied to
Colonel Yerger, of Austin, Texas, for
employment.
"Have you any reference from your
former employers ?" asked the colonel.
ayes, 1 hev, boss. Use worked un-
der all de superintendent of de peni-
tenshiary for the last ten years, and
dey jess worshipped me, boss; dey did
o."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
BUCKEYE FRAMELESS
WHAT THEY WILL DO.

Either machine will cut, bind and save
every head of wheat or oats with which
the knife comes in contact. Will cut
wheat Is inches or to feet tall, whether
straight or tangled or thick or thin on the
ground. Will save all, and the farmer
who uses one will save from bushel to
a bushel and half to the acre that cradle
would waste
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
Look Before You Leap,

And don't buy Binder or any other i'm
plement or machine before you know
what I have to offer. DO not handle or
sell experiments. SAM M. GRlSi.
nsr LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
Three Pounds of Soda
We Have Paris Green
TIME is SHORT

IF you expect to harvest your wheat
i and oats with Binder this season and
have not yet placed your order, I beg to
remind you that if you delay much longer
you may be unable to get one when
wanted and needed.
BUCKEYE FRAMELESS
And Deering Ideal Binders are the best,
simplest, lightest running, and at the
same time the most. durable on the mar
ket. I do not make this assertion because
it is customary for agents to make such
claims; but because KNOW it is a6so-
lutely true. The price of both machines
are the same, and a purchaser can't make
q mistake if he buys one of them.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
Committees lad Their TroubIes.

Candor compels the admission that
yesterdays celebration at Vinita was
not all that it was advertised to be,
and the country people were not fully
satisfied. In this connection, and in
explanation rather than apology, it is
just to the committees to say that a
great many difficulties arose over
which they liad no control, and which
tended to prevent many Of the main
features ffbm materalizing. 30 reas-
onable person should lind fanlt under
the clfcunmstances, especially SINCE
fault fIadine Il this tInc could do no
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
MORE BUILDING.
vinita's Improvement Fever Spread
ing Rapidly.

The Ratcliff Mercantile Co. is
planning some important changes
this fall. 1t is proposed to build
a room south of the Ratcliff build
ing, across two lots. for the grocery
department. The room thus va
Gated will be overhauled. probably
a west front put In, and into this
the clothing-or possibly the dry
goods-department will be moved.
Add thus the good work goes on
and yinita forges forward from an
incorporated town to mighty
city.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
Marble Faun Benevolent Society

The following citizens met at the
A. NJ. E. church Monday evening in
response to call, and formed body
that shall be known as the "Vinita
Marble Faun Benevolent society" ("
Mesdames Bette Beck, Maggie
Johnson, f. M. Johnson, Bette Hicks,
Chanie McNair, NJ. A. Watson, E..
Buckman, J. B. Nayes, L. Macy;
Messrs. A. E. Jackson, N. H. Harris,
Houston Brice, J. c. Hicks, H. F.
Watson, Robert Austin, A. B. Buff
fngton, John Macy, Ben Beck
They will meet again Monday even
ing, July 10th, at 8:l5 p. M, to perfect
the organization. All who are in
sympathy with the move are invited
to be participants with us.
Fraternally yours,
A. e. JACKSON, Pastor.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
AN APOLOGY.
Break In the Speaker Matter
Explained

On behalf of the management of
the 4th of July celebration | desire
to tender Mr.. Preston S. Davis a
public apology. Owing to the rain
delaying the parade, it did not
reach the grounds where Mr.. Davis
had kindly consented to speak un-
til after II O'Clock. 1t then be-
came question with the manage
ment as to whether be should
speak before or after dinner-ths
matter being wholly immaterial
to him. Upon inquiry | was told
by those who seemed to be in
charge of the dinner that it would
not be served for an hour. 1t was
on the strength of this informa-
tion decided to have Mr.. Davis
speak before dinner and he pro-
ceeded to do so, when In the midst
of his oration, dinner was served.
This SO interferred with the speak
ing that Mr.. Davis cut short his
address and came away. | seri-
ously regret the occurrence, but
am told that owing to the breaking
down OF one of the tables holding
a large quantity of food, dinner
had to be served as it was. | sim
cerely trust that Mr.. Davis will re-
ceive this explanation in the spirit
in which it is rendered as, owing
to his ability as a speaker and his
standing as gentleman, the man.
agement considered itself extreme
ly fortunate in securing his SER
vices on that occasion. especially
in view OF the fact that he declin-
ed other invitations to favor us. &
JoHN B. TURNER.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
THE COLLEGE DoRMITORY.
Arrangements Perfected For Begin
ming work.

The Willie Halsell college
board met yesterday and perfected
arrangements for building the pro-
posed dormitory. While the pur-
pose is to get as much room as
possible for the money. it is cer-
tainly to be hoped that no such
architectural monstrosity as the
academydormitory, will he erected.
The new building will be complet-
ed in time for the opening of
school in September.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
Rock Creek Notes.

I Harvest is about over.
Much praise is given to Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Perry and sons for the sue
cess OF the picnic last Saturday.
Elder Stinson and wife were down
Saturday with the crowd.
Mrs. NJ. Walker, of Chelsea, visited
with friends and relatives Saturday
and Sunday.
West Percell says he will stop work
any old time and go to picnic.
Dick Martin, wife and daughter,
Miss Nora, were at the picnic Satur-
day.
x Mr.. Vaughn, the wholesale mer-
chant of Adair, started to the picnic
Saturday but got stuck in mud hole
~ did not arrive until after dinner,
and got there with very sick horse.
He set up the lemonade, which the
crowd enjoyed at his expense.
Miss Bremen, living near Perry
switch, closed a very successful school
last Thursday. We hope she will re-
turn next fall.
The swing man did good business
last Saturday.
Mrs, Vine Yelton and niece, Miss
Dora Cole, from near the orphan asy-
lum, were visiting relatives here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gayhart buried their
Oldest son last Thursday. He was
helping his father harvest Monday.
Congestion OF the brain was the cause
of his death.
A wedding soon.
Nearly everybody on the creek
spent the 4th at Pryor Creek.
Mrs. S. A. Perry gave an ice cream
social last Saturday night in honor of
her nieces, Misses Dora and Nina
Cole. All report nice time.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05

/. W. p. Phillips, cashier Of the above
statement is true to the best OF my knowledge
and belief. w. p. PHILLIPS, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
5th day OF July. 1893.
[sKALl W. L. CHAPMAN.
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Sept, sth. 1901.
CorTect-Atfeet:
3 S''Ssi 4 4. III! sisIs sis'' p'.sssss'
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
10 Cents a Week.

The Daily Chi eftain by carrier is 10
cents week. To accept 40 cents
each month from those who desire to
pay monthly is paying a premium for
monthly instead of weekly payments,
and doing the subscriber who pays
weekly an injustice. Hence each third
month 90 cents is collected instead of
40, making s1.3O for the qusrter-13
weeks.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05

day
II. A. Galloway has gone back to
Stroud.
Mrs. Akin went TO Chelsea on the
belated Frisco.
Quite number of families had
small displays of fireworks last night.
Miss Bette Skinner of Adair, is
visiting her sister, Miss Gay Skinner.
The Texas floods are playing havoc
with the time schedules of the Katy
passenger trains.
Mrs. Chouteaus sister, Mrs. Wade,
went nome to Kansas City this even
ing on belated train.
Rev. t. Il. Brewer, president of
Willie Halsell college, went to South
McAlester this morning.
A. L. Churchill got pretty lawn
tent today for his little girl, who has
nearly recovered sufficient to play in it.
]. Il. Roberts, hardware man from
north Missouri, is looking over this
country with view Of engaging IN
business.
j. J. Britt and wife, who came over
from Sloan Springs to attend the
funeral OF their soh's wife, went home
last night.
An exhibition CT speed of Capt.
Cobb's horses was given yesterday af-
temoon at the fair grounds during the
progress of the ball game.
/. B. Hitchcock brought in bunch
of sweet potato blossoms this morn
ing, a thing quite unusual in the
history Of that popular southern
tuber.
DIR. G. P. Linn, for so many years
engaged in practice at Claremore, is
now located at Hot Springs and is
doing we'll, as beginning. His pro-
fessional card appears in this paper.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
Roping Contest.

A number OF yinita people went to
Pryor Creek today on the flyer to wit
ness the roping contest that takes
place there today. Among those who
went we're r. L. Mcclure, Tom Buff
flngton, Jim Davenport, L. P. Isbell,
g. Il. Frayser, e. L. Halsell, Frank
Little. Joe Knight and Bud Ledbet-
4ar
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
Cobb & MCG|aSSon.
Probabilities.

Fair tonight and probably Thurs
day.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
The Fireworks.

On account Of the heavy rain late
ia the afternoon Of the 4th the COM
mittee having the fireworks in charge
decided to postpone the display till
Saturday night, at8 o'clock, at which
time the pyrotechnic display as orig
inally contemplated will occur. Ev-
eryone is invited.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
The Sprinkler.

The long-looked for street sprinkler
has arrived at last and is now at the
Katy depot. 1t has, the appearance
of being good one and will doubtless
be setto work as soon as needed. Mr..
r.. G.. Camp is the owner.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05

Mrs. Tenney and Mrs. Gregory,
Mrs. Mellette's guests for two weeks
past, went home to Ft. Smith on last
evenings Frisco train. They con-
tributed not a little TO the pleasure of
our society circle during their stay.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
The Better the Grade
The Better the Trade

explains why so many particular ladies'
and gentlemen buy at our store. Come
and select new suit or dress.
Best summer clothing new this season
quality and price as you like them. We
have some of the finest low cut shoes for Z
the price ever shown in the city. You can
also get.a bargain in slippers, and many
other little notions.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
A Pretty Home.

Matt Hawkinsis making prepara-
tions 10 build a handsome residence
on his farm near town. The old
building is now being moved away.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-05
For Rent.

Two hundred or more acres now
ready to plow. one mile from yinita,
Raymond. J27tfo
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-20

not desire to acquire territory;
but that was before we knew
that we needed to expand.
9. When did we find that
out? a. The newspapers
(some Of them found 1t out
about July I; the president
found it out when he heard the
crowds applaud his remarks at
various railroad depOts in the
West.
@, Are you sure that was the
time the president made up his
mind to expand: a. The
newspapers say SO.
Q. Why do the religious
Newspapers and the ministers
want 10 expand? \. Because
they think missionaries should
be sent 20 the Philippines.
@. Why cannot missionaries
be seat to the Philippines un-
der,a United States protecta
rate without anneXing the isl
andsE a. Nobody knows.
q. What other argument is
therefor expansion? a. The
commercial argument. The an
nual revenge OF the Philippines
undfr Spanish rule has been
about Sl4, 10000
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-20
A lesson For Americans.

Advocates of an American CO.
loniaI system and a possible
further acquisition Of foreign
territory by conquest will not
find much encouragement in
that phase of British sentiment
reported by Justin Mccarthy in
his London letter in the current
number of The Independent.
Taking as his text Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman's recent
surprising detection from impe-
rialiSt ranks in supporting John
Morley's opposition to that
party's unceasing demands for
further extension OF the British
Empire, Mr.. Mccarthy says
that "if the Intelligence and
heart of the country could be
appealed to- directly ON the
question, the great majority of
the English Liberals would go
with Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman, Sir William Harcourt
and John Morley This is a
bold assertion, but the writer
argues for it manfully,
Only few weeks ago. he
says, 1--WE seemed TO be Oh 4he
verge of a war with France,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-20

and only a few days ago we
seemed to be on the verge of
was with Russia, and at each
time the criCis arose out of some
dispute about which the vast
majority Of English know moth
ing aud care nothing. +
There seems to me something
profoundly melancholy and
even terrible in the thought
that Il people might thus be
committed to great war with
a foreign Power about some
question of which the nation
has no knowl edge, and in which
its direct interests are nowise
concerned"
Tnls view Of imperia ism and
its possible consequences as eX-
isting in Great Britrin is wor-
thy of the attention of Ameri.
cans at the present time. 1t at
least furnishes opponents OF
territorial expansion with an
argument gained from the eX-
perience of Il Government and a
people to whom the glamor of
imperialism must appeal with
a force not logically warranted
in this country if American ira.
dition and spirit are based on
solid republican foundation.
st. Louis Republic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-20


~ y "''' '"e O'0"'''
" What was 'he matter
Win tue CuoanH: a. SPAN
"o"'" "'' ~ '''e"' " '""e'e"'
Git
W " nat else! a. spain
treated the INHABITANTS cFoeily
III Try ing 10 suppress reoeIlioh'
| y. How did The war result:
A. SPAN was odoly oeleateu'
y. why was she deieated3
a. because we had De,lef guns
and better men TO aim them.
u. Wnen the war was over,
what did The government do Tor
The CuDans? A. Not much OF
anything, except TO allow char
itaoly disposed persons 20 leeu
d le" Vi the starving people
y. Then the: war was not
an entire success? a. Oh, yes
lof 1t oPe'ieo way LOT Us 10 eA-
P"'lu'
o. why did we not expand!
49, ~ ""@ '''' 0o''
Z 49, ~ NV" q" 80 "
mr. M pD''''c,''s nv ""I'eU J'oo'
us 10 '0' 'e 'e""o' usually
P'D''
the opuortunitv TO exnnnd came
lust a. the time when it was
needed? A. Some saw if
was providential.
i n How can ve b. ,,,,
!, WAS nroyidsntiaIy ps:
c,n.a Da,ra,, snnL nno Cn.,,i,h
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-20

ness trip to Palmyra Friday.
Col. }. II. Elliott and wire
were visiting their son, Robert,
in Hannibal Friday.
Rev, IL w. James filled APP.
pJIntmerts at WLItesides Sun
day.
". II. RlSianl was called to
Palmyra GA legal business Fri
day.
Hal Scneerz. formerly Il Mon
roe boy is now tireing Oh the
Joe orancn OF the Burlington.
VIM. Rosser. one OF tue prom.
inent farmers OF near Spaldlng,
was in lhe city trading with
the merchants, Monday.
Il. p. Nelson, ot St Louis,
was in the city from Friday un-
til Monday with relatives.
Charlie Brown, day operator
at the Joe depot is putting on
airs. He wears rnt1ie Oh his
chair cushion.
Rev. Wiley j. Patrick, OF
Bowling Green, Mo, filled APP.
pointments at Bethlehem Sat
urday and Sunday.
G.. Ellet Tompkins came in
Saturday from Macon City to
spend several days with rela-
tives and friends.
Joseph Mitchell for many
years freight conductor on the
Joe branch of the Burlington
has been promoted and is now
wearing the blue regimentals.
The plumes of the National
Guard Of Missouri will be mere
tufts this year. The Legisla
ture has cul the soldier boys
boys appropriation down from
$50, 900 to $4,000.
The wind mill at the mineral
we'll mas not been running for
several months. AS it is not
doing either man or beast any
good, why not elevate the big
empty tank and convert it into
a summer garden?
Judge John d. Fields, of the
Little Kingdom and Prof. r.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-20
Victims of Mud Roads

The sad condition Of roads
about ScottsvllIe, Va. is said
to be stirring up the people
tremendously. The farmers
have been pent up at home SO
long by impossible highways
they are growing desperate,
and. as soon as they can get
together, they are going to hold
Il meeting aud prepare to I'M
prove the highways.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-20

- Neatly, civil engineer
of the Burlington r. Il. with
his assistant was in the city
Thursday. The Company has
the pleasure Of carrying the
mail to and from the postoffice
for nothing. They were taking
measurements to try and get
out of the job. To do so the
Office would nave to be 1900 or
more feet distant from the depot
but all they could make out of
it was 1917 feet so the boys will
continue to lug the mail bags
over the right of way as here,
tofore.
Dr. e, G. Chappell spent Sun.
daV in Louisiana with relatives