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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
GREAT GAME
Was That of Friday Between kS6Eiaaa
and Monroe City.

The two teams were booked
for two games. one Thursday
afternoon and one Friday.
Thursday after II innings
the game was called off on ac-
count of a heavy shower There
was nothing to show but goose
eggs.
Friday they lined up with
Oaks in the box for Monroe but
at end of third inning his arm
let down and big John Witt
mar, the wicked ball thrower,
the idle of Monroe IooS the
box and threw extra good bail
for even tO him, to tue cad of
the twelfth inning.
At the end Of the niuth inning
they tied on 2 and 2 and then
come the tug OF war, which
was settled in the twelfth by
a score OF z to 4.
Hawkins scored in the 1st,
Young in 3rd, 10th and 18th,
Buell. in 10th and 18th and Oaks
IN 18th.
The boys say the pre!tiest
ball thrown they ever saw was
by Oaks from deep in Right
Field to home plate. aud that
Little Willie" Young played
great ball from start to finish.
Every thing considered it was
as good or better than any
previous game
Pitcher Carr is member of
the Iowa State League and be
said: Whitman is The toughest
proposition that L have met this
season.
Following is the line up:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20

The camping party headed by
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Ely came to
grief just this side of the Here.
ford school. A tire came on OF
their hay wagon aud they had a
time getting it on again.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
TENS FROM FARMERS
~ Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
T0,FarmerS.

Good white oak posts and
cord wood for sale.-F. D. Proc
tor. IF.
Money to loan at S per cent
on farm security.-Meriweth
& Meriwether. If
We have at the head of our
White Plymouths a fine cocker
ell bought from u. r. Fishel,
whose motto is: 1.-THE Best in
the World" and the premiums
he captures prove him to raise
that kind. Will sell eggs at
81. 90 for 15.-W. J. ROUSE.
Good pasture and plenty of
water. George A Hardesty
Route /.
Barred Plymouth Rocks egg
for hatching.
MRS. Roy G. NELSON.
Good pasture and plenty of
water for rent, 3 miles south =
west of city.-Gus Lundborg.
1925
Jno S McClintic has sold 10
ewes that averaged 1853 pounds,
They and the wool clip from
them fetched him $l3. 40 per
head.
Charlie Sharp has been sell
ing more Jersey cows. Bailey
Jackson got 8 and Mrs Alma
Aymer L.
Fred Hawker marketed his
1876 fleece Thursday.
E B Taylor, of near Philadel-
phia, bought one of F T Wads.
worth and Sons fancy Hereford
bulls. Thursday.
Tip and harry McClintic dip.
ped 800 lambs Thursday.
] B Gray and Son have ship :
ped a car load of their lambs.
Mike Madden of Madden
Bros told us Saturday. We
have 55 acres of corn that ha 8
heen plowed over twice and 80
acres of wheat as fine as.any we
have ever raised.
Galveston, June 15.-A COM
pilation of reports from every
cotton producing county in
Texas shows condition worse
than they ever have been at
this season of the year. Com.
pared with four.milllon bale
crop for the 1906 OF season, the
grow wing crop will fall short of
1000, 900 bales.
Evansville, Ind. June Is
The Ohio river continues to rise
rapidly here and stands 27 feet.
The rise will continue for sever
al days, and it is believed that
most of the corn planted be-
tween here and Paducab, KY =,
is doomed. A rise of 3 feet
more will throw the water over
thousands of acres more of corn
land and growing wheat.
Charlie Sharp has been sell.
ing his bunch of Jersey cows
bought a short time ago at a
sale near Hannibal. Walter
Moss got 5 of them. Joe Jett 8
and Neil Jackson 3.
Isaac N Nelson has bought
beeves from Stewart Bros ID,
Gentry Bros 1, B Swigart L, 1 P
Stephens L. o Tewell 4. Sold
\ 1 to Hawkins and Nelson and
sent Ii head to Hannibal. Mon
day.
] The lightning killed 9 head OF
~ a. E-Ak-.. n ma
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20

Joe Fry now has a nice we'll
166 feet deep and plenty of
water in it.
John Fahy, of Shiel has 35
acres of wheat and he says: l
wouldn't thank any one to guar.
aptee me 25 bushels per acre.
Jno L Owen sent 10 head of
beeves to the Bluff City market
Monday.
II b Muddi has been buying
some hogs from: CT Mudd AZ.
Jno Campbell Al, Sam Wilson'S.
r Hays 10. B J Pierceall 10, T
J Yates 90, G Mudd 4.
Charlie Sullivan has sold a
fine driving horse to George
Damhorst, of Quincy.
Springfield. Mo-, June 15.--
Several days ago a mad dog
got among a bunch o. cattle
owned by A D Thompson, a
stockman, southeast of this city
aud since then ten of them have
died of hydrophobia. When the
dog was found the cattlemen
killed it. Thompson fears he
may lose his entire herd.
Several registered Polled,
Aberdeen Angus Bulls for sale.
If DAVENPORT & Co.
T Jack Grain is one those big
hearted, eyes wide-opeu fellows
that does not care to trust 10
the future for his bed-of-ease.
He was IN the city Tuesday
getting 100 feet of garden hose
to sprinkle his lawn.
During the past few days
Barger and McCIintic have
bought sheep from: G Colsert
I2 G Isman 4. Jno Lake 8, O
Bradshaw 5, J H Icenhower /,
G H ware 1, Jno Hanson 8, inc
Shearman Is, Geo Shaw 5, B G
Moss g The firm bought and
shipped all the Mudd hogs.
Market Report.
For Wednesday before date
of paper.
C,etlo 90 00AEe Oc
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the Differ
ent DeTion6AszhURa.

This Column Closes Promptly at 3 a. ~.
Each Wednesday. Don't FFHst 1t.
Rev. FIR. T. Mullen was with
: st. Louis friends the first of the
week.
Rev. FIR. Stephen Kendrick
visited his brother William nea
Shelbina the first of the week.
Rev. DR.. E. McNair went to
Palmyra Monday to assist at
the Presbytery in examining
J. w. Lewis who desires a Ii
. cense to preach the Presbyter-
= ian doctrine.
st. Louis, June 17.-Authon y
Matre, national secretary of
the American Federation of
, Catholic societies, announ ced
today the program for the sixth
national convention of the
American FEEDER alton of Cath.
olic societies, to be held in Indi-
anoplis, July 14th to 18th, has
been completed. The couven-
tion will be the greatest Catho.
olic gathering ever held in the
United States. Fully a milli On
and a half Catholics will be rep
resented.
Quite large number of the
Epworth Leaguers of this city
are attending the Hannibal Dis
trict Epworth League meeting
at Hunnewell Most of them
took advantage of the fine roads
and short distance and drove
over.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Regular services Sunday by
the Pastor.
Sunday School at 9:45.
ST. JUDE'S CHURCH
4th Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday School at 9.45 a. m.
Morning Prayer at IL a. m.
Choir Practice Friday at 7;30
p. m.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
FIRST BAPTIST.

Regular services Sunday by
the Pastor.
Subject of morning discourse {:
Throwing Stones" In the
evening. &c. @. C.'s''
The Womaus Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. Frank
D. Proctor tomorrow at 2:30
p. m.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20

]. B. Hawkins aud Harry
Humphrey were vita Hannibal
friends Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
METHODIST.

There will be a special ser.
vice on Sunday morning in the
interest of Christian Education.
Rev. A. B. Culbertson, of Hunts
Vile, will preach the sermon.
All of the members are urged
to be present.
Other services as usual.
The public Is cordially invit-
ed.
METHoDIsT-CIRCUIT.
At DeMoss. Educational Rally
all day Saturday, basket dinner
on the ground. Usual services
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10
BOARDED IT up.
Drinking Club in Walker Build
ing Comes to Grief.
Mr.. Shoaf Forced to Close En-.
frances From Hotel.

There was a lively scene enacted at
the National hotel this morning in
which the principals were the national
officers of the knights and Ladies of
Security on the one side and Elmer E.
Shoaf on the other.
Mr.. Shoaf had leased room in the
Walker building which is next to the
National hotel and connected with it
by archways and had equipped it with
beautiful bar and the other access
sories of first class saloon. Every
thing was in readiness for the opening
today. Mr.. Shoaf calls his place a
"club" and says that it was his pur-
pose to run it like other clubs where
drinking is merely an incident to the
social feature.
The Knights and Ladies of Security
own the National hotel but have no
control over the Walker building
However, when the officers heard
what had happened they waited upon
the proprietors of the National and
upon Mr.. Shoaf and told them that
they would not tolerate a drinking
place connected in any way with the
hotel. The proprietors of the Ma
tional denied that the place was to be
connected with the hotel and referred
the officers to Mr.. Shoaf. He attempt
ed to argue that the establishment
WoQlQ SIMPLY De a private cIuD ana
that he had leased the room from the
hotel proprietors for that purpose, but
Mr. Kirkpatrick and Judge Huron,
who represented the organizat ton
were obdurate. They would not toler-
ate drinking place connected in any
way with the hotel which is owned by
&c orcer.
Accordingly Mr. Shoaf-e capituIated.
He agreed to board up the entrances
from the hotel and to do it so aeffec-
lively that there could be no egress
from that direction. This is to be done
under the direction of the officers of the
knights and Ladies of Security and to
be done at once. This some what molii-
fed Mr.. kirkpatrick and Judge Huron
and the work of closing the en-
frances is being done today.
Mr.. Shoaf formerly had a drinking
place on East Sventh street know as
the Coronado club but he was driven
out when the building was sold a short
time ago to the Prudential Trust COM
pany. He evidently is very brave
man for he is the first who ever at
tempted to esta blish a drinking place of
any kind on the west side of Kansas
avenue, between Sixth and Eighth ave-
nues.
The police were asked what they
knew about the new Club" and they in
sisted that they knew nothing about it;
they had not even heard that Mr.. Shoaf
had moved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10
EARTH SHOOK.
Earthquakes Felt i'm Widely
Separate Localities.
Pennsylvania Disturbed at all
Early Hour This Morning.
THEY CAME IN PAIRS.
Two Distinct Shocks i'm Norway,
Sweden and Russia.
Houses Rocked and Inhabitants
Ran Out of Doors.

Williamsport, Pa, Jan. 1O.-A series
of earthquakes were felt and heard in
tbs section from o'clock to 4:30.
Buildings shook so that families were
awakened and rumbling sounds were
heard over an area of about 20 miles.
Christiania, Norway, Jan. 1o.-Two Sc
we're earthquake shocks were felt here
at 1:S0 this morning accompanied by
runblings like thunder. kilograms re-
ceived in this city show that the shocks
were felt at other towns in Norway The
disturbances caused considerable alarm
but no damage has been reported.
Yekaterinburg. Russia, Jan. 10.-Two
earthquake shocks were felt here early
this morning.
Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 10.-Two dis
tfnct and sharp earthquake shocks were
felt at several points in Sweden at 1:30
this morning. Dispatches received from
Arvika, Mellerad and Stromstad report
rocking of houses at those places caused
hasty exodus of the alarmed inhabit-
ants.
Baltimore Md, Jan. 10.-Several
earth shocks were felt at a number
of points in Baltimore county, north
of this city, at about 5:45 o'clock this
morning, according to reports re-
ceived here. The shocks while light,
were distinct and lasted about Is sec
OndS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10
PREACHERS IN MOB.
Murderer of Wife and Son Taken
From Jail and Hanged.

Charles City, Iowa, Jan. 10.-James
Cullen, who murdered his wife and 15-
year-old stepson yesterday, was taken
from the Floyd county Jail here last
night by a mob and hanged to the
Cedar river bridge. The mob broke
into the Jail and quickly overcame
what resistance Sheriff Shermerhorn
was able to offer. Many of the leading
citizens of the town were in the crowd.
They made no attempt to disguise
themselves. Cullen fought hard. He
declared that his wife and son had at
tackled him and that he had killed
them in self defense,
Four or five ministers and a large
number of women accompanied the
lynchers.
Judging from the expressions heard
about town the hanging is largely the
result of the pardon granted to Louis
Russe, the Brown county wife muir
derer. Busse, who murdered his wife
within fifteen miles of Charles City,
has twice been granted reprteves and
then his sentence was commuted to
lie Imprisonment.
Cullen had been married three
times.
Men who participated in the affair
stated they did not fear prosecution.
They said they disiiked mob violence,
but that they considered execution
was justifable in the case of Cullen.
They declared the estate of $4,000
which he had accumulated would
have been used to fight his case in the
courts and that it would have been
years before he was punished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10
SAVED By MILLER.
Government VIII Improve Forts Riley
and Leavenworth.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Representativs
Miller, of Kansas, single-handed made
a fight that will enable the war depart
ment to make Fort Leavenworth and
Fort Riley brigade posts. This means
the expenditure of vast sum of money
by the government at these posts with
in the next three years. Secretary Taft
planned these Improvements, but the
house military committee opposed them
and to block them inserted a provision
in the army Appropriation bill that addl-
tional barracks at army posts should
not be erected unless by act of con-
gress.
When that feature was reached today
Miller raised the point of order that the
provision was new legislation and could
not be included in an Appropriation bill.
The speaker sustained the point and the
provision was cut out.
BY vote of 81 to so the house in COM
mittee of the whole refused to strike out
an item of $1,0000O0 for the purpose of
paying the expenses and batteries of the
organized militia to participate in such
brigade or division encampments as
may be established for the field instruc-
tions of the troops Of the regular army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10
INVESTIGATE BAILEY.
Resolution Calls for Probe of Stand
ard Oil Charges.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 10.-A resolution
providing for a sweeping investigation
of the conduct of United States Sena-
tor ]. w. Bailey of this state has been
introduced in the house of representa-
tives. 1t is signed by twenty-eight
members of the legislature. Senator
sBailey's term expires March 4, next
In the primary election of last July
Senator Bailey was indoi-sed for sera-
tor by practically unanimous vote of
the people. Since that time it is
charged that evidence has been OBJ
tanned which shows that he has re-
ceived large sums of money in loans
and fees from the Waters-Pierce Oil
company, the Kirby Lumber company,
the Security Oil company and person.
Pierce OIL company.
The resolution charges substantial
ly that Senator Bailey:
while a representative In congress
and a candidate for the senate, ac-
ceptcd money and favors from the
Waters-Pierce Oil company (charged
to be a subsidiary corporation OF the
Standard Oil company and dominated
by it) and from its president H. Clay
Pierce, as consideration for his po-
litical and official influence in secur-
ing the readmission of said company
to do business in Texas after its char
ter had been forfeited by legal pro-
ceedings and final judgment rendered
therein by the supreme court OF the
United States. thus rendering fruitless
and null said proceedings and judg-
ment."
The resolution charges that Pierce
and the Waters-Pierce Oil company
advanced Bailey many thousands of
dollars to be used in speculations,
whereby Bailey became under heavy
financial and personal obligations to
Pierce and to the Waters-Pierce Oil
company, and that in return Bailey
used his influence with the Twenty
seventh legislature, which was in ses-
sion, in 1901, relative to senate bill
No. 1874. an act relating to the fines.
forfeitures and penalties due the state
of Texas, also house bill No. 422. an
act revoking the permission granted
the Waters-Pierce Oil company to do
business in Texas and directing the
secretary of state to cancel the permit
issued to that company.
The resolution further provides for
the investigation of Senator Bailey's
relations with the Kirby Lumber COM
DanV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10

| stenographer at the state Democratic
| headquarters
Not Quite Sixty Years Old.
Had David Overmyer lived until May
| 1 he would have been go years old. He
| was born on that date in 1S47 in Pich-
away county, Ohio, near the town of
| Circleville.
In 1849 his father moved overland in
a covered wagon to Jackson county,
Indiana. where David grew to man
hood on farm, in which his life diff
fered in no essential feature from that
of thousands of other sef-reliant west
ern men. He attended the district
school in winter and worked on the
farm in summer. He was a studious,
a liberal education. This laudable am
bition he attained, working his way in
Asbury (now De PaO university.
though he left to begin the study of
law before he had fully completed the
prescribed course.
He was admitted to the bar at YER
tember, 1869 and in 1870 he began the
practice of his profession at North
Vernon where he continued until he re-
moved from the state. There, in 1874,
OF this marriage five children have been
born. four of whom are now living.
In Indiana Mr. Overmyer took no
great interest in politics. He was a
service in 1881 at North Vernon he was
the principal speaker, and his oratiot.
was pronounced fully equal to any de-
livered in the country upon that occa-
sion.
But the restless blood of the pioneer
was in the veins of David Overnyer.
moved to Topeka. He became an in
tense Kansan. enthusiastic in his devo-
tion to his adopted state. He rose to
the first rank as a lawyer. He was a
man of sympathetic nature, upright in
character, direct in prpose, open and
above board in action. He had faith in
himself, and he espoused no cause until
satisfied of it's justice. When once he
had decided to do thing his applica-
tion was as grim and relentless as fate:
he had all the tenacity and solid duaIi-
ties marking the character of the
Teuton, from which race he descended.
Prominent In Politics.
Mr.. Overmyer entered the political
arena of Kansas within two years after
his arrival in this city. and has been
prominent figure in 1t right up to the
eve of his death.
His political life was a rather stormy
one.
He was in the legislature that adopt
ed the prohibition amendment to the
constitution and the latter years of his
life were spent in almost constantly
fighting for resubmission. In 1885 he
was again in the legislature and in that
session was just as vigorous in fighting
for resubmission
Mr.. Overmyer also opposed what
was then known as the grand jury bill
because. in his opinion. he said at the
time cit was merely a measure to give
the authorities greater power in en-
forcing the prohibition law
Nominee for Governor.
In 1890 he supported Robinson, the
Democratic candidate for governor,
who ran on a resubmission platform
In 1892 he supported Lewelling who
was a fusion candidate, and he was
largely instrumental In eIecting Lew
eIling to office. Mr.. Overmyer receiv-
ed the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor In 1894, but was defeated by
Governor Morrill,.
Mr.. Overmyer did not appear again
Continued on Page Three.)
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He recovered from this attack but
suffered a relapse about ten days ago.
He recovered from the relapse. Physi-
| clans who attended him during these
illnesses discovered that Mr.. Over
myer was suffering from diabetes and
in his weakened condition as a result
of the pneumonia attacks, his end
came suddenly but his family had
been told that the diabetes would
prove fatal sooner or later.
N B. Arnold, an old friend, called
on Mr.. Overymyer last evening. This
was about o'clock and to him Mr..
Overmyer remarked that he did not
think he would make his demise dur
ing the evening. This was shortly
after O'Clock and twenty minutes
later he was dead. Mr.. Overmyer- ex-
cused himself from Mr.. Arnold about
$40 o'clock and went to the bath
room Mr.. Arnold left the house.
Mrs. Overmyer noticed her hus-
bands absence from the room and
received no response. She returned
downstairs and met her daughter.
Miss Grace Overmyer, and DR.. May
Stout entering the house. She told
them that Mr.. Overmyer was in the
bathroom and had not replied to her
calls Dr. Stout and Miss Overmyer
went to the bathroom door and called
and received no response.
d
called. He broke in the door and
found his father dead. All the mem
bers of the family were at home at
the time with the exception of George,
who was summoned by phone. Those
in the home when death occurred
were Mrs. David Overmyer, David
Overmyer, jr. Miss Amy Overmyer,
Miss Grace Overmyer and DR.. Stout.
Mr.. Overmyer died as he had often
expressed a wish to, that is suddenly
and without long and lingering ILL
ness. He was told by his physicians
a couple of weeks ago that the disease
having him in his clutches would
prove fatal and he had no comment
to make when they told him this He
told Judge Hazen, however, two DAYS
ago that he was in no danger or death;
His apparent condition had improved
to such an extent during the last rev
days that his family and friends We're
sanguine that Mr.. Overmyer would
continue to live for some time. In his
condition his physicians thought II
possible that he might continue to live
for a year. Mr.. Overmyer's death is
the first to occur in his family since a
reunion which they held near his old
home in Ohio over a year ago. At this
reunion there was a representative of
every family of Overmyers in the
country.
Disease of Long Standing.
The Immediate cause of Mr.. Over
MYERS death is given by his attending
physician. DR.. Eva Harding, as dia-
beteS.
suddenness of his DEATH said DR..
Harding. Though diabetes is the i'm
mediate cause for his last fatal Illness
The history of the case seems to run
back seven years and we were entirely
unconscious that he was suffering
from that trouble until DR.. May Stout
and myself were called in to treat him
for pneumonia We then attempted
to place him upon the diet which is
recommended for a patient suffering
from diabetes but Mr.. Overmyer was
unable to stand the dieting and re-
verted back to his customary fare.
I'VE told the members of the family
and Mr.. Overmyer himself that he
would not survive but he rallied SO
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during the last few days and was eat
ing SO heartily that he deceived every
one, including even ourselves. we
thought within the last day or two that
he might live quite a long time, prob
ably six months, all depending how MS
heart held out. Previous to this rally
and last week we thought that Mr.
Overmyer would not survive that
week. We informed his family last
Saturday that it was only a question OF
time until his disease would result
fatally. Mr.. Overmyer took no care or
himself He ate anything and IN
other ways took no evident concern OF
the seriousness of his condition.
Not Confined to Bed.
myer was seemingly in the best state
of health possible. He ate hearty
breakfast, dinner and supper and his
appetite would have done credit to the
most robust conditioned man AT the
supper table last evening when his
wife asked him what he would like Tor
his breakfast today and suggested a
light fare he laughingly demonstrated
with her and told her he wanted eggs
and plenty of them.
Though he was confined to the
house for the day he busted himself
with many little duties which he
found there to claim his attention He
the first thing in the morning. later
he built fire in the library in prepar-
alton for making himself comfortable
to a day of reading. He received
great many callers during the morning
and afternoon, friends who dropped in
others were Judge Dale of Wichita.
Democratic candidate at the last cleo
tioE for justice of the supreme court,
Judge .Hazen and Mrs. Minnie Cooper,