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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Briggs Medcalf, of Winfield
spent Sunday in the city with
relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Loren Yates left Sunday
night for the Future Great to
buy a great stock of goods for
his great trade, He will tell you
what Yates & Shearman have
for you, in the next issue of the
DEMOCRAT.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Vernon and Lee Davis, of
near Warren, left Saturday for
Jacksonville and Ashland, ILL.,,
to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Miss Bertha Dimmitt, of Shell
byville, has been the guest of
her brother. Walter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Misses Bessie aud Nina Dud-
ley, of Hazen, ARK, have been
the guests of Mrs. George L
Turner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16
Useful Books
Useful Books
STORIES Or HEROIC DEEDS
AND "TEN GREAT EVENTS
In HISTORY

Stories of Heroic Deeds is the
second and Ten Great Events
in History in the sixth and last
uf series Of historical stories
and are the very kind of liter.
ature to give to the child to
create a love for the study of
history and to enable them to
distinguish between fact and
fiction. The moral lessons may
be absorbed rather than learn
ed. The language used such as
the child hears every day from
parent and teacher and such as
the newspaper uses and as will
be necessary for it to master in
every day life.
Love of country is one of the
tests of nobility of character.
From the earliest times patriot
ism has been aroused in the
hearts of men by tales of brave
deeds inspired by love of
country and liberty. This truth
furnishes the key to the ar
raugement and method of this
work. The simple tales have
their own morals and are intro
duced so they are neither weari'
some or superhuous.
THIRTY MORE FAMOUS STORIES.
BY James Baldwin.
More than a year ago the
author gave US his Fifty Famous
Stories and a delightful little
book we found it to be. Many
thousand children have read
and enjoyed the first and will
ready and anxious to welcome
the Thirty More >
Nearly all the stories are
true. In every one there is
something worth learning and
remembering.
Song STORIES AND SONGS For
CHILDREN.
BY Brewster Il Thomas.
This is one of the incest books
of it's kind it has ever been our
good fortune to see. 1t con-
tains a collection of songs for
children, with descriptive
stories written expressly to &C
company the songs-a method
which has been proved by long
experience to be the most sue
cessful tor the purpose. Be-
fore presenting the songs the
stories may be read. 1t is found
the children catch the words
more readily and sing with
more zest when the story is told
of the song. Most of the songs
the words and music were
written especially for this book,
1t is truly a gem.
These books a published by
the American Book Company of
Chicago, III,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Prof. G. B. Hugely is back
again from Columbia, where he
has spent ten weeks at hard
work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

George Sidner visited his
brother, the Doctor, at Brook.
field, Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Joseph Davis is spending a
week with friends at Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

John Demaree, of Brashear,
came down Sunday to spend
several days with the home,
folks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

John Hardy was with Shelbi-
ma relatives the last of the
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

A, Il. Baker, OF Fit. Worth,
Texas, is visiting his wife. who
is the guest of her kinspeopIe
and friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

j. M. Smith and family have
moved from Huntington to Mo-
berly. They will be missed by
their many friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Richard Heath, of Hannibal,
came up Friday to visit the
homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Miss Ruby Hoard is spending
the week with relatives at War
rem
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

Have your stationery printed
at the DEMOCRAT.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

M. j. Brickey has been with
Bushnell, ILL.,, friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-16

"lSS DluuNhC - al uou 10 Nlolb'
ing her aunt, Mrs. Richard
Heath, in Hannibal.
Briggs Medcalf, of Winfield,
spent Sunday in the city with
relatives.
Mrs. Robert II. Elliott and
children, Masters Hagan and
Little Brother" have come in
from Bisbee, Ariz., to visit rel.
atives and friends.
Mrs. d. H. Stevens and Miss
Fannie Randol are off for a trip
to Niagara and other points.
The Chillicothe Normal, Com
mercial, Shorthand and Teleg-
raphy College has just closed
the biggest and best year IN its
history.
George Sidner visited his
brother, the Doctor, at Brook
field. Monday.
John Demaree, of Brashear,
came down Sunday to spend
several days with the home
folks.
Prof. G. B. Hugely is back
again from Columbia, where he
has spent ten weeks at hard
work.
Richard Heath, of Hannibal,
came up Friday to visit the
homefolks.
Have your stationery printed
at the DEMOCRAT.
A T. Baker, OF Fit. Worth,
Texas, is visiting his wife. who
is the guest of her kinspeopIe
and friends.
Miss Ruby Hoard is spending
the week with rela tives at War.
rem
Miss Bertha Dimmitt, of Shell
byville, has been the guest Of
her brother. Walter.
Miss Minnie Kendrick. of neal
Shelbina, has been the guest o,
Monroe friends.
Joseph Davis is spending a
week with friends at Ottumwa
Iowa.
Mrs. Henry Johnson and Mis-!
Annie johnson went to Todc
springs Saturday to visit rela
tives.
John Hardy was with Shelbi
ma relatives the last of tn,
week.
Claude Terrill, of Hannibal
came up Saturday to visit hi
mother north of Warren,
George II. Fisher and wife re
turned Saturday from a tw
weeks outing at Columbia an
other points.
While playing ball Frida
afternoon, a ball wedged be
tween the little finger and on
next to it on the hand of Georg
Settle aud almost tore tina
little but useful member fror
the hand,
Miss Bertha Alexander, on
of the nice girls OF Cairo, ha
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
STIFF FINES APPLIED.
Sunday violators Before Court
Chamberlain Found Guilty..

Chamberlain, S. D., March 12--The rcgu-
lar term of court closed mere yesterday.
There were six criminal cases tried Five
were for saloon keepers and one for keep
ing bawdy house. In the case of Teddy
Gilbert he was fined $500 and his saloon
license revoked for running an open sa-
loon on Sunday. Herman Kirsch was fined
s400 and his license revoked; Avery Nc
Millen, $3.50 and his license, and Levi
Mitchell and Joe Driver two barkeepers.
We're each fined $3.50 for selling on Sunday.
Ida Williams was found guilty of keeping
a bawdy house and sentenced to one yea.
in the penitentiary.
The license of Clyde Kcnnex. a saloon
keeper who was fined $500 and thirty days
in the county Jail at the December term OF
court, was also revoked and the four sa-
looms will remain closed unt.l the county
board issues a notice for a special meeting
and grants new licenses to some otlle .
persons.
1t has cost the saloon Keepers and gam
blers of this city S4,3C0 in fines and about
81 zoo in costs and attorney fees
However, Chamberlain is now one OF
the most orderly towns in the state and
1T has all been brought about in eighteen
months by State Attorney j. +. House and
assistant. A. b. Chubbuck, doing their
sworn duty while they had the open
opposition OF City Mayor ]. w. Sanford.
Sheriff Healey and City Marshal Conaway.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
Former eeresford Man Saw Wife stol,
en- from His Roof,

Beresford. S. d., March 12.-James
Carmichael, former resident of Beres
ford has been visiting friends here the
past week and the story of his trials
while sad is none the less interesting.
Since leaving Beresford Mr.. and Mrs.
Carmichael have lived in North Dakota
and from financial stand point have
prospered. For Il time they have been
Keeping house for a ranchman some
seventy-five miles northwest of Bis
marck. All went we'll until about the
lst of January when in reply to Mr..
Carmichaers demands as to the cause
of apparent worry. his Wife confessed
that her affections had been transferred
from her husband to the ranchman.
She and the ranchman both acknowl-
edged they were wrong and would
make any possible amends. but the
conditions were incontrovertable. Find
ing it impossible to patch up matters
the injured husband himself made APP
plication for a divorce and by the aid
of the other two as witnesses secured
it. the terms of which gave the custody
of their two boys to their father. The
ranchman Is said to be a fine fellow,
Well known. and we'll off financially
which makes the case all the more
peculiar. Mr. Carmichael expects to
leave i'm a few days for his farm, which
is only Il few miles from the ranch
and will provide some way for keep
itg the boys. who are at present with
their mother
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
TO ACT AS STIMULUS.
Action of Big Threshing Machine Com,
pany Likely to Influence Others.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. March 15.-W. B.
Davenport, commissioner of the Sioux
Falls Board of Trade, has been noti
fled by the Frick company. Of Waynes
boro. Pa, one of the great threshins
machine manufacturing concerns of the
country. that Sioux Falls has been Sc
llected as the western headquarters of
the company.
1t is believed by those we'll informed
that the establishing OF western head
quarters in Sioux Falls by the Frick
company will compel number of the
other big threshing machine concerns
to do likewise if they wish to hold their
trade in this part OF the country.
For some weeks the F'ricll company
has been casting about for a location
for western headquarters, and the se
lection of this city will add to the i'm
portance of Sioux Falls as distrlbut-
ing point for farm machinery. thresh
ing machinery and other goods.
The Frick company has leased what
is known as the Anderson building. on
North Main avenue. and will take pos
session April IL. 1t Will be necessary
ito remodel the building somewhat. and
shiu work will at once be commenced
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
INSPECT THE Stone
AT HOT SPRINGS
South Dakota Officials Pay a
Visit to the States
Quarries.
HOME PRODUCT WANTED
Material Inspected Is Reported Salts.
factory fer the Construction of the
New Capitol Building. and Black
Hills May Furnish 1t.

Deadwood. s. D., March 12.-It is now
probable that the new state capitol at
Pierre will be built of the gray and white
sandstone from the Burke quarry at Hot
Springs. D. p. Wipf, secretary of state,
and c. j. Bach commissioner of schools
and public lands, have been spending a
few days in the Hills on business and also
looking over stone Guarries.
There are two large stone quarries in the
Black Hills, both located near Hot
Springs. Te Evans quarry furnishes pink
sandstone, from which the Evans hotel
was built and which is being usel in the
construction of the United States sana-
torium. The Burke quarry, two miles
from the Evans furnishes an excellent
grade of gray and white sandstone. The
government building in this city is being
built of that stone, which was also used
an the construction of the Franklin hotel
~ considerable amount of it has been used
IN both Omaha and Sioux City Both off,
Gals made q careful examination of the
stone and expressed themselves as greatly
2lSased with its appearance.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
BISHOP At YANKTcN.
Et. Rev. +. r. johnson Preached tc
LARGE Audiences There.

Yanktcn, S. d., March 13.-Rt Rev
+. p. Johnson, d. d., assistant bishop &c
! shop are of the Episcopal diocese {:
iio,th Dakota. made his first visitation tl
this city yesterday and preached morning
and evening to large congregations at
Christ church. Tho new bishop, besides
he.ug n man of great stature, which is
rix fcct seven inches, impressed the
lankton congrega tion much in other
ways. A good ard earnest speaker, COM
b,ned with 4 simple friendly manner
secmed to speak favorably Of his future
work in this state. more western diocese
than he has known so far. A confirmation
class had been prepared for Bishop Hare,
put that venerable m;ssicnary's illness
naving effectually prevented his coming
the assistant bishop came over for the
date fixed. A newly organized choir gave
the choral services most beautifully, the
soprano soloist being Mss Marie Gilman,
Just returned from Chicago. and who has
an unusually sweet an we'll trained vuce.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
ClljNG DESPERATELY
TO huSRh.ND'S BODY
A Heroic Attempt 81 Rosebud
Woman to Resuscitate
Dying Man.
SPENT NIGHT ira STORM
Waile a Blizzard Swept Prairiss and
Envclopcd Them in Darkness, s"e
Remained in chioken Coop
With the Mans Body

I}onesteel, S. D., March l5. clilsing
close to The cold. dei body of her hus-
band in the chicken coop, where he had
fallen over, Mrs. w A. Milloughby
living north of Boncsteel spent the
whole tempostuous night during the
recent feartll blizzard thut swept this
country out in the little. unprotected
hen house near the Eclpneet who had
suddenly lost life.
Mr.. Willoughby left his warm home
early in the evening ON this stormy
might to go into the chicken quarters
in order to provide the fowls against
the severity of the raging winds and
SNOW. He did not return us soon as
his wife thought he ought and she fol-
lowed out into the awful night. In
,he chicken house she stumbled over
mis- dead body
She tried to rouse the lifeless form,
but all consciousness had flown and
then she tried To pick up the heavy bur
den in her weak arms and carry her
mute indoors. But she failed to move
the cold form an inch. Because of the
binding blizzard that tore the air out
side ard swept drifts of sno@ which it
Was impossible to penetrate, she did
mot dare go into it, knowing it meant
certain death if she did.
And so this brave little woman, shiv-
rrng with the intense cold, sat there
in that lonely death chamber. the
weird birds about her. all through the
night ard until late the next day when
II neghbor CHANGED To come near
enough TO be summoned. She hovered
bNer the liieless form until long after
she cocks of the chicken house well
eun.ed II new day. and she suffered
severely from the chill.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
MY6TLRY ON THE RANGE
Search Reveals Skeleton or Ranchmar
WHO pisanpeared.

f'o |lSS pt'SetGd.
Sioux Falls, s. d. March l3.-tl'hc ;iu-
tllorities of Butte county, after per-
sistent efforts nave thus far been baf-
l hed in their attempts to solve u nys-
terry OF The range.
Rutte county is in the great cattle
range section of the state and is oc-
cupied largely by the herds of cattle
men. ne mystery which the authori-
ties are cu1eayoring 10 solve is as to
who was responsible for the death OF
Iiy Young, whose body was found near
the ranch established by him in Butte
county.
Young several years ago arrived in,
isutte county With a small herd OF
HOSES, which he ranged along Grand
river and in the breaks back from
that stream AS n motive for his as
sassination, it is said that he became
possessed of Information which would
cause trouble TO parties in that region
il divulged to the authorities. 1t has
been learned that shortly before the
Disappearance of Young from the
neighborhood some of these parties
formed IL posse, with the intention of
proceeding To Young's home and killing
him. They endeaNored TO work up SEN
ltimcnt against him, claiming he was u
menace TO the community.
The Englishman had in the mean
time heard of the proposed visit, and
gathering together Il party of friends
awaited the coming of the lynching
party. Some of the posse, after reach
ing II point some 200 yards from
Young's cabin. refused to proceed any
farther and the posse stopped for a par
le|.
The men III the cabin With Young
could them and wanted to open
fire upon them, but We're restrained by
Young, who, having nothing to fear
from the law or from the consequence
of an illegal act which he might have
committed. did not wish to kill anyone
unnecessarily. His mercy cost him his
life some DAYS later.
After the danger OF The lynching had
passed Young visited Heaey, the post
office of that vicinity. and in conversa-
tion with Il storeNeeper there told him
of the affair, saying that he had iden-
titled the members of the posse. Young
informed the storekeeper that his
(Young's) life was in danger and that
his intention was to gather up his
horses ana leave the country. He
stated that he would start the work of
rounding un the horses in n few days
The following day Young commenced
his work, and was seen by one or two
thus engaged. From that time until
his skeleton was found. half buried in
the soil at the foot of II felled pine
tree, in a lonely place near Grand river,
not the slightest trace of him could be
found. His stock disappeared from the
range, and not u hair or hide of the
,orses have since been seen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
WILL MAKE INVESTIGATION.
Corporations Having South Dakota
Charters to Explain.


Huron. S. d., March IA case in
volving the legality of the nominal Of
fees maintained in South Dakota by
corporations formed within the state
yet doing business elsewhere, and hav-
ing only nominal offices here, has been
commenced in circuit court here. The
title of the action, the preliminaries
of which have already been heard by
Judge Whiting. is T. A. Benson against
the American Mexico Mining and De-
veloplnent company The plaintiff
brings the action in behalf of himself
and others, as stockholders of the COM
pany. He sets forth in his pleadings
gether with it's principal officers, re-
ceived 100000 shares of its capital
stock without rendering services there
for, and that they have made large
profits at the expense Of the company
by selling options on it's treasury stock
company. The plaintiff also claims
that the dividends paid monthly by
paid from the stock of the company,
and not out of its surplus profits.
On presentation of these allegations.
together with a petition for the APP
pointment of a receiver. Judge Whit-
and named Thos. II. Null, of this city.
us receiver. He went to Chicago.
where the offices Of the company arc
located. for the purpose of carrying
out the orders of the court, but on
making his errand known, and al
though treated with much courtesy
by the officers of the company and their
legal advisor. he was denied the pos
session or examination of the books.
and returned to report this fact to the
court. Then followed an order to show
cause why the American Mexico Min
ing and Development company should
not be held for contempt of court, in
that the books were not delivered, nor
had the co1npany's officers obeyed
subpoena of this court to appear with
them before commissioner to give
deposition. n few days since Judge
Whiting heard argument in chambers
there by the respective attorneys on the
question of jurisdiction and contempt
and ut it's conclusion held that the COM
pany is in contempt and directed tina,
the books, etc. be presented before q
commissioner and depositions be talk.
en-. Further hearing of the matter will
be had in this city on March 81. Chi.
cago attorneys are assisted in the pro.
ceedings by local attorneys. and there
is promise of a lively contest when the
matter again comes on for hearing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
MANY SOUTH DAKOTA
FARMERS JOIN SOCIETY
American Association of Equity
Has Secured Large Number
of Members.
WILL HOLD THEIR CROP
The Society Has Membership Of
100000 Farmers, All Aligned te
Dictate Terms to Dealers in
Their Products.

Armour, S. d., March 10.-Much 1M-
terest is manifested in this part of the
state in the dispatches from Indianap-
oils to the effect that The American So
ciety of Equity has secured a member
ship OF 100000 farmers and that tho
members have determined not to sell
their products after March l except at
the price, minimum, agreed upon by
the officers of the society.
Agents have zealously worked this
part OF the state for the past six
months proselyting and they have met
with remarkable success. Almost ev-
cry town and village has in its imme-
aiate environment branch of this, the
latest in the trust busting line. Farm
ers are algning themselves to the new
movement in great numbers and are
consequently very jubilant over the
outlook when they will be able to die
tate terms to the dealers in the staff Of
life.
Conditions in the agricultural west
are are more propitious than in the east
and the western farmer either seems
more guillible than his eastern brother
or else he is quicker to grasp the prin4
ciples underlying the movement than
he Of the east.
In the last ten years the farmers Of
the west have recovered from the eff
fects of the disastrous droughts that
destroyed their crops and where there
was one man then with bank account!
there are twenty with larger and bigger
bank accounts today. The farmer In
general, is better off today than the
best OF his fellows We're ten years ago
and consequently he feels his OATS
and refuses to be bled any more by the
soulless corporations and proposes to
hereafter run his own affairs and that
of the consumer.
Farmers of this county held a rous-
ting meeting in the court house yester-
day and they will meet again in
couple of weeks to perfect the local or
ganization. The movement in this
county promises to take on the proper.
tions of the farmers alliance or the
populist party, SO popular is the move
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
\ Man Found Msnsled Beside Rail-
road Track

Eridgcwater, S. D.. March 12.-J. w
i>t'isto, mason by trade. who has
been making his home with Il farmer
cast of here. LETT town at n late hour
on foot. following the railroad track.
and who was found dead alongside the
track at an early hour this morning,
with a badly bruised and broken leg.
and one arm severely %'renched. AS to
the manner OF Geuth no one knows, but
owing to the intoxicated condition of
the man at the time OF leaving town. it
Is supposed that he wns either hit by
passing train. or fell OF the embank-
ment. The deceased has no relatives
in this part OF the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
DIG DEEP FOR WATER.
Government Behind Movement for Well
at Buffalo GAP,

Buffalo Gap. S. d., March 12.-The
enterprising people of this portion of
the state are raising the sum of $500
for an interesting and important pur-
pose-the sinking 500 feet deeper of AN
artesian we'll which was commenced
about fifteen Years ago by the United
States government, but which was af-
te1wards. for some reason, abandoned.
Through the efforts of Congressman
Martin engineers of the geological de-
partment We're ordered here to make
a thorough examination of the we'll.
then down 500 feet, and the surround
ing country, and make a report on the
same. Nearly an entire summer was
spent by Professor Dartcn and his men
in making geological surveys. A care
full examination of the abandoned well
was made by both Mr.. Darton and the
chief engineer. Mr.. Newell, and as q
result of their labors they recommends
ed that this we'll and three others in
different portions of the state west of
the Missouri river be put down as test
wells.
On this recommendation the depart
nent ordered that the wells be drilled.