Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-05
BELLVlLLE BRIEFS.

hhO"h w .htbIg VI gOul i'sbNIl y CIV
for their benefit we will try to give ;
brief desert DtiOn Of the pit:s. IL is
small village, , miles westof Warren
on Palmyra and Shelhyville road. L
is som,tunas called Bcllyillc. There
is no regular post Office bat the mai
is brought TO this point almost daily
by neignDOrs and patrons Of the store
which - conducted by one Daniel
Webster Bell who keeps general
stock or what might he called a de-
partnent store. The big hotel under
the management Of Carl Xeigcr fur
nishea good meals and lodging for
the many VINO visit the town either
on business or pleasure. Squire
Webb is Il member Of the the Big Six
and keeps the legal part in fair con-
ditiOn. He also keeps marriage
knots on hand and will adjust them
at popular prices. DR.. w. l.. Kiser,
city physician, makes u specially of
hnart arrangements and when not
medically employed amuses himself in
building ornamental fence around
the public square. Henry Uplinger
is undertaken assisted 10y win Cline.
I'll Hindershot is foreman of the old
arsenal. Jas. Tooley. dealer in
potatoes and furs; j. II. Rogers, w.
b. Balvert and others are realty
brokers, doing Il limited business.
Heba Calvert, near Emden, while
choppin9 almost cut his lcg of by
hanging his aX in limbs and falling.
this makes the third time he has re-
celyed severe cuts.
n great many oats have been sOwn:
some patatoes planted and other
spring work is being pushed in order
to make al early start Tor corn
crop which cannot be pushed too
rapidly Tor the financial part of this
country.
Carson Leasman died at his home
81 mice northwest of here Saturday,
March DIST. and was buried at An
drew Chapel Sunday. A few consol-
ing word. were spoken to his.bereaved
family and friends by Dan w. Bell.
r V. Furgeson returned Sunday
from a visit in Shelby Co, He reports
the small poX scare at Burksville to be
increasing.
A certain man thinks it possible to
catch diseases by telephone and keeps
the storm plug constantly in.
COUNTY LINE ITEMS.
Alexis Nelson returned to Quincy
Monday.
Farmers are all busy blowing and
doing otner spring work.
Jackson Rouse is reported to be on
the decline.
Mrs. = j. Nelson was in our To-
cality calling on the sick, Thursday.
Rev. q > smith preached at DeMoss
Sunda' mIrning and evening.
Mrs.. } i. Nelson is still very sick,
but ad - say is resting much easier.
Mkt SinIay is the opening OF the
SUNDAY -clOol at DeMoss.
Mrs. lay Underhill visited her
fathe.', Wn. Bell, near Hatch, We'd
nesday.
w. ). ani L. o. Wilson are pre-
pairing to pat up telephone line to
your cit
Miss cody Nelson, OF Stoutsville,
returned home Friday after a weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. bud"
Jones.
MoStm'n have finished sowing oats.
Considering the successive failures
in the oat crop, there is quite an
acreage spwed.
Monroe Gounty's end OF the County
Line road mas not been graded for
about five Years, and in some places
is badly washed. An attempt must
be made b. get this road in good con-
dition soUetime during the summer.
There n" some culverts that must
have ao0earion at once. There will be
enough WORK donated to put this road
in shape ii d. leader will only set the
time.
ely ITEMS.
Harp Bros have moved to Mobarlv.