Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-05-11
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planted.
James HornbaGk applied for the
Jewell School this week.
Road overseer Williams gave us a
very much appreciated visit this week
and put in a culyert on the county
line. The bridge had been impas-
sable for some time and needed atten-
ton very badly. Three cheers for
I Mr.. Williams.
VIM. Hunnewadel is having 175 acres
of corn planted on his farm. ltsurely
seems as though he has hopes enough
for a township. But if a farmer does
MT plant he wont reap.
Our friends will please excuse us as
We have been suffering from a very
severe attack of spring fever and were
unable to contribute our mite to the
DEMOCRAT. If we farmers are not
busy in April and May we will he idle
in Oct and Nov.
James Dodd purchased fine buggy
this week. Girls watch out "som in
guin'er drap'
Some of our poorest men financially
say they would be glad to work one
month steady on a new gravel road
on the &. l.. Ii these men can afford
to put 50 much time on the roads
we have plenty OF capital, bosses,
gravel and every thing but energy for
Il fine road among the ADLER class.
Men, women, children and babies give
us lift ON The road question.
Miss Eva Hawkins is teaching the
spring school at the Herd district.
Rev. George Smith preached at De-
Moss Sunday.
c. Bush says he is done planting
corn. He remembered the old adage
1.-THE early bird gets the worm" But
We are afraid it will be a cut worm.
Isac Borden purchased Il fine jack
this week.
We have some men who don't have
to work the road, but rather than go
ten miles TO town, tivemen volunteered
to help fix bridge Thursday. Thanks
gentlemen.
Dick Redman is having q fine wire
fence woven on the east side of his
farm. Friday night he left a bale of
wire lying near his WORK, but Satur-
day morning when he returned to his
labor some one had swiped about III
lbs OF it. Next time you must put
your fence under your pillar, Dick.
With the exception of the peaches
we have fine prospect for good
fruit crop. All black and raspber-
ny briars are winter killed.
Mr.. O. b. j. we compliment you in
some respects connected with your ar
ticle concerning Mr. G. l.. We like all
other intellectual civilized people want
10 see good roads and are wiling to
put our shoulder to the wheel in build
ing them. Ii we are in the wrong in
any statement heretofore mentioned
we would gladly apologize, and II
any man has been offended in any
way by our statements he would con-
Ter a great favor ON US by coming to
US and telling his troubles not to
some one else, but to US and we IL for
give you, you wanted to know now we
were going 10 get your coat? We don't
want any oody's bobtail coat whilewe
are working the road we don't need
any coat. You say you have all the
coat but the tail We think you have
more tail than any thing else, and
the tale you gave US in the DEMOCRAT
you will find purged in this item.
hogs" That is just exactly what we
were trying to do and hope we have
succeeded to do. We have tried our
head and found itnot wanting. please
do thou likewise" You say we miss
understood you. In what statement?
Any man knows that every man over
twenty one and under fifty years of
age is compelled to work or pay poll
tax. You have this to do and every
one knows it. Therefore in stating
that you did not intend to work the
roads any more is understood that
out side Of your poll tax you would
! ont'work, or as you call it gratis
work. We are glad we have but one
man who is not strictly in favor OF