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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31
AS Usual.

Askit-Who was that girl you in
troduced me to who uses so much
slang?
Tellit-O, she is a friend of mine
who is taking postgraduate course
in English at a female seminary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31
Why Not?

Magistrate-Ten dollars and costs,
This is at least the tenth time I've
had to fine yYu this year, and
lnebriate-Well, say, Judge,
oughtnt | git wholesale rates?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31
Foolish Bug.

Mr.. Bug-Why did foolish Miss
Potatubug eat that paris green?
Mrs. Bug-Oh, she thought it was
from Paris and wanted to be fashion
able.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31
Beware Her CIaWsI

Fond Motner-Don't carry the kitty
by the tail, Willie.
Willie-It's the only safe way, nav.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31

Some of the Humors of Suffrage.
without knowing it; who unconscious
" divert others when they are in dead
earnest themselves, and commit alb
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
Took A Tumble.

Sunday morning Reid holland
was exercising a black single
footed-ra cker on Davis Street
and when he turned off onto
Dover Street he was going a
Jolly good clip. Swinging the
corner aud leaving the gravel
the horse struck the mud slip
ped, went heels up and such a
mix up or muddy boy you never
did see. He landed in a soft
place but was pretty well shook
up for all Of that.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
surveying Party.

There was another Burling.
ton R. r. surveying party pass
ed through this city Monday.
They we're following the party
that run line from Reeding on
the K line below Louisiana to
this point several weeks since.
The first party run the line and
the one here Monday was TAX
ing the levels or grades. Wha t
will it all amount to? We can
not say whether it will end on
paper or finally be put on the
ground. Either way Monroe
will get it. You know it was
said: "All roads lead To-
Monroe---Rome.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
ALittle Tough.

Nelse White, a saddle-color,
ed coon, who claims Monroe
City as his home, is been board.
ing with the High Sheriff" of
Ottumwa, Ia and after eating
all of the "chuck" the sheriff
wants him to. he wants to re-
turn to this city and to that
end wrote a friend here for car
fare when released. 1t seems
that Nelse and a low down
white women by the name of
Minnie Booze took shine to
each other and were cutting
high iinks when the court as
sessed them $35 each.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03

legs were out Of the water. His
watch stopped at 11:06 and it is
supposed that is the time be
struck the water. His cap was
found on the we'll curb and as
two loose boards had been re.
moved the body was readily
seen by the searchers. He had
been mentally unbalanced at
different times and on that ac.
count it will never be known
whether it was an accident or
otherwise. The young man had
a good many relatives in and
near Monroe City who have the
sympathy of this community.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
Walt is TWentY.SiX.

Last Saturday Walter H.
Moss, only son of Mr., and Mrs.
B. G. Moss took a square look
at his twenty.siXth natal day
and declared it good. His par.
ents fixed up royal birthday
dinner and invited the families
and their children to partake
When Walter turned his plate
over he found beneath it deed
to 100 acres of tiue land Al
miles northeast of the city.
The farm has a good stone
dewelliug, barns and out build
ings on it. That WAS surprise
worth receiving, but you ought
to have seen Walt after he came
down town, to put it easy, he
was not a good picture of-af'
ter partaking of good dinner
or advertisement for a swell
birthday dinner for he was as
fat and thin as shoe string,
but all smiles. His friends con.
gratulare him on his good for
tune and will miss him when he
becomes a Hay seed"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
By All Means.

The Paris Mercury ought to
use every endeavor and by all
means get Mrs. A. w. Lee. of
Lee, Mass, to move to it's
blooming burg. Mrs. Lee is
good to look at, only twenty
two years old, has been marri
ed seven years and given birth
to ten children. There would
be no more tales of woe from
the Mercury about reporting
only two births year at the
county seat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03

phine Ludwig and Gertrude
Rennyson dividing the part of
Elsa throughout the week. Mr..
Sheehan spent his summer va.
cation in Germany dcvoting
himself to strenuous study of
Wagnerian opera with special
reference to the singing of
Loheugrin and Tannhauser.
The breath and authority with
which he invests these roles
are the surprise even to the
warmest admirers. of the fore
m 0st American tenor. In Mar
tha Miss Adelaide Norwood
and Miss Marion Ivell play the
opposite roles of Martha and
her bewitching companion.
Nancy. The sprightly archness
with which these two singers
invest the pair of coquettish
masqueraders is as delightful a
piece of high comedy as has
ever been seen on the lyric
stage. Miss Norwoods' singing
of the Last Rose of Summer is
alone worth tue price of ad.
mission and the trouble in
volved in a trip to st Louis.
The cast of Martha also in.
cludes Messrs. Delamotta,
Clark, Carrier and Coombs-a
quartet of fine lyric artists sure
to bring out to the full est ex
tent every beauty of the score
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
r. s. NICHOLS, Supt.

For the fifth week of the sen
sationally successful season of
English Grand Opera at the
Century Theatre, Il bill sure to
appeal to the tasres of all sorts
and conditions of music lovers
will be given by the Castle
Square Opera Company.
Lohengrin ,Wagner's most popu'
lar opera will alternate
throughout the week with
Flotow's Martha. Lohengrlu
will enlist the services of
Joseph F, Sheehan in the prin'
cipal role, with Misses Jose
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
Jim Hardy Jr.

Thursday afternoon the sad
intelligence of the death of
James Hardy Jr., reached this
city, where his father and rela-
tives are we'll known. Jim was
about twenty four years old and
up to 1000 that morning was at
work in the oat field on his
fathers farm near Lakenan.
About that hour he quite work
and went to the house and that
was the last seen of him. At
400 o'clock his body was found
in the we'll. He had plunged or
fallen in head first and the
body, head down, was wedged
in between a piece of timber
and the wall nf the well. the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
ROLL OF HONOR.


Names OF those perfect in at.
tendance department 95, aver.
age scholarship 95, with no
grades below 95 in more than
two studies.
High School-Cleo Chapman,
Julia Megown, Daphne Craw-
ford. Edith Smith.
No. 8.-Lida Lane, Viva n
Veach.
No. John Jayne, Lillian
McNutt.
No. 6.-Annie Ensor, May
johnson, Ethel Baynum, Mag,
gle Tramel, Richard Hatch,
Henry Green, Charlie Sullivan.
No. 5.-Savilla hawkins, Ell
ma Lane, Cleo Patton.
No. 4-Edward Jayne, Fan,
(nie Jayne, Amy Green.
No. 3.-Mildred Buell., Ben
ME Hickman, George Tompkins.
No. 2.-Harold Da venport,
Nora Jamison, Marie Ragland
No. 1.-E d G ar Davenport,
Frank Jayne, Roy Sidener,
Bailey Turner, Frank Werner,
GLADYS Willis, Ray Rubison,
Richard jackson,
Grade 4 had the highest per
cent of attendance, grades /, 2,
4 and 8 had the highest stand
ing on lines, and grades Z and 3
no tardies, truants nor coporaI
punishments during the month
Attorney Robt. Meriwethel
favored the High School with
an interesting address one
morning during the present
school month.
Respectfully,
r. s. NICHOLS, Supt,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Past, Present and Future DOingS that may
be of Interest TO You.

Bring your eggs and butter to
Sharp & Donley and get the
highest market price.
Dick Deritt, one of the pros
porous farmers residing north
of Hunuewell, was business
visitor in the city Thursday.
If you want to raise you some
nice B. P. chickens, get your
eggs from j. L. Nelson, 35c per
setting of Is. 4171902.
Lewis Lundborg and family
have moved from Joanna to
their farm at the southeast
corner OF the city, purchased
from Hon. S. North.
j. A. Hickman. of the police
force at Monroe City transacted
business in this city yesterday
and to day. He lived out near
town years ago.-Perry Enter
prise.
Miss Maud McClintic, one of
Monroe fairest flowers, return.
ed from Memphis, Tenn, Thurs
day where she had spent the
winter with her sister, Mrs. j.
S. Hampton.
Pension Commissioner Evans
has rendered his resignation.
It will not go into effect until
'something as good or better
is found for him in the diplomat
ic service.
Miss Stella Yowell, of the
Florida school, visited in this
city Saturday. She has been
employed to teach the spring
term of the Heavenridge school.
-Stoutsville Banner.
The Monroe City 10y a
Temperance Legion will have
an egg rolling on Saturday be.
fore Easter Sunday. II h
marine band will not be there,
but some future president may
roll eggs on that OCCASION
Brookfield Gazette.
A Monroe City man not lik
ing the shape Of his sons 25C
acre farm, squared it out and
added to it's symmetry by buy
ing and presenting him with
100 acres more. 1t is handy tc
have that kind of a father
around.-Brookfield Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03

The School directors electe d
were r. Manning Walker, Jas.
S Scott and w. w, Hand ley.
George Howe was elected
Road Overseerer over H. I.
Lear by majority.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
School Report.

Report of Monroe City Public
Schools for the month ending
March %, 1902.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning The Differ
ent Denominations.


has been called as rector Of St.
Jude church and accepted the
call. He will take charge of
his work July 1st.
Monday we were asked the
seating capacity of the three
largest churches in the city. Up
on inquiring we learn that the
First Baptist church is $50,
Methodist church 500, and the
Christian church $50. The Pres.
byterian, st. Jude, Holy Rosary,
Holiness and Grace Baptist
churches added to the first
three will seat more than the
entire population of the city,
therefore there is no excuse for
you to stay to home
To the Friends of DR.. Corbyn:
The body of the Rev. William
Bestor Corbyn will be taken to
the church Of the Good Sher-
herd at 3 o'clock on Tuesday,
where his friends will have op.
porturity to see him on that
day.
On Wednesday morning a re-
QUEEN will be celebrated at
and another at s. The funeral
services will be at 10.
Frederick S. Penfold.
DR.. Corbvn was well known
in this city and Palmyra where
he was the Dean of st. Paul
College for many years.
METHODIST.
Rev. H. H. johnson will
preach in the Methodist Church
on Sunday morning. Subject,
And Peter"
At night a Special Musical
Service arranged for last Sun
day evening, will be given.
Solos, Duets, Quartets and
Choruses. Subject of Address.
"What mean ye by this Service" "
All a e invited.
The ladies of the Methodist
Church met with splendid sue
cess at their Fair etc. in the
Hagau Building on Saturday
the receipts being $66 They
desire to thank all who assisted
them and especially to acknow.
ledge their obligations to Mr..
Hagan the owner of the Build
ing.
The Womans Foreign Mission
ary Society of the Methodist
church will meet at the resid-
euce of Mrs. j. w. Cox on Fri
day Afternoon April 4 at 2:30
o'clock
SPELLING MATCH.
! A Spelling Match between
the members of the Methodist
and Christian Sunday Schools
take place at the Opera House
on Thursday April 10Th, Admls-
sion 10. Proceeds to oe divided
between the churches,
The Hannibal District Confer
ence of the M. E, Church, S outh
which met in that City last
week was a most inspiring Con-
vention. Only one minister was
absent. Reports gwen show
that great success has attended
the labors of the preachers dur
ing the past 6 months, There
were more than 500 conversions
and additions to the Church re-
ports of these about one third
was reported by the Monroe
City Circuit At the close OF
the Conference purse was pre-
sented to Rev. Elk. Miller the
much loved Presiding Elder in
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
Branching Out.

In 1900 Jasper Henderson did
a S64,0 poultry business in
this city. In 1901 he increased
it to $4,000. Then as Claude
his son, reached his majority he
took him in and made the firm
Henderson & Son. Both gent.
iemen are chock full of pluck,
energy and "git there that be-
ing the casethey saw and quick
ly took advantage of what they
did see, Palmyra a good loca
tion for a branch place or loca-
tion for a branch for their busi.
ness and the senior member
went down Monday 70 complete
the arrangements. Claude, the
junior member thoroughly un.
derstands the business and will
make it Il success. We wish
HIM we'll in his new enterprise
Tyler, Wash, March %, 1902
Editor M. G. DEMOCRAT,
Monros City, Mo,
DEAR SIR:-Please send our
paper to Tyler, Wash. We NOV,
ed from Pueblo, Colo, a few
days since. This is a sma II
town % miles west of Spokane,
and is surrounded by a pine for
est. The water here is the best 1
ever saw. Flowers are in bloom
and have been for a week. Some
six miles southwest'andinorth of
here is the noted wheat coun.
try. We like the people here
because they are just like the
folks at home. We came here
on account of my health which
has not been good since Sep.
tember. l now have a caugh
but think the change of china tie
will be beneficial, My husband
said for me to tell you that he
feels better than when in
Pueblo.
Your Friend
MRS. J. WILL CARRICO.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03

If you are not quite sure wheth
er you owe me an account or
not, come in and see.-B. o,
WOGD
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
Strong.

P. r. Strong died at his
home near Waterford, Pa. last
Friday. He was 80 years of
age and spent his life on the
farm where he was born. He
was the father Mesdames r. E.
Lear and D. D. Nelson and was
we'll known here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03

Good cheap sewing machines
still on hand as well as Heat.
ing Stoves.
Il. MANNING WALKER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03

Mrs. Jennie Cooper spent yes
terday with Hannibal friensd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03

Continued on Last Page.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-01
FANCY BRED
HEIFER FOR SALE,
500 GETS HER.

Heifer MAGGIE MELROSE, Sec
ond. was dropped March Is, 1890 Sire
Hex OF ST. Lambert; he by Exile of St.
Lambert, who has 81 tested daughters
and is the best bull living or dead.
Dam. Maggie Melrose 1l5+52, by Duke
of Verona, who has l. tested daugh-
ters published. The dam of this heif-
er is now giving over five gallons of
milk each day, besides what The calf
gets. She has been tested by the
churn at the College dairy and con-
tirmed by the Babcock; from +2l, lbs
of milk given in one day was made
lbs. and or butter. The heifer is
doing nicely and shows much promise
is giving now with her first calf -,
gallons of milk each day, which is
better than Dam did with her first ca I
Upon investigation you will find
nothing better bred in the State.
W. J. GALLAWAY.
Agricultural College. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-01

grass and clover as we'll as corn
Every hog farm must have grass
and Glove as we'll as corn in abun-
dance to be worthy of the name.
The four greatest hog states
Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Tex
as,-have attained the leading
rank in number of hogs produced
because of their abundance of
corn. But the frequentoutbreaks
OF disease in the large herds
where corn is the principal feed
is warning that all states may
heed and strive to protect them
selves by more grass and less
corn. The farm and the hogs
will be the better for a change.
p. G.. HOIME.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-01
PASTURE FOR HOGS.

Z 40 y NE oN Ilo\TO.
d The common fault of many
Swine growers is that they try
to raise hogs with little or no
pasture. l hold that hogs can
be raised more cheaply with pas
ture and the variety of grains
ofour farms than in any other way.
The hogs will be more healthy
and of better form and finish than
is possible tc produce in pens or
lots without pasture. We have
seen SO many good pigs grown
on blue grass and clover, with a
judlcious feeding OF corn and mill
feed and taken by buyers to dry
pens and muddy or dusty lots
and stuffed with corn and mid
dlings until they were as fat as
seals, and just about as useful.
for breeding purposes, that our
interest in young buyers and
good stock leads as to say word
in favor of more pasture and less
/ corn for swine and especially for
breeding stock. So essential is
green feed of some kind with
q range for sows and shoatS that
", would not take the risk of
s; ~ .nsing even feeding hogs with
.u,;tl,l pasture of grass, clover or
ix,cra, With range on these. hogs
4hein rely be fed enough to keep
70 =,
f6eI occasion demands. In fact
'.pn1H the safest way to grow
3feHhn these days when disease
TN general and there is a mar
&E every day in the year for
Vogs of any size, if in good order.
Y The day is past for just
kecpwg shoats alive and hunting
a living until new corncomes and
then gorge them with green corn
to fit the market. This practice
has been one of the ready means
for inviting outbreaks Of disease
and placing feeders at the mercy
4 packers. After such hogs have
N been made fat, or disease makes
It's appearance, they cannot be
safely kept long enough to take
advantage ofthe markets, and the
consequence is the market is
glutted, at times, and sellers are
&the sufferers.
# Hogs that arc grown on pas
turc with grain get the exercise
land variety of feed'to give them
2vigor and regularity OF appetite
which enables them to ward off
disease whi:h under other con-
ditions would be most destruc
stive.
While it is accepted that corn
is essential for the cheapest pro-
auction of pork, it is equally
true that the cheapest and best
pork cannot be grown without
grass or clover. The ideal hog
farm Is one where there can be
found every month in the year,
grass, clover, rye or range in
wood lots or groves, with water
pure and abundant, as well as
good fields and cribs OF corn.
"A permanent bluegrass pas
Ature, clover field in rotation with
wheat and corn, and seeding to
rye to pasture and turn under
: Sfor spring crops, furnish the va
riety that enables one give the
changes of feed and range that
the sows, pigs and shoats. delight
n. A permanent pasture ad'
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-01
FEEDING SHEEP.

The Iowa Experiment Station
has just published the results of
two series of experiments in
feeding several hundred year
ling sheep. The character of
the foods used in some Of these
tests render certain of the re-
suits OF no interest to the South.
However, others should interest
us, especially if we bear in mind
that the Mississi sF Experiment
Station found that one pound of
cotton seed was fully equal to
one pound of corn, and ii we
make corresponding substitu-
tions in the results noted below:
Each lot OF Is head was con-
fined for two months to3E ac res
of bluegrass pasture, which, it
is stated, would have furnished
pasture for larger lumber OF
sheep. Pasturage was charged
at } cents per head per week, or
about Is cents per month. The
lot on pasture alone made gain
of 3S4 pounds. or four-tenths of a
pounds per head daily. This
gain was almost as rapid and
much cheaper than that made by
the sheep which received corn IN
addition to pas,urage. The cost
per hundred weight of growth
was only Sl.05 with pasturage
alone and S1.95 when both corn
and pasturage were at hand.
With corn at IS cents per BUSH
el and hay at So, the authors of
the Iowa bulletin calculate that
the average cost OF laying on one
pound of growth in FIVE expert
ments in the Nor invest has been
AZ cents. OF course growth
made during the pasturage sea-
son was much cheaper.
During a second and much long
err test the average made by each
sheep during the pasturage sea-
son on bluegrass in Iowa was 81
pounds and the charge for pas
tul age S2.12 per hundred pounds
of gain in live weight.
In a second feeding expert
men, in winter corn proved a
more ecomical grain to feed sheep
in connection with clover hay
than did soy beans and several
other concentrated foods.
Southern farmers should be
interested in the statement of
Prof. Kennedy that the Chicago
market for lambs and young
sheep between May Is, by which
time most of the grams fed sheep
have been sold, and July Is than
earlier or later, for by the first
of August or earlier grass fed
sheep is arriving in the markets.
We need a greater number of
sheep in Alabama, for sheep can
be shipped to the larger markets
in car load lots.-J. +. ID.
Train the COW to allowanybody
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-01

Z/VE STOCK.
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Joining the hog houses and feed
lots is the ideal range for the sows
with l,tters. After weaving, the
sows can go to the clover field
with the older shoats and the
weanlings have the corn and slops
of mill feed aud range on blue
grass, until they are so we'll ad-
vanced tnat the culls can be re-
moved to clover and the breeders
pushed on. ready for buyers or
for breeding purposes, and have
everyday all the exercise they
need to keep them vigorous and
all the grass they will eat to de-
veloy bone and muscle, and COM
plete the ratitns of grain the
farm affords.
Possibly farmer may be so
wei posted in the art of combin-
ing feed stutts, bought from the
mills and presses as to meet the
wants Of the growing pigs COM
pletely, but even the most scien
tific feeder cannot furnish COM
bination of feeds that will meet
the wants of the pig, SOW or hog
as completely as when they also
have access to natures complete
corrective and food.
We may feed in dry lots or pens
as complete rations as science
may devise, and even cut clover
or rye and carry to them, vet no
man has been able to do this so
as to secure as good results as
when the stock can do it's own
grazing at pleasure between the
leeds.
As a protection against disease
as well ds economy in feeding,
we must give more attention to
providing razingground as well
as corn ground on the hog farm.
Rations on ccrn lands that will
furnish pasture OF some kind are
not only beneficial to the herds
but to the lands. They not only
help TO make better hogs and
pork but they improve tb arm
and farmer. There il. :, ther
wisdom nor highest profit in the
old combination of CORP and hogs.
Corn Is our great crop, and hogs
our greatest moncy-makers. l:lt
10 neglect growing as manyactes
of clover, grass and pasture of
some kind, as acres of corn, - to
neglect our opportunity of grow
ing better hogs at Nss risk on
better land.
Too many are deceived by the
plump appearance of the corn fed
pig. They mistake fatness for
vigor and health.
We can iatten a hog on corn
and water, but we cannot grow
them as well or as safely or of as
good quality as we can withgrass
or clover added. Less corn and
more grazing is as essential for
cheapest and safest growing of
hogs'as for growing cattle, sheep
OF horses. There is little doubt
that the vitality of our hogs has
been weakened and disease in
duced by neglect of furnishing
our pigs and hogs the variety
their nature demands. They are
more surely omnivorous than are
any other farm stock.
The best breeders and the
most successful growers Of hogs
have always been found among
those best skilled in growing