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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26
In History of the Katy.

Referring to the announce.
ment of the the Canadian Pa.
citic to the effect that during
twenty years operation of the
Pacific division for passenger
traffic they have not been re-
quired to record the death of a
siugle passenger by accident,
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
management makes a statement
relative to it's record. The
katy" officials say that they
have never had an accident in
which a passenger has been
killed while on the company's
trains. Neither is there any
record of a passenger dying
from injuries sustained while
riding in any of the compauy's
cars over the Katy" system.
William Reichoff and Paul
Adams will go to the father
land August 1st. for a visit.
They don't propose to have
Kaizer Bill sticking them in
the army, so attended to their
naturalization papers and now
they are Uncle Sans children.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

r. Shaver and family went to
Hannibal Friday to visit friends
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

j. F. Brakeman, wife aud
child of Slater have been visit.
ing relatives in the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26
Songs of the Soil"
By Frank L. Stanton

The Rivers Song.
It sends song of welcome DER
the fields and Towering
sud-
To the valleys and the hills
that feed the famished
tlocks of God:
II am fresh'ning all the green
land OF the cotton, corn an
wheat;
l am singin's Of the summer, an
the summer days are sweet
So, why should we be growlin'
IN the country round about,
When even the clouds above US
still let the sunshine out?
Be thankful for all weather.
just let the seasons roll,
While sunshine sends the bright
light through the windows
of your soul!
It's a good idea to live In the
sunshine; but the wise man
takes his umbrella along in the
month of July.
The world moves, and you've
got to keep up with the process.
sion. The dust is binding to
the man that walks behind it.
Some men climb so high in
this world, the people in the
valleys far below lose sight OF
them in the mists of the noun.
tain tops.
Some folks saddle all their
sins on the devil, and he's per.
fectly willing to take all the re.
sponsibility for them-tor he
knows his time is coming.
The bright side of life some
times goes to bla ziug too soor
to suit all of us.
You can't growl the weather
away, but you can feel at home
in it by shouting hallenla.
We have quit worrying about
whether or not there are folks
living in the stars. The fact is,
some of US are not quite certain
that we're living" in this
world.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26
%%<~

1t don't make no diff'unce ter
me whether de worl is roun' or
fat. De leadin' question wild
me is how ter stan steady pom
top of it.
Many a time wen a politician
feels lax de officer Is a-seekin
of him, it's des a twitch of de
rheumatism, or a sign dat de
co'ntielsneeds hoein'.
Dar's:one thing ter say in fav.
or of satan: Wen he go ter
church he keep his eye wide
open whilst de res of dem is
sleepin' thoo de sermon.
De only way you kin git some
folks ter travel de road ter
heaven is ter tell 'em dat milk
en- honey's free, en- dey won't
halter tip-toe ter scrape gold
dust off de stars.
It's de early riser dat wins in
de life.race. Adam gone ter
sleep once, en- sleep too long;
en- you sees what trouble we
been inIever since!
Befo' dis century over 1
wouldn't be tall surprised eff
dey raised de dead but l don't
want ter be in ten mile err de
place whar dey rise at.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

Eyes, said the Georgia moon,
sinner, I'm in favor of this fine
summer weather, for the grass
and flowers make it mighty
hard for a revenue detective to
locate the moonshlne distiller.
les"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26
ANNUAL WABASH EXCURSION
TO
NlAGRA FALLS,
ALEXANDER BAY. N. Y,
TORONTO,
MONTREAL P, Q.

On August 9th the Wabash wi run
a personally conducted exc" IN to
Niagara Falls at which time 6lOn follow
ing vary. low rates will be made
HANNIBAL
TO
Niagra Falls and return 81 s5
Alexander Bay " " Is %
Toronto, Ont g " IL Is
Montreal, p. O., " 22.5I
Final limit Aug. Goth.
If you contemplate making this trip
better let me make your sleeping car
reservations early.
j. G. JOHNSON,
Commercial Agent,
Hannibal, Mo,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-18
lCOutinued next week
Public Sale.

$50 head of high grade here
ford and shorthorn cows and
heifers at the stock yards, Broken
Bow, Nebraska,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81.
Commencing at 10 o'clock a. III.
We are closing out our entire
herd of cows and helfers, all
we'll bred, and will sell in lots to
suit purchaser.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash or eight
months time on bankable paper,
bearing nine percent interest.
SANDS Bros. LIVE Stock Co.
T. w. Smith, Auctioneer,
S. X. Warrick, Clerk, 1920
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-18

examined as to the number OF
voters residing within the terri
tory of the proposed new county
of Noble.
The assessment books for the
year 1905 for townships wholly
or partially included in the pro-
posed new county of Noble were
also introduced in evidence and
the clerk called to identify the
same as public records.
The petitioners object to the
books of assessment being intro
luced for the reason they are
incompetent, immaterial and
irrevelent and for various other
reasons.
Objections to the introduction
of the assessment books were
overruled.
The board was occupied in the
hearing of this case until
Wednesday afternoon.
OR. A. Moore for petitioners
The petitioners now ask to
withdraw application and the
petition Of the northwest quarter
of the county and ask the board
to grant their request.
Moved by Morris and seconded
by Schneringer that Moore's re-
quest be granted,
Mr.. Schneringer said that he
would withdraw his motion made
to accept and adopt the report Of
the committee, with the consent
of the second, the second con-
scented and there being no objec-
tions the motion to adopt the
report Of the committee was
withdrawn.
Some objection being offered
by the demonstrators to the
petitioners being allowed to
withdraw their petitions it was
moved and carried that the re-
quest to withdraw their petition
and application be denied but
that the demonstrators pay for a
certified copy of the petitions for
the petitioners.
The demonstrators agreed to
this and pledged themselves to
pay for certified copies of the
petitions.
The board then adjourned till
Thursday, October 4th, at 9
o'clock a. m.
Thursday October 4th, 1906.
Board met at 9 a. IN. All
members present.
The county treasurers semi
annual report together with the
committee report thereon was
then taken up.
Transfer of fund.
The road committee then re-
ported as follows, on the petition
of Christensen etal.
We recommend that the petit
ton be granted and the road
changed according to the petit
ton with the understanding that
the Town Board of Berwyn town.
ship are to put in and maintain a
stock chute on the farm of J. p.
Bookneau as per their aggree-
ment on file.
l.. CUSHMAN,
H. B. ScHNERINGER,
h. h. WEIGH.
1t was moved and carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read.
| The road committee also re-
ported as follows on the petition
of E. c. Spooner ct al, for road
in town IS, range II.
We recommend that the petit
ton be granted and damages al
lowed as follows against road
district No. l, of Douglas Grove
township.
To the owner of the northwest
quarter of section 4-1S-17, $4,000.
To the owner of the northeast
quarter of section 4-1S-17, $4,000
To be assessed to road district
No. 3 of Douglas Grove town
| ship:
To the owner of the northeast
quarter of section 33-19-17, $40.
To the owner Of the southeast
| quarter of section 33-19-l7, $50.
E l.. CUsHMAN,
5 H. B. SCHNERINGER,
Y II. h. WEIGH.
= 1t was moved and carried tha'
e the report of the committee bt
I. accepted and adopted as read.
e The road committee also re-
0 ported as follows on the petition
t of w. S. Chad ct al, for ;
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-18

West Union has s. sections.
10 Secs being INCLUDED IN the proposed
cent OF the township.
ELECTION mG o C In BROKEN Ss Bow was 5Ss
The No Of y2Ses cast 4 At the general
Broken Bow township has I2G sections
new s eonn pe of No6e WSich ' is per cent
OF T the tSWns 81 ppo,es cast ot the genera,
elestion for 1904 in Triumph was vas S. S:onor,,
election Tor 1905 in Triumph was II.
20 rs Sees OF "a" triumph Il shbS Being included
IN She he% hi
The No Of of, votes east id at the general
The No. OF votes east at the general
Srnod ' Saa s ia AEnEso was '
loe secs being i9Siiadsd in the proposed e
OF OF the towHship. =
Sr,rp or NvD,,ov,)
Cn nS VI Cor~T~ "' SIS.
''o9'I 1"s PIN p;nn,an do borohv cor+;fy
.hat Tvs y, tbe i %nrn Wv CIorb Of oa;d
Conntv 5ulv olootod and Qualified 90
such officer that | have charge of the
abstracts of votes cast at the seyera
polling places in said County at the
general election held in and for sale
Comfy on the s day of Nov. 1904 anC
on the 7 day of Nov 1905 and tina
the above and foregoing statement i,
true and correct to the best of m,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-18
The No, OF votes
cast at the General
aIapttan for


Arnold has l3S section
30 sections being included IN the pro,
posed new county Of ArbOr whlch - ~
per cent OF the township.
The No, OF votes cast at the general
election for 1901 ia Triumph was st.
The No. OF votes cast Tor the general
election for 1905 in Triumph was ~
Triumph has ~ sections.
80 sections being included in the pro.
posed new county OF ArbOr Whlch ~ 81
per cent Of the township.
election Tor 1904 in Broken Bow was 5M.
The NO. OF votes cast at the general
election for 1905 in Broken Bow was bJN.
Broken Bow has l2G. sections.
IL sections being included in the pro
posed new county OF Arbor winch rs IL
per cent of the township.
The No. OF votes cast at the general
election for 1904 i'm Custer was 1871.
fhc number OF votes cast ut the general
election for 1905 in Custer was li2.
Custer has lG2 sections
1876 sections being included in the pro
posed new county OF ArbOr which Is rs
per cent OF the township.
STATE OF NEBRASKA, ! GO
custer county
JOS. Pigman do hereby certify
that am the county clerk of said
county duly elected and qualified as
such officer that [ have charge Of
the abstracts Of votes cast ut the
several polling places i'll said county
mt the general election held in and
for said county on the 8 day of Nov,
1904 and on the 7 day of Nov. 1905
and that the above and foregoing
statement is true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
/ further certify that arrived at
the above estimate in the following
manner, to.wit:
For all the townships wholly in
Guided within the proposed new
county the whole number of votes
cast in such township is given. For
every township in which portion
only is included in the proposed
new county l included such percent
Of the entire vote of such precinct
rs the number of sections cut off is
of the entire number of sections in
Guided within the precinct.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of Custer County this first day OF
October 1906.
Jos. PlGMAN,
lsEAL] County Clerkt
Statement showing the probable
number of voters residing within the
proposed new County of Noble based
upon the abstract of votes cast at the
general election of 1904 and 1905.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-18
commended by the commissioner.

commended by the commissioner.
L. CUsHMAN,
II. B. ScHNERINGER.
X. h. WEIGH.
1t was moved aud carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read.
The road committee also re-
ported as follows on the petition
of John Reese, ct al, for a road
in town II, range p.
We recommend that the petit
tion be granted as recommended
by the commissioner.
l.. CUsHMAN,
II. b. SCHNERINGER,
II. II. WEIGH.
1t was moved and carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read,
and the road established accord
ing to the field notes of the sur
veyor and the old road of which
this road is intended to be a
substitute, he vacated.
The road committee also re-
ported as follows on the petition
of M. E. Vandenburg ct al, for a
road in town 10, range IS, and
town Is, range 10.
We recommend that the petit
ton be granted and damages al
lowed as stipulated against road
district No. 3, of Douglas Grove
township.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-18

township.
L. CUsHMAN,
II. 4. SCHNERINGER.
II. Il. WEIGH.
1t was moved and carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read and
that the road be established ac-
cording to the field notes of the
surveyor and that the road on
the half section line of which
this road is intended to take the
place, be vacated.
The road committee also re-
ported as follows on the petition
of M. Trumble, ct al, for a road
in town i3, range 10:
We recommend that the petit
tion be granted as recommended
by the commissioner.
L. CUsHMAN,
H. b. ScHNERINGER.
II. r. WEIGH.
1t was moved and carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read and
the road established.
The road committee also re-
ported as follows on the petition
of L. H. Morrison, ct al, for the
vacation of a road in town 10,
range %:
We recommend that the petit
tion be granted and the road
vacated as recomme nded by the
commissioner.
L. CUsHMAN,
H. B. SCHNERINGER.
II. K. WEIGH.
1t was moved and carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read.
And in the matter of the re-
quest of ]. O. Mylar, ct al, that
the board order distractions re-
moved from road No. 236 and
the road opened up and put in
shape for public travel, the COM
mittee recommended as follows:
We recommend that the county
clerk be instructed to notify road
overseer of district No. 3, of
Arnold township to open the
road. L. CUsHMAN,
III. B. ScHNERINGER.
II. r. WEIGH.
1t was moved and carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read.
Board adjourned till 100 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met at 1880 p. N. All
members present.
Claims committee reported as
follows:
We recommend that the fol-
lowing claims be allowed:
c. U. Richardson, sheriffs costs.......,.,$ IS 05
| Newton Taylor, care of smallpox cases. 81 50
| Rolla Towsley, washing for prisoners. 90
| Ed. Mccormick, Catching Jail breakers 20 90
N. B. Predmore.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40 90
Smith Premier Typewriter Co.. road
| w. NJ. WEIGH, supplies for supt.........,. 120 90
| Observation-Disclosures. 40 90
| ]. L. Powell, rent for Mrs. Durby........ 50
p. J. Simonson, meat for Mrs. StaIcup 5 So
Barger ...........,,,..... ................ Il IS
| A. L. Mathews. care of Mrs. Turpauing. % 90
| II. NJ. Pinckuey, expense. ......,,........ p IS
J. l.. Petit, care OF small poN cases..,,,, 25
| Sheppard 2'Burk. merchandise for Mrs.
howard. ..,.. ,',,,s,,,','. ..,..,,,....... " is
| Ii. NJ, Pinckuey, salary for August aud
| September ..,....,.....,,,.,.,., BOO o.
| Pin L. Metcalf uailS.....,,....,,,.,,,,.. 80
| A. Il. Johnson, third quarter salary and
expenses .... .................... ....... 2s4 25
| Jos. Pigman, salary ACCOMPLISHMENTS. l25 on
| Jos, Pigman, Salary September, ...,..... l25 90
| Rolla Towsley, board of prisouers..,,,., los 50
| JOS, Pigmau, railroad fare for......,..., 5 ~
| Chas. Mytton, care of Thos. Morris. n W
| bartholomew ~ Christensen, profession.
| al SERVICES ~ -
e.. II. Thorpe, railroad fare for Elcrta
Roberts. .....,...,.... .,......,.,. II %
proceedings. .,,....,.,,. -. p 20
| lCoutinued next week
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09
GETS $4,000.


Lexington, KY, May 26.-The
will of the we'll known turf man
and thoroughbred breeder, Maj.
B. G.. Thomas, probated here,
leaves all his estate, excepting be-
quests made in codicils, to Margar-
ct Pryor, woman. who had been
his housekeeper since he bought
her in slavery, nearly a half CEN
tury ago. Louis Descognets, Ed
ward Frasier and Thomas E. Gard
ner are his executors. Maj. Thorn.
as had no near relatives.
In a codicil, dated December
1905, Mr.. Thomas bequeaths te
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09
Negro, and traces of backing
were found upon his face.

Springfield, Ohio.-A red-head-
ed Negro girl named Jennie Carter
caused the Board of Education of
New Carlisle to take action in dis
missing Superintendent VIM.
Teach. According to the story
told by different persons of New
Carlisle, the board wanted Miss
Carter, who is one of the brightest
members of the graduating class
quietly to accept her diploma and
not appear at the exercises. Sup
erintendent Teach says he told the
board that it had no right to keep
the girl from the exercises-that
the state law protected her. Soon
afterward the board, in executive
session, decided that the professors
services would not be needed next
year Two hundred prominent
citizens signed a petition urging
that Mr.. Teach be retained, but
the board refused to reconsider its
action. 1t is said that the Negro
girl would have taken honors if it
had not been for her color.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09
THE DANCING HABIT.

The Stanton Reporter of Stan
ton, California, says:
We often wonder how the young
Christian man or woman would
feel going to sinner in a revival,
with whom he had been dancing
only few nights previous, and
urging him to abandon his ways of
sin. 1t is a lamentable fact that
the majority of our social leaders
think no entertainment complete
unless it is accompanied with
dancing, drinking, card playing,
coon songs" sometimes all COM
bined-generally led by some
Christian man or woman. The
plea that it is no harm to do these
things may be all right. but there
are few of the "old SCHOOL, left
whose craniums are too hard to adj
nit of such plea.
1t is inconceivable to us that
man fresh from the ball room floor
could effectively invoke Gods
mercy upon the professed unregen-
Grated; nor do we conceive how
young woman, with her voice
turned to the ''coon song" pitch.
can enject the essential feeling
into those Christian songs.
If it is no harm for Christians
to dance, gamble, etc. what makes
it harm for sinners to do the
same?
A crusade beginning in the pull
pits of our churcnes should be
make against this growing evil and
cease not until the evil is eradicat-
ed. Ministers should not permit
the fear of losing dread and but
ter" swerve them from the dis
charge of their duty.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09

following persons were on the pro-
gram: Miss Weston, paper; Mrs.
clemens, solo; Mrs Love and Miss
Ellis, duett; Mrs Wilson, select
reading; Mesdames Berry and elem
ems, duett; Mrs. johnson, paper;
Mrs. Tyler, solo; Miss Starkey, reci-
tation; Mrs. tyler and Miss B. Ty-
ler, Duet; Mrs. Scott, closing re-
marks.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09

A recent dispatch from Wash
ington, D. G. says: For the past
two weeks several white women of
this city were victims of pocket
book thief and in every instance
described the robber as a 'burly
black Negro, etc. The police ar
rested several suspects, but were
compelled to release them for lack
of proof of guilt. Last Wednes-
day. however, the police arrested a
young white man, one Albert W.
Purcell, on the charge of indecent
exposure, and upon examination at
the station house found three la.
dies pocketbooks and box OF
backing in his clothing. 1t is
stated by the police that this white
thief is the so-called 'burly black
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09

Des Moines, Iowa, May 25.-Dr.
Matthew Anderson, colored, pastor
of the Berean Presbyterian church
at Philadelphia, and graduate of
the Princeton Theological Semi
nary and Princeton University,
was refused admittance to ban
quet of the Princeton Ministerial
Alumni of the delegates to the
Presbyterian General Assembly
because of racial prejudices. He
had purchased ticket to the ban
quet and when he appeared at the
door of the banquet hall he was
not permitted to enter. Anderson
may ask the general assembly 10
take the matter up.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09

John and Wallace Hall, two
young white men, wese arrested
and jailed at Madisonville, Madi-
son county Texas. on the charge
of forcibly entering the house of
Jim Brown, an old colored man,
and criminally assaulting Browns
daughter. The offense was CON-
mitted last Saturday night. At
the preliminary hearing Wednes-
day they were admitted to bail in
the sum of $1,000 in the assault
case and $500 on the burgulary
charge. They are unable to make
the bond.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09
Our Visit to Grand Junction,
Yhs Metropolis of the Western Slope The Great Fruit
Raising Country in which Some of Our People
are Making Phenomenal Progress.

Leaving Glenwood on the morn
ing of May Both. on the Denver d
Rio Grande whose car service is
one of the very best in this coun-
try especially adapted for tourist
and pleasure seekers, [ found my
self at noon in Grand Junction,
the most beautiful, up-to-date and
progressive city of the Western
slope, in fact the metropolis.
The business houses were closed
and tastfully decorated. The
sound of martial music directed
my footstep and L soon found my
self with boy hood glee and patrio-
tism born of the race marking
time with the old veterans, into
whose warm hearts will ever beat
in sacred unison the day this ma
ton holds in sacred memory May
Both.
The parade in mber, neatness
and general appearance would do
credit to any city twice the size OF
the metropolis of the Western
slope.
The first old timers to meet were
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Harris
both formerly of Denver. Mr.. Har-
ris has purchased comfortable
home besides he owns a twenty five
acre ranch five miles from the city.
In company with Mr.. Hines we
called on our old school mate IT, P.
{Iangon, we had not seen him
since 'S2, back in old Virginia,
Hampton.
It was most pleasant reminder
of school days and as we recalled
events of the campus, and recited
our boyish pranks, twenty-four
years ago seemed as yesterday.
Messrs Langon, Harris, Archer,
Jones and myself drove to the
beautiful orchard of John Hines,
two miles from the city, where we
found the genial John, thinning
his over we'll laden trees of peach
es and apples. We take pride in
stating right here that Mr.. Hines
has the prettiest twenty acre tract,
mostly all in fruit, that it has been
our pleasure to see, and as my
eyes gazed in wonder and admira-
ton at the vastness of the fertile
soil of the Grand valley, and to see
one of the race viewing with his
neighbors in raising the finest
. fruit of Colorado, I felt proud OF
the man and my race.
MI. Hines has been pruning
and grating until he has cherry
trees loaded with apricots, and
peach trees bearing peaches, cher
ries and apricots. Mr.. and Mrs
Hines Sr., are. joyial hospitable
people of the old school, whose
hearts extend from breast to breast
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09
DENVER, COLORADO SATURDAY, JUNEe, 1906

John T. Clay, $1,000 and in trust,
81 900 each to his 2 sons. Clay is a
Negro jockey who rode and train
ed horses for Mr.. Thomas.
Margaret Pryor will also get Mr..
Thomas Hira Villa breeding farm,
the city home, II head of yearlings
ard several brood mares.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09
The chaufeurs of indianapolis

The chauffeurs of indianapolis
have organized union, the chief
object of which is to force colored
men out of the business of hand
ling automobiles. The wealthy
white owners of the motor cars are
favorably inclined toward their
Negro drivers, and some trouble
may be experienced by the cheap
er element in their effort to rob
the black man of his bread and
meat.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09

We have Durango about 30 col
ored citizens and with few ex-
ceptions each hold a mining claim.
AS the mining season is opening
no doubt in the near future there
will be an exodus of the colored
population from Durango to the
mining districts to dig the never
to-be-gotton gold and to invest all
their hard winters earnings into
utopia
The Colorado statesman., 1906-06-09

James Augustus Wilson, of Cal
houn, Ala, Negro student at the
Wesleyan University, has been
chosen as one of the speakers at
the commencement exercises in
June, because of excellent stand
ing in English and defamation
departments.