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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
Null Fire.

The H. c. Null fire near the Katy
depot at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon,
was a bad one, but not so bad as it
at first looked to be.
A gasoline stove lin the kitchen
exploded and almost before one
could say scat, the first floor of the
mine room house was ablaze.
The driver of the fire engine
made a great run, but upset the en-
CINE when within one hundred feet
of the fire. BY the time engine was
righted and started to play on the
flames, the flames had gotten a
good headway, but the engine as in
the past proved victor and saved
the walls and roof of the building.
The kitchen will have to be re
built, the dining room was all but
ruined. The entire house will have
to be replastered, partially refloor.
ed, reglazed and painted.
Mr.. Nulls pretty household goods
were badly damaged and some oI
them totally ruined. We under.
stand that he had $1,5O0 insurance
and Umstattd and Owen, owners Of
the building $1,000 insurance, The
insurance will not cover the loss Of
the two latter gentlemen.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
Obituary,

After a long and useful life, Mrs.
Susan AGRA died at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. William Clore,
in Boone County, KY, January 80,
1909. Deceased was born Novem-
ber %, 1915. She was a great suf-
ferer for many years but was al
ways cheerful and striving to do
something to make life more pleas
ant to those with whom she was
associated. Her husband preceded
her many years.
Two sons. James and Milton
AGRA, and three daughters. Mrs.
J. M. Barlow, Mrs. William Clore
and Miss Bette AGRA, with many
friends mourn her departure. She
was a faithful member of the
Methodist church. A good woman
has gone home.
She has gone to meet her Savior
In that bright and better land,
And now her voice is singing
In that sweet celestial band,
Yes, she is gone before us
A few years, won't be long,
Till we are called by our Redeemer
To meet the happy throng,
All, weep not, then, she slumbers
In the cold and silent grave,
For she will come to meet us
When we shall cross deaths wave,
~
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
Another Store.

At first it was given to us as a
secret, but the transaction has gone
too far to keep so here goes. More
than a week since C, A. Hamilton
determined to enter the furniture
business in this city and came here
to rent property. He found a resi-
dence, but at that time could not
secure a business house. Now the
deal is closed. He has secured the
room vacated by the Economy
Store and the room above it known
as the c. of H. hall and will fill
them with nice furniture as soon as
necessary repairs can be made.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
1t Rained.

And then it rained some more
during the evening and early night
of Sunday. DR.. j. R. Dawson and
John Wood say: we drove through
water. belly deep. from the Lawless
gate to the Blackstone lane"
And that means that the water
from several big farms has been
turned into that road and that
means the destruction of that road.
Whose fault is itG
A first class Macadam road bed
could not withstand the treatment
that road has received for the past
several years
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
Business Men.

There have been over crowded
hitch racks in this city for two
months and it is or ought to be
some ones duty to see that there is
enough hitch racks for one and all
farmers that come to this city to do
their trading. They have been
complaing for some time and the
truth is simply this:
There are more farmers in this
trade territory than there used to be
and they come here and as the hitch
racks have not grown in number or
corresponding length there is nat
urally shortage.
Here is a story illustrative of
conditions.
Saturday Jefferson Taylor of Ely
said to us, you see Dock Moss there
of my neighborhood, well, he had
to hitch at the east line of town
and is now carrying his goods out
to the surrey. Me, |, yes, hitched
way down in south part of town to
some fellers gate post and guess
he'll cuss me for that. Why don't
you see that more hitching space is
provided.
So there you are, what will be
done about it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
Sullivan.

Mrs. Joanna Sullivan, wife of
Michael Sullivan, was born in
County Cork, Ireland, in 1850, and
came to this country when a mere
child. After a lingering illness she
died at her home west of this city
Saturday afternoon and after funer-
al services at St. Stephens church
Monday, the remains were laid to
to rest in the quiet Kirkyard.
Her life was a kindly, gentle one,
given up to her family and church
She leaves a husband and four
sons, Dan, Mike, Will of Chicago
John of Monroe County; and three
daughters, Mrs. W. w. McCrossland
of St. Louis; Mrs. J. S. Buckman OF
Sedalia; and Mrs. J..P. Dixon Of
Monroe County; and a brother
Andrew Sullivan, of Perry. Peace
be to her ashes. o'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
Band Concert.

Nearly every one is fond of
brass" music. This city has a good
band and it will grow better and
better as the days glide by.
At present it is expecting to give
a concert alternately in the North
and South parks each week during
the coming summer. Free Concerts.
Now, it takes money to buy mu-
sic to play as well as labor to play
it and the Band boys are going to
give a concert at the opera house
Thursday 18th and charge 25c ad-.
mittance. Money so raised to be
expended for music to be played
for you during the summer con-
certs. Don't you feel like you want
at least Csc worth of stock in your
Own Home Band that is preparing
a pleasure for you! Go to the Con-
cert.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
GRACE BAPTIST

Preaching at both the morning
and evening hours on Sunday the
25th. Sunday School at 10 o'clock
a. m. Prayer meeting 7:30 o'clock
p. m. Wednesday.
Sunday services complete the 3rd
year of Rev. Laughlin's pastOrate
with this church. yet does not end
the work of his pastorate. That
goes right on as before.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
Economy Store.

We have moved two doors of our
old stand Ito the Levy building)
where we invite our friends to
come in and inspect of stock of
Variety Goods" We do not ask
the whole cheese but only a share
of your patronage. We pay the
market price for eggs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
CHRISTIAN

Services as usual at Christian
church. Bible School at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at ii a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing 7:30 o'clock. You are cordially
invited
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
A. F. G. A. M.

Regular communication Of Mon
roe Lodge No. "a, A. F. & A. M.
tomorrow, Friday, evening at 7:30.
Work in the F. c. Degree. All
members are urged to be present.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Shipments are still light. Barger
& McClintic 2 cars of hogs; Hayden
& Yates 2 cars of hogs; Ed Green 1
car of cattle; Dimmitt & Dimmitt
/ car of horses; Henderson & Son
car poultry, l car eggs, Il bdls of
hides. Total s cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

John Umstattd. Henry Gross and
Coop Hawkins have been out to the
Joe Wilson place on North river,
and caught a string Of fine fish.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Mesdames M. P. Asbury and
Eugene Ely went to Quincy. Mon
day to attend the funeral Of their
great uncle. B. F. Lock.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

traded for her and has now refused
SITS for her.
The lightning played havoc with
stock north and east this city dur
ing the storm of Sunday afternoon
and night. 1t killed three out of
six horses for Dock Moss. Killed
one for B G Moss and on the Wal
ter Moss farm it stunned and slight
ly burned George Castle and Roy
Trammell.
John Moss has sold nice driver
to NJ B Proctor for $225
EJ Alexander has lost six lambs
and one eve and Bates Sparks has
lost several sheep by the dogs. 1t
IS supposed to be the same dog or
dogs. 1t looks like the only saliva
ton for the sheep folks is for the
farmers to shoot all dogs found
on their farms that are not ac-
companied by their masters.
Jack Crawford has 60 acres of
wheat that looks well, 60 OcreS of
oats that are in nicely and is pre-
pairing for $50 acres of corn.
Frank Wadsworth & Son have
had hard shedding with dogs. They
have killed one sheep and crippled
six lambs for them.
April Fl eggs at 18c is high
water mark for eggs at this season
of the year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
OF Farmers, For Farmers and Per-
tanning to Farmers.

Buy your Fertilizer of IL Owen
Jr and save money. F. & M. Phone
154A if.
Grain Grower fertilizer at Green's
S21 per ton.
Corn and Oat grower $3.50 per
ton from the car. &C., Henry Green.
Eggs for Setting.
Barred Plymouth Rock. Bradley
& Bright Strain, 40c per setting.
MRS. L. o. WILSON.
F. & M. Phone CAD.
Fertilizer.
Special Corn and Oat Grower,
$4,000 a toni L Owen Jr., F. &
M. Phone 154A. If.
For Sale-Fresh Cast years. Ger
man millet seed.-W B Arnold.
For Sale 2 coming 2-year old
and | coming Yearling registered
Hereford bulls.-Harry Jackson, 2
miles west of Monroe. If.
For Sale Millet Seed. Howard
Tooley Route S.
For Sale
| A yearling Short Horn bull
Lee Ely, Route 2, F. & M. Phone.
For sale registered yearling Short
Horn bull. j J Elliott, F & M
Phone 8.
! Miss Mackey See shipped one of
her pets, a fancy White Wyandotte
lrooster to Ira Bond. at Ely.
j Seed Corn.
Funks Yellow Dent. Early and
well matured good corn.-H A Nc.
Clintic.
4 Pierceall & Drescher have ship.
ped a car load of seasoned axle
trees to Milwaukee, Wis.
/ Bad stock when not controlled
makes bad neighbors. Bad neigh,
bors must have a disregard for the
rights of others or they would not
let their stock among their neigh
bors and destroy their property
There is stock law, feed costs less
than lawing and no man has so
many friends that he can afford to
lose one. Do not force your neigh
Dor to look after your stock, but do
so yourself.
Sam B Davis has sold 1876 acre
tract east of this city to Edward
Zeieer for $40 per acre.
Taken Up Four scrub stray
bulls. Owner come and get them
and pay for this notice Arthur
Byland
Harry Jackson has bought fan
cy Berkshire boar from J N Small
wood.
! JH McClintic has in 80 acres OF
oats and will put in 20 of millet
and so of corn.
The Colbert Bros have brought
| in Al nice porkers.
= Hayden & Yates have bought
horses from W W Handley 1, Sip
Hagan /, Jim McGlasson IL Viii
son 1, John Hardy 1 and sold 4
head to W Childer of Springfield
ILL.,, and / to A Vaughn.
Jno L Owen sent 8 head OF
beeves to the Hannibal market
Monday and bought from D X
and / from L DOdd.
Ed Green has shipped car load
of COWS and calves to Hamburg
Iowa.
Hayden & Yates have shipped q
car load Of hogs.
/ FA Hagan has bought q mare
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
PRESBYTERIAN

Regular services in the morning
and evening. Cordial invitation to
all.
Woman's Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. H. C. Fuqua at 2:30
Friday evening.
ST. JUDES.
Rev. H. c. Goodman, Rector.
Service list April 25-May /.
April Is Sunday St. Mark, End
Sunday after Easter 7 a. m. II a.
m, 7:S0 p. m.
April 28 Wednesday 8 a. m.
April 80 Friday 7:S0 p. m.
May 1 S. Philip and S. James 8
q. m
The annual election of Vestry-
men held Monday last resulted in
the former Vestrymen being elect
ed with the additional name of Mr..
Leck Nelson.
The annual Parish meeting will
be held Monday May 8. 7:S0 p. m
The Rector. Wardens and Vestry-
men extend a general invitation to
attend any of the above and all
other services
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the
Different Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at 9
am. Each Wednesday.


Rev. B. D. Weeks has been with
Hannibal friends.
Rev. and Mrs. j. P. Green of
Shelbina, were with Monroe friends
Saturday.
Rev. Fr. Thomas, of Shelbina,
was the guest of his friends, Rev.
Frs. T. Mullen and E. Connolly,
Saturday.
The good things sold for Sun
day dinner by the Presbyterian
ladies last Saturday afternoon
fetched them $35.
Rev. M. F. Grove and L. o. Will
son attended the S. S. Institute at
Palmyra.
Promoted.
Rev. FIR. Thomas Mullen of the
Holy Rosary parish, has been trans
ferred to the St. Malachy parish in
St. Louis. In point of interest St.
Malachy is one or the Oldest, one of
the most historic and one of the
largest parishes in that great city.
1t has |, 400 families and 700 chill
dren in school. He will have two
assistants. St. Louis took Fr. Lyons
from us, Hannibal took Fr. Sullivan
and now FIR. Mullen goes May 1st
to assume his new duties. FIR.
Mullen is a bundle of nerves and
energy and his work here has been
a great one. AS a preacher he was
historically, biblically and logically
far superior to an average preacher.
And he was gifted with social quail
tiles that drew the outer world to
aim. He found a nucleus of a
library, 100 volumes. and has add
ed 800 more volumes to it.
He went to st. Louis Tuesday to
look over his new field of labor.
METHODIST
$50 a. m. Sunday School.
10:45 a. m. preaching.
2:30 p. m. Junior League.
$50 p. m. Senior League Cor one
hour before preaching)
7:30 p. m. Preaching Ito change
with season.
w. F. M. Society, first Friday
each month.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening.
FIRST BAPTIST
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
FIRST BAPTIST

There will be regular services
Sunday by the Pastor.
The church is feeling good and
has a right to for il rounded out the
year owing no one but God, any,
thing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-10
WOULD NOT IDENTIFY.

Woman Hesitates to Acknowledge
Dead Man as Her Half Brother.
Ben Folker and wife, living near
Osceola, were brought to Huron last
week by Sheriff Huntley and Coroner
Tolmie, and compelled to view the re-
mains of Henry Wahrman, killed on
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
tracks on the night of May 7. Eff
forts to ascertain the identity of the
man were unsuccessful until those
neople we're brought to Huron. 1t ap-
nears that from admissions made that
thew knew Wahrman in Illinois, he
having worked for several years on a
farm near Watseka. Although they
at first denied any knowledge OF the
man, and declared that he was IN no
way related to either OF them, Mrs.
Folker finally admitted that the dead
man was her half brother, but as
signed no reason for withholding the
Information from the authorities. Fol
ker paid the expense of burial OF the
hody. which took place today. Fur
ther investigation will be had.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-10
Tafts Have Beautiful Curios.

Those who delight in curios should
get in the good graces of the new pres.
ident and obtain permission to exam
inc his Philippine rugs and tapestries
at leisure. Over the wide, hospitable
hearth in the state dining-room of the
White House, where during the Roose-
welt administration the famous Fiji.
teenth century tapestry of the Ar.
cadian peasants used to claim atten-
ton, Mrs Taft has placed an exquisite
sylvan scene done by Filipino weavers.
The other tapestry was personal
gift of Charles #. McKim to Mrs.
Roosevelt after the White House reno
walton, and it went to Oyster Bay with
her other treasures. Many fine rugs
collected in various oriental countries
now adorn the White House floors and
walls Some of the Filipino rugs OF
woven grass with flowers, birds and
landscapes surpass the best efforts OF
the French and Flemish in silks and
worsteds. Mrs. Taft also has one OF
the most complete and beautiful col
lections of pima cloth table linen. Mrs
Roosevelt was partial to Porto Ricar
napery, and she laid in large stock
Mrs. Taft fell In love with everything
Philippine. and nothing else fills hel
needs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-10
ALWAYS THE LATEST STYLE.
Costumes Worn by Mrs. Longwerth
Are the Admiration Of Society
at the Capitol.

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth still IL TO
garded as the best gowned woman In
Washington. She has worn such an
array Of directoire and empire robes
since the season began that 1t seems
she spent big part Of the summer
talking with dressmakers. Many Of
her robes show little details which
are new to America. She has q gold
brocade directoire which is without
the least vestige of trimming save q
fold Of gold tissue across the low-cut
neck and a similar fold edging the
long yellow sleeves. The gown Is ex-
ceedingly straight and narrow.
Around the waist is heavy golden cord.
which, descending right and left from
the front panel, edges the train. Mrs.
Longworth has every detail of her cos.
tunes to match, so with this gown her
slippers and hosiery are golden. She
wears her hair dressed low on her
neck, without puffs of any sort, but
with single sheaf of golden wheat
Mrs. Longworth wore to a diplomatic
dinner recently gown of peacock blue
satin. The corsage was round, with
z frilling Of cream lace, and then the
gown descended to the knee as narrow
| and tight as bolster case. The train
was almost ribbon, but the slender
| outlines Of the former presidents
daughter made this severe mode sue
cess.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-10
ENRICHED HY BOYS. EscAPApE
Father Of Runaway and Seven Others
Are Heirs to $4,000 Each.

Father Of Runaway and Seven Others
Are Heirs to $4,000 Each.
A telegram from Seattle, received
by John Gregor of Madison, ar
nounces the death of his son, John
Gregor, Jr., Of pneumonia at Phoenix,
Ariz. It was further stated that the
latter had before his death made a
will disposing of his money and valu-
able Alaskan gold mines to his rela-
tives in Madison, consisting Of his
father, five sisters and two brothers,
to each of whom he bequeathed $780,
900.
This fortune Gregor had taken out
Of his mines at Circle City, Alaska.
In fact, it was he and partner
named Berry, who first discovered
gold at Circle City, and started the
great rush of miners to those diggings
in the early ''nineties."
Mr.. Gregor left Mitchell twenty-one
years ago without his fathers knowl-
edge or consent, going to Seattle,
where he worked several years. Then
he skipped on boat bound for Alaska
and made his way to the place now
occupied by Circle City, where he
made his lucky find. He was single
man, and letters from him were few
His mines would easily have yielded
much more, but he did not care to
take out more than he needed, saying
1t was In a safer bank in the mines
than he could put 1t in.
Gregor's father Is more than eighty
three years old, and one Of the pic
neers of this county. The office o
county surveyor has been held b.
him over twenty-five years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-10
cAPToR OF JOHN BROWN DIES.
Maj. I. c. Green a Victim of Heart
Failure at Age of Elghty-five.

Maj. !. c. Green Victim Of Heart
Failure at Age Of Elghty-five.
Maj. Israel c. Green, aged eighty
five, died at his home two miles east
of Mitchell of heart trouble.
Maj Green was a Confederate vet
eran, having served with the Vir-
ginia troops. Before war was de-
clared, however, he was an officer in
the United States navy. and was the
officer who captured John Brown at
Harper's Ferry.
Maj. Green at the head o. small
body Of men located Brown In house
where he was hiding. The majors
orderly was shot dead as he entered
the house, and the major with sword
in hand Immediately forced an en-
trance, only to be confronted by
Brown, with a smoking rife in his
hand.
Green ordered Brown to surrender
but Brown refused, whereupon the
major struck him blow over the
head with his sword, stunning him
His men then bound the unconscious
man, who was taken into captivity.
Shortly after the famous capture
Maj. Green espoused the Confederate
| cause, and after the war, in 1879
| came to South Dakota, where he tool
I'D a government claim, upon which
he has lived quietly ever since.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-10
Mrs, Taft's Loo of Travel.

In Mrs Taft's tally of miles she
easily outstrips the wives of all other
American presidents since that his
toric day when Liberty bell rang out
it's famous message from the tower Of
Independence hall, says Human Life.
She has seen moonlight nights on the
broad waters of the Pacific from the
bridge of that monster ship, the Min
nesota; she has watched the dirt fly
at the big ditch down in the Panama
country, and she has risked her life
on the trans-Siberian railway, in that
6,000-mile dash across the gigantic
width of Asia, which the car planned
as a spectacular affair to catch the
worlds attention.
She has fished in the royal lake at
Oshiba, where the Taft party was
quartered in one of the mikado's pal
aces during it's Japanese visit; she has
danced the queer native rigodon In
the Philippines; over the SHOWS Of st.
Petersburg she has had, fur-bundled,
sleighrides such as only Russia knows:
and to beguile transatlantic hours
she has played shuttle board with that
gold-braided gentleman, the captain
whose word is law on the liner.
On practically all of the missions al
popular peace envoy, Mrs. Taft has
| accompanied her husband In the
matter of distance this would mean
more miles than one would care tc
| figure, for no American, outside of the
navy, has ever covered so much Of
the earth's surface in behalf Of the
government as the new president.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-10
THE FAIRY HOUNDS.
Superstition Of the Night Chases cf
the "Dandy Dogs"

Superstition Of the Night chases cf
tho "Dandy Dogs"
In some years stoats appear to be
more numerous than in others, and
they are seen not in ones and twos
but in dozens, hunting together In
small packs. The late Il. T. Booth OF
Brighton, when shooting in East Lo-
THAN in the autumn of 1888, met a
pack of stoats which attacked ter
rier he had met with and would not
be driven off until he and the dog
between them had killed more than a
dozen.
Stoats will hunt together from scent
and in full cry like pack OF hounds,
one always keeping the line and FOL.
lowed closely by the others. This
sight has been recorded by different
observers. who have also seen weasels
hunting in the same way.
There is a popular notion in the
west of England that hares are hunted
ut night by packs of little fairy hounds
locally called dandy dogs" and these
are said to be weasels, which the west
country folks call fairies" pronounc
ing the word VARY" and "vair." Some
of them declare that they have seer
and watched the chase with aNs.