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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

A man who itches for fame has to do a
lot of scratching before he gets there
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

w Dllns III ys1lr BROKEN PARAsoLs.
~ e are /preparel to do all kinds of
f'''-' - 2 md re erin9,
NJ 4RTIN q KUEBLER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

-Tolrud q Maland will attend to,so,,r
collections and do it right C,iI ' an6
see them at Tolrud's Laws :, 90 Taa on.
block. o-'i0o Ia ~'''7'0iA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

WANTED, first-class all around
'DlG cksmith. Call on, or address
JOHN WEBER, Viroqua, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

The question of expansion is not
pending now. We have already expand
ed, and it is now only question of
retention or contraction
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
MY BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY
Weak Women Made Happy by Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound -
Letters from Two Who Now Have
Children.

DEAR Mrs. PryKHAM 1T was my
ardent desire to have child. l had
been married three years and was
childless, so wrote to you to find out
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Thi y one locomotives and tenders
were slapped to Russia from Philadel-
phia last week. The conquests of Uncle
Sam in peace are fully as glorious as
those in war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
PARTICULARLY POINTED PARAGRAPHS

We don't hear anybody talking
about voting for change" this year
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

White leads and oils, and in fact
everything to be used for fine house
painting and decorating The best place
TO buy is at A. j. johnson & Co.'S, the
Pioneer Drug Store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

The old issue that the republican
party has mis1nanaged the finances and
created a surplus is about to be revived
by the democrats. The people have
learned that the best TO do to get rid of
the surplus is to turn the democratic
mule into the incIosure
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Death and taxes are scarcely more
certain than the denomination and re-
election of President Mckinley.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Under the Cleveland Wilson regime
the factory chimneys were smokeles,
Under the Mckinley administration -
people in the cities are trying to e.
the problem Of the smoke nuigs
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Il recon not the seasons,
Nor the years that come and go,
Life's an all-around pleasure to me,
Since taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
"A. J. johnson g. Co.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Patent leather, vici kid, calf and
kangaroo fine shoes, made by Sharood
81 Crooks. BLUE FRONT STORE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
CURTAIN DEPT.

This department is
without a doubt the
largest and most com
plete curtain depart
ment in the county.
1t is a department.
worthy of your CON
sideration. You can
see here all the latest
effects and save to
Nour purse from rs
til 30 cents on every
doTar you wish to
speNd.
BAbonet curtains
with Euffie same as
others charge "a for,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

Ii there has been any doubt about the
necessity for new president of the
state university it is removed now. The
University of Illinois base bali team de-
feated the Y w. by score of II to 0.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

The democratic ticket ~,
and Dewey. Bryan " ~%ill be Bryan
~. = 5ted for Weaver,
rae s'e s'4s IN 1892, and Dewey
- a.. That combination will
-, - pD9 5'old Mossback to reich oontin-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09

he reason. After fol-
: wing your kind adj
ice and taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. / be-
came the mother of
D a beautiful baby
boy, the joy of our
= home. He is a
fat, healthy baby,
I thanks to your medi-
cine. Mrs. MINDA
| FISKLE, Roscoe,
. n. Y.
I'M From Grateful
A Mrs. Lane
] " DEAR Mrs.
PINKHAM: - L
wrote you a let
' ter some time
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
100 LADIES
Gloria Silk Umbrellas.
Black only, natural wood ID An
handles silver trimmed IL eblb
Special, each .......U ksUU

You will find in our carpet depart
ment everything that is trustworthy and
desirable at popular prices.
A large stock to select from and every
thing as represented All our rugs are
the the seasons latest weaves.
~ K 80 inch Administer rugs Cl0Q
at .................... Dl.1O
81 go inch Smyrna rugs CITE
at ........,........... Pill u
80 x 72 inch Administer rugs CT no
at. ........... .......p%s
so 70 inch Smyrna rugs 81 IN
at. ................. Dk. lU
Az Squares
--s i'm all Sizes
and Good Styles.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
MAD DOGS.

Mad dogs have caused fear
and CONSERVATION east of this
city. Some fifteen days ago a
yellow, half bull dog with hy-
drophobia came out of Marion
county intQ Saline township,
Rails county and there is no
telling at present the amount
of damage done by him. At e.
Rolauds two COWS and a calf
have died of that terrible dis
ease; w. H. Elliott and James
Settle found their valuable dogs
badly chewed up and believin &
the bull dog did it, shot them.
J Mr.. Colgate also lost a dog.
Frank Abbott killed his dog;
David Cranston lost five hounds,
had them shot. E. Campbell
has six hounds and refused to
let them be shot, but he tied
them in a barn to await devol
opments. Every one between
this city and Huntington is con
siderably worked up over the
matter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
INFANTCIDE.

Miss Ethel Taylor, an Afri
can belle of this city, gave
birth to strong male child
Dec. 8, 1899. The question now
is, where oh where has the
little one gone? Ethel and her
mother, Fannie Taylor, say the
little one took sick, died and
was buried in the yard by Eth
els brother Joe, but as Joe was
boarding with the Sheriff in
Paris at the specified time, that
was impossible. 1t was also
impossible to find a grave in
the yard. AS neither the grave
nor the body of the infant could
be found. it is thought that
Ethel or her mother or both OF
them killed the kid and then
cremated the body. The two
women had a hearing before
Judge j. G. Gentry Saturday
morning and bound over in the
sum of $500 each for their ap
rearance before the grand jury
In default of bail they were
. taken to the Sheriff'S boarding
house in Paris.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
S. S. BASSETT.

Elsewhere in this number of
the DEMOCRAT will be found the
announcement of S. is. Bassett
as a candidate for Representa-
tive of Monroe County. To the
great majority of Monroe Coun-
tv citizens Mr.. Bassett needs
no introduction, because he has
spent nearly all of his life here
and has been identified with the
upbuiIding of our county. The
Office for which Mr.. Bassett
asks your support is one of
great Importance, and our citi.
zens cannot be too careful in
making a selection.
In Mr.. Bassett we find a man
who is in every way qualified tC
represent Monroe County in the
lex 10 Id l vi Z. IlC ID d nut Jus
ness man, an honest upright
able citizen, a Democrat VIII L
will never trail the Banner o
Democracy in the dust, a maj
who knows the needs of ou
people and will use his abilit.
to getssuch legislation as is 70
the hest interests of his con
stituents and as their agent Il
Jefferson City make their bust
ness his business. In sendiu!
Mr.. Bassett to the legislature
F Monroe County will do an &C
which will always be creditabl'
10 the Democracy OF Monro
County and there will be On
after regrets.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
COURT HOUSES.

The battle is over. the vic.
tory won. Marion County will
erect two handsome Court
houses. One at PALMYRA
the other at Hannibal The
necessary two.thirds majority
with 4O2 votes to spare decided
the question Tuesday.
Some Hannibal parties are so
elated over the result that the v
want to ruin the only Breathing
spot the city has. We refer to
the lovely park between Broad
way, Center. Fourth and Fifth
Streets 1t is a beauty and the
only one the city has that the
people can or do use. Instead
OF the building ornamentinp the
square, it would ruin it for the
purpose for which it was set
aside.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
GHOST PARTY.

In her charming manner, Miss
Carolyn Rogers entertained
about twenty couple of her
friends Tuesday evening in hon
or of Miss Irene Bodine, of Par.
is. The ghost feature of the
evening was amusing and iu-
teresting. The young ladies
and gentlemen were rugged up
to represent ghosts and select
ed their partners at hassard.
A married lady palmed herself
OFF on one of the young gentle
men as Il charming Miss. Dr..
Stape Bodiue and David Moss.
of Paris, were among the
guests. An elegant supper was
served at 1880 o'clock.
John w. Ragsdale left Mon,
day night for trip to Bruns-
ton, South Carolina. He went
with S. j, Nelson and will have
a good story to tell upon his re
turn if he doesn't lose his
watch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
JUSTICE MILL GRINDING.

a special term of the Mon
roe county circuit court COM
menced at Paris Tuesd av.
There are 30 cases on the dock
ct besides the j, j. Bick cases
some Of which are not on the
printed docket. The court will
be in session at least until Feb.
l, The case of John Burnett VS.
the H. & st. Joe Ry. Co., is
docketed for Monday. Several
witnesses from here will attend
This is case wherein Burnett
asks for damages on account of
his son being killed by Il train
here on July t, 1898.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
MONROE CITY MISSOURI THURSDAY, JANUARY rs, 1900
STRlEBECK-MCINTlRE.

Rock Island, Texas, Jan. 18,
1900. At the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Tinker, at three
o'clock Thursday afternoon, the
ceremony was performed which
united the destiuies of Mr.. H. II.
Striebeck aud Miss Lula Belle
McIntire, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac McIntire, of Monroe
City, Mo, formerly of Rock
Island, Texas. The parlor was
decorated with evergreens and
mistletoe. Only a few intimat tie
friends of the contracting par
ties were present. The ceremo-
! ny was performed in a very i'm
pressive manner by Rev. Green,
of Hallettville. Miss McIntire
wore beautiful gown of white
organdie over silk which mad e
her strikingly beautiful. Queen
Rose of the rosebud garden OF
girls" she seemed truly, as she
entered the parlor leaning upon
the arm of the groom, who was
clad in the regulation suit o.
black and who looked proud
and happy, as we'll he might.
The brief ceremony over, tn,
friends of the young couple
crowded round to utter con
gratulations and heartfelt "Got
speeds
Her travelling dress was o
! blue satin berba cloth, inter
lined with turquoise blue taffeta
7 The yoke of waist being of blu'
' silk overlaid with applique'
e chiffon.
The happy young couple lei
on the four o'clock train fC
e San Antonio, where, afte
spending several days, the
: will return to Sinner, Texa:
their future home.
t The couple were recipients Q
Y many beautiful presents.
e Miss Estelle McIntire, sistc
of the bride, left on the sam
= train to visit her sister in Kal
o sas, thence to her home in Mi
souri,.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
EDITORS MEET.

The North East Missouri
Press Association held a pleas
ant and profitable meeting at
Moberly on Thursday and Fri
day. Several important Dues
tions were discussed. Moberly
treated her guests nicely and
the boys are saying nice things
about Moberly. We are sorry
that we did not get to Moberly
in time to attend the literary
and musical entertainment ten
oered the visiting editors by
Moberly citizens The new Of
ticers elected were; President.
Howard Ellis, Leader, New
Florence; First Vice Pre- sident
j, NJ, Sosey, Spectator, Pal
myra; Second Vice. Pres ident,
II. NJ. Horne, News, Black wat
er; Third Vice.President, w. y.
Biggs, Times, Queen City; Sec
retary, Clifton r. Ridiegs, Mes
senger, Meadville; Treasurer,
Cecil M. Basket, Intelligencer,
| Mexico.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
DAMAGE SUIT FILED.

Mrs. Eva Byland, of Rails
county, has brought suit for
$4,000 against the Wabash in
the Hannibal Court of Common
Pleas. The case was filed last
week with Thomas S. Hagan,
clerk of the court. Mrs. By
lands husband was killed at
Rensselaer, last year by a Wa
bash train and she is seeking to
recover the amount of the suit
for his loss. Major r. B. Bris,
tow is Mrs. Byland's attorney
in the case.-Hannlbal Journal.
Mrs. Byland is we'll known in
this city, having been educated
here. She resides south of the
city with her parents, Thomas
Elzea and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
COURT OF HONOR.

The Court of Honor had a
royal good time at their lodg t
room Monday night. Several
of the brethren came down from
Hunnewell to enjoy the fun of
initiating two candidates. The
lodge meets every Monday night
and since April 1899 have with
the exception of four meetings
initiated from one to five Candi-
dates each meeting.
THAT school boy was not far
from the truth who, when asked
how the earth was divided, said
that it was divided between the
Standard Oil Co. and the Sugar
Trust. When one company can
by the scratch of a pen, raise
the price of commodity 3 cents
per gallon thereby increasing
its dividends 1928, ,000,O 600 per an
mum, one cannot blame the boy
for his answer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Just following the organi Ia
ton, on Jan. 1. 1900, Grace
Baptist Church OF Monroe City,
Mo-. continued in a series Of
meetings of II days continu-
auce, conducted by Rev. j, II.
Rife OF Monroe Ctty and Rev.
G.. A Crouch of La Grange.
The meetings were charac ter.
lied with an unusual degree of
spirituality aud power; and the
attendance and interest increas'
ed from start to finish. The
church reached membership
of 81 on the day of organtza,
ton, and there were 20 acces-
sions during the meeting, MAX
ing the present membership lO2.
Grace church has a large Sun
day school, Il good b. Y, z. U.
meeting, a we'll attended and
interesting prayer meeting, and
her outlook is very encourag'
ing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Hon. S. j. Nelson and Son
purchased ftty-eight head Of
horses and mules Saturday and
Monday and shipped them South
Monday night. S. j. Nelson
went with the stock. The same
davs H. e Parks bought fifty
seven head of mules and ship
PED them to middle Tennessee.
The two lots made four car
loads.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

In another colume you will
find a call meeting for Friday.
night the Goth inst. Now is
the time for Monroe City to get
there and she has a good oppor.
tuuity to do so. Every business
man, every realestate owner,
professional man and every
mechanic ought to be interested
in a good factory, Monroe
failed to get the feeble minded,
now let US ged a strong minded
Jackson Hay Loader Factory,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Ira Nelson left Monday nigh t
for st, Louis where he will put
in six months at the Bryant &
Stratton Commercial school.
Now someone will be lonesome.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
GENERAL WAR NEWS.


War Office is silent concerning
Mondays fighting in Natal, but
a dispatch from Spearman's
Camp, dated at 4 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, got through
early this morning.
1t announces that Warren is
meeting with fierce resistanc e,
and that the Beers are nnme r.
Gus, and their line of defense
strong.
A report has reached Durham
that Lord Dundonald. leading
l,60O cavalry, has made dash
into Ladysmith, having turned
the Beers flank.
This news is not confirmed by
the War Office.
General Buffers latest dis
patch, dated at Spearm ans
Camp, at 6 o'clock last night,
does not mention any move by
Dundonald's cavalry; in fact, it
deals only with the losses in
Hart's brigade during Sundays
fighting, which were nearl 100.
A dispatch from Spearman's S
Camp, dated Monday mornin G
indicates that the British gains
in Sundays fighting were small,
The Beers at one time assum
ed the aggressive, attempting a
turning movement, ia which
they were repulsed.
British correspondents say
the Beers losses must be heavy
, while the British losses arr
{ given as moderate"
= No engagements are repor ted
7 from the other scenes of thu
campaign.
! We the undersigned respec
l fully request all citizens of Mo n
roe City and vicinity to meet a
the Council Rooms on Frida
Jan. Goth at Z o'clock for tn
=, purpose of taking into consid
6 Grafton the question of the or
ganization of a corporation
!, manufacture the Jackson Ha
), Loader.
e Come out and help build u
:. the city.
Samuel North, b. 0. Woo
j. S. Scott. Jno. j. Rogers
:. j. M, Proctor, Thos. Proctor
j. G. Piersol. j. j. Brown
j. K. Ely, r. M. Wake
r.. E. Lear, w. II. Ragland
a A. Jaeger, l.. II. Bel
a Democrat Printing Co.
n Every Que would sign tn
!. above but time forbade
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
ELOPED.

Richard Barber, of near Pal
myra, left his family last week
and eloped to Kansas City with
Miss Rachel Hoens, the 16.year
old daughte: of Charles Hoens.
Barber drew considerable mon
ey from the bank before skip
ping with the girl, Hoens is
well fixed financially, swears
vengence and will spend money
freely to catch and punish the
betrayer of his daughter,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Robert Patterson and Miss
Bertha Cough, of Shelbina, ar
rived in the city Monday. They
were preparing to give little
Dan Cupid full sway. While
here they made arrangements
with FIR. Sullivan to perform
the marriage ceremony for them
yesterday,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25
IT PAYS WELL.

Say, pencil pusher, take
that advertisement out. l have
more blamed stock than L can
feed" The foregoing is the re-
suit of a four line local in the
DEMOCRAT calling for stock tC
feed on roughness. Who says
it does not pay to advertise
That is only one of the hun
dreds of instances.
]. =. Fisher, of New London,
has bought and taken charge OF
the Bucklin Herald. Bro. Nc
Collum gave the people of Buck
lin an excellent local paper and
the last issue of the Herald in
dicates that Mr.. Fisher will not
let the paper go down. We al
ways desire to see the Herald
in rood hands as on that paper
we took our first lessons II
newspaper work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Newell f.. Nichols, promi-
nent lawyer of Aurora, ILL.,,
died at his home in that city
Sunday, Jan. 14th. Deceased
was the father of Miss Edith
Nichols who, for several years
was a teacher in our school.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Cash on the nail, If you owe
it to us come in and settle up.
SHARP 81 DoNLEY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Buy your Shoes Of Williamson
& Ragsdale.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Democrat Printing Co.
Every QUE would sign tn e
above but time forbade
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-25

Miss Kate Stephens is the
guest of Paris friends.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-10
MONEY FOR MISSIONARIES.
The Missionary Alliance to Cable
$4,000 Mt Once.

NEW YORK, Aug 9.-The Christian
and Missionary Alliance of this city was
notified today by Acting Secretary Of Stat 2
Adee at Washington that the following
despatch, dated August 6, had been re-
ceived by the Department from the United
States Embassy at st. Petersburg:
Have been informed by Swedish Minis
ter that eleven Swedish missionaries with
their families. seventeen in all, claiming
association with the New York Christian
Alliance. refugees from Kalgan, quite
destitute. have applied to him for 5 900
rOubes. The Swedish Minister asked me
whether the Christian and Missionary Al
lance viii assist them, aud to what ex-
tent"
The despatch was forwarded from New
York to the Rev. a. B. Simpson. President
and general superintendent of the alliance.
who is al present conducting revival ser
vices at Old Orchard. Me.
George Martin. acting superintendent,
said today that $4,000 would be cabled
promptly for the relief of the Kaigan mis-
sionaries.
The alliance had forty foreign mission
aries, most of whom came from Sweden,
located north OF the Great Wall.
The Missionary Society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church has a mission sta
tion at Han kialing. which is in the Kiu-
kiang district. Kiukang is a town on the
Yangtse Kiang one hundred miles above
Nankin.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-10
THE CARTER CONTRACTS.
Extrndition Proceedings in the
Greene-Gaynor Case.


NEW YORK, Aug 81. W. o. sterly,
chief clerk in the United States Engineers
office at Savannah, Ca. was the first wit
ness called today in the proceedings be-
fore Commissioner Shields looking toward
the removal 60 Georgia of Benjamin D.
Greene and ]. W, E. H.. and w. T. Cay
nor. =fho are under indictment there for
completely in the frauds of former Capt
cberiin NJ Carter, United States En-
gineers.
Mr. Sterly has occupied the witness
stand about half the time since the hear
ing was resumed on July G. After identi-
flying a batch OF contracts for river and
harbor work under Captain Carter's ad-
| ministration. District Attorney Erwin
turned Mr.. sterly over to Abram J. Rose.
! counsel for the Gaynors. for cross exam
ination.
Mr. Rose attempted to lift the RESPONSE
| bility from Captain Carter's shoulders by
proving, one by one. that the various
contracts in question, upon which con-
spiracy is charged, all received the en-
dorseEgent either of the Chief of the
United States Engineers or of the Secre-
tary of War. He also brought out the
fact that under Captain Carter's direction
tri-monthly reports of the quality of
materials used and the progress Of the
work were required of all assistant en-
gineers and inspectors.
The evident purpose Of this testimony
was to show the openness with which the
work WAS carried on and the impossibili-
ty of any crooked work going on while
such methods were employed. 1t was for
embezzlement In connection with these
same contracts that Carter was found
guilty on trial by court-martial and SEN
tenced to FIVE years imprisonment in the
military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.