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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
The Death Of a Good Woman.

Mrs. Martha Swearengen
passed awav at the home of her
son, Carter F. Swearengen, No
90S Union street, South Side, at
1920 o'clock Wednesday night
aged SO years. The deceased
was taken i'll with pneumonia
two weeks ago and continued
10 grow worse until she passed
away. Mrs. Swesrengen was a
noble Christian woman and
highly respected by all who
knew her She was a member
of the Christian church and a
lady in whom there was no
guile. And although her death
was sudden and a great shock
to her children, she was prepar.
ed to go and did not dread the
summons. She lived pure
true Christian tife and her sou
Is now At rest
Besides a 'arge circle of ad
niring friends she caves four
children. three sons and 4
daughter. TO mourn her depart
uTe. Her sons are: B p
Swearengeu and Nj. T. Swear
engeH. both of MourUe CitV.
nnd Carter F Swearengen, OF
hannibal Her daughter is
Mrs Minnie Umstattd of Han.
nibal.
The remains will be taken Ia
Monroe City on the noon train
today where the obsequies will
be held and where the inter.
ment will take place -Hauni.
bal Journal Dec. 27, 1907.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
ResaiOH.

One OF the NEST pleasant fam
,iy reunions eve - d "a the
city, was thai Vi the SpIKer's,
Sunday.
The children and all of the
living grand cht.drrn were pres
ent.
Those from Bushnell. ILL.,,
were: ]. q. Spiker, wife and
three children; J. F Spiker,
wife and one child; r. v Nc
Donald, wife and two children.
OF this city. NJ N Bricker,
wife and one child; j. Roy
Spiker and wife and Aiss
Aurilla Spiker.
1t was one of the exceedi ugly
happy days in the lives of ]. E.
Spiker and wife. made so by
having their children with
tb. N.
The day was spent 10 relating
the pranks and ful ,:s OF the
children when little and in
"reminiscences of tle days flown
oy. day never TO be forgotten
10y the parents, brothers aud
sisters.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
Made Coed

Jno. W. Stephens. City Mar
shall has made goOd again. Juo.
Moss was charged with stealing
a valuable time piece from a
Wabash Conductor. Detective
Ed Pratt notified Stephens to
look out.
That was an that was neces-
>ary for John did II" rast He
secured the watch and Sheriff
LaSrev Came and got it THURS
iay afternoon. was the fond
hess fOr ."ih,lS va chsS that
sent johns brother L, IN to j e.
ftrsOn Cav aLu II .O1ks AXE
John is also booked
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
Gentry

The subject Of this sketch,
Mrs. Evodia Gentry, was born
at Bardstown, Nelson County,
KY, March 81, 1926. About the
year 1880, her father and moth
er, MIR. and MIS-. Redman, NOV.
ed to Rails County. Mo. jan
uary 13, 1913, she was married
to Christy Gentry, Jr. To them
were born eleven children, two
of whom died in infancy and
the third, Mrs. Samuel Hamp.
ton. died September 1898 Eight
of the eleven, three sons aud
five daughters, still live and
were all present at the funeral
She was converted and became
a consistent member of the Beth
lehem Baptist chhurch, having
been baptiz ID by her husbands
father, Rev. Cbristy Gentry,
Sr., in September 1855. She re-
manned in the fellowship of the
Bethlehem church all her chris.
tiau life, more than fifty years.
Her husband died September
90, 1867, leaving her with d
targe family Of children TO care
fnr. aud in all The years Of her
,ctive life, with uuceasing idel,
ty she worked and praved and
lived for her children. She had
a beautiful character.
About noon Dec. "a, 1907. she
suddenly and peacefully passed
into the beyond. The funeral
services were conducted at the
home in Monroe City by Dr.. I.
W. Read. Rev. B. F. Hixson. a
lifelong friend, made the chief
address. I'd
BLESSED are the dead who
die in the Lord" ~.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
The Ball.

The ball at the opera house
Monday night gotten up by the
younger society set was all that
one could desire. The floor was
just right, tine music by the
QUINCY Empire Theatre Or
chestra was excellent and the
twenty-five couple a congenial
lot Of personal friends. The
pleasure was mared for a while
by an accident. Clarence NC.
Mutt was dancing, he slipped.
threw up bis hands and fell to
the floor with snch force that
the blood gush' d from his mouth
and nostrlls. l. Was uot long
though before he was able to
60 home.
Victor Reid and MSS Dixie
Dean. OF She,bina and Misses
Loretta and Eva StrIbbling. of
Clarence enjoyed the dauce
with their friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
nONRoE CITY. MISSOURI. JANUARY 4, 1908

sermon at II a. m. and Evening
Prayer at z p. m. The services
throughout were we'll attended.
The congregations showing by
their quiet attention and In
creased devotional spirits that
the Rector's thoughtful sermons
and spiritual instrnct,' are
already bearing fruit -
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02

On account of markets ana
Christmas, shipments are light.
Barger, McClintic and Under.
hill 8 cars hogs; W G Barger 1
car hogs; Pond Poultry Co IL
bbls dressed poultry, 35 cases
eggs, 8 coops live poultry. 1900
lbs of butter and Z hides; Hen
derson and Son 1 car live poul-
try, 3 of dressed poultry. Total
8 cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
Barnett

Jason Barnett, oLcheior 68
years old, died at his home near
Warren, Monday night.
After funeral services by Rev.
E McNair al IL a N. yesterday
the remains were laid. to rest in
the Kincaid grave yard.
No man in that neighborhood
was more highly respected than
Jason Barnett.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02

VIrgie. tue five O,d daughter
OF Austin Yates and wife, pass
ed from this world of temptation
Christmas morning aud the re-
mains we're laid to rest in St
Stephens cemetery.
Did yor hear those guns Sat
urday nrghtP 1t was the boys
chaIivaring S. Paris. He
had quietly slipped away TO
Iowa aud married Miss Grace
Cleary. May their lives be as
full of joys as tue roads were
full of mud.
Qnite a number of young folks
were glad Guy OSbourn bad a
birthday especially when Miss
Grace invited them to come Sun.
day and feast upon turkey auu
cranberries. Those presen'
we're Misses Mayme Carrico.
Carrie Osbourne, Mary Seward
Grace Frye. Mayme BegIey
Zelma Mudd, Bee Simms
Maude Williams, Maggie Coon.
ey, Mrs, Cora Osbourne, Messr>
Steve Seward, Albert Buckmar
Dick Simms. AdOlph Adam>.
Cleve Finnigan, George and E
mer Montgomery, Aubrey
Spaulding and Jack Osbourne
All enjoyed themselves aud
hope that Guy will live 10 erjN
many more birthdays.
G. E Montgomery has rented
the ]. B. CarrIco farm and NOV
ed in this week.
Rube Douglas has rented the
Bill McNealis farm.
Tulley and Woodson are shell,
ing and shipping corn from
Clapper this week,
J. H. Montgomery and Son
have SOLD two car loads OF corn
at 444c. 1t pays to raise thor.
oug hbred corn.
Paul Kupp, of Hannibal, was
visiting Indian Creek relatives
last week.
John Williams and wife roy
ally entertained a number oI
their friends Sunday. Among
| the many good things to eat
was turkey, The panic hasn't
struck here yet.
Some OF the old bache or'
have put on a broad smile fol
the coming year. The mor'
timid ones have hibernated,
Doc Lawrence was at the store
the first part of the week get
ting supplies and announcing
| that his doors viii ! be closed t.
all female visitors until Jan
! the drst 1909
The young folks are expect
4 ing a nice time at the hall Fri
day night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02

Mrs. Leona Gentry aud daugh-
ter, Miss Edna, and Misses
Georgia and Neva Hawkins ac
companied their sister, Mrs-
Walter Dlmmitt home Monday
for a visit. Or wac it to take a
ride over the new Shelbina and
Shelbyville Ry!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
U D.

The U. D C's. will meet With
MRS. Geo. T, Fisher Jan. 8. 1908.
The members who are not pres.
ent and do not send regrets
will be fined.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
Ot Farmers, For Farmers And Pegtaiaias
To Farmers.

Several registered PClled,
Aberdeen Angus Bulls for sale
If DAVENPORT & Co.
For SAFE
Bears by Perfect Meddler.
Out of Perfec tion and Sunshine
Sows. Phone F & M 154a.
IL OWEN, Jr.
Monroe City, Mo
Route 5 If
For Sale--Full B lood e d
Brorzs Turkeys Write or
phone Miss Jennie Boone, Ely,
Mo. 1.2
For The Ladies.
Those of you who have kept
t III on your poultry interests
for 1907, will confer d great fav
or upon us by sending ia your
report as soon as possible and
not Later than 9th inst. II the
ladies would only take interest
enough in their poultry raising
to send up an annual report OF
their success or their failure of
the seasons work, we know it
will interest every one. aud we
believe it will very materially
assist Others in their poultry
raising. breeding and III dispos-
ing of their poultry Of course
we also want your report of but.
ter. eggs and feathers sold.
Kind y comply with our request
Ani o0Iige your friend. The
Monroe City DEMOCRAT
j>o L Owen sent ii head of
bpeves TO he Hannibal market
Monday and has bought 1 head
firm Henry Thompson and 4
from F Sapley.
M L McReynolds has sold two
registered Poland. China SOW
pigs to Ed Garrison Of Shelbina
Isaac McIntire sold a 20 acre
tract of land near Palmyra to
William MCCALL, Of HuIls. Ill.
Mrs Henrietta Meyers will
have a public sale 81 miles
Northeast of the city, on what
is known as the Mike Lauders
farm, Tuesday January z, 1908.
Through Col w T YoueIl she
will sell on the block a bay
team of driving mares. weigh
about 1900 and a 2 year old iron
gray colt, 3 good milch cows. 8
Tcalves, 9 2-year old helfers with
calf, so head of sheep, 3 brood
sows, 6 gifts. 1 boar, B oarrows
and Z fall shoats, 1000 or 1000
bushels of corn in crib. cane and
miliet hay in barn. Ard a nice
line OF farm implements. See
bills gotten out by the Democrat.
Jno y Wood has shipped 10 a
ftncy PoIand.China boar from
G ,ntou to pace at the head of
his herd.
W H Barger has shipped a
Car load of fancy fat hogs of his
own feeding.
Market Report.
For Wednesday before date
paper.
Cattle..-.---.---..--------&3.000 .000$5. .0C
Hogs Heavy-.-------$3.2 .20@$4 90
Hogs Light----....-........-..-....a... .OC
Sheep-....-..----.------.-----.. OO9A.O OC
Lam 0S 49, W
PoULTRY.
hens .-...---.......-.. Va
4 SprIHg chickens pound aud
quartz aud over IL o.
!, Old Roosters--.------..-....---.-.-- O.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
PRESBY TERRAIN.

Usual services next Sunday
both morning and evening by
the Pastor. All cordially in
vited.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
BSbes.

A lovely little girl has arriv
ed To bless the home OF Frank
Turner.
Andrew Grimm has received
a Christmas present of a lC4
pound girl.
VIII Mikesell is happy All be-
cause a Tasty hoy has come to
bis home to stay.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02

IL. Fred Davis and family of
Hannibal. have been visiting
his father. G. W. Davis and
family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
anterestinE News Concerning the Differ
ent Denominations.
This LOlumn Closes Promptly at 9 a. m
Each Wednesday. Don't Forget ii.

Each wednesday. Don't F0fGet IT,
Rev. Wiley J. Patrick, of
Bowling Green, formerly pastor
of Bethlehem church southeast
of this city. is now engaged in
writing a history of Salt River
Association. 1t is more than
likely that Rev. B F. Hixson
of this city is the only man in
Bethel N. E Association, that
ever held pastorate (Salem
churcb) and held protracted
meetings in Salt River Associa-
tion.
Rev II F DAVIS of St Louis
formerly pastor of the ChIistlan
church in this city, arrived Sat
urday to visit friends.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Usual services next Sunday
both morning and evening by
the Pastor. All cordially in
vited.
METHODIST.
$50 a. m. Sunday School.
10:45 a. m. preaching.
2:30 p. m. JUNIOR League.
6p. m. Senior League (or one
hour before preaching.)
Up. m. Prea ching CTo change
with season.
W. F.. 80, Society. first Friday
each p'H,-..-. !"
Prayer meeting each Wednes-
day evening.
ST. JUDE's CHURCH
CHRISTMAS TIDE AT ST. JUDEs
The celebration of the Feas'
of Christmas lasting eight days
began Tuesday, Dec "a, with
Vespers at z p. m. This wa
followed by the Christmas tree
and the distribution of gifts, for
the Sunday School which was
held at the Rectory. On the
morning Of Christmas day the
early celebration ot the Holy
OoTnnuuion at Z a. m was at.
tended by a very large cougre-
cation, fully one half the COM
tnunicants of the Parish recelv.
ing wine In the history of tn
parish had there been so large
an attendance at a Christmas
Eucharist.
At Mathis at $50 a m. the
Sacrament of Holy Baptism was
administered to the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. It. M
Boulware.
At II a. m a large congrega
tion were present at the s'c"nd
celebration. A fine Christmas
sermon by Father N BILE was
followed by the holy Commu
nion. The Christmas Offering
for the relief of the Aged and
Infirm Clergy, was the largest
ever taken at Christmas SER
vice.
On Thursday, the Feast of ST.
Stephen, the first christian mar.
tyr. There was a celebration OF
the Holy Communion at 8 a IN.
and vespers at 4 p. m. The
same services at the same hours
also on Friday, the Feast of st.
John the Evangelist, and on
Saturday the Feast of the Holy
Innocents. On the Sunday after
Christmas the services we're al
the usual hours. Early celebra'
49,, RsSha uolu NoTn nnnnion n 4
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02

Miss Edna Smith was with
Gu ucy friends Monday.
The Yale expositor., 1908-03-27
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The Yale expositor., 1908-03-27

Officer after officer. unable to restrain
his Impotence, strobe back across the
bluff summit, amid whistling bullets,
and personally begged the major to
speak the one word which should hurl
them TO the rescue. They cried like
women, they swore through clinched
teeth, they openly exhibited their con-
tempt for such commander, yet the
discipline of army service made active
disobedience impossible. They went
reluctantly back, as helpless as chill
dren.
II was four o'clock. the shadows OF
the western bluffs already darkening
the river bank. Suddenly faint cheer
ran along the lines. and the men lifted
themselves to gaze up the river. Urg-
ing the tired animals to a trot, the
strong hand of a trooper grasping
every halter-strap, Brant was swing
ing his long pack-train up the smoke
wreathed valley. The outriding flank
ers exchanged constant shots with the
skulking savages hiding in every ra-
vine and coulee. Pausing only to pro-
tect their wounded, fighting their way
step by step. N troop ran the gantlet
and came charging into the cheering
lines with every pound of their treas
ure safe. Weir of ID, whose dismount-
ed troopers held that portion of the
line, strobe pace forward to greet
the leader, and as the extended hands
of the officers met. there echoed down
TO them from the north the reports of
two heavy volleys, fired in rapid sue
cession. The sounds were clear, dis
tinctly audible even above the uproar
of the valley. The heavy eyes OF the
two soldiers met their dust-streaked
faces flushed
THAT was a signal. Clusters signal
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Then Hampton touched spurs to his
horse and galloped swiftly forward.
CHAPTER XXI.
The Fluht in the Valley.

Far below, in the heart of the sunny
depression bordering the left bank of
the Little Big Horn. the stalwart
troopers under Reno's command gazed
up the steep blum to wave farewell to
their comrades disappearing to the
right. Last of all, Custer halted his
horse an instant. silhouetted against
the blue sky, and swung his hat be-
fore squirting out of sight.
The plan of battle was most simple
and direct. IL involved a nearly SIM
ultaneous attack upon the vast Indian
village from below and above, success
depending altogether upon the prompt
cooperation of the separate detach-
ments. Scarcely had Clusters slender
column of hOrsemen vanished across
the summit before Reno's command
advanced, tTotting down the valley,
the Arikara scouts in the lead. They
mad been chosen to strike the first
blow, to force their way into the lower
village, and thus to draw the defend
ing warriors TO their front. while Gus
ter's men were to charge upon the
rear.
A half-mile, a mile. Reno's troops
rode, with no sound breaking the ST.
lence but the pounding of hoofs, the
tinkle of Announcements. Then, round
ing sharp projection of earth and
rock, the scattered lodges of the In
dian village already partially revealed
to tn in advance, the riders were
brought to sudden halt by fierce
cracking of rifles from rock and ra-
vine. Men fell cursing, and the fright
ened horses swerved, their riders
struggling madly with their mounts,
the column thrown into momentary
The Yale expositor., 1908-03-27

confusion. But the. surprised cavalry
men, quailing beneath the hot fire
poured into them, rallied to the shouts
of their officers, and swung into a
slender battle front, stretching out
their thin line from the bank OF the
river to the sharp uplift of the west
ern bluffs. Scarcely $50 white troop
ers waited TO stem as best they might
that fierce onrush of 1,200 battle
crazed braves.
For an almost breathless space those
mingled hordes of Sioux and Chey-
ennes hesitated to drive straight home
their death-blow. They knew those
silent men in the blue shirts. knew
they died hard. Upon that slight
pause pivoted the fate of the day;
upon 1t hung the lives of those other
men riding boldly and trustfully across
the sunlit ridges above. "Audacity,
always audacity," that is the accepted
motto for a cavalryman. And be the
cause what II may, 1t was here that
Maj. Reno failed. In that supreme in
slant he was guilty of hesitancy,
doubt. delay. He chose defense in
preference to attack, dallied where he
should have acted. The observing
savages. gathering courage from his
apparent weakness. burst forth in re-
sistless torrent against the slender,
unsupported line, turned his flank by
one fierce charge, and hurled the
struggling troopers back with a rush
into the narrow strip OF timber border
ing the river.
The whole narrow vaney seemed to
swarm with braves; they poured forth
from sheltering coulees sld Swallowed
rayincs; they dashed down In count
less numbers from the distant village.
Custer. now far away behind the
The Yale expositor., 1908-03-27

bluffs. and almost beyond sound of
the firing, was utterly ignored. Every
savage chief knew exactly where that
column was. but 1t could wait its turn.
In leaderless effort to break away
from that swift-gathering Gordon, be-
fore the red. remorseless folds should
close tighter and crush them TO death,
the troopers, half of them already dis
mounted, burst from cover in an en-
deavor to attain the shelter of the
bluffs. The deadly Indian rifles
famed in their faces. and they were
hurled back, a mere fleeing mob,
searching for nothing in that moment
of terror but a possible passageway
across the stream. Through some
rare providence of God they CHANGED
to strike the banks at a spot where
the river proved fordable. They
plunged headlong in. officers and men
commingled. the Indian bullets churn-
ing up the water on every side. The
loss in that wild retreat (which Reno
later called a CHARGE was heavy,
the effect demoralizing; but those who
escaped found spot well suited for
defense. Even as they swung down
from off their wounded. painting horses
and flung themselves fiat upon their
faces to sweep with hastily leveled
carbines the river banks below, Ben
teen came trotting CALAMITY down the
valley to their aid. his troopers fresh
and eager to be thrown forward on
the firing-line. The worst was over,
and like maddened lions. the rallied
soldiers of the Seventh, cursing their
folly, turned to strike and STAY.
A line of skirmishers was hastily
thrown forward along the edge of the
bluff, while volunteers, urged by the
agonized cries of the wounded, en-
deavored vainly to procure a supply
of water from the river. Again and
again they made the effort, only to be
driven back by the deadly Indian rifle
fire. BY three o'clock, although the
majority of the savages had departed
down the river, enough remained to
keep up a CALLING fire, and hold Reno
strictly on the defensive.
AS the men lay exposed to the con-
tinuous shipping fire. above the sur
rounding din were borne to their ears
the reports of distant guns. 1t came
distinctly from the northward. grow
ing heavier and more continuous.
None among them doubted its ominous
meaning. Custer was already engaged
in hot action at the right of the Indian
village. Why were they kept lying
there in idleness? Why were they not
pushed forward to do their part? They
looked into each others faces. God!
They were 300 now; they could sweep
aside like chaff that fringe of red
skirmishers if only they got the word!
The Yale expositor., 1908-03-27
A Prisoner.

An army officer stationed at an mac
cessible island post in Narragansett
bay recently engaged young woman
OF Hibernian extraction as a domestic.
Three days after her arrival at the
post she announced to the family her
intention of leaving.
What is the matter, Mary? Is
the work too hard?" inquired Mrs.
Blank.
mo, indade, ma'am." replied the
maid; ."the work is 'asy, and you're
nice family to live with"
"Then why don't you stay?"
Faith, and 1t is so hard to get
away from here. When you told
me this place was on an island did
not understand that II was entirely
surrounded by water" - Harper's
Weekly.