The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-06-14
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weighs u ton or two. Ferguson =
frisky bronchocs left their foot
prints on the muddy roads. which
will soon be n thing Of the past
when they started with II like they
go with n load of ties.
The city dads mean business al
last. il looks that way. soon n sys-
tematic mncadamizing of our street
IL to begin. One street will be
started and put in good shape fol
all time to come. and 50 on until
We run out of streets. then we will
fix all the alleys. With the alleys
completed will lend the crushcr Ia
the county, and II our quarry still
holds cut donate few rock.
Crossingsp. Yes mndc Of brick
too. Progressive rather. but thnts
what tells. The difference In cost
you know between wood aud bricl,
when one considers the wear of the
two is on the side Of brick. Let III
have brick hereafter u We only get
two crossing year.
The side walk question IL also
experiencing n revival. Why
quite n number of our property
holders arr actually going .o
put down brick walks. Talk about
Montgomery being dcad'
Painting ON the boom. Did you
ever notice how much more your
ncighbor thought Of you after you
had given YOU house IA coat of
paintp Well II Is "A most diplomatic
way Of handling the ncighborhood
In which you live. Then trim the
trees, get out the lawn mower and
make things hum. The first thing
you know you'll have an Eden
here In Montgomery City, and
how pleasant II will he.
Perhaps IL II only dream. but
stranger things than that have
happened. Then what2 Why the
extension oi the winter mains. Now
II our wells were like Wcllsvillc's
II would he n bad idea that the
conservative element has the up
per hand and We are willing to
wait and hope en- though We die
In despair.
What u lovely situation for a
cemetery We have chosen and how
pretty II cauld bc made. The grass
could bc kept short and green, the
drive way could De grnyolcd and
even the little paths between the
graves could be grayclcd with line
rock from the crushcr. The trees
Of course would look better trim
med, and how nice II would be To
scc all those little pathways nam
ed. Over n thousand dollars In the
cemetery fund. Can you realize
itp Well, yes, ON several different
occasions as many as six men have
been seen working In the cemetery
for two or three days at time.
Respect for tho living II not for the
dead should be strong enough to
keep one man working there all
the time during the summer months
Surely We are getting better, at
least we have no business for the
police court, and then whenever
there II the hope OF reform is so
strong that everything but the fees
II generally forgiven.
The general prosperous condi-
tions are everywhere apparant.
How long do you have to wait on
the carpenters for that little repair
ingP Well IL has been that for
some tiinc' ASK the merchant how
long he has to wait for some lines
Of goods.
The new Wabash park looks cool
and inviting. Why not have the
band discourse swset strains of
music one or two evenings n week.
Maybe the Wabash would supply
"A few seats. At any rate It would
do no harm to try--one never wins
out unless he makes play.
What n change u few years
makes In a community. People
come and people go; here and
there new house is built, here
and there an old cabin Is deserted.
To-day you may know everyone
about you, Tomorrow new faces
come upon the scene of action.
The men who have made historv