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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
Stockholders Meeting.

Fa mers Il Merchants Telephone" Co.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers & Mer-
chants Telephone Co., of Monroe
City, Mo-, will be held at the offices
of the company at 10 o'clock a. m,
Saturday, October 2, 1909, for the
purpose of electing eleven directors
to serve for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of such other
business as may be desired.
A. LEE ELY, President,
w. j. ROUSE, Secy. $50
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
New Things.

Kirby Crisler is having 100 feet
of cement walk put down in front
of his place.
A. Grimm Sr., is having $50 feet
of cement walk made at his pretty
home on Cleveland Street.
w. H. Moss is having so feet of
cement walk and a cement well
curb put in.
Abe Meyer has bought 8 lots on
Monroe between Cleveland and
Park Streets from Bob Curtis OF
Hannibal and is building a S room
cottage on them. Price of lots
private.
W. Hays is building a barn 26x
32 feet and a IL foot shed on one
side of it.
Clarence Huff is erecting a nice S
room cottage.
Jasper Henderson is building q
barn 16x28 feet, a 9 foot shed to il
and a hen house.
A. Cummings is bnilding a wood
and coal house 10x16 feet.
A. j. Utterback is building 6
smoke house.
Mr.. Meyer will move from Hatch
to this city when his home is com
pleted.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
To Patrons Of Monroe City Public
Schools.

Both the High School and the
Grades have started upon their new
school year with the most flattering
prospects for an exceptionally good
term. The school officials have
put the school property into good
condition and have added many
useful and attractive features to
the school work. Now is the time
for us to begin to work together to
make the ensuing year a great one
for your boys and girls. l pledge
you the best there is in the teach
ers for the advancement of our
public schools. Do you pledge your
best support? The teachers will
try to keep you informed about the
progress your children are making
in school. Will you always take
the truth kindly and work for what
is the best for the school?
You will help us materially if
you will act upon the suggestions
given below. A very large per cent
of the patrons of the Monroe City
Public Schools do observe them,
and still larger per cent are willing
to do so. Insist that your children
are present at school every day
when possible. Insist that they
are there on time. If they must be
absent or tardy, write an excuse so
that the teacher may know the
cause. Supply your pupils readily
with the needed supplies. You
can not build a house without tools.
Children can not work without
material to use. If things are not
going to suit you 60 to the Superin-
tendent with your complaints. II
possible, 60 between a and 4;30 p.
m. during Office hours If things
are going to suit you, tell everyone
you see about it.
Demand a first class school, and
be satisfied with nothing short
of it.
The enrolment in the school at
its opening is as follows: High
School 105; grades, white 1888; col
ored "a.
With the single desire to serve
you well Yours truly.
E. NJ. Sipple.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
Democrats Big Contest Should Interest You

the attendance. Preaching at II
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Christian En-
deavor at $50. Let all the young
people be present so we can elect
officers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
Mixed Lot.

A pretty little girl has arrived al
the home of Loren Yates.
A handsome boy has come L
stay with Edward Byrd and wife
1t is their first child and they ar
happy.
A sweet little girl has come Z
the home of ]. Gardner Wade AM
Jack" says: 1T isn't a bird, but
won't sell her"
A bright little girl has arrived 4
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sa1
differ,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16

year and hope that they will take
unusual interest in the show for it
is gotten up wholly and solely for
their benefit. They are to reap the
rewards that grow out of it.
is Elzea through D X Yowell
has bought the Walter Hagan 100
acre farm. Consideration private.
JB Headrick has finished bore
ing a we'll 352 feet deep for Ed
Yoweil. He found water in white
saud. The water is slightly salty.
Market Report.
For Wednesday before date nj
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
G Farmers, For Farmers and Per-
| tanning to Farmers.
Cremoline Dip.-L. M. Wood.

When you figure on a sale and
want Col W T Youell to cry it, call
Ebert Yates at the F & M Bank.
He can give you the Colonels
dates
For Sale.
Native hard and soft lumber at
the Hillery Bros, farm 9 miles
northwest of city. $780,
Mules are mules when they fetch
these prices. JH McClintic sold
span of mare mules to j Thumb of
Bushnell, ILL.,, for $525, three to A
A Wiseman for $475 and six young
ones to Wiseman for $128 each.
Victor Hagan has sold his 200
acre farm 5 1-2 miles south of the
city to his son. Walter for $4,000.
Thomas L Burditt has sold two
extra good mules to j B Gray &
Son.
JB Thomas of Golden, ILL.,, has
bought a jennets from B G Moss
for $500.
Stock and everything else sold at
the W S Wilson sale brought good
prices.
JF Renskaw is quitting the farm
s miles north of Monroe City and
/ 1-2 miles south of Warren so
will sell with the assistance of John
Brown 104 head of stock Tuesday
Sept, 28. The stock is as follows
A matched surrey team of S year
old geldings, span of brood mares
bred to Plaindealer, Registered
Gloster yearling filley, yearlinG
horse colt, trotting stock, sucking
colt out of Plaindealer eligible tc
register, four span of 2 year ole
past mules will be sold in spans
span good yearling mules, five
milch COWS, one fine Jersey, Regis
tered Hereford bull, IS 2-year ole
steers, II yearling heifers, 4 suck
ling calves, 26 2-year old ewes,
buck, Is lambs, 1 SOW and 8 shoats
A lot of farm implements anC
household and kitchen furniture. N
B Proctor clerk. See bills gotter
out by the Democrat.
The Wadsworth & Son Hereford
herd of cattle took 7 blue ribbons
and 4 red ones at the Paris fair.
Last year T E Willard had in 1!
acres of corn and made 200 bushels
This year he has 20 acres and vii
make 1000 bushels. And yet som,
people said: Oh this drouth vii
ruin all the corn. AS a matter o
fact, there is a good corn crop an,
of excellent quality, in this vicinity
There are few crops of late cor
that will not amount to hardl
shucks and that proves the necessi
ty of planting corn in planting sef
syn and not trusting to luck.
Madden Bros bought the Maude
truck wagon, horse and harness {
public sale Saturday for $S2.
Madden Bros took the blue ril
bon offered by the Palmyra assoc
alton and the one offered by tt
county on their two young mules.
j G Stall of Bloomington. II
came over Sunday to look after h
farm interests northeast of the cit
CM Sullivan has sold 5 head
good saddle horses to Rosenbock
& Campbell Of the Chicago sto'
yards. And had considerab
trouble shipping. for there was /
train MOndav. We are informed
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
Fair Directors Meeting.

A meeting of the fair directors
is called for tonight at 7;3O at the
council rooms.
j. M. PROCTOR.
Pres.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16

Madison Payne. of Warren was
with friends in this city Tuesday.
He was enroute to Palmyra to at
tend to some business.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16

DOu l1dWhlllo vi Dl. LOulO.
DS Sharp has sold car load of
feeding sheep to Joseph McClintic |
of near Palmyra.
Mr. Farmer, The Monroe City |
Democrat wanting to assist and
help you has again gone to work
to get up another corn show. Read
Corn Show 1909" in another col
umn. Remember it is your show
and your interests that to a greater
or less extent that are effected and
that being true take an interest in
it and see how big a success you
can make it. Watch the Farm
I Column.
Jno L Owen sent 13 head beeves
to Hannibal, Monday and has
bought of C E Headberg 1, Henry
Kendrick a, Sol Bono 1, W H
Elliott |, M Hendricks l, B Daniel
2 and Henry Bigley 2.
Jno R Carrico has sold an 80
acre track of land southwest of the
to William Reachoff. Considera-
ton private.
WD Hammer has decided to quit
farming so will with the assistance
of Col w T Youell sell at the Dock
Moss farm 3 miles north of Ely and
10 miles northeast of this city on
Wednesday Sept. %, 1 6-year old
geldine, 8 year old gelding, 2 year
old gelding and a weaving colt, 2
good milch cows, II yearling steers,
a yearling heifers and 4 weaving
calves, 35 head of Shropshire ewes,
1 thoroughbred buck, 6 Poland
China brood sows with 33 pigs by
side, and a lot of first class farm
implements and a few household
goods. See bills gotten out by the
| Democrat. Also a Rock Island hay
loader and II 50-lb shoats. Re-
freshments will be served on the
grounds.
VIII Hamilton has sold his 16C
; acre farm east of the city to Henry
: Thompson for $50 per acre and he
has bought the Thompson cottage
for $500 and IL acres of ground
at east line of city for $135 pei
acre.
Yates & Yates have bought
I horses and mules of, 2 mules from
, Bud Mudd, 2 from Jim Dixon,
horse from John White, horse N
F Rohr, 2 horses Pat Yates,
l horse Sam Wilson and 1 horse
. from Jno Grey, and sold 4 horses
to H G Shepard East St. Louis.
For yearling Shropshire buck
}. see E S Hampton.
. Thursday September %, Mrs. v
\ W Crigler will sell through Col v
6 T Youell at her farm 2 1-2 mile
\ east of Florida and 10 miles soutl
of Monroe City, 2 brood mares Il
y and ID years old, one 2 year oil
v colt, one yearline colt, one 6 yea
old Jack, one extra good mich Gov
and calf, one SOW and ten pigs, on
SOW and five pigs, l SOW will pi
soon, as head of shoats weighin
u from so to 100 lbs, thoroughbre
II male hog, one set wagon harneS
set double buggy harness. sc
b. single buggy harness, l 2 hors
i wagon, spring wagon and a Il
lie of farm implements, household an
kitchen furniture. The organ is 6
|, good as new. Ebert Yates clerl
;S See bills gotten out by the Dem'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the
Different Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at 9
a. m. Each Wednesday.

MS NOlumn NlOSeS EEOHplIy dI
a. m. Each Wednesday.
L. D. Crouch of La Grange, has
been with his Monroe friends.
Rev. B D. Weeks was with Paris
friends Saturday evening.
Howard Fields of Paris, has been
the guest of his friend, Rev. B. D.
Weeks.
The Grace Baptist Sunday School
had a delightful picnic at the Bush
pasture Saturday.
Rev. Fr. Martin Collins of Shelbi-
ma, was with his friends, Rev. Frs.
John Ryan and John Connolly
Monday and Tuesday.
Rev. C. j. Chappell and family of
Florida, were with their friends,
j. S. Starrett and wife, Saturday.
They were enrOute to Palmyra
where he assumes his duties.
Rev. W. S. Rocker, who has
charge of the Monroe Circuit but
will reside in Palmyra, arrived Sat
urday and assumed his duties by
conducting services at DeMoss
Sunday.
At the recent session of the
Southwest Missouri Conference Of
the M. E. Church, South, recently
held at Kansas City, Rev. Paul H
Linn was made conference mission
ary evangelist. He was also Sc
lected as delegate to the Genera
Conference which meets next May
MONROE CIRCUIT.
Rev. W. S. Rocker will preach a
Mt. Vernon, Sunday the 10Th ins
at II a. m. and at Sharpsburg a
7:30 p. m.
ST. JUDES'.
Rev. H. c. Goodman, Rector.
Service list Sept. 1922.
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday thi:
week are Ember days.
Morning service s a. m.
Friday, evening service 7:30 p m
Sunday next 18th after Trinity
7 a. m, II a. m, 7:90 p. m.
r Tuesday 21st S. Mathew the
the Apostle.
Morning service 8 a. m.
Wednesday %, morning service
8 a. m.
E The Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle
D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Mo
will make his annual visitation anC
will administer The Apostolic Ritz
of Confirmation or Laying OF
hands" upon those who are Bap
= tized, Thursday evening Sept. 23rd
Note The services of the Church
are held to enable The people o
God" to worship Him and to Civ,
1 Him thanks.
% come let US worship and fal
down and kneel before the Lore
l our Maker"
PRESBYTERIAN
Regular services Sunday by tn
, pastor at ii a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. IN.
The many pretty improvement
to the church have been cOmpleteC
A cordial invitation is extended t
oil 70 attend tho caryiNaS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16

Shipments Tor the week endl ng
noon yesterday. light. T j Yates
/ car hogs; Barger & McClintic i
car sheep; W W Handley 1 car of
mules; Mcfarland Bros l car flour;
Henderson & Son 1 car of eggs, / of
poultry, 10 bdls hides. Total 6
cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16

States, Pens. Tablets and
School Supplies.-L M. Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
Corn Show.

Watch the farm column next
week and learn about the date Of
the Corn Show, time to bring in the
corn and the premiums to be offer
ed. We will try to make 1t unusua-
lily interesting for the farmers this
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-09-16
PRESBYTERIAN

Regular services Sunday by the
pastor at II a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. IN.
The many pretty improvements
to the church have been completed.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend the services
FIRST BAPTIST
Regular services Sunday by the
pastor. The public is invited to at.
tend.
CHRISTIAN
There viii be the usual services
Sunday. Bible School at 9:45. Lei
everyone make an effort to increase
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-08-12
By THOMAS A. nUIS

Of undIsputed rank Senator ieabody
was never invited to her home. had
never attended a single dinner. recep-
tIon or musicale she had given. all Of
which was a part Of the policy they
had mutually agreed on to deaden any
suspicion that might some time arise
as to her relation TO the Standard
Steel company. 1t was well known
that Peabody had been put into the
senate by Standard Steel to look after
It's interests.
He had found Mrs. Spangler chiefly
valuable thus far as source Of infor-
nation regarding the members Of con-
gress, which she obtained largely from
their families. He was thus able to
gain an idea OF their associations,
their particular interests and their as
pirations in coming to congress. which
proved Of much use to him in forming
and promoting acquaintance. all for
the glory of Standard Steel
Senator Holcomb OF Missouri told
Mrs. Spangler at an afternoon tea con-
fidentially that he was going TO vote
against the ship subsidy bill. Senator
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''Y'm going to send for der ordinary cir
Jd6c StetHeTt. cumstances we
could let him go ahead with his minor
ity report for Gulf City. but as things
stand he'll have every newspaper re-
porter in Washington buzzing around
and asking impertinent questions"
Yes. and you and would have to
go to Paris TO live with our life insur-
ance friends from New York. wouldn't
WEI" laughed Peabody sarcastically
I'm going to send for Jake Steinert.-
he added
@Steinert;" Stevens calculated
\ "whatr-
"Oh. that's all right. Maybe he can
I suggest something said Peabody. go
! ing to the telephone. We've too much
at stake TO make a mistake. and Jake
may see point that we've overlooked.
I Luckily l saw him downstairs in the
/ grill room as we came through 70 the
I elevator"
''Steinert is all right hImse'f.' con
tinued Stevens, but his methods
Cant be too particular now about
bull like Langdon breaks loose in the
political china shop. Fortune and rep
utation are both fragile"
A ring of bell announced the arriv-
al of Jake Steinert. whose reputation
as lobbyist of advanced ability had
spread wide in the twenty years he
had spent in Washington OF medium
height, sallow complexion, dark hair
and dark eyes. his broad shoulders fill
ed the doorway as he entered. An lily
kept mustache almost hid a thin lip
ped, foreeful mouth. almost as forceful
as some of the language he used. His
eyes darted first TO Peabody and then
to Stevens, waiting for either of them
to open the conversation
The highest class lobbyists, those
who Swing" the biggest deals" con-
Germ themselves only with men who
can handle" or who control lawmak
ers. They get regular reports and out
line the campaign. Like crafty spiders
they hide in the center of great web.
web OF bribery. threat. cajoiery and
intrigue. intent on every victim that is
AAlo tliS iucSucS-
Only the small fry mingle freely with
the legislators in the open. in the ho-
tells and cafes and In the capitol CORR
dors. !.
Jake Steinert did not belong in either
of these classes: he ranked somewhere
between the biggest and the smallest.
He coupled colossal holiness with the
most expert knowledge of all the intri-
cate workings of the congressional
mechanism. Given money to spend
among members TO secure the defeat Of
4 bill. be would frequently put most of
the money in his own pocket and for
a comparatively small sum defeat it
by influencing the employees through
whose hands it must pass.
sit down. Jake. Something to
drink" asked Peabody. reaching for
de<onter. -
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very important matter, am afraid.
Decline any engagements and hold
yourself IN readiness"
"Yes."
81 may send my friend s. to explain
things ar 1870 In the morning. IL be
does not arrive at that time. telephone
me at 10;35 sharp. You know where.
Understand? | have put off going to
Philadelphia tonight"
YES"
THAT IS all; goodby."
Something very important" she
murmured nervously as she turned
from the desk.
II don't like his tone of voice; sounds
strained and werried-something un-
usual for the cold, hinty gentleman
from Pennsylvania. and his friend
g. of course, means Stevens Great
heavens. then Stevens must now have
knowledge of my-my-buslnessT
She Gained herself and Strengthened
dainty. slender finger against her
cheek.
1T must be something about that
naval base bill. I'm sure. That's been
worrying Peabody all session." she
unused as she pressed button TO SUM
mon her maid.
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mo" gruupsd the lobbyist; don't
drink durin' business hours; only durin'
the day"
well, Jake said the Pennsylvania
you probably know something Of
what's going on in the naval affairs
committee
you mean the biggest job Of the
session.
yes
Sure thing, senator. It's the work
OF an artist"
THE boss Of the senate" smiled
grimly.
Now, suppose committeeman
named Langdon absolutely refused 10
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Z ranged 10 nave liz NHe Nt Stt tfsstAfte
I carriage. closed dsytuDl
carriage. call thai night TO take him
I TO see the president, for he was told
Z the president sent the carriage for him
/ When he got out he was ar the insane
asylum, an l can tell you he was bun
died into padded cell in Jig time
where he stared for three days. He
thinks he's a member OF congress-
told the two huskies that handled him
an gave EN- each twenty case note.
The doctor that signed the necessary
papers got considerable more"
Stevens gasp OF amazement caused
the narrator genuine enjoyment
Il know of a certain senator who
was drunk an laid away IN Turkish
bath when the roll was called on a GER
tain bill. He was friend OF Pea
body's." laughed the lobbyist TO the
Mississippian.
But in his case" said Stevens. eve
must be very careful. Possibly some
of your methods in handling the men
you 80 after
Say" interposed Steinert. you
know / don't do all purSuin', all the
soin' after. any more than others in
my business. Why. senator. some of
these congress men worry the life out
Of us folks that sprinkle the sugar
They accuse us of not lettin' 'em in
on things when they haven't been fed
In some time. They come down the
trail like greyhounds coursin' a coy
ote."
The speaker raused and glanced
across ar Peabody. who. however. was
100 busily engaged in writing in a
memorandum book TO notice him.
why. Senator Stevens" went on
the lobbyist. ''only today down east
member held me up TO tell me that he
was strong for that proposition 10
give the A. X. and l. railroad grants
Of government timber land in Oregon
He says TO me. he says; What n hi
do my constituents in New England
care about things way out on the Pa
cifie coastf Id give 'em Yellowstone
National park for a freight sidin' II
twas any use to EN- he says, So
you see
lC1,4,,,oJ x,o.-t ,,-ool-N
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near a window She had two tele-
phones, one in the lower hall and one
In her boudoir-to save walking down
stairs unnecessarily. she explained to
her woman friends. But the number
of this upstairs telephone was not in
the public book. 1t had private
number, known TO but two people ex-
cept herself.
Taking down the receiver, she asked
i'll low voice, Hello, who is it?''
mir. Wall"
1t was the name Senator Peabody
used in telephone conversation with
her
"Yes. congressman she responded
She always said Yes, congress
man." in replying to ''Mr. Wall"
prearranged manner of indicating that
he was talking to the desired person.
Il will need your services tomor-
row." Senator Peabody said, ..on a
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CHAPTER XIII.

THE BOSS OF THE SENATE" GAINS A
NEW ALLY.
\ Il RS. SPANGLER would have
MI BATTERED herself on guessing
correctly as to Senator Pea
1 body's uneasiness had she
heard and seen all that had taken
place in his apartment at the Louis
Napoleon hotel. where he had hurried
ly taken Senator Stevens on leaving
the Langdon house.
Not only would the two senators
lose their immense profits on the Alta
coola transaction II LaDgdOn persisted
in his opposition. but they would lose
as well the thousands of dollars spent
by their agents In purchasing options
on hundreds of acres and, where they
could not get options. the land itself.
This land would be on their hands, I'M
saIable, If the base went somewhere
else Moreover, they feared that Lang
don's revolt would bring unpleasant
newspaper publicity TO their opera
tons
There's only one course 10 pursue.
Stevens" snapped Peabody as they
took off their overcoats. THAT is to
be prepared as best we can for the
very worst and meet it In some way
yet to be determined. But first we
must try to figure out what Langdon
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-08-12

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