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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
Missouri aud Missourians

I An anti-weed campaign ha S
been inaugurated in Sedalia by
the Democrat.
DR.. Son, the balance Of who's
name is not stated, is runuiu g
for coroner in Cole county.
Trap parties" are all til e
rage at Carthage. There ar e
plenty of traps for the youth in
Carthage.
The small boy who toys wi tn
the muzzle of an unloaded 6 un
was last seen at Brunswick.
A dying couuterfeiting at Sc :
dalia confessed. and surrende r
ed his bogus coin just before he
passed in his checks.
Society note in the Clrthag e
Review THE Bonus Temp lie
Club will give a hay seed par E
ty at Gun Springs Wednesday.
In the Judgment of the Boon
Vile Advertiser, Joe Flory's
declaration in favor of national
woman's suffrage settles Joe.
So many bluuders were COM
mitted by the Pettis county re-
publican convention that the
Sedalia Capital head it, "a
Comedy of errors."I
Had Senators Vest and Cock
rell needed anything to
strengthen theiI hold ON the
people of Missouri that $5,000,
900 fair centennial appropria.
tion would have done the bust,
lness.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
Wade-JackSOn.

Gardner Wade: one of Mon
roe's best young business men
and Mss Nellie, the charming
daughter of W. r. p. Jackson
and wife were united in mar
riage at z a. IN. at the home of
the brides parents by Rev.
J. A. Wales, % Tuesday. 1t
affair, was a very quiet
only the immediate fami.
lies being present. After the
ceremony delightful wedding
brea kfast was served. The hap
py couple took the S:48'Burliug-
ton for Kansas City. While
waiting for the train their tor
mentors with rice and:old shoes
had their sport. Of course their
trunk was beautifully decorat-
ed. The DEMOCRAT extends
congratulations.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
Respectfully,
Hip, Hip and a Tiger,
J. M. JOHNSON.

A Committee from Joanna
met the Rails County Court
Monday and the result Of the
meeting is this: The Court has
agreed to pay one half of the
Cost of a bridge across Salt
River at Joanna if the farmers
will raise the other half. The
farmers are given until the 18th
inst. to make answer. We are
satisfied that the farmers of Sa-
line will strike while the iron is
hot for it means money and con-
veuience to them. The bridge
will enhance the value of their
farms from So to S. per acre, it
means a gravel road on both
sides OF the river, it means pros
perity to them. for then they
can reach the markets on both
sides of the river when their
stock is ready and prices suits
them, it also means a saving of
time, at some seasons time is
money to the farmer.
This is the first tunity
the west end of the County has
ever had to secure bridge and
unless taken advantage of may
be the last for thirty years.
We believe that pride coupled
with self interests will prompt
the people to meet the gene rous
proposition made blythe Court
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The First Day Was Spent
Getting Started.

Credential Committee was
tied up for ten hours but every
thing was settled and running
smooth at press time. Chair
man w. S. Cowherd delivered
telling speech after which tn e
committees were named.
The following order of bust
ness was then adopted:
First-Report of CON mittee
on credentials.
Second-Report of committee
on permanent organization and
order of business.
Third-Report Of committee
on resolutions.
Fourth-Nominations for
state officers as follows: Gov
ernor, lieutenant governor, sec
retary of state, auditor, attor-
ney general, treasurer, railroad
commissioner.
Fifth-Nominations for two
electors at-large.
Sixth-Naming of distric t
electors.
Seventh-Naming chairman
Of state committee.
Eighth-Naming of state CO m
mittee.
The. nominating for auditor
was placed before that of attor =
ney general so that a nomina :
tion for which there was con .
test and one for which there
was none might alterna te.
After that everything was so
unsatisfactory that concise
report of the meeting could not
be given.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07

ical record. The more extens-
i've mountain ranges and Pea ks
are by no means the oldest.
The Allegheny mountains ex-
isted long before the Rockies"
appeared. We notice that the
ore bearing rocks in a portion
of this new mineral district be-
long to the Silurian and the re.
mainder Of the formation be-
longs to the Sub carbonlferous
or the same as the Joplin zinc
age.
What this new mineral belt
may show after being probed
with the prospectors drill we
are not able to say, our id ca is,
that pay mineral is "just where
you find it" and that where
there is so much smoke there is
liable to be some fire, Geology
to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Respectfully,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
Swearengen-EllingtOn,

Mart Swearengen and Miss
Maude Ellington were united in
marriage at the home of the
brides parents near Warren
Tuesday. We could learn none
of the particulars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
DISCOVERY OF ZINC ORES.
In a Portion of Monroe, Marion
and Rails Counties, Mo.

Green, in his paint mine near
Monroe City, Mo-, about three
years ago, has caused much
comment, and it was the exhib-
it of these few "shines" that
first attracted the attention of
the writer, who has spent some
years in the mining districts of
Colorado and Montana, where
he picked up some ideas Of pros
pecting for mineral, and learned
how the strata of rock are pen
etrated and the wonderful de-
posits of nature made available
for the use of man.
About the first of last Novem.
Der in company with Mr.. N. p.
Rodgers l commenced, and al
most continuously have put in
the time prospecting for surface
indications of zinc and lead and
have pretty thoroughly looked
over the surface of an area OF
country some 12 to Is miles in
almost every direction from
Monroe City, which appears to
be the center of the mineral
district, if we may conclude
that there is mineral or zinc
belt in Northeast Mo. the exist
-ance OF which has been denied
by learned Biologists, who have
visited this part of the state,
for the purpose of making a
scientific report, as to the pos
sibilities of this as a mineral
bearing region.
We can only say, that we
have found zinc near the sur
face, disseminated in the fold.
ed and crumpled and shat tered
country rocks in more than fifty
different places scattered over
this territory. We find the
rocks in some districts to sh ow
great caves which appear to
have been the work of erosion,
and in many small pockets or
eroded cavities we lind assoc i,
.ated with Calcite, Tiff, Mar.
castle, white Iron Pyrite s.,
"Mundic", Dolmite and Quarzite,
ebert and soap stone. None OF
these minerals appear to be &C
companied by either carbona tes
or silicate ores, but what we
have found appears to be uni
form in character, dark resin
Jack.
We are not in any sense ac
quainted with zinc mining, and
fully appreciate our sho rtage
of a knowledge of Geolog y as a
distinctive aud most va luable
science, we are very slow to ad
nit that some of the theo ries
promulgated to account fo OBJ
served phenomina, are not an
tagonistic to both analogy anC
evidence afforded by the phe
uomena themselves. Itteache S
however, that our earth is
amazingly old; that proceed ing
the advent Of man it was the
habitation of many classes o.
creatures, which swarmed boil
sea and land, and that the re
was a prodigious growth of veg
itation.
The remaining fossils of this
organic life serve as records tt
show the order of their being
and permit of classification o.
the rocks according to the date
of their creation, whereby it is
seen that they are arranged ir
chronological order-the Oldest
lying -at the bottom and the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
Democratic Ticket Nominated

Monroe City DEMOCRAT Special.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 6,
$50 p. m.-The ticket is Dock =
cry, Lee, Cook, Williams, ALE n
and Grow. Nominating Rail :
road Commissioner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07

!: .
= A FEW words about Wall Paper and Paints.
sS ~ Wall Paper-We cheerfully say that we bave S
SS the beautiful line we before 81
). = and the largest stock in Northeast Missouri
y Our line comprises the patterns *
SS S ty-fve largest factories United g
IS Sss States. &
81 ~ We would be pleased to have you look lin
whether you buy or not as we feel sure we can -
g please you. Ss
Our stock of Paintsis is competeWe would like to e
ask, does to you that all paints alike and
e paint is jnst good as another? ~
s We will say that experience teaches know
Ss positively paint
g So than any other article of the g
Therefore, realizing expense paint pain Sc
ng you the best judgement in your selec
tion paint We have study of paints for the
past years ud that only lead oil and zinc should
be used to paint houses with The markets flooded
with patent chemical paints each Advertising exte
IS svely and all claiming superiority and advice is to
lead ready mixed, called g
e Monarch Mixed House Paint and ourselves guarantee
to be Lead oil and zinc and will give $4,000 reward
* for any authorizations found in this paint. 81
Our prescription department under the management s.
s Geo. W. Tompkins equal any in the state and
S you that prescriptions ntrusted to will e.
S prompt aud compounded with the purest
* and best drugs obtainable e.
attribute success in business by giving you the 8
81 goods for the least money When here
years ago. little experience in business Gaud with
6 little capital we had old compe
tors long business thought best todo business
small profit and to give the best goods the cmarket for
S money by doing trade has gradually
increased and today have complete drug store
) be found anywhere
g We especially invite you to make our Big Sore your
S headquarters and prompt and polite attention will be
"a gwen your every want.
IS Yours very truly,
! RANEY & SAUNDERS
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
New Citizens Made.

The following named persons took
out their final citizenship papers on
Thursday before Judge Mayhem Of the
district court:
George w. Parr, England: A. P.
Sandin, Sweden; Peter de Boer. Hol-
land; H. A. Landiger, Norway; VIM.
McCarter, Canada; Ida S. Harve.,
Germany; A. c. Harvey, England;
Joseph Petrunoux, Canada: Chris
Rasmussen, Norway; lgnatius Bixel,
Germany; A. J. L. Bredwell, Norway;
Annie Nelson, Sweden; Fannie Col
gate, England: John Benson, Sweden;
Alfred Gradeau, Canada; Paul G.
Kruger, Holland; Thomas Kelly, Ire.
land; Ben Martin, Norway; William
Sharpley, Canada; Conrad Kruger,
Germany; Fred Grant, Canada; Thos.
Ritchey, Canada; Chas. Erickson,
Sweden; Frank Pokaski, Prussia;
Augusta Santpierre, Canada; Ole p
Gotten, Norway; Chas. Boberg,
Sweden; Joseph Lafontain, Canada;
Chas. Lund, Russia; Michael Presta,
Italy; Males +. Larsen, Denmark;
). P. Healey, Ireland; Erick Quamine,
Norway; Joseph Laccamanno, Italy.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
Lewiston State Normal school.

On the fifth of September the Lew
iston State Normal school will begin
another year under the most favor
able conditions. The past year added
twenty three to the roll Of its alumni,
and the coming year promises even a
larger class. Numerous applications
for admission have been received from
students, so that the enrolment is
likely to exceed that of any previous
year in the history of the school.
Two well equipped dormitories,
where the cost of board and room
does not exceed $3.50 week, plenty
Of rooms at a lew rental for self
boarders, a tirst-class faculty, and
fine equipment for teaching science,
are among he substantial attractions
OF this Institution.
The training department will be
under The direction of Mrs. S. B.
lia of Boise, who will also have
clAalec IF the girls dormitory. This
will inSMre profitable year for the
senior CLASS in the application of
methods and a delightful home for
all who enter the dormtory. The
boys dorlMitory will be under the
superv i>itsh Ut Professor II. L. Talk
hngtOn-
The trustees of the Lewiston State
Nosnsal school are doing everything
possible to make this school a blessing
30 the state
James W. Reid is president of the
BEARD A trustees and r. y. Moupis jS
secretary.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
CALL FOR ORGANIZATION.

The following address has been
sent by the officials of the national
association of democratic clubs:
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 10, 1900.
To the Democrats OF the United States:
In order that the fight for the res
cue OF the country from the reput,-
lican policy may be carried or every
where with yigor and ,earnestness, we
urge all citizens throughout the
United States who are willing to sup
port the Kansas City platform to meet
in their respective communities on
Saturday afternoon or evening, Sept.
!, 1900, for the purpose of organizing
city, town or precinct Democratic or
Union clubs, where such clubs have
not already been organized. The
organization being democratic,
should avoid Ostentatlon and extray-
agance. The fight must be carried
on by American citizens upon Amer
lean principles, and there should be
no delay in pressing club organization.
When organized, the secretary should
send to WIN. r. Hearst, No. 1870
Broadway, New York, the name of
the club, It's officers, date of organiza-
tiOn and number of members.
WILLIAM j. BRYAN,
ADLAI Il. STEVENSON,
JAMES X. JONES,
WIN. II. HEARST
The recommen made
should be promptly acted upon in
this county. A Bryan club should
be organized in every precinct on
the date mentioned. The enemy
are moving heaven and earth to
carry this county for Mckinley and
the gold standard. Let us meet
them with a united front. Organiza-
ton is the need of the hour.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
SENEACQUOTEEN.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Mrs. Peterkin Of Spokane, and her
daughter, Miss Ellie Gordon, were
visiting Mrs. "A. Il. Grace on Monday.
Mrs. Van Hurst, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Francis Markham. was
called home on account Of the serious
illness Of her sister.
Mrs. Lyman Markham returned on
Monday from an extended visit in
Illinois.
The base ball games ON Sunday
afternoon are largely attended. Cap.
tain Rogers and team played against
Captain Horn and team, Horns team
beating, the score being five to eleven.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25

The secretary of the interior, in
a letter to Congressman Wilson
last week, stated that on account
OF opposition the boundaries of the
Priest river forest reserve would
not be changed for the present at
least. There are many political
reasons why the boundaries of this
reserve should not be changed at
this time. ames Glendenning, a
brother Flaw of Senator Shoup,
the republican candidate for United
States senator for Idaho, is super
intendent of this reserve. A short
time ago he boosted that he could
put all OF kootenai county on the
Priest river forest reserve, if he SO
desired, for he had the administra-
ton behind him. The people OF
kootenai eounty have not forgotten
this boast. and were the contem-
plated changes made at this time
it would kill Shoup's chances in
the county as dead as Caesar.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
School Opens September Thirs.

The Rathdrun pabl5c school will
open on Monday Sept. I'd. with four
teachers. Tuition will be charged ali
nonresident pupils at the fco1owins
rates. $l.50 per month i'm gram nsar
rOoss, 81 -25 in intermediate and 81. 90
IN FIRST and second primary Iecass,
payable for one tenn iB advance.
There will be ample ,UUn ior osutside
pupils
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25

MARK HANNA opened the repuh-
bicsn campaign in New Jersey, the
home of the trusts, last week. He
N ANTS the trusts to contribute lib
orally to his campaign fund, and is
not slow in telling them to pangle
up.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
Ex-AUDITOR BRA0AW.

Elk Auditor Bragaw has been
brought to light during the past
week. Several applicants were
before the district court onWednes-
day for final citizenship who had
paid that worthy IS. 90 for their
first papers when they should have
paid but two dollars. In each case
he told the applicant that he would
get his second papers free if he
paid S. 90 for the FIRST papers. No
doubt Mr.. Bragaw expected to
hold the Office Of county auditor
during the term of his natural life.
That he was not ready to turn the
Office over to his successor is evil
denced by the fact that he took his
cash books with him when he re-
tired, and it will never be known,
unless he furnishes the informa-
ton, how many poor victims he
fleeced out of 50. 90 on citizenship
papers.
OF course in each case the appli-
cant was compelled to pay the reg
ular fee OF $500 for his second
papers. No doubt if Mr.. Bragaw
was now in Office he would carry
out his promise and the county
would be out IS. 90 in each case.
Nowhere in his reports to- the
board of county commissioners is
it shown where he ever collected
$500 for first papers, yet the aft
davits OF six men can be produced
who paid him S.. 90 for the same.
No one who is even familiar with
the workings of the auditors Office
can approximate the annual in
come of Mr.. Bragaw while holding
this Office. The law allowed him
$4,000, which he always received.
He pocketed the incomes for max
ing abstracts, which at the present
time amounts to over $500 per
month. All moneys received for
making certified copies of instru-
ments on file in the Office went into
the other pocket and no account Of
it was ever given. The income
for taking acknowledgements was
no small matter, but not one cent
was ever accounted for. Now
comes a clear rake-off of $3.o on
citizenship papers, and no doubt
many other leak holes will be dis
covered in course of time. The
salary Of the county auditor is now
reduced to S2,o Every cent
received as fees are now accounted
for and goes to the county treasurer,
yet we hear some Of the republican
friends of Mr.. Bragaw whining
about high salaries. Did you ever
hear one of them making a protest
about high salaries when he was
drawing the princely sum of $4,000
year with Rerquisites perhaps
almost reaching a like sum?
Did you ever stop to think that
MIR. Bragaw's legal adviser is now
managing the republican campaign
in Kootenai county? Do you think
this gentleman is in favor of lower
salaries when he drew almost as
much from Kootenai county for
legal advice 10 boards of county
commissioners as did any officer,
except Mr.. Bragaw, when he
never held public Office in his
life' Do the people want return
to these conditions in Kootenai
county? If so, they should vote
the republican ticket by all means.
-==-=--
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
AFTERNOON SESSION..

At the assembling OF the board 1T
l.3O O'Clock p NJ, the petition Of ].
e. BabcOck, Clay Potter and others
for public road commencing at a
point on the Occur fAlene and Mica
Bay road near the corner of sec. 20, In
twp. 80 nOsthr range 4, west of Boise
meridian, r~nniDg thence in u north
westerly direction connecting with
the Post Falls road at the top of the
hill south OF Post Falls. thence fol-
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
Notice to Beet Growers

Our books are now open for appli-
cations for beet contracts. In view
of the general satisfaction resulting
from this first seasons experience,
we have decided to offer a -four year
contract From the present outlook
we fully expect that the entire acre
age required for the factory will be
applied for by the end of September.
Parties desiring to grow beets next
season shonld make application at
once, in order that they may not be
disappointed if, later on, we should
not be able to accept any more con-
tracts.
AS the quality of the soil is of vital
Importance to both the grower and
the factory, no contracts will be exc
cuted until the land offered by the
applicant has been examined and ap-
proved by our agriculturists.
AMERICAN BEET SUGAR Co.
Rocky Ford, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
The womsn's club.

Owing to the Thanksgiving enter
tainment given by the Lamar school
last Wednesday, the meeting Of the
Women's Club at Mrs d. E. Cooper's
November %, was not attended by
the usual number Of club members.
The program given, however, WAS
very interesting to those present. It
was as follows: Mrs. Cooper gave
an article on the deceptive Effects
of Alcohol" Mrs Markham's subject
was the "Hall Of Fame" being con,
tinuation Of Mrs. Parrish's topic at
the previous meeting. She also gave
some items on "New Processes of
Paper Making" A sketch of the
author of "Alice of Old Vincennes,"
Maurice Thompson, was given by
Mrs. Hillyer. Mrs Liggett's subject
was on the connection Of "Author's
Personalities with their Writings" "
Mrs. Garvin's contribution was an in
tercsting bit concerning Mark Twain
giving his theory of humor. The
next club meeting will be with Mrs.
Doughty December IL.
The principal topics given at the
previous meeting at Mrs. Markham's
were "The Ruins of Kaskaskia," by
Mrs. Hotel; THE Hebrews in the
Wilderness" by Mrs. Cooper. and
''The Hall of Fame" by Mrs. Parrish,
who also gave Lillian Bell on the
part Of Judas in the "Passion Play"
Much of this session was devoted to
general discussion of the recent
election.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
Old Veterans Entertained

On last Friday, November 30, was
an evening long to be remembered
by the old soldiers of Lamar, being
the occasion of dinner party given
by Judge and Mrs. ]. X. Doughty to
the old soldiers and their wives in
honor of Mrs Doughty's uncle, f. S.
Frey, from Chase county, Kansas,
who is visiting them, he having been
soldier in a Wisconsin regiment.
Six o'clock was the hour set for din
ner, and they were all on time you
may know, from force of habit and
royal good time expected. The din
ing room was beautifully decorated
with flags, bunting and pictures (the
work of Miss Bessie aud friend.
1t is needless to say that the long
table set groaned under its burden of
delicious things to eat, as we all
know the reputation our hostess has
as a good cook, and the party GER
tainly played their parts we'll. The
gray heads around the table FREEDOM
mated, yet time has dealt gently
with most of them. After dinner the
time was spent in social conversation,
singing army songs and telling old
army stories. Some of them were
very amusing, while others were of
heroic deeds Of real danger, and yet
others sad and pathetic. These few
"reminiscences were enough to call to
mind many scenes Of army life almost
forgotten. During the evening we
were favored with two beautiful solos
by Willie Mourning with piano &C
compartment BY Miss Bessie Dough
ty, which we all enjoyed verv much.
When Mr.. Frey comes again to La
mar he will not come as q stranger,
for he has many warm friends to
greet him. Time passed all too
quickly for us old people. and at the
late hour of twelve O'Clock We had to
bid goodbye to friends and our gen
isl host and hostess, who did them
selves proud a. entertainers. May
they live forever!
y . ~ A. (3urar. s
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

CHURCH OF CONSIDERATIONS 10
see Jesus" is the subject for your
consider alton next Lords day morn
ing at IL o'clock sharp: The even
ing subject will be "Christian Unity"
We shall endeavor to give a New
Testament answer to the question
sis Christ Divided? ?" l Cor. lib.
Prayer meeting every Thursday even
ing. Members are urged to attend
regularly; and all are welcomed to
these services.
CLAY T. RUNYoN, Pastor.