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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
COOpersVille

Gathering corn is the order of the
day. Crops are very light w. &,
Barger is buying up most Of the sur
plus corn in this vicinity.
Bob Gander left for Colorado Mon.
day to seek his fortune.
Il. /. Lear and family spent Mon
day with Mrs. Lear's parents. Mr..
Eberly and wife at New Market.
Mr.. Whitmer spent the latter part
of last week in Hannibal visiting rel
atives.
Charley Ryan and family, of near
Philadelphia visited his parents John
Ryan and wife Saturday and sunday.
Little Myrtle Kider. of Monroe,
spent last week with her aunt. Mrs.
E. j. Mcknight.
Ira 81 elton and family, of near De
Moss Chapel visited Mrs. Shelton ;
parents. Henry Minor and wife Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Henry Minor had the misfortune to
cut his hand very badly this morning
with knife.
II. /. Lear lost a valuable horse
Friday supposed to he from eating
too much damaged corn while gather
ing and Lon Hanley rad two sick.
There was a very nice little dance at
w. j. McLeod's Wednesday night all
who attended report good time.
The Bryan and Stevenson Club of
this place is progressing nicely,
speaking every Friday night. They
boast of having one hundred mem
bers. H. w. James, of Monroe. al
dressed the Club last Friday night
and made a very able talk
Hon. T. w Hawkins, of Palmyra,
will speak next Friday night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25

The people of st. Stephen Church
are making preparations for Sacred
Concert to be given the 2sth. a lee
ture will be given the same evening
by C. F.. O'Leary, a speaker of world
wide fame. The concert will be under
the direction OF Felix O'Conror, one
of the best vocalists in the state.
The infant son OF Lee Pierceall was
buried in st. Stephens cemetery Sun
day evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Court Directory.

MONROE COUNTY.
Circuit Court-Meets at Paris third Monday
in April and.fourth Monday in October.
Probate Court-Regular terms at Paris, second
Mondays in February, May, August and
November.
MARION COUNTY.
Circuit Court-Meets at Palmyra, second
Monday in February and first Monday in
S eptember
Hannibal Court OF Rommon Pleas
second Monday in January, first Monday in
May and third Monday in September.
RAILS COUNTY,
Circuit Court-Meets at New London, third
Mondays in March and August
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Indian Greek Items .

Too late for last week.
Thos. smith is visiting relatives
near Victor.
Lawrence McNelis and wife, of
Kansas City, are visiting their many
friends and relatives in this vicinity.
After months visit with friends
and relatives here j. L. Miles will
leave for his home in Boulder, Colo.
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Chas. O'Dantel, of Withers
Mill, is the guest of relatives near
Clapper.
r. l.. WoodsOn, Of Monroe City.
addressed the Bryan Club Friday
night
Frank Buchanan and wife, of ! ear
Shelbina, were visiting Steve Sew
ard Sunday.
Annie Adams, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Adams is very low withty-
phoid fever.
Prof. Pearl Able, of WOodlawn was
here Sunday visiting his brother AL
bert who has the typhoid fever.
Prof. j. T. Rodgers, of Santa Fe,
was calling on friends near here Sun
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25

Little Don cupid seems to be
getting in his work all around.
The third wedding for yester-
day was John Smith, and Miss
Lura Meyers. No particulars
could be CLEANED but we can
say that John is a good fellow
and congratulations are in
order.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Correspondence.
A Batch from Hatch

Bryan club here ranks as leader in
Rails Co.
Farmers are busy gathering corn
and preparing for winter.
There will be- church at Aerial the
first Sunday in November.
Every democrat should vote the
straight ticket in November.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Market Report.

Shipments for the week end
ing yesterday at noon. Sharp
and Gray l car of cattle 1 Of
sheep and 4 Of hogs; Barger
and McClintic t cars of hogs;
Gentry Fuqua 9 cars of mules;
Spalding and Hayden 1 car of
mules; A. H. GIeen 1 car of GA is
and 5 of hay; Boulware and
Finks 5 cars of ties and 1 of
fence post. Total % cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Special Meeting.

All members of Monroe
Lodge No. "a. A. F.. & A. M.
will please meet at their Hall.
Saturday Oct. 27-19OO. 1880
y. m. Special business. BY
order of the w. M.
w. r. p. JACKSON Sec.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
The Racket

This week don't fail to see our fine
Millinery we are selling at lower
prices than ever. We will sell you
Extra heavy feeced undershirts and
drawers for men SOC
Good ileeced underwear 60c quality
at soc
Boys theavy feeced shirts and
drawers each 25c
Ladies heavy union suits Toe
quality at 49c
Ladies heavy union suits 60c
quality 45c
Ladies heavy union suits Acc
quality 25c,
Childrens good union suits Doc
Ladses heavy heeced vests 25c
Ladies good heeced vests at l5c
Mems extra heavy duck coats 1.15
Mems good duck coats l.25
Mems duck coats as low as 75c.
Mems mittens as low as DC
GROCERIES.
EXTRA dried peaches lUc
Extra dried prunes st
Apricots ID for 25c
3 cans tomatoes 25c
3 cans good corn 25c
Good package soda &c
Yours for low prices
S. CHRISTIAN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25

Democrats should go and
hear republican speakers and
vice versa. The American peo-
pie believe in free aud open dis
cussion and both sides should
be heard. Prominent speakers
of all parties should have good
audiences and close attention
Mexico Ledger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Umstattd

James II. Umstattd was
looking after his farming inter-
est south of the city and shak-
ing hands with old friends in
the city yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
CITY OFFICIALS.

Grady;
-ocond ward-D. A.. Ely. J. W. Bell.
hird Ward-A. Boulware. D. D. Nelson
Secret Societies.
Observation-Disclosures No. "a, A. F.
& A. NJ, meets first and third Satur-
day nights of each month.
onroe City r. A. Chapter, No. l04
meets fourth Monday nights in each
month.
ODD FELLows-Monroe City Lodge
No. 26S, meets every Thursday night.
SUPREME COURT OF HoNoR.-Mon-
roe District Court No. 467 meets
every Monday night.
A. o. U. w. NJ onroe City Lodge, No
1858, II, is first and third Friday
nights of each month.
MODERN WooDMEN-Monro City
Camp, No. 2236 meets every Friday
night.
The R.'N. of AS meet LIST. and 3rd-
Tuesday evening in the NJ. w.
A. hall.
P. E. o. Sisterhood, Monroe City
Chapter II. meets the second and
fourth Saturdays in each month.
Masonic, Colored. Lodge
No. 5, meets first and third Tuesday
nights in each month.
BETHLEHEM CHAPTER No. Al meets
LIST Thursday in each month.
VIRGINIA COURT meets LIST Thursday
in each month.
Charl Ell son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. F. Pierceall has the typhoid
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25

Caldwell & Son are prepared
to feed the hungry.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
The largest 5 cts. Tablet at
RANEY & SAUNDERS.

B. o. Wood was counting in
Paris Tuesday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
ROAD LAX,


Constitutional Amendment
No. 2 gives the People Of the
county the right to vote a
special tax for Road Purposes,
alone, Of 15c on the 500. We
would advise every last man
Of you to vote as it, for it
is the quickest and easiest way
to get good roads and bridges
and you will feel the burden
less. The present tax in
Monroe county is only Sc and
it comes near being an aggra>
walton.
Charles Brown formerly Of this
city and later of the Spanish,
Cuban. American war, who has
been holding a position with
the Burlington people as a
painter was in the city with
friends Tuesday. Mr.. Brown
resigned his position with the
Burlington Monday to accept
the position of weigh master at
EXcello, with the Missouri
Kansas & Texas Coal Company.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25

Have your machines repaired
by J. B. Bristow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25

DIR. S. M. Brown was a BUSH
ness visitor in Paris yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25

Charl Ell son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. F. Pierceall has the typhoid
fever.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
DON'T Be DUPED

There have been placed upon the market
several cheap reprints of an obsolete edition
of "Webster's Dictionary" They are being
offered under various names ut Il low price
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
F3X

dry gOods dealers, grocers, agents, etc, and
in few instances as Il premium for subscrip-
tiOns 10 papers.
Announcements of these cOmparntiYelY
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Worthless

reprints are very misleading; for instance,
they are advertised TO lie the substantial
equivalent of II highcr-priced book, when in
reality, So far us we know and believe, they
are all, from to d.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-25
Reprint Dictionaries,

phOtotype copies of book of over fifty
years ago, which in its day was sold for about
500, and which was much superior in paper,
print, and binding tn these limitations, being
then u work of some merit instead Of one
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
Prime Neighhorhood.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Prime were at
Ed Bartlett's one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Dexter Mastin, of Os-
kaloosa, were at the Bartlett home
on Sunday.
Reuben Coomes and wife, of near
Lacey, visited their brothers and sis
ters one day last week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schrin-
er, August %, 1900, fine daughter,
usual weight. All doing nicely.
VIM. Prime and family have moved
back to their city home after spend
ing the summer months on the farm
Late word from A. B. Prime states
that he arrived at Colorado Springs
all right and stood the trip better
than he expected.
Mrs. s. L. Pomeroy took advantage
of the excursion to Chicago and went
Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Oliver Alvey, in that city.
Mrs. Ella Holmes and Miss Grace
Grimes went to their homes in Des
Moines last week after two weeks
visit with their uncle, W. Bartlett.
Mrs. Clayton and sons, of Illinois,
are guests of relatives here. Mrs. G..
is at present at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Schriner, getting ac-
quainted with new granddaughter.
Those attending the State Fair and
taking in the sights at Des Moines
this week are Geo. Prime and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clyde Bartlett, M E. Prime,
Homer Prime, Claud Prime, Flank
Prime, VIM. Bartlett and daughter
Berenice and the Misses Stevens.
August 20. ENIRP.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

Christian Advocate: Dr.J. CIV.
Coke, of Iowa Conference, has been
constant contributor to the Gem
trail Christian Advocate for 23 years.
In fact, since February A, 1877, the
paper has appeared but three times
without an article from his pen.
His work ha been confined largely
to Sunday School Lesson notes. In
the paper of July A, DR.. Coke has a
farewell note and the conduct of his
department will fall into other hands.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
A NEW MOVE.

Newton Journal: For some time
past, we have been hearing of the
Renters League that is being formed
in Jasper county, and have wondered
Just what it was. Ali of the work
has been done under the greatest Sc
crecy and facts hard to obtain. Re-
Gently, we obtain possession of the
constitution and bylaws of the Iowa
Renters Brotherhood and also little
pamphlet showing th2t the name has
been charged to the Grand Lodge of
the Farmers League and Renters
Brotherhood. In fraternal letter it
says: "Your own sad experience
has taught you, that your rights
under the law is but little better than
the rights of slave" etc., etc. That
sounds the keynote. Gen. Weaver
and Rinehart told us stuff like that
and Cyclone Davis made his strong
arguments on ideas such as these.
AS soon as we read these things, we
believed that there was politics in it
and subsequent revelations almost
proven it.
Some time ago, there came two
strangers to Prairie City and they re-
mained there considerable time tell
ing but few their business, but spend
ing most of their time with John
Selby and Triple. On about August
8th, the elder of the two, J. Q. Davis,
was arrested on the charge of lump
ing board bill' of about Sl2. so from
Mrs. j. B. Main. The case was called
before Q. M. Baird, mayor, and the
defendant was anxious to know how
the docket would appear if he were
to settle the case. Upon being in
formed that it would be guilty" and
costs paid, he said he couldn't "stand
for that" as she was going to stump
the county this fall for Judge Steck
and could not have the docket that
way" A change of venue was then
taken to John Selby, justice of the
peace, with whom he had been
through the county, and the case
was dismissed. Mrs. Main is out the
board bill contracted for by Davis,
and all she has to show for it is the
grips he left behind him. Those grips
might contain the great secret work
of the order that tells how to get
farms almost for nothing, to borrow
money at 3per cent, to get your
crops tended to for nothing in case
of sickness, to have your rent rebated
in case of drouth or hail, etc., etc.,
(the canvasser says the applicant is
only told these things in the secret
work of the order So near as we
can judge the whole idea is a scheme
of the combined opposition" to
work the renters of the state to con-
tribute to the campaign fund and to
vote for everything not Republican.
Keep your eye on the men and your
hand on your pocketbooks, as they
want S5 90 initiation fee and 81. 90 an
nual dues.
1t has been a subject of remark
that the opposition is remarkably
quit The above explanation, offers
full solution of the quietness. The
Democracy are simply endeavoring
to accomplish in secret what they
know they cannot hope to bring
about openly.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
A KANSAS PLATFORM.

The republicans of Mitchell coun'
ty, Kansas, in convention assembled
adopted the following as their plat.
form for 1900, and it's good for any
year and any county:
"We stand by the flag of our country
and it's defenders;
Stand by the flag. Its stripes have
streamed in glory. ....
To foes a fear, to friends festal
robe,
And spreads in rythmic lines the
sacred story -...
Of freedoms triumphs all over the
globe,u ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

"A farmer near Abba tackeled a
phonograph for the first time the
other day. A piece by the Fifty first
Iowa band was announced, and no
sooner had it commenced than he
quickly removed the rubber conduct
ors from his ears and started off to-
wards the hitch-rack with the re-
mark, Those darn mules always
break loose every time band plays!"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
FITZSIMMONS LECTURE

Rob" Fitzsimmons, the pugilist
who despite his advanced age, de,
feated Rubin in the prize ring not
long ago, has come out with a letter
telling how it was done. Incidentally
his letter is stemperence lecture, and
it is worthy a man in a better calling.
He says:
1.-THE world marvels at my victory
in the contest with Rubin. They call
me an old man. l am younger than
the average man noftwenty-foury of years,
because did not forget that had a
body to keep strong and healthy and
not to undermine with bad habits. l
did not lay any snares for my own
undoing.
again, have home. Ibave my
wife and son, and in it and with them
l am happy.
Get home, young man, and you
win reap the reward.
Extend helping hand to nature.
Care for that which has been given
you, and like me you will still be a
young man when years are counted
by scores"
"Maybe it's because am father
that am prompted to give aword of
advice to young men. Little Bob
that 8 my boy IS sname-when he grows
to manhood, will not be of the stoop-
shouldered, liquor bred. tobacco-con-
Stunning class-a curse to himself and
to the world at large-ifI can prevent
it. -.,.......
! "Let me tell you a truth, young
men--a truth which would have
made many a home happier, saved
thousands if they had but needed the
warnings of nature, not answered the
pleadings of their own minds.
Let liquor alone; shun tobacco;
do not burn the midnight oil in the
chase for pleasure.
Towering high above all things is
the question of drink. Again, say,
leave it alone, for you may not have
the power to resist once you cross
the brink into the gay life of wine,
women and song.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

If as the Bryanites claim 16 to
is not paramount" and does not
enter into the issues OF the campaign,
why was it that Mr.. Bryan himself
dictated that plank, insisted upon its
adoption, and absolutely refused to
be candidate if it was not adopted
as he worded it, and asked not for
any other plank and cared not what
the other planks were in the platform.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

the commercial travellers are going to
vote for Bryan. AS an old member
of that fraternity, / viii give you my
personal observations, which will GER
tainly serve to disprove their erron-
eous statement and remove the stain
that the democrats are persistently
trying to fasten upon this class of
voters.
A friend of mine carried paper for
ten days and made it a practice OF
asking fellow travellers to express
their political preferences. The Nc
Kinley list showed 115, the Bryan list
IL, non-committal II. i take it that
all of the latter are for Bryan, as it
does take good deal of courage to
go on record as a Bryanite. 1t will
be observed thatby making the above
liberal allowance we still have about
four to one for Mckinley in our
ranks, which is certainly creditable.
AS applied to general sentiment
among commercial men we have al
most the mystic 16 to in favor of
Mckinley. .......
l thought the above good way to
get the prevailing opinion of the boys,
and I started list, but my efforts
came to naught, as my Mckinley list
became 30 large that | could not find
a Bryan man with sufficient courage
to 80 declare. -, .........
This certainly proves that their
claim is a myth, and is just about as
reliable as democratic information
ever is.
"What is the difference between
Buffalo Bill and Bryan"
Buffalo Bill has a show"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
A Republican gain of seven state

"A Republican gain of seven states
in the West is considered not improb-
able by the Philadelphia Press, add
ing 3s electoral votes to the McKin-
ley total. The Press remarks that
four years ago Bryan carried ten of
the thirteen states west Of the Miss
ouri River and north of RArkan.as,
and that, Judging from lthe enthus-
iasm now appearing in the far West
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

Our legation at Peking was saved
by troops sent from Manila. The fact
that we have interests to protect in
the Orient would have been strongly
impressed on the country regardless
of the Spanish war. The legitimate
presence OF our forces at Manila was
fortunate circumstance when Amer
lean citizens were murderously as
sailed in China with the connivance
of the imperial authorities.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
FAMINE IN INDIA,


Some criticism, which has gener-
ally had political foundation, has
been heaped upon England because
she does not put an end to the famine
in India, without permitting India to
call on other countries for help. The
injustice of this criticism is pointed
out by Rev. A. G. Van Haaften, the
native of India who has been lectur-
ing in Oskaloosa. He says the famine
does not now exist in the provinces
controlled by England, but in the in
terror where the population averages
200 to the square mile and where ma
tive princes are in control. In addi-
ton to the relief of the people in the
provinces subject to England that
country is doing her full share
towards aiding the natives, and her
people are contributing millions OF
dollars for the good work. He says
England has done wonders for that
part ofIndia which she controls, and
that her government is more mild
and beneficial than ever before ex-
isted 4 Y #E.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

lit is not safe to mail packages by
simply laying them on the top of a
mail box. A man was arrested for
stealing things from the tops Of a
box in st. Louis not long ago, and
they are still wondering what they
will do with him. The government
insists that package so deposited
has not been mailed, even when &C.
companIed by sufficient postage. A
state case cannot be made without
the name of the owner of the pack
age, and this is difficult to obtain.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

The late Rev. 1. P. Teter, who
was well known throughout the Iowa
Methodist conference, was a. cousin
to Senator Delivers father. Rev.
Teter, himself an able man, was al
ways proud of his relative for whom
he predicted great things. .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

As a general proposition the
Sioux City Tribune is in favor of the
amendment. 1t says: "The real
question for the people is larger than
one or more political politics. About
$500, 900 can be saved in the public
revenues every alternate year by
adopting the biennial elections plan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

MIR. Bryan inquiries to know by
what right we own the Filipinos,"
says the Fontanelle Observer. 1--WE
do not own them, Nor do we own
the Indians, or anarchists, or those
colored gentlemen who make them
selves obnoxious by wanting to vote
just like the white trash in North
Carolina.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

"A loan Of s2s 200 oOa cs American
gold to England spoils the free silver
argument of 1895 to the effect that
London bankers had cornered gold
and regulated the price of American
products at pleasure.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
PAST RELNG A L0KE

The National Hobo convention at
Britt, Iowa, brought to that commun-
ity over 200 lazy, worthless tramps,
many of whom will likely remain
there, much to the sorrow of the good
citizens. Britt now sees that the af-
fair has passed the proportions of a
joke. 1t has all along been consid-
cred the acme of facetiousness to
send out picturesque advertisements
of convention at which it was
thought no real "hoboes" would be
present. But the news reached the
genuine tramps, and they were not
deferred from coming by the reasons
which the people thought would keep
the fraternity away. In the first
place, this is a temperance town and
harvest time is here. Usually the
genius hobo shuns a temperance
town and the golden harvest time as
he would shun a rattlesnake. Tom
Potter, who doomed" the conven-
tion, is now the recipient of earnest
appeals upon the part of his fellow
citizens to take away his friends.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30
Immen,e snle or Lnnd.

Washington, Aug. 29.-The annual
report of the commissioner of the
general land Office will show that the
receipts of the Office during last year
were between s1,25o,0OO and $500, 600
more than in any previous yeas, the
returns from the sales OF public lands
amounting to almost S5,0Oo,O0O, the
number of acres disposed of being
about i3.OO00OO.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-30

Minneapolis Journal: Bryap's
speech has been Photographed and
the excited politician now steps into
the dry goods store and says, Give
me five yards of the paramount is
sue, please.'