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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
Whist.

One of the most p leasant
homes in the city is that of A.
Jaeger on North Main Street.
They are fond of Whist and
frequently they have a coterri e
of friends with them. Last
Thur day evening Miss Bertha,
the charming daughter of the
home, entertained a few choice
spirits in honor of Miss Emma
Seelen. The friends were Mr..
and Mrs. Jaeger, Jr., MIR. and
Mrs. r. S. McCIintic, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Mende nhall Boulwe re,
Misses Mary Carson. Louise
Lyon and Adelaide Lear. Dur
ing the evening refreshments
were served.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
List of Letters.

Remaining unclaimed in post
Office at Monroe City. Mo-, on
Aug. 20 1902.
Miss Belle Burns, Q. D. ORA.
per, Clyde Frame, Mrs. Mar.
garet Fry, Jim Norman, John
See, Mrs. e. Shrienon, Tom
Tomln, Mrs. Lena Toney, E. H.
Tinsley, Miss Eliza Wright, S.
M. Warner.
To obtain any of these letters
persons must say adNertised.
j. p. PATTON postma ster.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
Comparative Values.


Certain Missouri Republican
organs display d natural disln
cliuation to discuss cOmparI.
sous between Democratic aud
Republican rule in the State.
AS one observer remarks, com
parIsOn establishes value aud.
hereabouts, the value of DemU
cratic administration has Ueeu
appreciated by the voters.
1t has been over thirty years
since the Republicans were re-
moved f.om the offices at the
State Capital. When they turn
ed over the books TO the Demo.
Gratis the tax rate was 50 per
$1,000; now it is Sl.90. The
railroads had been sold at a
loss of over 800. 100000 by cor.
rupt officials who disregarded
the protests of citizens ard
heeded the demands OF lobby
influences.
Honestly elected Congress.
men were counted out aud vot.
ers diSIrancbised by laws
whit b would not be tolerated
at the present time.
Official investigation Dy the
courts revealed d situation ap.
palliong TO every class of citi,
zenship.
When "a Democratic speaker
or writer refers TO this period
Republican organs Immediately
claim that old prejudices are
being revived. Of course, the
people have prejudice against
the form of administration
which prevailed during the few
years when Republicans con
troiled the State government.
It is the same sort of prejudice
which the voters in ST. Louis
have against corruption in mu'
nlucipal adminiStrd ton,
For years st. Louis was un'
der the domination of Republi'
lican organization. If there
must be comparison, the reign
of Ziegenheinism is fruitful topic
for discussion. 1t was the last
remnant of Republican rule in
this state. There is no other
instance of compile Republican
control in any large part oi
Missouri.
And Missouri wishes no more
Eof it. Padded pay rolls, legis
lative corruption, neglect O
the public welfare, street i'm
provements stopped, sins o
omission and commission omark
ed the administration o.
Ziegenhein. Gangsters consid
cred the public treasury tn,
property of those on the inside
The people of Missouri ar
for the greater part a God
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
'Steenth Time.

The Chicago Record. Herald
has had its sixteenth photo con-
test, and for the 'Steenth time
Miss Belle Johnson has secured
the second premium. This time
she received two premium for
two flora designs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

The bride Mrs. W. n. BiggS.
nee Miss Agnes Young, arriv-
ed Tuesday morning to spend
several days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Young south of
the city. The old batch wants
TO know why the brides are so
much prettier than the girls.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

J. G. Gentry, of ST. Charles
came in Sunday to spead sever
al days with his Interesting
family. His son Tandy has a
good position in the car shops
at st. Charles.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
Palmyra Picnic

The Alto. U. w. picnic at
Palmyra, Friday, was very
pleasant affair. The Monroe
City band furnished good music
Tor the occasion. Many of our
citizens. had intended attend
ing but on account of the in.
clement weather but few from
here went down. Those who
did attend speak highly of Pal.
myra citizens and of the kind
treatment accorded visitors.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

If yoI have good fat horses
to sell S. j. Nelson will pay
you the highest market price.
AT Nelson's barn Monday. Aug.
25th.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

SeIby Poultry Co! are max
ing improvements on the Burl-
ington grounds. They wilt put
in a house 32X7O feet with a
cooling room and packing
house.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

Ed L Rees, the lumberman.
spent part of the week in Kan
sas City attending 4 lumber
mans convention.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
Market Report.

Green l car of hay 2 cars of
oats.
John Bohrer has sold 80
acres to Will Barger. It.makes
fine farm with improvements.
Able Boarmau has threshed
80 ares of oats that panned
out 40 bushels of fine oats to
the acre.
Frank Wadsworth has sold
3 good hogs to w. G. Barger.
Hillery Bros. 16 hogs W. R.
Buckman 20 hogs, J. Thomas 5
hogs and W. H. Hendricks 8
hogs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

John Kendrick has been buy.
ing some more stock. He Sc
cured l head from Able Boar.
man. one load OF oats from Jer
ry Harris, l car hay from Mike
Hartigan, 5 hogs from-Burus,
3 cows from Capt. W. B. Fahy,
5 head of cattle from James
Elzea. 8 head from Tim Simms,
a Car of oats from Dick Gray,
1,400 bushels of oats from j. E.
Moore, shipped 2 cars of his
own raising of oats, 730 bushels
of Dug Vests oats, 100 bushels
of -Hardwicks car load, J. G..
Wade and S. G. Tranell 1 car
of oats, Lowson and Clark 1
car of oats. All stuff was ship
ped from Ely.
j. L. Owen took 16 head of
butcher stuff to Hannibal Mon
day.
J. L. Owen bought a car of
good feeders from Dan S.
Sharp.
j. F. TeweIl has sold a car
of good 4 year Cd mules to j.
G. Fuqua.
G. V. Davis sold 80 acres of
good oats for DR.. L. r. Bell.
w. B. Arnold sold 25 head of
. year old mules to Ed Wor.
land, of Shelbina.
Josh Jarman's big sale next
Thursday.
H. w. Ely lost a fine mare
Sunday. Her death was caused
by eating green corn.
Farmers should be very care
full how they feed green corn.
Earl Ash brought in two ears
of corn which were each It
inches in lenght- pretty long,
but if you are from Missouri
come up and we will show you
Let us see if any one can bring
in longer ones. -Shelbina Demo
Crat.
A farmers institute is to be
held at Palmyra Aug. 81 and %
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
of Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
To Farmers.

Davis, IL head OF Dol McAllis.
ter and l of DIR. Terrill.
William Shuck bought 10I
head of sheep from Jno. L.
Owea.
James Tewell has sold his
farm of 100 acres west of the
city to Daniel Sullivan OF Ma
con City.
J. F. Pons, of Jacksonville,
Fla. arrived in the city Thurs.
day to look after his farm ing
interests just east of the city.
William of Rensselaer, informs
us that he threshed 100 bushels
of wheat from a 4S acre field
A portion of the wheat was
so badly damaged that ,he did
not thresh it.
After feeding considerable
wheat from a "a acre field Bud
Crawford threshed out 400
bushels of good quality grain.
z. Young says the statement
that he sold a sucking mule
colt to Stone for 500 was an err
ror aud that it should have been
-$67t.
]. S. Elzea' has sold % head
of sucking calves to Lewis
Lunborg for $22.50 per head.
Mr.. Lunborg has gotten some
fine young cattle.
j. E. Moore has a heart in
him as big as full grown hill.
He threshed 10 acres of oates
that panned out 45 bushels to
the acre and of course felt good,
in fact so good that he filled up
half dozen sacks and brought
them in as a present to his
priest Rev. FIR. Sullivan. He
has set a good example to 9th
er parishners that have bump.
er crops.
When Davenport & Lear Ell
gagged in the Real Estate and
Loan business they advertised
the farms they had for sale, all
over the United States, regard
less Of expense Their adver
tising has brought them great
rewards, tor they have been
selling from one to five farms a
week now for several weeks;
but last week was their banner
week. and they sold the follow
ing farms: Mary White, 800
acres; e. w. Campbell. 24O
acres; John L. Long, $40 acres;
Mark G. Hawkins, 100 acres;
james Jewell, 100 acres; Floyd
Carpenter farm. 165 acres; M
Landers, 145 acres; T. j. Bot.
torff, 10 acres Rev. M. - Nc
Reynolds, 80 acres; A. Booker,
SO acres.
II. J. White realestate and
exchange agent reports the fol
lowing sales. Eighty-six acres
3 miles east of City for August
Booker of Bloomington, ILL.,,
known as the Snyder farm.
One hundred and ten acres
south of Clapper for It. F. Bot
torff. Also 240 acres two and
miles north of city for Lewis
Lowentrant, Bloomington, Ill.
known as the Crawford land tC
Illinois parties.
w. B. Arnold shipped a Cal
load of lambs of his own raising
to the Chicago market. They
were fine and he is we'll salts
fed with the prices he received
-, !,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

Miss Ddvie Ebey returned
Friday from Il visit with Illinois
relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

All kinds of fancy notions az
LEWIS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

We could use some money
that is due us.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

Trade with our advertisers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21

r. L. (Dick) Hagan has pur-
chased an interest in the 7 B.
Hayden livery barn and will
take charge of his interests
about Sept 1st. Mr.. Hagan is
one of the best known residents
OF Indian Creek and will re-
ceive a warm welcome from the
Monroe people.
DR.. G. A. holland received
from FIT. Worth, Texas den
tist an offer of $50 per month
with pro Mise of an increase in
short time. The Dean of the
College which DR.. holland at
teuded had recommended him
to the Texas dentist, He was
wanted for gold, bridge ard
plate work. He refused the Of
fer and will remain here as his
| business is growing rapidly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-21
Ye Gods.

The Sheibina Democrat has
been trying all summer to get
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
MRS. BURDE TIE OUT
WlTHDRAWS FROM RACE IN THE
WoMEN's CLUB FEDERATION.
MRS. DENNIS TOGET HONOR
Attempt by Bay State Delegate to
Precipitate Color Question Falls
Fiat-Convention Views Flower
Parade-News From Texas Sets
Delegates Wild With Enthusiasm.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 3.-The po-
itical feature Of the club women's con-
yention was the withdrawal last night
of Mrs. Robert J. Burdette of CaIifor-
MIA from the presidential race. This
assures the election of Mrs. Dennis of
New York to that office with Mrs. Bur
dettes chances for the first vice presi-
dency excellent. The convention
viewed the flower parade in which
Mrs. Lowe rode in a victoria, decorat-
ed by the Friday Morning club with
5000 pink roses An attempt made by
a Massachusetts delegate to precipi,
tate the color question fell nat.
The afternoon session was devoted
to two-minute reports of state presi
dents, who told OF the practical work
of their declarations. Such announce.
ments as the establishment of 900 free
travelling libraries in Ohio and the
opening of twenty rest rooms for
farmers wives in Texas precipitated
SO much applause that the presiding
officer asked that it be suppres sed in
order to save time.
In the afternoon the state fedora
tiCns met to fill places on the nominal
ing commit ee. Illinois has nam ed
Mrs. Thaddeus StanwoOd. Last even
ing George Gunton of New York de
livered an address.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08

Morgan and Charles T. Yerkes in their
rivalry for London railway franchises
Brazilian newspapers continue to
criticise the leasing by Bolivia of the
territory Of Acre TO an American syn
dictate.
In the French elections Paris voted
against the government, but it is be-
lieved the general result was favorable
to the government.
Austrian socialists will try to force
Archduke Francis Salvador to pay a
debt OF the prince of Isenburg for
which he is declared to be responsible.
The White Star Steamship line man
agement announced that it had entered
the trust. J. P. Morgan will get $12,-
100000 of stock for financing the COM
bine.
Colonel Denison of Canada at a Lon
don banquet proposed British and
colonial union for the defense of trade
\ tariff on foreign goods at British
ports would furnish a defense fund.
DR.. E. E. Lehwess and Messrs. Max
Wedell and NJ Morgan left London on
trip around the world on a motor car
Their first stage is to Southampton
whence they cross to Havre.
The party of 10 sealers belonging to
the steamer Kite, who became ex
hausted and were left in camp while
their companions pushed forward tc
secure assistance, were rescued. The
Kite is damned in an icefiOe on the
north coast of Newfoundland
Considerable interest socially and
politically has been aroused by the
elections to the French deputies oil
Counts Boni, Jean and Stanislaus dc
Castellane, the first time when three
brothers have been simultaneously re
turned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
Workind Hard in Fifth

Waukesha, Wis, May 3.-The con-
gressional convention of the republi-
can delegates from the fifth district will
he held on May 20, and since the date
has been fixed the candidates are en-
teTing upon their campaigning with re,
neWed energy. A. j. Frame. who is
unquestionabIy the choice of the voters
in this part of the county at least, has
not been doing SO much personal So
licitation, but his friends are working
fol- him diligently. o. L. Rosenkrans
has been devoting a large portion OF
his time to building his political
fences, and he is an almost constant
visitor in some portion of this county
and that part of Milwaukee which is
i'll this dictrict The Milwaukee can
didates will not receive any apprect-
able support from Waukesha county,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
$4,000 FOR CHiLD'S INJURIES.
Ten Years Ago He Was Manned II
Railroad Wreck

New York, May A jury in the
United States circuit court gave a YER
dict of $4,000 to the mother of Easton
E. Devore against the Delaware Lack
awanna and Western railway for in.
juries to her child received 10 years
ago, when he was a year and four
months old. A verdict of $4,000 was
some time ago overturned by the court
OF appeals on technicality.
EastOn E. Devore, while driving with
his wife and child, was killed at Hope
Crossing, N. J., in November, 1892. AT
the time Of the accident there was
such sleet storm that Mr.. Devore
was unable to see or hear the train.
The carriage in which he rode was
struck by the locomotive. The father
was killed, Mrs. Devore was severely
injured and the infant son was terribly
crushed. The child recovered, but he
has never had the use of his limbs, and
now, at IL years of age, he has the
mind of an infant. The child was in
court and his injuries were exhibited
to the jury. 1t required four days to
present the testimony. The verdict
was reached on the first ballot.
Mrs. Devore's counsel, William D.
Tyndall and Walter K. Barton, have
two more suits pending for her in
Sullivan county. Both will be tried
this month. One is for the loss OF her
husband, the other for injuries received
by herself in the same accident that
resulted so disastrously for her infant
son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
THE LATEST

The public debt was $93,115,976 on
May l, a decrease of $4,616, 1856 since
April l.
Captain" John White, former
proprietor Of Globe Dime Museum.
chicago, died of pneumonia.
Major Edwin F. Glenn. accused OF
giving Filipinos water cures" was
ordered tried by courtmartial bv
President Roosevelt.
Chicago restaurant proprietors dc.
clded to raise prices 20 to 80 per cent
because Of the advanced cost of meat
and vegetables.
The senate probably Will pass t--e
Cuban bill providing a 25 per cent.
tariff reduction. An extra session OF
congress is unlikely.
High prices force working people TO
abandon meat for cereal and
vegetable diet. Shop girls ana clerks
find that meat is not a necessity.
Chicago contributors to the funo
for Prince Henry's entertainment re,
ceived a rebate of 10 per cent. The
expenses Of the visit were S22. 500
or $1,000 an hour
In Washington the prosecuting ~.
tCrney tried to drop the case aeains.
Senator Money. charged with attack
ing a streetcar conductor, but the
latter's attorneys forced the judge to
set hearing.
The Italian government agreed to
release the officers of the cruiser
Chicago, in the Venice jail, for dis
orderly conduct. The action followed
President RooseveIt's not that Amerf
can officers must not be imprisoned
for municipal law breaking.
The bill accusing packers of anti
trust law violation has been
prepared by District Attorney
Rethea at Chicago and is ready
for filing. The packers are charged
with being in combination
and with accepting freight rebates.
A demand was made in the British
house Of commons that the govern
ment pledge itself to block the trans
fer of the British flag to the foreign
steamship trust Balfour declined to
pledge, but the promise was given tc
confiscate ships which fly, the flag
improperly.
H. o. Havemeyer told a senate
committee that the sugar trust drove
the beet refiners out of the Missouri
valley by cutting prices. He denied
that the trust owns Cuban lands, and
said the planters could not be com
PEELED to sell their product at reduced
price.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08

the military and naval features of the
program and that besides representa-
tlVes OF the various state and national,
troops and navy, probably he might
secure the presence of some foreign
troops. There are several vessels N
the navy that could be brought into
the great lakes for the occasion that
would make an impressive naval mace
ant. This proposition extends far he
sond the games of 1904 and would nm.
Gouotedly be of the greatest value in
Iterac'ing foreign commerce to the
lake ports.
If this plan shall be deyeIonod -.
expected" says Furber, 1T is pronovs.,
that the fleet shall congregate az CO.
Canadian port in Lake Huron o.
visit the principal ports of Lakes TT
huron and Michigan on their wav ~
Chicago" way 10
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
PNEUMONIA FATAL
TO CONGRESSMAN

Baltimore, Mr., May 3.-Congress-
man Amos ]. Cummings of New York
died at 10:15 last night at the Church
home infTmaTy in this city. The
cause of death was pneumonia incident
to an operation. He came to Balti-
more April II. to undergo treatment
for kidney trouble. Four days later
the operation was performed and he
seemed in a fair way to recover. A
week later, however, pleurisy devel-
oped anu on April % it was announced
that he was suffering from pneumonia
III one lung. Tuesday it was an
nounced that the malady had extended
to both lungs, since which time he has
been lowering between life and death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
ROOSEVELT FAv0RSFCAMEs

Chicago, May 3.-Henry J. FurbeI
and Benjamin J. Rosenthal, of the
Olympian games commission, returned
yesterday after visit to Washington
made for the purpose of discussing the
games with President Roosevelt and
ether prominent government officials
Both are pleased with the cordial in
terest with which the president listen
&c for nearly an hour to their presen-
tation of plans for the contests. Re
earding the appropriation of $4,000
from congress, Furber said it was the
opinion of some congressman that it
is too late to accomplish anything this
session, but congress, supported py
interest in the games, may at
its next session be readily induced to
make the necessary appropriation.
Continuing Furber spoke especially of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08

and several others are dangerously Ill.
At st. Joseph, Mo-. the discovery
was made that large numbers Of
Polish immigrants in the eastern part
of town have buried 100000 in gold.
divided into small amounts. in various
dOoryards. The Poles will not trust the
bank, and make secret excavations Tor
their savings
The monastery of the Benedictine
Brothers, at Carrollton. Pa. burned
with all it's contents, causing heavy
loss. When first noticed small
fame was coming from the roof of q
main building and owing to the high
wind practically nothing could be done
to check its progress.
Michael Cherko was murdered about
100 feet from the Greek Catholic
church at Freeland, Pa. during the
progress of the Greek Easter services.
George Smith is charged with the
crime. Smith, upon entering the
| church, failed to remove his hat ana
this started the dispute.
At the triennial meeting of the
Foresters, DR.. Oronkyetakha the
| supreme grand ranger. called atten-
ton to the fact that up to Jan. /, 1902,
| the supreme court had distributed N
benefits more than $11.25O, 600. On
Jan. l 1902 the order had 191. 671
| members, a gain, over all losses. OF
| 6e,992 members during four years.
| Lieutenant Becher. the naval expert
| 70 11Ty i,
| Washington from his trip to the North
| Carolina sounds, where he inspected
| the weather bureau system of wire
less telegraphy installed between
| Roanoke and point on the mainland
| opposite Hatteras, a distance of fifty
miles as the crow flies. The system
| was found to work with absolute &C.
| curacy, reliability and high speed.
| The Santa Fe railroad has offered
the new hotel at Albuquerque to the
| SeVenth-Day adventists, with the IN
i derstanding that they will establish
| therein sanitarium, to be operated
on the same principles as the one in
Battle Creek Mich. The hotel at AL
buquerque has not been a success fin
anclally, and the Santa Fe has made
the offer to attract travel for free treat
ment in case the sanitarium should be
opened, The Adventists have not yet
taken any action in the matter.
Announcement was made at New
York of a gift by William Guggenheim
OF New York of a check for $4,000 to
the United Hebrew charities as the
nucleus OF an endowment fund, and a
further sum of $4,000 conditional on
the gifts of others. The money is to
be Invested for the benefit of the ont.
door poor, with especial attention to
widows who support children. sick
people who would be bread winners
but for illness, and the aged without
children to support them.